Teal Birthday Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     With all of the birthdays coming up next month, I thought I'd get an early start, with this teal card that I made from cardstock and vellum.

     I took my design inspiration from sketch #129 at Cardabilities!

      I started by stamping the birthday definition from the Well Defined Backgrounds stamp, onto white cardstock. Then I used a few mists to achieve the color, dripping some of it down the front. Once that dried, I applied some gesso onto a stencil, immediately adding some glitter to it, for some sparkle and shine. The banner was made from silver vellum with an embossed sentiment from the Sophisticated Sentiments stamp. I used silver stitching around the edges, and a silver netting on the base of the card. The Kaisercraft flowers were also sprayed, then scrunched and layered, before adding the grey pearls to the centers.The fibers and buttons finish it up! Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peek! 

Red Rubber Design Stamps:

Well Defined Backgrounds

Sophisticated Sentiments

Travel Tags Tutorial for Red Rubber Designs DT

     There's some awesome new travel stamps at Red Rubber Designs, which are the perfect size for these tags, made from kraft cardstock and some mixed media!

     There's four tags total, featuring the Paris Collage, (seen here)Triomphe Collage, Tower of Pisa, and Pyramid Collage stamps, bound together with some beautiful fibers and charms. To see all of these tags, and to learn exactly how to make them, please visit the Red Rubber Designs Blog  for a full tutorial. Don't forget to stop by the Red Rubber Designs store first to pick up your own stamps!

Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Paris Collage

Triomphe Collage

Tower of Pisa

Pyramid Collage

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

Graphic 45 Gilded Lily Layout ~ FotoBella DT

     I'm back with another layout using the gorgeous Graphic 45 Gilded Lily I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella! I really wanted to showcase the chandelier stamp, so I went with this old photo of my husbands grandparents out to dinner.

     I created a wall of "wallpapers" and "moldings" with my papers, and embossed the "chair rail" using the Gilded Lily 1 Cling Stamp.  For the lower part of the wall, I used the 6 X 6 Patterns and Solids. I sprayed the upper part with mists, stamped and embossed the chandelier using the Gilded Lily 2 Cling Stamp, and added Scattered Straw Distress Ink to make it glow. I also added little light bulbs to it with Stickles (Cotton Candy Pink).

     Since this is for an album for my sister-in-law, I made a pocket for extra photos by backing the photo with kraft cardstock, and hand-stitching around it with a cream and gold thread, for the twist for this month's Sewing Challenge that I host at Scrapbook.com. I made the flap from a piece from the Tags and Pockets, using Distress Ink (Tattered Rose) around the edges. 

     I started my titlework by layering some of the Ephemera Cards along the left. I spelled "OUT TO"  with the Stickers, and stamped "EAT" onto a piece of Journaling Chipboard, adding the sheer gold ribbon from my own stash. Then I added the little spoon, which is my favorite piece, from the Vintage Charms that have been hand selected exclusively by FotoBella. 

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G45 Tres Chic Layout ~ FotoBella DT

     Hello and welcome to my blog! I used the gorgeous Graphic 45 Gilded Lily I Want It All Bundle on this layout that I scrapped of my husband's late grandmother!

     I took inspiration from the Vintage Charms, that have been hand selected exclusively by FotoBella. I decided to turn my charm into a vase, by adding some fussy cut flowers to it, and the pink lily that I had in my stash. I layered a couple of Ephemera Cards behind it, along with the paper strip that I backed with some lace, also from my own stash, dyed with some mists.

       I used Lindy's Stamp Gang Embossing Powder (Twilight Bronze Slate) on some of the paper edges, Journaling Chipboard pieces, and stamping that I did with the Gilded Lily 1 and Gilded Lily 2 Cling Stamps. I used some more lace above the photo, creating a valance with the striped paper by stamping the floral border, cutting scallops around it, and inking the edges with Distress Ink (Tattered Rose).  Gold thread in my sewing machine added that final touch of elegance! 

Thanks for stopping by!!

Gilded Lily Envelope and Invitation Tutorial ~ FotoBella DT

     Graphic 45's Gilded Lily I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella is so gorgeous, and really takes you back in time! I imagined getting a fancy invitation, and came up with this project, where I made the envelope with a punched flap.

     It's not that hard and with different types of punches you can get so many different looks. Just click on the FotoBella Blog to see the full tutorial!

Americana Stitched Flower Tutorial ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Recently celebrating our independence here in America, inspired me to make these flowers on a card that I made for a dear friend of mine.

     Please visit the Red Rubber Designs Blog to learn how to make them, and to see the rest of the card with stamps from Red Rubber Designs. Here's another teaser for you!

Have a great day!

Blue Vase Birthday Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     I had a lot of inspiration while making this card, using some fabulous stamps from Red Rubber Designs!

     

     I was first inspired by this beautiful sketch # 126 @ Cardabilities, which I flipped.  

     Then came the vase which was inspired by The Mixed Media Card Challenge #13 to use the color blue, with an optional vase element. 

     I cut my vase out of white cardstock with my Cricut Expression using the Serenade cartridge. Then I stamped the blue design using two shades of blue and the Victorian Embellishments stamp. To give it some shine, I applied the rest of my Glossy Accents, afraid it wouldn't be enough, which along the top of the vase I did miss a few spots. But it makes it look aged, so in this case it worked fine! 

