BUT…it’s all about the present!

February and March are big birthday months in our family. I generally try to make several extra cards to have on hand so  this week I will share some birthday ideas for cards with you.
Today lets start with a small card you can tuck into a gift bag for a child. Even though we all [...]

Sweet Grass Stamps – Bea’s View

Finished card size: 6″ x 6″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Large Elephant from the Africa set (Sweet Grass Stamps)
Crackle Background (The Angel Company)
Illuminata (Inkadinkado)
Love (The Angel Company)
Sentiment (The Angel Company)
Papers:
Light gray cardstock, 12″ x 12″, cut in half and folded to make base card of 6″ x 6″ (unknown)
Dark gray cardstock cut to 5.75″ x 5.75″ (unknown)
Pinata pink, orange peel texture, [...]

Sue T.’s Valentine’s Day Series: Day Five

 
 
 
I am going to make it easy on you for this final day. Just a bit of stamping. This card is easily duplicated if you need to make a few cards. Your kids could even help on this one.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Birthday Builder Set 9BIRM (Amuse)
Happy Heart Day 9-8223B (Amuse)
Papers:
Recycled Brown craft paper [...]

Special folds – All my love gate card

This is a nice easy fold which gives stunning results (and takes lots of room on the mantle piece).  It is made from a half sheet of 12″ x 12″ cardstock and decorated with designer paper, diecuts and stamps.
 
 
 
 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Seasons of Love – Tags (Waltzingmouse stamps)
Very Vintage Labels No.4 (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Blessed by You (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Papers
Black Cardstock [...]

Joy Fold Card

Joy Fold Card
By: Penny Yoder, Artistic Guide
Finished card size:  4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
Supplies:
Stamps:
The Angel Company
Paper:
1 – 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ cardstock
1 – 3″ x 8 1/2″  cardstock
4 – 2 3/4″ x 4″ designer paper
1 – 4″ x 5 1/4″ designer paper or cardstock
Ink:
Palette ink: (Stewart Superior)
     Toile Pink
     Jardin Moss
     Moulin Rogue
Versafine Onyx [...]

Masculine nautical card-post 3

By Melanie Smith, Artistic Guide

Here is my next masculine themed card.  This is another Nautically themed card in a (nearly) monotone colorscheme.  It uses ripped edges so that there will be no imperfections on square corners or straight sides.  I  also looked for something to add some texture other than the ripping and embossing.   I [...]

Back to Basics – Guest Designer

Hi I am Karyn. I reside in Ohio with my husband and daughter, and I have been crafting on and off for my entire life: different avenues such as counted cross stitch, poetry, drawing, crochet, decoupage, and any other thing I could get my hands on.
While away camping for a weekend my daughter and I [...]

January Map Project – Happiness

 
 
 
Our new Artistic Guide, Jan Hennings, created a card just for you using the January map!  Enjoy. 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Happiness
By: Jan Hennings, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 4″ x 6″
Supplies:
Stamps:
7 Gypsies
Paper:
Worldwin
Making Memories
Ink: 
Timber Brown StazOn ink pad (Tsukineko)
Other:
Brads (Paper Studio)
Image (Paper doll vintage image from Germany)
Glue (Aleene’s)
Trimmer (Fiscars)
Hanger (unknown)
Muslin fabric (Hobby Lobby)
Clothes pin (Encore)
Sheet music (Old music book)
Acrylic paint (Plaid)
Sewing [...]

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 [...]

Basically, Thank You. *Back2Basics*

Fly-By Thanks
by Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide and Editor
Finished card size: 5.5″ x 4.25″ 
As promised, Stamper’s Quest will bring periodic “Back2Basics” projects to our readers so that we may all remember why we chose this art form! This particular card takes us to the very element of rubber stamp art. It requires four things: stamps, paper, [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Four, Christmas Found Elements: Final Day

 
 
 
 
 
Merry Christmas Everyone!! I can’t believe my advent series is over. I wish all of you loyal followers a wonderful and blessed Christmas!
 
