Loves Rubber Stamps - Vintage Challenge

Good Morning crafty people!  Today is my second "official" post as a Design Team member with Loves Rubber Stamps.  I am super excited for this weeks challenge because it is Vintage or Shabby Chic Challenge. I don't usually do vintage style (ok, never...LOL) so it was a "challenge" in the true sense of the word.  

For this challenge I used the Gorjuss Girls Decoupage "New Heights" pack that I bought at Loves Rubberstamps.  LOVE!!!  Not to sound like a commercial, but it was only $4.99 and it includes all the stuff below, plus some extra paper not even shown here:

Materials used:

Gorjuss Girls Decoupage Pack "New Heights"

Crate Paper

Best Glue Ever

Best Cleaner Ever

Gorjuss Paper Pack - 8 x 8 Collection

Copics

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Antique Linen

Memento Ink Pad - Rich Cocoa

Stash fuzzy ribbon

To decoupage this card, I just popped out the image and the image repeats.  I mixed Diamond Glaze with a little water and brushed it on the base, then I used Best Glue Ever as if it were a silicone glue, because it  is not runny so it dries in a nice ball if you want it to, and I attached the second figure raised by the glue.  Then I pasted a coat of Diamond Glaze over this.  Repeat.  It is super fast and easy. Actually quicker for me than coloring and stamping.  Decoupage is fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

Loves Rubber Stamps {Sensational Sunday Blog Hop}

Welcome to the Loves Rubberstamps weekly Sensational Sunday Blog Hop! The Design Team has created some gorgeous projects for your Inspiration. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, each stop will have a full list of links. One of the Design Team posts is the hop's Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to be in a monthly drawing for a $20 Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher!  We will draw the winner of the Voucher the 1stSunday of each month! Remember, you have until 8:00 pm CST Saturday to leave your comments!

Laura - Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog

Dangina

Athina

Shanna 

Marcy

Joni 

Nina
Laura (you are here)

Thanks so much for joining us at the Loves Rubber Stamps blog hop! 

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I really love the Manga and "Kawaii" look of the gorgeous Make It Crafty images over at Loves Rubber stamps.  

Make It Crafty - Bethany Winter Jacket Image

Copics

Lawn Fawn - Into the Woods Paper

Lawn Fawn - Critters on the Savanna stamps (sentiment)

Bazzil Cardstock - Icy Mint, Rock Candy

My Favorite Things Dienamics - Rolled Flower

My Favorite Things Dienamics - Sentiment Strip Dies

Memento Ink - Summer Sky

Best Glue Ever

Best Cleaner Ever

Origami paper kimono patterns

Orange stash felt (for rolled flower)

I used the sketch on the left!

Challenges entering:

Flourishes - Timeless Tuesday Sketch 46 (Nov. 19)

Christmas Treat Box

Last night I found myself with a little time on my hands and decided to use the Heidi Grace box templates I had picked up at Tuesday Morning for $4.  The set came with 12 boxes, but I chose this guy to show off the adorable Dilly Beans stamp.  I love Dilly Beans, they are a little quirky.

Super fun project.  The christmas papers are from Me & My Big Ideas ($2 also at Tuesday Morning...sensing a theme here? LOL...trying to keep the ole' card making budget in check).

This Treat Box is on its way to a good home with my daughter's awesome teacher at school.

Materials used:

Dilly Beans Digi Stamp

Copics

Spellbinders Circle die & Circle Scallop die

MFT Stitched Circle die

Merry Christmas die from Memory Box

Poinsetta and solid red card stock from my mum (Thanks mum!)

Challenges entering:

Dilly Beans - Anything but a Card Challenge (Nov. 22)
Crimbo Crackers - Challenge 54 Christmas Words (Nov. 19)
ABC Christmas - W is for Winter (Nov. 23)
Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes (Nov. 20)
Crafting By Design - Anything Goes Christmas Twist (Nov. 19)

Crafting for All Seasons - Stitching Real/Faux (Nov. 26)
Crafty Creations - Challenge 248 (Dies and Punches) (Nov. 19)

Thanks so much for peeking! 

