Rubbernecker Card Challenge #18 Anything Goes

I felt like making a mess today and playing with metal flake again!  I fell in love with this Rubbernecker Stamp 'Flourish Tree.'  I stamped the image with flitter glu and then added the metal flake.  It makes such a mess but it so worth the final product.  It is hard to capture all of the colors in a single picture.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.  The little accent key I bought at a flea market years ago.  When I was looking for what to place in that area, I came across the key and it seemed to be a perfect fit.

You are my Sunshine... My Only Sunshine.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.... you make me happy when skies are gray!

I took this photo at volleyball one evening and it was just the perfect image to use to create a card.  One of my Facebook groups created a challenge to take a image of 'weather' and create a card or layout based on that picture.

After using distress inks to create the blue sky background, I used the Altenew rain and shine stamp set and the Neat & Tangled sentiment.  I placed two Lawn Fawn stitched frames on top.

I am also entering this in the Rubbernecker Challenge - smile!

Happy Crafting!

Crafty Supplies	Crafty Places to Buy them
	Altenew Crisp Die Ink
	Altenew Rain or Shine
	Distress Oxide Inks
	Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle
	Neat & Tangled You are my sunshine

Falling for Autumn and hiding from Irma!

As we are finishing up preparing for Hurricane Irene, I snuck in a few hours in the craft room!  Jennifer McGuire did a blog post on Stained Glass Window Stamping and I feel in love with it.  I didn't have the supplies she did but did come across my Newton's Nook fall leaves and it worked perfectly.  Since I used stamps in each of these cards, I'm entering these in the Simon Says Stamp Monday & Wednesday Challenges of 'Stamp It'.

This first card includes a Memory Box 'Thank You' sentiment.  I used the heat resist acetate and embossed two leaves in gold embossing powder.  I die cut the maple leave entirely and then half of the oak leaf.  Underneath is watercolor paper that I blended a few colors to make.  This card will be entered into the Memory Box Challenge #28 'Falling For Autumn Cards'

I enjoyed and love the technique so much, I tried another one using handmade paper.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts.  I am entering this into the Rubbernecker Stamp Challenge 'Monochromatic'

Happy Crafting!  

Crafty Supplies	Crafty Places to Buy them
	Heat Resistant Acetate
	Hero Arts Prayers
	Newton's Nook Beautiful Leaves
	Newton's Nook Beautiful Leaves Die
	Ranger Gold Embossing Powder
	Tsukineko Versamark Emboss Ink Pad Watermark

Back to School!

Hi Everyone!  Happy Sunday!  The minute I saw this sketch design by Chrissy Larson Case This Sketch Challenge #235 I knew instantly what I wanted to do!  With a little modification, I turned this into the old printing paper we had in elementary school to learn our letters!  This also fit in nicely with Rubbernecker Stamps newest challenge, Back to School!

I used double sided tape to add the glitter.  I used the files on my Brother Scan'n'Cut to create the apple and the 'school' letters.

Only tools needed for this card was a ruler, double sided tape, and glitter! 

This card was also entered in  the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday card challenge.

Rubberneck Stamps Challenge: Invitations

'Invitations'

The next Rubbernecker Stamp Challenge!  I decided to make this nifty card to invite a girlfriend to lunch when I head home to Connecticut in a few weeks!

The background is from Concord and 9th - stamped four different times.  Two of them were embossed and the other two were inked.  The flower is from Altenew and the sentiment is from Impression Obsession.  I just love how all the colors worked together and I do hope my invite works!

Happy Crafting!

Crafty Item	Crafty Source
	Concord & 9th Stamp - Hello
	Altenew Floral Fantasy

Rubbernecker Stamps Challenge #14 Respect the Age

I'm so happy to be able to be back in the craft room!  I think work has finally gotten to a manageable place.  

Today I was able to work on a few card challenges and the first was for Rubbernecker Stamps!  The challenge is 'Respect the Age.'  I'm never one to really poke fun at people's ages so I decided to make a classic birthday card.  I think that respects all ages!  :)

The 'Happy' is from Winnie and Walter.  The background stamp is from Simon Says Stamp.  

I used masking tape across the middle of the card and stamped the image twice with Versamark ink and embossed in black.  I used a white gel pen to color in a few areas.  I added the sentiments and some bling around the card!

I hope you enjoy!  Happy Saturday!

Rubbernecker Challenge #7 April Showers

I missed the last Rubbernecker Challenge by a few hours and wasn't going to let this one pass!  April showers do bring May flowers as I'm sitting here on our own rainy Sunday looking forward to all that it brings tomorrow!  We planted a lot of flowers this weekend and I can't wait to see them bloom.  For the background, I sprinkled some colorburst on white cardstock and then sprayed the paper lightly with water.  Once that dried, I embossed the raindrops and then used some ink and a sponge to highlight the raindrops a bit more.  I diecut an umbrella and covered it with flowers and diecut 'celebrate'.  It was a fun little project for a rainy Sunday.  Happy Crafting!