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Seasons Givings - A special thank you!

Happy New Year 2017 !!

We are so excited to be included again in the Seasons Givings Blog Hop!

This really is a spectacular event and all the credit goes to Latisha Yoast for her vision and organization! She has created a wonderful way for all of us...to thank all of you...for the love and support that has enabled everyone on this list to continue to share their creativity. And, as we learned last year, this is a great way for us to introduce Inchie Arts - Art Squares to those unfamiliar with our products. 

 

 

This year we introduced our Little Village kits, Original and 2. The response has been tremendous and as we, and others, continue to experiment with how they can be used, there is no doubt that these will become part of your year round papercrafting and card making. If you are looking for samples and ideas on how to use Little Village kits be sure and visit the Inchie Arts Facebook page.

 

 

We would like to extend a very special thank you to all the artists and crafters who shared their work with us!! You continue to inspire and demonstrate that Art Squares are the perfect substrate for everything from stamping and coloring, mixed media, Gelli Plate, die masking, watercolor, stencils, Pan Pastels, Stendoodling, photo collages, cubes, tags and so much more.

 

 

 

 

Whether you already love our Art Squares....or are super curious to create with them....please leave a comment below on THIS POST as your entry to win this collection of Inchie Arts - Art Square and Little Village products. In order to be eligible please leave a comment between now and Sunday January 8th at 12 midnight PST. We will randomly select one winner and will post their name here on our blog, and on our Facebook page, on Tuesday January 10, 2017.

 

 

The Inchie Arts - Art Square Giveaway Package includes: 2 packages Original Little Village, 2 packages Little Village 2, one package each of white: 1" Inchie Squares, 3" Art Squares, 4" Art Squares, ATC size (2.5" x 3.5") Art Squares and 2" x 4" SWATCH Art Squares.

 THANK YOU for stopping by and we hope you will visit again to see if you won, but more importantly to explore this blog and our Facebook page to see what you can create with Art Squares. 

And what a list for this year - WOW! 

Lawn Fawn

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Reverse Confetti

Taylored Expressions

Paper Smooches

Neat & Tangled

Technique Tuesday

Clear & Simple Stamps

Richard Garay

My Sweet Petunia

JustNick

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Sunny Studio Stamps

Inchie Arts llc

Scrapbook Update

Buttons Galore

Latisha Yoast

Julia Stainton

ChariMoss

Cristina Nunez

Wanda Guess

Vera Yates

Amy Tsuruta

Mary-Ann Maldonado

Lori Craig

Lydia Fiedler

Jenn Shurkus

Lisa Henke

Dina Kowal

Libby Hickson

Emily Leiphart

Cindy Lawrence

Kelly Klapstein

Erica Houtghton

Elise Constable

Julee Tillman

Lee Murphy

Lisa Arana

Giovana Smith

Karen Baker

Lindsay Amrhein

Dana Joy

Marcie Sharp

Megan Hoeppner

Alicia Thelin

Asia King

Debbie Seyer

Yvonne Van De Grijp

Tenia Nelson

Michelle Woerner

Christina Griffiths

Lori McAree

Barbara Anders

Jill Hawkins

Veronica Zalis

Leigh Penner

Margie Higuchi

Amy Coose

Melody Rupple

Karen Letchworth

Heidi Ramsey Blankenship

Jennie Harper

Jodi Collins

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Gracie Chavez

Stephanie Klauck

Savannah O’Gwynn

Terre Fry

Neva Cole

Maria Levine

Misti Oblander

Ceal Pritchett

Thank you for visiting All In An Inch from Inchie Arts! Don't forget to leave a comment below on THIS POST as your entry to win the Inchie Arts - Art Square and Little Village products shown in the picture. In order to be eligible please leave a comment between now and Sunday January 8th at 12 midnight PST. We will randomly select one winner and will post their name here on our blog, and on our Facebook page, on Tuesday January 10, 2017.

Happy New Year everyone!! 

RubberMoon and Little Village

We were pretty excited when Kae Pea, owner of RubberMoon stamps agreed to let us share some of her wonderful Little Village creations with us.

One of the reasons that we love RubberMoon stamps is that they can be combined to create the most wonderful visual stories. 

