GREAT progressive S A L E!

I hope your Christmas was awesome...

we had a fun one!

now I'm counting the days 'til SPRING!

actually I was counting the days 

'til spring BEFORE Christmas...

but you probably knew that...

OK...

back to business...

if you received 

Christmas $$$, 

here's a place to get lots of bang for your buck!

it's a progressive S A L E...

just thought I'd pass the info on to you...

there's STAMP SETS...

STAMP-IT STENCIL-ITS...

STENCILS...

MAT MINIS...

this EMBOSSING POWDER...

DISTRESS MINIS...

and this favorite...

plus a whole lot more...

CHEERS!

have a great day &

TODAY...

I hope you

make art!

wendy

ps...back to CHA samples for me!

2 WINNERS & a S A L E! ***UPDATE***

it's FINALLY time to

announce the WINNERS!

sorry for the delay...

the new update for my iMac 

caused a MAJOR issue, 

(sleep/wake failure)

which meant

NO TYPING a blog post...

but all is good now!

phew...thanks for the

 new grey hair Apple!

NOT...

Rick chose the winner from blog comments here...

 Karen Stevens said...

Foiled embossing embossing powder.....

pure genius!!!! 

Thanks for sharing and I can see shiny things

 in my future!!!!

December 16, 2016 at 7:37 PM

 

the winning comment from 

my Instagram page is...

aksbarchitect

This is beautiful, I love the way the embossed image shines from the foil. Such a wonderful tag! 🌲

if you both will message me with your mailing info, we'll get the prizes off to you...

NEXT...

my fav 4 letter word...

S A L E...

everyone is making room for the new products being released at CHA...

here's the scoop for 35% OFF

no code needed...

here are some of my fav things at 

REALLY GREAT prices...

these are for TODAY...

THURSDAY Dec 22 only...

stamps...

I use these leaves with ALL my flowers...

it's a GREAT SET!

a FAV background stamp is 

this script background stamp...

another fav background is this brick wall...

I REALLY love using it with the Misti to add multiple colors...

I didn't think I needed the Misti...

but when it came time to multiple stampings for 72 people...

the Misti saved the day!

this is a GREAT gift to ask Santa for...

I seriously LOVE it!

use the all cracked up background alone...
with embossing powders & foil & it's really cool stamped over the bricks, to create...
cracked bricks!

this tree is AMAZINGLY fun!

it's perfect for so many occasions...

 FRIDAY Dec 23...

is 35% off stencils
like this one...
intersecting circles...

stamp-it stencil-its...

garden fresh is a good one!

and mat minis...

the fat little book 
makes a 4 page mini book
 or 2 keepsake cards, so someone special...

birds & their houses...
a good one & I have *something* coming 
to use this set with...

LOVE the butterflies...
and a heart for every project!

here's the link to 

the DAILY DEAL category...

sorry no cool photos to share...

gotta start wrapping...

yikes...

why do I wait 'til the last minute to wrap?

I hope you all

have a WONDERFUL Christmas...

or Hanukkah...

take a few minutes to...

make art!

wendy

Merry Christmas tag...

my friends at

 The Crafty Scrapper,

 in Waxahachie, Tx. 

invited me to participate in their

 12 tags of Christmas blog posts...

make sure to visit & 

enter their GIVEAWAY!

if you're lucky & live close by, 

Carolyn has everything you need 

at the shop, to create this tag...

and MORE...

L O T S more 

REALLY good stuff in her store...

(and she ships too...)

if you're not nearby, 

my links take you to an on-line source...

here's my tag...

it's metallic & quite hard to get a good 

straight on photo...

you see no shine on this photo...

but...

 tilt it a bit & now you can see the 

gorgeous foiled embossing powder...

here's the steps...

the tag is a new heavystock #8 tag, 

cut to 5 ½ inches tall...

I LOVE this new heavystock...

A   L O T !

the material allows the distress markers  

to blend perfectly!

what a dramatic difference it makes!

 I LOVE trimming my tags to 5 ½ inches...

try it! 

it totally changes the proportions...

I rarely use a full length tag...

make sure to save the cut offs for 

perfectly sized borders for your tags...

 and 

they make great sentiment strips...

