Artistic Outpost New Releases!

Artistic Outpost’s newest collections are now available in the AO retail store in both unmounted rubber sheets as well as mounted and pre-trimmed on EZMount cling foam; stamp sheets measure 8.5" x 5.5".  These newest plates are designed to mix and match with many of our other stamp collections.

Be sure to stop by and visit our talented Design Team Members Blogs for inspiration using these new plates:

Gerrie Johnnic * Lisa Somerville  * Judy Hayes * Lynn Stevens * Barbara Washington * Stephanie Severin * Suzanne Czosek * Louise Granlund 

Whimsical Melange

Designed as background and embellishment images, this collection features whimsical frames sized perfectly for cards and ATCs as well as unique scrollwork, pennants in two sizes, and other whimsical bits.  Visit the Whimsical Melange Gallery

Typography

From Mark Twain to Winnie the Pooh to Bob Marley, this collection of unique sayings and sentiments includes our favorite quotes from some of our favorite artists and characters.    Visit the Typography Gallery

A Favorite Book

Featuring vintage images of children reading, this collection provides focal images of something we wish our kids would do more of....slowing down, being quiet, and enjoying a good book. These images were designed with our other background collections in mind, such as Ephemeral Backgrounds and Whimsical Melange.  ***Note the text in the center of the collage is meant to be cut from the center, so that you can use other images with the collage.  Visit A Favorite Book Gallery

Blue Paris

This card combines images from Birds of a Feather & Paris Exposition ... I love creating with images from multiple Artistic Outpost sets.

Designer ~ Stephanie Severin

Be a Thinker of Great Things

"Think left and think right and think low and think high....Oh the things your can think of if only your try"...Dr. Seuss

Artistic Outpost's stamp plate “ Think and Wonder”  brings us back to those nostalgic days, when curiousity for adventure engrained  the minds of our youth..

For this card, I created backgrounds using Ranger Alcohol Inks and Tim Holtz Texture Fades...the scallop frame is a diecut  from Spellbinders.

thanks for stopping by Artistic Outpost

connie paxman

Keep Calm And Carry On

A little wall hanging I created to remind me to Keep Calm and Carry On.  I used the

London Underground and Loverly London stamp sets and set it against some painted cardboard.   I added a few metal hangers I came upon this week at the top and bottom to create a little hanging.

Designed by:  Louise Granlund

Christmas Wishes

Hi Lisa here today to share a non-traditional colored Christmas card using images from Frosty & Friends.

I stamped Frosty in Ranger Coffee Archival on Vanilla card stock, coloring the image with a Saffron marker.  The edges are sponged with Ranger Walnut Stain Distress ink.  The Kraft panel is embossed with a Texture Fades folder and highlighted with Jenni Bowlin Malted Milk Paint Dabber.  The seam binding is dyed with Walnut Stain Distress Stain.  To get the variegated color in the seam binding, I spritzed first before dying.  To embellish, I added the Bells and a holiday tag.

Designer - Lisa Somerville

Merry Christmas in Green

I'm still hooked on Frosty and Friends!

This little deer is just the cutest!

For this card, I used green ink for stamping.  I wanted the tree

to be green so that's why I tried it.  I really like it! 

I added a touch of brown ink to the deer with a nib.

I used a glue pen on the snowy areas and added Prisma glitter.

There's also glitter at the bottom edge of the card.  I scribbled

with the glue pen, smeared it with my finger and added glitter.

Thanks for visiting!

Designed by Judy Hayes

Eye on London

Happy Friday!

I had fun mixing up the London Underground  with the Paris Exposition and the Ephemeral Backgrounds. Simple layering of stamps and sponging of distress inks.

The Ferris wheel is stamped on acetate using StaZon and pop dotted to give depth.  London is accented with white enamel. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Suzz

Designer: Suzanne Czosek

Christmas Card Candy

No its not edible but its yummy! Its Christmas card candy.

These sweet treats can be used for cards or package toppers or a tag on a Christmas gift.

All created with the new Retro Images

Frosty and Friends

Just color with markers, some scraps of paper add a few ribbons

an embellishment or two and you have card candy and hey the best part, No Calories!!!

Designed by Lynn Stevens

Christmas Lass

This little cutie would bring a smile to even Scrooge's face. She is one of the friends on the new release Frosty and Friends. For my card I created the background using one of the Christmas texture fades by Tim Holtz. The focal image was stamped, colored with Copics and Creative Inspiration Paints (muff and fur) and cut out. The frame is diecut using  a Hearfelt Creations/Spellbinders die. I used a holographic cardstock which has stars all over it. The pointsettias are from a set of stickers I had.  doesn't she bring a festive feeling to Christmas?
Barbara Washington -- designer

Christmas Wishes

I love this fabulous Santa from Frosty & Friends ... just look at those rosy cheeks.

