rubber stamp art...

happy August...

who stole July? YIKES...

I don't want summer to be over so fast...

I hope August days move slowly...

let's get right to business...

I've had lots of requests to go back to the question/answer posts...

I will do that, when things slow down here a bit...

but I do want to answer a few that I've gotten frequently in the last few weeks...

#1...what happens to all the art you make?

can we buy it? I'd love an original wendy art.

the short answer is no...

& the long reply...

here's what happens...

the projects I make for the books, get sent to Ted for professional photos for each book I write...

then those samples get displayed @ CHA...

after that, those same samples travel with Ted to conventions all over the country...

they last about a year & after that they get kind of beat up looking...

other art I make gets sent to the stores that I teach at...

and get displayed for the weekend...

as you can imagine, the airlines are NOT real careful...

and after a year of being shipped & handled lots...

they too get a little beat up...

eventually, they get trashed...

so, I don't sell them, because they do get dings on them from all the travel...

#2...when will your new stamps & art parts be ready for us to purchase?

I can't give you an exact date...but "mid" AUGUST-ISH...

and since today is August...

it won't be long...

yippee...believe me, I am just as excited as all of you...

I can NOT wait to see what you create...

I WILL post here just as soon as I know they have arrived...

#3...please help me find your first book, I have looked everywhere.

hmmm..can't help with that one. sorry...

both book #1 & #2 are sold out...

I don't have any copies of book #1 left ...

but I do have 4 copies left of book #2...

you can email me for book #2...

if you're missing that one...

#4...you showed your new large pocket watch. I'd like to ask if you have time to tell how you made it look like metal.

ok...this is so easy & fun...

it works on art parts & grunge too...

I paint the surface with Ranger's Adirondack paint dabbers...

I usually start with silver & dry it...

then sometimes I'll add a tiny bit with the gold dabber...

adding just a bit for highlights & dry it...

then I add coffee Archival ink to tone it down a bit...

I tap the archival pad right on the surface...let it sit a bit, then wipe off the excess with a paper towel...

if (by accident) you add too much archival ink...

and make the surface too dark...

a drop or 2 of Alcohol Blending Solution on a paper towel will remove the excess...

and NOT damage the paint job...

then I like to use my "spatter" stamp, with coffee archival to add some spots...

and I've been using the new monarch orange...

it really looks rusty cool...

and the end result is this...

today...

a perfect day for another brand new stamp giveaway...

this week, ALL 6 new stamps sets will be given away on the everything wendy vecchi group...

it's simple...

just leave comment under the photo...

and we'll choose a random winner from the group comments...

here's todays set...

"rubber stamp art"...

true confessions...

yes I Do...collect art supplies...

and I DO NOT want to join the 12 step to stop!

the winner of the new "remnants of art" stamp set is...

Hels Sheridan said...

Corrrrrrrrr.... I love love love this set... in fact I love them all - tis true, I need them all toooooooo... can't wait to get my inky mits on them!! Loving your heart art too... tis lushly indeed xx

July 29, 2011 12:22 PM

HELS!! send your info & we'll get this headed across the pond.

(wbv1213@me.com)

ok...one last reminder...

leave a comment under the photo on the group to have a chance to win "rubber stamp art"...

that's it...

off to make kits for Cafe Crop in Crown Point, Indiana...

it's a suburb of Chicago...

those class dates are August 12 & 13...

click the link for workshop info...

lots of stamping...

lots of grunge cutting...

lots of mak(ing) art...

wendy

see you tomorrow for more free stamps, compliments of TED & MICHELLE!