Robin’s Nest Dew Drops Product Review

Robin’s Dew Drops Product Review
By: Susan Caplan, Backpack Guru
A friend of mine had purchased and used Dew Drops in a card she had made and I was fascinated by these tiny colored acrylic embellishments. So, I just had to buy some for myself. 
Finding these little morsels was not an easy feat, as my local stamp [...]

January Sketch Card and Samples

The 10th of the month is a fun day at Stamper’s Quest because it is the day we share our exclusive card sketch and samples from our Artistic Guides. This month’s sketch from Regena is a delightful card that illustrates the beauty of three. The central image is offset, creating immediate visual interest, while a [...]

Gift Box Card for the Discoverer

Gift Box Card for the Discoverer
By: Jennifer Willis, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size: 5″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Artsy Victorian Stamp Set (Innovative Stamp Creations)
Perfume Label from Christmas Past Set (Time to Stamp)
Papers:
Cardstock: White (Paper Goods)
Cardstock: Cream (Unknown)
Scrap Paper (Unknown)
Inks:
Pigment Cat’s Eye Queue: Rich Rustics (Colorbox)
Pigment Stamp Pad: Ruby (Colorbox)
Pigment Stamp Pad: Roussillon (Colorbox)
Embossing Ink (Close to my Heart)
Other:
Two-Toned [...]

Shattered Glass Card for the Adventurer

Shattered Glass for the Adventurer
By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: A2 (5″ x 7″)
Supplies:
Stamps:
Music #J13 (Great Impressions)
Gift of Music #60034 (Stamps Happen)       
Inks:
VersaMagic ink pads: (Tsukineko)
    Night Sky
    Turquoise Gem
    Aegean Blue
    Pixie Dust
    Thatched Straw
VersaFine -Onyx Black (Tsukineko)
Papers:            
5″ x 7″ note card (craft store)
Kromekote white glossy cardstock cut to 5.5″ x 3.5″ (Marco’s Paper)
Sizzix watercolors paper [...]

Layered Collage Card for the Adventurer

Layered Collage Card for the Adventurer
By: Bea Rosenleaf, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size:  5″ x 6.5″
I wanted to create a layered collage-type card, but didn’t want all the bulk of multiple layers of papers and embellishments, so I thought I would try to create something that looked multi-layered by using the masking technique. 
Note that the step-out photos showing [...]

Shattered Glass Masking Technique for the Discoverer

Shattered Glass for the Discoverer
By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide
 Finished card size: A2 (5.5″ x 4.25″)

Supplies:
Stamps:         
Rollagraph wheel- Ignudo Border
Beethoven set (Artful Illusions)
Paper:           
Kromekote white glossy cardstock cut to 5.5″ x 4.25″ (Marco’s Paper)
A2 note card (I make my own by cutting an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of Georgia-Pacific white cardstock in half
widthwise, creating two panels of 5.5″ [...]

Shattered Glass Tank Top for the Inventor

Shattered Glass Tank Top for the Inventor
By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide
 Supplies:
Stamps:          
Abstract Flowers (The Stamping Studio)
Ink:                 
Fabrico Black ink (Tsukineko)
Reinkers:  Brilliance (Tsukineko)
    Moonlight White
    Pearlescent Yellow
    Sky Blue
VersaMagic (Tsukineko)
    Aloe Vera
    Pixie Dust
Other:
Blue painter’s tape (home improvement store)
Fabric Medium (Liquitex)
Palette or plastic plate to use for paint
Make up wedge (discount store)
Paintbrushes of varying sizes 1″ and smaller
Iron
Pressing [...]

Happy New Year!

 
Fireworks over Sydney Harbor, the Watch-Night bell in Tokyo, and the dropping of the New Year’s Eve Ball in New York City: all over the world, people celebrate the entrance of 2009 with noisemakers, cheers, and Auld Lang Syne.  Here at Stamper’s Quest we celebrate the New Year with the first monthly edition of Stamper’s Quest Magazine.
This [...]

Our New Address Card for the Discoverer

Our New Address
By: Bea Rosenleaf, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size:  6.5″ x 5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Home Sweet Home stamp set (Dream Impressions)
Sentiment, “Our New Address” (The Angel Company)
Papers:
Prefolded White Card (6.5″ x 5″) (unknown)
Ultra-smooth 100 pound White cardstock, cut in half to 8.5″ x 5.5.”  Keep one half and set aside the other half for another project.(The Angel Company)
Pinecone [...]