I colored the holly leaves on his hat with colored pencil and added some tiny red pearl berries. The sketch is from CardPatterns with Basic Grey's Wassail papers. I added some Maya Road Pom Pom trim to finish the design.

Designer ~ Stephanie Severin

Lady in Blue

Isn't she beautiful!  I just love the Flapper Fashion plate.  Did I tell you I must have lived in this era......truely I must have....and ALL THAT JAZZ! 

hugz, Gerrie Johnnic

Paris Pedestal Shadow Box

Thanks to Shelly Hickox for sharing this beautiful project with us!  For step by step instructions, please click this link. Shelly is a great friend and certified "stamp tramp".  XOXOX - Robyn

Issues with emails and Stamp Out Breast Cancer...

To all of our wonderful, supportive customers who have chosen to support our Stamp Out Breast Cancer effort, we would love to send you your 25% off coupon! 

Unfortunately, cafe press doesn't give us your email addresses. We're changing the checkout message to instruct you to forward us your "confirmation" from cafe press, and then we'll send you your coupon.

So, to help us get your coupon quickly - please forward us your CAFE PRESS receipt...or just write us...we just can't find you.

Thanks again to Sara, Christina, Marjorie, Terry, Stephanie, Michelle, Joan, Diane, Shannon, Lynne, Joanna Ruth, Nancy, and Reida!!!  Help us find you!!!

The Good Ole Days - 1920's

"The decade of the 1920s is often characterized as a period of American prosperity and optimism. It was the "Roaring Twenties," the decade of bath tub gin, the model T, the $5 work day, the first transatlantic flight, and the movie.

I have a card to share using Artistic Outpost's fabulous Flapper's Fashions stamp plate.

Visit Artistic Oupost Gallery to see more wonderful creations made by the Design Team.

Supplies and Techniques:

Faux Washi Paper -Technique Junkies:Alchol Inks and Embossing Folders

Sanded Cordinations Cardstock and Cuttlebug Embossing Folder.

Tim Holtz Alterations Die Cut:  Fences

Thanks for stopping by Artistic Outpost Blog

connie paxman

Frosty Tag

I love the retro images on the Frosty & Friends set.  This snowman image is so cheery!

This tag can be used as a gift tag or to create a card.  I stamped Frosty twice and then cut him out to pop him and his little bird friend up a bit.  I embossed him in black to make the image sharper.  I also added a little silver sparkle to his ear muff and hat.

Designer:  Louise Granlund

Christmas Wishes in Purple

Hello everyone!

I'm sure having fun with all the cute Frosty and Friends images!

For this holiday card, I stepped out of "my box" by using purple!

I used dye inks to watercolor this cute little girl.  I added sparkly

embossing powder to the fur on her hat and muff.  Lots of layers

of mats, lace, ribbon and some tiny holly die cuts.  I used a stick pin

to hold the greeting in place. 

Judy Hayes - Designer

Feeling Frosty?

Its doubtful with the temperatures in the 90+ ,

but no better reason to cool off

and get a jump start on those Christmas cards

and here's the perfect set of Stamps to do just that.

I adore the Retro feeling Frosty and Friends has.

You'll be signing those Christmas tunes in no time. Happy Holidays Stamping!!

Designed by Lynn Stevens

Apothecary ATC

This was a fun ATC I created using the newly released Apothecary set of stamps. The pharmacy is the perfect size for an ATC. I stamped it with Sepia ink on an atc card. The edges are edges with Pumice stone distress ink. The word apothecary was stamped in black over the building. On top of everything I stamped the tonic bottle with Versamark and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I added the Fountain of Youth label to the bottle. I want, no, I need some of that elixir.
Barbara Washington -- Designer

Help Us Stamp Out Breast Cancer!

Thanks to Joan, Joanna Ruth, Lynne, Stephanie, Shannon, Diane, and Michelle for purchasing our limited edition Stamp Out Cancer gear!  You'll be receiving a coupon code for 25% off your next purchase with no expiration dates!!!

Remember, visit our brand store on cafepress and donate to help us STAMP OUT breast cancer!!!

Toil & Trouble

This card combines Yellow Bicycle's Frightful Collection with new images from Halloween Treats (love that witch) & Apothecary together with the bats from Haunted Halloween.
Designer ~ Stephanie Severin

Think and Wonder, Wonder and Think....Dr. Seuss

Think and Wonder, Wonder and Think.....Dr. Suess

Oh but to be a child again:

Remember to Play

Remember to Laugh

Remember to see things for the first time again.



