Wacky Wednesday #12 Inchies!

Candy is the challenge hostess today at the Rubbernecker Stamp Blog and the challenge is to use inchies on your card or project. Have you seen the fun inchie sets Mr. Rubbernecker has released lately? I am combining the inchie challenge with the Featured Stamper challenge from this week on Splitcoast. The FS is our very own Red Hot Momma Joan Ervin! Her gallery at SC is a treat to look through, I chose to case the card found HERE.

You know, I just realized that my cards are always more neutral shades. I love color and Red is my favorite. You would think I would gravitate to these colors with my work. The colors today came about because I was thinking of a Latte or coffee w/ cream. Here’s the details:

Stamps: Coffee & Tea Inchies 424

Ink: Distress Walnut Stain. Alcohol Inks/Currant, Mushroom, Gold

Paper: Prism Tawny Medium, Suede Brown Dk., Sugar Cream. 7gypsies Nottinghill 6 x 6 paper pad.

Accessories: Scalloped Sq/ Nestabilities, Fragments, Mini Tan Brads, Sakura glaze pen/black, Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch.

Check out what the talented design team members have created today:

• Candy Williams
• Bev Gerard (Tex)
• Broni Holcombe
  Joan Ervin
• Juliana Swanson
• Kittie Caracciolo
• Linda Duke
• Shelly Kuck
• Sherry Cheever

Rubbernecker Blog Stroll

The Stroll starts at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog where you will find the rules on how to win one of the sets being revealed or even possibly the GRAND PRIZE. If you haven’t started at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog, you should go there now in order to not miss anything. To win the Flower Silhouettes set revealed on my blog today, you must leave a comment ON THIS POST. A random number will be drawn on Friday, 12:00 Noon.

Here is my phrase clue for the GRAND PRIZE: STAMPS

The Blog Stroll continues at Sherry’s Blog

My card today starts with the newly released Flower Silhouettes set and the Flourish and screen backgrounds that were released last week.  I love how the flourish background goes with the new stamp set!  The technique is Faux Bleach using White Simply Smooth Prism cardstock.  The background was stamped in Distress Embossing Ink and embossed with clear powder.  Next comes the Alcohol inks from the new Country side collection.  The colors in the set include Shell Pink, Willow and Cloudy Blue.  To reveal the embossed image, place a sheet of copy paper over the top of the layer and iron off the embossing powder.  (you will see it melt into the copy paper)  The flourish from Flower Silhouettes was stamped in the corners using Distress Walnut Stain.  The layer was sewn on to Prism Baby Pink Medium and then Spring Willow Medium.  The layers of ribbon sewn on the faux bleach layer are both May Arts – 1” lt. blue woven edge satin & 5/8” variegated organdy.  My little tags measure 1” x 2” and were inked up with the rock n roll technique and the screen background was stamped over the top.  The words are all one long stamp.  I sewed the tags onto a layer of Prism Baby Blue Medium, trimmed and then layered on the Baby Pink Medium.  I accordian folded the tag and mounted it on foam dimensional tape for a little dimension.  The center tag sports more May Arts ribbon including a variegated green fiber and 1/2” Blue/Brown dotted organdy.  Lastly, the beautiful buttons are SEI from the Poppy collection.  The pink ones were smooshed into my Distress Worn Lipstick pad and air dried.  I sanded the edges of some of the buttons for a worn look.  They are sewn to the card using Linen Thread. 

 

Here’s a run down of the supplies:

Prism Paper:  White Simply Smooth, Baby Pink Med., Baby Blue Med, Spring Willow

Stamps:  Flower Silhouettes, Flourish & Screen Backgrounds

Distress Ink:  Walnut Stain, Antique Linen, Shabby Shutters, Worn Lipstick

Alcohol Inks:  Country Side

Miscellaneous:  Clear Embossing Powder, SEI Buttons, Linen Thread, May Arts Ribbons (Rubbernecker is now carrying May Arts Ribbon by the roll.  It will be available by the yard April 21) SEI Buttons, Foam Dimensional Tape

Old World Map

Today's Rubbernecker Blogger Challenge is to use the colors Blue/Green/Brown. Stop on over to the

Rubbernecker Blog and play along with us!

