We have a Winner!!

Congratulations goes to "maplebaystudios.com"! You've won a free seat to "Mad for Monoprinting" with Catherine Scanlon and Shirley Pando. Please contact us at support.mcc@gmail.com so we can enroll you into class.

maplebaystudios.com March 6, 2013 at 9:08 PM

This looks like a great class! Heck, I'd frame a monoprint for my wall :)

If you didn't win, you still have plenty of time to register for this fun, jam-packed class! Hope to see you there! :-)

Mad for Monoprinting

Two great masters of mixed media at My Creative Classroom team up to bring you this extremely creative and fun course. Catherine Scanlon and Shirley Pando are mad...Mad for Monoprinting! And they know you will be, too, when you create these unique, one-of-a-kind backgrounds using both paper and fabric.

This 6-lesson class will include intensive training in the art of monoprinting. Students will learn how to monoprint on several plate surfaces using a variety of tools you can probably find in your home and some that will be handmade. Using acrylic and textile paints, you will create your own paper and fabric backgrounds that will be perfect in your next art project. But we're not finished when the paint is dry. We'll make four projects with both paper and fabric including a paper art quilt, a journal, a NO SEW fused fabric tote, and a funky patchwork pencil case (sewing required). Weekly instructional videos included!

Student Feedback

"Such a fantastic course! I loved the wide variety of techniques presented from both instructors and will definitely be trying more of them."~Penny, MCC student "I liked all the various ways you showed to used monoprinting on paper and fabric."~ Ranae, MCC student
"I liked that you showed us monoprinting on both paper and fabric and the fact that the two of you came at the subject from slightly different ways. It showed me that there is no one right answer and many ways to create. The class was so much fun and so well organized."~Jan, MCC student 

***Click here for supply list and to register for this class***

I'm Mad for Mono-Printing!

Hello! I'm Catherine Scanlon, instructor at My Creative Classroom. I've been with MCC for a LONG time and really enjoy sharing and teaching what I know about art and crafting. You can check out all my classes here and you can check out my personal blog here!
 
Today I wanted to share a little bit about “Mad for Monoprinting, an online class I’m teaching along with my pal and MCC Mentor Shirley Pando at My Creative Classroom. (Shirley is AWESOME, btw! She not only teaches great classes here at MCC but she takes care of the Help Desk and helps me with all my classes. Any problems you have go to her -- she's a pro at handling them all!)

Mad for Monoprinting is a 6-lesson Workshop that starts on Friday, March 22nd. This course is packed full of videos, tutorials and projects where you'll create unique, one-of-a-kind backgrounds with both paper and fabric using the monoprinting technique. 

I also thought you might enjoy a quick little video demonstrating how I made my own background paper and then turned it into the beautiful card I've shown below.  

I don't think I mention this in the video, but the stamp is an old wooden batik stamp from India that I picked up at a flea market last year -- it works great with the Gelli Plate -- AND it counts as a STAMP.  ;-D For this project I ended up using 2 of the wood batik stamps, 1 rubber stamp from Inkadinkado and 1 clear stamp. 

Use Every Stamp March from Catherine Scanlon on Vimeo.

Want to know how you can win? Post a comment and tell us what projects you would create using your monoprinted papers or fabric. Entries will be accepted until midnight on Monday March 11th. We will pick a winner on Tuesday March 12th.

Already enrolled in class? That is wonderful, and guess what....you can still play along. Shirley will simply refund the tuition if we pick someone who is already enrolled in the class. Enjoy and GOOD luck!!

GIVEAWAY!!

One lucky winner will receive a free seat to the online class "Mad for Monoprinting" which begins Friday March 22nd. 

Mad for Monoprinting

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Course Description:

Two great masters of mixed media at My Creative Classroom team up to bring you this extremely creative and fun course. Catherine Scanlon and Shirley Pando are mad...Mad for Monoprinting! And they know you will be, too, when you create these unique, one-of-a-kind backgrounds using both paper and fabric.

