Scenic Stairsteps, A Lesson in Thinking Outside the Box

 
Thinking outside the box is not something I do well. What can you expect from someone who worked with numbers most of her life?  Left brain, right brain, definitely more left…um,  I think. And then, some may say no brains at all.  But I digress…
I was looking for inspiration for a great birthday card idea for one [...]

February Trail Maps

February 2010 Trail Map by Regena

Good things come in threes!  Rectangles, triangles and a circle (or is that an embellishment?).  Where can you go with this map?  Let’s see what trails the Artistic Guides were led down this month to inspire you to follow your own trail map!
Stamps: Another Stamp Company
Stamps: Hampton Arts
 Stamps: Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: GG Designs
Stamps: [...]

Faux Magic Mesh

Do you have different colored rolls of Magic Mesh in your stamping stash but never have just the right color for that card you’re creating?  I have a solution for you to get that ‘just right’ color every time you want to include mesh on your card, without having to spend a  lot of money!  Sound interesting?  Come [...]

January 2010 Map

In keeping with our theme of quests, trails, hiking, scenic by-ways, we are changing the name of our sketches! 
To find our way during our journeys, we generally need a map to help guide us to our destination.  Sketches help guide us in our creative journey, beginning at the trailhead (a few stamps, ink, paper) and ending at our destination [...]

Small town thanksgivings

I have a story to tell…one that centers around thanksgiving and gratitude.
Here in the United States, we celebrate Thanksgiving, a day that has largely become known for a big turkey dinner, the Macy’s parade and football; and here in Montana, generally the end of hunting season. The history of Thanksgiving began way back in the [...]

Heritage Cookbook for the Inventor

Heritage Cookbook Introduction Page

 
By: Bea Rosenleaf, Artistic Guide
For years, now, I’ve wanted to create a cookbook for my boys using my great-grandmother’s, grandmother’s and mother’s recipes that have become our family favorites.  I have all my great-grandmother’s and grandmother’s handwritten recipes, some dating back to the 1800s. So the theme for November – Heritage/Gratitude – was [...]

Happy Harvest Thank You for the Adventurer

I’m on a quest to design the perfect thank you card! My husband and I are organizing a community-wide Thanksgiving dinner for everyone in the community.  I would like to send custom-made thank you cards to donors and volunteers.  This is going to be a huge task, and I need a simple, quick card that [...]

Using Your Brayer for the Discoverer

Do you have a brayer that sits in your drawer because you don’t quite know what to do with it?  I generally use mine with the multi-colored ink pads, such as the Kaleidacolors because it’s easy to create great backgrounds.  There are so many other things you can do with a brayer!  Don’t want to [...]

More Mygrafico Digital Designs

 
 
Mygrafico is owned and operated by partners, Burcu Arat Sup (a.k.a. MUJKA) and Judy Sanqunetti.  Both women are illustrators. 
 
 

 
 
Burcu creates designs mostly for stationery companies and the commercial market. You can check out Burcu’s beautiful work at her website,  Mujka Chic.
 

 
Judy creates designs mainly for the kid’s market. Judy’s wonderful children’s design work can be found at Sanqunetti [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Bevvy of Calendars, Take 1

One of the most useful gifts I receive during the holidays is a calendar.  I love calendars for purses; I love wall calendars; I love desk calendars; I just love calendars!  I have a calendar hanging in my studio, I have one hanging by my computer, I have one in my car, and I have one [...]

October 2009 Sketch Card

It’s hip to be square!  A square card, that is.  What a fun sketch we have for you this month.  Parallelograms, rectangles, and more squares layered to create some cool eye candy.
 
This month our designers created their samples in pink to honor Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Please share with us your creations honoring those who [...]

September 2009 Sketch Card

September’s sketch is long and lean with layers of rectangles and an oval for added interest. What can you envision with this sketch?  It’s a dandy!

Here are our Artistic Guides’ variations of this month’s sketch. We hope their designs will help provide some inspiration to create your own interpretation for the September card.

By: Bea Rosenleaf
Stamps: The [...]

The Creative Journey Continues for the Adventurer

It is Not the Destination
By: Bea Rosenleaf, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size: 6.5″ x 5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Travel stamps (Clear Art Stamps)
Quote (Inkadinkado)
Flourishes (Autumn Leaves)
Papers:
White cardstock cut to 4.25″ x 5.5″
Black cardstock cut to 4.5″ x 5.75″
White pre-folded card 6.5″ x 5″
Inks:
Adirondack dye inks: (Ranger)
   Butterscotch
   Stream
   Wild Plum
Other:
Black colored pencil (Prisma)
Ruler
Eclipse Tape (Judikins)
3 Color Dusters (Judikins)
Paper cutter of [...]

Travel Cards for the Discoverer

 
 Travel Cards
By: Bea Rosenleaf, Artistic Guide
Creating photo cards is one way of sharing your vacation photos with family and friends. Who doesn’t enjoy receiving a hand-made card, with a photo to boot?  Making photo greeting cards is pretty easy. You can dress them down or dress them up, but always try to keep the photo as [...]

Old Fashioned Suitcase for the Inventor

Old Fashion Suitcase
By: Bea Rosenleaf, Artistic Guide 
Finished Size: 7” x 6” (approximate) 
So you just came back home from a vacation and have tons of pictures. What to do with them?  If you’re a scrapbooker, no problem…just make a scrapbook.  Don’t want a scrapbook, or you don’t enjoy scrapbooking?  No problem, here’s a project to make [...]

Sunday International’s Last Day

We are at the end of our feature for Sunday International.  It’s been fun showing you all the new stamp sets from the Dee Gruenig line at Sunday International.  If you haven’t checked out their website yet, please do go visit.  Not only are there other stamps from the extremely talented Dee Gruenig, but many [...]

Rubbadubbado – May Featured Rubber Stamp Company

Stamper’s Quest is excited to feature a rubber stamping company outside of the United States. Our Artistic Guides were allowed to select images or be surprised with images from Rubbadubbadoo. Rubbadubbadoo is an New Zealand company featuring over 3,000 stamp images to choose from.  That’s a lot of images – something for everyone! 
Tania and Clinton live and operate [...]

Too Busy Dusting

Throughout the Color Conversations with Darlene Domel DVD, Darlene’s wit and humor just gets better and better.  Darlene’s little tips for using large background stamps, what product to use to get ink off your fingers, how to save money and more, are some of the best tips I’ve heard in a long time.  The best laugh [...]

May Card Sketch

The 10th of the month is here again, and we are rarin’ to go with a brand new sketch card and samples from our amazing Artistic Guides.
Regena created a sketch using a circle, squares and a rectangle to make a unique presentation. To help get your creative juices flowing, our Artistic Guides created some awesome samples!
We challenge you to use the [...]

End of the Trail with I Brake for Stamps

Did you bring your cup o’ Joe with you, or cuppa tea, before settling down for today’s featured designs?  If not, we’ll wait for you while you go get a cup! Then sit back, relax and enjoy!
Sadly, we are at the end of our feature for I Brake for Stamps. But that doesn’t mean the [...]