Tag Archive for ‘Nancy Thaut’

Holiday Quickies: Christmas Cards

Quickie Christmas Cards Finished Card Size: 5.5” x 4.25”   Supplies: Stamps: Nutcracker & Wishing [Recollections] Candy & Snowman [Inkadinkado] Believe [Clear Art Stamps] Papers: With Trees and Snow Mambi sheet [Me & My Big Ideas] The Christmas Combo [DVWV] Stash [Unknown] Inks: Versafine Crimson Red [Tsukneko] Versafine Olympia Green [Tsukneko] Versafine Vintage Sepia [Tsukneko] [...]

Holiday Blizzard – Holiday Gift Bags

Holiday Gift bags By Nancy Thaut, Artistic Guide   Supplies: Stamps: Christmas Collection [Recollections] Poinsettia Outline [Memory Box] Papers: Stash Inks: Olympia Green Versafine [Tsukineko] Pearlescent Ice Blue [Tsukineko] Crimson Red Versafine [Tsukineko] Other: Starburst Stains Poinciana Red Flame Dauber [Lindy’s Stamp Gang] Fire Opal Embossing Powder [Unknown] Scor-Pal and Scoring Blade [Diana Crick] Double [...]

Holiday Gift Boxes

Making Holiday Gift Boxes By Nancy Thaut, Artistic Guide Making gift boxes is easy and fun and people love getting home-made items that are unique and it shows that you care.  At the bottom of the page I have listed sites where you can find patterns for making the boxes shown along with many other [...]

Tropical Colors: Nancy’s View

Tropical Day at the Beach By Nancy Thaut, Artistic Guide Finished Card Size: 6 ” x 4.75”   Supplies: Stamps: Beach Chair [DMD] Fun-n-sun [Michael’s $1] Flip-flops [Michaels $1] Papers: Stash Inks: Memories Black [Stewart Superior Internally] Red Pinwheel [Color Box] Other: Stencil Chalk Talk 1 [Fairytale Creations] Decorating Chalk [Craf-T Products] Decorating Chalk Kit [...]

Pretty in Pink: Nancy’s View

Pretty in Pink By Nancy Thaut, Artistic Guide Finished Card Size: 4.24” x 5.5”   Supplies: Stamps: Floral [Magenta] Papers: Watercolor Wash [Claudia Rovens] Scrapbooking Paper [It Takes Two] Stash Inks: Crimson Red [Versafine] Green & Pink Uniball pens [Sanford] Pink & Yellow Souffle [Sakura] Green  and light Brown Asian pens Other: Rectangle  frame [Marianne [...]

Teeming Team Colors: Nancy’s View

Bethel Braves – Red and Grey By Nancy Thaut, Artistic Guide Finished Card Size: 5.5” x 4.25”   Supplies: Stamps: Galeries Vernissage [Inkadinkado] Papers: Stardust matstack [DCWV] Various stash paper [Unknown] Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black [Tsukineko] Other: Embossing folder [The Paper Studio] Cuttlebug Die Cut Machine (Provo Craft) Bird Cage Die-Cut [Poppystamps] Green Pearl Cotton [...]

Backgrounds Using Rock Salt

Backgrounds Using Rock Salt By: Nancy Thaut,  Artistic Guide The first time I used rock salt was when I took a class for painting silk.  One of our projects was painting a scarf and applying rock salt before it dried.  What beautiful scarves we came out with.  The random designs the salt left was stunning. [...]

August 2012 Trail Map

I absolutely love this month’s Trail Map!  The simple, clean layout lends itself to a multitude of options for the cardmaker. the four small squares can be used to showcase embellishments or stamped images, and they don’t even have to be squares – make them circles! Or if you don’t want to use four items, [...]

Augustly Autumn: Nancy’s View

Window With a View Finished Card Size: 5.5” x 4.25”   Supplies: Stamps: Swan Scene [unknown] Text [PSX] Papers: Linen Closet [DCWV] White Cardstock [Stash] Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento [Tsukineko] Other: Frame Die [Cheery Lyn Design] Double-Side Tape [MultiCraft Imports] Heavenly Hues [DecoArt] Copic pens [.too] Memory pen [Marvy]  Directions: As summer comes to an [...]

