Robin Beam

Robin Beam is not only a super talented person, she is a very warm and kind girl that enjoys sharing her time and experience with many of us that get lucky enough to get that chance in life.

She has many of her art pieces published in different books and magazines, she is the Director of Education at Ranger Industries, she is an artist, a sweet aunt, a loyal sister, a cat lover and a big hearted gal that enjoys life one art project at a time.

She works hard !....and she is the one that puts this thing together for us to learn!You go girl!.....many of us, and I mean MANY...admire you!

She has also created a technique that we call "bandana"...it is marvelous and unique, and with that technique in mind, I have created my newest rubber stamp collection, I will post the images as soon as I can!

Certification Project

We worked on a wooden frame, I decided to cover the entire surface with red pepper color wash, I then placed a "swirly" stencil I made with cardstock right on top of the wash and applied a coat of distress crackle paint in spiced marmalade...it was an uneven coat and my idea was just to cover some of the areas but definitely define the shape of the stencil.

The distress crackle paint dries fast...if one applies it thin, one gets tiny little cracks, and if instead we go for a thicker coat, big cracks will surface !....oh I just love it!

I then painted some mosaic like pieces of chip board using ink dabbers, I used butterscotch, black and red pepper...I stamped in some of them with a text stamp and using acrylic paint from the dabbers to make it look real opaque, in some other mosaics I traced a little piece of the stencil I had cut out myself...ended up looking like some kind of animal print!...and I liked it!

I decided to cover some of the designs on my frame, with a layer of glossy accents, and outline a little bit of the swirl stencil with dimensional pearls.

I was very satisfied with my results...by the way!....the actual project doesn't have a photo in the center, it has a mirror!, but Robin emailed me this photo and I thought it was too cute not to share.

Receiving my diploma

I got to receive my diploma from Tim Holtz and Robin beam, this makes me a certifiable and professional instructor that can teach any of the techniques studied, wherever I have the opportunity to do it.

I'm currently working on finishing my studio and be able to continue with the classes ...I can't wait to be able to teach all I learned and apply the knowledge to my own projects.

Embossing powders, Inks and paints certification

This was a wonderful workshop at the Ranger headquarters, it was just so much fun!

We learned 45 new techniques that can be easily adapted when scrapbooking, card making, or any mixed media project!

We were the first generation of students that got to learn techniques with the newest Ranger products such as the out of this world distress crackle paint, the super versatile paint dabbers and the very underestimated and amazing dimensional pearls. This workshop is created to prepare us instructors to teach all the different uses and applications for the products this company sells...and of course Robin beam is the master mind behind this event, and the one and only Tim Holtz walked us step by step through the different techniques we were able to learn about.

Perfect pearl frame project

I created this super simple and elaborate looking picture frame by covering my mat board with a thick layer of white gesso (Golden) and stamping on it while still wet, using foam stamps.

Once when the impressions done on the gesso were totally dried, I sprayed the surface with a light mist of water and proceeded to "color" the frame with the beautiful colors from the aged patina set.

Perfect pearls certification

This is my final project during my Perfect pearls certification at Ranger Industries....it was so much fun!
We were provided with every single one of the beautiful colors in perfect pearls and a wood frame surrounding a mirror....each one of us was to use the knowledge learned during the workshop, and our own creativity...every single project was amazing!