Dude Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Happy Thursday! Today I have a card for all of those surfer dudes, featuring the That Guy Unmounted Rubber Stamp from Red Rubber Designs, embossed onto vellum, using Emerald Creek Deep Sea Embossing Powder, and outlined with Enhanced Ivory Pearl EP.

     It's made from torn colored cardstocks, that I applied gesso to, using a palette knife to create waves. Then I went over it with some Lindy's Gang Sprays, and Emerald Creek Embossing Powders, (Cool Lagoon, Deep Sea, Dirty Sand, and Fractured Ice) before adding beads, adhered with Prima Marketing Soft Matte Gel.

     The starfish was embossed with the Under the Sea Unmounted Rubber Stamp, which is no longer available, but can be digitally downloaded here, at Pickled Potpourri Designs.

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Featured Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

That Guy

Challenges Entered:

Emerald Creek Dares ~ June Celebration #ECJUNE2018

Creative Artiste ~ Challenge #39

Crafty Creations Challenges ~ #369 Anything Goes

The Artistic Stamper ~ Color it Blue

City Crafter ~ Week 418 Seaside

Grapes Art Journal Page

         Grapes were the inspiration for this art journal page, made for the Lindy's Gang June Color Challenge!

          

     The background was made with Lindy's Sprays (Sea Mint Green, Rudolph's Nose Red, Witch's Potion Purple, and Yellow Rose of Texas) and Drop Dead Gorgeous Green Magical.

     All of the stamping was embossed with Lindy's Embossing Powder (Midnight Pewter, used on the grapes and ivy, and Oakleaf Olive, used on the circles).

     Then I glued down some fibers, and woke up the next morning hating it, and knew trying to take them off would ruin my page. So I added some hand-stitching, giving them the dimension I was after. Now I love them, and glad I stuck with it!

     Finally, the quote was printed onto clear vellum paper, and cut into strips, or rays, surrounding the sun, that I painted with a few extra coats of Yellow Rose of Texas Spray.

     

Thanks for looking!

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Challenges Entered:

Lindy's Gang Products:

Sprays  

Sea Mint Green

Rudolph's Nose Red

Witch's Potion Purple

Yellow Rose of Texas

Embossing Powders 

Midnight Pewter

 Oakleaf Olive

Art Journal Journey ~ Inspired by...grapes

Time Out Challenges ~ #112 Warm (Sun)

Stamping Sensations ~ June Anything Goes

Relax and Fish Shaker Card ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Father's Day is this Sunday, so I'm featuring the Relax and Fish Unmounted Rubber Stamp from Red Rubber Designs, on this shaker card that I made for my Dad, colored with Distress Inks. The corrugated board started out blue, and along with the circle, got three layers of Emerald Creek Embossing Powders (Deep Sea, Cool Lagoon, and Fractured Ice), to create the beautiful shimmer and depth of color, found in a lake.

     I also embossed EC Fractured Ice onto the fish, and added sequins, before sealing up my window, made from clear acetate paper.

     Then I used the Tim Holtz Splatters Stencil, with Prima Marketing Clear Gesso, sprinkled with Glass Glitter (Pearl) and more sequins, to mimic a splash.

     Even though I made this card for Father's Day, it could also be used for other occasions, like birthdays, retirement, or just to show you care. Thanks for looking!

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Featured Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Relax and Fish

Challenges Entered:

Emerald Creek Dares ~ June Celebration #ECJUNE2018

The Artistic Stamper ~ June Color it Blue

Try it on Tuesday ~ For the Boys

Simon Wednesday Challenge ~ Frame It

KaiserCraft (Misty Mountains) Choose Happiness Layout ~ FotoBella DT

     Do you have a happy place, where all of your worries and fears seem to disappear? Mine has always been the beach. So I found this old photo, and slightly altered the colors in Photoshop, to go with the beautiful new KaiserCraft Misty Mountains Scrapbooking Bundle from FotoBella.com.

