Stampin with Inky Fingers

Sisterhood Sunday (SS7)

2012-01-22T09:30:00.000-05:00

Welcome to Sisterhood Sundays!
This week's challenge is an is an inspiration photo:

Here is my card:

Details:

Stamps: Child w Bouquet SKU:532-09; Love Set SKU:545
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Antique Linen (for sponging) and Frayed Burlap (for the stamped accents);
Papers: Memory Box: Pixie; Light pink, Kraft and off white cardstock;
Accessories: Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool and Foam; Martha Stewart garden trellis deep edge punch and baker's twine; Copic Markers; Flower Soft; buttons; ribbon and trim; foam tape;

As always there are more details on the Stampin Sisterhood Blog, such as challenge details, prize details, and links to other creations!

Kittie Kit Blog Hop

2012-01-21T09:44:00.000-05:00

Hello Sister Friends!! How are you? Thank you for joining in on the KITTIE KIT HOP fun!! We are SO excited to share with you! In case you didn’t know, Rubbernecker Stamps has a line of stamps called KITTIE KITS and they include a variety of images; these images can be used together in MANY different ways to create MANY different things!! Just wait, you will see what I mean! The Stampin’ Sisterhood has come together to share some of the ways that THEY use them! There is a HOP ROUTE for you to follow below! You will find it along with MY creation! AND? So you won’t get lost, EACH Sister will have this list for you, to help you on your journey!! Make sure to leave some LOVE at every stop, for you will want to be eligible for our PRIZE!! What fun would it be without a PRIZE!!

You could WIN

Your choice of one AWESOME KITTIE KIT stamp set
Of YOUR CHOICE!

The winner will be announced
FRIDAY 1/27
So you all have time to HOP!!

How cool is that? OK, better get HOPPIN’, there is LOTS to see!! Be on the look out for our NEXT HOP coming IN FEBRUARY!! We look forward to bringing you MORE sharing and prizes!! Until then, be sure to check out the daily posts on the STAMPIN’ SISTERHOOD blog!! There is LOTS of inspiration to be found! Thanks again for joining us today and ENJOY!!

Here is my card:

A detail shot of the sentiment:

Details:

Stamps: Kittie Kit Cause a Scene Out Door Master(SKU:KKCS M001); All from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;
Inks: StazOn: Jet Black; Fluid Chalk Ink: Chestnut Roan; Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Scattered Straw, Tumbled Glass;
Papers: Cream, Black and Kraft cardstock; Memory Box Pixie Papers;
Accessories: Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool and Foam; Prismacolor colored pencils (to fill in the bark); Spellbinders Scalloped Heart die (For making the sky); Martha Stewart doily lace trim deep edge punch; Canson photo corners; Buttons; foam tape;

I basically followed the steps Kittie has on her tutorials on her blog. Kittie Kraft.

Now go and see what my Stampin' Sisters have created--I know it will be fabulous!
If you are going in order HOP on over to Karen's blog:
Karen's Kreative Kreations!

**HOP ROUTE**

A good book...

2012-01-19T15:07:00.002-05:00

In the Swanson family, it is pretty typical to find one or more of us with a nose in a book. So the Bo Bunny "Learning Curve" papers and the Scooter Kid: Evan stamp were easy sells for me.

Details:

Stamps: Scooter Kid: Evan SKU:570-05 ; sentiment: Teatime Set SKU:457; All from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;
Ink: StazOn Jet Black; Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Antique Linen;
Papers: cardstock; Bo Bunny "Learning Curve";
Accessories: Prismacolor colored pencils; Spellbinders die; Martha Stewart baker's twine, foam tape;

I have a couple of tidbits of news for you, too:

This hop is Saturday, January 21st! The hop will feature the awesome stamp kits designed by the amazing Kittie Caracciolo!! Think she is the only one who can make beautiful scenes and cards with these!?! Let me tell you, if I can do it--you can, too! AND IT IS FUN!

Also in the news:

The deadline is Saturday, January 21st!!!!! Click HERE for more info!

Stampin Sisterhood Sunday-SS5

2012-01-08T13:16:00.002-05:00

Welcome to Stampin' Sisterhood Sunday!

For this week's challenge we have a sketch!! Check it out, along with some SISTERHOOD inspiration!! Hope you can play along!!

As always there are more details on the Stampin Sisterhood Blog, such as challenge details, prize details, and links to other creations!

Here is the sketch:

And here is my take on it:

Details:
The image (Toby SKU:594-01) was stamped with Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Frayed Burlap. I colored the image with a combination of Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils.

The "love" (Love Set SKU:545) was stamped on a die cut heart (also with the Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Frayed Burlap).

The card parts are layered on Bo Bunny Beautiful as a Butterfly papers and Memory Box Pixie papers. I sanded the edges for a distressed snowy effect.

The embellishments were Christmas gifts from my mom.

Though I didn't follow the sketch perfectly, I hope you see where the inspiration came from.

I look forward to seeing your creation!!
Don't forget to check back on the Stampin Sisterhood Blog!
~Juliana

Stampin Sisterhood Sunday-SS3

2011-12-11T09:30:00.000-05:00

This weeks challenge is an inspiration piece:

I drew inspiration from the layout AND from the subject.

Ever since I can remember, one of my favorite things to do is to sneak into the living room after dark, and sit and gaze at the lit Christmas tree, all by myself. I did it when I was in elementary school, and I still do it today. Such a peaceful feeling.
Here is my card:

I used the Rubbernecker stamp set: Christmas Tree Set SKU:592
I cropped the white squares first, then using green ink, I stamped each of the trees.

To make decorations on the tree, I got out my acrylic craft paints and my embossing stylus. TA-DA! Ornaments and lights! The red I had looked a little too matte when it was dry, so I added some glue and fine clear glitter.

The dove was punched from some embossed cardstock. I sanded the edges and the surface . On that same square, I inked the word "Peace" from the Scroll Peace SKU:1204 SO stamp. The bow is just a few inches of bakers twine.

The base of the card is patterned paper that has had the edges sanded and then mounted on white cardstock. All of the elements of the card are mounted with foam tape.

Materials:

Stamps: Christmas Tree Set SKU:592; Scroll Peace SKU:1204 SO ;
Ink: blue and green Chalk Ink from Studio G;
Paper: White cardsock; Patterned paper: Memory Box Tinsel;
Accessories: Foam tape; Martha Stewart Dove punch; glitter; acrylic paints, sandpaper;

Check out all of the details of how to participate in this challenge and more inspiration on the Stampin Sisterhood Blog!

I hope to see your creation, soon!

Simple Krafty Tags

2011-11-30T15:58:00.001-05:00

I was glad for the opportunity for the challenges over at Splitcoast earlier this week!

Holly asked us to try and make simple tags. Although that may not be a challenge for some, I had to hold myself back from going overboard. But I loved the chance to use up some scraps that were haunting my work desk.

The colors I used were from this week's color combo challenge: Kraft, White, and Pear Pizzaz;
So here are my tags:

I made more...but this is a fair representative of the group. They are all ready to fill out and put on packages.

Method:

To do the trees, I stamped the tree with a pigment ink or inked the stamp FIRST with VersaMark THEN with die ink. I then heat embossed the image with clear embossing powder for the green trees, and white for the white trees. I then covered the image with clear fine glitter, and heated the image from underneath (getting the powder to remelt). Then I dusted off the excess glitter.

Ingredients:

Stamps: Christmas Tree Set SKU:592; Scroll Peace SKU:1204 SO ;
Ink: Bright/light green-Studio G; White-Adirondack Snow Cap; VersaMark;
Paper: Patterned paper-Bo Bunny; white, kraft and lime green cardstock;
Accessories: Ribbon, scalloped circle punch, clear and white embossing powder, fine clear glitter, border punch, circle punch;

Now, I just need to finish shopping and wrap packages!!

Hope and Love

2011-11-30T15:32:00.001-05:00

Who doesn't need more hope and love??

Ingredients:

Stamps: Nativity Set - Foam Backed; Hope And Love Text SKU:561 SO; Snowflake Panel SKU:482;
Ink: StazOn Jet Black; silver gel pen; VersaMark pad;
Paper: Patterned paper: BoBunny and Recollections; vellum, white, and red cardstock;
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils; foam tape, silver embossing powder, Spellbinders die, and scalloped circle punch;

Method:

The angel was stamped with waterproof ink, colored with colored pencils, blended with baby oil and blending stumps, and cut out.

The sentiment was stamped on patterned paper; die cut and embossed. A silver gel pen was used to highlight the sentiment.

