March Trail Map

The March map has a lot going for it.  Create a lovely window to showcase your artwork, or put someone in jail! 
Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, sit back, relax, and enjoy the gorgeous artwork the Stamper’s Quest Artist Guides have created for you this month.
After oogling at all the inspiration, show us what your [...]

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: [...]

Sue T.’s Valentine’s Day Series: Day Five

 
 
 
I am going to make it easy on you for this final day. Just a bit of stamping. This card is easily duplicated if you need to make a few cards. Your kids could even help on this one.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Birthday Builder Set 9BIRM (Amuse)
Happy Heart Day 9-8223B (Amuse)
Papers:
Recycled Brown craft paper [...]

Sue T.’s Valentine’s Day Series: Day Four

 
 
Sometimes you have to look at your stamps and think outside the box. This is a Christmas stamp I used this year. I kept looking and looking at it and thought -”hey a bit of tweeking and this makes a great Valentine stamp”. Let’s see if George notices I used the same stamp on his [...]

Sue T.’s Valentine’s Day Series: Day Three

 
 
OK !! Not all Valentine’s have to be red or pink. We can try to shake it up a bit! One of my staff asked me to make a card for her 15 year old son- guitar hero extraordinaire! I was sure he wouldn’t like a red or pink card.
Here is nontraditional Valentine’s card for [...]

Sue T.’s Valentine’s Day series: Day Two

 
 
Welcome back Readers. Here is Day Two in my week-long Valentine Series. I am going to make you work a bit today. This is a very special card for you to give someone very special. You know who will be getting this card  from me, and it won’t be my sweet cat Pinkie!
 
 
 
  Finished card [...]

Happy Heart Day! Sue T.’s Valentine’s Series Day One

Hey there Readers!!
I had such an overwhelming response to both my paint chip series and my Advent series that Bea and I decided to make this a regular feature. Throughout the year I will be doing a week long series for a  holiday, a particular stamp or stamp company or just a cool technique. As [...]

January 2010 Map

In keeping with our theme of quests, trails, hiking, scenic by-ways, we are changing the name of our sketches! 
To find our way during our journeys, we generally need a map to help guide us to our destination.  Sketches help guide us in our creative journey, beginning at the trailhead (a few stamps, ink, paper) and ending at our destination [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Four, Christmas Found Elements: Final Day

 
 
 
 
 
Merry Christmas Everyone!! I can’t believe my advent series is over. I wish all of you loyal followers a wonderful and blessed Christmas!
 
 
 
 
 

Finished size 2.75″ x 6.25″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Christmas Found Elements, C-8449 (Stampington and Co.)
Believe (Papertrey Ink)
Papers:
White Matte card stock (unknown)
Decorative papers (Memory Box)
Brown card stock (Die Cuts with a View)
Inks:
Walnut Stain Distress ink pad (Ranger)
Almost Navy [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Four, Christmas Found Elements: Day Four

Finished size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Christmas Found Elements. C-8449 (Stampington and Co.)
Merry holiday borders LL113 (Hero Arts)
Papers:
Cream card stock (unknown)
Decorative papers (Memory Box)
Black card stock (unknown)
Inks:
Tuxedo Black Momentos ink pad (Tsukineko)
Other:
Glue Stick
Foam Tape
Metallic Chalks (Pebbles)
Diamond Screen Embossing Folder (Quickcutz)
Oval  and Scalloped Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Directions:

Cut the  cream card stock to 5.5″ x 8.5″ and fold in half to [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Four, Christmas Found Elements: Day Three

 
Finished size 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Christmas Found Elements (Stampington and Co.)
Believe (Papertrey Ink)
Papers:
White matte card stock (unknown)
Decorative papers (Basic Grey)
Two sided blue card stock (Doublemates)
Inks:
Versa Mark ink pad (Tsukineko) 
Tuxedo Black Mementos (Tsukineko)
Other:
Glue Stick
Corner Rounder (unknown)
Silver Embossing Powder (Judikins)
Flourish Oval Window Embossing Folder (Quickcutz)
Directions:

Emboss the 4.25″ x 5.5″ Navy blue card stock with a die cutting machine [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Four, Christmas Found Elements: Day Two

Finished size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Christmas Found Elements (Stampington and Co.)
Merry Holiday Borders LL113
Papers:
White Matte card stock (unknown)
Decorative papers (My Mind’s Eye)
Brown card stock (Die Cuts with a View)
Inks:
Distress Inks Walnut stain (Ranger)
Tuxedo Black Mementos ink pad (Tsukineko)
Other:
Glue Stick
Foam Tape
Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Directions:

Cut out the scallop rectangle using the brown card stock with a [...]

