welcome to studio 490 giveaway #5... this set is called speaking of art... and tomorrow, it will be headed to a new home... it could be YOUR home... just leave a comment... we'll draw a random winner @ 7am tomorrow... Chicago time... that's all it takes... today's set has two stamps that coordinate perfectly with 2 new art parts... the pencil & the pen nib... this is cool because they can be created in any color you need, just by changing the ink color... rubber stamps are really versatile & I'll show you 2 quite different variations of one stamp, in the photos below... the first uses the "artist definition background", to make a more traditional/classy gift... the base is an art parts small creative cover... the art parts covers are the perfect starting points for a project, because they are just a nice solid surface... they are VERY reasonably priced... they (and all art parts) accept tim's distress stains like a dream... they can also easily be inked with the blending tool & distress inks... or sprayed with Adirondack Color Washes too... or...painted... or covered with patterned paper... the art parts flourishes are new... as is the 6 petal art parts flower... the beautiful bling button in the center of the flower is from Maya Road... the cool pearls are from Prima... sorry this was my last piece & I'm not sure of the exact name or even if they are still available... here's the traditional look... using the "artist definition background"... next is another member of the DOOR KNOB family... you'll see LOTS of new art parts here... the wings... the large queen... the umbrella & the flower... the grungeboard flower is sitting on one piece of the art parts spool... a few of the details... it's hard to see, but there is a clear tim bauble hanging from the umbrella, to look like rain drops... to make the tiny hole in the umbrella, I used his drill punch... she has a spider on her nose... and the mini crown stamp turned upside down to make eyelashes... the white dot in the eye is Ranger's Inkssentials white pen... and I used Ranger's Cut N Dry nibs to color in the small areas (lips & eye)... and here's the same "artist definition background" used on the wings, for a funky/edgy effect... so totally different from the first project... the wings were inked with the new mustard seed distress stain & stamped with my new favorite vermillion archival... this color combo just speaks to me... again, the drill punch makes the perfect sized hole for jump rings... and I LOVE that the hole edges are perfectly smooth... so the moral of today's post is that rubber stamps are versatile... they can be anything YOU want them to be... and now today's winner is... Tammy Tutterow has left a new comment on your post "art by hand...": Oh! Pick me! Pick me! This is my new all time favorite Wendy stamp set. I love it! Posted by Tammy Tutterow to Studio 490 at July 27, 2011 9:28 AM Tammy...send your shipping info please ([email protected]) and "art by hand" will be headed to you... thanks so much everyone, for leaving comments & for playing along... see you tomorrow for another stamp giveaway... it's an ugly rainy day here... think I'll head to the studio to... make art! wendy