for the arts...

hello & happy Monday!

today I have the final new studio 490 stamp set to give away...

this one is called...

for the arts...

the gentleman reading the paper has a coordinating art part...

I love the footprints as a border & it works vertically or horizontally ...

this is fun & EASY to stamp across an envelope & it gives the PO folks something fun...

there's no need to send a naked envelope!

I used one of the sayings for this project...

it's the new large pocket watch art part frame...

you can see that I've used both new & current stamps & art parts...

the new mini mustache art part is used as his ascot...

the paper in the background is tim's kraft resist & it's inked with weathered wood distress stain...

have I mentioned how much I LOVE the stains?

they are awesome on art parts & really a time saver...

the belt looks cool stamped on grungeboard...& another advantage of making your own embellishments...

it can be inked any color to customize it for your art...

tim's drill punch makes perfect tiny holes in the belt to make it more realistic...

use this drill just once & you'll LOVE it...

here's a better look @ the saying & the bird with the Clearly for Art wings...

the wings are 2 petals from a flower stamp...

it was fun to use tim's bead chain in a unique way...

speaking of bead chain...I *think* it's discontinued...

don't see it in the current catalog...

I'm ordering more here...

I've had several people ask which of the new distress stains are my favorite...

and which they should start with...

several asked for my top 5 or 6 stain colors...

YIKES...that's hard...

so this is JUST FROM THE NEW 25...

OK...

but FOR SURE...picket fence, because it works with every distress color...

the one I was dying to get is rusty hinge & that makes me so happy...

the other day I used black soot stain over raw wood...

it's flipping cool...really cool...

and I waited FOREVER (or so it seems) for faded jeans...

and I LOVE mustard seed...

brushed corduroy stain is a great color...

and tumbled glass & bundled sage...

seriously...every stain color is cool...

but the colors above seem to be my GO*TO colors recently...

the winner of Friday's stamp set is...

kathrynharpold@sbcglobal.net Fri Aug 05 15:38:17 UTC 2011

Ohhhhhh, wowwwwww! I got my eye on

THIS set!

please send your shipping info & the hot off the press rubber will be headed your way...

if you would like to make art

with "for the arts" ...

just leave a comment

under the photo on the EWV group here...

I'll be back tomorrow to announce the stamp winner...

I'm off to "kit central"...

lots of pre-stamping ...

lots of grunge cutting...

lots of packing for this weekend @ Cafe Crop in Crown Point Indiana...

for those coming to Cafe Crop...

I added something fun to the Inspiration Station class...

I bought these fun muslin bags and we'll............

oh wait...

I think I'll just surprise you...

I'll also be using these bags @

The Stamping Place in Columbia SC later this month...

and later this fall @ The Queen's Ink in Savage Maryland & at Buffalo Stamps & Stuff in NY...

and also another LOCATION...

I haven't seen "the announcement" yet...

so I won't spill the beans...

I'm off to ...

make kits...

so we can...

make art!

wendy