using creative layers stamps at CHA Winter

I've got another video from CHA Winter Show!

Scrap Time - Claudine Hellmuth's Creative Layer Stamps from Mark Giles on Vimeo.

This one shows basic stamping using the Creative Layers Foam and Clear stamp sets. Filmed by Scraptime!

The ring in the video was given to me by the sweet gals at My Little Shoe Box. It's made from Sticky Back Canvas! You should see what creative and amazing things they did with Sticky Back canvas and the aprons they wore at the show!

Have a great weekend!!

back home from the CHA winter show

I am back home from the CHA Winter Show!

What a whirlwind show. I was demoing so much I only had 2 hours to race around and see as many booths as I could. But I caught up on Suze Weinberg's blog (she has the best recap of CHA ever) and now I feel like I saw the whole show!

The trip out to CHA was a little hairy, flights canceled, then re-booked. But I wore my lucky travel shirt and I made it there! I had a good book, yummy snacks and I was set!

We stayed at the Hotel Figueroa which looks WAY fancier on their web site than it is in real life. It's a place could be best described as kooky. But it was fun to stay a different place even if it did send me into sneezing fits. I think all that drapery was put there 30 years ago and never dusted.

We also had added bonuses... look sanitary drinking cups! A "plus feature"! And we were also told it was haunted. Carmi and Bonnie both heard screams in the night. Hotel ghost? Or just crazy LA people near the Staples center? We'll never know!

The day before the show started Tim Holtz, Wendy Vecchi, Dyan Reaveley and I all taught a class together.

We each had 30 minutes for our segment and here's what the 100 students made in my segment using my stamps and paints with Ranger.

Then it was onto the show! I'm getting ready to demo at the Ranger booth!


Here's a video from Noell Hyman of Paperclipping Roundtable. She did a little chat about my new products out at the show with Ranger!


And here's a little demo filmed by Simon Says Stamp. I didn't know we were filming so I was just chatting away! I show a little demo how to stamp using my acrylic paints and clear stamps on the rock-a-blocks. Here's a link to the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

So another CHA Show all done! It always feels like summer camp. Catching up with friends, making new ones etc.... looking forward to seeing everyone at the Summer show in Chicago. I have lots of work to get done that piled up while I was away!

I'm home for a week then onto Florida to teach at the Art League of Bonita Springs! 2 spaces left if making art in beautiful Florida weather is sounding tempting :)

New Creative Layers Stamp release!

I am so excited to share with you my newest product release. Brought to you by Ranger & Stampers Anonymous The Studio Creative Layers Collection -- now in JUMBO size!

Learn more about the inspiration for The Creative layers Collection here! 

These extra-large coordinating foam and clear stamp sets can be used separately, but when layered with the other images from The Creative Layers Collection, they create some really whimsical, illustrative effects! Use them with stamping inks or with Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paints and Mediums.

To learn how to get the most from your Creative Layers Stamps, check out the free e-class that I created!

CHA Winter Show Schedule!

I'm all in a frenzy getting ready to head to LA on Thursday for the Craft & Hobby Association's Winter show. If you'll be there stop by and say hi! Here's my schedule:

Friday 1/28
8am - 10am: W0104 - RANGER STYLE - Workshop/Class

Saturday 1/29
11am - 1pm Demo at Stampers Anonymous booth #2923
2pm - 6pm Demo at the Ranger booth #2600

Sunday 1/30
10am -11am Artascope Studios Appearance at booth # 2121
11am - 1pm Demo at Stampers Anonymous booth #2923
2pm - 6pm Demo at the Ranger booth #2600

Monday 1/31
12-1:30pm Demo at the Notions booth #2614
2pm - 6pm Demo at the Ranger booth #2600

Tuesday 2/1
10am-12:30pm Demo at the Notions booth #2614

Because the show is so busy, it's sometimes hard to find a spare minute to blog. But I'll be Twittering, posting photos and if I can get my new iphone to work, posting video too! Follow me on Twitter to get the latest updates!

CHA Summer show - I'm back!

I am back from the CHA Summer Show! Here's a little peek!

First, a how-to video filmed by CraftTestDummy of me showing off my new stamps with Ranger

All set up for my class ....



after a short struggle got the PowerPoint to display properly



My Mom's photo is on the new Natural Sticky Back Canvas packaging




Video from Live Teach Create of What's New at the Ranger booth



Lots of yummy paints out for demoing..


Me at the Ranger booth.... Suze gave me the white flower necklace. isn't it CUTE!


