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Wacky Wednesday #9 and “Heat It Up”

Bev is hosting the Wacky Wednesday challenge this week and has challenged us to get out our heat guns. I don’t know about you but my heat gun is a tool that I use daily and couldn’t do without.

My first project is a clean and simple card (CAS) that I used my heat gun to emboss the center of the sunflowers and also heated the gingham ribbon to pucker it up to create the appearance of age.  I stamped and masked the chicken and chicks and then stamped and masked all the sunflowers.  I watercolored the images, filled in the flower centers with my versa marker and heat embossed using clear embossing powder. I tied the multi loop bow and heated carefully with the gun to pucker and attached it to the base of the card.  This was a fast and simple project.

My second card shows no sign of a heat gun but it was used over and over throughout the project.  The Color Challenge on SCS yesterday was to use red, olive and black. I am not a patient stamper and cannot just sit and wait for paint to dry. Each color on my scene was either stamped, painted or sponged and then heat set so I could move quickly onto the next step without having the ink of one color run or smear into the next. I stamped a few trees and dried with the gun, masked and stamped the barn in between them and heat dried and masked, and then stamped additional trees around the barn. I painted the barn walls with red, heat dried and then painted the roof with black and heat dried. I heat dried the whole scene to make certain all the colors were dried before using a sponge to apply the blue sky area.

I haven’t posted for the last several days as I went to Ohio for my 40th high school reunion. I attended a small Seventh-Day Adventist academy, Mount Vernon Academy and graduated in 1969.  We all lived together in dorms, attended classes together, worked together to earn our tuition, and ate and played together much like a very large family. We only had 80 kids in our glass and I was thrilled to see 50 of them return for our reunion. What a joy and thrill it was to attend this wonderful event.

Head over to the Rubbernecker blog for all the details on the challenge and for links to all the design team samples too!  I hope you’ll play along with us!  There’s a chance to win a 40% off gift certificate for your next purchase at Rubbernecker!!!

Stamps: Rubbernecker Wildflowers, Kittie Kits Farm Scene, Chicken Coop, The Moose is Loose, Outdoor Master

Paper:  White, Watercolor, Red, Black

Ink:  Black Brilliance, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo, Lemonade, Fired Brick, Dried Marigold, Real Red, Black Soot, Bashful Blue

Accessories:  Gingham, Heat Gun, Brushes, Sponges, Mounting Tape, Crimper, Glue Dots

“Cause a Scene” With New Kittie Kits and Blog Stroll

I’m excited to be releasing two new Kittie Kits “Cause a Scene” sets today on Rubbernecker Stamps. To celebrate this release, we invite you to Blog Stroll along with the Rubbernecker Red-Hot Mommas.  The Stroll begins at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog where you will find the guidelines on how to win one of the sets being revealed or even possibly the GRAND PRIZE. If you haven’t started at the Rubbernecker Blog, you should go there as soon as possible. That’s where you’ll find the first clue to begin your Stroll (and yes, this time there is a clue on the RN Blog).

When I started adding scenery around stamped images a few years ago I became intrigued with creating rustic outdoor scenes. I loved sketching trees and fences and adding green grass around barns and animals and…..well…….just about anything I could create into a scene.  I believe my love for outdoor scenery comes from growing up on a couple hundred acres of farm land in West Virginia where our home was surrounded by rolling fields and beautiful mountain and tree lines. My passion for creating scenes also created a desire in me to give others the tools to create scenes using my technique. But more significant it gave me the desire to help others realize their personal fulfillment and to unleash their own creativity.

I have three projects using images from the new Farm Scene set and scenery images from my Kittie Kits Outdoor Master and The Moose is Loose evergreens. 

I love creating snow scenes and knew this old rickety barn would be perfect to show nestled in some evergreens. I stamped the barn image, painted and masked to stamp the trees around it. I sponged the blue sky around the barn and then used a dry brush in a stipple fashion to apply the brown pathway to the barn. I then used a brush to lightly apply white craft ink to the ground area and barn and embossed with white embossing powder.  The scene is so simple but represent such peace and calm to me.

