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

Fabulous Framed Faux Mirror ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     This fabulous little mirror was inspired by those old, vintage mirrors that are all scratched up and discolored! I have a full tutorial on how to make it yourself on the Red Rubber Blog, along with some photos of the tag where I placed it.

   

     Here's a peek at my tag, featuring the following stamps from Red Rubber Designs! 

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Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Elegant Beauty

Fabulous Frames

Vintage Background

Sew Thoughtful

Sew Thankful

Floral Collage

Aged Ornaments

Inspirational #213 ~ Have a Seat

      It's time for some new inspiration with Inspirational #213 (Have a Seat), hosted by Melissa, my newest team member at Red Rubber Inspirationals! Since I didn't have a chair stamp, I decided to stamp on a chair that I made with my Cricut Expression using the Summer in Paris cartridge.

     

     The chair and cushions were made from cream, textured, cardstock and colored with several sprays. Then I embossed the gold back, using magenta embossing powder and the Victorian Embellishments stamp for the pattern on the cushions.  To make the mirror, I used  Fabulous Frames with some more gold embossing powder, and cut out the rectangle in the middle. I used a few layers of inks around the gold and backed it with a pink, metallic, specialty paper. I did some punching and distressing, stamping the stitching with Running Stitches. To the pink background I did some more spraying and inking,  stamping the Victorian Vines Background on top with Violete Palette Ink, all from Red Rubber Designs. Behind the chair I used a couple of sheer ribbons, and clustered the embellies to the right. I added some beads to the centers of the flowers, and for a true vintage feel, some old buttons that I inherited from my grandma.

I hope you'll join in all the fun this week, and can't wait to see your creations!

Inspirational #113 ~ Very Vintage

   Happy Thursday! It's time for another stamping challenge @ Red Rubber Inspirationals! This week Mary Anne is hosting Inspirational #113 ~ to create a vintage card. Here's the sample that I made.

I took my inspiration from sketch #5 used for the March Card Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com.

   I started with some kraft cardstock and inked it with Distress inks. Then I stamped over it using  the Script Background stamp with water. It gave it a great aged and subtle look. I used Palette Inks (Bordeaux, Claret, and Violete) to stamp the Victorian Embellishments that I finished with french knots in the center. Around that I stamped and embossed the Fabulous Frames using Ranger gold embossing powder. I also used it to emboss the buttons and scalloped dots on the bottom using the Circles of love stamp set. The purple layer behind the stamping was sprayed and misted with Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays, which I also used to color the lace. After water distressing the edges I sewed them down with my sewing machine using gold metallic thread.

Be sure to visit the Red Rubber Inspirational blog for details! I hope to see you there!