tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73938072523206447462024-03-13T12:11:34.522-07:00Paper MusingsA blog about the art of crafting or the crafting of art...
oh, and sometimes food!cerrutimercantilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148250288088375435noreply@blogger.comBlogger442125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393807252320644746.post-21875508128955611542014-06-23T22:52:00.000-07:002014-06-23T22:52:17.988-07:00Visit CCerruti on Instagram<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">You can see what inspires me and what I'm up to daily on </span><a href="http://iconosquare.com/ccerruti" style="text-align: start;">instagram</a><span style="text-align: start;">!</span></div>
Courtney Cerrutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239641301593136602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393807252320644746.post-12203452563427438222013-11-20T08:00:00.000-08:002013-11-20T08:00:00.594-08:00The Official Playing with Image Transfers Book Trailer is Here!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="450" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/78689611" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="800"></iframe> <br />
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Now that <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Playing-Image-Transfers-Exploring-Creative/dp/1592538568/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384919267&sr=1-1&keywords=playing+with+image+transfers">Playing with Image Transfers</a> has been out and about for a week, I've had a moment to think about what an incredible journey its been! I am continuously inspired by the students and friends who show me how great beauty can be achieved with the simple techniques and methods of transfers. Thank you all!<br />
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Just a reminder, if you <a href="http://www.instagram.com/">instagram</a>, follow me <a href="http://www.instagram.com/ccerruti">@ccerruti</a> and <a href="http://statigr.am/viewer.php#/tag/playingwithimagetransfers/">#PlayingWithImageTransfers</a> if you'd like to share a project or ask a question. I am addicted to instagram and love sharing and finding inspiration there.<br />
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Also, I'll be selecting 5 winners who <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Playing-Image-Transfers-Exploring-Creative/dp/1592538568/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384919267&sr=1-1&keywords=playing+with+image+transfers">leave a review on Amazon of the book</a> to receive an <a href="http://statigr.am/viewer.php#/detail/592192046006455748_1815434">Image Transfer Kit</a> just in time for some hand crafting this Holiday! Be sure to leave a review in order to win!!!<br />
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Playing with Image Transfers has arrived! Get a little sneak peak into the book and into the life of image transfers in this teaser trailer! You can get a copy of Playing with Image Transfers <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Playing-Image-Transfers-Exploring-Creative/dp/1592538568/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383626157&sr=8-1&keywords=playing+with+image+transfers">here</a>. <a href="http://statigr.am/ccerruti">Follow me on instagram</a> @ccerruti to stay up to date on making transfers, inspiration and giveaways! Tag you pics with #PlayingWithImageTransfers and #pwit<br />
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Cheers!Courtney Cerrutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239641301593136602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393807252320644746.post-22000550430817942752013-10-25T08:00:00.000-07:002013-10-25T08:00:02.955-07:00Image Transfers on Everything<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A fun little collection of image transfer projects from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Playing-Image-Transfers-Exploring-Creative/dp/1592538568/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365489226&sr=8-1&keywords=playing+with+image+transfers">the book</a>, and <a href="http://artworkshops.tumblr.com/">from classes</a>. Its amazing how versatile image transfers are. I find that I use them on paper in quick correspondence, in gift wrap, on fabric, on wood, on metal on anything almost! They can be immediate are spontaneous or the base of a mixed media piece as just one of many layers. They more I play, the more I love them. </div>
<br />Courtney Cerrutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239641301593136602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393807252320644746.post-23458121032727982802013-10-23T08:00:00.000-07:002013-10-23T08:00:08.064-07:00Drawings on Totes and Tees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Having a lot of fun drawing these days. I've been making so many of these little ladies at night. They are quick and fun to sketch up and I just love them. Added them to <a href="http://society6.com/ccerruti">Society6</a> to see what they would look like large and on other items.... verdict? I ordered myself two <a href="http://society6.com/ccerruti/Line-Drawing-of-Girl-with-Bun_Bag#26=197">totes</a>!!!</div>
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<br />Courtney Cerrutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239641301593136602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393807252320644746.post-73633398442571327492013-10-01T08:30:00.000-07:002013-10-01T08:30:02.844-07:00Paper Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I do a lot of my crafting, painting and paper play at night... Making a few oversized paper flowers for a wedding this weekend!</div>
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<br />Courtney Cerrutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239641301593136602noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393807252320644746.post-16099497530817484762013-09-27T08:00:00.000-07:002013-09-27T08:00:06.864-07:00Image Transfers on Driftwood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Obsessed with transferring these little birdies on driftwood... Just one of many ways to make <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Playing-Image-Transfers-Exploring-Creative/dp/1592538568/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376022287&sr=8-1&keywords=cerruti+courtney">successful transfers</a>!<br />
