Magical Wish Card featuring Jone Hallmark Daisy Fae - By Nancy Sheads

MORNING EVERYONE! I’m back today with my project for the 100 Moons Creative Design team. I've been working on holiday cards, but decided to take a break today to show you a project with a magical feel.

Today's project features: 

• Jone Hallmark - Daisy Fae by RubberMoon
• Claudia Rose - Wish by RubberMoon
• Copic coloring (see marker list below)
• Additional basic supplies linked in thumbnails below

STEP BY STEP FOR DAISY FAE

• Cut card base from a heavy weight card stock to 4.25″ x 11″ and score at 5.5″ for a top fold card.
• Cut a piece of white card stock to 4" x 5.25" 
• Cut a strip of white card stock to 1/4" x 1.25" for sentiment
• Cut a piece of polka dot design paper to 1" x 4"
• Cut a piece of striped paper to 1/4" x 4"
• Create a die cut tag from coordinating solid card stock.
• Create a die cut circle from white card stock.
• Cut a piece of craft foam to 3.75" x 5"
• Stamp Daisy Fae image on a Copic friendly paper with a Copic compatible ink.
• Color image with Copic markers (marker colors shown below).
• Fussy cut image. 
• Stamp Wish sentiment on 1/4" x 1.25" strip. Trim edge to create fishtail. Apply foam squares to back.
• Apply foam adhesive squares to back of image and set aside.
• Adhere craft foam to back of 4" x 5.25" white card stock.
• Adhere design paper strips and die cuts to front as shown.
• Position and adhere Daisy Fae image.
• Position and adhere sentiment.
• Adhere card front to card base.

COPICS: E000, E00, E11, BV000 (skin); E43 (hair); B0000, B000, BG10, BG11, BG13, BV000 (dress); RV10, RV11 (wings); BV000, Y35, Y38 (flower); G20, G21 (leaves)

Autumnal Season Cards

Hi everyone! 

It’s Emilie here. 
I’m showing you today two simple and quick cards for this autumnal season.

    

Both of my cards measure 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inches.

For the first card, I started to stamp the motif “Tree Rings” on two third of my card. I stamped on white cardstock the motifs “Dark Fern Leaf” and “Short Ginko Leaf” using respectively “Space moss” and “Black hole” Moonlight Duo Ink pads. Then I cut them out. 

Next, I arranged the way I wanted the motifs to be. Once I was happy with the placements of all my elements, I glued them down and stamped the sentiment “True Free Spirit”.

For the second card, I used a yellowish watercolor that I simply spread out for the background. Then I stamped the Artfoamies stamp “Marrocan Tile” with the same color. 

Next, I added text texture with the “Spark joy” stamp with a same color tone using “Sunshine yellow” Moonlight Duo Ink pad.

I chose this “fantasy flower” stamp for my focal image than I colored with watercolor and watercolor pencils.

Once again, I arrange all my elements before gluing them down.  I laid down first a piece of torn-edged vellum, a piece of light burlap and a piece of ribbon. I added some thread and stuck down my flower on top. At the end I added some yellowish watercolor splatters and stamped my sentiment “Sending you love and light”.

Have a great weekend and see you in December! 

Emilie

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Full Supply List:

 

Rubbermoon Stamps :

 

 “Spark Joy”  (KP7614C)
“Sending you love and light” (KP5495E)
“Fantasy Flower” (MK877J)
“True Free Spirit” (ML204G)

 

100 Proof Press Stamps:
 

“Tree Rings” (6557)
 “Dark Fern Leaf” (1765)
 “Short Ginko Leaf” (3344)

ArtFoamies stamps: 

“Maroccan Tile” by Gypsy Soul

Other supplies:

 

Moonlight Duo Tint & Hue Ink pad (Sunshine yellow, Space Moss, Black Hole) By Rubbermoon

Momento ink pad (Gray Flannel) by Tsukineko

Cardstock (beige, Kraft)

Ribbon

Burlap

STAMP BOLDLY with RubberMoon by Ceci Córdova Shrine Crazy! (part 1)

RubberMoon has new shrine stamps!  I was so thrilled when I saw them and I'm so glad I have them now, in my own hands, so I can play with them and show you what can be done with them.

"What would I do with a shrine stamp?" you might ask.  Well, that's why I'm here today:  to give you some ideas of things to do with your new shrine stamps and all the wonderful accessories Kae Pea made for them. 

Well, the first answer to the question: "What do I do with a shrine stamp?" is "Stamp with it, Silly!"

