Splashes of Watercolor

Feb 18 2009

Buzzy Huggabugg - Color Throwdown #30

Published by bronih under Card Designs, Color Throwdown, Copic markers, Shimmerz

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.

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:

17 responses so far

Dec 16 2008

Last of the Christmas stuff!

Published by bronih under Blog Candy, Card Designs, Christmas, Copic markers, Jacksonbelle, Rubbernecker, Shimmerz, Splitcoaststampers, Stampin' Up!

Winter 2 For You 2

You may be as glad to have this be the last of the Christmas creations as I am! I STILL haven’t decorated my tree or house yet. What in the heck am I waiting for?

RUBBERNECKER TREASURE HUNT TUESDAY

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Arrrr ye mateys, it’s Treasure Hunt Tuesday at Rubbernecker. Hop on over to the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog to find your first link in today’s treasure hunt!

And I’m one of the lucky ones to be offering BLOG CANDY today! You don’t even have to answer any questions this week. Just leave a comment on this post and I’ll let the random generator choose a winner on Wednesday morning.

Our Design Team, as always, will delight you with their creations. Head over to the Rubbernecker Blog to catch the links and find out who else has the BLOG CANDY!!

The big winter clearance sale is still going on over at Rubbernecker’s too! Don’t miss out!

I used the tutorial at Splitcoaststampers to make this clear glass ornament. I only did a couple of things differently. I used my Adirondack paint dabber in snow cap to dab on the back of the acetate after coloring the penguin. Doesn’t he have the funniest expression on his face? I also added beads to the snow inside the ornament. I know you can’t see them in this photo, but they ARE there. I made 7 of these - 6 for all the grandkids (mine and George’s) and 1 for me!

Stamps: Little Lovin’s Christmas mini #2 set

Ink: StazOn black

Other: glass ornament, acetate, silver cord, Copic markers, Adirondack paint dabber - snow cap

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

JACKSONBELLE EMBELLISHMENTS - JBE 033

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Not only is this the last Christmas creation this year, it’s also the last creation I’ll be making as a member of the Jacksonbelle Embellishments Design Team. It’s been a wonderful experience and I’ve absolutely loved getting to know all my talented, funny and creative teammates. I’m going to try to slow down the pace of my life and concentrate more on my grandkids and my aging Mom. A huge thank you goes out to Lindsey, Lynda and the whole team who have been such a joy to work with.

This week’s challenge is a sketch. And I wanted to use this fun Fancy Pants - Happy Holidays paper one more time this year. I just realized that Snowy Jo looks dirty in the photo!! He’s not actually. He’s been painted with Angel Wings Shimmerz and he’s very beautifully shiny IRL!!

I used my Stampin’ Up! classy brass Priceless template for the snow flourish behind Snowy Jo. I used my BG10 Copic marker to paint along the flourish and behind the sentiment. I also painted both of these with the Shimmerz as well.

Be sure to check out the beautiful creations of this year’s last Jacksonbelle Embellishments DT challenge here:

Have a great day! See you soon!

Stamps: Snowy Jo - Imaginisce

Paper: white, Fancy Pants - Happy Holidays

Ink: Memento - tuxedo black

Accessories: ribbon, SU scallop punch, long rectangle Nestabilities, foam mounting tape, SU classy brass template-Priceless, piercing tool & mat, Shimmerz - Angel Wings, Copic markers:

Items from Jacksonbelle Embellishments

25 responses so far

Dec 02 2008

Sleep in Peace ~ Love and Joy

Published by bronih under Card Designs, Christmas, Inkadinkado, Jacksonbelle, Rubbernecker, Shimmerz, Splitcoaststampers, Winter

Time for another 2 For You Tuesday post! I hope you all had a blessed and happy Thanksgiving! I ate too much and enjoyed all the time I got to spend with my family. There’s nothing better!!