I inked the script background with 

watering can archival & then 

added watering can embossing powder...

after melting the powder, I "warmed" it up again with the Ranger heat tool & quickly pressed a gold Ranger foil sheet onto the warmed embossing powder...

***remember***

foil sheets get applied

pretty color side UP...

the foil will stick to the warm powder & it releases when the embossing powder cools...

it's a super quick process...

5 seconds max...

you can reheat & reapply foil wherever you want...

I like it randomly applied & not entirely covering all the embossing powder...

I like the grey watering can, 

with hints of the gold foil 

for a two tone grey/gold effect...

one little tip...

choose a fine lined 

background stamp image to foil...

solid/heavy images look overpowering for backgrounds...

just my opinion...

I've used these fine lined images 

on my CHA samples, with this technique

& they worked really well...

polka dot background...

this looks extra cool with 

multiple foil colors!

old wood floor... subtle & awesome!

spatter... it's super cool too...

I LIKE these foil sheets...

there are several color pack choices...

they are easy to use...

there's no static foil bits

 flying all over the place & 

the foil stays securely stuck

 on the embossing powder...

and another tip...

have your foil out & ready to go...

the embossing powder cools quickly...

but you can always reheat it & add more...

I inked over the tag 

with sky blue & potting soil archival inks...

those little bleached areas in the background are created with the lots of dots stencil...

just moisten the blending tool with rubbing alcohol & wipe thru the stencil to lighten 

the ink color...

I like the round guy for stenciling...

I use it for both adding &

 removing/lightening color...

I stamped Merry Christmas at the bottom with jet black & stenciled a polka dot border 

on the top of the tag...

the tag is edged with the tarnished brass paint dabber...

I hot glued a piece of tim's holiday trimming above the sentiment...

(might be discontinued?)

then added a small amount of multi-medium &  sprinkled on the rock candy glitter...

the chain is stamped, using jet black...

I die cut the stitched oval from heavystock, inked it very lightly with sky blue & just a little potting soil

 & added the stamped dots with watering can...

it's edged with the tarnished brass paint dabber & layered over another oval of the same size, 

to add a little dimension...

the mat mini pine tree is also foiled...

I inked the plaid background with fern green & embossed it with fern green powder...

I rewarmed the embossing powder & placed the turquoise foil over the warmed embossing powder...

(pretty foil side UP)

the tree then got inked with fern green...

it's popped up with 

my FAV black foam adhesive 

onto the stitched oval...

I added a black mat mini heart to the base...

the mat mini star has a thin layer of multi-medium & then it was dipped into the rock candy glitter jar to add a bit of bling...

after it was dry, I wanted it to appear a bit more yellow, so after shaking the buttercup mica spray, I "painted" the star with a drop of the mica spray, using the detailer waterbrush...

a little pen stitching is my finishing touch around the tag...

and another tilted shot to show the shine & the rock candy glitter...

so there you have a fun easy technique...

and another way to use 

some supplies you probably already have...

embossing powder + foil sheets =

foiled embossing powder!

I've had some questions about when

 new product "peeks" will start...

CHA is about 2 weeks later this year

(YIPPEE, so much better for us!)

so I'll be peeking new stuff 

after the first of the year...

we have some 

REALLY  

 F U N 

stuff coming...

wait 'til you see the new mat minis...

I'm over the moon excited about them...

they are simply

A D O R A B L E!

I promise!

new stamps...SO FUN...

new stencils...YES please!

new stamp-it stencil its...for sure!

and my MOST FAV stamp-it stencil-it EVER!

it's killer cool!

let's celebrate

THE CRAFTY SCRAPPER

(and the fact that I blogged)

 with a GIVEAWAY...

just leave a comment & 

I'll have Rick choose a random winner...

what will you win?

I'll send this tag and...

trust me...

I'll send a nice surprise package!

later today, I'll pop a quick video over

on my instagram page, 

where you'll get a better look at how cool the foiled embossing powder looks...

 there will be an 

Instagram GIVEAWAY too...

if you'd like to follow me there...

and have a chance to win

 a SECOND prize package...

I seem to be using Instagram much more...

it's quick & easy to post there...

