Splashes of Watercolor

WEEKEND SPECIAL SALE

This sale is for all Rubbernecker, Stamp Oasis and KK Original stamps
and sets.

Starts 12pm noon PST Today 2/27, ends 9pm PST Sunday March 1st.

BUY 2 stamps GET 1 stamp FREE

Free stamps will be of equal or lesser value. We will refund the
purchase amount on the 3rd highest priced stamp and the 6th and so on.
Shipping is based on the original purchase price and so is the
Shoppers Reward Program which will apply during the Sale.

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I knew you’d want to know!!  Have fun shopping!

I had to have a quick and cute card for a co-worker who has just had gall bladder surgery.  I thought this might put a smile on her face and let her know how much I care.  I mean, seriously, how can you not smile at a pink Kim Hughes teddy bear and Basic Grey Urban Prairie paper??

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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Stamps: Comforting Hugs (Cornish Heritage Farms)

Paper: white, regal rose, Basic Grey Urban Prairie - bountiful, milk, bluebird

Ink: Versafine - onyx black, Memento - tuxedo black, Versamark

Other: Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, stump, piercing tool & mat, labels one Nestabilities die, clear EP, Copic markers:

SERIOUSLY!!!!  How can you not smile when you see any of Kim Hughes‘ little critters??  I especially love these sea creatures - Ocean Friends.

So when I saw what colors Tammy chose for the Color Throwdown challenge this week - colors of the ocean - I knew which stamp set I would use!

I really had fun with this card.  I love the wave and decided to use it twice.  I also wanted a bubbly feel so I stamped and clear embossed the Large Polka Dot backgrounder on the kiwi kiss layer as well as on the ocean blue layer (even though you really can’t see it there).

The shark is stamped on textured bashful blue cardstock and he, the seahorse, the coral and both waves are popped up on dimensionals.  I stamped the “smile” on kiwi kiss cardstock, added the clear circle sticker, trimmed around it, and popped it up as well.  I used my white gel pen to highlight the shark’s teeth and the seahorse’s eyes.

Speaking of seahorses, did you know that the female seahorse lays her eggs in the male’s pouch and he carries them until they hatch?  When I was very young, we lived in Florida and had a saltwater aquarium.  I remember being totally fascinated by these graceful creatures and was so excited to watch the babies come shooting out of the dad’s pouch as they hatched!

We’d love for you to play along with us this week!  Remember, you could be the next Featured Stamper!  Here are the details - Color Throwdown Featured Stamper.

Please check out the fantastic creations of the other design team members here:

• Barbara Anders
• Cathy Indelicato
• Danielle Kennedy
• LeAnne Pugliese
• Tammy Hershberger

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Stamps: Ocean Friends, Large Polka Dot backgrounder (Cornish Heritage Farms)

Paper: night of navy, bashful blue (cardstock & textured cardstock), kiwi kiss, Basic Grey Sugared 6×6 pad

Ink: Versafine - onyx black, Versamark

Other: clear EP, Inkssentials white opaque gel pen, corner rounder punch, foam dimensionals, ribbon, clear circle mosaic sticker (EK Success)

We had a great time at IKEA!  We were mostly looking for furniture for GS Miles.  Here’s a bed we found that he just loved:

Here’s Miles and Gretchen trying out some mattresses while his Mom was shopping:

And here’s a little something I picked up (the bedding):

All in all, we had a pretty productive day, considering almost every person in 5 counties was there!!  Talk about feeling like cattle!  But I still can’t wait to go back!

Prism Papers are now available at Rubbernecker!!

Rubbernecker is pleased to offer paper in 12″ x 12″ individual sheets from Prism Paper, Basic Grey (coming soon), 7 Gypsies, and Scrapperdashery.  AND Prismatic packs!

Individual sheet paper must be purchased in 20 sheet lots.  Quantities may be combined between the Prismatic and Scrapperdashery lines.  There will be no backorders for paper and package sets and/or pads will not apply to the 20 sheet minimum.

For the May Arts ribbon lovers out there (that would include me!), Rubbernecker will be adding May Arts to our store in the very near future.

Woo hoo!  I couldn’t be more excited!  One stop shopping is always a big hit with me!!

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And guess where I’ll be shopping today!!!!???

Here’s a hint:

YAY!!!  A brand new IKEA opened in Charlotte, NC this week.  I’m so excited!!  I’ll be there with my 2 daughters, one of the grandsons, and my BF.  My BFF and her husband will be there also.  We all have a strategy worked out and will be in constant contact via cell phones so nobody misses out on anything!!  What fun!!

I’ll be back with an update later!!

I was just thrilled to see that yesterday’s Ways to Use It Challenge - WT206 - was to use stripes!  I had finished this card last weekend and was trying to find time to write up the blog post.  Julia gave me the nudge I needed!