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<br />Courtney Cerrutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239641301593136602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393807252320644746.post-47766958960086400232013-09-24T15:47:00.000-07:002013-09-24T15:47:01.202-07:00Playing with Image Transfers: the Preview<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Playing-Image-Transfers-Exploring-Creative/dp/1592538568/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376022287&sr=8-1&keywords=cerruti+courtney">preview of Playing with Image Transfers</a> is now available on Amazon. You can pre-order the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Playing-Image-Transfers-Exploring-Creative/dp/1592538568/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376022287&sr=8-1&keywords=cerruti+courtney">here</a> or buy one in person on the night of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/155157144692881/">book launch party at SFCB</a>. Come say hello and celebrate with me Friday, Nov 1st 2010 from 6:30 -9:30 pm at the <a href="http://sfcb.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1277">San Francisco Center for the Book</a>!</div>
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Here are some projects from the book:</div>
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Learn how to transfer a photo to metal giving richness and dimension! Works beautifully with vintage photos as well as contemporary shots!</div>
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Give permanence and add a warm glow to a photo by transferring it to a wooden surface. Make the perfect keepsake or gift!</div>
<br />Courtney Cerrutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239641301593136602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393807252320644746.post-50584685289694467132013-06-22T20:06:00.001-07:002013-06-22T20:06:55.111-07:00Off to ParisSee you in two weeks! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8z-AHRB9XTQ/UcZmMhmCjjI/AAAAAAAAEY0/m9501hu5QUs/s640/blogger-image--327650445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8z-AHRB9XTQ/UcZmMhmCjjI/AAAAAAAAEY0/m9501hu5QUs/s640/blogger-image--327650445.jpg" /></a></div>Courtney Cerrutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239641301593136602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393807252320644746.post-37337134388071167942013-03-27T08:00:00.000-07:002013-03-27T08:00:06.785-07:00Play Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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playing with image transfers and washi tape... what else. </div>
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I've been sending a lot of correspondence lately... These are a few cards I made one night when I was stuck in a hotel room on a bitterly cold evening. I bought a kids set of brush markers in red, blue and yellow and used them to make these postcards... I really like the results of having the limitation of 3 colors. Sometimes, I think all the choice you have when at home in your studio can keep you from creating...</div>
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<br />Courtney Cerrutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239641301593136602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393807252320644746.post-13527720117226931642013-02-11T14:51:00.000-08:002013-02-11T14:51:00.670-08:00Artists Book Workshop <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Excited for the upcoming Artists Book Workshop at SFCB. Just a few spots left... <a href="http://sfcb.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=926">sign up here</a>!!!Courtney Cerrutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239641301593136602noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393807252320644746.post-62135813040073441842012-12-31T12:12:00.001-08:002012-12-31T12:12:52.372-08:00the last day of 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today is the last day of 2012... wonder what 2013 will bring? Love and good wishes to you all in the New year! </div>
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I have the tremendous good fortune of knowing <a href="http://conduction.co.nz/">Sam</a>. Sam makes something everyday. It is usually in the shape of a letter, perhaps a sketch or character, and it is always magical. This is a show Sam has imagined for me; a collection of images I have taken while driving.<br />
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thank you, Sam.Courtney Cerrutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239641301593136602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393807252320644746.post-55042419256838675402012-11-27T08:00:00.000-08:002012-11-27T08:00:06.211-08:00Color<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I took a class all about color with <a href="http://www.andiethrams.com/">Andie Thrams</a> at <a href="http://www.sfcb.org/">SFCB</a> this past weekend. Andie is an bookmaker, and observational sketcher, a nature lover and above all a master of color. When we introduced ourselves early Saturday morning, I said that it wasn't color itself that led to be to this class, but the organization of color. I love things in "rainbow order," for lack of a better phrase. I love to group color with its complimentary, with is neighboring color or just reorganize my colored pencils even though I might be in the middle of a very messy studio. The beauty of color arranged is so, so seductive...<br />
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Love this image of Crayola colors and their evolution since 1903. And since I'm OBSESSED with this, I have a whole pinboard of images you can oogle, <a href="http://pinterest.com/ccerruti/rainbows/">all of things organized and having to do with color</a>. Trust me, these pics bring happiness!<br />
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It was warm when we arrived. T-shirt and jeans sort of weather. Not the crisp and bright air I expected. No room for fluffy scarves, leather boots and heavy wool coats. Dreams of sipping tea in a street side cafe looking through a foggy window was replaced with a picnic in the park and an endless afternoon of sunshine. But after a few days, the weather changed and the wind carried away the golden dried leaves that sat, listless just a few days before... these are a few pics from the beginning of the trip I took last year to Prague.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/51195891">Futile Devices: Bay Area Timelapse 2012</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2668915">T. Garrett Eaton</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>
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My friend <a href="http://www.tgarretteaton.com/">Garrett</a> made this beautiful little film with time lapse... check it out.</div>
