Stamp Artist Cherylynn
Moser
August's Stamp Artist of the Month |
Supplies:
Stamp
Zia Heron Head, Stamp Francisco Ginkgo
Leaf, Luna Lights by Stampa Rosa, Gold Webbing Spray, Studio
II Inks
Directions:
Spray 11x14 black mat with Gold webbing spray. Set aside. Paint
8x10 glossy black cardstock with Luna Lights Purple, Teal and
Blue. Accent with Gold Luna Lights. When dry, stamp Gingko leaf
in both black and silver permanent ink randomly over painted
cardstock. Create background paper on white glossy cardstock
using Studio II reinkers and a Gold Krylon pen. Cut into a triangle,
edge with Krylon pen and crimp using Fiskars Crimper. Stamp Heron
Head once on purple paper and once on white cardstock. Cut purple
paper into circle, mount onto triangle. Color other Heron Head
with Radiant Pearls. Cut out Head portion only and mount onto
purple circle. Affix triangle onto Luna Lights cardstock. Attach
fibers and beads using hot glitter glue in metallic blue. While
still work affix sun. Mount onto mat board. |
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"Heron Valentine"
Stamp Artist Sally Rarback |
I stamped the image of the Heron head on scrap paper and cut
it in a straight line from the point of the beak to a place on
the neck where it would create the shape of half of a "heart".
I then stamped the image again, and turned it over and traced
with black pen the same part of the image and cut it similar
to the first image (thereby getting the mirror image of the first
half).
I put the two halves together to create a heart-shape. I repeated
this five times, in a circular pattern, placing the points of
the beaks toward the center of the circle. Since my traced lines
looked quite different from the stamped lines, I decided to cover
the general shape with solid color to hide the hand-drawn lines.
When I had arranged the pattern-of-five hearts to be
symmetrical I scanned it into my computer and made several copies
to play with, cutting out different parts to see what arrangement
I liked best.
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The final card uses a print-out
from the computer, but all of the original was hand-stamped.
I used a smooth dark purple card-stock from Fox River on which
to print the heron-pattern.
To color the pattern, I used an Eberhard Faber product called
Metallic Farb Pulver (the equivalent of Powdered
Pearls).
I used Zia's technique, shown in her video, "Stamp Zia Creates
with Powdered Pearls", of dipping a blender pen into the
powder and drawing the powder out from a corner of the image
toward the open areas and blending it into the paper with my
finger.
I then cut the pattern out with an Xacto Knife and mounted it
onto Royal Mauve Linen-Weave card-stock (from Howard, I think).
I prepared a second piece of purple Fox River card-stock, printing
the Foliage Triangle on it in a dark violet ink, using a stamp-positioner
to line up the pattern precisely. Cutting a ¼" outline
around the heron-pattern on the mauve paper, I mounted it onto
the foliage patterned paper.
I then outlined the cutout with a thin line of dark purple Art
Institute Glitter. I mounted this card onto gold cardstock. I
took a third piece of dark purple cardstock and colored the edges
with my dark violet Tombow marker.
I mounted the whole piece onto this. I felt limited by my 8.5"
x 11" paper, and wished I had larger sized paper at hand.
Image: Stamp
Zia |
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Materials
Cardstock:
1 8 ½ x 11 sheet dark teal
1 8 ½ x11 sheet dark teal, cut in fourths
1 8 ½ x11 sheet red violet, cut in fourths
Scraps of metallic paper in lighter and darker shades of mauve
- enough to make 4 wedges to act as background to the dark teal
wedges.
