Sue’s Advent Series – Week One, Tree Border: Day Five

 
 
This wraps up the first week of my Advent series.  I hope you returned each day and were inspired by the variety of ways I used  the tree border stamp by Memory Box. Come back on Monday for Week Two!
Finished size 4.25″ x 5.5″
 
 
 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Tree Border -D1277 (Memory Box)
Snow flake backgrounds – CL117  (Hero Arts)
Papers:
Matte white cardstock
Decorative [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week One, Tree Border: Day Four

Finished card 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Tree Border -D1277 (Memory Box)
Papers:
Matte white cardstock
Acetate (unknown)
Inks:
Memento: Tuxedo Black  (Tsukineko)
Other:
Dotted Embossing folder (Sizzix)
Stickles Crystal (Ranger)
Acrylic paints: (Making Memories)
     Spotlight
     Sky
     Blueberry
Glue stick
Foam tape
Foam brush
Directions:

With your foam brush, brush 3 shades of the blue paint onto the acetate, blending together. Let dry well.

Stamp trees on the painted acetate with black [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week One, Tree Border: Day Three

Finished card  4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Tree Border -D1277 (Memory Box)
Merry Holiday Borders- LL113 (Hero Arts)
Night Before- CL141 (Memory Box)
Papers:
Matte white cardstock
Decorative paper (Memory Box)
Blue paper (Die Cuts With a View)
Hot Press water color paper (Arches)
Inks:
Memento: Tuxedo Black  (Tsukineko)
Distress Inks: (Ranger)
     Broken China
     Faded Jeans
     Weathered Wood
Other:
Glue stick
water brush (unknown)
Directions:

Stamp trees on water color paper with [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week One, Tree Border: Day Two

Finished size 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Tree Border -D1277 (Memory Box)
A Wintry Hello (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Papers:
Recycled brown paper (unknown)
Decorative paper (Memory Box)
Green paper (Die Cuts With a View)
Inks:
Whisper White (Stampin’! Up)
Distress Inks- Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Other:
Colored pencils (Prismacolor)
Glue stick
Foam tape of your choice
Corner rounder punch (unknown)
Rectangle and scalloped rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Directions:

Die cut rectangle and scallop piece with the Nestabilities and [...]

Sue’s Advent Series: Week One featuring Tree Border

I don’t know about you but I get easily bored doing the same holiday card again and again. So I always have to switch it up. Each week from now until Christmas I will feature a stamp or stamp set  and will make 5 different cards and a variety of techniques. So stay tune for [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

June Sketch Card

Oh my goodness! Can you believe it’s June already?  Where has 2009 gone? 
This month our exclusive sketch card, designed by Regena,  is long and skinny with circles and squares. (And you thought you wouldn’t use geometry after high school!)

Our guides share a variety of interpretations with you.  Instead of all long and skinny, some are made [...]