it's like the twilight zone around here...

first...
someone STOLE some December days...
HOW did that happen?
It's the 18th already????

SERIOUSLY???

That makes Christmas NEXT Friday...
Is my shopping done?
well...NOT EXACTLY...
YIKES...

Then I look outside & see this...
I couldn't open the patio door...
it's too frigid...
it looks like these guys escaped from Alfred...

or possibly a twilight zone episode...



I took this one from the office...
they're EVERYWHERE!!!
MILLIONS of them...

Better stop before we all have nightmares...

On to real business...

I have a guest artist for you!

Her name is Eileen Bellomo & she resides in NYC.

Eileen was the grand prize winner here of EVERY Ranger product that I used in my first book...

remember that giveaway?

Then I got to meet her in real life on the Mexico cruise...

She was wearing an AWESOME bracelet, adorned with grunge roses...

OMG...

Serious drool material!

So Eileen has been playing along with tim's 12 days of Christmas tags...

and...

she uses my stamp to make her roses...

First...her art...

then below, you'll find a great tip from Eileen...

She said...
Since I mostly make roses for bracelets, I came up with an idea for attaching them, and I used this trick here. Before adding the additional layers, poke a brad through the first (the largest) layer, then glue all the other layers as per the directions on Tim's blog. When it is time to assemble your tag, all you have to do is put a little hole where you want the rose, push the brad through, and it is attached....no glue, no waiting for glue to dry!
After my roses were fully assembled I did give them a quick spritz of spray....I used gold perfect pearls and water; no reinker because I only wanted to add sparkle to the paper, not change the colors.

I did add an additional layer (using part of the large flower from Wendy's Flower Art set) to the red rose. I also added a third rose. I use Wendy's flower from the Rose Art set to make my roses, and it is smaller than the flower that Tim uses. So I thought I'd need to either beef up my roses or add another. I guess I wound up doing both, though I don't love that added layer on the red rose. However, you can't really see the petals, and it does make the rose a bit larger, so it's OK.
I continued my Wendy theme by using the leaf from Rose Art and one of the flourishes from Flower Art; both are stamped on grungepaper, inked and cut out.
The tag is finished off with some bling as Tim did, and done!

Pretty cool huh???
THANKS Eileen for sharing your art!

And speaking of roses...
bigger IS better...

I'm just sayin'...I've been playin'...

I've been working on book projects...

I got some new ideas...

some different stamping surfaces for us...

FUN STUFF...

But...
I can't spill the beans just yet...and it's KILLING ME!

Happy weekend...
I need to get going and...

make art!
wendy

let the celebration begin!

THANKS SO VERY MUCH for all the sweet comments!
I appreciate each & EVERY ONE of YOU!!
You guys are....THE BEST!

OK...I have lots to include in this post, so let's get started with today's guest artist...

it's...SUSAN KESSELMAN...

I met Susan when I was teaching in Springfield, Illinois @ Prairie Art Stamps...she was in both of my workshops...

She sent me some photos of her art and I HAD to share!

Here's her Thanksgiving centerpiece...
and here's what she said...

Here's the floral arrangement I made for our Thanksgiving table using Wendy Vecchi's stamps. There are 11 (assorted colors and prints) roses, 3 pumpkins, 1 filmstrip flower, 5 antique buttons and 1 piece of wood. I had some brightly colored fall leaves tucked away that were the same colors as some of the flowers but I aged them with Walnut Distress Ink. Perfecto! The jar is the size of a small mayo jar. Inside the jar is black abaca paper so you don't see all the green stems. The ribbon border is also one of Wendy's stamps, ditto for the flowers (center is an old snap) and leaves on it. The arrangement is 3-D so all sides are a bit different. My fingers are super inky...maybe they'll be too disgusting to look at and I can get out of food prep on Thanksgiving?!?!!?!? LOL Enjoy! SusanK

Get ready to be amazed.....
TADA...