A strip of red cardstock was stmped with the Snowflake Pannel stamp, and heat embossed with silver embossing powder. Then the strip was layered on to brown cardstock. A scalloped circle was punched out of vellum.

The base of the card is dark brown cardstock layered with teal swirled patterned paper. The strip of embossed red cardsock was glued down; then all other elements were layered with foam tape.

Did you participate in the Stampin' Sisterhood Challenge, yet? There is still time! Click HERE for more information!

Thank you, as always, for stopping by, today!

Sisterhood Sketch Challenge

2011-11-27T09:30:00.000-05:00

Welcome to Sisterhood Sunday!

This week's challenge with the sisterhood is a sketch:

And here is my take on it:

Materials:

Stamp: Santa With Joy Sign SKU:52-01;
Ink: StazOn Jet Black
Paper: dp by Bo Bunny and Memory Box; Cardstock: Bazzill;
Accessories: glitter (Recollections-Michaels); buttons, Prismacolor pencils, foam tape, Spellbinders dies; Chipboard letter stickers by American Crafts;

Description:

The "Santa with Joy Sign" stamp was stamped with waterproof ink on white cardstock. The image was colored with colored pencils and blended with blending stumps and baby oil. After die cutting and embossing the image with a circle die, glue and fine clear glitter were applied on the furry parts of Santa's suit.

The image was mounted on a red circle and black scalloped circle. The base of the card is black cardstock, layered with red cardstock and patterned paper. To complete the card, the buttons were threaded with paper and mounted; Cardstock stickers were mounted on red strip, and the main image was mounted with foam tape.

Want to play along?? We sure hope you do!
Details can be found on the Stampin Sisterhood Blog!

For more inspiration:
Jen
Kecia
Joan

Rubbernecker Holiday Blog Hop!

2011-11-13T09:30:00.000-05:00

Hello Rubbernecker Sisters!! HOP day has arrived!!

The Stampin’ Sisterhood has LOTS to share today!! Thank you SO much for joining us!

We all thought it would be a GREAT idea to share some of our HOLIDAY images!! SO, sit back and ENJOY!!! Hey, and if you leave some LOVE at EVERY stop along the way? You will be entered into a RANDOM drawing for your choice of ONE Rubbernecker Stamps SET!!

Yes, you read right!! A SET, not a single!! Now, how AWESOME is that?! Mr. Rubbernecker wants YOU to be able to choose, so you will LOVE what you get!! BRILLIANT!!

OK, we know that you are busy, so you will have until THURSDAY 11/17 to HOP! Our WINNER will be announced on the RUBBERNECKER BLOG, on FRIDAY 11/18!!

OH, and if you want to join in the sharing? We have a BIT of exciting news to share!! We will be starting some AWESOME Rubbernecker challenges on SUNDAY 11/20!! Hope you will join us for SISTERHOOD SUNDAYS!! We are going to have a BLAST!! Who knows? You could win a prize on SUNDAYS too!!!

Here is my card:

Materials:
Stamps: Scroll Peace SKU:1204 SO; Zac SKU:596-01; Snowflake Set SKU:587;
Ink: Adirondack Pigment Ink: Snow Cap; StazOn Jet Black;
Papers: White and Kraft cardstock; Memory Box Brioche and Pixie papers;
Accessories: Prismacolor pencils; foam tape; Spellbinders die (scalloped square);

Other details:
The kraft paper was die cut, first. I stamped the snowman image on the Kraft paper and then on white paper. On the Kraft paper, I used the snowflake set and the white pigment ink to stamp snowflakes--overlapping some on the stamped image. The Kraft paper also got white pigment ink on the edges. I colored the snowman and bird images on the white paper, cut them out, and placed them on the Kraft paper image, popping out some layers with foam tape.

The scalloped square was layered onto patterned paper that I had sanded the edges to reveal white. The sentiment was stamped on patterned paper, trimmed it, and mounted on the card with foam tape.

Okay, if you are going in order, hop on over to Karen's Blog!
Here is the complete line up:

Thanks for stopping by, better get HOPPING!!!

Vintage Fashion

2011-10-31T15:21:00.000-04:00

Vintage style stamping is one of the styles I most admire...and I am cautious to attempt myself. Well, I gotta tell you, this frame stamp made it easy peasy!

I stamped the frame stamp (French Script Frame SKU:583 ) with Chalk Ink-Chestnut Roan on some patterned paper, and inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Victorian Velvet and Tattered Rose). The main image was inked with Artprint Brown. I cropped that to fit in the frame and inked that piece as well. I also used a distress tool to rough up the edges.

The sentiment (Fashion Fades Text SKU:235-07) was also stamped with the chalk ink, then die cut and inked.

My paper roses (Martha Stewart brand) were a bit too bright--so they got a touch of ink, too!

Foam tape, a dark brown mat, and a ribbon bow (May Arts Ribbon) were used to tie this card together.

I really think you should try this!
Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Spooky Birds

2011-10-27T06:11:00.000-04:00

Are the "Goblins" around you getting restless??? Thankfully, the littlest goblin at my house has done her "trick or treating" last weekend at the Toledo Zoo!

We have been having some spectacular sunrises and sunsets around here! They have provided some WONDERFUL inspiration for me!

Like this:

The sky was created by adhering a die cut circle on top of my image with a TEMPORARY adhesive. I then sponged ink using Ranger's Ink Blending tool around the circle and the edges of the image. Then I used a diecut scalloped circle to make the clouds (some before and some after the die cut circle was removed.

The technique for the bow is one that I have not used in YEARS!! I thought it was perfect for this card, though--a little feathery! It is called "frayed ribbon". I first became familiar with this technique with the "Technique Lovers Challenge #106". The originator, Chris Smith, of this has a step by step of this on SplitCoastStampers and her blog "From My Ink Pad to Yours".

Materials:

Stamp: Birds in Trees SKU:589 by Rubbernecker Stamp Co.;
Ink: StazOn Jet Black; Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Broken China, Chipped Sapphire; Dusty Concord, and Milled Lavender;
Paper: white, light plum, and black cardstock
Accessories: Ribbon (May Arts Ribbon), Spellbinders dies for masks; Ink Blending Tool, Chipboard Stickers (American Crafts);

Thank you for stopping to look, today! I hope the little goblins in your area are appeased with candy! ;)

A little spooky...A little late...

2011-10-20T18:00:00.003-04:00

We have been having some drama around here. We were without power for the majority of this past weekend, and now I am just getting caught up!

One thing that I missed was the Rubbernecker Fall Blog Hop! The card was 99% ready, when the power went out...and that is where the drama began. I say drama, because there was no loss of property, no health endangerment, and it was only light raining outside (no snow, hail, tornadoes or freezing rain).

Here is my late contribution to the hop:

What I used:

Stamps: Sleepy Hollow Tree SKU:590; and sentiment; all from Rubbernecker;
Ink: Dark Brown Fluid Chalk Ink; Tim Holtz Distress ink (in order from bottom to top) Chipped Sapphire, Dusty Concord, Aged Mahogany, Barn Door;
Paper: white, brown, dark and light purple cardstocks;
Accessories: Spellbinder's dies; ticket corner punch, edge distress tool, Stickles glitter glue;

How I did it:
I stamped the tree image with the Fluid Chalk Ink (it is waterproof and will not smear; Dark Brown). I punched a circle from a scrap and applied removable adhesive to the back and placed it on the image. This will become the moon.

Using a scalloped circle for a template (experiment with different sizes for different effects)I started at the bottom and worked my way to the top of the image (see product list for colors and order) with an ink blending tool.

I then removed the punched circle. I added Stickles glitter glue and smeared it to become fog. I cropped and mounted the image and distressed and inked the edges. The sentiment was inked and mounted as well.

Want some more inspiration??? Check out my other team members who were able to participate in the hop!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Fall Blog Hop!

2011-10-14T11:07:00.000-04:00

Ten oclock on October 16

I hope you can join us!!!

Dream

2011-09-29T05:12:00.000-04:00

I have a Rubbernecker card for you today:

Ingredients:

Stamps: All Stamps from Rubbernecker Stamp Company; Sentiment: Garden Tree Set (SKU: 559) and Love Set (SKU: 545)
Ink: Color Box Chalk Ink-Dark Brown; Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Spun Sugar and Bundled Sage; Stampin' Up!-Barely Banana;
Paper: Cardstock from Bazzill Prismatics;
Accessories: Martha Stewart 3-In-1 Hydrangea punch; Stickles and Liquid Pearls, foam tape, dies from Spellbinders;

Extra techniques:

I dabbed a bit of coordinating ink in the center of each hydrangea punch to add dimension before adding a drop of Liquid Pearls.
Also, I stamped the hear on some leftover release paper (the backing on foam squares, stickers or even EZ Mount), cut out the heart, wiped off any left over ink to create a mask. I place the mask on the image stamped on the light yellow cardstock and sponged light yellow ink around the edge.

