Whale Wishes

Good morning and happy Sunday. I'm sorry that I've been a little quiet here lately, but I been suffering with the Man Flu ( I know, it really does exist lol) But I'm over the worst now, and I'm even managing to stay awake for hours on end! As always Rubber Dance are running a colour/theme challenge for January, and here's what I've made.

And here's the inspiration photo.

I decided to go with the colour theme, so started by making a couple of gelli print backgrounds using these colours.

Before I pulled my print I stamped my plate with the Music stamp. This removed the paint, but the only problem is that when you print it reverses any text, but that doesn't bother me as this is just for the background.

I used my second sheet to stamp the whales from Whale Wishes and to die cut the seaweed.

There's still time to join in with our challenge, so please pop across to the Stamping Lounge  https://www.facebook.com/groups/311557542913461/  and join us.

Have a very happy weekend, and thanks very much for looking x

Baby It's Cold Outside...

Good morning and happy Wednesday. I'm back with my second Christmas themed post for Rubber Dance, and as we've had wrapping paper, I thought I'd better make some gift tags to go with it.

Brrrr it makes me cold just looking at these!

I've used

Dear Deer

Cosy Christmas

Whimsical Winter 

Winter Wonderland and

Christmas Tags

 along with lots of fake snow, and real glitter!

I hope that this has put you in the mood for Christmas, 'cos it's not many more big sleeps now!
I'm entering these into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Gift It, and Stamping Sensations  Getting Ready for Christmas challenges.

Have a very happy day, and thanks for looking.

Christmas Wrapping For Rubber Dance

Good afternoon and happy Monday. I'm just like busses, nothing for weeks, then two posts in two days. I've just returned from a lovely (and very long) holiday in the sun and we're straight back into Winter. I'm sure it wasn't this cold when we went away! It's just as well that the Rubber Dance colour/ theme challenge this month is Christmas. Here's some wrapping paper that I've made.

I've been wanting to make wrapping paper for ages, so I got a sheet of A3 kraft paper and set off stamping. It's all been coloured with water colour and sparkle pens, and I have to say that this looks better in real life as you can see all the lovely sparkle. Whoever gets their present wrapped in this better take it off carefully lol. That puts my son right out of it as he gets straight in with the ripping (yes he does get that from me!) 

I've used

Cosy Christmas

Frosty Friends 

Winter Wonderland and

Christmas Tags

The Rubber Dance store is closed at the moment as the lovely owner Bibi is having some problems with her hand. Once it's up and running again dont forget to quote SDFreeShip on any orders of 15 Euros and above.
I'm entering this into the Happy Little Stampers Christmas, the Stamping Sensations Getting  Ready For Christmas, and the Simon Says Stamp Monday Gift It challenges.

Have a happy day, and thanks very much for looking x

Make a Card for Rubber Dance

Good morning and happy Tuesday. As always Rubber Dance is hosting a monthly colour/ theme challenge over at the Rubber Dance Stamping Lounge, and the theme is to create a greetings card. Here are mine.

I've used
Giraffe
Friends Fur-ever and
Four Seasons

Here are our gorgeous colours for this month.

To join in, just hop across to the Lounge and link up your entry. If you need more rubber (and who doesn't) just quote SDFreeShip for free worldwide P&P on any order of 15 Euro's and above.

Have a fabulous week, and thanks very much for looking x

I'm Adorable...

Good afternoon and happy Monday. After a very lovely Summer, we're definitely into Autumn now, and with this in mind I've made a tag for this month's Rubber Dance colour/theme challenge.

 I started by making a gelli print with DecoArt Premium acrylics in the challenge colours of red, orange, and violet. I hadn't cut into the I Love Leaves plate, so I stamped it directly onto the painted gelli plate to remove some of the paint. I LOVE this print!.

 Next I brayered another sheet of A4 with the same colours, and stamped the full sheet again. I embossed 1half in black, and the other in white.

 I cut a huge tag out of the gelli print background, and added some further stamping, with Round In Circles, Grungy Swirls, and Vintage Script.

I'm so happy with it at this stage it seemed a shame to cover it up, but you can't keep a good cat down so...

I stamped Curious Cat onto an old scrap of card as the colours seemed just right for my project.

