Lisa Patterson

Yesterday was a wonderful day... I reconnected with a long, lost friend and that has made me so happy. 

And, if that was not great enough, I got an email from... (drumroll, please)... Authentique. I was named as an Authentique Design Team Specialist. This position is a little different from the typical design team member. My job is basically that of the town crier. I help get the Authentique brand name out in the world. How does that work? I receive awesome products in the mail and then I get to create new classes and fun projects all the while promoting my artwork and this great new company. Sounds awesome, right? Thank you! to the Authentique team for this opportunity... I won't let you down.  

 

I want to congratulate all the other ladies who made the teams:

Design Team: Heather Conklin, Tifany DeGough (DT Coordinator), Natalie Dever, Emily Lanham, Amy Parker, Cristine Redmond, Janeen Shember, Brenda Smith, Virginia Tillery, Misty Buck, Jeannie DeGruccio and Jill Cornell 

Design Team Specialists: Keri Babbitt, Gini Cagle, Sarah DeGuzman, Jennifer Priest, Gina Lideros, Christine Meyer, Charissa Miller, Michelle Philippi, Elizabeth Wiederspohn, Tricia Wilson and Pamela Young

 

 

 

And still another...

Mini book, that is.

I spent last evening adding the finishing touches to this Christmas book. It is based on a class I took a few years ago but I have added even more pockets and flip outs. I love this book because it is so very repeatable in any theme you want... just by changing the papers. It makes a great book when you have lots of pictures to share. I think you can fit about 50 (4x6). Plus there are spaces for tags, journaling and even a mini book inside the mini book. This is a class you do not want to miss... so as soon as I have the details I will share.

Again, I'm featuring some of the new Authentique papers, this time it is "Wonder". It is traditional Christmas but still has an edge to it with a distressed feel.  Enough talking... here are the pics.  

 

The Great Escape

I've really been in a mini book mood lately... so here is another one. I found this adorable wood suitcase at AC Moore and immediately I had an idea of what I wanted to do. A little travel book to fit inside the case. The shape reminded me of the luggage from the 60's, so it had to be blue and gray. Enter... Journey from Authentique. Luckily it was already waiting on my design table. I have to admit, I love the way it turned out. I cannot wait for my next trip so I can add the pictures. I think I'll try and remember to take some with my Instax camera... it takes little snapshots like the old polaroids.

Here are a couple peeks inside the book.       


Thanx for stopping by.

As you know...

I'm busy creating some new stuff with the fabulous Authentique paper line. Here's a new class I'll be teaching. I will let you know where and when as soon as possible. Because you definitely won't want to miss this one.

"Splendid, Family" album

To my delight, Northridge Publishing had a call for artwork with a "vintage theme", right up my alley, right? If you know me you know I love "old" things, like postcards, photographs, lace, millinery flowers and ephemera. It was the perfect opportunity to use some of my new Authentique papers, some My Mind's Eye and some Webster's Pages blended with elements of days gone by. Here are a few of the pieces I've been working on. 

These first two are vintage photo album pages that I converted into canvas wall frames... they both feature images cut from Webster's Pages papers and are embellished with vintage ribbons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have this picture of three of my great aunts, my grandmother and my great uncle as kids sitting on the porch of the house I grew up in. I love that picture... because I used to sit there, too. I printed it on canvas, made it look extra "vintagy". This layout uses fabric, My Mind's Eye papers and frame, vintage crocheted trim, a really great piece of lace and a few vintage buttons.

This next layout features a pic of one of my great-grandmothers, Naomi Pearl Berkibile. Wasn't she cute? I love using fabric in my artwork and here I used one piece and then cut some of the flowers from it to create the embellishments. I added a piece of vintage flocked ribbon (from a Silver Bella swap last year) and bits of rose ribbon. Love the look of this one.

And here's my other great-grandmother on my dad's side of the family, Arbelle. Better known as "Belle". For this layout I used a vintage photo album page to frame my picture. I mixed Authentique paper and a tag with a piece of old wallpaper and some vintage laces to finish this one. I love that the daisies on her dress work so well with the lace.

Last but certainly not least is this layout of my Mom, done on an old record album page... the whole cutout is the perfect frame. I used some of the new "Uncommon" line from Authentique and added a collection of Victorian era scrap, some old tulle and fabrics and a wooden butterfly from KaiserKraft. Love this one!!! 

On a completely different subject... there are still some spots left for Art on a LImb. So, if you are interested check out the link for more info.