     Being an Aquarius, I was immediately drawn to the gorgeous, amethyst, "Agate" paper! So I tore some of the edges, and covered them with Prima Marketing Patina Effect Paste (Brass). Then, to really enhance my birthstone, I made it sparkle with Prima Marketing Glass Glitter (Pearl), adhered with Prima Marketing Clear Gesso, applied with one of my Bo Bunny Palette Knives. 

     I also used Clear Gesso as the first step in my stencil work, which matches the design on the background paper. After it dried, I went over it with Distress Crayons, (Chipped Sapphire and Seedless Preserves), and blended the colors with my fingers. Then I used the stencil again, to lightly apply Patina Effect Paste (Brass). The straight edges were colored with Dusty Concord Distress Ink, and finished with hand-stitching done in three colors. 

     The same exact steps that I did with the stencil work, was also done to the wooden title.

     Finally, I placed the circles of bling, one by one, with FotoBella Clear Rhinestones & Half Pearls, dyed with Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks (Wild Plum and Stream). By mixing both, I got blue and purple, and applied them with a Q-Tip.

     The colors and rhinestone design, were inspired by the gorgeous May moodboard and sketch, at Mixed Media & Art.

     Thanks for looking, and pick up your KaiserCraft Misty Mountains Scrapbooking Bundle @ FotoBella.com! 

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Challenges Entered:

Mixed Media & Art ~ May Juicy Challenge

More Mixed Media Challenge ~ Anything Goes Optional Purple

Creative Artiste ~ #39 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Memorial Day Layout ~ FotoBella DT

     Never forget the men and women who have died, while bravely serving our country's armed forces! This Memorial Day, I'm honoring my late uncle, who served in the Army, with this page that I scrapped of him, featuring Prima Marketing's Rust Pastes from FotoBella.com.

     My design inspiration came from Sketch #2, used for the May Monthly Sketch Challenge at Scrapbook.com.

     I started with a piece of black cardstock, and TCW Chickenwire stencil that I applied Prima Marketing Rust Paste (Camouflage Set) to, using all three colors from the set. Then I assembled the postcards and papers, cut and torn from Stamperia's Around the World 12 X 12 Paper Pad, and inked along the edges with Distress Inks.

     The key, chains, gears, and cogs were made with Prima Marketing's Black Gesso applied to the Stamperia Steampunk Mechanism Thick Stencil. Once dry, I used my fingers to rub on some Prima Marketing Metallique Waxes (Bronze Age, Rich Copper, Brushed Iron, and Old Silver), followed by Prima's Red and Brown Rust Pastes.

     The same steps were used on the large circle that I glued twine to, before coating with black gesso. Then I did some stamping and fussy cutting with Prima Marketing's Finnabair Stamps, adding Rust Pastes to one of the gears, and popping it up over the circle.

     The buttons belonged to my late grandma, some covered with Rust Pastes, along with the brads and anchor on the photo, that's finishing the hand-stitching.

     Thanks for looking, and check out all of the GREAT Memorial Day Sales going on at FotoBella.com!

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Challenges Entered:

Stamps and Stencils ~ Let's Fake It (I made faux metals and rust)

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge 

Memories Canvas ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Have you ever had such a precious and meaningful photo, that you're afraid to scrap it? My mom, who rarely ever asks me to scrap photos for her, actually printed and gave me this photo many months ago, of her and her dad, who passed away a few years ago from Alzheimer's, to get to whenever inspiration strikes. Finally putting my fears aside, I decided to mount it on canvas, using a variety of stamps from Red Rubber Designs.

     The newspaper that my grandpa's standing on in the photo, inspired the text that I stamped over torn strips of white tissue paper, with the Well Defined Backgrounds and Define It Rubber Stamps. Then I adhered them with Prima's Soft Matte Gel, covering the sides as well. Once dry, I aged it with some Lindy's Sprays (Brushed Nickel and Black Orchid Silver), followed by a coat of Emerald Creek's Fractured Ice EP to seal the strips, and for some sparkle and shine.