Thanks for stopping by!
Come back soon!

Baby is Brewing

2011-09-28T11:48:00.000-04:00

You know you are old when...the baby girl which you used to baby sit, that you used straighten the "RUMPLES" out of her bed, that was a flower girl at your wedding...

IS HAVING A BABY!!!

What is a girl to do...but design the baby shower invitations!
Her sister (who I also babysat since birth and was in my wedding) came up with the idea of a "tea" for the shower...so I came up with this:

Ingredients:

Stamps: from Papertrey Ink: Tea for Two Additions and Favor It Baby;
Paper: Patterned paper: Memory Box Brioche; Embossed Cardstock: Bazzill;
Ink: Tim Holtz distress Ink-Shabby Shutters and Black Soot;
Accessories: Scalloped Square die from Spellbinders; 1/2" circle punch; 1/4" circle hand punch; curlicue punch (dollar basket at Michaels); Papertrey Ink Tea cup die; Ribbon;

I think this is going to be fun!

Tuesday With Juliana

2011-09-27T19:06:00.001-04:00

This week I am the featured team member on the Rubbernecker website!
Check it out!

Tuesdays with the Team (Juliana)

Thanks for stopping by!

Playing along with Hambo

2011-09-27T19:02:00.000-04:00

I have been meaning to play along with the Hambo Hoedown on the Hambo Stamps Blog for quite some time...And now I finally got around to it!

They are generating some cards for the troops with this week's challenge.

Here is my card:

This card uses a freebie image from the Hambo website and I followed the guidelines from the "Operation Write Home" website.
He is colored with Copic and Shin Han markers. The papers are from Basic Grey. The letters are from K and Company. The embellishments are ones that I have had in my stash for many years and a couple of moves.

Thanks, Hambo for the challenge, and for the push to support "Operation Write Home"
Monica, my card should arrive soon! :D

2 Giant Sales!!

2011-08-23T10:27:00.000-04:00

I just wanted to let you know about some sales this week!
2 Giant Sales

Great Stuff! Have fun!

Udderly Great!

2011-08-15T07:30:00.036-04:00

Today is a beautiful day in southeast Michigan...almost too beautiful to stamp! ...ALMOST!

Today I have a birthday card for you:

Who can resist a cow wearing a party hat??? Certainly not me! :D
Details:

Stamps: Cow(SKU: 569-06); udderly great (SKU: 568-18) both from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.
Paper: BoBunny and Bazzill;
Ink: StazOn Jet Black
Accessories: Spellbinders dies; stickles, foam tape, Coloring Medium: Colored Pencils

I hope it is a beautiful day in your neck of the woods...if not outside...then on the inside.

Scooter Kids & Friends Blog Hop TODAY!

2011-08-14T09:45:00.061-04:00

Welcome to our little HOP!!

We are SO happy that you could join us in celebrating some NEWstamps!

Mr. Rubbernecker released someSUPER cute images, on the down low, a few weeks back and we wanted to sharethem with you!! They are SO adorablethat we just HAD to show them off! Wehave sweet SCOOTER KIDS, some new ANIMALS, and we even got some cute newFRIENDS!!!

You can find them by visitingRUBBERNECKER STAMPS and clicking on the 2011 NEW RELEASES!!

BUT, wait, there is MORE!! We also have something else toCELEBRATE!!! Our design team has a NEWname!! We are SO excited!! I bet you were wondering what was up withthat!! Weren’t you?! We are NOW the

Cool, huh? Weare going to have SO much to share with you!! It will TRULY be a SISTERHOOD , for sure!!! OK now, a HOP would not be a HOP without alittle PRIZE!! Right? Of course!! SO, in honor of our news AND our new images, if you visit ALL theparticipants and leave some LOVE? Youwill have the chance to WIN...

$25 RUBBERNECKER STAMPS CERTIFICATE!!

WOW, more coolness!! Our winner will be announced on TUESDAY, so you will have plenty oftime to hop! OK, better get HOPPIN’!! Thanks SO much for being a part of ourexcitement!!

You will find the HOP ROUTEand my creation below!! Have an BEAUTIFUL day!!! Here we go:

Stamps: Seth (SKU: 570-01) from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.;
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black;
Paper: K & Co.;
Accessories: foam tape; felt flower, die cut deckle circle (Sizzix); button, coloring medium: Copic and ShinHan Art markers; (note the button is threaded with cardstock)

Stamp: Matt (SKU: 570-15) from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.;
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black;
Paper: Basic Grey, Die Cuts With a View, and 7 Gypsies;
Accessories; chipboard stickers (American Crafts), die (Spellbinders); distressing tool (Tim Holtz) foam tape, coloring medium: Copic and ShinHan Art markers;

Stamps: Max (SKU: 570-06) Skinny girl (SKU: 582-06) both from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black;
Paper: My Minds Eye, Bazzill, and DCWV;
Accessories: foam tape, dies (Spellbinders); foam tape, coloring medium: Copic and ShinHan Art markers;

Please continue on to Kecia's blog! There is something beautiful to see there, without a doubt!!

(here is the line-up in case you got derailed)

Thanks so much for stopping by, today!
Have a Blessed Sunday!

Scooter Kids and Friends BLOG HOP! (SUNDAY)

2011-08-13T07:40:00.002-04:00

I hope you can be there!

We have some wonderful creations to show you!

Beautiful Wishes

2011-07-18T09:00:00.004-04:00

I have a "clean and simple" card to share with you today.

Materials:

Stamps: Parrot (SKU:), Beautiful Wishes (SKU:565-12), and Garden Tree Set (SKU:559) all from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;
Paper: Kraft cardstock; Patterned Paper from K & Company;
Ink: StazOn Jet Black; Chalk Ink Dark Brown;
Accessories: Foam tape; googlie eye; colored pencils; Spellbinders die;

I hope this is a good week for you--I also hope you live somewhere with cooler temperatures than Southern Michigan. Thank you for stopping by!

And the Cow...

2011-07-16T23:08:00.002-04:00

...jumped over the moon!

One of my favorite parts of being around little ones is the reading books and nursery rhymes while rocking and snuggling. "Hey Diddle Diddle" is a classic, with a great rhythm.

This sweet cow from rubbernecker just screamed "moon jumper" to me.

The cow is colored with colored pencils and the moon is covered with Stickles (glitter glue).

Materials:

Stamps: Cow (SKU:569-06) and sentiment both from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;
Ink: StazOn Jet Black; Tim Holtz Antique Linen (for edges)
Paper: Patterned Paper from K and Company;
Accessories: Spellbinders dies, foam tape, Prismacolor Pencils, sandpaper, Stickles, circle and border punches from EK Success;

Thanks for stopping by!

The Forgetful Elephant

2011-07-16T20:16:00.004-04:00

Today, I was inspired by this weeks sketch at Card Positioning Systems (CPS).

Here is the sketch #226:

And here is my card:

Details:

Stamps: Elephant (SKU:569-09); and Sorry (SKU:568-03) both from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black;
Paper: K and Company and HOTP patterned paper; DCWV embossed card;
Accessories: Copic markers, google eyes, foam tape, Coluzzle templates, CuttleBug embossing folder, Spellbinders die; embroidery floss;

Unfortunately, I am one of those people that ONLY needs to make belated birthday cards...no matter how hard I try...they are late. Hopefully the sweet look on this elephant will encourage forgiveness and understanding.

Thank you so much for stopping by, and thanks to the CPS team for this wonderful challenge!

Perty, Flirty and Beautiful!

2011-07-15T21:26:00.001-04:00

The Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger this week is Perty and Flirty:

For me, yellow is a challenge--I do not use it much. I really liked the tailored ruffles and the pink floral background...so I drew from them for inspiration as well!

Materials:

Stamps: Scooter Kids: Olivia (SKU:570-12); Sentiment: Beautiful (SKU:582-04); both are from Rubbernecker Stamp Company (2011 releases);
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black;
Paper: Patterned paper by K and Co.; Cardstock from Bazzill, DCWV, and Colorbok;
Accessories: Colored pencils; Copic markers; Dies from Sizzix (Tim Holtz Rosette) and Spellbinders; Foam tape, buttons (threaded with thin strips of cardstock); Flower Soft;

I had such fun stepping out of my comfort zone with this little cutie!! Thanks for stopping by!

