It's Wedding Season!

Welcome to the DIY Wedding Blog Hop with CutCardStock! Today the Design Team is sharing all sorts of wedding decor, accessories, invitations, wearables, thank-yous, and congratulatory cards to celebrate the June Wedding Season!

There is a $40 Gift Card to CutCardStock up for grabs that will go to one lucky hopper! To be eligible, readers must comment at each stop along the hop. If there are broken links, or you get stuck, head back to the beginning HERE. The entire hop list will be at the end of this post. The winner will be randomly selected and announced on Monday June 10 on the CutCardstock Blog and Facebook page.

I usually give a gift card to wherever the couple is registered for a wedding gift, so I love to make the wedding card that holds that gift. Today I am using stamps from Rubber Stamp Tapestry -- one block sentiment and three tiny peg stamps to create the floral sprays. The peg stamps are about the size of my little fingernail or smaller, and I love creating different designs each time I use them. 

You can see in the photos above some of the steps, and my practice sheet for stamping. I used various inks from my collection, and stamped on Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock. My card is a horizontal standard A2 size. Everything is held together with Scor-Tape.

I cut an oval for my wedding "wreath." The first stamping step was the block LOVE, and then I added little flowers and leaves in a rather haphazardly planned way to create the floral sprays. For embellishment, I added ruffled ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon for a wedding garter look, and some pearls throughout the spray and around the "O", because they are elegant, and also my favorite! Can you find them all? There are 13!

I love being able to personalize each wedding card with the couple's colors, or something special just for them. It's much nicer than a store bought card - or a cheap gift card holder from Target!

I'm so glad you stopped by today! Next up is Teri Wilson. You are sure to love what she has to show you!

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Amber Rain Davis

Samantha Ziegenfuß

Hannah Rubenstahl

Heidi Randazzo

Crystal Schneider

>>>Judy Rozema<<<

Teri Wilson

Ana Anderson

Annie Williams

Niki Coursey

The Day We Had A Sea of Leaves

We have had a lovely fall this year. The trees have shown a lot of color (as much as they do in the Plains), and the temperatures have been nice. Yesterday was a different story around the country. I read about awful windstorms in Oregon and Washington, heavy snow with blizzard conditions in several areas, and a slushy mess here. My leaves are in a sea of snowy slush on my deck today. I was so glad I remembered to bring in my summer geraniums and asparagus fern finally! They have been loving the cooler weather  -- but I think they would have seen their demise had I forgotten.

Seeing all those leaves prompted me to pull out one of my peg stamp sets. If you have never heard of peg stamp sets from Rubber Stamp Tapestry, you simply must try one. I LOVE their stamps and the many different things you can come up with using just one set with different colors. They have wonderful videos on their site and YouTube and instruction sheets that come with each set to help you get started.

Today I used Seasonal Splendor and made a very CAS card using the colors in this week's Color Throwdown #369 challenge and the cue word "pretty" from CASology Week 173. Colored leaves are beautiful to me.

The colors are perfect for autumn cards. I used four ink colors: VersaColor Bamboo, Burgundy, Paprika and Split Pea, and Encore Gold Metallic. You can see at the top of the card the beautiful gold sheen. It extends the entire wreath, but did not pick up in this photograph. The little gold "dots" are the Tiny Grape stamp from the Tiny Grape and Holly Border peg stamp set. The sentiment is also from RST, but retired.

I hope you will stop by RST and take a look at what they offer!  

Thanks for stopping by today!

Color Throwdown + Rubber Stamp Tapestry = Floral Delight!

Today's challenge #201 at the Color Throwdown was perfect for almost any of my Rubber Stamp Tapestry images. CTD Team Member Wanda Cullen chose some lovely colors that are fabulous for floral cards. Take a look:

I chose to use the Backyard Butterfly peg stamp set and make a round card with my Spellbinders dies and Stampin' Up!'s large oval punch for the sentiment (Flowers Feed the Soul, also from Rubber Stamp Tapestry).

The shades of color were achieved by stamping without reinking. I cut out the butterfly from the set and added it to the little sentiment tag, then added pearls to the More Mustard flowers. The polka dot designer paper is by The Paper Studio.

Last week each designer had blog candy to give away to celebrate Challenge #200. You can see all the winners on the Color Throwdown blog here. My winner was Lana of Lana's Layouts!  Lana, please email me (see sidebar) with your complete name and address so I can send out your goodies!

Come play along with us!

Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week! 

Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Joan Ervin
Kerri Michaud
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Tammy Hershberger  

Wanda Cullen
Judy Rozema (July Guest Designer) <---You are here!

Other challenges for this card: 

LEJ Designs - Anything Goes 

Top Tip Tuesday - It's All About Circles

Artistic Stampers - Circles 

Card and Scrap - Wings 

Card Cupids - Wings 

Lia Stampz Challenge - Anything goes 

Art With No Boundaries - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Anything Goes  

Crafty Boots - BINGO (green, pearls, yellow)

Recycling Into Beauty

Today I am hosting the Technique Challenge at Splitcoast. I would have to have you play along. We are recycling dryer sheets into beautiful flowers. You can read all about it HERE.

I used Cherry Cobbler reinker (I know it looks peach, but I really did use CC!) with some water in a spray bottle, and then sprayed with Pearl Glimmer Mist for my dryer sheet flower. It is more a background for my paper roses.

Click on the photo for a close-up view. The sentiment is Find Happiness by Rubber Stamp Tapestry.
I cut some Bubblegum felt using SNSS's Scallop Border die and added three rows of Penelope Natural Crocheted Lace from Really Reasonable Ribbon. The Crystal Stickles on the flower took a little time to dry, but I love the look! I hope you will give it a try!

A few wonderful awards I picked up last week:

I won this award for my Paris By Air card.

I won this award for my Paris By Air card.

I won this award with my Pretty Papers card.

Other challenges for my Dryer Sheet Flower card: 

Let`s Ink It Up - Use Your Favorite Embellishments (pearls and lace) 

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Create something that reflects you. You are God's masterpiece! (lots of layers girly, something "old" made "new" again!) 

The Squirrel & the Fox - Make it Sparkle 

Sugar Creek Hollow  - More is Better  

Crafts and Me - Pearls & Roses  

Crafty Ann's - It's A Girl Thing 

Card Crafter's Circle - Sentiment

Stamps: Find Happiness by Rubber Stamp Tapestry 

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Grey DP 

Ink: Rose Red 

Accessories: Bubblegum Felt (Stamp School), Scallop Die (Sweet N Sassy), crocheted lace (Really Reasonable Ribbon), paper roses (Wild Orchid), Crystal Stickles, Blush Peals (Kaiser), dryer sheet, doily Techniques: Dryer Sheet Flower Technique

Be Yourself

I am so blessed to have good internet friends! This is a short post today, but I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that comes and visits my blog. You are all so sweet! This is where I get to be myself - sharing what I love - paper crafting!

I made this card using last week's Color Throwdown 188 colors (gotta get busy on the new challenge!) and one of Rubber Stamp Tapestry's pretty sets called Always Summer. I love the dainty little flowers with the bolder square image (Reverse Peg Leaf Stamp). I added my favorite pearl embellishments and a pretty bow.

I am getting ready to host a picnic this weekend for students and faculty of the Philosophy Department where my husband is department chair. It's always a lot of fun, but there are many things to do before then!
Tune in tomorrow for a fun recipe I am making for the picnic and another paper creation!

Stamps: Always Summer and Be Yourself Block Stamp by Rubber Stamp Tapestry

Paper: Certainly Celery, Naturals Ivory, Melon Mambo

Ink: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke

Accessories and Tools: pearls (Kaiser & The Paper Studio)), corner rounder, Sizzix EF, ivory grosgrain ribbon

Pansy Parade

I adore pansies. They are so sweet and hardy! They do well in Nebraska - even with the wind and cool temperatures that surprise us some days.  Rubber Stamp Tapestry has a beautiful new set called Color Me Happy that is perfect for your paper pansy gardens. It is also designed to stamp beautiful on ceramic and fabric too!

My color choices came from my friend, Joan, for her challenge at the Color Throwdown blog this week: Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Lavender Lace and So Saffron.

I stamped the Bitty Square Swirl in Certainly Celery as a corner border, and then filled in with the Mini Flower in Studio G black pigment ink (which, by the way, I will not be using very frequently -- much messier than my other pigment inks). I embossed the flowers with Clear Embossing Powder and then finished stamping with the Tiny Flower in Lavender Lace, the Mini Leaf in Certainly Celery and the Bitty Sprig in So Saffron.

The sentiment (Thank You Block Stamp - also by Rubber Stamp Tapestry) was stamped with Chocolate Chip ink. I added some Champagne pearls to the Tiny Flower centers. The scalloped border was made with my Slit Punch and is from the Madeline Collection by Prima.

