Red Rubber Designs: Mini Album

Keeping with the June Scrapbooking theme at Red Rubber Designs, my project this month is a mini album.  I used the new release "Reinforcers" as the closure, with an eyelet (Hemmigway) and tan scrappers floss.  

The mini album is 4.5" x 3.25".  The burnt orange cardstock (Penelope/Sydney Cardstock) is scored at 2.5", 2.75", 6.25" and 6.5".  The patterned cardstock is Penelope.

Inside is the photo album, the pictures are from my trip to Three Lakes, WI at the end of May over my birthday.  This was the sunset over the lake on my birthday.

The album is a fold out accordion.  The pictures were printed 2.5 x 3".  The base of the pull out is 2 pieces of Kraft cardstock, 4 x 9.75".  I scored both pieces of Kraft cardstock at 3.25" and 6.5" - creating three 3.25" panels.  

I matted the pictures with Penelope/Sydney Cardstock and patterned cardstock from Penelope.  Between the pictures, I stamped the "Here I Am" background with embossing ink, for a watermark.  Then added some "Punctuation" and a quote from "Be Happiness". 

I joined the 2 pieces of Kraft cardstock at this second picture.  I stamped the scripture verse and bee from "Give Him Praise" in Memento black ink, so I could add some color with Copic Markers (B21, B60, YR21, YR23, N3, N5).  With embossing ink, I added the heart from "I Heart You" and borders from "Background Soup".

Hope you enjoyed this months project.  I think it would be a great gift for grandma with pictures of the grandchildren.  The possibilities are endless. 

Supplies --

On a sad note - this my last post for the Red Rubber Design team.  I had to step down.  I just have too many irons in the fire.  I could not realistically keep up the pace with working full time, church committees and 3 design teams. 

There are new releases Thursday, July 5th.  Hope you check out the RRD blog hop it is sure to inspirational, a lot of fun and there is a chance to win the July spotlight stamp.  

Challenges:
The Happy Scrappers - The Great Outdoors (Scrapbook only)
Hiding in my Craftroom - Anything Goes
Crafty Ann's Challenge - Memories are made of this...
Fussy and fancy Friday Challenge - Fancy Folds
Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by...
Blessings,
Deb

Celebrate The Angel Company

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We are celebrating The Angel Company, which closed last week.  This card was my husband's birthday card.  His birthday was Tuesday.  What a great set "Eyes to See".  I love this image. 

I have to admit I was going to do a spotlight on the drake since this was his birthday card. This is one of the subjects discussed in the Copic Intermediate Class that I forgot to mention in my talk at Seminar this year.  {So Sorry - for those wanting to know more about the class and less about the other subjects I touched on.}  How you light your image can change the focal point. This is one of my 'aha moments' from the class when we were shown the same image lit differently.  If the light hits the drake first he is the focal point.  If you move your light source to hit the female duck, she is the focal point, even though she is somewhat behind. 

This is just such an interesting image when you study it.  I love to look at how the illustrator drew it, all the details. There is always intent designed in, so much forethought. This one is drawn in such a way that there is kind of an optical illusion going on.  I love that!

Ended up just coloring the whole thing because Mark doesn't like the "spotlight" put on him.  Truth be told he forgot it was his birthday Tuesday morning.  We celebrated Friday night by going to a Packer game {awesome seats}.   

Copics:

Water - B41, B45

Drake: E30, YR23, YG93, B37

Duck: E30, E55, E57, E59 

Foliage: YG31, YG93, YG95, YG 97

The Angel Company has meant so much to me over the last 7 years.  I have grown SO much.  Believe it or not I did not consider myself a "colorer" or speaker either for that matter.  The images have been so amazing over the years and seemed to be getting better and better. 

I loved that they were a Christian company too, our demonstrator manual emphasized The Golden Rule and it was written from that perspective.  I knew I was in the right place after reading the manual.

I loved that they were so ahead of their time.  I remember when I first looked at the catalog in 2003. They had lovely sets and the EZ-Cling (Creative Cling)mounting system.  I really could not believe that the cling foam came with the rubber for that price!

You see I had been buying rubber one place and the cling at another and paying shipping on both, since there wasn't a one stop shop for the Christian stamps with this mounting system.  I had become a huge fan of this mounting system and had been using it for a couple years already.   

I remember asking if they had any Christian stamps, scripture verses etc...  Donna said this is a Christian based company.  Hook, line and sinker that is all she had to say.  SOLD!

I could go on but there are so many blogs you should visit.  Here is the list:

What a ride, thanks for letting me tag along!

Abundant Blessing to you...

Deb

P.S. - I have a post on my DDH blog too. {I will be merging the 2 eventually} So I have a link below.  Also if you did not hear about this hop and would love to join, feel free to link in and share what you loved about The Angel Company! 

Remember this is not a funeral this is a celebration.  The Angel Company brought so many people together who probably would not have never met otherwise.  What a Blessing.

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Marvelous You

Happy Tuesday!

Today is Tune in Tuesday and I am the guest designer on TAC Savvy Project Blog.  The theme is masculine cards. 

I have a Masculine card/mini album to share. I used "Marvelous You" T-3406 from the Fall Supplement.

This is one of the images Mischelle featured in her TAC Caboodles Coloring class. The mountains are amazing...feathered top down with blues, blue-violets and grays; feathered up with grays and browns. Loved learning this coloring technique. I added some blue chalk to the sky and inked around the image with Cognac and Burnt Umber palette inks.

I used "Penelope" Soar With It Collection and cardstock today. I added faux stitching around the striped cardstock with the ScorBuddy and ScorBug and finished with a twill bow. Twill is a marvelous option for a masculine card.

Inside, I continued the Penelope stripe with the faux stitching. The opposite side is kraft cardstock.

I colored a second image, then used a 1.5" diameter punch to punch out the bear. I inked the edge with Burnt Umber ink and mounted it on a tag from Penelope. Then added an antique copper eyelet.

Supplies -- Stamps: T-3406 Marvelous You; Papers: Penelope SWIC and cardstock, Kraft cardstock; Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Palette Cognac and Burnt Umber; Pastel Chalks; Copics: E21, E55, E57, E59; W3, B41, BV31, BV23; YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97; ScorBuddy; ScorBug; Natural Twill; Antique Copper hardware.

Hope you enjoyed Tune in Tuesday and my Manly card.

Blessings,
Deb

Sunflowers

Another Day...Another stamp set! 

Today's featured set is "Sunflowers" and the guest designer on TAC Savvy Project blog is Maria Van Stratton.

Copics: YG93, YG95, YG97, E55, E57, E59, YR21, YR23, YR24 

Supplies: Penelope SWIC, Palo Verde and Mocha Divine cardstock, Copics, Burnt Umber and Cognac Palette ink, Rich Cocoa Memento ink, 1.5" & 2" punch.



Enjoy the rest of the hop!

Blessings,

Deb