YES!
the title is correct…
painting with archival inks…
I discovered this technique a few days before CHA, when it was down to the wire hectic & I didn't have time for a blog tutorial…
but today I DO!
sit back…RELAX & I'll show you another unique way to use your archival ink pads…
BUT FIRST…
STOP THE PRESS!
this is my 1000th blog post!
when I started this blog, I wondered if I had enough art in me to share…
I wondered what I would talk about…
I wondered if anyone would even show up to read what I wrote…
1000 posts later…it seems to be working...
so,
as a
thank you
for being
the best
most fantastic
lovely
wonderful
supportive
FUN
blog friends
ever...
I wanted to celebrate my 1000th blog post with a tutorial &
a GIGANTIC GIVEAWAY…
I have some awesome friends
who have contributed some
awesome prizes…
just for you...
the details are at the end of the post...
now…let's get back to the business of making art...
I grabbed these 3 archival colors to start with…
leaf green, forget-me-not and cornflower blue...
the photo below shows the secret ingredient…
tim's detail waterbrush, filled with rubbing alcohol (aka surgical spirits in the UK)…
it's important that you use rubbing alcohol in the waterbrush…
DO NOT use alcohol blending solution…
alcohol blending solution will eat & destroy the waterbrush…
that's NOT a good thing!
rubbing alcohol is safe & will NOT damage the brush at all…
so now I have one brush filled with water to use with distress inks & one brush filled with rubbing alcohol to use with archival inks...
I added a bit of washi tape to my detail waterbrush that is filled with rubbing alcohol…
this will help me know that this brush is the rubbing alcohol filled waterbrush...
because we're using alcohol, specialty stamping paper is the surface of choice…
as a reminder…
when using specialty stamping paper…
DRY between each layer…
the magic coating on the paper slows the drying process for anything used on the paper...
I tested this technique on manila card stock & on tim's watercolor paper…
the technique does not work on those surfaces...
the ink soaks thru...
glossy card stock worked pretty well as long as you don't super saturate the paper & dry it fairly quickly to prevent bubbling…
it will work ok for a card, if you glue it to a card base so that you can cover up the back…
HOWEVER…
I'm not a huge fan of glossy & I LOVE the beautiful matte finish of the specialty stamping paper (SSP)…
so that's the surface I like best…
plus I have never had any color seep thru to the back, when using SSP…it really takes a lot of abuse & is great for multiple layer techniques that use lots of fluids...
in my last post, I showed how to use the in full bloom SiSi (stamp it -stencil it) on a large art journal page…
for today's post, I wanted to show that SiSis are great for cards too…
with a SiSi, you can add lots of detail, but keep the card completely flat for mailing...
to start...
I cut a piece of SSP to about 5 x 3 ¾ inches…
then used jet black archival to stamp the perfect peony & embossed it with clear super fine detail embossing powder…
the stamp & coordinating stencil are in the same package, making all the SiSis a bargain at $9.95…
even the ones that have 2 stamps in the package...
thank you Mr. Stampers Anonymous...
you'll see that I stamped it to the far left side of the paper…
I had a little idea…for the finishing touch...
you'll see that later…it's important to emboss the stamped image…
if you are using this technique…
remember…
rubbing alcohol removes archival ink…
the embossing powder, which is basically ground up plastic, seals the archival ink & protects it from the alcohol…
here's the perfect peony stamped & clear heat embossed…
now its 'll ready to be painted with archival inks!
I swiped the corner of the leaf green archival pad onto the craft sheet…
and used the craft sheet as my ink palette…
it takes VERY LITTLE ink…much less than you think…
one little swipe is plenty...
I picked up the ink with the detail water brush (it's filled with alcohol) & painted the leaves…
& gave it a quick dry with the heat tool...
I swiped the waterbrush on the craft sheet to remove the green…
until it goes to clear...
then I swiped the forget-me-not ink pad on the craft sheet & painted the flower…
my first layer is uneven…
I did that to show you that the first layer really doesn't matter…
dry this layer…
so far it looks like this, with the first forget-me-not archival ink painted layer...
now I added another layer of forget-me-not to add shading & dried it…
then swiped the cornflower blue archival pad on the sheet & add more shading, always using the detail waterbrush…
remember to dry…
you can make the painted layers very even, but I like the uneven more watercolor effect…
***I like to keep a paper towel near by to blot the waterbrush if it gets too wet, especially when painting small areas***
keep in mind that even though the archival inks has been diluted with alcohol, they are still permanent & waterproof…
so that means that any water based product like Perfect Pearls mist, distress inks & plain water can be used over this image & they will not affect the image…
the image remains crisp & clear with no bleeding or smearing…
now it looks like this…
I placed the coordinating perfect peony stencil over the painted image…
so that I could add stamping…
I used watering can archival to add polka dots to the flower & tiny text to the leaves...…
I added a spotlight frame with a waterproof pen…
this time an oval…
and stamped the sentiment with jet black archival…
remember you can always "put a bird on it"…
I used orange blossom archival to stencil the bird…
masking tape can block off areas of the stencil to keep them protected…post-it notes are good too...
the new mini blending tool is THE BOMB!
you will LOVE it for stenciling!