I found a package of Basic Grey Sugared chip stickers on sale at Michael’s not too long ago.  I’d never used these before, but discovered that they’re really cool and easy to use! And I love the way they look on a card!  How about you?  What do you think?

The Bigz Top Note die was used to cut a piece of fabric from the S.E.I. linen assortment, which is meant to be used for craft projects.  It has a backing which gives it a little more stiffness than regular fabric.  So easy to work with!  I added a few buttons and hemp twine and the card was done!

I’m definitely loving these chipboard stickers for a fast and easy card!

And you know what?  I just remembered that when I made this card I had last week’s WT challenge in mind - WT205 - to use fabric!

It also uses CPS sketch #102!  I always seem to be a week behind on challenges!  I probably just need to quit my day job so I can keep up with what I REALLY want to do!!

Thanks for dropping by for a visit today!

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Stamps: Many Happy Returns (Stampin’ Up!)

Paper: natural white, ruby red, Basic Grey Sugared 6×6 pad

Ink: Memento - rich cocoa

Other: Basic Grey Sugared chip stickers, Bigz Top Note die, S.E.I. linen assortment, buttons, hemp twine

Here’s one of the cards I made with an SU stamp set that had not yet seen any ink.  I used Beate’s sketch WSC68 and kept it pretty simple. 

Everything but the 2 pieces of patterned paper is from Stampin’ Up!

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

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Stamps: Rustic Rooster (Stampin’ Up!)

Paper: groovy guava textured, close to cocoa, sage shadow, My Mind’s Eye 12 x 12 slab

Ink: creamy caramel, close to cocoa, sage shadow, really rust, more mustard

Other: water brush, curvy circle cutter, sponge dauber, Hodgepodge hardware - antique brass, ribbon

Buzzy Huggabugg…..what a cutie!  I just love this little guy!  He reminds me so much of my grandson Miles, so I knew I had to have him!

And as soon as I saw LeAnne’s colors for this week’s Color Throwdown challenge, I knew they would be perfect for a little boy’s card using Buzzy!

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I made the clouds using a hand-cut template of thin cardstock and a sponge dabber with bashful blue ink.  Wasn’t it so cool of our fabulous banner designer, Kisa, to make it to match my card?  (She really didn’t, but it’s so cute that it does match!)  I stamped Buzzy twice and cut out the second head to color and pop on top of the main image layer.  I also decided to cut around the edges of his wings and fold them up just a little to give more dimension to him.  Key Lime Shimmerz is painted on his wings.

We’d  love to have you join us!  You could be chosen Featured Stamper of the week if your card is chosen.  It will be featured in a separate post on the following Tuesday!  Check out this week’s challenge on the Color Throwdown blog and then stop by each designer’s blog to see their beautiful creations.

• Barbara Anders
• Cathy Indelicato
• Danielle Kennedy
• LeAnne Pugliese
• Tammy Hershberger

Thanks for dropping by!  I really appreciate it!!

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Stamps: Buzzy Huggabugg (Stamping Bella), So Many Sayings (Stampin’ Up!)

Paper: white, brilliant blue, ballet blue, tangerine tango, DCWV Pocket Full of Posies matstack

Ink:  Memento - tuxedo black, bashful blue, Versafine - onyx black

Other: sponge dabber, hand-cut cloud template, labels one Nestabilities dies, SU scallop punch, buttons, DMC floss, tangerine tango grosgrain, craft knife, Shimmerz - Key Lime, paint brush, Dew Drops - flame, foam mounting tape, Copic Markers:

I had to get in a quick post today.  I just loved Taylor’s sketch this week and since today is the deadline to submit a card, I needed to post it now.  Oops!  Too late again!  It had to be posted by 8 a.m. PST.  Dang!  I had this made on Saturday but thought I had plenty of time to post!  Oh well, maybe I’ll get one in again next week.  But on time!!  This is already the second week I’ve missed the deadline!  Anyway, here’s the card I made~

I have several Stampin’ Up! sets that haven’t seen ink yet and since my new order will be here on Wednesday, I thought I’d better get busy!  I made a few cards over the weekend and will be showing them this week I hope.  If I can get the posts written (and on time), that is!

Thanks for visiting!  See you on Wednesday for the Color Throwdown challenge.

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Stamps: A Flower for All Seasons  (Stampin’ Up!)

Paper: white, ruby red, chocolate chip, My Mind’s Eye 12×12 slab

Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, Ranger Distress- antique linen

Other: ribbon, oval Nestabilities dies, Distress stickles - vintage photo, copper brads, red riding hood ribbon, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, foam mounting tape, Copic Markers:

Woo hoo!  It’s time to announce the winner of the beautiful Diva - Kit the Kat.

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Random Integer Generator

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Timestamp: 2009-02-15 23:43:15 UTC

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Number 41 is

Crystal on 13 Feb 2009 at 1:13 pm who said:

Beautiful job on all the cards….. new releases are great !!!

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Congratulations, Crystal!

And thank you all for playing along!