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Ephemeral Edges collage papers – STAMPlorations

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Hello and happy Wednesday! Today I am sharing a mixed media tag that I created with the new STAMPlorations ephemeral edges collage papers.

I´ve used a manila tag as my starting point with some added spray inks on the bottom part. On top I added stamping with STAMPlorations Art Marks 3 clear stamp set and Distresss Oxide Inks. On top I added a strip of Ephemeral Edges paper, some Gloss Spray splatters and embellishments. The sentiment is from the STAMPlorations clear sticker set called “New Day”.

I love making this kind of mixed media tags! And the new collage papers are a perfect match for this kind of projects. Ephemeral Edges is one of the 9 stunning packs included in The Artistic Crafter’s Collage Papers Anthology, vol. 1.

The entire collection is available for pre-order at a huge 45% off now through March 4th. Secure your set today to ensure you’re the first to start your next creative adventure when they ship!

Make sure to get your order in :).
xxx, Sanna

ART JOURNALING, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Fly free – Art Journal page with Rubber Dance

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Hello, I am here today with a page from my art journal. For this page I used the Organic 4, Sketchy Leaves 6 and Wheels stencils and plenty of stamps: Carved Collection 6, Mix It Up 6, Butterflies and Moths, Doodle Flowers 2 and from A to Z.

I started by placing the leaves and using them as masks with salvaged patina Distress Oxide Ink. I placed them onto the page and brushed the ink over them to the page repeatedly. After that I continued the background pattern with the Wheels stencil and the same ink tone, blending them into each other. Next I took the Organic 4 stencil and continued adding the same ink thru the stencil onto the page.

After finishing the inking, I took the iced spruce Distress Oxide Ink and stamped with Mix It Up 6 stamp set hand writing stamp over the white leaf areas very freely. Then I outlined the leaves with a black pen. This made them pop out of the background and I love the look it creates to the page. After that I used the number stamp from the same stamp set with aged mahogany Distress Oxide Ink to randomly stamp numbers next to the leaf patterns.

After that I took the peacock feathers Distress Oxide Ink tone and stamped a leaf pattern with the Carved Collection 6 stamp onto the page from top towards the bottom. I added golden pigment details with Gansai Tambi watercolors to them. Then I took some previously made leaf and collage fodder (see videos here and here) and added those on top of the stamped leaves overlappingly.

I also decorated the page with some yellow toned butterflies. These were also previously made collage fodder (with Butterflies and Moths stamp set) from my gelli printing sessions. For the text I used black ink and the word free from the Mix It Up 6 stamp set. The word fly is stamped with the A to Z set.

For finishing touches I also added some light written text stamping in the salvaged patina tone next to the pink flowers. It´s just a hue, but it adds some detail to the otherwise blank area. I also added some golden droplets and Gloss Spray in the tone blushing here and there.

For more details, here is the start-to-finish video for you to watch:

I really enjoy playing with stencils, creating collage fodder and then combining all these bits and pieces together in a project.

Happy crafting,
xx, Sanna

ART JOURNALING, MIXED MEDIA, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS

Layered art journal page – Rubber Dance

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Hello, today I have an art journal page share for you. For this page I used the Doodle Flowers 2, Butterflies and Moths, Mix It Up 5, Mix It Up 7, Carved Collection 6, Stitching Borders and Mix It Up 4 stamp sets as well as Dotted 1 and Mini Textures 1 stencils.

I started by wiping residue ink from the Dotted 1 stencil onto the background and pressing another layer of residue brown ink from the Mini Textures 1 stencil around the first pattern. Next I grabbed some Neocolor II crayons and applied various yellow and light pink tones to the page. After that I grabbed a selection of pink, green, brown and turquoise Distress Oxide Inks and used the various stamps to add details and layers to the background.

I also painted some circles onto the page and filled those with golden pigment dots. Next I added contrast with a black stamp ink by adding stamped stars and numbers as well as stitching. I then clustered a few collage fodder pieces together (leaves and butterfly) and adhered those on place. I also had a few “diy vintage labels” left over, so I adhered a few onto the page. For finishing touches I added two sentiment stickers and created black areas with an acrylic marker and detailed those with a white gel pen.

This was a really fun one to make! Have you tried this idea of freely adding plenty of layers and seeing where the page takes you?
xxx, Sanna

MIXED MEDIA, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TAGS

Rubber Dance – gelli printed collage paper tags

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Hello everyone, I´m here today with a set of gelli printed collage paper tags. I´ve used the Leaves #2, Ornament 1, Dotted 1 and Organic 4 stencils to make the gelli printed collage papers. For the stamping and fodder I used the Stitching Borders, Collage Leaves 3 and Doodle Flowers 2 stamp sets.

