a set a day...#12

hey...

it's FRIDAY & one day closer to CHA...

YIPPEE!

we were both up @ 4am...

too excited to sleep...

yikes! where's my coffee?

I have LOTS to share today...

let's get started...

so, on the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...

another large stamp set called...

STEAMPUNK ART...

the steam punk guy has won my heart...

he's 3 inches tall...

so he's good for guy cards...

steam punk collages...

vintage layouts & more...

it's easy to make him dimensional

by stamping just his hat on a

grungeboard scrap & adding it over his hat...

I also like to use the bow tie from this guy, to add another little detail...

and...

because I LOVED him so much,

I made him an ART PART!

look how cute he is...

I designed the light bulb, with steampunk in mind...

and it's perfect to stamp on "clearly for art"...

it can then be cut out & rounded & easily made into a dimensional embellishment...

it too fits in the configurations compartments...

how true...

the hat makes the man...

I thought scrapbookers would like this for children's sport photos...

with baseball caps etc...

helmets...etc...

the vintage shoe fits in the victorian/steampunk era...

and it is

an ART PART too!

it was sized to fit in the configurations compartments...

the little buttons can be accented with long fasteners...

and if you want a shiny shoe...

just emboss it...

for sure we needed a simple saying for a title...

so we have...

steampunk art...

you can also use the word ART alone...

since steampunk involves altering heads with sprocket gears, watch parts, light bulbs and more...

I thought the last saying fit well...

it's large & fits the largest ART PARTS book plate...

and speaking of heads...

when I first discovered rubber stamping,

one of the very first Stampers Anonymous stamps

that I purchased was

the phrenology head...

I had absolutely no clue what I would do with her?

...him?

I had just started stamping & had only seen samples of "cute" stamping...

but I brought her home anyway...

the stamp IS art...

for some reason I connected with this face...

so, when I was designing this art parts release,

she came to mind & I decided I wanted

the head to be a

large ART PART...

(is that you Eileen? I hear someone cheering...)

she's large @ 4 1/2 inches tall...

I knew she would be tons of fun to alter...

and that there would be lots of possibilities...

I have use her several times & can report...

she really is FUN!

here's one version of what

the ART PART looks like when stamped...

and embellished...

the base is from the large square art parts frame...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE ...

the mini ART PART HANDS!

that's the scoop on set #12...

STEAMPUNK ART...

it was a very fun set to design...

BREAKING NEWS...

if you love "clearly for art"...

we have added 2 new products to the "clearly" line...

introducing...

CLEARLY FOR ART BLACKOUT...

and CLEARLY FOR ART WHITEOUT...

these 2 new materials are opaque, but have the same magical properties of the original CLEARLY FOR ART sheets...

they can be heated, shaped & reshaped until you are completely satisfied...

they can be stamped or die cut...

they can be embossed...

and when they cool, the product is very sturdy...

here's an example of the

CLEARLY FOR ART BLACKOUT...

I used tim's tattered florals die to cut the flowers,

then the layers were stamped with my

plaid and polka dots background stamps,

using Ranger's gold paint dabber...

the center bling is tim's button accoutrement...

and the CLEARLY FOR ART WHITEOUT is the perfect surface for alcohol inks...

this is denim & stonewash...

the stamping is done with jet black archival...

and here's the WHITEOUT again...

this time I used butterscotch pigment ink to color the WHITEOUT...

and scratched off some areas to make it more vintage...

so...think about this...

if you want that light bulb I showed you earlier to be white instead of clear...

you can stamp it on WHITEOUT...

and shape it...

I also like the bottle stamped on WHITEOUT...

and because the BLACKOUT & WHITEOUT are opaque...

that means the adhesive doesn't show thru...

if you look @ the butterfly sitting on the mini art parts hand (above)

that is stamped on BLACKOUT...

now if you scroll back to yesterday's post...

you'll see more examples of the BLACKOUT there too...

the little black flower in the ART PARTS pocket watch...

and the butterfly on the ART PARTS dress form are both stamped on BLACKOUT...

by changing the stamping surface,

you give stamps a whole new look & life!

other business stuff...

I've had lots of questions about the shipping schedule for my products...

here's what I know...

lots of stamps are MADE & ready to ship...

HOWEVER...

keep in mind that the first orders ship first...

so, those ordering on the FIRST day @ CHA get their orders the soonest...

for those further down on the list, those ship later...

stamp preorders in the US can be placed here...

Heidi will be @ CHA & I remember her RUNNING to order on the first day @ CHA summer...

as for the UK inquiries & the possibility of UK preorders...

I know several retailers are flying over & they will place stamp orders...

I spoke with Lin from LB Crafts in the UK & she will take

preorders for my stamps...

you can email her here...

linda@lbcrafts.com

I don't have an exact schedule for the ART PARTS shipping,

but I do know the guys are working very hard to get an inventory built up...

as for my book #4...

I'm guessing that will be in about 8 weeks...

and that's just my guess...

but that's OK...we have something to look forward too...

and can spread out our crafting $$$.

Have a GREAT Friday...

I'll be in the studio to...

make art!

wendy

ps... see you tomorrow with set #13...