Even More Card Pieces

Here is the other frame that I had sitting on my table, which was done with the Glimmer Hot Foil system. The dandelion (?) is a rub-on. The sentiment stamp is from Gina K. I snipped off the lower right corner, to match the image panel.

This little light purple piece was just laying around. I added a rub-on to it, then matted with gold metallic cardstock. I added a few gold sequins because I messed up the rub-on. The background was embossed with a Spellbinders M-Bossibilities folder. Not sure where I got that!

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Wishing You a Happy Day

Here is the leaf that I tried using a few days ago that just didn't work. I think it's a bit large for this card, too, but I used it anyway. (I had already put it in my trash, but salvaged it!) It is a left-over from Brutus Monroe from my Scrapbook and Cards Today card class from last year. The text is a rub-on. The patterned paper is from Gina K, as is the sentiment.

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SCT Class - Brutus Monroe

And here are my cards from the Brutus Monroe class from SCT. There isn't much stamping on these cards - it's mostly rub-ons. The set included stamps, dies, rub-ons and a stencil.

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Gold Hello

I bought a package of these gold rub-ons in April at a huge warehouse. Now I need to use them up! Here is the first one - of many. I put it on black cardstock, then shimmery gold and then another layer of black. I added the sentiment with gold embossing powder. The image panel is mounted on foam squares.

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Birthday Roses

The background on this one was done by cleaning off my brayer. I had shown a friend how to brayer on an embossing folder, so I used the excess ink. The doily die-cut was from my card parts. The leaves are from Gina K. I have so many layered rose stamps that I'm not even sure where these are from. I have a new-to-me Altenew set, and they could be from there. The sentiment is a rub-on, also from my card parts.

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Christmas Rub-ons

When going through my stickers to decide to toss, give away or use, I came across a package of winter rub-ons from Stampin' Up! I used the bird on a branch and several snowflakes on this card. I also used a white gel pen to doodle around the edges. I matted the panel with white and popped it up on some foam tape. Sorry the photo is sort of washed out.

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Birthday Butterflies

I received two huge totes of wood-mounted stamps from a friend. I had actually told her I wasn't interested, but I got them anyway! So, I went through them and picked out a few things that I thought I might use. I'm in the process of finding homes for all of the rest of them. (And doing quite well with that, so far.) There were a few things other than wood-mounted stamps, and I used one of them on this card. There was a very thin "tube" that was actually an ink dauber with shades of purple on each end. I simply dabbed a piece of white cardstock with each end to make this background. It's really hard to tell that there are two shades of purple.  I matted with purple, and also pulled out three butterflies from my "card parts book." I added tiny gems to the butterflies's bodies and drew antennae on them, also. The sentiment was a rub-on that was already matted on the white cardstock. I matted that with purple, too, and popped it up on foam squares.

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Simple Flower Birthday

And one more "card parts" card. I used the flowers and leaves (from Altenew and Gina K, I believe) and also a rub-on sentiment that was already rubbed on and matted.

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Birthday Flowers

The stamped floral image was the card part for this card. I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I added some glittery washi tape across the center, then used a sentiment piece, also from my card parts. It's a rub-on, and I mounted it on foam squares.

There - that ends my card parts cards for a while!!! Hopefully by the time this posts, I will have used LOTS of my newer items and will start sharing them.

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Three-some Stickers

More stickers for today, and even more for tomorrow. Then I'll be done with them for a while. Actually, these are rub-ons. All of the rub-ons in today's post are from the same package. And all sentiments are from the same stamp set from scrapbook.com. I used one of my very favorite embossing folders on it - by Darice. The squares were cut with a die from Papertrey Ink. I mounted the embossed panel on foam squares.

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Christmas Moose

Another previously-cut piece. I had saved the moose pieces,  colored them with Copics and put them back into the holes they came out of. I matted the cut-out section with red. The sentiment is a rub-on.

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Another Reindeer

Even though my Christmas cards for this year went out a while ago, I'm still making them!! I have die-cuts and other pieces on my table, and I'm trying to get it cleaned off again. A never-ending stuggle! :)

In my pile was this reindeer, complete with green scarf. Before Thanksgiving, I made a quick trip to Hobby Lobby. About the only thing there I ever have interest in is paper. And, I need NO more paper! However, sometimes I succumb. The patterned paper on this card is one of those purchases. It's from The Paper Studio. The sentiment is a rub-on that was also on my table. Sometimes I find things, leave them out to use soon, and let them sit. I put the sentiment on vellum, because this scrap was also on my table. Come to think of it, everything that I used for this card was already out and ready to use. I've got more foiled creations coming up, too. I think that I have fourteen cards done for next Christmas.

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Rub-Ons

I have really been trying to use up a tiny fraction of the "stuff" that I have. A few days ago I took a few items out of my stickers and rub-ons drawer to use. Here are two of the cards that I made. I actually used up the last of two packages - the rub-ons for today's cards, and the stickers for tomorrow's cards.

For both of them, I used a Papertrey Ink die to cut the three-frame window. (That, of course, left me with six squares that I need to use on other cards, as I can't possibly just toss them out!) The sentiments for both cards are from Papertrey. On this first card, the top panel is the same size as the card front, and is mounted on foam squares.

Edited to add: The die I used for these cards can be found here.

For this second card, I matted with yellow and added the rub-ons to the yellow. Nothing is popped up on this one.

