Altered Cigar Box

Hello my crafty friends!

Welcome to my Rubber Dance tutorial post.

Today I am going to show you how to turn a dull cigar box with a lot of stamps and some embellishments into a beautiful treasure box to keep for yourself or to give away. There is much room in the box, so someone will be a very happy person ;)

I started with Gesso to make the surface even. I used two shades of Brown and a tad of Red, since I knew my lace was going to be red.

I stamped all my images from the Set SEW SWEET on white card stock and cut them simply with scissors. I distressed the edges with Walnut Stain and set them aside.

I randomly stamped a few images on Design paper and also stamped the "tape measure"  on Sticky Canvas. The criss cross stitching is from our "Stitch & Frame" Set

I added sticky lace all around the lid of the box and decided against an knob or something else to open it, it is easy the way it is.

Here are some more pictures ....

I wish you a wonderful crafty day. See you all soon, Majo.

Stamp sets from Rubber Dance:
Sew Sweet
Stitch & Frame

www.rubberdance.com

Box with a loop

Hi, today I'd like to share easy instructions to create a fun little box, which has the advantage that you can use it over and over again, since it's not glued together, just held by the loop.

I started out with two strips of cardstock measuring 2 x 9". I scored them at 1½ and 3½" on both sides and applied distress ink in various colours (Bundled Sage, Stormy Sky and Spun Sugar).

I used my Tag punch from Stampin' Up on both sides, this is what it looks like now:

For a bit more texture I stamped the fishing net with "Bundled Sage" Distress Ink on all sides.

I stamped with Ranger Perfect Medium and used the Stampendous "Detailed White" Embossing powder. The images are from the Rubber Dance Stamps sets "Something Fishy" and "New Retro Beach"

I added some Rub Ons.

 

After adhering one strip to the other I made the loop from a piece of Chiffon.

Starting from the inside I pulled the loop through one of the openings and went to the opposite side to do the same followed by the other two.

 

As you can see, this is very easy and you can open and close the smart little box again and again.

You find all the stamps I used right here: Rubber Dance Stamps!

Happy crafting!

Majo

Rubber Dance Monthly Colour Challenge!

April Colour Challenge!

Welcome to our Rubber Dance Monthly Art Stamping Challenge!

This is my take on the challenge ....

Now check out what you can win:

Both our winner and Pick of the Month will get badges to proudly display on their blogs. Winners will be announced on our blog on the 7th of the following month, so remember to check back to see if you won! 

• We'll draw an overall WINNER at random who receives an an amazing grab bag of unmounted Rubber Dance stamps worth 25 Euro! (that's over $30!)
• The Design Team will choose our favourite entry - our DT Pick of the Month. 
• Any entries using Rubber Dance stamps will get a special mention!
• NEW: Afer you have linked up your work, you can email Bibi (stamplist@gmail.com) to get a discount code to use in the Rubber Dance Stamps webshop and get 20% off your entire order!

For April our colours are delicate, feminine and sophisticated

In addition to our colour scheme we also have an optional THEME: TEXTURE

(if you want to - add texture in any way you like - texturising products, embossing, layering, die cuts, 3D embellishment, fabric - anything goes.)

Please take a quick look at the guidelines below before you create. Don’t worry, there aren't many rules and they are not complicated.

Need some inspiration? Check out these examples! We have all used stamps from Rubber Dance, which you can find on our website: www.rubberdance.com

Falling Leaves cont'd

I am hooked!

Yesterday I created a medium size ATB with Tim Holtz Falling Leaves stamps for the challenge at A Vintage Journey . They fit perfectly on this size of cube.

Today I created another one with the largest cube and I was able to use my Tim Holtz Mini Blue Print stamps. I stamped them on sticky canvas.

Once again I coloured the cube with Distress Ink Peeled paint and Rusty Hinge.

I added two pieces of burlap and a button on top.

I was inspired to make this ATB because of the theme "Bountiful Harvest" on the A Vintage Journey challenge blog. 

Still .... I love Autumn colours ♥

Falling Leaves

For the challenge at A Vintage Journey I created a medium size ATB with Tim Holtz Falling Leaves stamps. They fit perfectly on this size of cube.

I coloured with Distress Ink Peeled paint and Rusty Hinge. To the stamped leaves I added some Rub Ons from the Botanical sheet.

I was inspired to make this ATB by the theme "Bountiful Harvest" on the A Vintage Journey challenge blog.

There are some amazing creations from their DT!

.... and I love Autumn colours ♥

BTW: Anyone also planning on adding a brad, please do this before you assemble the cube. I didn't, so mine looks a bit wonky now :(

.... and one for the season ;)

Sizzix Mason Jar designed by Eileen Hull ....

I am so glad I bought that die, I have a million+ ideas for it ..... and the little one!