on the road again!

headed south to St. Louis to For Keeps Sake...

and as you can see...

I'm LOADED down with supplies to...

MAKE ART!!!

we're having an art parts weekend...

we'll be creating 3 projects, 2 are for the holidays...

and the other uses Ranger's snow cap white pigment ink with tim's distress inks to create a shabby chic decor piece...

now...

for your shopping pleasure...

or arting NEEDS...

(or retail therapy or if you'd like to help our nation's economy...)

art parts are back in stock... here

and here...

and tim's brand new Alterations Sizzix dies are available here and here...

the wait is over!

I especially LOVE the ornaments & the reindeer...

I NEED a play day...

REALLY...

And a disclaimer...

I am NOT the only enabler...

You'll want to try (NEED) "clearly for art" after you see Tammy Tutterow's tutorial on making awesome " clearly for art" flowers...

check it out! It's back in stock HERE...

I was totally impressed...

bet you will be too...

sorry...gotta run...

have a great weekend...I plan to!

remember to...

make art!

wendy

more pigment play...

I've said it before & I'll say it again...

the more I play with Ranger's pigment inks...

the more I LOVE them...

it's fun using the pigments to alter metal...

if you want to play along...

you'll need your non stick craft sheet...

Ranger's heat-it tool...

pigment inks...

distress inks...with blending tool & foam...

distress stickles...

and some of tim's idea-ology foliage...

for the example below I tapped the snow cap white pigment pad onto the foliage leaves...

dried it with the heat -it tool...

added another layer, then dried it again...

***remember that heated metal gets HOT!***

just saying...

trust me...

after it cooled, I used the blending tool & added some forest moss over the white & dried it again...

I ended up with this cool color...

I like that you can vary the final result by changing how much pigment you add to the metal...

for the next samples, I used my FAV snow cap white to create a shabby chic look...

here's a better look...

the flower on the left has just one coat of white...

the one on the right has 2 coats, for more coverage...

and the foliage leaves have 2 coats...

after the leaves cooled, I added some the new pumice stone distress stickles...

my favorite of the new distress stickles colors...

at least for today...

the red pepper is awesome on flowers...

here's red pepper on the left & sail boat blue on the right...

I like that the pigments dry to a great matte finish...

which makes them perfect for the vintage look...

but...

if you want some shine...

it's easy to add Glossy Accents over them to create more of an enamel look...

we have LOTS of possibilities here...

the pigments make it so quick & EASY to create any color of embellishment you need to coordinate with any project you're working on...

you'll notice too that the pigments do not stain your hands...

and speaking of hands...

Ranger's craft scrubbie works GREAT!

it even removes alcohol inks & adhesives...

take a few minutes to play with the pigments...you'll have fun!

did I tell you that I'm off to see the queen this coming weekend??

NO>>>NOT the queen across the pond...

THE queen in the USA ...

@ Queen's ink in Savage Md...

the Ranger class is full with a waiting list, but last I heard there were just a few openings in the other classes...

I hope to see some blog friends there...

Next...

THANKS for all the comments on the last post!

You made me laugh lots...

I'll be sending a craft scrubbie to...

Dorothy said...

Nice try...I read every word. I love your blog!!

October 9, 2010 4:24 PM

and...

those new stamps will be living with...

WheatLDee said...

Of course I read to the end of your post even the small print. I have to see how you use make art, it's like the "Good Night Gracie" of Blog Land. Now about those stamps....
I have a wonderful stamping/crafting room with very friendly stamps just looking for that special set to join us for inky fun. Your stamps in need of home would feel loved and welcomed!

October 9, 2010 11:58 AM

ok...time to get going...

there are instructions & photos to print...

new stamps to design...

(OMG...I'm LOVIN them!)...

then maybe...

just maybe...

I can squeeze in a few moments to...

hmmm...

I bet those altered idea-ology embellishments will be just right for some art parts fun...

I GOTTA...

make art...

wendy

ps...anyone NEED book #3?

addicted to butterscotch...

Ranger's pigment ink that is...

Here's a fun tip...

tim showed us how to color his trim with distress re-inkers...

I changed it up & used my fav

butterscotch re-inker.

It's simple...

moisten the trim with water...

drop it in a sandwich bag...

and add 3 or 4 drops of the re-inker...

seal the bag...and squish it around...

pull it out & let it dry...

now you have a perfectly coordinated trim that is a perfect match for any of Ranger's pigment inks...

just what I like...

good looking & simple...

if you don't have the re-inker yet, just tap the pad on the trim & follow the instructions...

not exactly sure what I'm using this piece on yet, but it's ready for when I need it.

and speaking of ink...