I wanted to add a stamped pattern inside the stenciled bird, so I did a little surgery on my new large collage background stamp…
now I have 9 mini stamps, perfect for stamping over stencils with small openings, or for random background stamping on art journal pages…
you can easily change plain flower stencils NINE times!
stamping the mesh portion of the stamp on the bird adds more detail & more interest to the flat card…
I used watering can archival for stamping the mesh...
I used the stripes/polka dots border stencil…
I used the new dandelion archival for the stripes...
note to self…
clean stencils before taking photos…
yikes!
now the stripes appear to be under the oval…
see the shading under the flower & around the stem/leaves?
I swiped the iced spruce marker on the craft sheet, picked it up with the water filled detail waterbrush & added shading around the flower, stem & leaves...
I LOVE the iced spruce marker for creating shadows…
it looks great with any color combo & it's not too stark…
pumice stone is another good marker to have for shadows…
adding the shadow is a small detail, but it makes the flower stand out…and is very effective for flat cards or art journal pages...
make sure to add the marker from the craft sheet, not directly onto the paper...
I wanted to add some lines along the stripes to define them better…
and round the SSP corners...
now the finishing details…
I stamped the flower way over to the left so that I could do a little cut out deal around several petals…
after trimming around the petals, I chopped off a bit (¼ inch?) on the left side to allow the petals to hang off the SSP...
I added black glaze pen dots around the oval & a dot to create an eye for the bird…
then a tiny black string bow…
and mounted it on a black card...
I used tim's sizzix on the edge mini scallops die on the card bottom…
and rounded the top corners of the card to coordinate with the mini scallops…
I added foam under the SSP to raise it off the card base…
it's completely flat, except for the string bow...
are you shocked? NO BROWN was used…
what's happening to me?
YIKES!
actually, my plan was to use tree branch archival for the stripes, but I grabbed the wrong pad…duh…
I was having too much fun & not paying attention…
but I ended up being happy with dandelion stripes...
here's a better look at the watercolor effect of painting with the archival inks and the little cutout detail…
this also shows the shadow, created with the iced spruce distress marker...
using the SiSi allows stamping in several areas of the flower…
the card looks dimensional, but the SSP is completely flat…
using the SiSi stencil allows the stamped images to be stamped with any stamp you have…it can look different for every project…
use text, polka dots, mesh, mini numbers or any background pattern…
there are so many options...
and that's why I LOVE SiSi!
you aren't stuck with a stamp that always looks the same…
so…that's painting with archival inks!
plan A!
there's another way to paint with your archival inks…
that's plan B…
and a story for another day...
now it's time to celebrate!
once again…
A HUGE THANK YOU
to everyone who takes time to stop in
& leave a comment…
send me an email or ask a question...
I think it's amazing how art (an ink pad & rubber stamps) & the internet can change strangers into wonderful friends…
I'm going to divide the prizes between the blog &
giving you 2 places to drop your entry ticket…
which is a simple comment…
while you're visiting my Facebook page, I would appreciate it if you would click "LIKE"…that way my posts end up in your newsfeed…
and feel free to share the giveaway with your Facebook friends too...
somedays I pop in on my Facebook page to share a sneak peek…
or a little tip…
like this one that I posted yesterday…
a little Thursday tip…
use forget-me-not archival ink to stencil a butterfly onto a kraft scrap, stamp some dots with Ranger Inkjet black archival, dry, cover with my translucent embossing paste & allow to dry. cut out the dry butterfly & you have created a custom strong dimensional embellishment..just like the second photo...
try it! it's fun!
it's fun quick way to stay in touch...
I have some over the moon AWESOME prizes for YOU…
here's the list…
from Kim at eclecticPaperie…one of my favorite on line stores...
you can choose any 5 you'd like, even the new ones that
will ship in March…Kim will send them when they arrive.
if you choose some current stencils, they will ship now.
choose your prize & get exactly what you want!
THANKS KIM!
from tim…I'm sharing some stash that he sent me…some of my
most favorite of his idea-ology…YES! the NEW
share don't hoard them, you know I LOVE you!
THANKS TIM!
from Ted, aka Mr Stampers Anonymous…
wait 'til you see this…
6 brand new stamp sets
6 brand new stencils
6 brand new SiSIs…
THANKS TED!
from Ranger…2 complete sets of my 12 archival inks! YIPPEE!
they are even sending the 6 brand new colors!
I'll divide these up & add them to some stamp sets…
hey…GOTTA have inks to use with stamps!
and…a brand new Ranger apron to "make art" in style!
THANK YOU RANGER!
from Simon Says Stamp…a favorite on line store…
Heidi has a special CATEGORY of my products that
are featured at 40% off…just for this celebration…
the sale is good NOW thru FEB. 7th…
there are 348 products included!
it includes Blossom Bucket...
some art parts…
some background stamps…
some stamp sets...
THANKS HEIDI!
from my friends at onlinecardclasses…these gals do an
AWESOME job. I just recently participated in their
"STENCILED" class & it was GREAT…
I have 3…YES…3 seats to giveaway for their next class
that will start on March 3rd. The class title is
CLEAN & SIMPLE 3, one layer cards…
these classes have lifetime access & you can go to school
in your nightie! you can still join Stenciled, just
click the link above to see the class contents...
