Masculine Feel Better Cards ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Hello! I'm welcoming the first day of March with a couple of masculine cards that can be used for any occasion with a simple change of sentiment, featuring some Unmounted Rubber Stamps from Red Rubber Designs.

          The Savvy Sayings Stamp gives you lots of other options for sentiments, including the one I embossed here, onto a smooshed Distress Ink background, framed with the Fabulous Frames Stamp. 

     The rest of the stamping was done on a coat of gesso, with the Gingham Background and Background Stripes Stamps. I immediately washed my stamps with soap and warm water, and it left no trace at all of the gesso. Once dry, I colored with some LSG sprays, and finished by rubbing some Prima Metallique Wax on top, to reveal the texture.

     I especially love the blues and silvers on this card, that I made for my uncle!

     But I know my cousin will appreciate the black, grey, and silvers on this card!

Thanks for looking!

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Featured Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Gingham Background 

Background Stripes

Savvy Sayings

Fabulous Frames

Challenges Entered:

Allsorts Challenge ~ Week 456 Something Beginning with "B" (Black, Blue, Brads, Better)

Crafty Creations ~ #361 Anything Goes

Create and Inspire ~ Challenge 71 Anything Goes

Love You Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

          February is the month of love, and the I Heart You Unmounted Rubber Stamp from Red Rubber Designs, is perfect for all of your Valentine's projects, including weddings and anniversaries! With a few other stamps, and an old plastic zipper, I created this card for my husband.

     My design inspiration came from Sketch #186 at Feeling Sketchy.

     I stamped the largest heart from the I Heart You Set on the back of the grey pocket, and cut it out, revealing the red cardstock with the sentiment. Then I hand-stitched around the heart, and machine-stitched around the pocket, after embossing it with the Background Stripes Stamp and Emerald Creek Hammered Metal EP. 

     To mimic a love note coming out of the pocket, I embossed a piece of white cardstock with the Vintage Script Cling Mounted Stamp, anchored by three hearts from the I Heart You set. 

     The zipper was embossed with Emerald Creek Hammered Metal EP, and attached to a couple of 6" strips of red cardstock, embossed with the Victorian Borders Stamp using Emerald Creek Black Onyx EP.

    Thanks for taking a look, and shop Red Rubber Designs for these stamps and more! 

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Featured Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

I Heart You

Vintage Script

Victorian Borders

Background Stripes

Challenges Entered:

Feeling Sketchy ~ Sketch #186

Frilly and Funkie ~ All you need is Love

Emerald Creek Dares ~ Lucky or in Love? (Both. I feel lucky to be in love with my husband for almost 18 years now.)

Try it on Tuesday ~ Love is in the Air

The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge ~ #45

Cupcake Birthday Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Happy Birthday to my wonderful son who turned 15 today! I made some of his favorite cupcakes on this card using stamps from Red Rubber Designs!

     My design inspiration came from Card Sketch #91 @ Sketch ~N~Scrap!

     I started by stamping the background with the Gingham Background Unmounted Rubber Stamp. Then I used Distress Spray Stains to make the tag on the left, masking the numbers with Distress Inks. The hearts and circles, along with the cupcakes, were stamped with the Sweet Day Cupcake Unmounted Stamp Set. Each cupcake was frosted with gesso, where I added small beads while wet, for some sprinkles. The cherry and kiss were coated with Glossy Accents.

     The other tag was stamped with the Background Stripes Unmounted Stamp using Candied Apple  Distress Ink. I colored all of the cupcakes with Distress Spray Stains, adding some to my gesso with the kiss popped on top. The cupcakes stamped with the silver liners originally come with a butterfly on top, but was easy to mask out with the gesso.

     Then I popped up the peppermint (my son's FAVE) stamped with the Sugar Coated Sweetness

stamp. I finished it up with silver hand-stitching right under the sentiment stamped with the Sweet Sayings stamp.

Thanks for looking!

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Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Sweet Day Cupcake

Sugar Coated Sweetness

Sweet Sayings

Gingham Background

Background Stripes

Challenges:

Sketch ~N~ Scrap ~ Card Sketch #91

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Use Your Favorite Tool (Mine is a sewing needle)

Crafty Creations Challenges ~ #334 Anything Goes