This is work people!!

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The sunset was gorgeous tonight -- and the moon was HUGE! #maine #thewaylifeshouldbe #igersmaine #yesmaine

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I love this silky sleeveless top with one of my designs -- find it and some other cool items at @shopvida!

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I created some one of a kind scarves and tops on @shopvida -- I hope you take a minute to check them out! My shop link is in my profile!

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I've got the house to myself this weekend and I'm getting my craft on!! Get ready for some new stuff @hatchonmaine !!

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Beautiful Inspiration Piece

See the pretty inspiration that I used to create this black and white card on the CardMaker Magazine blog! 

Thanks for dropping by, have a wonderful weekend!

Hello -- What's New?

I created a tutorial for this card over on the CardMaker Magazine blog, but made a little change to it that I thought I'd share. I didn't really like the background around the stamped design, so I added a little grey and light blue paint -- and I like it so much better now.

Here's what it looked like after I painted the background:

and what it looked like before:

PS. This is my Elegant Flower Frame from Art Gone Wild, you can find here!

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Quick + Easy Cards

I'm up again on the CardMaker Magazine blog sharing how I created this set of Quick + Easy cards.

Thanks for dropping by, have a WONDERFUL weekend!

Check out the @cardmaker_magazine #blog today to see my Quick + Easy card using a page from the #coloringbook that @tammytutterow and I worked on together! #catherinescanlon #catherinescanlondesigns #mixedmediaart #cardmaking #quickandeasy

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It's the @cardmaker_magazine #bloghop and we've created some amazing cards using @my_artc and @mymomenta products! Make sure you visit their Facebook page to see how you can win everything we used and MORE!

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CardMaker Magazine + Momenta Blog Hop

Hello there! Thanks for dropping by today -- you should have come to visit my blog from blog for the Momenta and CardMaker Magazine Blog hop. Make sure you take a few minutes to visit the Momenta Facebook page as they are hosting a pretty awesome giveaway!

Today our blog hop is all about the amazing mixed media products from Momenta and Art-C and I thought I'd share how easy you can create a beautiful mixed media card using their great range of products. (As this point, I should mention that I work for Momenta in their Portsmouth office.)

For this card a have a few different things to create before I can assemble the card, so let's start with the background paper. I used the Feather Stamp from the Stamp + Die set with VersaMark ink to stamp a pattern on smooth watercolor paper. Once the pattern was created I sprinkled clear embossing powder over the surface and heat set with a heat gun. When that was cool I used the Copper Metallic paint, watered down to add some color to the background. When that was dry I trimmed, rounded the corners and inked the edges.

White the paint was drying on my background sheet I stamped and painted the feather sheet. I wasn't sure just how many feathers I would want so I filled the page with the various feather stamps and added color with blue watercolor paint and some random Copper Metallic paint splatters. When that was dry, I trimmed a strip off the top to use as a ribbon and die-cut the feathers.

Here's a quick tip, use post-it notes to hold the dies in place while you create your cutting sandwiches and die-cut the shapes.

For this card I also used a piece of the Marble Paper from the Momenta paper pad and a piece of black shimmer card stock. Here's a quick shot of all the elements I have to create this easy, mixed media card.

Assembly is easy, layer the elements with a dry adhesive.

To finish, just add the feathers and a piece of twine and stamp a little sentiment to tie to the twine.

Thank you so much for joining me today, your next stop on this Cardmaker Magazine Blog hop is:

Kelly Gettelfinger

And, in case you aren't sure where you came from, or want to start over -- here's the line-up:

CardMaker
Jeanne Streiff
Juliana Michaels
Daniela Dobson
Sean Fetterman
Nancy Damiano
Catherine Scanlon < ---- You are here  
Kelly Gettelfinger

Oh, if this couldn't get ANY better -- Momenta is having an AMAZING Giveaway on their Facebook page. Good luck on the Giveaway - and thank you so much for dropping by today, have a wonderful weekend.

2 More Quarts of wild blackberries. In my back yard -- how can this be the first year I've noticed them? #maine #thewaylifeshouldbe

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Fresh blackberries from my backyard, yummy!

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The second #10x10 -- on the home stretch! I have to submit these next weekend! Love these bright, happy flowers! #artsareelementary #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #michaelsmakers #imagetransfer #artforsale #catherinescanlon #catherinescanlondesigns #flowers

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I think it's done!! Woohoo for those times when a painting comes together so easily! #clematis #mixedmedia #catherinescanlondesigns #catherinescanlon #mixedmediaart #artsareelementary #10x10 #artforsale #artgonewild #imagetransfer

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Giving it a rest before I over work it! Plus, that #procrastination job still needs some finishing touches. ##10x10 #artsareelementary #imagetransfer #michaelsmakers #mixedmediaart #catherinescanlon #catherinescanlondesigns #mixedmedia #clematis

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#procrastination in progress!! I'm supposed to be finishing up coloring a few stragglers for the #artgonewild #stampcatalog but this Birthday #clematis painting kept calling my name! #catherinescanlon #catherinescanlondesigns #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #michaelsmakers #imagetransfer #10x10 #artsareelementary

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Starting my day with TWO perfect transfers for the #10x10 #artsareelementary show, coffee and a banana bowl. #woohooPatty #catherinescanlon #catherinescanlondesigns #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #michaelsmakers @decoartmedia #fluidacrylic

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Still playing around with tags and flowers for card ideas. Can't wait to ink up the next one. #catherinescanlon #catherinescanlondesigns #illustration #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #artjournal #art #instaflower

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My friend Patty messaged me to find out how my #10x10 #artsareelementary paintings are coming along -- which prompted me to get something done so I could say great, haha! Thanks for the nudge Patty! #catherinescanlon #catherinescanlondesigns #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #artforsale #art #artgonewild #artjournal

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I've been working on a new series of cards for @hatchonmaine this week. And I'm also addicted to drawing pretty bouquets of flowers! #catherinescanlon #catherinescanlondesigns #art #artjournal #patterndesign #illustration #merrymeetingcommunityband

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Another concert -- and another bouquet. I'm hooked on them this week! #catherinescanlon #catherinescanlondesigns #merrymeetingcommunityband #illustration #patterndesign #mixedmediaart #artjournal

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I drew 3 bouquets last night listening to my son and his girlfriend (and everyone else) playing in the #merrymeetingcommunityband. It was so relaxing that i just wanted to draw all night. #catherinescanlon #catherinescanlondesigns #artjournal #mixed#mixedmediaart #patterndesign #illustration

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Enjoying sitting outside and listening to the #merrymeetingcommunityband warm up for the concert! #catherinescanlon #catherinescanlondesigns #illustration #draweveryday #artjournal #artforsale

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Saturday morning warm-ups. #catherinescanlon #catherinescanlondesigns #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #artjournal #artgonewild #patterndesign #flowers

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Make sure you visit @cardmaker_magazine to see how I created this fun pillowbox party favor! #catherinescanlon #My_ArtC @my_artc #adhesivestencils #ultrachalkpaint #ultrachalk

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Celebrate + Decorate on the CardMaker Blog

One of the best things about my "day job" is I get to create fun projects like this. Hop on over to the CardMaker Magazine blog and see how I created custom paper to make these pretty party favors!

Thank for dropping by, have a wonderful day.

So any mean people out there. #benice #behappy #bereal #catherinescanlon #catherinescanlondesigns #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #artjournal #artgonewild

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