THANKS JENNIFER McGUIRE & friends!
from Rick…he wanted to get in on the action…he's sharing embossing
pastes, Blossom Bucket embellishments &
whatever else he finds in my stash!..hey…
that's what he said! sounds like he's planning to send out 2
GIANT boxes of supplies to MAKE ART!
what a guy! I bet he won't share HIS Budweiser!
PHEW…how's that for an awesome list of goodies?
for sure it's my biggest giveaway to date...
I think it's extra exciting because you have LOTS of chances to win!
the random winners will be chosen by Rick at 7am (Chicago time) on Monday Febuary 3rd…
to enter, leave a blog comment here...
and on my FACEBOOK page…
we'll choose winners from both places...
from the bottom of my heart…
a MILLION THANKS
for your support & friendship…
now it's time for me to…
make art!
wendy
544 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 544 Newer› Newest»Congrats on your 1000th post! I love your blog, so much inspiration!
Congrats on your 1000th blog post! Woohoo, way to go! You know...you used the good, better, best strategy for your card with the different phases of embellishing that you did. ...good=pretty and easy to do for a quick card, better=prettier with some added dimension, best=prettiest with fine details! Would love to win, but won't be dissapointed if I don't, 'cause I'm inspired by your talent! Thanks for the chance!
Congratulations I'm so happy for you. I'm in love with your minis colors stencils oh heck just say it all I'm in love. Thanks for inspiring us.
How exciting to have reached post number 1000! Congratulations! I didn't think you could outdo yourself when you created the alcohol background, but you did it! Love the technique!
Great way to create a card or canvas or any kind of art. Love it!
Happy 1000th!!!! I 'over the stars love' your blog. I always enjoy seeing what you create & I learn so much from you.
Thank you for all of your posts, tutorials, products & amazing inspiration. Wishing you many thousands more blog posts.
~C8>
I just love your designs. Congrats on your 1000 th post. That is quite ab accomplishment and shows how dedicated you are.
Excellent tutorial, thanks. I would love to win.
Oh my gosh! What a wonderfully generous giveaway!
I enjoyed the tutorial you showed today as well. It's always fun to learn something new. :)
Wendy: I have admired you for a long time and couldn't be happier for your success. You have added so much to everyone's lives with your products and your posts. Congrats on the 1000 posts. Love all your projects and this is a wonderful chance to win some of those great products. Thanks!
Mary
Congratulations on your 1000th post - WOW! I just love all your tutorials and find them so easy to follow (and fun to read!) and so very inspirational. Looking forward to the next 1000!
And what a fabulous giveaway! x
Amazing tutorial and congratulations on 1000 posts
beautiful card and love the products!
Congratulations on your blog post. Love your new stamps. I bought two set already. It was so hard to chose which ones. I want them all!
Mrs V! Oodles and oodles of congratulations on I priding us with 1000 posts and far more ideas! Thank you for the give always which are awesome, but really thank you for sharing when you make art! Mwah!
Wendy you have so much art to share, your going to be around a long time! Congrats on your 1000 post!
The card you just made is awesome, your going to make me fall in love with everything not just embossing paste!
Thanks for 1000 posts! Cheers!
Congratulations!!! thank you for sharing your talent and techniques... Inspirational stuff!
Mega congratulations on your 1000th post! May the inspiration you give all of us continue! Thanks so much for the chance to win - Lots of love Laura xxxxxxxxxxxx
Wow! Awesome technique and I thank you for sharing it. Congrats on your 1000th post as well.
Tanya Phenis
Thanks for the awesome tutorial Wendy! I can't wait to try this technique with the archival inks and thanks for the opportunity to win! Bette
Love your work, your artistic Zestfullness as well. Congratulations on your 1000th post!
Wow!!! 1,000 posts ... quite an accomplishment!!
Loved the card project on the 1,000th post! I learned so much (as I always do) from this.
Thank you for sharing all the goodies with us. AND, thanks to all your friends who also sent stuff to share.
Keep up the great work. You inspire me!
Beautiful technique ! Congratulations on 1000 blog posts and I look forward to 1000 more!
Fabulous technique, one I shall try when I get my hands on the surgical spirit! Congratulations on 1000th post.
Sheelagh
Congrats Wendy on Your 1000th blog! What a marvelous giveaway too! I love your Archival Inks and the new colors are all 'must haves', not to mention the stencils too!
First the great tutorial, then the opportunity to actually win the tools to create this fantastic art ????? TOO WONDERFUL !!!!!
Congrats on 1000 posts and all the super fun new stuff that's coming out! I adore archival inks and love learning a new way to use them. (A giveaway is a good way to get all us lurkers to comment -- how could we resist???)
Congrats Wendy on Your 1000th blog! What a marvelous giveaway too! I love your Archival Inks and the new colors are all 'must haves', not to mention the stencils too!
Congrats Wendy on Your 1000th blog! What a marvelous giveaway too! I love your Archival Inks and the new colors are all 'must haves', not to mention the stencils too!
