Rubbernecker Blog Stroll/Stamp Release Day!

Good morning and welcome to the Rubbernecker Blog Stroll. Today, Rubbernecker Stamps releases SIX (6) new sets that Mr. Rubbernecker has worked very hard to create!

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 five sets being given away during this release. If you haven’t started at the Rubbernecker Blog, you should go start there where you’ll find the first clue to begin your Stroll.

My Phrase clue is: at Rubbernecker

The Blog Stroll continues at Sherry’s Blog where you will find the next phrase clue.

My sample today uses the newly released Flourish 463 set as well as Wildflowers 465 & Spring Inchies 425. The background stamp is Abstract Floral and the sentiment is from Fashion Icons 456. To start, the purple layer was stamped using Castaway ink and ironed to get the bleached look. I punched the edge with an EK Success victorian punch and edged it with flat pearls. The sentiment was stamped with Adirondack white ink. The dress was made using Spellbinders Classic Heart (3rd from the smallest) for the bodice, Classic Ovals (largest) and Classic Scallop Rectangle Lg. for the hemline. The dress was die cut from Prism Crabapple pink cardstock and stamped with the flourishes and castaway pad to get the sublte white bleaching. I overstamped with the flourish stamp in black and did the top with the small flower. The edges of the dress were sponged with Distress worn lipstick ink. I finished the dress with May Arts ribbon, a stamped toile flower and flat pearls. There is also a shimmer mist made with Perfect Pearls/blush/tattered rose reinker/water for a little glitz. The dress is raised on foam dimensional tape.

Stamps: Flourish 463, Wildflowers 465, Spring Inchies 425, Fashion Icons 456, Abstract Floral

Ink: Worn Lipstick Distress, Tattered Rose reinker, Black Soot, Castaway Pad

Paper: Prism Simply Smooth White, Black, Mystic Purple, Crabapple

Accessories: EK Success victorian punch, flat pearls, May Arts Ribbon, foam dimensional tape, Spellbinders Classic Heart, Classic Ovals, Classic Rectangles dies. Perfect Pearls blush, craft iron.

Enjoy the stroll!

Wacky Wednesday #8 Button Challenge

Candy is our challenge hostess today and she chose a button or chipboard challenge. Buttons worked perfectly with the new Kittie Kits to be released tomorrow. You won’t want to miss the blog stroll and fun we have in store for you, so be sure to stop by Thursday 4/23 for all the details.

My card started by making a crackle paint background. Prism Desert Coral Dark CS was covered with Ceramcoat Crackle Medium. When almost dry, a layer of Sandstone acrylic paint was brushed over the top. The key is to use minimal brush strokes and paint in one direction. The rooster and chicken panels are new images from the new Kittie Kit Chicken Coop #7. The chicken tracks and gravel are from previously released kits, Scene #3 & Master #2. I used Distress reinkers for the color wash and then lightly highlighted the images using Copic Markers.

Stamps: Kittie Kits- Chicken Coop #7, Scene #3, Master #2

Prism Paper: Cream, Desert Coral Dk, Suede Brown Dk, Blush Red Dk

Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia, Distress Reinkers- Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw, Dried Marigold & Fired Brick. Copic Markers

Accessories: Ceramcoat Crackle Medium, Acrylic Paint/Sandstone, Buttons, Raffia, Sewing machine.

Today we will be giving away one 40% Off Certificate for your entire order at Rubbernecker. In order to qualify to win, you must post a link to your card/project on the Rubbernecker Blog by Monday April 27, winner will be announced on April 28.

Check out what the design team has done this week:

Bev - Savor the Journey

Broni - Splashes of Watercolor

Candy - Candys Land

Joan - Stamping with a Passion!

Jules - Stampin with Inky Fingers

Kittie - Kittie Kraft

Linda - Linda’s Works of Heart

Sherry - Walkin' on the BAD Side!

Wacky Wednesday #7

                                                         

Juliana is hosting the challenge today and she decided on an inspiration piece. 

The possibilities are endless with this one, stop by the Rubbernecker Blog for all the details & play along with us!

I had so much fun with the inspiration that I made 2 cards to show you today.  The first (shown in the close up view) shows the faux bleached inchies combined with 7gypsies  Designer Paper.  The wildflowers & sentiment were stamped on the same paper as the floral squares.  I stamped the sm. flower from the wildflowers set onto a Tim Holtz Fragment and then used alcohol inks on the back.   The beautiful ribbon is also from 7gypsies. 

 

 

 

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Wildflowers Set, Grid Background

Paper:  Prism Black and white, 7gypsies Gypsy Market 6x6 paper pad

Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Alcohol Inks/rustic Lodge set & Metallic Gold.  Distress Fired Brick for sponged edges. 

Accessories:  7gypsies Hudson Valley Assortment, Tim Holtz Fragment, 1” square punch, corner rounder, Spellbinders Labels 1 die.  Glass leaves, Jump ring, Clear EP, craft iron.

 

 

My 2nd inspiration card uses a torn strip of the same faux bleached panel I made, but it looks so different layered on the blue DP vs. the green DP.

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Rubbernecker Grid Background, Collage (can’t find the name, but I will edit it in)

Paper: Prism simply Smooth White, Desert Coral Medium and Dark, Mystic Dark.  7gypsies 12 x 12 savannah collection Designer Paper

Ink:  Adirondack Pigment Denim, Terra Cotta.  VersaMark, Alcohol Inks/rustic Lodge set.  Distress reinkers/Weathered Wood and Tea Dye.

