it's 3 PEEK Thursday...

here's a better look @ some of the art parts you may have missed yesterday...

PLUS...new studio 490 stamps too...

yippee...

*WARNING*...

you will be seeing lots of my newest "go to color combo"...

(aka addiction...)

tim's wild honey distress stain, stamped with Ranger's vermillion archival...

seriously...I LOVE it...

I had to HIDE the stain & the ink from me...

so that I wouldn't use it on every single project...

if you think I'm kidding...

I AM NOT!

this next piece was a totally fun project...

gotta take care of our guy needs...

distress stains over kraft resist...

LOVE IT!

I have be be honest...

when the pieces in the next photo arrived...

I about fainted...

I expected cute...

but these exceeded my expectations...

I can NOT wait to show you EVERYTHING...

the ruler is a BIG HINT...

just sayin...

which reminded me that I used tim's design ruler the other day...

I just pierced holes using the guide holes on the ruler & did a quickie hand stitched edge...

the ruler makes it so quick & simple...

ok...it's your turn...

talk to me on Thursday...

what are you thinking?

you talk...

while I...

make art!

wendy

now about that peek...***updated***

phew...

FINALLY Blogger is allowing photo uploading...

to thank you for your patience...

I made this peek larger than I planned...

this should keep you busy for a bit...

there are new studio 490 stamps & art parts too...

I *hope* you're liking what you see...

I am having a flipping' blast with this new release...

back to it...

gotta...

make art (LOTS of art)

wendy

ps...for the questions about white art parts in a previous post...

NOPE...

as usual...

they were covered with Ranger's snow cap white pigment ink...

YES...it IS really that white...

even over kraft colored art parts...

that explains why I LOVE it so much!

*****EDIT*****

stop the press!

NO...those are NOT art part alphabets...

or punctuations...

they are tim's alpha parts...

I KNOW...

you're back looking for more peeks...

BELIEVE ME...I've been trying since 6am...

multiple times...

REALLY hard...

since 6am...

Blogger has issues & the "engineers" are working on it...

photos will NOT load...

I WILL be back just as soon as Blogger co-operates!

until then...

make art!

wendy

nope...not a vase...

I fooled you...

I agree...the peek did look like a vase but...

it's a lamp!

a 2 piece art parts cutie...

to make it very dimensional...

the lamp base is colored with weathered wood distress stain & the "NEW background" was stamped with Ranger's cobalt archival...

the extra art parts lamp shade is covered with tim's"crowded attic" paper & inked & stamped with bundled sage distress ink...

as is the ruffled trimmings...

and you turn the lamp on with the chain tassel...

ok...it doesn't really turn on...it's just there for effect!

LOL...

any comments now?

as always...

make art!

wendy

ps...as the saying goes...

you ain't seen nothin' yet!

here's a peek...

to start the week!

this is one of the projects featured in book #5...

there is LOTS of stuff here if you look closely...

let me know what it is YOU see...

I've had quite a few questions about Clearly For Art the last few days...

so...

I hunted down this video that was filmed by the Simon Says gals @ CHA & I think it pretty much tells the whole CFA story...

and should answer any questions you have about the products that can be used on Clearly For Art...

like...

Ranger's snow cap white pigment ink...

Tim's alcohol ink...

jet black archival...

and metallic dabbers...

ok...

talk to me while I...

make art!

wendy

AWOL & LOL...

Happy Weekend my friends!

Sorry to have been AWOL...

there's still LOTS that needs to be done in just 3 short weeks...

now it's really CHA crunch time...

YIKES!!!

BUT...don't feel sorry for me...

I'm having a total BLAST...

I'm creating with new art parts...

and playing with my new stamps...

this stamp almost didn't make the cut...

but I'm glad I changed my mind & added it...

I'm flippin IN LOVE with this guy...

here, it's stamped with olive archival over weathered wood distress stain & a little brushed corduroy...

I've tried it with all the new archival colors...

OMG...serious...

LOVE...........

Now for the LOL...