Don't miss this blog tutorial on Carmi's blog using my new stamps!


Always glad to be back home with Paul and the pets!

CHA Summer show

I'm all in a frenzy getting ready to head to Chicago on Sunday for the Craft & Hobby Association's Summer show.

I have been whipping up a sample making storm to showcase my new stamp line that is debuting at the show. Here's a little lampshade I finished using the new Studio Creative layers stamps:

I'll be at the wholesale/trade part of the CHA show which runs July 26 - 29th if you'll be there stop by and say hi! Here's my schedule:

Monday July 26th
9am - 10am - Panel Speaker for
Social Networking for Designers: Making the Most of Your Online Presence All CHA designer members welcome to attend!
11:30am - 1:30pm Beyond the Layers - my workshop with Ranger!


Tuesday July 27th
2pm - 6pm demoing at the Ranger Industries booth, come check out my new stamp line!


Wednesday July 28th
1pm - 5pm demoing at the Ranger Industries booth


Thursday July 29th
12noon - 3pm demoing at the Ranger Industries booth

Because the show is so busy, it's sometimes hard to find a spare minute to blog. But I'll be Twittering, posting photos and if I can get my phone to work, posting video too! Follow me on Twitter to get the latest updates!

back from CHA

I am back from the CHA Show! What a fun and exhausting show it was! I compare CHA to summer camp. You get to see old friends, make new ones and there's never enough time to do it all.

Here are some of the highlights:

My product display at the Ranger booth.

Purse I made using my Sticky Back Canvas.

My demo table at the Ranger booth - the little blue bag is my collapsible water bucket!

Me and my friend Carmi. She kept me sane and on schedule during the whole trip! She has lots of CHA updates on her blog. Don't miss them!

Here's me doing my Make N Take bracelets on the first day of the show.


..... and some videos taken by the sweet Kim Jackson at the Creating Keepsakes blog:

Easy transfer technique using Sticky Back Canvas




How to stamp using clear Stamps and my new Extra Time product



For more CHA Show photos than you can imagine, you have to visit Suze's blog and see her CHA round up posts.

california here i come!

Tomorrow morning very early I'll be on a plane to LAX and then headed to the CHA show in Anaheim. It's going to be a busy show!

If you are the show, stop by the Ranger booth (#2063) on Sunday from 10am - 5pm and make one of these cute Sticky Back Canvas bracelets with me!

Here's my complete schedule for all 4 days of the show.Because the show is so busy, it's sometimes hard to find a spare minute to blog. But I'll be Twittering! Follow me on Twitter to get the latest updates! See you next week!

craft and hobby association convention

I am getting ready to head to The Craft and Hobby Association convention January 22nd in Anaheim CA. I thought I would post my schedule in case any of you will be there! I would love for you to stop by and say hi!!

Saturday January 23rd:
3 - 5pm - teaching CHA/Ranger workshop "Studio Time"

Sunday January 24th:
10am - 12 noon - Make N Take at the Ranger booth - stop by to make a cute bracelet with me!
2:00 - 5:00pm - more Make N Take at the Ranger booth.

Monday January 25th:
9am - 12:00pm - demoing at the Ranger booth
3:00 - 5:30pm - More demos of my Claudine Hellmuth Studio product line at the Ranger booth

Tuesday January 26th:
12noon - 4pm - demoing at the Ranger booth

Wednesday January 27th:
12noon - 3pm - demoing at the Ranger booth

on my way to the CHA summer show

Tomorrow I am headed to Orlando for the CHA Summer Convention. It's hard to believe that exactly one year ago Paul and I were moving away from Orlando to Washington DC, and now the CHA summer show is there! Yay! I get to visit my Mom and Dad, my nieces, check on our house to see how it's doing, and attend the show. It's going to be really busy packing everything in!

I'll be at the Wholesale part of the Show only, not the Super Show part which starts on August 1st

Here's my schedule, if you are attending please stop by and say hi!

Monday July 27th
Studio Simplified Workshop (Room 304A) 11:30am - 1:30pm

Tuesday July 28th
10am - 12noon - FREE Make N Take with me at the Ranger booth (#725). Stop by and make a cute necklace!
2pm-5:00pm Make N Take continues!

