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Cover Art

Elegant Black Tassel
Stamp border from English Brew (M4721) twice with permanent ink side by side on gold tissue paper. Cut images into a long strip. Paint wooden finial with black and ivory acrylics. Attach border strip to finial as shown. Spray finial with glossy acrylic sealer. Edge sections of finial with gold pen. Dot both sides of border image with black acrylic. Draw gold dots on black dots with gold pen. Glue coiled black fringe to bottom of finial with Goop. Glue black trim around bottom edge of finial. Create hanger for tassel by wrapping gold wire around top portion of finial and attaching a length of black cord with knotted ends to the wire.

Bob & Althea–Betsy Harting
Stamp Russian Church (C8246) on ivory panel. Using an X-Acto knife, cut out inside portion of image to create frame and trim closely around church portion. Using direct-to-paper technique, apply ochre, mustard and peach inks to cutouts. Mount frame to photocopy of wedding picture with foam tape. Layer photo with black panel to brown background-paper panel. Stamp Recommendation (K5520) twice on ivory panel. Burn edges of panel. Stipple prepared panel with ochre ink. Attach prepared ivory panel to black card. Affix background-paper panel to top portion of card with black photo corners. Mount church cutout to bottom left side of card with foam tape. Embellish card with knotted fibers and heart locket charm.

Violin Recital–Carolyn Waitt
Stamp Swan Lake (K5503) on white panel. Cut out middle of image with an X-Acto knife to create frame. Using direct-to-paper technique, apply carmel and black inks to panel. Mount frame to photocopy of vintage photo with foam tape. Attach prepared photo as shown. Using steel alphabet set, stamp 1917 vertically on wood block and initials on a second wood block. Sponge wood blocks with same inks. Glue prepared blocks as shown. Attach black panel to cream card.

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Adirondack Art
Pull up a chair! This template will have you stamping all summer long

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Inset Imagery
Combine collage stamps with charms and old photos for a new look

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No-hassle Tassels
Gaylynn Stringham devises her own whimsical accents

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Possibilities
Swan Lake (K5503)
Fringe Border (P2124)
Large Herbal Bottles (M4367)
Medium Victrola (R3114)
Large Samantha (G1050)
Welcome Sign (S7004)

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Possibilities Post Scripts
More great samples with unique color combinations

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How Does Your Garden Grow?
Our artists produce an array of assemblage boxes inspired by their gardens

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Journey of Inspirations
The Artists-On-Call come together in a collaborative process to create seven unique cards

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Back to School in Style
Covering textbooks is more fun with rubber-stamping

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Design-a-Ribbon
Create your own designer ribbon with images from the Stampington & Company line

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Metal Impressions
Explore the options for personalized stamping with steel alphabet sets and metallic sheets

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Treasure Hunt—
Searching for Single Images
within Collage Stamps
Look again at these collage images and you’ll discover their greater potential

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It’s in the Bag!
Unique goodie bags filled with treats!

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Impressive Memories
Great ideas for scrapbooking with rubber stamps

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A Second Look
Take another peek at some of the extraordinary details in this issue

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Index of Images

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