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Tuesday with Wendy, June 4th

6/7/2019

 
I love how fun the cards are from this last week of Tuesday with Wendy card making class!!! 
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This first card was inspired by the Nesting Circles and Nesting Rounded Rectangles die-cuts from Hero Arts!! 
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To make the card:
  • Start out with a piece of thick Vellum. WEAR GLOVES while you colorize your piece of Vellum with Alcohol inks. To do this, pick up a small piece of wool (for Alcohol Inks) and apply a little bit of Alcohol Blending Solution to the wool. THEN apply a couple drops of 2 colors of Alcohol Ink onto the wool (Wendy chose 2 colors from Ranger, Turquoise and Limeade). Smoosh the piece of wool onto the surface of the vellum until the vellum is covered in color!
  • Now use your home die-cut machine to cut a piece of black card stock with one of the larger Rounded Rectangle die cuts
  • Now, take the piece of black card stock that you just cut with the die-cut machine and cut out a series of circles. Wendy used the Nesting Circle Infinity Dies because you can get SO MANY SIZES of circles!! When you overlay the piece of card stock (that has the circles cut out of it) on top of the Alcohol Inked Vellum, you get the color peeking through. 
  • On each of the circles, press them into on of 2 Distress Oxide ink pads (the Distress Oxide inks show up on black paper). Wendy chose the Distress Oxide ink colors Twisted Citrone and Peacock Feathers 
  • Now, it's time to put the card together!! Start with a teal-colored card base. Next, adhere the BLACK CARD STOCK TO THE VELLUM (yes the piece of black card stock with the circles cut out of it). That way you can apply the adhesive onto the vellum in the areas that are covered up by the black card stock. Wendy used the Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive to adhere the Vellum to a piece of white card stock. Wendy used a pair of scissors to trim the piece of white card stock to be the same size as the vellum. Then Wendy used double-sided tape to adhere the layered pieces to the front of her card base. 
  • Finally, layer the circles on the front of the card arranging them in a fun way! Wendy used pop dots for dimension and added in gems for an extra *bling* element!! 
I love how fun and funky this card is!! Of course, the added Gems are always fun for adding focal points! 
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The next card that Wendy created was inspired from this *Wonderful* stamp set from Altenew, Everlasting Happiness
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To make the card:
  • Start out with a piece of black card stock. Using your Tim Holtz stamp platform, stamp the largest floral circle onto the front of the card base using Versafine Clair, Nocturne
  • Then, use Prismacolor Pencils to color the florals, leaves and sprigs 
  • Next, put your piece of black card stock back into the Tim Holtz stamp platform and stamp down the largest floral circle AGAIN and it should land in the same spot. Then use Detail Black embossing powder across the entire image. Heat set the image 
  • Then, stamp the the sentiment, Celebrate Life, onto a strip of white card stock. Using a fine line black pen (such as a Le Pen) and a ruler, add a thin line above and below the sentiment to add a focal point. 
  • Wrap the strip of white paper around the front of the black paper and use double-sided tape to adhere it to the back of the card stock. Mount this onto a piece of aqua-colored card stock and adhere it all to the front of a purple card stock base 
Just LOOK HOW STUNNING this card is!!! I love the pop of color!! 
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The last card that Wendy created was ALSO inspired by the Altenew stamp set, Everlasting Happiness
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To make the card: 
  • Start out with a half-sheet of yellow card stock. Score the paper at 2 1/8" from the left AND 2 1/8" from the right to create a gate-fold card. 
  • Use your home die-cut machine to cut out 2 ivory circle shapes. Also cut out a pink polka dot circle and a purple polka dot circle of the same size.  Stamp the small floral circle onto each of the ivory card stock circles. Inside the circles, stamp a sentiment. Wendy stamped "Love Grows Here" and "Dream" inside each of the circles with the same color of stamp ink, Versafine Clair ink, Medieval Blue
  • On the LEFT gate fold, AT THE TOP, adhere the purple polka dot circle and one of the floral circles, making sure to make them off-set 
  • On the RIGHT gate fold, AT THE BOTTOM, adhere the pink polka dot circle and the other floral circle, again making sure they are off-set. 
  • On another piece of  ivory card stock, stamp JUST THE FLOWERS part of one of the small floral circles. Wendy did this by using an acrylic block and lining up the flowers on the top, left, and right side. Then, Wendy pasted the card stock with the florals on the INSIDE of the gate fold.
  • To finish off the card, Wendy took a piece of decorative floral paper and scored it at the top so that it folds over the top to the back just slightly (about a 1/4" overlap). The piece will fold over the front. 
  • The last thing she did was fold the card closed and made a 12" strip with yellow card stock, about an inch wide, and adhered it with double-sided tape. Wendy tied a sheer coral-colored ribbon around the yellow strip and tied a knot on the front. 
I love how bright and summery this card is!! 