I like it!

MERRY CHRISTMAS and

thanks for the invite

Crafty Scrapper!

it was fun to...

make art!

wendy

archival stenciling on fabric...

it's THE most wonderful time of the year!

once December 1st arrives,

I'm ready to kick it in high gear 

with decorating & creating little gifts...

join me over on the Ranger blog & I'll show you how simple it is to create

 custom stenciled holiday towels...

remember...

archival inks are permanent on fabric when they are dry...

another reason I LOVE my archival inks!

in addition to the samples on the Ranger blog,

I made some others that I'll be sharing on 

my Instagram page...

these really take no more than 10 minutes, from start to finish...

seriously S I M P L E!

I picked up these towels at Home Goods,

 TJ Maxx & Marshall's...

nice quality...

great prices...

Hobby Lobby also has a really nice

 set of 3 towels...

they're located in the embroidery section & they are just perfect too...

the sets come in black, red & blue...

these make nice hostess gifts & I'm sending them this year instead of cards...

here's the list of supplies I used...

happy holidays stencil...

for the holidays...

holiday icons...

select a stencil upper case...

select a stencil lower case...

archival inks...

jet black...

red geranium...

fern green...

leaf green...

sunflower...

potting soil...

garden patina and watering can 

look great too...

you'll see that combo over at Ranger...

I like that color combo 

for an untraditional holiday palette...

and it's especially fun for 

those lucky friends

who live in warm climates...

ok...

I'll meet you over at Ranger...

then we'll...

make art!

wendy

use what you have...

to create something different...

for this sample, 

I used 3 different flowers to create 

a totally new layered flower...

this is the largest bottom layer...

the middle size and 

the center is just the center of this...

they were stamped with jet black &

 inked with violet archival...

you'll see violet text lightly stamped over the largest layer and polka dots stenciled on the middle sized layer...

they are combined with 

the new ferns stencil and 

my most fav large hosta leaves...

they work with so many flowers...

this is the result...

oh...

CHEERS is here...

and this is on a white magic mat board base...

and it's mounted on a slightly larger

black magic mat board base...

if you look closely, do you see the subtle pattern on the mat mini butterfly?

here's how that works...

using the garden fresh stamp, ink the large flower center with jet black, then press a 

mat mini butterfly on the inked area...

ink again & press a scrap over the "clover" flower area...

cut out to create the flower center I used above...

LOTS of detail on that tiny butterfly...

look how cool...

if you are SHOPPING this weekend...

here's a code for Funkie Junkie...

10% off everything 

except preorders & new arrivals...

enter this code at checkout...

Veterans16

it's a great time to stock up 

on already great prices!

need inks?

distress crayons?

this stamp set?

the super unique select a stencil...?

or the lower case?

some GORGEOUS mica sprays?

this stamp-it stencil it?

embossing paste?

gorgeous embossing powder?

have a wonderful weekend!

A HUGE THANK YOU 

to all our service men & women for keeping us safe...

and many THANKS to those who

have served in the past...

I think I'll go shop...

then I'll

make art!

wendy

ps...if you're in the Carson, California area...

lucky you!

pop into the Carson convention & I'm sure you'll be entertained by Tim & Ted...

there's GREAT shopping there too!

custom onesie...

THANK YOU 

CRAFT FANCY...

that's Brian & Carol...

and...

EVERYONE 

who came to the workshops...

what a fun time we had!

I was busy & it never enters my mind to take photos, so I swiped these from Carol!

the store has a great classroom and...

we got to use the new video system...

it got rave reviews!

THANKS Brian!

this is a great group of ladies & we love Dirk!

this group was awesome & inspiring!

let's do it again, next year!

today I'm over at the Ranger blog, with a tutorial for stenciling custom onesies...

you'll need archival ink,

 because it's permanent & waterproof when dry...

your choice of colors...

you'll need the new select a stencil...

here's the upper case...

and here's the lower case...

here's a peek at the tiny onesie...

and a boy version...

these are quick & easy & 

they make an awesome unique keepsake...

I'll see you over at Ranger...

the full tutorial and supply list is there...

make (onesie) art!

wendy

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