And since I LOVED that project...
she sent another...

This is thinking outside the box...
Susan made a wreathe with my leaves stamp...

AGAIN...TOTALLY COOL!!!
Click for a larger view...


THANKS very much for sharing your art & ideas with us Susan!

You're very lucky you live far away...
I'm tempted to drive over & swipe that centerpiece!

Ok...now we'll back up to Friday...
it was a nice sunny day & Rick suggested we "get out of here for a bit"...

which means "let's head to the antique mall".

Here's our find of the day...
Not only did we LOVE the colors & the awesome font...

keep in mind that Rick was born on Christmas day...
1951...



We both flipped when we saw it...

12/25/51...

This was meant for us & now has a new home in our hall...

Next subject...
I've said many times here that I am NOT patient...

but here's a very cute photo of the ultimate in patience...
I stole this from my friend's blog...
the AMAZING...Katie Watson...

Her girls dressed up their pet... this is NOT MY cat!

I think this is an award winning photo...

and a reminder for me to be more patient...

the look on her face says it all...
Does this skirt make my butt look big?
ARE WE DONE YET?



one quick public service announcment...
For you guys who ordered tags...

The tags are shipping this morning!!
You should all have them before the weekend.
HAVE FUN...get inky.

OK...as promised...a quickie holiday gift!

Supplies you'll need... to play along...

*Jet Black Archival ink

*Coffee Archival ink

*Heat-it craft tool

*unglazed tiles...4 x 4...found @ Home Depot (a set of 4 makes a great gift)

*this tree stamp

*Claudine's Multi Medium...I used the matte finish

*foam brush

*Fabri-Tac adhesive

*cork or felt to finish the bottom

And here's what we'll make...a set of coasters...

Here's the quick & simple steps...

*wipe off the tiles to remove any dust & dry

*using coffee archival, ink the edge of the tile directly with the pad...wipe off the excess & heat to dry

* using jet black archival, stamp the tree and the border

* heat & dry...the tiles get warm...be careful!

The archival ink is waterproof...
but I was worried about some ironstone mugs possibly scratching the surface, so...

*I applied 2 coats of multi medium as an added protection.

I used a foam brush and brushed one coat horizontally ...dried that then applied a second coat vertically.

You'll see the foam brush leaves tiny lines & give it a linen like matte surface.

It seemed to add a bit of texture, which looks good and added depth to the stamped image.

There's also a gloss multi medium, if you prefer a gloss finish.

So...on the left...the original...
the finished on the right...




* I found these green felt coasters (in the $1 section of Michael's)
and glued them on with the Fabri-Tac...


* I'll finished some with cork...



So...I now have one gift done...
YIPPEE!

and the best part...
15 minutes tops...

I'll tie them together with a cool ribbon...
toss them in a gift bag...

DONE...simple & FUN to make!


Other ideas...

Remember...you can choose any color tile to coordinate with a specific decor...

A larger tile done the same way makes a great trivet for hot dishes...

I'm going to do 4 x 4's again...
I'll stamp the entire tile with one of my background stamps (using coffee archival)
and then use tim's alphabet stamp to add the recipient's initial...
to the center of the tile...

Then I want to make another set...
I'll use tim's alphabets again & make one for each member of the family...
with their initial...

Check the Home Stores...
lots of times these guys are discontinued & REALLY a steal!

NOW...a DRUMROLL...

Today's prize is from RANGER...


in the package I see...inks, Rock Candy Crackle Paint, Rock candy stickles, LOTS of the new distress stickles colors and MORE...

I gotta keep some secrets...
I want the winner to be surprised!

So...leave a comment to be entered...

I'll draw the winner @ 7am tomorrow...

the winner has until 7am on Wednesday to contact me...

If the winner doesn't...
we'll add the Ranger goodies to the next drawing...

I hope you're inspired to ...

make (Christmas gift) art!
wendy
ps...you guys are hilarious...
I accidentally hit publish (not enough coffee) before the text was added & there are already 17 comments...
and you only saw the photos...