Lori Hassler has been featured here before...

she's the group mom over @ this group...

she posts fun challenges there...

it's a great group of talent...

and they are very NICE too...

not only does Lori make great art,

but she is one HILARIOUS chick...

here's a GREAT example of thinking outside the box...

or in this case...

outside the body...

Lori took this stamp & changed it up to fit her need...

the idea is simply...

BRILLIANT...

and here's what made me LOL...

she has him doing STUNTS!

so...if you want to see more...

pop over to her blog...

I guarantee you will LOL!

THANKS LORI!!!

since you have been so patient, I thought I'd start a few peeks...

there's that stamp again...

stamped on a new art part...

and there are a few more art parts too if you inspect the photo...

and this is a brand new art part...

I CAN NOT wait to reveal this in full...

oh...and part of a new stamp too...

that BEAUTIFUL color is Tim's butterscotch color wash on the art parts...

color washes & distress stains are perfect for art parts...

especially large art parts...

5 art part peeks here...

and I ***see*** 2 new stamps too...

hmmm...what else?

my part of book #5 is DONE...yippee!

there are 12 brand new projects with supply lists, instructions & step out photos...

I'll just need to do the final editing, after Matt has the formatting done...

the cover project was so much fun...

and I ***think*** that will be the first full project I show you...

the NEW art parts are divided, named & the packages are done...

just as soon as I get the files from Matt, I start showing them here...

so, still on the TO*DO list...

LOTS of projects for Ranger, using their NEW products...

LOTS of art to make for Ranger, for my portion of their booth...

since Ranger now sells my products,

I get a little display area for them...***YIPPEE***

and I still need to make lots more samples for my section of the Stampers Anonymous booth...

and...and...

and...................

ok...gotta hit it...

I hope you enjoyed the mini peeks and as always...

make art!

wendy

ps...full reveals start in a week...or less! stay tuned!

participation & parts...

hello!

glad you liked the yellow pages tutorial...

it's fun stuff...

and speaking of fun stuff....

I ***think*** I forgot to tell you about this...

hey, I'm old & my little brain is mushy some days...

way back in January, my friend May Flaum asked me to participate & contribute some art for her new book...

below is the cover and the pre-order info from Amazon is here...

we don't have long to wait,

as I see the release date is August 29th...cool!

thanks May...

it was an honor & a pleasure to be included...

it looks awesome!

I don't have any art to share today...

boohoo...

I've been working non stop to get the projects done for book #5...

(I haven't cooked anything...so what else is new? so sad...NOT!)

I have 10 done so far...

and I have to say again that I'm totally over the moon excited with both the new stamps & new art parts too...

yesterday we finalized the packaging for 12 art parts sets...

and that's checked off the TO*DO list...

believe me... I WILL share just as soon as I can...

it's killing me to keep quiet...

now for those of you who asked for a closer look @ that dining room table loaded with new art parts...

here you go...

oopsie! I guess that's a little TOO close!

I will try harder very soon!

thanks so much for popping in...

I hope you don't mind the teasing...

and remember...

take time to...

make art!

wendy

yellow page ART...

if you're a frequent blog reader, then you know that I'm always digging something out of the trash...

it's kind of a joke in our home...

and today is no exception...

TADA...

flowers from the yellow pages...

here's the tag how to info...

ink a large manila tag with tim's distress stain in antique linen & dry...

it couldn't be easier or quicker...

stamp the script background over the tag, using Ranger's new

French Ultramarine archival ink...

and stamp the scallop, with French Ultramarine @ the bottom of the tag...

trim the excess to make a scallop edged tag...

simple...

use walnut stain distress ink with the blending tool to add shading/distressing to the tag edges...

use sepia archival ink to stamp the postal border toward the top of the tag...

die cut one of tim's mini butterflies from grungeboard & ink with wild honey distress stain...

use the polka dot border to stamp over the butterfly with

the NEW monarch orange archival...

seems appropriate for a butterfly...

monarch...

get it?

