March's "Stamp Artist Of The Month" is
Stamp Artist Ruth Dupchen
"Stationery Box, Card and Envelope"
Stamp Artist - Ruth Dupchen |
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Supplies
- Rubber Stamps:
All stamps from The Cat’s Pajamas (Little Sprinkle C-S302)
- Black inkpad, Tombow # 195 green marker and Marvy Le Plume
II #9 pink marker
- Card stock in the following colors: Pink, Green and White
- Green paper with flowers
- Silver glitter glue
- Double stick tape and Velcro
- White envelopes
- Stationery box template
- Paper trimmer, Bone folder and Scissors
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Card Instructions
- From pink card stock cut one piece 5 ½”x 8 ½”fold
in half lengthwise with bone folder for card.
- Cut one piece of flowered paper 5 ½”x 2 ¼”
and tape onto folded pink card lengthwise.
- Now make the layered center by cutting one piece of white
cardstock 3 ½”x 3”. Tape onto the center of
the card.
- Next cut green cardstock 3”x 2 ½”. Tape
and center onto white cardstock.
- For the next layer cut pink cardstock 2 ½”x 2.
Tape and center onto green cardstock.
- Next cut white cardstock 2”x 1 ½”. Stamp
in black the cat image onto the center. Color cat eyes in green,
nose in pink and pink for the stones in the necklace. Use silver
glitter glue to dot center of eyes and around necklace. Now tape
this to the center of the pink cardstock.
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Envelope Instructions
- Use green marker to make little curly lines around the side
on the envelope. Use pink marker to dot the space between each
green line you just make around the envelope.
- Next stamp cat in black onto the left bottom side of the
face of the envelope. Color in the eyes with green, the nose
with pink and pink for the stones in the necklace. Use silver
glitter glue to dot center of eyes and around necklace.
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Stationery Box Instructions
- Cut stationery box from one 8 ½”x 11” sheet
of pink card stock using a template for a stationery box and
following their directions.
- Using template again, cut a flap for the stationery box from
one 8 ½”x 11” sheet of green flowered print
paper making sure to only cut the paper up to the second fold
and then stop and trim. This will be about 3 ½” long.
Tape the flower paper you just cut on top of the pink flap of
the stationery box.
- Now make the layered center by cutting one piece of white
cardstock 2 ¾”x 2 ¼”
- Next cut green cardstock 2”x 2 ½”. Tape
and center onto white cardstock.
- For the next layer cut pink cardstock 2 ¼”x 1
¾”. Tape and center onto green cardstock.
- Next cut white cardstock 2”x 1 ½”. Stamp
in black the cat image onto the center. Color cat eyes in green,
nose in pink and pink for the stones in the necklace. Use silver
glitter glue to dot center of eyes and around necklace.
- After taping layered pieces together, tape half of the back
of the last white piece to the center of the flowered flap of
the box. On the half not taped use Velcro to adhere to the pink
part of the stationery box so your box can open and close.
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Supplies
- Hula girl: www.rubbertrouble.com
Flower: PSX B-2937
Alphabet: www.dimensions-crafts.com
- Purple paper
White scraps
White copy paper
Embossing powder "hologram"
Flower eyelets + tool
Satin ribbon
Fluid chalk ink
Opera pink ink
Flower stickers
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"Hula girl notebook"
Stamp Artist - katarina maserak |
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Directions
- Start by stamping up the hula girl with Opera Pink. Sprinkle
with hologram sparkle powder. Cut out leaving a small border.
Set aside.
- Using an alphabet set, stamp up the word "Aloha"
twice, as shown on card. Sprinkle hologram EP over. Put a flower
sticker over the "O", in the middle. Cut around leaving
a small border. Glue to a purple card and cut around again, leaving
a small border. Set aside.
- Using PSX flower stamp and fluid chalk in "Varm Violet"
stamp up a white square scrap. Cut in narrow lengths. Glue to
a card (13x9cm) purple single card. Make sure that the lengths
are in order as you cut them, so the flowers are aligned. See
picture.
- Make a score approximately 2 cm in from the left side. Make
two holes 1.5cm in from the top and bottom edge. Set two white
eyelet flowers and put this aside.
- Make about 10-20 pages from white copy paper that will be
a little smaller than the front card. Put holes on the left side
so it fits with the front card. Cut a plain purple card, the
same size as the front one. Make holes in this one as well.
