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CARDS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Set of card with Mixed Sentiments and Marks 3 stencil with Distress Oxide Inks – Rubber Dance

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Hello, it´s my turn again to share a set of mixed media cards (and a video tutorial) over at Rubber Dance blog today. For these cards I used the Mixed Sentiments, Mix A Sentiment 2023 and Sketchy Leaves stamp sets and the new Marks 3 stencil and here is how I created the cards:

I started by creating the DIY paper featured in the die cut circles. I always take a spare paper to add my brayer paint residues onto, when I am gelli printing. So I took one of those papers stamped the Mixed Sentiments with a brown Distress Oxide Ink repeatedly in a random order onto the paper.

Next I inked the Marks 3 stencil with 3 tones of blue Distress Oxide inks and misted the layer with a water spray bottle. Then I pressed the stencil onto a piece of white paper to create the pattern. You can use the same inked stencil at least twice, just add water mist and press again onto another paper. There will be variations on pattern and color strength, but that makes the backgrounds even more interesting. No of them will be the same.

After creating both the background and the DIY collage paper, I die cut the collage paper one with circle and flag die cut dies. Then I adhered the stenciled background paper onto white card bases, added the die cut pieces on top and decorated the cards with fussy cut Sketchy Leaves and a bunch of Mix a Sentiment 2023 words. There are lots of layers, but still all of the cards are very flat, so they will be easy to mail.

Here are a few step-by-step videos for more details. This one is on how to make the collage paper yourself:

On this one I show how the cards come together:

And this one I´ve shared earlier, but here is how I did the leaf images:

I hope I could inspire you a little with this card set idea. Have fun stamping and stenciling!!
xxx, Sanna

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CARDS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Slimline birthday card with watercolors and stamps – Rubber Dance

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Hello, it´s again my turn to share a project over at the Rubber Dance blog today. I created a fun slimline birthday card using watercolors and the Sketchy Flowers stamp set and it turned out very colorful. Here is how I did it:

I first painted “rectangles” with a paint brush and watercolors in rainbow colors onto a slimline card base, let that layer dry and then repeatedly added a black flower stamped image on top onto the whole surface.

Next I painted the flower petals in golden tones and when that layer was dry, I added black watercolor droplets on top of the two layers.

For finishing touches I added some blue details with a blue Posca pen around the edges of the flower petals. After that I just added a chipboard sentiment and the card was done. It´s bold and colorful and still not bulky, so it will be relatively easy to mail.

I hope you get inspired to play with your stamps and watercolors to create funky and bold colored cards.
Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

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CARDS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Clean and simple stenciled cards with Distress Inks – Rubber Dance

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Hello everyone, it´s again my turn ot share a project over at the Rubber Dance blog and I am up with a set of clean and simple cards and a photo tutorial today.
For these cards I used the Sketchy Leaves stamp set – which I absolutely adore – and the gorgeous Organic 3 stencil with Distress Oxide Inks.

Here is how I created these cards:

First I took a white card base, then placed the Organic 3 stencil on top and applied Distress Oxide Ink with a blending brush thru the stencil onto the card base. I used cracked pistachio, speckled egg and peacock feathers tones for my cards.

After finishing the stenciled background, I took the Sketchy Leaves stamp set out and stamped leaf images on top of the stenciling. I combined two of the leaf images to create a leaf branch like piece.

Next I stamped sentiments from the Sketchy Flowers 3 stamp set onto the card base with the same black stamp ink.

After stamping the sentiments, I wanted to add a tiny bit of additional detail, so I painted some of the areas on the leaves with golden pigments.

That´s all there is to these cards. Did you notice that all the layers are built directly onto the card base? That way these cards are not very heavy and easy to sent off in an envelope.

I hope I could inspire you to create some clean and simple cards with Rubber Dance products !
Happy crafting,
xx, Sanna

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CARDS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Slimline wedding card with Sketchy Flowers vellum background – Rubber Dance

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Hello everyone, it´s my turn to share a project over at the Rubber Dance blog today again and I am up with another card idea share. I needed a wedding card for a green colour themed wedding and came up with this idea. I used Sketchy Flowers #3 stamp for this slimline card´s vellum part.

Here is how I created the card:

I first cut the vellum into the size of my slimline card base with a paper trimmer, then stamped the images with embossing ink and white embossing powder around the edges of the vellum piece. Next I flipped the embossed vellum upside down and used alcohol markers to color the flowers and the leaves.

