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Holiday Blizzard Treat Basket by Nola J. Burkhard
Here is a cute little treat basket you can make in 15-20 minutes. While the one I made was used for Halloween treats and is decorated with Witches, Goblins and Spooks, it could easily be made for any holiday, or for table decorations or named place holders filled with little treats just by changing the stamps [...]
Tropical Colors: Nola’s View
Finished Size 4.25 X 5.5 Inches My husband, Neil’s birthday was coming up so I decided to use the theme of Tropical Colors for his card. Quite a few of the things he was going to get were golf related so this wonderful stamp by Stampin’ Up! seemed really appropriate. Materials: Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Ink: [...]
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: Nola’s View
Finished card size 4.25″ x 5.5″ Today Stampers, I am sharing with you my card for the monthly theme. This month we were asked to use “Spring Colors” in our cards. I chose to work with blue (representing skies) and pink (representing blooming flowers). It seems I’ve been making quite a few Sympathy/Praying for [...]
A Bundle of Swaps
By Nola J. Burkhard, Artistic Guide Today Stampers I have some SWAPs to share with you that I made and took with me to the Stampin’ Up!’s Leadership event that I went to in January. I made well over a 100 swaps–in fact I think it was more like maybe even 150, but as you [...]
February 2012 Trail Map
Oh boy, the sketch this month must have struck a cord with our designers in a special way! Each monthly designer contributed, we have a total of three detailed instruction articles, and 15, yes, 15! separate card samples because of multiple designs by single artists. Regena, the folks here really LOVE your designs. Here they [...]
Regal in Red: Nola’s View
Finished Card Size: 4.25″ x 5.5″ Hi Stampers! Today I have what I call a Twist and Turn Technique to share with you. My card was pretty easy and does not take a lot of supplies. You can use scraps for the tag–I know we all have have tons of these! As you can see from the [...]
January 2012 Trail Map
To start off the new year with a bang, Regena has designed us a gorgeous sketch that has a lot going for it! Lots of strips, with all kinds of possibilities for design. Our talented guides have outdone themselves once again with so many various colors and design ideas. Check out their beautiful and varied [...]
Designs in Black and White: Nola’s View
With Sympathy Finished card size: Approximately 4.25″ x 5.5″ or 105 mm x 140 mm My With Sympathy Card is made from a Gate Fold Technique. I showed my I Love 2 Stamp gals how to do this it at our club meeting in November. Our cards that night were on more of a Grateful/Thanksgiving theme. But, [...]
Holiday Quickies: Merry Christmas Candy Matchbook
Finished Project Size: 90 x 62 mm Today I want to share with you another Holiday Quickie project I made. This one even includes some candy! My photos were done as I made it, so they include some messy table things too! Supplies Stamps: Season of Joy (Stampin’ Up!) Inks: Rose Red ink pad [...]
December 2011 Trail Map
What a gorgeous Trail Map Regena created for us this month! A wonderful layout to showcase your holiday images, or any other image, in all their glory! The team takes you through a Creative Wonderland this month with their samples using this sketch. There are Christmas cards, holiday cards, birthday cards and more to get those creative juices flowing! [...]
Holiday Quickies: Chipboard Calendars
Chipboard Calendars By: Nola J. Burkhard, Artistic Guide Finished Project Size: 4×4 inches square or 100 mm Hello Stampers: I’m so glad you could join us here at Stamper’s Quest today as I have some cute chipboard calendars to show you as one of my Holiday Quickie Projects. A few nights ago my stampin’ bee, Beth, was [...]
The Seranades: Nola ‘s View
Finsished Card size: 5.5″ x 4.25″ or 135mm x 105 mm This month’s theme is supposed to be based around music. Since I am in the midst of making Christmas cards for sale and to send out myself, I thought I’d come up with a couple based on this theme. I really like the [...]
Holiday Blizzard: Holiday Gift Tags
Holiday Gift Tags Finished size of tags: 110mm x 45 mm or 4.5″ x 1 .75″ Handmade gift tags add such a nice touch to the gifts we give, so today I’m sharing with you some holiday gift tags I made using my all time favorite holiday stamps. They really were quick and easy and [...]
November Trail Map: Nola’s View
Love is In The Air Finished card: 140 mm x 105 mm or 5 .5″ x 4.25″ I know that Fall is in the air–but for me, well, Love is in the Air too. That’s because I started this card while my DH, Neil and I were at the cottage in Vermont late September to celebrate our [...]
November 2011 Trail Map
Wow! What a wonderful bunch of eye-candy we have for your viewing pleasure this month. Each of the participating artistic guides has outdone themselves on the lovely sketch Regena did for us. There’s a rainbow of color here, not to mention the individual interpretations and subject matter from each artist. Regena’s sketch is shown below: [...]
Holiday Blizzard: Thanksgiving Pouch
Thanksgiving Pouch This is a very easy little project that needs very little instruction and basically requires only a square piece of paper. You can make it any size you want–I like the larger ones as they hold more, but even a cute little one could hold some coins, buttons or anything else that is [...]
October 2011 Trail Map: Nola’s View
Finished Card Size:3.25″ x 6″ Supplies: Stamps: All: (Stampin’ Up!) Paper: All: (Stampin’ Up!) Soft Suede Pretty in Pink Rose Red Bella Bird Pattern Inks: All( Stampin’ Up!) Rose Red Soft Suede Other: Ribbon-Cotten Candy (Stampin’ Up!) Dimensionals (Stampin’ Up!) Multipurpose glue Paper Cutter Scissors Scallop Square & square punch (EK Success) While on Vacation in [...]
October 2011 Trail Map: Breast Cancer Awareness
Rosie the Ribboner The tradition of pink for the October trail map is in its fourth year! In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, each of our Artistic Guides are required to feature “PINK” in their trail map samples. We dedicate this month’s trail maps to the tens of thousands of women who are fighting the good fight against [...]
Monochromatic Magic: Nola’s View
Finished card size: 140mm x 110 mm or roughly 5.5 ” x 4.3″ The theme for this month’s project is “Monochromatic Magic”. I am originally from California, not too far from Santa Barbara, near the Pacific Ocean, which to me can be a very magical place. So using Pacific Point Cardstock by Stampin’ [...]
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