- Thread two shades of purple thin satin ribbon through the
holes with the white paper in between the two purple. Tie together
in a bow in the middle. Glue on the hula girl on the left side.
Use 3-D tape to stick the "aloha" text to the right
top side.
- To make this gift perfect, make a matching card using the
same technique.
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"Cattitude"
Stamp Artist - Diane Hammond |
Supplies
- Rubber Stamps
All images used are from The Cat's Pajama's
C-S302 - Little Sprinkle
E-S344 - White TV
D-S356 - Small Asterisk Belt
Directions:
Stamp Small Asterik Belt onto bright pink card stock with black
dye ink; set aside. On white cardstock, stamp TV and Little Sprinkle
in black pigment ink (I used Versacolor). Emboss with clear embossing
powder. Inside TV screen, handwrite "Cattitude" with
a fine tip marker. Mount white cardstock onto a piece of bright
pink, then onto a piece of black. Set balck eyelets
into each of the 4 corners of the mounted images; set aside.
Using a strip adhesive, attach black ribbon along folded side
of card. Mount images onto bright pink card front using 3-d glue
dots.
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Supplies
- Rubber Stamps
The Cat's Pajamas: Bunny Kitty
The Cat's Pajamas: Walk Softly
- paper:
orange cardstock
orange dotted paper
orange textured cardstock
white cardstock
orange circle paper
green striped cardstock
- ink:
colorbox green
colorbox raven black
- fibers:
basic grey sophie fibers
adornaments fibers
- colored pencils:
crayola
- adhesives:
tombow monoadhesive
Directions:
first fold a regular-sized card out of orange
cardstock. then cut a shape similar to a heart,
leaving the top flat. then DTP the edges of the
"carrot" with green ink. next, take the striped green
cardstock and tear it into a V-shape. cut smaller
V-shapes into the top so it looks like spiky grass and
adhere it to the inside of the carrot so it sticks out
the top. tear a piece of orange dotted paper in the
same general shape of the carrot and adhere it to the
carrot. on white cardstock, stamp the bunny kitty in
black ink and let dry. cut into a polygon and DTP
green ink to the edges.
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"Walk Softly"
Stamp Artist - Elly Burian |
color the image with colored pencils. then adhere
it to a piece of texture orange cardstock and trim the orange
cardstock to the same shape. DTP green ink to the orange cardstock
as well and adhere to the carrot. next, stamp the phrase with
black ink onto white cardstock and cut into a small polygon shape.
DTP green ink again to the white cardstock. adhere onto a piece
of orange circle paper ripped to fit around the phrase. open
the card and punch a hole big enough to thread fibers through
into the stem of the carrot. take several different types of
fibers - orange and green, thick, thin, etc. to
about the same length of the carrot. thread it through the stem
and arrange over the green striped cardstock stem. voila! |
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"Missing You"
Stamp Artist - Beverly Shupp/Primodragonfly |
Supplies
- Rubber Stamps: Portrait/Stampsmith
Napkin, Wine Glass/Stampinks Unlimited
Candles/100ProofPress
Iris/My Heart Stamps for You
Miss You/Serendipity
Directions
Napkin was stamped in permanent Black StazOn ink and masked.
Candles and wine glass were then stamped in the same permanent
black and masked. Gentlemans Portrait was stamped in Adirondack
Sienna and frame hand drawn around him. Background was sponged
with pinks and yellows. All masked removed. Shelf was drawn in
using a ruler and following the top napkin line.Candles colored
in metallic pens and markers. Wine was colored in markers and
coated with a clear glue to give a shiney, raised appearance.
Entire Image frame was cut out following the "drape"
of the napkin and mounted on Black Card stock. "Miss You"
was was stamped in clear and embossed with gold. Iris was stamped
on a seperate piece of card stock, colored in markers, cut out
and applied to the shelf. A pinch of yellow glitter added to
the center. Everything then was mounted on light pink Card Stock.
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Supplies
- Rubber Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas
E-4153 Baby Carriage, E-4184 Medium Scroll Frame, C-4183 The
Little Things
- Ink used: Memories black
- Paper used: 5" x 3 ¾" white card
4 5/8" x 3 3/8" peach scalloped postcard - Memory Box,
scrap white cardstock
- Miscellaneous:
Pink baby charm
Silver "o" ring
Art Quest Pastelles watercolors
Foam mounting tape & sticky dots
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"Little Things"
Stamp Artist - Barbara Riley |
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Directions:
Stamp frame and saying on peach postcard. Stamp carriage on
white scrap and watercolor; cut out, leaving white border around
image. With tip of knife make tiny holes near bottom
of frame and attach "o" ring and charm. Use
foam mounting tape to attach peach layer to card; use sticky
dots to attach carriage to front of card.