July 2012 Trail Map

Summer is in full swing and we have a sizzling new Trail Map to feature for your creative starting point.  Check out our fantastic Artistic Guides’ interpretations of this month’s map. So many different ideas and views from one map! Who would know you could come up with so many different looks!  Enjoy this month’s [...]

New Dies and Embossing Tools

New Dies and Embossing Tools by: Nancy Thaut, Artistic Guide It seems like daily something new is seen online, in stores and at stamp and card making conferences, conventions and workshops.  Much of it is very confusing on how to use the tools you find and what you really need to have to be successful. [...]

Passionate Purple: Nancy’s View

Passionate Purple Mermaid Finished Card Size: 4.25” x 5.5”   Supplies: Stamps: Chinese symbol [Local King Rubber Stamp] Forever Valentine by Ching Chou Kuiks [Sweet Pea Stamps] Happy Birthday [Sweet Impressions] Papers: Scrap and Stash papers [unknown] Inks: Purple Hydrangea Versa Magic [Tsukineko] Pearlescent Purple Brilliance [Tsukineko] Other: Purple Floral Embellishment [Recollections] Exotic Butterfly small [...]

Pimarily Primary: Nancy’s View

Primary Blossoms Finished Card Size: 4.25” x 5.5”   Supplies: Stamps: Fresh Bloom [Stampendous] Text [Heartfelt Creations] Papers: Holiday Collection Glitter Matstack Blue [DCWV] Yellow Glossy card base [stash] Scrap paper for white flowers and yellow punched papered Inks: Pink pigment ink [Color Box] Deep Lagoon pigment ink [Versafine] Mustard Seed distress ink [Ranger] Other: [...]

April 2012 Trail Map

Another trio to feature your artwork, yet different from the May trail map!  These panels are longer and narrower.  This Trail Map is sure to help you create a visually stunning and well balanced card for that special friend or family member.  Give it a whirl and share your creations with us! To get your [...]

May 2012 Trail Map

The Trail Map this month showcases a panel of three squares to feature your artwork. You can create anything from a baby card to an anniversary card and beyond.  Wow! How versatile is that? Here’s the map to kick-start your creativity with a teaser from Regena. Below is a wide range of unique ways our Artistic [...]

Playful Pastels: Nancy’s View

Spring Windowbox By Nancy Thaut, Artistic Guide Finished Card Size: 5.5” x 4.25” Supplies: Stamps: Cottage Window [Penny Black] Papers: Lost & Found Sunshine [My Minds Eye] Washi & scrap [Stash Unknown] White Shrinkable Plastic [Shrink Dinks] Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento [Tsukineko] India Ink Black [Superior] Celery [Fresh Ink] Other: Corner Punch [Fiskars] Scallop Punch [...]

Complementary Colors: Nancy’s View

Complementary Doves By Nancy Thaut, Artistic Guide Finished Card Size: 4.25” x 5.5”   Supplies: Stamps: Doves in Love [Penny Black] Papers: Sunshine Lost & Found [My mind’s Eye] Purple Washi Paper [Unknown] Scraps & Stash [Unknown] Inks: Imperial Purple Versafine [Tsukineko] Other: Ringed Buckle [Memory Box Co.] Corner die [Provo Craft] Lattice Punch [Martha [...]

March 2012 Trail Maps

This month, we have hearts….. or not!  Look at all the different ways our designers interpreted this wonderful sketch by our own Regena! By: Regena, Artistic Guide and Sketch Artist By: Ken Schneider, Trail Map Master Whoa, Ken didn’t use any stamps for this design.  But he did do a step by step tutorial.  Tune [...]

Spring into Action: Nancy’s View

Butterfly Garden By Nancy Thaut, Artistic Guide Finished Card Size: 4.25” x 5.5”   Supplies: Stamps: Spring Bouquet [All Night Media] Papers: Garden Collage Pad [K & C Company] Purple Butterfly Flat Paper Vellum [K & C Company] Various Scrap Papers from Stash [Unknown] Inks: Onyx Black Versafine [Tsukineko] Other: Die Cutting Machine [Cuttlebug] Labels [...]

Shopping Trip Card

Shopping Trip Card By: Artistic Guide, Nancy Thaut   A couple of weeks ago I went into a local stamp store, just to look around.  Well, I didn’t leave empty handed.  I purchased three small die-cuts and one stamp.  When I got home I couldn’t wait to see what I could do with my new [...]