The centers of the Mini Flowers were colored with a BV02 Copic Marker and lined with a Copic 0.3 Black Multiliner. I love how you can make whatever color and design in the middle of the flowers that you want!

And a fun note from Susan at RST: "We are honored and pleased to announce our new partnership with Chromacolour in Canada! To learn more about just how awesome Chromacolour is, go to this link: http://www.chromacolour.com/ceramic/about_ca.htm."

CONGRATULATIONS!

Thanks for stopping by today! 

New Releases at Rubber Stamp Tapestry!

There are so many fun new things at Rubber Stamp Tapestry! Check out all the new stuff HERE.

My card today features one of the new peg stamp sets, Color Me Beautiful. It can be used on fabric, ceramic, or paper and will be so versatile, since you can change the look by coloring in the flowers. Today I chose to leave the lines open, and used colored inks in shades of blue.

I first stamped my images in the corners with several shades of ink (see below), and then used a felt applicator (Tim Holtz) to add some color. The border on the back panel was done the same way. After stamping, I embossed the main panel with a Sizzix embossing folder. The sentiment is the Friendship Block Stamp. I added some pearls and a Spellbinders fancy tag die cut behind the sentiment.

I will be showing more of the new releases in the next few days, so I hope you will visit again! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Color Me Beautiful Stamp Set & Friendship Block Stamp by Rubber Stamp Tapestry

Paper: Night of Navy, Blue Bayou, Very Vanilla, Print DP (SU!), Sno Cone (Stamp School)

Ink: Ballet Blue, Tempting Turquoise, Baja Breeze, Blue Bayou, Mellow Moss

Accessories: Kaiser pearls, Spellbinders dies, Sizzix embossing folder

Challenges for this card:

Catch The Bug - March Anything Goes 

Cupcake Craftroom - Spring Bouquet 

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I Love You Forever

Oh my goodness! Have you seen all of the new sets at Rubber Stamp Tapestry?  They are wonderful and different and I can hardly wait to show you some of them later this weekend! Today I want to share a RST card I made for a friend's anniversary:

I used the Forever Block Stamp and Heritage Roses with shades of red and pink (for a February anniversary). This is such a versatile set and can have so many different looks depending on the colors you choose. Be sure to stop back by in the next few days to see some creations with the new sets!

If you have never tried Rubber Stamp Tapestry stamps, they are easy to use and make beautiful designs! There are so many choices (and I would love to help you choose)!

On another note, my Puppy Love card won the challenge at Clear It Out! Yay!
Thanks for stopping by today! I would love you to become a Follower!

Challenges for this card:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Tandastamps - no DP

The Perfect Sentiment - must have sentiment on front -  die cut

Oldie But Goodie Challenge - Red & White With A Ribbon ("old" item - embossing folder)

Hooked on Crafts - Hearts

More Pottery With Love

I wanted to share another card with you using yesterday's "Inspired by Belleek Pottery" technique. And I also wanted to share how you can stamp RIGHT ON pottery and have a beautiful collector's piece that you have made!

But first things first. My card today is made with images from Nature's Path by Rubber Stamp Tapestry. This darling little set makes beautiful delicate designs. I used a Spellbinders Heart die and punched out a heart template to sponge for my guide, and then stamped the wreath. I finished off with Love Block Stamp in another Spellbinders heart.

I added a second panel using the Inspired by Belleek Pottery technique (CLICK HERE) and a Sizzix embossing folder with Sahara Sand ink.

NOW, to see some really beautiful pottery and art using Rubber Stamp Tapestry's stamps on ceramic bisque, CLICK HERE. Susan has some gorgeous tutorials and ideas to show you about how easy it is! Here is a peek:

I did not make this! This is one of the many works of art that Susan has made using Rubber Stamp Tapestry's stamps. Have a look! You will love the technique and end results~!

Other challenges:
Cooking It Up With Katie - Heart, emboss, punch
Crafts and Me - pink and sparkly
Creative Belli - fancy frames
Inky Impressions - heart you
My Mum's Craft shop - flowers
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Whimsy Inspiration - pearls or bling
Anything Goes Challenge - To The One I Love
My Time To Craft - Your Favourite Embellishment
Sweet Stamps - Love

Stamps: Nature's Path & Love Block Stamp by Rubber Stamp Tapestry

Paper: Rose Red, Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Ink: Rose Romance (retired), Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss

Accessories: Diamond Stickles, Kaiser Blush Pearls, Spellbinders heart die cuts, Sizzix EF, sparkly ric rac (RRR)

Wonderful Winter Whites

Welcome to the December Blog Hop with Really Reasonable Ribbon! If you arrived here from True's blog, you are in the right place! If you just happened along, be sure to start at the beginning at the RRR Blog (I am the third stop, so you don't have far back to go!) so you don't miss out on the awesome projects, fun news, and a prize from Really Reasonable Ribbon!

