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Mixed media background Christmas card – Rubber Dance

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Hello, it´s my turn for a Rubber Dance project share today again. I am up with another Christmas card created with a mixed media background. For this card I used all the gelli printed paper bits I had left over from my previously shared Christmas cards. For details I used the Stars 1 stencil, the Mix It Up 5 stamp set and the Textured Xmas Trees 2 stamp set.

Here is how I created the card:

I took a piece of printing paper and adhered the leftover gelli prints onto it first. Next I took some white texture paste and applied it onto the background thru the Stars 1 stencil with a palette knife.

Then I wiped some turquoise dimensional pearls here and there onto the background with a palette knife. After that I took some Walnut Stain Distress Oxide Ink and stamped random text images onto the background. The stamp I used was the Mit It Up 5 set.

Next I changed to a black stamp ink and added other stamped imaged to the background from the same stamp set. Then I applied some Gloss Spray splatters in pink and yellow for contrast and let them dry. Finally, I took a piece of white cardstock and stamped a textured tree with black stamp ink onto it. I finished the card off with a stamped sentiment and adhered the tree with 3D foam onto the card.

This is not a typical Christmas card, but will be a perfect one for that one mixed media loving friend. Wishing you a lovely holiday season!
Sanna

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CARDS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS

Christmas cards in bulk – Rubber Dance

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Hello, it´s my turn to share Rubber Dance creative goodness today. Today I am sharing a set of cards I created using bits and pieces from all the cards I have shared in November and December so far. While creating the previously shared cards I had plenty of “parts” left over, so I used them for the cards I share here today.

These were the starting points of everything and since I made plenty, here are a few more cards I created with the material left to hopefully inspire you:

For these cards I used the gelli printed red backgrounds and some Xmas Trees 1 stencil created gelli prints that I had added stamping with a stamp from the Mix It Up 5 stamp set from.

For these cards I used some of the stamped and fussy cut Textured Xmas Trees 2 images on a stenciled inked and stamped background. The stamps are from the Mit It Up 5 stamp set again and the stencil is the Marks 2 stencil.

For the last card I used the second Stars 1 gelli printed background in combination with the glitter paste Xmas Trees 1 trees. Here I fussy cut along the glitter edges to create a “cleaner” look. I also decorated the middle tree with some Nuvo Vintage Drops in red to add a fun detail.

I create plenty of Christmas cards every year and it is good to have “starting point material” ready to play with, like I did on these cards. How about you? Do you create cards in bulk? I find it hard to make 20 of the same type, therefore I work my way around and add a little different details to each card.

Happy crafting,
Sanna

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CARDS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS

Gelli printed tone-in-tone Xmas card – Rubber Dance

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Hello, it´s my turn to share a project over at Rubber Dance blog today. And I am up with another Christmas card idea that is very easy to do. For this card I used the Stars 1 stencil and the Textured Xmas Trees 2 stamp set.

Here is how I created this card:

I first played with the Stars 1 stencil and a gelli plate to create these two-toned prints. While doing so, I brayered the residue ink onto a clean piece of white paper which I then used to stamp some Textured Christmas Trees 2 stamp images onto. After that I just cut the papers into size, adhered them onto white card bases and then added the fussy cut Christmas trees on top. I then finished the card off with a stamped sentiment on white cardstock that was adhered on place with 3D foam.

The black pen outline combines the trees together with the background. You might notice from tree picture that there are various types of trees in the photo. I will be sharing the cards I made with those very soon.

I really like the tone-in-tone style of this card. I hope you give this idea a try!
Happy crafting,
Sanna

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CARDS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Gelli printed and glitter paste stenciled card set – Rubber Dance

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Hello, it´s my turn over at Rubber Dance blog today again and I am up with a Christmas card set. For these cards I used the Textured Xmas Trees 2 stamp set with the Xmas Trees 1 stencil. I have been playing quite a lot with this stencil, because you can do so many different things with it and it´s slowly but surely turning into a big favorite of mine.

Here is how I created these cards:

I started by creating DIY background paper with a gel plate and acrylic paints. I rolled red acrylic paint onto my gel plate with a brayer, then quickly “lifted” the ink off by pressing the Textured Xmas Trees 2 stamp onto the paint and this way removing the paint from that area. Next I let the paint dry, before applying light blue paint over the red layer. Then I pressed white paper onto the image to create the background paper pattern.