Wednesday July 29th
9am - 12 noon - demoing at the Ranger booth (#725)
2:30 - 5:30 - more demos at the Ranger booth (#725)

Thursday July 30th
8am - 9am taping for Scrapbook Memories (booth #725)
12noon - 3pm demoing at the Ranger booth (#725)

Because the show is so busy, it's sometimes hard to find a spare minute to blog. But I'll be Twittering! Follow me on Twitter to get the latest updates!

getting ready for CHA

This week is all about getting ready for the Craft and Hobby Association Show in Orlando. It all starts next Monday! I'll be teaching a workshop and then I'll be at the Ranger booth (booth #725) the rest of the show giving demos and Make-n-Takes. I have an all day Make-n-Take on Tuesday the 28th, so stop by to make a and easy and cute necklace and say hi!

headed to Anaheim!

Tomorrow morning very early I'll be on a plane to LAX and then headed to the CHA show in Anaheim. It's going to be a busy show! Here's my schedule, if you are attending please stop by and say hi!

Sunday January 25th:
7am - 9am - CHA Mixed Media Madness Workshop for Ranger
10am - 12noon - FREE Make N Take with me at the Ranger booth. Stop by and make something!
2pm-5:30pm Make N Take continues!

Monday January 26th:
9am - 12 noon - demoing at the Ranger booth
2:30 - 5:30 - more demos at the Ranger booth

Tuesday January 27th:
9am -2:30pm - demoing at Ranger booth
3:00 - 4:30pm author signing and demo at the F+W booth - Free book giveaway - very limited supply!

Wednesday January 28th:
8:30 - 9:30am - filming a webisode for When Creativity Knocks
10 - 11am - demoing at the Stampington/Somerset Studio booth
11am - 1pm - demoing at the Ranger booth

AND!! For those of you NOT coming to the show I'll be at The Scrap N Yap store at 7pm on Wednesday Jan 28th for a meet-n-greet! Call the store for details! Phone: 626.35.SCRAP

Because the show is so busy, it's sometimes hard to find a spare minute to blog. But I'll be Twittering! Follow me on Twitter to get the latest updates!

CHA last day!

It was the last day of the show! I did another round of demos and only had time to see the show for about 40 minutes at my lunch break. There was so much that I missed but maybe I'll have more time at the winter show. (yeah right!) I heard that the next CHA Summer show will be Orlando!! That is too funny. At least I'll be able to come down and visit my parents and maybe my Mom and Dad can even come and see the show too. That would be fun!

Got a couple pix today to share with you!


Here's me and the amazing Crafty Chica! And I just read on her blog that she won the Innovations award for CHA Best New Product. Go Kathy!!!


And another with the incredible Ali Edwards! She was also demoing at the Ranger booth, so great to see her, even it was only for a little bit!

Carmi took some pix of me doing a demo with my new Sticky Back canvas, I'll upload those tomorrow once I get back to Orlando. Can't wait to get home to start packing for our move. Two weeks from today everything will be off the UHaul and we'll be living in our new place!

first day of CHA show!

Today was the first day of the CHA show and I demoed all day at the Ranger booth. I did take some pics to share with you!




Ranger booth display of product!



Giant flowers made with Sticky Back canvas and paints + wire. Thanks to Lori for helping me make the flowers in my frantic rush to get ready for CHA!!!



Technique boards showing fun things to do with the products!!

I promise lots of blog techniques and fun videos to come. As soon as I get this move to DC done!

claudine hellmuth studio product line!

I am excited to announce my new product line with Ranger Industries! It's a full program of artist quality products made for every day crafting. Here's what you'll find available in stores this September:

Claudine Hellmuth Studio Semi-Gloss Paint is a collection of 15 highly pigmented, artist quality acrylic paints in my favorite colors. Creamy in consistency, they can be mixed together for an endless palette of colors without becoming muddy. (2oz. jars)

Claudine Hellmuth Studio Multi-Medium – in Matte and Gloss finishes – is an art quality gel medium used for gluing, image transfers, sealing art, creating glazes and extending Studio acrylic paints.Milky in the jar, it dries clear. (4oz. jars)

Turn any surface into a craft surface with Gesso.A base coat with slight texture, it is ideal for priming canvas, wood, metal, plastic, chipboard,paper and fabric prior to painting. (4oz. jars)

Claudine Hellmuth Studio Brushes are a collection of 7 artist quality brushes with synthetic bristles that have a luxurious feel and excellent resiliency. With 4 round and 3 flat brushes in the set, they’re great for painting, crafting and mixed media.

Create backgrounds and embellishments with Sticky- Back Canvas – in 8-1/2” x 11” and 12” x 12” sizes. It’s a self-adhesive canvas sheet that you can decorate with paints, inks and dyes, then cut out and stick onto canvasses, cards, scrapbook pages and more.Works with manual die cutting systems too!

