Category Archives: TUTORIALS

CARDS, MIXED MEDIA, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Leaf and tree collage fodder cards with Brusho´s – Rubber Dance

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Hello, today I am sharing a video and a set of cards. For these cards I´ve used the Xmas Trees 2, Sketchy Leaves 7 and Sketchy Leaves 5 stencils as well as Kartengrüße and Mix A Sentiment 2023 stamp sets.

I started with a watercolor paper and places the stencil onto it. Next I misted the leaf and tree areas of the stencils with a water spray bottle. After that I removed the stencils from the paper and dabbed some Brusho powders onto the wet areas. The color particles immediately start to spread on the wet areas and create interesting looking leaf patterns.

I let the water dry on it´s own and after all the areas were completely dry, I dabbed any residue powder off the paper and fussy cut the leaves. I mixed various colors together to create interesting looking images.

After finishing the Brusho collage fodder, I used the Mix A Sentiment 2023 stamp set to stamp a background pattern to white card bases. I used grey, brown and blue ink tones for stamping. Then I added some golden pigment droplets here and there and added the fodder leaf as a focal point. I finished the cards with a stamped sentiment in the same color like the text on the background.

Here is a video of the steps for you to watch:

I have been wanting to try this technique out fo a while and I must say,
it´s a lot of fun to watch the powders create depth and lightness to the leaves on their own. Not a single leaf turns out the same.

Happy crafting,
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

STAMPLORATIONS, TUTORIALS

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

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

CARDS, STAMPLORATIONS, TUTORIALS

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

ART JOURNALING, MIXED MEDIA, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

“Note to self” Art Journal Page process – Rubber Dance

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Hello, it´s my turn to share a project over at Rubber Dance blog today. I am up with an art journal page share. For this page I used the Ornament 1 and Mini Textures 1 stencils. For stamping I used Doodle Flowers 2, Collage Leaves 3 and A to Z stamp sets. I wanted to create an inspirational page and this is what I came up with:

My starting point was the inked Ornament 1 stencil which I sprayed with water mist and then pressed onto the journal page. Next I blended two tones of pink Distress Oxide Ink around the edges and white areas. After that I took the darker pink tone and stamped some leaf patterns onto the inked area, followed with light grey stamping.

I had a green toned collage paper ready and stamped with Collage Leaves 3 stamp set and black ink some leaves onto it. After that I fussy cut them and was ready to adhere them to my journal page. On top of the leaves I added a few Doodle Flowers 2 collage fodder images that I had previously made.

Then I decorated with leaves with golden pigment details. Next I stamped some inspirational words into the middle with the Collage Leaves 3 stamp set. For finishing touches I added a hand stamped title using the rest of my collage paper and the A to Z stamp set.

I also recorded a process video for you to watch – hope you enjoy!

Have fun creating!!
xx, Sanna

OTHER PROJECTS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Full Deck Challenge 52/2025 – animal print

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Hello! So this is it! I´ve finished the 2025 ShanoukiArt Full Deck Challenge with this deck card. The theme was “animal print”.

I interpreted the theme very loosely. See, the paper ribbon I used as a background paper, has animals on it and it is printed. Sooo…very loosely, it´s “animal print”. Ducks on paper, how cute is that?!

On top some Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays and my constant, a date stamp. My focal point is a big birdie, adding to the bird theme there. The stamped words are from a Rubber Dance stamp set. For finishing touches I added some hand drawn white circles. Drawn on the same blue paper I used on my previous deck card for the hearts. So also ticked off the carry over theme there, too.

Here is the final process video:

And this has been a fun year with the deck cards. I really enjoyed making them. The recording of the videos also did not get too stressfull, because it´s only one a week. There will, I think, be a new deck card challenge for 2026. Thinking if I should join again. Are you going to join?

Happy crafting and a fabulous end of 2025 and all the best for 2026!!!
xxx, Sanna

OTHER PROJECTS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Full Deck Challenge 51/2025 – queen of hearts

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Hello! This is my take on the ShanoukiArt 2025 Full Deck Challenge number 51: queen of hearts.

On the background I again used the collage papers gifted to me by Yuna. Also my carry over item from the previous deck card. I combined them with old book papers I had stamped with Rubber Dance butterflies.

Next I added my constant – a date stamp. My queeon of hearts is a vintage image in a nice red dress. I added some hand drawn and fussy cut blue hearts around her -> queen of hearts.

Here is the process video:

Come back for the last deck card in a few days! Happy crafting!
xx, Sanna

OTHER PROJECTS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Full Deck Challenge 50/2025 – wonky house

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Hello! This is my take on the 2025 ShanoukiArt Full Deck Challenge number 50: wonky house.

On the background I´ve again used collage papers gifted to me by Yuna. On top some Neocolor II crayon and Dina Wakley Gloss Spray in white. The bottom paper is stenciled with a Rubber Dance stencil and modeling paste.

I hand drew the wonky house and fussy cut it. The title was a coincidence, because one of Yuna´s collage papers had it written on it. So I fussy cut that and used it as my title.

Here is the process video:

This was the hardest one for more of the deck challenges. I just could not figure out what to do with “wonky house”. So this is all I came up with.
Come back for the next one in a few days!
xx, Sanna

OTHER PROJECTS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Full Deck Challenge 49/2025 – mosaic

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Hello! This is my take on the ShanoukiArt 2025 Full Deck Challenge number 49: mosaic.

As my carry over item I used some of the gelli printed blue collage paper from my previous deck card. To that I added some collage papers gifted t me by Yuna. Then I added my constant – a date stamp.

On top I used a die cut piece (Elizabeth Craft Designs) that reminds me of mosaics. On top a collage flower by Rubber Dance and some stamped words.

Here is the video for details:

See you soon with my next take!
xxx, Sanna