Here are two of the shrine images without embellishment....in their simple beauty: 

This is how they arrive: simple, plain, and effective.  Perfect to just stamp on a card or package or lunch bag.....You can write the recipient's name in the center open space or not, as you wish.  Just stamp it and you are done.  They are pretty cool just as they are.

But, wait!  There's MORE!

Do you think I'm going to buy a stamp that has only one use?  It hasn't happened yet!  There are so many ways to use these shrine and accessory stamps and I will show you some of them today:

I stamped this shrine and decorated it with other stamps from the shrine collection and some from the general catalog of RM stamps, also.  And then I colored it in....oh, that was fun!  I used color pencils: a combination of Crayola and Prismacolor.

A different shrine with a different personality and focus.  Again, I used stamps from the Shrine collection and from the general RM catalog: anything can go in a shrine and ANYTHING can be made to be a charm or milagro.   

Milagro means "miracle" in Spanish and in Mexico small charms of silver or base metals are sold and used to illustrate one's prayer.  As an example, a milagro in the image of a leg may be taken to the church and hung or nailed to a designated place as part of a petition for health or recovery from a leg injury.  Different body parts are available depending on which body part is in your prayer or petition.  The little charms hanging from the bottom of this shrine could be just decoration or could be to specify which body part we are praying for.

By putting a little darker color on one edge of each image, I gave the milagros and the hand a little more dimension.

As you can see, you can make these somber or exciting,

But....that's not all!

I like stamps with versatility.  I like doing fun stuff with them and finding new ways to use them. 

The following are in black and white but no less exciting for that.

The upside down shrine top makes a great banner.  It might take a few tries to line them up evenly but don't worry.  You'll get it right.  And it's way cool even if you don't have a smooth transition. 

Of course you can color these, also, if you desire.

Here are more variations using the shrines and shrine parts:

Honestly, I got a little carried away with this one.....it's way full and busy.....crazy exciting!  And I'm using a KP stamp which is not from the shrine collection but works well with the pieces.  Mix and match!

Below is a variation with the Mary stamp.  I like this.  It's much simpler and more peaceful than the previous altar, above.  I like the way the small altars give it the sense of dimension, almost like they are resting on a mantelpiece or shelf.

I built this next altar and then drew an arch over it.....no shrine stamp but many ways to make shrines using the decorations and accessories in the collection.

The truth is, when I first saw the parts, I couldn't wait to get my hands on these stamps so I could try the following ideas:

I was so excited to play with them, and it was so satisfying when I finally did!

I thought about people who don't know of a shrine tradition in their own heritage and tried to think of how we can make it more ecumenical.  Here's my first effort at multiculturalism in RM shrine stamps:

And....well......I am a doll maker.  I love making dolls of all kinds, and some are jointed.  This is what the milagros called for initially:

Yeah.  They're crazy but fun.  

I encourage you to get wild and mix them all up together, making shrines and non-shrines, serious and playful images, traditional and nontraditional, useful or not, using any or all of the stamps you have.  Enjoy them and the process of making them.

I would love to see what you come up with.

Please send photos of your work to Beauty(at)LittleBitsOfMagic(dot)com with the subject line: "Shrine Crazy!" and I will post them here for show and tell.

That's all for today, but I will be back to explore more dimensions of RubberMoon Shrines with Stamp Boldly in Shrine Crazy (part 2).  See you soon!

..........

Ceci Córdova is a midwife, mother, and artist, working with sacred art and plain old fun art.  You can work with her in her Seattle studio where she teaches art and pregnancy related classes.  In October, join her for classes in making Sugar Skulls in preparation for Day of the Dead.  Contact Ceci at Beauty(at)LittleBitsOfMagic(dot)com (subject line: "Sugar Skulls class") for more information, dates, and times.  Looking forward to seeing you!

Give Peas A Chance

Hi! I'm Barb Black and I'm delighted to be one of the new RubberMoon Creative Dream Team members.  I think the most difficult thing I had to do for this first post was to decide which RubberMoon stamp(s) to use first!  It really wasn't that much of a challenge, I guess.


I love wordplay, so as soon as I saw Gretchen Ehrsam's "Give Peas A Chance" stamp, I knew the direction I was taking.  Pairing it with Sunny Carvalho's whimsical pea pod stamp was a no-brainer.

And so, this card was born.

