Tag Archive for ‘June 2009 Stamper’s Quest magazine’
Sunday International – Featured Rubber Stamp Company
Sunday International I am Dee Gruenig’s husband. Dee and I are fortunate to work with Sunday International (SI). Everything Dee and her staff have drawn for making rubber stamp images has gone into production which is simply unheard of! Other companies she has worked with typically accept one stamp design in ten and this is [...]
Back to Basics
For my blog week I have chosen a basic card design that is a simple, yet elegant classic. With this simple idea you can branch out into a multitude of design concepts. I call it a “Thirds Card.” The basic thirds card has a division of 1/3 – 2/3. This means that there is 1/3 [...]
The Blessing in the Pause
The pause we have taken this week has been a refreshing reminder of what really matters in life. These final five tips are a good summary: relationships matter, time is precious, and we all have much for which to be grateful. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. [...]
Girl on Log Card for the Adventurer
Girl on Log Card By: Michael A. Trent, Artistic Guide Finished card size: 6.5″ x 5″ Supplies: Stamps: Valentine Tilda (Magnolia) Log (Magnolia) Paper: White cardstock One sheet each of Pretty Posies, Green Thumb, Sunkissed, and Garden Rows paper (Aunt Gert’s Garden Set – S.E.I.) Ink: Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger) Pink, Green, Red, Brown [...]
Fairy Happy for the Adventurer
Fairy Happy By: Sue Trembeth, Artistic Guide Finished Card Size: 4.5″ x 5.5″ Supplies: Stamps: Is here – 2710E (Penny Black) Flower fairy – B1174 (Close to my Heart) Papers: White card stock, 5.5″ x 8.5″, folded in half to form 4.25″ x 5.5″ base card Glossy white paper, 3.5″ x 2.75″ (unknown) Black cardstock, [...]
Bouquet of Tulips Card for the Discoverer
Bouquet of Tulips Card By: Michael A. Trent, Artistic Guide Finished card size: 6.5″ x 5″ Supplies: Stamps: Tulips, No. 1129-Q (River City Rubber Works) Paper: White cardstock Purple, yellow, and black textured cardstock (DCWV) Ink: Versamark Watermark Stamp Pad (Tsukineko, Inc.) Purple and Yellow Crystal Lacquer (Sakura Hobby Craft) Other: Black detail embossing powder [...]
Butterfly Book for the Inventor
Butterfly Book By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide Supplies: Stamps: Speckle (The Angel Company) Joy Notes (The Angel Company) Build a Flower (Inque Boutique) Floral Jumbo Rollagraph (Clearsnap) Paper: Designer Collections Winterberry and Finger Paints (The Angel Company) Tutti Frutti (The Angel Company) Chipboard album (ColorBok) White cardstock (Georgia Pacific) Ink: VersaFine; Black (Tsukineko) Palette [...]
A Pause
Mid-Year. Suddenly it’s June and the year is already half-recorded into history. It’s amazing how quickly time passes. Our lives are often so busy that we miss out on some really important things. We really are a “microwave generation,” expecting immediate results that are both fulfilling and beneficial. But, in reality, life happens in moments [...]
Fairy Crown for the Discoverer
Fairy Crown By: Sue Trembeth, Artistic Guide Finished Card Size: 4.5″ x 5.5″ Midsummer’s Eve is the celebration of the summer solstice and is the longest day of the year. It is a time when magic is most powerful and the barrier between this world and the fairy world grows thin. My projects celebrate Midsummer’s Eve and [...]
Summer Hat for the Discoverer
Summer Hat for the Discoverer By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide Finished card size: A2 (4.25″ x 5.5″) Supplies: Stamps: Elaine’s Hat (Stampland Chicago) Dream (The Stamping Studio) Paper: Sage Floral (Daisy D) Ivory Floral (Daisy D) Ivory Cardstock (unknown) A2 note card (made from a half sheet of 8.5 x 11″ cardstock) Ink: VersaMagic; Spanish [...]
1920s Collage Card for the Adventurer
1920s Card By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide Finished card size: A2 (4.25″ x 5.5″) Supplies: Stamps: 1920s Collage (The Angel Company) Paper: Yellow/Purple Plaid (Daisy D) Purple Cardstock (unknown) Gold Cardstock (Bazzil) Ivory Cardstock (unknown) Acetate (unknown) A2 note card (made from a half sheet of 8.5 x 11″ cardstock) Ink: VersaFine; Black (Tsukineko) Other: [...]
Hanging Mandala for the Inventor
Hanging Mandala By: Michael A. Trent, Artistic Guide This project is a lot of fun to do and really much easier than it looks. There is just a lot of work involved – cutting, trimming, and pop dotting – but it can be finished in under an hour and it’s beautiful to hang in front [...]
Fairy Dreams for the Inventor
Fairy Dreams By: Sue Trembeth, Artistic Guide Finished Card Size: 4.5″ x 5.5″ Supplies: Stamps: Dream (Cats Life Press) Fairy Couple – B1032 (Close to my Heart) Old French Writing-H2365 (Hero Arts) Papers: Cream card stock, 5.5″ x 8.5″, folded in half to form 4.25″ x 5.5″ base card 140 lb. cold press water color paper 5″ [...]
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