Splashes of Watercolor

Man, I love this stamp set - For-bitten from Our Craft Lounge!  Almost as much as I love the Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris!  Almost as much as I love the True Blood TV series!  I didn’t like the series at first, but it sure did grow on me!

Here’s a close up:

And another view so you can see the Eternal Love heart:

You should check out Cami’s fantastic creation HERE.  I love how she used the sentiments to create her own patterned paper!

Later!

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• Stamps: For-bitten - Our Craft Lounge
• Paper: Prism - simply smooth white, classic red, K & Company - Fresh Paint glitter paper pack
• Ink: Memento -tuxedo black, Versafine - onyx black, red
• Other: Copic markers (R20, R24, R29), scalloped heart & labels 3 Nestabilities, Ranger glossy accents, craft knife, Ranger Distress stickles - fired brick & rock candy, clear & red atyou Spica pen, red organza ribbon, foam tape

Yay, it’s another Wacky Wednesday challenge!  Bev (dear, sweet, talented lady that she is) told us we had to cut something out this week.  I tried not to go overboard with it.  I have been known to cut out everything!

I love this Postage Heart (1679 SO) from Rubbernecker and just haven’t used it enough.  To me, it’s just one of those “perfect” vintage looking images.  I stamped it 5 times - once in each of these inks: Ranger Archival jet black, coffee, and sepia and SU dusty durango and more mustard.  Then I cut out several of the “stamps” and layered some on glue dots and some on foam tape, using the black stamped image as the base.

The center postage stamp and the Labels 4 cut sentiment tag were each painted with Ranger Distress Rock Candy crackle paint.  I LOVE that stuff!  Here are close ups (click on them to see them larger):

Just about every layer is sponged along the edges and/or distressed.  I gathered the lace by hand and hand-stitched it to the card.  And don’t you LOVE the Graphic 45 Transatlantique papers? ( eP has them on sale now!)

Thanks for stopping by for a look!  Please join us in the Wacky Wednesday challenge!  You could win a 40% off coupon for your next Rubbernecker purchase!  And you get 10% just for submitting!  Check out all the details on the Rubbernecker blog.  And here are links for even more inspiration on the “cutting” edge (tee hee):

Bev *  Joan * Juliana

Kittie * Linda * Shelly * Sherry

Please check back in a little while, as I’ll be posting my first ever Angels Landing card as a design team member!

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• Stamps: Postage Heart (1679 SO), Scuffs,Scraps & Stains (461)
  
• Paper: PTI vintage cream, black, Prism - Desert Coral Dark, Graphic 45 - Transatlantique collection - Around the World & Paris Post
  
• Ink: Ranger Archival - jet black, coffee, sepia; Ranger Distress - tea dye; SU  - dusty durango, more mustard, so saffron
• Other: sponge dabber, Labels 4 Nestabilities die, Wizard, Ranger Distress - Rock Candy crackle paint, lace, PTI - rustic cream twine, foam tape, copper brads

that I’d show you this Purr-fect Wishes card when I finished it, so here it is.

I used my Spellbinders Snowflake Wonder Poseabilities dies with Prism classic red paper and K & Company Glitter paper pack - the Fresh Paint collection.  And I was totally impressed that when I ran my image with the Sparkly Fluff already on it through the Wizard with the circle Nestabilities die, not a single bit of the Sparkly Fluff came off.  It’s still just as fluffy as ever!!  Woo hoo!

Thanks so much for visiting!  I hope you have a wonderful day!!

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• Stamps: Purr-fect Wishes - Our Craft Lounge
  
• Paper: Prism - simply smooth white, classic red, K & Company Glitter paper pack - Fresh Paint collection
• Other: Sparkly Fluff - appletini, inkssentials white opaque pen, Martha Stewart ballpoint tip glue pen, circle Nestabilities die, Snowflake Wonder Poseabilities dies, cropdile corner chomper - deco, May Arts ribbon, Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder, Copic markers

I’m so excited to have been asked by Joy and Daisy to be their eP friend this week.  How cool!  Thank you so much, ladies!

eclectic Paperie has long been one of my favorite places to shop!  They carry all the new Copic colors and all the new Our Craft Lounge stamp sets and that fabulous Sparkly Fluff!!  I’ve used all 3 on my Purr-fect Wishes image.