Today I have a card to share that  I made with Artistic Outpost stamp images "Think and Wonder" and Ephemeral Backgrounds.
Supplies used for this Card:
Tim Holtz Distress Stains and Inks
Gesso
Alterations Bigz Die  - wings
Prima Flowers
Spellbinders Dies: Classic Hearts and Scallop Hearts
Buttons and Ribbon
thank you for stopping by Artistic Oupost blog
connie paxman

Help us STAMP OUT breast cancer!





Shelley Carr, co-owner, of Artistic Outpost, and my BFF is walking 60 miles in 3 days to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer foundation.

Her mom and aunt are both breast cancer survivors, and she has trained 15 miles / day on the weekends for the last 2 months.  I have walked with her in the heat of summer for at most 5 miles, before I faded and had to come in for some Diet Coke and some air conditioning.

I am so proud of her.  Artistic Outpost is supporting Shelley and her quest by donating all proceeds from our specially designed shirts and tote bags available here.

She has 5 weeks left to raise $3000!  I know with our help she can do it.

Here's the most excellent part for you.  When you purchase one of the "Stamp Out Breast Cancer" items from our Artistic Outpost LLC Brand Store, you will know that you are supporting a great cause, but you will also receive a special coupon from us for 25% your next AO stamp purchase.   A Great Cause and a GREAT deal!!!

Thanks for helping us, and thanks as always for letting us be a part of your crafting world!

Apothecary Bottle

 

This skinny bottle I found in an antique shop seemed the perfect shape to alter with the new Apothecary stamps.  It's not really a magic elixir inside, just some peach iced tea I had in the fridge:)

Designed by:  Louise Granlund

Why Fit In?

Be yourself....Be Unique...Let your colors shine!

It's almost back to school time, and I thought the sweet children from Think & Wonder would look wonderful on a Library Pocket card.  I added the script from the Ephemeral plate to the pocket insert, and stamped Think and Wonder in Teal.

The bottom corner reads "why fit in", on the inside of the card I added "when you were born to stand out".  This sentiment can be found on the Think & Wonder plate.  To finish my card, I added some dyed Seam Binding, Stick Pins and a Glassine Embossed flower I created with Spellbinders Dies.

Designer - Lisa Somerville

Frosty the Snowman

This happy little fellow looks so chipper in his scarf and hat!  I love the Frosty image in the Frosty and Friends plate. He is iconic and works beautifully for Christmas cards.

The image is stamped four times and layered to give depth. He also is sporting a set of fuzzy ear muffs, gloves and scarf.  I added some fun flock to his accessories.His hat received a coating of glossy accents to create the shine. The felt ric rac was added to compliment his fun gloves and scarf.

Suzz

Designer: Suzanne Czosek

Not Too Spooky Earrings

I Love coming up with new ways to use stamps. There not just for cards anymore.

I made these little earring using stamps from the Halloween Treats plate.

I stamped and colored the big Witch on a piece of mica

and attached to to the coffin shrine

I stamped the smaller images and attached them to the mini house shrines,

then just added some beads, So much fun!!!

Designed By Lynn Stevens



Jolly Santa

My card this week uses this fabulous image of Santa Claus from the new stamp release, Frosty & Friends. I am totally in love with these images. I think it's because they remind me of my childhood in the '50's. (Shhh, don't tell anyone). For the background I used the double bugging technique from the June/July 2009 Technique Junkies newsletter. First I stamped "Merry Christmas" on the panel and embossed it  using the music folder and highlighted the embossing with mustard seed distress ink. I then embossed the panel with the wreath and highlighted it with Smooch paint. Santa was stamped and colored with Copics with his beard painted with Creative Inspiration paint for texture. I cut Santa out and adhered him to the wreath. I used the TJ technique curled corners on the image panel and adhered it to a red card base. Does this put you in the Christmas spirit yet?
Barbara Washington -- designer

Fountain of Youth

Fountain of Youth ... if only it were as simple as drinking from a bottle.

I combined images from the Apothecary set with Moulin Rouge papers from Prima for my youthful design.

Designer ~ Stephanie Severin

Loverly London and the Grace of Hats

 The history of Women's Fashions, the shift and trends during and after World War ll clearly was a  paradigm transformation of their status in society...   The hat you wore, seemingly depicted one's status in society. London was a leader in the design and millinery craft of Hats.  Can you imagine this era; and, the treasure trove of bonnets and head gear the women of London collected in their closests.

For this card, I designed the background with Tim Holtz Distress Inks and Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist spray. I stamped the altered  background with an image  from Artistic Outpost stamp collection:  Ephemeral Backgrounds.  The frame is a dicut from my Cricut Cartridge " Storybook ".  The silk flowers are from Prima. The image of the lady is from Artistic Outpost's collection: Loverly London.
Thank you for stopping by Artistic Outpost Blog.

