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Stamp Artist Of The Month contest was sponsored by Stamp Zia

June's "Stamp Artist Of The Month" is
Stamp Artist Dina Kowal

"Always Dream "
Stamp Artist - Dina Kowal

Supplies

Rubber Stamps:

  • All stamps by smARTworks
  • Gathering Flowers – single stamp
  • Stem from FL07 Daisy Trio set
  • Script from WD127 One Smile set
  • Always and Dream – bonus rubber
  • Decorative paper –
    download from www.digitalscrapbookplace.com – Kira Collection
  • Arch template – downloadable template by Shari Carroll found here
  • inks – Stazon Jet Black; Versamagic Wheat and Spanish Olive inks
  • Decorative buttons, Prima flowers, mini brads

 

 
  • Directions:

    1. Trace large arch cutout on patterned paper and cut out.
    2. Trace medium arch on cream cardstock.
    3. Stamp script stamp to fill space, using Wheat ink.
    4. Apply Wheat ink to edges and blend. Stamp Gathering Flowers on watercolor paper using Stazon ink. Watercolor using Derwent WC pencils.
    5. Trace small arch template and cut out image, trimming around hand. Curve stem stamp on acrylic block and stamp twice using Spanish Olive ink. Position flowers and glue to card. Glue on buttons. Punch ends of strips of scrap paper in corner of scalloped square punch.
    6. Stamp words using Stazon ink. Attach to card using mini brads. Position and adhere layers, and attach to car

  • Supplies

    Rubber Stamps:

    • Both Marilyn's/VivaLasVegastamps
    • Roses/Ink-n-Rubber
    • Butterfly/Designs Ink'd
    • Stippling/Annette or Anne Watkins ( I can't read the lettering on the stamp)
    • Letters/unknown

     Directions:

  • Large Marilyn was stamped in permanent Black Ink and masked. The smaller Marilyn's were stamped in the same ink and ALL masked. Roses then stamped in permanent ink and masked.
  •  
  • Top 3/4's of the scene sponged in light pink dye ink and a touch of light yellow dye ink toward the middle. Stippling stamped in a Rose color dye ink. Bottom of the card is sponged in a metallic gold.
  •  
  • Masks removed and images colored with markers. Diamond earring is a crystal and bracelet was gone in gold glitter. "Marilyn" was stamped in black pigment ink and embossed with a glossy black powder.
  •  
  • Butterflies are stamped in a permanent black ink on a separate sheet of paper. Colored with markers and then cut out. They are glued to the scene.
  •  
  • A metallic gold paint pen was used to frame the scene. Then it was mounted onto light pink card stock.

  • "Marilyn"
    Stamp Artist - Beverly Shupp


    "Jar Fairy "
    Stamp Artist - Brandy Wickham

    Supplies

    • Rubber Stamps
      Fairy, and Fairy words from Cherry Pie
    • Moss
      Jar
      Jolee’s 3D dragonfly and flowers stickers
      Fake flower
      Twill tape
      E6000 Glue
      Stazon black ink

    Directions:

    1. Stamp, color and cut out Fairy image. In the bottom of the jar, put a puddle of the E6000 glue and place fairy image in the glue and let dry.
    2. After the glue has dried and the Fairy is in place, insert some moss for the grass. Inside the jar place a dragonfly sticker and flower sticker (on top of the moss). On a piece of twill tape, stamp with stazon stamp the various Fairy words on it.
    3. Glue the twill tape onto the jar lid (I used a little of the E6000 glue).
    4. After the jar lid is screwed onto the jar, glue a fake flower on top of it.

    Supplies

    Rubber Stamps:

    • Stamps M48 - Vickie Enkoff
    • Wood Tag from American Tag
    • Colorbox Inks - dark brown and burnt sienna
    • StazOn Olive Green
    • Cream colored cardstock
    • Organdy ribbon in brown
    • Adhesive

      Directions:

      To create the tag, first run the dark brown ink with the grain of the wood and then lightly rub with a tissue to remove excess ink. Using burnt sienna, swirl the ink around the surface of the tag and remove excess ink. Age the edges with dark brown and randomly stamp images on the tag in dark brown, using StazOn for the focus image. Once complete heat set the inks. For the card front swirl dark brown and burnt sienna inks all over. Layer images using the dark brown and green StazOn once again. Embellish tag with ribbon and attach to the card.

    "Create"
    Stamp Artist - Jennifer Willis


    "Ginkgo"
    Stamp Artist - Jackie Kalchert

     Supplies

    • Rubber Stamps
      Stamps: Stamp Zia Fern Collage and Ginko Fan
    • Color Wash Jewels: Emerald and Blue Topaz
    • Silver Perfect Pearls
    • Silver EP
    • Cardstock: silver metallic, light and dark turquoise
    • Coordinating ribbon

    Directions:
    Create Background:

    1. Using watercolor paper, spray with Color Wash Jewels Emerald and Blue Topaz. While wet Cover with silver Perfect pearls using stipple brush… Apply spray fixative.
    2. When dry stamp Fern Collage with embossing ink and emboss with silver EP. Heat set. Add coordinating ribbon to right side of project. Mat on dark turquoise paper.
    3. Trim to size.
    4. With silver metallic paper trimmed to size allowing extra space at the bottom, stamp Ginko Fan in embossing ink to bottom. Apply silver EP and heat set.
    5. Mount piece on light turquoise paper. Colors are much more vibrant IRL.


