Friends in Fashion

I thought I would try the Technique Junkies Punched Border Stand-up card technique. It was last weeks TJ try that technique challenge. I didn't get a chance last week to try it...better late than never!
My focal image and sentiment are from the Rogue Redhead Designs Milliner Misses plate. (By the way this plate is on sale this month!) The side cut outs border was done using the Spellbinders borders. I have a bunch of them, but hardly ever remember to use them. They worked perfectly for this card.
I am entering my card into these challenges: Ink on My Fingers Sunday challenge -- pink; Three Muses -- positive affirmation.

Floral Tags, RRD Blog Hop

It's Blog Hop time again at Rogue Redhead Designs. This month the Rogue Crew is featuring the wonderful stamp plate, Floriculture as its plate of the month. For spice, we are featuring the stamps on tags.

When I created my first tag to share, I did go to the stamp set Getting Grizzly for the background stamp. All of the other stamps used are from Floriculture. I bordered the background top and bottom with the checked border. I stamped the flowers on a scrap of white cardstock and colored them using distress markers. I tore the border around the flowers and touched metallic brass distress stain around the edges. The sentiment was stamped on another white panel and bordered with the brass stain. The ribbon was colored using the stain.

To make the background on my second tag, I used the distress paint marbling technique. I then lightly stenciled over the paint.  All stamps used on this tag are from  Floriculture. Once the background paint and ink had dried, The sentiment was stamped. The doily and vase were die cut using Cheery Lynn Design dies. I stamped the flowers on a separate sheet of cardstock and fussy cut them to place in the vase. I just love a vase of fresh flowers!

Oh, by the way, the Floriculture plate will be on sale for $10.00 for the month. Now is the time to get  this wonderful and versatile set of stamps. 

I invite you to visit all of the Rogue Crew members blogs. There's a  lot of inspiration and creativity to see. Here are the links. Happy hopping!

Sharon Briss - Ill Tempered Ink

Helene Huber - Lotsa Scrap from 2amscrapper

Krisha Ogle - Krisha's Keepsakes

Vicki Robertson - He"Artful" Validation of Vicki

Debi Ryan - My Bird Flying Free

Trisha Too - Easily Amused, Hard to Offend...

Barbara Washington - Magic Delights

Sharon Briss - Rogue Redhead Designs blog

Dreaming

When I saw this weeks inspiration photo for the Speedy Fox & Friends challenge, I immediately thought of shimmer sheets. These are plastic like sheets which look holographic and are gorgeously colored. The background of my card is a piece of shimmer sheetz which I dry embossed. (IRL the background shimmers and shines and  has beautiful purple and blue colors.) Frilly and Funkie challenged us to use neglected dies. The oval dies I used were some of the first dies(Spellbinders) I ever bought. Since they were purchased, I have acquired so many different dies and kind of forgot about these. I brought them out and dusted them off and here they are. This card is also being entered in Ink on My Fingers Sunday Challenge where Hels has the theme dream. All of the stamps used are from Rogue Redhead Designs.

Winter Women -- new release

Welcome to the Rogue Crew's Winter Women blog hop!

Rogue Redhead Designs is proud to announce its 15th unmounted rubber stamp plate - Winter Women!  With vintage sophistication, Winter Women will wow you with its fabulous and fashionable focal images, elegant elements and smashing sentiments!  Our mini background is the perfect size to adorn an ATC or add interest to a graceful greeting card.

Winter Women is available for its introductory price of US$12.00 (reg. $15.00) until March 8, 2014!

In addition to the great price on this new plate, we also have several bargains in the Specials section of our website and some fabulous deals among our limited availability Singles.

I'd like to share some cards I created with these wonderful stamps.

My first card uses the upright diamond fold technique (Technique Junkies). Notice how the wind is blowing our lovely lady. She was colored with distress markers. The sentiment panel is embellished with the cool high top shoe.The sentiment says "Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face."

My second card is a simple birthday card. Using the hearts as frames, I stamped the adorable young lady, fussy cut her, and attached her to the large heart. The birthday sentiment was stamped directly on the smaller heart. The hearts were layered on a dry embossed panel.

Hope you'll hop along with us and check out what the Design Team has created with these stamps. Don't miss any of these wonderful designers, Here are your links to follow:

Sharon Briss - Ill Tempered Ink

Helene Huber - Lotsa Scrap from 2amscrapper

Krisha Ogle - Krisha's Keepsakes

Vicki Robertson  - He"Artful" Validation of Vicki 

Debi Ryan - My Bird Flying Free

Trisha Too - Easily Amused, Hard to Offend...

