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Full Deck Challenge 25/2025 – 2 favourite colours

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Hello! Here is my take on the Full Deck Challenge number 25/2025: two favourite colours. I used yellows and greens which happen to be my fave colours.

I used patterned papers on the background (from my older stash). Then added some washi tapes in the same colours on top. I also sneaked in a tiny blue paper stripe (a carry over item from my last deck card).

After that I added some Rubber Dance stamp images with black ink and my constant, a date stamp. I chose a green butterfly as a focal point (also Rubber Dance stamps) and finished everything with yellow and green Gloss Spray droplets and a stamped sentiment.

See you again next week with another deck card take! Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

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CARDS, MIXED MEDIA, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Bold card backgrounds with Distress Inks and Rubber Dance stamps

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Hello, it´s my time to share a project over at Rubber Dance blog again. This time with a photo step-by-step card tutorial. For this one I used the brand new Carved Collection 6 stamp set with Distress Inks and black stamp ink.

And here is how I created the colorful background:

My starting point was a piece of white cardstock, the Carved Collection 6 stamp set and pink, yellow and orange toned Distress Inks. You also need an acrylic block and a water spray bottle.

I took all 4 triangle stamp images from the set and chose a color for each (mustard seed, picked raspberry, spiced marmalade and kitsch flamingo). I inked the image with the chosen stamp ink and lightly sprayed the surface with water mist (for a watercolor type of style). I repeated this step throughout the whole paper, changing color and image in a repetitive way, until the paper was full.

This is what the finished first layer looked like. I left some white space between the images, so each image would stand out better.

Then I took a black stamp ink and a leaf branch from the same set and repeatedly stamped with it on top of the first layer. I then fussy cut the image into two same sized pieces, drew along the edges with a black marker and adhered the background to a white card base. Next I added a Tim Holtz chipboard sentiment and some silver rhinestones onto the cards and they were done.

It is so much fun to create DIY card background “papers” with a stamp set like this! I hope you give it a try!
Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

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Rubber Dance July order flip-thru

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Hello everyone, here is a little product share – something new from Rubber Dance is in the house and I´ll be soon playing with these:

Which are your favorites? I am looking forward to playing with all of them :).

Thanks for stopping by!
xxx, Sanna

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Full Deck Challenge 24/2025 – thread

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Hello! This is my take on the 24th Full Deck Challenge 2025: thread. I again used collage papers gifted to me by Yuna on the background.

On top of those I added my constant – a date stamp. After that I added three different tones of thread in a cluster and a Rubber Dance stamps mushroom on top.

I used my stapler as a carry over item from the last deck card and added a sentiment. It took me ages to find the right one, so bear with me on that during the video..

See you again next week with another FDC take! Happy crafting,
xx, Sanna

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CARDS

80th birthday card

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Hello! Today I am sharing a custom card I was asked to create for a special 80th birthday. The person happens to love yellow, thus the color choice. And as I am a big fan of yellow too, this was a fun one to make.

I used a polka dotted paper on the background. Adhered to a light yellow cardstock (size A5). On top of that paper I added a die cut border (Tonic Studios die) and on top of that another die cut paper (again Tonic Studios dies) with some daffodils on it.

Then a cluster of yellow toned paper flowers and some rhinestone bits here and there (all from my older stash). Some Pink Paislee Artisan Elements peeking thru under the focal piece. And in the middle, a golden alpha “80” plus a Create A Smile stamp sentiment in German.

I loved creating this card and digging older product together from my stash. And it all worked out together so well!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

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CARDS

Baby girl card in pink tones

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Hello everyone! I was asked to create a bigger sized (A5) baby card. Since it is for a baby girl, it was supposed to be all pink and cute. This is what I came up with:

I used pink toned cardstock as a base. Added a handwriting patterned pinkish paper on top, cut some polka dot paper with a border punch. and added a Tonic Studios centerpiece in ecru as a background for the cute hippo.

The hippo die cut die is also by Tonic Studios. I used only one pink cardstock, but inked some parts with a darker pink toned Distress Oxide Ink to add contrast. The Gitter pen toes and fingers are done using a Edding silver glitter brush pen.

I also added some pink toned ribbon and glitter aplhas in purple. Very girly and very, very pink, like requested :).

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!
xxx, Sanna

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Full Deck Challenge 23/2025 – repeat

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Hello and happy Thursday! Here is my take for the ShanoukiArt 2025 “Full Deck Challenge” number 23: repeat. I used yellow washi tapes in repeated order on the background. I repeated the color as well as the order the washi was added.

