Joy Fold Card

Joy Fold Card
By: Penny Yoder, Artistic Guide
Finished card size:  4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
Supplies:
Stamps:
The Angel Company
Paper:
1 – 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ cardstock
1 – 3″ x 8 1/2″  cardstock
4 – 2 3/4″ x 4″ designer paper
1 – 4″ x 5 1/4″ designer paper or cardstock
Ink:
Palette ink: (Stewart Superior)
     Toile Pink
     Jardin Moss
     Moulin Rogue
Versafine Onyx [...]

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 [...]

Masculine Cards, continued

The Old Truck Masculine Card
We all do it! Keep the tiniest scraps of precious paper, rather than tossing it in the bin. Some of them are too nice to throw away and I’m never sure that I can get that paper again if it’s one of my favorites. So, it’s nice to use supplies of [...]

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 [...]

Holiday Splendor Photo Book

Altered Photo Book
Stephanie Loomis, Editor/Artistic Guide
Everyone likes a photo album, and there are a million of them out there. However, you can make an inexpensive book into a personalized work of art that just happens to hold favorite photos. The best thing is that it can be done in an evening!
Supplies:
Stamps:
Musical Staff (Great Impressions)
Scribble Set (The [...]

Holiday Splendor Penguin Card

 
 
 
 
By Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide 
 Finished card size: 4” x 6”
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Perky Penguins (The Angel Company)
Ink:
Jet Black StazOn (Tsukineko)
Red StazOn (Tsukineko)
Paper:
Christmas Patterned Paper (Angel Company)
Red and Green Mi Teintes Paper (Canson)
White Cardstock (Bazzil)
Other supplies:
Watercolor pencils (Derwent and CaranD’Ache)
Pop Dots (Ranger)
Red Voil Ribbon
Red glittered brads (Making Memories)
Stickles (Ranger Industries)
Adhesive Stones (Brazilian)
Directions:

Cover the card front with a piece of [...]

December Sketch Card

 
 
 
 
Have some last minute holiday cards to make up for those special folks in your life?  Why not give our December sketch a try? What a card Regena has created for you this month. Long with many different shaped layers to show off all those gorgeous papers in your stash! The bonus…adding those stamped images that will really make them pop.
 
 
 
 
 
Check [...]

Holiday Splendor Pillar Candles

Fancy Candles
Stephanie Loomis, Editor and Guide
Candles are a great hostess gift, but the fancy ones in the stores are outrageously priced. With some creativity and inexpensive stickers, you can customize less expensive candles and create personalized gifts.
Supplies:
Inexpensive pillar candle : white or colored (Old Time Pottery is where I got mine, but wherever you can [...]

November Sketch

 
 
Ovals, squares,rectangles, a ‘film-strip’ look, all make up the November sketch created by our own Artistic Guide, Regena.  Check out or Artistic Guides’ interpretations, then share yours with us!  Send us a scan or photo of your sketch card to stampersquest@yahoo.com and we’ll publish it for everyone to see!  (please keep your file to 100kb)
 
 
 
 
Stamps: [...]

It’s All About Nature; Marcia’s Fat Book Page

 
 
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide
Finished size: 8.5″ x 4″
  
When I first read the theme for our fat book pages I remembered my love for nature. Although I have a lot of favorite things, everything related to it really activates my senses.  I love nice smells, nice sounds, nice tastes…like: birds singing; the colors and scent [...]

Gratitude Card for the Discoverer

Gratitude Card for the Discoverer
By: Stephanie Loomis, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: A2 (5.5” x 4.25”) 
Supplies:
Stamps: 
G is for Gratitude (The Angel Company)
Paper:                       
A2 note card: 5.5” x 4.25” (Georgia Pacific cardstock)
White cardstock: 2.5” x 2.875” (Georgia Pacific)
Patterned paper A: 3.25” x 3.5” (unknown source—pulled from scrap box)
Patterned paper B: 3.25” x 5.5” (unknown source—pulled from scrap box)
Patterned [...]

Heritage Cookbook for the Inventor

Heritage Cookbook Introduction Page

 
By: Bea Rosenleaf, Artistic Guide
For years, now, I’ve wanted to create a cookbook for my boys using my great-grandmother’s, grandmother’s and mother’s recipes that have become our family favorites.  I have all my great-grandmother’s and grandmother’s handwritten recipes, some dating back to the 1800s. So the theme for November – Heritage/Gratitude – was [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

Many Thanks for the Discoverer

Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.50″
 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Sentiment (The Angel Company)
Paper:
Chocolate Chip (Stampin’ Up!)   - Base card – cut to 5.50″ x 8.50″ and score at 4.25″
Orange (Die Cuts With A View) 
White (Georgia Pacific)                      
Ink:
Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad (Tsukineko)
 Burnt Umber Palette ink pad (Stewart Superior)
Other:
Silk Flowers
Brown Brads (Making Memories)
Cuttlebug (Provo Craft)
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Provo Craft)
Sanding Block
Adhesive
1/16″ paper punch
Directions:

Emboss [...]

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 – 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 [...]