HMMMMMM...
you must really want those RANGER goodies!

490 posts later...

studio 490...

HEY...I just realized it's our GOLDEN BLOG-IVERSARY!

Since I hadn't realized it until this very moment...

we'll celebrate all 5 days next week...

Monday thru Friday...

Here's how it will work...

I'll post something...
YOU LEAVE A COMMENT...

and we'll do random drawings and I'll giveaway stuff from my favorites...

every day next week!


If the winner doesn't contact me before the next post is up...

we'll roll that prize over to the next day...
more stuff=more fun!

So, basically...the winner has about 24 hours to contact me...

I'll send goodies from some of my favorite companies...

Ranger...
Maya Road...
Jenni Bowlin...

and more...

We'll also have a guest artist...

you'll be impressed, I'm sure...

AND...NEXT WEEK...


I'll show you a quick, EASY very low cost STAMPED holiday gift idea...

it's something you can make...
15 minutes start to finish...


Sound like fun?
Next week...be here...


So...how did this blog come to be?

When I was invited to join the Maya Road design team in September of 2007, they suggested that I start a blog.


YIKES!!!
I was petrified...
AND...
basically computer illiterate...still am...
NOT a good thing...

I was thinking...

What do I know?
What could I talk about?
Would anyone come and visit me?

490 posts later...

this has been soooooooo much fun...

I had NO CLUE!

I've met TONS of people who enjoy the same things I do...

It's fun to talk with people who...
GET ART and LOVE stamping too.

And when we get to meet in person...
that's the icing on the cake for me.

I started the STAT COUNTER on January 7, 2008 and have had 322,652 visitors since then.

WOW!!!
The wonders of the internet...

Most days 700-1100 people stop by...

When there's an associated giveaway then we have about 1500.

I find this...AMAZING!!!

So ...

from the bottom of my HEART...

THANKS to all of YOU...

for making this blog a success!


Q&A time...
I'll answer this today, since the question has come several times this week...


I saw you demo the white pigment and distress inks, but it doesn't work for me...yours was dramatic...mine sucks...any hints?


Here's the technique...

Stamp your image with SNOW CAP WHITE pigment ink...
bolder images are best...

YOU MUST DRY IT,
or you'll wipe the image off the tag...


Then using the blending tool...
apply any color of distress ink over the image.

EVERY distress ink color works...

At first it doesn't look like much...
but TRUST ME...

keep applying the ink & magically, you'll see the image POP!

Make sure your white pad is well inked & the distress pads are too...
it takes ink to make this work...

Here's an old tag I found...

This uses worn lipstick, peeled paint and faded jeans...





The background, flowers and leaves used on this tag are from ...
dreams of art...set...

JOURNEY is tim's cool stamp...

So like I said...stamp the background with snowcap white PIGMENT ink...

DRY...
then
apply distress ink over the entire background, until the background pops...

Stamp the flowers and leaves on another tag, again with the white pigment ink...

DRY the images...
cut out & apply the distress inks...

it's another way to use the distress inks, add one product & get another completely different LOOK...

And speaking of tags...
STOP THE PRESS!!

LUCKY for us...

Tim is doing his AWESOME 12 tags of Christmas again this year...
YIPPEE! Talk about a TON of inspiration...

HOWEVER...he is sold out of tags...

I found that out when got a bunch of emails yesterday asking to buy tags here...

OK...I'll share...

Same price as Tim's...
20 for $5.00 which includes shipping to the US ONLY...
some have asked for more...

40 for $9.00...again US shipping only...

Pay Pal requests will be sent...after I get your email...

sorry...no checks this time,
so you get them in time to PLAY!

That's it...

Have a GREAT weekend...
happy Christmas shopping...

Make ART!
wendy

so...I get this email from tim...

asking if I want to see his new products...

WANT TO SEE?????????????
Is he nuts?????????????
WHO in their right mind says no?