November 15 - {All Dressed Up} Lace & Ribbon Challenge

Today's project is from All Dressed Up stamps, and it is my last project as Guest Designer for the month of November with this fantastic company.  The challenge is Lace & Ribbon, so I decided to use the lace and ribbon on the hot air balloon.  I cut out the sentiments, then mounted them on squares.  I also die cut the clouds, raised the panel and added little white pom poms for some depth.  Hope you enjoy this project as much as I enjoyed making it.  

Materials used:

All Dressed Up Stamps - Love is in the Air

Copics
Chalk 

Spellbinders square dies & scalloped square dies

Stash ribbon & lace

Sweet and Sassy Cloud die

pom poms

The designer paper is Echo Park "Here and Now"
Ranger Antique Linen ink

Thanks for peeking!

Word Art Wednesday - I John 3:18

Good Morning everyone! It is another beautiful Wednesday and that means - Word Art Wednesday challenge!

I hope you will play along with us - it is very simple anything goes, just create an uplifting and positive card and post it at Word Art Wednesday challenges.  

Karen M. (Papercraft Memories) created the beautiful graphic for today's verse:  

For me this verse reminds me to show love in my actions, not just my words.  What does it mean to you?

For this card I used Some Odd Girl Painter Mae and colored her with Copics.  The paper is from the Japanese dollar store - Daimyo here in California.  And the dies on the corner are Whimsy dies.  The speech bubble is from Echo Park since I don't have an electronic cutting machine to use one of the SOG cut files.

Challenges entering:

Some Odd Girl - November Challenge speech bubbles (Nov. 31)

Thanks so much for peeking!

Handmade Harbour Challenge #13 - "Christmas is Coming"

Today the challenge at Handmade Harbour is "Christmas is Coming".  

I just started thinking about Christmas cards and I know you probably have been thinking about Christmas too, so make a Christmas Card and enter this weeks challenge.

I used the new digi from Handmade Harbour called Cute Christmas Robin for this card.  He is so sweet and super quick to color (always a plus this time of year)!

Challenges entering:

Papertake Weekly - Snow and Ice (Nov. 17)

CRAFT Challenge - Challenge 232 Christmas (Nov. 13)

Crafty Little Fairies - Christmas in November (Nov. 13)

Sweet Stamping - Christmas is Coming (November 15)

Scribble and Scrap - Challenge 5 - Anything Goes (Nov. 23)

One crazy Stamper - Christmas (Nov. 31)

Artistic Inspirations Challenge - Challenge 67 Use a Sentiment (Nov. 18)

Markerpop  - Challenge 34 Anything Goes (Nov. 17)

Loves Rubber Stamps - Sepia or (black & white) Challenge

Good Morning friends!  Today is my first "official" post as a Design Team member with Loves Rubber Stamps.  I am super excited and honored to be a part of this team.  Check out my team mates cards for this challenge - I know you will be inspired like I was! 

For this challenge I used the red rubber stamp - Kimono Marci from La La Land.  I really liked her beautiful Japanese look.   Also, I thought it looked pretty vintage in the sepia tones.  The photo above is me being a total photoshop geek and turning it black and white with purple splash of color (in honor of my Mom a total purple lover!)

Materials used:

La La Land -Kimono Marci

Crate Paper

Best Glue Ever

Best Cleaner Ever

Gorjuss Paper Pack - 8 x 8 Collection

Copics

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Antique Linen

Memento Ink Pad - Rich Cocoa

Memory Box - Paper Lantern Die

Challenges entering:

Simon Says Stamp - Got ink Challenge (Nov. 18)

Crafting By Design  - Anything Goes (Nov. 12)

Scribble and Scrap - Challenge 5 - Anything Goes (Nov. 23)

Markerpop  - Challenge 34 Anything Goes (Nov. 17)

Party Time Tuesdays - Challenge 146 Use Twine (Nov. 19)

Crafty Cardmakers - Challenge 104 Paper Piecing (Her Kimono was paper pieced) (Nov. 17)

613 Avenue Create - Challenge 45 Anything Goes (Nov. 17)

Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge 22 Anything Goes (Nov. 22)