North to Wisconsin........

I'm headed to the convention and classes today. The MAKE & TAKE is tonight. I'll be happy to meet up with those of you who have contacted me and talk ART. Should be a very fun weekend.

Back with an update on Tuesday...

Here's a hint...

I'll have some really BIG NEWS to share on...
THANKSGIVING DAY.

It's totally exciting...

Have a great arty weekend.

Like I said, I'll be in Wisconsin...
Make(ing) ART!
wendy
ps...I might even come home with some new rubber!

Shoes and a sneak..............

In ART and life...

It's all about the details...

See the little leather label? That sold me...

Placed in just the perfect location.........




They are comfy too.


And I thought I'd share a sneak peek of my next stamp release.
7 more sets coming out @ CHA-W, in January. I can NOT wait to get them & start using them.

Here's a peek...

OOPS...sorry about that! Kind of blurry. My photography skills suck...

Hmmmmmmmmm...could it possibly be a flower stem?

Have a good one.

I'm off to.......

Make Art!

wendy

The art adventure continues...

Next stop...


This weekend I'll be in Madison, Wisconsin @ Stamp Scrap Madison, playing in the Stampers Anonymous booth. The convention is held @ the Alliant Energy Center . It starts on Friday evening with some pre-convention shopping, then continues thru Sunday.


I'm excited...it's only 2 1/2 hours from home, so I can drive & avoid the airport scene.


I'll be doing 2 classes on Friday. The first is this Holiday hanging.




Here's the second class. The background & the flower color can be customized by using any distress ink color. We'll be using studio490 stamps for this class and also tim's black bird.





Then Friday evening I'll be doing free make & takes from 6 'til 10pm...again in the Stampers Anonymous booth.




We'll stamp this tulip on grungeboard, using studio490 stamps.
We'll use distress inks, make it dimensional, then add the finishing touch...the cool Jewel Flower made by Maya Road.


Here's another point of view...




I'll be demoing all day Saturday & Sunday...playing with stamps, inks & grungeboard.


So...if you're in the area...


Stop by, SHOP, PLAY...then you can go home and...


Make ART!
wendy

Arizona was...absolutely AWESOME!

There's another of those same letter titles...ha!



So in Arizona I...

* was welcomed with great southwest hospitality! THANKS Sharon & Debbie!


* did 4 fun classes @ Frenzy Stamper and got very inky. Everyone made some great art.


* met lots of new art friends.


*connected with some old friends...Nice to see you Lisa!


* got a surprise visit from Kim & Pearl. They drove down from Prescott & I think I actually screamed when I saw Kim. That was soooooo cool & totally unexpected. THANKS so much for coming!!


*enjoyed the awesome WARM weather. I REALLY enjoyed NOT wearing a coat.


* made art for the bathroom @ Frenzy Stamper. That's a tradition for guest instructors.


*shopped...2 cute pairs of shoes...Sharon made me do it. Photos another day...


*shopped...8 new stamps...Debbie's fault...she has a GREAT selection. Got some other arty goodies there too. I even special ordered some way cool mini word stamps. I LOVE rubber!


*had a little wine in a class...that's a first! Last class...so it was ok...don't worry! I behaved!


* had great ON TIME flights via Southwest, my favorite airlines.


* fell in love with Sharon's 4 legged boys...Vito & Wesley. 2 very cute Westies...

Thanks again to Debbie for the invite & to Sharon for making me feel @ home. I shall return!
I'll see you in just 3 short weeks...


Now I have a little something arty to share...


I'm always looking for ways to combine products & get a different look.


So...I had this idea to try alcohol inks OVER snow cap white pigment ink.


Here's the result........I'm loving it...




I inked my Maya Road chipboard flower with snow cap white pigment ink, dried it, then using the alcohol ink applicator, I applied the alcohol inks over the dried ink.

The top flower is cut from grungeboard. It works on grunge too. COOL!!


Here's a better look @ my favorite. This ink/alcohol ink combo makes a very cool very matte finish. I think I'll stamp on this guy later...with my studio490 screen stamp. (page 12).




And here's another color combo...same technique... he needs to be stamped too...




This is fun, quick...and very easy. There are tons of possible custom color combos.


Try it...let me know how you do...and....


MAKE ART!
wendy

I'm off............

to nice WARM Arizona.

I'll be back on Monday with some ideas for using...white pigment ink...alcohol inks...Maya Mists. FUN stuff!

Have a GREAT weekend...and remember to...

MAKE ART!
wendy

Yesterday...I played...

when I REALLY needed to pack for Arizona... Stop by @ Frenzy Stamper in Scottsdale...if you live nearby.

Anyway, the good news...I got another CHA project completed yesterday. YIPPEE!

So...

This post is short...but it's LOADED with info.





This project is now up on Maya Road's website.


ALL the ingredients and all the instructions are there, to help you get started.


Here's the scoop. Grab some coffee & check it out.

Gotta pack...NOW...but I'd much rather...


MAKE ART!
wendy

stickles and soup??

Really?

I like it when the title has words with the same letter...I'm so easily entertained...

some days...

Keep reading...

BEWARE!!

...enabler alert!!

DISTRESS STICKLES HAVE ENTERED THE BUILDING!

So...I RIPPED that box right of of the hands of my Fed-Ex guy...and opened the first bottle I grabbed.

Here's a test dose of faded jeans on a kraft colored scrap...



I'm so loving the different sizes of pearly looking bits in them. They really are TOTALLY different than regular stickles...These guys are pure vintage. They add texture & dimension in addition to a little shimmer. An extra bonus...

I just had to play a bit more play last night... I LOVE the scattered straw & the antique linen... and the fired brick and the faded jeans...and walnut...and the peeled paint...Good thing I got them all.



Here I used them on grungeboard (the skinny flower) and on chipboard (the heart). They work great on both surfaces.

So... take it from me.........if you LOVE vintage, you'll NEED all these colors. I WILL be using lots of them in my projects and classes...you can count on it.

THANK YOU Tim & RANGER for giving us another cool product.

Now for a laugh...

Yesterday I TOLD you that I'm addicted to flowers...

It's NOT my fault...

They follow me.........everywhere.........

They're even in my soup.




So yesterday @ lunch Rick asked..."what's up with the soup pictures?" Then he saw the FLOWERS and he got it.........He just shook his head... He got it!

Life is flowery & oh so good...

Have GREAT day and........

Make ART!
wendy