Thanksgiving Holiday PROMOTION at Whatwefound.net

Posted by scrapbook on November 24, 2009 under Promotion, Seasons | Be the First to Comment

At this time of year, we thank you for your business, and for supporting our blog, facebook page and twitter. We know your time is valuable, so here is the trick to get a free gift with your next order.

This promotion will be good until Midnight Cyber Monday (November 30).

Here’s the trick:

(ONLY available to our social networking sites)

Go to our website www.whatwefound.net to purchase items, enter this code: FREESTAMP

We will add an acrylic stamp to your order free of charge!

*while supplies last*

We hope you think about what you are grateful for this time of year, and spend this thanksgiving with the people you love.

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

From your friends at WhatWeFound

Distress The Holidays with Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Ranger Christmas

Posted by scrapbook on November 16, 2009 under Albums, Holiday, Idea, Kits and Collections, New Product, Page Idea, Paper, Seasons, Stamping, Tools | Be the First to Comment

You may have read some of our tweets over the summer and seen that Heather had the opportunity to meet and take a class from Tim Holtz. Now, you lucky readers, we are giving you the instructions to this fabulous class. Heather said she has never taken such a fun class. She loved getting to work with all the Tim Holtz products, and learning tons of new skills. If you ever get the chance to, we recommend taking it! He’s a crafting genius, and i think you will be able to tell from this mini-album.

Supplies:

RANGER:
Craft Sheet
Distress Inks
Distress Crackle Paint
Glossy Accents
Multi-medium
Sticky Back Canvas
Perfect Pearls
Mini Mister
Heat-It Craft Tool
Cut N Dry Foam

Tim Holtz Idea-Ology:
Grungeboard Seasonal
Grungebook
Numerals
Sanding Grip
Tiny Attacher

Tonic:
Tim Holtz Scissors

Stampers Anonymous:
Tim Holtz Collection Stamps

Prima:
Holiday Poinsettia Flowers

MISC:
Vintage Music Ephemera

INSTRUCTIONS::

Steps For Distress Stickled Grunge:
1.Remove Grungeboard pieces from sheet
2.Tap ink blending tool on to distress ink pad
3.Lightly rub ink over grungeboard pieces.
4.Apply a dab of distress stickles to inked grunge.
5.Wipe a thin layer over grunge with your finger.
6.Allow to dry completely. *Note: You may dry with heat tool.*

Steps for covering grungeboard:
1.Working on craft sheet, dip cut n dry foam into multi-medium.
2.Wipe a thin layer on to grungeboard cover.
3.Immediately place music paper over grunge cover to the right of the holes.
4.Repeat for back cover placing music paper upside down.
5.Tear off excess paper from around grunge covers.
6.Once pages are dry, sand excess paper off with sanding grip.
7.Remove backing from printed sticky back canvas and place on the left edge of grunge covering the holes.
8.Left outside edge of sticky back canvas and apply a thin layer of multi-medium to grunge and press canvas back down.
9.Tap ink blending tool into distress ink and ink grunge covers.
10.Apply rock candy distress stickles and spread with finger.
11.Repeat above steps for back cover.

Steps for rock candy distress crackle paint:
1.Stamp or print image onto cardstock.
2.Shake distress crackle paint,
3.Apply a medium coat of paint over paper.
4.Allow to dry and crackle.
5.Ink over cracks with distress ink using ink blending tool to work ink into the cracks.

Steps for dabber resist grunge:
1.Remove grungeboard from sheet.
2.shake adirondack paint dabber.
3. Remove clear cap and dab paint on to stamp.
4. Lightly swipe stamp with dabber to blend paint.
5.Stamp image onto grundeboard and dry with heat tool.
6.ink over grunge with distress ink using ink blending tool.
7.Mist paper towel with water from mini mister and wipe ink from grunge to bring paint color back to the surface.

Steps for pearlized grunge:
1.Dip brush into perfect pearls.
2.tap brush on craft sheet to remove excess pearls
3. Brush perfect pearls over inked grunge.
4.Lightly mist over grunge with water to set powders.

Steps for putting it all together!:
1.Attach numerals with long fasteners.
2.Adhere grungeboard pieces with glossy accents.
3.Secure crackled calendar with tiny attacher.
4.Attach flowers with long fasteners.
5.Assemble book and secure with included book rings.