Sunflower Thank You Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     A few weeks ago my husband surprised me with boxes of stamps and craft supplies from a co-worker! This is the thank you card that I made for her, using my stamps from Red Rubber Designs.

     Except for the sentiment, which was stamped onto wood using Savvy Sayings, the rest of the stamping was embossed with Distress Embossing Powder (Walnut Stain). On the yellow background I used Speckle Background to mimic dirt. Then I used the Sunflowers stamp to emboss the sunflowers in the watering can, coloring them with Distress Inks, and painting the watering can with silver paint. The larger sunflowers were embossed with the My Sunshine stamp set, and also colored with Distress Ink. For some more texture, I decided to add some brown beads to the centers.

     I took my design inspiration from this sketch used for the October Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com. from Viva La Verve Sketches.

     I'm also entering this into the following challenges:

House of Cards using texture and the colors shown here, except for the brown which I used instead of black. 

Crafty Cardmakers and more for challenge #150 Autumn Colors. 

Beyond Grey Challenges #72 Anything Goes

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Red Rubber Designs Stamps

Sunflowers

My Sunshine

Savvy Sayings

Speckle Background

Don't miss out on the FABULOUS sale going on right now at Red Rubber Designs! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Fantastic Fall Tag ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

      Fall is in the air with this fantastic tag that I made featuring stamps from Red Rubber Designs! To see the full tag and directions on how to make it, please visit the Red Rubber Designs Blog.

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Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Tree Silhouettes

Pumpkins and Acorns

Autumn Swirls

Autumn Leaves

Have a great day!!!

Bo Bunny Birthday Card ~ FotoBella DT

     You're invited to visit the FotoBella blog to see how I created this fun birthday card, using Bo Bunny's new You're Invited I Want It All Bundle! I'll show you some easy chalking techniques too!

     And if you don't have this collection, you can pick yours up at FotoBella! Thanks for stopping by!

Beware Halloween Layout

     I was so honored to be one of ten winners for the Graphic 45 Challenge at Scrapbook.com last month! My prize was the beautiful and spooktacular An Eerie Tale Collection paper and stamps from Graphic 45, which worked perfectly with this older photo of my son dressed as a ghost on Halloween.

     To make the tag, I used Distress Inks to add some color, and then black embossing powder for the stamping. I backed it with black cardstock, did some hand stitching, and added the purple fibers, ribbons, and home made paper roses, which I scattered throughout the page. 

     I also used black embossing powder to stamp the diamonds, backed them with more black cardstock, and popped them up, along with the photo. 

     This is my example with the twist for the October Sewing and Stamping Challenges that I host @ Scrapbook.com. Come join us for all of the Fall fun!