 
 
 
 

Finished size 2.75″ x 6.25″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Christmas Found Elements, C-8449 (Stampington and Co.)
Believe (Papertrey Ink)
Papers:
White Matte card stock (unknown)
Decorative papers (Memory Box)
Brown card stock (Die Cuts with a View)
Inks:
Walnut Stain Distress ink pad (Ranger)
Almost Navy [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Four, Christmas Found Elements: Day Four

Finished size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Christmas Found Elements. C-8449 (Stampington and Co.)
Merry holiday borders LL113 (Hero Arts)
Papers:
Cream card stock (unknown)
Decorative papers (Memory Box)
Black card stock (unknown)
Inks:
Tuxedo Black Momentos ink pad (Tsukineko)
Other:
Glue Stick
Foam Tape
Metallic Chalks (Pebbles)
Diamond Screen Embossing Folder (Quickcutz)
Oval  and Scalloped Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Directions:

Cut the  cream card stock to 5.5″ x 8.5″ and fold in half to [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Four, Christmas Found Elements: Day Three

 
Finished size 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Christmas Found Elements (Stampington and Co.)
Believe (Papertrey Ink)
Papers:
White matte card stock (unknown)
Decorative papers (Basic Grey)
Two sided blue card stock (Doublemates)
Inks:
Versa Mark ink pad (Tsukineko) 
Tuxedo Black Mementos (Tsukineko)
Other:
Glue Stick
Corner Rounder (unknown)
Silver Embossing Powder (Judikins)
Flourish Oval Window Embossing Folder (Quickcutz)
Directions:

Emboss the 4.25″ x 5.5″ Navy blue card stock with a die cutting machine [...]

Holiday Splendor: Wrinkle-free Distress Santa Christmas Card

 
 
By: Melanie Smith, Artistic Guide
Finished size: 4.125″ x 5.8″
This is a super easy way to make some nice bright cards this year.  All of the colour is added to the card before stamping so you could make loads of the backgrounds in one session and then make up into cards later.
 
 
 
 
 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Classic Santa (Rubbadubbadoo)
Papers 
Dark green card [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Four, Christmas Found Elements: Day Two

Finished size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Christmas Found Elements (Stampington and Co.)
Merry Holiday Borders LL113
Papers:
White Matte card stock (unknown)
Decorative papers (My Mind’s Eye)
Brown card stock (Die Cuts with a View)
Inks:
Distress Inks Walnut stain (Ranger)
Tuxedo Black Mementos ink pad (Tsukineko)
Other:
Glue Stick
Foam Tape
Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Directions:

Cut out the scallop rectangle using the brown card stock with a [...]

Holiday Splendor Joy Card

 
 
 
 
By Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide 
Finished card size: 4” x 6”
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Christmas Tree (Unknown)
Alphabet Set Stamp (All Night Media)
Ink:
Versamark (Tsukinelo)
Paper:
Ivory, Red and Green Cardstock (The Paper Company)
Other supplies:
Fine Detail gold Embossing Powder (Ranger Industries)
Embossing heat gun (Marvy)
Pop Dots (Ranger)
Golden Ribbon (Brazilian)
1” Circle Punch (Marvy)
Directions:

Using the Versamark inkpad, stamp the tree image and the letters on ivory cardstock.
Add [...]

Sue’s Advent Series: Week Five featuring Christmas Found Elements by Stampington and Co.

 
Week Five. To end this series I  return to a tradition that is very dear to my heart.  My mom always sent me a three kings card every Christmas.  She said the tradition states the first king card you receive, you put over your doorway and you will have good luck all year long. I [...]

Sue’s Advent Series, Week Four, Merry and Bright: Day Five

 
 
 
 
Week four is over.  For all of you folks who were putting off making your cards I hope this week inspired you to make these quick and easy cards.
Come back on Monday for some very special and inspirational cards for Christmas to finish this very special Advent Series.
 
 
 
 
Finished size 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Merry and Bright (Papertrey [...]

Sue’s Advent Series: Week Three, Merry and Bright: Day Four

Finished size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Merry and Bright (Papertreyink)
Papers:
Cream card stock (unknown)
Decorative papers (Unknown)
Red card stock (Die Cuts with a View)
Inks:
Mementos ink pads: (Tsukineko)
     Lady Bug
     Tuxedo Black
Other:
Red Star gem (unknown)
Glue Stick
Foam Tape
Stickles Crystal (Ranger)
Polka Dot Ribbon (unknown)
Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Directions:

Cut the  cream card stock to 5.5″ x 8.5″ and fold in half to form [...]

Holiday Splendor Penguin Card

 
 
 
 
By Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide 
 Finished card size: 4” x 6”
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Perky Penguins (The Angel Company)
Ink:
Jet Black StazOn (Tsukineko)
Red StazOn (Tsukineko)
Paper:
Christmas Patterned Paper (Angel Company)
Red and Green Mi Teintes Paper (Canson)
White Cardstock (Bazzil)
Other supplies:
Watercolor pencils (Derwent and CaranD’Ache)
Pop Dots (Ranger)
Red Voil Ribbon
Red glittered brads (Making Memories)
Stickles (Ranger Industries)
Adhesive Stones (Brazilian)
Directions:

Cover the card front with a piece of [...]