Thursday, March 5, 2020

Brides Maid Boxes

5:26 PM

I told one of our Rubber Buggy Brigade members that I will get this posted for her since she is interested in making these boxes. I thought I had this posted earlier this past year but didn't for The Rubber Buggy so better late than never.

I made 6 Maid-of-Honor gift boxes for my grand daughter's wedding last year. Actually, the thinking part took longer than doing it and it was fun making these for her to hand out at her bridal shower.

The Rubber Buggy has the supplies, embellishments and papers that you will want to have before you begin these fun and exciting gift boxes.The supplies include a hot glue gun, Beacon 3-in-1 glue, Stamperia papers, chipboards, Venice lace, Rosette lace, Prima Marketing metal handles with the Prima Marketing waxes, Tim Holtz Ideo-ology metal labels and plain ole wooden 8 1/2" square cigar boxes made by Darice from some local craft stores or on-line. I added some additional lace and 6mm flat back pearl string from my stash collected over the years.

I love how I can personalize my projects with this gorgeous Stamperia Ceremony and Stamperia Alphabet papers in this pad that captures the beauty and tranquility of shabby chic or vintage handmade cards, mini albums, journals, and scrapbook pages along with unaltered projects like covering my wooden box that will be filled with chocolates, gifts, a card.

Take off the hinges before painting the inside with plain chalk colored paints. It doesn't take much paint to cover the boxes with one coat of paint or maybe two. I used the Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced glue to adhere the papers on top and around the box. Keep the left over small pieces to cover the bottom of the box for that finished look. I love gluing these small pieces over other pieces to cover the bottom of the box and the looks are gorgeous when done. I had these metal corners, handle and label that I covered in white gesso and then used the Prima Marketing Sparks and Prima Marketing waxes.

I typed and printed out each name and then lightly sponged on distress inks around the names for that vintage appearance. I cut out some acetate for the front of the label and adhered the name and acetate together before gluing on the metal label. I used a hot glue gun to glue the metal label onto the wood.

The Rubber Buggy carries a variety of Venise Lace. I used additional lace as well as 6mm flat back string of pearls on my boxes.

The Graphic 45 Shabby Chic Door Pull handle and Prima Marketing metal embellishments were painted with white gesso first and then brushed the Prima Marketing Sparks to give it more of a style of vintage and shabby chic. I used a hot glue gun to adhere the lace and handles, and label on the box.

But if you aren't familiar with Mod Podge, it's a decoupage medium — an all-in-one glue, sealer and finish used to attach paper and fabric to various surfaces. To give these boxes a little sheen and finished appearance, I used a Mod Podge after gluing the Stamperia papers on the top, inside lid and bottom of the box before adhering the embellishments.

I adhered a variety of Wild Orchid craft flowers to the inside of the box. Again, I used the gorgeous Stamperia Ceremony paper, rosette flower lace and a chipboard for the inside lid.

I hope I have inspired you try out these products available at The Rubber Buggy on-line store. My cards and projects are always posted on Saturday. Keep watching and thank you so much for those wonderful comments as well as suggestions.

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!

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Dress My Craft Cards

5:00 AM

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with lots of fun products from the store. Please visit the store for all the fun products I've used today.

Dress My Craft is a new craft line from India. Their paper collections are beautiful and the papers are heavy weight. I'm using papers from the Whispering Love collection.

Create two 6" x 6" cards from Bazzill Licorice Twist cardstock, using Scor-Pal Scoring Board to create the top fold. Use the pink dotted paper for the base of each card. Wrap ribbon around one of the dotted panels before adhering it to the card.

Using a floral layer, cut the paper into four 6" panels, then select two panels and tear to fit the cards. Tear strips of black cardstock and adhere to the floral layers. Then adhere the layers to each card.

Stamp phrases from the Art Impressions stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Punch out one phrase and mat other phrases with black cardstock. Add each to the cards with Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares.

Thank you for visiting

Labels:Art Impressions,Bazzill cardstock,Design Team,Dress My Craft,may arts,memento,Scor-Pal,steph ackerman | 1 comments

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Masculine Birthday Card

12:00 AM

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing a card set featuring

Ciao Bella Start Your Engines

This paper collection is so perfect for the guy in your life and has so many beautiful embellishments to coordinate with it. I love the bright colors, it can be used for Father's Day or Birthday's or any masculine occasion! It's perfect for layouts and card making!

I recently watched a movie called Ford Vs. Ferrari and this paper reminds me of that. My husband is also a lover of fast cars and has owned a few fast cars in his lifetime. This birthday card however is for his uncle who actually races.

I kept this card clean and simple. The sentiments are from my stash.

Be sure to stop by the Rubber Buggy Store and pick up this awesome collection!

Thanks for stopping by the Rubber Buggy blog today.

