Inky backgrounds

Yes, I got inky!  should have taken a pic of my hands but who thinks to do that, lol!  I have been wanting to play with these new (to me) Judi-kins Mica Gloss metallic effects ink that I picked up at Springfield convention earlier this month.  I talked and watched Judi (from Judi-kins) play with these inks at the convention here .  Here are a bunch of backgrounds I created ...... once I started I couldn't stop.  It will take be a couple of days to make them into cards.  to do the backgrounds all you do is squirt out some of the inks on a piece of glossy or matte cote cardstock or black glossy then smoosh (technical term, lol) the inked cs and another piece of cs together.  peel them apart and you have lots of ink all over both pieces you can let dry and use like that or take a clean stamp and stamp into the inky card .... then stamp inked image onto another piece of cardstock.  see pics above with stamped sun, dragonflies and vase. 

another thing you can do is after you peel apart the cs, brayer the colors out to make beautiful smooth backgrounds then you can stamp and emboss on it.  see above pics with lady head, people background stamp, crackle background and branches background.  I plan on cutting up the big stamped backgrounds to make a couple of fun cards.  you can make pics bigger by clicking on pic.  hope you like this inky adventure.  come back soon to see actual cards made with these inky backgrounds. 

Springfield stamp convention

I went to the Springfield stamp convention on Sunday with a couple of friends.  It was smaller than in years past but did have a nice time with my friends.  I did an atc for the contest but forgot to take a picture of it so I will describe it the best I can.  Stamped

and cut out Judi-kins jester and did a mini penny spinner card.  That's it.  I got to visit a bit with Judi from Judi-
kins at the convention and watch her do her demo with mica gloss inks.  It's a fun technique where you squirt the mica inks on matte cote or gloss cote cardstock, smooch or slide two pieces of cardstock together....peel apart.  Now you can use one of the cardstocks as an ink pad or brayer for a background paper.  I picked up a few of the mica colors to play at home so hopefully I will play this week.  I like the idea that it can be used on cardstock or acetate.  Remember way back when we did the technique with diamond glaze

where you squirt on diamond glaze then die re-inkers then move it around on acetate with fingers.  wrinkled a piece of tissue paper on the back of it, let it air dry then stamp on it with Staz-On black ink.  Well, you can do the same thing with
this mica ink.....stamp an image......flip acetate over.....paint in image on the back with the mica inks....let it dry.....then do the diamond glaze & re-inkers technique around the painted image......viola!  have fun!

I won!

Went to Welcome to Heirloom Productions, Bringing you the Best in Rubber Stamp Festival in Springfield, MA yesterday with some friends.  I entered my super hero atc in the contest and I won!  only problem was they take picture of winner ..... I didn't realize that because if I did I don't think I would have entered.  I don't like my picture taken only cause I take lousy pictures.  Ask my friends I'm the one who leaves the room or puts something up in front of my face.  I went over to Heirloom facebook page and low and behold there I am so guess I'll post it here for you to see.  Did have fun at the convention and especially liked that we went on Sunday ...... it was more layed back and relaxing.  Was able to get into all the booths to see demos and shop. 

Super Hero ATC wobbles!

I made this super hero ATC for contest at Springfield, MA convention.  she is colored with Prisma color pencils then mounted with a wobble as you can see in silent movie.  all images are from Starvingartiststamps .  whether I win or not it was fun to make this atc.

Weekend happenings

This past weekend was very nice because got to go to a stamp convention in Rhinebeck, NY.  It's a small one but did find 2 out of 3 things I was looking for .....one being a set of the new Ranger Ink seasonal Distress ink pads and Tim Holtz reflections stamp set so that made the two hour ride there worth it.  I also got to meet up with a friend I haven't seen in weeks that is always a good thing.  Took a couple of pictures at Stampers Anonymous booth of Studio 490-wendy vecchi samples.  I like her style especially the vintage feel and color.  Spent about an hour there then said good bye to my friend. 

Then my husband and I continued on to drive to Amish country in PA. which took over three hours.  We didn't think it would be that far away so needless to say we stayed over night.  It is such pretty country there and the feel of old days seeing all the farms.  The horse and buggies driving down the road with the cars is such a surreal feeling.  The weather was just beautiful...cool and clear.  The only bad thing was by the time we got there it was around supper time and we were tired from all the driving so we stayed in and planned to go to all the shops and things next day.  Good plan but it was sunday and most all the shops had signs saying: no sunday sales.  I was disappointed because I had wanted to maybe pick up an Amish quilt but we did find the Intercourse Canning Company (yes, that's the name of the store) open so we bought jars of jam, pickled beets and vanilla peaches....yum!  I'm sure you have guessed by now it was named Intercourse because it is in Intercourse, PA.  Good store with lots of jams, pickled eggs and more to try while you walk around the store.  All in all a good weekend.

Springfield, MA convention

 I didn't take a lot of pictures yesterday while I was at Springfield convention.  Guess I was just having fun walking around with friends and watching demos without a lot of crowds since it was Sunday.  I could really appreciate all that was going on instead of the frenzy of a Saturday.  The first two sample cards are just fun.  Click your Heels are glittery ruby slippers and what a good idea to do with popcorn images then wrap around an actual bag of microwave popcorn.  Sorry don't remember the companies that were at.

