SteamPunk

The new SteamPunk images are fabulous for guy cards.

My first card was inspired by the overall Steampunk feel. I started with a vintage electrical drawing and stamped the hand and wheel from the stamp set as though it is moving around the circuit path. I then added two of the sentiments from the set, lots of grungy sponging, and some metal (screw brad and clipiola) to finish the design. It will be perfect for any one of the mechanically inclined men in my family.

I particularly love this set because my grandfather used to build miniature steam engines and attend a steam engine festival each year. For my next card, I went with a more traditional theme with the set's fabulous train image stamped in black on ivory cardstock and clear embossed. The designer papers are from the Graphic 45 Communique Collection. To add some texture I incorporated black plastic cross-stitch canvas & some wonderful "ribbon" made from recycled vintage silk saris.

Remember, today is the final day to get 15% off just about everything at the Artistic Outpost store (**Coupon code not good on EZMount products). Just use coupon code: spring2010_15 at checkout.

Guest Designer ~ Stephanie Severin

Simply...A Lovely Day

This set really reminds me of our vacation a few years back, where we stayed in Holland for several days.  The Dutch Delft blue pottery was beautiful, and the memory of it inspired this card.

Stamps:  A Lovely Day

Guest Designer:  Toni Tessler

Lovely Day

I used the colors in the Scarlett's Letter paper from Basic Grey as the inspiration for coloring the image.  I used the Wet Stencil Technique to add the stencil to the Watercolor Paper. Once dry, the image was stamped in Black Archival, and colored using the Marker Watercoloring technique.

Designer - Lisa Somerville

Last Chance to save 15%

We're featuring 15% off just about everything in our store**. Just use coupon code: spring2010_15 at check out.  Hurry, coupon code is valid only through March 31, 2010.

**Coupon code not good on EZMount products

Simple Pleasures

Card made using A Lovely Day plate

Designed by: Robin Willis, design team

Man Among Boys

    My inspiration for this stamped collage started with the building which I had stamped on scrap paper when I was cleaning the stamp. I like how the cleaner made it a bit blurry and washed out yet recognizable.  I added all the other images around it.  For dimension, the gentleman and "gentleman's choice" were stamped on scrap paper and added over the collage images.  I used the new Distress color Pumice Stone for most of the shading.  All stamps are from Steampunk.

- Judy Hayes, Designer -

Generation Redux - Birthday Card

Card designed using Generation Redux stamps. The image was stamped in black ink on the amazing Neenah cardstock...you just can't go wrong with it. Distress Inks stamp well on it, as well as using any of your art markers. Thanks for looking....Robyn

Steampunk Chunky ATC

Have you tried a Chunky ATC yet? I had played around with one ages ago, but ended up abandoning it because I could never figure out what to do with all the different sides. When I got the new Steampunk stamps, I pulled it back out and everything just fell into place!

All you need is a 2 x 4 piece of lumber that is cut to 2 1/2". First, I sanded it a bit and then covered it with vintage papers to give myself a base to work on.

Next, I added lots of stamped images and various clock gears and other Steampunk-inspired bits. I also stamped directly onto the block. A bit of sanding around the edges and lots of Brushed Corduroy Distress ink, and you're done!

Designer: Shelly Hickox

Take a Little Trip with Me...

On the Artistic Outpost SteamPunk Train!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To create the SteamPunk card I stamped the train image in Black Archival on Watercolor Paper, colored with the Marker Watercoloring Technique.  I stamped "admit one" from the Artistic Outpost Vintage Circus plate in Black on Red then punched with a Ticket Punch, I thought it went well with the train theme.  The sentiment from Lovely Day is stamped in Black Archival on the Basic Grey paper.  The piece of Map behind my image is from some scrap paper, but you could substitute this with the Map from the Artistic Outpost Route 66 plate.  I sponged Old Paper Distress ink onto the map panel to age it a bit

 

Designer - Lisa Somerville

 

The Conductor

I Love the new images from the Steampunk plate. I feel a connection with these and my Grandfather who worked most of his life on the Railroad.
Designed by Lynn Stevens

A Study in Black & White

Stamps are from the new Steampunk plate, don't ya' just love them! I put a piece of mica over the top and colored it with alcohol ink.

Thanks for lookin', Gerrie

Spring Flowers

I had so much fun Guest Designing for the fabulous March releases. To me, these images from A Lovely Day were perfect to embellish with spring flowers.

This adorable little girl's bouquet was decorated with Prima flowers. I died the vintage lace to match the green of the leaves by using several green and yellow ink sprays.

The bicycle and sentiment were stamped on a vintage book page (no sponging here ... that's the natural aging of the paper). I added Prima Blooms to fill the bicycle basket and a Zva Creative Pearl Flourish to finish the design.

Stephanie ~ Guest Designer

Oh, it's a Lovely Day...

I love all the flowers and Dutch feel to this new set!

