Retro Rubber Blog Challenge 17 Reminder

We are to the half-way point of the two week challenge and we invite you to join the fun over at Retro Rubber Blog Challenge for our Patriotic or 4th of July theme.

The rules are really simple!  Play along with the theme using rubber stamps that you have owned for at least a year.  We love hearing about your retro rubber and why it is fun to dig it out for our challenge them at Retro Rubber Blog Challenge.  You have until July 3rd to link up your new creation!

By the Seashore at Ruby's Rainbow Challenges

I am pleased to announce that I am now on the design team for Ruby’s Rainbow Challenges.  Our challenge for the next fortnight is By the Seashore.  Come play along and enter your project by July 8^th.  Stop by the blog and check out what the DT have created to inspire you!

This card features an image of an iconic Oregon Coast landmark, Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach.  It is an amazing monolith very close to the shoreline.  I believe the image is from Stamp Cabana.  The front images are by Art Impressions.  I used a stamp positioner and masking technique shown in this blog post, Tie It on Birthday Card. 

The images are stamped in Tsukineko StazOn Jet Black on white card stock and then colored with a variety of Rexel Derwent Watercolor pencils: Dark Violet, Crimson Lake, Orange Chrome, Deep Cadmium, Golden Brown, Cooper Beech, and Brown Ochre.  The Niji water pen does a great job blending and finishing the watercolor technique.

The frame is brown molted Mulberry Paper that I have had in my stash for at least 15 years, but perfect for this card!  To get a rolled edge I used wooden skewers from the kitchen trimmed to fit inside the frame.  The Mulberry paper is adhered to Kraft cardstock.  The edges were adhered with Art Institute Dries Clear Adhesive.  Just a thin line goes a long way!  The outer frame is white card stock colored with Rexel Derwent Watercolor pencils to match the interior scene and extend the idea of a sunset at the seashore.   The layers are attached to a Kraft card stock base.

Creating the rolled edge frame

I hope that this has inspired you to make your own By the Seashore project and join us over at Ruby’s Rainbow Challenges!

USA Patriotic Card for Retro Rubber Blog Challenge #17

Our challenge for the next two weeks over at Retro Rubber Blog Challenge is a Patriotic theme.  

This is one of the few categories that I have limited choices for Retro Rubber images.  Fortunately I do have this retired set from Technique Tuesday that was perfect for this challenge. 

 

The flag image from the “Made in USA” was best stamped in the coloring technique directly on the stamp.  I colored each of the sections with Memento Markers in Rich Cocoa, Cantaloupe, Lady Bug, and Paris Dusk.  By breathing on the stamp surface I reactivated the ink before stamping.  By referring the black image you can determine how to color directly on the stamp surface.  The image was stamped on a 2 ¼” square, with the backing squares in 2 ½” and 2 ¾”.  The white and red card stock were inked on the edges with Tsukineko Versa Magic Night Sky. 

The blue card stock was trimmed to 4 ¼’ x 5 ½” (A2 size) and pressure embossed with Darice Stars Assorted.  The raised portions were inked with Tsukineko Versa Magic Cloud White.  Red card stock was trimmed to 1 3/8” x 5 ½”.   Two of the images from the set were lined up and stamped in Tsukineko Versa Magic Night Sky.  The first image was lined up from the top then the second right below.  The bottom image was stamped next with the fourth just above it.  The edges were inked as well.  The layers were adhered to a white card stock A2 base.  The central image is adhered with dimensional foam adhesive. 

Plus come on by and share your Patriotic themed project over at Retro Rubber Blog Challenge.  

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges: 

Cards in Envy Red, White, and Blue

Lawnscaping  Challenge #108 Stars and Stripes

Crafty Gals Corner #24 Red, White & Blue 
Craftin' Desert Divas Show us your Red, White & Blue

Father's Day Card

The final Father’s Day card of the season is for my husband.  I started with the very fun sketch from Pals Paper Arts, which is clean and simple.

I searched out a few scraps from my color bins and found brown card stock with a white core made by SEI.  The patterned paper is Dream Street Papers, Jack collection.  I also had a bit of ribbon left from cards several years ago that was perfect with this combination.  

I wanted a bit of texture in the background, but also wanted the sentiment on the bottom corner of the card.  I’ve had the Darice Easy Frames for a while and this was a perfect opportunity to use a frame for the sentiment area.  The frame is placed on the outside the embossing folder and held in place with removable tape before running the sandwich through the Cuttlebug.  The embossing folder is Diamonds in Diamonds by Sizzix.  The surface was sanded to bring on the dimension of the embossed areas.  The sentiment is a Studio G image stamped in Tsukinkeo Versa Magic Cloud White and heat embossed with white embossing power.

The flags are hand-cut and are adhered to the textured layer with dimensional foam adhesive.  The ribbon is adhered and the ends are wrapped around the back of the brown card stock before adhering it to the white A2 sized card base.   