Sing for Challenges

2011-06-18T19:47:00.000-04:00

This card is a double blog challenge card.
I was able to try out both the Color Throwdown challenge and the Card Positioning Systems sketch.
The Colors:

The Sketch:

The card:

Supplies:

Stamps: Victorian Leaf Pannel (SKU:484); and Scooter Kid: Scott (SKU:570-07) both from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;
Ink: StazOn-Jet Black; Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Spiced Marmalade (background on the tangerine panel); Adirondack marker;
Paper: Patterned paper from My Mind's Eye and unknown cardstock;
Accessories: small flower punch; foam tape; alphabet dies from Sizzix; Prismacolor colored pencils;

This little guy was a blast to color! Stay tuned for more Scooter Kids cards! FUN!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Thanks so much!

2011-06-10T05:22:00.000-04:00

One of the best parts of rubberstamping is that you are not locked into using a image as it was intended.
This card should be a group of chicks…but I was feeling bluebirds!

And with a few strokes of my colored pencils…chicks become cute little bluebirds!

Stamps: Chick w/ Chicklettes (SKU:565-06); thanks so much (SKU:565-18) both from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;
Ink: StazOn Jet Black; Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Antique Linen (for edges);
Paper: Bazzill Cardstock and patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket; Die Cut cardstock;
Accessories: Colored pencils; border punch (EK Success); Paper roses (Martha Stewart); Ink Blending Tool; Sandpaper;

I am grateful you chose to stop at my blog, today!
Thanks!
~Juliana

Some Water Coloring

2011-06-09T05:48:00.002-04:00

This is a water coloring technique that I haven’t used in quite a while…

I stamped the image (Rose Ornament {SKU: 551}) with VersaMark onto water color paper. I then wet each area with plain water, then painted with diluted stamp pad re-inkers. This is an easy way to watercolor since each area is “contained”.
Also with this card…I used the main image as an accent/background stamp. I stamped it twice on the card base and stamped and embossed it on the patterned paper accent strip across the card.
Details:

Stamps: Rose Ornament (SKU: 551); sentiment from the Garden Tree Set (SKU:559) both from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;
Ink: VersaMark and Tim Holtz Distress Ink and Pad (Broken China—for the backgound);
Paper: Bazzill Cardstock; Watercolor paper; DCWV patterned paper;
Accessories: Gold embossing powder; Spellbinders dies; foam tape;

Thanks for stopping by!
~Juliana

More Animals!

2011-06-08T11:24:00.001-04:00

This first one was just for fun…just playing around with the image.

I VERY rarely stamp an outline stamp in something other than brown or black…but if you don’t try…you never know what will happen.

I stamped the giraffe and sentiment with a pigment ink (Stampin’ Up!’s “Craft” ink in Rose Red). Pigment inks are very slow to dry since they sit on top of the paper rather than soaking in (as a dye ink would). So I heat set the ink. This allowed me to use my colored pencils (+ baby oil for blending) and let me handle the piece without fear of smudging.

Other Details:

Stamps: Giraffe (SKU:569-13); Top to Bottom(SKU: 568-12) both from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;
Ink: Stampin’ Up!’s “Craft” ink in Rose Red
Paper: Studio G card—deconstructed; Bazzill cardstock;
Accessories: circle and corner rounder punches; colored pencils; foam tape;

This is just a correction of the card from THIS post.

All better now!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

~Juliana

Animal FUN!

2011-06-03T14:36:00.001-04:00

Rubbernecker Stamp Company has some BRAND NEW and SUPER fun animal images! I was inspired this week by them!

This little kitty is just too sweet. I colored him with colored pencils.

Details:

Stamps: Cat (SKU:569-20) and Purrfectly (SKU:568-15) all from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;

Ink: StazOn Jet Black;

Paper: Cardstocks from We-R-Memory Keepers; Bazzill, and DCWV;

Accessories: Felt flowers, buttons, foam tape; colored pencils; (note I “thread” my buttons with a thin strip of cardstock)

More colored pencils with this little big guy!

Details:

Stamps: Giraffe (SKU:569-13) and nice thing to do (SKU: 565-17) all from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;

Ink: Fluid Chalk Ink: Chestnut Roan and Dark Brown

Papers: Bazzill Cardstock and Cosmo Cricket;

Accessories: Foam Tape, colored pencils; plastic flower, button (note I “thread” my buttons with a thin strip of cardstock)

My youngest daughter talked me into this little guy!!

Details:

Stamps: Lemur (SKU:569-16), hangin around (SKU:568-15), and Garden Tree Set (SKU:559);

all from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;

Ink: Fluid Chalk Ink: Chestnut Roan and Dark Brown;

Papers: unknown designer paper and die cut cardstock; Bazzill cardstock;

Accessories: Colored pencils; foam tape;

(can you see where I “messed up”??? Oh, well, just another excuse to use this guy again. )

What are you going to do with these cute stamps?????

Thanks for stopping by my blog, today!
~Juliana

Rubbernecker News!

2011-05-28T10:07:00.001-04:00

Memorial Weekend Sale

All Stamps on Sale

up to 40% OFF

Starts Saturday morning 5/28 9 AM

Ends Monday evening 5/30 9 PM

AND (as if that was not enough)

RUBBERNECKER DESIGN TEAM CALL!

Enjoy your weekend!

~Juliana

May 17 Rubbernecker Release Day

2011-05-17T07:44:00.001-04:00

Today is Rubbernecker Stamps RELEASE DAY!! WOW, it is here already!
Thank you for joining us, we are so glad you could be a part of the fun!! Since we had SO much fun last time, with our game? How about ANOTHER game? Our release day FUN this round, will be a WORD SEARCH!!
All you have to do is travel to EACH of the FABULOUS design team blogs, like usual, and leave them some LOVE!! However, while you are there, you will pick up a WORD at EACH stop!! At the end of your journey you will you will then leave your ANSWERS on the RUBBERNECKER BLOG! ONE lucky entry will receive a PRIZE……………………………….

**A $25 RUBBERNECKER STAMPS GIFT CERTIFICATE**

MY WORD IS COLORED PENCIL

For today’s releases I used some premade fold-over cards from Hampton Arts (available at big box craft stores—very inexpensive). I saw them and thought it would be fun to bump them up a few notches!
Same layout—different stamps—a lot of fun!

Notes: The pattern on the left was colored with various tones of grey colored pencils. I highlighted some of the areas with Stickles glitter glue and Diamond Glaze. The “fluff” on the dandelions was highlighted with Stickles, as well.
Materials:

Stamp: Dandelions (SKU: 540-2) from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Black Soot;
Paper: Hampton Arts “Ditto Fold Over Card”; Black Cardstock;
Accessories: Stickles Glitter Glue; Thickers letter stickers; Judikins Diamond Glaze, Felt flower, glitter brad; corner rounder punch;

Notes: The card came with the printed dots on the left, I highlighted them with Stickles. I mimicked the dots onto the gold side by dotting some acrylic paint then highlighting the dots with Stickles. I didn’t have a brad that matched the paper so I also use the acrylic paint on the brad.
Materials:

Stamps: Branch Set ( SKU: 559) From Rubbernecker Stamp Company)
Ink: Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink-Dark Brown
Paper: Hampton Arts “Ditto Fold Over Cards”; Cardstock scraps;
Accessories: Acrylic paint; Stickles; 1” and 3/4” circle punches, brad; corner rounder punch;

You will have until THURSDAY to enter, for we know that everyone is VERY busy!!
You can find the HOP ROUTE below! Thanks again for joining Rubbernecker Stamps for their NEW RELEASE DAY!!! Hope you enjoy the HOP!!

Thanks so much for hopping by!
~Juliana

Rubbernecker Preview Day #2

2011-05-16T07:29:00.001-04:00

Welcome to Rubbernecker Preview day two. Rubbernecker will be releasing new stamps on Tuesday, May 17. You will want to visit our design team blogs today to see all of their beautiful sample projects and for a chance to win a $15 Rubbernecker gift certificate. Check out the list of today’s team participants on the Rubbernecker Blog.

How could you NOT love this sweet little girl??

She is stamped with StazOn Jet Black ink onto off white colored cardstock.

I colored her with colored pencils.

I mounted the image with foam tape to a piece of designer paper, and that was mounted to a die cut scalloped rectangle.

All of the edges were inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen. The darker papers were also inked with Frayed Burlap ink as well.

The lace (May Arts) was attached to the corners with 3M Quick Dry glue.

The sentiment (from Set #559) is mounted with foam tape.