Stamps:  Lovely Day (get yours mounted or unmounted)

Guest Designer:  Toni Tessler

Times Running Out - March Celebration Referral Program

We love the artwork you've been sharing for the March Referral Program!  Time's running out to get your entries in, read more details here.  Don't forget, this months Referral Program is a Celebration Theme!  We can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks for your continued support!

Tulip Field

This new image from A Lovely Day is as pretty as a picture!  Can't you just picture yourself here!  I used the Pastel Chalk Detailing Technique from a past issue of TJNL, to add color to the images.  I added clouds in the sky using a punched scallop, sponge dauber and Bashful Blue ink. 

Details:
Stamps - Artistic Outpost Lovely Day
Designer - Lisa Somerville

Party Party, 4th in the Postcard Series

From the Generation Redux Plate. 2 Wild Party Animals! lol, thanks Gerrie

A Lovely Day Gift Card

Artwork by Cathy Edgar, DT member

Stamp Plate:  A Lovely Day

Blue Man Group minus 2

Stamps: Steampunk! What a cool stamp set....fun fun fun! This is an ATC, I did with the Torn Marble tech from the TJNL.

Gerrie

Customer Artwork - Christine Nay

While checking out my google alerts for Artistic Outpost, I came across this beautiful card by Artistic Outpost customer Christine Nay, using images from the Singing Cowboy Plate.  Christine's card is designed with some wonderful embellishements, and beautiful color, you can read more details about Christine's card on her blog post.  Thanks for sharing your artwork with us Christine!

We love to see artwork posted by our customers, you never know who we might feature next!

Lisa Somerville - AO DT Coordinator

A Man Among Boys

Card made using Steampunk plate

Designed by: Robin Willis, design team

Bits & Pieces Steampunk Style

I joined a challenge for Bits & Pieces....it's made on a piece of chipboard with "lots'a stuff" attached!

For more info please click here, thanks ....Gerrie

Steampunk Notebook

Mini Notebook front

Mini Notebook back

I stamped images from Steampunk to create this mini notebook cover.

I added a narrow black elastic cord around it to keep it closed.  I have more photos on my blog.

- Judy Hayes, Designer -

Queen for the Day

I'm just lovin' this cute image from the Artistic Outpost Lovely Day Plate.  I think she'd make a cute birthday card too!  The collage image is stamped in Black Archival on Watercolor paper, then colored using the Marker Watercoloring Technique.  I used this weeks Color Challenge from The Play Date Cafe for my color choices.

Designer - Lisa Somerville

New Releases

These new plates are so much fun to play with. I just couldn't put them down. I have lots more to share in the coming days but here's a couple of my new samples. Steampunk hanging. A Fabric sampler made with the new images from A Lovely Day.
Designed by Lynn Stevens

Artistic Outpost March Releases: Lovely Day and Steampunk

Artistic Outpost is excited to share with you our newest release for March 2010. We have two new stamp collections, Lovely Day and SteamPunk. We hope these stamps inspire you to get your creativity out of the doldrums of winter and into the lightness of spring.  Both 8.5" x 5.5" sheets come in both unmounted, untrimmed red rubber or mounted and trimmed on EZMount cling foam.

Lovely Day:

Inspired by the lovely country side of Holland, this collection features a Dutch bicycle complete with basket, a windmill that looks almost like a photo, but lends itself to coloring nicely, and an adorable little girl who is cradling a bouquet of flowers in her hands. Entire collection includes 9 images including multi-use quotations and sentiments.

SteamPunk:

Featuring 10 masculine, Victorian era images, Steampunk is a fun and diverse collection. These stamps will be perfect for an altered, grungy mixed-media piece or a simple "Father Day's" card.

To celebrate this release, we're featuring 15% off just about everything in our store**. Just use coupon code: spring2010_15 at check out.  Hurry, as this deal won't last.  Coupon code is valid through March 31, 2010.

Looking for inspiration using these new releases be sure to stop by the Design Team Members Blogs

 Robyn * Gerrie * Lisa * Cathy * Judy * Lynn * Robin * Shelly * Toni * Stephanie - March Guest Designer

Thanks for your continued support. We hope you love our vintage style stamps just as much as we love seeing what you do with them.

Robyn, Steven, and Shelley (owners)

**Coupon code not good on EZMount products

Pretty in Pink

I created this for a Birthday bash, made my own bird cage mask and prettied the heck out of it!

Stamps are from the Birds of a Feather sheet, very cool stamps. (they all are!)

Gerrie

Happy Bird-day!

I hope you're all not getting tired of birthday cards! This little hanging was made with stamps from the Serenity, Birds of a Feather, The Outpost, and Paris Exposition stamp collections. By adding a computer generated sentiment (by the way, Joyeux Anniversaire means Happy Birthday in French), a hat on the bird, and a cake created with paper and glitter, you have a birthday card made completely from non-birthday stamps!

Designer: Shelly Hickox

Meet Our March Guest Designer - Stephanie Severin

Welcome to a new feature here on the Artistic Outpost Blog!  Today I'd like to introduce you to our March Guest Designer Stephanie Severin.  I became familar with Stephanie's work when she began playing in the Montlhy Referral Contests here at Artistic Outpost.  I just love her use of colors and mix of papers using Artistic Outpost images.

