June/July 2005

• Come see The NEW Stampers' Sampler!
• 100 pages of cards and projects for you to make with rubber stamps!
• New design includes articles, features, departments, resource guide and MORE!
  
• More than 250 samples in this issue
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Check out this issue's Tempting Template challenge and Deadline.

departments
1 Letter from the Publisher

2 Mail Call — tell us how we’re doing

4 Artful Calling Cards — embellished business cards by our readers

6 Finders Keepers — found items that make great art

8 Take Ten — great ideas for quick and easy cards in less than 10 minutes

36 The Place to Be — conventions, fairs and excursions for stampers everywhere

37 The Place to Create — classes, workshops and demonstrations around the globe

39 Classic Sampler — uninterrupted pages of stamped samples

75 The Stamper’s Creative Resource Guide your source for great stamping products, services, new ideas and information

91 On the Horizon — coming in our next issue

91 Online Connections — shop at these fine stores on the web

92 We Challenge You — show us your stuff with these upcoming themes and stamping challenges

93 Submission Guidelines — how to get a free Stampers’ Sampler

94 Tempting Template — one in every issue!
Pick your favorite and show us what you can do

96 The Finishing Touch — ideas for adding a final touch to your cards and projects

features
17 Guest Artist: Paula Dion
Inspired by her seamstress mother, this guest artist stitches and stamps her way through an impressive collection of tags and an inventive torso purse.

23 Hats Off to Red Hats
Ready to kick up your heels with the Red Hat Club? This is project was created with these feisty ladies in mind.

24 Here Comes the Bride
Ready for a walk down the aisle? Anna Justice has a bountiful bouquet of ideas for your special day.

26 A Fashionable Read
Talk about an altered book! This novel really has gone through a transformation. Take a look at the magical makeover that Eva Parson has given her book.

28 Go Fish - an aquatic journal with fishy entries Janet Klein crafts a piano-hinge book for some summertime fun.

30 Heavy Metal
Using pieces and parts from what looks like the hardware store, Bernie Berlin embellishes her journal with foil, mesh, and brown paper bags.

31 Windows on the World
The results from our peek-a boo Tempting Template challenge are revealed in this issue.

32 Matching Books for Art
Sweet little booklets with a nod to matchbook design, Freda Stritt developed these using tiny brown bags and a time card.

34 Flipped For Dolls
Reminiscent of children’s books and toys, Elizabeth Shea designed this interactive card for the young at art!

Feeling sassy? Maybe artsy? Perhaps a little vintage? Whatever your style, Elizabeth Shea has it stamped up in this whimsical booklet she made mixing and matching head and torso stamps.

Each page was constructed with a particular theme in mind, then cut just at the neckline. This allows the reader to turn pages to create their own custom look: a little sassy and a little chic all at once! Try cutting the pages again at the feet and play with silly footwear and changing shoe styles. A fun project for kids, they'll enjoy pairing stamp images that later take on a whole new look.