The Stamper's Scrapbooker's & Papercrafter's Guild

The cards and tag that make up this project came into being after an Internet search into order and chaos for some inspiration and I found a couple of quotes that I really like and this started off a train of thought. I have used a layered stamping technique I developed a little while ago which is in itself a little chaotic but I think it works perfectly with the Complex Creations stamps. It¹s also great, as the stamping doesn¹t have to be perfect to look good.

There are also a couple of bonus techniques for you to try. I have quite a lot of pressed flowers in my craft cupboard and the pretty heart on one of the cards came about as a result of this.

We thought it would be good to involve Guild Members in the Guild magazine, so we have set up 3 Design Teams each consisting of two Guild Members. The idea is that we will send each team a plate of Artifacts stamps to see what they can come up with. This is brilliant as we all want to get the most out of what we buy and this idea will show us just that.

So our first team was sent the Beauty plate and Mickie Sutcliffe has made these gorgeous cards with it. We’ll have part two of Mickies projects in the next issue along with the project from her fellow team member – Beth Hammonds project. Well done and thank you to both Mickie and Beth.

Our Ode to the Muse plate of stamps will be so useful and we are sure you’ll want to try making our projects! So The Stamp Bug has put together a kit to give you the kick-start you may need to start making them straight away!

The Kit includes:

• Gold Pearlescent Card x 1
• Plain Violet Card x 1
• Plain Yellow Card x 1
• Cream Glossy Card x 1
• White Glossy Card x 1
• Ivory Hammered Card x 2
• Eggplant Adirondack Ink Pad
• Pack of Cream Paper Flowers
• Gold Star Brads
• Tutti Frutti 6 x 6 Pad of Paper – contains 36 sheets!

Your FREE stamp plate, which goes with this issue of Guilded, includes some background elements that you can use together or separately. Use them for edging cards and ATCs or put them together for an intricate and detailed image that you can use for a focal point. The text is from an old poem ‘Ode to the Muse’. We have used some of the new Alcohol Ink pastel colours to make these projects. Like the original colours they all go together brilliantly, whichever you choose. Try them on cream gloss card as well as white for a subtly different effect.

The Stamp Bug has put together a kit to help you on your way with these projects. We haven’t included the Alcohol Inks in the kit as this then leaves you free to swap the colours if you wish. Ordering information and further details are listed separately, under Ode to the Muse Special Offer Pack.