YIPPEE!

the magic bars have arrived...

you will be totally amazed @ how effective they are...

after a 7 hour demo day @ CHA, my fingers were really saturated with ink & I thought that was the real test for the scrubbie...

I LOVE it...

it also makes a great guy gift...

think stocking stuffer...(get it ??red & green?)

it takes off grease too...

Rick now has his own magic bar...

just add some soap & water to your hands & scrub with Ranger's Craft Scrubbie...

like magic, you'll have clean hands...

and one more thing...

just got an email that my Clearly for Art has been restocked...get it now if you need it!

the art parts sampler pack is back too...

and they also have a set with all tim's new distress stickles...

and the new Ranger Perfect Pearls mists will be added over the weekend...

well... I better quit & go USE that Craft Scrubbie...

Have a good one...

I hope you can shop &

make art!

wendy

ps...so I have this set of stamps that NEEDS a new home...

just saying...

and checking to see if you actually READ to the end! ha!

art parts and answers...

it's been quite a long time since I did the Q & A thing...

I have a file all set up & when they come in...

they get dropped right in the folder...

hmmm...

let's open it up & see what's inside...

and answer a few...

#1...I have an idea, but I need to know if the CAD (cropadile) will work with artparts...

YES IT DOES...It's PERFECT!

#2...can you recommend a sewing machine? I see stitching on your work & it looks like it must be a good machine...I need cheap.

I got a $200.00 machine @ JoAnn's about 3 years ago...

It's called Husky Star 207...

It's simple to use.

Works great on cardstock, paper, chipboard & grungepaper.

it was an interesting purchase...

picture me telling them it wasn't for fabric...

but for paper...

they thought I was over the edge nuts...

they kept telling me that I could take lessons & learn how to sew...

I kept telling them I wasn't interested...

They couldn't understand why I wanted sewing machine...

I told them I could show them how to sew on paper...

they just didn't get it...

and I didn't GET them!

on a side note...

Rick made me promise NEVER to hem his pants again...

EVER...

so it's only used for art!

I promised...

That's a story for another day...(embarrassing)

#3...I get excited when I see your home decor posts...did I miss the bedroom redo?

Sad to say...NOPE.

It's almost all done...but we still have no headboard...

No spare time to do any searching...

but maybe we'll hit someplace in September & have a lucky day...

#4...Cowboys are hot & I would love a cowgirl stamp? Got any in the works?

NOPE...don't hold your breath...

it's not happening from me...SORRY!

#5...OMG I just found you. Any chance you are heading to the NE ? I'd drive 3 hours for a class.

How about Amherst NY (Buffalo Stamps & Stuff) or...

Queen's Ink in Salvage MD?

Is that NE-ish enough???

By the way...

all my classes are on the right sidebar...

its all the places I'll be teaching for the rest of this year...

#6...I saw your tweet on AGT, who's your choice to win?

Hmmm...

we have some favorites here, but I think until the semifinals are done I can't say just yet.

We were quite surprised @ some of the acts last night. yikes!

#7...so about the mac? should i dive in? been waiting to hear

we are TOTALLY 100 +++% in LOVE with the iMac.

I had planned to do a few one on one classes, but again...no time...

Even I, the almost illiterate, can figure things out.

It's just a common sense thing...

they really have made it as simple as possible.

I vote...GO FOR IT. I'm impressed.

#9. ART PARTS WHEN????

ha...that makes me laugh...

just get right to the point!

I just spoke with Michelle (Mrs Stampers Anonymous) this morning.

They got tons of orders @ CHA...

She said they are cutting & packaging just as fast as they can...

so...

SOON!!!

believe me...

I'm just as excited as you guys are.

I can't wait to see what you create with them...

But...for now @ least I can show you what the final packaging looks like...

this shows what pieces are in each package...

and the prices...

we also included a photo sample or 2 to show some possibilities...

and here are the others...

and speaking of art parts...

there's a brand spanking new class coming in September...

it's very fun...

kind of shabby chic...

it uses tim's distress inks and Ranger's Snow Cap pigment ink...

LOVE LOVE LOE tim's alterations Sizzix fence ...

and FATE...

it just happens to be a PERFECT fit for the large art parts frame...

LOOK!

yippee!

Now...

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU!

did YOU leave this comment??

ellen said...

As if I didn't already love the paper rosette - this idea of trimming them down and layering them - STUNNING. I can't wait 'til this die is available! Hope the Chemo goes well - as if cancer isn't bad enough, chemo is even worse... hang in there - we're all pulling for him (and you). ~ Ellen xx

August 21, 2010 11:17 AM

If so...

you have won a brand spanking new studio 490 stamp set...

compliments of TED & MICHELLE!!

