Tinkers Treadle

Bean's Birthday Week Book

2011-10-19T21:55:00.001-07:00

My girlfriend, Tina, celebrated her birthday all week long. One day was a trip to the nail salon, then lunch with friends, time with family, All day trip to the Scrapbook Expo, and an 80's party on the weekend. Fun way to spend a whole week, celebrating.

Hue, Vietnam

2011-05-14T03:44:00.001-07:00

2011-05-04T06:30:00.000-07:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcnelson0381/

Thailand 2011

2011-05-04T06:21:00.000-07:00

Greetings from Thailand. Here is the first of the photos Dave has uploaded to Flickr. They are mostly of the Flower market in Bangkok. We've been so busy that there hasn't been much time to select and upload everything. We are on Day 10 and there is so much more to show you. Book mark this flickr so you can see what he uploads in the following days!! I am having a lot of DejaVu's here, the heat, humidity and the smells remind me so much of my childhood in Nigeria. Sigh!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcnelson0381/

Just a test

2011-04-16T20:35:00.001-07:00

Hi. It has been so long since I updated my blog I think I forgot how! So this is just a test. Look for updates in the following weeks of our trip to Southeast Asia. Trina

Tim holtz style paper flowers.

2010-04-27T09:13:00.001-07:00

Tim holtz style paper flowers., originally uploaded by TZTreadle.

This is my first attempt at these flowers. I incorporated some of Laura's techniques from her following the paper trail blog. I wanna make some more!

Nicole's Sweet 16 Mini

2010-04-24T07:26:00.000-07:00

My Zentangle

2010-04-08T22:29:00.001-07:00

Here's my Zentangle from the Lodi Mixed Media Meeting

Elk Grove Police Explorers

2010-03-20T08:50:00.001-07:00

Elk Grove Police Explorers, originally uploaded by dcnelson1898.

teatimeDeco

2010-02-28T15:54:00.001-08:00

teatimeDeco, originally uploaded by TZTreadle.

I Made this little deco in 2008 for a Round Robin. It has never been returned but I hope some day it'll find it's way back to me as I was very happy with how it went together.

Mini World Book

2010-02-28T15:48:00.001-08:00

This is
Mini World Book, I made this mini book in a matchbox for a swap in my Book Arts class at Sac City. Each page has a map of a contintent and the name. The front of the book has a passport image on it. It slips into a case that has a globe and a compass on it.

Travel Journal

2009-12-11T21:06:00.001-08:00

Travel Journal, originally uploaded by TZTreadle.

Flickr

2009-12-11T21:04:00.001-08:00

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Satchel Worksop

2008-09-25T10:04:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited about this workshop being put on by Cindy Powell at Latest Trends in Multi Media yahoo group. Here is the wrapped coil. Tonight I'll work on construction of the satchel. This is so much fun and I have a lot of fabric scraps to make several of these.

Mini Book Swap

2008-09-25T09:53:00.000-07:00

It's been a VERY long time since I've updated this blog. WOW. I'm going to try to do better to stay on top of it. This month, I participated in a mini book swap on the BookArtz yahoo group. This is the one I sent out. It is hand sewn together and the inside pages are watercolor paper.

2008-03-03T07:30:00.000-08:00

Hi all,
Saturday night after our visit to the Easter Island, A dance troupe came aboard to give a performance. It was very nice and the male dancers were extremely fit!!

We headed west on the Pacific Ocean on February 24. It took two days to get to land, Robinson Crusoe Island. We were there just ½ day then we continued west for another 3 days to get to Easter Island. We are now headed east, back to South America. We should be there in 5 days. It'll be good to get caught up on my photos….as long as the sea is quiet!!.

We will get off of the ship in Arica, Chile on Saturday and fly to Cusco Peru for two nights where we will travel by train to Machu Picchu. We then return to the ship in Lima Peru. It'll be pretty active after that with a trip to the Galapogos and several days in Equador.
Internet is VERY slow and costs by the minute so we haven't been able to upload photos to flickr or blog as we'd like. That'll have to wait until we get home But here's just a couple.

TTFN,Trina

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We're in Antarctica.