Connie Paxman

Tiny Reindeer Greetings

Are you thinking Christmas yet?  I often think I should start my Christmas cards early but I usually don't!
If you're thinking of starting early, the new Frosty and Friends set is perfect for making Christmas cards!!  So many cute images and greetings!  I love the retro look!

For this card, I stamped this cute tiny reindeer!  I chose to keep my card very simple.  He's colored with Copic markers.  The tree and "greetings" were stamped separately.  I colored the stamps with water based markers to get a green tree and green and red on the note.  Both are cut out and glued over my main image.
The background was an experiment with embossing and glitter.  It makes a sparkly card front!  Wish it showed up better in my photo!

Have a creative day!

Judy

Halloween Treats

The new Halloween Treats plate is wonderful for creating Halloween Treat holders, or perfect to mix with other Artistic Outpost Halloween collections as well as the new Apothecary plate!

I used some of the images from the Halloween Treats plate to create a Test Tube Treat Holder. The images are stamped in Black on Vanilla Card stock, to add color to the Vanilla panels I used the Watercolor Distress Technique, using Rangers Distress Stains, then added a bit of color to the images.  For the Labels, I stamped the images on Vinyl using Ranger Black Archival Ink, heat set, then added Distress Stain and heated again.  Cut out and apply to Test Tubes.  Test Tube Holder patterns can be found on the sidebar of my blog.
 
Designer - Lisa Somerville

Christmas Scenes

The sweet vintage images from the Frosty and Friends brings back images of old Christmas cards.

I created my first card using the adorable girl from Frosty and Friends and her Christmas finery:

 I looked for some paper and embellishments to showcase her lovely outfit. She was stamped and colored using watercolor pencils. Layered onto a doily and pattern paper which were sponged to soften the effect.

The next card was inspired by the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer show.  I remembered the opening scenes with Burl Ives as the snowman gliding across the snow. I tried to recreate that layered effect with the front of my card:

The front of the card is cut out to allow for another layer with the trees and frosty in the background. This could have easily been a shaker card.  The images are from Frosty and Friends, Vintage Halloween, Ephemeral Background.

Hope the wintry images helped cool you off!  We have been pretty warm and muggy here. :)

Have a lovely weekend!

Suzz

Halloween Treats

Are you thinking about Halloween yet?

I know it may be hard with temperatures soaring in the 90's or 100's

but it will be here before we know it.

 So to get you thinking in that direction how about a fun Halloween Treat cone?

 I stamped and embossed the NEW images

Halloween Treats

and used the Rosette die on some fun Halloween paper and a little glitter,

Added a few fibers and its ready to fill with your favorite treats.

Think I'll wait on the chocolate till its a bit cooler. LOL

Designed by Lynn Stevens



Halloween Treats

The new Halloween Treats stamps are a lot of fun. I thought I'd play a little on this card with these new stamps. I cut out banner pennants using the Spellbinders dies. On one I embossed a spiderweb. and on the other I stamped and heat embossed the creepy spider from the set. The label for arachnid legs seemed so appropriate for the card. The Happy Halloween circle from Haunted Halloween and the orange and black colors finished this fun Halloween card.
Barbara Washington--designer

One Spooky Night

I love making Halloween cards ... they remind me of lots of fun childhood memories. This one combines images from the new Holiday Treats & Apothecary sets, together with stamps from Haunted Halloween.
The layout is Lucy's Lovely Lines sketch from Lily Pad Cards and papers are Little Yellow Bicycle's Frightful Collection.

Designer ~ Stephanie Severin

Artistic Outpost August Referral Post

When you create artwork with Artistic Outpost images and upload to an online gallery/album/or blog - you could win a $14.00 Gift Certificate to the Artistic Outpost Store . 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 www.artisticoutpost.com/ then leave a direct link to your creation using Link Tool feature on the months Referral Program post here on the Artistic Outpost Blog to be entered into our monthly drawing. Please try to limit your projects to Artistic Outpost images only.

Note, links left here on the Artistic Outpost Blog need to include a direct link to the project you have uploaded. Projects can be posted on blogs or online galleries, but links left on the Referral Program post must be direct links to your projects. Links left 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 August, all links must be posted by 8/31, 11:59PM CST to be eligible for the August 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 September 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 reserves the right to remove non direct blog links

July Referral Winner

Thanks to everyone who participated in the July Referral Program, we love to see what your creating with our stamps!

We had the Random Number Generator pick this months winner....

Congrats Jacqueline!  Please email me to claim your Artistic Outpost Gift Certificate!

Thank you all for your continued support of Artistic Outpost, the August Referral post will be up shortly.