Thank You Card Set for the Adventurer

 
By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 5.5” x 4”
 When making multiples of the same card, it’s easier to set up an assembly line and do each step on each card at the same time. Pull together all the supplies and do all the cutting and stamping together. Then simply assemble and go!

 
 
Supplies:
Stamps:         
Box Words: “Thank [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Peace Canvas with Photo Transfer

Peace Canvas
Photo Transfer Mixed Media
By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide
Finished size: 12”x4”
Supplies:
Stamps:
Peace (Ruth’s Rubber Stamps)
Paper:
Matte Photo paper (International Paper)
Acetate (unknown)   
Ink:
 Black VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Mustard Seed Distressed ink pad (Ranger)
Other:
12”x4” canvas (Dick Blick)
Gel Medium, semi-gloss or matte (Golden)
Photo editing software (I use Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0)
GAC 100 polymer (Golden)
Brayer
Digital Ground for Non-Porous Surfaces (Golden)
Foam brushes
Small detail paint brushes
Page from an [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Manger Scene on Canvasboard

For a long time, I have thought about how I could do alcohol inks on porous surfaces.  It finally occurred to me that if I just sealed the surface first, it would probably work.  Since I always have Mod Podge handy,  I decided to try it for this project and it worked!
 
I used the newest [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Snowman Canvas Ornament

Snowman Canvas Ornament
By: Christine Candora-Hickey, Artistic Guide
Finished canvas measures 4″ x 4″
 
Supplies:
Stamps
Distressed Snowman (Stampers Anonymous)
Snowflake (Bartholomew’s Ink)
Paper
While mulberry paper (unknown)
Sparkle white cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
Ink
Denim Adirondack dye ink pad (Ranger)
Moonlight White Brilliance pigment ink pad (Tsukineko)
Other
4″ x 4″ canvas, primed (Winsor & Newton)
Pearl White acrylic paint (Lumiere)
Titanium White acrylic paint (Golden)
Blueberry Bliss Radiant Pearls (Angelwings Enterprises)
Regular [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Mermaid in a Shell

Mermaid in a Shell
By: Jennifer Willis, Artistic Guide
Supplies:
Stamps:
Sea Goddess (Sweet Pea Stamps)
Inks:
Black Staz-On Ink Pad (Tsukineko)
Papers:
White Cardstock (Unknown)
Other:
Glue Dot (Glue Dot)
Glue Stick (Scotch)
Polymer Clay (Sculpey)
Pencil (Unknown)
Scalloped Heart Shaped Cookie Cutter (Unknown)
Glazes: Burnt Umber, Violet Earth, Pink Coral (Golden)
Pearl Ex Pigments: Pearlwhite (Jaquard)
Paintbrush (Unknown)
Copic Markers: 2 Shades of Green, Blue, Red, Pink, Peach, Yellow (Imagination International)
Chipboard [...]

Mysterious Wolf for the Adventurer

Mysterious Wolf
By: Shelly Newkirk, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Wolf stamp (Whispers)
Pine bough with pine cones (unknown)
Paper:
White card stock (Georgia Pacific)
Ink:
Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)
Other:
Sponge
Dark yellow and brown colored pencils (Rose Arts)
Glue (Crafter’s Pick Ultimate Glue)
Directions:

Cut white cardstock to 8.5″ x 5.5″. Fold in half to create a card measuring 4.25″ x 5.5″.

Sponge black [...]

Black and White Tulips Matted Art for the Inventor

Black and White Tulips Matted Art
Regena, Artistic Guide
Finished size:  11″ x 14”
Supplies:
Stamps:
Vase with Tulips (Inkadinkado)
Paper Texture Cube (Stampendous)
Tapestry (Great Impressions) 
Paper:
8.5″ x 11″ matte coated white cardstock (Marco’s Paper)
12″ x 12″ Black Glimmer cardstock (The Paper Company)
Ink:
Coal Black Ancient Page ink (Clearsnap)
Other:
11″ x 14″ White on Black Mat  with 2 two 5″ x 7″ openings (Michaels)
11″ x14″ [...]

A Tribute to Windmills for the Inventor

Windmills
By: Shelly Newkirk, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Border flourish (Magenta)
Crackle (JudiKins)
Old windmill ( B & J Art Stamps)
Paper:
2 pieces white card stock (Georgia Pacific)
Black text weight
Ink:
Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)
Soot Black Distressed Ink (Ranger)
Other:
Sp0nge
Water mister
Layering rulers
Heat gun or craft iron
Glue (Crafter’s Pick Ultimate Glue)
Directions:
There are two versions of this particular black and white [...]