Next I took some glitter paste in green and some papers I had brayered residue paint onto. I placed the stencil over the paper and applied a good layer of the paste with a palette knife onto the paper. As the paste is quite thick, it needs to dry well first.

After the glitter trees were dry, I fussy cut them and left a little of the painted background to be seen around the edges for more interest. Then I added some 3D adhesive foam onto two of them and adhered the middle one directly onto the background and the other two slightly overlappingly on both sides of it.

Adding the 3D foam adds even more depth to the card. For finishing touches I stamped the sentiments onto a white cardstock piece and adhered them onto the card base also with 3D foam. Finally I stamped some stars with black stamp ink to the background.

By the way, if you don´t own any colored glitter paste, you can add loose glitter to a transparent texture paste and mix your own. I hope I could inspire you a little. Have fun creating!
Sanna

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CARDS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Slimline fall card with Textured Mushrooms 2 – Rubber Dance

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Hello, I am up over at Rubber Dance blog with a fall themed card tutorial today. I absolutely adore the new Textured Mushrooms 2 stamp set and wanted to create a fun mixed media card featuring them.

Here is how I created the card:

I started off with a premade gelli printed background I had used the Organic 3 stencil on (see the video here). After that I applied Distress Oxide Inks thru Big Ovals (walnut stain ink), Lattice (speckled egg ink) and Scribbles 1 (hickory smoke ink) stencils to create even more layers to the background.

Next I took a premade paper I had inked with blue toned Distress Oxide Inks and Marks 3 stencil and added some abandoned coral, mustard seed and hickory smoke Distress Oxide Inks on top to then stamp some Textured Mushrooms 2 images onto the inked areas. I fussy cut the mushrooms, added details with a white gel pen and used them on the card.

Before adhering the background onto my slimline card base, I added some staping with black ink onto it with the Mix It Up 6 stamp set and on top of all the layers I then added some Gloss Spray droplets in turquoise and Magenta.

For finishing touches I adhered the fussy cut mushrooms to the card and chose two fun sentiments to go with them.

Have you tried adding plenty of little layers on top of each other with stencils? I hope this card inspires you to play with stencils and then grab the gorgeous Textured Mushrooms 2 set and add fabulous mushrooms to your projects! Have fun!!!
xxx, Sanna

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Layered, mixed media flower card with gelli background and stamps

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Hello, this time I am up with a slimline mixed media flower card share over at the Rubber Dance blog. For this card I used a stenciled and gelli printed background paper that I created & used also on my previous projects (for example here). For the card I used the Loose Florals stamp set, as well as the Mix It Up 6 stamp set and the Round In Circles stamp set.

For the background gelli paper I used acrylic paints with Marks 2 stencil. You can find the video to that in the post linked above.

First I cut the gelli printed paper into right size to match my card base. Then I stamped with the Round In Circles stamp set stamp some circles on top of the gelli image with salvaged patina and spiced marmalade Distress Oxide Inks. After that I grabbed the Mix It Up 6 stamp set and black stamp ink and added some random stamping on top for additional interest and contrast.

After that I stamped some Loose Florals with black stamp ink onto white paper and colored them very loosely with watercolors and fussy cut them.

Finally I added some golden and silver ink droplets onto the fussy cut flowers as well as onto the background. Then I arrenged the flowers onto the card, added a chipboard sentiment and some half pearls for decor.

I had so much fun creating this card. It has quite a few layers again and happy, bold colors. I hope it makes it´s recipient happy and also inspired you to grab your stamp and stencil stash a play a little!!
Have fun! xxx, Sanna

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ARTIST TRADING CARDS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

ATC´s with Mix it Up 6 stamp set, stencils and Distress Oxide inks – Rubber Dance

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Hello everyone, I have an Artist Trading Card set up over at the Rubber Dance blog this time. I created these Artist Trading Cards with the Mix It Up 6 stamp set, Leaves #2 and Big Ovals stencil. As a background I used a gelli printed paper that I have used on a previous project (here).

The background paper, like mentioned above, is from my previous project and done using acrylic paints, a gelli plate and Cross It, as well as Marks 2 stencils. I used that paper as my starting point and added even more layers on top of it to create an interesting, artsy background for my ATC´s.

I started with the Leaves #2 stencil and cracked pistachio Distress Oxide ink by applying the ink thru the stencil randomly onto the background with a blending brush.

