Behind the Art Video... Playing with new fall art supplies :)

so as promised.. from monday's post :) I made my way into my studio this week and created not one, but TWO Behind the Art videos for you!!.. i know.. i know.. actually it's only two because I rambled on so long and got carried away playing with all the new art supplies I realized my video was too long to post on youtube (they give you a darn time limit).. so i had to break it down into two videos. But that's okay right? lol

So over the last few weeks I have been busy on a lot of things, but one of the biggest things was ordering and adding new products to our Scarlet Lime mixed media Shop.

 

 

 For those of you that don't know.. My husband and I started a papercrafting Kit club back in 2007... Scarlet Lime   http://www.scarletlime.com/store/products.php?cat=38 .  Over the years the kits have progressed into including not just papercrafting products but fun things for mixed media as well. However earlier this year.. when I launched my first online Workshop, the She Art Workshop..I found myself demonstrating and using all these fun art supplies but  my students were having trouble finding all the supplies in their local stores and on the web.. so in February, we decided to expand our Kit club to also be a full on-line mixed media store!The store started out in our house.. took over our back hallway.. or kitchen and in our living room within just 2 weeks.. so we moved IT and our kit club (which has been in our home for 4 years).. to a warehouse earlier this summer! It's been HEAVEN having a space for all of it! If you haven't seen the video on the warehouse.. it's kinda fun.. here is the link here.. Warehouse Video..

  But  I love the store.. Which includes everything from paints, to canvases, art journals, stamps, sprays, art mediums and pastes, watercolor mediums, stencils, paper.. you name it.. we have it. 1000's of products in the store! it's crazy! THE BEST part of the shop.. is that um.. I designated myself to  "test" ALL new products.. (I am so laughing right now..).. you know.. just to make sure you guys will like them too. lol. Ben always asks me as I am hauling out a box of goodies from the warehouse.. "do you REALLY need those? and I am like.. um.. heck ya? Gotta test them and make sure they are great!  I think it just mostly bothers him when I forgot to take the product out of our online inventory.. oops.. yea. I am working on remembering that minor detail :))

 

Oh and speaking of testing and creating projects.. I also send them to my Scarlet Lime Artist team and they create fun projects all month long on our blog and in our online store gallery. (if you haven't ever checked out that blog you should. they are crazy talented!.) check out the  Scarlet LIme Blog .. you'll love it!

So anyhow.. since I had ordered so many of the new fall products in, i thought it would be fun to create some projects using them and do a video! It's always so much more fun for me, as a customer to see the products in action, rather just "online" as an image.. so thought these videos would be fun!

 

When I get new products..like new stamps, or stencils.. paints etc, I like to create simple "example" tags .. that I can refer to later when I want to remember what a color or a stamp or a stencil looks like on art.

  

These are just a few I did for the video..

 
and of course I had to do some canvases too :) testing the product you know.. lol

 

Anyhow! enough talk.. how about some videos!!?  oh! and one more thing.. since I LOVE my bloggers soo much and think you women simply ROCK..If you use this special code : IHeartYou  when you check out.. you will receive 15% off your entire order.. today and tomorrow :).

Here's a direct link to most of the new products.. (new products) . I also just restocked my favorites that we haven't been able to keep in stock, like my favorite Crafters workshop stencils, Unity Stamps,ROLLERS stamps.. Faber Castell Pens, Paint dabbers.. so many things.  Keep in mind we are leaving out of town friday, for 10 days with our kids.. so the warehouse will be closed all of next week.. but my husband is going to work his behind off to get as many or all of the orders he can that come in before we leave Friday.. :)  So I would suggest doing it today.. to make sure it goes out before we leave :).. anyhow..  Love you awesome people!

oh! and I have already scheuled some fun blog posts for next week.. while I am gone.. so I won't be "missing" in action.. one of the many things on my list to do before i go.. but wanted to have something fun on the blog while I am gone too :) so check back next week for some new posts! 

 enjoy the videos! remember.. part one and part two! :)

Happy Wednesday!

click on the link to the videos to  or just click the play button to watch them both here :)

Behind the Art : Studio Play with New Supplies, Part One!

 

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Behind the Art: New Products Part Two Below..

