Phew.....what a weekend!

ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING is the perfect name for this store...
It has...absolutely everything!!! I shopped & came home with some VERY fun finds. Stamps, books, papers & WAYYY cool ephemera. I can't wait to take some time to play.

I did 4 classes in 2 days & met lots of fun new arty friends. Kate even took the time to show me how to solder. YIPPEE...that was really a treat!

I took my camera & actually USED it this time. Here's a photo of some of the gals in the fragments class. Each brought their own paper scraps to use and each created a unique masterpiece! At the end of the class we had "show & tell" just to give everyone more inspiration. This class is PURE fun.




Here's shy KATE (and a few friends in the background). She's the store mom! She has THE CUTEST and sweetest dog in the whole world and a GREAT store too.



And, as per TRADITION...I made wall art for Kate's classroom. I wanted my art to stay with my style...and this is my creation. LOTS of grungy stuff, Maya Road chipboard letters & numbers, crackle paint, distress inks and dots. This was fun. The photo is NOT the best...the flowers are broken china...I hope you can get the idea...

Luckily, Robin saved me the perfect spot right next to her.



That's the short version of the story... This old art chick is TIRED!

THANKS KATE & staff for a wonderful weekend. Thanks to ALL who attended my classes. You guys are sooooooooo fun, sweet & talented. Once again...THANKS so much!

Hmmmm......I got invited to teach again in November. Tell me what kind of classes you'd like. I aim to please.

I'll be back tomorrow & we'll draw the winner we talked about last week. Leave a comment here & we'll add your name to the hat.

AND..make sure you come back....we'll have more guest artists this week. Now that email is working (for the moment) I got some scans from the gals who won the Stampers Anonymous drawing & Shari's Layers book.

You'll like what you see.............that's a promise!
wendy

This little thing made me smile...

I got an email from my friend Susan yesterday. She owns Catslife Press. That's what reminded me to show this photo. Her stamp, "pull this" is a perfect fit for the microchip scallop, from Maya Road. See...little things that WORK make me happy.

Here's the front of the card box with another of her stamps on the right. The flower on the left is a stamp from Maya Road.



Just one of the cards inside...




Keeping it short today. Packing kits ...kits ...kits & chocolate for Absolutely Everything. Should be a fun weekend.

Live in Texas???

October in Texas???
There's something in the works...The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie, Texas.

Just a little hint.

Details soon.

Thanks for visiting..........
wendy

A flower is a flower, unless ...

it's a BOOKMARK!!

This is a fun class, that I designed for Absolutely Everything in Massachusetts. We'll be making these grungy bookmarks in April. If you're in the area, come join the fun! We have 3 other fun classes scheduled for the weekend too.

If you look closely, you'll see 3 of Tim's new tiny texture stamps. These guys are PERFECT for projects on a smaller scale and ATC's as well.

We'll start with grunge, add some distress inks and go from there.

STAMP WINNER UPDATE!!!

I've heard from everyone...EXCEPT the grand prize winner. GRETZ...contact me to claim your 4 new stamps!

I'll be sending goodie packages to ....

Sarah in the UK

Debby in SC

Diane in Il and

Erin in Ca.

That's it for Wednesday.

Enjoy your day!

wendy

What an honor!!!!!!

WOOHOO!!! But...Following Tim & Robin?? Now that's scarry...



I've been invited to teach @ Absolutely Everything in Massachusettes. I spoke with Kate today and all 4 of the classes are chosen & arranged and the dates are set. Even got my airfare confirmed, which explains the late blog update.



SO...just a few hints for now...Here's one...



Do you like my banner, with the Maya Road houses??? That's a class. Like dimensional grungeboard? Flowers & MORE (hint...people)?? That's 2 classes. Like chipboard books, transparencies & fragments??? Yep...you're getting the picture.
We'll be using lots of distress inks, fragments, Stampers Anonymous stamps and chipboard (hint...keepsake cube) from Maya Road. If you've seen the plain grungeboard sheets in the store & wondered what to do with them. Come & I'll show you. It's fun stuff, has tons of potential for play & it's very easy to work with.



We're all set for Saturday April 19th and Sunday April 20. Should be a very fun INKY weekend.



If you're in the Boston area, come join the fun...I'd love to meet some blog friends.

wendy
ps...if you need more incentive...I give GOOD doorprizes!