Holiday Blizzard Project – Christmas Dinner Placemat

Holiday Table Placemat

 
By: Melanie Smith, Artistic Guide
Finished size: 11″ x 8.25″
I decided this year that I would make a tablemat for each person coming to Christmas lunch.   I thought about each person and how I could make each one suit their personalitity while keeping a Christmas theme.  This is the mat that I made [...]

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 – M & M Candy Gift Jar

M & M Candy Gift Jar
By: Penny Yoder, Artistic Guide
Finished Size: 6″ tall
Supplies:
Stamps:
Stampin’ Up!
Paper:
2.25″ x 8.5″ Christmas Candy patterned paper
2″ x 8.5″ white cardstock
1.75″ x 8.5″ red cardstock
1.5 x 8.5″ Christmas Candy patterned paper
3″ x 3″ white cardstock (for the 2 5/8″ scallop)
2.75″ x 2.75″ red cardstock (for the 2 3/8″ scallop)
2.5″ x 2.5″ [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Christmas Memories Handmade Journal

By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide
 Finished size: 6”x8”
Supplies:
Stamps:         
Joy of Christmas, Simply Christmas, Heart Sings, Joy (The Angel Company)
I Will Honor Christmas (Rubber Cottage)
Silent Night Plate #064 (I Brake for Stamps)
Fear Not, Angel Wreath (Sweet Grass Stamps)
Wonderful Counselor (Artful Illusions)
Paper:                       
Figgy Pudding patterned cardstock, 5-6 sheets of your preference (Basic Grey)
Ivory Stardust cardstock, 5-6 sheets   (Wausau)
Ink:                
Versafine: (Tsukineko)
     Onyx [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Thanksgiving Dinner Placard

Thanksgiving Dinner Placard
By: Penny Yoder, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Give Thanks (The Angel Company)
Paper:
4.25″ x 8.5″ Off White Cardstock (Prisma), scored at 4.25″ for a 4.25″ square with the fold at the top.
2″ x 2.25″ Off White Cardstock (Prisma) for the ‘name’ oval
.5″ x 4″ Olive Green Cardstock (Die Cuts With a View)
3.25″ [...]

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- Thanksgiving place card

By: Chris M Herrmann, Artistic Guide
Finished size: 4.25″ x 2.75″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Cornucopia, Cornstalk, Happy Thanksgiving (Another Stamp Company)
Paper:
1 piece olive card stock cut 5.50″ x 4.25″, folded in half
1 piece white card stock cut approximately 3.25″ x 2.25″
Ink:
Sepia Archival Ink Pad (Ranger)
Adirondack Espresso Dye Ink Pad (Ranger)
Adirondack Lettuce Dye Pad (Ranger)
Assorted Adirondack Pens (Ranger)
Other:
Alcohol Ink applicator and Felt [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Starry Wine Tote

Starry Wine Tote
By: Christine Candora-Hickey, Artistic Guide
This wine tote makes for the perfect presentation of a fine bottle of wine.  What a great way to bring a bottle as a gift for the host of all your holiday parties.
Supplies:
Stamps:
Christmas Greetings Star (Zimprints)
Outline Star (Hero Arts)
Paper:
White speckled cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
White mulberry paper (handmade, manufacturer unknown)
Brushed gold [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Peek-a-boo Santa Tag

Christmas Tag
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide 
Finished size: 4.25” x 2.75”
Supplies:
Stamps:
Three Panel Santa (High Hopes Stamps)
Paper:
White Cardstock (Bazzill)
Noel Busy Season (Love Elsie)
Roxbury Dearborne Street (Scenic Route)
Ink:                
Jet Black StazOn (Tsukineko)
Round corner punch (EK Success)
Other:
Word window punch (Stampin’ Up!)
Icicle Stickles (Ranger)
Dew drops or similar (Robin’s Nest)
Silver ribbon (unknown)
Red thread (unknown)
Large eyelet
Double-sided tape
Pop Dots
Watercolor pencils           
Directions: 

Stamp the image on a [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Bevvy of Calendars, Take 1

One of the most useful gifts I receive during the holidays is a calendar.  I love calendars for purses; I love wall calendars; I love desk calendars; I just love calendars!  I have a calendar hanging in my studio, I have one hanging by my computer, I have one in my car, and I have one [...]

