Splashes of Watercolor

I’m hosting the Color Throwdown challenge this week!  Can you believe we’re already at #50?  Time sure does fly!

The colors I chose are:

Great summer colors, huh?

I chose to use my Butterfly Inchies (427) set from Rubbernecker for my card.  I misted the stamps with water after applying the ink, then stamped them on watercolor paper (after stamping off on scratch paper first) to create the dreamy effect.  I cut out and popped up another butterfly and used Stardust Stickles for all the butterflies’ bodies and the dots under the sentiment oval.

The “inky” panel is a leftover piece of the tag I used on this card.

We’d really love for you to play along with us!  You can get all the details of the challenge on the Color Throwdown blog and get even more inspiration here:

Happy birthday, Juliana!!

Please come back in just a little while for this week’s Wacky Wednesday challenge!  Sherry is hosting and it’s a color challenge too!

Yay!  It’s time for yet another Blog Stroll with the Rubbernecker Red Hot Mommas!!  Are you ready?  And if the Blog Stroll isn’t enough excitement, this time we also have the designers at Charisma Cardz joining us!  Please be sure to check out their creations as well!

Well, Rubbernecker Stamps is just HOT, HOT, HOT!  This week we have 3 new releases: 2 stamp sets and a background stamp.  Check this out:

Pretty darn cool, huh?

My tag card yesterday featured an image from the Flower Silhouettes set (468).  Today I’m using the adorable Teddy Inchies (426).

I’ve used the Color Challenge combo CC224 from Splitcoaststampers – Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, and Summer Sun.  And my sketch is from the Clean & Simple blog – Fall-to Layout 27.

Ok, here’s your Blog Stroll information for today:

If you haven’t arrived here from the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog , you should go there now so you won’t miss anything!  In order to be entered to win one of the free sets, please leave a comment on this post.  Winners will be randomly drawn from the comments left on the design team members’ blogs and from those emails with the completed, correct phrase sent to Sherry per the instructions on the Rubbernecker Blog.

My phrase clue for today is STAMPS?  (includes the question mark)  To find the next clue, stroll on over to Joan’s blog.  The Blog Stroll will end at 12:00 noon on Friday, June 26, and winners will be announced on the Rubbernecker Blog.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a wonderful day!  Stroll on!!

• Stamps: Teddy Inchies (426)
• Paper: Prism – simply smooth white; pacific point, tangerine tango; DCWV – Pocket Full of Posies matstack
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, Ranger Distress – antique linen
• Other: Sizzix Flower Layers Die, Heidi Swapp Flower, corner rounder punch, 1 1/4” & 3/4” circle punches, scallop circle Nestabilities die, CB embossing border – Just My Type, chipboard stickers, sponge dabber, sewing machine, foam tape, Copic markers:

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamps.

Are you ready for another Red Hot Mommas Blog Stroll??  I’ve just loved these strolls and hope you’re having just as much fun as I am!  Let’s get started!

We’ve got 5 new sets that are being released today.  Cute, cute, cute!!  I just know you’re gonna love them as much as we all do!!  You’ll need to head on over to the Rubbernecker Blog to check out photos of all the new sets and get all the details on how you can win one of them!  And then you’ll need to stroll along to check out all the exciting new samples from all the designers.

I’m working with the Baby Inchies (429) again today.  I just love them!  There are 24 adorable images in this set, and I really had a hard time deciding which ones to use!  I ended up going with the tiny animals for this child’s birthday card.  The sentiment is from a previous release, Birthday Borders (438) and the Screen background (452) was used on the bashful blue layer.  Oh, and the basic colors are from the Color Challenge CC220 at Splitcoaststampers this week.

Now to get down to business:

Stroll along with the Rubbernecker Red Hot Mommas.  The Stroll starts at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog where you will find the rules on how to win one of the sets being revealed.  If you haven’t started at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog, you should go there now in order not to miss anything!   Here is my phrase clue for a chance to win:  and Bears  To find the next clue, stroll over to Candy’s Blog.

