Dylusions new releases...

 Oh yes they are here and at last I can let you know what's coming. It's always hard for me to keep quiet about my new products and these were no exception!! I have to admit, my resolve broke at the Carson show and there were a few sneak peeks, lol

The World of Dylusions Continues to Grow!

Ranger and Dyan Reaveley are thrilled to announce a new assortment of creativity. Introducing 8 new Dylusions Stencils, 4 Rubber Cling Stamp sets, a make your own custom Ink Spray Pad, and an easy to tote around Creative Journal. With all these new tools, the creative possibilities are endless! 

First up are the stencils, four large and four small.  Back to backgrounds for me this time,as I can't get enough of them

Use one or all of the 8 new stencils in art journals and mixed media projects. In Dyan’s distinguishable design style, four stencil designs are available in two sizes – 5” x 8” and 9” x 12”. Choose from Flower Medley, Leaf Flourish, Staggered Brickwork and Alphabet Border to add a touch of Dylusional creativity.

Alphabet border lge

 Alphabet border sml

 Flower medley lge

 Flower medley sml

Leaf flourish lge

Leaf flourish small

Staggered brickwork lge

 Staggered brickwork sml

I also have four new sets of red rubber stamps...

With four new additions to the Dylusions Cling Rubber stamps set line – Boney Maloney, Day of the Heads, Pin Up Queen, This Old House – art journalers, stampers and crafters can showcase their creative take on Dyan’s original artwork.

Day of the Heads... an must have eclectic collection.!

Boney Maloney...the skeletons body arts are all separate so you can stamp him in numerous positions.

This Old House...speaks for itself really, lol

And the fabulous Pin Up Girl...with an assortment of heads and roses.

As always all of the new stamps work fabulously with the existing stamps so you can mix and match to your hearts content.

You have been waiting patiently but I am so pleased to tell you that we are releasing a smaller version of My Creative journal. Unfortunately I can't get the picture to upload, sorry about that!

Is it possible for something to get even more perfect? The answer is YES! Dyan’s “perfect” journal is now available as a Small Creative Journal. The same great heavy unlined cardstock bound with a sturdy chipboard cover is now available in 5” x 8” size. The perfect companion for creativity on the go! 

And my favourite release this show is my blank foam ink pad.

Create a colorful explosion of inky colors to use over & over again. The Dylusions Ink Spray Pad is an oversized blank foam pad ready to customize with any combination of the 18 vibrant colors of Dylusions Ink Sprays. Mist pad with water, simply apply Ink Sprays directly onto the pad, ink up stamp and impress. 

I wanted an ink pad that gave a mottled variegated look, but we couldn't get the effect I wanted, so after a lot of playing around and swapping idea with Mr Holtz we found the perfect solution. A totally blank foam pad!!. You spray a combination of three inks onto the pad and voila.

I will be going through everything in more detail over the next week and showing you samples etc.  You will also be able to find info on the Ranger blog of all their new show releases.

To check out Tim's Idea-ology, Sissix and Stampers Anonymous releases go to his blog each day.

I hope you like this little glimpse of what's to come. I am on the move again this morning to the fabulous Las Vegas, where I will spend the week prepping and making samples for the upcoming Show. I may have a little down time (shhhh) so if you know any fantastic vintage places I must see, please let me know.

Enjoy xx

The Carson show, California...

After the usual traumatic journey I land in California a day before any one expected, lol, so I was left to amuse myself. I spent the day pottering and exploring and ended up at one of my fave places

I'm not really a burger person but I love going to 5 guys, the burgers are fabulous cooked exactly how you like them.

I was invited to demo at the show by the fabulous Stampers Anonymous team, Ted and Michelle, alongside the master Mr Tim Holtz. Friday was spent setting up the booth.

Always time for a bit of fun. This is the lovely Bruce with his version of pole dancing!! Not sure if it will catch on !!

I spent my time prepping. Lots of stamped images waiting to be coloured in.

Lookie what Tim gave me. Yup its only the Seasonal Distress colours in markers. Right up my alley.

The first day dawned brightly and we started with our Starbucks run compliments of the Fabulous Mario and the lovely Chelle. Not sure that the Barista school of charm was paying off !!!

The show opened and we were off. And we never stopped all day. It was a fabulous fun day and I met some great people. Unfortunately I didn't have time for photos and these two were all I managed.

