Maya Road...working on...and excited about...

Here's a peek of another piece that should be a fun convention demo...

2 inked, stamped chipboard houses...2 roofs, a heart...and a little stamping with studio 490 stamps on grungepaper!



INK...STAMP ...ASSEMBLE & DONE...
Perfect for a card or scrapbook page.

I think what I LOVE most about inking & stamping is the ability to create custom embellishments...

I LOVE this leaf stamp...it reminds me of Jack and the beanstalk and makes me laugh.

Next...

I'm working on & EXCITED about these things...

1. Scrap St. Louis...
I spoke with Aleta again yesterday...that got me even MORE excited.
This event sounds awesome, so be prepared for a VERY fun weekend in April.

I have my workshop sponsors all lined up...

A HUGE THANK YOU to...
tim holtz, idea-ology
Maya Road
Ranger Industries and
Stampers Anonymous.

2. 2009 workshops...
YIPPEE...they're all listed on the right.
Lots of new places...and lots of new faces.
Lots of fun!

I LOVE the convention demos too...it's great to be with people who GET THIS art stuff...so FUN!

3. TBA...YIPPEE details coming soon...

4. Another YIPPEE...I think I can tell you in March...

5. studio 490 release #3...the ideas are brewing..these guys will be released @ CHA, in July.

6. And this...............



I talked with tim earlier this week...he gets me soooooooo excited about the cruise that I want to go....

right now!

How many days 'til, October???

Have a GREAT weekend and...

Make art!
wendy

Today.......

Sorry for the lack of blog posts...

I haven't forgotten you...
I STILL REALLY LOVE my blog friends...

I WILL be back with the info on adhesives & working with acrylics...that's a PROMISE!

My excuse?

The word here is BUSY...with a capital B...

Lots on the TO-DO list...which is a GOOD thing.
No complaints here...NONE!
Actually...

I'm living a DREAM...

BUT, the bad news...nothing got done on the list yesterday...

I was a BAD girl...I had an idea & PLAYED the day away...the idea was in my brain & I could think of nothing else...

Rick called it art brain...

It turned out cute...REALLY cute, if I do say so myself...
but that's a photo for another day.

Here's today's photo...

I was thinking about my convention demos & I was wondering what small project would work...

It needs to be simple...and quick...




This card uses a page from Maya Road's square banner book & a scallop coaster for the top. I cut off a bit, to make it fit.


My new favorite color combo of Distress inks is scattered straw & broken china. I was in the habit of faded jeans...now china is the go to color...

Add some studio 490 stamps and grungeboard & grungePAPER...

DONE...


Today...I MUST work on the list...

even though I REALLY want to...

MAKE ART!
wendy

A Ranger video for you...

ROADTRIP...

Rick & I are out the door..(SPRING FEVER!)....so today, for your viewing pleasure, here's a NEW Ranger video, made by Alain.

You'll be impressed...

He uses grungeboard, the aqua dabber paint...VINTAGE PHOTO distress ink ...and some Perfect Pearls....all combined to make a fun wearable piece of art...

Take time to watch it...you'll learn a lot &

you'll love his accent!

After that...take time to...

Make ART!

wendy

ps...there are more videos on the Ranger site

and lots on You-Tube too. ENJOY!

It looked like a floral shop @ Scrapbook Friend'z

WARNING...

Don't faint...I actually took 3 photos during the workshop on Saturday! PHEW........ That's a record...

We had a GREAT group & a fun time was had by all...including me.

THANK YOU ALL for coming!

More THANK YOU'S...

FIRST...THANK YOU TIM...for getting us the NEW grungePAPER for this class. You're THE BEST!!
They LOVED it!

BTW...grungePAPER ships today from Florida...be watching @ your LSS...get it before it's gone.
I got my 300 sheets ordered...

I DO NOT want to run out...ever.

AND...THANK YOU to TED and MICHELLE for making the magic happen. My new studio 490 stamps arrived on time & were ALL gone in a flash.
GONE...EVERY one of them!
I appreciate the extra effort!

Get ready Stampers Amonymous...
Margaret & Jim will be calling today for all those special orders.

AND...THANK YOU from me...I'm thrilled you like
studio 490 stamps. Absolutely...THRILLED!

It's just the push I needed to work on the 3rd release.....

Hmmmmm...What else?

These gals got to see some cool new products from CHA that are not in stores quite yet.

They test drove tim's new tiny attacher & LOVED it.
A must have item...

They got to see his new "foliage" idea-ology parts & the AWESOME "ornate plates". These are sooo beautiful...
I think they will make great jewelry pieces.

Ranger's Memory frames, memory glass & NEW memory capsules were a HUGE hit...
what a great idea for dimensional art...

They LOVED the new chipboard mini alphabets from Maya Road...A DEFINITE must have. Now we can add longer words to cards, mini books and scrapbook pages...This is one of my MOST favorite new items from MR, for this release.
I'm happy that they coordinate with their other chipboard alphabets.
Now we have more options to mix & match letters.

On to the photos...(hey...not too bad for an amateur)...

Here's some of my arty FRIEND'Z cutting...FLOWERS.
That's Margaret...taking special orders...these lucky gals had their own "personal shopper".


And here's "the regulars". These gals NEVER miss a class...

Cheryl must have been out shopping (not a surprise)...
she's missing from her seat!
LOVE YOU guys!!



In total...We made 150 of these!!!!!!!!!

Lesson learned...this needs to be a 4 hour class...not 3.
The cutting took longer than I expected...
but the results were TOTALLY worth it.





Just one more photo...

Here's a brand new class, using Maya Road's 4 inch binder...

Once again, this project is so LOADED with dimensional goodies, that it won't close...
just what I like...
fat books...