The card’s not finished, but I got so excited about the Sparkly Fluff that I had to go ahead and add it!  Would you look at that Appletini scarf and the fluffy white snow??!!

I also wanted to add that I had the wonderful honor of meeting and spending time with Joy and Cambria at CHA last week.  They are dolls and we had SO MUCH FUN!

Don’t forget there’s still time to enter for a chance to win the Purr-fect Wishes set HERE.

Thank you again so much to Daisy and Joy!!  I’m so honored!

Today is Joy’s birthday!  You all know Joy from eclectic paperie  and Our Craft Lounge  fame!

Her friends, Cambria and Daisy, have rounded up a bunch of her friends to post “Kona” birthday cards today in honor of this special day!

This new little sea turtle named Kona from Our Craft Lounge  is just adorable and I understand he’s one of Joy’s favorites.

Joy, I hope you have a super happy, marvelous day!

• Stamps: digital image of Kona from Our Craft Lounge
• Paper: white, kraft, Basic Grey - Marrakech & Recess
• Ink: Versafine - onyx black (sentiment)
• Other: Labels One Nestabilities die, buttons, linen thread, wonder tape, foam tape, Copic markers:

It’s time! If you head over to Jeanne’s blog you’ll find all the details on the latest Rubbernecker color challenge. This week the colors are pink, lavender, and green - perfect spring colors!

Rules, past challenges and blog button can be found –>HERE

Please link your creation to this post of Jeanne’s. Qualifying entries using at least one Rubbernecker, Stamp Oasis or KK Originals image will be entered in a monthly drawing for

a $25 Rubber Bucks Certificate from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

Last month’s winner was Beth M!!!

Congratulations, Beth!!

You can see all the challenge cards at Splitcoast if you click on this link:

RBC03

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Now for my color challenge card which also is a SNEAK PEEK of the new line of stamps that Rubbernecker will be carrying beginning tomorrow, April 1st! And this is NO April Fool’s Day joke!

These stamps are KK Originals stamps. You’ve heard of them, right? (Deets here.) You won’t believe how beautiful and diverse the images are! I LOVE them!! I used Dragonfly Bubble Dance and Dance Text on this card:

I had so much fun coloring this card with my Copic markers. I actually stamped the image twice, colored one of the images completely and then just colored the dragonfly and the leaves on the second image. These were cut out and I used my craft knife to cut part way along the line between the top and bottom dragonfly wings and between the leaves. I place tiny pieces of mounting tape under portions of the top wings and some of the leaves to lift these from the rest of the image. It has so much dimension in real life! Here’s a thumbnail of a close up picture. You can click on it to see it bigger.

On this second layer of the dragonfly, after I colored it with the Copic markers, I coated it with my Versamark pen and then applied some interference violet Pearl-Ex with a soft dry paint brush. The shimmer is awesome!

Thanks for stopping to read my blog today! Be sure to come back tomorrow when I’ll have another card made with new KK Originals stamps and links for the Tuesday Rubbernecker Treasure Hunt!

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Stamps: Dragonfly Bubble Dance, Dance text - KK Originals at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

Paper: white, pink, Rob & Bob slab

Inks: Brilliance Graphite Black, Adirondack Cool Peri

Accessories: Copic markers, Coluzzle, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots folder, Versamark pen, interference violet Pearl-Ex, sponge dauber, ribbon, rhinestone, dry soft paint brush

The Featured Stamper challenge FS59 on Splitcoaststampers today showcases the artistry of Amy Sheffer, better known as PickleTree on SCS. This comes as NO surprise to me, as I have been stalking Amy’s gallery and blog for months now! The hardest thing today was choosing from all her wonderful designs. I finally chose her precious Nursery Necessities card, which she says uses Julee T’s Mojo Monday sketch from week 20. So I have to thank both of these talented ladies for their creative influences! This card also fits Sharon’s Simply Saturday challenge ssnotime27, which is to use rounded corners. Thanks, Sharon!