For this card I used the following supplies: 

Glossy white card stock,

Green card stock,

Black card stock,

Water-based green ink pad,

Craft (or chalk style) white ink pad,

StazOn Jet Black ink pad, 

Green water-based markers in two different shades, 

A black Sharpie,

Sequin waste, and 

Sponges

I began by stamping the saying and pea pods on the glossy white paper, using the black ink.  I used StazOn because it doesn't run or bleed when I color over it with anything water-based.  I then colored in the pods and the peas and carefully outlined the piece using my Sharpie.

Once that was done, I set it aside to work on the background pieces.  This is where good ol' messy fun comes in (my favorite pastime).


First I did a rough tear across one edge of the black cardstock just to give it some quirky interest.


Then, using the white ink on the black, and the green ink on the green, I set the sequin waste over each piece and dabbed the inks through the holes with a piece of sponge.

I love using sequin waste for backgrounds!  It's ridiculously inexpensive, which always gets my attention.  As you can see, I used the same piece for both colors.  I simply wiped it off with a clean damp cloth in between uses.  You can probably also tell that I've used this same piece many, many times before. Once upon a time it was white.



Sequin waste is just what it sounds like - it's the "ribbon" of hole-y plastic that remains after sequins are punched out.  Just as different sized sequins are available, so are pieces of sequin waste with different sized holes.  The possibilities are endless!



After all that, the only thing left to do was to glue the layers of my card together, find time to write a quick note, and send the happy little thing off to brighten someone's day.



I hope this gives you inspiration for new projects of your own.  Life is messy - join in!

Digital Crafting with RubberMoon Stamps

Hello Everyone, It's me, Jeannie, with another creation using RubberMoon Stamps.

Today, I am using Barb Roger's Party on Wheels stamp.

To start off this digital creation, I stamped the trailer in black ink on white paper.

Next, I scanned the image and opened it in my photo editing program.

As you can see, it did not scan perfectly, so I needed to adjust and do some fill in and clean up on the image.

Here is the image all cleaned up and ready to go.  To use stamps like this and color them in, the way I do, I have to make sure that all the lines touched another black line, so that the color I used to fill in would have a stopping point.

(I hope that makes sense.)

After I did the digital coloring, I played around a little with some preset brushes and this is the final product.

Then I had to lift, for lack of better words, the image from the background so that I'd be able to move, just the trailer without the white background the original image was attached to or part of.

(Again, I hope that makes sense.)

Next, I found an image I wanted for my background. Then I altered it to my liking, as seen below.

Next, the FUN part!! 

Add your sentiment/phrase.

The beauty of creating digitally, you can use any sentiment you want!

After the background  was done, I dropped the trailer on the background.  

I fine tuned it by adding drop shadows, etc. to the image and phrase and this is the final image.

I printed 3, 4 x 6" images on one sheet.

I then cut out a trailer from one of the images.

I applied ink around the edges to add to the depth when used as a 3-D effect.

Then, I put all my pieces together and created a quick simple card.

This is a tri fold card and was a bit difficult to photograph.

You can see how the trailer image is raised in this photo.

This is how the card looks when opened.

Here is the inside of the card...

Bonus side view  ;)

Since I did not use the 3rd image for the card, it becomes a Postcard! 

 It is sized perfectly and has a fun image and sentiment, in addition to meeting postal standards!

If needed, I could have made the trailer bigger or smaller for whatever project I was using it for.

That is the beauty of creating digitally with your craft stash and RubberMoon Stamps.

I hope you enjoyed my post today.  

This has been Jeannie from The Polka Cabana.  

Have a wonderful week.

Bunny Butts

I absolutely love Easter for so many reasons, but mainly for two things:  bunnies and colors. I can't get enough of either.  Now, I like ALL bunnies, but I especially love the ones that are on the plump side so when I saw this Rubbermoon stamp, I knew I had to celebrate the holiday with it. My own frolic stamp was an afterthought, but what else would plump bunnies do but frolic? 

Materials:  white glossy paper, matting papers, white folded cardstock, Derwent Inktense, black  StazOn


Stamps used:  bunny butts
                       frolic



The card itself came together with leftovers from my classes.  I use a lot of dye inks with Cut n Dry Foam.  When I am done with my projects, I let the inks dry out on the foam for about a week.  When completely dry I rewet the pad with a spritzer and then take prints from it that leave a ton of white space.  This is the piece that I stamped the bunnies on.  It fit with my Easter theme perfectly.  Once the bunnies were stamped in black StazOn, I used four different Inktense pencils dipped in water to get that vibrant color on the tails.  I repeatedly stamped my frolic image and mounted for a festive springtime look.  I wonder where they are going?  Are they gossiping? OOOOO....maybe to an egg hunt!!!  My last favorite part of Easter..............

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