    Supplies

    Rubber Stamps:

    • Butterfly kiss, by Stampsmith
    • Versacolor inkpads:
      Peony, Amethyst and Grape
      Black inkpad, versafine onyx black
    • White glossy paper
    • Purple card
    • A piece of purple cardstock
    • A piece of black cardstock
    • Black swirly scrapbook paper by Making Memories, ”Venatian lace” Black
    • Scissors with ”torn-edge” pattern
    • 3-D tape
    • Glue

    "Butterfly Kiss "
    Stamp Artist - Katarina Mas

    Directions:

    1. With black ink, stamp the ”butterfly kiss” on a piece of white glossy paper. Set aside to dry.
    2. Clean the stamp thoroughly and put with the image up. Take the purple inkpads, starting with the lightest, and dab the inkpad across the stamp covering one of the corners. Continue with the other pads until the whole image is covered. Breathe out on the image, to moisten the ink, and stamp on another piece of white glossy paper about 4x3”. Set aside to dry.
    3. Take the previous (black) image and cut it down to about 1½x2”, making sure the girl is in the middle. Mount it on a piece of purple cardstock and cut around leaving a narrow border.
    4. Take the colored image and mount it on a piece of black cardstock. Cut around with the scissors leaving a small border.
    5. Cut a piece of swirly paper and mount it on a purple card, leaving a small border.
    6. Glue the colored image with the black border on the card.
    7. Finally, with some foam tape, mount the black image on top. Make sure to align the girl in the exact spot as it appears on the colored image.


    "Lady of the Forest"
    Stamp Artist - Kathy Nycz

     Supplies

    • Rubber Stamps
      feather woman - Stamp Zia, tree bark - Stampin' Up
    • glossy black card 5 1/2 x 7 in.
    • 4 1/4 in. square glossy black cardstock
    • matte white cardstock 4 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.,
    • matte white cardstock 4 x 6 in.
    • 2 - 4 in. squares glossy white cardstock
    • Distress Ink Pad - tea dye
    • Fresco Chalk Finish Dye Ink Pad - Amaretto Truffle
    • Colorbox Pigment Ink Pad - black
    • Creations Unlimited Embossing Powder - gold ice
      water brushes
    • Twinklin H2O's - chiffon pink, Guatemalan green, golden jade, wild blueberry, fresh lilac, rich cobalt
    • Adirondack Alcohol Inks - lettuce, meadow, bottle, butterscotch, caramel, espresso
    • Adirondak Mixative - gold , Adirondack Blending Solution
    • small wood block with velcro attached and white felt for applying alcohol inks
    • red gel pen, small round and small marquis shaped self-sticking gems in brown, small twig,
    • 26 gauge copper wire, gold, silver and copper E beads
      green and topaz glass leaf beads
    • Xyron machine with permanent adhesive, foam adhesive dots
      E6000 glue

    Directions:

    1. On 4 x 6 in. matte white cardstock, stamp feather woman twice. Paint both images with Twinkling H2O's. Color lips with red gel pen. Cut out one woman. Cut out middle two feathers from second woman. Cut the two feathers apart. Run whole image and two feathers through Xyron machine. Set aside.
    2. On one 4 in. white glossy square, using butterscotch, caramel and espresso alcohol inks, make a polished stone background. Accent with gold mixative and blending solution.
    3. On the other 4 in. white glossy square, do the same with lettuce, meadow and bottle alcohol inks.
    4. Cut both squares on the diagonal. Run one of each color triangle through the Xyron machine and set aside.
    5. Using direct to paper method, swipe the tea dye pad vertically down the 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. matte white cardstock until it is completely covered. Stamp with the bark stamp and Amaretto Truffle in pad. Run through Xyron.
    6. Wrap twig with copper wire attaching leaves and E beads and you go along.
    7. Layer bark panel to glossy black card.
    8. Layer 4 1/2 in. square glossy black panel to bark panel 3/8 in. from top of bark panel.
    9. Layer brown polished stone triangle to top left side of glossy black panel leaving a 1/8 in. border of black glossy. Layer green polished stone triangle in lower right side of black panel abutting it to the brown polished stone triangle so both triangles form a square.
    10. Adhere woman to center of polished stone square. Adhere extra feathers over corresponding feathers using foam pop dots to give dimension.
    11. Adhere small round gem to earring and marquis shaped gem to small feather on top of head.
    12. Glue the decorated twip to the bottom of the bark panel with E600 glue.

    Supplies

    Rubber Stamps:

    • Image stamp - The Moon Rose
    • Staple stamp - Tim Holtz
    • Ranger Adirondacks Inks - Stream, Butterscotch Ranger Archival
    • Black Ink
    • Gold Cardstock Piece
    • Teal CS Page from old book
    • Blank puzzle
    • piece Magic Mesh
    • Glue dots (the thick ones)
    • Embellishments of you choice

      Directions:
    • Using a sponge, apply Ranger Stream and Butterscotch inks to piece.
    • Stamp Image using Black Ink. Then stamp the Staple stamp.
    • Let dry. Heat set.
    • Cut a piece of teal cs to 4x5 1/4.
    • Take page from old book and trim to fit teal cs and adhere.
    • Adhere a piece of magic mesh.
    • Attach glue dots to back of puzzle piece and attach to front of card.
    • Embellish as desired. Attach to a gold folded card.

    "Dream"
    Stamp Artist - Doreen Kinkade




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