rubber n ink » Aug2009 http://rubbernink.com a Stampin' Up!® Creative Coach in Terrey Hills, Australia Sat, 29 May 2010 00:15:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 I did it. Challenge complete! http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/30/i-did-it-challenge-complete/ http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/30/i-did-it-challenge-complete/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:29:38 +0000 admin http://rubbernink.com/?p=200 These are going to be my next make'n'take class - a Walk in the Park.

I am discovering I enjoy making sets - cards and boxes that go with them, inspired by either a DSP or whatever comes to mind... It's not that I dislike indivdual cards, but sets are fun! You can keep the cards [...]]]> http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/30/i-did-it-challenge-complete/feed/ 0 A challenge for me http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/30/a-challenge-for-me/ http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/30/a-challenge-for-me/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:33:57 +0000 admin http://rubbernink.com/?p=196 I was just browsing, looking around for inspiration on what colors to use for the cards I am donating to the School Auction this year... and came across Walking in the Park from the Mini...

I had ordered it but did not actually pay a lot of attention to it, focusing on the Christmas stamp sets [...]]]> http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/30/a-challenge-for-me/feed/ 0 I am addicted to this color scheme!! http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/28/i-am-addicted-to-this-color-scheme/ http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/28/i-am-addicted-to-this-color-scheme/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:06:04 +0000 admin http://rubbernink.com/?p=119 Oh dear! I can't seem to bring myself to choose any other colors now !! And to make matters worse, more ideas are popping into my head using the very same Parisian Breeze ensemble.

Better just giving and play with it to my heart's content (and while supplies last)....

From the almost 20 cards I made using [...]]]> http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/28/i-am-addicted-to-this-color-scheme/feed/ 1 Cards for a friend – just because… http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/27/cards-for-a-friend-just-because/ http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/27/cards-for-a-friend-just-because/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:24:02 +0000 admin http://rubbernink.com/?p=111 I have a friend who is absolutely tireless when it comes to helping others, doing things for her children, husband and neighbors - but never for herself. Her health is so frail - and yet, she is most giving than the healthiest ones...

I wanted to give her a couple of cards today to tell her [...]]]> http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/27/cards-for-a-friend-just-because/feed/ 1 Holiday production – full steam ahead! http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/26/holiday-production-full-steam-ahead/ http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/26/holiday-production-full-steam-ahead/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:54:21 +0000 admin http://rubbernink.com/?p=96 Finally able to sit and put together some of the projects I've had in mind for a while... 

This year I want to make the traditional red green and white holiday cards - but I also want to work with the blues and creams more... I find these colors very elegant and as Chirstmassy as the [...]]]> http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/26/holiday-production-full-steam-ahead/feed/ 0 Using Versamark in your projects http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/04/using-versamark-in-your-projects/ http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/04/using-versamark-in-your-projects/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:03:24 +0000 admin http://rubbernink.com/?p=211 We had a lot of fun playing with Versamark last evening... here's some hints:

Two Step Stamping

Stamp the first image with VersaMark and then the second with an Encore! metallic pad. Technique looks best on darker, richer tone card stocks (e.g., Bravo Burgundy, Handsome Hunter).

Journaling Lines

Looking for a way to create subtle journaling lines? Ink one [...]]]> http://rubbernink.com/2009/08/04/using-versamark-in-your-projects/feed/ 0