This rustic old log cabin needed only the addition of a little greenery, a fence and tree. I love the field stone chimney and the fact that there are only a couple windows in the cabin walls. The image was stamped and painted and then masked off to create the scenery background.  I used a Color Box stylus and foam tip to apply the green grass and tree top and then use little grass sprigs and leaf images to add texture and interest.  The old wagon was stamped, painted and cut out to apply as an embellishment for the scene.

The scene for this project almost plays second fiddle to the old faux wood barn window.  I created this frame by applying Antique Linen Ranger Crackle Paint to a piece of cardboard and heating to speed up the crackle process.  I marked off widths of board and then used my paper piercing tool created the lines in the boards and a few added holes in the wood planks to appear aged. I used a sponge to apply Vintage Photo Distress ink to add color to the board and crevices between the boards. I added some hardware hinges and an old rope for my embellishments.  The wagon and tree was created using the same techniques as my other two projects.

Come stroll along with the Rubbernecker Red Hot Mommas. The Stroll starts at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog where you will find the rules on how to win one of the sets being revealed or even possibly the GRAND PRIZE. If you haven’t started at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog, you should go there now in order not to miss anything! In order to have a chance to win one of the the new sets revealed on my blog today, you must leave a comment. A random number will be drawn on Friday, 12:00 Noon. Here is my phrase clue for the GRAND PRIZE: Kits To find the next clue, stroll over to Linda’s Blog.

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Kittie Kits- Farm Scene, Outdoor Master, The Moose is Loose Ink: Ranger Sandal, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, SU Going Gray, Bashful Blue, Barely Banana, White Craft Paper: Watercolor, Retired SU DP, Accessories:  Cardboard, Twill, Gingham, Twine, Hardware, Glue DOts, Brushes, Sponges, Paper Piercer, Crackle Paint, Nestabilities, White Embossing Powder, Mounting Tape

Wacky Wednesday #8 and Kittie Kits Release Preview

Candy is hosting the Rubbernecker Wacky Wednesday challenge this week and she has challenged us to use chipboard or buttons on our project.  Check out the RN Blog and see how one lucky person can win a 40% off coupon to use on your next Rubbernecker purchase.

What you will see today on the blogs of the Rubbernecker Red-Hot Mommas, are previews of two brand new Kittie Kits Cause a Scene sets being released tomorrow at Rubbernecker .  I am very excited about these sets and can hardly wait to see what my other team members have done with them.

I chose to use a Stampin’ Up! 8.5” square scalloped chipboard frame for my project. I used the two inner pieces of the chipboard set to create a mat for the inner frame.  I covered the chipboard with coordinating Junkitz designer paper, adhered with Mod Podge and sanded down the rough edges. I stamped the images on watercolor paper and watercolored with a brush and reinker.  I masked the images and applied the ground grass with a sponge and filled in with grassy sprigs from my Outdoor Master set. I created the tree top using the same sponging technique and filled in with a small leaf image. I stamped additional chicken and chicks, Rooster and a basket of eggs on scrap paper, colored and cut out to pop up in the scene. I loved setting the rooster out on the frame to make him appear to be overseeing the chicken yard. The grosgrain bow was all the embellishment needed to complete this simple farm yard piece.

Be sure and check out the Rubbernecker Blog Stroll on Thursday and see how you can win a new Kittie Kits set.

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Kittie Kits- Chicken Coop, Outdoor Master

Paper:  Watercolor-Arches 140 lb cold pressed, Junkitz Summer Collectionz

Ink:  Ranger Butterscotch, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Fired Brick, Stonewashed, SU Apricot Appeal, Barely Banana, Bashful Blue

Accessories:  SU Chipboard, Color Box Stylus and Sponge, Inkksentials Inkblending Tool, Brushes, Snips, Mod Podge, Grosgrain, Glue Dots

Framed Friend Garden

When I got home from work tonight I was happy to see the Way to Use It Challenge on SCS.  Julia challenged us to use some sort of frame for our project.  I thought it would be fun to frame a flower garden and knew my new Rubbernecker Wild Flower and Floral Silhouettes would be perfect to play with. I love the flower image in my project.

