Monday, June 3, 2013

Love to Scrap! Rubber Stamped Cards

The Challenge
Today is the start of Love to Scrap's Challenge #7: Rockin' Rubbah! The point is to use rubber stamps on any type of project. I made two cards using some Sweet Stamp Shop stamps. 


Card #1: Nerds in Love
I combined two set of stamps, a bookworm set with a chemistry set, since I thought they matched so well together. I stamped, colored and cut out two bookworms. The female one had little heart shapes at the end of her antenna. 


I replicated that shape on the card by using some May Arts wired cording. The cording will retain the shape created, so I twisted the ends into little hearts. 


I stamped some of the splatter images in different colors and circle punched them. For some dimension, I popped a few of them up with foam adhesive. I combined the stamps with Jillibean Soup's Atomic Soup collection, a must have for nerd lovers.


I'm entering this in:
ABC Challenge: O for Open
Lacy Sunshine: #9 Anything Goes
Card Makin Mamas: Rubber Stamps
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Sister Act CArd Challenge: #9 Anything Goes

Card #2: Monochromatic 
I wanted to try my hand at the monochromatic look and this is my first attempt. My natural inclination is  to scrap something bright and colorful. I chose brown as my color and went looking around for things in this color family from my stash.



I stamped my sentiment onto a piece of cork which gave a very clear impression. The cork wasn't specifically a scrapbooking supply, but just a plain sheet of cork used on disposable coffee cups.  I picked up a free book from a yard sale for the purpose of scrapbooking. I tore out a page and stamped some apple wedges on the book page and paper pieced it with my apple. The teacher in me was cringing at destroying a book, but it would have otherwise been thrown out. I added some seeds with a copper Pearl Pen.


I'm entering this in:
Sparkles Monthly Challenges: #44 Monochromatic
Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings!: #73 Masculine with Ribbon

This challenge runs until June 16 and the winner will receive a $25 gift certificate from Heartfelt Creations. Please join us and link up your rubber stamped creation or just drop by Love to Scrap! to see all the other projects from the design team.

Thanks so much for crawlin' by,

15 comments:

Angelique said...

Stunning cards. Lovin the images and your colouring is great!

Huggsss,Angelique
EngelDesignsScrap

Sheila said...

Adorable cards! I love your little bugs:)

Leanne said...

Awesome Michelle, so cute...Love that first one, it made me laugh! The second one....so nice. Way to go!

Cherished said...

Super Cute cards. Great design.

FiestyCrafter (Tina) said...

Both cards are fabulous!!! First card is just cute, like the popped up splatters for dimensions. The second card is my favorite. I also like working with cork. It is hard to tear up books, but I love the look of it. Great cards Michelle!!

Karen AKA Soccerboyzmom said...

Both cards are stunning. You are very creative and love how you do each and every one I have seen.

Leslie said...

Both of these are awesome, Michelle! You have quite an eye for detail! Great DT inspiration projects!
Hugs,
Leslie

Jingle said...

These are so totally CUTE! How much fun are those bugs and the wire antenna on top!!!! LOVE! Thanks so much for playing along with us over at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog!

gracescraps@gmail.com said...

Fabulous cards with two different feels!! Love the papers, design and ribbon on your guy card!! Thanks for joining our Masculine Challenge at RRR!! ~ Blessings, Tracey

http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/

BrendaB said...

Fabulous cards, Michelle! Love the stamping on the cork and those adorable little bookworms!

Ann-Marie said...

Fantastic cards, the little bookworms are adorable and I love the cording and I love the colour scheme of your second card and your lush brown ribbon. Thank you for joining us over at The ABC Challenges this time and hope you join us again. Take care, Ann-Marie xxx

Karrie said...

Wonderful cards - love the chemistry one - soooo cute!! Thanks so much for participating in the Sister Act Card Challenge!!

Alyx said...

Fab card. Really loving the Nerds!

Thank you for joining us over at the Lacy Sunshine Challenge. Good luck.
xx

Kim. said...

Two great cards, especially love the second one and the cork looks lovely. Thanks for sharing with us at Sparkles Monthly.
Kim xXx

TLC DESIGNS, LLC said...

I adore the color scheme, the texture of the die cut through the center and WOW that adorable apple with the sentences on it! Lovely! Thanks for sharing with us this time at RRR and best of luck! Hope to see you again!
hugs
Tammy Louise

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