LOL!

machine stitch around the perimeter of the tag with black thread...

use jet black archival to stamp the spider and the saying...

then edge the tag with the gold paint dabber...

ink some of tim's trimmings with wild honey & peeled paint distress stains...

again...very quick & easy...

oops...changed my mind & only used the wild honey trim...

dry, then stamp randomly with monarch orange & the text stamp...

cover a sheet of clearly for art with a yellow page...

just paint the clearly for art with a thin layer of Ranger's Glue N Seal...

use a brayer to make sure the paper is well adhered, then dry...

look closely & you'll see that there are NO bubbles or warped spots...

this is why I'm LOVIN' Glue N Seal...

the brayering is key too...

I LOVE the matte finish the best!

use saffron archival to stamp 2 medium flowers & one small flower on the paper side...

cut out 3 flowers as shown below...

then use saffron archival to stamp the text over the flowers...

place the flowers on the craft sheet & heat to soften the clearly for art...

it's quickest to heat the clearly for art side, not the paper side...

while warm...form & shape the 3 flowers...

use the tiny attacher to hold the larger flower...

the mini one is too small to use the tiny attacher, but it will stay shaped without the staple...

magic...

assemble the flower & add a Girl's Paperie Jubilee brad...

stamp the stem & leaves on grungeboard using sap green archival, dry then cut out...

use peeled paint distress stain to ink the leaves & stem...

use sap green archival to stamp the leaves with the text...

add shading to the leaves with forest moss on the blending tool...

assemble the pieces...

and here's the recycled yellow pages flower...

it looks like a fragile paper flower...

but because the base is clearly for art...

the flower is very strong & durable!

the stains make this soooo quick & easy...

they make you LAZY...

seriously LAZY...

I use them on EVERY project...

sure wish we had the other 24 colors...

***in breaking news...***

all 12 of my new stamps sets arrived on Tuesday...

and I have all the NEW art parts too...

so as you can imagine it's full CHA mode here...

I have 6 projects done for book #5...

yippee...and more ideas brewing...

there are more art parts with coordinating stamps...

and there is a fun TWIST on art parts too...

this is my MOST FAVORITE release ever...

I think I said it before...but these are SO VERY FUN...

you'll see!

I know it's hard to wait...

but it's hard for me too...

it's REALLY killing me not to share...

but it won't be much longer...

reveals will start early July...

have a great weekend my friends...

I'm off to the studio to ...

make (LOTS MORE) art...

wendy

and the winners are...

THANKS to everyone for ALL the comments...

I appreciate it LOTS!

I have a tutorial almost ready to go, but the product links are not working...YIKES...

so...when I get this figured out...

I shall return...

with a tutorial for you...

I didn't want the winners to wait any longer so this will be short & sweet...

all 12 of tim's distress stains go to...

kellychaudhrysaid...

Wendy- Here I am- I think, or I HOPE I figured out how to leave a comment on your blog!! YOU MADE MY DAY yesterday!! THank you again for the tag and the time. It was truly a pleasure and an honor to meet you. Thank you for the inspiration- can't wait to see the new art parts! Hope to see you back in Texas and would love to make it to a class with you someday! 'Til soon!

CONGRATS to you KELLY...

please send me your shipping info & we'll get these mailed to you...(wbv1213@me.com)

but like the infomercials say...

BUT WAIT...

there's MORE...

since we had so many comments...

let's celebrate...

how about a little goodie package for...

Dale said...

Lets try this again....didnt think I was having trouble with google, but have tried 3 times to do this comment, hopefully they dont show up all at once! NEW ARTPARTS! WOW, looking forward to seeing them and Book #5....I am so addicted to your blog...glad you are back. Thanks for the opp to win the new stains..

June 1, 2011 12:27 AM

Dale...you'll need to send your shipping info too...

the GOOD news ...

all 12 of my new stamp sets arrived today...YIPPEE!!!

I've already stamped those that have a coordinating NEW art part...

another YIPPEE!

now...off to the studio to ...

make art!

wendy