What a great post Wendy with that fabulous new technique, gotta try that one out. Thanks for the chance in your amazing give-away and many congrats on your 1000th post and your wonderfully informative blog xx
Congratulations on your 1000th blog posting and thanks for the great tutorial. Planning to play with rubbing alcohol and Archival Inks today. Such a wonderful give away, thank you and all your sponsors.
That was the beetest tut ever! TThanks for the chance to win....jvleake4549@gmail.com
What a fantastic tutorial! Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Fantastic tutorial and technique loved it goo idea with the washi tape and thank you for the chance to win. x
Fabulous tutorial....thanks for all of the detail! Congrats on your 1,000 post...love your ideas and talent!
Congratulations on your 1000th blog post! That's a huge and exciting milestone! Wendy, your inspiration and tutorials are always wonderful! Thank you for all your hard work!
1000 and going strong !!!
Thanks for the beautiful tutorial - a unique way of painting with permanent ink , love that! But mostly Thanks you for all the wonderful inspirational art you have done and continue to do - you make my heart sing 1
Wow...it's giving me some ideas!!!
Congrats wendy!! Just catching up on all your new releases.........totes fabulous!! Hope your celebrating with a mojito or two! Congrats!!
Kaz x
Go bears!
I so rarely use any ink color other than black....but your tutorials with your new archival ink colors have changed my mind! (That's an amazing giveaway!)
Thanks really go to you - for all the inspiration you have given us over the last few years!!!
Thank you for your blog and 1000 posts full of wonderful ART! Love today's tutorial and your beautiful card. I'm off to like your FB page and decorate my water brushes with washi tape,too! : )
Thanks for your beautiful art, your generous heart, and a chance to win some awesome prizes!!
1000 posts is a lot! You always do such a great job. You are excellent at making art!
Congratulations, Wendy! I love your products and your blog posts....so fun and informative! Wishing you many more years of blogging and sharing your creativity with all of us, your crafty friends. :-)
Awesome giveaway for your milestone post! I love your blog posts and the detail that you provide!
WOW! What a giveaway...and an absolutely AWESOME tutorial. I cannot wait to try the painting with Archivals. I love all the colors...can't wait to get your 6 new colors! Thanks for the chance to win some artsy supplies!
Love, love, love your style. Can't wait for you to come back to Buffalo, NY!
Love, love, love your style. Can't wait for you to come back to Buffalo, NY!
What a wonderful technique!!! This may be one of the most useful tips I've seen in a while.
Congradulations on your 1000th post! I look forward to 1000 more! =)
Jenn
That's an incredible list of giveaway goodies to go with the celebration of your thousandth post. Congrats and thank you.
Love your blog! Thanks for all you do to share your knowledge!
Congrats on your 1000th blog post! I did my blog with a .com as a "reminder" to post (out of guilt) and STILL DONT post! I think my last blog was was over a year ago, hense, Im a Bad blogger! Thank you for a chance to win great goodies! I got a good laugh at the "no brown" comment, I feel ya on that! I have the same LOVE for it! (Especially Tim's Gathered Twiggs... I think its the PERFECT brown color!) Thanks again and heres to another 1000! Oh and i promise, if I win, I will BLOG it! LOL :)
Again Congratulations !! I thank you for the many hours of inspiring projects, those awesome products ( that I wished I owned all of ) and for the great tutorials that help us "commoners" become such great artist... I love your work and love the post! Life sometimes gets in the way and then I have to play catch up but I love reading the post. Your friends are so good to you... my, my my such a great giveaway... thank you for the opportunity to win! I gotta try those SiSi ...okay going to go chase the sugar daddy again !!!
What a beautiful project, and thank you for sharing that new technique with me! Can't wait to try it!
i enjoyed the tutorial, learned a new thing, and wow what the hell
or is it heaven, such a huge giveaway
marie-anne
Congrats on your 1000th post! Love all your inspirational projects!
Congrats on your 1000th post and WOW what a list of goodies. Thanks for the opportunity!
I LOVE this painting with Archival inks technique! Can't wait to try this, thanks so much for all the sharing you do to help us make art!
Fantastic tutorial Wendy! I love your creations and have just started using your embossing pastes, which are such a joy to create with! Thanks for sharing and the chance to win such an awesome giveaway :-)
Wendy, Wendy, Wendy !!! Oh my what a cool tutorial (had to go watch again) ... the tips you give are great ... my family is gonna think I'm a REAL artist LOL !!! I love your work ... I tell everybody to go check out your tutorial so they can see how cool those stencils are and what amazing things you do with them (between you and Tim, my family thinks that's All I talk about ... what can I say I get excited. Oh yummy colors...
What a fabulous tutorial for your 1000th post - congratulations on this acheivement! Also, thanks for the chance to win some fabulous prizes - thanks to all who are so generously donating them.
Wow, great tutorial. This has opened my eyes to new possibilities. What a fantastic giveaway. Thank you!
Wow thanks for sharing such great tutorials. I like to stop by and see what you have been up to from time to time. Thanks for the inspiration. You ROCK.
Congrats on 1000 posts.This is always such a great place to visit, full of beautiful art & helpful tips & techniques. Thanks for sharing & for this awesome giveaway.
