YIKES...it's 1pm!

I was up @ 5 & hit the studio running...
I had an idea...
I couldn't quit...

I had it finished by noon!
Not bad for an old lady...

So...no real blog post today...
but I'll make it up to you tomorrow!

There's PLENTY of eye candy over @ the Maya Road company blog today to tide you over...
check it out!

and NO...
I got none of the AWESOME NEW FLOWERS from them...

NONE!
Me...who puts flowers on EVERYTHING...
can you imagine???

What were they thinking???

I will be calling my lawyer! ha!

I'm on an art-roll...

back to...
mak(ing) idea-ology art!
wendy

this PRE-CHA stuff is soooooooo fun!

Caroline showed the new Classic Label coaster yesterday...

Here's the cover of my booth sample...
this is a fun size...about 3 1/2 x 4 1/2..



And I'm still LOVIN' the minis...
sounds like you guys do too!

Here's the top of the 2 page spread it's in another album...
the bottom is shown in yesterday's post...

More FATE...

Shopping tip...if you LOVE the minis...

Grab some of tim's hitch fasteners...
They are PERFECT to hang a Maya Road hanger...

I LOVE it when things just...fit!

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Make sure you pop over to the Maya Road blog to see more NEW products later today...

It's a fun reveal...

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Come back tomorrow...

I'll see what I can find to show you!

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Enjoy the day &

make art!

wendy

ps...how about tim's new Sizzix dies?

Pure genius ideas!
Wait 'til you see the rest...wow....

FINALLY...some REAL sharing!

You KNOW how much I LOVE minis...
well...today's Maya Road peek is ALL ABOUT MINI!

Do you remember that blouse stamp peek from a few days ago?

Well...the FATE I talked about...

it is a PERFECT fit for the Maya Road mini hanger!
This mini sewing set blew me away...
and FATE...
that it coordinates so well with some of my new images...

Be still my heart!

Just click for a larger look...
you'll see LOTS of studio 490 NEW STAMPS too! LOTS!

This project is a project from my new book...


And more NEW Maya Road minis...
and...
a new stamp or 2...




Now here's the link to the Maya Road company blog...
where I promise...


You'll be amazed... by the products and talent there...

just you wait to see what's coming...


I'll be waiting to hear your comments!

More tomorrow FOR SURE!
Come back!


Ahhhhhhh...just what we NEED...
New products to...

make art!
wendy

so...you liked the (edited @ 8:30 am)

bottle!
YIPPEE I DO TOO!

Here's a photo from the new book...
which shows the FULL bottle stamp ...

I made the label a seperate stamp...
so that the bottle can be used for other things...
I have IDEAS...

and you can use the label other places too...

It's stamped on a Hambly transparency...

and colored with Ranger's alcohol ink fillable pen...
so simple & FUN!



and here's my THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU...

for leaving such nice comments.

You make me sooooooooooooo very happy!



"The visionary" is @ the top of my "love it" list...

Tomorrow...
the Maya Road peeks start...
which are LARGE peeks...
not skimpy little peeks...

I'll post just as soon as Caroline does...
she's the boss...she goes first!

You just might spot some new studio 490 too...
who knows...
we'll see which products she decides to REVEAL...
TOMORROW!

EDIT!...she snuck one in yesterday & I just found it...HERE!

BROWN flowers! I'm in LOVE!

That's it...gotta hit it HARD...

Keep those cards and letters (COMMENTS) coming!

Be inspired...
make art!
wendy

more on Monday...

I hope your weekend was GREAT...

LOTS got done here...
a MAJOR project for Maya Road...
checked off the To-Do list...

YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!

It took me ALLLLLLL weekend...
It's not good to be OLD & SLOW...

I'm HAPPY with the results & can't wait to show you...!

Let's get right to the Q & A...

#1...I'm confident we're finally getting our houndstooth...what about a crossword puzzle?

The hounds tooth was requested frequently...
& I wanted one REALLY BAD...

