Cat Kerr: February 2015

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Born to Fly

"Born to Fly" my new piece for Retro Cafe Art!

When I first started this piece it was only the Shadowbox Heart,but after deciding to add the bird on the inside I knew I wanted the heart to represent "a woman's heart" and so I added the Cameo Steampunk and using one of my favorite gifts for Christmas this year...a bird wind chime,a gift from my 13 year old son,this piece came to life.

I assembled and glued the box,then added card stock with a glue stick.

I then inked up the edges with Ranger Ink Pad

I made a mold of the bird head using Mold putty.Then filled the mold with casting resin.Once cured,I painted the bird to match my design.

I added Gesso to the woman's bust then covered it in text tissue paper.Next I added Liquid Pearls to the Gears.

I added an image using a stamp and watermark ink to some of the small wood pieces.Then covered them in clear embossing powder and melted with a glue gun.Next I added Deco Arts Gold Metallic Lustre to highlight the design.

I glued the bust to the back of the heart.Added wreaths,the bird,Dresden trim,additional card stock and smaller wood bits to the design.

Next I added text to one side using word cut outs,and added more liquid pearls.

Lastly,I created a fabric wing for the other side of the heart using fabric scraps,button and brass arrow.

But the miracle is in the unfolding of the wings. You may not know where you're going, but you know that so long as you spread your wings, the winds will carry you.”

― C. JoyBell C.

Retro Cafe products used in this tutorial

http://www.retrocafeart.com/item_4103/Heart-Shrine-Kit.htm

http://www.retrocafeart.com/item_5264/Stand-Ups--Steampunk-Cameo-Woman.htm

http://www.retrocafeart.com/item_5454/Brass-Medium-Arrows--Set-of-4.htm

http://www.retrocafeart.com/item_5806/Laurel-Wreath-Cut-Outs--7-Pieces.htm

http://www.retrocafeart.com/item_2157/German-Dresden-Border-Mini-Scalloped-ANTIQUE-GOLD-16-Strips.htm

http://www.retrocafeart.com/item_2174/Heart-Mix-Set--36-Pieces.htm

http://www.retrocafeart.com/item_3339/Star-Mix-Cut-Outs--48-Pieces.htm

Amazing Mold Product used in this tutorial

http://www.moldputty.com/store/p/925-Amazing-Mold-Putty.aspx

http://www.moldputty.com/store/p/934-Alumilite-White-Amazing-Casting-Resin.aspx

"Long ago God drew a circle in the sand exactly around the spot where you are standing right now. You were never not coming here. This was never not going to happen.” — Elizabeth Gilbert

Here's to making every minute count,

Saturday, February 14, 2015

The Crown Jewels An Online Collaboration

So very exciting!! I'm thrilled to announce that registration is now open for "The Crowned Jewels"! An online Collaborative Event! I've never done anything like this so it's pretty wonderful to be involved,especially because there are seven instructors and each day there will be 1 new Crown themed project.How totally cool is that!!
Here's my project for the event, she's called "The Spring Queen" and she has a little bit of everything going on...heehee..

Here's some more information on the event.
1. You must establish a free account in the Academy
at www.terribrushacademy.com. This is where the event will be hosted, and the only way for you to view each project.

2. On Feb.15, we will begin sending invitations to join the event, in the Academy, to the email address associated with your PayPal payment. If we need to use a different email address, you MUST include that information in the notes section of your payment. Alternatively, you can email academy@terribrushdesigns.com.

3. The only features available to students on Feb 15 will be will be the supply lists (and links) as our event begins on Friday, March 13th. This will allow our attendee's to order/procure/purchase the necessary supplies prior to the event start.

4. On March 13th, at approximately 12am CST, the first project with instructions will be posted/made live. They will continue posting 1 project per day (at APPROXIMATELY 12am CST until we've gone through all of the projects. (There may or may not be a few bonus projects.) Each project will be located on its own tab within the event.

5. Each day, a discussion will be started in the event forum (message board) for the project released that day. The discussions will remain up and available for the duration of the event.