Then I took a green patterned paper, cut that into size and adhered it onto the card base. After that I added a layer of tulle on top of the green patterned paper and fussy cut the vellum piece so, that I could place a paper doll in the middle. For finishing touches I added some chipboard hears and vintage ribbons and a paper flower to go with the vintage wedding couple image.

I hope this card inspired you to try out the embossed and colored vellum idea on your art projects. It is lots of fun!
Happy crafting,
Sanna

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RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TAGS, TUTORIALS

Mixed media tag set with water mist stamped flower background

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Hello everyone, here is another Rubber Dance Art Stamp product inspiration post with a fun step-by-step tag tutorial for today. For these tags I used the “Sketchy Flowers 3” stamp set to create the fun background details and added all kinds of leftover bits from my previous projects to go with them.

Here is how I created the tags:

First I applied Distress Oxide Ink (fossilized amber) with a blending brush onto white tags. Next I attached a flower stamp from the “Sketchy Flowers 3” stamp set onto an acrylic block and gave it a light water mist. Then I pressed the stamp image into the inked areas and repeated the step until I had enough “water stamped images” on the background.

Next I took out some leftover papers (all from my previous projects shared here on the blog), plus a misted blue music note paper to which I had added some texture paste thru the “Marks 2” stencil. I first fussy cut those papers into size and preferred patterns, then added leftover “Doodle Flowers” on top and adhered the pieces on place. After that I added purple watercolor droplets onto the tags, chose matching ribbons and added some chipboard pieces to finish the tags.

I hope to have inspired you a little to use all leftover pieces for fun smaller projects, so nothing goes to waste! Have fun!
xxx, Sanna

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CARDS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Grungy Butterfly ATC´s with stencils, stamps and Distress Inks – Rubber Dance

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Hello, I am again up over at the Rubber Dance blog with an Artist Trading Card tutorial share. I created these ATC´s with various sets of Rubber Dance stamps and stencils.

For these Artist Trading Cards I used a music note paper (if you don´t have one, you can stamp your own using the Rubber Dance “Music” stamp) on the background. On that I applied Distress Paint thru the Organic #3 stencil and then added a slightly darker tone of watercolor on top. After that I took a brown and mahogany tone of Distress Oxide ink and applied those onto the background for additional detail thru the “Marks 2” stencil. I sewed the paper onto a sturdy background with my sewing machine and then stamped some images with black ink and the “Sketchy Leaves” on the papers.

After that I added some golden watercolor pigment details to the stamped leaves and some red watercolor splatters onto the background for additional detail. On top of that I used some of my previously made “Grungy Butterflies” fodder pieces and a piece of misted canvas and sentiment stickers to finish the ATC´s.

Here is the start-to-finish video on how I created the ATC´s:

and just in case, here is how I made the butterfly fodder:

I hope I could inspire you with my tutorials a little today.
Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

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CARDS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Fodder cards with a gelli print background and Sketchy Leaves

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Hi, it´s again my turn to share a project over at the Rubber Dance blog with two Sketchy Leaves fodder cards. The backround on these cards is created with a gelli plate, acrylic paints and “Marks 2” as well as “Cross it” stencils in pastel tones. I created a few different gelli printed papers at once and used the one with some white space on it as a background for these cards. In my opinion, this adds lots of interest to the card, when the background is irregular in pattern.

I also created plenty of fodder with the Sketchy Leaves stamp and Distess Oxide inks at once and used some of them on these cards as a focal point. There are videos on the gelli printing, the fodder making and the step-by-step of the card creating process at the end of this post.

On the gelli printing video I am also using the “Organic #3″ stencil and I make several prints at once, because I will be using these prints on my future projects, too. Some prints are not perfect, but I don´t mind that. I am just going to pick the parts I like and use those later.

After creating the background papers with the stencils I then created plenty of fodder with Distress Oxide inks and the “Sketchy Leaves” stamp set. Here is a video on how I did that:

Finally, after the previous two steps, I put the cards together. Here is a sept-by-step video about the process:

I hope I could inspire you today to make fun gelli prints and create some cards with them and fodder. And while you are at it, be sure to create plenty of variations of both in different colors, so you have material for many projects ready, when inspiration hits.

Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

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