Bo Bunny Secret Garden 2 Pager ~ FotoBella DT

     The gorgeous new Bo Bunny Secret Garden I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella was everything and more than I needed, to make this 2 pager from some landscape photos of one of my favorite spots, right down the road from where I lived in Truckee, CA!

     I was instantly inspired by this sketch for the March 2 Page Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook, as it's been awhile since I've done a 2 pager!

     Since the 12 X 12 Collection Pack comes with 2 sheets of each design, making it easy to create a 2 pager, I started with 2 of the "Vineyard" papers for my background. To mimic the field of flowers, I started by spraying the top border with green sprays. Then I added some sprays to some Prima Clear Gesso, and applied it with the Tim Holtz Dot Fade Stencil. From the "Corsage" paper I fussy-cut the flower clusters, and added 3 of them to my pages. To tie the 2 pagers together I cut the floral garland Chipboard, and placed it over 3 of my photos. I also brought the pages together with a strip of the purple ribbon that comes in the Ephemera. 

      All of the titlework and banner with the date, was done with the stickers that come in the 12 X 12 Collection Pack. I added another piece of chipboard to the left of "Still", and under "Spring" I added the green and purple bracket from the Layered Chipboard, using the rose banner piece on the right side of the page. 

     The papers matting the photo, banner date, and "Spring" all come from the Ephemera, and along with all of the other papers were distressed along the edges and machine-stitched. To the banner with the date, I added a couple of Brads.

   

Thanks for looking, and stopping by! 

Happy Easter! ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Happy Easter!! I wanted to share the whole card that I made featuring the Somebunny's Thinking stamp from Red Rubber Designs!

     I started with a recycled piece of cardboard, that I sprayed with black, brown, and copper mists. Then for some texture I added Distress Embossing Powder (Vintage Photo) and Ranger Verdigris Embossing powder, which I also used for the grass on the tag using the Mountain Scenery stamp. After applying some white gesso dots to the tag, I colored it with Distress Inks, as well as  the cute bunnies, chipboard banner pieces, the lilac flowers, and to color the lace. The flowers were stamped with the Happily Grateful and Pressed Flowers stamps.

    My design inspiration came from the March Cardmaps Challenge at Scrapbook.com using this Cardmaps sketch!

     It's also my entry for the following challenges.

Stamps and Stencils ~ Spring is in the air

A Vintage Journey ~ March Challenge to use board 

(cardboard), the color lilac, something metal (the tag bracket and brads on the flowers), and metal effect.

Fantasy Stampers ~ #59 In the Springtime

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Red Rubber Design Stamps:

Somebunny's Thinking

Happily Grateful

Pressed Flowers

Mountain Scenery

Thanks for looking, and have a wonderful Easter!

Somebunny's Thinking Preview ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     With Easter just a few days away, I wanted to be sure to feature the adorable Somebunny's Thinking stamp from Red Rubber Designs!

     Just visit the Red Rubber Designs Blog to see the rest of my card, made from a faux metal cardboard background! In addition to the Somebunny's Thinking stamp, I also used the Happily Grateful and Pressed Flowers stamps to make the flowers, and the Mountain Scenery stamp to emboss the grass along the bottom of the tag, all from Red Rubber Designs.

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Thanks for your visit!

Lucky 2 Have U Card ~ FotoBella DT

     Happy St. Patrick's Day! Sixteen years ago today my cousin dragged me out with him, and brought me and my husband together, so this Irish holiday really holds a special place in my heart! Of course I had to make him a card, and with all of the greens in Bo Bunny's new Secret Garden Ephemera  it was easy to do.

     I tore a piece of the book page from the Ephemera with the green definition, and colored it with Distress Inks (Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron). Then I layered it over the papers that also come in the Ephemera, adding gold embossing powder to the edges, as well as the shamrock that I cut from green cardstock. I added Green Stickles to the shamrock and outlined it with black hand-stitching. For the sentiment I used Tim Holtz' Cargo Alphabet Stencil, masking LUCKY with Jet Black Archival Ink and Golden Rod Stickles. The rest was masked with Memento Cottage Ivy and Bo Bunny's Wasabi Glitter Paste. Then I finished it up with the gold sheer ribbon from my own stash, and the striped button from the Ephemera, that you can get @ FotoBella!

Thanks for looking, and have a wonderful and safe St. Patrick's Day! 

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Challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers ~ #159 Go Green

City Crafter ~ Week 303 Make It Green

Bo Bunny Secret Garden Easter Card ~ FotoBella DT

     The beautiful new Bo Bunny Secret Garden I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella is the perfect Spring/Easter collection, but could also be used for so much more! I love that the colors aren't all pastel, but soothing blues, greens, purples, and pinks. Here's a fun little card that I made for my son, using the Eggcellent Stamp to make the grass, eggs, bunny, and "Easter".

     For step-by-step directions on how to make this card, please visit the FotoBella Blog, and to pick up your own bundle visit the FotoBella store! Hoppy Easter!

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Challenges:

The Artistic Stamper ~ March 2016 Springtime

Fantasy Stampers ~ #58 Easter Parade

Ooh La La Creations ~ #200 Spring is in the air

Stamps and Stencils ~ Spring is in the air

Spring Bouquet Thank You Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     I'm back again with another Thank You card, this time featuring the Spring Bouquet stamp from Red Rubber Designs!

     And it was a happy coincidence that my color palette just so happened to match this month's Color Challenge @ Lindy's Stamp Gang!

