a peek @ a post...

I've said lots of times that I'm a

V E R Y S L O W

creator...

it drives me nuts some days...

but the photo below was finished in 10 minutes or less!

it couldn't be easier...

seriously...

here's a peek @ a simple card...

I'll be back next week with the whole scoop...

if you want to be ready...

the secret ingredients are:

Ranger's specialty stamping paper...

honestly, when I heard about the paper, I thought...

OK...that's nice...

paper is paper...

bring on the markers...

I was WRONG!!!

I guarantee...

use this paper once & you'll be hooked...

the surface is AMAZING & smooth...

it's a dream to stamp on...

it holds up really well to lots of techniques...

and works well with every Ranger product!

I just ordered 300 sheets for classes...

YES, I do LOVE IT!

other KEY ingredients...

tim's new distress markers...

these are NOT your ordinary markers...

they have a VERY unique feature...

no surprise there...

my favorite use is to ink stamps with them...

some Glossy Accents ...

and a stamp...

I used my fish...

some archival inks...

I used jet black for the saying & olive & aquamarine for this background &

this big bubble background...

I LOVE the new water brushes too...

if you want just one...

start with the detailer...

I've used it lots already & just ordered a boatload for classes...

you can use any backgrounds,

depending on the main image you choose...

the main ingredients are the markers & the specialty stamping paper...

and like I said...

the whole scoop next week...

we're up to our ears in signing & shipping books!

THANKS SO MUCH for your support...

our little PO appreciates it too...

today Friday, is the last day to get a free *something* included with your book order...

the ordering info is on the previous post...

ok...get your supplies ready...

have a GREAT weekend...

and then we can...

make art!

wendy

book #6 ready to ship & an extra tidbit...

yippee!

it's here...

brand new...hot off the printing press...

book #6!

it's loaded with tips & helpful hints...

it's got 11 art parts projects,

with complete instructions &

some step out photos...

it's a new larger format...

I'm pleased with how it turned out!

THANK YOU MATT YOUNG!

here's the scoop, if you'd like to order the new book...

it's $14.95 plus $5.00 for priority tracked shipping in the USA...

international shipping is $14.50....

I can fit 3 books in one mailer, to save you shipping $...

so...if you want to share shipping with a friend...

or if you need any of the past books...

I have books 4 & 5 in stock here...

but just 3 copies left of book #3...sold out!

1. send me an email @ wbv1213@me.com
2. let me know if it's a US order or international
3. let me know if you'd like it signed with or without your name...
4. if it's a gift...remember to include that name...
5. I'll send you a PayPal request...

here's the tidbit part of the post...

if you're a blog reader, you've seen my technique for making custom epoxy memo pins...

the complete instructions are in book #3...

here's the basics...

punch a letter/number etc...

place the memo pin over the punched circle...

fill with Glossy Accents & allow to dry...

it takes several hours...

like 4 or more...

but it's well worth the wait...

the other day I wanted to use one of these memo pins...

but it just seemed a bit small...

I was wishing for a larger one...

it needed more impact...

I've made @ least a thousand of these guys to use in my classes...

why didn't I think of this before?

it finally dawned on me that if I hot glued

an idea-ology foliage flower

to the back of the memo pin...

look...

it really jazzed it up LOTS!

cool huh?

that one little extra layer completely transformed the whole thing...

now I LOVE LOVE LOVE them even more!

***NEWS FLASH***

for anyone ordering books...

orders placed TODAY,

THURSDAY or FRIDAY...

will have a little extra ***something*** included in their package!

what is the ***something***?

I have NO CLUE...

just thought it might be a nice touch...

so...I guess...

whatever I find...lol!

happy Thursday!

I hope the memo pin idea & book #6 inspire you to...

make art!

wendy

metallic Clearly For Art...

today I wanted to share another fun technique that uses

clearly for art blackout...

it creates a very cool metallic effect...

and adds a fun twist to CFA...

this is one of the techniques I demoed @ CHA.

Christine & Mark from Scraptime, in Canada,

filmed the video...

THANKS Christine & Mark!

check out their site...

there's tons of videos & inspiration there...

I wanted to share a few close up shots, so you can really see how cool these turned out...

the first sample shows the CFA blackout flower on a card I did for the Ranger booth...

the flower was created with my flower stamps...

the smaller flower was stamped with my

polka dot background,

using jet black archival...

the cute center is a new Blossom Bucket piece...

oh...

new art parts flourishes are there too...

the next shows the new clicker cutts small journal pages...

and this flower was made with the new clicker cutts blackout flower...

