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Tuesday with Wendy, May 7th

5/10/2019

 
I love the BRIGHT, SPRING cards from class this week!!! Just look how beautiful they are!! Wendy really is in the Spring-Mode this time!! 
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The first card that Wendy created was inspired from this new fairy stamp from Lavinia, Sky and this sentiment, also from Lavinia,  Secrets are Hidden 
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To make the card:
  • Start out with a blank card base, Wendy used the Sundance Felt card stock, white (this paper has a felt texture that is really nice!) 
  • Wendy used a piece of the Alexandra Renke paper, Ginko Leaves, on the left side of the card front. DO NOT TAPE IN PLACE, only use a very small piece of tape to "tack" it in place
  • Next, Wendy used her Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to stamp the sentiment and fairy AT THE SAME TIME. To do this: 
    • ink up the 2 images with Versafine Clair ink, Fallen Leaves.
    • Stamp down onto the front of the card base. PART of the fairy image WILL NOT STAMP.
    • Now, pop-off the Ginko-Leaf paper, DO NOT RE-INK THE IMAGES!! 
    • Stamp down again in the EXACT SAME SPOT on the card. The ink that did not transfer the first time will now transfer all the way. 
  • Now, apply Detail Clear Embossing Powder to the entire card front (and that piece of Ginko Leaf paper with a part of the fairy image stamped on it!) and heat-set all the images. 
  • Use double-sided tape to fully adhere the Ginko-Leaf paper the the card front, on the left side. 
  • Use 3 colors of Tombow Markers (Wendy chose soft blue, green, and purple ones with similar colors to the Ginko Leaves) and colored onto an old CD (you can color onto a piece of plastic... it just needs to be a non-porous surface). Wendy used Waterbrushes to watercolor with the ink from the Tombow Markers . 
  • Finally, Wendy chose the Midas Touch Shimmer Pen, from Nuvo, to apply a coat of shimmer to the wings of the fairy and the "ground" we created with the Waterbrush and Tombow markers 
This is SUCH A FUN CARD!!! I love how magical and whimsical it is!! 
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The next card that Wendy designed was inspired from this very sweet, mini stamp set from Altenew, Vintage Rose Add-on stamp. 

This stamp comes with a nice sentiment too that pairs nicely with the leaf image 
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To make the card: 
  • Start out with an ivory card base. On the front of the card, at the bottom, adhere a piece of green dotted paper (Wendy chose a double-dot paper from BoBunny) 
  • Next, use your home die-cut machine and the Hero Arts Infinity Circle dies to cut out a large circle out of a piece of Dark Green card stock.
  • Then, cut a slightly smaller circle out of lighter green piece of card stock. 
  • Finally, cut out a slightly smaller circle out of ivory card stock (this one will layer with the other 2 green circles you just cut out). In the middle of the large ivory circle, cut out a small circle. 
  • On your ivory circle, you will stamp the leaf image all around it. Wendy chose this leaf stamp because it is a "multi-step stamping" stamp. This means that when you stamp the 2 images with 2 shades of green ink, the image looks watercolored! Wendy stamped the BOLDER  leaf image with Distress Ink, Peeled paint and the FINE LINE leaf image with Distress Oxide, Peeled Paint. **Yes, this is the same color but one is DYE-BASED INK and one is OXIDE INK. The colors look monochromatic when you stamp them on top of each other ** 
  • Now, layer and paste the 3 larger circles together. The largest circle (dark green) will be at the very back, then the light green, then the ivory circle (this one has the middle cut out and leaves stamped all over it). 
  • Place a piece of green-striped ribbon down on the front of your card base, on the top edge of the dotted green paper. 
  • Now adhere your green/ivory circle stack onto the front of your card. 
  • Now on the tiny white circle you cut out from earlier, stamp the sentiment, Thank You. Wendy stamped the sentiment with Distress Ink, Peeled Paint. She also used the ink pad to rub along the edges of the tiny ivory circle.. this technique is called "inking" 
  • Use a pop-dot to adhere the tiny circle on the very front of the card in the middle of the ivory circle from earlier. 
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The last card that Wendy created was inspired from this Texture Stamp set from Creative Expressions, Background Slices as well as this stamp from Lavinia, Zen Leaf 2 and this sentiment from Impression Obsession, Smile 
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To make the card:
  • Start off by  using piece of 110# Solar White card stock to create a collage. 
  • On your Silicone Craft Mat, smoosh 4 colors of Distress Ink down. Wendy chose the Distress Ink colors: Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade, Vintage Photo, and Rusty Hinge. Spritz the "smooshed" ink with water and do a mono-print onto your heavy weight card stock. Heat-set the card stock with a heat-gun. 
  • Next, spritz the same piece of card stock with Dylusions Spray Ink, Pomegranate Seed, and coat the paper so there are no white chunks of color on the page. Heat-set the card stock AGAIN using a heat-gun. 
  • Now, stamp the Background Slices stamps across the page using Versafine Clair ink, Chianti. Also stamp the Zen Leaf 2 on the card stock page using the same color of ink, Versafine Clair Chianti. 
  • Now that you have created a cool-looking collage, cut your card stock page down to size to mount on the front of a card base. Wendy backed the collage with a piece of black card stock THEN mounted it onto the front of her card.
  • Now, stamp the sentiment, "You Make me Smile" on a small piece of white card stock using Versafine Clair Ink, Nocturne. Wendy also mounted this on a small piece of black card stock to add contrast. 
  • Cut small pieces of  your collage art to add interest to the card! You can be as creative as you'd like!! 
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My FAVORITE part about these cards is seeing how each person's creation is DIFFERENT!! 