     After tearing around the edges of the photo, I adhered it to the center of my canvas. Then I framed half of it, using black gesso and a stencil, also followed by a coat of Fractured Ice EP. Next, I used my fingers to dab over the stenciling, and rest of the raised texture from the tissue paper, with Prima's Brushed Iron Metallique Wax. The Dusty Attic corner chipboard piece, was made from a combination of all three (black gesso, Metallique Wax with the addition of Old Silver, and coated with Fractured Ice EP). All of the flowers were embossed onto white cardstock with the Charcoal Flowers Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp, and shaded with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink.

     Since the title was embossed over all of the texture that I created, using the Memories Unmounted Stamp, it came out faded and illegible, all three times, but is fitting for the horrible disease that my grandpa suffered from. All of his broken and fragmented memories are represented by the Prima Frosted Mica Flakes, that I adhered one by one, with Glossy Accents around the rest of the canvas and photo.

     I'm happy to say that mom was beyond thrilled with the results!

 

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Featured Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Charcoal Flowers

Memories 

Well Defined Backgrounds

Define It

Challenges Entered:

More Than Words

Crafty Creations Challenges ~ #367 Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog ~ Use more than one stamp 

The Artistic Stamper ~ May Backgrounds

Red Nose Day Layout ~ FotoBella DT

     Today is Red Nose Day, which is a campaign started to end child poverty. Funds raised support programs to keep children in need safe, healthy and educated, by getting and wearing your official Red Nose at Walgreens. So I'm celebrating with a layout of my adorable nephew, using an older Basic Grey Herbs and Honey Bundle from FotoBella.com.

     He's loving strawberries right now, so I spritzed Worn Lipstick Distress Spray Stain onto the background, to mimic the mess he made of his shirt. Then I applied Mowed Lawn Distress Ink with my Blending Tool, onto the edges of the green papers, and the fruit die cut below.

     The tag, scallops, and strawberry are stickers from the bundle.

     Finally I added his red nose, using Bo Bunny's Double Dot Ruby Red Jewels. Such a cutie!

     Thanks for looking, and shop by color at FotoBella.com to find all of your RED needs! Happy Red Nose Day!

KaiserCraft Misty Mountains Layout ~ FotoBella DT

     With cool, soothing colors, featuring beautiful floral and geometric patterns, the KaiserCraft Misty Mountains Scrapbooking Bundle isn't just for the mountains! So this time, I made a layout for the FotoBella Design Team, to showcase this gorgeous bundle from FotoBella.com.

     To some of the paper edges, I used my Blending Tool, to apply Distress Inks, (Chipped Sapphire, Dusty Concord, and Seedless Preserves), including the blue floral die cuts that I popped up for dimension. 

     I also used the same Distress Inks to blend onto the punched edges, to create an hombre effect, before adding a couple of border stickers.

      

     For a touch of sparkle, I used a couple of stencils with Bo Bunny's Copper Glitter Paste, to match some of the metal accents in the collection.

      

     Thanks for looking, and get your KaiserCraft Misty Mountains Bundle at FotoBella.com!

Blossoms Mother's Day Cards ~ Red Rubber Designs DT

     Are you ready for Mother's Day? I have a couple of cards to share with you, featuring the Blossoms and Blessings, Victorian Vines, and Contemporary Greetings Unmounted Rubber Stamps from Red Rubber Designs.

     I started by smooshing some Distress Inks onto white cardstock to create the colored backgrounds. Then I stamped the flowers and leaves with the Blossoms and Blessings Stamp, colored the centers with Distress Inks, and gave them a coat of Stickles.

     For the sentiment, I used the Contemporary Greetings Unmounted Rubber Stamp.

     Then I stamped the floral backgrounds with the Victorian Vines Unmounted Rubber Stamp.

     I also added some punchwork, which adds to the elegance of these, along with some machine-stitching.

          Thanks for stopping by, and shop for these stamps and more at Red Rubber Designs!

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Featured Red Rubber Designs Stamps:

Blossoms and Blessings

Victorian Vines

Contemporary Greetings

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Challenges Entered:

Double D Challenges ~ May Flowers

Stamping Sensations ~ Close to Nature

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges ~ #393 Garden or Outdoors

Crafty Cardmakers ~ #211 No Patterned Paper

Create and Inspire ~ Anything Goes Optional  Theme Springtime