I cut out a 5 x 5 inch square and stamped it repeatedly with the greenery image to create a framed border on the sides and bottom.  Each time I inked up the image I misted it  before I stamped to make the ink apply more evenly. I cut out a portion of the framed square with a square coluzzle and then cut out all the greenery portion of the frame with snips to allow a soft green border for the frame.  I cut a second piece of paper and stamped  and masked the flower several times to create my pretty garden.  I watercolored with Rose Red reinker which actually is such a strong color of ink that it looks more of a bright red. I adhered the garden layer to the base and then used mounting tape to mount the frame over the garden image. I love the sentiment “In the Garden of Life Friends are the Flowers”. Isn’t this so true! I hand painted little red flowers and greenery on the sentiment.

Have a great weekend!

Stamps: Rubbernecker Wild Flower, Floral Silhouettes

Paper:  Red, Watercolor

Ink:  Brilliance, Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Barely Banana, Peeled Paint

Accessories:  Twill, Coluzzle, Snips, Mounting Tape, Glue Dots, Oval Punch, Brushes.

Wacky Wednesday #7 With Inspiration

Juliana is hosting an inspiration challenge for this week’s Wacky Wednesday and she has given us an interesting contemporary piece of art to inspire us. 

I was most inspired by the white squares and the colors blue and orchid. I found no inspiration from the X’s even though they were so prominent on the piece.

I stamped the Grid background on a piece of watercolor paper using Versa and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I sponged on Sail Boat Blue which brought out the squares of the background. I went to the new Wild Flowers set and chose one of the large flower grouping images and stamped it twice on a piece of watercolor paper. I watercolored the images for my main image layer and then colored and cut out all the flowers from the second image. I attached the cut flowers to the base with glue dots creating a dimensional flower that looked more “alive”. I chose pink to layer both the blue and image layers on.  The pink gingham was a perfect garden like ribbon to use for my embellishment bow and for the sentiment tag.  The sentiment is a little hard to read in the photo and says “Welcome to my Garden”.

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Wild Flower, Grid Background

Paper:  SU Positively Pink (retired), Watercolor

Ink:  Brilliance Black, Sail Boat Blue, Raspberry, Lettuce

Accessories:  Clear Embossing Powder, Gingham, Brush, Word Punch, Glue Dots

I hope you come and join us for this week’s WACKY WEDNESDAY Challenge.  The winner of this week’s challenge will receive a Discount Coupon good for 40% off their entire Rubbernecker order.  They will also get to take advantage of all other specials and discounts on the Rubbernecker Stamps home page.

Wild Flower Bouquet and Metal

The Monday Technique Lovers Challenge on SCS was to come up with a creative way to use the metal of a soda can. Huh???  I was intrigued with the idea and have to give thought to what I would attempt.  I knew the metal of a soda can is flimsy and may not even be as thick as a piece of cardstock so I thought it would cut and emboss well with a Spellbinders die. I decided to use a flower die that could be used as a charm on my project and which led to my using the new released Rubbernecker Wild Flowers and Floral Silhouettes sets.

This was a much easier project than it looks.  It was time consuming cutting out all the painted flower heads and greenery stems but well worth the effort. *** I stamped the greenery image on the base a few times to create a backdrop for the bouquet.  I attached the first cut greenery and began assembling the arrangement by placing flowers and additional greenery in place with glue dots. Some of the flowers are peeking out from behind the greenery to give the appearance of a real life bouquet and to show dimension. Even though I was dealing with a very small floral bouquet I kept in mind my mother’s (she was a florist) rule that you never use an even number in floral design. Uneven numbers are  always more creative and pleasing to the eye. That rule applies to our card making when using images, ribbon, embellishments, etc. I chose gorgeous May Arts ribbon to complete my project and placed  a multi loop bow at the base of the bouquet. I cut a few strips of watercolor paper painted with green to create the flower stems for the bottom of the bouquet.  When I got finished I realized that I had become so enthralled with the flower bouquet itself that I totally forgot about my little inspiration charm.  I really didn’t have a place to put it in or around the bouquet. I ended up hanging it from the bow but I have my doubts as to whether it will actually stay there when I give the card as a gift. It just goes to show that you can start off going in one direction and end up somewhere totally different. But….that is what the creative process is all about.  If we always know exactly where we are going the journey will not be nearly as fun or interesting.