I happened across a piece of DP in my stash and was inspired to use it with the Rubbernecker Map Background

and World Postcard stamps. Both are in the Old World section under the Rubbernecker category. The oval fragment is one of the new

Tim Holtz ovals & circles collection. I used alcohol inks in Caramel/Denim/Lettuce and let it dry. The map background was stamped

in Versafine onyx black on natural ivory CS and then I adhered the fragment to the image using Glassy Accents as my glue. It dries

very quickly and you can use a scissors to trim closely around the fragment right away. I layered it on a cocoa scrap that

was stamped with the world postcard background in Versafine vintage sepia ink. The edges were punched with a ticket

corner and sponged with Distress Peeled paint and then layered on navy CS. The K&co. awning strip DP is sponged with
Distress Faded jeans and layered on Olive CS. I added ribbon and Dew Drops for my accents. Check out what the other

Rubbernecker designers have done for the challenge:

Bev - Savor the Journey

Candy - Candys Land

Jules - Stampin with Inky Fingers

Kittie - Kittie Kraft

Linda - Linda’s Works of Heart

Tami - A Walk on the Mild Side

Sherry - Walkin' on the BAD Side!

FS87 Leaves Dance

Today's Featured Stamper is Loves Stampin!!!!!!!!  What a delightful gallery she has!  I chose to case her card seen HERE

I kept the same basic sketch but changed the stamps, colors and technique.  My card features embossed die cuts from

Spellbinders, I used the oak leaf from Assorted Leaves and the Rod from Charms & Rod.  The background was made by embossing

the Collage of Leaves background in clear powder on white CS.  Isn't that stamp awesome?  The set is called Collage of Leaves

and will be released by Innovative Stamp Creations on Monday October 13.  After embossing, I used alcohol inks in Red Pepper,

Butterscotch & Lettuce to cover the entire layer.  Then, it was placed between clean white computer paper and the embossing

was ironed off.  I wanted a little more definition to my image, so I thought stamping the same background in Brown Stazon

with the help of a stamp positioner would work.  Well, my initial reaction was to pitch it in the garbage.  Instead - with nothing

to lose, I grabbed the applicator tool/clean felt/blending solution.  After swiping over the entire piece, it left the stazon in some

areas and was the perfect shading I had intended.

The die cuts were sponged with color before removing from the dies and then they were spritzed with Pearlized Distress Mists.

I hope you like the results as much as I do!  Look for more sneak peeks this week, Treasure Hunt Tuesday, some blogger Challenges

and Make it Work Wednesday.  It's gonna be a busy week!

 

Treasure Hunt Tuesday

Arrrr ye mateys, it's Treasure Hunt Tuesday at Rubbernecker. As always, you can find the clue on our home page. If you haven't visited lately, you'll find that we are now offering your choice of the two images offered up for the treasure. In order to claim your treasure, place your choice of the two images in your cart, and then purchase only one other item.

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

Broni - Splashes of Watercolor (Blog Candy) Linda - Linda’s Works of Heart (Blog Candy)

Candy - Candys Land Bev - Savor the Journey Jules - Stampin with Inky Fingers Tami -

A Walk on the Mild Side Sherry - Walkin' on the BAD Side!

The fern background was stamped in versamark and embossed in clear EP on Vanilla CS. Then, I made an alcohol ink background over the top of the embossing using Latte, Meadow & Lettuce.

With the craft iron set on High/Cotton, iron the embossed image between a sheets of plain white copy paper. I actually use my craft mat for the under layer as it is heat resistant. The embossing will melt and absorb into the copy paper. The result is a faux bleaching with a multi colored background. Cool Huh? Thanks to Bad Sherry for playing around with this while we were demoing in Chicago recently. Love it!