     I also used white cardstock for the background, and started with the Script Background stamp. Then I used a stencil and some gesso to create the horizontal stripes behind the vase. Once that dried I used three different blue mists to spray all over the card. Next came the leaves, which I embossed with Ranger Blue Glass embossing powder, using the Happily Grateful stamp, which I also used to make the flowers. So that you could see more of the leaf design I decided to hand-stitch more stems to attach my flowers to. I added some light blue bling to the centers, and darker blue bling to the punched flowers along the right. The sentiment was also embossed onto blue vellum using the Darling stamp. 

Stamps from Red Rubber Designs:

Happily Grateful

Victorian Embellishments

Script Background

Darling

Challenges:

Cardabilities Sketch #126

The Mixed Media Card Challenge

Love Rubber Stamps Challenge Blog #158 Celebrations
Crafty Cardmakers and More #141 Sentiment

Thanks for looking!

Basic Grey South Pacific Layout ~ FotoBella DT

      These adorable, older photos of my little sister have been sitting in a box just waiting for the right papers to come along, which happened as soon as I saw Basic Grey's South Pacific Collection from FotoBella!

     I created a diagonal design with the square photos, matting my fave to the pink (Fiji) paper, and machine stitching it to the yellow (New Caledonia) paper. Then I used my paper cutter to create the fringe on the bottom, which was really easy to do by following the lines on the paper, and cutting in between them. To enhance the fringe a little more, I lightly went over it with Distress Ink (Vintage Photo).

     From the pink ribbon that comes in the Ephemera, I made a loop, and added the white buttons, that also come in the Ephemera.

     

     To make the flowers, I used the same pink paper that I matted my photo with, and embossed them with the Enjoy The Journey Clear Stamp using Ranger's Sea Foam White Embossing Powder. Then to give them some more depth, I colored part of them with a darker pink marker, and curled my petals up. I finished it up with the title that I made from stickers. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

South Pacific "Hawaiian Rainforest" Layout ~ FotoBella DT

     This is one of the few photos I have of myself in Hawaii, at age 14, looking a little annoyed and bored because I wanted to be at the beach instead of hiking though this beautiful rainforest. Teenagers! Lol!

     I don't think I could've found a better collection to go with this photo than Basic Grey's South Pacific Collection from FotoBella! It's full of tropical colors and patterns that can go with any island photos, old or new. I started by misting the green paper with Lindy's Stamp Gang Spray (Cathedral Pines Green).Then I created the leaf border on the bottom with the Enjoy The Journey Clear Stamp, using two different shades of green ink. I also stamped HILO and the date on the banner sticker, with some old stamps. The ribbons, floral die, and buttons are from the Ephemera, which has been hand selected exclusively from FotoBella. I used the stickers to make my title, cutting and inking the rectangle alphas into a banner.

     

     For some added texture I added the burlap from my own stash, and hand-stitched the dark green border under the photo. Then I popped up the floral diecut to finish it off!

Challenges:

June Tic Tac Toe Challenge (I used the bottom row across.Summer theme, mixed alphas, and buttons)

Thanks for popping by yourself! 

Father's Day Golf Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Hello! I'm back today with another Father's Day card, this time for my dear husband. With some plain cardstock and mixed media, this is what I came up with.

      I took my design inspiration from sketch #125 @ Cardabilities.

  

     I started by applying some gesso onto black cardstock with TCW (Well Rounded) stencil. Then I sprayed it with Distress Spray Stain (Brushed Pewter), Lindy's Stamp Gang (Cathedral Pines Green) spray, and Glimmer Mist (Forest Green). I also used Distress Reinker (Pine Needles), dripping it in between the gesso. The green sprays were also used to make the banner where I embossed the golfer using the Hey Life stamp set. The smaller green banner was inked with Distress Ink (Pine Needles and Mowed Lawn) onto white cardstock. Then I used water to stamp the circles using the Background Soup stamp. For the other banner, I sprayed some more Brushed Pewter onto silver cardstock, and stamped it with the Vintage Background stamp. I embossed the Sentiment with green and black embossing powder, using the Contemporary Greetings stamp, which along with the other stamps, can all be found at Red Rubber Designs. 

      Challenges:

Cardabilities Sketch #125

Anything But Cute (Make it masculine)

Fantasy Stampers (Your favorite color) green

Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Hey Life

Background Soup

Vintage Background

Contemporary Greetings

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Happy Father's Day Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

    I hope you had a great Father's Day! Here's the old world card that I made for my dad using stamps from Red Rubber Designs.

     I used white cardstock and brown ink to stamp the maps using the Ancient Map Background and Ship Collage stamp sets. Then I colored them with Distress Inks, watercolor pencils, and some mists, and popped up the ship image. I cut the helm with my Cricut Expression using the Life is a beach cartridge, and inked the edges with some more brown ink. I stamped the sentiment using Contemporary Greetings, which covers all of the major holidays throughout the year, and more.

Challenges:

June Card Challenge (Father's Day) @ Scrapbook.com
Crafty Cardmakers and more #141 For a man or boy

Thanks for stopping by!

Take Pride Sneak Peak ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

          I think my love for elephants really shows with this awesome Take Pride stamp set from Red Rubber Designs! I used it along with the Mountain Scenery stamp on a card I made for my son, with a background I created with Distress Inks. To see how and to view my card, please visit the Red Rubber Designs Blog. Here's a sneak peak!

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South Pacific Stamped Card Tutorial ~ FotoBella DT

     Here's a fun, any occasion card, with a tropical flair, featuring Basic Grey's South Pacific Collection, with fabulous goodies hand selected exclusively from FotoBella!

     For a step by step tutorial on how I gave this stamp a quilted look, please visit the FotoBella blog! This is my entry for Anything Goes at Eclectic Ellapu, which I just happily discovered.

Thanks for looking!