5 Q & A...6 WINNERS!

I thought I'd do another quick Q & A...

to catch up on some emails/comments from the last few weeks...

it's been a long time since the last Q&A...

sorry!

REMEMBER...

if you need a quick answer...

just email me...

I try to answer questions from the blog comment section when there is an associated email...

if there's no email account, I have no way of responding...

and your question will wait 'til the next Q & A post...

ok...

#1... I know Ranger doesn't make a paper trimmer,

 what do you recommend?

when I first started making art,

 I fell in love with the Genesis cutter...

it's pricy...

I know...

but I've had mine for at least 10 years & I still love it...

 it still makes a perfect cut & I've never even changed a blade...

we use it constantly for class kits etc...

and I'm sure it's gotten way more than normal use...

#2...how do I know what ink to use when? is there a simple chart somewhere?

here's a quick answer...

Ranger's Archivals are permanent when dry...

that means...

if a water based product (Perfect Pearls, distress inks or stains) is used OVER Archivals...

your stamped image remains crisp, clear & it will not bleed...

I use archivals to stamp my art parts...

and I love them for background stamping & 

for stamping my main images.

since I'm never sure what I'll add over the backgrounds, 

Archivals are a safe choice...

they are a very versatile ink...

you can use them on paper, card stock, Clearly for Art, metal, glass, chipboard, grungeboard, grungepaper, to stamp over distress paints...

even my Blossom Bucket pieces...

and...embossing pastes!

almost forgot...

the are permanent on fabric too, when heat set & dry...

***here's a little tip***

 Blending Solution will remove Archivals...

so...if your stamp slips on metal, glass or Clearly For Art...

(a NON-POUROUS surface)

Blending Solution will remove the Archival ink!

Archivals are AWESOME!

I'll be showing some fun Archival tips in the near future...

now...on to distress...

distress inks are made to react with water...

so if the same water based products are used OVER distress inks, the inks will react & bleed...

just like they were created to do...

GENIUS!

do I ever use distress inks for background/main image stamping?

YES! 

because I know they WILL react & that's the basis for lots of cool techniques...

since I LOVE the distress colors, 

I use them for my main stamping 

(sayings that I want to be readable) 

if I'm NOT going to add water over them...

that way the image remains very crisp...

I use distress inks on every project...

 I used them once & was IN LOVE!

REMEMBER...

to look at the ink pad labels...

there's a ton of info about their properties...

YIKES...

I guess that wasn't a quick answer...

oops!

#3...more house photos please!

ok...

it'll be a bit...

we're still waiting on family room furniture/area rug & the main bath vanity...

#4...is there a way to change the color of your embossing pastes?

YOU BET!

I chose to add the embossing pastes to my product line because they work with ALL tim/Ranger products...

my favorite way to pre-color it, 

 is with a drop of any distress reinker...

I showed this at CHA in this video...

embossing paste video

you can mist it while wet with any distress stain

(I put the stains into misters)...

when the paste is dry, you can go over it with distress ink on a blending tool...

I'll have more info on that coming up soon...

but check out the video for the scoop...

#5...why did you put the distress stains in sprayers as opposed to making your own colors with reinkers?

lol...

like I said above, I LOVE distress &

I REALLY wanted the distress stains in a spray form...

so I made my own...

you can use the reinkers to make colored sprays,

 but since water was added to the reinker, it has already reacted & you will not get the usual reactive effects you expect...

BUT...

by putting the undiluted distress stains in a mister...

you can spray & still get the same cool distress effects & do awesome techniques...

try just one

distress stain in a mister...

I bet you come back & tell me that you too

LOVE the distress stains in a spray form!

now about those winners...

the stamp sets I'm giving away today are...

LCS096

LCS103, 104, 105, 106 & 107

you'll find the numbers in the top right corner...

if you are a winner...

email me at

wbv1213@me.com

please let me know which of the above sets you already have...

and I'll make sure you don't get a duplicate...

#1 winner from the ewv Yahoo group is...

anonymousink@bellsouth.net Tue Mar 12 21:29:52 PDT 2013

Awesoe stamps! I would love to welcome them to my happy home!

#2 is...

bkhaja Tue Mar 12 15:34:44 PDT 2013

See that gentleman with the striped shirt? I'd love to give him (and the rest of the package) a home.

#1 winner from my Facebook page is...

• 

  Gabrielle Price Oh my! How exciting! Thank you oh so generous Wendy And terribly handsome Rick  !!!!

