happy Saturday & happy holidays!

here's Lisa's dapper dude project, in full...

just in time to say...

happy holidays...

this was another very fun piece to make...

the base that you can barely see is a large creative cover...

it's peeking out from under the scallops...

I added the square art parts base & frame to the center & a large art parts scallop to each side...

it sort of reminds me of a window with shutters...

it's very dimensional & stands alone quite nicely...

other art parts used are the small truck, the lamp post & the picket fence...

I used grungeboard to die cut tim's large pine tree

& 2 of the new mini mover & shapers trees...

as always...in love with minis...

they were inked with peeled paint distress stain, then shaded with forest moss & a bit of walnut stain...

I like mixing art parts, grunge & CFA...

I think the different thicknesses of materials add interest...

the large square frame was randomly painted with the black paint dabber & then inked with brushed corduroy & walnut stain...

I used jet black archival to stamp over the entire frame with this medicine label stamp...

then added a bit of gold, with the paint dabber to the edges of the frame...

I used Glue N Seal to add some crowded attic paper to my Clearly for Art...

then stamped the dude with jet black and inked him with the new festive berries distress ink...

it's an awesome color & I see it's ON SALE!!!

by stamping the dude on CFA, I could heat him & shape him to make him rounded & very dimensional...

and even though he is paper, now he's very sturdy...

I stamped an extra collar & pocket to add more layers...

small details, but they do add to the finished piece...

the white cuffs and shirt were accented

with Ranger's white Inkssentials pen...

Lisa's bird is also stamped on CFA covered with paper & inked with broken china...

again, this allowed me to shape the wings & tail feathers

and not worry about the pieces being damaged or broken...

the paper background in the square frame is also from the crowded attic paper stash...

here's a better look @ the dude...

hmmm...

what else did I forget?

the scallop art parts are inked with brushed corduroy distress stain & stamped with the spatter stamp...

the fence is stamped with the houndstooth, using jet black...

the tiny bit of shimmer on the lamp post is rock candy distress stickles...

the rhinestone trim @ the top is a purchase from my recent teaching weekend @ Queen's Ink...

not sure who makes it, but I thought it was pretty cool...

HUGE CONGRATS to Lisa & Pink Persimmon...

wishing you tons of success...

ok...

gotta run...

if I seem rushed...I am...

my NEW STAMPS arrived yesterday & I'm happy to report that each & every one has met the jet black archival ink pad...

and the stamps with the coordinating art parts have all been test driven & are totally flipping cool...

I am seriously IN LOVE with this new release!

now I'm headed to the studio...

I GOTTA...

make art!

wendy

ps...go BEARS!

Happy Thanksgiving & the dapper dude

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

today & EVERY DAY...

I'm especially thankful for my blog friends,

my BFF's (we texted yesterday, so you all know who you are),

my family and my business associates who have also become great friends...

I LOVE you all...

I always feel bad for turkeys on this day...

so this makes me laugh...

since my brother is soooo kind to us

& invited us to his home

& said I don't have to bring anything hard...

lol...

I seriously LOVE HIM!

I had time to play a bit last night...

I wanted to surprise Lisa with another project, using her new stamps...

this time I chose the dapper dude & her little bird...

I'm LOVING how well our things blend...

Lisa's stamps (on CFA), my art parts & stamps...

plus

tim's distress stickles, crowded attic papers,

grungeboard & Sizzix dies...

and of course it's all tied together with Ranger's ink...

here's a peek...

that yummy red is the

brand new festive berries distress ink...

LOVE LOVE LOVE it LOTS!

ok...gotta run...

Rick & I both wish you a day filled with family, friends & great chow...

especially pie...

I'm happy to know that pie has no calories on holidays!

I read it on the net...

therefore, it MUST be true!

CHEERS...

tomorrow I'll

make art!

wendy

ps with my new stamps & art parts...

the art parts are here & the stamps arrive tomorrow!

yippee!

a surprise for Lisa...

late yesterday afternoon, I got Lisa's new stamps in the mail...

THANKS Pink Persimmon!

I immediately wanted to text her to tell her that I got them & LOVED them, but then thought I'd just make a little something & surprise her...

so this morning, on my coffee break,

I made her this ATC...

sorry...no step out photos...

but here's a quick review of how it's made...

I covered an ART PARTS ATC with a scrap of tim's crowded attic paper...

the paper was originally off white-ish...

I inked the paper with weathered wood distress stain, dried it, then added shading to the edges with brushed corduroy & walnut stain, using the blending tool...

I also used the gold paint dabber lightly around the ATC edge...

a tiny simple detail...that I LOVE...

using jet black archival, I stamped the entire stamp on the ATC...

then I stamped it the second time on another crowded attic scrap, but this time I cut out just the corset & the cherub to use...

