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 [...]

Black and White Photo Frame for the Inventor

Black & White Photo Frame for the Inventor
By: Michael A. Trent, Artistic Guide
Supplies:
Stamps:
Sunshine Daisy, 1135P (The Artful Stamper)
Paper:
White Chipboard (Colorbok or your local hobby shop)
White cardstock of choice
Ink:
Black Archival Ink (Ranger)
Other:
Naked wood frame (local hobby shop)
Multi-Purpose Sealer (DecoArt)
Gloss Black Acrylic Paint (DecoArt)
Exacto blade
Corner rounder punch (Marvy Uchida)
Markers of choiceScissorsPop dots
Diamond Glaze (JudiKins)
Directions:

Trace frame on reverse [...]

Mystery Woman for the Inventor

Mystery Woman
By Chris M. Herrmann, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Woman (Hampton)
Paper:
1 sheet glossy white card stock (Ranger)
1 white card 4.25″ x5.5″
1 sheet black card stock (Bazzill)
1 sheet gold card stock (unknown)
1 sheet green card stock (Bazzill)
Ink:
Jet Black Archival ink pad (Ranger)
Old Paper Distress ink pad (Ranger)
Adirondack pens:  (Ranger) 
   Bottle
   Black   
Other:
 PopIts (Ranger)
Art Glitter Glue
Scissors
Paper [...]

Greetings From Oz for the Adventurer

Greetings from Oz Card
By: Chris M. Herrmann, Artistic Guide
Finished Card: 4.25″ x 5.50″
Supplies:
Stamps:
House (Stamp-o-Rama) 
Tornado  (Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers)
Dorothy  (All Night Media)
Greetings  (Emerald City)
Paper: 
Ranger’s glossy white card stock, cut and folded into 4.25″ x 5.5″ card
Inks: 
Nick Bantock collection – (Ranger)
   Chrome Yellow
   Sapmoss Green
   Deep Turquoise
   Cerulean Azure
   Charcoal Grey
   Jet Black Archival Ink Pad (Ranger) 
   Clear Resist [...]

UTEE Adorned Mini Book for the Inventor

Utee Adorned Mini Book
by: Melanie Smith, Artistic Guide
Fnished size 5.5″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
B254B Briar (Rubbadubbadoo)
B259D Diamond Block (Rubbadubbadoo)
B253S Silver Birch (Rubbadubbadoo)
A147L Love Script 2 (Rubbadubbadoo)
SNS-TW:Stick ‘N Stamp Set – The World (Rubbadubbadoo)
Papers:
2 of 5.5″ x 5.5″ matboard or cardboard
6-8 of 5.5 x 5.5″ black cardstock for pages
1 or 2 sheets pre-printed  paper “Mellow-Seasoned” (Basic Grey)
Inks:
Onyx Black, Versafine [...]

Old Fashioned Suitcase for the Inventor

Old Fashion Suitcase
By: Bea Rosenleaf, Artistic Guide 
Finished Size: 7” x 6” (approximate) 
So you just came back home from a vacation and have tons of pictures. What to do with them?  If you’re a scrapbooker, no problem…just make a scrapbook.  Don’t want a scrapbook, or you don’t enjoy scrapbooking?  No problem, here’s a project to make [...]

Life Is Beautiful, 1 Stamp=3 Cards. Day 3

One Stamp – 3 Cards
By: Michael A. Trent, Artistic Guide
Here is the 3rd card in my series of how to use 1 image for 3 different cards.  With this card I used some muted vintage type papers from Costco but you can use whatever papers you want.  The flowers also have a 3D effect. 

Life Is [...]

Happy Birthday, 1 Stamp=3 Cards. Day 2

One Stamp – 3 Cards
By: Michael A. Trent, Artistic Guide
Here is the 2nd card in this week’s blog entry – again using the same image from Monday.  With this card I used the whole image.  Add a little color and some bling, and you have a beautiful birthday card to give to someone.
Remember to check [...]

Rosette Heart Matted Wedding Gift for the Adventurer

Rosette Heart Matted Wedding Gift
By: Regena, Artistic Guide
 Finished size:  8″ x 8″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Rosette Heart (Stampington)
Scalloped and Small Solid Hearts (Valentines Day Collection Clear stamps from Target)
Happy Wedding Day (Penny Black)
Floral Swirls (Inkadinkado)
Papers:
5.5″ x 5.5″ White Matte Utopia coated cardstock (Marco’s Paper)
8.5″ x 5.5″ (half a sheet each) White and Black Glossy cardstock (Marco’s Paper)
Inks:
Pinata brand [...]