Demonstrating for Renoir

Today was our big Philly Inker Spring Fling--what a blast! We spent the day socializing, eating, hearing a great two-part presentation from Stampin' Up! employee and demonstrator, Maxine Conrad, and, of course, stamping! I demonstrated some brayer and direct to paper projects at the beginning of the day, which was a lot of fun. But, as I said to several people throughout the day, since Michelle Zindorf was actually there, it was a little like demonstrating Impressionism with Renoir looking over your shoulder. Ha!


I had a lot of favorites from the day, and I'll show you more of what I did for my demonstration in the coming days/weeks, depending on how often I'm able to get a post together, but will leave you with one of the cards I made for the display board. I used Michelle's excellent tutorial, but changed it from a direct to paper card to a sponged card, which I think is just as striking. This card is also a good "think outside the box" kind of card, because the cowboy stamp is actually a line-image that is meant to be watercolored. Michelle had the idea to turn him into a silhouette stamp and I think it worked great! I am going to have lots of fun with this little guy now. :)

Supplies:

Ink: Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist, Rich Razzleberry, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black ink and marker
Stamps: Out West
Paper: More Mustard (grunged up with Early Espresso); Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories: small star punch (retired); hemp twine (recycled from some packaging), antique brass brads, dimensionals, paper piercer, sponges