Jacket Cover for Tag Brad Book

Decided to make a cover for my Tag Brad Book....

it is made out of two sizes of tags...

Sample Tag Brad Book

I'm designing some items for submission to some magazines....here is the first project...an extending manila tag book attached with brads...tags 1, 3 and 5 are pockets that hold a mini book...one is even a pop up...

Queen's Ink G45 Suitcase Workshop

What an awesome group of talented ladies that I had in my Graphic 45 Olde Curiousity Shoppe Suitcase Album on Saturday at Queen's Ink....now that my workshop for this album are over I can post the completed project...enjoy....

Queens Ink G45 Suitcase Workshop

Queens Ink Suitcase Worshop

Queens Ink G45 Suitcase Workshop

Birthday card for a dear friend....I created this while having vertigo....sure hope the vertigo goes away soon....I have to teach a workshop at Stamping Details in Poway, CA on Saturday....hope I can fly on Weds...

Tag and Bag

Love some of the new Tim Holtz Sizzix...this tag fits in the bag...the aging is paint from Ten Second Studios...love the effect...

What have I been up to, you ask...designing a banner for a company my son is using for a "blast" emailing about AtomicMe...I love playing with Photoshop CS3...and I love these little challenges...

Updated - I noticed after I posted that some of my detail had disappeared so I redid the photo...here is the corrected one...of course, I had to tweak it a bit today.... Bird Collage that has been hiding in my head....it is a 4" x 12" canvas...the bird and the egg are my art work...drawn with a sharpie then painted with Pantone paints on printed paper....

Recycled Graphic 45 Postcard

Finally ART...these images are from a Graphic 45 postcard they sent me...this will go out to an Altered Gypsy...the edging was done with a paint product I just purchased at Queen's Ink...it is a very cool product from Ten Second Studios...this is way more dimensional than it looks...it is also on my www.atomicme.com site...

Queen's Ink July 28th Class

I'm so excited!!....per friends request I will be doing some classes locally this year...I miss all my students/friends and hope they will join me at Queen's Ink this year...First Workshop - The Suitcase Album...using the awesome Graphic 45 papers...this is so much fun to make...I had a ball designing it...Patti talked me into doing this class on Saturday, July 28th 11 AM....I had contacted her about starting class in the Fall but she asked if I could do July and here we are....today I get to make the store sample and get it in the mail this week along with all the information...can't wait to share again...come join me...there are more photos in a previous post...just scroll down....

FYI: Class Description: Old Curiousity Shoppe Suitcase Album by Barb Urbassik aka Stampenstein Create a one of a kind album that can be personalized with photos and/or journaling or it can stand on it's own. The project consist of 12 pages of pockets, slider pull out, mini tag book, lots of tags, embellishments, ribbons, ribbons, ribbons, and multiple layers of areas to add your own touches. The jacket is 1/8" book board which makes it a lasting project. Cost: $60 and allow approximately 5-6 hours for the workshop. All materials are included however please bring your basic kit to class. Helpful items you might want to bring are a 12" paper cut (several to share will be provided) and Distress Ink - Vintage Photo (also a shared item).

Christmas Recipe Book

Also, submitted this one for a class...I'm having the best time with these heavy bookboard kits...

Perpetual Calendar - Pinecone Press and Simply Stories

Another possible CA class for July....this one was submitted to The Stamping Post in Temecula....we are trying to work out a date...this is a perpetual calendar that you can keep everyones birthday, anniversary, and whatever occasion...there is a pocket and tag for each month...

Old Curiosity Shoppe Suitcase Album - Graphic 45

This is going to be a class at Stamping Details in Poway, CA on July 7th...I will be going to California for my annual trek to the Carson Stamp Convention...I have used all Graphic 45 papers...on the first section the black rectangle is a slider card...enjoy!...and please leave a comment or any questions you might have...

Old Curiosity Suitcase Album - Graphic 45 con't

Spring Birdy

Found this "naked" bird at Michael's and decided to take her home and jazz her up using Graphic 45 papers

David Matthew Jason 13 months

My new wallpaper on my phone...

Envelope

Had fun stamping the envelope to send the AAI canvas w/ the Graphic 45 card to Stamping Design

Stamping Details Class for March 2012

Another class for Stamping Details....this is Adirondack Alcohol Inks on Canvas...a great new coloring technique that I discovered when playing around with AAI...this is 4" x 4"...it is an original drawing of mine but this technique can be used on almost anything you want to color including the new Tim Holtz Market Butterfly Bag...I did a 5 x 5 canvas like this for the Savannah Diabetes Assoc. auction a few years ago....


I am doing two add'l classes on Sunday the 4th...the Tim Holtz G-45 Necklace and an 8 page Altered Journal Project....