***When cutting out images of any size you will have much better success if you cut by turning the paper – not the scissors. You just apply the constant pressure of the blade with your scissors and turn the paper in and out to cut out the image. 

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Wild Flowers and Floral Silhouettes

Paper:  Watercolor- Arches 140 lb hot press, Regal Rose, Olive Green

Ink:  Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo, Butterscotch, Almost Amethyst, Regal Rose (colors chosen from the SU Color Coach)

Accessories:  May Arts Gingham, Glue Dots, Snips, Spellbinders Die, Soda Can, Copic Markers (sad metal painting)

Dressing Up

Are any of you old enough to remember when getting dressed up meant wearing a pair of gloves? White gloves were a normal part of our Sabbath outfit when I was a young girl. Mother insisted that my three sisters and I  dressed like ladies to go to church even though we were tomboys all the rest of the week. The gloves in the new Rubbernecker Fashion Icon set reminded me of how formally my mother dressed to go to church, to a doctor’s appointment or even to travel by plane. She was horrified by the lack of formality in dress during the last twenty years of her life. My fashion project is a nod to mother’s generation and the 50’s.

I stamped the images on scrap watercolor paper, colored and cut out.  I was drawn to a subdued color for this project as dress clothes fifty years ago were not bright and showy. I paper pierced a simple line across the top and bottom of my panel and used a black glaze pen for the stitching. I added a little bit of texture to the purse, gloves and jacket with the glaze pen as well.  I attached a small piece of gorgeous black ruffled May Arts ribbon the the border to bring softness to the tailored images. I really enjoyed stepping out of my normal comfort zone to create this project.

If you haven’t seen the new releases at Rubbernecker you should stop over and take a look. Be sure and check out the May Arts ribbon selections while you are there.  The ribbon is being sold by the roll right now and will also be sold by the yard starting April 21.

Stamps:  Fashion Icon 455 and 456

Paper:  Black, River Rock

Ink:  Black Soot, River Rock, Sahara Sand

Accessories:  Black Glaze Pen, Needle, Piercing Template, May Arts Ribbon, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Snips, Mounting Tape

One Last Easter Inchies

I have had so much fun playing with my new Easter Inchies set and I have one final project to post before Easter.  If you haven’t had a chance to check out the newly released Rubbernecker sets you should go take a look. 

I had fun creating this little Easter scene with the momma bunny and baby bunny and flower pot. I stamped and watercolored the images and created a green grassy area around them as well as a blue sky with my stylus and foam tip. I masked off the flower pot and stamped the little bouquet of flowers over and over across a piece of scrap watercolor paper, painted them and then cut them out to create a little floral border popped up in front of the scene.  I hand cut several little eggs to hide in the grass and put touches of diamond glaze and Dazzling Diamond glitter on them for some sparkle.  This scene made me smile as the bunnies have such cute faces.

I hope you and your family enjoy your Easter Holiday weekend.

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Easter Inchies, Kittie Kits 

Paper:  White, Pretty in Pink

Ink:  Lovely Lilac, Lemonade, Lettuce, Bashful Blue, Regal Rose, Brilliance

Accessories:  May Arts Satin, Stampin’ Up! Eyelet Punch, Color Box Stylus and Foam Tip, Brushes, Needle, Marker, Nestabilities, Mounting Tape

Easter Inchies Blog Stroll Winner

I am excited to announce that Judy Covey is the winner of the Easter Inchies set.  Congratulations, Judy!

