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Altered Book Club
ABOUT ALTERED BOOK CLUB:
You bring your book and basic tool kit, we provide stamps, materials, supplies and more. $5 fee applies. We'll have a SHOW and TELL period, followed by the exploration of a new TECHNIQUE. We'll stamp, paint, cut, and more as we get our fingers INKY creating a one of a kind Altered Book!
Save 10% on purchases made following Book Club, and on an supplies needed for sessions. Special supply lists will be posted.
We're kicking off the return of ALTERED BOOK CLUB with a PLAY DAY. Join us March 27 from 10:00 to 5:30.
Bring your supplies and your book. We will break for lunch at 12:30 pm. Bring a lunch or join us at Doug's Grill!
Lots of demos throughout the day, and lots of time for good old fashioned creative play!!!
Learn more about Altered Books. Click here to be taken to the International Society of Altered Book Artists.
TRINKETZ
Join us as we learn to use Tim's ideaology pieces and gorgeous papers and canvas to create one of a kind jewelry pieces. You will learn lots of different techniques, and go home with some finished pieces and more to play with.
April 10, from 11:00 to 3:00 pm – breaks for snacking and shopping
Instructor: Allie Gower
Samples created by Sara Hanlon
Subscribe to the comments for this postNew Distress Inks – 2010 Bundle – Tim Holtz Signature Ranger Products
New!
Coming in 2010.
Spun Sugar + Barn Door + Rusty Hinge + Wild Honey + Bundled Sage + Crushed Olive + Forest Moss + Tumbled Glass + Stormy Sky + Chipped Sapphire + Victorian Velvet + Pumice Stone
Click HERE to see the new colors on Tim Holtz blog!
Order them all and save! Inks and Reinkers, all together! FREE PRIORITY SHIPPING on this item! Best deal on the net, and a portion of the proceeds benefits A Place to Bark.
Click below to purchase a bundled set of all 12 new ink colors, and reinkers.
*Nitty Gritty Details…
Free shipping applies only to U.S. orders. I will ship internationally – please contact me for a quote. Bundle will ship upon arrival – expected ship date from Ranger is following CHA on January 24. Check here for updated shipping information.
Offer ends when CHA begins, Sunday January 24!
Paint Daubers
We carry a LOT of Ranger products. I use them frequently, and I get asked a lot about what makes them different, how are they used, etc. There is a wealth of information on the internet, and I learned the information below from RangerInk.com – the video is from TimHoltz.com.
Saturday, I’ll be doing demos using paint dabbers. If you’re close, I hope you’ll stop in and watch, or even create your own tag. We’ll ALSO have dabbers on sale this Saturday.
We’re expecting some new goodies next week, so stay tuned for what we hope will be a series of Ranger demo Saturdays.
Tips & Techniques
Adirondack® Acrylic Paint Dabbers
Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabbers are the mess-free and easy way to decorate craft and home decor projects with paint! The Acrylic Paint Dabbers are portable–convenient to carry to crops and classes.
Features:
• Available in 36 coordinating Lights, Brights, and Earthtones colors, black and white, plus 4 new Metallic
Dabbers in Gold, Copper, Silver and Pearl.
• Palettes and paintbrushes are no longer a necessity! The dabber top allows for effortless application directly onto foam and rubber stamps, paper, canvas, plastic, metal and more.
• The unique formula allows paints to be blendable when wet.
• Ranger’s acrylic paint dries in minutes to a smooth, matte finish; drying time can be speeded up by using the Inkssentials™ Heatit™ Craft Tool.
• Great for use in books and journals as the pages will not stick together.
• Monochromatic effects are easy with the coordinating color palette of Earthtones,
Lights and Brights.
Coordinating Line of Colors:
The Adirondack palette of 12 each of Earthtones, Brights and Lights, plus Pitch Black and Snow Cap White provides a multitude of opportunities to mix colors and match other elements in a project.
Coordinate the Dabbers with Ranger’s vast line of Adirondack products:
• Dye Stamp Pads and Re-inkers
• Alcohol Inks
• Pigment Pens
• Color Wash™
• Dimensional Pearls™
• Embossing Powders
Tips:
• Shake bottle well before using.
• When using the dabbers for the first time, prime them by inverting the bottle, pressing down on the dabber top and gently squeezing the sides of the bottle. Hold down for approximately 30-60 seconds or until you see paint. The dabber bottles have a valve, that when pressed down, opens the valve to allow the paint to flow. Holding the valve open longer allows more paint to properly flow into the dabber top. Do not repeatedly tap, bang or hammer the dabber, as you are not allowing the valve to stay open long enough to deliver the paint into the dabber.
• Close paint tops between uses to prevent paint from drying on the dabber top.
• If dabber has not been used for an extended period of time, it may be necessary to re-establish flow. Do this by spraying water on the Non-Stick Craft Sheet and rub dabber top in water; this will help re-wet the paint inside the dabber top to rejuvenate a continuous flow of paint.
• Blend dabber paints on canvas, paper, and rubber stamps. If different color paint gets on the dabber top, simply dab onto paper towel until dabber top is clean.
• Immediately clean stamps with water or stamp cleaner after using paint dabbers.
• Note: if paints thicken up over time: unscrew the cap, add a little water to thin, and re-mix the paint inside the bottle with a craft stick.
Techniques:
• The ergonomic dabber design allows for ease of use with many “Direct-to-Surface” techniques such as stipple, dots and swirls, edging paper or canvas, creating stripes and plaids and achieving full coverage on paper mache, wood, fabric paper, canvas, etc.
• For “dry brush” effects on photos, paper or other surfaces, hold dabber in one hand and surface in the other and swipe across paper. By holding the dabber in the air, you’re not fully pressing down the valve, thereby restricting full paint flow, allowing for a light application of paint.
• To use as a glaze, simply mist surface with water using the Inkssentials™ Mini Mister™ and swipe dabber in a circular motion. This is a great way to achieve a subtle matte wash across vibrant patterned papers or over another layer of paint.
• For a weathered look, paint with an Earthtones Dabber and dry swipe with the coordinating Lights color. The surface will appear sanded or worn off.
• Use on foam stamps by dabbing directly onto the stamp-no messy brushes or palettes to clean. Great for both rubber and clear stamps.
• Create the look of metal by painting the surface with any of the four new Metallic Acrylic Paint Dabbers.
• To paint with a brush, shake first and simply unscrew the top and dip it directly into bottle.
