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September's "Stamp Artist Of The Month" is Stamp Artist Karen Lawton  Supplies: Rubber Stamp Tapestry peg stamp sets: Roses Botanical Group Triple Floral Dragonfly Group Lg. Solid Floral and Hummer Group rubbing alcohol white or gold glass ornaments Stazon ink pads in black, red, green, purple, blue Adirondack alcohol inks in Wild Plum, Butterscotch Bottle Make up sponge Gold and Silver glitter white glue White Liquid Applique Assorted ribbon Directions Apply rubbing alcohol to cotton ball and thoroughly clean glass ornaments to remove oil from hands or any smudges. There are lots of variations on the theme using the Rubber Stamp Tapestry rubber stamps and alcohol inks. Stamp white ornament with stamps from Triple Floral Dragonfly group with Stazon ink. Stamp gold ornament with stamps from Roses Botanical Group and red, green and black Stazon inks. "Holiday Ornaments" Stamp Artist - Karen Lawton When ink has dried, dot white glue all over ornament and sprinkle gold glitter and let dry. For the third ornament, apply 3 colors of Adirondack alcohol ink and sponge over white ornament. Stamp Rubber Stamp Tapestry mini botanical in black Stazon all over ornament. Apply white Liquid Applique in an icicle like pattern around the top of the ornament. Apply heat gun and puff up Liquid Applique. Sprinkle silver glitter over LA while it is still moist. Embellish each ornament with coordinating ribbon bows. "Memories of Grandma" Stamp Artist - Beverly Shupp  Supplies: Rosie~Stampsmith Clouds~Stampscapes Tree line,water reflection~Sunday International Directions Rosie was stamped and masked. Tree line with water reflection was then stamped. All in permanent black ink. Clouds added and same stamp used for water reflection of clouds.Mask removed. Magic markers used for coloring. Image frame then mounted on black cardstock with a corner punch. Finally layered on a coral card stock. Directions On white paper I stamped 3 times with postage stamp c59-142 by Stamap Rosa Inc. I made a template a little smaller than the outside of the stamp, and then stamped images inside the template with the Hummingbird Cafe Tapestry stamps and mini leaf stamps by tapestry. I did not reink the stamp each time I stamped to give it a faded shade image as well. I used Color Box Chalk ink Burnt Sienna and brown. I mounted the stamped image on card stock, then patterned paper, which I wet the edges and scrapped with my fingernail to rough it up a little bit, then mounted on marroon cardstock, then on matching orange cardstock. ( cardstock was in my scraps pile, not sure what brand) Lastly I added a little touch of glitter glue to each stamp image. Stamp Artist - Suzanne Munroe "Echo" Stamp Artist - Sandra Pearce  Supplies: stamps- Art By Moonlight mint, black & gold paper black embossing powder & clear embossing pad wire & beads chalk & watercolors deco-corner scissors & black ink Directions Emboss vase in black 2 times using a mask for the second one. Use mask & stamp 2 more times with clear embossing pad. Dust lightly with green chalk. Color the 2 black vases with watercolors. Cut corners & edge with black ink. Layer onto gold & black paper. Stamp mint card with black butterflies & chalk over images using yellow. Twist beads on wire & bend around card piece. Ink edges of card & put together. Rubber Stamps: petal like butterfly oval leaf trailer solid vine itsy cute daisy apple blossom solid open vine and silver solid maple. this card was done on off white cardstock , then adhered to a purpled colored card. the stamps were inked with different colors, mostly favorite colors of mine. there are boxes of color which I made with a square template that I cut out. I then just dry brushed the edges of the box template with purple ink. I then stamped the flower and the leaves inside the box. in between the boxes I stamped vines and little flowers and maple leaves. I then cut out 3 squares and did the same images in those and pasted them to the card. the fourth square has a word stamp that I also purchased from Rubber Stamp Tapestry. "Especially for You" Stamp Artist - Susan Isaacs "Anniversary Book" Stamp Artist - Christy Weise  Supplies: Rubber Stamp Tapestry - flowers from unmounted plate Art Impressions - wine bottle, wine glass, bamboo Stamp Camp - Knowledge (word) and other words Serendipity Stamps - ANNIVERSARY letters Supplies: White Card stock beige paper Twinkling water colors Lumier Paints homemade paper or other paper for cover translucent shrink Black ink (brillance or stayz on) Brown dye ink ribbon Dictionary definitions of Anniversary, Always, Nest, Need, Intimacy, Vow, Embrace, Ring, Significant, Aver, Rapture and Yearly (I used an old dictionary purchased to cut up) Directions Stamp each letter of Anniversary in brown dye ink on beige paper and paint the letters using the twinkling water colors. Cut out each letter. Cut out the definitions of Anniversary and each word for each letter (above) Make the book: Cut 6 panels 4" high and 8.5" long from white cardstock. Fold a .5" tab on the right hand side. Folding back the tab, then fold the panel in half to result in a 4" x 4" square with a .5" tab on the right. Glue the tab to the backside of an adjacent panel with each panel mountain fold. Link all 6 panels together. Paint each page of the book using lumiers. Once the paint is dry, stamp your flower and word images throughout the inside of the book. When the images are dry, adhere a letter to each page, starting with