I would like to thank all of you who participated in the first Rubbernecker Blog Stroll.  Our whole design team was overwhelmed with all of your wonderful comments and participation.  If you would like to see who all of the lucky winners are please stroll on over to the Rubbernecker Blog.

More Easter Inchies

If you missed the Rubbernecker Blog Stroll, it’s not too late.  You have until 12 Noon EDT today to stroll along with the Rubbernecker Red-Hot Mommas.  All you need do is stroll over to the Rubbernecker Blog and begin your stroll. Comments left on this post will not qualify for the random drawing.

Each of our design team members were given the opportunity to choose which of the newly released Rubbernecker sets we wanted to work with for the release. I was so drawn to the Easter Inchies set with all the adorable images that could be put into scenes. I wanted to share a couple more projects on my post for today.

I love the simple little butterfly image in this set and wanted to create a butterfly flight path over the flower garden.  I wanted to use this May Arts ribbon so I kept my color combination simple to be a perfect match. The little flowers is a three flower image that I stamped and masked several times to create the garden. I used Diamond Glaze and Dazzling Diamond glitter on the flower centers and butterflies to add sparkle but it doesn’t show well in the photo.

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Easter Inchies  Paper: Mauve Mist, Watercolor, Mellow Moss  Ink:  Shell Pink, Mellow Moss, Artichoke, Black Brilliance  Accessories:  May Arts Ribbon, Crimper, Diamond Glaze, Dazzling Diamond EP, Artist Pen, Color Box Stylus and Foam Tip, Liquid Pearls (flower center)

 

I created the three section scene on regular sheet computer labels for the SCS Ways to Use It challenge yesterday.  Who knew the labels would work so well with coloring.  I hand painted the little yellow flowers in the background. I created the scene while the labels were still on the backing and then pulled off and layered on the yellow paper.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Easter Inchies, Kittie Kits Paper: PTI Summer Sunrise, White, Prism Intense Amethyst  Ink: Adirondack Lemonade, Lettuce, Aqua, Shell Pink, Apricot Appeal, Bashful Blue  Accessories: SU Border Eyelet Border Punch, Grosgrain, Versa Marker, Iridescent Ice EP, Brushes, Color Box Stylus and Foam Tip, Hand cut Cloud Template, Labels

Be sure and head on over to the Rubbernecker Blog and take the stroll to qualify for one free set or the grand prize of all six newly released sets.

Rubbernecker Blog Stroll and New Release

The Bog Stroll is now closed!

I am excited to welcome you to the very first Rubbernecker Blog Stroll!  Today Rubbernecker Stamps releases their first new images (excluding Kittie Kits) in 10 years. There are six new sets of wonderful images featuring Florals, Fashion and adorable Inchies. You’ll find them along with the new Background images and you’ll even find a sweet Birthday Border set as well.

To celebrate this release, we invite you to Blog Stroll along with the Rubbernecker Red-Hot Mommas.  The Stroll begins at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog where you will find the guidelines on how to win one of the sets being revealed or even possibly the GRAND PRIZE- all six sets. If you haven’t started at the Rubbernecker Blog, you should go there as soon as possible. That’s where you’ll find the first clue to begin your Stroll. I know you won’t want to miss a thing!

I chose to try my hand at a CAS (clean and simple) card design using the new Easter Inchies set. I often get so engrossed in my scene projects that I forget how wonderful a simple and elegant card can be. I stamped this sweet flower image six times on white cardstock and colored them with Copic markers. I punched out three of my images with a 1 1/4” punch and layered over a 1 3/8” square punched lilac square. I cut the other three flowers out and popped up over the layered images making sure to turn each one a little differently so the leaves would appear in three different directions for eye appeal and interest. I attached the flower layers to a pure white card base with a punched eyelet border. The lilac multi loop bow was the perfect embellishment for this sweet project. You can now find May Arts ribbon for sale by the roll on Rubbernecker and it will be sold by the yard staring on April 21st.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Easter Inchies   Paper: Prism Intense Amethyst, Papertrey White  Ink:  Copic Markers   Accessories:  ! 1/4” and 1 3/8” Square Punches, May Arts Ribbon

Stroll along with the Rubbernecker Red Hot Mommas. The Stroll starts at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog where you will find the rules on how to win one of the sets being revealed or even possibly the GRAND PRIZE.  In order to win the Easter Inchies set revealed on my blog today, you must leave a comment. A random number will be drawn on Friday, 12:00 Noon. Here is my phrase clue for the GRAND PRIZE:   with.  To find the next clue, stroll over to Linda’s Blog.