Fab tutorial, gradually buying more of your products and loving using them. Would love to win one the of the fantastic prizes!!
Fab tutorial, gradually buying more of your products and loving using them. Would love to win one the of the fantastic prizes!!
Thank YOU Wendy for all the posts! You are such an inspiration, I love your art. And what a great tutorial today, thank you. I have to find out how the alcohol is called in NL ;-)
And then the awesonme giveaways.... :-) You know how to make people happy!!!
I cannot wait to get started with your new stencils and inks...time to shop!
Congratulations on your milestone! What I like the most about you and your ideas is how it pushes me outside of my comfort zone in crafting! You've taught me how to go from flat and boring to layered and textured and detailed! Thanks Wendy!
Waaaaaaaay too cool!!! Love it!!!
I love your line about "doing surgery on your stamp"- You can take the nurse out of the OR,but can't take the OR out of the nurse! I am glad you chose your new "career" and are so willing to share it with us!
I love your project & really appreciate the tutorial. Next time in town I'll be picking up another water brush ;)
Wendy, I love your blog, your products, and how very sweet you are to all of us and how much you love to share!!!! You are da bomb!!!! Thanks for this chance to win some of your most fabulous stuff!!!!
Love new techniques and this one is going to let us all get more milage out of those yummy archival colours of yours. Thank you for inspiring and sharing!
Wow! What an incredible amount of goodies. I love your tutorial. The colors are so bright and vibrant on that specialty paper. Love it! I enjoy all your post and tutorials. I use your stamp pads every time so craft. They are by far my favorite inks. Thank you for sharing your talent and products with us! I would sure love to win some of these awesome goodies!!!
Kate
Awesome technique and prizes! Thanks for both
1000 posts!!! Wow!!! This calls for at least 1000 comments and 1000 likes on Facebook. Congratulations! What am I saying? That means less of a chance for winning! Oh well, I'm still rooting for 1000 comments and likes.
Wow! What an incredible amount of goodies. I love your tutorial. The colors are so bright and vibrant on that specialty paper. Love it! I enjoy all your post and tutorials. I use your stamp pads every time so craft. They are by far my favorite inks. Thank you for sharing your talent and products with us! I would sure love to win some of these awesome goodies!!!
Kate
All I can say is WOW!!! I am new to all of this and learning so much - thanks for the great tutorial!!!
Congratulations Wendy, another fabulous tutorial, I LOVE it. Thanks for a chance to win this totally awesome give-away.
Wow! What a great giveaway! Congrats on your 1000 post! Always enjoy learning new techniques from you! Thanks for sharing everything you do!
Hugs,
Angela
You're pushin' me, Wendy... off to add MORE stuff to my cart at eP! Congrats on the 1000th post! Thanks for being such an inspiration!
Congrats on the 1000 poss and THANKS for giving me another use for my inks! They are some of my favorite things and I've only recently gotten a few archival inks.
I have your first 6 ink colors, and love them. Thanks for creating such a great color set with archivals ... and I enjoy reading your blog for inspiration!! :)
Thanks for being so generous with your time and creativity. I love your inks. Maybe I need to be a bit more adventurous with them. Thanks for the chance to win
That was an AWESOME technique!! Wendy, CONGRATS on your 1000th post - I had NO DOUBT you'd be a HUGE success!!
Wow, what a great painting technique,you rocked it! Congrats on 1,000 posts, such fantastic prizes, too. Thanks for a chance to win. Go Hawks!
Huge huge congratulations Wendy on a wonderful achievement . Fantastic piece of art, I love the colouring with Archival Inks, great technique and fabulous results. Thanks so much to everybody for the wonderful giveaway. Tracy x
Congratulations on reaching 1000 posts, that's a lot of posts, and I've enjoyed each and every one of them! Thanks for sharing all the new techniques and especially this last one, I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be trying it.
What a fabulous tutorial to celebrate your special 1000th post - all I can say is THANK YOU for all of your inspiration - and I raise a glass to the next 1000!!
What great set of acccomplishments, & goodies. Congratulations!
congrat's on your 1000, love to read your posts they always put a smile on my face and love to try your techniques
Wow, what a gorgeous card!! I love how it is flat but looks so dimensional!! Your designs are always amazing and so inspiring!! And what an awesome giveaway!! Thanks so much for the chance to win!! Have a great weekend :)
Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
Congratulations on being such a constant blogger and inspiring so many people. Such wonderful range of goodies as give aways. Good luck everyone. Debbie
Wow! 1000! Congrats! All of them a treat! Thanks for the so generous chance to win. Happy blog day! Ruth
Wow! 1000! Congrats! All of them a treat! Thanks for the so generous chance to win. Happy blog day! Ruth
Wow! 1000! Congrats! All of them a treat! Thanks for the so generous chance to win. Happy blog day! Ruth
Wow! 1000! Congrats! All of them a treat! Thanks for the so generous chance to win. Happy blog day! Ruth
Wow! 1000! Congrats! All of them a treat! Thanks for the so generous chance to win. Happy blog day! Ruth
Wow! 1000! Congrats! All of them a treat! Thanks for the so generous chance to win. Happy blog day! Ruth
Wow! 1000! Congrats! All of them a treat! Thanks for the so generous chance to win. Happy blog day! Ruth
I just love your tutorials!!! You are so talented and so wonderful to share your ideas with us! I just love coming to your blog, it is so full of amazing creations!!! What a fabulous giveaway too! How cool!! :)
Congratulations Wendy on your 1000 blog!! And congratulations to us for being here to get such wonderful art, products and inspiration. This card is gorgeous and the technique is so cool. Thank you so much for everything.