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RUBBERNECKER TREASURE HUNT TUESDAY

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Arrrr ye mateys, it’s Treasure Hunt Tuesday at Rubbernecker. Hop on over to the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog so you don’t miss those Design Team Members who are offering up Rubbernecker Bucks today. You’ll also find your first link in today’s treasure hunt!

Our Design Team, as always, will delight you with their creations. Be sure to visit their blogs~

Have you seen the banner ad on Splitcoaststampers this morning? Beginning today, for 15 days, all three stamp lines (KK Originals, Rubbernecker and Stamp Oasis) at Rubbernecker Stamp Company will be on sale to make room for new releases!! Woo hoo!! RUN over there to take your pick before your favorites are gone!

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I LOVE this classic image of Girls Sleeping. This to me is what makes Christmas so special and keeps it alive when everything around us seems to be falling apart….the children. It’s all for the children.

I stamped this image on white cardstock with Distress Fired Brick ink and clear embossed it. Then I rubbed the Distress Antique Linen ink pad directly over the image. The edges are distressed and the Antique Linen and Weathered Wood ink pads were rubbed along them. I pressed the whole panel into a glue pad and added Diamond Dust glitter to the entire surface.

The red snowflake was cut with a Spellbinders Snowflake Wonder die. The smaller one was punched with a Martha Stewart punch out of white paper. It was pressed into the Antique Linen ink pad, then I touched both the Fired Brick and Weathered Wood ink pads randomly on the surface. Glue and Diamond Dust glitter were added to it too. (Thanks to Anna for this fantastic idea!!)

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Stamps: Girls Sleeping (2010-01SO) - Stamp Oasis background ATC section, Scroll Peace (1204SO) - Stamp Oasis Winter Holiday section

Paper: Prism Super Smooth white, ruby red, not quite navy, My Mind’s Eye Signature Christmas paper pack

Ink: Ranger Distress inks: Antique Linen, Fired Brick, Weathered Wood

Accessories: Palette glue pad, Floracraft Diamond Dust glitter, SU punches - scallop & corner rounder, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Spellbinders Snowflake Wonder die, Spellbinders Wizard, ribbon, foam mounting tape

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

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JACKSONBELLE EMBELLISHMENTS - JBE031

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I made 2 cards for the Jacksonbelle Embellishments challenge today to use glitter, Shimmerz or bling. I couldn’t resist. I love this little bird and wanted to use him both on a warm vintage card and on a cool updated card. I also used the Fancy Pants Happy Holidays papers for both cards.

The first one uses all Coffee Shimmerz for it’s shininess. It’s painted on the bird, around the Layers One Nestabilities layer, and on some of the snowflakes on the card base. And how gorgeous is that Fancy Pants Lace in Amber???

The second card uses Ranger Stickles in Black Diamond, Pink, Aqua, Waterfall and Stardust as well as a red Spica glitter pen and FloraCraft Diamond Dust glitter (from Hobby Lobby). The bird and the sentiment are raised up on foam mounting tape.

Be sure to check out all the other shiny, shimmery, blingy creations here:

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by today. Check back in tomorrow when I hope to have 2 more cards for you for the Color Throwdown challenge and the Rubbernecker Blog challenge.

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Card 1 (brown vintage):

Stamps: Bird Ornament, Spirit of Christmas sentiment - Inkdadinkado

Paper: white, chocolate chip, Fancy Pants - Happy Holidays pad

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa

Accessories: Shimmerz - Coffee, paint brush, Labels One Nestabilities die, Fancy Pants Lace Wraps - Amber , word window punch, linen thread, satin ribbon, foam mounting tape

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Card 2 (black modern):

Stamps: Bird Ornament, Spirit of Christmas sentiment - Inkdadinkado

Paper: white, black, Fancy Pants - Happy Holidays pad

Ink: Versafine - onyx black, Versamark

Accessories: black detail EP, Ranger stickles - black diamond, pink, aqua, waterfall, stardust, word window punch, Tim Holtz grungeboard - mixed minis, Adirondack acrylic paint dabber - snow cap, silver cord, FloraCraft - Diamond Dust, red Spica glitter pen, foam mounting tape

19 responses so far

Nov 18 2008

2 For Tuesday #24

Published by bronih under Card Designs, Christmas, Copic markers, Jacksonbelle, Rubbernecker, Shimmerz, Watercolor, Winter

Good Tuesday morning to you all! I have 2 more Christmas/winter/holiday cards for you today. Grab your cuppa and enjoy!

