Colorful Anniversary Card

My Mom asked me to make an Anniversary card

for her to send to one of my Aunt and Uncles.

I made several for her to choose from.

This is the one she picked.

Luckily I had an "extra ounce" postage stamp

still so she didn't need to go to the post office.

This card is bumpy and would require the extra postage

since it is non machinable.

Most supplies used came from Stampin' Up!:

Lasting Elegance die (recently retired)

All Year Cheer stamp set (from 2000 or so)

white embossing powder and Versamark ink

Simply Pressed Clay rose element

card stocks

polka dot ribbon scrap, unknown

homemade alcohol ink sprays to create background,

pink and yellow

I'll share a couple more cards soon that I created

with scraps of card stock I used to soak up

the over spray from making this background.

There will be a couple more Anniversary cards, too.

Thanks for looking =) 

I'm linking this card to

Retro Rubber Challenge #159

Anything Goes

 It's been a while since I've 

participated in a challenge,

here or anywhere really.

Retro Rubber was one of my favorites

since nearly all of my stamps are 10-20 years old!

Gearhead Birthday Card

 

I had fun putting together this card for another one of my uncles

that enjoys old cars. 

The die cut chrome gears back ground piece is leftover 

from this card I sent the other uncle recently.

I bought the Gearhead Garage set in early 2019

and have it used it quite a bit.

I keep hoping that one day there will be coordinating

images to that set / designer papers. 

"happy birthday" is from the Something to Say set

that is a bit older. 

Everything, other than the die cut 75,  came from Stampin' Up!

This card just so happens to fit the current challenge at

Retro Rubber Challenge :

#151 Red, Black, White and Gray !

I had a little help from my barn cat

that is becoming quite comfortable indoors :)

Thanks for looking, stay safe and warm.

Rustic Quote Piece

This is a project that I made months ago, originally intended to use as 
a design team project. I since decided to step down from the design team
to free up some time for personal things this year.

The background is metallic silver card stock run through an embossing folder.
I glued some cinnamon around the edges to make it look rusty.

Flowers were made with a spiral flower die and vintage dictionary
pages. The leaves were hand cut from a scrap of fabric.

The quote was printed. 

It's all adhered to a piece of chipboard.
Supplies: 
Tin Tile 3D embossing folder from Stampin' Up!
Spiral Flower die from Stampin' Up!
Metallic silver and Close To Cocoa card stocks, SU!
Vintage dictionary pages
Clear drying white glue, stipple paintbrush and cinnamon
Printed quote from randomolive.com
Scrap of fabric hand cut for leaves
Chipboard
Thanks for looking =) 

I'm entering my project in the Love To Craft Challenge Blog
January Anything Goes.

Edited to Add  2/25/2020:
this project was a Favorite of the Week at Splitcoaststampers !

Monochrome Sympathy Card

This is the second card I made for the current challenge at

Retro Rubber - Tic Tac Toe.

I was in need of more Sympathy cards,

so I chose to use the center row going down on

their tic tac toe board:

sympathy, embossing folder, monochrome. 

It could also be one of the diagonals:

floral, embossing folder, die cut or punch. 

Supplies from Stampin' Up! 

Stamps: Elements of Style (2010)

                 Close As A Memory (2006)

Basic Black and Sahara Sand card stocks

Memento black ink

Subtle 3D embossing folder

black organdy ribbon 5/8"

dimensionals

stitched rectangles die (Stamps of Life)

This shows the texture I created on the front

using the embossing folder by Stampin' Up!

I stamped the Toile image first.

The sentiment is attached to the card front

with dimensionals. 

This is the inside of the card.

Thanks for looking =) 

EDITED TO ADD 10/20/2019
My card was a Top Pick at Retro Rubber !

Sympathy Swing Card

Sadly, I've used up my small stash of Sympathy cards and need to make a few more to have on hand.
I used the current Tic Tac Toe challenge at Retro Rubber to create this one. It was simple enough with a swing card die and is flat enough to mail without requiring extra postage.

All supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: 
Roses In Winter  2003
Itty Bitty Backgrounds  1997
So Sorry 2013
Papers:
Pale Plum
Whisper White
Inks: 
Pale Plum
Perfect Plum
Mellow Moss
Barely Banana


Royal Flip It Card Die from Sizzix


Here is the Tic Tac Toe board. I used the top row across: pastel colors, sympathy, floral.
I may make another going down the center row.

Thanks for looking =)

First Birthday Card - take 2

This card was made for twin baby girls first birthday.

There are some glittery touches on the gift bow, candle and
around the edge of the circle tag.

I don't know the manufacturer of the Pooh and friends rubber stamp,
I've been unable to find the stamp for some time.
I made several cards with it a couple of years ago
and luckily had this stamped but uncolored image
in my "to-do-something-with-someday" box. I have searched and searched
 for that stamp and am afraid it ended up accidentally
knocked off into a trash can that sat by my desk :(
Had I been smart, I would have scanned the
image before coloring it so I could print out some more.