Be sure and check out the Rubbernecker Blog for today’s design team participants. And you definitely wont want to miss our release blog hop tomorrow.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!

~Juliana

Rubbernecker Release Day 5-3

2011-05-03T07:58:00.003-04:00

Today is Rubbernecker Stamps RELEASE DAY!!
Thank you for joining us for the fun!! To change it up a bit, our RELEASE hop is MORE than a HOP!!! How about a game? For some Release Day fun, we are having a WORD SCRAMBLE!!
All you have to do is travel to EACH of the FABULOUS design team blogs, like usual, and leave them some LOVE!! However, while you are there, you will pick up a LETTER at EACH stop!!
At the end of your journey you will UNSCRAMBLE the letters and figure out what the WORD should be!! You will then leave your ANSWER on the RUBBERNECKER BLOG!
ONE lucky entry will receive a PRIZE……………………………….

**A $25 RUBBERNECKER STAMPS GIFT CERTIFICATE**

MY LETTER IS “C”

You will have until THURSDAY to enter, for we know that everyone is VERY busy!! You can find the HOP ROUTE below! Thanks again for joining Rubbernecker Stamps for their NEW RELEASE DAY!!! Hope you enjoy the HOP!!

Card Details

Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamp Set (SKU: 545);
Ink: Ranger Snow Cap Pigment pad; Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Vintage Photo, Victorian Velvet, Spun Sugar, and Old Paper;
Paper: Die cut cards and patterned paper-DCWV;
Accessories: White embossing powder; ribbon: May Arts Ribbon; Foam Tape;

I stamped the heart image with pigment ink and heat embossed the image with white embossing powder. I sponged on “spun sugar” ink on the image. Then I masked the inner heart and then sponged “victorian velvet” ink. The sentiment was stamped with vintage photo.

The edges of all the papers were inked. Foam tape between the layers—with a bow on top.

I really enjoyed using this pretty image!! I see quite a few anniversary, wedding and “just because I love you” cards in my future with this set!

Please continue along the blog hop… with Karen Hunsaker !

Here is the whole line up:

Thank You SO MUCH for stopping by!!

~Juliana

***Please make sure you end up at the
RUBBERNECKER BLOG!***

I must resist!

2011-04-28T15:13:00.001-04:00

One of my absolute favorite stamping techniques is embossing resist.

In this example I have stamped the tree image (Rubbernecker Stamp: Flourish Tree SKU:556) on to some Basic Grey patterned paper.

Then I sponged Vintage Photo and Tea Dye inks (Tim Holtz Distress ink) over the tree.

The sentiment (Rubbernecker Stamp: Butterflies are Free Set SKU:538) is stamped with ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink in Dark Brown. The ink stamps over the embossing and is permanent.

The Details:

Stamps: Flourish Tree-SKU:556; Butterflies are Free Set-SKU:538; both from Rubbernecker;
Paper: Patterned: Basic Grey, My Mind’s Eye and Bo Bunny; Solid: Bazzill;
Inks: Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Tim Holtz Distress ink; Dark Brown Fluid Chalk Ink; Versamark;
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, foam tape, sponges, Stickles;

Thank you for stopping by today!

~Juliana

Rubbernecker 3-39-11 New Release Hop!

2011-03-29T09:06:00.001-04:00

WELCOME!

Though I am not featuring any images from this new release…I do have some eye candy from past releases. BUT PLEASE check out what my fellow design team members have for you to look at.

AND THERE ARE PRIZES!

There are THREE ways to WIN!! Take a look at what Rubbernecker Stamp Company has for you!!

If you leave some LOVE at EVERY stop, you could WIN………….A $25 RUBBERNECKER GIFT CERTIFICATE
If you sign up for the Rubbernecker Newsletter, on the RN BLOG, you could WIN….ONE OF TEN $10 RUBBERNECKER GIFT CERTIFICATES
IF you “LIKE” us on Facebook, you could WIN……..

A $15 RUBBERNECKER GIFT CERTIFICATE

HOLY PRIZES!! WOW, can you believe ALL the chances there are to WIN? We will announce the winners THURSDAY!

So, you have until then, to HOP, ”LIKE” , and SIGN-UP!! The official BLOG HOP ROUTE is listed below, in case you should get lost!!

ALL of the NEW release stamps, you see today, are available NOW for purchase!! Thanks for joining in our excitement and BEST OF LUCK!!

Here is my card—not featuring new releases, but prior releases:

Stamps: Create a Garden Set from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Scattered Straw, Faded Lipstick, Barn Door, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Broken China and Tumbled Glass; StazOn Jet Black;

Paper: Bazzill Cardstock and My Mind’s Eye Designer Paper;

Accessories: jewels, Spellbinder’s Die, Martha Stewart Punch;

Thanks for stopping by—I hope you can visit the above blogs and win a prize (commenting here, while super appreciated, will not enter you to win a prize)!

~Juliana

Enabler Alert: Rubbernecker Special

2011-03-24T08:55:00.001-04:00

Rubbernecker announces a "double free stamp" weekend.

March 25th, 26th and 27th our shoppers rewards program will be doubled.

For every $25 purchased in stamp you can choose and additional 2 free individual stamps with no price limit.

GET A FREE STAMP. FIND OUT HOW BELOW

SHOPPERS REWARD

This weekend only, beginning Friday March 25th, anyone purchasing $25 or more in stamps will receive 2 additional stamps of their choice. $25 or more in stamps and you can choose any 2 individual stamp (excludes All sets and images from 2011 release section) from the Rubbernecker, Stamp Oasis or KK Originals lines.

Simply write the name and SKU# in the order notes at the bottom of the shopping cart and we will include them with your order. You can select an additional free stamps when your total purchase in stamps reaches $50 and an additional stamp for every $25 in stamps purchased after $50.

Offer of a free stamp applies to individual stamps only and EXCLUDES all stamp SETS and 2011 new releases.

Purchase Receive

$25 in stamps 2 FREE stamp

$50 in stamps 4 FREE stamps

$75 in stamps 6 FREE stamps

$100 in stamps 8 FREE stamps

and so on.

Sounds like a great deal! Visit Rubbernecker *HERE*!

Happy Shopping!

~Juliana

Rubbernecker New Release Day!

2011-03-15T07:42:00.001-04:00

Today is RUBBERNECKER STAMPS release day!! We are SO excited to share our NEW release with you that, we are celebrating with a BLOG HOP!!

Speaking of celebrating, we are also giving away a PRIZE!!! If you HOP along with us today and leave some LOVE (comment)at EVERY stop along the way?? You will be entered for your chance to win…….

A $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE for Rubbernecker Stamps!!

How is that for a PRIZE?!! We will announce the winner THURSDAY! So, you have until then, to HOP! The official BLOG HOP ROUTE is listed below, in case you should get lost!! Thanks for joining in our excitement and BEST OF LUCK!!

Here is my card:

Stamp: rose vine (SKU:529-01) from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;
Ink: StazOn Jet Black
Patterned Paper: K & Company;
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific;
Accessories: Ribbon: May arts; photo corner: Canson; die: Spellbinders; foam tape: 3M; pencils: PrismaColor; paper roses: Martha Stewart;

So continue on you way…if you are going in order please continue on to Maria Gurnsey’s Blog!

Here is the whole line up:

Thanks SO MUCH for stopping by!!

~Juliana

For Your Shopping Pleasure…

2011-03-14T19:06:00.001-04:00

This is a really great deal…one that is not likely to be repeated!

Happy Shopping!

~Juliana

Rubbernecker Preview Day #2

2011-03-14T14:19:00.001-04:00

Rubbernecker Stamps will be releasing some NEW STAMPS on Tuesday, March 15th, 2011.

To get you prepared for these BEAUTIFUL new stamps, we are having TWO days of PREVIEWS!! Welcome to DAY TWO!! (Due to numerous technical difficulties—I was not present for day #1—sorry) You will want to visit EVERY one of the FABULOUS design team participants, for on ONE of their blogs, is a chance to win a $25 Rubbernecker Stamps gift certificate! You can find the complete list of today’s participants on the Rubbernecker Blog !!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy all of the creations, and GOOD LUCK!!

Here is my card:

Stamps: #530-6 and sentiment from “Butterflies are Free” (530) set ALL from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;

Patterned Paper: Making Memories;

Cardstock: Bazzill and Michaels;

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Walnut Stain and Brushed Corduroy;

Accessories: Martha Stewart punch, foam tape, Spellbinders die;

DAY TWO BLOG LIST

(Leave some love at these blogs for a chance to win)

And for some extra eye candy:

DAY ONE BLOG LIST

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I hope to see you tomorrow for the release as well!!

