Hello everyone and happy Friday! I´m a bit late with sharing these, but the weather has been so nice lately and gardening has taken some of my time.
However, here is the ShanoukiArt Full Deck Challenge Nr. 16. The theme was “sewing”. Which I did with my sewing machine. You must know I am not “friends with” my sewing machine, so this is always an accomplishment, when I manage to sew.
For this deck card I again used collage papers gifted to me by Yuna on the background. I also added a small piece of a music paper that had some misting on it. Then on top some sewing and random date stamping (my constant). On top of that a paper doll by Tim Holtz with wings. The wings are done with a Rubber Dance stamp (Butterflies and Moths) on a gelli paper. The rhinestone heart got some Copic marker on it (to change the color).
And here is the star-to-finish video:
Next one will be “blending”. I still need to figure out what I am going to do for that ;-). See you next week! xxx, Sanna
Hello, it´s my turn to share a. project over at Rubber Dance blog again. Today I am sharing a page from my art journal that started from a mark making play and ended up being a bright spring themed page. I used the Dotted 1,Organic 4 and Marks 3 stencils and the Mix It Up 5 stamp set to create the page. I also added previously made collage fodder bits done with Doodle Flowers 2 and Butterflies and Moths stamp sets.
This is how my creating process went. I always have a journal close to me, when creating on other projects. That way I can wipe and add random layers to my journal with residue paints, inks and pastes. In the first photo you can see I added some residue pink paint, then some black mark making to the journal page. Next I mixed some modeling paste with neon pink and yellow paint and sky blue paint together and applied those onto the background thru the previously mentioned stencils. I love to tint my white modeling paste with acrylic paints to create different colors.
While the paste was drying, I took a pink tag and stamped some Distress Oxide Ink (kitsch flamingo) with one of the Mix It Up 5 stamp set stamps. Then I grabbed a small piece of residue gelli printed paper, stamped with the same set and black ink some images onto the piece and adhered it onto the tag. After that I arranged a cluster of leaves and flowers to the tag and cut off any residue along the edges.
After that I adhered the tag onto the journal page, created a sentiment with sticker and paper alphas and added some Gloss Spray splatters for finishing touches (Medieval).
Have you tried creating your own tinted modeling pastes? It´s a fun way to add some interest to any project (journal, wall art, card background). It also adds a nice texture and depth to a project. Wishing you a fun time playing with stencils and modeling paste!! If you missed how the fodder was done, you can watch the videos and the photo tutorial here,here and here.
Happy Wednesday! Here is another card share, again created using Rubber Dance stamps. For this one I used the Butterflies and Moths fodder and the Mix It Up 4 stamp set.
I stamped the background pattern with Iced Spruce Distress Oxide ink and the Mix It Up 4 stamp set repeatedly. After that I grabbed the butterfly fodder I had previously created using a gelli printed paper and with black ink stamped and fussy cut butterflies.
You can find the how-to reel for the butterfly fodder on my Instagram under reels.
I adhered the butterflies directly onto the stamped card base, then added a Tim Holtz label sentiment and some Dina Wakley Gloss Spray droplets to the butterfly wings.
Hope this card gives you some spring “feelz”!!! Happy crafting, xxx, Sanna
Hello, it´s my turn again over at the Rubber Dance blog today and I am up sharing another take on residue gelli prints turned into card focal points. Like on my last post, I created another set of die cut focal points out of residue gelli printing papers. This time using different color combinations and stenciling the card backgrounds, instead of stamping.
I first die cut the residue gelli printing paper with die cut dies into different forms and sizes (banners, circles and squares). I then added some stamping with black stamp ink and some heat embossed details with red embossing ink and the Pencil Marks 8 stamp set.
After that I took the Ornament 1 stencil and added brown Distress Oxide Ink thru it onto the die cut pieces. Then I took the Mix It Up 4 stamp set and added some stamping with blue StazOn ink here and there onto the background.
Next I took out some premade Sketchy Leaves 5 stencil fodder and adhered them onto the die cut pieces. On top of those I added some yarn and a fodder butterfly, created with a gel plate and Butterflies and Moths stamp set.
I also wanted to add a stamped word onto the focal point elements and took out the Mixed Sentiments 1 stamp set. I just used one word from each sentiment, instead of the whole quote.
Instead of adding a stamped background, I chose to stencil Distress Oxide Inks thru the Ornament 1, Dotted 1 and Organic 4 stencils onto the card bases and then adhered the die cut pieces with fodder onto the cards.
I also wanted to add a stamped sentiment to every card, so I used an older German birthday sentiment stamp set from my own stash for stamping them.
After finishing the cards, I added some Gloss Spray droplets to the butterflies wings here and there for additional color and interest.
Here is a video on how I created the Sketchy Leaves 5 stencil fodder that I used on some of the focal point elements:
And here is a short video on the focal point elements and how I put the cards together:
I hope I could inspire you to play with your Rubber Dance stamps and stencils and create colorful cards.