The circular sentiment stamp was from Stampin' Up!
Decorative paper is from Die Cuts With A View
Image was colored with inks and and aquapinter

This is a 5" x 7" card.

Thanks for looking =)


I'm entering my card in the Retro Rubber Challenge #120 Anything Goes.
I honestly have no idea how old this stamp is.
I bought it used several years ago. I'd guess it is at least 10 years old.

Rusty Apple Truck card

I've not played along with any challenges for months

since my craft rooms became catchalls for items

to be stored during the flood.

Now that things are nearly back to normal, 

I decided to start following some of my 

favorite challenge sites again.

When I saw the color challenge at Retro Rubber today,

I just knew I had to make a card!

It is very hot and humid outside today,

so I was dreaming of cooler fall weather as I worked on it.

I know I really should have been trying to finish up

some decluttering and cleaning instead knowing that 

people are coming over on Thursday,

but I have tomorrow to work on that ;)

Long neglected craft supplies were calling!

Here is the inspiration photo for RRCB119

Obviously fall leaves, mums and pumpkins come to mind

as soon as you see the inspiration photo.

I knew right away I was going to do something

slightly different and what it would be. 
I have another card in mind, too,
with a different theme and perfect for these colors.

The image is from Stampin' Up!, Countryside (2013).

I water colored it with ink from my 

classic SU! ink pads and an aqua painter.
Tangerine Tango, Dusty Durango, Real Red, Smoky Slate,
Basic Gray, Creamy Caramel, Always Artichoke, Bliss Blue

It is mounted onto Chocolate Chip textured card stock

then Real Red card stock that I distressed the edges on. 

A few dimensionals are underneath the image panel

to adhere it over the Pumpkin Pie striped grosgrain ribbon

that is on top of Crumb Cake card stock for the base.

I sponged Crumb Cake ink along the edges of the card front, too.

Pretty simple card, really ! 

Thanks for looking, have a great day =) 

EDITED TO ADD 9/23/2019
Honored to have my card chosen as a Top Pick!

I never did get that second card made as I had hoped.
It would have been images of wild horses running out West. 

Country Floral Birthday Card

I had this half piece of paper doily leftover from the previous card I made, 

so I decided to whip up another card to have on hand. 

It's a similar design, just flipped and using different colors/images.

Supplies from Stampin' Up!:

Banner Greetings stamp set - 2013

Gingham wheel - 2013

Linen background stamp - 2006

Blossom paper punch
(I trimmed it to make more petals to be somewhat daisy like,
I should have left it alone)

circle paper punch

Country Floral embossing folder

Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Old Olive. So Saffron card stocks

Crushed Curry, Memento black inks

linen thread

paper doily - from my stash

I'm entering my card in the current challenge at 

Retro Rubber - May Flowers

Thanks for looking =) 

Purple Pansy Mother's Day Card

Happy Mother's Day !

Supplies used: 

Stampin' Up! items - DD Pansy - 1996

Designer Labels (trimmed) - 2006

Linen Background - 2006

Concord Crush, Crushed Curry, Garden Green inks

Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Crushed Curry card stocks

dimensionals

doily

satin ribbon

sewing machine (stitching on plaid paper)

plaid paper scrap, Die Cuts With A View

alphabet die, Recollections/Michael's

I'm entering my card in the following challenge:

Retro Rubber Challenge - May Flowers

Families Are Quilts Frame

I'm sharing this project with you today

as my design team project for 

Love To Craft.

We are a month long anything goes craft challenge

(so long as it is family friendly)

We'd love to see what craft(s) you made this month!

I came across the plastic collage frame (above)

for $2 at the local thrift store.

The glass pieces were missing,

there were a few tiny scuffs on the

black plastic and the back cover was well worn,

but I thought it was worth it.

It had potential.

I started by base coating the frame with a light gray

chalk paint. Once that was dry, I brushed on white

acrylic craft paint. I wasn't going for total coverage
or keeping it nice and neat.

In even did a bit of sanding on some of the raised areas.

I wanted it to look worn, old.

I made my own digital word art to fit the round frame.

I added a small silver paper punched and crimped heart

in the space below the printed words.

A small piece of quilted fabrics was put in another opening.

The fabric was mounted over chipboard with batting in between

                                      Photographs will be added to the remaining three frames.

Thanks for looking, have a great day!

I'm entering my frame in the May Anything Goes challenge at Crafting By Designs
https://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/2019/05/may-anything-goes.html

Motorcycle "Bridge" Card

I created this fun fold card with a new to me stamp set

I bought specifically to use for my son's birthday.

It's called One Wild Ride and is by Stampin' Up!

Although it is new to me, the set has been available

since 2016.