CERTAINLY NOT ME!

So I sit & wait...
then...
pace around a bit...

after waiting an hour...

you think I TEASE...
you have no clue the abuse I take (from you know who)...

anyway, Rick snapped a photo when I finally got the email with tim's NEW PRODUCTS...

YIKES!

The stuff is SO FREAKIN' COOL that it blew me away...

gotta run & fix that face...

COMING MONDAY...

guest artist...
Lori Hassler...you'll LOVE her art!

And..
following Tim's lead...
you just never know when there's free stuff coming...
comments are good...

very good!
and I have plenty of Jenni Bowlin mini papers to share.......
you know that...

now get going, have a GREAT weekend &
make art!
wendy

no tricks...just a treat for you!

Happy Halloween to you!

No tricks or teasing today...
just a treat for you!

Here's the weekend giveaway...
an apron from the cruise...
YIPPEE!

On the cruise, we adorned them with studio 490 grungepaper flowers...

but instead of sewing them on...
we attached them with tie-tacs...

so now they can be removed for laundering...



The winner will get the apron & plenty of tie-tacs to load it up with flowers!
and...
maybe a little something extra will be tossed in the package.

Hey...don't you LOVE surprises??

We'll keep it simple...
just leave a comment to be entered!
We'll do the random drawing thing @ 7am on Monday morning...

TO-DO list update...

16 Ranger arts done!!!
just 8 to go, for this round...

We'll get more assignments I'm sure, when the new products are sent out...
YIPPEE!

I have to tell you that I came up with a cool new use for tim's...
oops...can't say...

SORRY, I wasn't going to tease today...
that just slipped out!

I even impressed me with that bit of brain activity!

I hope your Halloween is spooky...
and...

I hope you all know that...


I

all my arty blog friends!

Take care!

make art...

wendy

ps...yep...a mini felted heart...

so simple...

15 minutes...

I already know where it's going...

stay tuned!

now that was...FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where to begin???
first of all...

From the bottom of my heart...

THANK YOU TIM, for inviting me to teach on this AMAZING art adventure...
talk about FUN...

Rick & I had a total BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks sooooooooo much to MARIO for his AMAZING organization of all the supplies...

Think about it...
that was the basis of everything working smoothly.

193 boxes...and total PERFECTION...what a guy!!

Thanks so much to Rick for helping with everything from kits to classes...and all your support.
You are the BEST!!

Thanks to Jan from ScrapMap for your help in my workshops...
I sincerely appreciate it.

We had great teamwork...packing, unpacking, setting up..moving boxes...

THANKS to Keychain, Michelle, Jim & Jaci...we had so much FUN! I keep saying that...
but...it's true!!

And we had absolutely wonderful sponsors...

and last, but certainly not least...

THANKS to all 160 of our cruisers!

You ALL made it a very fun week.

I'm so glad we got to meet & make art!!!

I now have more friends from all over the USA...Italy, Greece, Australia, Canada...and NovaScotia... It was my pleasure to meet each & every one of you!!

***

Don't FAINT...

I actually have some photos to share!

The ship was PERFECT...REALLY HUGE...almost like a floating city...

The BEST we've ever been on...

Here's a shot of the promanade...

like I said...huge... about 4 stories tall...

This made me laugh...ignore those toes...geez...

Anyway...you get so immersed in ART & FUN...

they have to remind you what day it is...

Our workshop spaces were perfect...

Private and VERY comfy...

Perfect for...

MAKING ART!

we had plenty of room...

Working hard...

Some people, like Heidi...

REALLY got into their project...

Here's a look @ the closing cocktail party...

For the finale...

Jim gave away a FREE spot on Tim's next cruise!

What an AWESOME prize!!!

Congrats to Sally!!!!!

***

So, once again...

THANKS to TIM and everyone involved...

it was 1000 times more fun than we even imagined...

SERIOUSLY!