2008-02-16T15:23:00.001-08:00

Here we are at the only landing we were able to make in Antarctica at Paradise Harbour. The weather was perfect and we had a great time mingling with the penguins. We've seen whales, sea lions, albatrosses, and asst'd other birds only found in the Antarctic. Oh and of course penguins you can see in the background.

Internet is very sporatic so I'm not sure when we can post to the blog or flickr but we'll at least try to send them in email if we can..

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For the Love of Art

2008-01-21T20:58:00.000-08:00

4x4's were done for the Valentine Swap on the yahoo Group for the Love of Art. I also did the St. Paddy's day pages for next month as I won't be here to send them off. Brenda (the hostess) said she would hold them for me and distribute in March. Thank you Brenda.

Creative Embellishment Challenge

2008-01-21T20:54:00.001-08:00

Here's a first attempt for me. I made these ATC's for the 4/4 ATC Creative Embellishment Swap on The Latest Trends in Mixed Media Group. The beads were made from wrapping inked paper towels (from the Shinning Stones backgrounds earlier) around a knitting needle and glue and then wrapped with wire. (This was quite messy and the needle won't be used for knitting anytime soon) The backgrounds are an ATC sized piece of cardstock with fabric glued to it. I used pearl ex mixed in Crystal laquer to add a bit of shimmer and then stamped with a flourish. The fiber strip is a piece of pipe cleaner wrapped with fibers.

Glue Resist Background Technique

2008-01-21T20:19:00.000-08:00

These are my results for the Glue Resist Background Technique for NGS and Trish Bee. I used Aleene's tacky glue and color box pigment cat's eye ink pads. I spread the glue all over a piece of cardstock with a 'fake' credit card. Next, I took the credit card and cut out triangles which left a 'forked' edge (as shown in Trish's Tutorial). I used the forked edge to create the designs in the glue and let them dry over night. For the next step, I used the ink pad to spread ink over the entire page and then used a paper towel to remove the ink from the dried glue. I think next time I need to use less glue and make smaller backgrounds. These were done on half sheets. The next step is to add these to my Background Techniques journal along with the directions. I will probably not be able to get to that step until after our trip to Antartica. I'm trying to finish up all the swaps and other challenges before leaving so some things will have to wait. Thank for looking. I love any comments. Oops, I just noticed, I forgot to do the second technique. I will if I have time before I go but me thinks it isn't going to happen.

Found This on Kim's Blog

2008-01-20T09:51:00.001-08:00

What Trina Means

You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life.

You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home.

You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble.

You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something.

You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.

You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.

You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing.

You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long.

You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.

You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.

You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.

You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.

You have the classic "Type A" personality.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

I found this on a blog Ruined Art and thought it would be fun to give it a try too. Some things don't register but some things definately do. Give it a try and see what your name means.

Background Noise Challenge

2008-01-05T20:57:00.000-08:00

This is the result of my attempt at the Shinning Stone background Technique. Trish Bee Challenged the Next Generations Stampers group to use this technique as the first entry in our Background Techniques Sketchbook.

Shinning Stones

2008-01-03T18:22:00.000-08:00

I used some scrap glossy I had in a drawer so my backgrounds are all 3.75 square. for the two darker ones I brayered Kaleidacolor Calypso and caribbean sea and for the pinkish one I found a rainbow stamp pad from Stamp Francisco at the bottom of my ink pad drawer. I like all of them. I think of the darker ones I made my Pearl Ex Paint a little too thin but it still worked. I either painted or splattered it on and then using a paper towel along with a heat gun, dabbed the canvas. This is part of a background techniques challenge from Trish at Next Generation Stampers.

For the Love of Art

2008-01-03T17:43:00.001-08:00

This is my New Year's 4x4 swap. I'm lovin shrink plastic!!! The image one of the Advent images Trish gave us on Next Generation Stampers.

Artist Circle Tag Book

2008-01-03T17:38:00.000-08:00

Here are my completed tags for the challenge on the Artist Circle group. How fun was that. This blue one if my favorite, Simple. I had fun making the charm hanging of it with shrink plastic.