I actually had it done for last summer, but I cut it for another background...

BUT...
it's IN for this release.
It's @ the top of my " love it " list...
Crossword puzzle..nope sorry...

#2...Well, given the shopping phrase from the other day, and this dress, I'm guessin' there is a whole Shopping Art set, or the Art of Shopping, lol. And given your fettish for shoes with flowers, I'm thinkin' there's a shoe stamp coming. Am I getting warm?

No Lori...I KNOW where you live & it was MINUS 15 yesterday...so you're NOT getting warm in Illinois...ha!

but...CUTE set names...no shoe stamp either.

#3...I saw that you sent a bird in a gift package... can we buy them? Where? I so want to design my own bird!! :-)

GUESS WHAT...Becky T. said...
For being a blog friend & for taking the time to leave a COMMENT...

I'll SEND YOU ONE! Just send me your mailing info...
see...comments are oh sooooooooo good...
I'm just sayin...you never know when someone will WIN something...
randomly..............

#4... I can see why you like the tumbled glass/bundled sage combo. The stamps you used look great too.Will I be able to purchse my book from you again?

YOU BET! I'll post when I have them here...

#5... I'm spacing out what i can get immediately...out of the 12 new ink colors...i want to start with 6, so I can buy your stamps, so which 6 do you like?

YIKES...that's a HARD one!
All 12 are really awesome...

When working on CHA samples & book projects, I kept reaching for...
tumbled glass, bundled sage, barn door, rusty hinge,
forest moss, pumice stone and wild honey...
I know...it's 7...but the best I can do!
oh wait........stormy sky is cooool too...
and then there's...stop me!

#6...can you share what exactly your job is @ CHA? I've never been, so I have no idea. Is it really fun or just work?

Sure...I demo in the Ranger booth...so I show products & lots of ink techniques...ways to combine products...

Ranger also videos a demo of a technique for their website...(lots of free info & videos)

I also help with booth set up & take down...and

I'm a helper in Tim's workshops...LOVE IT! That's where store owners get LOTS of free NEW stuff from Ranger...the excitement in the room is sooooooo fun!

You can imagine booth set-up & take down is major work...it's like moving your whole house FULL of stuff...
BUT...we laugh & have fun...they are GREAT people...
so it's fun work.

#7...Like the polka dot dress...but why not make a smaller acrylic cover for the new stamps? Seems like a waste not being able to use 1/3 of the space....ok, in a previous life I was a scientist which can be a 1st cousin to an engineer...I love it when things fit together...or is there going to be even smaller stamps sets with only one hole in the plastic card? The mind boggles...

Hmmm...I'm thinking it will look like an altered book...random sized pages...I think I'll like it...

BUT...
You just never know what MIGHT show up @ CHA...summer...

#8...12 sets? I'll have to rob a bank...pleeeeeeeeeezeeee..where should I start? Do you have definite favs?

I sure do...ALL 12!!!!!!!!!

#9...
Love the dress and all the background patterns! Cute belt! Hmm, looks like twill, but not exactly ... something new? I hope we earn lots more peeks!

No...the belt is a gingham ribbon from Maya Road...it's just folded in half to fit...

OK...for today's peek...
it's in the top 3 favorites!



and since you commented LOTS...
here's another...




News flash...note to tim...
MY RANGER got "your mouse"...



He carries him around like a baby & sleeps with him...
we laughed all weekend @ where we found the critter...

Gotta run...
I hope you'll stop back tomorrow...

It's time to...
make (CHA) art...
wendy
ps...don't forget...
comments earn peeks...
LOTS of comments earn LARGER peeks...
like a whole stamp or even a whole SAMPLE!

YIKES...sorry for the screwed up font sizes..blogger isn't cooperative today & won't let me change it...

2 peeks on Friday!

Happy Friday!
The sun is out & it quit snowing!

Let's start with a few Q & A's...