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"Air Mail"
Stamp Artist - Michelle Johnson |
Directions
- You just need a black card stck and a plain envelope. Red
and white mulberry paper.
- It is a fairly simple card. Just tear the red mulberry paper
to fit the bottom front part of the card.
- Using postage Close to my Heart stamps, you will stamp on
white paper, then put white and red mulberry paper on back of
each also giving the tearing affect.
- glue each down and decorate the envelope with another of
the postage stamps and it is done.
- I also put a white card stock on the inside so it would be
easier to write in.
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Supplies
- Rubber Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas
Olive Curtain, Fill 'Er Up and Simple Math
- Inks: Versamark, Tsukinkeko; Basic Black, Stampin' Up; Silver
metallic, Encore
- Paper: Basic Black, Ultrasmooth White, Stampin' Up
- Fibers: Unknown
- Punch: 1 3/8 EK Success Paper Shapers Punch
- Pen: Silver Sharpie
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"Martini Card"
Stamp Artist - Michelle Cunningham |
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Directions:
- Make a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card out of Basic Black cardstock.
- Using Olive Curtain (K-4178) stamp, stamp with Versamark
ink for background.
- Swipe Misty Lavendar and Interference Red Pearl-Ex over Olive
Curtain images. Wipe off excess Pearl-Ex with grab-it mitt.
- Stamp martini glass from Fill 'Er Up (C-S321) in Basic Black
dye ink on Ultrasmooth White cardstock. Using silver Encore ink,
stamp "liquid" in glass.
- Stamp martini glass again in full strength Basic Black dye
ink, then offset and shadow stamp again. Using silver Encore
ink, stamp "liquid" in glass.
- Stamp martini glass again in full strength Basic Black dye
ink, then offset and shadow stamp twice. Using silver Encore
ink, stamp "liquid" in glass.
- Stamp martini glass in full strength on Ultrasmooth White
cardstock.
- Punch martini glasses out with 1 3/8 inch Paper Shapers punch.
- Mount first three glasses on 1 5/8 x 2 inch rectangles of
Eggplant Envy. Stamp appropriate saying from Simple Math (D-S322)
in Basic Black dye ink on Eggplant Envy.
- Turn fourth martini on its side. Stamp "floor"
in Basic Black above glass. Draw a puddle of liquid with silver
Sharpie.
- Add purple fibers to back of "floor" martini.
- Mount all four martinis onto card front.
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"Stamped Booklet"
Stamp Artist - Shauna L. Der |
Supplies
- Rubber Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas
C-S302 Little Sprinkle
B-S315 Crown
C-S317 Wand
E-S319 I Feel Pretty (mirror)
C-4186 Glamour Puss
- Making Memories pink flower brad
- Making Memories Cosmopolitan 6X6 cardstock (paisley, striped,
pink)
- 8 sheets of 6X6 paper
- cream gauze ribbon
- jump rings (2)
- pink ribbon, brown/pink striped ribbon
- gold brilliance ink
- dark brown chalk ink
- creamy brown chalk ink
- charcoal dye ink
- foam tape
- hole punch
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Directions
- Stamp cover of booklet with wand repeatedly in gold and set
aside. Stamp "I Feel Pretty" (mirror) in dark brown
on pink cardstock. Mask and stamp Little Sprinkle (kitty) in
creamy brown. Stamp crown in charcoal dye ink in the corner.
Ink edges with charcoal ink. Trim with pinking decorative scissors.
Layer on top of paisley printed cardstock and trim with pinking
scissors. Mount to booklet cover with foam tape.
- Stamp "glamour puss" repeatedly on gauze ribbon.
Punch a hole and tie the ribbon through. Insert pink flower brad
through the hole. Punch two holes through the cover and 8 sheets
of 6X6 papers and back cardstock. Add jump rings and tie ribbons
onto the rings.
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Supplies
- Rubber Stamps
Sunday International -- Arts & Crafts sheet
Stampabilities-- flower
Ink N Rubber Expressions-- word
- pink fun foam
green mulberry paper
red & pink card stock
embossing gun
lime ink
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"Expressions"
Stamp Artist - Sandi Pearce |
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Directions:
- Heat a small area of fun foam with heat gun and press flower
stamp into it. Make 3 flowers and cut out.
