a set a day #11...

thanks so much for sharing your excitement about all my new stamps and art parts...

ART FRIENDS are the best!

the stamps & art parts were a blast to design &

let me tell you...

they are even more fun to USE!

I am TOTALLY over the top thrilled...

and counting the SECONDS 'til I see them on display @ CHA...

today I have a "special announcement" that has been another thrill for me...

RANGER will now be stocking ALL my products...

so STAMPS, ART PARTS & the "Clearly" products will all be available directly from Ranger...

for store owners,

that means one stop CHA shopping...

anything I demo with or used in my Ranger booth samples

will be available right from Ranger!

HUGE THANKS to Alain, Justin & Tim for having faith in me...

I appreciate your support!

and I'll say it for everyone to hear...

I LOVE RANGER...

it's as simple as that!

one more thing before chatting about today's stamp set...

I think there was some confusion about the "creative covers" post from yesterday.

included in each kit are 4 art parts covers & 4 art parts spines...

these are not tim's ring binders...

they are the ART PARTS spines with holes to perfectly fit tim's ring binder...

you will want to get the ring binders from your LSS or from your favorite on-line shopping site...

ok...back to stamp business...

set #11 is a large set called...

A FORM OF ART...

"Be yourself" is a nice large stamp (4 1/2 inches) that fits in the large book plate that I showed yesterday...

I have a very fun...

out of the box project completed...

and it was perfect...

I like the mixed funky font & it's a reminder that you do NOT have to be like everyone else...

just be you...

the dress form stamp is a perfect fit for...

an ART PART!...

it's about 3 1/4 inches tall...

this is fun to "dress up" with all sorts of fun embellishments...

after it's stamped...

and speaking of dress forms...

here's another ART PARTS...

dress form...

I inked this one with butterscotch pigment ink &

I used the medicine bottle label to stamp over it...

it's 4 inches tall...

"specimen"...I'm hooked on these...

flat out...

HOOKED...

the distressed font makes me think that it was used

"out in the field" to collect evidence...

"every accomplishment" is good for cards for all sorts of occasions...

and again...

for art journals/mixed media art too...

this ledger page is from a vintage notebook that we rescued from an antique mall...

I loved the writing & the numbers...

it had to come here to live...

it's good sized @ about 4 inches tall...

and makes a good background...

the last stamp has a little story associated with it...

in my other life,

I was a surgery nurse manager...

one of my favorite surgeons was an orthopedic surgeon &

from the moment we met, we connected...

he was originally from Korea & has a wonderful funny personality...

his name is Bok Choi...

one day he told Rick that he liked me because I was a little sweet, a little SPICY (because 'd yell @ him when needed) and I had an attitude...

attitude? imagine that! YIKES!

it became a standing joke between us...

I'd yell...he'd say "she's spicy today"...

so that's how the bottom stamp came to be...

I think it fits well with the things we make...

I plan on using it with "the queen" stamp...

and with the new silhouette stamp I showed a few days ago...

I liked her attitude...

this next photo shows another

FAVORITE new ART PART...

it's a pocket watch...

it's sized to fit a configurations compartment...

or it's the perfect embellishment for a collage...

it's simple to use...

a 2 inch circle punch is the exact size of the opening...

so, no need to try & cut a perfect circle...

there's that medicine label again...

I use it on almost very project these days...

addicted...

the photo shows the pocket watch in tim's printer tray...

along with that adorable coat hanger paper clip...

now this next photo is LOADED with brand new

ART PARTS & idea-ology...

we have a total of

40 new ART PARTS being released...

they have been divided into 12 packages

plus the 2 creative covers packs...

so, we have a total of 14 art parts sets...

today I want to show you these art parts...

scallop trim...

there are 3 sizes designed to fit the configurations compartments...

I've used them on everything...

you'll be noticing that, I'm sure...

a heart, the same size as this heart stamp...

and RESIDENCES...

be still my heart...

3 sizes of houses...

they are 6, 4 and 3 inches tall...

I LOVE these so much...

I used all I initially got & HAD to order more...

they are so fun...

they come with 2 styles of roofs & a mini door...

for lots of mix & match options...

I didn't used those pieces on this sample...

how cute is the fractured doll?

and the plaquette and that hanger again?

and the last of the photos for today...

more...ART PARTS!

the scroll/leaf is 4 1/2 inches long...

so any of my background stamps will cover it with one stamping...

lots of backgrounds = tons of options...

this one has been meadow color washed &

stamped with this background...

*FYI*

color washes are PERFECT misted over art parts...

just mist & dry...

the mini hand made me flip...

it's sooooo stinkin tiny cute & just 2 1/8th inches tall...

another perfect fit for those configurations...

and the art parts flower is mini too...

there are 8 new art parts flowers in that set

& a mini stem too...

I'm hoping to have the art parts package photos before I head off to CHA...

if I do...

I WILL certainly share them here...

PHEW...lots of beans spilled today...

and I still have 3 more stamp sets and

a few more surprises...

coming soon...

nails & a hairdo today...

I'd really rather...

make art!

wendy

PS...

WAIT 'til you see...

tim's new...

distress stains...

and...

and...

Ranger made the announcement today...

check it out...