Thanks for visiting me again today.  Have fun on the stroll and good luck!

• Stamps: Baby Inchies (429), Birthday Borders (438), Screen background (452)
  
• Paper: white, pumpkin pie, chocolate chip, bashful blue, Sassafras  Sunshine Lollipops
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black & rich cocoa, Ranger Distress - frayed burlap
  
• Other: circle and long scallop rectangle Nestabilities dies, 1″ and 1 1/4″ circle punches, ink blending tool, foam tape, May Arts ribbon,Copic markers:

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamps

It’s Wacky Wednesday!!  And I’ve got babies on the brain and on my card!  My family was at my house for part of the holiday weekend and I got to hold my new granddaughter quite a bit.  Such a sweet little bundle!

It just so happens that Rubbernecker Stamps has more new releases coming out tomorrow!  I’ve used one of the images from a new set called Baby Inchies (429).   Do you think you could guess what the theme is???  And how I came to choose this set to use??

Kittie is our hostess of the Wacky Wednesday challenge this week and our task is to use frames.   Since I knew I’d use one of the little dresses I thought this heart chipboard frame would be just perfect!  I coated it with cameo coral craft ink and covered it with Glamour Dust.

The image background is sponged lightly with barely banana ink and the little dress was stamped and colored a second time, cut out and popped up on a tiny piece of foam tape.

I punched out the hearts and glued them together then stamped the sentiment from Fashion Icons (456).  The ribbon is May Arts and the floral paper is velvet and from the S.E.I. Chick-A-Dee collection.

You NEED to check out the Rubbernecker blog for all the details of Kittie’s challenge.  There you’ll also find links to all the designers’ blogs with their fabulous creations and sneak peeks at what’s coming tomorrow!

I’ll meet you back here then for more fun!

• Stamps: Baby Inchies (429), Fashion Icons (456) - sentiment
  
• Paper: white, barely banana, cameo coral, S.E.I. velvet paper - Chick-A-Dee collection
  
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black (image), Versafine - onyx black (sentiment), barely banana, cameo coral craft
  
• Other: SU chipboard heart frame, DecoArt Glamour Dust, sponge dauber, Martha Stewart heart punch, May Arts ribbon, foam tape, wonder tape, Copic markers:

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamps

Today is another Wacky Wednesday over at the Rubbernecker blog!  Be sure to check out the great challenge that Candy has presented us with….using inchies in our design.

It’s also the monthly Dirty Dozen (past and present) design challenge at Splitcoaststampers.  This month Christine has asked us to use watercoloring in a design that is based on water.

I chose to use my water to make lemonade!  What better refreshment for those hot days of summer out by the pool or at the beach?  (Well, besides a cold Bud, of course!)

My inchie lemons and the long tall glass of cool lemonade are watercolored.  The lemons are punched with a 1″ square punch and matted on black cardstock.  After I colored the lemonade and cut it out, I used Ranger Glossy Accents on the ice cubes for a really “cool” effect.

I used my Top Note die to cut out the S.E.I. linen.  The sentiment is stamped on it using black StazOn ink.

We’d love for you to play along with us in the Wacky Wednesday challenge.  You could win a 40% gift certificate to use at Rubbernecker!  Check it out!  And while you’re there, link up to the blogs of the other design team members for some “cool” inspiration!

If you’d like to see all the other cards for the Dirty Dozen designers challenge you can go here:

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Hope to see you really soon!

• Stamps: Lemonade (367-10), Lemon (367-09), Make Lemonade sentiment (367-07)
  
• Paper: black, Prism - Candle Glow Light, watercolor paper, Basic Grey Urban Prairie Hayfield
• Ink: StazOn black, Ranger Distress reinkers - mustard seed, broken china
  
• Other: Top Note die, s.e.i. linen assortment - excursion collection - mineral, 1″ square punch, water brush, Ranger Glossy Accents, foam tape

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

Today is another Wacky Wednesday at the Rubbernecker Blog.  The lovely and talented Linda Duke is our hostess today and she’s  chosen a color challenge - to use pink and lilac.  Perfect spring colors!!