Sue’s Advent Series: Week Five featuring Christmas Found Elements by Stampington and Co.

 
Week Five. To end this series I  return to a tradition that is very dear to my heart.  My mom always sent me a three kings card every Christmas.  She said the tradition states the first king card you receive, you put over your doorway and you will have good luck all year long. I [...]

Sue’s Advent Series, Week Four, Merry and Bright: Day Five

 
 
 
 
Week four is over.  For all of you folks who were putting off making your cards I hope this week inspired you to make these quick and easy cards.
Come back on Monday for some very special and inspirational cards for Christmas to finish this very special Advent Series.
 
 
 
 
Finished size 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Merry and Bright (Papertrey [...]

Sue’s Advent Series: Week Three, Merry and Bright: Day Four

Finished size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Merry and Bright (Papertreyink)
Papers:
Cream card stock (unknown)
Decorative papers (Unknown)
Red card stock (Die Cuts with a View)
Inks:
Mementos ink pads: (Tsukineko)
     Lady Bug
     Tuxedo Black
Other:
Red Star gem (unknown)
Glue Stick
Foam Tape
Stickles Crystal (Ranger)
Polka Dot Ribbon (unknown)
Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Directions:

Cut the  cream card stock to 5.5″ x 8.5″ and fold in half to form [...]

Sue’s Advent Series, Week Three, Merry and Bright: Day Three

Finished size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Merry and Bright (Papertreyink)
Papers:
Acetate (unknown)
White Matte card stock (unknown)
Decorative papers (Unknown)
Inks:
Old Olive ink pad (Stampin’ Up!)
Tuxedo Black Mementos ink pad  (Tsukineko)
Other:
Snow flake gems (Memory Box)
Tape Runner (Zxyron)
Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Directions:

Cut the  acetate to 5.5″ x 8.5″ and fold in half to form your base card.

Cut out the scallop rectangle [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Three, Merry and Bright: Day Two

Finished size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Merry and Bright (Papertreyink)
Papers:
Matte white card stock
Red card stock (Die Cuts With A View)
Decorative paper (A Muse)
Inks:
Old Olive (Stampin’Up!)
Mementos ink pads: (Tsukineko)
     Tuxedo Black
     Dandelion
Other:
Yellow Star gem (unknown)
Glue stick
Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Sheer Red Ribbon (unknown)
Crystal Stickles (Ranger)
Foam Tape
Directions:

Cut out the scallop rectangle using the red card stock with a [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Four Featuring Merry and Bright by Papertreyink

 
 
 
Week Four-It’s getting closer. Hopefully by now your cards are done and in the mail. I am just finishing up mine. There are always last minute cards to be made. My husband, inevitably comes into the studio and asks for another 10 cards for the folks at work! I tried to make it a bit [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Three, Owl Christmas: Day Five

 
 
 
Here we are at the end of week three! Aren’t those owls just so much fun! Boy it is amazing those owls seem to have staying power in the stamping world. They are just as hot this year as last year.

 
 
 
 
 
Finished size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Owl Christmas -CL238 (Hero Arts)
Holiday Messages LL958 (Hero Arts)
Papers:
Cream card stock( [...]

Sue’s Advent Series – Week Three, Owl Christmas: Day Four

Finished size:  4.5″ x 4.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Owl Christmas -CL238 (Hero Arts)
Papers:
Matte White Card Stock( unknown)
Red card stock scrap (Die Cuts With A View)
Inks:
Mementos ink pads:  (Tsukineko)
     Tuxedo Black
     Rhubarb Stalk
Other:
Square and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Snow flake Embossing Folder (ProvoCraft)
Liquid Pearls White Opal (Ranger)
Glue stick
Colored Pencils (Prismacolor)
Sheer Red polka Dot Ribbon
 Directions:

Cut a 8.5″ x 4.25″ piece [...]