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Sunset Sunrise

2019 -> 2020

As the sun sets on 2019 and rises on 2020, I want to take a moment to thank you all for being so freakin supportive of my adventures in art. I literaally could not be doing what I get to do without all of you and I am forever grateful. Seriously, you are the best peeps I could ever ask for. Wishing each and every one of you a happy, healthy and creative 2020.

New Release: PaperArtsy Stamps + Paint

Two epic events happen every year at this time: the holidays are celebrated and the craft world releases new products. No quite sure which is more ground shaking. Starting now and continuing for the next month, I will be sharing my own contributions to the new release party. Today I am happy to share with you my new releases from PaperArtsy, all of which are available and shipping now from my online shop. You can also see more details on the new release post on the PaperArtsy blog.

STAMPS

First up are 8 new mini, credit-card size red rubber cling stamps. 

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I now have a total of 24 mini stamp designs, including...

Set 1

Set 2

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PAINT

Four new additions to my color collection.  

All 4 colors are opaque Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic paints. They are available now in my shop as a set I call Softs.

And in case you haven't heard, I saved these 4 colors from an early retirement and have adopted them as part of my 24 color collection.

Seth Apter Creative Community

Thrilled to announce that I am now the proud owner of a Facebook Group - Seth Apter Creative Community. Hope you will join me there where I plan to share artwork, tips and tutorials, post information about my live and online workshops, announce and share my newest product releases, discuss topics of interest to mixed media artists and creatives in general, take you behind the scenes of my life as an artist, post product additions and sales from my online shop, and highlight work done by YOU using my collections and supplies.

Head on over and join the party!

Make it Artsy

MAKE IT ARTSY

Thrilled to be a guest on 3 segments of the current season of the PBS television show Make it Artsy. Epiosode 11 from Season 6 is now live on their website and is available for viewing through December 13.

My segment focuses on 3 non-traditional approaches to heat embossing, including innovative and unique ways to add texture, borders and deep stamping effects.

Cyber Sale

Once a Year

As a thank you, please take 20% off all items (except for original art) on the shelves of my online shop by using code CYBER20. The sales runs from Wednesday 11/27 to end of day on Saturday 11/30. Stop by often as new items will be added each day.

Mixed Media Journaling Klass!

Today is the day. My newest online kourse - Mixed Media Journaling - is kicking off. Why all the Ks? Because the klass is sponsored by Sketchbook Skool. This is a four-week klass dedicated to all things mixed media journaling. 

This highly-interactive klass includes segments from Kecia Deveney, Mary Beth Shaw, Nathalie Kalbach, and me! We take you on a journey through our personal process of creating journal pages. There are tips, techniques, supply suggestions, personal anecdotes, and so much more - including homework! As part of Sketchbook Skool, there is a community platform with a ton of interaction - with both the instructors and the other participants. You can share your work, connect with other journalers or simply read all the comments.

You get lifetime access to the klass but joining at the start means that you can partcipate in live events as well.

You can hear a little more about my journaling journey in this Facebook Live recording. Or just head directly over to the site to learn more about the klass and to register. Hope to see you there!

Make it Artsy...again!

Excited to again be a guest on Make it Artsy, the PBS television show hosted by Julie Fe-Fan Balzar that focuses on sharing proejcts and techniques in all areas of art and craft. The show only airs in select markets but each episode is uploaded to the Make it Artsy's website for one week. The current episiode, Season 6 Epsiode 11, will be available through September 13.

My segment on this episode focuses on 3 easy techniques for using embossing powder in non-traditional ways. 

First up is demonstrating how to use texture spray as an adhesive to create grungy, textural effects. For this video, I used Imagine Crafts GooseBumps Texture Spray - although their line of irRESISTible Texture Sprays also work. For the second quick tip, I showed how to use a rubber stamp with Vintage Beeswax Baked Texture embossing powder from Emerald Creek to create a deeply recessed textural design. Finally I showed how embossing a dimensional frame for your art is the perfect final touch for your work.

You can watch my segment on my YouTube channel. The entire episode is available on the Make it Artsy website through September 13. Click here to download a PDF outlining the full instructions and a supply list.

Workshop Update: Fall 2019

SEPTEMBER

Guadalupe's Fun Rubber Stamps - Sante Fe, New Mexico

September 27 - 28 - Bento Box - workshop filled

 

OCTOBER

Art From the Heart - Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK

October 19 - Joker's Wild - registration open

October 20 - Art Alchemy - registration open

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Emerald Crafts - Lyndhurst, Hampshire, UK

October 26 - 50 Ways to Leave Your Layer - workshop filled

October 27 - Get Baked! - registration open - 3 seats left

 

NOVEMBER

Runaway Art & Craft Studio - Salem, Oregon

November 9 - 50 Ways to Leave Your Layer - Registration Open

November 10 - Get Baked! - Registration Open

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Clipper Street Scrabook Company - Langely, BC Canada

November 15 - 50 Ways to Leave Your Layer - Registration Open 

November 16 - Embossing Alchemy - Registration Open 

November 17 - Joker's Wild - Registration Open 

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Everything Scrapbook & Stamp - Lake Worth, Florida

November 23-24 - Bento Box - Registration Opening 9/16

 

DECEMBER

Pratt Institute - New York, New York

December 7 - Mixed Media Surface Design - Registration Open

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New News

I have some new news. Newsletter news. For readers of my blog who haved signed up on my site to receive feeder-based, blog updates in your inbox, I will no longer sending these posts. I have decided to consolidate my mailing lists and will now be including links to my blog posts in my general eNewsletter. And I am in the process of updating the format and style of the eNewsletter to bring you an even better experience. If you have already been receiving my eNewsletter, no action is required. If you would like to begin to receiuve it - or are simply not sure if you are on the list - click here.

July: Last Sunday Online Open Studio

Welcome to my online studio. I want to invite you to join me (virtually) on the First Friday Last Sunday of every some months in 2019 when I highlight new artwork and recent favorites that are available for purchase. Have a look around, let me know if you have any questions, and click the link on the title of any artwork that you want to buy or simply learn more about.

With (sold thank you)

Town Square (sold thank you)

Carnival (sold thank you)

Step by Step (sold thank you)

Sands of Time  (sold thank you)

Waaga Waaga

Possible (sold thank you)

Complexities (sold thank you)

Create (sold thank you)

Curiosity (sold thank you)

Now (sold thank you)

Twice (sold thank you)