~Juliana

I’m a Paper Piecing Fool!

2011-03-10T14:43:00.001-05:00

LOL! Well, not exactly, but I have a paper pieced fool to show you!

The Moxie Fab World blog is having a paper piecing challenge to celebrate the “Stamp It” techniques magazine. Of course I thought of the Starving Artistamps stamp set “Antidepresstamps ~ Royality"!”

*BTW—there is a special at Starving Artistamps through March 17th! Check out the home page for details.*

On the jester, I used colored pencils to add detail and dimension to the pieces. The edges of the flags and other elements were inked with Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

Card details:

Size- 5.5” x 5.5”
Stamps: Antidepresstamps~Royalty from Starving Artistamps;
Ink: StazOn Jet Black (sentiment and outlines of Jester and flags; Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain and Brushed Corduroy;
Patterned Paper: Sweet Nectar die cut card pad and tag pad by K & Co.;
Cardstock: Bazzill;
Accessories: Colored pencils, Wire, Foam tape, Stickles (glitter glue)

There are many other fabulous examples on the paper piecing challenge post at the Moxie Fab World blog!! Take a gander!

As always, thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog today!

~Juliana

What have I been up to?

2011-03-01T13:37:00.001-05:00

Just making a few cards! All of these cards use stamps from Rubbernecker Stamp Company!

Details:

Stamps: Sentiment from Garden Phrase Set (SKU:508); Butterfly Inchies (SKU:427) and Bud Tree Set (SKU:505) all from Rubbernecker;
Patterned paper: Memory Box;
Cardstock: Bazzill;
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Concord Grape and Vintage Photo;
Liquid Pearls and Stickles;
Foam Tape
Martha Stewart punch

The dots on the branch were accented with Liquid Pearls and Stickles. The butterfly was inked first with Concord Grape then then the edges of the top of the wings were inked with Vintage Photo. (just an easy way to get a multicolored image)

Details:

Stamps: Sentiment from Fall Trilogy Set (SKU:480); and Create a Garden Set 2 (SKU:513) both from Rubbernecker;
Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket (plaid) and 7 Gypsies;
Cardstock: Bazzill;
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Wild Honey, Scattered Straw, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, Walnut Stain, and Frayed Burlap (for inking the edges);
Spellbinders dies
twill tape and brad

The “blossoms” on the wildflower were inked first with Wild Honey; then I blotted the edges on a scrap paper; then inked the entire image with Scattered Straw. This method (a revised Rock ‘n Roll technique) made a blended image with just a touch of dimension.

Details:

Stamps: Ethel With Shopping Cart (SKU:74-01) and Laugh at themselves (SKU:504-20) both from Rubbernecker;
Patterned paper: K & Company;
Watercolor paper;
Cardstock: Bazzill;
Ink: StazOn Jet Black; Tim Holtz Distress Ink for water coloring;
Martha Stewart Punch;
staple;

I hope you enjoyed this selection of cards!

Thanks SO MUCH for Stopping by!

~Juliana

YOU are special

2011-02-16T10:23:00.001-05:00

Here is another card using the super cute images by Juniper and Jupiter from Starving Artistamps. This little girl is super easy to use—and is fairly all occasion.

Materials:

Stamps: Juniper and Jupiter (“Juniper”) and Comic Book sentiment (flyswim); all from Starving Artistamps;
Paper: Bazzil cardstock and K & Co. designer paper;
Ink: StazOn Jet black; Marker: EK Success; Coloring Media: PrismaColor Pencils;
Accessories: foam tape; Martha Stewart Punch;

Thanks so much for stopping by!
~Juliana

It IS good to be Queen!

2011-02-15T13:10:00.001-05:00

Starving Artistamps has a brand new collection debuting this week! Coming all the way from Denmark designed by the WONDERFULLY talented, Nina Aaslund!!

I am so excited to finally show you Nina's newest collection “Antidepresstamps Royalty”! I love this set and all the images—and I am sure you will love them, too!

Here is my first creation with this set:

Materials:

Stamps: Antidepresstamps Royality
Papers: K & Co. and Stampin’ Up!
Ink and Coloring Media: StazOn Jet Black and Memento Pear Tart; Colored Pencils and gold gel pen;
Other Materials: Stickles; Spellbinder’s die; foam tape;

Please take the time to head over to the Starving Artistamps Gallery blog and see the truly stunning my design teammates have made with this FUN set!

Have a ROYALLY good day!

~Juliana

HIS Banner Over Noah is Love!

2011-02-10T09:44:00.001-05:00

Almost four weeks ago, a dear friend of the family had a baby with a heart defect. Thankfully (and I choose to call this miracle #2—#1 is his life) they found the heart problem prior to birth, so his mom could give birth at a children’s hospital with specialized physicians, nurses, and equipment.

He has left the NICU this week and I thought that was cause for a paper-crafting celebration!

In between the pennants with his name are some quotes that I thought would be appropriate hanging near him.

The hearts are from a Verve Stamps set: Wild Thing. The quote “the joy of the Lord is my strength” is from the Verve set: Serenity. The Philippians and Psalms verses are Plane Janes, also from Verve. Finally, the “I believe in Miracles” and Hebrews 11:1 are from Rubbernecker.

The ribbons are from May Arts Ribbon.

Shape dies are from Spellbinders and the alphabet is from Sizzix.

The patterned paper is from “Me and My Big Ideas”

I hope Noah’s family and caregivers find this to be an encouragement!

~Juliana

An inspired valentine

2011-01-31T14:14:00.001-05:00

Today’s card is a Valentine that was inspired by the Tuesday Trigger Challenge.

I love the colors and pattern of the paper (lid top?), the sweet little white fudge hearts, and the colors of the ribbon!

I used the scallops from the fluted cups, the pattern and colors of the paper (with the help of a Rubbernecker stamp), the hearts, and the ribbon colors as a jumping off point for my card.

The stamped image--under the die cut heart window is from Rubbernecker Stamp Company. I colored it with colored pencils.

Supplies:

Stamps: Floral Circle SKU:507-02 by Rubbernecker
Paper: various cardstocks and dp from My Mind's Eye (red/pink)
Ink: StazOn Jet Black
Accessories: heart and corner punches, spellbinders dies, colored pencils, home made glimmer mist (perfect pears + water), foam tape

Thanks Moxie Fab World for the fantastic inspiration!

~Juliana

Paper Piecing & Pennants

2011-01-27T11:11:00.001-05:00

Has there ever been a technique that you are slow to try out? For me it is pennants! I think they are so darn cute on other folk’s creations, but I had never incorporated them into my own…till today!

Materials and details:

Surprise Juniper and sentiment from Starving Artistamps;
StazOn Jet black;
Designer papers from: Cosmo Cricket, Chatterbox, DCWV, and My Mind’s Eye;
Punches from Martha Stewart, EK Success, and $ spot at Michael’s;
Foam tape and Liquid Pearls (lemon yellow); and colored pencils;

Juniper’s dress and headband are paper pieced from a yellow patterned paper with white pin dots. The pennants were cut by hand, inked and sanded from the same paper.

I love her party shoes! Did you have little mary janes when you were younger?? I only had black ones—but my daughters have have many colors through the years—FUN!

Thanks for stopping by, today!

~Juliana

Jewel Tone Flowers

2011-01-27T10:56:00.001-05:00

Moxie Fab World is having a few color challenges…and this one was calling my name!

Though I couldn’t find the specific colors in my local stores, I found very close matches in my stash.

Materials:

Garden Box Set (SKU:509), one flower from Create a Garden set; and Garden Phrase Set (SKU:508); all from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Concord Grape; Black Soot; and Broken China); Stampin’ Up! Classic Ink (Summer Sun);
Stickles (diamond)
Foam tape
Stampin’ Up! Very Vanilla Cardstock; Dark purple cardstock (unknown)

I stamped the boxed flowers on cardstock and hand trimmed them. I stamped the flower and the sentiment in the center of the main card. The 3 boxes were attached with foam tape. The main card was attached to the dark purple card base and stickles were applied to each flower center.

A clean and simple card (CAS) that lets the colors really shine!

Since these stamps are from Rubbernecker Stamp Company…I wanted to take a moment to welcome 3 new design team members to the Rubbernecker Team!

Maria Gurnsey

Jacquie Peifer

Jenny Erickson

I hope you can take a moment to visit each of them! All three of them are so very talented and the Rubbernecker Family is so blessed that they are sharing with us!

Have a great day!

~Juliana

It’s just one of those days…

2011-01-10T15:53:00.001-05:00

Yeah, some days it is.

