soo.. thanks for all the well wishes from my announcement yesterday on the stamp line! so excited.. today has been CRAZY busy.. holy cow. busy getting the video done for today.. had two meetings to go too.. packing, writing blog posts.. the night is still young.. and I don't leave until 6 am tomorrow morning.. so I will be pulling an all nighter baby! lol
oh but today.. I just found out that Memory Box (the event in Puerto Rico) will have some for sale at their store this weekend while I am there.. so that is AWESOME! (they did a special run just for them).. okay.. so want a peek? so I did 3 lines. I did a she art line (girls) a texture line.. and a doodled stamp set. Here are a few of the texture stamps. I had them UNMOUNTED because I know for me.. I love to be able to get them into the canvas.. and when they are wood mounted it makes it a little bit harder.. so this way you can use them without a mount.. OR mount them on acrylic if you want! I designed them for the mixed media artist!
Distressed quilt (this is actually a set of papers I created and then distressed and made them into a stamp.. so fun for texture!)
Poppy Chevron: So of course you KNOW i had to have a chevron.. and this isn't the only one :) love love love it!
SheArt Print Texture (this was a must have for me.. never too many text prints! Specially one with she art phrases on them!)
Of course.. we need a painted punchinella one! OF COURSE!
and now a final peek.. this is SHE was a daughter. I think this would be awesome on canvas.. filled in with watercolor.. or Faber Castell.. yum!
so there is a peek of some of them! I will post more through the week!
now onto today's behind the art!
So this month's mixed media kit that we had available in our Scarlet Lime store (right now it's only available by subscription.. and if you wish to join.. email me! We can get you on the waitlist starting in March)
but it included a lot of cool thing.. a stamp carving kit, matt medium, a sample pack of claudine hellmuths paints, emphermera, canvas and kraft tags..
I wanted to have a kit this month that TOTALLY took everyone out of their comfort zone.. taught them a new technique and how to use a new product..
So in this video I show you how to create and carve your own stamps..
using the stamp carving kit.. THEN I show you how to do a fun resist technique using the stamp we make along with matt medium and claudines transparent paints.
AND for those of you that want to try your hand at this.. or if you want to make more than one!! We do have some of the stamp pads available in our store for you to carve with.. they are available HERE
we are also getting more actual KITS in (that come with the pad and the tools) it's so addicting and fun to do. PLUS kids can do it too!
Oh and before I forget.. here is download of the doodled stamp that I show above.. so you can use it as a guide if you don't want to doodle your own.
Doodle Flower Stamp PDF
Anyhow.. hope you enjoy the video! I am heading to Puerto Rico early am!! So I better get!
I will post more on thursdasy of the stamps!!
Happy Tuesday!
Here is the Behind the Art Video!
I just bought the print text stamp and the reverse punchinella. Cannot wait to try them out! Thanks Christy for being your awesome creative self!
Posted by: sharyn | February 27, 2012 at 09:12 PM
LOVE your new stamps, Christy!!! Seriously! SOOOO excited for you!
Posted by: Jen Clark | January 27, 2012 at 10:16 PM
We want the stamps!!! We want the stamps!!!! (as I pound my fist on the table like a child wanting supper) lol can't wait to get my hands on those!!!!!! So hurry up already girl!!! j/k....no really hurry up:)
Posted by: Jen Krambeck | January 23, 2012 at 06:55 PM
Very cool -- My kit is sitting on my desk waiting for me to carve out time to play!! I cannot WAIT! Thanks for the tut - it's great!!
Posted by: Kelly W. | January 22, 2012 at 09:00 AM
amazing new stamps...they are so fun....How exciting...
Posted by: Annette A. | January 19, 2012 at 10:38 PM
THANKS for sharing the AWESOME video with us!! I had fun mking stamps at SPARK too!! =) I am looking forward to getting your stamps once they hit the market!!
Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)
Posted by: Larissa Heskett | January 19, 2012 at 09:25 PM
I love the new Christy stamps! I can't wait to see the mixed media products!
BTW, I don't think your doodle stamp PDF is linked in.
Have a safe trip!
Posted by: Joni Kix-Moore | January 19, 2012 at 07:25 PM
oh! thanks for using my paints in your tutorial!!
Posted by: claudine hellmuth | January 19, 2012 at 04:55 PM
YOu are sooo talented. I love everything...I want one of each!
Posted by: Leslie | January 19, 2012 at 10:18 AM
The downloadable pdf is not working for me, there appears to be no link...anyone else have the same problem?
Posted by: Linda Graves | January 19, 2012 at 09:48 AM
Love the Stamps! Can't wait for them to come in!
Also I made some stamps from the kit. It was so FUN!!! The kit came with some traceing paper, which I used to draw on, then I put the drawning side down on the pink pad thingy :-). Rub it on with a bone folder,(or you could use your nail like Christy does) and the image was on the block. I made a feather, a peacock feather, bird and I treaced the flower they had in the inclosed directions. I love the way they turned out.
Posted by: Mardi James | January 19, 2012 at 07:48 AM
Thanks Christie for some great inspiration, and I can't wait to get every one of your stamps!!
Posted by: Quiltdancer | January 19, 2012 at 06:53 AM
LOVE the stamps!! All of them are FAB ut I love the text the mostest. :D
Posted by: Zarah | January 19, 2012 at 06:14 AM
GORGEOUS Love it all !!!
Posted by: gine | January 18, 2012 at 09:52 PM
Just put all the stamps on my wish list :) They are fabulous! I can't wait to create with them!!
Posted by: amy paul | January 18, 2012 at 09:39 PM
This all is sooo awesome...I cant wait to get my paws on all of them!!
Posted by: Melissa | January 18, 2012 at 08:03 PM
Love the new stamps! So excited to know they'll be available this weekend @ Memory Box! I want them all!!! Can't wait to meet you! I'm enrolled in the 1st session (Friday AM)!
Have a wonderful and pleasant trip!
Posted by: Anelsie Ramos | January 18, 2012 at 07:00 PM
Christy - awesome awesome AWESOME!! Your stamps are fantastic and I cannot wait to watch the video and PLAY this weekend! xoxo N
Posted by: Nancie | January 18, 2012 at 04:30 PM
loved the video - stamp carving looks like so much fun...but I really, really, really, really, really, LOVE your new stamps - can't wait to see everything. I must have the distressed quilt one at the bare minimum!
Posted by: Joanne | January 18, 2012 at 04:06 PM
I hope you have tons of the stamps available in the shop, Christy! We are all going to want them!!!! Can't wait! xoxoxo
Posted by: Sheila LZ | January 18, 2012 at 03:51 PM