Just look how fun these cards are!! 
Join us for the NEXT card making class!! 

It will be offered on Tuesday, May 21st

Give us a call here to sign up! **You MUST sign up by the Saturday before class to reserve a spot**

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Tuesday with Wendy, March 19th

3/22/2019

 
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the cards from this week's card making class!!! THEY ARE ALL SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!! 

Perfect cards for Spring Time!! 
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The first card that Wendy created was made using this BRAND NEW stamp set from Creative Expressions, Pink Ink Designs called Dragonfly Wings Series. Wendy also used paper from this new paper collection from BoBunny, Harmony 
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To make the card:
  • Start out with a half-sheet of light yellow card stock, score your paper in the middle and fold the card in half. 
  • Next, open the card flat and stamp your Dragonfly Body image on the INSIDE OF THE CARD on the right side using Versafine Clair Ink, Medieval Blue. Use Crystal Embossing Powder and heat-set it. Then place a piece of decorative paper on the INSIDE OF THE CARD on the left side. 
  • Now, with the card open, score your paper AGAIN this time coming from the right side of the card, score it it at 2 1/8" making sure NOT TO SCORE over the dragonfly body! 
  • Use an X-acto Knife to cut out the Dragonfly Body on the LEFT SIDE OF THE SCORE LINE ONLY. Once you have trimmed the body of the dragonfly, you can fold the flap of the right side of the dragonfly body so it creates a tri-fold card. 
  • Next, stamp the Dragonfly Wings on a piece of thick vellum using the Hero Arts Unicorn White Ink pad and use White Diamond Embossing Powder. Then heat-set your image. Also stamp little dragonflies on the decorative paper we placed on the left side of the card 
  • Fussy-cut the 2 sets of Dragonfly Wings. We suggest you keep the top and bottom  wings connected so you can easily adhere them in place with a little bit of Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive. Make sure to just adhere the wings at the Dragonfly Body base and leave the rest of the Wings free-floating 
  • Then, use 2 of your Hero Arts Nesting Oval dies to die-cut a thin oval out of light pink card stock. Use Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive to adhere the oval on the decorative paper.. it's ok if you cover up your little dragonflies just slightly. 
  • When you  close the tri-fold card, your Dragonfly should look like it is resting in the middle of the thin pink oval.. kind of giving the impression of a dragonfly landing on a lake!!
This card is so delicate and STUNNING in design and beauty... we all LOVE this card so much!! 
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The next card that Wendy designed was inspired from the ALL NEW Lavinia Stamps, Seeing is Believing and the Zen Rose 
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To make the card:
  • Start with a piece of white card stock and use the Versafine ink, Onyx. Wendy used this ink to stamp the fairy image in the middle of her card stock THEN went back in with the Zen Rose stamp and stamped around the fairy image
  • Then, Wendy sprinkled on Embossing Powder. She put Crystal Embossing Powder on the fairy (then shook off the excess) and then covered the rest of the image with Detail Clear Embossing Powder. Then she heat-set the entire image. 
  • Wendy used a coral-colored piece of card stock as her card base. She used the Hero-Arts nesting Rectangles to cut out an oval in a piece of pink card stock
  • Adhere the stamped fairy image/zen roses to the coral-colored card base and finish off the card by adhering the oval cut-out on top of the image. 
I LOVE THIS CARD!!!! 