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RUBBERNECKER - TREASURE HUNT TUESDAY

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Arrrr ye mateys, it’s Treasure Hunt Tuesday at Rubbernecker. Hop on over to the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog so you don’t miss those Design Team Members who are offering up Rubbernecker Bucks today. You’ll also find your first link in today’s treasure hunt!

Our Design Team, as always, will delight you with their creations. Be sure to visit their blogs~

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When I first saw this beautiful Poinsettia in theRubbernecker Winter Holidays #2 collection, I KNEW I would watercolor it. However, I then decided to watercolor it 3 times and create a cluster! It was stamped 3 times on the first piece of watercolor paper and watercolored. I trimmed it into a smaller rectangle, leaving some of the leaves to overhang the edges. Then I stamped just one flower again on watercolor paper and painted it. I cut it out and raised it up on foam mounting tape after the rest of the card was assembled. The flower centers were painted with Beeswax Shimmerz Paint.

Stamps: Poinsettia (394-05) - Rubbernecker Winter Holiday #2 section

Paper: watercolor paper, ruby red, gold - DCWV Metallic Stack, Cosmo Cricket - Oh Joy (Jacksonbelle Embellishments)

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Distress - Antique Linen, Distress reinkers - Old Paper, Peeled Paint, Worn Lipstick, Aged Mahogany, Scattered Straw, Shimmerz - Beeswax (Jacksonbelle Embellishments)

Accessories: waterbrush, paint brush, sponge dabber, May Arts ribbon (Jacksonbelle Embellishments)

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

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JACKSONBELLE EMBELLISHMENTS - JBE029

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Put your sunglasses on for this one!!! LOL!!! I was trying to pick up the colors in this beautiful Fancy Pants - Happy Holidays paper and ended up using the lime green tones to airbrush the background of my Snowy Jo image. Actually I like these colors together, but it definitely is not your usual winter/holiday color combo.

The image and mat panels were cut with a Labels Two Nestabilities die. I pierced the design at the bottom using an Ornare template. Don’t ya love the felt snowflakes? That’s a self-adhesive felt lace panel by Queen & Co.

You’re more than welcome to play along with us. Create a Christmas/snowflake/winter card and upload it to your favorite online gallery using JBE029 as the keyword.

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LOOK!!!!

Did I get your attention?? Jacksonbelle Embellishments is putting out a call for design team members for the months of Jan 2009 - June 2009. Interested? Click here for the details -> JBE design team call

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Be sure to check out the designs created by the current awesome design team members:

That’s it for today, folks. I hope you liked the 2 For You Tuesday cards! Thanks so much for visiting today. Come back tomorrow for the Color Throwdown challenge and the Rubbernecker Blog challenge.

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Stamps: Snowy Jo - Imaginisce

Paper: white, close to cocoa, Prism Frosted Kiwi, Fancy Pants - Happy Holidays

Ink: Memento - tuxedo black

Accessories: Labels Two Nestabilities die, Queen & Co. Felt Fusion - snowflakes, Ornare piercing template, piercing tool & mat, ribbon, brads, foam mounting tape, Copic airbrush system, Copic markers ~

Items available at Jacksonbelle Embellishments.

22 responses so far

Oct 14 2008

2 For You Tuesday #19

Published by bronih under Card Designs, Challenges, Copic markers, Halloween, Inkadinkado, Jacksonbelle, Papertrey Ink, Rubbernecker, Shimmerz, Splitcoaststampers

It’s Tuesday! Hi everybody! I was off work yesterday, so it feels like a Monday to me!