I adore this project!!! Can't wait to get your new ink colors,. I have all the rest! Love them!!!
I adore this project!!! Can't wait to get your new ink colors,. I have all the rest! Love them!!!
Holy Shmoly what a great pack of cool give-aways. Congratulations on your 1000th blog post, We appreciate them all! Love your work, and appreciate the opportunity for cool stuff!
WOW!!!! what a Giveaway. thanks for the chance to win.
Congratulations too on your 1000th post - what a fab tutorial really easy to follow. Can't wait to get my hands on the your new releases, love them all - the SiSi's look great! Here's to the next 1000 posts. xx
I'm a bit overwhelmed with all I have to learn, but you make it look doable! TFS!
Your card is gorgeous! Thank you for the brilliant tutorial and congratulations on all your blog posts!
I love that watercolor look! And, I do have the SSP and the alcohol. I am going to order a few of the inks to start my collection. Someone is going to be a very lucky duck to win your huge giveaway! Thanks for the chance.
WooHoo! Congrats on the 1000 posts! I always love reading your blog so here's to 1000 more :)
Congrats on your 1000th post! Thanks for the tutorial and awesome chance to win!
Your blog would have to be the very best inspirational blog out in cyber world. I look forward each time you post to see what ideas you share and then can't wait to try them out myself. Still aways to go before they come out like yours do but hey practice makes perfect so they say, lol. Congrats on 1000 posts :)
Wow Wendy... I love learning new techniques and I just bought some specialty stamping paper today! Your card is gorgeous! You DO have over the moon awesome prizes!!! I'm on my way to your FB page now :)
I've been in a creative funk lately. Hopefully I can get a jump start with your tutorials. Congrats on the 1000+ blog post.
1000 never looked so good on a girl!heheh Nice work with going cold turkey on this project. It fits your cheery personality!
Wow Wendy! I am learning so much from and am so inspired! I can't wait it try your Archival inks and SISI!
Wow Wendy! I am learning so much from and am so inspired! I can't wait it try your Archival inks and SISI!
I love that you show us how to get more uses from the archival stamp pads! The colors are luscious, and I'm slowly getting all the colors! The use of the water brush with alcohol is Genius!! I can't wait to find these stencils and stamps in the store!! Beautiful, and congratulations on reaching this milestone on your blog!
Fabulous tutorial, such a beautiful card.
Thank you for the opportunity to join in with this fabulous giveaway, xx Zoe xx
Wooooo Hoooooo!!! this is a Fabulous prize can't wait to add to my stash hahaahah!!! Congrats on the 1000th blog post and thanks for the chance to win Wendy. :)
Congrats Wendy in reaching 1000, I'm pretty sure you will get to 2000 when everyone here's about this tutorial, it's amazing. Love following your step by step instructions...thank you.
Hi Wendy...a huge congratulations - 1000 and counting! You have the most awesome way of playing, discovering and sharing. So generous with your knowledge! I am still having fun with the watercolour background (from CHA).
Dot x
Congrats on your blogging achievements! You certainly have been providing me with lots of artistic inspiration! Great tutorial on the archival inks, BTW, that's a very cool technique. Not something I expected archival to be able to do.
beautiful card and wow - I learnt so much in that tutorial! I love the stamping through the stencil - I would have never thought to do that! Great giveaway too - thank you and congrats on your 1000th post!! :)
I've been following you for a long time -- so I can get a big dose of inspiration!
Congratulations on your well deserved success Wendy and thank-you for all the inspiration. I just love your Archival colours and can't wait to get my mitts on the new ones. Thanks so much for chance to win FAB-U-LOUS candy! Nicola x
Dear Wendy,
I am new to your site and I am having such fun learning from your excellent posts!!! Thank you so much for sharing your fabulous talent!
With Warm Regards, Carol Broney
OMG OMG OMG!! I'll start by saying THANK YOU!! I have been a FAN since I first saw one of your You-Tube videos demoing at CHA!! Just AWESOME watching you create!! ;) I LOVE your products and your style and I'm so HAPPY you decided to share your talents with us!! CONGRATS on the HUGE 1000 post accomplishment and I'm looking forward to seeing another 1000!! ;)
Thanks for sharing the Plan A painting with Archivals and can't wait to see Plan B!! Thanks to all the donations so we can win COOL Stuff!! YIPPEE!! ;) have a FABULOUS WEEKEND making Art!! ;)
Loved this tutorial. Have to get some SISI.
Thanks for the inspiration! Love what you do. Kim xxxx
Now that's A LOT of awesome in one place!!! Thanks for sharing!
Wow! Congratulations on your 1000th post! Love this tutorial, can't wait to try it. And what an amazing giveaway! Thanks for a chance to win :)
I KNEW I would love that stamp ever more..have it, so now MUST do this as it's AWESOME!! Thanks OSO for Sharing!!!