Ellen...email me your shipping info & we'll get this out to you...

so...Ellen won stamps just for leaving a random comment...

comments are good...

get the hint?

remember...

new stamps are PERFECT to...

make art...

wendy

I played with LOTS of stuff...

to make this sample acrylic binder...
it's the perfect storage for...
studio 490 stamps!

I'll send it to Ted for the Stampers Anonymous convention booth...
and it will travel all over the country...
just like Ted does...

it's the new small size binder...
too cute!

it's almost done...not quite...
but I decided to show you today...
since I was desperate for some photos to share...

NOW WHAT?
this is...SHOCKING...

Did you notice...
no distress inks?
Can you tell the difference??

These inks are opaque looking, because I used Ranger's pigment inks to color the grungepaper stamped embellishments I made for this cover.

The pigment inks coordinate PERFECTLY with this tim paper.

FATE or did tim plan this???
what's your guess?

Check out butterscotch, lettuce & terra cotta...
they are awesome inks...


Looking @ the details...

so...when is a heart NOT a heart?
well...
when it's transformed into...
leaves...

it's inked with lettuce pigment and stamped with my tiny text register stamp & jet black archival...

and embellished with Sakura glaze pen dots...




NEXT...
this was fun...
I tapped Perfect Medium onto the game spinner & added some distress embossing powder to add texture...
heat to set...

REMEMBER...heated metal gets hot...be very CAREFUL!

Perfect Medium is very sticky, so it's my favorite for embossing...
in addition to making very COOL watermarks...





here I used tim's Sizzix on the edge die to make a border...
more dimension and...
a place to add...

stamped stuff.



NEWSFLASH...
eclecticpaperie has just added a whole tab full of the stuff you NEED to make art...

it's the stuff I use frequently...
my MOST FAVORITE supplies...
the tab is called...

wendy's ART PARTS!

They call it "convenient shopping"...
it has each company I LOVE...


be warned...
they are enablers...
sweet faces...but enablers...

they are making it EASY TO SHOP!!!

And speaking of SHOPPING...

tim's sizzix texture fades will FINALLY be arriving THIS WEEK...
YIPPEE!!!

They're well worth the wait...
because the are unique & over the top AWESOME...

Get 'em before they're GONE...
and you're sad...

and I'll close with the usual...
just in a little different format...






wendy

thanks...thanks and more thanks!

WOW!!

A MILLION thank YOU's for all the wonderful comments about the Paper Crafts blog hop.

I TOLD you it would be really fun!
Talk about amazing contributions from everyone involved....

I was very impressed! It's fun to see what others SEE.

and MORE thank you's to everyone who has signed up for this Saturday's workshops @ Scrapbook Friend'z, in Bloomington, Illinois ...

WITHOUT even seeing one of the projects...
YIKES...

You guys are very TRUSTING!
Last I heard...there were only 2 seats left. REALLY TRUSTING...

Ok...on Saturday we'll start with this very fun...
ALL grunge...
perfectly practical pocket journal...




and then after lunch we'll be making this...???

Well since you haven't seen the final finished real deal...
I'll just show you some peeks...

I LOVE the new memo pins...a LOT!



Oh look...the saying is a perfect fit for the 1 1/2 inch square memory frame...
who planned that???

and yes...the glaze pen dots are on top of the memory glass for more dimension...



one final peek...

we fired up the Big Shot Express & cut LOTS of textured grungeboard with tim's new Sizzix alterations regal crest die...

You KNOW what's coming next...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the dies...
SERIOUSLY...
LOVE them...

and I LOVE to use my background stamps over them!

See that peek of yellow in the lower right corner?

It's my new favorite...butterscotch pigment...

I've been using it on everything...with the blending tool...what FUN!

OK...gotta run...

LOTS to do here...

The painters will start Monday for a redo of the main bath (getting rid of the wallpaper...I'm so OVER wallpaper...loved it...now it's out of here...), our bedroom, the office and the laundry room.

I HATE chaos...but I think that's on the agenda for next week...

I may need a mojito for medicinal purposes only...just thinking ahead...

so...after the painting is done...

we can FINALLY bring my Christmas gift home...

I been waiting a LONG time for sure. My brother was teasing me that if we didn't get it here soon...it would need to be refinished again... YIKES!!! I GOT the hint!

Off to finish the kits and write some instructions for Saturday...