But I’m sure I’ll survive! Are you ready for a couple of new cards?

RUBBERNECKER TREASURE HUNT TUESDAY

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Arrrr ye mateys, it’s Treasure Hunt Tuesday at Rubbernecker. Hop on over to the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog so you don’t miss those Design Team Members who are offering up Rubbernecker Bucks today. You’ll also find your first link in today’s treasure hunt!

Our Design Team, as always, will delight you with their creations. Be sure to visit their blogs~

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Today’s card is a stair-step fold card for yesterdays Technique Lovers Challenge at Splitcoast. What a fun card to make!

I started with a black base and added all my cute little Rubbernecker Halloween images. The candy corns and ghost were colored with Copic markers. The moon is a circle of yoyo yellow (which I NEVER use!), sponged around the edges with Ranger Distress tea dye ink. Both the bat and the spider were stamped with Versamark and Versafine onyx black ink, then heat embossed with black detail EP. Their eyes were colored in with a yellow glaze pen. The ghost, bat, spider and one of the candy corns are all popped up on foam mounting tape. I think I’m keeping this one to put on my desk at work!

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Stamps: Petite Corny (87-09), Petite Spooky (87-05), Bat Set (45-0608), Mr. Spider (45-03), Halloween Poem (45-05)

Paper: white, black, yoyo yellow, pumpkin pie

Ink: Versamark, Versafine onyx black, going gray, Ranger Distress Tea Dye

Accessories: black detail EP, sponge dabber, yellow glaze pen, ribbon, foam mounting tape

Items available from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

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JACKSONBELLE EMBELLISHMENTS - JBE024

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Our challenge today for the Jacksonbelle Embellishments design team was to create a 4 layer or less card. I’m not usually one to pile the layers on my cards, but just 4 layers?? That was indeed a challenge!

I’ve had the Inkadinkado Beautiful Fairies stamp set for a few days (ok, weeks!) and I’ve been dying to ink them up. So here’s my first card with them. And pat me on the back..I didn’t use a single Copic marker on this card! It was really hard not to, but I did it! I colored my Woodland Fairy with Prismacolor pencils. And of course all the shimmer is from Shimmerz.

There are only 3 layers actually. The base of PTI Spring Moss cardstock, my DP (Prima Urban Cosmo collection), and my fairy. The flowers (except for the die cut one with the rub-on sentiment) came with the Urban Cosmo collection.

Be sure to check out all the awesome creations of the design team:

So ends another edition of 2 For You Tuesday! Thanks so much for coming by. Tomorrow is another Rubbernecker Blogger challenge and the Color Throwdown challenge of the week, so be sure to stop back by then!

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Stamps: Beautiful Fairies - Inkadinkado

Paper: shimmery vanilla, PTI Spring Moss cardstock, Prima Urban Cosmo - Ethnic, Cosmo

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Shimmerz - Angel Wings, Ranger Distress ink- Frayed Burlap

Accessories: Prismacolor pencils, stumps & gamsol, paint brush, Prima Urban Cosmo flowers, CB flower die, rhinestone sticker, sponge dabber, May Arts ribbon, dimensionals, Crate Paper rub-on sentiment

Items available at Jacksonbelle Embellishments

19 responses so far

Oct 01 2008

Autumn Embellishments

Published by bronih under Autumn, Card Designs, Copic markers, RN Challenges, Rubbernecker, Shimmerz

Look familiar? I actually liked the colors and textures of this card so much that I chose to use it for my Autumn blog header!

Today is the Rubbernecker Blog challenge. You can check out all the details HERE.

Sherry said we should use embellishments, so I kept adding them until I ran out of room! I consider the leaves and acorn to be embellishments right along with the lace, ribbon, and hardware.

