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Artwork by Carlene Federer who lives in Tempe, Arizona graces the cover of this issue.

Altered Stockings . . . . . . . . . . . 12
by Nelda Ream-Jinkerson
Chimneys will never look the same with these unique holiday stockings.

Pretty Package Adornments . . . 20
by Connie Govea Stuart
Small boxes become stunning gift adornments.

Nature Preserved . . . . . . . . . . . 37
by Jana Holstein
Get a sneak peek into a future 2007 theme.

ATC Pocket Quilts . . . . . . . . . . 46
by Kerry Klaassen Veale
A beautiful way to display your favorite ATCs.

Milk-Resist Magic: A Recipe for the Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
by Lisa Bebi
Use milk and heat to create a cool batik effect.

Christmas Shadow Box Tablezux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
by Charlene Federer
Adorable holiday scenes assembled in glass boxes.

Reinvented Collage Cards . . . . 84
by Lisa Kaus
Learn simple ways to extend the life of a collage by reusing them for cards.

Very Merry Frames . . . . . . . . . 87
by Corey Moortgat
Reuse scrap wood to make shabby sweet frames.

Fortuny Tree Pendants . . . . . . 90
by Maureen Blackman
Use the FREE templates to create beautiful ornaments!

Leftovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
by Nancy Armstrong
Classic cards made with vintage images.

Cover Artists in Review . . . . . . 96
by Jana Holstein
A behind-the-scenes look into the lives of our past cover artists.

With One Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
By Amanda Belle Nolan

Exemplar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
by Heather Victoria Held

With One Pallete . . . . . . . . . . . 16
by Cheryl Darrow

The Lively Art of Lettering . . . 25
by Our Readers

 
 

 

Collector's Choice: Tarot Cards . . . 27
by Lynne Perrella

Artist Portfolio: Sarah Lugg . . . . . 90
by Ricë Freeman-Zachery

Expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Our readers' best paper and mixed-media creations.

The Last Page: Some German Santa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
by Lesli Peavy Ventimiglia

 


148
Destinations

150
Online Connections

151
Catalog Collection

158
Advertiser Index


Sylvia Bissonnette
Cover and pages 8, 12, 16, 20, 47, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90, 94, 100, 103, 104, and 107-108.

Lorin Backe
Pages 10, 13, 22, 26-31, 34-37, 46, 48, 49, 51-55, 60-63, 66-67, 70-73, 85-86, 88-89, 91-92, 102, 105-106, 109-112, 123, and 160.

Letter From the Editor . . . . . . . . . . 2
by Jenny Doh

Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
by Our Readers

The Business of Art . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The Power of Subtraction
by Quinn McDonald

Enlighten Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
A review of new books and DVDs.
by Jenny Doh

Editor's Picks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
by Jenny Doh
A review of new products.

Gatherings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Convention Listings

On Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
How you can be published in Somerset Studio.

Anticipations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Next Issue Offerings

Sample Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Artists' Papers & Collage Clips Inserts

Winter Wonderland . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
by Lynne Perrella
The art of window dressings.

Rubber-Stamped Art Desk Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Artwork by Belinda Schneider
Story by Jenny Doh
Beautify each passing month with a unique desk calendar.

The Price for Alice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Artwork by Lisa Guerin
Story by Jenny Doh
The art of giving and receiving.

Faye's Family Holiday Zine . . . . . . . 56
Story by Jana Holstein
Check out this cool family zine!

Altered Greeting Card Book & Call for Creativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
by Norma Kooi
The perfect project to display your most treasured handmade cards.

Creativity Unleashed: Revamped! . . 64
by Traci Bautista
Tag along with Traci as she discovers ways to revamp, recycle, and recreate.

Gilded Wishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
by Tammy Kushnir
Gather your wishes for the year and nestle them into a small bird cage.

The Accidental Crafter . . . . . . . . . . 68
by Bruce Adams
Goliaths & Gladiators.



Below are some pages from Somerset Studio, November/December 2006.
Using Christine Adolph’s lovely Wreath stamp from Stampington & Company, artists Pam Garrison, Lisa Guerin, Rachel Emilie Jackson, Korina Kannedy, Corey Moortgat, and Linda Trenholm celebrate the holidays.
Artist Portfolio: Sarah Lugg
Belinda Schneider inspires us to use our favorite rubber stamps and collage elements to create an art desk calendar.
Lisa Bebi shows you how to concoct a formula with skim milk and condensed milk to create a magical resist technique.
Cover artist Carlene Federer creates fantastic winter scenes in shadow boxes enclosed in glass.
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