I started by using a Gelli Arts mini printing square plate for creating the stenciled images as well as the stenciled and transfer image ones. After creating plenty of collage paper squares, I chose the ones that worked the best together and adhered those to tags. On top I then added a some stamping with black ink and the Stitching Border set. On top I then added some collage fodder leaves (made with Doodle Flowers 2 set). For finishing touches I added some stamped sentiments from the Collage Leaves 3 stamp set.

For dimension and interest I also adhered a few wood veneer pieces from my stash and added some ribbon to the tags.

On how to make those gelli printed papers, there are plenty of videos available on the interned. I made a few here too. Hope you get inspired to try out making your own collage papers with Rubber Dance stencils and a gel plate. Have fun!
xx, Sanna

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STAMPlorations February “Anything Goes” Challenge

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Hello and Happy February! Here come the STAMPlorations February Challenge with “Anything Goes“-theme!

I used the Wonky Stitched Grid Texture Cover Plate on the background as a starting point and as my focal point I used the Color Me Blooms Spring Florals – Colorables. I colored the flowers with Neocolor II crayons and a water tank brush.

In addition I added a New Day Clear Sticker as a sentiment to the card. First adhered onto a piece of cardstock and then added to the card with 3D foam pads. On top of it all, lots of golden pigment splatter.

The Challenge runs from February 6th to February 28.

As always, there are prices to be won, too:

a) a winner of $25 credit to the STAMPlorations store chosen from the entries that use STAMPlorations products

b) a winner of $10 credit to the STAMPlorations store randomly chosen from all entries (you don´t need to feature a STAMPloration product for this category, so everyone can join and win this and this way, maybe also start their own STAMPlorations collection of awesome goodies).

Here are the rules to play by:

– Anything goes, any type of project, any style
– use of STAMPlorations products not a requirement
– link back to the particular challenge post (if blog entry) or tag @stamplorations if joining via IG
– multiple entries per crafter allowed
– pls. note: AI generated and free-off-the-internet images/designs are NOT allowed in projects
– be sure to read and understand the challenge rules listed on the STAMPlorations blog before linking up projects to avoid being disqualified and your entry from being removed

ps. as always, my DT Discount Code at the store is valid, so feel free to use it 🙂 !!!

Don´t forget to check out the blog – always good to know what is happening (hint, don´t miss out on any new offers, challenges and/or new product!!).

Hoping to see you play along with us! Cannot wait to see what you create!
xxx, Sanna

CARDS, MIXED MEDIA, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS

Cards with bold backgrounds – Rubber Dance

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Hello, today I have a card set share up that feature very bold backgrounds. They don´t need much on top as they really stand out on their own. For these cards I used the Loose Florals 2024 and the Doodle Flowers 2 stamp sets as well as the Kartengrüße set for stamped sentiments.

The background papers are from a gelli printing session where I made my own collage papers using strong colors and the Loose Florals 2024 stamp set. For this set I wripped the paper on one side to create an irregular border and adhered the paper onto a card base. On top I added something light – a lightly inked collage fodder flower in pink. To go with it, I added a few enamel hearts and a stamped sentiment along the cards edge.

On the second set I have a even more distressed look going on on the background. Thus I left the backgorunds full and didn´t wrip the paper. I love the peeled paint look of the paper. It makes it seem like vintage wallpaper in layers. For these cards I again used the same principle. A bold background paper paired with a single flower as a focal point.

Here I added some faux stitching around the edges with a white gel pen. Some glitter glue for detail onto the flowers and a stamped sentiment on a residue piece that has the same tone like some areas on the background piece.

And all these cards are flat and thus very easy to put into mail. Who else loves creating collage papers with stamps and a gelli plate?
xx, Sanna

CARDS, MIXED MEDIA, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS

Working with residue papers – Rubber Dance

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Hello, today I´m sharing a card idea that started off from a piece of “waste” paper. I used the Doodle Flowers 2 and the Stitching Borders stamp sets with the Ornament 1 stencil to create this card.

I´ve also “hidden” some light stamping with Distress Oxide Inks and Mix It Up 7 and Mix It Up 5 stamp sets onto the background. This card started with a “waste paper” I brayered gelli printing residue ink onto. I also cleaned my used stencil with a baby wipe thru the Ornament 1 stencil onto this piece of paper. That way the beginning for this backgroud had started by accident in a way.

After cleaning my table I noticed how nice the paper looked like and decided to use it as a card background. I then went and used the Mix It Up 5 stamp set iwth various light Distress Oxide Ink colours to add details to the white areas. After that I grabbed some collage fodder flowers from my stash, added one to the card as a focal point and stamped the sentiment with Kartengrüße stamp set. For finishing touches I added the faux stitching with black ink and some glitter glue to the flower for detail.