I hope to recruit Rick to help with stamping...

if we can crank the kits out...

and get the supplies all packed...

I may be able to squeeze in a few minutes to...

make art!

wendy

answers and angels...

The Q & A continues...

1. Love the Perfectly Practical Pocket Journel. Will that be an Orlando class???

Yes it is...

2. Whose booth are you demoing in at the Columbus show???

Stampers Anonymous!

3. love the idea of the perfectly practical pocket journal (say that 10 times fast). OK I have to ask what color did you the background stamping? I share your love for that bundled sage- gotta have it!

That would be my new favorite combo...
tumbled glass, bundled sage and brushed corduroy.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the 3 used together!

4. I see in your ink drawer that you have the adirondack inks too. I have them, but since the distress i forgot them.
Do you have any ideas to share using the dye inks?

I DO! That's a post for another day! Stay tuned.
I'll figure something out!

5. I was sure I knew ALL your stamps. What sheet is the text butterfly on? You used it on the class photo. I'm on the hunt.. I must have it.

Well...if you have my large butterfly stamp...
you already do.

This is the large butterfly stamped on grungepaper & the back is stamped with the new register stamp...

It's my current most reached for favorite background.
I used the butterfly back instead of the polka dot front...
to change up the look.

6. I LOVE the hanging & the book...can you do those in the store or only at conventions?

Hmmm...since I got this question 4 times yesterday, I'm thinking...
I guess we could just make it a 4 hour store class & do both. I aim to please!

7. THANK YOU for the larger roses stamps. They are so wonderful and are a great addition. I like the 3 sizes together.

Thanks! I REALLY like them too. I was surprised @ how much easier they are to make being large. I REALLY wanted to make a REALLY mini rose, but it's a REALLY a pain... especially that inside piece...
I said bad words...
but you just never know...

Ok...
that was the answers part of the title...
as for the angels...

there's only one coming...
but ANGEL sounded stupid in the title...

so I used ANGELS instead...

hey...it's my blog...
so I make the rules!

ANYWAY...I had so much fun making the art chick into an angel, I had to re-do her again in different colors...

the background is butterscotch and denim pigment inks...
with a splash of sunflower sparkle Perfect Pearls.

The plaid background was stamped with olive archival...
The chick is adorned with barn door flowers and a stormy sky butterfly.

Rick commented that he liked the "chink-a-do-ola" hanging from her hat.

This is aka a Maya Road chandelier trinket bead, dear hubby!



This is the back of the grungepaper...
the textured canvas side stamped with the register stamp.

I had an ahhh ha moment & realized that the small scroll is a perfect fit for the large butterfly.
I like it...

it wasn't planned...
it's...
just FATE!




Ok...got kits to make...
LOTS of kits...


I'll get them ready so if you're in a class of mine...

you will be able to...
(get this...!)
make art!
wendy

all you need is love...

fresh rubber and pigment inks...

I hope you took time to play with the pigment inks...
it's a VERY COOL & VERY FUN technique...

Here's another tag I made for my demo table...
same technique, but this uses just denim (on sale!)for the background.

The flower ( a new tim Sizzix die) is inked with butterscotch pigment(it's on sale too!) and the stem is stamped with lettuce.

The background is stamped with olive archival...
you can see that the olive REALLY makes the saying pop, when stamped in jet black archival.

If both were black...it would be flat & boring...

I stamped this background and this one with butterscotch...
over the flower layers...



Another pigment combo that I LOVE...
red pepper & lettuce...



I want to use the scallop stamp on EVERYTHING...
I think I will!

now about those wonderful comments...

Rick said...
choose #14, since it's a Valentine's Day gift...
SO...you'll be happy if your name is...

Katrina said...

You Rock!!!Thank you for the wonderful ideas
February 11, 2010 9:40 AM

because for leaving a comment...
Katrina will get a goodie package!

Please email me with your info & some goodies will be headed your way!

Now just a little FYI...
I have inside info...

I have a very special package coming...

it's donated by Justin & Alain, who own Ranger...
they make...ink! ha!

Hmmm...not sure when they will arrive...THEY???
but it's a special giveaway...

from Ranger...

JUST FOR YOU...

a simple blog comment will win...
but on what day???

guess we'll have to wait & see..........

So...all you need is love...and...fresh....

oh wait...FRESH studio 490 RUBBER has arrived...

here and here...

No long wait this time...

THANK YOU to everyone @ STAMPERS ANONYMOUS for getting them made & shipped out quickly!
You guys are THE BEST!

Enjoy this special weekend...

spend it with those you LOVE...

and in your spare time...

make art!

wendy