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What a neat idea!

2 September 2010

Check out this great idea from the Ranger Industries website http://www.rangerink.com/pdf/label_sheets/DistressInkLabels.pdf.  It’s a label sheet for your Distress Inks.  The idea is to colour each one with the co-ordinating ink pad and label the sides of your inkpads if you are stacking them OR you can glue it in a reference book so you have the true colours [...]

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Viva Paints and 10 Seconds Studio

1 September 2010

This is going to be a rather long post as we have lots of info about the amazing range of  VIVA paints that we are now stocking. The other day we showed you this sneek peek of a project:  Here’s the whole deal: It’s a front door house plaque, cool hey?  The metal started off as [...]

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Sneek Peek

28 August 2010

Here’s a sneek preview of some very special samples coming soon on the blog that uses 10 Seconds Studio metal and molds and the new Viva range of paints that we now have in stock.  There’s lots to tell you about these amazing paints available through us in 3 popular lines. Ferro, Terra and Precious Metals, [...]

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Tim shares his secrets!!

24 August 2010

Tim Holtz has a great tip for getting the most out of his Texture Fades embossing folders.  Check out his step by step here http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/08/problem-solved.html.  Enjoy x the girls @ Destination Art

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Collections Spools

29 June 2010

These are the new spool kits from Collections, aren’t they adorable?  The spools have been covered with Collections Elements 6×6 papers and decorated with Collections “Notions” sheets.  We’ve added an embossed 10 Seconds Studios metal piece to enhance the top of the large spool. Enjoy x the girls @ Destination Art

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Through the Gum Trees

14 June 2010

For todays play, we thought we would introduce you to a couple of the new items we are carrying, the Artistic Outpost unmounteds and the Tim Holtz Texture Fades. For this 7″x5″ canvas, first we  gave the piece a background colour using Distress Inks in Scattered Straw and Wild Honey and a blending tool.  We then added the [...]

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New Artistic Outpost have arrived

11 June 2010

These wonderful 8.5″ x 11″ sheets of unmounted goodness have arrived and are a steal at only $29.95 per sheet.  Below are all the sheets we have in stock but they won’t last long!!!  Each sheet comes with a printed acetate index PLUS all the images are already CUT and mounted on ezi mount cushion, totally [...]

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10 Seconds Studio Metals & Molds

5 May 2010

Well what a hit 10 seconds studio metals and molds were at our Latest & Greatest Showcase Day held lately.  These metals are just fantastic and we are working hard on introducing some great workshops using them and the molds. In the picture is some of the yummy colours the metals are made in.  Both the [...]

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More Tim Holtz Goodness

23 April 2010

Here’s a sample using the Gadget Gears & Elegant Flourishes Dies from the Tim Holtz Alterations Line (we have a great promo price special on at the moment on these, check out the details here http://destinationart.net/blog/?p=1667.   The Gadget Gears were cut out of our “Scruffy Stuff”, lots of you are getting to know this little gem [...]

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New Tim Holtz Memo Pins

12 April 2010

These Oh So Fun Memo Pins have just arrived from the new Tim Holtz ideology line and they are just really one of those things that you think “WHY DIDN”T WE HAVE THESE BEFORE NOW”!!! They are such a simple but clever idea.  They’re a dream to work with and their uses……………ENDLESS!  We just made one [...]

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Rust and Verdigris Samples

7 April 2010

Don’t forget guys, midnight tomorrow ends the Tim Holtz goodies draw http://destinationart.net/blog/?p=1480 BUT please keep the comments rolling in, they keep us very inspired!!! Thanks for all the love so far xxxxIf you know us then you know how much we love our rust and verdigris finishes!! We use them on all sorts of surfaces, in [...]

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New Darkroom Door Unmounted Stamps

29 March 2010

We are pleased to announce that we are adding even more Darkroom Door images to our product range, with tins of luscious rubber on their way from their superb **NEW** collections. If you would like to purchase any of the new sets you see here, please email us at tedep@westnet.com.au .  Remember, all orders can be paid for easily through [...]

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Updates & New Blog Fodder

28 March 2010

Hi folks,we have a new link for you today to visit.  It’s the blog from Tattered Angels, creators of Glimmermist….mmmm!!  They have fabulous projects (see above) and a very cool design team, follow their news here http://mytatteredangels.com/blog/.  Just to let you also know that we have updated our “Our Favourite Places to hang” (blogroll) to include some of our newest [...]

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Website Fodder – PICNIK

25 March 2010

Today we wanted to share with you an uber cool FREE photo editor, PICNIK.  If you want easy and quick ways to enhance your photos, then PICNIK is well worth a consideration.  PICNIK boasts the ability to: Fix your photos in just one click Use advanced controls to fine-tune your results Crop, re-size, and rotate in real-time Tons [...]

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Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint

24 March 2010

Now available in 29 delicious colours, Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paints are a joy to work with and can really finish off your project.  We are pleased to advise that these paints are a staple part of our basic product range at Destination Art. As you can see in the image below, an application of [...]

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Filmstrip Ribbon

21 February 2010

We showed you a sample canvas a few days ago using the Tim Holtz filmstrip ribbon on its own as a embellishment.  Today our sample shows you how you can add ephemera and photos behind the filmstrip to create a fantastic and tailored look (click on the photo for a larger view of the project). You get oodles and oodles and [...]

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Blog fodder!

3 February 2010

In our blog travels, we have happened upon Dan!  His blog http://dan99.blogspot.com/ features a great variety of interesting posts and tutorials.  Check out the categories down the right hand side of his home page.  He offers everything from fine grunge inspiring projects to free SVG files (if you know what we’re talking about) to use with SCAL [...]

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ATC (artist trading cards) Gallery

28 January 2010

These ATC’s are featured in an ATC Gallery that we stumbled over in cyberspace.  There are 3 pages of ATC’s to enjoy. We have included a few in this posting. Here’s the address http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/atcnov03.html.   Thanks to the girls who have emailed us with sites that are interesting for ATC’s.  We will be compiling them and sharing the [...]

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Memory capsules

26 January 2010

We’ve just got our hands on these great little memory capsules from Ranger. They go together with Ranger memory glass and frames to make your own designer jewellery & embellishments.  We can’t wait to have a play with them and will be sure to upload some pictures when we do.  In the meantime the pictured ”Seaside Getaway” pendant was [...]

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10 January 2010

You might remember our earlier post (http://destinationart.net/blog/?p=415) where we introduced Abigail Mooney from The Vintage Moth.  Abigail give wonderful downloads on vintage images. If you haven’t had a chance to get to her blog,  the  following link is to Abigails’ blog and  2 beautiful postcards that you can print out.  Enjoy, Lisa and Elaine xx http://www.percyandbloom.com/the-vintage-moth/2010/1/2/postcards.html

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