Tracy Weinzapfel Studios

Canvas Art Journal Re-Cap

What an amazing journey this canvas journal has been!!!! Can you believe we are done?  A recap from each week can be found here:

• Week #1 HERE (September 3rd)
• Week #2 HERE (September 10th)
• Week #3 HERE (September 17th)
• Week #4 HERE (September 24th)
• Week #5 HERE (October 1st)

Here are all the pages in our Canvas Art Journal:

Remember we are sharing all our pages HERE.  I am simply blown away where this month has taken us and the pages you guys are making & sharing!  I Thank You for sharing this with me and for trusting me to take our art to new places!  To quote Dr. Seuss "Oh the places You'll go!"

It is bittersweet to see this artistic journey come to and end but it only makes room for the next adventure we will go on together!  Details to come SOON!!!!!!!!

 

 

"Purpose is the reason you journey.  Passion is the fire that lights your way." 

Canvas Art Journal is a WRAP!!!

What an amazing journey this canvas journal has been!!!! The journal started as an idea and grew wings....Week #5 completes our album. 

We created:

MATERIALS LIST:

• Paints & Gesso- DecoArt Acrylic recommended in your favorite colors
• Flowers - Michaels
• Stamp Ink - StazOn
• Rubber Stamps with your favorite sayings
• Charcoal Pencil

   
  

Our Final PAGE in the album was completed too!......

 

MATERIALS LIST:

• Paints & Gesso- DecoArt Acrylic recommended in your favorite colors
• Stamp- Stampendous but feel free to substitute a stamp of your choice and Unity Swirls
• Markers/Pens - Faber Castell
• Charcoal Pencil
• Decoupage - Decoart

If you missed it LIVE here is the recording HERE for you to have some fun!

 

Tomorrow I will share the ENTIRE Canvas art journal we have created over the past five weeks!  What an amazing artistic journey it has been!

 

Here are the details for our next LIVE Monday Night with Tracy Weinzapfel:

Date:  Monday, October 8th

Time:  6:00 pm (Pacific time so check those local time zones)

Channel:  twStudios Ustream -  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tracy-weinzapfel

 

See you Monday!

 "Define what success looks like for you then go after it." 

September & OCTOBER Creative Dare with Tracy Weinzapfel Studios

10/1/12 UPDATE

Due to all our canvas art journaling and working on our gratitude journals at the same time I have expanded the September Date to be the same for October!  This gives us all a chance to share and be in this great moment we call ART!  I DARE YOU FOR OCTOBER!

On that note if you wish to order the 2-Pack Handmade Canvas Journals (8.5 X 11" and 5" X 5" Journal with canvas Tag those are still available here...a whole new order of canvas just came in!

 

The Creative DARE for September is all about.........

Life has a lot of ups and downs.  I have gone through some tough times and there were days that I questioned all the stuff I had to deal with but one thing I never lose is Gratitude.  There have been days of wearing what I call my "Concrete Shoes" and I could not take steps forward and on those days I may have been grateful for a mere hot cup of tea in my favorite mug, a call from a friend, the smile from my kids....It is probably in those times that we need to be most grateful.  We all have a road to travel and hurdles to jump.  What is great is we are never alone.

I am SO thankful for my Art, Creativity and what that has brought into my life.  Every Monday it brought a group of amazing people in my life who probably unbeknownst to them saw me through some of difficult times.  I know this same group has reached out to one another and done the same.  So I dedicate this month and my Gratitude Journal to THEM!  Our GROUP is open to one and all who want to share this passion!

So here is my September Creative Dare to YOU.....BE GRATEFUL! and let's journal that!  For those who purchased my Canvas Journal Set of journals I challenge you to take the 5" X 5" mini journal and turn that into your Gratitude Journal.  I have and am doing the same so will be sharing that!  You may share each and EVERY page below for that chance to win a prize.  Every page is an entry.  AND...if you have that kit you have a canvas tag in your kit that you can alter, use as a gift tag, etc!  The great thing is that mini journal can be used:

• as a gift...dedicate to a special person you are thankful for and let them know.
• as a reminder for those tough times when things do get rough
• an outlet for creativity.  Keep it SIMPLE and fun!
• an example to your kids to remind them (great idea to do with them!)
• a thank you gift!
• a dedication to a special person, friend, family member, etc. (Christmas is coming!)
• ...........endless ideas here and I want to hear yours!