 

This month we are showcasing the gorgeous Winter Whites in the December Monthly Ribbon Club Kit. If you really love ribbon and would like to have a wonderful assortment of ribbons sent to you automatically each month, just join the Really Reasonable Ribbon Club! Monthly ribbon club assortments are selected and pre-packed to reflect a specific theme, color, or holiday season. The assortments vary from month to month, but an average assortment has 5-8 different ribbon styles and consists of 10-15 yards of ribbon.

The collection of whites this month is just gorgeous. Here is my card:

I used Bitty Gingerbread from Rubber Stamp Tapestry for the wreath and Love You Peg Stamp (also RST) for the sentiment.
Now off to Joanna's blog, where she has something super fun to share! Thanks for stopping by today! 

Bonnie will be giving away a December Ribbon Monthly Club kit to a random commentor so please make sure and comment on all of the girls' projects to increase your chances of winning!

Stamps: Bitty Gingerbread & Love You Peg Stamp (Rubber Stamp Tapestry)

Paper: Purely Pomegranate (retired), Pink Pirouette, Always Artichoke, PTI White, Authentique DP

Ink: Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Rose Romance (retired)

Accessories and Tools: pearls (Kaiser), Winter Whites December Club ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Spellbinders dies, Snowflake embossing folder (Cuttlebug), snowflake button, paper piercer, Diamond Stickles

A Yummy Treat With Fun Packaging~!

Welcome to Day Three of Holiday Sharing!

It's Holiday Sharing Week at Really Reasonable Ribbon, 

and it's my turn to share one 

of my favorite recipes and packaging ideas with you!

I am a huge cranberry lover, and love to try new recipes and old favorites with cranberries as one of the ingredients.  I get excited when Thanksgiving rolls around, as cranberries are much easier to find and less expensive. Today I want to share one of my favorites with you. This recipe is a staple for Christmas morning, and also for little treats to share with my coworkers. Many of you probably do some type of Secret Santa exchange, and I use this packaging idea for an individual gift like that, as well as for place settings on Christmas morning for everyone.

Start with an empty tuna can, all washed and cleared of outside paper. After I wash my can, I run an orange wedge along the inside and let that dry for about an hour, then wash again (to make sure the tuna smell is gone).

Cover the outside and inside with one of your favorite designer papers (I used Authentique Wonder), add a cardstock circle to the bottom of the inside and outside (the Spellbinders Circle dies are perfect for this!), some gorgeous ribbon at the top (again, both in and out!), and a little doily to sit your muffin on (you can use paper or cloth). A little embellishment with the tag (instead of a sentiment, this is where I would write the names for the place card), and all done!

I used the 5/8" Burgundy Pleated Satin for my package today. If you had the 1.5", you could just use ribbon instead of designer paper, as it is wide enough to cover the whole can. I love the elegance of this ribbon!

When giving as a Secret Santa gift (and not using for a place setting), I also like to place the muffin in a cellophane bag to keep it fresh and prevent it drying out.

Here is my recipe! I hope you will give it a try! (And if you are ever in the mood for a yummy drink while out Christmas shopping, Sonic Drive-In has the best Cranberry Limeades! Diet too!)

Cranberry-Orange Muffins  

1 cup dried (sweetened) cranberries

1/3 cup fresh orange juice

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon powdered ginger

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 Tablespoon fresh orange zest (the zest of one whole orange)

2/3 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon orange extract

2 Tablespoons oil (vegetable, canola or olive)

1/2 cup milk (any fat content)

Directions ~

1.)  Preheat oven to 375 F.  Line a muffin/cupcake pan with paper liners.

2.)  Zest one whole orange (making about 1 Tablespoon of zest) and set aside.

Squeeze the juice from that one orange (about 1/3 cup).

3.)  Put the orange juice (if needed, add some prepared orange juice to the fresh juice to make 1/3 cup) and the cranberries in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer.  Simmer about 5 minutes, stirring as needed.  Turn off heat and set aside.

4.)  In a large bowl add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and ginger, and set aside.

5.)  In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter, orange zest and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).

6.)  Scrape down the side of the bowl, then add in the eggs (one at a time), vanilla, orange extract, and oil.  Blend until well combined.