***

Want to see more?

Check out tim's video...

***

Now...

I'm off to make art!

wendy

ps...Rick & I both want to thank you for all the sweet anniversary comments & emails...

37 years and one day...

film strip ALERT!

Enabler alert...
Hey! What are friends for?

Anyway...Daisy said the film strip ribbon has finally arrived.
Get it before it's gone.

I spoke with Advantus last week & they are already sold out for the second time...
the next batch won't arrive 'til the end of October...beginning of November...

Film strip ideas...

At CHA, tim used those little index photos under it...
perfect fit...one mini photo under each frame.

Here's my idea...

First thing I thought of when I saw the film strip for the first time...
eyeglasses for my art chick!

One staple from the tiny attacher...and you have...
perfect glasses!

It makes a great border on ANYTHING...
use it vertically or horizonally.

And, if you're looking for those cool type charms...
they are finally in stock too.

One more thing...
tim's GENIUS idea...

MASK SHEETS!

If you have a Cricut or other die cutting system...
These are blank adhesive sheets so you can cut your own masks & stencils.

Like I said...
what a simple idea...but pure genius!

I LOVE the possibilities...
make any size...any design...hand cut your own...draw anything...trace anything...I'm sure you get the idea...

I can't wait to play...but that will be AC...(after cruise!)

This ART blew me away.

It's Linda Elbourne's ...
acrylic binder for studio 490 stamps.

I'm in LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE the color...LOVE the design!

GREAT job Linda!



On the agenda for me today...

160 sheets of grungepaper ...
waiting to be stamped for.........??????????????

obviously...

make(ing) art!
wendy
ps...we'll get back to the Q&A's (AC)...I'm keeping a list of them!

Ranger designer challenge in SOMERSET!

This made me yell...

YIPPEE!!

The September/October issue of Somerset arrived the other day & I quickly flipped thru after I ripped open the package.

I had completely forgotten about this...

Ranger challenged some designers to create a house for their CHA winter 09 booth display.

We were each given the same ingredients & we were asked to make the house in OUR style.

Our supplies were a 8 1/2 x 11 paper mache rectangle, a piece of chipboard and Claudine's sticky back canvas, multi medium and her cool studio paints.

The results were absolutely amazing & so different.

You'd never know that the basic ingredients were the same for each.

YIPPEE...it made Somerset!!

Here is tim's creation...totally awesome, just as you would expect!

And Claudine's is so whimsical...

that it just HAS to make you smile.

There are 5 other houses in the article...

they were done by Bernie Berlin ( a tribute to A PLACE TO BARK), Debbie Tlach...(hers is a LIT halloween haunted house, INCREDIBLE)

Jane Wynn, Amy Powers and Carla Sonheim.

Here's a photo of just a portion of the Ranger display.

I think there were about 25 or 30 houses??

The photography is great.

THANK YOU RANGER & SOMERSET!!

That was fun...

NOW...

Back to the questions...

I got this one twice yesterday...

Hi Wendy,
Love your grundgepaper flowers. I was wondering how you get the colors so vibrant. The grey seems to make mine very subdued. We need white grundgepaper!!

Reinking your distress pads is KEY. The other thing I do is I rub the blending tool into the pad instead of tapping it on the pad.

This puts more ink on the foam and makes it quicker & easier to ink the grunge.

You know me...I have NO patience...at all...

And there were 2 emails about not being able to find the replacement foam pads for blending tools.

I checked & found them here.

Thanks for your comments & emails about no facebooking & no twittering...

I'm happy to know I'm not alone...

That's it for today...

you know the drill...

make art! ...and have a GREAT weekend!

(GO BEARS!)

wendy

a rose is a rose...

WARNING...these roses are addicting...just like all the other flowers are...

Just remember...
I TOLD YOU SO...
FUN & ADDICTING!

Let's get started...

Using jet black archival ink, stamp the studio 490 6 petal flower 3 times on the smooth side of the grungepaper.