How about some more Easter fun??  I’m finally completing Easter cards for all the grandkids.  Between me and George, we have 6, so it takes a little while!

Last week you saw 3 cards for kids that I created.  This week I have 3 more.  These 3 are using brand new stamps from Rubbernecker Stamp Company that are being released tomorrow!   You’re going to love the great variety and quality of these new releases!!  I can’t wait for you to see them!  Tomorrow is the BLOG STROLL.  We figured since most of us are a little older, we’d stroll instead of hop!

And here are some individual photos (click to see them larger):

Aren’t these inchie images darling??  I had so much fun coloring them.

The cards themselves are quite simple; I used the largest of the large petite oval Nestabilities to cut them, then cut just a tiny sliver off of the bottoms so they would stand on their own.  The patterned paper was punched on each edge with a Martha Stewart doily lace border punch.  Each of the inchies was mounted on a slightly larger piece of Prism paper, then these were mounted with foam tape to a contrasting strip of Prism.

Thank you for stopping by to visit today!  Please hop on over to the Rubbernecker Blog for all the details from Linda on the challenge.  And we’d love for you to play along with us too!

• Stamps: Easter Inchies (436), sentiment from Flower Silhouettes (467) - both being released tomorrow, April 9, by Rubbernecker Stamp Co.
  
• Paper: Simply Smooth White, Frosted Amethyst, Iced Azalea, Razzleberry Light (Prism), Rob & Bob 12×12 slab
  
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, Versafine - onyx black, SU almost amethyst & pink pirouette
• Other: large petite oval Nestabilities, Martha Stewart doily lace border punch, 1″ punch, foam mounting tape, Copic markers:

Items available from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

I love inchies! I’ve been playing along in the Inchie Inkling monthly challenge, and this is my April entry for inchies focused on food.

The Lockhart Fruit Bowl stamp was perfect for this challenge and it pairs so well with the Stampin’ Up! Summer Picnic DSP which I love!

I actually only stamped and colored the fruit bowl once, then punched out the portion with the grapes. Well I couldn’t just toss out the rest of the image, so I punched out another portion and made a second card using the same elements and layout. I just switched up the colors and the placement of the focal image & sentiment.

The inchies were stamped on white cardstock and colored with Copic markers, then glued onto inchie chipboard squares. I glued tiny strips of the green striped paper around the edges of the chipboard. The frames were made by punching out a square with the 1-1/4″ square punch, then centering that in the scalloped square punch. The blue DSP background for each frame was punched with the 1-3/8″ square punch. The frames were attached using mounting foam tape to raise them up to the same level as the chipboard squares.

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Ahem! I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but my blog header is a little out of date since it says “spring”!! I’m up for suggestions on sites that have free packages to download for creating a new banner. Your help would be appreciated!

Thank you for visiting today. I look forward to seeing you next time!

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Stamps: Fruit Bowl - Lockhart Stamps, sentiment from Faux Ribbon - Papertrey Ink

Paper: white, bashful blue, Summer Picnic DSP

Ink: Palette Hybrid Noir for image, Versafine Onyx Black for sentiment

Accessories: Inchie chipboard, Copic markers, Ranger Glossy Accents, sanding stick, 1″ square punch, 1-3/8″ square punch, Giga scallop square punch, mounting tape

All items in orange can be found at Ellen Hutson’s store

All items in purple are from Stampin’ Up!

All items in green are from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

I couldn’t wait to get home from work today to make a beachy card with today’s color challenge colors! I love this combination! Here’s a link to the challenge: CC171

I don’t have time for much of an explanation, but I really don’t think it’s needed. It’s a simple card. The image squares are inchies. The black squares are punched with a 1-1/4″ square punch. The soft sky textured layer and the sentiment layer were attached with mounting tape.

All images and ink are from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

Thanks for stopping by to look!!