 

Wacky Wednesday #6 and Rubbernecker Release Preview

Linda is hosting the Rubbernecker Wacky Wednesday challenge this week. She has challenged us to use pink and lilac (or purple) on our project.  Check out the RN Blog and see how one lucky person can win a 40% off coupon to use on your next Rubbernecker purchase.

If you followed my blog posts last week during the Rubbernecker design team gathering in Texas, you know that we got a pile of new rubber. Yeah!!!!!!!!!  New Rubbernecker sets and lots of them. What you will see today on the blogs of the Rubbernecker Red-Hot Mommas, are previews of the first new sets (excluding Kittie Kits) that Rubbernecker has released in 10 years.  Tomorrow is the release and the sets will be up on the site available for sale.  Also during the release tomorrow, our team is going to have a Blog Stroll (we’re all too old to hop). Six of the Design Team will be giving away the set that they preview.  There will be one winner from each of the six blogs and then, if you follow the clues you have a chance to win the GRAND PRIZE (all six sets).  You’ll need to start at the RN Blog tomorrow and follow the clues along the way.  You’ll be happy you did!

I have combined my challenge projects with a preview of one of Rubbernecker’s new stamp sets. Easter Inchies is a set of 24 adorable images that can not only be used for Easter but for all occasions as well.

In my first project I combined several different chicks, a hatching egg chick and flower images to create a precious little Easter Scene. I started by creating masks for all four chick images. I put a piece of tape across the very bottom of the egg image, inked the image, removed the tape and stamped it on watercolor paper. Blocking the ink on the bottom of the egg allowed me to apply grass and make the egg bottom look like it was totally hidden in the grass. I stamped and masked each additional image the until I had created my little row of chicks. While the chicks were all still masked I stamped the flower images to create a garden and to appear behind the chicks. I also stamped off several more flower images on scrap watercolor paper to color and cut out. I watercolored all the images with a brush and reinkers and sponged in the sky and grassy area. I used my Kittie Kits Outdoor Master grass sprigs image to fill in the ground area around the chicks. I popped up several of the flower images to create dimension and then lightly applied Diamond Glaze and sprinkled a fine dusting of Iridescent Ice glitter over them to make them sparkle. I created the frame for the image with Nestabilities dies. I used the Stampin’ Up! scalloped border to create the border on the main card base and then  paper pierced around the borders using a large upholstery needle. I find those to make a more delicate hole than my paper piercing tool. I used the sentiment on the Hopping Chick from the Rubbernecker Easter Collection by coloring with a lilac marker. The perfect finishing touch to this adorable card was the sweet pink satin ribbon from May Arts. You will soon be able to find this delicious ribbon for sale at Rubbernecker.

I adore this little lamb stamp in my second project and couldn’t resist creating a flock with one little black sheep standing out in the crowd. I created several lamb masks so I could stamp it many times to create the flock. I followed the same coloring technique as in my first project to create the grassy scene and added a tree in the pasture for interest. The little black sheep was cut out and popped up to make her “stand out” a little more in the crowd. My sentiment was computer generated.