  Tuesday at 1:08pm · Like

#2 is...

Lori Jensen Hassler Yeehaw! Thanks for the opportunity to win again! lol!

Tuesday at 3:45pm · Like

#1 winner from blog comments is...

 Sherri Timmons said...

Good Grief - I practically got carpel tunnel from scrolling to the bottom of the comments section. We broads do love a awesome give-a-way. Thanks for being generous with your products and your talents.

March 13, 2013 at 1:12 AM

 

#2 winner is...

 Kaz said...

OOOOOOooooo would love the chance to win these gorgeous beauties thanks for being soooo generous off to share on facebook!
thanks wendy x

Kaz x

March 12, 2013 at 6:07 PM

 

CONGRATS to all 6 WINNERS!

I'll let you know where their new homes are...

if you're not a winner this time...

I still have 3 sets here...

just sayin'...

I'm thinking I'll surprise someone someday 

who leaves a comment...

BREAKING NEWS...

don't miss Hels Sheridan demoing on TV today...

she has some awesome peeks posted on her blog today...

here's the info I lifted from her blog...

  I hope you can join me at 3pm and 6pm on Create & Craft: Sky Channel 671, Freeview 36, FreeSat 813 and if you haven't got access to those channels, 

you can also tune in online HERE.  

ok...no post is complete without a photo...

here's one...

a fun art journal page...

it's an example from my

stained, stamped, stenciled art journal class...

 I'm off to play with one of my 

most FAVORITE of tim's Sizzix dies...

the tattered florals...

and...

I'll be back to give away a brand new tattered florals die...

compliments of tim...

I so LOVE a good giveaway!

I'm headed to the studio to...

make art!

wendy

ps...YIPPEE!

WANTED: loving homes...

ok...as promised...

it's a 

once in a lifetime...

lol...

"double"

 trifecta giveaway!

6 hot off the press stamp sets from my latest release

are going to new homes...

last week's giveaway had packages going to

 Indiana, 

New Jersey and 

across the pond to England...

I wonder where these guys are headed???

to enter...

leave a comment below,

on this blog post...

your second comment 

can be left on 

my Facebook page...

(I'd LOVE if you'd share it with your friends...)

and the 3rd place to leave a comment 

is on the 

ewv Yahoo group...

that's a total of 3 comments

 for a chance to win one of the 6 stamps sets

 shown above...

we'll (that would be Rick) choose 2 random comments 

from each of the 3 comment areas 

at 7am on Thursday morning, Chicago time...

good luck my friends!

I'll leave you with this thought...

I'd much rather...

make art!

wendy

3 winners & a sale code...

WOW!!!

THANKS so much for all the wonderful blog comments,

 new ewv Yahoo group friends 

and new Facebook LIKES!

you are all amazing...

and so kind...

MWAH!

This giveaway was so much fun...

I ***think*** we'll do it again VERY soon...

stay tuned...

(like next week?)

first thing for today...

THANKS again, 

 for the sweet comments about our home...

I had several "house related" questions...

after I posted this photo...

the green paint we chose looks a lot like 

bundled sage distress ink...

it's made by Benjamin Moore & the color name is 

Wethersfield Moss  #HC110...

this is probably the first time ever,

 that I'm 100% satisfied 

with the paint colors we chose for all the rooms...

IMHO, choosing wall paint 

is the hardest decision in any home project...

why are inks easy & wall paint so difficult?

the other frequent question was about

 the large wire flower in the photo...

it's about 41 inches in diameter...

yes...giant...

but I loved it...

the tag on it says it is made by Foreside...

look for it at a home decor type store...

one more house photo...

here's what the mantle looks like now...

you can also see the wall color much better...

ENABLER ALERT!!!

I wanted to share a special code 

to receive

25% off your Blossom Bucket

 purchase...

both brand new & other pieces too...

thanks to my friend Heidi at Simon Says...

enter the code

bucket3 

at checkout & 

you will receive 25% off 

your entire Blossom Bucket order...

it's good thru Sunday @ 11:59PM EST...

so...

you could use 

the sweet face,

the silverware, 

wings, 

flower

 & silver berry center 

to make this art chick...

this primitive house is a favorite...

I used one on the back of an art journal...

the crow is another Blossom Bucket embellie...

that tree is from my second stamp release...

all the way back in 2009 & I still LOVE it...

click on the link & you'll see an example 

using the tree upside down as a border on an envelope...

never send a naked envelope!

this ruler is stinkin adorable...

and has amazing detail...

the mini star is new...

they're black...

