Hello there! I am Susan K.Weckesser, the founder and owner of Susiebee Studios Inc. I have been teaching, selling crafts and painting for twenty-six years. I also am a freelance writer/designer, editor, photographer and poet. My work has been published with the magazines Canadian Scrapbooker, Creating Keepsakes, Scrapbook News & Review, Canadian Living and have also appeared in the Sketches 2 Scrapbook application. I love to write and illustrated children’s literature and to write poetry. I am currently a designer with Rhonna Farrer's Designs, FaveCrafts, Create Scrapbooks, Kuretake, and I am a contributing writer with Canadian Scrapbooker.
I have been a Guest Curator for the online art site; Cresendoh.com. Also, something that really is dear to my heart is the Christmas Love Campaign that I started 3 years ago to help promote love amongst scrapbookers, artists, crafters and the world!
Now, I am combining my love of painting and my love of scrapbooking and I just released with my company, Susiebee Studios Inc., my first scrapbooking paper line – Live in Color.
I currently lives in Medicine Hat, Alberta with my husband of twenty-one years, Marcus and my four wonderful children; Christopher, Kurt, Ashley, & Jessica and two feline friends. I loves to live life to the fullest and create my dreams each and every day.
**Also find me at:
twitter: @susankweckesser
facebook: Susan Pyrcz Weckesser
instragram: susankweckesser
I was really honored when I was asked to be a guest designer for Helmar for the month of September.
Here is one of the projects that I had fun making.
"Believe" Chipboard Wall Hanging
I loved making this whimsical wall hanging for our kitchen and it was so easy using all the fantastic adhesives that Helmar has available.
After painting the chipboard with a lovely coat of Agua Cool Pearl & Gecko from Delta Ceramcoat I wanted a nice aged and crackle look to my finish. I didn't have a Crackle Medium handy(Helmar does carry Crackle Medium), so I did the next best thing... I poured a bit of 450 Quick Dry Adhesive into a container and mixed it with a drop of acrylic paint and a tad of water. I brushed this over my project and then used a heat gun and PRESTO- in a about a minute you will get a crackle effect. Premium Craft Glue works too but the cracks won't be as dramatic.
I then used ZAPDOTS to adheres my wonderful whimsical butterflies from BoBunny on. I glammed them up with some Tattered Angels.
And after doing some fun doodling with my ZIG Writers from Kuretake I sealed the whole project with a acrylic medium. So easy and fun! I had a blast getting all gluey with Helmar!
Keep on crafting,
Susan