After the show ended we all piled in the cars and descende upon Downtown Disney. I was a little apprehensive as I am definitely not a Disney girl.

But within two minutes I was snapping photos of the lego to show the Maismeister on my return.

We had a booking at the Naples restaurant.

 But just ordered a light snack !!

And then it was into the Disney store where I was like a kid in a candy store. Tim had a fabulous time choosing me a hat.

Spot the difference..!!!

Yup this is the one

As you can see I got a bit over excited.

Yup I have been well and truly Disneyfied

Today it was back to demoing and meeting some great people.

Including the lovely Charlean who brought me Sees chocolate....yumm.

 And this is the lovely Mark, who up until 6 mths ago had never crafted in his life, and after somehow stumbling across some of my Youtube videos has become completely hooked. He was so excited and passionate about learning and he really made my day.

I also had some lovely photos of others which seem to have disappeared, including the lovely Barbara and her daughter and Cathy who identified with my "life is too frikkin short" mentality and got her first tattoo at the age of 63!!!

 And before you know it, it was time to pack up and leave.

Tim and Mario were flying straight home nd had some unusual items to take with them. Mario is the King of packaging and this is what he came up with. Would love to see the faces at check in..

Before they left we had a quick bite at Chillis, and on the way we passed this fabulous retro car showroom. Just my type of thing.

I leave in the morning for the next part of my trip where I will spend four days making samples with my new stamps and stencils. Get ready for the big reveal of my new products on the blog tomorrow. Exciting times...

If you want to know where I will be on this trip heres a run down of my whereabouts.

Sun 21st - Thurs 25th July ... CHA, Las Vegas

Sat/Sun 27/28th July ... Scrapbook and Such, Wichita Falls, Texas

Tues/Weds  30/31st July ... Stamp Asylum, Plano, Texas

Sat/Sun 3/4th August ... Betty's Stamping and Scrapbook Room, Greensboro, NC

Tues Aug 6th ... Dorothy's Stamps and Scraps, Boiling springs, NC

Fri/Sat 9/10th August ... Stampaway, Cincinnati. Demoing for Stampers Anonymous.

Tues/Weds 20/21st Aug...Art from the Heart, Harrogate, UK

28th Aug ... Retailer Day in Coventry

Tues/Wed 3/4th September ...Art from the Heart, Harrogate

Hope to see you all somewhere along the line

Enjoy xx

It's got to be done..!!

Enjoy xx

Where in the world...????

I am busy packing up for my next trip to the States and got myself all confused.

The airline seem to be having difficulties accessing my itinerary and so I have never received notification of it. After a lot of digging , on  my behalf, the lovely Alain, of He Who must be Obeyed fame, finally got al the confirmed details.

Eeeeeeeeeek!!!! I am not leaving tomorrow, as I had thought and planned things around!!!

I am actually leaving today....YES, you heard me today..!!!

Ooooops good job we checked yesterday.

So now picture the scene...

Me running around like the proverbial blue arsed fly or rather the red headed hornet, lmao.

In the meantime... One of the proudest moments in my career was finding out that I was on the GCSE Art curriculum as a living artist. This means that students studying for their exams can study me and my work, amongst others such as Van Gogh, Monet etc. Luckily I am allowed to stay alive whilst being studied, otherwise I might have had to have a rethink on the matter, lol. 

It is so humbling and encouraging that slowly a new generation will find the joy, the peace and the tremendous boost that art journaling brings.

One of my students the lovely Sandra, who does fabulous things with the Dylusions, brought in an assignment that her daughter Natalya had completed. I was totally blown away with it.

One of the projects was to design a souvenir and Natalya chose to make a fridge magnet.

And here is the back of the packaging.

And this is an A3 poster, made with all my inks and stamp images

I frikkin love it

And here is the gorgeous girlie herself, 14 yr old Natalya. Not surprisingly she received the highest mark possible.

And to top it all she has gifted it to me and it is now hanging proudly in the workshop.

Natalya you are an absolute star and I am sure everyone will agree with me, a fabulous artist. Keep up the good work.

I found this on facebook the other day and it really made me snort and I think it helps to keep things in perspective !!

Which reminds me...must start packing.!!!

Enjoy xx