Wacky Wednesday #18 Hard & Soft Deconstructed

The fabulous Texas Grandma Bev has commissioned us to all use both metal & ribbon on our creations today, so here’s my addition! Be sure to drop by the Rubbernecker Blog to get all the challenge details and the links to the other DT members blogs for their take on the challenge today. I absolutely love how this turned out. First off, I have to tell you that the entire design and inspiration came from the June/July Stampers’ Sampler magazine with their new deconstructed stamping feature. This issue, the artist is Pam Carriker and I did use the same basic colors, the images and end result are my own though. Don’t you just love finding something inspiring, trying to duplicate the technique/look and having it evolvle? I never would have added the bold black and white triangular border to my work, but it sure frames in the images and pulls the whole project together. Pam has a great eye for detail and color that’s for sure! I am going to show you the finished project and then back up and go through step by step with the deets and photos together. I hope it makes sense and that you like the format. Here’s the finished piece. I am thinking of having it custom framed with the 7 gypsies door knob that I hung the hanger on. I will post the final project if I decide on a mat and frame etc………

The image base is stamped on Prism Simply Smooth Vanilla. The red is Prism Cranberry Dark and the Green is Sage Dark. I mounted the Prism layers on a piece of Graphix chipboard. The finished size of the stamped layer is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" & the finished size mounted on the chipboard is 4 3/4" x 6"

Stipple Adirondack pigment inks on Prism simply smooth vanilla cardstock. I used Butterscotch, Terra Cotta & Bottle. Spritz with a Ranger mini mister filled with water, let dry or heat to dry with a craft iron.

Stamp images randomly on dry stippled layer. I prefer to stamp using Versafine ink as it is a fast drying pigment ink that resists water. I used Vintage Sepia for this step. The stamps include How do I love thee script RN 246-13 & Solid Diamond 1546-SO

Cut a window out of a sheet of scrap paper if your image is larger than you want to stamp. Mask the area, ink the image and stamp through the mask. I used a Stamp-a-ma-jig to position my image. The image is Time Collage 1611-SO and inked the image with Versafine Smokey Grey.

Punch a 1 /14” square out of a piece of scrap cardstock for a pattern. Trace diamonds onto edge of layer with pencil. I didn’t worry about them being the same size or even at all. I think with the random coloring the size variations add to the overall project.

Free hand in stripes on diamonds using a Copic Black marker and Inkssentials white gel pen.

As a final note, the Life is a Journey, Dream & There is no painful effort text is from Scratches & stains. The eye with script above the brass bookplate os 260-1 RN They were inked/stamped in Versafine Onyx Black

Here’s a close up of some of the detail. The tag is from a Tim Holtz Journal ticket that I made into a tag to suit my needs. I sponged the edges of my project and layers using Distress Tea Dye ink. Oh, the grommet on my tag would have covered my stamped words if I had it all the way on the tag, so I just punched the edge of the tag using a 3/8”circle punch and attached the grommet over the edge. The spinners are Tim Holtz, Lock/Key/Chain Hobby Lobby jewelry dept. and the book plate and fibers are vintage. The hanger is an unknown source and the brass knob is by 7gypsies. Have a wonderful Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!!

Wacky Wednesday #17 Tags!

I am hosting the Wacky Wednesday challenge over at the Rubbernecker Blog and the challenge is Tags!  Incorporate a tag on your card.  It can be a small sentiment tag, the focal point, several tags.....  Paper, metal, formica chip or fragment.  It just needs to be a tag of some sort.   Sound fun?  We would love to see your creations, so be sure to link your card/project to the Rubbernecker Blog for a chance to win a 40% Off Certificate for your entire order at Rubbernecker.

My card today features one of the sets to be released by Rubbernecker tomorrow!  I used 3 of the stamps in the set and I can tell this will be a favorite go to set for me.  Be sure to stop by the Rubbernecker Blog for another blog stroll tomorrow/Thursday to see the sets and the samples the DT has come up with. 