Here's what the iron looks like when collapsed. The handle pops off and slides over the metal base. When compacted, it measures 7 1/2" long and 1 5/8" thick. It also has a steam attachment and comes w/ a carry bag. Mr. Rubbernecker/Dave would love to add one to your Treasure Hunt order today. This is not only the perfect craft iron, but travel iron as well.

Back to the card details. The tags are both Spellbinders dies, the tan one is from the tags trio set. The Green one is from the double ended tags set and I simply folded the top of the tag over the ribbon and secured it with a glue dot. Both tags were die cut and then run through to emboss them. Follow your Heart was computer generated. The main sentiment was stamped in stazon black on CS weight vellum. The back was DTP'd with Distress ink/Peeled Paint. The leafy silhouette stamp was inked in Blanco Opaque White and stamped on the distress ink. Layering the colored vellum on the artichoke CS made the white images pop through. The black was sponged on with Blending Foam and the alcohol ink applicator handle. The strip under the tags & sentiment was stamped w/ the same silhouette stamp in 3 colors of VersaMagic chalk inks on Kraft CS. I used Sage, Hint of Pesto 7 Sahara Sand. It is layered on Caramel CS with torn edges that were sponged with Distress Walnut Stain. Stamps, inks, spellbinders, embossing powder and craft iron available from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for the next Blogger Challenge.

Santa Claus is coming to Town

Today's color challenge is Riding Hood Red, Basic Gray & Artichoke.  I chose to make a Alcohol ink background for the Santa Collage.  Colors used are Red Pepper, Pesto, Slate & Gold.  The white highlights were done using a scratch tool to reveal the white core of the glossy paper.  I also used a red copic marker to add color to the hats and coats.  The edges of the glossy layers were also done with a copic marker.  The artichoke layer was stamped with a holly sprig and sponged with Encore Gold ink.  The collage is on dimensional foam tape and 7gypsies paper fasteners/riding hood red taffeta finishes it off.  Images are all Rubbernecker Stamp Co.  Be sure to stop by Rubbernecker's new Blog to check out the specials and those offering blog candy today and so much more.

A Walk in the Woods

It is a beautiful (just perfect actually) weekend in Michigan. The image reminds me of our walks in the woods - while Geocaching quite often.

This gorgeous stamp will be released by Innovative Stamp Creations on Tuesday 9/2 along w/ 3 other stamp sheets. It is so versatile. I posted a card where I stamped and colored with copic markers last week (scroll down to the 2nd card) Today's samples include an Alcohol Ink Polished Stone Background and a monochromatic card. The sentiment is from another sheet that will be released on Tuesday called Maple Tree Paintings.

Stamps: Walk in the Woods, Maple Tree Paintings (sentiment)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Encore Gold, Distress Tea Dye

Paper: Glossy White, CS Vellum, Rust, Photo Corners

Adirondack Alcohol Inks: Oregano, Latte, Caramel, Lettuce, Ginger, Metallic Gold

Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder

Stamps: Walk in the Woods, Textures & Sentiments (sentiment)

Paper: Vanilla, Caramel, Chocolate, Cocoa

Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia (image) Distress Walnut Stain (sentiment) Creamy Caramel (tag shading)

Accessories: Brads, Spellbinders Die dbl. ended tags (cut & run through a 2nd time to emboss the center, sponged w/ ink before removing from die)

I hope you have a wonderful Sunday and a relaxing holiday tomorrow as well!

Time Healer

This is for the sketch over at CPS today that is sponsored by Rubbernecker Stamp Co.  I chose to use a couple stamps I recently got and haven't used.  The clock background and time dreamer are new to me.  I used glossy cardstock and Adirondack alcohol inks to create my layers and stamped the images in Stazon Jet Black.  Alcohol ink colors are: Red Pepper, Slate, Espresso, Latte, Butterscotch and Gold. I ended up embossing the sentiment so it showed up better.  The clock faces are by 7gypsies I believe and the ribbon is May Arts.  Isn't the ric rac yummy?  Wish you could see the distressed look of it in person. 

Be sure to check back tomorrow for another Hanna sneak peek and of course Make it work Wednesday!