     The colors are so light and soft, so it's kinda hard to tell, but I used four LSG sprays on the cream background (Cotton Candy Pink, Tiffany's Blue, Violaceous Violet, and Treasure Island Aqua). Then I used a paintbrush with the same color sprays for the background of my stamped image, using Sidewalk Chalk to color the vase. The flowers and wood grain were then colored with Distress Inks.  For the sentiment, I used the Savvy Sayings stamp, embossed with LSG Purely White Embossing Powder. The doily was sprayed with Cotton Candy Pink, and the edges were colored with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink.

     Then I punched and layered three of my papers for the Layer it Up Challenge @ Frilly and Funkie, adding even more layers with my stamped image and doily, which I stitched through with my sewing machine, along with the edges of the wood grain paper. To finish it off I added some dots of Liquid Pearls (Petal Pink) along the punching, and some fiber tied in a bow.

       Thanks for looking, and enjoy your weekend! 

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Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Spring Bouquet

Savvy Sayings

Challenges:

Lindy's Stamp Gang ~ March Color Challenge

Frilly and Funkie ~ Layer it Up

Ooh La La Creations ~ Challenge #199 Add a Sentiment

Try it on Tuesday ~ Feminine and Fancy

The Artistic Stamper ~ March Springtime Challenge

Celtic Thank You Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Happy weekend! I just got done using the Celtic Images stamp, from Red Rubber Designs, to make this St. Patrick's Day/Thank You card for my Sister and Irish Brother-in-law. Hopefully they're not reading this, as I haven't sent it out yet. Lol!

     My design inspiration came from this beautiful sketch # 139 @ Feeling Sketchy!

   

     And my color inspiration came from this gorgeous color combo for the Feb. Inspirational Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com. 

     I started by spritzing and smooshing some sprays and Distress Inks onto white cardstock, for the Splatter, Spritz, and Smoosh Challenge @ Stamps and Stencils. Then I embossed the Celtic cross, Thank You, and edges of the card and tag, with Lindy's Stamp Gang (Queen Sheba's Silver) embossing powder. The four leaf clovers were stamped with Giverney Green Palette Ink and colored with Distress Ink (Lucky Clover). For a little sparkle, I applied a Wink Of Stella (Clear) to them, along with the cross.

     Half of the rose was sprayed, then covered with Eucalyptus Stickles, which I also used randomly on the background. After making the pleat in the corner, by wetting it first with water, which I also did for the edges, I added some machine stitching using two different greens. Then I sprinkled the card with some buttons, using different colors of threads to attach them.

     After some more spritzing and smooshing to make the tag, I added a silver eyelet, and tied it off with some green ribbons.

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Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Celtic Images 

Thank You

Challenges:

Feeling Sketchy ~ Sketch # 139

Stamps and Stencils ~ Splatter, Spritz, and Smoosh

February Inspirational Card Challenge

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy the rest of your weekend! 

Bo Bunny Altitude Layout And Sketch ~ FotoBella DT

     Following the four year drought here in the Sierra's, it really has been SNOW wonderful to finally see snow again! Here's a page that I scrapped using Bo Bunny's Altitude I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella.

     I took my design inspiration from this awesome Bo Bunny sketch for this month's challenge!

     The background was stamped and embossed with a glitter embossing powder to create the small dots and snowflakes. Then I applied gesso and Glitter Paste (Sugar) to the Ranger Dot Fade Stencil and TCW (Texturized) Stencil along the top and bottom of my page. After drying, I colored some of the texture with LSG Sprays and Magicals. Then I tore into my paper and applied Snow-Tex to the edges, along with the fussy-cut snowflakes that I also added Glitter Paste Sugar) to, finishing it up with some bling in the centers. The Glitter Paste was also added to all of the Buttons, as well as the additional buttons I took from the Ephemera. 

     I made the top banner by applying Broken China Distress Ink over the top of the SNOW letters that I got from the Layered Chipboard. To give it some sparkle I used some more Glitter Paste again over the letters, and hand stitched across the top. I used a Wink Of Stella (Clear) over the alpha stickers that come in the 12 X 12 Collection Pack, to spell WONDERFUL over the vellum banner that I created using a banner from the Noteworthy pack as a stencil. Then I did some machine stitching over the top, which is a great way to attach vellum!
   

     

     The frames around and under my photo also come in the Noteworthy pack, and I added this gorgeous Prima flower to the corner! 

     Here's a closer look at the tag that I made from the grey paper found in the Ephemera, where I added some more Snow-Tex and Snowflakes tied off with some white fibers.

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Challenges:

Bo Bunny February Blog Sketch Challenge

More Than Words ~ February Main Challenge ~ I used wonderful in my journaling and title, using lots of sparkle everywhere with Glitter Paste, Wink Of Stella, bling, and my glittery flower.

Thanks for your visit! 

     

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

Bo Bunny Love & Lace Mixed Media Heart Tutorial ~ FotoBella DT

     Happy Valentine's Day!! Even though I had already made a card for my husband, I ended up making and giving him this one instead. It felt more passionate than my other one, and Bo Bunny's Love & Lace I Want It All Bundle is full of passion and romance!  For a step-by-step tutorial on how I made the heart on this Valentine's Day card, please visit the FotoBella Blog, and to pick up your own bundle, and other supplies listed on the blog, please visit the FotoBella store!

     Here's a closer look at the heart! Have a lovely day!!

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Challenges:

The Mixed Media Card Challenge ~ Challenge #20

Frilly and Funkie ~ Love is in the air

Crafty Cardmakers ~ #157 Love, Love, Love

Eclectic Ellapu ~ Love Actually

The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog ~ Heart Art

Mixed Media World ~ #11 Love Is In The Air

Try it on Tuesday ~ "A Fine Romance"

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