Bee Happy ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     I'm always happy when I'm working with color, and of course using my Red Rubber Designs Stamps, featuring quite a few on this double spread in my art journal!

     After coloring the background with Lindy's Gang Magicals and Sprays, I used Lindy's Purely White Embossing Powder with the Script Background Unmounted Stamp over both pages. The rest of the stamping was embossed with Midnight Pewter Embossing Powder. Then I used the Distressed Typewriter Bet Stamp (no longer available) to spell "Bee", framed with one of the Rose Wine Labels, that I backed with clear acetate colored with Butterscotch Alcohol Ink.

     "Happy" was embossed with the Vintage Greetings Stamp (also unavailable), and colored like the rest of the stamping, with Lindy's Magicals and Sprays. The Beautiful Butterflies and bees were curled for dimension, with some Clear Wink of Stella added to the wings for a touch of sparkle.

   

     The bees and flowers with the beads added to them, were stamped with the Be Fabulous Unmounted Rubber Stamp.

     Then I stamped the other flowers with the Floral Collage Cling Mounted Stamp, to go with the script on the background. The lattice design behind them was embossed with the For Everything Unmounted Stamp.

     I had so much fun creating this happy spread! Thanks for looking!

   

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Featured Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Be Fabulous 

Beautiful Butterflies

Floral Collage

Rose Wine Labels

For Everything

Script Background

Distressed Typewriter Bet

Vintage Greetings

Challenges Entered:

Lindy's Gang Blog

Lindy's Gang Products:

Sprays

Sidewalk Chalk Flat Spray

Delphinium Turquoise Shimmer Spray

Cosmopolitan Pink Shimmer Spray

Witch's Potion Purple Shimmer Spray

Magicals

Drop Dead Diva Shimmer Magicals

Sassy Sapphire

Prima Donna Purple

Drop Dead Gorgeous Green

Hi Maintenance Magenta

Bling-y Blonde

Embossing Powders

Purely White
Midnight Pewter

Frilly and Funkie ~ "B" Happy

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday ~ Fun In The Sun

Allsorts Challenge ~ In My Garden

Country View Challenges ~ In the Summer Garden

Stamping Sensations ~ In My Garden

Medallions Tag ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Happy Thursday! Time for some stamping inspiration from Red Rubber Designs! I made this mixed media tag with copper accents, and a bohemian vibe featuring the Mini Medallions, Medallions,  For Everything, and Be Happiness Rubber Stamps.

     I started with white gesso that I coated a Ranger Manila Tag with, and to the TCW stencil in the center. Once dry, I used Broken China, Blueprint Sketch, Wild Honey, and Vintage Photo Distress Spray Stains with a light spritz of water on my tag, and on a separate sheet of white cardstock for the medallions. 

     When that dried, I reapplied my stencil to the tag to add Prima's Metallique Wax (Vintage Gold and Rich Copper) over the gesso. Then I embossed the design along the top and bottom in copper with the For Everything Unmounted Stamp. Using the cardstock that I previously sprayed, I embossed the Medallions Stamp onto it, fussy-cutting, and layering it three times to make a flower.

     I used three of the Mini Medallions, also embossed in copper, and popped two of them up with foam dots. 

     

     The phrase was stamped in black with the Be Happiness Unmounted Rubber Stamp onto a piece of torn vellum, inked along the edges with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink. Then I scattered and glued some blue sequins along the tag. 

     I finished off the top with some fibers and beads that I strung together. Thanks for looking!

     

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Featured Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Mini Medallions

Medallions

For Everything

Be Happiness

Challenges:

Frilly and Funky ~ Show Us Your Stamps

Stamps and Stencils ~ Metallics

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Heavy Metal

Go Tag Thursday ~ #64 Earthtones

Be Fabulous Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Happy Sunday! I'm back to show you my full card featuring the Be Fabulous Unmounted Rubber Stamp Set from Red Rubber Designs!

      I love the background, which was made with a couple of Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals (Greased Lightnin' Green and Drop Dead Gorgeous Green) and some water! After seeing the results I couldn't hide it behind a blue piece of paper, which was my original intentions. So I went green instead, and simplified my design.

     Even though I changed the main color, at least in my head, I took inspiration from this months palette at House of Cards.

     All of the black stamping was embossed in glitter, and colored with Distress Inks. Then I popped up the main image for dimension.

     You would never know that the larger lattice design on the left comes from a different stamp, but was embossed with the For Everything Unmounted Rubber Stamp Set, matching the lattice from the main image perfectly! 

    

     Thanks for your visit, and visit Red Rubber Designs to take advantage of this GREAT sale, while supplies last! 