Summer Hat for the Discoverer

Summer Hat for the Discoverer
By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide
 Finished card size: A2 (4.25″ x 5.5″)

Supplies:
Stamps:         
Elaine’s Hat (Stampland Chicago)
Dream (The Stamping Studio)
Paper:                       
Sage Floral (Daisy D)
Ivory Floral (Daisy D)
Ivory Cardstock (unknown)
A2 note card (made from a half sheet of 8.5 x 11″ cardstock)
Ink:                
VersaMagic; Spanish Olive (Tsukineko)
Versafine; Vintage Sepia (Tsukineko)
Other:
Colored Pencils: (Prismacolor)    
     PC938-White
     PC1017-Clay Rose
     PC1031-Henna
     PC997-Beige
     PC940-Sand
     PC937-Tuscan [...]

Hanging Mandala for the Inventor

Hanging Mandala
By: Michael A. Trent, Artistic Guide
This project is a lot of fun to do and really much easier than it looks.  There is just a lot of work involved – cutting, trimming, and pop dotting – but it can be finished in under an hour and it’s beautiful to hang in front of a [...]

May Featured Artist, more conversation with Evelyn Spikes

This month we are continuing our conversation with Evelyn, and featuring another one of her wonderful creations – an altered slide mailer…
Stamping is my ‘art of choice,’ but I also play with altered items, as my slide mailer tutorial describes. A corner of a former tiny bedroom has grown into a mess of papers, inks, [...]

Not-Your-Average Gift Box for the Inventor

Not-Your-Average Gift Box & Card
By: Christine Candora-Hickey, Artistic Guide

Finished card size:  2″ wide x  4.5″ long x 1″ high

A special gift deserves a special presentation!  This is the perfect house for handmade jewelry or candies.  It’s a box and card all rolled into one – a gift in itself!
Supplies:
Stamps:          
All stamps Raindrops on Roses
Paper:            
Glossy cardstock (Paper [...]

Mom’s Day Card, Tag & Pin for the Inventor

Mother’s Day Card, Tag and Pin Gift
By: Regena, Artistic Guide 
Finished sizes:  Card – 5 x 7″
Tag – 2.125 x 5.25″
Pin – approx 2.5 x 1.625″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Blossom (Stampendous)
Mother’s Day (Impression Obsession)
Baroque Flourish (Stampin Up)
God Made Mothers Text (Inkadinkado)
Paper Texture Cube (Stampendous)
Papers:
White Textured cardstock (Bazzill)
White Glossy cardstock (Marco’s Paper)
Inks:
Pink Sherbet Alcohol Ink (Ranger)
Colorbox Blue Iris Chalk (Clearsnap)
Other:
Alcohol Inks [...]

Meet Evelyn Spikes, April Guest Artist

I’m Evelyn Spikes, a retired high school English teacher who lives in the NE corner of Oregon.   I began rubber stamping about 2 years before I retired in 2002.   I’ve always loved the visual arts, but I certainly didn’t practice any.   My mother gave me colored pencils when I was in junior high, and I [...]

Flowers & Butterfly Thanks for the Adventurer

Flowers & Butterfly Thanks Card
By: Melanie Smith, Artistic Guide
Stamper’s Quest is all about the journey and I have been having a fabulous one! I would like to invite you on my journey as I adventure some more with colouring pencils.
Finished card size: 5.5″ x 4.25″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Flowers (Luxe designs)
Thanks (Hero Arts)
Papers:
White A4 card (140gms) 297 x 210 [...]

Happy Place Frame for the Inventor

Happy Place Canvas Frame
By: Melanie Smith, Artistic Guide
This is not a hard project and doesn’t require any special equipment or products but with some time and careful cutting, produces a stunning 3D canvas frame that will really grab attention.
Having played with these papers and stamps I wanted to make something fun and pretty.  My original [...]

Decorative Tile for the Inventor

Decorative Tile
By: Chris Herrmann, Artistic Guide
 Finished tile size: 4″ x 4″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Dancers (Another Stamp Company)
Sun (Another Stamp Company)
Words (Another Stamp Company)
Ink:
Archival Jet Black ink pad (Ranger)
Adirondack pens: (Ranger)
     Stream
     Wild Plum
     Butterscotch
     Red Pepper
Other:
Tumbled marble tile (any home improvement store)
Craft Sheet (Ranger)
Wide paint brush
Mini Mister (Ranger) or fine spray bottle
Heat It Craft tool (Ranger) 
Directions: 

Wipe tile with [...]

Color Blocked Butterflies for the Discoverer

Color Blocked Butterflies
By: Jennifer Willis, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 6″ x 6″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Small Butterfly (Northwoods)
Friendship Text (Auntie Amy)
Paper:
Bright Pink Card Stock (Unknown)
Bright Green Card Stock (Unknown)
Bright Yellow Card Stock (Unknown)
Bright Turquoise Card Stock (Unknown)
White Card Stock (Unknown)
Ink:
Versa Color – Lagoon Blue (Tsukineko)
Other:
Double Sided Tape (Tombow)
Scissors (EK Success)
Paper Trimmer (Purple Cow)
Directions:

Cut a 6″ x 6″ card from [...]