I thought I'd do another quick Q & A...
to catch up on some emails/comments from the last few weeks...
it's been a long time since the last Q&A...
sorry!
REMEMBER...
if you need a quick answer...
just email me...
I try to answer questions from the blog comment section when there is an associated email...
if there's no email account, I have no way of responding...
and your question will wait 'til the next Q & A post...
ok...
#1... I know Ranger doesn't make a paper trimmer,
what do you recommend?
when I first started making art,
I fell in love with the Genesis cutter...
it's pricy...
I know...
but I've had mine for at least 10 years & I still love it...
it still makes a perfect cut & I've never even changed a blade...
we use it constantly for class kits etc...
and I'm sure it's gotten way more than normal use...
#2...how do I know what ink to use when? is there a simple chart somewhere?
here's a quick answer...
Ranger's Archivals are permanent when dry...
that means...
if a water based product (Perfect Pearls, distress inks or stains) is used OVER Archivals...
your stamped image remains crisp, clear & it will not bleed...
I use archivals to stamp my art parts...
and I love them for background stamping &
for stamping my main images.
since I'm never sure what I'll add over the backgrounds,
Archivals are a safe choice...
they are a very versatile ink...
you can use them on paper, card stock, Clearly for Art, metal, glass, chipboard, grungeboard, grungepaper, to stamp over distress paints...
even my Blossom Bucket pieces...
and...embossing pastes!
almost forgot...
the are permanent on fabric too, when heat set & dry...
***here's a little tip***
Blending Solution will remove Archivals...
so...if your stamp slips on metal, glass or Clearly For Art...
(a NON-POUROUS surface)
Blending Solution will remove the Archival ink!
Archivals are AWESOME!
I'll be showing some fun Archival tips in the near future...
now...on to distress...
distress inks are made to react with water...
so if the same water based products are used OVER distress inks, the inks will react & bleed...
just like they were created to do...
GENIUS!
do I ever use distress inks for background/main image stamping?
YES!
because I know they WILL react & that's the basis for lots of cool techniques...
since I LOVE the distress colors,
I use them for my main stamping
(sayings that I want to be readable)
if I'm NOT going to add water over them...
that way the image remains very crisp...
I use distress inks on every project...
I used them once & was IN LOVE!
REMEMBER...
to look at the ink pad labels...
there's a ton of info about their properties...
YIKES...
I guess that wasn't a quick answer...
oops!
#3...more house photos please!
ok...
it'll be a bit...
we're still waiting on family room furniture/area rug & the main bath vanity...
#4...is there a way to change the color of your embossing pastes?
YOU BET!
I chose to add the embossing pastes to my product line because they work with ALL tim/Ranger products...
my favorite way to pre-color it,
is with a drop of any distress reinker...
I showed this at CHA in this video...
you can mist it while wet with any distress stain
(I put the stains into misters)...
when the paste is dry, you can go over it with distress ink on a blending tool...
I'll have more info on that coming up soon...
but check out the video for the scoop...
#5...why did you put the distress stains in sprayers as opposed to making your own colors with reinkers?
lol...
like I said above, I LOVE distress &
I REALLY wanted the distress stains in a spray form...
so I made my own...
you can use the reinkers to make colored sprays,
but since water was added to the reinker, it has already reacted & you will not get the usual reactive effects you expect...
BUT...
by putting the undiluted distress stains in a mister...
you can spray & still get the same cool distress effects & do awesome techniques...
try just one
distress stain in a mister...
I bet you come back & tell me that you too
LOVE the distress stains in a spray form!
now about those winners...
the stamp sets I'm giving away today are...
LCS096
LCS103, 104, 105, 106 & 107
you'll find the numbers in the top right corner...
if you are a winner...
email me at
wbv1213@me.com
please let me know which of the above sets you already have...
and I'll make sure you don't get a duplicate...
#1 winner from the ewv Yahoo group is...
anonymousink@bellsouth.net Tue Mar 12 21:29:52 PDT 2013
Awesoe stamps! I would love to welcome them to my happy home!
#2 is...
bkhaja Tue Mar 12 15:34:44 PDT 2013
See that gentleman with the striped shirt? I'd love to give him (and the rest of the package) a home.
#1 winner from my Facebook page is...
#2 is...
#1 winner from blog comments is...
Sherri Timmons said...
Good Grief - I practically got carpel tunnel from scrolling to the bottom of the comments section. We broads do love a awesome give-a-way. Thanks for being generous with your products and your talents.
#2 winner is...
OOOOOOooooo would love the chance to win these gorgeous beauties thanks for being soooo generous off to share on facebook!thanks wendy x
Kaz x
CONGRATS to all 6 WINNERS!
I'll let you know where their new homes are...
if you're not a winner this time...
I still have 3 sets here...
just sayin'...
I'm thinking I'll surprise someone someday
who leaves a comment...
BREAKING NEWS...
don't miss Hels Sheridan demoing on TV today...
she has some awesome peeks posted on her blog today...
here's the info I lifted from her blog...
I hope you can join me at 3pm and 6pm on Create & Craft: Sky Channel 671, Freeview 36, FreeSat 813 and if you haven't got access to those channels,
ok...no post is complete without a photo...
here's one...
a fun art journal page...
it's an example from my
I'm off to play with one of my
most FAVORITE of tim's Sizzix dies...
the tattered florals...
and...