So after a little bit of cutting out, there we are. The sentiment is from Friends Fur-ever, and I thought it was just right.

I'm also entering my very curious cat into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Tag It, and the Craft Stamper TIMI anything goes for October challenge. 

Have a very happy day, and thanks so much for looking xx

Whimsy Wonderland

Good morning and happy Friday. The first 'crafty' thing I ever saw was an image being stamped and embossed. I was blown away with these little pots of magic, and to this day stamps and embossing powder are my very favourite supplies.

This is my second piece for the Ruber Dance Stamping Lounge. I've used lots of UTEE's here and then stamped the fabulous trees and shrooms from the Rubber Dance Carved Whimsy Wood set while it was still liquid.

I hope to see you over in the Lounge where you can enter our colour/anything goes challenge. 

As always for free worldwide P&P on any Rubber Dance orders of 15 Euros or above, just quote SDFreeShip at the checkout.

I hope you like my tags, and thanks very much for looking x

Wild At Heart

Good morning and happy Tuesday. I'm over at the Rubber Dance Stamping Lounge today with my trio of wild ones for this months colour/anything goes challenge.

These have all been made with gelli plate backgrounds and a memorydex die.

Here's everyones favourite giraffe from the African Animals set, or you can just buy her on her own. The sentiment is from the Sarcastic Superpower set.

This is the elephant - but you knew that. My yoga pants have never been either!

And these guys are from the Fish, Swim Love set. I think I have to be a strong contender for the Captain Obvious award today!.

I now have 5 cards on my Rolodex, but you have to start somewhere.

I hope you like these, and that you join in with our challenge. If you're not a member of 'The Lounge' yet just click on the link and you will be transported as if by magic.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/311557542913461/

If you would like (or of course NEED) any of these stamps, just quote SDFreeShip at the Rubber Dance checkout for free worldwide P&P on any order of 15 Euros and above.

Have a wonderful day, and thanks very much for looking xx

Stamps Used

African Animals  OR

Giraffe

Elephant

Sarcastic Superpower

Fish Swim Love

Have An Ice Day

Good morning and happy Sunday. It's time to share the second round of inspiration for our challenge at Rubber Dance. This month it's black and white plus one other colour, and/or wings/feathers.  I've gone a bit 'old school' and made a bookmark.

My son came home with a request - his girlfriend would like a bookmark. I must admit my first thought was 'would she like an e-reader for Christmas' ('cos I never know what to get her) but no, she likes 'proper' books! 

She has a cat, so I thought I would make one with a cat on, but no - she also likes penguins. Well duh, - who doesn't like penguins?? So penguins it is! I stamped Mum (or Dad) and baby (or just very small) penguins from the Playful Penguins set, along with the sentiment. Then I added some snowballs from the Whimsical Winter plate.

Then I painted my images with masking fluid so the I could colour the background.

I used blue Distress Inks, and dipped and dried.

When everything was dry I gently removed the masking fluid, and stamped and embossed the snowflakes from Whimsical Winter.

Then I just matted onto a piece of black card, added the black, white, and blue sequins, and some sari ribbon. By now I really didn't want to give this away, but I was a big girl and sent it on it's way.

I hope that you join in with our challenge, all of the stamps can be found here.  As always for free worldwide P&P on orders of 15 Euros and above just quote SDFreeShip at the Rubber Dance checkout.

There's lots more inspiration from my teamies here, and here's our lovely mood board. Have a very happy day, and thanks very much for looking x

The Story Teller and the Story

Good morning and happy Tuesday. It's time for a new challenge at  Rubber Dance, and this month it's our inspirational colours and/or metal. This is what I've made.

I've used Carved Whimsy Wood, and in the background is Old Book Page and Grungy Swirls.

And this is our inspiration photo.
Please head on over to the Rubber Dance blog for lot of lovely inspiration, and then join in for the chance to win new rubber.

Don't forget the lovely Bibi is giving free worldwide P&P on all orders of 15 Euros and above. Just quote SDFreeShip at the Rubber Dance checkout.

Have a very happy day, and thanks very much for looking x

ATC's For Rubber Dance

Good morning and happy Sunday. We're halfway through April already, which means it's reminder time for the Rubber Dance colour/make altered stuff challenge. This time around I've gone for the colours.