Barbara Washington - Magic Delights (You are here)

Sharon Briss - Rogue Redhead Designs blog 

A Little Sneak Peak

A note from me to you...Check back on Saturday. Rogue Redhead Designs has a wonderful new release which will debut this Saturday, Feb. 8. The new stamps will be featured in a blog hop by the Design Team members. Come by Rogue Redhead Designs on Saturday midday and join in the fun.
With my little atc I am sharing a sneak peak at a few of the new stamps. See you Saturday!

Winter Blues

The weather in Chicago has been cold and snowy for days. That's the inspiration for this card. I pulled out my Rogue Redhead Designs Candy Kisses stamps and using the overstamped bands technique from Technique Junkies, I created this shades of blue card. That's the challenge this week at Simon Says Stamp - Monday --shades of blue.

Grin & Bear It

Hopefully my card today will bring a smile to your face. I decided to have a little fun in my studio, so I brought out my Getting Grizzly set of stamps from Rogue Redhead Designs. My card meets the challenges at Marks Finest Papers Inspiration Thursday which is looks like a lodge. The background and images say rustic, just as you might expect in a lodge in the woods. I am also entering my card in V's Sweet Challenge which is something twine and in MFP Simple Salutations challenge which is wild animals. Well, even cute bears are wild animals.

Moo-ving Right Along

If you've never tried to create moos or scraplings, now is the time. The latest Rebel Challenge - Slender Benders--Scraplings and Moos continues until July 7, 2013. Join the challenge for a chance to win a $15.00 voucher to the RRD store.

This was another new experience for me. I had seen moos before, but I never tried to create them. These little art forms (1 1/8" x 2 3/4") are a lot of fun to create.

My first moo features my favorite little cat from the RRD stamp set, Just Sayin'. I first stamped the cat; then I masked it and stamped the floral pattern behind him. I added a little color and edged the moo with antique bronze distress stain.

My next moo uses the Nature Notes RRD stamp set. I stamped a portion of the trees on my card stock using Ranger's embossing ink.  Then I heat embossed the image using Powder Keg white orchid embossing powder. I love the sparkle in the embossing. I stamped Carpe Diem on a separate piece of cardstock, cut out the individual words as word blocks, outlined them with black soot distress stain, and adhered them to the moo.  The moo was then edged with the bronze distress stain.

The third moo features the RRD stamp set Floriculture. I simply stamped the flowers and the word on the card. The color was added using distress markers. I finished it off by edging the card with the distress bronze stain.

Scraplings

Stamps from Nature's Notes

Stamps from Relish Reading, Just Sayin' and Behind the  Scenes

Stamps from Beach Babes

Stamps from Just Sayin' Nature Notes, and Behind the Scenes

 I did not know what a scrapling was until this months Rogue Redhead Design Rebel challenge. I decided to make one for my post today, and before I knew it, I had four done. It was so much fun. I had to stop so I could write my post.
The challenge at RRD is Slender Benders: Moos and Scraplings. I completed these four scraplings before I decided I had to stop. Moos and Scraplings are tiny canvases which you can use to create art. [Moo (1 1/8" x 2 3/4" and Scrapling (1 1/2" x 4 1/4" folded)]. Join in the challenge before July 7, 2013. Add your work to the challenge linky for a chance to win a $15 voucher to the RRD store.

I used stamps from Beach Babes, Behind the Scenes, Just Sayin:, Nature Notes, and Relish Reading in my samples.

Don't Forget the Rogue Redhead Designs Super Sale before it comes to an end. All unmounted stamp plates are on sale in the RRD store until June 21, 2013.

Mother's Day Gift Project

Mother's Day week is upon us. Here is an easel card box (Technique Junkies technique) that I created for my grandchildren to give their Mom. The image is from Rogue Redhead Designs new release, This N That. The sentiment is from RRD's Bits & Pieces. I used a Spellbinders die for the frame. The flower is cut from a Cheery Lynn Die. The design paper is from Heartfelt Creations.
Although I'm late, I'm entering this card in the Bloggers Challenge which is feminine touch.  Fashionable Stamping has an anything goes challenge, and isn't Midge the most fashionable lady you have seen. Simple Salutations has a challenge of monochromatic. Except for a touch of grey, everything on the project is in shades of purple.

New Rogue Redhead Design Stamps Release

It's time to announce a little "This 'n That". Yes, today is the release of a new Rogue Redhead Designs stamp set.

Rogue Redhead Designs is delighted to announce its newest release, This N That, a half plate of unmounted rubber stamps with a lot of personality.  This eclectic collection of vintage focal images and bold sentiments is sure to enchant.  With our fashionable flapper Midge and our adoring lovebirds along with our newest set of sentiments, you’ll be inspired to create many unique papercrafting projects.  This half plate also features its own mini background, a charming checkboard, ideal for ATCs and smaller creations. 

