Vintage Santa

Image stamped on White card stock, colored using the Sepia Technique. For more details see my blog.

Stamps - Snowy Woods
Designer - Lisa Somerville

Quick Takes - Homey Bookmarks

Stamps:
Serenity, Mini Masterpiece



Stamps:
Home, The Outpost

Guest Designer:
Sharon Briss

Don't forget about the wonderful sale at Artistic Outpost! It finishes today! Don't miss out on 20% off on all rubber stamp collections, mounted and unmounted, as well as individual images. Just use the coupon code "holiday2009" when you check out.

Remember, free shipping on orders over $50 in the US and $150 for international orders.

Happy Birthday!

I'm using the birthday celebration sketch for this card. I've rotated it a bit and moved the right box to the left. You get the idea.

I've used images/sentiments from 3 different Artistic Outspost stamp sets. I stamped an image from The Outpost on to cardstock painted with acrylic paints. "From the funny farm" is from the Home plate . "Happy Birthday" is from Polaroid Cutie

Guest Designer: Debby Boltman.

The Outpost

Stamps:  The Outpost

Guest Designer:  Toni Tessler

Its A Blue Christmas

Using the images from the Snowy woods plate. Be sure and check out the big sale going on now through Nov. 30th!
Designed by Lynn Stevens

Thanksgiving Sale - Save 20% at Artistic Outpost

Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! We hope you are fortunate enough to be with friends and family this Thanksgiving. We will be enjoying the traditional green bean casserole, corn bread dressing (that's what we eat in the South), pecan pie....and lots of shopping!!

We hope Artistic Outpost becomes one of your stops this weekend! From now thru Monday, November 30th save 20% on all rubber stamp collections, mounted, and unmounted, as well as individuals. Just use the coupon code holiday2009 when you check out. Remember, free shipping on orders over $50 in the US and $150 for international. Our free shipping "kicks" in prior to calculating discounts, so you could end up with free shipping and only spend $40!!! Awesome, huh?

From all of us at Artistic Outpost, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Be Merry

Ornament made with a child's wooden domino and Polaroid Cutie image.

Designed by: Robin Willis, design team

Silver Santa

Stamp:

Snowy Woods

Guest Designer:

Sharon Briss

Watercolored

Stamps: Old Grist Mill
Guest Designer: Debby Boltman

Welome Door

I made this card using the watercolor markers tech from TJ. and Snowy woods images.
designed by Lynn Stevens

White Christmas with Snowy Woods

Artwork by Cathy Edgar, Guest Designer

Stamp Plate:  Snowy Woods

I love the look of a white embossed image on a blue background.  Snowy Woods is a Glorious stamp plate for any Holiday creation!

Vintage Christmas

I stamped the Vintage Santa from the Artistic Outpost Snowy Woods Plate on Caramel card stock, then used the Sepia Technique to add color. To color his beard, I painted on Rock Candy Stickles with an old H20 Brush, then dabbed on some White Pastels, layed onto a Black Panel cut with Spellbinders Circle Dies, then onto my Sleigh.

Stamps - Artistic Outpost Snowy Woods

Designer - Lisa Somerville

Christmas Past

I used the images from Snowy Woods on my Christmas card
designed by Lynn Stevens- Guest Artist.

Halloween in November

Stamps: Vintage Halloween

Guest Designer: Debby Boltman

Honoring Veterans

I created this collaged tag in honor of Veterans' Day.

Stamps: Hero

Designer: Judy Hayes

In honor of Veterans everywhere....

This is one of my favorite cards using the She-roes plate.

I realized I had never shared it here and thought this would be a wonderful day to do so!

To all of those that have fought for our freedom...we salute you!

It is also my birthday today and I am so proud to have been born on a day where we honor our brave men and women!

Designer: Robin Willis, design team

Honoring Our Country

My Country 'Tis of Thee

In honor of those who serve we Thank You!

Stamps - Hero and She-roes

Designer - Lisa Somerville

House of Fun

Accountants

Stamps:
Generation Redux
Geek is Chic

Guest Designer:
Sharon Briss

Simplify

Stamps: Old Grist Mill
Guest Designer: Debby Boltman

Vintage Christmas Tree

Brown and green for Christmas........

created with stamps from Christmas Stories,

Papers by Graphic 45.

by Judy Hayes, Guest Designer

Vintage Christmas

I just love the Vintage Santa from the Snowy Woods Plate. Here I paired him with the Wassail papers from Basic Grey. They image is stamped in Black Archival on White card stock. Once dry, sponge on Fried Brick Red Ink, and Frayed Burlap. Crumple card stock a bit, sponge on more Frayed Burlap. Lightly spritz with water.