The leaves are made with alcohol inks on glossy white cardstock. One of these leaves was actually made when I worked the Rubbernecker show booth in Greenville, SC, last month. The acorns were stamped on white cardstock, colored with Copic markers and then painted with my new Rustic Red Shimmerz.

Here’s a close up (click to make it even larger):

Thanks for stopping by today! I’m not actually home today. I’m in Charleston, SC, at a Copics certification class! I’m so excited to learn from the Copics guru, Marianne!!!

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Stamps: Leaf Group, Acorn Set, Autumn Greetings sentiment - Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

Paper: glossy white, white, Basic Grey - Recess

Ink: Archival ink - jet black, Versafine onyx black, Ranger Alcohol inks - lettuce, butterscotch, terra cotta, cranberry

Accessories: alcohol ink felt applicator, Shimmerz - Rustic Red, paint brush, We R Memory Keepers hardware (available from Jacksonbelle Embellishments), lace, ribbon, foam mounting tape, sewing machine, Copic markers: E13, E37, E09

Items available from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

22 responses so far

Sep 16 2008

2 For You Tuesday #15

Published by bronih under Autumn, Card Designs, Halloween, Inkadinkado, Jacksonbelle, Rubbernecker, Shimmerz, Watercolor

Can you believe it? 15 weeks! Thank you all for coming back each week to check out my 2 For You Tuesdays!

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I have some big news this week! Look at this:

Did you know that Rubbernecker Stamp Co. now has a blog? It has such a fresh new look! Sherry’s done a wonderful job designing it. There are galleries of all the designers’ cards, and there are already some tutorials posted too. Here’s the link:

Rubbernecker Stamp Company blog

Check it out as soon as you can! There will be announcements about all the sales, like the current one on almost all the inks - Memento, Clearsnap, StazOn, Brilliance, & Ranger - and the Spellbinders Nestabilities too!

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Now, on to the cards!

RUBBERNECKER - TREASURE HUNT TUESDAY

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Of course if it’s Tuesday it’s time for another TREASURE HUNT!!!

Just head over to the Rubbernecker Blog for all the details and to see who is offering BLOG CANDY for you to win this week!

Just look at this little cutie pie! She’s one of the new Little Lovin’s images in the Stamp Oasis New Halloween section at Rubbernecker.

I stamped her in Versafine Onyx black ink and watercolored her with my Ranger Distress reinkers and a waterbrush.

Both of the ovals were cut using my Spellbinders oval Nestabilities, which are still on sale this week.

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Stamps: Indian Girl - Stamp Oasis New Halloween section, Autumn Greetings

Paper: hot pressed watercolor paper, Sunshine Lollipops wee bundle - Sassafras, pumpkin pie, chocolate chip

Ink: Versafine Onyx black, Ranger Distress inks: tea dye, aged mahogany, dried marigold, scattered straw, spiced marmalade, peeled paint, walnut stain

Accessories: waterbrush, artist’s pen, oval Nestabilities, sponge dabber, Cuttlebug, tiny tags dies, ribbon, piercing tool & mat, foam mounting tape

Items available at Rubbernecker

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JACKSONBELLE EMBELLISHMENTS - JBE020

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It’s time for another Jacksonbelle Embellishment sketch challenge! All the details and this week’s sketch can be found at the Jacksonbelle Embellishment blog.

I decided not to do a lot of coloring this week. Actually, I had already colored this same image, but when I went to attach it to the background I had assembled, I just didn’t like how it looked! So I stamped it again, and only painted a moon (and some moon glow) in the background with my new Beeswax Shimmerz. Now how cool does that look!!?

Please be sure to stop by and see what the other design team members have created too!

Until tomorrow, chicas! That’s when I’ll have 2 more cards for you! Yes, 2!!!

