yellow page ART...

if you're a frequent blog reader, then you know that I'm always digging something out of the trash...

it's kind of a joke in our home...

and today is no exception...

TADA...

flowers from the yellow pages...

here's the tag how to info...

ink a large manila tag with tim's distress stain in antique linen & dry...

it couldn't be easier or quicker...

stamp the script background over the tag, using Ranger's new

French Ultramarine archival ink...

and stamp the scallop, with French Ultramarine @ the bottom of the tag...

trim the excess to make a scallop edged tag...

simple...

use walnut stain distress ink with the blending tool to add shading/distressing to the tag edges...

use sepia archival ink to stamp the postal border toward the top of the tag...

die cut one of tim's mini butterflies from grungeboard & ink with wild honey distress stain...

use the polka dot border to stamp over the butterfly with

the NEW monarch orange archival...

seems appropriate for a butterfly...

monarch...

get it?

LOL!

machine stitch around the perimeter of the tag with black thread...

use jet black archival to stamp the spider and the saying...

then edge the tag with the gold paint dabber...

ink some of tim's trimmings with wild honey & peeled paint distress stains...

again...very quick & easy...

oops...changed my mind & only used the wild honey trim...

dry, then stamp randomly with monarch orange & the text stamp...

cover a sheet of clearly for art with a yellow page...

just paint the clearly for art with a thin layer of Ranger's Glue N Seal...

use a brayer to make sure the paper is well adhered, then dry...

look closely & you'll see that there are NO bubbles or warped spots...

this is why I'm LOVIN' Glue N Seal...

the brayering is key too...

I LOVE the matte finish the best!

use saffron archival to stamp 2 medium flowers & one small flower on the paper side...

cut out 3 flowers as shown below...

then use saffron archival to stamp the text over the flowers...

place the flowers on the craft sheet & heat to soften the clearly for art...

it's quickest to heat the clearly for art side, not the paper side...

while warm...form & shape the 3 flowers...

use the tiny attacher to hold the larger flower...

the mini one is too small to use the tiny attacher, but it will stay shaped without the staple...

magic...

assemble the flower & add a Girl's Paperie Jubilee brad...

stamp the stem & leaves on grungeboard using sap green archival, dry then cut out...

use peeled paint distress stain to ink the leaves & stem...

use sap green archival to stamp the leaves with the text...

add shading to the leaves with forest moss on the blending tool...

assemble the pieces...

and here's the recycled yellow pages flower...

it looks like a fragile paper flower...

but because the base is clearly for art...

the flower is very strong & durable!

the stains make this soooo quick & easy...

they make you LAZY...

seriously LAZY...

I use them on EVERY project...

sure wish we had the other 24 colors...

***in breaking news...***

all 12 of my new stamps sets arrived on Tuesday...

and I have all the NEW art parts too...

so as you can imagine it's full CHA mode here...

I have 6 projects done for book #5...

yippee...and more ideas brewing...

there are more art parts with coordinating stamps...

and there is a fun TWIST on art parts too...

this is my MOST FAVORITE release ever...

I think I said it before...but these are SO VERY FUN...

you'll see!

I know it's hard to wait...

but it's hard for me too...

it's REALLY killing me not to share...

but it won't be much longer...

reveals will start early July...

have a great weekend my friends...

I'm off to the studio to ...

make (LOTS MORE) art...

wendy