more Clearly for Art info & a winner...

thanks so very much 

for all the sweet comments 

about the last post...

I sincerely appreciate them!

here's a little more Clearly for Art scoop...

steel ruled dies cut the CFA easily...

so that means the big fat Sizzix dies...

like the tattered florals...

the thin dies do not...

I've not found any punches that are strong enough to cut thru the material...

I've broken several punches...

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

lol...

it cuts easily with scissors...

a gal asked about embossing the CFA...

remember in the last post I said that every time you heat the material it goes completely flat...

so, you would loose the embossed pattern...

HOWEVER...

if you add Ranger's metal foil tape to the CFA,

 emboss it, 

then heat it...

the strong adhesive on the metal foil tape will hold the embossing...

even when you heat it to shape it!

it's pure & simple...

magic!

so the flower below is metal foil tape, 

OVER the CFA...

I stamped my flower stamps on the CFA side (the back) 

and cut this out with tim's tonic scissors...

simple...

one thing to keep in mind...

heated metal gets HOT...

so use caution...

and a little tip...

***remove the backing paper from the metal foil tape in small sections, when applying it to the CFA...***

or any other surface...

***don't take off the whole sheet of backing paper at once***

that adhesive is really strong...

TRUST ME!

how would you stamp on the Clearly for Art whiteout?

with Ranger's jet black archival...

just remember to dry it...

I used it below on the whiteout...

with my plaid background and the polka dots...

the largest layer is the largest tattered florals flower...

the 2 smaller are the same as the flower above...

and what inks would show up on the Clearly for Art blackout?

I like to use the metallic dabbers...

LOVE the gold & silver the best...

so I stamped the flower below with the gold dabber, 

onto the blackout...

***just remember to 

clean your stamp before the paint dries***...

cut out the flower...

heat to shape & you end up with this cute black flower...

my next experiment (when I have a few minutes to spare)

is to use the new distress paints for stamping on the CFA...

I have a ***feeling*** this is going to be fun...

with a whole different effect...

I'll be trying them on all 3 flavors of the CFA...

CONGRATS to the winner 

of tim's tattered floral die...

it's going to...

 Larissa Heskett said...

Fantastic,
just the inspiration I needed for today. Thanks for showing us what you did and for the chance to win!! Have a Fabulous weekend!! =)

March 15, 2013 at 8:00 PM

 

and SURPRISE...

I thought it was so cool that many people left a comment, 

telling me they already had the die...

so...

I'll be sending 2 random people a copy of my book #7...

CONGRATS to...

 Beejay said...

Thanks so much Wendy for all the great techniques. I enjoyed watching a great demo of yours at CHA. Love your stamps!

March 16, 2013 at 11:50 AM

 

and to...

 SusanK said...

Love your use of the Tattered Florals die cuts with CFA! That stuff is simply amazing!!!!!

March 15, 2013 at 12:41 PM

 

please email me with your shipping info & we'll get these 

postal!

wbv1213@me.com

here's a little conversation from our breakfast this morning...

Rick...remember, we have to leave tomorrow. The guys will 

be here @ 7am to install a new furnace & AC...

we won't have heat for 6 to 7 hours...

Me...what color is it?

I sure hope it's cute...

Rick...major eye roll...it's a bloody FURNACE...

somedays he thinks I'm nuts! oh well...

gotta run...

I leave you with this thought...

and another example of the tattered florals die 

used again 

with the Clearly for Art...

ALWAYS...

be yourself and...

make art!

wendy