- Use cut out flowers for imprints on background -- leave ink
on flowers.
- Stamp square stamp 3 times on red piece & 6 times on
pink background , in lime ink. Add words.
- Tear mulberry paper & layer card together.
- Arrange flower heads and glue onto card
- Roll a piece of mulberry paper for stems and leaves. Glue
onto card.
- Dab green ink on flower centers.
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"Everything"
Stamp Artist - Susan Knauber |
Supplies
- Rubber Stamps:
All stamps from The Angel Company available thru Fat Cat Creations
- Crackle Background T-378
- Butterflies & Verse from Everything Dances T-580
- Black cardstock 5 1/2" x 5 1/2", 2- 1/4" strips,
2" x 3" scrap for butterflies
- White cardstock; 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" scrap, 3"
x 5 1/2" for 3-1 1/2"
- square windows
- Black India Ink Pad from The Angel Company
- Versamark Stamp Pad
- White embossing powder
- 2-Pop-dots
- Glue stick
- Template to cut 3 windows
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Directions
- Cut and fold black cardstock to 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"
card
- Stamp the crackle background with india ink(black) on 2 1/2"
x 5 1/2" scrap & glue to right side of card against
edge.
- Cut 3 windows 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" on right edge of
3" x 5 1/2" white cardstock leaving a 1/4" edge
on right side
- Glue on top of crackle piece so it shows thru windows.
- Glue the 2 black 1/4" strips on the left side of windows
1/4" apart.
- Stamp verse on left side of card and emboss with white embossing
powder.
- Stamp 2 butterflies with versamark ink on 2" x 3"
scrap of black cardstock and emboss with white powder and cut
out.
- Attach butterflies with pop-dots on the crossbars between
windows.
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Supplies
- Rubber Stamps
100 Proof Press (martini lady)
Cat's Pajamas (saying, D-S322)
Close To My Heart (large circle, med circle)
- Unknown acrylic ("atomic/jacks" shape)
- Inks courtesy of Stampin Up (Summer Sun, Cameo Coral, Lavender
Lace)
and Inkpressions (Memories, in black)
- Medium blue cardstock
- Pearlized vellum
- organdy ribbon
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"One Martini"
Stamp Artist - Denise Alekseev |
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Directions:
- Cut vellum 1/4" shorter on two sides than cardstock,
fold widthwise to lay over card base.
- Stamp circles and "atomic/jacks" shape in lavender,
coral, and yellow inks on blue cardstock base.
- Stamp martini lady and saying in Inkpressions' Memories ink,
black, LET DRY THOROUGHLY. Do not heat set, vellum will curl.
- Lay stamped vellum over card base, punch 1/8" holes
at top and bottom.
- Thread ribbon from inside and tie, trim.
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Supplies
- Rubber Stamps
The Cat's Pajamas - Big Sprinkle (D-S201)
The Cat's Pajamas - Small Whirlygig (B-S138)
The Cat's Pajamas - Glamour Puss (C-4186)
- Light brown cardstock
- Dark brown cardstock
- Patterned paper - provo craft slab IV
- Bazzill Monochromatic Brown buttons
- Black Memories ink pad
- Thread and needle
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"Glamour Puss"
Stamp Artist - Lena Gan |
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Directions:
- Using the light brown cardstock, make a 5 ½ x 4 ¼
card.
- stamp sprinkle 3 times on the top part of the card with black
ink.
- stamp whirlygig with black ink randomly on the bottom part
of the card.
- Adhere a piece of patterned paper to the card as shown
- stamp glamour pusswith black ink on light brown cardstock,
layer onto a dark brown cardstock and stitch a button on each
side. Adhere to the middle of the patterned paper.
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"Make a Connection"
Stamp Artist - Verna Angerhofer |
Supplies
- Rubber Stamps:
The Cat's Pajamas
C-S340 Solid Phone
C-S388 Small Circle
- Clear Emboss Ink Pad
White Embossing Powder
Black Embossing Powder
White Cardstock
Red Cardstock
Black Cardstock
Red Tones Paint Chip
Scotch Double Stick Tape
Heat Gun
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Directions
- Begin with red base card and stamp small circle on one side
and emboss with white embossing powder; do the same on the other
circle but only emboss with black embossing powder.
- On paint chip stamp the phone alternately in black and white
and emboss with embossing powder's.
- Line one side of the paint chip with black and one side with
white.
- 4. Finish by adhering to the center of the card.
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