Beginning with a 4" white Art Square as her base and then using no less than 9 different RubberMoon stamps and 3 pieces from a Little Village kit she has created this adorable 'scape'. According to KP, the background was tinted using Pan Pastels, while the more vibrant colors were created using Acrylagouache. (I have just learned of this product from KP and am eager to give it a try) 

 

Using the same materials as above on an ATC size white Art Square (one of these comes in each Little Village kit) and 4 small pieces from Little Village kits, I would guess that she used 10 different RM stamps on this one!

Be sure and visit RubberMoon to see all of the wonderfully imaginative stamps that can be used with Little Village kits to tell your very own stories.   

Incorporating 'loose' journaling

Dina is at it today too with a multi layering technique that was created to highlight one of her new sentiment stamps from Impression Obsession. 

In her blog post at Mama Dini's Stamperia she explains all the different layers created with pencil, Distress ink, Zig markers, ball point pen, a white pen and even a bit of gesso!

We couldn't think of a better way to use one of our newer size Art Squares, a 2" X 4" SWATCH!!  

 

Swatch! Watch Jill's new Shimmerz video

Follow the links today to see Jill Foster's newest video using Shimmerz paints, 2" X 4" Swatch size white Art Squares and several Penny Black stamps. 

This size is super versatile because you can use them vertically (as shown here) or horizontally with a large sentiment!

In the video learn how Jill creates with these amazing watercolors using a wet on wet blending technique - perfect for use on the 4ply Art Squares as there is no warping or pooling due to their absorbent characteristics.

Visit Jill's blog - Studio Sessions for details of the video!  

A new video with Jill Foster, Shimmerz, Penny Black and Art Squares!

 

Jill just has a magic touch with paints and her newest video showcasing Shimmerz with Penny Black stamps is no exception. Of course we are thrilled that she is using our 4" white Art Squares as the substrate, as they are perfect for this type of stamping and painting. 

And, as part of the launch of this new series, her video will be featured today on both the Penny Black and Shimmerz blogs...and there are giveaways!

For a direct link to watch Jill's video click here - https://youtu.be/eCn4SsymGaU

(and for more tips about watercoloring with Art Squares scroll through our WATERCOLOR link in the categories section to the right)  

 

 

Hopping with StencilGirl - Day 2

 

If you visited yesterday you now understand why we are all having SO MUCH FUN - 

It's like our products were meant for each other!

There are SO MANY ways to use StencilGirl stencils...with paints, sprays, textured mediums, markers, tracing, pastels, inks, Gelli Plate....and because Art Squares are made from a museum quality, 4 ply, archival, acid/lignin free, absorbent, matte board material....they can stand up to all kinds of layers of StencilGirl color and texture!

Thank you for joining us for this 3 day event where you will see the work of 9 different designers, from each of our teams, as they share their creative ideas.

Today - Tuesday January 26 - you will want to visit: 
StencilGirl Talk
Maria McGuire
Gwen Lafleur
Dina Kowal 

We at Inchie Arts are extremely fortunate to have an incredible group of artists on our design team and today is Dina's turn!

 

 

And what would a blog hop be without a giveaway! 

 

Leave a comment ON ANY (or all) of the blogs involved in the hop as your entry

We'll be picking one lucky winner to receive a 

 

$25 StencilGirl Products Gift Certificate and

1 package each of White 4", 3", ATC (2.5" X 3.5") and Swatch (2" X 4") size Art Squares!

All comments left on the hop list participants’ posts will be entered. 

One comment per blog. 

Comments close on January 30^th @ 11:59PM Central.
Winner will be announced on StencilGirl Product’s Facebook Page on January 31^st.

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 (if you are just joining the hop - here are the blog links from yesterday, Monday January 25)

StencilGirl Talk
Mary C. Nasser
Mary Beth Shaw
Lisa Lee

 

The most gorgeous ornaments....from inchies!

Dina has truly outdone herself with these incredible ornaments...all made from Inchie Squares!!

Not only that, but she has created a very detailed step by step tutorial that you can view over at the Splitcoaststampers website.

WOW!!

Dina creates with Art Squares!

For those of you that follow our Inchie Arts blog you will know how privileged we are to have Dina Kowal, also a designer for Impression Obsession Stamps, as a member of our design team.

Whenever we share photos of Dina's work with Art Squares, you can be sure that all the details will be available on her blog, Mama Dini's Stamperia, including this wonderful ornament made from 2" Art Squares and decorated with a new holiday die from Impression Obsession.   