Lady Chat
aka Melissa R. :)
That's a heck of alot of sharing to hit ur 1000th post, way to go and thank you.. I liked the piece you created, I too just took part in the stenciled class so recognized a few of your added touches, it was a real fun class.
Your stamp & stencils look like fun, and I can't wait to get the new ink colours to keep my much loved first set company.
Thanks for the opportunity to win, good luck to everyone xo ♥♥♥
OMGoodness I love your card! I need that SISI and the prizes you are offering are amazing! Thanks for the chance to win!
Always so much inspiration and great ideas from you. Just bought some of your products AND I just love them.
Thank you so much for the chance to win.
Greetings from a snowy Sweden/Gunilla
Arriving here from Jenny's blog intrigued by the technique WOW how cool :)
Have a good weekend
Von ☺
First of all what an amazing tutorial, thank you! And big congrats on your thousands post! Wow, this must be the most amazing give away ever!! Thank you so much for putting this together and to all the wonderful sponsors too!
Wow! Love this tutorial. I have a brush so I just need to buy some rubbing oil and I can have a play.
Loving all the tutorials. Congratulations on making 1000 posts. It's always fun to look back and to see how much has changed and how much our tastes have changed. Thanks for sharing your celebration with us.Hugs x
Great technique. Love the final result. This is an amazing giveaway. Very generous. Thanks for the chance, Johanne Lacombe
This is such a great idea and a great tutorial, thank you!
Lucy x
Wendy, you are a creative genius. Thanks for sharing your genius in such an easy to follow tutorial, and thanks for the chance to win any of the awesome goodies!
Time flies....a big milestone in 1,000 posts! You have shared and we have learned, thanks and congrats. Great tut and tit, can't wait to try. Fingers crossed for luck!
Happy 1000th Blog!!! We have enjoyed them all!!! Love the SiSi and you have had me hooked on the stencils!!! I Love them all!! Thanks for a chance to win some goodies!!!
Awesome technique! Can't wait to try it out! LOVE the card! And huge congrats on your milestone!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this new "painting" technique using the Archival inks!!! I love finding new ways to use my favorite inks! Congratulations on your continued success and for the 1000 post milestone!! Thank you for sharing your time, talent and enthusiasm with us all!! What an awesome bunch of prizes you have listed... thank you to all who provided the prizes!! I'm crossing all my fingers, toes, eyes, and everything else crossable that I'll be one of the lucky winners!!
Congratulations on 1000 posts. That is a lot of creativity and many of us have enjoyed the journey. I have been reading the blog since early 2007. So much fun and inspiration. Thank you.
Congratulations on 1000 posts. That is a lot of creativity and many of us have enjoyed the journey. I have been reading the blog since early 2007. So much fun and inspiration. Thank you.
Such an awesome technique. Thanks for sharing this with everyone.
stitchin' & gettin' inky...
Congrats Wendy what an awesome accomplishment! I just love this card, it is stunning! Thanks for a great giveaway! Here's to a thousand more wonderfully inspiring post!
Well done Wendy.. love all your new stash and techniques too. Thanks for the chance to win xx
Thank you for a great tutorial. I would never have thought about painting with Archival inks. Love the new colours. Thank you also for the chance to win one of your lovely prizes. Lx
Thanks for a brilliant tutorial and for the chance to be entered into the draw for one of you fantastic prize
Congratulations on 1,000 posts! This tutorial was amazing and so simple to follow. Thank you for the fantastic giveaway. We all share your joy.
wow girl...this is great! I came to learn the technique and check in on you like always...thrilled to learn something new to use up supplies! not looking at prizes...u have plenty here who want to win and good luck to them. I just enjoy you! xo
cher in MI
Wow 1000 blogs. a great new tecnhique and some blog candy. You do spoil us...lol. Thanx for the inspiration and all the new products..x
Such great ideas, and such clear posts to follow along.
Thanks Rachel
Thank you for sharing such a lovely card with so many interesting techniques. I love to paint, so the rubbing alcohol waterbrush technique is right up my alley. Cutting some of the flower petals on the side of the SSP is a great effect. It's so nice to see a layered card that can be mailed without all that extra postage. :)
Kathleen Harrington
Wow-Congratulations Wendy!!
Love the archival ink painting.... and it made me think of blender pens.... and I wondered if blender pens use rubbing alcohol? Will definitely be trying this.
Love the card - thanks for sharing...
and HAPPY 1000!!
Congratulations on 1000 posts, that takes a lot of work and dedication. Love the new archival colors that are coming out, and when I get my hands on some of your crackled texture paste and gold embossing paste I will be one happy camper.
this was such an interesting tutorial found so much inspiration
upnurse at aol dot com
What a fantastic tutorial. I can't wait to try using this technique. Thank you for an opportunity to win such a TREMENDOUS giveaway. Winning this would be like Christmas Morning or winning the lottery.
