Roann Mathias

Gilded Envelope Book

Roann — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:07:48 +0000

In October I learned a new book structure (new to me). It was a book constructed with folded envelopes. Cutting the ends off each envelope created side pockets that are great for holding tags and other inserts. I fell in love with this concept and have been experimenting with it since then. This book combines that idea with experimental gilding techniques. Here are a few photos:

View of several folds:

Another view of several of the pages:

On this page – variegated gold leaf, and gold applied with stamps:

Gold applied over acrylic gloss medium:

Light molding paste applied with a heart stencil, then gold added:

Full sheet of gold leaf applied, then painted over and stamped:

Rosie Kelly workshops 3/26/11

Roann — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:12:56 +0000

Over the weekend, The Memphis Calligraphy Guild hosted incredible teacher, Rosie Kelly, for two workshops. Saturday and Sunday we learned how to use up our “stash” of old papers. All of us brought in paper scraps we have been saving, and old calligraphy practice sheets. By the end of the first day, we all realized that we had enough stash to create books for the rest of our lives!

This is one of the beautiful books that Rosie brought:

Here are a few photos of the first books we made:

Above: book by Debe Slocum

Above: book by Mary Lou Sherman

Above: book by Ann Rabinovitz

On Monday, we created small accordion fold books, mostly in black and white, using tiny pieces we created by making marks on black and white papers. These books took all day to create and assemble. When we were done, we shared the books, and surprisingly, each one was unique.

Here are some samples that Rosie brought:

Here are the books that we made:

Above: 2 photos of my book

At the end of class Rosie received a huge round of applause. It was one of the best workshops that we have had in a long time.

Neuland Workshop in Birmingham

Roann — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:08:11 +0000

The Calligraphy Guild of Birmingham had me in to teach Neuland on Saturday. There were 16 students who worked hard all day. Here are some samples:

I will be back next month (April 30th) to teach Beyond Bookhand.

Sizzix blog hop week 6

Roann — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:12:37 +0000

This week’s project uses dies designed by Brenda Pinnick. We all received the shapes pre-cut. I used some of mine as templates for ornaments. The rest I used as a book of Christmas greetings, using calligraphy that I scanned in and printed onto scrapbooking paper.

The two stamps that I used on the ornaments are still available in my Etsy store.

Thanksgiving Greetings Holiday Decor

Roann — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:04:03 +0000

Welcome to week 4 of the Triple Play Blog Hop! This week’s project is the Frame and Frame Back with Stand designed by Eileen Hull.

Materials used:

My Thanksgiving stamp in calligraphy

Solid papers and marbelled paper from Mohawk Fine Papers

Decorative papers from Paper Palette Collage Pad – Earth Tones by Provo Craft

Autumn Leaves stamp by Hero Arts

Inks: Brilliance Dew Drops – Pearl Rust and Cream Copper

Gold Embossing Powder from Stampin’ Up

Best wishes to everyone for a happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy all the other frames created by the talented designers in this hop.

Thanks for looking!

Sizzix Twist Cube Blog Hop

Roann — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:37:10 +0000

This week’s Sizzix die is a cube that can be flattened to fit into a card, or left as a cube. My pieces were on black paper, and since I am the queen of using sparkly things on black, I decided to go with my strength. The cube is decorated with different techniques from the Black Magic class that I teach, and topped with a small pre-fab frame.

Materials used:

Sailor glue pen

Jones Tones foil

Twinkling H2Os

Two kinds of double-sided tape

As you navigate through the hop, you will see how versatile this die is. Just hit “forward” on the Sizzix icon to the right at the top of this post - it’ll take you through the loop of participating designers and you can see more wonderful twist cube creations!

Please feel free to leave a comment, Thanks!

Triple Play Event — Home Makeover Reveal

Roann — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:57:38 +0000

This is the cutest little house! You can find the die here: Sizzix ScoreBoards Pro Die – House, 3-D.

Here’s how I decorated it:

Covered each piece with coordinating scrapbook paper

Covered the roof with sheets of mica

Added gold to the windows and scalloped edges using Sailor glue pen and foil

Roughed up the edges by smudging it with Ranger distress ink, aged mahogany

Wrapped the doorway with gold foil.

To see the rest of the creation, just click on the badge to the right.

Celtic Prayer Workshop in Jonesboro

Roann — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:26:37 +0000

Here are photos from the workshop I just taught at Holy Angels Convent in Jonesboro, AR.:

Cutting up patent gold leaf for gilding:

One of the letters after gilding:

Painting in the borders:

Color Theory Class, Memphis

Roann — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:55:06 +0000

The yearlong series that I have been team-teaching with Peggy Kunkel and Ann Rabinovitz met over the weekend for the second part of the color theory section. The first class covered working with primary colors. This class built upon that foundation. We were working with tertiary colors (the ones mixed from three colors) and all their possibilities. The following photos were from an exercise Ann taught to create the illusion of overlapping shapes. Very eye-opening! All of us really liked the deep browns that could be mixed in this way.

Sizzix Blog Hop Cake Die

Roann — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:42:15 +0000

This week’s Sizzix die, designed by Eileen Hull, forms a cute cake. It was easy to decorate and assemble. Here are the photos:

I used Stampin’ Up stamp pads to color both the top of the cake and the main body. Then I wrapped the cake with two ribbons. Under the ribbon I added white ribbon with beading already attached. The flowers were from an old scrapbooking kit. I put them together with a bead in the center and wire. The greeting is my own calligraphy printed onto colored paper.

You can see what all the other creative artists did with this die in the list below.

Ann Butler

Bonnie Bruns

Candice Windham

Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty world

Just a Thought or Two

Karen Burniston

Laura Bray

Life in the Craft Lane

Lisa Rojas, Stampin’ Queen Creations

Modern Surrealist Marisa Pawelko

Niki Meiners