Now as if a new release isn't enough to stir some excitement, Rubbernecker Dave is also having a special sale.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Easter Inchies, Kittie Kits Outdoor Master

Paper:  Prism Intense Amethyst V020-E, Papertrey White, SU Pink,, Arches Hot Pressed Watercolor 140 lb

Ink:  Adirondack Lettuce, Sunshine Yellow, Pitch Black, Distress Vintage Photo, SU Pretty in Pink, Lovely Lilac,

Accessories:  May Arts Ribbon (coming soon to Rubbernecker), Color Box Stylus and Foam Tips, Watercolor Brushes, SU Scallop and Eyelet Border Punches, Nestabilities, Diamond Glaze, Dazzling Diamond Glitter, Upholstery Needle, SU Piercing Template, Snips, 

In My Garden

The SCS Sunday Featured Stamper challenge featured Julie, justwritedesigns as our inspiration artist.  Julie’s Picket Fence card was the perfect inspiration piece for me to create an old-fashioned sunflower garden with rustic garden tools and picket fence. I pulled out my Kittie Kits In My Garden set to create this project. I could have used the rack, hoe, shovel and many other images in the set but thought that would make it a little too busy.

I stamped the fence sections across the watercolor paper, masked and stamped the birdhouse and sunflowers.  I stamped the watering can, soil bag and wheelbarrow on scrap paper, painted and cut out.  I painted all the images on the main layer and sponged in the sky area using a hand cut scalloped cloud template and Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool. I sponged in the small grass area with a Color Box stylus and foam tip and used the little grass image from the Kittie Kits Outdoor Master to create the textured grass. I used a small dry brush wiped directly on the ink pad and then lightly brushed in the space between fence sections. *By using a dry brush wiped directly on the ink pad and brushing in small areas I can match the sponged on color in the lower grass area. Sponging matches sponging in appearance on the paper and wet painting matches wet painting.  I hope that makes sense. I added the simple ribbon to the main image and layered with Prism Mystic Dark blue paper on a piece of Old Olive. I popped up the wheelbarrow and can to the scene to add dimension. I will never tire of creating outdoor scenes and my favorite is using rustic images.  This was lots of fun for me.

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Kittie Kits – In My Garden, Outdoor Master

Paper:  Fabriano Artistico Watercolor-Hot Press, Old Olive, Prism Mystic Dark

Ink:  SU More Mustard, Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue Adirondack Lemonade, Butterscotch, Sunshine Yellow, Lettuce, Pitch Black, Vintage Photo, Brilliance Black Graphite

Accessories:  May Arts Ribbon (coming soon to Rubbernecker) Brushes, Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool, Color Box Stylus, Glue Dots, Craft Knife, Dimensionals,

Easter Chick

Stephanie sent us to the French Bull Store to find inspiration for SCS’s Saturday Inspiration Challenge. I found these Glitter Bowls to be the perfect color combination to create an Easter card.

                I love Rubbernecker's Easter Chick image and thought she would be fun to color with the inspiration colors. I watercolored her using Adirondack Sail Boat, Sunshine Yellow, Lettuce, Raspberry and SU Pixie Pink and set her in a little patch of grass. I put a light yellow wash around her to make her pop.  I used my new Prism Paper- Classic Yellow, Baby Blue Medium, Razzleberry Light along with SU Kiwi Kiss and Papertrey White. I created the eyelet border using my SU  scalloped punch. The finishing touch was my multi loop bow made with May Arts ribbon.  Keep an eye out on Rubbernecker as this ribbon will be available soon.

I hope you have a wonderful Sunday.  I have a day of cleaning ahead of me but….I only have a four day work week coming up as I will be off on Good Friday.  Yeah!

Foil and Loads of Eggs

The Ways to Use It challenge on SCS Thursday was to use foil on our project.  Ugh!  I guess there are several types of foil out there to be used with crafting but I have no idea what they are as I just never ventured in that direction. My only choice, if I wanted to play in the challenge, was to use tin foil.  Doh!  How do I use tin foil on a card front? I always turn to my “little truck” when I am clueless on what to do for a challenge that seems to be totally out of my comfort zone. This time was no exception. I was really in the mood for a scene as I have been creating simple cards the last couple of days with new backgrounds that I have.  I decided that I could use foil on the bumper, headlights and hubcaps of the truck, although you can barely see it on the photo,  and put the truck into a springy Easter Egg scene. Now I was right back into my comfort zone, foil and all.