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Stamps: Haunted House - Inkadinkado, Happy Halloween - Imaginisce

Paper: shimmery vanilla, Cosmo Cricket Fleuriste

Ink: Versafine Onyx black

Accessories: rectangle Nestabilities, black velvet ric rac, eyelets, Cropadile, Shimmerz - Beeswax, paintbrush, foam mounting tape

Items available at Jacksonbelle Embellishments

18 responses so far

Sep 09 2008

2 For You Tuesday #14

Published by bronih under Card Designs, Christmas, Copic markers, Halloween, Inkadinkado, Jacksonbelle, Rubbernecker, Shimmerz

Well, I guess it must be Tuesday! I don’t even know where Monday went! 2 more cards for you today. I hope you enjoy~

RUBBERNECKER ~ TREASURE HUNT TUESDAY

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It’s another Treasure Hunt, y’all!

Stop by the Rubbernecker Home Page for your first clue to find the treasure. When you find it (and don’t worry, it’s very easy!) and make a purchase, you get the treasure FREE! The treasure must be claimed between 4 am PST and 9 pm PST (that’s 7 am - 12 midnight on the East coast). All the details can be found at the Rubbernecker Home Page.

Now don’t forget that this week’s sale is on Spellbinders individual and group Nestabilities and it’s a FANTASTIC sale!

And did you know that if you purchase $25 or more of product (not including stamps or cushion), you receive 10% off your entire order??!! Isn’t that cool??!!

Shelly and Tami have BLOG CANDY today, so be sure to stop by their blogs and leave them a comment for a chance to win!

My card today is another Halloween card. This time featuring Midnite & Jack. Now I didn’t know this kitty’s name was Midnite, until after I’d colored him, so let’s just say he’s getting on in years and that’s why his black coat has faded to gray.

I’ve used this week’s featured sale item - Nestabilities - to cut, emboss and shade my image rectangle, and also to cut and emboss the scallop layer. I don’t know what I did before I had my Nestabilities! I LOVE them! It’s so convenient to get a precise cut and perfect mat for your images - every time!

These Halloween pals are colored with Copic markers and the image layer was sponged with a sponge dauber and Ranger Distress scattered straw ink before I removed the Nestabilities die from the paper.

Be sure to stop by the Design Team members’ blogs for more great Rubbernecker samples:

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Stamps: Midnite & Jack - Rubbernecker Halloween section

Paper: white, almost amethyst, lovely lilac, Deja Views Cat’s Life Collection - Cat Stripes

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress - scattered straw

Accessories: sponge dabber, square Nestabilities dies, Cuttlebug, Just My Type border folder, mounting tape, ribbon, Copic markers - 0, C1, C3, C7, E43, Y00, Y21, BV00, BV04, YG93, YG95, R11, YR65, YR16, YR68

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JACKSONBELLE EMBELLISHMENTS - JBE019

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We’re in our second week of the September Jacksonbelle sketch challenges. It’s not hard to enter, you guys! All you have to do is this ~

Use one of the newer (Spring until now) Inkadinkado stamps and one of the sketches we post each week. Email your cards to lynda.benden@gmail.com. You may enter as many times as you like and you can win some great prizes.

You can see the complete details here: Lindsey’s Contest blog post

Here is this week’s sketch~

And here is my card for this week:

This beautiful cardinal is from the Inkadinkado Winter Birds set. I stamped it in Adirondack inks, then painted over the berries with Shimmerz Rustic Red, the leaves with Key Lime Shimmerz, and the bird with Shimmerz Golden Wheat. The edge of the oval and the flower were painted with Shimmerz Butter Cream. See all the sparkle?

{Click on the photo to get a larger view.}

Please join us in the challenge! Here are some other great designs using the Inka stamps and weekly sketches from our design team members:

Thanks so much for stopping by again for another 2 For You Tuesday! See you tomorrow for a new Color Throwdown challenge!

