More on Masculine Cards

Penny has three more masculine cards to share with you today.  As you can see, most of the cards shared by Penny and Melanie these past two weeks show that muted tones work well for ‘guy’ cards.  Color palettes of creams, browns, blues and greens  with a little bit of black thrown in,  evoke masculinity.   Combine these color [...]

More Stampscapes

We owe Ken a HUGE apology!  He participate in our last Stampscapes challenge and his cards were inadvertenly omitted from the feature.  We are hanging our heads, Ken. So, so sorry!
When you think Stampscapes, do you automatically think humor cards? Most of us don’t, but our very own Ken Schneider does! Get ready for some [...]

Stampscapes, Day 4

By Maria Loomis, Artistic Guide

 
 
Have you checked out the tutorials at Stampscapes?  A wealth of information can be found in that section of the website. If you are new to working with scenic stamps, you won’t want to miss this wonderful resource; and if you are an old hand, you might just find something new to learn there, too! Be [...]

Stampscapes, Day 3

 
How are you enjoying the scenic trail, so far?  It’s amazing how many different looks can be achieved from the same stamps!  We continue our feature for Stampscapes rubber stamps. These stamps can be purchased on nice quality wood mounts, unmounted, and now available, unmounted on cling cushion.  These scenic stamps can be used not [...]

Stampscapes, Day 2

 
Do you love the look of scenic landscapes, but hesitate trying to create them because they appear so complicated?  Well, guess what? They aren’t that difficult!!!  Kevin Nakagawa, the creator of Stampscape stamps can help you learn how to create those gorgeous scenic landscapes. Check out all the fantastic tutorials on his Stampscapes website. There’s a tutorial [...]

Stampscapes – November Featured Vendor

Kevin from Stampscapes has once again challenged our designers to create projects and cards using his scenic stamp line.  There always seems to be something magical that happens when working with Stampscape stamps. No matter what you do, these stamps turn out gorgeous projects!
If you have never worked with Stampscape stamps, then you owe it to [...]

November Guest Artist – Kevin Nakagawa

The Value of Value
by Kevin Nakagawa
In my work, I’m always attempting to communicate several things with visual tools. Color is always a strong element within a composition but my focus is primarily on something even more basic. Color can be broken down into the visual components of:

Hue (the color)

Intensity (relative brightness)

Temperature (warm/cool), and

Value (relative light [...]

More Trail Master prize goodies…

Prizes  from Club Scrap, Stampscapes and The Stamping Studio arrived at Stamper’s Quest on Wednesday. Get your entry uploaded today!!!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stampersquestcontests/

Stampscapes Review by Maria

Today Maria does a quick review of her techniques. We hope you have enjoyed this week’s presentation.

Maria’s Stampscapes Video #4

Without further ado,  jump right into today’s video.   Enjoy!
Part #4:

Maria’s Stampscapes video #3

This week features Maria’s videos teaching her techniques for working with Stampscape stamps and creating landscapes. Check back each day – we have four more to share with you!
If you missed the first installment, or would like a refresher, click here to watch the first two videos.
Enjoy Part 3!

Sunday International’s Last Day

We are at the end of our feature for Sunday International.  It’s been fun showing you all the new stamp sets from the Dee Gruenig line at Sunday International.  If you haven’t checked out their website yet, please do go visit.  Not only are there other stamps from the extremely talented Dee Gruenig, but many [...]

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 [...]

January Guest Artist – Kevin Nakagawa of Stampscapes

Our featured guest artist this month is the master of scenic stamping – Kevin Nakagawa of Stampscapes Rubber Stamps. We are so excited to present his article written just for the readers of Stamper’s Quest. Kevin introduces us to the world of light in preparing scenes. Follow his simple tutorial, and soon you will be [...]

Stampscapes, Day 6

Today is our last day of Stampscape samples provided by our multi-talented design team.  We hope you enjoyed our sampling and you find some inspiration to take the plunge (if you haven’t already) into the world of scenic rubber stamping!  It really isn’t as difficult as it looks!  Try it and we guarantee you will be hooked.
Kevin, thank you so [...]

Stampscapes, Day 5

Can you believe we have more Stampscapes samples to show you?  Kevin’s stamps are so darned habit-forming!  Let’s just get with the sharing today! So, have you checked out their website yet?  If not, you really must!  Don’t miss out on these super cool stamps!

By: Lisa Heusler, Artistic Guide
Stamps Used:  Nature Sheet #9
Peace by Stampin’ Up!

By: [...]

Stampscapes, and More Stampscapes

Can you tell, we all had way too much fun with these stamps?  We have samples to feature through Saturday! Make sure you check back every day to see more throughout the rest of the week!
Have you checked out Kevin’s site?  If not, here’s the link….  Stampscapes.  There’s just tons and tons of information there.  Techniques [...]

Our Stampscapes Challenge Continues!

Yes! We have more eye candy for you today from our challenge issued by Kevin at Stampscapes!  Are you wondering how to use scenic stamps?  Check out the great tutorials at Stampscapes101.

By: Jennifer Willis
Stamps Used:  Symmetry #3 – Butterfly

By: Lisa Heusler
Stamps Used:  Unmounted Set: Cloud with Moon,
Lakeside Cove-small, and Solo Canoeist
 
By: Stephanie Loomis
Stamps Used: 215-G Country [...]

Featured Rubber Stamp Company – Stampscapes

We continue with our featured stamp company, Stampscapes.  The designers definitely had fun with these stamps! If you haven’t had a chance to check out Kevin’s website, take a side trail and stop by Stampscapes and check out all the cool tutorials and stamps.
While perusing the site the other day, I ran across Kevin’s news update. He wrote that he’s designing [...]

A Stampscapes Challenge

Chapel
By: Stephanie Loomis

Stampscapes takes rubber stamp artists away from the toil of the “real world” to a magical place where the beauty of nature reigns. Kevin Nakagawa, king of the Stampscapes world for more than 21 years, travels the world teaching his unique style using his magical images. 
Stampscapes images are available on the Stampscapes website (www.stampscapes.com) both mounted [...]