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 [...]

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 [...]

It’s All About Nature; Marcia’s Fat Book Page

 
 
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide
Finished size: 8.5″ x 4″
  
When I first read the theme for our fat book pages I remembered my love for nature. Although I have a lot of favorite things, everything related to it really activates my senses.  I love nice smells, nice sounds, nice tastes…like: birds singing; the colors and scent [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Peek-a-boo Santa Tag

Christmas Tag
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide 
Finished size: 4.25” x 2.75”
Supplies:
Stamps:
Three Panel Santa (High Hopes Stamps)
Paper:
White Cardstock (Bazzill)
Noel Busy Season (Love Elsie)
Roxbury Dearborne Street (Scenic Route)
Ink:                
Jet Black StazOn (Tsukineko)
Round corner punch (EK Success)
Other:
Word window punch (Stampin’ Up!)
Icicle Stickles (Ranger)
Dew drops or similar (Robin’s Nest)
Silver ribbon (unknown)
Red thread (unknown)
Large eyelet
Double-sided tape
Pop Dots
Watercolor pencils           
Directions: 

Stamp the image on a [...]

Memories Mini-book for the Inventor

“Memories” Mini-book
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide
 Finished size: 6” x 6”
As I mentioned before this month’s theme is “remembrances”.  So, I decided to honor the memory of my mother, who passed away 15 years ago. I made a little Keepsakes mini-book, where I intend to add some of her photos and some written messages and cards [...]

My Photos Box for the Adventurer

By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide
Finished box size: 8.5” x 6.5”
Keeping old photos safe from humidity always seems to be a problem….. In this project I created a vintage looking Photo Box to keep my precious old photos safe, while they wait to be transformed into beautiful scrapbook pages.
Supplies:
Stamps:
Set # 10001010 (Artemio)
Set EC0095 Elline’s Vintage (Marianne [...]

My Mom Taught Me Mini-book for the Discoverer

“My Mom Taught Me” Mini-book
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide 
Finished card size: 5.75 x 2.75”
This month’s theme at Stamper’s Quest is “remembrances.” So I decided to honor the memory of my mother, who passed away 15 years ago. 
I really don’t have too many photos of her.  The best memories I have are the numerous things she [...]

July Sketch

July Sketch Card
By: Regena
The sketch card this month is so versatile and fun!  Lines intersect to create visual division in the card, with circles and rectangles for added interest.  Our Artistic Guides certainly enjoyed working with this sketch. The sketch is a great one to use scrap paper sitting in your stash!  How about flowers? Chipboard? Ribbon?  Oh, the [...]

Rubbadubbadoo Day 2

Today is day 2 of our feature for Rubbadubbado stamp company. With over 3,000 designs to choose from, how can you not find something to inspire your creativity?
And, Rubbadubbadoo is an “Angel company.”  Tania explains:

We are happy for people to use our designs to make cards and sell them (ie: we are an Angel company).  [...]

Happy Birthday for the Adventurer

Happy Birthday Card
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide
 Finished card size: 5.5 x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Eloise (Stamping Bella)
Small Greetings (Hero Arts)
Ink:
Pretty in Pink (StampinUp)
Jet Black StazOn (Tsukineko)          
Paper:
Pink and Orange Cardstock (The Paper Company)
White Cardstock (The Paper Company)
Rachel’s Ribbons PP (Daisy Bucket)
Other:
Watercolor Pencils (Derwent)
Threading Water border Puch (Fiskars)
Prima Flowers (Prima)
White Brads (Making Memories)
Pearls
Pop dots (Ranger)
Scalloped Squares Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
1″ circle punch
Ticket [...]

Baby Keepsakes for the Inventor

New Baby Keepsakes
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide
In Brazil, it’s a custom to give a little gifts to each person that comes to the hospital or to your home to visit you newborn baby as a keepsake. It’s nothing too big, usually a little box, tin or bag filled with candy, chocolate or something else and [...]

