Gourd Class Photos

Hard working group.
Bonnie Gibson's classes were wonderful.



Safety Masks





There are many styles to chooose from.


Tools

Gourd Classes with Bonnie Gibson

The gourd retreat is wonderful!!!
I'm having a great time.

Cigar Box

Froggy Cigar Box



Cigar box- altered with Fantasy Film and acrylic paints.

Contest time!!!

Hi, Everyone,

We have gone waaaaay too long without one of our contests. So, here is a new challenge and its different than our usual challenges. This time, I will not be sending you found objects.

I want pieces of art that just happen to tell time - basically, we're talking about clocks - but not clocks - PIECES OF ART THAT JUST HAPPEN TO TELL TIME!!!!!

So, here are the contest rules:

1. You must use some embellishment or something in the creation of this artwork using OPALS embossing enamels and a Krafty Lady Art Mould©.

2. It must actually work and tell time.

3. It must be sent to the Midnight Art Ranch postmarked NLT May 22nd. Zeb will be at the Midnight Art Ranch for the Gourd Retreat in early June, so she can photo the entries while she's here.

That's it!

We'll have a panel of judges to pick the winners. They will not know who's submission they are judging. No names will be submitted to them with the artwork so that judging will be completely objective and all artwork will be judged on its own merit.

All artwork submitted will become the property of After Midnight Art Stamps.

This is a great opportunity to browse thrift stores, flea markets and garage sales. You can start with a basic clock or you can create the entire thing and add clock works.

The winner will receive a $100 gift certificate from After Midnight Art Stamps. Runners up (2nd and 3rd place) will each receive $50 gift certificates. All submitters will receive a package of goodies from After Midnight. All submissions will be displayed at the Midnight Art Ranch with the artist's name prominently displayed once the contest is over and winners have been selected.

All entries will be listed on the web site after the judging with the artists' names for all to see.

If your entry costs more than $10.00 to ship to the Ranch, LMK. I am willing to refund some of the shipping cost, within reason. This means, please don't ship grandfather clocks that weigh a thousand pounds without prior approval, lol.


Linda

Denver Rubber Stamp Convention

Hi, Everyone,

We are attending the Denver Rubber Stamp Convention which is being held April 17th and 18th at the Red Lion Hotel, 4040 Quebec St, Denver. We'll be there with all 400+ Krafty Lady Art Moulds©, all 35 colors of OPALS embossing enamels, all the new Spellbinders dies, including the impressabilities and nestabilities, plus some new items.

Jen Lowe of Jen Lowe Designs will be doing make and takes both days using the wonderful Ultimate Crafter's Companion (UCC), the Wizard and Spellbinders dies, plus the Lucy McGoo stamp line. Jen is sooooo very creative and it always amazes me the make and takes she comes up with. Don't miss this opportunity to "play" the Jen Lowe way.

I'll also be doing a 2 hour class using the UCC, Wizard, Spellbinder dies and much more.

Dragon Eggs for Easter!

The "dragon eggs" are goose eggs covered in Fantasy Film!

The other eggs are done with Radiant Rain and Memory Mist sprays. :)

Open for Business!

We are now carrying the Ultimate Crafter's Companion. I love, love, love it. Boxes, pretty matching envelopes and out of the norm cards have always been something I loved but stopped doing because I hated all the measuring. And even after I did all the measuring, they didn't always come out right. With the Crafter's Companion, you can do boxes, cards, envelopes and more extremely quickly, with no measuring and they always come out exactly right. And after you create these wonderful boxes, cards and envelopes, you can embellish them with Spellbinder's die cuts. The two go together beautifully.

At the Albuquerque show this coming weekend, we will be introducing new stamps featuring Haiku created by award winning novelist Sabra Steinsiek. Sabra will be demoing at our booth and will be using the new stamps. They are beautiful and will add a delightful touch to your artwork. So, if you're in the Albuquerque area this weekend, stop by the rubber stamp show at the Fairgrounds and meet Sabra and take the opportunity to preview and purchase the new stamps. They will be available for purchase from our website on Tuesday after the grand opening in Albuquerque this weekend.

I will be teaching an OPALS pendant class here at the Midnight Art Ranch on Sunday, March 29th from 1-3pm. Those of you in the local area can sign up for the class on our website or call on our toll free number: 1-866-634-9408. It's a really fun class and you'll go home with lots of beautiful pendants/pins/beads/embellishments. You'll also have the opportunity to shop at the store while you're here.

We are once again carrying Scotch Weld from 3M. We stopped having it when the price went up. The price has now gone back down to it's original cost and it's available once again on the website.

Have a great week and I hope to see many of you at the Albuquerque show this weekend.

Linda
After Midnight Art Stamps
at the Midnight Art Ranch
www.amstamps.com

Artsy Bottle Recycling

I've been playing with bottles again.





I have a two part tutorial up on the After Midnight website with an explanation of how I did these.


http://www.amstamps.com/ebottut/

http://www.amstamps.com/ebottut2/


Enjoy!

New videos from Linda Hanson

Krafty Lady Art Mould© Pendant from After Midnight Art Stamps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9eBNXMez1I



Metallic Fashion Flakes Pendant from After Midnight Art Stamps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqNGtnsbzh8

OPALS Fantasy Film Faux Dichro and Carnival GlassPendants

Another great Jen Lowe video tutorial!

Check out Jen's blog for more great tutorials!

Fantasy film tutorial

We have a tutorial up for some of the fun ways to use Fantasy Film.

There is a download for a pdf file of this tutorial on the webpage.

Retreat and Gourd Art Classes!

The Midnight Art Ranch is offering gourd art classes with Bonnie
Gibson and Maria Dellos!



Be sure to check it out!

Spellbinders Nestabilities Origami Flower

More video tutorials from Linda Hanson!
A beautiful origami flower created using the Spellbinders Nestabilities die cuts!

Opal- Fantasy Film Stained Glass Paper

Great new video tutorial from Linda Hanson!


Part 2

art deco ATC

I love these art deco stamps. They are just the right size for ATC. I stamp them and colored them with colored pencils. Then I cut them out. The background is text books pieces glued to cardstock using some tinted gel medium.

Christmas Recipe Card

For your Holiday recipes!





Click on image to right click, download and save a jpg image.


Or download a pdf file: Here

Kit Kat candy bar wrappers

Click on image for full size jpg or get the pdf file:

Kit Kat Candy bar wrappers


Order these stamps from After Midnight to make cards and tags to match!

Mini Embellishments AM350 by Jeni Calkins

I just love the 10 Mini Embellishments AM350 I’ve been adding these to the indented pendant shaped to make some fun jewelry. These are cast with a mix of different color polymer clay, crystal are pressed into the clay before cooking. The pendant is then coated with clear urethane finish, and wired wrapped.

also used AM273 - XLgeIndented Pendant Shape, AM282 - XLgeIndented Oval ShapeHas side indentationfor wire wrapping,AM180 - MedDonut small

Mari's Blog

Wow! You've got to see what Mari came up with using the Fantasy Film and rubber stamps.

More techniques to try.
I need more hours in the day.

I posted a new Fantasy Film creation on my personal blog too. A gel medium transfer over the Fantasy Film.

This stuff is too much fun!