Green Paper

On a Grand Tour...

Have you ever heard of a Grand Tour?

Wikipedia has a full description, but I'll just give you a few lines:  "The Grand Tour was the traditional trip of Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means…The primary value of the Grand Tour, it was believed, laid in the exposure both to the cultural legacy of classical antiquity and the Renaissance, and to the aristocratic and fashionably polite society of the European continent."

Sounds intriguing, doesn't it?

photograph credit here

So, when you wonder why I haven't posted to my blog in forever, just imagine I'm on a Grand Tour. That sounds much more exciting than I-got-a-demanding-new-job, and sadly, I'm-not-very-interested-in-my-art-or-my-blog-lately.

As far as the winner of the November challenge...They all won! I am sending the French Dictionary Collection to each of the artists who entered. I am missing emails for 3 of the artists who entered, so if you entered but haven't been contacted, just send me an email at greenpaperpack@aol.com and I'll get your collection to you.

I plan to keep my Etsy shop open as I sell off some of my extras and things I know I really won't use again, so feel free to stop in from time to time to see if there's anything new.

And, of course, Classes and Images are available in the e-store, as always. If you've read this far, I have a bonus for you - 50% off anything and everything in the e-store. Just use the discount code grandtour (all one word). The offer's good through January 15th.

I hope you're well, and that you're enjoying your art. Have a wonderful Holiday season!

Bargains Available...

There are just a few days left for the Spring Sale in my store.  All of my exclusive image collections and classes are 25% off, through the end of March!

So, each of the exclusive image sets in the calendar collections  is just $3.75 with the discount...

...or, you can learn everything there is to know about gluebook-ing (and lots more) with the Your Vintage Gluebook Class , just $26.25...

...If you like one of my most popular collections, the Logomachy cards, you could get one original set on eBay these days for $75.00... or $500.00 . Maybe you'd rather grab the Logomachy cards collection and get all 4 styles, to print again and again, for only $13.50...

...and you might like the technique-and-example filled Collage Basics class at just $33.75...

Whatever you choose, it's easy to apply the discount:

To take advantage of the 25% discount, visit the store, HERE.

Add anything and everything to your cart

Put the word springfever into the discount code box.

Please let me know if you have any questions or want to learn more about any of the items in the store. I love to talk about my collections and classes, so ask away!

March Collage Challenge...and Everything on Sale!

Just a reminder that all of my exclusive image collections and classes are 25% off, through March!

• To take advantage of the 25% discount, visit the store, HERE.
• Add anything and everything to your cart
• Put the word springfever into the discount code box.

The sale prices are good on everything in the store, including the retiring images and Collage Club.

And, don't forget the monthly Collage Challenge! It ends on the 8th, so you still have plenty of time to download the images and join in. 

Classes on Sale...

My year-end sale has started. Everything in the store is 25% off - including each of the classes and the Collage Club!

The entire year of the Green Paper Collage Club is $70.00 - now $52.50

Collage Basics was $45.00 and is now $33.75

Your Vintage Gluebook is regularly $35.00, now just $26.25

My Christmas Gluebook was $23.00, and now $17.25

And all of the image collections are 25% off too!

Visit the store HERE and use the discount code decemberspecial on the shopping cart page.

Year End Sale Begins Now!

It's almost Thanksgiving  - can you believe it? 

And it's time once again for the year end sale in my e-store. This time it's not just images - everything is on sale! The classes, the images, even the 2011 Collage Club! 

You'll save 25% off anything and everything in the e-store from now until December 31st. 

You might pick up some new images. All of them are exclusive to me, created from ephemera in my own collection.

You might decide to take that class you've been thinking about. Each of my classes is complete and ready to begin on your schedule. And each of them provides loads of  images to get you started.

• How to save? You need to order through the e-store HERE. 
• Click ADD TO CART when you've made a selection
• Enter the discount code: decemberspecial on the shopping cart screen

That's it! The store calculates the discount for you and then emails you a link to the material as soon as you pay - no waiting!

I hope you'll visit the store to see everything available. And, please contact me if you have questions about any of the classes or image collections. Thanks!

Sale Reminder...

Here's a little reminder that EVERYTHING in my e-store is on sale through the end of the month.

Everything in the store is discounted: Online Classes, Downloadable Image Collections, even the Collage Club in both the monthly and yearly versions.

To get the discount, purchase through the e-store HERE and put the discount code latesummer into the discount code box on the order form. Thanks!

Classes and Images On Sale!

It seems like I do a 20% off sale in my e-store, usually on images, in August or September of each year. This year, I'm doing it again, but bigger! I'm discounting 25% off on anything...and everything...that includes classes, images, even the Collage Club.

Just go to the e-store HERE and use the discount code latesummer. That will give you 25% off everything in your cart. The sale is just through August, so I hope you can stop by soon.

 
Now is the best time to grab the images you've been thinking about, finally take that class you've been eyeing, or jump into the Collage Club...this is the time.

Thanks for visiting the store!

Patterned Papers...

I was asked a while back about some of the patterned papers I use in my gluebook. Were they scrapbook paper that could be purchased somewhere? I keep meaning to do a blog post to respond, so here goes!

I use papers I've created with patterns from a variety of sources. Here are a few examples:

The following paper was copied from an end paper in an antique book. This is one of the papers included in my Collage Basics class.

 
This next one is created from a portion of one of my Antique Holy Cards, that's the original card on the right. I don't think this one is available anywhere yet, but the Holy Card it came from is HERE.

 
The one below was created from a portion of a page in an antique French Zoology book. See the strip of bees at the top of the page?   This is also available in the Collage Basics class (even though it says Collage Club for some reason...)In case you think creating your own papers is hard, the 2nd and 3rd patterns were created using the software Microsoft Paint. It comes with Microsoft Windows, so if you have Windows you already have Paint.  I demonstrate how I make these papers in the Your Vintage Gluebook class - it's so quick that students were showing their patterns in the Flickr group on the day I posted the lesson!

Creating your own patterned paper is a wonderful way to truly personalize your art. There's nothing like using your own papers and images to make your work really individual!

If you don't already do this, I hope you give it a try because you WILL become addicted, I promise!

By the way, if you're ever curious about where I got a pattern or image I am using, I'm happy to share the info. Just email me or leave a comment and I'll get back to you with the source.

From me to you...

I'm offering a little discount to everyone who'd like to shop in my e-store this month - $5 off your total order - image collections, online classes, Collage Club memberships, or a combination of all three! 

Actually, you could even pick up any of the calendar collections for $5, use the discount and get it for free!

 
Just go to the store: http://www.e-junkie.com/greenpaperpackages. Place your order and use the discount code: aprilshowers (all one word!)

 
That's all there is to it! The discount code is good all month, through April 30th. Shop more than once if you want to, I won't mind.

 
And don't forget to send me a picture of what you make so I can show it on my blog!

Everything on Sale...3 More Days!

Everything in the e-store is on sale for just 3 more days!

The 10% Off sale prices are available through Thursday, February 10th, so stop by and sign up for a class, join the Collage Club or pick up some new images.

The classes currently available are Your Vintage Gluebook and Collage Basics with Vintage Paper.

There are loads of great image collections available in the store, and each of them is exclusive. They're all pieces from my own ephemera collection and not available anywhere else.

The image you see here is one of the pages from the Victorian Gift Book Images Collection.

So, please take a minute to check it out. Everything - everything is 10% off with the discount code winterstorm. To take a look, visit the store HERE.