Stamps - Snowy Woods

Designer - Lisa Somerville

Christmas Tin- Snowy woods

I used the beautiful Christmas images from Snowy Woods for my little tin.
Designed by Lynn Stevens Guest Designer.

Give Thanks!

Artwork by Cathy Edgar
Stamps:  Old Grist Mill

I thought this was a perfect Thanksgiving card.  All color was airbrushed. 

Fortune Teller Card

This stamp set is one of my favorites, Fortune Teller. It was a labor of love to design.

I enjoyed creating this card predominantly because of the way the colors just pop. I used Distress Inks to create the collaged background paper, and Copics to color the main image. I love the way the Distress Inks just pop on the Neenah cardstock. The inks just float on the surface. I have always used Distress Inks as a more direct to paper ink than a stamping ink, because of the "wetness" factor. However, with this "like buttah" cardstock, the inks just work.

Thanks for taking a look,
Robyn

A Belated Congratulations....

WE apologize for this late public congratulations...we mentioned it in our newsletter, but not on our blog. We simply must toot our own horn and recognize our DT coordinator Lisa Somerville for being a Stampers Sampler covergirl. Her beautiful cards are featured on this month's SS, and we could NOT be prouder.

Also featured in this magazine using Artistic Outpost stamps are our very own DT member, Lynn Stevens, and customer Debbie Kaste. We are proud of each of you for sharing your talent with the world!

We love our talented designers and customers!!!!!!

- Robyn, Steven, and Shelley

Simplify - Wall Hanging

Just a little fall inspired wall hanging created to honor our simple mantra. I was inspired by a Halloween project that Shelly Hickox created for AO in 2008. I "recycled" her ideas and created this piece.

I created this wall hanging using Generation Redux stamps. These images were stamped onto the Solar White Neenah card stock. The image is super crisp and clean, no bleeding, and stamped with Staz-On ink.

Wall hanging is simple thin MDF 3 x 9" piece of wood collaged with designer paper and vintage textbook. Dresden trim was used to embellish. Simple circle hooks screwed into the wood and light gauge wire wrapped to provide hanging element.

This is truly an easy decor element to create. What variations could you create??? Holiday? Birthday?

Thanks for looking - Robyn

Scrappy House

Stamps:
The Outpost

Guest Designer:
Sharon Briss

Artistic Outpost November Referral Program

When you create artwork with Artistic Outpost images and upload to an online gallery/album/or blog - you could win a FREE plate of Artistic Outpost images (Value $14.00).To be eligible for the Artistic Outpost Referral Program, each time you upload a creation using Artistic Outpost images, include stamp credits with an active link to http://www.artisticoutpost.com/, then leave a direct link to your creation on the months Referral Program post here on the Artistic Outpost Blog, to be entered into our monthly drawing for one FREE plate of Artistic Outpost images ($14.00 value).

Note, links left here on the Artistic Outpost Blog need to include a direct link to the project you have uploaded. Links with general links to galleries/albums/blogs will not qualify as our time is limited and we cannot search through pages of entries to see which upload uses Artistic Outpost images. Please use this post to leave your links for September, all links must be posted by 11/30 to be eligible for the November Referral Program. The winner will be chosen through a random drawing and will be posted here on the Artistic Outpost Blog, be sure to check back in December to see if you've won. Remember entries must be for the current month in which you are posting. We're looking forward to seeing your creations using Artistic Outpost images.

Artistic Outpost Birthday Sketch Challenge Winner

Thank you to everyone who joined us in our Birthday Sketch Challenge, we enjoyed seeing the artwork you created with the Sketch we provided. We had the random number generator pick the winner...

True Random Number Generator Result: 3

Congrats Stef! Please email me so that we can send you a code to use on your next purchase!

October Referral Winner

Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful artwork with us for the October Referral Contest. We love seeing what you create with our images. We had the Random Number Generator pick the winner....

True Random Number Generator Result: 10

Congrats Judy! Please email me with your information.

Watch for the November Referral Contest information to be posted soon.

Live...

Stamps: The Outpost
Guest Designer: Debby Boltman