Hello Baby - Greeting Card with Rubber Dance

Hi there!

I have a quick and easy baby card tutorial for you on the Rubber Dance blog. 

You can save the shipping costs worldwide at 

rubberdance.com with the code:  

SRFreeShip 

(on orders over 15€)

xx Susanne.

Easter Home Decor with Rubber Dance

Hi my dear crafty friends!

I am sharing a step by step tutorial over at the Rubber Dance blog for my newest easter home decor. I used a homemade cutting file from my Silhouette to create this lovely houses.
Don't forget to use my free shipping code in the Rubber Dance online store: SRFreeShip.

xx Susanne.

Challenges:
Creative Artiste Mixed Media

Supplies:

Rubber Dance Stamps:

Feathered Friends	Birdies	B for Bird	Singing Bird
Gather Together	Antique Botanicals

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Others:

Carpe Noctem - Halloween Tag with Visible Image

Hi everyone!
Today I'm sharing a mixed media tutorial, for this Halloween tag with the super spooky Visible Image stamp set "Mr. Bone Jangles".

Start with a Brusho background. I used typical Halloween colors, like purple, green, orange and black. Stamp the death's heads with black permanent ink and mask them with some post it notes.

Stamp Mr. Bone Jangles with a lighter ink. I used purple ink. Remove the masks and use a white pastel pencil to paint the bones white.

Take the Tim Holtz "Shatter" stenicl (or any other) and add a layer of Gel Medium on top. Add some black glitter (only a litte bit) and some silver gilding flakes immediately. Set it aside to dry.

When the Gel is completely dry, wipe arround the tag with Distress Ink "black soot". The Gel will resist the ink. Finally add the sentiment. I cut it with the Cameo and covered it with WOW! Black Glint Powder.

Thanks for stopping by today!
xx Susanne.

Products from Visible Image:
Mr. Bone Jangles

Mixed Media Box Tutorial

Hi everyone!

I'd like to share a box tutorial that I did last year for the STAMPlorations blog.
I decided to make something autumnal. This is a little gift box which is cut with the Silhouette Cameo out of kraft cardstock and decorated with some Sizzix Flowers.

I started by putting some Gel Medium through stencils on top of the gift box. I used the "Leaf Prints" and "Botanical Lush" stencils. The Gel Medium must be dry before we go on to the next step.

Now it was time to add some color. I used the Gelatos (Grape, Tangerine, Buttercreme, Cinnamon and Green Tea). I applied the colors on top of the textured paper and blended it with my fingers. I use a baby wipe to get my fingers a little bit wet.

 

Let it dry, that does not take much time, before you put the box together. If you want to protect the colors you can use a fixative of course. By the way. My black working surface is a duration baking mat. It's a cheap version of the original craft mat and perfect to work on with glue, colors or the heat tool.

To embellish the box I used different die cuts (all dies are from Sizzix) which were cut out of a creme white cardstock. I colored them with Distress Inks and the Ink Blending Tool.

The lable on the front of the box is also a Sizzix die with embossing folder. I stamped a sentiment from the STAMPlorations "Fond Expressions 2" onto it.

I think this is a very easy project. You can do this technique with every gift box or on a card. It's simple and it looks so beautiful.
I hope you liked this tutorial. Happy crafting, Susanne.


ARTploration stencils:
Leaf Prints
Botanical Lush

STAMPloration stamps:
Fond Expressions 2

Other Supplies:
Distress Inks
Gelatos
Gel Medium
Different Dies
Cardstock

Flower card with Visible Image

Hi my dear crafty friends!
It's Saturday and I'd like to share some creative inspiration with Visible Image stamps. I used the Visometry Set 2 and embossed the images on a watercolor background with WOW! Primary Ebony. The background of my card is a patterned paper from the DCWV "Maps, Text and Ledgers" stack.
I sewed the flower stem and also the leaves. The sentiment is cut with the Silhouette Cameo.

Thanks for stopping by today,
xx Susanne.

Stamps from Visible Image:
Visometry Set 2

Products from DCWV:
DCWV 8" x 8" Stack Maps, Text & Ledgers
DCWV Jewel Toned Textured Cardstock

Smile - Card with Visible Image Stamps

Hi my dear Visible Image Friends!

I LOVE the super unique Visometry Sets from Visible Image. They are so versatile and modern! Today I'd like to show you, how I made this card. I have some step by step instructions for you.

I start by masking my top layer watercolour cardstock with some washi tape. I stamped the images from the Visometry Set 6 randomly onto the paper using embossing ink. I used WOW! Primary Ebony powder. Make sure to add the powder BEFORE you remove the tape. Otherwise your powder will stick on the masked part!

I picked Distress Inks Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers together with some water and coloured the background.

Next step is adding some Distress Ink Twisted Citron.

Finally I added some black splatters, some handdrawn lines and my title "smile", which was cut with the Silhouette Cameo.

Thank you for stopping by today!
xx Susanne.

Stamps from Visible Image:
Visometry Set 6

Products from WOW! Embossing Powder:
Primary Ebony
Embossing Ink Pad

STAMPlorations Beach Sign Tutorial

Hi everyone!

Today I'd like to share a step by step tutorial, which I did last year as my debut over at the ARTplorations blog.
I am a fan of home decor and I love creating it on my own. Of course there are many pretty pieces you can find in stores, but I really like it if each creation can tell something more than just bought decor products. I'll give you some step by step instructions on how I created this beach sign wall decoration:

First of all I started with a piece of balsa wood and primed it with a THIN layer of gesso. If you use too much gesso you will loose the wood look.

When it's dry I apply some Gelato colors (chocolate and iced chai). I blend the colors with a wet baby wipe.

To add texture I use the "Some Birds" Stencil and a clean wet baby wipe to remove some of the Gelato color through the stencil.

I also used the "Shutters" stencil to add more pattern.

I definitely needed more interest, so I stamped some sentiments as well. I used the "Subway Art Builders Dare" with some coffee Archival Ink. I stamped the sentiments randomly and three times with one layer of ink.

My letters are cut with the Silhouette Cameo out of white cardstock.

I cut the flip Flops with the Silhouette Cameo as well.

To give the shoes some texture I used the "Nestled Circles" stencil and some gesso. I also painted the edges with gesso and a sponge.

I punched holes with the Crop-A-Dile to adhere the ribbon.

Here are some more images of the finished piece. I used the Crop-A-Dile to make the
holes to hang it onto the wall.They are reinforced with eyelets.

And here is another reason that makes the creation even more special: everybody will have a closer look to read what the shoes are telling! I stamped the two sentiments onto banners with coffee Archival Ink. By the way I added some "sand" to the flip flops and to the shells with Distress Embossing Powder "weather-worn".

ARTplorations Products:
Shutters Stencil
Some Birds Stencil
Nestled Circles Stencil

STAMPlorations Products:
Subway Art Builders Dare

Other supplies:
Noor! Design Dies (Banner,Shells, Starfish, Lighthouse and Gull)
Patterned Paper by Folia
Ribbon
Twine
Eyelets
Gesso
Balsa Wood
Archival Ink (coffee)
Gelatos (iced chai, chocolate)
Distress Embossing Powder (weather-worn)