YIPPEE!

and...

there's the house again...

the silverware is versatile...

I used it as legs,

on the art chick shown above...

I used it with "the cure"  & bandaid for this...

and this...

the telephone is another piece that's great for cards...

HAPPY SHOPPING...

just remember to add the code

bucket3

at checkout...

*******************************

OK...

I'm back...

Rick, head of shipping & receiving 

just chose the winners...

he loves his title...

lol...

the first winner was chosen from my Facebook page...

CONGRATS to...

Amanda Pink Fingers, toes , legs crossed....Oops just fell over 

March 4 at 12:06pm · Like

the second winner is from the ewv Yahoo group...

CONGRATS to...

perfect.manhattan Tue Mar 05 08:18:31 PST 2013

Oh my goodness!!! I'm salivating over this picture! lol I hope I win this giveaway- I haven't really been able to afford many of your stamps, and this giveaway is perfect! Thanks for the awesome opportunity!! ~Jenn

and the third winner is from the comments left 

on the last blog post...

CONGRATS to...

 Lisa said...

Your house looks amazing!! What an amazing, generous giveaway!! Thanks so much for the chance to win!!

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

March 6, 2013 at 8:23 PM

 

if the winners will send me an email with their shipping info, 

Rick will get these off to you...

wbv1213@me.com

one more thing...

if you already have some of the new stamp sets, please tell me which ones, so I don't send a set you already own...

Rick wants job security...

SO...

next week will be a 

DOUBLE TRIFECTA...

that means...

I'll be giving away 

6

 brand spankin new

stamp sets...

2 winners will be chosen from the same 3 comment spots...

it's gonna be a great week...

I'll have another giveaway too...

(think tim product...)

I hope you have a great weekend...

take time...

make art!

wendy

ps...it's so good to be back!

celebrating with a TRIFECTA GIVEAWAY!

we're REALLY HAPPY 

to be making progress here...

our possessions all came back & 

we're getting them unpacked &

 put where they belong...

I won't bore you with house photos...

we still have a LONGGG way to go...

(who bought all this stuff?)

so here are just 2...

a little *vignette* area next to the fireplace...

and a small shot of the dining area...

I collect vintage blue graniteware...

we had it displayed until the last redo, 

about 4 years ago...

I got tired of it...

& packed it all away...

now I'm happy to see it again...

to celebrate being home...

and to THANK YOU for your patience &

 my LACK of art...

I'm having a GIANT GIVEAWAY...

you have 3 places to leave a comment...

3 chances to win...

#1... 

*LIKE* my FB page first

then

leave a comment on

 my FACEBOOK page...

I'm doing quickie posts there in between blog posts, 

just to stay in touch...

it's fun!

#2...

leave a comment under the photo on 

the everything wendy vecchi 

yahoo group...

this is a GREAT group of very nice 

& VERY talented people...

they stay on topic, it's very low volume & 

Lori does a great job being our mom...

#3...

leave a comment on this blog post...

I'll be giving each winner a hot off the press NEW stamp set and I'll include more goodies in the package...

maybe NEW art parts...

maybe NEW stencils...

maybe???

here's the photo I'll post on the FB page & 

on the yahoo group...

I'll be back on Friday

with 3 winners...

Rick will choose one winner from each comment area...

he's the head of shipping & receiving, 

so I added that to his job description...

lol...

good luck to all!

NOW...

I gotta clean

 8 inches of dust from the studio

 before I can...

make art!

wendy

popping in to say ...

HI!!!

I miss you all...

I WILL be back next week with a GIANT GIVEAWAY

to thank you for your patience...

it will be a

TRIFECTA GIVEAWAY...

that means 3 LOCATIONS...

3 different places to leave your comment

 for a chance to win...

hey...

these odds are MUCH better than the LOTTO!

I have some REALLY good prizes...

like...

HOT off the press brand new stamp sets...

stencils & MORE...

our ***possessions*** come back tomorrow

so next on the agenda is to make the place cute...

and get things organized...

notice cute comes before organized...

gotta have priorities...

I'll see you back on Monday...

until then...

happy weekend...

I hope YOU can ...

make art!

wendy

ps...I 

REALLY

 REALLY

 REALLY 

NEED

 to make art...

seriously...it's killing me!