I used a Cut N Dry nib with fired brick to add color to the back trim portion of the corset...

and a bit of brushed corduroy to the back corset section & the cherubs face...

and I also used the nib with fired brick to add a bit of blush to the face...

and a nib to add peeled paint to the wings...

& glued it over the corresponding section on the ATC...

then I adhered another scrap of paper to Clearly For Art (CFA), with Glue N Seal...

& stamped the image for the 3rd time, again with jet black...

I cut out just the front part of the corset this time...

I inked the corset with brushed corduroy, used the nib again to add fired brick to the trim...

I heated the CFA to shape it & make it dimensional, then glued it over the corresponding portion of the stamp...

with a grunge scrap under it for a good gluing surface...

the left over paper/CFA scrap was used to make the really tiny bow under the cherubs chin & it's attached with a mini fastener...

I gently RIPPED a tiny bit of greens from a family room decor piece...

no one will ever notice it's gone!

& glued that between the corset layers...

I used the black Sakura Glaze pen to add dots to the trim & on either side of the corset...

I LOVE these pens!

it's so MUCH easier to make tiny raised dots, than to glue a million mini rhinestones!

trust me!

the final detail is 2 snaps glued to the corners...

tim discontinued these without consulting me...can you imagine?

I'm seriously considering a write-in campaign for a re-release...

here's a look @ the dimension from the molded CFA...

it's a nice sturdy ATC now!

Lisa...I LOVE your stamps & had a blast surprising you!

so glad you liked it!

in other breaking news...

28 pounds of brand new ART PARTS arrived today!

OMG...way cuter than I expected...it's like Christmas here!

I'm out of my mind excited & DYING to get the stamps that coordinate with them so that I can...

make art!

wendy

the ANTIQUATED COLLECTION reveal...

FINALLY...

Lisa Pace is revealing her brand new stamp sets today!

HUGE congrats, MY FRIEND!

they were certainly well worth the wait...

let's start with my favorite first...

how about these beauties?

and these?

NO WAIT...the guy is MY FAVORITE!

what a cool dude!

and I LOVE this classy guy too!

the detail is amazing in these...

Lisa's stamps can be ordered from PINK PERSIMMON...

and I'm *thinking* she'll be posting LOTS of fun stuff

on her blog...

normally I cheer for Lisa from Illinois,

but right now I'm cheering from

the stamp convention in Madison Wisconsin,

with very inky fingers...

if you happen to be in the Madison area...

come see us @ the Alliant Energy Center...

I'm inking, stamping, misting & demoing there to...

make art!

wendy

ps GO BEARS!

the Great pumpkin challenge...

ends with...

the master!

and a SURPRISE designer!

pop on over to the Ranger blog & see how tim has transformed the same pumpkin we all got...

and also the super special designer too...

this week has been so fun & inspirational...

it's fun to see what happens when we all start with the same basic ingredient...

I think each designer's style was really evident for this challenge...

and...hmmm...what else?

OH...

come back tomorrow @ 3:01pm...

for the full reveal of Lisa Pace's brand new stamps...

they're called the ANTIQUATED COLLECTION...

you'll be impressed...

I almost forgot this...

THANKS for the friendly advice...

NOT to mention being a BEARS fan in Madison...

(the land of cheese...)

I got it!

my like are sealed...

have a great weekend...

grab some inks & some stamps...

and take time to...

make art!

wendy

ps...GO BEARS!

Day 3 of the GREAT pumpkin challenge

today features my friends

Tammy Tutterow & Richele Christensen...

pop over to the Ranger blog & see how they altered their pumpkins...

and speaking of pumpkins...

this is headed to...

can you hear the drumroll???

it's going to...

artbyvic said...

Your pumpkin turned out amazing! It would look lovely on in the center of my tabls! :)

NOVEMBER 16, 2011 12:09 PM

ARTBYVIC...PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH YOUR SHIPPING INFO @ WBV1213@ME.COM

THANKS to everyone who ordered hoodies & totes...

I'm glad you like them!

thanks for letting me know!

I had people ask if I would have them available here on the blog for holiday gift giving...

sorry...nope...

all orders now go right to the graphic guy...

and get shipped right from him to you...

I would *guestimate* that if you are ordering gifts,

the order should be in by the end of the month,

to make sure it arrives in time...

they are custom made when they are ordered &

he doesn't have them made & in stock...

HOWEVER...I miscalculated (or had a senior moment) &

I do have 2 extra hoodies here...

I have 1 large watermelon pullover &

1 large zip hoodie in the khaki color...

shoot me an email if they fit your needs...