I'll be back to give away a brand new tattered florals die...
compliments of tim...
I so LOVE a good giveaway!
I'm headed to the studio to...
make art!
wendy
ps...YIPPEE!
Congrats to all the winners. It's always fun to see your post in the winn column.
ReplyDeleteWendy - thank you for the helpful Q&A post. Congrats to the winners.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners - I LOVE Sherri's comment! :-)
ReplyDeleteWell done everyone xx
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the winners :0 I'm off to watch Hels xx
ReplyDeleteWas that an earthquake? No, it was just the jumping up & down of the 6 Wendy Vecchians who won her giveaway! Congratulations winners, and thank you, generous Lady Wendy.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners!! Thanks for all the ink info. Can't wait to see more house pics!
ReplyDeleteWhoop!! Whoop!! Thank you so much, this is so cool! And Congrats to the other lovely winners! Off to check my numbers...lol...
ReplyDeleteI have the day off due to that pesky thing called "birthday" so I think I'll make art....need more stamps please ;-)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the owners of your latest stamp sets! Lucky ladies!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the winners, they are going to have so much fun! thank you too Wendy for your Q & A, great tip about the re-inkers. If this is a draw for the Tattered Florals, please exclude me as I already have it - thank you again! Hugs, Anne x
ReplyDeleteCongrats to those winners...so many are my buddies! Love the Art Journal page...I get to do it! Thanks for the info for Hels! And, so glad you finally get to go play!!!! Have fun!
ReplyDeleteWell done to all 6 lucky ladies! I guess I'll have to go and stay with Gabrielle again and "borrow"....!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Ladies!! Wendy, thank you for the tip on using Distress Stains in Misters, I am SO going to give it a go! Now I"m off to get inky!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners! Have fun with your flowers Wendy. Looking forward to seeing what you create.
ReplyDeleteOh Wendy! How thrilling! Thank you for choosing me Rick, I knew you were terribly handsome!!! Congrats to all the other winners - off to email now xxx
ReplyDeleteyippee! you are back in the video to make art!
ReplyDeleteinteresting bout the distress stains in a mister - never thought about how the addition of water to the reinker set off the reactive properties. THanks for the tip!
Sandra ltb
Thanks for the Q&A Wendy - great tips. I have Hels (part 1) recorded - I had a man in fixing the TV in my *new* craft roon, so missed the first one, but I have her recorded for later watching!!
ReplyDeletecongrats to all the winners..shame itwasn't me..but ay oh always next time and I have the lovely Hels on TV to compensate....have a lovely day...
ReplyDeleteChristine in Darcy...x
Congrats to all! I, too, am in my studio today playing. Trying to get my cards decided on for this month's stamp club. Working on two of the three needed. Still hae to do the tattered flower challenge, 23 birthday cards, and my March tag. Better get off of here fast!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the lucky six!
ReplyDeleteStains in sprayer I must try that one and I am looking forward to seeing your tattered flowers I am sure you will rock them!
Great Q & A! Congrats to the winners!
ReplyDeleteThanks you sooooo much!! Thrilled to win, a mahoosive thank you Wendy!! I'm watching the fabulous Hels working her magic she's soooo talented xx loved the Q and A too x
ReplyDeleteKaz x
thanks for the answers!! and congrats to all the winners!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners, especially our list mom, Lori Hassler, who deserves to win! I can't believe I missed this embossing paste video! How did that happen?! Thanks for posting it--got it saved now.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners !! I'm going to have to try the stains in spray form .. I think I might grab them more that way :) Thanks Wendy
ReplyDeleteWatch the next CHA...Tim will have distress stain in a mister...just saying...brilliant idea!
ReplyDeleteThe winners will be loving their stamps I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteCarla from Utah
congratulations to all the very lucky winners and loving the journal page. Annette x
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize Archival ink was that versatile! Excellent Q&A. I guess I need to scootch the Archivals from the Want column to the Need column. ;)
ReplyDeleteHi Wendy, Thanks for the Q&A I am always forgetting that the archival inks can be used on metal & glass. I must give this a try. Hels was amazing on the telly. I am so glad I managed to tune in to both shows.
ReplyDeleteJust sent you my contact info. I'm so very excited to have won. (Doing a little dance at this time!)
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU for everything that you do and share with us.
Congratulations to all the winners. Looking forward to seeing what you make with the tattered florals dies too.
ReplyDeleteI watched Hels today she'd such a talent thanks to her demos she's got me wanting oodles of stuff looks like I'm going to have to raid my piggy bank
ReplyDeleteI am so gutted my IPhone wouldn't let me go through the process of entering nor my IPad??? Still I am excited for the winners, congrats. I loved watching Hels today - I AM IN A TWO DAY CLASS WITH HER IN JULY!!!!! Can't wait. I never use any other ink! Sam
ReplyDeleteI have a crazy week and miss all the fun!!!! That's ok... Congrats to the winners!!!!! Love the journal page, Wendy!!!! Love my tattered florals die also... Must be my most used die!!!!
ReplyDeleteWell I wasn't a winner but I always feel like I win when I visit your blog. I learn so much.
ReplyDeleteMary
Congratulations to the winners. I know the stamps have found a good home. I love Tim's Tattered Florals too! I use them all the time, so versatile. Thanks for all the tips.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the QandA. And your journal pic. Congrats to the winners. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteKatie B.