 

If you did not order the journals and have  your own......please share those pages.  You are not obligated to purchase a journal to participate!  this is for EVERYONE!  Now remember I am challenging you and DARING you to complete this journal in September!  I want to see what you are grateful for. 

You can still order the Journal Kits as a whole HERE

 

or you can order just the 5" X 5" Journal with canvas tag HERE (FREE shipping within USA.  Outside orders contact info@tracyweinzapfelstudios):

https://www.etsy.com/listing/107854567/handmade-blank-canvas-journal-5-x-5-with

Remember NO obligation to purchase to Play!  Just an idea and great if you want to gift it.  Here is a sneak peak of mine............

It is easy to submit!  Just upload your layouts below "ADD YOUR LINK"!  If you do not have a blog to link to don't worry!  You can still upload to Flicker HERE and link from there too!  I DARE you to get creative and to work outside your comfort zones....I have some prizes ready to go and will be picking random winners each month from those who upload their projects and take Dare with me! ♥♥♥  I have photographed the creative process in this little album and will be sharing that too!.

Just a reminder you have a couple more days for the August CREATIVE DARE.  Kids are going back to school, the seasons are changing and I do not want to wait for November the month of Thanksgiving to show my Gratitude.  So this Creative Dare means a lot to me.  I DARE you!

"In order to make our dreams come true, we must take action rather than simply wishing for what we want."

Week 5 - Canvas Art Journal...OUR FINAL WEEK!

What an amazing journey this canvas journal has been!!!! Can you believe we are nearly done?  A recap from each week in September can be found here:

• Week #1 HERE
• Week #2 HERE
• Week #3 HERE
• Week #4 HERE

Remember I am listing items I suggest you have on hand but they are not necessary!  I also make suggestions for substitution products.  Plus you know me......I want you to use what you have on hand.  Plus every page I create turns out different.  Also, you are free to deviate or completely leave the path from what I have created.  I want to see your pages!  

Remember we are sharing all our pages HERE.  I am simply blown away where this month has taken us and the pages you guys are making & sharing!

The next page we will be creating is.......

• Paints & Gesso- DecoArt Acrylic recommended in your favorite colors
• Flowers - Michaels
• Buttons - Buttons Galore & More
• Rubber Stamps with your favorite sayings
• Charcoal Pencil

 

Our Final PAGE in the album....we are really going to play with this page!:

 

• Paints & Gesso- DecoArt Acrylic recommended in your favorite colors
• Stamp- Stampendous but feel free to substitute a stamp of your choice and Unity Swirls
• Markers/Pens - Faber Castell
• Charcoal Pencil
• Decoupage - Decoart

Here is the saying that you can copy and paste into word to print to your desired size (right click/copy/paste)

 

Here are the details for LIVE Monday Night with Tracy Weinzapfel:

Date:  Monday, October 1st

Time:  6:00 pm (Pacific time so check those local time zones)

Channel:  twStudios Ustream -  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tracy-weinzapfel

See you Monday!

 

"The secret to success regardless of your passion is no secret.  Just work hard and add real value to people’s lives." 

Week 4 Monday 9/24/12 Canvas Journal Recap

I LOVE Monday's.....We had our largest crowd this week and it keeps growing.  Please feel free to share with your arts & crafty friends and family.  The response from you means a lot to me....

--"Who needs Monday night football when you have Monday night's with Tracy and the gang!!! Laughs and art. Doesn't get any better!" ~ Jean M.

--"I call Monday "Me-day" now. lol" ~ Sarah S.

--"What do I like most about Monday nights? ALL you people. Had a fabulous time during class. ...Starting to like my own handwriting. Ugh. Never saw that one coming. Thank you." ~Lori B.

--"You did an awesome job tonight, Tracy!!!!!   Just wanted to let you know!" ~ Andy W.

--"Great show!  Even with the technical difficulties, it was fun.  I learned a lot." ~ Esther T.

--"I am new and went to your ustream and its wonderful. You seem to care about your audience and I love the idea that your books are made of canvas. I have never tried charcoal pencil on canvas that ought to be something different. Loved the heart...thank you for your art journal page and for your art sharing in general." ~ Tanya M.

--"Thank you so much Tracy Weinzapfel Burgos had such a great time and loved the Heart" ~ Teri B.

--"Tracy, YOU ROCK!!!  I absolutely loved tonight!  The heart is always a winner.  Digging the T-Shirt as well. xoxox" ~ Renee A.

