Heritage Card for the Adventurer

By: Penny Yoder, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.50″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Flourish Image (The Angel Company)
Sentiments - handwritten by me
Paper:
Ivory Cardstock  (unknown)   
     5.50″ x 8.50″ , score at 4.25″ for base card
     2″ x 2.25″        For photo mat or to fit your photo
    .50″ x 2.50″    For small sentiment
Black (Bazzill) 
     3.75″ x 5.25″  For [...]

Happy Harvest Thank You for the Adventurer

I’m on a quest to design the perfect thank you card! My husband and I are organizing a community-wide Thanksgiving dinner for everyone in the community.  I would like to send custom-made thank you cards to donors and volunteers.  This is going to be a huge task, and I need a simple, quick card that [...]

Serendipitous Moment

 
 
 
I read a quote the other day on one of my Yahoo groups that made me think. Cathy Johnson is a fine artist in the Kansas City area who said:
 
 
 

“There is an art to wandering. If I have a destination, a plan – an objective – I’ve lost the ability to find serendipity. I am [...]

Using Your Brayer for the Discoverer

Do you have a brayer that sits in your drawer because you don’t quite know what to do with it?  I generally use mine with the multi-colored ink pads, such as the Kaleidacolors because it’s easy to create great backgrounds.  There are so many other things you can do with a brayer!  Don’t want to [...]

Autumn Traditions Card for the Discoverer

By: Christine Candora-Hickey, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size: 5.5″ x 4.25″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Leaf Square (Rubber Stamps of America)
Tradition Definition (Seaside Stampin’ Ink)
Paper:
Eggplant cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
Blue Stardream cardstock (Paper Source)
Grey cardstock (unknown)
Black cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
Ink:
Platinum Planet Brilliance pigment ink (Tsukineko)
Perfect Medium (Ranger)
Other:
Jewel Set, Perfect Pearls (Ranger)
Gemstone brads (Stampin’ Up!)
Skeleton leaf (Stampin’ Up!)
1/8″ hole punch
Paper trimmer (Fiskars)
Paper crimper
Trio adhesive (JudiKins)
Silver [...]

Thanksgiving Place Setting Holder for the Inventor

By: Christine Candora-Hickey, Artistic Guide
Finished piece mesasures 4″ tall x 3.25″ diameter 
I am always looking for new ways to dress up the Thanksgiving table and so I came up with this project.  The container itself is a recycled sticker spool – ask your local stamp or scrapbook store to save them for you!  Quick enough [...]

Gratitude Card for the Adventurer

By: Christine Candora-Hickey, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 4.5″ x 6.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Pumpkin Patch (Great Impressions)
Time of Gratitude (Hero Arts)
Words: family, celebrate, thanks, together (Stampin’ Up!)
Paper:
Speckled cream cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
Mustard cardstock (Bazzill)
Rust cardstock (Paper Source)
Tan cardstock (unknown)
Chocolate mulberry paper (PSX)
Ink:
Black Memories permanent ink pad (Stewart Superior)
Coffee Archival ink pad (Ranger)
Garden Green dye ink pad (Close to My Heart)
Other:
Sweet Apricot Radiant Pearls [...]

Gratitude for Inspiration for the Adventurer

By: Penny Yoder, Artistic Guide
 
Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.50″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Sentiment ( The Angel Company)
Paper:
Mellow Moss (Stampin’ Up)   Base card – cut to 5.50″ x 8.50″, score at 4.25″
More Mustard – (Stampin’ Up!)  
Really Rust (Stampin’ Up!)      
Ivory – JoAnn                            
Ink:
Versafine ink pad: Onyx Black (Tsukineko)
Distress ink pad: Vintage Photo (Ranger)
Palette ink pad: Burnt Umber  (Superior)
Other:
Water
Adhesive
Iron

Directions:

Spritz water on 4.25″ x [...]

Miniature Gratitude Journal for the Inventor

 
 
 
 
By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide 
Sometimes I forget to be grateful for the little things. To help me keep an attitude of gratitude, I created a mini journal that will fit into my purse. When I see something or think of something for which I am thankful, I jot it down. Then on the days when [...]

Many Thanks for the Discoverer

Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.50″
 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Sentiment (The Angel Company)
Paper:
Chocolate Chip (Stampin’ Up!)   - Base card – cut to 5.50″ x 8.50″ and score at 4.25″
Orange (Die Cuts With A View) 
White (Georgia Pacific)                      
Ink:
Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad (Tsukineko)
 Burnt Umber Palette ink pad (Stewart Superior)
Other:
Silk Flowers
Brown Brads (Making Memories)
Cuttlebug (Provo Craft)
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Provo Craft)
Sanding Block
Adhesive
1/16″ paper punch
Directions:

Emboss [...]