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I have visited For Keeps Sakes Scrapbook Store several times with Tammy and have always enjoyed the store. They have a lot of great stuff! It is probably one of the best known scrapbook stores in the St. Louis area. This was my first time for doing a class with them; and actually, the first time doing a class with Wendy Vecchi. Tammy and I did both classes and it was a super fun day! It for sure won't be my last. These photos are some of Wendy's beautiful art that was displayed in the store. Very inspiring! |
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Her flowers are so gorgeous! |
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Here we are busy, busy, busy "Making Art" as Wendy says. I didn't get photos of anyone's book, but you can scroll down for a photo of Wendy's from an earlier post--and I will post mine later. For our Mini Art book we used the Maya Road Mini Album kit. It is a "ready-to-have-fun" chipboard book, including all the fun little chipboard embellishments. We used most of the new Tim Holtz Distress Inks on this project. I love them all, but right away, my new favorites became Rusty Hinge and Wild Honey. |
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We chose from this selection of shoe lasts for our project. I spied one with my maiden name "Stewart" on it and selected it for my art. (Photo borrowed from For Keeps Sake -- I never thought of getting a photo, but how awesome is this!!) |
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After we each selected a shoe last, we then selected from an assortment of stamped images on grunge paper of Wendy's Studio 490 designs, medals, die cuts, great findings of all kinds. When I first looked at all this, I thought I have no idea where to start. But once I got started, I didn't think about it--I just played! |
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After everyone finished, they were all placed on a table in front for display. It was unbelievable how many creative ideas everyone had! Each one turned out so different, even though we started with a lot of the same materials. |
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Tammy's is the first on the left. I loved how she did it! Mine is the 2nd from the left. |
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As soon as I got in town, Tammy and I headed here. She has been to the store lots of times -- this was my first visit. The owners are Chris Schwartz and Sharon Wisely, and you can tell they love what they do. The store was amazing! Lots of stamps, collage sheets, trinkets, and vintage goodies for mixed media or altered art, artist trading cards, etc. -- including all kinds of inspiring art throughout the store. Besides the store, you can follow their blog, visit their store online, and/or sign up for email. |
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I received a photo of this adorable pin as part of an email from Red Lead Paper Works this week. The little dress was made from their Story Rubber Stamps. I just fell in love with it! That sparked my need to visit today. Red Lead Paper Works is already one of Tammy's favorites, so it will just be a "first time" for me. The stamp they used for this project is displayed below. It is a rubber cling stamp (very reasonably priced, too). |
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Cute, huh? |
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Another stamp I gotta have! |
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From something old to something new . . . see this beautiful box at http://tammytutterow.com |
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