I love to use this type of papers as a starting point and give them a new life as a card background, for example. I think this one turned out pretty nice. Have you tried this idea?
xx, Sanna

RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Rubber Dance – stamped mixed media birthday cards

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Hello, it´s my turn to share a project over at Rubber Dance today. I am up with a set of cards, created using some of the new Rubber Dance stamps. For this card set I used the: Collage Leaves 3, Stitching Borders and Kartengrüße stamp sets. My starting point was a previously made, gelli printed collage paper. For that I had used the Sketchy Leaves 5 stencil.

I started by cutting the previously made collage paper (gelli print with Sketchy Leaves 5 stencil) in two halves. After that I took an additional residue collage paper piece and stamped with black ink and Collage Leaves 3 onto it. Next I fussy cut the images.

After that I arranged a German birthday sentiment onto an acrylic block and stamped with orange and green Distress Oxide inks onto the background collage paper. Then I added some golden pigment splatters to the backgrounds. Next I took the fussy cut leaves and adhered them onto the card bases. For finishing touches I added a stamped birthday sentiment in black and some stitching around the edges with brown Distress Oxide Ink.

Here is the process video for you to watch:

I hope you get inspired and create fun, stamped cards with the new Rubber Dance stamps!

Happy crafting,
Sanna

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STAMPlorations Paper Goods – Pop Art Unicorns

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Hello and happy Monday! STAMPlorations has a new set of card front sets released on their website. They are premade thick cardstock (325 gram paper) fronts with gorgous designs and colors that can be used for various kinds of projects as is or as a starting point.

I was lucky to be able to play with the Pop Art Unicorn set and here is what I made so far:

Two colorful and bright cards with some die cutting and stenciling added to them!

For the first card I used the STAMPlorations “Flair” stencil with TCW Fuchsia stencil butter and the STAMPlorations “xoxo” die cut die. I also added a STAMPlorations “New Day” clear sticker and some Gansai Tambi golden pigment droplets. The die cut sentiment is layered in 4 layers to make it stand out more from the card base.

For the second card set I chose the STAMPlorations “Discs” stencil with the Fuchsia TCW stencil butter and the STAMPlorations “Hang in there” die cut die. Otherwise I used the same products, like on the first card (the stencils not linked here yet, as not available at the store at the moment).

Here is also a quick flip-thru video of the Pop Art Unicorn paper pack:

It´s so nice to have STAMPlorations back and running again. If you are interested in the paper goods, there are 3 different subscription types available at their site: Paper Goods (US), Paper Goods card fronts (Worldwide) and ATC (worldwide). Pick the one you like! The worldwide subscriptions work this way: a choice of 1 set (card fronts or ATC) every month.
Prices: $7 for US, $8 for Canada, and $9 for UK and all other countries. Subscription price is inclusive of shipping.

As always, my DT Discount Code at the store is valid, so feel free to use it 🙂 !!! Just note that discount is only available for one-off purchases at the store directly. The subscriptions are handled outside of the store, thus the discount is not valid there!

That´s all for now! Be sure to check out the varios product categories in the STAMPlorations store. Also check out the blog – always good to know what is happening (hint, don´t miss any new offers, challenges and new product!!).

Happy creating!
xx, Sanna

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STAMPlorations “Anything Goes” January 2026 Challenge

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Hello and happy New Year 2026!!! I am so happy to share the first STAMPlorations Monthly Challenge with you guys!!! So this is the January 2026 Monthly Challenge with the theme: “anything goes!“.

For this challenge I created a card using Neocolor II crayons in purple with Gansai Tambi golden pigments on the background. I mixed the two to create colored, but sparkly stripes to the background. On top I have used Bloom Cutups ATC Ephemera as a cluster. In addition some color splatters and New Day Clear Stickers, adhered onto a piece of cardstock.

Challenge start is January 6th and it runs until 31st of January.

As always, there are prices to be won, too:

a) a winner of $25 credit to the STAMPlorations store chosen from the entries that use STAMPlorations products

b) a winner of $10 credit to the STAMPlorations store randomly chosen from all entries (you don´t need to feature a STAMPloration product for this category, so everyone can join and win this and this way, maybe also start their own STAMPlorations collection of awesome goodies).

Here are the rules to play by:

– Anything goes, any type of project, any style
– use of STAMPlorations products not a requirement
– link back to the particular challenge post (if blog entry) or tag @stamplorations if joining via IG
– multiple entries per crafter allowed
– pls. note: AI generated and free-off-the-internet images/designs are NOT allowed in projects
– be sure to read and understand the challenge rules listed on the STAMPlorations blog before linking up projects to avoid being disqualified and your entry from being removed

I hope you will be joining in with us again! It´s been a while, but we are all very excited to be inspiring you guys! Hope to see you join in!!

ps. as always, my DT Discount Code at the store is valid, so feel free to use it 🙂 !!!

That´s all for now! Be sure to check out the varios product categories in the STAMPlorations store. Also check out the blog – always good to know what is happening (hint, don´t miss any new offers, challenges and new product!!).

Happy to be back, crafting with STAMPlorations!
xxx, Sanna