I love how fun it is to interact with all the flaps and openings! 
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Join us for the NEXT Tuesday with Wendy card making class!! It will be offered on June 18th. 

PLEASE CALL to sign up!! 360-647-9663 

​See you soon!! 

ALL NEW RANGER, 2019

2/12/2019

 
You all know it's coming... and IT'S FINALLY HERE!!! 

New stuff from Ranger!!! 

* Pearlized Alcohol Inks
* Oxide Spray Inks
*  Dylusions Journals


Now, I had NO IDEA these new  Pearlized Alcohol Inks would be SO AMAZING but they are so Pearlescent and magical!! 

Tim Holtz has a wonderful video, and you can view that here!! ​https://youtu.be/xL-yQ-TfU2s
We have the 4 new colors of Alcohol Pearl Inks (Sets 1, 2, 3, 4 are shown accordingly in the photo below)
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The other thing we are SO EXCITED ABOUT is the ALL NEW Spray Oxide Inks!!! 

Now, traditionally, Spray Inks are deluded inks... but with the Oxide Inks they are EVEN BETTER because there is a special chemical compound in them allowing them to retain their color on dark AND light papers... pretty cool stuff!! 

Check out this video of Tim Holtz while he shows you all the fun effects from these new sprays!! 
We have all 12 WONDERFUL colors!! 

Aren't the colors just Delicious!?!
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Check out these new Art Journals from Dylusions!! 
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The black journal has BLACK CARD STOCK pages, great for using Gel Pens or Pearlescent Paints!! 
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The larger one, the Jumpstart Journal, has all these fun pages with some collage designs!! Great for inspiring a collage journal! 
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Stop by to see all the WONDERFUL goodies coming in from Ranger!! 
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If you saw anything you'd like to have or order, give us a call here at the store!! 

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Accordion Book Tutorial, Wedding/Anniversary

12/30/2018

 
For MANY years, we have been creating our own Accordion Books using products we carry here at the store!! 

Check out this Tutorial on how to make your VERY OWN Accordion Book! 

For this book, I chose a BEAUTIFUL Black/Gold/White color palette and this paper line from Simple Stories, 2018 and this sheet from ColorPlay from their Hello New Year line 
You will need: 
  • 3 or 4 sheets of 12" x 12" patterned paper 
  • 2 sheets of 12" x 12" Chipboard (Kraft color) 
  • 4 sheets of black card stock (or other solid color)
  • 3 to 4 sheets of other solid card stock to layer with (I chose a Stardream Gold Leaf and an Ivory card stock with a fleck in it) 
  • Gold Ink Pad
  • Ranger Ink Blending Tool
  • Paper cutter 
  • Score board 
  • Scissors
  • Double-sided tape, mounting tape, and pop-dots
  • Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
  • 1 yard of ribbon (I chose a black satin ribbon)
  • Die-cuts, stamps, or other sentiments that you like 

To make the Accordion Book:

Start by first taking the 2 pieces of Chipboard and cutting the pieces down to size using a paper cutter. You will need 6 pieces of chipboard that each measure 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" 
Then, using the Ranger Ink Blending Tool and a Gold Ink Pad, ink the edges of each piece of chipboard  
Next, take a piece of the Stardream Gold Leaf colored card stock and cut it up to get 5 pieces that measure 2" x 5 1/2" 