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Stamps: all from Rubbernecker Beach Party 2 section

Paper: shimmery white, kraft, soft sky textured, black textured

Ink: Palette Hybrid Ink

Accessories: Copic markers - B000, C7; 1″ and 1-1/4″ square punches, rectangle Nestabilties, Cuttlebug, ribbon, linen thread

I saw that AmyR filled in for Roxie yesterday to post the sketch challenge on Splitcoast. She can make the simplest sketches look fabulous! So I decided to try this one for myself. Besides, I needed a birthday card for a coworker!

Remember that I made a birthday card for my son-in-law earlier with the little dog from the CC Designs stamp set, It’s My Birthday? Well, I decided to go with the same theme here. The coworker is a young man also.

The card is pretty straightforward. The zig-zag lines are not actually stitching, but one of the stamps from a Technique Tuesday stamp set. The tiniest present is paper pieced with a scrap of the striped paper, and the faux brads are taken with teal cardstock punched with my 1/4″ circle punch. I also shaded the sentiment a little with a W1 Copic marker.

Thanks for coming by to visit today!

Oh and did you watch the American Idol elimination show last night? I definitely think the best 2 are in the finals - David and David. I vote for David, how about you?!! (Personally, I think David Cook has the most versatile style, but I love them both!)

AND…tonight’s another new episode of Grey’s Anatomy! Yum!

Have a wonderful day!

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Stamps: It’s My Birthday - CC Designs, Hanging By a Thread - Technique Tuesday

Paper: shimmery vanilla, cranberry crisp, taken with teal, My Mind’s Eye 12×12 slab

Inks: Palette Hybrid Burnt Umber

Accessories: Copic markers, 1/4″ circle punch, mounting tape

Copics used: Y21, Y26, YR16, YR68, BG15, BG09, YG03, G94, E09, E37, E31, E33, E13, W1

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After I’d posted the above card for yesterday’s challenge, I found out that today’s Ways to Use it Challenge at SCS is to use inchies. I LOVE INCHIES!!! I first learned about them on Ellen Hutson’s blog and have been fascinated with capturing as much art as possible on a 1″ square! The real experts are Sharon, Debbie, Ellen, Michelle, Trudee and Cindy. Check ‘em out! Ellen even has an entire blog devoted to them: Inchie Inklings.

So this is the mini-card that I made for Ellen’s March Inchie challenge.

Thanks again for stopping by!

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Stamps: Pencil cup - Lockhart Stamps

Paper: white, always artichoke, real red, Basic Grey cupcake 6×6 pad

Inks: Palette Hybrid Noir

Accessories: Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils, 1″ punch, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities rectangle dies

Good morning, everybody!

It’s Treasure Hunt Tuesday again 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.)

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:

Tosha

Linda

and ME!!!

To win blog candy from me, just leave me a comment telling me what your favorite dessert is!

Good luck!!

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I could always eat a piece of cherry pie! I’m more of a pie person than a cake person, although I probably wouldn’t turn down a piece of cake either!

Here is my card for today: Cherry Inchies

It’s all the craze, ya know! These inchies are taking over! And why not…..they are so darn cute and really fun to make! You don’t even have to use an entire image, just a part of one.

All of my images are from the Rubbernecker Sweets section - yum! These small images are perfect for inchies! I just stamped and colored them, then punched them out with a 1″ square punch. Voila! An inchie! The brown mats behind the inchies are made with a 1-1/4″ square punch. I used this punch for the red mat layers as well - I just trimmed them down to about 1-1/8″ square using my craft knife.

The inchies are mounted on a cardstock covered square of chipboard which was dotted using a brown marker. The cute cherry ribbon was in the $1 section at Michael’s.

Thanks for visiting today! Now leave me a comment to be eligible for the blog candy. I’ll use random.org to choose the winner tomorrow. And head over to Kittie’s blog to find the first clue for the Treasure Hunt!!!

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Stamps: Rubbernecker Sweets section

Paper: shimmery vanilla, chocolate chip, blue bayou, Cosmo Cricket Jitterbug Collection

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black

Accessories: Copic markers, 1″ & 1-1/4″ square punches, ribbon, chipboard square, rub-on word, brown marker, glue stick, mounting tape