Anniversary Card for the Discoverer

Happy Anniversary Card
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide 
Finished card size: 5.5″ x 5.5″
Vellum is a very elegant paper and sometimes we just forget to use it. It offers tons of possibilities. Here I stamped with versamark and embossed with white embossing powder.
Supplies:
Stamps:
Flower Stamp (Outlines Rubberstamps)
Happy Anniversary (Unknown)
Ink:
Versamark (Tsukineko)
Paper:
White Vellum
Turquoise (Gaia Papiers)    
Other:
White Ultra Detail Embossing Powder (Stampendous)
Heating tool [...]

I Brake for Stamps, Day 4

We’re nearing the end of our hike this week with I Brake for Stamps.  These stamps are a joy to work with. Deeply etched, excellent quality red rubber that is available as cling mounted or unmounted.  Whatever you prefer, you will enjoy creating with the crisp clean images.
Remember that special going on for Stamper’s Quest’s readers [...]

Marcia shares a Mother’s Day card

With Mother’s Day just around the corner,  Marcia’s beautiful card may help you with some inspiration. 

Mother’s Day Card
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide
 Finished card size: 6.75″ x 5.25″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Manuscript Background (Hero Arts)
Wreaths and Garland Floral Set (Impression Obsession)
Floral Flourishes Set (Inkadinkado)
Alphabet Stamp Set (Making Memories)     
Ink:
Tattered Rose Distress Ink (Ranger Industries)
Tea Dye Distress Ink (Ranger Industries)
Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger [...]

April 2009 Sketch Card

We present to you a very versatile sketch this month created by our talented Regena….
 

April Sketch
What can you create with this month’s sketch?  If you send them, they will appear, in our Sketchbook, that is! All you have to do is send them to stampersquest@yahoo.com and we will upload them. Please be sure your .jpeg file [...]

Sweet Grass Stamps, Day 4

Barbara DiPrizio, Owner & Artist
Sweet Grass Stamps
More samples? You bet! And as a bonus, an interview with Sweet Grass Stamps owner, Barbara DiPrizio.
Q:  How did Sweet Grass Stamps and The Rubber Stamp Shack come into existence?
Barbara:  I think it was in 2000 when I went to my first Stampin’ Up! demonstration.  I remember thinking, “Inking a [...]

Alcohol Inks and Resists for the Adventurer

Being Grateful Card
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide 
Finished card size: 7 x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Pollen Dust (Fancy Pants Designs)
Sentiment Stamp (The Angel Company)   
Ink:
Not Quite Navy Dye Ink Pad (Stampin’ Up!)
Denim Alcohol Ink (Ranger Industries)
Lettuce Alcohol Ink (Ranger Industries)
Peeled Paint Distress Ink (Ranger Insustries)
Versamark Stamp Pad (Tsukineko)           
Paper:
White glossy paper (unknown)
Black cardstock (Bazzil)
White Cardstock (Bazzil)     
Blue Cardstock (Bazzil)
Other:
Green Grosgrain Ribbon (unknown)
Clear [...]

Faux Marble Technique for the Discoverer

Faux Marble Technique
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 6.5 x 4.75″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Floral Favorites (The Angel Company)     
Ink:
Groovy Gauva Dye Ink Pad (Stampin’ Up!)
Riding Hood Red Dye Ink Pad (Stampin’ Up!)
Frost White Ink Pad (Colorbox)     
Purely Pomegranate (Stamping’ Up!)        
Paper:
White glossy paper (unknown)
Purely Pomegranate Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)    
Black cardstock (Bazzil)
White Cardstock (Bazzil)     
Other:
Polka dot ribbon (unknown)
Waxed paper (3 pieces)
Very fine brush
Water
Copy [...]

iPod Case Picture Frame for the Inventor

Spring is Coming!
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide 
Sometimes you look at an object before throwing it away, and think, “someday this will have another use”. Well, when I looked at this iPod case I was sure someday I would use it for a picture frame.  I used a texture transfer technique. You can use this technique [...]

Hello Card

Marcia Mattos is Stamper’s Quest’s gifted Artistic Guide from Brazil. This sweet project is perfect for post-holiday thank you cards as well as notes of encouragement!
 
HELLO THERE…
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide
Finished card size:  3.5″ x 5.5″ 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Sweet Tweets set (The Angel Company)
Inks:
Jet Black (Stazon)
Vintage photo distress ink (Ranger)        
Papers:
Colored cardstock piece cut to 7″ x 5.5″ for the card [...]