Pop of Color....

Love to take black and white, and give it a "pop" of

color to take it to the next level:

 I do have a little close up here where you can
see the layers a bit better:

 If you "pop" over to The Rubber Cafe' today,

this card is up with all the details on how it was

made and what goodies I used to make it....

you can find the post HERE. 

Have a great day....enjoy some creative time!

Playing With Prima Doll Stamps....

Well, like so many others....I have joined in the Prima

Doll Stamp mania!....lol.  These little beauties are

quite addicting....guess the little girl inside still loves

to play with paper dolls!....lol.  I have a few to

post....but 2 are still a secret for a tag swap I'm

in, but I did another, just for fun:

Her tag base is one of the Prima Tags, I used 

Faber-Castell Gelatos to make the Red, White, &

Blue background.  Then I stamped it with white

Adirondack Snow Cap paint using the Unity

brick wall and mesh stamps, and I stamped Prima

Swirl stamps in Black Tuxedo Memento Ink. 

I stamped one of the Prima floral borders in 

Red Pepper Adirondack paint, then brushed the 

edges of the tag with the Snow Cap dauber as well.

To make the doll....I used Authentique's Glory 6x6 pad

and stamped her "stockings", her top, and her skirt

ruffle (I added creases/pleats to give it texture).

Her jean skirt is a piece of canvas colored in with 

gelatos, then stenciled over using a Crafter's Workshop

stencil and the Red Pepper paint. The rest of her

body and hair was colored in with Copic Markers.

I added black Glossy Accents to her shoes.

The finishing touches on the tag....UmWow chip

stars painted and stamped with the Adirondack

daubers and Prima stamps, Want2Scrap bling,

K&Co bling flowers, Trendy Twine, Prima

Flowers, and a Doodlebug button. And the

ribbons at the top were dyed using Distress 

Ink in Salty Ocean and Festive Berries.

Here's a close up of a few details:

I really enjoyed playtime with Julie Nutting's

Prima Doll Stamps....can't wait to play again soon!

Bright Birthday....

Well I'm headed to Scrapbook Expo in Milwaukee, WI

tomorrow to work at The Rubber Cafe' booth!

If you stop by, make sure you find me to say hi!

I have SO many fun things I'm wanting to post but have

to keep under wraps--and some I didn't get a chance to

get good pics of yet!  But I did want to post a little 

something before I left, so here is a sweet, bright

birthday card I made using stamps from The Rubber Cafe'

I used the "Hey Cupcake" set, and the fun

new BoBunny Surprise! 6x6 paper pad.

 The balloons are fussy cut from the paper,

and the buttons and twine are just from my 

stash.  The two little gems next to the sentiment

are Jellie Dots from The Rubber Cafe'.

Hope you enjoy your weekend, I'll be working

hard at the Scrapbook Expo, but ready to get 

back to some crafting fun when I get back!

April is Time to Upcycle!

Did you know April is National Recycle Month?  

In honor of that....I'll be posting a project or two of

trash into treasure upcycles!  Here is a card keeper

box I made using The Rubber Cafe' Vintage Treasures

stamp set:

I used a lot of fun inks, paints, and one of my new favorite finds.....

UmWow chip pieces!  The hexagon pieces on this project are

from their product line.  There are a ton of shapes available....

can't wait to play with more!

If you'd like a few more details, check out the full post over at
The Rubber Cafe' blog....you can find it HERE.

Have a great weekend, and hopefully carve out a little time to
upcycle your way to your own treasure! 

More Springtime....

Well, even tho' spring is not wanting to show up

weather wise, I'm making flowers since they

aren't growing!....lol.  Here is a card I made

using stamps from The Rubber Cafe' (TRC):

Yes, I made my own springtime!....lol.

The fun part of this card, the window is

made from the Large Jar stamp from TRC

and the flowers made from the citrus slice

stamp in the Fruit Medley set:

Here is the jar stamped....

 

And then made into a window frame using a 1&1/4" CM

punch, and the Tim Holtz Woodgrain embossing folder,

and Distress Inks:

And here is the citrus slice, stamped, colored

with copics, and fussy cut to make the flowers:

And a close up of the finished window box:

Hope you enjoyed a little "springtime" today....even if  the

weather doesn't cooperate, we crafters can make our own!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: The Rubber Cafe'--Fruit Medley, Large Jar, Card Labels, Hey Cupcake!

Paper:  The Rubber Cafe' Pugnacious Signature paper--white, BoBunny Surprise!

6x6 pad, MME Fine and Dandy Boy 6x6 pad

Ink:  Ranger Distress Ink--Walnut Stain, Scattered Straw, Frayed Burlap,

Weathered Wood; Memento--Tuxedo Black; Copic Markers

YR04, YR07, Y15, BG15 & BG49

Embellishments:  TRC Jellie Dots, Cosmo Cricket Sea Air button, 

Trendy Twine--orangesicle

Adhesive:  TRC Scrap Happy Glue; foam tape; Scor-Tape

Tools:  Woodgrain embossing folder; CM 1&1/4" square punch

G45 Springtime....

Ok, I have to admit....girly type papers....not usually

something I go for.  Not a big pastel person, but

this Secret Garden collection from G45 won

me over.  Love the detail, the vintage goodness

literally makes me swoon....lol.  And maybe it's

just because I am SO looking forward to spring,

but that's ok....it got me crafting, fussy cutting,

and creating....so it's all good!  Here is the result:

A bouquet of spring flowers, it's G45 goodness, 

dressed up with Trendy Twine, and I also

broke out my Atyou Spica and Sakura Glaze

pens to color the flowers, leaves and centers.

Here is a close up:

So hope this gives you a little dose of springtime today...

and you enjoy crafting some springtime goodness of your own!

Time for a New Challenge!!

It's new challenge time over at Scrap It Girl!  

Have you stopped by over there?  Awesome challenges,

and even better prizes!  For the month of April, the

challenge is Angels and/or Arrows.  You can use 

either or both....and link up over at Scrap It Girl.

Here is the project I did this month:

 I used the new Simple Stories 24/7 collection and

album....this is the cover.  Love the colors, love

this collection!  And you can also find these 

goodies over at Hannah's in Antioch!

Again, if you haven't checked out the Scrap It Girl

challenges....there is a new one every month.  Fun

to play along....and a bonus reason to craft....you 

 might win a prize--who wouldn't like that?! 

You can find the Scrap It Girl site HERE.

Until next time....enjoy some crafty fun time!