Stamps: Drama Queen sentiment; Madge and sofa by DoodleFactory; ALL from Starving Artistamps;

Paper: Bazzill cardstock and My Minds Eye patterned paper;

Ink: StazOn Jet Black;

Accessories: foam tape, colored pencils; corner rounder;

I am hopin’ that today is not “one of those days” for you today!
~Juliana

Shades of White

2011-01-08T17:20:00.001-05:00

I love color. I love to color. Basically, I cannot leave anything white! When I moved into this house, ALL the walls were white! Once I got a few painted, I INSTANTLY felt better—and actually more at home.

But…

There was THIS challenge on the Moxie Fab World Blog.

That is one WHITE cake! I love how, though there isn’t any color, you don’t miss it because of the texture!

So I came up with this:

The images are from the Juniper and Jupiter stamps from Starving Artistamps. The image is colored with colored pencils—using as little color as I dared. If you look closely one of the layers is stamped with the “ornate tooled leather” background stamp (also from Starving Artistamps).

Other materials I used to continue the “white on white” theme:

Martha Stewart Hydrangea punches; Spellbinders die; Liquid Pearls (white opal); Stickles (crystal); clear glitter embossing powder; Adirondack Pigment Ink Pad (snow cap); foam tape; Perfect Pearls (perfect pearl) and water in a misting bottle;

Aren’t they a sweet couple?

Thanks Cath for the great inspiration—and the push to get me out of my color dependency!

~Juliana

Fresh Eggs!

2011-01-05T16:34:00.001-05:00

Well, not really…

Below is a gift set for my husbands secretary. She raises chickens so I thought she would appreciate a set of cards using my “Kittie Kit-Cause a Scene-Chicken Coop” set.

Materials:

Kittie Kit-Cause a Scene-Chicken Coop stamp set from Rubbernecker.com;
StazOn Jet Black for outlines and Tim Holtz Distress Ink-refills to watercolor
Watercolor paper; Cosmo Cricket DP; Not quite navy SU! cardstock; Pre-folded cards from Michaels;
Foam tape and Martha Stewart border punch; Spellbinders dies; May Arts Ribbon;

If you haven’t tried a Kittie Kit—I highly suggest trying one (the Outdoor Master is a good place to start). They are fun and easy to use.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Juliana

Rejoice!

2011-01-02T08:41:00.001-05:00

One of the other churches in our community is celebrating 100 years as a congregation this year. One of our church leaders commissioned me to make a card “from all of us to all of them”.

I like the lighthouse theme and how it relates to a church (or what a church is meant to be): a light in the darkness; a guide in a storm. So, with this theme in mind I set out to create this card:

The stamp was designed by Donna Duquette, one of my fellow design team members from Starving Artistamps.

Stamp: Donna's Lighthouse from Starving Artistamps;
Color Medium: Watercolor;
Other Materials: watercolor paper, stickles; Judikins’ Diamond Glaze;

The inside of the card accordion folds out to let MANY people sign and still have room for a greeting. I will not attach the front till we (our congregation) have all signed it, so fingerprints on the front image won’t be a problem. Also, the ribbon on the front is left a little long since there will be some handling before the card is sent. I will re-trim the ribbon before sending.

I have done a few “from the group” cards before, and this method seems to work best.

Thanks for stopping by, today, I hope this post was a blessing to you!

~Juliana

Brrrr!

2011-01-01T09:44:00.001-05:00

Happy New Year!

Today I am using the layout from Mojo Monday #171;

This card uses an image from the new "Juniper and Jupiter" stamp set from Starving Artistamps.
The paper is from Reminisce and the letters are from American Crafts. I colored the image with colored pencils.

Isn’t he a cutie!

I hope your new year starts off warm!!

~Juliana

Let’s Get Cozy

2010-12-31T22:30:00.001-05:00

I live in Michigan, and for the most part, in Michigan during the winter… it is cold! Also, for the most part, I don’t mind the cold (but the grey does get to me by mid-January).

When my family comes in from the cold—our noses and cheeks are PINK! Just like this little girl:

I bet she is heading right for the hot cocoa as soon as she gets inside!!!

Stamps: Juniper and Jupiter; Classic Decor Sentiments;
Paper: My Mind’s Eye and Making Memories;
Coloring medium: PrismaColor Pencils;

The layout for this card came from SplitCoast Stampers: SC313

I hope you have a blessed and COZY new year!

Thanks for stopping by my blog to peek!

~Juliana

Simply Noël

2010-12-14T23:20:00.001-05:00

Are you ready for Christmas?? Well, if you are, can you come and give me a hand??

I love this image! I gave her the hair color and freckles to match my oldest daughter (actually, my daughters is more of a red-orange, but I had trouble with getting the pencil colors to look natural). She wore braids most of her early childhood (kept the tangles out).

This image is by “Juniper and Jupiter” from Starving Artistamps. You can see all the entire set: HERE. She is so sweet and she was a joy to color! I colored her with Prismacolor pencils and she is accented with Stickles and Diamond Glaze.

The other elements from this card come from Anna Griffin and Bo Bunny.

Though I don’t want to stop Christmas from coming (like the Grinch) but if it could just hold off a day so I can catch up…I would be so grateful! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Juliana

Naughty or Nice?

2010-12-09T21:59:00.001-05:00

It is time to make Christmas cards and projects again!

I love these new stamps by “Juniper and Jupiter” from Starving Artistamps. You can see all the brand new images: HERE.

So…do you think this guy has been “naughty” or “nice”? (I think a mix of both—don’t you!?!)

This little guy is colored with colored pencils and popped up on foam tape. He has a touch of gold gel pen on his jingle bell and the bells on his collar and while gel pen on his cheeks.

His female counterpart will be posted in the morning!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Juliana

Happy Thanksgiving

2010-11-21T09:41:00.001-05:00

I am sure, like me, you are somewhere in the throes of preparing for Thanksgiving (if you live in the U.S.). Though I don’t get to have my family in my home, we are just traveling a short distance to my mom’s house.
This card uses a couple of the newest Rubbernecker images: Floral Circle and Bold Ornament. I colored the “Floral Circle” with colored pencils. “Bold Ornament” was stamped as a background stamp on the layered label.
I hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving!!

Give Thanks

2010-11-20T08:40:00.001-05:00

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

1Thessalonians 5:16-18

For this card I used the set “Juniper and Jupiter go to the Beach”. It has three different lighthouses. The clouds in the background are made the “Build a Cloud” stamp. It is pretty cool (even my kids said “wooooow” when they saw me stamp with it)!

The lighthouse image is colored with colored pencils. The light in the light house has Stickles plus some Diamond Glaze for some sparkly shine.

Thank you for coming by my blog today!!

Getting “kraft”y

2010-11-12T15:02:00.001-05:00

I am enjoying using kraft card stock of of late. I love the rustic-ness of the color and texture!

Here I have used “Juniper and Jupiter Go to the Beach” stamp set. All images are water colored. You cannot see from the photo, but there is a bit of “Perfect Pearls” on the sea.

And here is my Christmas card design for this year:

I really like how the colored pencils "*pop* off of the rustic card stock! It is one layered so when I add a letter or a photo—I won’t be “overweight”.

The image is from from the DoodleFactory set, “O Holy Night”.

All images from today’s cards are from Starving Artistamps.

Have a GREAT weekend, and thanks for stopping by!

Playing around…

2010-11-05T12:00:00.001-04:00

Sometimes it it is fun to move sentiments from where you would expect them to be used… to where they are NOT expected to be used…

She has STYLE!!!

Do you know someone who dresses like this—even when he isn’t about to paint!?! I do! (giggle)
All of these images are from Rubbernecker Stamp Company. I colored the images with colored pencils. I made the background paper on the “Colorful” card with a background stamp, inking tool, and Tim Holtz Distress ink.
I hope these cards gave you a giggle for today!
~Juliana

“Sea”sons Greetings!

2010-11-04T14:14:00.001-04:00

Normally I am a “Merry Christmas” kind of girl! But I am also a sucker for a pun! I just love the thought hanging out at this seaside shack.

So with a little acrylic paint and stickles, I added a festive wreath to the front door!

Details:

Stamps: “Juniper and Jupiter go to the beach” & “Tropic Sentiments Collection #2” from Starving Artistamps;
Inks: StazOn Jet Black and Tim Holtz Distress Inks for watercoloring;
Images are stamped on watercolor paper;

I apologize for being “missing in action” of late. Between my kids new schedules and job hunting—I have trouble keeping my stamping time in line! But now I have a job, and my kids are done with sports for the season…so now it is time to get inky!!