HOLY COW! 1,000 posts!!! Congratulations Wendy!! What an amazing collection of giveaways, too! You have been such a source of inspiration and support to me - thank you SO much for all you do - it is much appreciated! Here's to the next 1,000 posts! Bring it on! Love ya.... Ellen xxx
What an awesome anniversary and I *have* get some of those SiSi's! :D
Thanks for the chance to win such an epic giveaway. :)
Ali
Congratulations on your 1000th post. I am new to your blog but loved watching the various youtube vid's of your CHA demo's. Thank you for the tutorial and the inspiration, it's going to be a fun adventure keeping up with your posts, tutorials and inspiration.
Congratulations, Wendy!! 1000 posts, wonderful!! What a great tutorial, thanks for the fantastic giveaway!
Congratulations on 1000 posts! That is amazing. I love your card, and learning new techniques and ideas.
Oh wow that's a lot of blog posts and awesome blog candy - (lucky for us readers)! I just recently stumbled upon your blog and am in awe. Thanks for sharing your talent, techniques and inspiration. I am fairly new to mixed media and I love your new products especially the SiSi's. I need to get my hands on some of those for sure. Off to check out your facebook page!
I ordered some of your product today and just found your blog:) What a fantastic give away...thanks for the chance to win.
Congratulations on 1000 posts! I love all the tutorials and beautiful ART you are so kind and generous to share. You are an inspiration.
Awesome tutorial and fantastic giveaway!
fabulous tutorial...your such an inspiration..congrats for your blog post! thanks for the opportunity.
I am new to your blog but love everything I have seen you do. Thank you for a chance to win.
Congrats to your 1000th blogpost! I sneak in here a lot and always get new inspiration, so thanks for sharing so much! Inky greetings, Gerrina
So cool, I will be trying this!
Love your new stamp/stencil combos.
Congratulations on your 100th post! Thank you too for this great tutorial! I definitely learned a new technique. =)
Wow! 1,000 posts. Now that is an achievement to be proud of. I always enjoy your posts, both for the amazing art inspiration that you share, and your sense of humor. I especially love the way you use font sizes to highlight your text. Thanks for being so generous with your talents!
Wow! Congrats on 1000 posts! I can't thank you enough for them. You are so inspirational. I loved today's tutorial. That paper looks so dimensional. I have to have some SiSi - soon! Thank you for sharing your talents with all of us. I have learned so much.
Wow! Congrats on 1000 posts! I can't thank you enough for them. You are so inspirational. I loved today's tutorial. That paper looks so dimensional. I have to have some SiSi - soon! Thank you for sharing your talents with all of us. I have learned so much.
Congratulations on your 100th blog post. That's 1000 gifts you have given us and for that I thank you. I always learn so much from you and love your products. What I especially appreciate is how you are constantly showing us new ways to use them.
congrats on your monumental blog achievement. I love your tutorials - it's nearly like taking a class from you. Your detailed instructions are easy to follow - thanks for sharing your art with me
Congratulations Wendy, doesn't time fly!! Fabulous prizes too x
Congratulations Wendy, doesn't time fly!! Fabulous prizes too x
I love your blog Wendy, even though I don't always comment, I love to read your techniques and I am always inspired and like to see new ways to make art.
Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
Congrats on your 1000th post! I always enjoy reading them. Especially this one, can't wait to
Try it on some yupo paper.
Thanks for the chance to wine one of those awesome prices!!
I had to scroll forever to get to the comment box! You have the whole art community commenting here, with all the generosity from you and Rick, and so many sponsors! AWESOME! AND, the Alcohol in the pen is GENIUS!!! You rock! You know more technique than anyone! I am so going to do this in the morning!!!! Thank you!!!!
first let me say I love this...so very pretty, I saw a video from CHA on the Archival ink and alcohol...great idea...thanks so much for giving us a chance to win...I saw this first over on FB and would LOVE if you could do a Youtube video on this...i'm kind of visual lol thanks again
1000 blogposts is unbelievable. Congratulations Wendy. The reason people visit you is because of tutorials like this one and because the art you create is stunning. Thank you for the first 1000. Looking forward to celebrating 2000 with you
Wendy you are so generous with sharing your amazing techniques. I love your products and your style. Congratulations on 1000 posts and thank you so much for the opportunity to win one of these fabulous prizes!
Congrats on your 1,000th blog post!
It's been so much fun to watch your brand grow and diversify to include such fabulous projects.
Talking of projects, thanks for sharing how you paint with Archival inks. I'm going to have to give the technique a go. Your project is really beautiful.
Finally, thanks for the chance to win such a fantastic prize!
Wendy...a super huge congratulations on your 1000 blog post! That is ALOT of sharing of your wonderful ideas and techniques! Thank you for all of the inspiration you have given to so many! Your new archival ink colors are so rich and wonderful. Your new stamps snd stencils and SiSi sets are gorgeous. So versatile! Thanks for so many chances to win from some great companies! Hugs, Candy
Congratulations of your 1000th post! Loved the tutorial and thanks for the chance to win some great prizes!
Holy moley girl What a bunch of fabulous prizes! Sure hope my name is on one of them!
Awesome tutorial and Congrats on your 1000th post and many more to come! I hope!! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!
Love the new technique! So excited to have a chance to win such great prizes!
Amazing technique! Thank you for sharing!! I cannot wait to try this technique. You are an amazing artist!!
Post a Comment