Designer Diamonds Background

My card today features the background stamp Designer Diamonds.  The center of this stamp has a solid diamond, which I decided to cut open to reveal an image behind it.  I chose Fly Fairy to peek through the opening.  Also on the background I stamped images from Fly Fairy using Palette Burnt Umber ink and used the sentiment as well. Palette Cognac ink matched the golden cardstock I used, so I made that the primary background color, and I even sponged some on the distressed edges of the open flaps.  The image inside is colored with Copic markers.  A golden ribbon and bow wrapped around the card and under the sentiment finished it off.

Here's a closer look.

Red Rubber Design Tag Challenge

My tag is made with Spellbinders Labels 20 Nestabilites dies.  I cut it out of More Mimi Patterned cardstock.  The Lovely Butterfly image is stamped on Premium White Cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and Colored with Copic markers (E00, E01, E13, R81, R83, R85, R89, R00, YG03, YG06, YG09, Y11, Y13, Y15, C5, C1).  

I also used a layer of green cardstock.

The pink ribbon is from the Mimi Ribbon collection plus some extra pink ribbon.  The  eyelet is a white one from the Lily Anna Hardware and colored with Copic R85. 

Challenges:
Little Miss Muffett - Anything But Square
Penny's Paper Crafty - Shaped Cards  
Stamp n Doodle - Anythiing Goes 
Whimsy Inspiration - Anything Goes

Journal with Tea Stain background

This project features the newly released background stamp Tea Stain.  I thought it would make a great background for a journal.  Starting with Premium White Cardstock cut to fit the journal, I stamped the Tea Stain stamps with Palette Cognac ink.  I also stamped Fern Frond in Palette Landscape ink on the background and a border from Background Soup with Palette Burnt Umber ink.  Then I sponged Palette Haystack ink over the edges.

The saying is Gratitude to God, stamped in Palette Noir and backed with Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Squares cut from Brown Bazzill cardstock.  

Challenges:
Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrappin' Corner - Anything Goes

Enjoy the Scenery

As Red Rubber Designs continues our Vintage month, I have a card to show you today using the stamp set, Enjoy the Scenery.  I love the saying on this set.  Although a little intimidating to color, I created the foreground and water scene and clouds to give an illusion of where the lady might be riding and looking.  I used Copic markers.  All supplies are listed below.

 

Here are a few more views of the image.

Supplies:  
Copics (E00, E01, E13, BG10, BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18, G21, G24, G28, E50, E53, E55, E57, W7, B41)
Amberley Grace Patterned cardstock, Bazzill Buttercup cardstock, Copic Xpress Cardstock
Inks:  Palette Burnt Umber, Starry Night, and Cognac
          Memento Tuxedo Black
Cloud Template, Sponge
Pearl beads

Challenges:
Frilly and Funky - Vintage, Outdoors
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Papelitos - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Always Anything Goes
Try it on Tuesday - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffett Challenge #43- Writing

 

Today I have a card to submit for the current Little Miss Muffet challenge - Writing.  It is required to have some form of writing on the card.  I've chosen to use the LMM digi stamp, Dill as Jesse James.   I colored the image with Copic Markers, placed it on top of paper by Reminisce called The Old Boardwalk, and added a piece of First Edition Specialty paper from Stampin' Up, and a gold star (like a Sheriff's badge).

Sew Thankful Blog Hop

September at Red Rubber Designs is Vintage month.  Our Featured Stamp set is Sew Thankful, which we as the Design Team are all using for our September Blog Hop.  You will see a variety of ways to use this stamp set as you hop from blog to blog. 

For my project I have made a tri-fold slant card using only background stamps (instead of printed papers) for the panels.  Each of the images from Sew Thankful are embossed with  pigment ink and a heat tool.  I colored the images with a few Copic markers.  The background cardstock is black and the images are mounted on red and black cardstock.  I used Spellbinders Lacy Circles die for the sewing machine and backed it with a circle cut with a circle cutter.

 

Here is the card opened up so you can see both sides of the card.  The accent flower is Red Homemade Crocheted Flowers with a button in the middle and red Scrappers Floss.

Suppies:
Stamps:    Sew Thankful, Background Stripes, Background Soup,  Gingham Background
Inks:  Black pigment ink, L'Amore Palette Ink,  Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock:  White, black, red
Other:  Clear Embossing powder, heat tool, button, Red Scrapper's Floss, Spellbinder's Lacy Circles die, circle cutter

Blog Hop and Contest

 Can you guess how many spools of thread will fit in a quart canning jar?  That is the challenge.  Check out the Red Rubber Designs Blog for all the details of our contest. 

Here is the order of our Blog Hop:

Red Rubber Designs

Sarah

Paula-Kay (You are here)

Louise

KC

Kate

Diana