My constant is the date stamp and my carry over item from last time is the attacher. I´ve added turquoise Gloss Spray and stamped words and a flower (stamps used are by Rubber Dance).

And here is the start-to-finish video:

See you next week with another FDC take! Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

Supplies:

CARDS, MIXED MEDIA, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Vintage ticket card with collage background – Rubber Dance

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Hello everyone, it´s my turn to share a project over at Rubber Dance blog today. I am up with a vintage styled collage background card. For this card I´ve used the “DIY vintage tickets” I recently created, as my focal point. The stamps used on this project are: Mix It Up 7, Mix It Up 6 and Mix It Up 5. On the background I´ve used various gelli printed and stenciled collage papers using different stencils, like: Marks 2, Marks 3 and Xmas Trees 1.

For this card I first gathered gelli printed and stenciled collage paper bits together and wripped and adhered random bits onto a piece of cardstock. Next I applied some white heavy body paint with my fingers onto the surface to tie the different papers together.

After that I grabbed some dark brown Distress Oxide ink and stamped a script image with Mix It Up 5 stamp set randomly onto the surface. Using the same stamp set I swapped for black stamp ink and another stamp and continued adding images. Finally using a dark blue Distress Oxide ink and one more stamp image from the set I finished the background.

Next I created a cluster with my “DIY vintage tickets” on to the card (see the video here). I adhered one of the tickets with 3D foam to create more depth. I also stamped some additional details to the tickets with Mix It Up 7 stamp set and a turquoise Distress Oxide Ink tone.

Then I added a Tim Holtz paper doll to go with the tickets, added some Mixed Sentiments 1 words to create a sentiment to the card and finished the card by stamping the word “journey” with black ink onto the background (Mix It Up 6).

To give you a better idea of the steps, here is the process video of the card:

I hope you get inspired to try some of these ideas out. Have fun!
xx, Sanna

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Full Deck Challenge 22/2025 – cut up

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Hello everyone! This is my take on the ShanoukiArt Full Deck Challenge number 22: “cut up”. That meaning cutting up the actual deck card some way.

I started by adding collage papers (by Yuna) to the background, then incorporating some carry over items (puzzle pieces) from my last deck card. After that I used my constant; a date stamp. I also added a label sticker to the background.

Next I wripped the card in two and adhered and stampled the pieces onto a residue paint paper. For decoration/finishing touches I added white and purple Gloss Sprays, some of my “DIY vintage tickets” and a stamped sentiment. Here is the process video:

I hope you enjoyed this one – see you next week with FCD take number 23. Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

Supplies:

CARDS, MIXED MEDIA, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Monochromatic card set with Distress Inks and Rainbows #2 stencil – Rubber Dance

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Hello everyone! It´s my turn to share an inspirational project over at Rubber Dance blog today. I am up with a monochromatic card set. I wanted to create a card background using the Rainbows #2 stencil and that is how this idea started. In addition I used the Mixed Sentiments #1 and added collage fodder elements I had previously created with Sketchy Leaves 5 stencil and Butterflies and Moths, as well as Doodle Flowers 2 stamp sets.

I started by taking a mixed media paper and cutting it into smaller sizes. Then I placed the Rainbows #2 stencil on top of the paper and applied Crystal Gel with a palette knife thru the stencil onto the surface. I did two surfaces and let them dry properly – make sure they are really dry – before moving to the next step.

Next I took a blue and green Distress Ink (twisted citron & peacock feathers) and applied those onto the stenciled surface. After that I took a baby wipe and wiped any residue ink off from the crystal gel-treated areas. After that I took double sided adhesive tape and adhered the inked and stenciled paper onto a white card base. I then decorated the card with collage fodder leaves and butterflies and stamped and fussy cut a sentiment from Mixed Sentiments #1 stamp set. For finishing touches I added some green adhesive half pearls to the butterfly.

I did the exact same steps on the pink and orange toned card, but I used spiced marmalade and picked raspberry Distress Inks on the background. The collage fodder is done using the Butterflies and Moths stamp set and the Sketchy Leaves 5 stencil. You can find tutorials to the collage fodder bits here, here and here.

And here is the full start-to-finish video for more details. Hope you like it!

I hope I could inspire you to try out Rubber Dance stencils with clear texture paste and inks. It´s a lot of fun!

Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

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