Thank You Card Set for the Adventurer

 
By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 5.5” x 4”
 When making multiples of the same card, it’s easier to set up an assembly line and do each step on each card at the same time. Pull together all the supplies and do all the cutting and stamping together. Then simply assemble and go!

 
 
Supplies:
Stamps:         
Box Words: “Thank [...]

Heritage Card for the Adventurer

By: Penny Yoder, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.50″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Flourish Image (The Angel Company)
Sentiments - handwritten by me
Paper:
Ivory Cardstock  (unknown)   
     5.50″ x 8.50″ , score at 4.25″ for base card
     2″ x 2.25″        For photo mat or to fit your photo
    .50″ x 2.50″    For small sentiment
Black (Bazzill) 
     3.75″ x 5.25″  For [...]

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 [...]

Gratitude Card for the Adventurer

By: Christine Candora-Hickey, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 4.5″ x 6.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Pumpkin Patch (Great Impressions)
Time of Gratitude (Hero Arts)
Words: family, celebrate, thanks, together (Stampin’ Up!)
Paper:
Speckled cream cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
Mustard cardstock (Bazzill)
Rust cardstock (Paper Source)
Tan cardstock (unknown)
Chocolate mulberry paper (PSX)
Ink:
Black Memories permanent ink pad (Stewart Superior)
Coffee Archival ink pad (Ranger)
Garden Green dye ink pad (Close to My Heart)
Other:
Sweet Apricot Radiant Pearls [...]

Gratitude for Inspiration for the Adventurer

By: Penny Yoder, Artistic Guide
 
Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.50″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Sentiment ( The Angel Company)
Paper:
Mellow Moss (Stampin’ Up)   Base card – cut to 5.50″ x 8.50″, score at 4.25″
More Mustard – (Stampin’ Up!)  
Really Rust (Stampin’ Up!)      
Ivory – JoAnn                            
Ink:
Versafine ink pad: Onyx Black (Tsukineko)
Distress ink pad: Vintage Photo (Ranger)
Palette ink pad: Burnt Umber  (Superior)
Other:
Water
Adhesive
Iron

Directions:

Spritz water on 4.25″ x [...]

Pear Card for the Adventurer

By: Chris M Herrmann, Artistic Guide
Finished size card: 4.25″ x 5.50″  
Supplies:
Stamps:
Large Pear, Small Pear, Background Stamps (Another Stamp Company)
Paper:
1 green card measuring 4.25″ x 5.50″ 
1 piece white card stock,  ATC size (2.5″x 3.5″)
1 piece white card stock 2″ x .75″
2 pieces dark green card stock cut just slightly larger than the 2 white pieces  (to [...]

Harvest Time for the Adventurer

Harvest Time
By Penny Yoder, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Large Apple Image (The Angel Company)
Words (mine and my computer: Lucida Handwriting Italic; size 14)
Paper:
5.5″ x 8.5″ green cardstock (JoAnn Stores)
3.5″ x 5.25″ black cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
3.25″ x 3.25″ red cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
3.25″ x 3.25″ black cardstock for the scallop circle
2.5″ x 2.5″ white cardstock [...]

Easy Collage Card for the Adventurer

By: Melanie Smith, Artistic Guide
Finished Size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
This card was inspired by the grapes that grow in the beautiful Hawkes Bay region where I live.  There are vineyards absolutely everywhere – even on the former site of our local 1/4 mile drag strip (much to my husband’s dismay).  But so many people get such [...]

Thanksgiving Card for the Adventurer

Polished Stone Bountiful Thanksgiving Card
By: Jennifer Willis, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 5.5″ x 4.25″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Hope you have…Thanksgiving (MSE!)
Paper:
Gold Harvest Paper (Stampin’ Up!)
Cream Card Stock (Unknown)
Wax Paper (Reynolds)
Ink:
Brilliance – Graphite Black (Tsukineko)
Alcohol Inks: (Ranger)
     Butterscotch
     Raisin
     Cranberry
     Gold Mixative
Other:
Collage Graphic (Memories in the Making)
Alcohol Blending Solution (Ranger)
Tissue Paper (Unknown)
Glue Stick (Scotch)
Paint Pen – Gold (Krylon)
Ribbon – Burgandy, [...]

Good Wine card for the Adventurer

Good Wine
By: Melanie Smith, Artistic Guide
Finished size: 6″ x 6″
With this card, I made my own mini designer paper – choosing my inks and colour intensity to achieve exactly the results that I was looking for (bear in mind that this is a third draft of this card and I knew what I didn’t want from [...]