These were very simply made with a gelli plate background, then simple stamping, embossing and colouring. I think that the Antique Botanicals plate looks really nice with these colours.

And this is our inspiration photograph. Isn't it beautiful!

Supplies
Sequins (of course)
Tim Holtz Stickers

Rubber Dance Stamps
Antique Botanicals

Just click the shop logo to be whisked away, (grab a cup of coffee first) As always for free worldwide P&P just quote SDFreeShip on all orders of 15 Euros and over.
Have a very happy day, and thanks very much for looking xx

Antique Botanicals

It's Simplicity Sunday

Good morning and happy Sunday. Today I'm over on the Rubber Dance blog with my very first Simplicity Sunday piece, and this is what I've made. Please pop on over for more details by clicking here.

Stamps Used
Crazy Flowers 1
Happy Birthday

All stamps can be found here

and just quote SDFreeShip for free worldwide P&P on all orders of 15 Euros and above. 

Have a lovely day, and thanks very much for looking xx

Happy Birthday

Crazy Flowers #1

Some Bunny To Love

Good morning and happy Thursday. We're midway through our fun colour/and/or heart challenge over at Rubber Dance HQ, and here's what I made.

As the song says, we all need somebunny to love, and he's mine!

I started by using stencils and DecoArt Media acrylics in the challenge colours, then I stuck it to a chippie heart.

Ah don't you just love that face! The background stamps are from Crazy Flowers 2, and of course the words and the bunny are from Bonny Bunny.

What a beautiful set of colours, I'm definitely ready for Spring now. I hope you join in the fun with our challenge, you have until the end of the month, but remember it's a short one!

As always for free worldwide P&P on orders of 15 Euros and above please quote SDFreeShip

I'm entering my loved up bunny into the following challenges

That's Crafty - I Heart You

Simon Says Work It Wednesday - Love and 
Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes With Dies 

Have a lovely day, and thanks very much for looking xx

Easy Josephs Coat

Good morning and happy Tuesday, are you all looking forward to your pancakes tonight - I do like a nice pancake with lemon and cinamon - yum!  I'm over on the Rubber Dance blog today where I'll be showing you how I made this.

I'd love it if you would join me over there and all will be revealed.
As always for free worldwide P&P on orders of 15 Euros and above please quote SDFreeShip

Have a lovely day, and thanks very much for looking xx

Always Sparkle

Good morning and happy Saturday, the weekend starts here!

Today I'm over at the Rubber Dance blog, but if I showed you what I've made I would have to kill you, so a sneak peak will have to do.

I'd love it if you joined me over there where all will be revealed.
Have a wonderful weekend, and thanks very much for looking xx

Love This Life

Good morning and Happy Wednesday. It's my turn over on the Rubber Dance blog and this is what I've made.

Actually there's rather more of it there, and I would love it if you would pop over and have a look. It's really easy, just click here.

As always if you would like any of these fabulous stamps, just quote SDFreeShip on any orders of 15 Euros and above for free worldwide P&P.

Have a wonderful day, and thanks very much for looking xx

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

Good morning and happy Saturday! A new month always means the start of a new challenge at Rubber Dance, and it's an extra special one this month. This time it's a month long challenge with a colour theme, and/or glitter. As it's Christmas I've gone for lots of glitter!

Yes that frost is real, in fact we had a full on blizzard a couple of days ago.

I started with this tea light holder from a rather well know Scandi store. I thought the colour was just right for what I had in mind.

Then I started to stamp the images from Whimsical Winter, Playful Penguins, and Winter Wonderland with Stazon inks. 

Did someone say glitter???

I coloured them all in with DecoArt glass paints, glass pens, and Stickles.

Then I added some Snowtex and ultra fine glitter.

It looks even nicer in the dark.

Such a cute penguin!

I love this tree.

Here's our mood board, and look at that fabulous prize! Remember you have all month to enter so what are you waiting for!
If you need more stamps (and who doesn't) just quote SDFreeShip for free worldwide P&P on orders of 15 Euros and above.

I'll be back to see you later in the month, and thanks very much for looking xx