Cut out all 3 flowers and cut them as shown below.


Ink the front and the back of the flowers with the distress ink color of your choice, using the blending tool.
I used faded jeans for the sample.

Stamp all 3 flowers, front & back with any background stamp.
I applied just a bit of jet black archival ink, for a subtle background and used this studio 490 screen stamp.

Roll the petals of each flower to form.
MAGICALLY, grunge holds the shape.

Overlap the petals & glue as shown.

Trim off the points of the smallest 2 flowers, to fit inside each other.

Using the 2 petals that were cut off, form the rose center.

Using the single petal roll to form the final center petal.

The little clips are from Home Depot...
they are found in the electronics section.


Using the largest flower as the base, assemble the flower & glue each section in place.

The centers are last.

It should now look like this...

TADA...
the finished rose and gingham stamped leaves.




Now...to answer some questions...

1. What color ink did I use on the pumpkin in the previous post?
It's Spiced marmalade.

2. How much perfect pearls go into the mini mister to make the shimmer mist?
I just pick up some with the end of a craft stick and whatever small amount stays on the end is the amount I use.
It really doesn't take much.

3. Is it a drop or dropperful for the distress ink/perfect pearls color shimmer mist?
it's a FULL dropper full of any distress ink color.

4. Are you taking book preorders?
No...I'll announce it on the blog when I have them here & they're ready to ship. I'll make sure I have plenty for my blog friends.

5. Do we pay with checks or PayPal?
I have PayPal all set up & ready to go. I think that makes it easier, safer and quicker for everyone.

6. What's your favorite stamp set?
YIKES...you MUST be kidding...it's like kids...how could I possibly choose one?

I hope you take some time for fun & try these roses...

Speaking of FUN...one more thing...

Check out Tim's blog post about the AWESOME Disney adventure we had @ CHA.

Just reading his post made my heart pound with excitement.

What an amazing...totally unexpected time we had...I thought we were going for dinner! It was the PERFECT birthday celebration for Mario.

Again...

THANK YOU to Tim & Mario for including me and to Michelle & Chuck for making the magic happen.

What a wonderful memory,with wonderful friends!

Now it's time to...

make(rose) art!

wendy

old as the hills...

no...not me, silly blog friends...

OK...I AM old...I KNOW that...

but that's not what this post is all about...

I was looking in a drawer the other day & came across this...

It's a 2005 issue of Altered Arts...




Hmmmmmm...
I wondered why I would save a magazine that's SOOOOOO old...

I don't like trash sitting around...
(unless it's cool vintage stuff!)...

so I usually toss magazines after I've looked at them...

This might be why I saved it...






I flipped thru to see what else was in that issue & found this...



HA! Totally forgotten...

This is when I first started this art adventure...
It's one of about 6 things I've ever submitted...

As you'll see...still lovin' the same color pallette...

The deal opens on the left & inside is a tiny file folder...

I remember thinking...pure genius...ha!




And on the left here...a little card pulls out...

Looks like I have a THING for putting stuff over eyes...
here...

...and here ...
like on my art chick...



I wonder what a shrink would have to say about that!


So the moral of the story??


FATE!

In GOOD company then...

In GOOD company NOW!




We chatted last night & all I can say is...


get ready for some REAL FUN!!!!!


Yep...all caps...

we're TOTALLY EXCITED!


I don't want summer to end...
but we're counting the days 'til the FUN begins!


What else before I go???

One last SHOPPING reminder, in case you missed yesterday's post...

10% off your total order @ eclecticPaperie...thru today!

Just enter the code...

GOLAKERS...

it's as simple as that!

And speaking of EXCITED...

hmmm..all caps & RED again...

TOMORROW I can share some news...

so...come back and...

until then, happy shopping...

after that...

make art!

wendy

I had this idea...**updated**

**updated with the finished card @ the end of the post**

@ 2 AM...what?
Yes...a vision so clear I HAD to get up & try it...