When it rains…

…it pours! And it POURED  here in the Atlanta area recently! The climatologists called it a “100 year event” with good reason. I had my own waterfall running from my backyard, through the gate, and down the retaining wall into the neighbor’s driveway. Eventually the wall gave out from the deluge, but no real damage–just a [...]

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 [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Kittie’s Mini Accordion Album

Mini Accordion Album
with Simple Masking Technique
By: Kittie Caracciolo, Artist Guide
Mini albums are such perfect little gift items. Everyone loves to carry pictures around of their children, grandchildren and even pets or keep them at their desk at work.  You can create a one strip album with four pages or extend it to as many strips [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Bea’s Paper Mache Hidden Treasures Book Box

Hidden Treasures Book Box
By: Bea Rosenleaf, Artistic Guide
All little boys like a hiding spot for their gathered treasures. This particular box is a Christmas gift for one of my grandson’s who loves pirates. You can take this box and create any theme with it. Make a photo journal of something special for yourself or a loved [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Shelly’s Vintage Christmas

Vintage Christmas
By: Shelly Newkirk, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: A2 – 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies: 
Stamps:
Merry Christmas (Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers)
Crackle stamp (unknown)
Flourish stamps (unknown)
Ink:  
Distressed Inks (Ranger): 
Mahogany
Walnut Stain
Vintage Photo
Frayed Burlap
Brushed Corduroy
Black Soot
Antique Linen
Old Paper
Tea Dye                     
Paper:
A2 card base
White cardstock 4.5″ x 5.5″
Other:
1″ x 2″ pieces of Cut N Dry foam (Ranger)
Fine-line Black Embossing powder (Think Ink)
Glue (Crafters Pick Ultimate)
Heat [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Shelly’s Christmas Card Challenge

Christmas Card Challenge: Card 18
By: Shelly Newkirk, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size: A2, 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Poinsettia (Stampendous)
Flourishes (unknown)
Inks:
VersaMark Watermark ink pad (Tsukineko)
Black Soot Distress Ink pad(Ranger)
Paper:
Black cardstock (unknown)
Red cardstock (unknown)
Other Supplies:
Gold fine-line embossing powder (Think Ink)
Clear fine-line embossing powder (Think Ink)
Twinkling H2O’s - Green and Red (Luminart)
Directions:

Stamp Poinsettia with VersaMark, apply fine-line Gold embossing powder and melt [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Stephanie’s Floating Coin Pendant

Floating Coin Pendant
By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide
Supplies:
Foreign Coin
2 (two) 1″ pieces of microscope slide glass (Pieces of Glass)
O’So Sticky Tape .25″ or .37″ depending on thickness of coin (Penny Wise Arts [PWA])
Small Scrap of  O’So Sticky Tape Sheet (PWA)
Gold and Silver no-hole glass microbeads (PWA)
4 mm jump ring (The Jewelry Shop findings)
Non-stick scissors (Tonic)
2.4 mm [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Shelly Newkirk’s Christmas Card Challenge

Christmas Card Challenge: Card 17
By: Shelly Newkirk, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size: A2, 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Poinsettia (Stampendous)
Delicate Flourish (Inkadinkado)
Bold Flourish (BLINE)
Inks:
Black pigment ink pad (Stampendous)
Jet Black Archival ink pad (Ranger)
Aged Mahogany Distress ink pad (Ranger)
Black Soot Distress ink pad (Ranger)
Paper:
White cardstock card base (Georgia Pacific)
Other Supplies:
Gold fine-line embossing powder (Think Ink)
Twinkling H2O’s (LuminArte)
Baby Powder
Heat Embossing Tool [...]

Holiday Blizzard Project – Shelly’s Christmas Card Challenge

Christmas Card Challenge: Card 16
By: Shelly Newkirk, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size: A2, 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Paper:
Debbie Mumm Holiday Mat Stack (Die Cuts with a View)
White cardstock (Georgia Pacific)
Red cardstock (unknown)
Other Supplies
Snowflake punch (unknown)Crafters Pick Ultimate Glue
Decorative Scissors (Fiskars)
Directions:

Cut a piece of Striped paper that measure about two-thirds of the depth of the landscape format card base. [...]