February Map Master Project

Love is in the air. Love is friendship set on fire, and all that stuff. It’s also ‘Healthy Heart’ month, so lets make a red card using Regena’s February Map.

 The February map:

Supplies:
Stamps:
Big kiss (Rubber Stampede)
Tiny kiss (All Night Media)
Love sheet (Stampabilities)
Paper:
Paint chips
Red and white card stock
Patterned ‘heart’ paper
Inks:
Marvy Matchables dye ink: (Uchida)
     Pink
     Red  
Red pigment [...]

February Trail Maps

February 2010 Trail Map by Regena

Good things come in threes!  Rectangles, triangles and a circle (or is that an embellishment?).  Where can you go with this map?  Let’s see what trails the Artistic Guides were led down this month to inspire you to follow your own trail map!
Stamps: Another Stamp Company
Stamps: Hampton Arts
 Stamps: Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: GG Designs
Stamps: [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Autumn Leaves Pencil Cup

Welcome Autumn and Happy Thanksgiving!
 As a certified custom framer working at Michaels Arts and Crafts, I see a lot of frames.  Some made of wood, metal and even acrylic (such as those box frames).   I can’t tell you how many times I’ve restocked the little swivel photo pencil cups and never gave any thought to [...]

Military Remembrance for the Discoverer

Remembering Our Military
By: Janice Ellis, Artistic Guide
Finished Card size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Thinking of You (Rubber Stampede)
Paper:
Green and beige textured cardstock (DCWV Neutrals Stack)
Beige matte paper for words (Marco’s paper)
Background camouflage paper (craft store purchase)
Inks:
None
Other:
Markers: (Marvy)
     Green
     Dark Brown
Sakura Crystal Lacquer
Army stickers (Sticko)
Regular scissors
Glue stick or double sided mounting tape
Directions:

Remove stickers from adhesive sheet and apply to the camouflage background.
Cut [...]

Breast Cancer Hope Card for the Discoverer

Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Card
By: Janice Ellis, Artistic Guide
Fiinished size: 4.25″ x 5.5″ 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Sketch Heart (Rubber Stampede)
Asian letters (Bunch Of Fun rubber stamps)
Paper:
Pink and white matte cardstock (Marco’s)
Ink:
Versamark Ink
Pearlescent Orchid inkpad (Brilliance)
Other:
Silver embossing powder (Stampendous)
Heat embossing gun
Southwest notched punch (Marvy Uchida)
Silver thread (dollar store find)
3 clear crystal brads (Eyelet Outlet)
Small hole punch (unknown)
Pink and silver edged [...]

Earthtoned Asian Sympathy Card for the Adventurer

Earth-Toned Asian Sympathy Card
By: Janice Ellis, Artistic Guide
Finished Size 5.5″ x 4.25″
Supplies:
Stamps:
4 Single Asian Characters (Inkadinkado)
Double Gingko image (InkadinkadoSingle Gingko Leaf (Rubber Stampede)
Words (Onyxpressions)
Crackle cube (Creative Block)
Paper:
White Glossy, tan and green cardstock (Marco’s Paper)
A2 note card (unknown) 4.25″ x 5.5″
Ink:
Creamy Brown Chalk ink (Clearsnap)
Versamark ink (Tsukineko)
Lettuce Green Adirondack ink (Ranger)
Other:
White embossing powder (Stampendous)
Heat gun
Green and gold [...]

Dusting the Color

For months now I’ve been struggling with my art and the creative processes. There are so many products on the market, it seems there is a doodad for this and a doodad for that; a tool for this and a tool for that; inks for this, paints for that; and, a patterned paper for just [...]