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!
