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 [...]

Using Your Brayer for the Discoverer

Do you have a brayer that sits in your drawer because you don’t quite know what to do with it?  I generally use mine with the multi-colored ink pads, such as the Kaleidacolors because it’s easy to create great backgrounds.  There are so many other things you can do with a brayer!  Don’t want to [...]

Autumn Traditions Card for the Discoverer

By: Christine Candora-Hickey, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size: 5.5″ x 4.25″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Leaf Square (Rubber Stamps of America)
Tradition Definition (Seaside Stampin’ Ink)
Paper:
Eggplant cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
Blue Stardream cardstock (Paper Source)
Grey cardstock (unknown)
Black cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
Ink:
Platinum Planet Brilliance pigment ink (Tsukineko)
Perfect Medium (Ranger)
Other:
Jewel Set, Perfect Pearls (Ranger)
Gemstone brads (Stampin’ Up!)
Skeleton leaf (Stampin’ Up!)
1/8″ hole punch
Paper trimmer (Fiskars)
Paper crimper
Trio adhesive (JudiKins)
Silver [...]

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 [...]

Tractor Card for the Discoverer

 
Deere John
By: Melanie Smith, Artistic Guide
Finished size: 6″ x 6″
Without seeds and soil there would be no harvest to celebrate – but what about the tools that we use to prepare the soil and transport the harvest?  This card celebrates these things.  On this card, I used preprinted designer paper with tractors all over, great [...]

Happy Birthday Tag Bookmark for the Discoverer

By: Chris M Herrmann, Artistic Guide
Finished tag size: 5.25″ x 2.5″
I enjoy making birthday cards for my friends. Not many friends want to toss a hand made card, but let’s face it, how many cards can they save? I think I have come up with a solution. I create a tag bookmark and use that [...]

Bounty of Blessings for the Discoverer

Bounty of Blessings
By Penny Yoder, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size: 4.25″ x 5.50″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Box of Apples (Stampin’ Up!)
Words (mine and the computer. Font: Lucida Handwriting Italic; Size 18)
Paper:
5.5″ x 8.5″ (for the card) and 1″ x 3″ (for the words) yellow cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
4″ x 5.25″ – apple green cardstock (Die Cuts With a View)
3.75″ x 5″ – [...]

Wonderful Harvest Card for the Discoverer

By: Jennifer Willis, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Hope you have…Thanksgiving (MSE!)
Paper:
Gold Harvest Paper (Stampin’ Up!)
Cream Card Stock (Unknown)
Mulberry Paper (Paper Odyssey)
Ink:
Brilliance – Graphite Black (Tsukineko)
Other:
Collage Graphic (Memories in the Making)
Glue Stick (Scotch)
Paint Pen – Gold (Krylon)
Ribbon – Burgandy, 6″ (Offray)
Scissors (EK Success)
Paper Trimmer (Purple Cow)
Computer
Printer
Directions:

Cut a 4.25″ x 11″ piece of cardstock [...]

Photos On Cards

 
Photos On Cards
By: Shelly Newkirk, Artistic Guide
Finished Card Size: 5.5″ x 4.25″
Supplies:
Stamps:
“Just For You”  (River City Rubber Works)
Paper:
11″ x 8.5″ scrapbook paper (K & Company, Studio K, Meadow & Breeze paper pad)
Gray-green cardstock (unknown)
Ink:
Library Green Archival Ink (Ranger)
Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)
VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Other:
Black fine line embossing powder
Ticket punch (Stampin’ Up!)
Directions:

Attach the scrapbook paper of your [...]

Saying Goodbye for the Discoverer

Floral Remembrance Card
By Janice Ellis, Artistic guide 
Finished Card Size: 4.25″ x 5 .5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Words (Inkadinkado)
Potted Plant (Hero Arts)
Paper:
Cream and pink matte cardstock (Marco’s Paper)
Specialty Asian paper (The Paper Place)
Other:
Light and medium pink, dark brown and green markers (Marvy)
Directions:

Use markers to colour in the potted plant as shown.

Huff to reactivate the colours, then stamp onto a  scrap of [...]

Military Remembrance for the Discoverer

Remembering Our Military
By: Janice Ellis, Artistic Guide
Finished Card size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Thinking of You (Rubber Stampede)
Paper:
Green and beige textured cardstock (DCWV Neutrals Stack)
Beige matte paper for words (Marco’s paper)
Background camouflage paper (craft store purchase)
Inks:
None
Other:
Markers: (Marvy)
     Green
     Dark Brown
Sakura Crystal Lacquer
Army stickers (Sticko)
Regular scissors
Glue stick or double sided mounting tape
Directions:

Remove stickers from adhesive sheet and apply to the camouflage background.
Cut [...]