Have a GREAT day, and thanks for stopping by!

Mind Your Mummy!

2010-09-28T14:47:00.001-04:00

What more needs to be said!?!

The images are “Mummy and Child” and “Petite Halloween Sentiment Set” from the Rubbernecker Halloween Stamps. I colored the images with colored pencils (there is a touch of Stickles on the jack-o-lantern for some festive shine).

The paper is Basic Grey. To age the strips I used the ink blending tool and a touch of Tim Holtz Distress Ink (pumice stone).

I think this is such a FUN image, because dressing my kids up and spending time with them is my absolute favorite part of Halloween!

Thanks for stopping by!

Goin’ with the flow

2010-09-15T17:27:00.001-04:00

This card was inspired by my son. He is not a surfer, but he is pretty laid back. I held myself back from using bumpy embellishments, and just let this paper and image take center stage.

The image is from the set “Juniper and Jupiter Go to the Beach” from Starving Artistamps.

I hope your day goes with the flow, today!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Couple of Sketches and a Couple of Cards

2010-09-13T15:07:00.001-04:00

Starving Artistamps is sponsoring a couple of sketch challenges.

The first is at Rubber Stamp Chat, the September Sketch Challenge. Here is my take on the sketch:

Stamps from Starving Artistamps (Lighthouse set and Faith Sentiment). The image was stamped on watercolor paper and colored with distress ink re-inkers. The buttons were bought years ago…for just such a time as this!

Also, this week, Starving Artistamps is sponsoring 2 Sketches 4 You! Kazan has sketched #61!

My take:

The images are from Backlit Blooms from Starving Artistamps.

The papers are from Making Memories and 7 Gypsies.

Also, don’t miss the blog candy give away over at the Starving Artistamps Blog!!!

(lookie here)

I hope you can play along with these challenges! And, as always, thanks for stopping by!

Shoes and Drama!

2010-08-30T19:57:00.001-04:00

I am still having fun with the stamps from Rubbernecker.

Here is a clean and simple card (the squares were even punched with a 1-1/4” square punch):

Doesn’t the sentiment say it all!?!

The stamps are from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

I used Tim Holtz distress inks for the backgrounds and the squares. The paper is from We R Memory Keepers.

And now for a little drama:

I have to say, this card was SERIOUSLY fun to do. I used the "Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool & Foam" to do the background. I started with the lighter colors and worked darker toward the edges. This is one of the reasons I LOVE to use the Tim Holtz Distress Inks! They blend sooo beautifully! The moon was masked (simply a circle punched from scrap and a removable glue dot on the back.

STAMPS: Garden Phrase Set; Garden Border #1; Butterfly inchies; all from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

I hope your day was filled with more shoes than drama! *wink*

Thanks for stopping by!

Cat’s Pajamas Customer Blog hop

2010-08-24T23:20:00.001-04:00

I am giving the Cat’s Pajamas Customer Blog hop a shot.

Information on the hop can be found here.

I used the Puppy Love set to create a back to school set for my daughter. She starts 1st grade the day after Labor Day so I wanted to create something a little more grown up for her.

I paired the stamps with Cosmo Cricket “Boyfriend” papers. Images are stamped with Fluid Chalk Ink (Dark Brown), colored with colored pencils, and highlighted with Stickles.

Close-ups:

And of course I had to make a card to go with it:

Thanks for stopping by! I am sure there are a TON of stops on this hop and MEGA beautiful creations!

In the mood to just stamp!

2010-08-19T18:56:00.001-04:00

Do you ever have stamping “moods”? Sometimes I am the mood for color, sometimes I want to do techniques (and get a little inky), and sometimes I like to just stamp.

That is what I like about this set I picked up from Mr. Rubbernecker at the Rubbernecker Stamp Company booth at the stamp show. You just stamp.

Now, I confess, on this particular card, I did use a bit of a technique— “Rock n’ Roll”. I hadn’t done that one in AGES!!!

It was a bit freeing to just stamp and have the color there!

I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks to stamp the wreath. The touch of sparkle comes from some Stickles. The die cut leaves are from Spellbinders’ rose die.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, today!

Birthdays and Color!

2010-08-19T18:04:00.001-04:00

I thought I would play along with the Color Throwdown (#106)today!!

In lieu of the Stampin’ Up colors I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks: (in order of substitution) Tumbled Glass, Walnut Stain, Frayed Burlap and Shabby Shutters.

Here is my card:

The stamps are from Rubbernecker Stamp Company, and I was introduced to them at the stamp show in Novi, MI a little over a week ago. Charlene demonstrated these flower stamps with cute little baskets and pots (she made them look so cool that Mr. Rubbernecker nearly ran out of the stamp pads she used!!) I thought they would work for a wreath, and I am please with the way it turned out!!(is that okay to say?)

Thanks CTD team for picking another batch of GREAT colors!

And thank YOU for stopping by my blog, today!

More Giggle Bears

2010-08-11T17:46:00.001-04:00

Last week I carved out some stamping time and stamped a few more cards using the “Giggle Bears, Birds and Bees” set.

This time around all images were watercolored on watercolor paper. Most of the designer paper is Cosmo Cricket (thanks Debi!!) with a smidge of Making Memories, Basic Grey and My Mind’s Eye.

I am truly enjoying this set!

Thanks for stopping to take peek!!

And the Winner…

2010-07-16T05:00:00.001-04:00

…of the “Giggle Bears” set from Starving Artistamps is…
Melissa H. (#251)
Melissa, email me (link at right—the view my complete profile) with your address so Tracey (the owner of Starving Artistamps, Inc.) can get your set out to you! I am excited to see what you do with this set!
Thanks for the MANY MANY of you who played along. I have been out of town, and I have only been able get around to a handful of the cards—and they all ROCK!! WOW!

Hebrews 11:1

2010-07-15T13:27:00.001-04:00

Here is my card for Color Throwdown #101:

The images are from Rubbernecker Stamp Company (-Vines set, Weeds #497-14, and Faith Text).

The eleventh chapter of Hebrews is one of my favorites! I hope this simple card will inspire the recipient.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, today!

Clean & Simple Giggle Bear

2010-07-14T18:52:00.001-04:00

This week’s Clean & Simple Challenge at SplitcoastStampers is to use dry embossing. I love the elegant texture that dry embossing provides.

This card uses Nina’s Giggle Bears set. (If you are not familiar with Nina, hop over to her blog and take a look at her WONDERFUL creations!! Google Translate is handy if you are not fluent in Swedish)

The base is a notecard from "Die Cuts With a View".
The stamped image and sentiment are from Starving Artistamps.

Thank you for stopping by today.

BTW, the winner of this set for the Color Throwdown #100 celebration will be announced here on Friday!

Color Throwdown #100 Celebration Throwdown!

2010-07-07T02:54:00.001-04:00

These are some great colors!!! Not only are you going to want to participate, but you are going to want to visit EVERY stop to get some FABULOUS inspiration!

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor
Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs
LeAnne Pugliese - Wee Inklings
Laura Pryor - Lil' Inker
Kisa Peters - Kisa's Paper Cuts
Carol Longacre - Our Little Inspirations
Deb Horst - Sendable Sentiments
Debi Southard - Debi's Crazy Life
Elise Durenberger - MamaCow Creations
Juliana Swanson - Stampin With Inky Fingers (You are here)
Lisa Kind - Kind Creations
Makiko Jones - Makink Studios
Maria Gurnsey - Scraps By M
Pam Speidel - Stamping With Serendipity
Sylvia Nelson - Sylvia's Stamp Corner
Teresa Kline - Enjoy the VA Sunshine
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Here is my take on the challenge colors:

I have a FABULOUS prize for you—A stamps set that once you get your hands on it—you will find it is PERFECT for SO many occasions!

To win this prize there is a deadline of 7/12 11:59 pm (EST) for uploading challenge cards and leaving comments to be considered as in the running to win.
All the details are on the Color Throwdown Blog!

I am SO glad you stopped by, and I am pretty darn excited for you and the boatload of prizes available!! I am looking forward to seeing your creations!

Something is coming…

2010-07-05T21:34:00.001-04:00

The Color Thowdown #100 celebration!!

I am just giving you the heads up now. Especially those subscribed through Feedblitz!

More info: HERE

ALSO

You can receive 10% off of Starving Artistamps AND DoodleFactory stamps at Starving Artistamps by using the discount code savetenJS.
Then click the *Recalculate* button to make sure you receive the discount!!

BUT this discount code will only work until July 15th!!

So if you have had your eye on something—this is the time to buy!

Thanks for stopping by!!!