So that's my Saturday story & I'm sticking to it...

From the bottom of my heart...
THANKS AGAIN to Tim, Ted, Michelle, Jim & Margaret...and all who came to make flowers...

Now...

Make art!
wendy
oops...forgot one thing...
Acrylic / ADHESIVE questions...I'll be back later this week with that info...

studio 490 acrylic cover...

Yippee...got the front cover done.

Please...IGNORE the glare in the left top corner & the bottom right...
My photography skills suck...

Anyway...I cut the Graphic 45 paper so that the word "specimen" fit, to work with the title...and stitched the different papers together to look like a quilt...


I LOVE this pointing finger from the MAIL ART set...Stamped on grunge, it's fun to bend it just a bit.



The flower on the right is the daisy from the first release. Just cut off the stem & leaves...add a different center... This creates another look.
Versatile...



Like the stamp @ the top says...it's all in the details...the little things really do add interest to the finished project...

so...to add a bit of a frame to the cover, I used Ranger's gold paint dabber & edged the cover. It's a small detail...but a finishing touch. The best part...it's quick & EASY! Dries in a flash...




Back to the ordering info...
It's all on the bottom of yesterday's post. But...I got these questions too...

YES...you get both the front & back cover when you order.

YES...the 3 giant binding rings are included in the price.

How many sets do they hold?
I have 7 sets in each. It's the perfect storage...lots of stamps in a tiny space & it's sooo easy to flip thru, to find exactly what you need.

YES...Stampers Anonymous does sell the PLAIN WHITE SCALLOP sheets. Those work well for storage of any cling or clear stamps. Just type that into the comment section. They are $2.00 each & hold a bunch. And the cool thing is that you can use both the front & the back of the sheets and get double the storage on each sheet.

I think I got everything this time.
If not...
just ask away!

Time to pack up for tomorrows workshop...
If I hurry, I'll have time to do more on the cover and...

Make art!
wendy

oops...one more thing...
GRUNGEPAPER ships next week.

550 studio 490 images and one peek...**edited**

This didn't go QUITE as I planned...

My first workshop for 2009 is this Saturday @ Scrapbook Friend'z in Bloomington, Illinois.
We're making multi-layered funky studio 490 flowers!

Hmmm...I think these girls must like flowers...the class is sold out.

This is a GOOD thing...a VERY good thing...

HOWEVER, my plan was for each person to stamp their own images...
but...
with only 2 sets of the new stamps...
hmmm...not looking good.

HELLO...MICHELLE...I NEED MORE, please!

So to make the class go smoother, I thought I'd just pre-stamp the grungeboard & grungePAPER.
No big deal...

550 images later...............

yes...for 6 flowers...we needed 550 images. SERIOUSLY...and that's just the main images.
After they are all cut & inked...they still need to be stamped with the background stamps...in the class...interesting...

Here's the evidence.


THANKS from the bottom of my heart to everyone who is taking this class. YOU made me so busy that I couldn't possibly...COOK....ha!
The dreaded 4 letter word!

Believe me...when given the choice...
I'd much rather stamp than cook...
THANKS again!!
You guys are THE BEST!

Next... here's a little peek...



With the second release of studio 490 stamps, I needed another acrylic binder for the 7 new sets. The naked binder was bugging me...I HAD to embellish it!

The new Graphic 45 paper was calling me...it was exactly what the binder needed...

This is what the front looks like so far...

I'll be back with the whole cover...whenever I get it finished.

Hopefully...soon...

I'll...

Make ART!
wendy
***EDITED*** Ok...Jeanne, Kathy & D...
here's the scoop on ordering the acrylic covers...I can't find them on the site either...BUT...
If you are ordering from your LSS...just ask for them
# WVACBIND...the price is $19.99.
If you are ordering from the ST Anon site...just type the item number in the comment section...and they said that will work just fine.
SORRY I didn't include this earlier...

Computers and capsules...

I HATE computers...

For some unknown reason, I can no longer add comments to TYPEPAD blogs...

The fine folks from hughesnet have no clue what's going on. Same story from the typepad folks... not good...

So...I need to answer a Maya Road question from LAURA here.
She commented on the ATC that is posted and asked about my favorite Maya Mist colors...

LAURA...I have to be honest & say that I really do LOVE them all. BUT...if you insist on making me choose...

I can NOT live without these colors...

*CHARCOAL, I'm on my 3rd bottle......it's nice & dark, but stamped images still look great, when stamped over it. It's my #1 pick...
*The new TURQUOISE metallic...TOTALLY YUMMY!
*RED
*GREEN
*BRONZE
*SILVER...

So there you have it...6 favorites...

Here's something NEW & fun...coming soon from RANGER.

Yesterday I played a little game with...ME.

Here's the deal...

Get 4 UGLY things done from the TO-DO list...earn 30 minutes of play. Don't laugh...it worked...

So with only 30 minutes, I had to keep it simple...

I made these mini art pieces, using the new Memory Capsules from Ranger. They are made to work with the Memory Frames & Memory glass...a perfect fit.

I have tons of ideas for these guys, now that we can use the memory frames for dimensional art. Think flowers...see below...

This one uses Graphic 45 as the background paper. Just a little machine sewing...a little stamp...


It's filled with tim's new FOLIAGE pieces, from Advantus.

Here's a better look @ the capsule...I added the rhinestones on top of the capsule...it's also fun to add them inside the capsule but leave them loose...kind of like a mini shaker...




Here's the circle for the 2 inch frame. This is a grungePAPER flower made with my new stamp. The saying is also a studio 490 new release.

I think I'll go & get more checked off that list & earn more time to play and...

MAKE ART!

wendy

ps...you can check out the other sizes & shapes on the Ranger site...here.