Stamps:  468 Flower Silhouettes

Ink:  Distress Faded Jeans, Tea Dye, Walnut Stain, Black Soot

Paper:  Prism Suede Brown Dark, Tawny Light, 7gypsies 6x6 Paper Pad/nottinghill, Shipping Tag, Mulberry Paper, Mesh Fiber paper/Magenta

Sewing Machine

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!

Kind, Caring, Dad…………

It’s Wednesday and that means it’s another Wacky Wednesday challenge day.  This week, Joan is challenging us to make a Fathers Day card.  I chose to add a shipping tag to my card using 7gypsies 6x6 gypsy market papers on the top portion with flourishes stamped on the bottom portion.  The man is stamped on acetate and layered over the top.  Actually, the stamp is by KK Originals and is titled Isabelle.  So, I am guessing it is supposed to be a female but I thought it looked like a guy.  The Kind and Caring definitions are cardstock stickers by Pebbles Inc.  I added a spiral clip and a hinge clip by Tim Holtz.  The alpha brads are from an unknown source.  The flourishes stamped on the card base were stamped with Distress Black Soot ink and misted with water to soften them into the cardstock and the wet edges were sponged in black as well.  The tag is raised on foam dimensional tape.   

Stamps:  Flourish Set 463, Isabelle 6607-M KK originals

Paper:  Prism Blush Red Dk, Black.  Medium shipping Tag, 7gypsies 6x6 gypsy market

Ink:  Stazon Jet Black, Distress Black Soot & Fired Brick

Accessories:  Tim Holtz hinge clip, spiral clip, alpha brads, CS definition stickers, Acetate, Hemp, Fibers.  Foam dimensional tape.

All of the challenge details are on the Rubbernecker Stamp Company BLOG  We hope you will join the Design Team in the challenge and play along!

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Rubbernecker Blog Stroll

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 to not miss anything. To win the Flower Silhouettes set revealed on my blog today, you must leave a comment ON THIS POST. A random number will be drawn on Friday, 12:00 Noon.

Here is my phrase clue for the GRAND PRIZE: STAMPS

The Blog Stroll continues at Sherry’s Blog

My card today starts with the newly released Flower Silhouettes set and the Flourish and screen backgrounds that were released last week.  I love how the flourish background goes with the new stamp set!  The technique is Faux Bleach using White Simply Smooth Prism cardstock.  The background was stamped in Distress Embossing Ink and embossed with clear powder.  Next comes the Alcohol inks from the new Country side collection.  The colors in the set include Shell Pink, Willow and Cloudy Blue.  To reveal the embossed image, place a sheet of copy paper over the top of the layer and iron off the embossing powder.  (you will see it melt into the copy paper)  The flourish from Flower Silhouettes was stamped in the corners using Distress Walnut Stain.  The layer was sewn on to Prism Baby Pink Medium and then Spring Willow Medium.  The layers of ribbon sewn on the faux bleach layer are both May Arts – 1” lt. blue woven edge satin & 5/8” variegated organdy.  My little tags measure 1” x 2” and were inked up with the rock n roll technique and the screen background was stamped over the top.  The words are all one long stamp.  I sewed the tags onto a layer of Prism Baby Blue Medium, trimmed and then layered on the Baby Pink Medium.  I accordian folded the tag and mounted it on foam dimensional tape for a little dimension.  The center tag sports more May Arts ribbon including a variegated green fiber and 1/2” Blue/Brown dotted organdy.  Lastly, the beautiful buttons are SEI from the Poppy collection.  The pink ones were smooshed into my Distress Worn Lipstick pad and air dried.  I sanded the edges of some of the buttons for a worn look.  They are sewn to the card using Linen Thread. 