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Sympathy Rub-Ons

More cards that I wasn't going to share:) However, besides sharing ideas, this blog is also a record of the cards I have made. So, here you go - a couple cards that are very similar to others I have previously posted. Both cards are made with ivory cardstock.

I found these rub-on sentiments from My Sentiments Exactly in my sticker drawers. They also came with verses for the insides. I used the sentiments and verses and finished up another package! I'm not even sure where they came from, but I suspect they came in one of three boxes of "stuff" that my son brought me from a co-worker many years ago. (They sure were fun to go through!) The sentiments are mounted on Pop Dots.

The patterned paper for both cards is from a matstack by Recollections.

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Sympathy Rub-Ons

While digging through my stickers on Friday, I came across these flower stickers and the sympathy rub-ons. The rub-ons are from My Sentiments Exactly. There were matching verses for the insides of the cards, too. I've had them for many years. I matted this one with black.

I'm not sure I exactly like the placement of these flowers, but at least they are very pretty and the sentiment is nice:)

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Christmas Sunday

Another Christmas card, and again I'm linking it up to the Christmas Card Challenge blog. I used a Spellbinders Impressabilities plate for the background. I brayered it with Versamark and embossed it, then used Iridescent Sparkle embossing powder. You can see the sparkle better in the picture to the right. I cut the sentiment tag with a Spellbinders die. The sentiment is a rub-on. The tag is mounted on Dimensionals.


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SplitCoastStampers Clean and Simple and Technique Challenges

I made this card for two SplitCoastStampers challenges - the Clean and Simple challenge to use Kraft and primary/bright colors, and the Technique Lover's challenge to use your embossing folder and a solid stamp to do "embossed kissing."  You can find the tutorial for that here.


My flowers (from Stampin' Up!'s A Beautiful Life set) were inked up with Stampin' Up!'s Summer Sun. I inked up my Cuttlebug folder with Real Red to use for "kissing." I cut the flowers out and used Real Red and a punch for the centers. I mounted the flowers on Dimensionals. I made the design on the white layer with my tracing wheel (remember those things???) and my Scor-Pal. The matting is Real Red and the sentiment is a rub-on. The card base is PTI Kraft.


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Two More Card Parts Cards

Here are the other two cards I made last Friday at my friend's house, using "card parts."  For this first one, the card parts were: the embossed blue background, the stamped, embossed and cut-out butterfly, and the punched border piece. I added the scoring on the blue. The gold-embossed sentiment (from Papertrey Ink) was added after I got home.

For this second card, I used a stamped image from my Group Gathering in June. Not sure who makes it. The sentiment is a rub-on and the background is from a Die Cuts With a View matstack. Edited to add:  The little girl is from Stampin' Up!  Thanks, Vicki!


It was really fun to get to make some cards and enjoy time with friends. Unfortunately, we only do it once a year! I hope to have more stamping time coming up, but I'm not really sure it will happen soon.


The stamp of the week from Repeat Impressions for this week is Puffins, found on this page. For all the details on how to get this stamp for 50% off through Sunday, please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built.


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Designer's Choice Challenge - Glitter

It's time for another Designer's Choice Challenge from Repeat Impressions.  This time Joy has challenged us to use glitter on our cards.  I love the "sparkly-ness" of glitter and don't even mind the mess, but I usually forget to use it, so this was a great challenge for me.  Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for the details and to see the other Rock Stars' cards.  Or follow these links: 

Darsie ~ Dawn ~ Harriet ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Maki ~ Michele ~ Miriam ~ Robin

Then, make a card using glitter, upload it, and link it to the blog.  One lucky winner for the month will win a full sheet of unmounted rubber!

For my card, I dug out my Essential Glue pad and used it to stamp my Damselfly Flight.  (This Damselfly is the Stamp of the Week from RI, too. You can purchase it through Sunday for 50% off.  Visit the RI blog for details.) I used Martha Stewart glitter over the stamped glue. I double matted the dragonfly with mats cut with Nestabilities.  The background was one I got from someone - I assume it was done with ink direct to glossy cardstock.  I used Scor-Tape on the background for the glittered lines around the edges.  The matting cardstock is from Stampin' Up! and the sentiment is a rub-on - again!


I hope you decide to join in the challenge, and I look forward to seeing your creations!

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Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

Today - being Wednesday - is time for another Repeat Impressions challenge.  This week it's the WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch challenge.  Here is the sketch for this time:

Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the details on how YOU can win a $25 gift certificate from Repeat Impressions by participating in this challenge.  You will also find the wonderful creations by the other Rock Stars there, too.  Or you can follow these links:  (Sorry - they are a link to the blogs, and NOT to the specific blog post.  Just look for the post dated 7/13.)

Darsie ~ Dawn ~ Harriet ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Maki ~ Michele ~ Miriam ~ Robin

For my card, I started with this week's Stamp of the Week, Hammock.  (Check out the RI blog link above for the details on this special offer, too.  You can purchase this stamp for 50% off through Sunday.)  I stamped the image on textured white cardstock and colored it. I added the embossing at the bottom with a Cuttlebug border folder.  I thought it mimicked the design on the patterned paper.  I added the same textured cardstock to the top of the card and sponged it with some brown ink.  The patterned paper is all from Die Cuts With a View Green Matstock.  The sentiment is a rub-on.  (Recognize it?  I got a package of white ones and black ones, and I certainly have been using them!)


We'd love to have you join us!  Good luck!

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