​Score each piece of the card stock at 1" so the pieces will each fold in half lengthwise 
Then, use Double-Sided Tape to adhere the "hinges" to the pieces of chipboard MAKING SURE to alternate sides that the hinge is adhered so that the book creates the "Accordion" look 
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When you lay it flat on the counter it should look like this: 
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Next, cut your pieces of black card stock so that they create nice pages for your chipboard base. You will need a total of 12 pieces that each measure 4 1/4" x 6 1/4" 

On the BACK page, adhere the piece of Black Satin Ribbon to the Kraft Chipboard piece using Double-Sided Tape. THEN lay down the last piece of black card stock and adhere it in place so the ribbon is secure. 

Then, use decorative and patterned card stock to decorate the book!!! 
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Once you decorate ONE SIDE, flip the book over and decorate the OTHER SIDE!! 

The front of the book can be as basic or as exciting as you'd like!! REMEMBER that the front of the book will be the page that opens up LIKE A BOOK. You don't want your Accordion Book to be backwards!! 
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We used these BEAUTIFUL die-cuts to decorate the front of the book!! Since this will be a wedding or Anniversary themed book, I used the Mr. and Mrs. die-cut from Impression Obsession and this Mini-Frame Circle from Jeanine's Art 
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I love having a nice, big sentiment at the back of the book.. and this "Pop, Fizz, Clink" cut-out from the patterned paper is just PERFECT!! 
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I also used these fun heart die-cuts to use in the book... The Hearts and Flourish Heart are both from Impression Obsession. I cut them out of Glitter Paper and the Stardream Gold Leaf color of card stock 
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I used both the inside cut-out of the Flourish Heart so I had embellishments for 2 pages!! 

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​As you can see... with an Accordion Book, you can open it like a book page-by-page OR lay it out on the counter for all to see!! 
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Stop by to see it in person!! Accordion Books are not only FUN TO MAKE they also make a great gift idea!!! Great for Anniversaries or a Wedding... or even for displaying Graduation Photos!! 

Stop by to get inspired to build your very own Accordion Book today!! 

See you soon!
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Ranger Products

5/18/2018

 
Earlier this week we had Demo! Wendy was the one demonstrating products this week.. and whenever Wendy teaches we ALWAYS learn something new!!

This week Wendy showed everyone about Ranger Products.. for those of you who aren't sure what those products might be.. here's a quick list:
  • Alcohol Inks
  • Tim Holtz Distress products
  • Blending/Stamping Tools

Wendy showed off this new paper (Dura Lar ... we are IN LOVE!) and the Alcohol inks on top... wow what an effect!!!
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Wendy said she used 91% Isopropyl Alcohol... here's the technique:
  • 1 Tablespoon of Isopropyl Alcohol in a little cup (like a disposable plastic cup) with about 3 drops of Alcohol Inks.. this deludes the ink.  Pour and float it on the surface of the Dura Lar and manipulate the paper to cover the surface. 
  • Then apply the same mixture of Alcohol Ink/Isopropyl Alcohol as above using a Pipette to drop the ink on the surface...  and the effect is AMAZING!!! Just drop a few droplets at a time!! 
  • After everything had dried, she went back with straight Alcohol Inks and dropped them on the surface.. this gives the light and dark tones of the drops
  • Wendy went back in with a Black Glaze Pen to add in shadows around the drops

If you haven't seen it yet, YOU SHOULD STOP BY! This paper is translucent but the Alcohol Inks bring the paper to the next level!! 

​Just WOW! 
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Then, Wendy played around with the Distress Sprays and some Tree Stamps from Stampscapes.. This Aurora Borealis effect is SO BEAUTIFUL! 
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There are a lot of things you can create with Ranger Products.. if you are feeling stumped, stop by to see us!!

We have free Demonstrations on Wednesdays from Noon to 1pm.

​Stop by any day of the week to see what we've been working on!

See you soon! 

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