Stephanie is a Credit Analyst by day and spends her nights and weekends in her studio playing with stamps, ink, and paper.  In addition to guest designing for Artistic Outpost, she also designs for Jacksonbelle Embellishments and hosts the Saturday Inspiration Challenge at SplitCoast Stampers.

For several years she has volunteered as a Chemo Angel, which gives her the opportunity to mail her handmade cards every week.  Stephanie enjoys sushi, driving with her windows down, laughing, pedicures, planning trips, lip balm, and Sonic Diet Vanilla Dr. Pepper with extra ice. Stephanie has been published in Stampers' Sampler Take Ten Magazine

Here's some of Stepanie's favorite cards she created using Artistic Outpost images

You can visit Stephanie's Blog here

Thanks so much for sharing your talents with us, look for more of Stephanie's work next week here on the Artistic Outpost Blog.

Lisa Somerville - Artistic Outpost Design Team Coordinator

Birthday Bird on Copper

Not a great title for this piece but it is a Birthday card and we are celebrating all month long! I used the images from Birds of A Feather and etched the image into copper sheeting. Designed by Lynn Stevens

Birthday Girl

Distressed postcard using the Generation Redux set, one of my fav's. Gerrie Johnnic

Happy Birthday!

I know it's a Halloween set, but that hat reminds me of a big Birthday Hat!  So cute!

Stamp:  Vintage Halloween

Guest Designer:  Toni Tessler

Birthday Celebration

This is the first of 4 Postcards I made for an Art Exchange using the young boy from the Paris Exposition release. Thanks for lookin', hugz....Gerrie

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The Butterfly

 I created the DP behind the verse with a stamp from Serenity.

  The butterfly and verse are from Happiness.

Check my blog for more details.

Created by Judy Hayes

Come Help Us Celebrate!

There's still plenty of time to join in on this months Artistic Outpost Referral Program!  Grab your Artistic Outpost images and play along!  We're celebrarting birthday's this month with a $50 Artistic Outpost Gift Certificate going to this months Referral Winner!

Check out the details here!

A Little Clown Fun

Happy Birthday, March babies....

Especially, Gerrie, Shelley, Lisa, and Shelly...

Designed by Robyn Sharp

Spring is for the Birds

I used the newest images from the Birds of A Feather plate for my tag, done in Robins egg blue and brown. Come on Spring. I think were all ready for it right now!!
Designed by Lynn Stevens.

Le Ballon - Paris Exposition

Here I stamped the Paris Exposistion images in Black Archival on Watercolor Paper, then colored using the Marker Watercoloring Technique (past TJNL Technique).  Then sponged the edges in Soft Suede.  I found this great Paris Scrap paper at my LSS.

Designer - Lisa Somerville

February Referral Winner

Sorry for the delay in posting last months Artistic Outpost Referral Winner, we loved all the beautiful artwork you shared last month, thanks for much for your continued support!

We had the random number generator pick the February Referral Winner....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congrats Miss Iowa!  Please email me with your information.  NOTE - winners have 1 week to claim their prize.

We're looking forward to seeing  your work for our March Referral Program - be sure to read the details in our post here, as we've changed the program a bit for the month of March - we've set a Party Theme for our March Referral Program to help Gingersnap Creations celebrate their birthday. We're also celebrating the birthdays of Artistic Outpost Owner Shelley Carr, and designers Lisa Somerville, Gerrie Johnnic and Shelly Hickox.  This is one celebration you don't want to miss!

Birthday Celebration

Theres a Birthday celebration going on here and at Gingersnap Creations
Come join in the fun!!! I made my card using the newest Birds of a Feather and Paris Exposition plates.
Designed by Lynn Stevens

March Referral Program

March is a party month at Artistic Outpost!  One of the owners and THREE of our design team members are having birthdays this month. Happy Birthday, Shelley, Lisa, Gerrie and Shelly!  Matter a fact, they all share the same birthday!

We are also helping our friends over at Gingersnap Creations celebrate their first birthday with some Artistic Outpost Blog Candy*.  Gingersnap Creations is a collaborative blog for stampers and mixed media artists. 

 

Since we'll be partying all March, we've changed our Monthly Referral Program to a "theme" this month.  Our theme is Party and Celebration.
To play along with this Months "theme" Referral Program, use only Artistic Outpost stamps to create your own Celebration or Party piece, and link your post to the March Monthly Referral post on the Artistic Outpost Blog using Mr. Linky.  Please remember to use direct links when adding your link, so we can easily find your project.  Submissions can be any papercrafting format so let your imagination go wild! 

Help us get the party going, you have until March 31st to enter.  We'll have the random number generator pick one winner to win a $50 Artistic Outpost Gift Certificate.  We're looking forward to seeing your creations!

*Note there is a separate give-away on the Gingersnap Creations Blog.

Be sure to check back in April to see if you've won!

Ready for Serenity!!

Created by Cathy Edgar, Design Team

Stamp Plate:  Serenity