And while you are there, check out some of her recent work with 4" Art Squares AND our new SWATCH size that is 2" X 4" - perfect for both horizontal and vertical images!

 

 

Be sure and visit Mama Dini's Stamperia - so many great ideas!!

 

 

 

 

'Resist' stamping on Art Squares using a variety of wet color mediums

Impress Flower Power stamp set on a white ATC size Art Square colored with Koi Watercolor paint.

Last Saturday we were invited to do a demo at Impress Cards and Crafts as part of a store wide event. We love working with both their exclusive stamp images and those created by Savvy. When we do a demo with Art Squares our goal is to show how the product is a perfect surface for all different kinds of stamping and coloring techniques.

On a recent trip to Portland we discovered a new product from Cosmo Cricket showing watercolor papers printed with clear designs that 'resist' when watercolored and wanted to see if that same technique could be translated to white Art Squares.

All of the cards shown in this post were created by first stamping a white Art Square with clear VersaMark Ink from Tsukineko followed by dredging in clear embossing powder and heat setting. Next, 'wet' media color was applied. As you will see, the 'color' was absorbed into the Art Square and then a water dampened paper towel (or an alcohol dipped Q-tip if paint is acrylic based vs. water based) was used to wipe away any remaining color from the 'white' images. It was interesting to see how the variety of different color mediums behaved on the Art Squares. 

 

    The same Flower Power stamp set was used, but the color was added by directly drawing on the 4" white Art Square (after the stamping and heat setting!) with Faber Castell Gelato sticks and then 'painting' over with water to dissolve the applied color.

 

Confetti Dots background stamp. Background color applied with 3 shades of Faber Castell Gelato sticks that were directly applied to the white ATC size Art Square and then blended with water. An additional layer of color was added by touching a wet paintbrush directly to the Gelato stick and then applying to the Art Square.  

 

Savvy Lace Flower stamp. Background was added by applying drops of Copic Various Ink (directly from the refill bottle) in greens and blues onto a clear acrylic block and then pressing the ATC size white Art Square onto the block.The flowers were then overcolored with Koi Watercolor.  

 

Savvy Lace Flower stamp. Background color was applied using Splash Ink Acrylic Inks. As a green or blue was mixed and applied it was then tweaked to create a new color which was also then applied. (if using an acrylic based color medium, use an alcohol moistened Q-tip to remove excess paint from 'white' stamped images)  

 

Savvy Brush Stroke Flower and Wavy 7 Petal stamps. Background created by dabbing a paintbrush heavy with a color blend created with Splash Acrylic Inks. Paint was then 'moved around' on the 4" white Art Square adding additional colors here and there until desired affect was achieved. (used an alcohol moistened Q-tip to clean white flower images)

  

Spade Leaf stamp. Twinkling H20 Golden Jade dark green accented with FineTec gold metallic water soluble paint on a 3" white Art Square.

 

Leafy Stem stamp and Snow Flurry stamp. Background created by first creating different blue and green Koi Watercolor blends and then combining them with Fine Tec silver metallic water soluble paint. Make sure the 4" white Art Square is well moistened with water before applying paints. This will allow the colors to blend on their own.  

If you live or visit the Pacific Northwest be sure and visit Impress Cards and Crafts at their 2 locations in the Seattle area to see a complete display of all the sizes and colors of Art Squares and all kinds of sample projects. Otherwise, be sure and visit their online store at Impress Cards and Crafts.   

First valentine

It has been a long time since we have done any projects with Silks Acrylic Glazes but their vibrant Pixie Pink, Rasperry Wine, Boysenberry and Ice were perfect for a valentine.

Beginning with a black 2" Art Square loosely paint a smooth first layer using a damp paintbrush with Silks Ice (white) glaze mixed with the tiniest drop of white gesso - heat set. This layer will absorb a bit into the square but will then act as a sealer to reduce absorption of future layers, and leave a distinctive light shimmer.  

Randomly dab the other colors in a 'blotchy' way, mixing and dabbing until satisfied.  Force dry the paint using a heat gun and watch as the thicker areas of the paint 'bubble' and create additional texture from the heat.

Stamp the RubberMoon Scalloped Heart stamp (new by Lindsay Ostrom!) with black VersaFine pigment ink and heat set.  Color the heart generously, filling your paintbrush with the Pixie Pink mixed with the tiniest bit of white gesso and heat set.