I stamped truck on foil and again on watercolor paper.  I colored the image stamped on paper and cut it out with my snips and craft knife for the window. I cut out the tiny pieces of foil and attached to the truck with Mod Podge.  I love that stuff for attaching tiny pieces and paper piecing. I created the little scenery background on watercolor paper.  I used  Color Box stylus and foam tips to add the lines of green, brown and blue sky.  If you use sponging techniques for your projects then you will want to check out this wonderful tool. I used my Kittie Kits Outdoor Master to add the grass and scenery images.  I painted in the little eggs by hand and then outlined them a tiny bit with my artist pen. I used a rigger brush to add a few tall stems around the flowering clumps to create extra softness to the scene.  Nothing calms me after a stressful day of work like sitting and creating a scene of some kind.  This was no exception.

Stamps:  SU Loads of Love, Kittie Kits-Outdoor Master

Paper:  Almost Amethyst, Kiwi, Peach, Watercolor

Ink:  Amethyst, Kiwi, Distress Dried Marigold, Adirondack Latte

Accessories:  Brush, Stylus and Foam Tip, Foil, Deckle Scissors, Grosgrain, Craft Knife, Dimensionals, Mod Podge

Simple Card and Rubbernecker Background Release

 

I created a simple card for the SCS Wednesday Sketch Challenge using my new Wildflower Background stamp. I wanted to post it along with images of all seven of the newly released Rubbernecker stamps. The images are all lovely and sized 4.25'” X 5.5”. We all know how pricey background stamps are so I am especially impressed that Rubbernecker is charging only $7.95 for these deeply etched red rubber images. They are mounted on smart cling cushion for use with an acrylic block. 

While you are checking out the new background stamps at Rubbernecker you may also want to make note that they are now carrying Prism cardstock, the new white and vanilla Simply Smooth cardstock along with the Prismatic Paper Packs and Accent Packs. 

 Abstract Floral Background
Flourish Background
Wild Flower Background

Grid Background
Loose Weave Background
Screen Background
French Script Background

Stamps: Rubbernecker Wildflower Background

Paper:  SU Black, Prism Razzleberry

Ink:  Black Craft

Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Grosgrain

 

New Rubbernecker Release & Wacky Wednesday #5

I got home from Texas on Monday evening and it was a little tough getting up to go to work yesterday.  Needless to say there was lots of late night talk and stamping with eight of the design team being together for several days.  It was well worth the fatigue though as I had so much fun.

As you may have read in my Texas posts, we were given a ton of new rubber. Rubbernecker Stamps is releasing seven new background stamps today. We love new stamps!!!!!Sherry chose to challenge us to use backgrounds for the Wacky Wednesday challenge.

There are lots of uses for background stamps but I made two quick and easy cards to show off how easy it is to create a simple and elegant background and to dress it up with a simple image layer or sentiment.

 

This first project uses Abstract Floral background and a sentiment from Stamp Oasis Petite Word Set. I used olive craft ink for the image and sentiment and embossed with clear embossing powder.  A quick layering of cardstock and a ribbon and my card was complete.

I created my second project by sponging pink ink on glossy paper, heat setting and then embossing the Wild Flower background image with brown craft ink and clear embossing powder.  I used markers to color one of the flowers and stamped it on a piece of my new Simply Smooth white cardstock by Prism. I used Petal Pink Liquid Pearls to dab on dots to add dimension to the image.

I hope you will go and check out the Wacky Wednesday Challenge and see how you can win one of three gift certificates to Rubbernecker.  You can also see all seven of the new background stamps there while you are at it.

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Abstract Floral and Wild Flower Backgrounds

Paper:  Old Olive, Regal Rose, Simply Smooth by Prism, Chocolate Brown, Glossy White

Ink:  Olive Craft, Chocolate Craft, Pretty in Pink, Accessories:  Grosgrain, Markers, Clear Embossing Powder, Mounting Tape