SSS special SUPER sale!

SIMON SAYS STAMP SPECIAL SUPER SALE!

phew...say that 10 times!

ALL of my new stamps, stencils, art parts & embossing pastes are IN STOCK now at Simon...

and they are celebrating with a

 special SALE ON ALL MY PRODUCTS!

awesome!!

thanks so much Heidi!

I'll have the special code you need 

at the end of the post...

ok...back to CHA stuff first...

this is another fun little art I made for tim, 

using his fun blueprint stamp...

the base is my art parts small creative cover, & it's inked with several colors of distress...

I stamped the dressform a second time on some Clearly For Art, that I covered with Ranger's kraft cardstock...

this allowed me to heat the CFA & make the form much more dimensional...

to create the top portion, I laid a memo pin over a #8, then filled the memo pin with Glossy Accents & set it aside to dry. this usually takes about 4 hours..

when dry, I added a small foliage flower behind it...

I TOTALLY love the screw eyes for securely adding hanging elements...

like the mini pins...

alpha tiles made the title simple...

and I added a small Blossom Bucket metal corner to create the shelf...

I even used my HOARDED idea-ology snaps...

I *may* have to start that write in campaign again...

repeat after me...

Dear Tim...

BRING BACK THE SNAPS!

please!

this next tag uses the new distress paints...

I can't even begin to tell you how much I love them...

I'll be working on tutorials using them...

soon (I hope)...

anyway...this art parts flower is a little different...

I applied a pretty thin layer of my white embossing paste to the flower & dried it...

then added mustard seed distress paint over the dry paste...

I applied it with my finger & dried it...

the paint...

not my finger...

lol...

then to add the darker colors to the flower center, I used several different distress markers...

dried marigold & rusty hinge...

this looks cool..

it's matte & a bit textured too...

those big polka dots are broken china distress ink thru my new polka dotty stencil...

and the last for today...

this is my art parts dimensional sign board, 

made into a useable real chalkboard...

just paint the base with Claudine's black gesso...

I gave it 2 coats...

and now it's a real working chalkboard!

LOVE the Blossom Bucket silverware & flower...

oh...can't forget that new art parts tied bow...

it fits so many projects...

here's a link to a video, 

that was filmed at CHA by my friends @ SCRAPTIME...

huge thanks Christine & Mark!

want to know more about embossing pastes 

and how they work?

check out this video...

now about that SPECIAL SALE...

it's good thru Feb 3 @ 11:59PM

the code you need to enter at checkout is...

wendysale

that will get you 10% off all my products...

that includes ALL my products, even the brand new ones,

stamps,

stencils,

art parts,

Clearly for art,

art parts kits (this one even has a stamp)

instructional project books,

new metallic embossing pastes,

 & Blossom Bucket goodies too...

I hope you have a wonderful weekend...

and I hope you find some supplies to...

make art!

wendy

ps...next week...

GIANT GIVEAWAYS...

compliments of Ted & Michelle...

think hot off the press rubber, art parts & stencils too...

stay tuned!

brand new studio 490...day 1...

FINALLY...

I can share what I've been working on since 

the day after the last CHA...

seriously...

it takes that long!

and believe me...

it's so hard for me keep my lips zipped about new things...

just a reminder...

you should be able to click the photos to enlarge them,

 to read the sayings...

and the numbers on the art parts packages will tell you how many of each are included in the package...

let's start with a stamp set...

this is called

COUPLES ART...

it has 2 really fun couples and 

some fun coordinating sayings...

and for sure we needed coordinating art parts to make these couples stand out...

this art parts set is called 

FAVORITE COUPLES...

HIS CHAIR is a 2 piece art part...

when glued together it looks like he is actually IN the chair...

it's seriously so stinkin cute!

the mini couple on the left is...

Fred & Ethel!

my new BFF'S!

next up another stamp set...

this is

GOSSIPING ABOUT ART...

I have had a blast with these girls...

more fun sayings are included to use with them...

won't they be fun for journal pages?

lots of ideas are brewing...

and we have a coordinating art parts set called

GOSSIP GIRLS...

it's simple to color them with tim's distress markers...

I have one more stamp set for today...

this is 

BUSY MAKING ART...

2 smaller bugs for smaller projects...

the numbers border is fun to emboss, 

then color in the individual numbers...

great for cards too...

love the saying...

the stripes background is so FUN to press into wet embossing paste...

it makes a really cool textured background...

I'll show you soon...

and I LOVE LOVE LOVE these new art parts...

this is 

SCALLOP TAGS with trim strips...

the tags are 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches ...

a fun size...

not too big...

not too small...

and a great solid surface...

LOTS of the stamps & art parts we already have work well on these tags...

I want to use them every day...

moving on to some new resin pieces from 

BLOSSOM BUCKET...

yep...

I LOVE THIS ONE!

this 

GOLD & SILVER GIFT BOX 

is just PERFECT on a card front,

 for any gift giving occasion...

it looks more "classy" when used on a black background...

and more "funky" if on kraft...

as in the past...

the Blossom Bucket pieces all have flat backs for easy gluing...

and the details on the fronts are amazing...

I'm always wishing for something 

for a quickie get well card...

now we have this 

BANDAID...

it looks so authentic & cute!

and it's good for any age group...

these next pieces turned out even better than I expected...

lol...here's 

THE CURE!!!

I see lots of fun possibilities here...

like this one...

if you had too much bubbly last night...

take 3 & call me in the morning!

it's perfectly sized to use with my 

Blossom Bucket silverware &

 telephone...

both are back in stock again...

phew...

that's day one...

I have a TON more to share in the coming days...

any thoughts?

I hope you'll tell me what you're thinking...

while I 

make art!

wendy

ps...see you tomorrow...

can't wait!