Ink on Rubber

Our granddaughter spent an afternoon with me in my stamping about a month ago, and she wanted to try this technique - among other things. So, I found this Rubber Stampede wood-mounted rubber stamp and used markers directly on it and spritzed with water. The sentiments are both from My Favorite Things.

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Christmas Sunday (On Monday!)

Since my calendar page went on yesterday's post, I'll do my "Christmas Sunday" on Monday. I actually made this card almost two weeks ago, and it is my last for the year! I got the Christmas letter done and the cards all went out the day before Thanksgiving. Whew! I really wanted to get them out early this year, since we have a new address and not everyone had it yet.

Another simple card, and I made five of them with various stickers. The ornament stickers are from the dollar area at Michael's a few years ago. The patterned paper is from a Recollections stack. I cut the vanilla circle with a punch and the green circle with a Nestability. The sentiment is from Rubber Stampede.

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Flutter By Wednesday #213

It's Wednesday, so that means it's time for a new challenge from the Flutter By Wednesday blog. This week's challenge is open - anything goes as long as you use a butterfly or a fairy. We're sponsored this week by A Day For Daisies. Edited to add: There is a $12 gift certificate available for one lucky winner winner of the challenge this week!

As a member of the FBW Design Team, I was allowed to choose a digital image. The image I chose is called "Christmas Light Fairy" and can be found here. Isn't she sweet? I colored her with Copic markers (nearly 30 of them!) and added Star Dust Stickles to her wings. The sentiment is from Rubber Stampede. I simply mounted the image panel on foam squares with no matting. Love the white on white:) (And now I guess I've got a start on next year's cards, since I was already done with my Christmas cards for this year!)

I'm also linking her up to the Christmas Card Challenge blog. The specific challenge this week is a recipe to follow, but the main challenge is to make a Christmas card.

Thanks for your comments on Monday's post.

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"Christmas Sunday"

It's Sunday and I did manage to get another Christmas card done last night, even with company:)


The image stamps are both from a Recollections set. I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. I matted them both with green cardstock. I stamped the sentiment (Rubber Stampede) on red cardstock and embossed the top part with a Sizzix snowflake folder. I mounted the main image panel on Dimensionals.


I'm also linking this to the Christmas Card Challenge blog. I even got the challenge in this week, which is embossing, but is always optional.


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SplitCoastStampers Sketch Challenge

I made this card for SplitCoastStampers Sketch Challenge #353. I saw it when I was up during the night Tuesday night and designed it in my head before I went back to sleep. It was fun to actually make it and have it turn out the way I thought it would. I don't usually work that way!

The main image is from Repeat Impressions and is called Winter's Eve. (You can find it on this page.) I stamped it using Memories Soft Silver ink. The sentiment is from Rubber Stampede and is stamped in Night of Navy. It's matted with silver and Night of Navy cardstock and mounted on Dimensionals. The strip down the middle is embossed with a Cuttlebug snowflake border folder and is matted with Night of Navy.

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May Calendar Page

   Here is my calendar page for the month of May.  As usual, I would love to share my Excel file with you that I have created to print out my blank pages.  I have made my file for next year, so if you would like the 2011 file, just let me know that, too.  You can email me here.
   The image is a stamp from Rubber Stampede.  I colored it with Stampin' Up! markers, punched it out with a Marvy punch (I LOVE my Nestabilities, but when I'm mass-producing and have a punch that I can use, I will use the punch!) and sponged color around the edge.  The sentiment is from a clear dollar set from JoAnn's. 
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March Calendar Page

 

Here is my calendar page for March.  Once again, I will offer the file I made to print my pages.  Just email me at LJNeus@hotmail.com if you would like the Excel file.

The image is from Rubber Stampede.  I colored it with Stampin' Up! markers and matted it on shimmery pink paper.  The "Spring" stamp and the shamrock are from a Studio G.  (I'm pretty sure:)  I'm too lazy to go check for sure right now!)

Happy March to you all.  Sure hope it's spring SOON!

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CAS Challenge - Paper Piecing

This card is for Clean and Simple Challenge #20 - Paper Piecing. I really like paper piecing and I wish I would remember to do it more often!

My image stamp is by Rubber Stampede. My piecing papers are from My Mind's Eye. I did the coloring with markers. I got the punched flowers from a friend and added brads for the centers. The slider is done with a Spellbinders die and the sentiment is from the Stampin' Up! set All Occasions. That's about it! (Clean and Simple cards shouldn't require a lot of explanation, right? :) ) Sorry about the shadows on the card - it's hard to find sunshine when one has so many trees!

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Birthday Flowers

It’s nice to stamp again! I finally got a chance for the first time since Sunday. We’ve been kind of busy – buying and selling a car and working on re-doing our den. But the car situation is all done, and the den is moving along quite nicely.

The image on this card is a stamp by Rubber Stampede. I stamped it with Versafine Black Onyx ink and colored it with Stampin’ Up! markers – Soft Subtles. (Except for the gray shadow – it’s not SU! and I’m too lazy to go back downstairs and see who makes it!) I punched it out with a Marvy Uchida circle punch, and the scalloped circle – Mauve Mist – is also done with a Marvy punch. I printed out the “happy birthday” on the computer. (I did printed ten cards today the same way – four “happy birthday”, four “thank you” and two “happy anniversary.” They make such great simple cards.) I scored the lines with my Scor-Pal and added some Stampin’ Up! Old Olive grosgrain ribbon. I pierced the scallops, added some hand-doodling around the edge of the image circle, and popped the image layer up with dimensional squares.

I hope to stamp again soon, but I do really want to get our den done – pillows made, valance made, paint, etc. – so I’m not sure when I’ll post again.

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