Happy Day Tag

Here's a cheerful little tag to brighten your day.

The paper is from the Hip Hop patterned cardstock collection from Red Rubber Designs. The "happy day" stamp is included in the All Occasion Icons rubber stamp set also found at Red Rubber Designs.  I embellished with gauze, paper flowers, leaves and a die cut fence.

This is my last "official" post for Red Rubber Designs as my term on their Design Team is at an end.  It has been a year full of excitement...(it's fun to receive design team packages), challenges...(outside of my comfort zone at times), and being blessed with new friends...(after a year, I guess they are now old friends:).  

A special thanks to Pam for allowing me into the inner sanctum of the rubber stamp industry.  I'll cut rubber and pack paper for you any time!

All Occasion Icons Rubber Stamp Set

Hip-Hop Patterned Cardstock Collection

Palette Ink Pad: BEAUX ARTS BLUE

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Happy Birthday Red Rubber Designs!!!

One year ago Red Rubber Designs made its debut by opening an online retail store.
If you are unfamiliar with them, here is a clip from their website: Red Rubber Designs LLC is a woman-owned, small business which operates entirely in the U.S.A. Featuring designs from The Angel Company, we offer deeply-etched, quality rubber stamps in an online retail environment.

Congratulations, Pam and Red Rubber Designs, on the completion of your first year in business. How does it feel to be 1 again?

In celebration of this hallmark event I went back through all of the wonderful creations of the current Design Team and picked out one of my favorites from each member to share with you. 

Let's start with my long time friend, Louise whose blog is Kard Krazy.

 

 Louise and I love all things vintage and this little travel journal shows how nicely she puts together pretty papers and vintagey stamped images along with pockets and tags and other goodies. You can see the inside of this journal here.

Next up is my fellow Texan, Paula-Kay. Her blog is Creative Stamping with Paula-Kay.

Paula-Kay is master of the Copic markers. I'll have to say that I really have hesitated posting any image that I have had to color because my ability of coloring is still at the kindergarten level. More pics of this card are here.

Another vintage and shabby chic lover is Kate of The Scrap Yard.

This journal is definitely "sugar coated sweetness".  It amazed me that she could turn stamped images of confections into shabby goodness. You can get the details on this journal here.

Next we have Diana who you can find getting inky in Wordbirds Nest. 

Diana has a clean, crisp style that always makes me smile and she has a way with ribbon, too.  Don't you get a feeling of joy just looking at this card? You can find her card here.

And lastly, here is my own favorite from the past year.

This is the cover of an accordion album that I made using lots of stamps and an album kit that contains some of my favorite papers. 

 More pretty papers and stamped images and quotes enhance the vintage photos.
You can see all of the pages here.

If you get a minute, be sure and visit the Red Rubber Designs blog and wish them a Happy Birthday. You might want to wait until after the cake is cut tonight...maybe Pam will share a piece with you!

Konnichiwa-Hello

I have a card to share with you today using the rubber stamp set Konnichiwa from Red Rubber Designs.

Did you know that Red Rubber Designs has a fabulous selection of patterned cardstock?

This paper is from the Catelynne patterned cardstock collection.

 I colored the image with Tim Holtz distress ink pens. The umbrella has been paper pieced. The decorative border was made with a Spellbinders border die.

Konnichiwa Rubber Stamp Set

Catelynne Patterned Cardstock Collection

Kai Gold 4-inch Scissors

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Flip Card

Here is my first attempt at making a flip card.

Almost closed

The papers are from the Rustic Chic Paper Stack available from Red Rubber Designs.  All edges have been distressed.

Partially open

The center medallion and "thanks" are stamped with Palette Ink - Landscape and are part of the Circles and Sentiments stamp set.

Open

I finished off the card with a die cut butterfly, gold stick-ons, and gold dots.

Red Rubber Designs products used:

Circles and Sentiments	Rustic Chic Paper Stack	Brown Cardstock
Palette Ink Pad: LANDSCAPE

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You Make My Heart Sing

Another card for the Sunshine Mail Foundation using a featured stamp set You Make My Heart Sing from Red Rubber Designs.

 A Spellbinders die cut frames the cute image on this circular card. I used patterned paper and coordinating cardstock from the Lilly Anna collection.

A little Stickles adds a bit of sparkle.

Products from Red Rubber Designs:

You Make My Heart Sing Rubber Stamp Set	Lilly Anna	Coordinating 12x12 Cardstock
Palette Ink Cubes: ESCHER	Kai Gold 4-inch Scissors

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Happiness Is - Pop up Card

Another card in keeping with this month's theme Once Upon a Child at Red Rubber Designs.  I will be sending this card along with others to the Sunshine Mail Foundation.

 I used the Happiness Is rubber stamp set.

 The "grass" was made by fringing half inch strips of paper.

I helped set up at the Scrapbook Expo yesterday and will be working for the next 2 days so I will try and visit my blog friends on Sunday.  If only my Google Reader would stop misbehaving.

Background Technique

 This is just a sneak peek!
Check out my tutorial today on the Red Rubber Designs blog.

Girlz and Boyz Tags

Welcome to another installment of  Once Upon a Child the theme this month at Red Rubber Designs.  Today I have a fun little set of tags and sleeve using the rubber stamp set Girlz & Boyz.

 

This is the Girlz side of the sleeve using papers from the Catelynne Patterned Cardstock Collection. I ran the paper through an embossing folder then added tabs from the cardstock collection, some glitzy stones, and a paper punched lace border.

 The tags use the same Catelynne paper and the girlz are from the Girlz & Boyz stamp set. I have used a combination of paper piecing and markers to dress up the little girlz. The bows are bakers' twine.

Now if you turn the sleeve over, you will find the boyz.  For the boyz I have used papers from the Hip Hop Patterned Cardstock Collection. The frog, from the Hip Hop collection, has been cut out and embossed with clear ep.

The boyz are on the flip-side of the girlz so that the sleeve only contains 3 tags. I used paper piecing and markers for them also.

Girlz & Boyz Rubber Stamp Set	Mountain Scenery Rubber Stamp Set	Hip-Hop Patterned Cardstock Collection
Catelynne Patterned Cardstock Collection	Premium White Cardstock	Palette Ink Cubes: ESCHER
Palette Ink Pad: LANDSCAPE	Kai Gold 4-inch Scissors

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Happiness of Life

Today I am featuring the Happiness of Life rubber stamp set from Red Rubber Designs.

Let's go back in time to the western region of Africa to have a peek at the camp desk of a renowned anthropologist.

 Seems that he has been pondering the sketched image from his journal. Who ever saw a chimpanzee cuddling a tiger cub?  What does this unusual occurrence mean? Has he been trying to find the location of this sighting again on the old map?

What other information is included in his journal?

I guess we can only imagine.

Red Rubber Designs supplies used in this project.

Happiness of Life Rubber Stamp Set	So Splattered Rubber Stamp Set	Tea Stain Backgrounds Rubber Stamp Set
Vintage Background Rubber Stamp Set	Memories Rubber Stamp Set	Punctuation Rubber Stamp Set
Palette Ink Cubes: ESCHER

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