Wonder and Joy

Red Rubber Inspirationals #104 is Let Your Stamping Sparkle by 

using glitter, mist or other sparkles.  I decided to join in the 

challenge and stamp my background using Background Soup, adding a touch of sparkle to it with a clear Wink of Stella pen.  This is a stamp from Wonder and Joy by Red Rubber Designs.  She is a sweetie. 

You can see the sparkle a little better in the close-up photo.

Won't you join the Inspirational Challenge with your sparkly creation?

Supplies:

Wonder and Joy by Red Rubber Designs

Background Soup by Red Rubber Designs

Premium White Cardstock

XPress Blending Card

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Kaledicolor Calypso ink pad

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 10

Scor-Buddy

Scor-Bug
Cloud template

Palette Reflection Blue ink pad

sponge

Clear Wink of Stella pen

Copic markers - E00, E01, E13, BV000, R24, R29, B12, B16, B18, E21, E35, E39, YG07, YG09



Challenges entered:
Red Rubber Inspirationals - #104 Let Your Stamping Sparkle
4 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund - Anything Goes
Crafter's Cafe - Funny or Whimsical
Crafting By Design - Girly
Crafting for All Seasons - Girly
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Using Copics on Fabric

After attending the Copic Color and Ink Workshop, I've tried several projects using techniques we learned.  Using Copics on fabric (muslin) was one project I really liked.  I ordered some small (5x7) muslin bags from Amazon.com and stamped and colored a variety of little gift bags.

These are some general all-occasion bags.

Now I will tell you about each bag.

This first one is the one we did in class.  The muslin is much smoother than what I found on Amazon.com, but both worked fine.

 

Instructions:

Here are some instructions for coloring with Copics.  Place a folded sheet of paper inside the bag before stamping.  This prevents the ink and markers bleeding to the back side of the bag.  Stamp on the fabric with a fabric ink, such as Versacraft or Fabrico.  Or you could use a pignment ink.  It will be need to be heat set with a heat tool before coloring.  Caution:  muslin scorches easily, so don't hold it in one place long.

Color lightly, not going all the way to outline, since Copics do spread.  Use a very light touch and blend slightly.  Too much saturation will ruin your image and go out of the lines.  You cannot use the Colorless blender marker to erase, as you can on paper.  It is still possible to blend a little bit with a lighter color, but be careful.

Then heat set with the heat tool, and you probably want to do that between colors also.  Copic ink is not waterproof, so do not launder. 

This next bag is stamped with Flutter By by Red Rubber Designs.

 

This sweet girl is Celeste Amberglow Flowerpot by Little Miss Muffet.

 

The sunflower is Sunflower Botanical by Red Rubber Designs.

The next cute little girl is Wonder and Joy by Red Rubber Designs.

 

Thinking of You by Wimsy and Stars Studio.

 

And these are some Christmas gift bags I made.

 

Pinecones 

 

Build a Snowman by Red Rubber Designs

(check the website for availability)

 

 Candy Cane by Our Daily Bread Designs

 

Christmas Bear by Mabelle R.O.

 

 Simple Poinsettia by Red Rubber Designs

 

Joy and Peace by Red Rubber Designs

 

Holly  by Red Rubber Designs

Wonder and Joy card

 

I have another card with the Red Rubber Designs Spotlight Stamp set for February, Wonder and Joy.  This sweet stamp set is one of my favorites, especially for children's cards.

Here's a close-up of the image.

 

Supplies:

Wonder and Joy stamp set

Maggie Patterned Cardstock collection

white cardstock

pink cardstock

Spellbinders Nestabilities Floral Ovals

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Pink heart pearl

pink ribbon

doilie

Copic markers (E00, E01, E11, BV11, R81, R83, R85, R20, BG72, BG93, BG96, BG75, BG70, YR23, YR24, YR27)

Tombow 723 Pink marker 

Challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Must Use Physical Stamp

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

7 Kids College Fund - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Celebrate the Occasion - Girls Birthday - Must Use Pink

Creative Card Crew - Birthday

Red Rubbber Designs "Once Upon a Child" Blog Hop

"Once Upon a Child" is the Red Rubber Designs Theme this month.  For the blog hop the Design Team members are all using the stamp set Wonder and Joy.  This is the cutest set of child images and sayings.  I've made two cards.  Here is the first one:

For the little fisherman stamp I used Amberley Grace Patterned cardstock and Amberley Grace gray ribbon, gray and also while cardstock.  I put a fish brad on the end of his pole, and then used Crystal Effects on the bucket and reel to make them shiny.  The image is stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored with Copics (W0, W3, W5, W7, C2, C5, BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18, YR21, YR23, YR24, B00, B01, B13, BV11)

 Here is my second card.

 

 This sweet little girl is lifted in the air by her balloon, perhaps for a celebration, like a birthday.

The background patterned cardstock is Tutti Frutti Patterned Cardstock.  Also I used pink cardstock and white cardstock.  The image is stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and cut out with a Spellbinders Mega Classic Scalloped Ovals Large Nestabilities. I used Copic markers for coloring (E57, E59, E55, RV52, RV55, YG23, YG25, Y35, Y38, E00, E01, E13, B11). I used a cloud template and sponged on Starry Night Pallette Ink behind the image to give the illusion of clouds. The baloon has Crystal Effects on it, and I added three large white brads from Lilly Anna hardward. 

 Contest - This month Red Rubber Designs is playing Hopscotch! Hop to each blog and leave your footprint (a comment). One blog has the "stone" (but we're not telling you which one!) and we'll randomly draw a winner from everyone who commented on that blog. The winner will receive the February Spotlight Stamp FREE!

Extra this month - Red Rubber Designs is sponsoring the Sunshine Mail Foundation  - formerly "Card Cupids" - for the entire month of February. To help with their cause of providing support and comfort to children in need, they hold card challenges on the 1st and 15th of each month.


** Three of the Sunshine Mail Foundation's Design Team will be joining us for the hop. You'll note they are included in our blog hop list.

 Blog Hop Order 
Red Rubber Designs
Louise
Kate
Michele (Sunshine Mail DT)
Paula-Kay (you are here)
Kim (Sunshine Mail DT)
Diana
Karen (Sunshine Mail DT)
Sarah

 
      Info on Sunshine Mail Foundation (formerly called Card Cupids):

Sunshine Mail Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit, provides children in need comfort, support and joy through free Sunshine Mail Care Packages.  Sunshine Mail is filled with handmade cards, care essentials and other age appropriate items and delivered to children in hospitals, homeless shelters and in foster care.

Card donation guidelines can be found here.

They hold challenges twice a month (1st and 15th). There challenge blog is here. 

Red Rubber Designs is sponsoring both February challenges (1st & 15th) for Sunshine Mail Foundation.

Challenges:

Delightful Challenges - Think Spring
Cards by Lady Ann - Stamp Challenge
Midwek Throwdown - Cards for Kids