The This N That plate will be on sale for an introductory price of US$12.00 until May 30, 2013 when it will return to its regular retail price of US$15.00.  RRD will also be offering this plate in our Rogue’s Choice Bundle along with our popular Milliner Misses mini collection from April 17, 2013 through May 30, 2013 for the sale price of US$18.00(reg. US$22.50). 

Rogue Redhead Designs also offers mounting supplies.  Purchase your mounting supplies with individual plates to save money!   Just click on the “More Options” link below each plate on our Ranges page at the RRD store.  Download our EZ-Mount Instruction Sheet for how-tos on mounting unmounted rubber stamps!

Come back to the Rogue Redhead Designs blog all through this month to see a variety of samples using this new collection! 

Here are two cards i created with the new stamps. I love the stamp of Midge with the checkerboard background, and, aren't the two birds adorable!  I know I'll be using these stamps a lot. The sentiments are great too. Isn't the "you only live once" stamp fun? Check back on the RRD blog for more inspiration and a chance to get these stamps while they are on sale.

Happy Stamping!

When It Rains, It Pours!

This month the Rebel Challenge at Rogue Redhead Designs is April Showers. How appropriate considering the amount of rain we've gotten around Chicago this past week. My card uses stamps from the RRD Just Sayin' stamp sheet. These stamps are so much fun. I stamped the old woman and the old man next to each other. The umbrella comes from the Tim Holtz Umbrella Man die. It was just the perfect size.

Let you in on a little secret--come back on Wednesday, the 24th to see new RRD stamps.

Each Flower

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love creating backgrounds for my art. The new Behind the Scenes   background stamps (on sale thru March 31st) from Rogue Redhead Designs gave me a delightful afternoon today. This is one of the cards I made. First I took a panel of kraft paper. I swiped it through several colors of distress stain that I had put on my craft sheet and spritzed with water. I then dried the cardstock and stamped parts of the background stamps by rolling small sections on the cardstock. I love the grungy look against the gorgeous colors of the stains. The flower image is a Penny Black sticker that I have had for several years. The sentiment is from Rogue Redhead Designs' Floriculture stamp sheet. Once the image panel was compete, I adhered it to a kraft base card. Even the sentiment is stamped on kraft paper. (nothing but kraft)
I am entering this card into the following challenges: the Kraft Journal nothing but kraft challenge, the Simon Says Stamp anything goes challenge, and the Mark's Finest Papers Simple Salutations anything goes challenge with sentiment.

Mardi Gras

"With the most recent unmounted stamp plate, Rogue Redhead Designs has gone "Behind the Scenes" with a set of background stamps.You can add some stylish flair to your paper crafting and mixed media creations with these versatile background stamps.  Alone or paired, they are sure to steal the scene with your next stamped project.  Featuring reverse sequin waste, handwriting, bubble wrap and a handwritten music sheet, these backgrounds will lend themselves to a variety of projects.

Get Behind the Scenes until March 31, 2012 for the low introductory price of $17.60, 20% off its regular price of $22.00. Don’t forget that Rogue Redhead Designs also stocks mounting supplies!  You can also get this plate bundled with a sheet of EZ-Mount Cling Foam for $21.10 or bundle this plate with both a stamp storage panel and a sheet of EZ-Mount Cling Foam for the low price of $22.60."

Today is Bloggers Challenge Day and the challenge theme is create your own background.  I created my card by stamping the the bubble wrap background stamp twice. First I stamped it in denim blue. then I moved the stamp down and to the right about a quarter inch and stamped it again in butterscotch. The image and sentiment are both from the Rogue Redhead Carnival Dreams stamp set. I thought that the theme was an appropriate since Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is February12th.

I colored the image with Tombow markers and added a little rhinestone bling to the Mardi Gras costumes. I will also be entering my card into the Creative Belli challenge which is rhinestones, Tuesday Throwdown which is bling it on, and Cornish Heritage Farms which is use a die cut on your card.

Birthday Cutie

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Today I created a sweet birthday card for a child or someone young at heart. I cut the card base to make a swing center card using a Sizzix die. The base cardstock is from my stash. I decided to have a little fun and take my perfect pearls out of moth balls. It's been ages since I used them. Using my water brush, I dipped the tip into the pearls and painted the circles on the card. I love the shimmer. The images are from Rogue Redhead Designs, Getting Grizzly stamp sheet. I love these little furry friends. I also used my perfect pearls to paint the images. On the center reverse, I used a background stamp and sentiment from the same stamp set. The birthday greeting is an outline sticker as is the little birthday hat on the birthday bear.
I am entering my card into these Challenges--Tuesday Throwdown's furry friends challenge and Our Daily Bread Design's for a child challenge.