Someone in a class told me that art keeps her sane...
that might NOT be the story here...2AM???
I know...
It's TOTALLY nuts!

ANYWAY...

One of the techniques we learned @ Ranger U is tim's wrinkle free distress...it's a FAVORITE of mine.

You swipe the distress ink pads right on to the craft sheet...mist with water from the mini mister, & then press the tag into the inks & dry. FUN...

But since I'm the "official" Perfect Pearls demo chick for Ranger @ CHA...
I've been thinking about what new fun I could have with Perfect Pearls...

You need to gather these ingredients & work on Ranger's craft sheet... if you want to play along...

A border stamp...studio 490, of course
(I'm trying a giant background stamp next)

3 colors of distress inks..I chose peeled paint, broken china & brushed corduroy

a mini mister...add a dab of Perfect Pearls & fill with water up the the last "R" in Ranger...then shake.
I used Perfect Gold Perfect Pearls for the sample.

Pat the inks onto the craft sheet...leaving no space between the colors...then mist the inks with the pearlized mini mister, until you see the ink bead up.

It should look like this...


Stamp the numbers stamp into the ink, then stamp on the tag...
do this 3 times...
no need to clean the stamp in between the stampings...just stamp & go...then dry with the craft tool.

It couldn't be easier...a distress Perfect Pearls background...



So, instead of misting the entire background with shimmer, as I've showed before...
the shimmer is only on the stamped area...
Take a look... I like it!



Remember, once mixed with water, Perfect Pearls are
permanent.
You won't be WEARING glitter and no special fixative is needed.

Now I'm off to find a flower to use on this background and...

Make ART!
wendy
ps...Happy Easter! I hope you eat LOTS of candy!

Here's the update...

Ok...so I didn't use a flower...

It's shocking...

I saw my cute tree stamp sitting there...just what I wanted...

All stamps are studio 490...

It's easy to make the Maya Road bird more dimensional...

Just trace a wing onto the back of grungePAPER, cut it out, ink & stamp...and curl...

An idea-ology snap is the perfect embellishment...

Now I'm off to try this with a background stamp...those class kits will have to wait just a bit...

I'm on a roll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

studios 490 out takes...

Since my studio was featured in Cloth Paper Scissors "studios" special issue, I've had several requests for more photos.

One in particular made me laugh...
"would you open EVERY drawer & show us what's inside?"..

I think...NOT!

But I did find these lost photos, taken by Jake Krancic.
These were not chosen to be published by CPS...

Jake makes it look huge with his fancy lens...It's not...
it's only 20 feet...

I'd REALLY like to add on...but don't tell Rick.
Actually, I did & the poor guy thought I was kidding...

NOT!

This is looking in from the kitchen...toward the east...
Since we live in the country, I kept the window treatments to a minimum...

I love windows & sun... oh.....and drawers...

When the lights go out, I'm ready to hit the sack...



This next photo was taken from inside the studio, facing toward the north. To give some size perspective...my island is 4 foot by 5 foot...nice sized...but I find myself squished into a one foot square working space most days...
odd...

I stand to work, but I do have an overhang for sitting...
you'll see that on the right, in the photo below...

There is just a small circle top window on the north wall, since that's where the road is...



This shot was taken facing the south...


NEXT.........

Here's a shameless plug for my friends @ Cloth Paper Scissors...

The next "studios" issue will be on the newstands or in your mailbox on March 31st.

Guess who has a 6 page spread???

The first name starts with a "T"
...the last name starts with an "H"...
Check it out!

It's a TOTALLY different style than mine and you'll see that it's TOTALLY AWESOME...

I'm just saying.......

you don't want to miss the next issue...

Have a good day & take time to...
Make ART!
wendy
ps...today I'm working on studio 490 stamp release #3!!
The first set name is...

The ART of the ...?

OOPS...I think it's too soon to say...a girl's gotta have some secrets...
stay tuned!