WORDS/Advent

2007-12-06T17:46:00.000-08:00

NGS is hosting an Advent Challenge. We are receiving an image each day and are challenged to use it. Here's mine. I stamped the compass using versamark and then used a paintbrush to add pearl ex. I stamped the words and added the image. Inside the envelope is one of the other images received of a travel ticket. (I thought it appropriate for the project) I stapled the large staples on their own and then attached them with glue dots. OH, Also, I used gold foil on the one compass but don't like it too much so it's the only one I did. I also did this for another challenge "WORDS"

SNOW ATC

2007-12-06T17:37:00.000-08:00

This snow ATC I did for the December Lottery at For the Love of Art group. I started with an ATC base and covered it with spackle to give it texture. While the spackle was wet, I added the little snowflake embellishments. After it dried, I added the image I got from the NGS group, I tore the edges and inked them with distress ink. To complete the project, I added the S N O W letter brads. WINTER FUN

Dye Ink

2007-12-05T00:06:00.000-08:00

This is the last step for coloring our tags at The Artist Circle yahoo group. I stamped the dye ink pads on a piece of foil and spritzed with water. I then dipped the tags in the color. I like this technique as well. When I was done and the tags had dried, I ironed all the tags as they were quite warped. I used basic white cardstock so they curled alot when wet. The ironing flattened them nicely and they are all ready for the next step in the fantastic workshop. I don't know what we will do with tags now that we've, 1) stained them and 2) colored them.

Marbling Tag

2007-12-05T00:00:00.000-08:00

The next step for the The Artist Circle Tag Workshop is to use shaving cream and color sprays to marblize our tags. I didn't have color sprays so I just drizzled acrylic paints on the shaving cream and then used a toothpick to make the design. Next I dipped the tags on the shaving cream and when I removed it this was the result. I scraped the SC off and back into the pan. I mixed the excess paint in so it was a smooth color with no design. I drizzled another color and repeated the process. I think I may need to do a few more tags or ATC backgrounds this way as I really like this technique.

Christmas ATC FTLOA

2007-11-29T12:38:00.001-08:00

I used a background I made from mixing Pearl Ex and Crystal Lacquer. I swiped a brilliance ink pad over it to give it a bit of shimmer then added opulence embossing powder and heated it. I then stamped the saying which I should have done prior to the embossing.. Lastly I adhered the image and the snowflakes. Hope you like it.

Trina

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Happy Birthday

2007-11-29T08:58:00.000-08:00

While I was in the studio working, I came across a strip of adhesive ABC's. I wondered how quickly could I create something simple with them. Here's the Happy Birthday 4x4 I came up with. First, I took out a 4x4 Board Book page I had already sanded and covered in Gesso. I stamped it all over with silver pigment ink and moldable foam tip that I had heated and pressed int a leaf stamp. I then embossed it with clear embossing powder. All was well until I spread paint over it with a paint dauber bottle and the wiped off the excess. OOPS....the embossing started peeling. From there I attached the ABC strip, the fibers and balloon buttons and wrote Happy Birthday. I was disappointed that the embossing peeled off so I didn't bother finding at birthday stamp. Learning by doing I guess.

NGS & Theme thursday challenges

2007-11-29T08:46:00.000-08:00

This little work of art was done for the challenges for the NGS group as well as Theme Thursday It incorporates 3 of the NGS challenges, Image, Wintery Colors and Square Art. The image was provided. I used a piece of metallic paper and covered it with crystal laquer. I placed the image on it. Next I added the snowflakes and buttons. I needed more CL to help them adhere securely. Next, I stamped the words from a little kit I had purchased eons ago. (Yea, Got to use what I had) Next I remembered about 10 years ago I was made little snow globes from baby food jars for Christmas and had left over 'snow'. I put more CL on the bottom of the image and sprinkled it with the 'snow' I overdid it a bit and now it looks like a snowdrift instead of lightly fallen snow. Lastly I took a sharpie and went around the edges of the image as well as the whole piece.

The Artist Circle Workshop-Acrylic Wash

2007-11-28T20:46:00.000-08:00

Here's step 2b. I LIKE this effect. I put a dab of cheap acrylic paint on the tin foil, added lots of water with a brush and brushed it on the tags. I really like how vibrant the colors are.