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Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Be Fabulous

For Everything

Challenges

House of Cards ~ Make a Scene and/or Colors

Frilly and Funkie ~ Welcome Spring

More Mixed Media Challenge ~ "Anything Goes" + Optional Green

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Blog ~ #24 Anything Mixed Media Goes 

The Artistic Stamper ~ Springtime

Be Fabulous Card Preview ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     The Be Fabulous Unmounted Stamp Set from Red Rubber Designs is perfect for Spring with the flowers and bees, and is featured on a card that I made for the Design Team! You would never guess that the larger lattice along the left comes from a different set, but was embossed with the For Everything Unmounted Stamp Set on a background made from LSG Magicals. Here's a sneak peek, but to see the full magical effects of my card, you'll have to visit the Red Rubber Designs Blog!

     Right now there's a fabulous sale going on, so why not grab both of these stamps while supplies last!

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Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Be Fabulous 

For Everything

Elephant Layout ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     My favorite animal is the elephant, so when I saw this month's mood board at Lindy's Stamp Gang, I knew immediately I was going to scrap this old photo, which doesn't look as old anymore since I fussy cut the background!

     I was also inspired by these vibrant colors, and of course my Red Rubber Design stamps!

     These older Tim Holtz (Lost and Found) papers were the perfect backdrop for the elephant and background, using this beautiful sketch from Scrap Africa.

     I used various stencils with gesso to create all of the splats on the background. Then I colored them with Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays and Magicals. To make the doily, I mixed my Magicals with some white gesso, and applied it with a stencil onto black cardstock. The colors are so vibrant that I didn't even need to go over them! To make the lighter green, I mixed Bling-y Blonde and Drop Dead Gorgeous Green from the Drop Dead Diva Set. Then I used the For Everything stamp on the floral paper and background.

     The flowers were made from white cardstock using my Wild Fire Flower Tutorial, but colored with Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays and Magicals, instead of Distress Inks.

     Then I stamped Bold Flourishes under the flowers with black ink, and colored them again with LSG Sprays and Magicals.

Thanks for stopping by! 

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Red Rubber Design Stamps:

Bold Flourishes

For Everything

Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays:

Delphinium Turquoise

Witch's Potion Purple

Cosmopolitan Pink

Hottie Patottie Hot Pink

Poinciana Red Flame

Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals:

Drop Dead Diva Set

Bling-y Blonde

Drop Dead Gorgeous Green

Go Greased Lightning Set

Tears on My Pillow Tangerine

Floral Collage Thank You Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Watercolors are a great way to color your stamping, like I did on this card that I made for the Red Rubber Design Team! I also used them to paint the background onto white cardstock, stamping the sentiment with the For Everything stamp.

     The white cardstock really makes these flowers pop by stamping them with black ink using the  Floral Collage stamp from Red Rubber Designs, and coloring them with watercolors. I stamped and colored each image twice so that I could fussy cut some petals and curl them up.

     Homegrown summer is the theme this week at Simonsaysstampblog, and what's better than some beautiful flowers in bloom on a nice, sunny day! I only wish I could keep the real ones alive, but this card is how I grow flowers. Lol! 

Stamps from Red Rubber Designs:

Floral Collage

For Everything

Inspirational #207 ~ So Sentimental

     It's time to get sentimental this week, with my new Inspirational #207, at Red Rubber Inspirationals! The theme is to stamp any kind of sentiment on your project. I hope you'll join us!
Here's the sample that I made.

   
     I lightly misted the woodgrain paper and stamped the background using Vintage Background and Burnt Umber Palette Ink. Then I embossed the rest of my stamping using Ranger's Verdigris embossing powder, which I also used on the brads and copper button.  I made the flowers using Medallions, the border using the For Everything stamp, and the sentiment with the Thank You stamp. Then I stitched the lace on and added the trim. I got even more sentimental by adding the buttons and stone that the trim is through, because it once belonged to my MIL's mother, and this card is for her. I love adding special touches like that!

     Make sure to stop by Red Rubber Designs for a fabulous selection of stamps at great prices!

Inspirational #110 ~ Stamp your own background

Happy Thursday! It's time for another stamping challenge at Red Rubber Inspirationals, with Inspirational #110, hosted by Kendra, to stamp your own background. Here's the sample that I scrapped of my little sister, when she lived in Hawaii.

I used the Hemingway Collection for all of  the papers, except for an old piece of Basic Grey paper that's right behind the photo. I started by stamping the background with the For Everything Stamp Set using Palette Inks (burnt umber and burnt sienna). Then I stamped the fern frond and colored it in with Prisma markers using two different colors. The tag came in the paper collection, which I stamped using speckle background. The pineapple was cut out of the same background paper with my Cricut Expression, using the Life is a beach cartridge, and a mix of inks. I also stamped the title, which is the twist this month for the stamping challenge that I host @ Scrapbook.com, using the alpha-hip stamp set and Palette Ink (cote d'azure).

I misted the background a little with Glimmer Mist (jack frost), and then used inks for the water marks using the Well Rounded stencil from The Crafter's Workshop. As soon as I saw the round tag in the collection I thought of a coaster, so I hid the hole under the photo.  I also added some burlap which I fringed the edges of, to give it a more Hawaiian feel. 

Thanks for stopping by!