--"loved tonight thank you for all you do to help us live a life inspired!" ~ Mary Lee

--"Thank you so much for painting tonight Tracy.  After a rough day being with all of you calmed me down and helped me to just enjoy the process.  ♥" ~ Paula M.

--"awesome night!!" ~ Angie R.

 

You get it.....you get why we have Mondays and I love that!  Here is the page we created.....

If you missed it LIVE the recording can be viewed HERE:

 

 

MATERIALS LIST:

• Paints & Gesso - DecoArt
• Ribbon - May Arts
• Charcoal Pencil
• Markers - Montana Paint

Another absolute great Monday and the perfect way to start our week.  The winner of the Faber Castell charcoal pencils and prize is..............Sarah Spindell!

THANK YOU SO MUCH and have a great week!  See you next Monday, October 1st where we will be doing our last two pages in our canvas art journals!

"Life is short.  If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now."

Week 4 September 24 - Canvas Art Journal

Thank you for joining me for Weeks #1 and 2 in our canvas art journal!  A recap from each week in September can be found here:

• Week #1 HERE
• Week #2 HERE
• Week #3 HERE

Remember I am listing items I suggest you have on hand but they are not necessary!  I also make suggestions for substitution products.  Plus you know me......I want you to use what you have on hand.  Plus every page I create turns out different.  Also, you are free to deviate or completely leave the path from what I have created.  I want to see your pages!  

Remember we are sharing all our pages HERE.  I am simply blown away where this month has taken us and the pages you guys are making & sharing!

The next page we will be creating is.......

• Paints & Gesso- DecoArt Acrylic recommended in your favorite colors
• Ribbon - May Arts
• Flower - Michaels
• Markers/Pens - Faber Castell
• Charcoal Pencil
• Buttons - Buttons Galore & More

I am looking forward to making some colors changes and playing with this page!

Our next page and if time permits is:

• Paints & Gesso- DecoArt Acrylic recommended in your favorite colors
• Flowers - Michaels
• Buttons - Buttons Galore & More
• Rubber Stamps with your favorite sayings
• Charcoal Pencil

Next week will be our final week and we are done with this Canvas Art Journal!  I am already ready for my next journey with you guys!

Here are the details for LIVE Monday Night with Tracy Weinzapfel:

Date:  Monday, September 24th

Time:  6:00 pm (Pacific time so check those local time zones)

Channel:  twStudios Ustream -  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tracy-weinzapfel

See you Monday!

 

"If you are passionate about it, pursue it, no matter what anyone else thinks.  That’s how dreams are achieved." 

Week 3 Canvas Art Journal Re-Cap - "Live Life Inspired" and "Be True To You"

What an awesome Monday night!  I am getting so used to saying that!  We welcomed new people and had so much fun! Here is the next page in our Canvas Art Journal we created:

MATERIALS LIST

• Paints & Gesso- DecoArt Acrylic

• Foam stamps - Making Memories
• Markers/Pens - Faber Castell Pitt Brush (black)
• Charcoal Pencil
• Buttons - Buttons Galore & More
• Stamp Ink: Marvy Heritage Ink

If you missed it LIVE the recording is HERE:

 

 

The second page we created:

 

MATERIALS LIST:

• Paints - Reeves Gouache
• Flowers - Michaels
• Buttons - Buttons Galore & More
• Foam Stamps (or Rub ons) - Making Memories
• Paints - Lumiere Jacquard
• Acrylic Ink - Dawler Rowney
• Charcoal Pencil

 See you next Monday! 

Date:  Monday, September 24th

Time:  6:00 pm (Pacific time so check those local time zones)

Channel:  twStudios Ustream -  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tracy-weinzapfel

 

What a great way to start the week!

 

"When we focus on leading a passionate, meaningful life, we are also inadvertently creating a spectacular ripple effect of inspiration in the lives around us.  When one person follows a dream, tries something new, or takes a daring leap, everyone nearby feels their passionate energy; and before too long, they are making their own daring leaps while simultaneously inspiring others." 

Week 3 - September 17 Canvas Art Journal

Thank you for joining me for Weeks #1 and 2 in our canvas art journal!  A recap from Week #1 can be found HERE and Week 2 HERE. 

Remember I am listing items I suggest you have on hand but they are not necessary!  I will also make suggestions of substitution products.  Plus you know me......I want you to use what you have on hand.  Plus every page I create turns out different.  Also, you are free to deviate or completely leave the path from what I have created.  I want to see your pages!   Remember we are sharing all our pages HERE

The next page we will be creating is.......