Dance of Life for the Discoverer

Our theme for September is remembrance.  My mom at 42 was quite shocked to find herself pregnant and fighting breast cancer for the second time in 4 years. My mom beat all the odds in the late fifties and delivered a healthy baby girl (me!!) and beat her cancer. She lived to be 90 years [...]

Breast Cancer Hope Card for the Discoverer

Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Card
By: Janice Ellis, Artistic Guide
Fiinished size: 4.25″ x 5.5″ 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Sketch Heart (Rubber Stampede)
Asian letters (Bunch Of Fun rubber stamps)
Paper:
Pink and white matte cardstock (Marco’s)
Ink:
Versamark Ink
Pearlescent Orchid inkpad (Brilliance)
Other:
Silver embossing powder (Stampendous)
Heat embossing gun
Southwest notched punch (Marvy Uchida)
Silver thread (dollar store find)
3 clear crystal brads (Eyelet Outlet)
Small hole punch (unknown)
Pink and silver edged [...]

Remember When Card for the Discoverer

By: Maria Loomis, Artistic Guide
 Finished card size:  A2 (4.25″ x 5.5″)
Supplies:
Stamps:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
Elegant Butterfly C8472 (Stampington & Company)
Remember When… from “Say It Like It Is” Plate (The Stampsmith)
Paper:                       
Cream Cardstock (Neenah Crest)
Light Yellow, Black and Celery Green cardstock     
Ink:                
Brillance Pigment Ink Pad: Graphite Black (Tsukineko)
Other:
Lavender crystal accents (Crystal Stickers – Mark Richards)
Signo Uni-ball Sparkling Yellow Gel Pen
Double-stick tape
Sticky Dots [...]

My Mom Taught Me Mini-book for the Discoverer

“My Mom Taught Me” Mini-book
By: Marcia Mattos, Artistic Guide 
Finished card size: 5.75 x 2.75”
This month’s theme at Stamper’s Quest is “remembrances.” So I decided to honor the memory of my mother, who passed away 15 years ago. 
I really don’t have too many photos of her.  The best memories I have are the numerous things she [...]

Old Truck Photo Card #1

Old Truck Photo Card #1
by Shelly Newkirk, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Crackle background stamp (unknown, possibly TAC)
Pitcher pump and bucket (Ink Blocks)
Flourish (unknown)
Paper:
White card stock card base and a seperate piece of white card stock (Georgia Pacific)
Black text weight (unknown)
Inks:
Jet Black dye ink (Ranger Archival Ink)
Soot Black (Ranger Distressed Ink)
Other:
Sponge
Fine mist spray bottle [...]

Ebony and Ivory Card for the Discoverer

By: Christine Candora-Hickey, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 8.5″ x 5.5″ 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Mixed Bouquet stamp set (Stampin’ Up!)
Printer’s Alphabet, uppercase and lowercase (Hero Arts)
Paper:
Black cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!)
Black & white polka dot paper (Black Market Paper Society)
Handmade black mulberry paper
Ink:
Petal Point – Essential Shades pigment ink option pads (ColorBox)
Blanco dye ink pad (StampaRosa)
Memories black dye ink [...]

Respect the Mountain Lion Card for the Discoverer

Respect the Mountain Lion
By: Shelly Newkirk, Artistic Guide
Finished card size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Mountain lion stamp (Whispers)
Paper:
2 sheets white card stock (Georgia Pacific)
Ink:
Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger )
Other:
Sponge
Yellow colored pencil (Rose Art)
Glue (Crafter’s Pick Ultimate Pick)
Directions:

Cut card base of  8.5″ x 5.5″. Fold in half to create a card measuring 4.25″ x 5.5″.  Heavily sponge black [...]

Black and White Flower Card for the Discoverer

By: Michael A. Trent, Artistic Guide 
Finished card size:6.5” x 5” 
Something else I enjoy doing when using black and white images, papers, etc.  is to add just a dash of color to a project that is 99% black and white.  In this project the emphasis is black and white but I added some color to the [...]

Elegant Get Well card for the Discoverer

Elegant Get Well Card
By: Regena, Artistic Guide
Finished size:  5″ x 7″
Supplies:
Stamps:
Chandelier (Inkadinkado)
Paper Texture Cube (Stampendous)
Marble Cube (Stampendous)
Get Well (The Stamp Barn)
Paper:
10″ x 7″ white textured cardstock for card base (Bazzill)
8.5″ x 11″ matte coated white cardstock (Marco’s Paper)
12″ x 12″ Black Glimmer cardstock (The Paper Company)
Ink:
Coal Black Ancient Page ink (Clearsnap)
Other:
HermaFix Tape Runner (EK Success)
Scotch [...]