Vintage Tag

Inspired by the May challenge by Tim Holtz, I decided to create another tag using one of my favorite images from the "Da  VINCI" Rubber Dance Stamps instead of a picture ....

Have a wonderful Sunday ♥

Just a tag ......

I started out quite confident with my tag, then I realized I had chosen the wrong colors for the stenciling, way too dark. All I could come up with was to cover the whole "mess" with word dies and a little sentiment stamp :) 

Next time I will listen closer to Marjie :)

Publication in Take Ten!

I had a publication in the latest issue of Take Ten ....

.... and as usual I forgot to take a picture before I sent it off:(

 

 

Ir(resist)ible technique

Good Morning, my friends!

 I want to show you how to create a little box with an older technique called “Resist with napkin varnish”. 

  

I started with cutting my template, it’s a Sizzix Die *Box & Card* and stamped the two beautiful flowers from the Da Vinci Set. Make sure you use permanent ink, as this is going to get wet!

  

I colored the images with Koh-I-Noor pencils Mondulez and some water. Then I carefully applied the napkin varnish and tried not to get too much outside the image, since this area will not take any color after the application.

I applied different colors of Distress Ink and spritzed & flicked with water. After distressing the edges I assembled my box and tied a little tag around, the word “SEEDS” is computer generated.

 I just love how vibrant the colors of the flowers stand out!

Ready for summer and some new flowers?

You can find the flower images right here at the Rubber Dance Stamps shop!

Today I choose to be happy ....

It's been quite a battle lately, but I will not let the situation put me down (too often).

Today I played with my Rubber Dance Stamps and found one that at least cheered up hubby when he saw my creation.

... and the other sides ....

Yes, I think I will make this a happy day, no matter what :)

Sketch #124 at LCOM

Good afternoon,

we have a beautiful sketch at Let's capture our memories, why don`t you stop by and join in the fun.

This is my take .....

12 Tags of 2015

Some fun tag for May!

I love burlap and use it a lot on my projects, so it was handy to use it on the May 2015 tag, the wonderful monthly tutorial from Tim Holtz.

Have a good start into the weekend!

Herzlichen Dank!

I used Rubber Dance Stamps *Retro Beach Photo* on my card and I needed a German sentiment (Stamp from Stampin' UP) for a friend :)

The background is embossed with a cracked folder, the little sea horse is a Sizzix die, which I colored with distress ink and added Distress crackle paint!

*BOTTLES* at MooMania ♥

Good Morning!

We have a wonderful challenge for you:  

 

*BOTTLES*

 

A Moo is a little card sized 2.8 x 7.1 centimeters,
or approximately 1.1 x 2.8 inches.

Come on over to our challenge blog and join in the fun, you can't imagine all the stuff that fits on that tiny little piece :)

 

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

  

This is my take .... on a MOO, of course ♥

 

 

Rubber Dance Stamps 1st Anniversary and Blog Hop!

Welcome to the 1st Anniversary at Rubber Dance Stamps and our Blog Hop ♥

This blog hop is to celebrate the 1st year anniversary of the Rubber Dance Stamp's blog (http://rubberdance.blogspot.com).

Each member of the Design Team have chosen 3 of our own favorite DT makes for this blog hop, and we will also let you know which 3 are our favorite single stamps. 3 seems to be the lucky number here, so there'll be 3 winners, too!

These are my three favorite creations with Rubber Dance Stamps ....

These are the single Rubber Dance Stamps I love the most ......

TWO lucky winners drawn at random will win the Design Team members' favorite stamps!

ONE additional winner who shares this gift giveaway on Facebook gets a €20 voucher (approximately $25) to spend in the Rubber Dance webshop any time she wants! Just tell Bibi that you have shared it on Facebook when you leave a comment on the main blog (http://rubberdance.blogspot.com/…/1st-year-anniversary-give…), and you're in!

To participate in this blog hop giveaway, all you have to do is to visit the blog posts below and leave a comment on all of them. It'll just take a few minutes of your time. You do not have to be a follower on any of the blogs in our hop, but you're of course very welcome to become one - if you aren't already.

Hop along and see the Design Team's favorite DT makes and favorite three Rubber Dance stamps!

Susanne: http://clayscrapkreativ.blogspot.com/.../rubber-dance-1st...
Majo:You are right here ♥
 Katy:http://postcardsfromtheattic.blogspot.com/.../rubber...
Irit: http://iritshalom.blogspot.no/…/rubber-dance-1-st-anniversa…
Helen: http://acraftproject.blogspot.com/.../rubber-dance-first...
Gabriele: https://artatag.wordpress.com/…/1st-year-anniversary-givea…/
Rubber Dance blog: http://rubberdance.blogspot.com/…/1st-year-anniversary-give…

Have a great day and have fun hopping!

Chevrons at USE YOUR STUFF!

It's been some time since I created something for my team at UYS, and now I'm late :(

But nevertheless, here is my card using a chevron folder, the scribbly bird stamp and a Darkroom Door background stamp!

1-2-3 Get Scrappy

Melina at 1-2-3 Get Scrappy has provided a beautiful board for us to work with and I have used the diagonal row for my layout. 

It`s not one with a lot of fun and laughter, but sometimes life gets in the way and one has to deal with facts .......

Sketch #123 at LCOM

 

Welcome to sketch #113 at LCOM!

I created a card for my MIL using the fabulous heart stamp from Dina Wakley as well as the sentiment from the set. 

I cut the heart border with a Stampin' Up border punch and added some lace for the special occasion. 

To give the background some texture I  used the circles from the Rubber Dance Stamps set "Round in circles".

Have fun using the awesome sketch, there is a prize to win for you :)

Sketch # 122 at LCOM ♥

We had a beautiful sketch to work with at Let's capture our Memories this round! 

I used all my Rubber Dance Stamps, well ok, not ALL, but quite a few ....

The "Stitch and Frame", the "Round in circles" and the play cards from the "ATC Backgrounds 2".

The sentiment is from the beautiful set "Something wonderful"!

May Color Challenge at Rubber Dance Stamps!

Welcome to our Rubber Dance Challenge!

We are celebrating at Rubber Dance with bright summer colors for this months' challenge. These vibrant shades will make you feel like it's summer even if there's rain outside.

For my Triptychon I used the "Bold and Beautiful flower Set" and the "Lace background". The words are from the set "Something wonderful",
which you can find on the website:http://www.rubberdance.com/

 

Both our winner and Pick of the Month will get badges to proudly display on their blogs. Winners will be announced on our blog on the 7th of the following month, so remember to check back to see if you won!

• We'll draw an overall WINNER at random who receives an an amazing grab bag of unmounted Rubber Dance stamps worth 25€ (that's over $30!)
• The Design Team will choose our favorite entry - our DT Pick of the Month. 
• Any entries using Rubber Dance stamps will get a special mention!
• NEW: After you have linked up your work, you can email Bibi (stamplist@gmail.com) to get a discount code to use in the Rubber Dance Stamps webshop and get 20% off your entire order.

Our colours this month are bright and summery!

In addition to our color scheme, our OPTIONAL THEME this month is: Flowers

(use the theme if you want to - it's optional but we think perfect for these colors!)

Please take a quick look at the rules below before you create. Don’t worry, there aren't many rules and they are not complicated.

Need some inspiration? Check out these examples! We have all used stamps from Rubber Dance!

Have fun crafting ♥