It is *so magical* and brings me so much joy!! 
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The last card that Wendy designed was inspired from this die-cut from Creative Expressions, Happy Birthday Edger 
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To make the card:
  • Start with die-cutting the Happy Birthday Edger paper out of  white felt-weave card stock 
  • Use the Picket Fence Blending Brushes and 3 colors of Distress Ink: Seedless Preserves, Shabby Shutters, and Peeled Paint to create a beautiful ombre color on the Happy Birthday die-cut. 
  • Now use the Aqua Shimmer Pen to color across the entire die-cut so the colors of ink now look *iridescent* and magical
  • Use a card base that is a darker shade of purple. Wendy used a small strip of paper from the Graphic 45 Bloom Collection above and below the sentiment. 
  • Use pop-dots to add dimension to a few of the letters of the Happy Birthday die-cut... this adds interest and makes it MORE FUN!! 
This card is WONDERFUL and is so fun and brilliant... and looks dramatic and exciting (even though it's an easy card to create!!) 
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If you would like to join us for the NEXT Tuesday with Wendy card making class, you can sign up by calling us here at the store!

It will be offered on Tuesday, April 2nd 

360-647-9663 

HOLY MOLY New, New, New!!!!!

3/15/2019

 
We have LOADS of new items at the store right now!!! I am SO EXCITED to share it all with you!! 

First off, PAPER!!! We have gotten is SO MANY new papers in the last couple weeks and many of them are BRAND NEW!!!! 
  • BoBunny
  • Altenew 
  • Graphic 45
.... and MANY OTHERS!! 

Take a look at all the newest papers!! 

These ones JUST ARRIVED YESTERDAY!! 
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Just LOOK HOW CUTE these little hedgehogs are! We LOVE how some of them are even wearing glasses!! 
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New Baby-Theme papers as well... look at this Alphabet sheet!! 
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Several great designs for Spring, Birthday, and Just Because... 
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Of course, I can't ignore this STUNNING PAPER LINE, Harmony, out from BoBunny that showcases beautiful watercolor designs.... LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!! 
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Last week was when we got in the ALL NEW paper pack from Altenew (as well as some of their Wooden Button embellishments...) This paper pack features 16 HIGH QUALITY double-sided sheets of card stock.. really fantastic designs... 
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And, probably my MOST FAVORITE has been... Graphic 45!!!! 

We now have both NEW COLLECTIONS 
  • Kaleidoscope Line
  • Bloom Line 
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The number of NEW PAPERS is a bit overwhelming... IN THE BEST WAY!!! 
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Llama papers, Mermaid papers.... 
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Fiesta papers, Graduation papers... 
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There are SO MANY wonderful things to see and love... and it seems there is a paper for everyone!! 
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We are also carrying 3 ALL NEW COMPANIES!! 
  • Whimsy 
  • Creative Expressions
  • Lavinia Stamps

Whimsy Stamps are some of our FAVORITES for snarky sayings and cute animals... but their more intricate images are just STUNNING!! 
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And, we have been OVER THE MOON with the newest from Creative Expressions!!! 

This company is from the U.K. and they create BEAUTIFUL designs!! 
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  • Embossing Folders
  • Wood-Veneer die-cut pieces (like the flying keys that you see below) 
  • GORGEOUS stamps (just LOOK how intricate!!) 
  • Fantastic die-cuts and sentiments!! 
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My ALL TIME FAVORITE COMPANY though.... is Lavinia Stamps!!!! 

EEEEEEEEKKKKKK!!!!

There are AMAZING designs for those of you who love fairies, mushrooms, intricate images, and foliage.. gosh I am IN LOVE!!! 
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I have been SO IMPRESSED with the intricacy of these images... they are WONDERFUL!!! 
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Stop by to see us to indulge in ALL THE AMAZING goodies we have been getting in... I know you are just itching to use some of these new products in your art creations!! 

Give us a call if you need any of these items shipped to you! We are happy to accommodate!! 
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