today we have a guest artist...

but first...

WOW!

THANKS for the HUGE response to

"make art studio 490 style" book #3...

We spent all day yesterday signing & shipping books all over...

THE WORLD...

how cool...

and LOTS more today!

So far they are headed to the UK, Netherlands, Australia, Spain & LOTS of places here in the USA...

The power of the internet is amazing...

THANK YOU so much...

Today I have a treat for you...

it's guest artist Donna Lewis...

Here's her take on the art parts spool...

I fell head over heels in love with it...

the minute I saw it...

the little details REALLY add the wow factor...

I think you'll agree...

it's so stinkin' cute...

Here's the link to her blog...

she's included some instructions there...

THANKS DONNA...

you rocked art parts!

And speaking of art parts...they will be shipping SOON...

I'll let you know the minute I hear...

THANKS for being patient!

Ok...gotta run.

Still getting kits ready for this weekend in NY...

still have instructions to print...

I hope YOU have time to...

make art!

wendy

book #3 is HERE!

It arrived yesterday afternoon!

I'm very pleased with the final results...

now we even have a nice heavy cover!

HUGE thanks to Zach & Matt Young @ Stampers Anonymous...

GREAT job!

You are both AWESOME guys~!

You can send me an email, if you'd like to order a copy. (wbv1213@me.com)

They are $14.95 and priority USA shipping is $5.00

International shipping is $14.50.

If you'd like to share shipping with a friend, 2 books fit in the mailer, for one shipping charge.

If any of these are for a gift, please let me know the name of the recipient, so it can be personalized.

I'm leaving early Friday morning...

and I come back late on Monday...

so any orders received by this Thursday will ship immediately.

Orders received Friday thru Monday will ship next week.

ALL my new release stamps are here too...

just in time for this weekends classes...

And a Buffalo Stamps update...

The Ranger class was full, so we added 5 more seats yesterday...come & get inky with us!

Ahhhhhh...

I LOVE the smell of fresh rubber...

I think I'll go take another sniff...ha!

take care...

make art!

wendy

ps...wait till you see the guest artist I have scheduled... TOTALLY AMAZING!

I promise!

see you tomorrow!

a little more about CHA ...

so you would think that after CHA I'd be sitting on the couch eating bonbons...

NOT SO!

Now there are flights to schedule, class instructions to write, class supplies to order & organize when they arrive, kits to make & then ship...

nope...no bon-bon time here!!

HEY...

Did I tell you that I ADORE art parts?

I think I may have mentioned it???

One of my most favorite of the art parts is the spool...

I like that it's 3 pieces...

that makes it very easy to paper, paint, ink or stamp the individual pieces...

it would be way too hard if it came assembled...

and hard to ship too...

Here's more spool fun...

this one was in tim's ideology booth...

the curio knob makes a great flower center...

you KNOW I see flowers everywhere...

I can't help it...

so I told you that @ CHA, we work hard...

but we eat hard too...

here's the world famous Ms Keychain...

aka Karen Morikawa...

this was SERIOUSLY the largest serving of dessert I have ever seen.

EVER!

This is the carrot cake from Gibson's, where we had an AWESOME dinner with the Stampers Anonymous family...

even though we were stuffed...

we decided we NEEDED dessert...

Ted told the waiter to bring 2 servings for us to share...

plus apple pie for Michelle & ice cream for Ted...

the waiter said...

are you sure?

how about just one piece?

we had NO CLUE & about fainted when this was served...

take a look...

5 pounds (or close to it) of yummy goodness...

all 6 of us had plenty to eat...

Keychain took the rest home & her family was still eating on it 2 days later...

if you go to Gibson's...

my suggestion...

get ONE...

it's wonderful & HUGE!

Here's my portion of the Stampers Anonymous booth...

I took a photo that actually turned out...

shocking!

Hmmm...what else?

Oh...

the book #3 giveaway...

THANK YOU ALL for the comments!

I appreciate the time you take to send them...

the book goes to...

Dale has left a new comment on your post "CHA was ...":

I really want that book, to complete my collection, but enough said....I am very excited about the Art Parts....they will be a big hit! Your canvas is fantastic, I have one very similar collecting dust, wondering what to do with it, now I know. Thanks.
Your excitement and luv of what you do is so inspiring....its pulled out alot of creativity that I did not know I had in me. Thank
You.



Posted by Dale to Studio 490 at August 3, 2010 6:44 PM

Congrats Dale...please send your shipping info & your book will be on the way...wbv1213@me.com

Come back tomorrow...

I see some ...

HOT OFF THE PRESS...

BRAND NEW...

studio 490 stamps that need a new home!

studio 490 stamps are fun...

if you want to...

make art!

wendy

YIKES...

today will be another shorty post since I only have 3 working days 'til I leave for CHA...

YIKES!!!

First is a Maya Road CHA project...

which turned out to be another FAT book...

the more stuff...the better I like it!

Probably my MOST FAVORITE new embellishment from Maya Road is the resin flower that I used for the center of the large flower...

(which if you look @ the flower...

it's made from Maya Road snowflakes!)

ANYTHING can be a flower!

I'm IN LOVE with that resin flower...

and remember the new stamp set I designed with no background & NO flowers?

Here's what I had in mind for those mini words...

and the final photo for today introduces...

make art, studio 490 style...

BOOK #3!

It's 56 pages chocked full of ideas for...

making art!

I will have the books available after CHA...

but I don't want to take orders until I actually have them here...

it may be a few weeks...

payments are thru PayPal...

but like I said...

let's wait until they are printed & HERE & ready to ship.

I'll let you know when they arrive.

THANKS so much for your support!!!

I sincerely appreciate it!

ok...coffee break is over...

time to

make art...

wendy