It's actually a pretty easy card to make.

The trickiest part was getting the front panel

stuck in the right position -

until it hit me:

fold the card flat to adhere it.

I was trying to do it while it was 

in the folded, upright position.

Silly me! 

Sorry, I didn't take step by step photos,

but you should be able to figure it out

using the diagram and photos below.

top view

back view

I also used the old Sanded background stamp (2008?)

and screw head stamp from Nailed It (2017),

both also SU! sets.

The embossing folder is Diamond Plate by Darice.

Some sponging, heat embossing

detail work with markers plus dimensionals

finish it off. 

You could easily make a small pocket

to hold a sliding out sentiment and signed piece

or even a gift card  / cash.

Glue it to the center panel.

Here is a tip:

save the scraps from the new CLING mount stamps

to cut into pieces and use on the old not so sticky

CLEAR mount stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

It worked great!

When I was assembling my new Geared Up Garage cling stamp set,

I wondered if I could perhaps use pieces of the scraps to

place over the backs of the also new to me One Wild Ride

stamp set. It is the clear mount style. I've never had luck with

sticking this type to acrylic blocks, preferring to buy wood mount stamps still.

It does take a little bit of work,

especially peeling apart the pieces if you

don't have much fingernail length like myself ;)

Just be sure to note the difference between the sides

so you stick the correct side to your stamps.

Peel away the shiny side, stick the clear sticky film

to your stamp then remove the dull side. 

I'd like to take a moment to remind drivers to

http://www.idot.illinois.gov/transportation-system/safety/roadway/ssm/index

Thanks for looking, have a great day :) 

https://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/my-blog/2019/04/challenge-109-anything-goes.html

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2019/04/ttcrd-challenge-starting-23rd-april.html

Tin Tile Rabbit Card

I love this Tin Tile embossing folder from Stampin' Up!
and am pretty happy with the way this card turned out.

I had a few ideas of what I want to make with it when I ordered it,
I knew the first project would be this Easter card.

Adding the "rust" to the "tin" was an experiment.

I've used the cinnamon faux rust technique on black

card stock along with paints to create faux rusty gears. 

It worked great, so I thought I've give it a go

on silver metallic card stock.

I distressed the edges of the Barely Banana card stock

(after running it through the Subtle embossing folder)

then added real stitching. 

The flowers are some tiny paper flowers by 

Prima that my Mom found at a yard sale.
They are in a neat glass bottle that I'll repurpose
into something else when it is empty, one day.

The pink flower has a yellow rhinestone center
glued in place.

I added paper punched leafy branches 

(Martha Stewart) and hand cut wee little leaves.

Pink and white gingham ribbon has been in my

stash for quite some time; I still adore gingham ribbon.

The rabbit (hand cut from a free SVG file
that I printed out) is attached with dimensionals.
The file was resized, changed to white with a "stroke" added
around the edge to create an outline to print out and cut.

Easel card

The scallop circle base is an old precut card from

Stampin' Up! that came with brown envelopes.

I cut my own circular folding card to attach

behind the Baja Breeze scallop circle.
Pink Pirouette is layered between the blue and yellow.

It folds flat for mailing,
but will require extra postage since it is bumpy
and in a large square envelope.

I made my own word art on the computer,
printed it out onto white card stock.
It is layered over Baja Breeze that I
paper punched a scalloped edge on.
I cut chipboard to fit under the word strip
to add some height for the bottom of the card
to catch to stand up.
I also added another strip of the Tin Tile embossed
silver metallic card stock to the bottom.

I meant to stamp some small flowers and leaves
on the base before attaching the word strip.
 I thought they'd look nice filling in the white space
on either side of the round card when it was standing.
Oh well........

Thanks for looking, have a terrific day!


I'm entering my tin tile bunny easel card in the following challenges:

https://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/2019/04/easter-challenge.html

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2019/04/ttcrd-challenge-week-of-april-9.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-220-april-2019-anything-goes.html

My card was chosen as a favorite of the week at Splitcoaststampers.com!

Babs Bunny Spool Doll

This sweet bunny was created with a 

pattern and a wood kit that I bought years ago.

I added my own fabric scraps to complete her.

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I had to improvise on a couple of parts since 

the pattern called for Rag Mop Ringlets

to create the ears and the end of the carrot.
That product is no longer available.

I used fabric and cotton batting scraps for the ears

(with a little bit of blush in the centers)

and felt for the ends of the carrot.

Also, I didn't have a any orange print fabric,

so I used a rubber stamp and Stazon ink to make my own !

The wood parts I used to make the body
(not including the bead head):

The kit pattern image is below:

Thanks for looking, have a great day!

I'm entering my bunny in the following challenges:
https://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/2019/04/easter-challenge.html

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2019/04/ttcrd-challenge-week-of-april-9.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-220-april-2019-anything-goes.html