This 6-lesson class will include intensive training in the art of monoprinting. Students will learn how to monoprint on several plate surfaces using a variety of tools you can probably find in your home and some that will be handmade. Using acrylic and textile paints, you will create your own paper and fabric backgrounds that will be perfect in your next art project. But we're not finished when the paint is dry. We'll make four projects with both paper and fabric including a paper art quilt, a journal, a NO SEW fused fabric tote, and a funky patchwork pencil case (sewing required). Weekly instructional videos included!

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Guest Blogger and Giveaway!

Hello! I'm Shirley Pando, instructor at My Creative Classroom and part of the MCC website support team. In fact, if you email the help desk (support.mcc@gmail.com) I'm the person you'll hear from. :-)

Today I'm here to let you know about “Mad for Monoprinting”, an online class I’m teaching along with Catherine Scanlon at My Creative Classroom. This 6-lesson Workshop class begins on Friday, March 22nd and features loads of videos, tutorials and projects where you'll create unique, one-of-a-kind backgrounds with both paper and fabric using the monoprinting technique.

Monoprinting is a form of printmaking where the images can only be made once. And that is truly the beauty of the monoprint…each one is an original! 

 

For class, Catherine and I will be using with the 8" x 10" Gelli Arts Printing Plate but we’ll also have a recipe for you to create your own plate from unflavored gelatin.   

 

We’ll talk about everything you’ll need to know to create gorgeous prints from papers and fabrics.

We'll cover, paints and tools (some you can find in your home...and yes, stamps are one type of tool you can use on a print plate)....techniques and much, much more.  

You’ll learn unique tips and techniques from both of us as we each create in a different way. The best part of that? No one way is “right”. Creating art is experimental and should be a fun play time. And as adults we don’t get enough play time, right?

Are you intrigued? We’d love for you to join us and take the leap into monoprinting. (Most of the supplies I bet you already have on hand.) Come create unique, one-of-a-kind prints on paper and fabric that can be turned into projects of many kinds. In class we’ll create four projects worthy of giving as a gift. (But you may want to make two of each, like I did...one to give as a gift and one for me to keep!)

**Catherine will be our guest blogger on Thursday 3/7 for another sneak peek into "Mad for Monoprinting"! :-)

GIVEAWAY!!

One lucky winner will receive a free seat to the online class "Mad for Monoprinting" which begins Friday March 22nd. 

Mad for Monoprinting

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Course Description

Two great masters of mixed media at My Creative Classroom team up to bring you this extremely creative and fun course. Catherine Scanlon and Shirley Pando are mad...Mad for Monoprinting! And they know you will be, too, when you create these unique, one-of-a-kind backgrounds using both paper and fabric.

This 6-lesson class will include intensive training in the art of monoprinting. Students will learn how to monoprint on several plate surfaces using a variety of tools you can probably find in your home and some that will be handmade. Using acrylic and textile paints, you will create your own paper and fabric backgrounds that will be perfect in your next art project. But we're not finished when the paint is dry. We'll make four projects with both paper and fabric including a paper art quilt, a journal, a NO SEW fused fabric tote, and a funky patchwork pencil case (sewing required). Weekly instructional videos included!

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Student Feedback

"Such a fantastic course! I loved the wide variety of techniques presented from both instructors and will definitely be trying more of them."~Penny, MCC student 

"I liked all the various ways you showed to used monoprinting on paper and fabric."~ Ranae, MCC student
"I liked that you showed us monoprinting on both paper and fabric and the fact that the two of you came at the subject from slightly different ways. It showed me that there is no one right answer and many ways to create. The class was so much fun and so well organized."~Jan, MCC student

Click here for Supply List and more info about this class 

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How to win? Post a comment and tell us what projects you would create using your monoprinted papers or fabric. Entries will be accepted until midnight on Monday March 11th. We will pick a winner on Tuesday March 12th.

Already enrolled in class? That is wonderful, and guess what....you can still play along. I will simply refund the tuition if I pick someone who is already enrolled in the class. 

Enjoy!

Shirley