second Dina face...studio 490 style

happy weekend friends!

first of all...

THANK YOU 

to everyone who attended my class and make & take at the Collin's event in Orlando last weekend...

it was FUN to catch up with

 store owner friends again & talk about inks, stamps & stencils!

I'm off to teach this weekend at 

Memory Bound, in Ankeny, Iowa...

I'm expecting a full house & lots of fun...

before I go,

I wanted to share another Dina face, 

done studio 490 style...

I LOVE this set of stamps!

this sample is on a specialty stamping paper 

die cut tag...

I sprayed it with violet & leaf green archival sprays...

here's the scoop on making them...

archival sprays...

I used the new cable knit stencil & with a blending tool that was moistened with rubbing alcohol, I rubbed thru the stencil

 to lighten the color...

I stamped the face with black soot archival, 

(reinker with a DIY pad)

then embossed it with clear powder...

the leaves were stenciled with leaf green...

I added a bit of tea rose to accent her cheek...

and red geranium to add color to her lips...

in the background you'll see "cracks" from the new all cracked up background...

I used violet for them...

the flower and bow created her hat...

the mat mini heart 

was inked with red geranium & pressed onto the 

new LES ROSES background stamp...

the "roses" fit well on the heart...

it's a great (new fav) text background!

"forever" was stenciled with my new 

FAVORITE

lower case select-a-stencil...

and here's the coordinating partner...

upper case select a stencil...

I added red geranium

berries from this stencil...

and white pen dots to add highlights...

just a little pen stitching detail...

20 minutes of pure FUN...

here she is...

very simple...

but I really enjoyed this playtime...

and here's a side shot...

I like the shiny embossed image...

you can see the cracks & the cable knit stencil in the background...

sometimes it's fun to have no agenda...

just the desire to test drive a new stamp and...

make art!

wendy

studio 490 style...

I love the faces that Dina draws & 

I thought I'd use one of her stamps...

studio 490 style...

here's what I did...

I hadn't created a page for my 

mat mini fat little book in a bit, 

so I started with a page...

I misted the page with my archival spray inks...

(make them with archival reinkers in a mister with rubbing alcohol)...

you'll find the original post about them here...

spray archival inks...

I used sky blue and a tiny bit 

of orange blossom...

I stenciled the 

new cable knit stencil 

with sky blue on the left side...

I stamped the face with black soot archival...

(use the reinker with the DIY pad 

to create the pad...)

and embellished HER with 

some new mat mini flowers, 

tiny butterfly and star...

the flower colors are

garden patina & orange blossom...

the mat mini flowers  

were pressed onto this inked stamp...

using just the center,

it totally changes the look of the mat minis...

the mat mini leaves got stamped with 

the ticking background, 

using watering can...

the new ferns were stenciled with fern green...

the red berries are from this stencil...

always use old with new!

the white dots on the berries & on her eye

are the Dy paint pen...

the lots of dots stencil got used 

with red geranium along the right side...

her face and lips were tinted with 

tea rose archival...

the sentiment fit perfectly on the side...

there's a bit of text on her cheek from 

the new les roses background...

I stamped the tiny butterfly with 

this tiny text stamp

(it's GREAT for all the tiny mat minis)

for some reason I decided to keep it white-ish...

hmmm???

I painted the tiny star with buttercup mica spray, using the detailer water brush...

GORGEOUS bling!

those circles on the left were made with the tip I removed from an empty 

mini multi medium bottle...

I tapped it into dina's white paint & then after it dried, again onto the watering can pad...

and her she is again...

with a little scribbling on the frame...

and a closer look...

this was 

30 minutes of pure fun for me...

I had no plan...

no plans for a blog post...

so no step out photos...

just a play time for me...

I really love the art process...

I hope you can PLAY and

make art!

wendy

Ranger blog tutorial...

happy Tuesday!

today I'm over on the Ranger blog 

with a card tutorial...

it focuses on using "things" in other ways...

things like

my mat mini holly leaves, 

for a non-holiday card...