#1...Love these new stamps! Will they be available right after CHA or will we have to wait?! You know that once you show us, we want them immediately!

Ted called on Wednesday...
the stamps are MADE...
he's just waiting for the white scallop storage sheets.

So...he's way ahead of schedule and they'll be shipping right after CHA...

YIP YIP YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!

#2...9? oh man, I better brush up on my Wendy stamps .... can I ask a favor, for those of us who do not have unlimited funds, can you make a sheet of stamps that you do one project with?

Hmmm... you can make projects with each individual set now...

This group did a challenge...

the results are in their photos section...
they have examples showing what they did with just one set...

But with the new sets...that may be an idea for a post...AFTER CHA!

#3...Is the rose done in Fired Brick with a little Rock Candy?

Actually, it's the new barn door, with rock candy distress stickles...LOVE it!

#4...where o where is the teaching schedule you promised? i'll be there even if i have to drive 5 hours!

It's coming...but not 'til after CHA for sure. I need to get some dates from Ted & Michelle, before I commit...

and during February, I'll be designing all new workshops...

#5...will Ranger make us wait forever & a day to get the new inks? They are really nice looking.

I think...NOT!
My understanding is that they'll ship right after CHA...

Reinkers are being produced TODAY!...
make sure you get them when you get the new pads...
It's a TRUST ME!

You'll be using them...LOTS!

#6...how about just a little hint..what's in THE BOOK? SPILL!

YIKES...all CAPS...she's serious!
Ok...

12 DETAILED projects...
LOTS more details in the projects...
complete instructions for each...
complete supply list for each...
stamping on new surfaces...
a COOL new product or 2...
new distress ink colors...
MORE tips & hints...
color photos showing steps and details...

I said in the beginning of this book that we're "kicking it up a notch...and taking stamping from 101 to 102".

enough info?

The art is @ Stampers Anonymous...being photographed & Matt is getting the pages all set up, so everything will fit.

I'm waiting patiently to see the cover...NOT

You'll see it here...
just as soon as I get a photo...
HOPEFULLY, sometime next week...

#7... I am LOVING the bigger rose BTW!

Then you'll be happy x 2...
I think you guys missed that HINT in a previous post...ha!

#8...And about those peeks...any chance that we're getting something like a "Wendy styled" Game card/bingo card? And Wendy markers too (i.e. l'il flowers)? I'd love to see a set with scissors in it too some day...just sayin' :)

NOPE...sorry! No scissors...
no bingo either...I did consider it...but...

#9...will you share you Maya Road samples with us?

YOU BET! I think Caroline will let the peeks begin on WEDNESDAY!
Stay TUNED!

You will LOVE the release they are doing...I DO!

And like I said...
one set is a PERFECT FIT...
with some new stamps..FATE!

Last one for today...
#10...I've saved my Xmas $$$...how much will I NEED to get all the stamps? I guess my question is did you make 7 again?

NOPE...
this time I have 12 sets total...

7 large...
the same size as the current sets...

and 5 smaller sets...
those will be regular sized stamps, on a smaller storage sheet...

still scalloped, like the large sheet...

and YES...
the smaller sets will still fit in the acrylic storage binder!

They'll have 2 holes...

Ok...first FRIDAY peek...

using...
tumbled glass & rusty hinge...



and since you are leaving such nice comments...

you earned another...

this shows tumbled glass and bundled sage...
I LOVEEEEEEEE that combo!



Back on Monday with more peeks...
comments earn peeks...

Have a GREAT weekend!!
Stay warm...
HAVE FUN...

make art!
wendy

3 on thursday...

MAJOR snow here AGAIN...
At least 4'' so far & still going strong...YUCK!

Rick just got the ladder & cleaned off the satellite dish so I could pop in...

and give you some advice...

That's my story & I'm stickin' to it!

have a good one...

may YOU...

make art!

wendy

ps...hopefully... a longer post tomorrow...I'll try!