 

Here’s a run down of the supplies:

Prism Paper:  White Simply Smooth, Baby Pink Med., Baby Blue Med, Spring Willow

Stamps:  Flower Silhouettes, Flourish & Screen Backgrounds

Distress Ink:  Walnut Stain, Antique Linen, Shabby Shutters, Worn Lipstick

Alcohol Inks:  Country Side

Miscellaneous:  Clear Embossing Powder, SEI Buttons, Linen Thread, May Arts Ribbons (Rubbernecker is now carrying May Arts Ribbon by the roll.  It will be available by the yard April 21) SEI Buttons, Foam Dimensional Tape

Wacky Wednesday Color Challenge

I have 2 color challenge cards today using new images available tomorrow 4/9/2009. RUBBERNECKER WILL BE RELEASING THEIR FIRST NEW SETS (excluding Kittie Kits) IN TEN YEARS! Mr. Rubbernecker has been working very hard drawing and developing his computer skills to produce these sets! You don't want to miss tomorrow. In conjunction with the release, we will be having a Blog Stroll where you will have a chance to win 1 of 6 sets revealed tomorrow, or even possibly all 6 sets (THE GRAND PRIZE). You'll want to begin your stroll on the Rubbernecker Blog tomorrow morning to make sure you catch all the clues!
Today the Design Team will be posting previews of the new sets for the challenge. Be sure to visit their blogs to see what you can expect more of tomorrow. 

Today we will be giving away one 40% Off Certificate on your your entire order at Rubbernecker. In order to qualify to win, you must post a link to your card/project on the Rubbernecker Blog using Mr. Linky by Monday, April 13. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, April 14. Have fun creating!

   Now for my projects.  Linda Duke chose Pink & Lavender for our challenge today.  Well, I started out making a soft pastel spring card and ended up here – my usual distressed/grunge look.  I had to make a 2nd project to sorta redeem myself.  Here’s the components of this card first:

Paper: Prism Rose Light & Wizard Light.  tim Holtz Distressibles Antique Ledger Paper

Stamps:  Flower Silhouettes Set

Ink:  Distress Walnut Stain

Distress Reinkers mixed w/ water and misted on ledger paper.  (Dusty Concord, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Antique Linen)

Embellishments:  May Arts Chocolate Ribbon, 7gypsies Chelsea Collection/lavender ribbon.  Prima Flowers, Pearlized Brad.

 

My 2nd project and much more pastel and spring feeling is a  4 3/4” x 2 3/8” shipping tag.  It reminds me of a soft and sweet Easter Dress.  I started by covering the tag front with a Pearl Adirondack Paint Dabber.  When dry it was layered with vellum, sewn and trimmed around the edges.  The Floral pattern was created using watercolor crayons to color on the rubber, misting with water and then stamping on the vellum.  Next, I sewed the grid and reinforced hole strip on.  The edges were sponged, attached the ribbons, added the brad and the torn vellum strip with the rub on sentiment.   Here’s the supply list:

Paper: Shipping Tag, Hero Arts Linen Weave Vellum, Worldwide Spring Garden Vellum

Ink:  Distress Dusty Concord, Watercolor Crayons

Accessroies:  May Arts Ribbons, Pearl Brad, Magenta Peach Grid, K&Co. Rub On

Stay tuned for all the fun tomorrow and be sure to visit the Design Team to see their fabulous creations as well!

                                                                           You can click on the small photo for a closer view of the details.

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. 

Blogger Challenge #13

Today's Rubbernecker Blogger challenge is to make a card in any shape

other than the standard 4.25x5.5.  It can be a long or tall card, or any other shape you want it to be.  Your card

must also include snowflakes!  To participate, all you have to do is upload your card to either your blog and/or

online gallery and comment on this post, including the link to your card.

The gift card holder started with a large shipping tag measuring 6 1/4" x 3 1/8"  I used blending foam &

the applicator tool to sponge it with Distress Weathered Wood ink.  Snowflakes were stamped in

Distress  Broken /china ink.  The snowflake background was inked in versamark and embossed in clear

powder.  It didn't give enough definition to the tag, so I ended up going back and stamping the background

using Adirondack paint dabber in pearl.  When dry, I scored the tag at 1 1/4", 3 3/4" & 4" starting at the top.

The tag was layered on pacific point CS and scored again matching up the score lines on the tag.  The

ribbon is tied around the top flap and the bottom flap of the holder tucks into the ribbon to hold it closed.

The embellishment is a snowflake pin I picked up at 90% off after Christmas last year.  The gift card is

held in place with Wacky Tac adhesive which is a sticky post it type adhesive.  Have a wonderful day, hope

you have time to play along!

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!