7.)  Add the flour mixture, alternating with the milk (add about half of the flour mixture, then some milk,then the rest of the flour, and the rest of the milk).  Fold in the cranberries.  Do not over mix.

8.)  Scoop batter into prepared muffin/cupcake pan. 

Bake muffins about 20 minutes (test with a toothpick, there should be moist crumbs, but not wet).

9.)  Cool muffins on a wire cooling rack. 

Enjoy the muffins while still warm, or when cool.  They are best the day they are made, but are still very good the next day.

Yields about 8 large or 12 medium (standard) muffins.

Recipe Source ~  Glorious Treats 

Thanks for joining me in my kitchen and craft room today!

Stamps: Thinking of You by Rubber Stamp Tapestry Paper: Always Artichoke, Authentique Wonder DP Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Accessories: 5/8" Burgundy Pleated Satin Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Wild Orchid rose, MS branch punch, tag punch, red sticky tape, Spellbinders Circle dies

Pixellated Challenge

Today at the SCS Free For All Challenge 91, Lydia asked us to create something that would represent pixellated squares. There are some really creative things in the F4A91 Gallery! I made this:

I used the Ink, Spray and Smash technique to make my background of squares. They are each 1" square. I suppose this is more like mosaic, since I have black border around each one, but they are colored squares :) 


I liked how the quote on the vellum fit so well with the "Be Yourself" block stamp from Rubber Stamp Tapestry. My ribbon is 1.5" Black Gingham from Really Reasonable Ribbon. This was a fun card to make!


What a cool challenge~!
Other challenges for this card:
Fun with Shapes & More - must include die cut/punch - use something three times (roses)
Inspire Me Fridays - always anything goes
CCEE Stampers -  2 Diecuts OR 2 Punches (two MS  punches)

I was excited to see that I won Top Three at The Kraft Journal for their Give Thanks challenge with THIS card!

Stamps: Be Yourself by Rubber Stamp Tapestry Paper: Basic Black, Cameo Coral, Ruby Red, The Mariposa Stack DP by DCWV, Glossy White Ink: Apricot Appeal, Summer Sun, Cameo Coral, Ruby Red, Memento Tuxedo Black Accessories: MS punches, Wild Orchid paper roses, Colorbok Emotion Vellum Quotes, Sizzix EF, gingham ribbon (RRR) Techniques: Ink, Spray, Smash

Christmas the Clean and Simple Way!

Click HERE for the Rubbernecker Stamps Holiday Hop.

Click HERE for the Really Reasonable Ribbon November Monthly Club Hop.

Today begins a new challenge at Really Reasonable Ribbon and I hope you will join us! For the next two weeks, we are focusing on Clean and Simple (CAS) Christmas cards. CAS is so hard for me to do, as I like a lot of layers! But I surely love the look of a lot of open space!

My card today is made with the Poinsettia Twist peg stamp set by Rubber Stamp Tapestry. I stamped my border, and then cut out the middle of the card with a Spellbinders die. After dry embossing the middle panel with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, I used Burgundy Pleated Satin Ribbon by Really Reasonable Ribbon and wrapped it around the panel. I added a flower and leaves (also dry embossed) and a jumbo brad for the flower center. I attached the stamped panel to the front, added my sentiment (Bless Your Heart by RST) and all done!


For a little added bling, I used Diamond Stickles and Liquid Pearls in the flower centers. The edges are all sponged with Encore Metallic Gold ink. Click on the photo for a close-up!

Come play along in the RRR Challenge! There are prizes to be had!

The November Fan Club Gallery is also open at noon today for all Splitcoast Fan Club members and two new Dirty Girls will be revealed! I can't show on my blog what I made for this month's gallery yet, but here is a sneak peek of one of my creations! Join the Fan Club and play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Other challenges for this card:
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Christmas with Pearls (I used Liquid Pearls)
Heart Song Inspirations - Gold OR Glitter (I used gold ink and glitter glue)
Hooked on Crafts - Punches and /or Diecuts 

Stamps: Poinsettia Twist Peg Set & Bless Your Heart Block Stamp by Rubber Stamp Tapestry
Paper: Whisper White, Rose Red
Ink: VersaColor Raspberry, Neptune, Green Tea, Laurel Leaf, Encore Metallic Gold
Accessories: flower punch (Stampin' Up!), Burgundy Pleated Satin Ribbon (RRR), jumbo brad, Spellbinders die, Cuttlebug EF, Liquid Pearls, Diamond Stickles