After that I took the Mix It Up 6 stamp set and the Big Ovals stencil and placed it on top of the paper. With ground expresso Distress Oxide I first added some stamped text thru the big ovals stencil onto the background. Then I outlined some of the stamped areas with a black pen thru the same stencil to make them stand out more from the background.

Next I stamped some wilted violet Distress Oxide toned splatters with the heart shaped stamp from the same stamp set and also some black numbers onto the background. After that I took the stamp image of the couple and stamped them with black stamp ink onto white paper and fussy cut them. In addition I added some ground expresso stamped words (hope) onto the background for more interest.

Finally I took some of the Mix A Sentiment 2023 stamp set words that I had left over from my previous projects and added them to go with the images. I also decorated the pages with a black pen outline and some fabric, vintage flowers and white gel pen hearts as well as some glitter enamel dots.

I hope I could inspire you to play with the Mix It Up 6 stamp set and the featured stencils! Have a great time creating!!
xxx, Sanna

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CARDS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS

Butterfly cards with mixed media backgrounds – Rubber Dance

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Hello everyone, it´s my turn today to share another fun project over at Rubber Dance blog. I made these cards with the Grungy Butterflies and some gelli printed paper with Marks 2 stencil and Weed Love stamping on top.

For both cards I used some of my previously made gelli printed background papers as a starting point. After cutting them into a right size I added stamping with Weed Love stamps and brown Distress Oxide Ink on top to create an even more layered and interesting background.

After that I used the clustered circle stamp from the Round in Circles stamp set to create an additional pattern to the card.

After that I selected some words from the Mix a Sentiment 2023 stamp set that I had used on a previous project and arranged the words into sentiments. I adhered the butterflies into the middle and the sentiment next to them. For finishing touches I added some glitter glue to the butterfly wings.

I still have plenty of words left, so I might use them it future projects. I really like this sentiment set, because you can build your own sentiments from the various words available in the set. And stamp them out once, fussy cut and they will go a really long way. I hope you got inspired to play with your stamps and stencils and create fun cards!!

Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

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RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TAGS

Present tags with Sketchy Flowers #3 using embossing powders and watercolors

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Hello everyone, it´s Sanna here with two present tags using the Sketchy Flowers #3 stamp set with embossing powders and watercolors. I wanted to create cute present tags with kraft cardstock and pastel tones for springtime.

I first stamped the big flower image from the Sketchy Flowers #3 stamp set onto one side of the tag with embossing ink and applied three tones of embossing ink onto the image (see the full video tutorial at the end of this post). I used light blue, yellow and white on the first tag and light pink, light blue and yellow on the second. To add more interest to the background, I took white watercolor and a wet paint brush to add splatters.

Next I fussy cut a piece of gelli printed paper (see my previous posts for the tutorial) as a border and combined it with a cute ribbon. After that I painted a piece of watercolor paper with similar colors like the previously used embossing powders. I added a heat embossed flower image onto the paper, fussy cut them and then assemblied the tags. For finishing touches I used sentiments from the said stamp set with grey stamp ink on the residue watercolor paper left over from the flowers and adhered them onto place. And here is the video step-by-step tutorial:

I hope I could inspire you to create some fun tags!! You don´t have to use them for presents, you could create a few in bulk and use them in art journals, on cards as a focal point or add them into a frame as wall art for example.

Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

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CARDS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS

Slimline Birthday Card with a gelli printed background and Distress Ink fodder butterflies

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Hello everyone, I am again up with a slimline birthday card over at the Rubber Dance blog today. I created this card with Grungy Butterflies fodder, a gelli printed background and heat embossed Sketchy Flowers #3 as background details. For the DIY gelli print paper I used the Cross It and Marks 2 stencils with pastel toned acrylic paints.

For the background I used one of the gelli prints I created previously in bulk with a gelli plate. I took a slimline card base in cream to add the diy paper onto as a background, but before adhering that piece onto place I added some stamping with the Sketchy Flowers #3 set with embossing ink and heat embossed the flower images with white embossing ink. On top of that I added some golden pigment splatters for additional interest and then arranged a row of Grungy Butterflies on top. The video on how I created this fodder, is added to the end of this post.

I also decorated the butterflies with some golden details before adhering them into place. For the sentiment I used black stamp ink and one of the stamp sentiments from the Sketchy Flowers set.

Here is the video on how I created the butterfly fodder and a start-to-finish video about the card creating process as well as a peek into the gelli print papers I created in bulk:

I hope I could inspire you to play with your stamps and stencils and create fun mixed media cards!!
xxx, Sanna

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