Autumn Colors

There is an autumn breeze in the air. The fall colors are starting to show, and both Great Impressions and Fashionable Stamping  challenged us to use fall colors.
I started by stamping the oak leaf in sepia on a piece of glossy cardstock. I then stamped these lovely ladies from Rogue Redhead on the leaf. I used Tombow markers to color them. The sentiment is also a RRD stamp. The background was stippled using dye inks in fall colors. The image panel was layered on a designer paper from Club Scrap and three fall color rhinestones were added. The base card is kraft.

ABC's

This card combines the challenges at Mojo Monday (round or square sketch), Ink on My Fingers Sunday Challenge (behind the mask/stencil), and Inspiration Journal (abc124 school time fun).
To create my card, I started with a 5 inch square piece of white cardstock. I first used the Dylusions stencil, dotted flowers, with milled lavendar distress ink and inked the dots. Then I used the Dylusions letter jumble stencil with chipped sapphire distress ink to ink the alphabet letters. I followed the sketch for the layers and used stamps from Rogue Redhead Designs' Relish Reading for my image and sentiment. by the way, check out their current challenge -- use the colors lilac, navy, and white. You might win some great stamps.

Carpe Diem

Fashionable Stamping has given us anything goes as the current challenge. I chose to share this card created using the newly released Nature Notes from Rogue Redhead Designs. The lovely girl was stamped and embossed twice, once on the blue and once on white. I then colored the white image using distress markers and cut her out. I adhered her over the image on the blue. The border was made using the vine stamp which I stamped repeatedly using my stamp positioner. The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed right over the leaves. I am really enjoying playing with the stamps in this set. They all work in so many ways

Nature Notes - New Release

Today Rogue Redhead Designs is releasing a wonderful new set of stamps. Express yourself with the latest half-plate collection from Rogue Redhead Designs - Nature Notes!  With the clean art deco lines of the 1920s, this elegant set focuses on the simple majesty of nature.  This set includes 3 main focal images, a mini background, 5 sentiments and 2 decorative elements.  Create sweet notes, eclectic ATCs and charming cards to celebrate the spirit!  Nature Notes will be available for its introductory price of US$12.00 until August 31, 2012, a 20% savings off its regular price of US$15.00.

Don't forget to check out all the great Specials available during the RRD Summer Sunsational Sale!  Need mounting supplies with your new stamp purchases?  We carry EZ-Mount Cling Foam and EZ Mount Stamp Storage Panels in our Mounting Solutions Section. Great stamps and a great sale. Who could ask for more!

My card today features the beautiful grove of trees and a sentiment.

When I was trying to decide which of these stamps I wanted to use on my card, my hand and my mind reached out for this stamp and the sentiment just followed. My day had been a little chaotic with my grandchildren wanting lots of attention. The peacefulness of this scene was so calming. I knew that I wanted to keep the feel of the scene, so I didn't want to add a lot of extra embellishments. The card is on the edge of CAS with just a little layering and a dry embossed background.
I am entering this card in the Creative Belli challenge which is vacation/travel. I really believe that this place would be a fantastic travel destination.

Sneak Peek and more

Today I am sharing a sneak peek from Rogue Redhead Designs soon to be released Nature Notes.  This set of stamps will get your mojo moving in fine spirit. The stamps will be available on Saturday, August 4th. Be sure to visit the Rogue Redhead Designs blog then for the full details, and maybe even a sale price. Speaking of sales, don't forget to check out all the great Specials available during the RRD Summer Sunsational Sale!  Need mounting supplies with your new stamp purchases?  RRD carries EZ-Mount Cling Foam and EZ Mount Stamp Storage Panels in the Mounting Solutions Section.

Now to details about my card. Mojo Monday's sketch challenge this week is round or square. Just for fun I decided to go with the round sketch this time. I started by cutting the gold layering panel using Cheery Lynn's mini pearl circle from the Reflections Boutique series. I die cut the card using a circle die which fit with the gold panel. I then diecut two layering circle panels, one in white and one in design paper. On the white I stamped and gold embossed butterflies. The DP panel was cut in half and layered over the white. The ribbon was cut from the gold cardstock. The background panel was cut from designer paper and stamped over with one of the RRD sneak peak stamps. The center circle was die cut from white and stamped with a RRD sneak peak flower (distress marker stamping) and sentiment and then layered on a gold die cut circle. To finish the card I diecut 4 butterflies (3 Cheery Lynn miniature butterflies) and one of Tim Holtz's mover and shakers butterfly which layered well with one of the Cheery Lynn butterflies. I used the butterflies instead of the hearts on the sketch because they went with the stamped butterflies on the background.
I am entering this card in several challenges. Hels Sunday Challenge at Ink on My Fingers has the challenge theme fields of gold. The theme at Take a Word is butterflies. Marks Finest Papers Friends of Speedy challenge is diecuts.