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Sneaky Peekies, Reveal Party, New Design Team...OMG!

So much is going on here at BAD GIRLS that I can barely contain myself!!! I have missed the last few weeks due to my entire family having the flu, so I have quite a bit to catch you up on. First of all, I would like to welcome two brand new design teams....the first one is the Elite Artist Team. I am very excited to have these girls on board...all of them posess phenomenal artistic talent and will be bringing you something new we have here at BAD GIRLS....every Monday we will bring you artistic inspiration via our BLOG. You will always take away with you a new technique to help you grow and learn. We call this Elements D'Art...and remember...look for it every Monday, right here. Here is the new ELITE ARTIST TEAM:

 

The Elite Artist Team will also be inspiring you in "The Parlour" with our fabulous BAD GIRL BLEUPRINT. This Challenge will help you to create some amazing Layouts by giving you the tools you need to make creating much easier. So, to jump start your creative Muse, make sure you visit us Friday.

We also have a brand new team for our sister company that is our Challenge Blog....Project 52!!!! This was surely not an easy choice. but these girls proved themselves as very adept mixed media artists and will be creating some amazing eye candy for you to be inspired by! Please welcome these most amazing and talented gals!

PROJECT 52 DESIGN TEAM:

Pamela Palmarini, Lead Designer

Aimee Wheaton

Anna Dabrowska-Pekocka

Francesca Di Leo

Jaz Lee Soo Hui

Julie Ann Shahin

Kathryn Johnson

Katie Turner

Pam Colosimo

Tania Davey

Wendela Lam

Tonight is the night girlies...time for our famous, Let's get crazy and let it all hang out OCTOBER VIP PARTY!!!! And WOW! Are we going to  have fun tonight! We are having a costume contest, a tiny art contest, and boy do we have fun in our Gossip forum...shhhhh....don't tell anyone...LOL. Just make sure you show up to have fun and of course for a chance to win a BAD GIRLS GIFT CERTIFICATE to THE SHOPPES! 

We will be revealing all of our new October Kits after the party at 10 p.m. PST...so make sure you are there at 9 p.m. when we get started! This month we have two very special Halloween kits just for you....take a sneeky peekie!.....

From Vintage Halloween:

 

 

All new Limited Edition Halloween Glimmer Mist colours!!!! AND WOW girlies....they are AMAZING....one is a black with purple undertones for the sparkle...one is a deep plum, and the pumpkin colour...ummmm....so lovely with its faint green undertones for sparkle...bestill my heart....I am forever faithful to my Glimmer Mist...it simply is the best girls!

From Haunted HIdeaway:

 

 

 

I created only one Art Kit this month that is not Halloween themed....take a peekie!!!!..........

From Attic Treasures:

 

 

 

And some peekies from our Feature Kit, "Windswept Whispers"....

 

 

 

 

Thats just a tid bit....promise....there is lots more....this months Feature Kit is LOADED with goodies!!! See ya at 9 p.m. for the party....and don't forget to be BAD!!!

xoxo

Wendy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Element d'Art : Dwelling

Are you ready for some inspiration?  I have been feeling very much a homebody lately.  It must be autumn or something in the air. Here is a house sculpture that I made using handmade paper, metal, and a variety of found objects, scraps, and techniques.

 I had made some handmade paper in the summer with cut out birds and inclusions of lace paper, music paper, and other fibers embedded into the pulp.  I cut them out into a house shape and stitched it together. 

The roof is embossed metal!  It's one of my favorite techniques!  I am loving the look of embossing metal using a stylus, texture plate, and thin sheets of metal that you can buy at a craft store.  It's easy and looks so cool!  If you have a die cut machine that allows you to use texture folders, you can do that too!

To create this easy and fun technique, you will need craft metal, texture plates or some other surface, and a stylus or blending stump (found at art stores in the drawing aisle).

I started with a blending stump to get the general shapes of the texture. Then, I added more detail by using the stylus in the corners and edges of the texture plate.

When you are finished, flip it over to see your rich and detailed texture! You can achieve the same look with an embossing envelope and a die cut machine.  I just like the texture plates I own and my machine is not wide enough to use this size metal through.

I punched holes in the metal for stitching using a small hole punch and needle.  I also glued ribbon on the edges and cardboard borders at the top for decoration.

Try using embossed metal on your projects today!