Hello, it´s my turn for a project share over at Rubber Dance blog today. I am up with a fun card project, created using residue gelli printing paper that I turned into card focal points. For this project I used the Dotted 1 and Organic 4 stencils and Mix It Up 4 as well as Butterflies and Moths stamp sets.
When gelli printing, I always take a sheet or two of paper to brayer the residue paint and/or lift paint from the gel plate on to. So sometimes these paper sheets are full of paint layers and I figured, I could upcycle them and make something fun of them.
I first took some die cut dies out and die cut the paper sheets into smaller pieces (circles, banners etc.). Next I took out the Dotted 1 and Organic 4 stencils and added some white and golden heat embossing powder areas to the die cut papers. Next I mixed white modeling paste with magenta acrylic paint together and applied the paste thru the Dotted 1 stencil onto the die cut pieces.
After that I took the Mix It Up 4 stamp set and added stamped details with black and light grey stamping ink to the pieces. After that ink and tinted modeling paste was dry, I added some Gloss Spray details in yellow, turquoise and fuchsia on top.
Now all I needed to do, was to stamp some details to the white card bases with Distress Oxide Inks and the Mix It Up 4 stamp set. I chose lighter colors as a contrast to the bold focal point pieces here. I then adhered the die cut focal point pieces with 3D foam tape onto the card bases, added some Butterflies and Moths fodder to go with them and chose a sticker sentiment to each card. For finishing touches I added a few Gloss Spray droplets alongside the card sentiments for additional interest.
Here is a video on the creating process for you to watch. I hope you get inspired by it!
Hello everyone, it´s again my turn to share a project over at Rubber Dance blog today and I am up with a video tutorial to a heavily stenciled and lightly layered butterfly card. For this card I used the Stars 1 and Lattice stencils as well as the Mix It Up 5 stamp set. I also used the Butterflies and Moths fodder I had created for my last share.
I used a gelli printed background paper on the card. I created that one using the Mix It Up 4 stamp set with my gel plate. You can find videos around gelli prints with Rubber Dance stencils and stamps here.
I wanted to keep the colors on the card very light and matching. I therefore added stenciling with pumice stone & tumbled glas tones. They go very well with the background and don´t create a contrast too strong.
After stenciling, I added some stamping in same colors to the papers to create more interest and details. The edges of the paper are distressed and inked and the die cut flag is adhered to the paper with 3D foam for more depth.
I´ve also used Gloss Sprays to add splatters to the paper layers. I am a big fan of splatters. I think they add a fun element to projects. For finishing touches I added the gelli printed and stamped butterfly fodder (made using the Butterflies and Moths stamp set), a Tim Holtz sentiment sticker and some very old wood veneer stars. The black splatters are done with a wet brush and a watercolor crayon.
For more info, here is a full start-to-finish video for your to watch:
I also can not resist a little bit of glitter here and there sometimes. So the bodies of the butterflies got a little coat of Stickles in the end. I hope you like the idea and try it out yourself! Happy crafting, xx, Sanna
For these cards I first created gelli printed background papers with Wheels and Leaves 2 stencils and acrylic paints. Next I took a more plaint gelli printed paper and stamped the Butterflies and Moths stamp images with black ink onto it and fussy cut the images. I then used these images as centerpiece on the cards. The sentiments on the cards are made with the Mixed Sentiments #1 stamp set.
For this card I used strips of the gelli printed paper with old book page strips.
This card has a full gelli printed Leaves 2 image as background and plenty of butterfly fodder as a centerpiece.
On this card I used a piece of a gelli print with a Wheels stencil image.
For the last card I used another piece of a Wheels gelli print image and added a longer sentiment to accompany the butterfly fodder.
Here is a video how I created the gelli prints and the on the end of the video you can see the piece I used for the butterfly fodder:
I hope you get inspired by this idea. I wanted to use bold colors on these prints, but if that is not your cup of tea, just change the paint colors to something else and have fun printing!!
I first started by stamping brown Distress Oxide Ink with the Mix A Sentiment 2023 stamp set onto the kraft tags. Next I took black stamp ink and the leaves from the Loose Florals 2024 stamp set and stamped black leaf images onto the tags.
Then I colored the leaf images with glitter brush pens and added some gelli printed strips to the bottom of the tags with some old book page pieces. For the gelli print piece I used the same Loose Florals 2024 stamp set.
After that I added some white gel pen circles to the background for interest and adhered some butterfly fodder and ribbon to the tags.
For finishing touches I added some liquid pearls to the butterflies and attached sticker sentiments to each tag.
Here is also a quick step-by-step to how the butterfly fodder was done:
First create a colorful gelli print. I used three tones of paint and “drew” random scribbles to the paint. Next I stamped “Butterflies and Moths 2024” with black stamp ink onto the gelli print. After that I fussy cut all the images. This way I have plenty of fodder ready for my next projects.
Creating the fodder and tags was so much fun. I hope you give it a try! While at it, make sure to try out different color combinations and patterns. This way you have plenty of material to work with for future projects.