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Its been a year since I was in Prague and Berlin... I can't begin to understand how this year has gone by so quickly. Here is a little film <a href="http://www.tgarretteaton.com/">Garrett</a> and I shot during our trip. I'll probably post some pics later this week to. Where to next?</div>
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Halloween is my favorite holiday so its no surprise that I was thrilled to teach something spooky for <a href="http://www.creativebug.com/">Creativebug</a>. Check out my Halloween Paper Witches Workshop and create some sassy and spooky paper witches for Halloween! These guys are so easy to make and so much fun! Enjoy!</div>
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My friends at <a href="http://www.creativebug.com/">Creativebug</a> just launched a new contest that I think you might LOVE. Starting today (October 3rd) and running until October 16th you have three ways to win their grand prize worth well over $400, including a free THREE-month subscription to Creativebug and a heaping pile of materials and supplies that will enable you to complete many of the projects found on the site. There will also be 4 bonus prizes that include 2-month subscriptions to Creativebug plus materials. FULL list o' prizes seen here! Yowza. </div>
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- Alabama Chanin Kit including: 2 yards Alabama Chanin Jersey knit, 4 spools of Button Craft Thread, sewing needles, and <i>Alabama Studio Sewing + Design </i>by Natalie Chanin</div>
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- Radmegan's Needle felting Peeps Kit including: Wool Roving, Needle felting needle and foam, and instructions</div>
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Creativebug is enamored with Pinterest (who isn't!) so to participate in this contest, you must first be following Creativebug on Pinterest, then create a Pinterest board that includes at least 5 projects you have made, or projects on Creativebug that you would like to take, plus an official contest pin from the Creativebug I made this! Contest Board at <a href="http://pinterest.com/creativebuginc/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://pinterest.com/<wbr></wbr>creativebuginc/</a>. Call your Pinterest board "I made this!" and then go to Creativebug's blog at <a href="http://blog.creativebug.com/i-made-this-contest/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://blog.creativebug.com/i-<wbr></wbr>made-this-contest/</a> and enter the link to your Pinterest board and your email address so they can contact you and tell you when you WIN!</div>
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To increase your chances of winning, after you build your Pinterest board you can leave a comment here on MY BLOG with just your name and email address. You can also visit the blogs of my fellow Creativebug instructors, and leave a comment on their Creativebug contest posts. Each comment counts as one more entry! (Limit one comment per blog though.) Here's the list of my participating Creativebug pals:</div>
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Hello! Lucky: <a href="http://www.hellolucky.com/wordpress/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.hellolucky.com/<wbr></wbr>wordpress/</a></div>
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Rebecca Ringquist: <a href="http://www.drop-cloth.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.drop-cloth.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Jody Alexander: <a href="http://wishiwashistudio.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://wishiwashistudio.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com</a></div>
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Liesl Gibson: <a href="http://oliverands.com/blog/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://oliverands.com/blog/</a></div>
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Jill Draper: <a href="http://jilldraperblogs.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://jilldraperblogs.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Cal Patch: <a href="http://hodgepodgefarm.net/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://hodgepodgefarm.net/</a></div>
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Rad Megan: <a href="http://radmegan.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://radmegan.blogspot.com</a></div>
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Natalie Chanin: <a href="http://alabamachanin.com/journal/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://alabamachanin.com/<wbr></wbr>journal/</a></div>
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Courtney Cerruti: <a href="http://www.papermusingsblog.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.papermusingsblog.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Megumi Inouye: <a href="http://giftwrapbymegumi.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://giftwrapbymegumi.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Heather Ross: <a href="http://heatherross.squarespace.com/journal/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://heatherross.<wbr></wbr>squarespace.com/journal/</a> </div>
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<br />Creativebug is also accepting tweets about the contest as entries if you follow @Creativebug on twitter, and include the hashtag #Imadethis and @creativebug.</div>
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To read the full page o' rules, click here http://<a href="http://blog.creativebug.com/imadethis-terms" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">blog.creativebug.com/<wbr></wbr>imadethis-terms</a>, but in the meantime, start pinning!<br />
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took this shot of Maddy last year... still one of my favorites.</div>
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Still a few spots left in the<a href="http://www.teahouseartstudio.com/beeswax"> Beeswax Collage class at Teahouse</a>! Come make something with me!!!<br />
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Spent some time doing monoprint gelatin prints the other night... I'm addicted!!!<br />
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Courtney Cerrutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239641301593136602noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393807252320644746.post-18966847081591970212012-08-31T12:56:00.003-07:002012-08-31T12:57:44.938-07:00Nighttime<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">images gleaned from various tumblrs</span></div>
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thoughts of nighttime... dark and still... time for quiet and reflectionCourtney Cerrutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239641301593136602noreply@blogger.com5