Since it is Father’s Day I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Pals Pater Arts #256 Sketch

4CC #251 Father’s Day

Crafts 4 Eternity #231 Dad’s

Creative Moment Challenge #70 Father’s Day

Mod Squad Challenge Blog Father’s Day

Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog #318 Male Creations

Scrap Creations Father’s Day

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog #156 Masculine

Cards 4 Guys Challenge Blog #75 Father’s Day

My Sheri Crafts Challenge #159 Masculine

Allsorts Week 316 Use a Stamp

Whimsy Stamps #84 Use ribbon, lace, or twine

Crafty Creations #291 Embossing

Test of Time Father’s Day Card

This is the second of three cards I will make this year.  I once again used the Heartfelt Creation’s Everyday Heroes.

The background stamp “My Hero” is stamped in Tsukineko StazOn Saddle Brown.  It is colored with Rexel Derwent Watercolor Venetian Red and Deep Cadmium.    Then I blended the colors with a Niji Water Brush.  The laces and seams in the boots didn’t seem to stand out enough so out came the Zig marker in Pure Brown to color in these areas.  I fussy cut both the watch face and the boots.  The die cut edge is Spellbinders Classic Decorative Inserts Two.   To get just the length with out cutting farther on the card I used a piece of removable tape to mark where I wanted the die cut to stop (sorry no photos, it was late!)  then placed this right on the edge of the cutting platforms.  I was glad it worked so neatly!  I selected a few complementary colors from the Everyday Heroes paper set and layered the card together.  The fussy cut images are adhered with dimensional foam adhesive as it the top sentiment layer.  

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Fantasy Stampers #38 Father’s Day

Polkadoodles Wk 23 Father’s Day Anything Male

Eureka Stamps #145 Father’s Day

Sweet Stamps #226 For Dad

The Pink Elephant #303 Father’s Day

Dream Valley Challenges #108 Father’s Day

Amusing Challenges Father’s Day

Birthday Wishes Card

It has been a busy card-making month!  Graduations, weddings, anniversaries, Father’s Day and family birthdays have all been topics for the month of June.  Today I am sharing a card I made for my fabulous sister.

I started with the sketch over at Sketch Saturday and played with a few other challenges to keep my crafting mojo going strong. 

All of the papers and card stock came from a layout scrap kit that I kept together from this layout, Fashion Statement or Yes I had to scrap this!  I stamped the Hero Arts sentiment from the “It’s Your Day” set onto the yellow card stock with Tsukineko Memento Luxe Sweet Plum and heat embossing it with clear embossing powder.  To get an idea of placement I lightly traced the exterior of the die onto the card stock.   Spellbinders Labels 9 and Want 2 Scrap Nestabling worked perfectly for the stacked sentiment on magenta card stock.  Spellbinders Nested Pennants die cut the two layers of pennants from patterned paper and magenta card stock.

The next layer is the yellow card stock pressure embossed with Darice’s Large Petal Background.  After sanding the card stock I chalked the different embossed flowers and swirls with EK Success Craft Chalk.  I really like this effect as it is not something I have tried before.  To not over power the overall design elements I decided to use the netting as the sketch element.  The card is backed with purple card stock.  The finishing touch is a stacked set of Prima flowers along with a bling center.  The card base is white card stock.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday #365

Make It Monday Embossing I used both heat and dry

Creative Artist Challenge Bingo row (Bling, Embossing, Free Space, Chalk, Purple)  To be honest this was my inspiration for using the chalk on the pressure embossing.

Craft Your Passion #266 Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart #64 Anything Goes

Glitter & Sparkle #141 Use a Die cut

Allsorts #315 Flower Power

Aud Sentiment #133 Bingo (Flowers, Rubber Stamp, Embossing)

My World Father's Day Card

It is time to create and send Father’s Day cards.  This is the first of three I will make this year.  I recently purchased The Everyday Heroes I want It All set, and felt like I could put it to great use for Father’s Day cards.  

The background stamp for this card is “My World” and it is stamped on cream card stock with Tsukineko StazOn Black.  I colored it with Rexel Derwent Watercolor pencils in Smalt Blue, Brown Ocher, and Sap Green.  Then I blended the colors with a Niji Water Brush.  The water brush is so easy to use and put the water to blend right where you want it.  Just a slight squeeze and there is water at the tip to blend.   The edges were torn using the Plaid Deckle Edge ruler.  I selected a few complementary colors from the Everyday Heroes paper set and torn the edges as well.  All the torn edges are inked with Tsukineko StazOn Saddle Brown.  An ornate die from the set was left over from another project so it was cut in half and adhered in with the layers of paper.    

Two more of the globe portions of the image were also stamped and colored then die cut using the Everyday Heroes die set.  Just the globe from one was trimmed and the second was left complete.  An ornate die from the set was also die cut.   I shaped the globe portion with McGill tool set.  The globe was adhered with dimensional foam in the center and Dries Clear adhesive around the edges.

This was a quick and fun card to put together.  It may not be considered CAS, but it was simple to put together using the Everyday Heroes set.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Fantasy Stampers #38 Father’s Day

Polkadoodles Wk 23 Father’s Day Anything Male

Sweet Stamps #226 For Dad

The Pink Elephant #303 Father’s Day

Dream Valley Challenges #108 Father’s Day

Aloha Friday #49 Masculine / For the boys

It is wonderful that this card was selected as a Design Team Favorite for TWO challenges!
Thank you!
Eureka Stamps #145 Father’s Day
Amusing Challenges Father’s Day