Holiday Wreath Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Hello! I'm back with the Christmas version of the Thanksgiving Card that I made last month using burlap, adhered again with some hand-stitching, featuring some Unmounted Christmas Rubber Stamps from Red Rubber Designs! 

     The background was smooshed with Lindy's Sprays (Cathedral Pines Green and Ponderosa Pines Olive). Then I embossed the Holly Swirls with Emerald Creek (Charred Gold) Embossing Powder, also added to the edges. The same Lindy's sprays were used to deepen the color of the leaves, and Distress Spray Stain (Candied Apple) to paint the berries.

     The edges of the red card base were embossed with Emerald Creek (Chinese New Year) EP, also used for the sentiment with the Vintage Santa Stamp. The next layer was embossed onto cream cardstock using Emerald Creek (Topiary Green) EP.

     I also used Emerald Creek (Topiary Green) EP to emboss the Holiday Wreath and holly sprig using the Glorious Holiday stamp. 

     Since the bow I used on my Thanksgiving Card was made with matte raffia, I used a glossy raffia on this one for some holiday shimmer. 

Thanks for looking!

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Featured Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Holiday Wreath

Holly Swirls

Glorious Holiday

Vintage Santa

Challenges Entered:

More Than Words ~ Mini Challenge: Merry

The Artistic Stamper ~ December Christmas

Crafty Cardmakers ~ #224 Christmas

Country View Challenges ~ December Christmas

Vintage Santa Card Set ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Hello! I'm back to share a set of Christmas cards featuring the Vintage Santa Unmounted Rubber Stamp Set from Red Rubber Designs!

     My design inspiration came from the December Card Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com using Sketch #2.

     The colors were inspired by the festive December Color Challenge @ Lindy's Stamp Gang!

     I started by coloring a sheet of 12 X 12 cream cardstock with Magicals (Rizzo's Rowdy Red, Greased Lightnin' Green, and Drop Dead Gorgeous Green) and some water, which produced a beautiful effect. Once dry I stamped the Vintage Santa image all over it, in order to make multiple cards with unique color effects.

     I cut a strip of black cardstock to mimic Santa's belt, with a letter tucked into it, stamped with Vintage Script, and colored with different Lindy's sprays (Brushed Nickel, Black Orchid Silver,  Pineapple Paradise, Golden Doubloons, Cathedral Pines Green, and Ponderosa Pines Olive). For some more variation, I added different striped ribbons and colors of bling.

   
     The sentiment was embossed with Lindy's Purely White Embossing Powder, and also comes in the cling mounted Vintage Christmas stamp set, which also includes the snowflakes that I stamped onto my Scarlet card base.

     The green one is my fave! Thanks for looking!

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Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Vintage Santa

Vintage Santa (Cling Mounted)

Vintage Script

Vintage Christmas

Challenges:

Lindy's Stamp Gang

The Artistic Stamper ~ December Christmas Challenge

Let's Craft and Create ~ Challenge #120 Christmas &/or New Year

Emerald Creek Dares ~ Winter Wishes

Vintage Santa Card Set Preview ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Happy Thursday! Today I'm featuring the Vintage Santa Unmounted Rubber Stamp Set for Red Rubber Designs! I was able to make quite a few Christmas cards from this set using the same design, but keeping each one unique in the coloring. I also used different ribbons and colors of bling to achieve different looks. Please visit the Red Rubber Designs Blog to see all of my versions, including my favorite one.

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Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Vintage Santa

Vintage Santa Cling Mounted

Vintage Script

Vintage Christmas

Mister Penguin Shaker Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     When I saw this adorable Mister Penguin Stamp Set from Red Rubber Designs, I knew I had to use it for my son, who loves penguins! So I created this shaker card for him.

     I cut the scallop frame with my Cricut Expression, covered it with Snow-Tex, and placed some clear acetate on the back, along with a thin frame of double-sided foam tape to enclose the glitter. Then I created the background scene by embossing the Mountain Scenery stamp set with glitter, and adding a couple of snowy hills, covered with Stickles. Mister penguin was colored with markers and Distress Inks, with some Clear Wink of Stella on the black and white parts. The fun part was adding the metallic stars and Diamond Dust, and adhering the frame to the background!

    The snowflake strip was colored with Distress Inks (Tumbled Glass and Broken China) onto white cardstock with a blending tool. Then I sprayed my snowflake (Vintage Santa) stamps with water, and pressed them all over my paper. Once dry, I embossed the snowflakes in white, adding some circles from the Cheery Christmas stamp set, along with the other snowflakes that were embossed onto black cardstock. 

     I also embossed the Vintage Santa stamp set for my sentiment, which I placed on a kraft board banner covered with black gesso to look like chalkboard. I love the contrast against the sparkly red velvet ribbon!

     The tree was embossed in two steps, using the Oh Christmas Tree Cling Mounted Stamp, and topped off with a metallic star from the shaker. I can't wait to give this to my son!

Thanks for looking!

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Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Mister Penguin

Oh Christmas Tree

Vintage Santa

Mountain Scenery

Cheery Christmas

Challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenges ~ #329 Christmas

Time Out Challenges ~ #71 Christmas with Optional Twist of Glitter/Shimmer

Let's Craft and Create ~ #119 Winter

Try it on Tuesday ~ Layer it Up

Mister Penguin Shaker Card Preview ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Happy Thanksgiving! Today I'm sharing a shaker card on the Red Rubber Designs Blog featuring the Mister Penguin Unmounted Stamp Set from Red Rubber Designs! Here's a little sneak peek.

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Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Mister Penguin

Oh Christmas Tree 

Vintage Santa

Cheery Christmas

Mountain Scenery

          

Holiday Collage Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Happy Thursday! I made my first holiday card of the season combining some wonderful Winter & Christmas Rubber Stamps from Red Rubber Designs!

     Taking my inspiration from Sketch #3 for the October Card Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com, I decided to go horizontal with my card, making the stamped reindeer my focal point by popping it up.

     I was also inspired by the beautiful October Mood Board no.79 at Scrap Africa with the snow covered trees and muted colors!

     The background was smooshed with some Distress Inks, with a light splatter of Lindy's Stamp Gang Sidewalk Chalk spray. Then I stamped the trees and mountains with the Mountain Scenery Unmounted Cling Rubber Stamp, going over it with some watered down white paint, and embossing the falling snow with the Speckle Background stamp. The script and sentiment were stamped with the Vintage Santa stamp set, which is one my favorite holiday stamps!

     I used the Holiday Collages Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp for my reindeer, colored with Distress Inks, and applied some Clear Wink of Stella onto the frame. Then I used some Artists Tape to mask the frame, and embossed some more snow again with the Speckle Background stamp, adding a sparkly brad in the corner.

     I also embossed some "snow" along the right side of my card using the So Splattered Cling Mounted Stamp. Then I finished it off with some machine stitching and a sprig of holly.

     Thanks for stopping by!

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Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Holiday Collages

So Splattered

Vintage Santa

Mountain Scenery

Speckle Background

Challenges:

Scrap Africa ~ October Mood Board no. 79

Scrapbook.com ~ October Card Sketch Challenge

October Inspirational Card Challenge ~ Theme: Snow or Snowmen