Accessories:  Clear Embossing Pwdr. Craft Iron, Perfect Pearls copper, Black Hemp Twine, Making Memories word washer, SEI rub on (remember) vintage postage.  I hope you decide to participate in the challenge, Happy Wednesday to you!

Cherish Today

Here’s Bad Sherry peeking around a pile of new rubber at our Texas gathering.  Rubbernecker Stamp Co. is releasing 7 new backgrounds today!  Stampy Backgrounds is also the Wacky Wednesday #5 challenge today.  Run on over to the blog for all the deets.

My tag features 3 of the new background stamps – French Script, Flourish & Wildflower.  The flourish was embossed in clear on a large shipping tag.  3 mini misters of pearlized distress mix were then spritzed on the tag.  Combinations include:  Fired Brick Reinker/Blush Perfect Pearls, Mustard Seed/Perfect Gold & Broken China/Pearl.  I started with Mustard Seed because it was my lightest shade and spritzed the entire tag.  Broken China was then sprayed on the top and right hand side of the tag.  Because the mustard was still wet, the mixture combines to make a pretty green in areas.  Then, Fired Brick was added to the bottom left portion of the tag.  To remove the ink and reveal the tag base under the embossed flourish background, place a sheet of copy paper over the tag and iron using a cotton setting with no steam.  You will see the embossing powder melt into the copy paper indicating that the embossing has been removed.

The Wildflower background was stamped over the top of the ironed tag using Adirondack Pitch Black ink.  I stamped the butterfly trail by using a black marker on a portion of the flourish background stamp.  The butterfly was die cut with Prism Black using Making Memories Slice, stamped with the French Script Background inked with Adirondack Snow Cap ink.  The die cut was finished with a spritzing of the Mustard Seed/Gold pearlized distress mist, sponged with Snow Cap and brads for the body.  The butterfly is mounted on foam mounting tape.  Did you notice the gorgeous ribbon?  Rubbernecker is now carrying Prism and May Arts Ribbon and 7 Gypsies paper and various other items from  7 Gypsies.   I used the gingham on the top of the tag and also as a mat under my dymo label sentiment.  The dymo letters were swiped with Stazon Timber Brown to antique them a little.  The bottom is finished with black eyelet holes and glass leaf charms.  I also sponged the edges of the tag with Adirondack Pitch Black. 

Cuttlebug Love

Some of you may know that I work at Hobby Lobby in the scrapbook department.  This card was created

for our Cuttlebug display to showcase some of the dies & folders.  The card base is Kraft with a top fold.

The textured CS is Coredinations and was embossed with the Leafy Branch folder and then sanded to reveal

the colored core of the paper.  The coral topper is 1 1/2" with a torn edge.  After embossing with the Textile

folder, I swiped it with Adirondack Snow Cap pigment ink and then sponged the edges with Distress Walnut Stain.

The same process was used for the with love oval.  The with love is from the With Love border folders set.  The oval

is a word window punch by McGill.  The butterfly was cut and embossed using the Butterflies combo die/embossing set.

After cutting and then embossing, the raised portions were highlighted with the same white pigment used on the coral

layers.  After the pigment was dry, the die cut was misted with a pearlized distress mist made from

distress reinker/water/Perfect Pearls.  (sorry, can't rememberwhat color reinker I used.  Probably a shade like Faded Lipstick) 

The body and antennea was highlighted with a Copic G24 Willow marker.  The wings were folded upwards and then mounted

on foam dimensional tape.  The project is finished with 5/8" wide striped ribbon, a pearl head pin and some glass leaf charms.

 

Non Traditional Christmas Colors

 

Yep, that's the Rubbernecker Blogger challenge #14. Create a Christmas card

using non traditional colors. It's easy, play along with us and link your upload back

to the Rubbernecker Blog so we can see what you come up with! 

My card today is a quick acetate card measuring 4 1/4" square.  The insert is a folded 4" white card that

is held in place with the dyed ribbon. 

The candle was colored direct to rubber w/ Copic markers and spritzed with rubbing alcohol before stamping.

The edges are sponged in Distress Milled Lavendar & Scattered Straw and misted with Perfect Pearls blush

and water for a subtle shimmer finish.  The sentiment is stamped on the acetate with Stazon Black.

I hope to get back to posting regularly and creating some more detailed projects after the holidays.

I will have some blog candy to offer very soon too!

RNBC10 Sparkle, Glimmer, Shine

I am hosting the Rubbernecker Blog challenge today. Be sure to stop by the blog and play along.

My card uses lots of sparkle, glimmer & shine. The snowflake background was inked using Adirondack Paint dabber/pearl on

the white layer and tag. The tag was then sprayed with pearlized distress mists in Weathered Wood and Faded Jeans with

Perfect Pearls/pearl added to the mists. The snowflake was stamped in Faded Jeans and the vertical text in Versafine Onyx Black.

The glittery frame started out by using my new electronic die cutting machine by Making Memories called Slice. (the tag was also

cut using Slice) The frame was inked with VersaMark Dazzle pad/champagne and embossed with holographic embossing powder.

A packing tape window has dazzling diamonds glitter on it. The square snowflake was stamped in Faded Jeans Distress ink on

white CS and mounted on the back. The frame was finished with a snowflake brad and rhinestone. Can't wait to see what you come

up with, play along!