Debbie

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Saturday, February 29, 2020

Lawn Fawn Pivot PopUp Birthday Card

12:00 AM

Welcome back and Nancy, here, to share with you some exciting Lawn Fawn dies that I know you will want in your crafting supplies for your next cards. I will be showcasing in this site the Lawn Fawn Pivot Popup Die Set and Lawn Fawn Just Stitching Hearts besides other wonderful supplies that are available at The Rubber Buggy on-line and retail store.

I cut out a the Lawn Fawn Outside Inside Stitched Scalloped Rectangle die for the frame and die cut the hearts using Lawn Fawn Just Stitching Hearts die set. These double stitched hearts are only stitched and does not cut out a heart die, making these stitching hearts great for adding a decorative touch to your background! I used my die cutting machine to add different size hearts to the background and sponged on pastel colored inks in the center of the hearts.

The Stamping Bella UpTown Girls- Bianca Loves Her Big Cake was stamped and colored with Copic Markers. I used the NUVO Simply White Gloss for the cake and polka dots on her dress. I let the drops dry for a few hours. I cut out the stamp and used Beacon 3-n-1 Advanced glue to adhere Bianca and the cake to the card. The gorgeous pink patterned paper is from the Lemon Craft Sweet Secret collection. The banner was made using the Lawn Fawn Wavy Banner Set with the Lawn Fawn Wavy Saying Stamp Set. You will want to cut out the banner first and then stamp the sentiment on the banner.

I added a handmade bow with a Wild Orchid Craft flower in the center.

Lawn Fawn Just Stitching Hearts

Lawn Fawn Pivot Popup Die Set

I added the Lawn Fawn Pivot Popup Die Set for the inside of the card. This set includes everything you need to create a four-panel pop-up scene that twists open inside your card! Use the included hills, trees, and clouds to decorate your scene, or use the panels as a starting point to create your own pop-up masterpiece! This panel can be used on a portrait or landscape side of the card. You will need to watch the video on assembling the pivot before you begin. Lawn Fawn made a video that goes through the steps. Click on Here to take you to this video.

The adorable elephant and other stamps for the inside of the card was stamped with the Wild Rose Studio stamp sets. I used the Lemon Craft Sweet Secret collection for Lawn Fawn Pivot PopUp and cut out the roses. Below you will see how the pivot die cut will twist when closing the card. My recommendation is to use your bone folder tool or side of a ruler to fold down the score lines on the pivot die as well as again on back of the card when the card is closed after the popup was glued to the inside to made the popup twist better when the inside of the card is folded shut. (See photo below)

I had so much fun making this card and hope you will too. So have fun crafting this weekend with these products. My cards and projects are always posted on Saturday. Keep watching and thank you so much for those wonderful comments as well as suggestions.

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

Beautiful Tulips

5:00 AM

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with lots of fun products from the store. Please visit the store for all the fun products I've used today.

Using the Memory Box Tulip die, I die cut it with Bazzill Marshmallow and Sour Lemon Cardstocks. This is a great die to create cards with both the positive and negative pieces.

Die cut Bazzill Sour Lemon and Jelly Bean Cardstocks with Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle dies.

Place the white tulip in the corner and add the lemon die cut pieces to complete the tulips. Use Lawn Fawn stamps to stamp a phrase using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Double mat and add to the card with Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares.

For my second card, I used the die cut sour lemon tulips, opting not to fill them in. I placed the tulips on 3 layers of cardstock die cut with Lawn Fawn Circle Stackable dies, creating a silhouette effect. Thank you was placed in the lower corner.

The card was created from brown cardstock and the Lawn Fawn Bayou Backdrop die

Thank you for visiting

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Easel Hat Card

8:34 AM

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing a easel hat card featuring

Stamperia House of Roses

This paper collection is just so gorgeous and has so many beautiful embellishments to coordinate with it. I love the bright colors, it can be used for Birthday's, Mothers Day, Easter, Weddings or any occasion! It's perfect for layouts and card making!
I used

Velvet ribbon for the bow and beaded lace for the hatband and from my stash. The flowers are also from my stash.

The hat is created using Tutti Designs Nesting Stitched Circles and are available at the Rubber Buggy Store.

The sentiment is also from my stash and is a Penny Black Stamp called Heartfelt Thanks.

Be sure to stop by the Rubber Buggy Store and pick up this beautiful collection!

Thanks for stopping by the Rubber Buggy blog today.

Debbie

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Ciao Bella Easter and Spring Cards

12:00 AM

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing a card set featuring

Ciao Bella - Sicilia- 12 x 12 Prints Paper Collection.

This paper collection is just so gorgeous and has so many beautiful embellishments to coordinate with it. I love the bright colors, it gives me Spring fever! It's Perfect for bright Spring/Easter layouts and card making!