Stay tuned for how-to videos, tutorials and more!! For more information, visit the Ranger Industries web site!

headed to chicago!

I'm off in the morning to Chicago for the CHA show and the launch of my new product line with Ranger!

I'll be posting about the product line here on Thursday so stay tuned for updates :) I can't wait to finally share it with you!

Also, I'll be Twittering from the road, follow me on Twitter or in my blog sidebar to the right.

I'm going to try and focus on the show and now think about all that has to be done to move our house when I get back. Ready or not, here I come!! Should be an exciting show!

CHA Summer Show Classes

Just a quick posting to let you know I am teaching two classes at the Craft & Hobby Association convention this July in Chicago!!

Both classes will be on Thursday July 17th:

8:00am-10:00am
Mixed Media Madness
Workshop W005 Room 25
CHA Member Fee $25
Sponsored By: Ranger Industries

Want to confidently introduce more mixed media products and education into your store? Learn how with Claudine Hellmuth and Ranger! Create along side Claudine while she shows you her latest tips and tricks with her new Claudine Hellmuth Studio product line. Enhance any scrapbook, papercraft, altered art or collage project with a variety of fresh techniques. Claudine will take the mystery out of using these products and will empower you and your customers creativity!
Class level: intermediate Items to bring: None

2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Ins and Outs of Social Media: Create Buzz about Your Brand - for free!
Business Seminar S103 Room 31
CHA Member Fee $25

Claudine Hellmuth demonstrates the results of successful media and marketing - Blog, Vlog and TV. What are the best free PR tools that you have in your arsenal? Find out as nationally recognized artist, author and illustrator Claudine Hellmuth talks about blogs, websites and podcasting - what they are, how they helped her get on the Martha Stewart Show, and how you can use them too!
Who Should Attend: Designers

heading home!

I am sitting at LAX waiting for my flight back to Orlando, it seems like it was just a few hours ago that I was sitting here on my way in!

I got to the airport really early because I was worried about traffic from Anaheim to LAX. But that's OK. I'd rather be here early, gives me time to check email so I won't have so much when I get home tonight.

These last few days FLEW by. So much going on in such a short span of time. I have a stack of business cards and thank you emails to write! I am downloading some more This American Life episodes to my ipod so I can have some decent in flight entertainment.

Once I get home I only have a few days and then I head to Bonita Springs on Tuesday to teach at the Art League of Bonita Springs. I will be busy!! See you soon!

Monday!

Another busy day at the show today! I was at the Ranger booth demoing Beeswax techniques which was a lot of fun! Here's a pic of me and Carmi at the Ranger booth!


Then I finally got to walk the show and made it over to see the Creative Catalyst booth in the new exhibitors section. It was great to catch up with them and they even had previews of my dvds on a loop! So fun! Here's me with Jim the owner of Creative Catalyst. I was looking away so it's not a great photo.


Then it was off to the F+W booth for a book signing, we ran through all the books in the first 10 minutes so then I spent the rest of the time demoing techniques.

I got to meet Teresa Collins, she had some very cool rings at the show that you can add your artwork to. I can't wait to buy a pack of those! I also got to see Ali Edwards, and Donna Downey but only for a second! I was so excited to meet Amy Tangerine and she gave me one of her super cute T shirts. Yay! now I have a new shirt!

Tonight Carmi and I had dinner with Bernie and Betz White and then we came back to the room to relax. What a long day! Carmi and I spent about 45 minutes just trying to get a decent internet connection and then we finally relented and are just doing dial up it's actually faster than the wireless connection.


Here's one last photo of the When Creativity Knocks filming at the OTT Lite booth from yesterday. That's me with the hosts, Ana and Megan Araujo.

There are still so many booths that I want to try to get to see and tomorrow is my last day!

Sunday

Today was a crazy busy day! I demoed at the Ranger booth from 9am-noon then rushed over to the OTT Lite booth for a filming of a short craft segment for the new internet TV show called When Creativity Knocks. Then I raced over to the F+W booth to sign my books and do another demo.

After that I was done for the day and it was almost 4pm and I hadn't eaten anything (no time to eat Mom really!) and I was about to pass out! I am now back in my hotel room resting and then I'll be going to the F+W authors dinner. It's always fun to chit chat to the other authors, most of them are all my friends already anyway! So I am excited about that!

Carmi took some photos today but I didn't so as soon as I get those off her camera I'll upload them. I am on a spotty internet connection here because I refuse to pay $15 a day for internet, so I am using a free connection that only works when it feels like it. Get what you pay for right!