Last summer, I attended a dinner at the Creative Bug Studio as part of AltSF conference. I was so excited when I got there, becuase I LOVE it when people host a party and go all out with the decor, and this dinner was one of those parties. I've searched my computer for a photo to share to no avail, not a one. I must have just had my phone with me, no camera. And usually, my phone has no storage, so I often can't keep photos long enough to upload to my computer once home. ( And no, I don't have the cloud on, again, a storage issue- ya, ya, I definitely have tech storage issues that all need addressing.) BUT, I was able to find one on my flickr page! Hooray- here is the party decor for the dinner. The small photo grid doesn't do it justice at all. Courtney Cerruti was the mastermind behind it, and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and talking with her. (She's even got a class over on creativebug about making creative party decor.)
Anyway, all that was just to tell you how I became aquainted with Courtney and her work. She's very talented in both arts and crafts and I find lots of inspiration in her creations. She's got a new book out I think many of you might like, Playing with Image Transfers. It's very cool. On her blog there is a promo video for the book too.
It's really a beautiful book, both the photographs and design overall, and I really love the paper, which is a big thing to me, how paper feels in my hands. I asked Courtney about the paper and she said that it was really important to her as well, and it's printed in uncoated stock. Yum.
This weekend I ran across this page of a bird book and thought it'd be a perfect addition to a journal page and decided to give one of the five methods she describes in the book a go. Not only was it super simple, but I love a craft that has a little moment where you feel like it's magic...
Can you see the birds there that were the top part of the original bird book page? Here's a better shot of a transfer from the same page onto a journal page of mine:
Not perfectly done, but perfection is not something I strive for in my journals. Instead I like to experiment and have fun, and this sure was. Congratulations Courtney, job well done! I'm looking forward to getting to try more projects from the book, especially how to transfer some of my own drawings onto different surfaces. As always, I'll share the results here when I do!