I also share a technique with

one of my most fav Ranger products...

glacier white pigment ink...

you'll see how I used it to transform the normally translucent archival inks to a chalky pastel...

you'll also find some tips 

at the end of the tutorial...

I'm in LOVE with 

tim's stitched oval dies

and

the rectangles too...

I've used them for this card & 

on lots of projects...

they are the perfect sizes & they are a great way to use up scraps...

I hope you'll

 pop over & check out the tutorial

 on the Ranger blog...

then...

make art!

wendy

stencil weaving...EDITED...

EDITED...
I just got this coupon code for a
 special labor day discount...



the code to enter at checkout is LD2016

and...

it IS already available...

for those who have asked about getting the lace border stamp as a single wood mounted stamp,
you'll find it here...

first of all...

don't look at my dirty, well loved stencils...

DEAL?

I was hurrying to get this post going & off the TO+DO list & didn't take time to clean them...

here's the card I made that sparked 

the "stencil weaving" idea...

I used this

new "freshly picked" stamp-it stencil-it...

used to create a sympathy card...

I chose this sentiment, because I think it works for people & pets too...

anyway...

here's what I discovered...

see the vertical thin tree branch archival

stripes in the background?

that's the "yikes...stripes" stencil...

an oldie, but a goodie...

I use it frequently...

obviously the stripes can be vertical on the surface or horizontal...

or we can combine them to make a plaid...

oh...and I've had several ask where to find 

that lacy border...

it's here...

it's on the left side of the set...

vertically on the left...

this is the direct link...
to the wood mount lacy border stamp...

and here's my card...

using the "yikes...stripes" stencil...

I discovered that

if you weave the cardstock thru the stencil...

we can now stencil wide stripes!

they can be horizontal...

good for journaling...

or just a basic background...

or vertical...

this is 

exactly what I LOVE...

more than one way to use a product!

I have more ideas brewing...stay tuned...

that got me to looking for what other stencils we have that might be changeable...

 below is the "dots & stripes" border stencil...

another oldie...

it too can be used 

to create borders with thicker stripes...

I used the stencil with watering can archival for the sample to create the thin stripes borders at the top & bottom of the sympathy card...

but it's easy to weave the cardstock thru to create wide stenciled stripes...

and it's a good way to use up some scraps...

now we have MORE WAYS to use 2 of the stencils we already have,

 in another unique way to...

make art!

wendy

ps...

try it & show me!

stencil weaving...

first of all...

don't look at my dirty, well loved stencils...

DEAL?

I was hurrying to get this post going & off the TO+DO list & didn't take time to clean them...

here's the card I made that sparked 

the "stencil weaving" idea...

I used this

new "freshly picked" stamp-it stencil-it...

used to create a sympathy card...

I chose this sentiment, because I think it works for people & pets too...

anyway...

here's what I discovered...

see the vertical thin tree branch archival

stripes in the background?

that's the "yikes...stripes" stencil...

an oldie, but a goodie...

I use it frequently...

obviously the stripes can be vertical on the surface or horizontal...

or we can combine them to make a plaid...

oh...and I've had several ask where to find 

that lacy border...

it's here...

it's on the left side of the set...

vertically on the left...

and here's my card...

using the "yikes...stripes" stencil...

I discovered that

if you weave the cardstock thru the stencil...

we can now stencil wide stripes!

they can be horizontal...

good for journaling...

or just a basic background...

or vertical...

this is 

exactly what I LOVE...

more than one way to use a product!

I have more ideas brewing...stay tuned...

that got me to looking for what other stencils we have that might be changeable...

 below is the "dots & stripes" border stencil...

another oldie...

it too can be used 

to create borders with thicker stripes...

I used the stencil with watering can archival for the sample to create the thin stripes borders at the top & bottom of the sympathy card...

but it's easy to weave the cardstock thru to create wide stenciled stripes...

and it's a good way to use up some scraps...

now we have MORE WAYS to use 2 of the stencils we already have,

 in another unique way to...

make art!

wendy

ps...

try it & show me!