Stamps:
Wild Grass, Rubber Stampede
Orchid, PSX
Iris Fan, Stamp
Zia
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"Iris Fantasy"
Stamp Artist Terry L. Ely |
Supplies Used:
8" x 10" Fredrix's canvas panel
9" X 11" piece of cloth for background
Stampzia - Lunar Moth, Orchid Triangle, L & R Feather Goddess,
kaleidoscope Bird Wedge
White Card Stock
Black Ink (I prefer memories)
Reeves Watercolors - Paynes Gray (for Bird), Permanent Green
Light mixed with Chinese white and lemon yellow (for moth, backgrounds)
Violet (for orchid)
Watercolor brushes, cup of water
Aleenes Tacky Glue
Radiant Pearls LS-120 Snowqueen (for faces & bird), SP-204
Frosty Iris (for orchid & feathers), SP 202 Whisper Blue
(for feathers)
Marvey Metallic Gold Marker
Glitter Writer "sparkles" (highlights in moth, feathers,
beak and petals)
16" of purple trim
20" of black & silver trim
12" of gold beaded flowers
piece of gold trim about 3" |
"Life's Inklinks"
Stamp Artist Jeanne Arsenault |
Directions:
Glue cloth to canvas board folding
over edges and gluing on the back also. Stamp DTP black images
on white cardstock, cut out, paint with watercolors and let dry.
Apply radiant pearls for shine. When dry, glue images to board.
Cut and glue desired trim to edges of the board. Add beaded accents,
glitter, metallic marker. If you have lost existing stamp lines
under paint, "missed", over painted or had an unplanned
stroke, use a black pen (one that won't bleed, I used a regular
bic ink pen) to bold up lines or add shading to the images. |
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Using Stamp
Zia's "Heron Head" stamp,
emboss on white card stock using black ink and powder. Paint
the heron using Radiant Pearls paint and cut the background out
using a craft knife.
Cut a disc using matte metallic silver card stock and glue the
heron to the silver disc. Then cut a larger disc using black
card stock and randomly color this using pigment
powders (colors used- silver, sapphire and turquoise).
Glue the silver disc to the larger disc. Using an 8.5"x11"
piece of glossy black card stock, cut a triangle using the entire
length and width of the paper.
Randomly "smoosh" silver ink around the edges the triangle
and emboss with clear powder. Cut a small triangle, again using
the matte metallic silver card stock - attach to the large triangle
and then glue the disc to the triangle.
Embellish with a feather, beads and tassel. I used a
small piece of bamboo and chenille yarn for the hanger.
Image: Stamp
Zia |
"Heron"
Stamp Artist Linda Lavasani |
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"Shell Game"
Stamp Artist Karen Martin |
Stamp Zia - small Nautilus Shell, small Day Fern, small
Night Fern
Directions:
Using direct
to paper technique, completely cover
a piece of white cardstock (8.5 x 5.5) with Versamark.
Using applicator or finger smudge on various colors of PearlEx
(I used Sparkling Copper, Misty Lavender, and Duo Green Yellow).
Heat set.
Stamp Fern images randomly using Memories Black dye ink.
Stamp Nautilus Shell onto fancy paper (this was an old sheet
of wrapping paper which I later layered to black cardstock for
strength). Cut out and set aside.
Layer a piece of black mulberry paper
(which you have frayed the edges), a few thin peacock feathers,
some yarn with beads added and the shell.
Mount finished piece on a black cardstock background.
Images: Stamp
Zia
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"Maroon Marsh"
Stamp Artist Martha Myers |
Stamp and emboss Day Heron Fan and Night Heron Fan on cream cardstock
with garnet Embossing Powder. Color with Lyra metallic pencils.
Cover with one layer of clear UTEE and heat set. Mount to gold
background panel.
Cut double maroon and cream
mat frame so top layer is open in the middle along all edges.
Stamp Foliage Corners with various Fresco and Antiquities inks
onto both frames. Edge both frames with gold leaf marker.
Cover opening in mat with decorative fabric. Mount heron panel
to opening with foam tape.
Bake polymer clay embellishment
and color with Rub 'n Buff. Attach fibers with beads to clay
embellishment and adhere to front of picture with hot glue.
All images Stamp
Zia
Double
Mats are also available from Stamp
Zia
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Star Book Front Cover |
Star Book Inside Cover |
Star Book Shown Completely Open
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"Star Book"
"The Night the Stars Came Out to Play."
Stamp Artist John Murdock
Images: Stamp
Zia |
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