the page on the left side at the beginning of the book. Then adhere the definition of Anniversary on the first page, and the definition of each corresponding letter to each page (i.e., on the first letter page "A" adhere the definition for always, etc.) To finish the front and back, cut a ribbon long enough to wrap around the book plus enough to tie in a bow. Glue the ribbon through the middle of the back (under our finish paper). Adhere the homemade paper (or whatever you choose to use) on top of the ribbon on the back cover and on the front. Glue the ribbon on the front through the middle, leaving some give on the back hinge so the book can open to a star. On translucent shrinky stuff, stamp the Art Impressions wine bottle and glasses in black ink. Once the black ink is dry, color the wine using red marker. Cut to size and heat shrink. Tie with red wire and then glue to the front. Rubber Stamp Tapestry Peg Stamps: LEA18025 Faux Maple LEA18027M Ginkgo Leaf FLS32045M Queen Anne's Lace LEA18030M Serrated Open Leaf Supplies: Tan, Light Cream, Glossy White and Blue Metallic cardstock and leaf shaped paper charms Walnut crystals PearlX– Royal Blue Adirondack alcohol inks—Lettuce, eggplant, cranberry, butterscotch & blending solution VersaMark Stamp Pad B-Muse Embossing Powders—Holiday Wreath, Creamy Mauve, Aspen Autumn, Amethyst Adhesive "Falling Leaves" Stamp Artist - Carolyn Summers Directions: Mix the walnut crystals with water according to the jar directions. Using a spray bottle, spray the white glossy cardstock. When dry, apply the alcohol inks (eggplant, butterscotch and lettuce) to a felt pad and fill in the open spaces of the card, using blending solution as desired. While wet sprinkle some royal blue PearlX powder randomly on the card. Set aside to dry completely. Using the alcohol inks, adding cranberry to the mix, sponge the paper leaf charms with a felt pad. On a cream colored card, ink the rubber stamp peg images with VersaMark and stamp vertically down the card rotating the image slightly and emboss with the various shades of embossing powders. Mount the leaf card to a slightly larger metallic blue card and then to the center of the prepared walnut ink-alcohol colored card. Add the leaf paper charms and mount the completed card front to a slightly larger metallic blue card and then to a folded tan card. "Cat Sun" Stamp Artist - Sabra Brown Steinsiek Directions Domino (plastic) was prepared by lightly sanding blank side with an emery board. Paula Best's "Cat Sun" was stamped with Memories Black Dye Ink Pad and left to dry (can be heat set if desired) Image was colored with Sakura Glaze Pens creating the faux cloisonné finish. Background was colored with colored pencil. Domino was banded along edges with copper foil and a piece of magnet tape adhered to back. Supplies: Peach & White Cardstock Green Ink Pad Green Mulberry circle Black leaf 4 Black brads Black tiny Marbles and 1/8” wonder tape Bronze Cloisenne UTEE Stamps: Princess from Stampsmith Music Notes from Stampendous Fern from Rubber Stampede Leaf from Rubber Stampede Pixie Curlz Alphabet Stamps Flowers cut from Artsy Collage (220) Pretty Paper Art Images book Directions: Cut a piece of peach cardstock slightly smaller than the card. Stamp randomly with the fern, leaf and music notes using green ink. Line edges with 1/8” Wonder Tape. Cover with black tiny marbles. Glue on card front. Punch holes in each corner. Put black brads in holes. "Meow" Stamp Artist - Brenda Ross Stamp Princess on white glossy cardstock, and trim edges with decorative scissors. Layer on a slighter larger peach cardstock then a slight larger white cardstock, with edges rounded. Cut a small piece of cardstock, and round the corners. Wet cardstock, and layer with 3 or 4 layers of the Bronze UTEE. Stamp MEOW while still warm. (Mine are unmounted, so I can line them up on my acrylic and stamp them all at once!) Place the green mulberry circle and the black leaf on the card with Princess on top. Glue in place. Glue the MEOW under Princess. "Floral Wreath" Stamp Artist - Jil Robertson Directions All stamps Rubber Stamp Tapestry. All ink pads are Versacolor. Start with a 51/2"x51/2" white card. Edge it with a gold pilot paint pen. Randomly stamp the mini Triple Solid Leaves with Olive, Peony and Orange Ink all over the background. Randomly stamp the Mini Pine Branch all over the card with Cinnamon ink. Randomly stamp the Tiny Fruit Leaf Solid stamp all over the card with Pinecone ink. Randomly stamp the Mini Grape leaf stamp all over the card with Green Tea ink. Randomly stamp the Tiny Poplar leaf all over the card with Peony ink. Randomly stamp the Tiny Fancy Maple Solid all over the card with Grape ink. Use another piece of white paper for the wreath. Edge it with the Gold Pilot paint pen. Stamp the Mini Triple Solid Leaves in a circular pattern with Olive ink. Start filling in the wreath with all of the stamps from the background card using the same ink colors. Finish the wreath by adding the Tiny Fern stamp with Peany ink. Attach the wreath layer to a piece of sage green cardstock that has been cut with a Deckle edge scissors. Edge a piece of plum cardstock with the gold paint pen. Use the southwest corner punch on all four corners. Run a gold thread through the corner notches. Attach the plum cardstock to the card. Attach the wreath layer to the plum cardstock with foam squares. Add drops of Garnet and Crystal Sparkles glitter glue to the wreath.

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