New Wendy Vecchi in the house!!!

Hello there inky friends!  Today I'm excited to share the first project I created using the newest deelish products from Wendy Vecchi's recent launch at Ranger.  These products are slated to become available to the public on March 31 but I'm thrilled to be one of a few cardmakers around that have the privilege of getting a sneak peek!  I'm so honored to have been asked by Ranger to share my experiences with these products and am excited to be making cards featuring these new products.  

My first card incorporates many of the newest products and I had such a fun time playing with them.  Take a peek at all the delicious products Ranger sent me:  

New Wendy Vecchi products included in my Box of Love:  

• Wendy Vecchi Make Art STAY-tion (7 inch)
• Wendy Vecchi Make Art Perfect Stylus set
• Wendy Vecchi Make Art Perfect Stamp Positioner
• Wendy Vecchi Make Art Perfect Stamp Block
• Wendy Vecchi Make Art Magnetic Acrylic Ruler (7 inch)
• Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stamp/Die/Stencil Set:  Thank You
• Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stamp/Die/Stencil Set:  Bravo
• Wendy Vecchi Make Art Liquid Pearls:  Carnation Red
• Wendy Vecchi Make Art Liquid Pearls:  Orange Blossom
• Wendy Vecchi Make Art Liquid Pearls:  Sunflower
• Wendy Vecchi Make Art Liquid Pearls:  Prickly Pear
• Wendy Vecchi Make Art Liquid Pearls:  Cornflower
• Wendy Vecchi Make Art Liquid Pearls:  Violet

So in order to play around, I pulled out more of my Wendy Vecchi collection (I love her blendable inks so much I have almost every color....almost...ha ha).  Anyway, I selected a few colors to begin my stencily adventures:  Thistle, Poppy, Pink Peony and Prickly Pear.  I also used some little blending brushes I picked up from the Dollar Store.  

To start the blending bonanza, I used the Make Art STAY-tion to hold down a piece of white cardstock.  The magnets are quite sturdy and have a little foam pad on them so they don't scratch anything.  They held everything in place as I blending the colors and used the stencil available in the new Thank You stamp set (link above).  I found that using the magnetic right angle of the stamp positioner also helped cover some of the parts of the stencil I did not want to get inky.

After stenciling the bud image with the red tones, I chose a pop of Prickly Pear ink to add some polka-dots here and there.  It helped bring the collage together and made a beautiful composition.

I himmmm hawwwed a bit about whether to stamp this large floral directly over my stenciled background.  I was worried about covering all that yumminess up but I just went for it and used the Watering Can (dark gray) ink to stamp the florals here and there over the stenciling.  The stamp positioner (link above) helped make nice crisp images and helped hold the paper down to the metal STAY-tion.  Before calling it quits, I flicked some black acrylic paint onto the panel for another layer of deliciousness.

To finish the design, I used the magnetic ruler (and a .01 black Staedtler pen) that is included in the STAY-tion to create some lines over the design. I mounted this panel onto several color coordinated pieces of cardstock and then wrapped the layers in black seam binding.  Next, I added a shell button, some pearls, the sentiment then mounted the whole thing onto a soft yellow card base.

I also tucked a little flower/diecut under the ribbon using some foam squares just to add another pop of layering!  DONE!

Thanks so much RANGER and Wendy Vecchi for providing this fabulous collection of goodies.  I'm excited to continue to play with them and know they will be quite popular in the months to come!  Another FAB release!!!