Moments for the Adventurer

Moments
By: Sue Trembeth, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size: 4.5″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
….moments- 2668H (Penny Black)
Papers:
Cream card stock, 5.5″ x 8.5″, folded in half to form 4.25″ x 5.5″  base card
Chloe’s Closet paper pack blue gingham (Making Memories) 4.25″x5.5″
Cream card stock 3.5″x5.125″
Epson Enhanced Matte photo  paper
Photo of your choice trimmed to 3.25″x5″
Inks:
India Ink Black (Stewart Superior)
Distress Ink- Blue Denim (Ranger)
Chroma [...]

Remember L’Amour Bookmark for the Adventurer

By: Maria Loomis, Artistic Guide
 Finished bookmark size: 7.25” x 3.75”
Supplies:
Stamps:         
Main image, Paris post and word stamps from “Paris” Plate (The Stampsmith)
Background stamps from “Medieval Ornaments #2” Plate (The Stampsmith)
Black flower image, from “The Great Wall of China” Plate (The Stampsmith)
Texture background stamp from Marble Cube TC01 (Stampendous)
Paper:                       
Cream Cardstock (Neenah Crest)
Light Mauve, Black and Red cardstock        
Ink:                
Versafine [...]

My Photos Box for the Adventurer

By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide
Finished box size: 8.5” x 6.5”
Keeping old photos safe from humidity always seems to be a problem….. In this project I created a vintage looking Photo Box to keep my precious old photos safe, while they wait to be transformed into beautiful scrapbook pages.
Supplies:
Stamps:
Set # 10001010 (Artemio)
Set EC0095 Elline’s Vintage (Marianne [...]

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 [...]

Mysterious Wolf for the Adventurer

Mysterious Wolf
By: Shelly Newkirk, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Wolf stamp (Whispers)
Pine bough with pine cones (unknown)
Paper:
White card stock (Georgia Pacific)
Ink:
Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)
Other:
Sponge
Dark yellow and brown colored pencils (Rose Arts)
Glue (Crafter’s Pick Ultimate Glue)
Directions:

Cut white cardstock to 8.5″ x 5.5″. Fold in half to create a card measuring 4.25″ x 5.5″.

Sponge black [...]

Be Fabulous Matted Art for the Adventurer

Be Fabulous Matted Art
By: Regena, Artistic Guide
Finished size:  8″ x 10″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Monica and Jillian (Rubbernecker Stamp Co)
Eiffel Tower (Limited Edition)
Tres  and Chic (Luni Stamps)
Style is Eternal and Fern (Hero Arts)
Mini Sunglasses and Lipstick (Dawn Hauser)
Be Fabulous (Paper Candy)
Leaf Background Cube (Stampendous)
Retro Circles (Inkadinkado) 
Paper:
8.5″ x 11″ matte coated white cardstock (Marco’s Paper)
12″ x 12″ Black Glimmer cardstock (The [...]

You’re Remarkable Card for the Adventurer

By: Christine Candora-Hickey, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 6″ x 6″ 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Middle Eastern Tile (Stampin’ Up!)
Remarkable Definition (Stampin’ Up!)
Collage Diva (The Moon Rose)
Paper:
Black distressed scrapbook paper (Basic Grey)
Black and white patterned paper (Black Market Paper Society)
Black cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
White shimmer cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
Ink:
Memories black dye ink pad (Stewart Superior)
Embossing ink (Ranger)
India Ink (Pro Art)
Other:
Black detail embossing powder [...]

Black and White Wedding Card for the Adventurer

By: Michael A. Trent, Artistic Guide 
Finished card size: 9.25” x 3.875” 
When I first saw that this month’s edition was working with “black & white” I jumped for joy.  As much as I love color, working with just black & white papers, images, and inks can be so classy and easy.  This is a very classy [...]

The Creative Journey Continues for the Adventurer

It is Not the Destination
By: Bea Rosenleaf, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size: 6.5″ x 5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Travel stamps (Clear Art Stamps)
Quote (Inkadinkado)
Flourishes (Autumn Leaves)
Papers:
White cardstock cut to 4.25″ x 5.5″
Black cardstock cut to 4.5″ x 5.75″
White pre-folded card 6.5″ x 5″
Inks:
Adirondack dye inks: (Ranger)
   Butterscotch
   Stream
   Wild Plum
Other:
Black colored pencil (Prisma)
Ruler
Eclipse Tape (Judikins)
3 Color Dusters (Judikins)
Paper cutter of [...]

Enchanted Travel Splash

Enchanted Travel Splash
By: Jennifer Willis, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Echoes des Voyages 35B Stamp Set (Echoes des Voyages)
Paper:
Tea Stain Printed Paper (Fiber Scraps)
White Card Stock (Unknown)
Cream Card Stock (Unknown)
Ink:
Clear Resist Pad (Ranger)
ColorBox Petal Point – Arboretum (Clearsnap)
Embossing Ink (Personal Stamp Exchange)
Other:
Double Sided Tape (Provo Craft)
Scissors (EK Success)
Paper Trimmer (Purple Cow)
Heat Gun (Marvy)
Gold Ultra [...]