The tea pot and animal cards are sample cards from the Rubber Tapestry booth.  I just loved those wild animals.  Two of my favorite purchases were Graphic 45 paper pads and Ranger Distress Stains!!!
I was very happy to talk to a couple of vendor friends at the show that it was very busy on Saturday since everyone was worried that because of the tornado that hit Springfield earlier in the week it would effect the attendance.  Driving down Memorial St. we saw a bunch of trees that were pulled out by the roots and businesses that had boarded up windows and roofs with blue tarp covering them.  Going over the bridge over the river had a lot of trees broken and pulled up from their roots.  Time for me to go empty my bag of goodies.

Long Island convention

 I discovered two things a couple of things two weeks ago.....a convention that  The Stampsmith sponsors and a new stamp company to me called Purple Onion Designs.   here are a few of their designs and yes I did purchase a few images from them.  enjoy!

More from Starving Artists booth at convention

I told you I liked Starving Artists creatures and rooms.  Here are the last of the pictures I took at Starving Artists booth at the W. Springfield convention earlier this month.  Good ideas that I will work off when I pull out all the new images I purchased.  I can also see in my head slider & pop-up cards using these images.  enjoy!

More pictures from W. Springfield convention

More pictures from W. Springfield, MA convention earlier this month.  Nestibilities now have stamps that fit their cutting dies!  Great idea.  My friend bought a set and she has been going crazy making cards.  This birthday card with the rose is by my friend Grace using the Nestibilties with matching stamp.  Good job Grace!   

The Butterfly and other flowers were samples out on table at the booth at convention.  Also what impressed me were these new punches that they were demo-ing at the same booth. 

enjoy!

Witches in June

These are pictures that I took at Springfield, MA convention last weekend.  I did not make these cards they were samples on boards up at Starving Artists booth.  I do love their images.  I couldn't resist these witches.  I really like the birthday witch!  I think I will have to make some birthday witch cards for my friends this year.  The other samples are using the other witches on same sheet of rubber.  Can't wait to get them out and ink them up!  I know it's only June ....... I think witches are undatable.  lol!  enjoy!

Springfield, MA ... MITI's

I did two MITI's at convention this year, could have done more but just got distracted and never went back to other booths that were doing MITI's.

This is the card I did with Susan at The Stampsmith booth.  The image is stamped on glossy cardstock and that didn't really scan well.  It is definately better in person.  As I mentioned it is stamped on glossy cardstock with Ranger Archival Jet Black ink then colored in with artist chalks.  An easy but very effective technique.

This Alice ATC I created with Jill (TJ Designs by Tweety Jill) over at Marco Paper booth.    There were different sets with Alice in Wonderland theme.  Had fun creating this atc.  We added color with cat's eye ink pads to the edges of the card and tag, colored in Alice with color pencils.  Oh yes, did something I've never done before ...... the ATC is a real playing card...mine is the King of hearts.  First sanded the glossy playing card then added Alice in Wonderland decorative paper which is also sold by Jill. 

enjoy!

Springfield convention

I went to Springfield convention this past Sunday.  Had a good time with a couple of friend going to see what if going on in the stamping world.  It's always fun to be able to see and touch the new products before purchasing.  Sorry no pictures.
My fun find was at Sparkle n Sprinkle booth .... flocking & glitter all in one.  I'm not big on flocking but I do go back & forth with glitter so this was an unique find for me.
Stamps!!!  At The Stampsmith booth I got images of I Love Lucy!  Can't wait to play these stamps.  Starving Artists have sheets of rubber of great creatures and rooms that I just had to have so they are now on EZMount and ready to go.  Outlines have out new sets of flowers to mix & match & mount.....couldn't resist a set of them.  I plan on playing this week so come back to see what I create.

Fun with stamps

Here is a fun card I made to send to my friend for driving me to convention. The stamps are all StarvingArtistamps and I just went crazy for them at Springfield convention.

Another stamp I purchased at convention was this adorable little girl from Stampland. As you can see I stamped her in 4 colors of Ranger Distress Inks: concord grape, mustard, broken china & peeled paint. She stamps up beautifully. The finished card is stamped with black ink then added background color with Ranger blending tool.

Stamp It! Create It! Have Fun! stamping sue

Fun at Springfield convention

I've had time to recoup from Springfield convention. This was the first time in 5 years I didn't demo/work at the convention so I was able to enjoy it with friends. We stayed all day until they started blinking the lights to get us out.
I spent the most time & money at Marco Papers because Susan Pickering Rothamel from ArtQuest was there demonstrating. She demoed anything she was asked from cloth to watercolors. I'm not associated with ArtQuest just like the products. Studio cloth is a cloth that you can cut, sew, paint and stamp on. It takes to inks, paint and glues. New Perfect Pigment acrylic paints were great, I mean you use it on fabric and it dries soft without having to add any fabric medium. New Mica Color watercolor wheel just shines on whatever surface you choose to use it on. I can't wait till I have time to play with all my goodies. Check out ArtQuest online to see everything I am talking about www.usartquest.com

Stamp It! Create It! Have Fun! stamping sue