THANKS to everyone who commented on my pumpkin, both here & on the Ranger blog...

you made my heart happy!

I wish I could give you each a pumpkin...

now it's time to start packing for my last weekend away for the year...

no more trips until CHA @ the end of January...

yippee!

I'll be in Madison, Wisconsin all weekend...

at THIS CONVENTION...

stop by, tell me you are a BLOG FRIEND &

I'll have a little gift for you!

I'll also post a SECRET word on Twitter...

so if you're a Twitter friend...you'll have a second chance for a little gift!

Friday is set up & then we have a make & take Friday evening...

we'll be using my art parts & stamps, tim's distress stains, Ranger's silver paint dabber & jet black archival ink...

to make some fun custom embellishments...

ok...time to get packing...

as always...

make art!

wendy

Ranger's GREAT pumpkin challenge...day 2

the challenge continues &

today I share the Ranger blog with the talented Jennifer McGuire...

this challenge was over the moon fun for me...

in total, I used over 30 Ranger products!

seriously!

here's my pumpkin...

my first step was to age a plant stake with alcohol inks...

the photo above shows that it's toned down & looks much more vintage...

that shine was bugging me...

once the stake was ready, I attacked the pumpkin...

I started by swiping coffee archival over the raised areas, to tone down the orange & add some shading...

then with sepia archival, I stamped some random polka dots...

my spider was stamped with jet black archival...

I found it easiest to use him without the acrylic block, & shape him to the curve of the pumpkin...

next, I applied tim's stickers to black presentation board & cut them out...

sanded the edges with the sanding grip...

and distressed the edges with walnut stain...

I cut a banner from Claudine's sticky back canvas, removed the backing paper & placed it on my non stick craft sheet...

I like to remove the backing paper...

it keeps the canvas nice & flat & it makes it simple to color & then stamp on...

I misted the natural canvas with plain old water...

then applied the frayed burlap distress stain & moved it around with a blending tool, to give even coverage...

I wanted to use 2 different stamps & the background I chose would have covered most of the banner...

so I masked off a section on each side with a post-it note...

that allowed me to use the giant background stamp, with jet black archival...

and stamp just the center section...

then I removed the post-its and stamped the polka dots on the blank canvas ends, again with jet black...

I folded the canvas, as you'll see in the photo @ the bottom of the post...

to create a little extra detail...

then added the canvas banner over clearly for art BLACKOUT...

this makes the banner nice & sturdy & finishes off the back...

moving on...

I used 2 art parts leaves & inked them with peeled paint distress stain & stamped with with the text background, using jet black...

and then...I was having so much fun, that I forgot to take more photos!

I seriously...lost my mind in this project...

so, without photos...

I used grungeboard, Claudine's sticky back canvas & clearly for art to create a whole bunch of flowers...

I used Glue N Seal to add vintage text to my clearly for art, then die cut it with tim's tattered leaves die...

the leaves were misted with water...

then I just touched the tip of several of the distress stains to the leaf & watched the colors blend like magic...

heating the clearly for art (CFA), allows you to shape the flowers & leaves to make them very dimensional...

I liked the combination of grungeboard, canvas & CFA...

because it added lots of different textures...

the red heart is die cut from grungeboard, inked with fired brick distress stain & the LOVE is part of this stamp...

so...lots of flower stamps, lots of background stamps some leaves & art parts...

made this...

here's a closer shot of the banner...

the butterfly was stamped on CFA BLACKOUT with the gold paint dabber...

and the heart is suspended with a charm clip...

and here's the finished pumpkin...

I told you I used lots of Ranger goodies...

Archivals:

Jet Black, Sepia, Coffee, Vermillion & Olive

Distress Stains:

Peeled Paint, Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge, Frayed Burlap, Lipstick, Scattered Straw, Fired Brick, Wild Honey & Forest Moss

Distress Ink Pads:

Walnut Stain, Forest Moss

Gold Paint Dabber

Alcohol Inks:

Pitch Black & Rust

Adhesives:

Glossy Accents, MultiMedium (matte), Glue N Seal

Claudine's Natural Sticky Back Canvas

Tools:

Craft sheet, Heat it, Ink Applicator with felt, Blending tool with foam, Mister

and believe me...

when I was done,

I was happy to have the craft scrubbie...

sorry for the lack of links...

BLOGGER/hughesnet is being a pain today...

in closing...

the pumpkin says...

give thanks...

so to thank you MY BLOG FRIENDS...

I'll ship this pumpkin to a random commenter...

if you'd like this guy to live with you...

just leave a comment &

I'll choose a winner first thing tomorrow morning...

thanks RANGER!!!

it was seriously FUN to

make (pumpkin) art!

wendy