The Artist Circle Workshop-WaterColor

2007-11-28T20:39:00.000-08:00

Here are the results from the watercolor washes. I dug out the watercolor pencils and colored directly on the blue tag then used a water brush to move the color around. I was not happy with the result so I made the brush very wet and splattered color from the pencil to the paper. It was an interesting effect. I did the red one next and dipped the pencil in water and the colored the tag. Then used the water brush to help spread the color around. I like the way the tea stain acted almost like a resist. For the Burgandy one, I colored the paper hard with the pencils and the spritzed with water and spread the color around with the water brush. I like this one the best.

Mica Challenge

2007-11-18T09:37:00.000-08:00

I used the same backgrounds I used for the 4-Seasons ATCs. When I mixed the Pearl Ex into the PVA glue to stamp on the ATC's, I used the left over mixture and brushed it over these backgrounds. The whole experiment started for the Mica Challenge on the Next Generation Stamper group. Thanks for that. I've had the Pearl Ex powders in my stash for years and it was great to bring the out and PLAY.

Mixed Media Monday

2007-11-18T08:48:00.000-08:00

Here's my entry for Mixed Media Monday - Numbers. The backgrounds are made from alcohol inks. I did it on cardstock and not glossy paper so the effects of inks were very muted and sucked into the paper. Pearl Ex was the medium I was Playing With.

Upper Left: I stamped the #4 with versamark and sprinkled Pearl Ex. The Pearl Ex stuck every where it landed so I had to brush it off. I adhered a punched tree and covered it with Crystal Laquer and sort of went other off it to give the illusion of tree full of leaves (SPRING)

Upper Right: Stamped #4 with a mixture of Pearl Ex and CL. used a versamark ink pad to spread ink on half the card and dipped it in UTEE. Melted the UTEE and redipped about 4 times. I then put the punched tree in the warm UTEE and inked it more and dipped about 5 more times in UTEE. When cooled and dry, I cracked the UTEE and spread blue pigment ink over it. Wiped off the excess ink which left blue in the cracks and redid the UTEE two more times to look like water?? (SUMMER)

ON the lower left one I mixed Pearl Ex into PVA Glue and stamped #4. I adhered the punched tree on a piece of cardstalk and cut out. I put CL on the tree to add dimention. I ran a Paint Dauber around the edges. (FALL)

Lower Right: Again I used the Pearl Ex mixture into PVA glue and stamped the #4. After attaching the punched tree I used a Zig Zigns pen to paint the white. I also add the CL to the tree for dimension. (WINTER)

So that was a fun exercise

Tea Stained Tags

2007-11-16T20:00:00.001-08:00

My 12 tea stained tags for The Artist Circle group. This is the first step in this project. At the end there will be a wonderful tag book full of great art.

Leaves Deco

2007-11-11T09:27:00.000-08:00

This is the cover for the Leaves Deco I did for LANDMAILART yahoo group. I kinda like it for my first Deco.

Sketch

2007-11-11T08:42:00.000-08:00

My first attempt at sketching. We took a day trip through Yosemite Nat'l Part via Tioga Pass on to Mono Lake and then returned over Sonora Pass. I had made the piano hinge book at the Book Arts Club last month and just grabbed it on my way out the door that morning. I guess I get to use it for my spur of the moment trip sketch book. I'd love any comments. Thanks.

Zentangle

2007-10-30T10:46:00.000-07:00

Here are some zentangles I tried on our 9 hour trip to Las Vegas. It was fun to try a new art. I recently joined some yahoo art groups and this was one of the challenges. I've been so busy it's been hard to find the time to do the challenges but, slowly, I'm getting focused and hopefully will try many on a regular basis

INCHIES

2007-10-12T16:16:00.000-07:00

This was a fun exercise for Challenge. I did them digitally and then re-read the criteria and,oops, I need to use a rubber stamp. I'll go make some others to add.

Altered Journal

2007-10-07T08:31:00.000-07:00

I created this journal from 1/2 of a composition book (Kinko's cut it for me). I did it to take with us for our trip to Antartica and South America. I plan to take my little photo printer to add the journaling while we are at sea, cruising to the next port.

I Have a BLOG

2007-10-06T08:31:00.000-07:00

I've joined a couple of art groups that request a link to my blog...well, now I have one. Yea! What a new experience this will be. I'll post both scrapbooking layouts I've done as well as all the new art I'm starting to explore. Exciting days to come. Have a great day.