• Paints & Gesso- DecoArt Acrylic recommended in your favorite colors
• Foam stamps - Making Memories
• Markers/Pens - Faber Castell
• Charcoal Pencil
• Buttons - Buttons Galore & More

 

Our next page and if time permits is:

• Paints & Gesso- DecoArt Acrylic recommended in your favorite colors
• Flowers - Michaels
• Buttons - Buttons Galore & More
• Foam Stamps (or Rub ons) - Making Memories
• Black India Ink - Winser Newton
• White Acrylic Ink - Dawler Rowney
• Charcoal Pencil

 

 

If you do want to purchase the kit it is still available HERE and will be shipped immediately or click to BUY NOW:

We will be working in this in September! 

Here are the details for LIVE Monday Night with Tracy Weinzapfel:

Date:  Monday, September 17th

Time:  6:00 pm (Pacific time so check those local time zones)

Channel:  twStudios Ustream -  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tracy-weinzapfel

See you Monday!

 

"The heart of human excellence often begins to beat when you discover a pursuit that absorbs you, frees you, challenges you, and gives you a sense of meaning, joy and passion." 

9/10/12 "Live In the Moment" LIVE Re-Cap

What a fun Monday!  Now only was it art-filled but it was filled with lots of laughs!  Ustream gave us some hiccup moments in the chats.  Here is the journal page we completed:

MATERIALS LISTS:

Watercolor Paints (Windser Newton), Gouache Paints (Reeves), Punches (Marvy Uchida), Buttons (Buttons Galore & More), Mists (Tattered Angels & Maya Road), Gesso & Decoupage (DecoArt), Ink (Dalwer Rowney & Windser Newton), Stamp Ink (Marvy Uchida), 3B Charcoal Pencil

 

Many laughs were had when we realized that my chat was behind from everyone else and I could not figure out why everyone was not contributing like they usually do.  Of course I know this group better than that!  LOL  Thank heavens for the text from my mom letting me know that I need to scroll down my chat. 

Needless to say it was a great time. If you missed the LIVE show here is the recording HERE:

 

Don't forget to be sharing your pages HERE!  I love seeing what everyone is working on!  We are LIVE next Monday, September 17th to work on 2 more pages in our journals! 

Thank you so much for the comments, laughs and fun that we have each Monday.  I love how the Ustream chat issue was a minor hiccup and actually made the show. Funny how just living in the moment and letting go of perfection makes all the difference.  Tonight's page was very fitting! 

See you next Monday!

"Live in the moment and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering!"

Week 2 - September 10th Canvas Art Journal

Thank you for joining me for Week #2 in our canvas art journal!  A recap from Week #1 can be found HERE.  Remember I am listing items I suggest you have on hand but they are not necessary!  I will also make suggestions of substitution products.  Plus you know me......I want you to use what you have on hand.  Plus every page I create turns out different.  Also, you are free to deviate or completely leave the path from what I have created.  I want to see your pages!   Remember we are sharing all our pages HERE

Just a reminder to gesso your 8.5 X 11 " canvas pages in preparation of Monday.  A video can be seen HERE.

The next page we will be creating is.......

Here are some recommended supplies/tools I suggest:

• Paints - DecoArt Acrylic recommended in your favorite colors
• Decoupage - DecoArt (matte or glossy)
• Charcoal Pencil!
• Mists - Maya Road or Tattered Angels
• Ink - (Black and White) India Ink Daler Rowney or Winser Newton
• Flower & Butterfly Punches - Marvy Uchida (any flowers will do)
• Stamp Ink - Marvy Heritage Ink Pads

These are my personal suggestions but remember to use what you have on hand!  Also, Remember there is no obligation to purchase.  Each show will be recorded and every page can be done in your journal or on a canvas. 

Right click to copy/print this out to your desired size:

Also want to share a sneak peak of a second page if time permits:

• Paints & Gesso- DecoArt Acrylic recommended in your favorite colors
• Foam stamps - Making Memories
• Markers/Pens - Faber Castell
• Charcoal Pencil
• Buttons - Buttons Galore & More

If you do want to purchase the kit it is still available HERE and will be shipped immediately or click to BUY NOW:

We will be working in this in September! 

Here are the details for LIVE Monday Night with Tracy Weinzapfel:

Date:  Monday, September 10TH

Time:  6:00 pm (Pacific time so check those local time zones)

Channel:  twStudios Ustream -  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tracy-weinzapfel

See you Monday!

"The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you."