 

Comments

[Nolwenn]

Awesome !
Will you carry the Dylusions paint and ink spray ? I am looking for a place in the US or Canada (because of the shipping fees from the UK) ;)

thanks for sharing (this is one of the cool things of being a shop owners, you can play with what you sell :D)

[Danette Munn]

Thank you for always helping me spark my creativity. You really to help to make my day better.

[laura huffman]

thanks so much for sharing your love of creating. have so much fun watching you. love your art. enjoy your holiday.

[LindaC]

Thanks so much for the videos. I was having withdrawals lol Love love love those stacker stamps!

[Gerianne]

So many cool new things, I am going shopping!

[Tracey Kuzniak]

LOVE EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Linda]

Thanks Christy! I hope you enjoy your vacation with your family because I can't wait for your next class to start;D

[*Alison*]

your subscribe link still doesn't work.. :(

[D]

LOVE the videos .. although now I want everything that you played with in them..lol.. I also would love to know if you will be selling the Dylusions paints ?! I want them so bad but simply cannot afford the shipping from overseas.
Enjoy your vacation !

[Angela Fehr]

Please, take me on your design team! My long suffering postal worker Meredith could tell you that when a box of art supplies comes in, my bank account makes this slurping down the drain sound, but no one can hear it over the sound of my gleeful girlish giggles!
Unfortunately I'm a watercolour artist who is slightly mixed media challenged. Not giving up though.

[Nancy Jones]

beautiful LOVE fall colors, Love the new stuff you have gotten in tooo!!!

[Carola Bartz]

Thanks Christy! These videos are awesome - love them, and they get my creative juices flowing!

[Ruth C]

Well I totally missed the discount code but with my 2 day migraine that's not surprising. I am happy with the order I placed anyway. Now to find some time to play. Thanks for sharing the inspiration. If my head will behave we have a 36 hour continuous ScrapPink event this weekend and I'm the rebel of course, no scrapbooking here just lots and lots of play time :0)

[Anna]

Can I come work for you?! Please. Thank you for sharing. Im new to all of this but love what Ive seen so far.

[Carol W.]

I know you are one very busy artist so I am volunteering myself to test products anytime you need (LOL) Love the templates! TFS and for creating such a wonderful place visit. I enjoy reading and seeing the inspiriation her each morning with my coffee in hand!

[Laurie]

It is so fun to watch you. Lots of great items!! I'll be ordering soon.

[Christine]

Thanks can't wait to go shopping! Have fun on vacation and can't wait for you to return for SHe2 class in Nov

[Christine]

Disappointed, just went shopping and all the stuff you showed in the video that I wanted was out of stock. Would have love to take advantage of the discount offer. May there will be another opportunity when you restock!

[Debbie]

what fun videos, I can't wait for the new workshop...yay1

Christy that canvas with the girl is beautiful to me she looks like a mother nature doll! She is becoming one with nature. Run with it sister ;)

[melanie]

Love your work! Everything you do looks absolutely awesome! Looks like i need to go shopping again!:)

[Jan]

Christy, Christy, Christy!!! I just watched the first few videos of the SheArt One instructions and viewed the pdf files. I am blown away by the thought, attention and LOVE you put into these! Blown away!!!! I've taken many online classes and your videos are by far the best I've seen with the clearest instructions!

Anyone who is on the fence about paying for the SheArt Series should go to the sign up page NOW and sign up. It will be the best money you've spent in a LONG TIME!

Kudos to you! I'm so grateful to have found them. You are a great teacher!

Jan

[Katrina]

Thank you so much for the videos. You are always so fun to watch and I learn something new each time. Truly you have the best job ever!

[Nina]

Hi, Christy! Just stumbled on these videos tonight and you are just such an absolute gem. Thank you so very much for the eye candy and the play and the inspiration. Hoping it'll finally get me to play with my art stuff as I have been seriously neglecting them. Thank you! *hugs*

[Eniko DeLisle]

Pushing my big fat LOVE button!

[Jamie Shellman]

Hmm, you should consider having an automated system that tracks your online inventory real-time. That way, you won't forget to take any product out of it, and he doesn't have to be bothered again. Do you still experience that problem? Even if it's some kind of a minor detail to you, it's important to solve it right away to maintain a smooth flow in operations.