I kept the layout that Amy used, the use of the ribbon and the general “sweet” feel of the card. I changed the stamp set and the colors.

I decided to use my new Hey There Cupcake set, which is exclusive to Eclectic Paperie and is so much fun to play with! I paired it with the Papertrey Ink Aqua Mist paper and ribbon and with the new Basic Grey Two Scoops 6×6 paper pad to come up with this totally yummy birthday card. I also used my new Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. Love it too!!

Each piece of the cupcake, except the candle, is paper pieced onto the white embossed retangle. I used my craft knife to cut the slits for the ribbon to slide through and I dotted all the scallops with liquid pearls.

Hey, I just noticed that this card matches my blog banner pretty closely! Neat!

Thanks for visiting today! I trust you all are having a most wonderful Easter Sunday!

Be sure to come back tomorrow for a sample of Jeanne’s new Rubbernecker color challenge!

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Stamps: Hey There Cupcake - Stampendous from Eclectic Paperie

Paper: white, Papertrey Ink Aqua Mist, pretty in pink, Basic Grey Two Scoops 6×6 pad

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Papertrey Ink Aqua Mist, groovy guava, wild wasabi, blue bayou

Accessories: Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots embossing folder, barely banana & pretty in pink markers, yellow metallic gelly roll pen, Papertrey Ink ribbon, craft knife, liquid pearls

Hi, everybody!

It’s Treasure Hunt Tuesday at Rubbernecker!! The treasure, if you find it, will be a free image! However, to receive the image a purchase of any size is required, and your treasure must be claimed between 4:00 am PST and 9:00 pm PST today. (That’s 7:00 am to 12:00 am on the East coast.) Jeanne has the first clue today!

When you head over to the Rubbernecker Home Page, check out these great deals:

*** Each month you can qualify to win $100 coupon good for Rubbernecker or Stamp Oasis stamps! For every $20 you spend, your name is entered once into a drawing.

*** For every $50 you spend on Rubbernecker, Stamp Oasis or KK Originals stamps, you get to choose a FREE stamp!

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BLOG CANDY!!! Who wants to win some?? Head over to these blogs and leave a comment for a chance to win:

Shelly

Jeanne

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GOOD LUCK!!!

***Have you seen our new Rubbernecker Challenge?

***Click HERE for the Challenge Post!

And the bestest news ever…..the new Guest Designers with the Rubbernecker team are 2 of the most talented ladies around:

Linda Duke

and

Leslie Miller

Can I just say I am thrilled beyond words to be working with this team!!!!

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My card today uses images from the Rubbernecker Sweets section, so it seemed appropriate to also use Basic Grey Two Scoops paper. Even though there are actually 3 scoops in the banana split!

After browsing through BeckyTE’s gallery I decided to case this precious card of hers: Leaping Lop. Becky is this week’s Featured Stamper (FS58) on Splitcoaststampers.

I kept her layout and the use of patterned papers and spring colors. I didn’t use the paper piecing technique for the main image, even though that was one of my favorite things about her card.

The papers were sewn using 2 different stitches. It’s hard to see since I used white thread on light colored papers, but if you look closely at the upper left had corner you may be able to make it out. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to place the sentiment on 3 different lines instead of 1. It’s stamped in Ranger Distress Walnut Stain ink.

The images were stamped in Brilliance Graphite Black on shimmery vanilla (what else?), colored with Copic markers, and cut out.

I used 3 different ribbons on the card, one of which is the light pink rickrack from the Martha Stewart craft line. It’s just stiff enough so that I was able to curl the ends just a little.

The banana split is popped up on mounting tape as is the center cherry at the bottom. The other 2 are attached with glue dots.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful day! And Happy Hunting!!!

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Stamps: Banana Split, Cherry Birthday Text - Rubbernecker Sweets section

Paper: white, shimmery vanilla, Basic Grey Two Scoops 6×6 pad from Eclectic Paperie

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Ranger Distress Walnut Stain

Accessories: Copic markers, Stamp-a-ma-jig, ribbons, Martha Stewart rickrack, sewing machine, mounting tape