I don't think the clicker cutts have shipped just yet...

the gold center flower is new from my Blossom Bucket line...

this one is my MOST favorite...

seriously...it IS!

this is what it looks like right from the package...

very vintage...

and here's a close up of a whole sheet of CFA blackout...

that has been painted with a layer of Glue N Seal...

use the matte finish...

then tim's Rock Candy crackle paint...

then I added both silver & gold metallic mixatives...

you can really vary the amount of each mixative you use & get lots of cool looks...

in the video I also show how you can add other colors of alcohol inks over these layers...

and you get yet another totally different result...

try it...this is so much fun!

ok...

pop over to SCRAPTIME...

I'll be interested to hear your thoughts...

while you watch a video...

I'll...

make art!

wendy

ps...I see a "DELIVERY" is scheduled for today...

guess what?

could it possibly be BOOK #6?

I'll be back tomorrow when I actually have them in house!

yippee!

with these stains...

happy Feb 15...

one day closer to SPRING...

we're so ready here!

I had several questions about the background I showed in the last post, so I thought I'd show you how it's done...

this was inspired by watching Lady Dy @ CHA last summer...

you may remember that she was looking for a "kitchen roll"...

which actually is a roll of paper towels...

which lead to me asking her if toilet paper was then called a BUTT ROLL...

which she now calls a shimmy butt roll...lol!

Dy makes her backgrounds using her new Dylusions spray inks...

they are beautiful bright & bold colors...

just like her...

I LOVE Dy & we tease & insult each other

thru the entire CHA...

it's a blast!

since I don't have the spray inks YET...

I used my favorite tim distress stains instead...

this gave me a more toned down muted background...

which fits my style...

Dy works in a journal...

I LOVE Ranger's Inkssentials manila cardstock...

it's the same great durable material as the tags...

this allows me to make backgrounds for cards...

ATC's, pages for my creative covers or

new gatefold journal

or whatever I need @ the time...

I get the 12 x 12 size...and cut it into quarters...

which gives me 4 pieces that are 6 x 6...

it's a nice size to work with...

the same manila card stock is also available

in a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet...

if you like that size better...

here are the stain colors I used this time...

mustard seed

chipped sapphire

rusty hinge & you'll want plenty of water...

this mister is perfection...

and the other key ingredient is your heat tool...

and for sure...work on the craft sheet...

***WARNING...***

it's UGLY before it gets cute...

#1...mist one manila square with plenty of water,

then tap the stains right over the water to release a good amount of stain...

I started with mustard seed & chipped sapphire...

tapping them kind of hard

opens the valve to allow more stain to be released...

Dy says to make "poodles" of water on your surface...

the interpretation is puddles...LOL...

like I said...not lookin' real good now...

use a second square & press it over the first to transfer the excess ink to the second square...

it will now look like this...

dry both pieces...

#2...I wanted more blue...

so I added another big blast of water & then I tapped the chipped sapphire stain right in the water...

and it looks like this...

tap the second square over this to pick up the excess ink onto the second square...

dry them both & it looks like this now...

#3... another big blast of water...

you can see the "poodles"...

then I tapped the rusty hinge stain randomly...

pick up the excess on the second square again...

dry both and here's the final result...

a very cool starting point for your art...

customize it with your favorite background stamp...

it's very fun...

I did another variation...aka PLAN B...

but accidentally deleted those photos...duh...

for the last step I used water & a squirt of

Bronze Perfect Pearls mist...

this adds a beautiful bit of bling...

the binder is built right in to the solution of the PP mist...

so they will not rub off...

and for PLAN C...

you could also sprinkle in a bit of Perfect Pearls powder into the "poodles" too...

it takes very few supplies & very little time to create these backgrounds...

I hope you're inspired to give it a try...

I like to make a few & have them ready...

sometimes it's the jump start for an idea...

moving on...

book #6 *should* be here soon...

I'll let you know when I have them...

but in the meantime...

this copy will be shipped to...

Marjie Kemper said...

Congrats to all the winners! I love the new pieces, especially the fella with all his funky gears and metal. And yes... there's just the right amount of room on my bookshelf for Book #6! Thanks for asking!

February 13, 2012 1:30 PM

MARJIE...email me with your address please...

wbv1213@me.com

and...

DO NOT MISS this video...

it's another of Alain's extreme stickling "techniques"...

it's bloody hilarious!

thanks to everyone for your comments & emails...

I sincerely appreciate them...

come back on Friday...

I see that I still have some

brand new rubber to share...

until then...

get out your distress stains &...

make art!

wendy

ps...I've started to add my teaching schedule to the right sidebar...