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Stamps: Winter Birds - Inkadinkado

Paper: Prima - Urban Cosmos, riding hood red, cranberry crisp

Ink: Adirondack - Cranberry, Lettuce; Shimmerz paint - Rustic Red, Key Lime, Golden Wheat, Butter Cream

Accessories: paint brush, craft kife, petite oval Nestabilities die, velvet ribbon, Cuttlebug & D’vine Swirl folder, gem brad, foam tape

24 responses so far

Sep 01 2008

Playing around

Published by bronih under Card Designs, Challenges, Jacksonbelle, Rubbernecker, Shimmerz

I was playing around last Friday night and decided to combine a few challenges just to see what I would come up with. This is the first chance I’ve had to upload this card. It combines last week’s color challenge CC181 (rose red, black, kraft), the technique lovers challenge TLC183 (faux dry embossing) and a variation of Beate’s sketch challenge WSC54.

I was experimenting with an ATC transparency sheet and my Shimmerz to see how it would look. I had to dab the paint on rather than spread it, but it really looks pretty IRL. I also painted the white Prima flowers with butter cream and magenta Shimmerz.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look! Don’t forget that tomorrow is 2 For You Tuesday, so please come back for that!

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Stamps: White Flowers - the Jeanne Streiff collection at Rubbernecker, sentiment - RubberneckerPaper: black, kraft, rose red

Ink: black StazOn, white craft, sahara sand, Shimmerz - magenta, butter cream

Accessories: white Prima flowers, black brad, ribbon, piercing tool, mat, & template, ATC transparency sheet, paint brush, circle Nestabilities, mounting tape

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Aug 29 2008

A Dear Friend’s birthday

Published by bronih under Card Designs, Cornish Heritage Farms, Jacksonbelle, Shimmerz, birthday

My dear friend Beth recently celebrated a birthday. When I think of her, I think of rich florals, bold colors, lovely old lace, and the wonders of nature.

She lives in a 100 year old refurbished farmhouse (with 140 acres) and besides working a full time job and being a single mom, she maintains the 4 acres of beautiful landscaping around her home and collects antiques of all kinds. You should see the gorgeous treasures in her home and stored in her garage! It’s always an adventure to see her latest acquisitions!

So when it was time to make her birthday card, the beautiful Basic Grey Stella Rose paper is what came to mind first. That and flowers, birds and lace! So finally this is the card I came up with for Beth~

I just love it and almost hated to give it up! If it had been for anyone else….! She loved it too and said she was going to frame it!

The base is textured wasabi and the floral and striped DPs are both Stella Ruby. I used my Cuttlebug Just My Type border folder to dry emboss the striped DP, then sanded the embossing a little to remove some of the color. The so saffron layer is stamped with Pretty Pattern backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms. Both the saffron and pomegranate layers are distressed.

I sewed around the DP, added May Arts gold metallic ribbon tied into a knot through the Prima flower, lace and a Prima acrylic bird painted on the back side with Butter Cream Shimmerz. The sentiment is from the Lizzie Anne Au Naturale stamp set.

Well, I hope you liked Beth’s birthday card! And I hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day holiday!! Me? I’m working Monday. Phooey!!

Oh, I almost forgot to mention….did you see that Jacksonbelle Embellishments is having a 15% off everything sale from August 30th (Saturday) through September 1st (Monday)!! Just think of all the great Inkadinkado stamps, May Arts ribbon, Cuttlebug folders and Shimmerz paint you could save on!! Just use the code LABOR08 to get the discount!

Thanks for coming by today! Please come back soon!

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Stamps: Pretty Pattern - Cornish Heritage Farms, Au Naturale - Lizzie Anne Stamps

Paper: wild wasabi - textured, purely pomegranate, so saffron, Basic Grey Stella Ruby 6×6 pad

Ink: Versamark, Palette Hybrid Noir

Accessories: Prima Painterly Petals Urban, Prima Just Corina acrylic birdies, Shimmerz - Butter Cream, sanding stick, Cuttlebug, Just My Type border folder, lace, May Arts sheer gold ribbon, sewing machine

18 responses so far