Paper Dolls!

I can't believe it's already been a couple of weeks since my weekend up on Palomar Mountain!  Every year, I get the chance to get -away with wonderful friends to paper craft, laugh, relax, eat and  have fun! 

This year, I made eveyrone nametags for their door, featuring Julie Nutting's Paper doll template.  I have several of Julie's stamps, but I love the flexibility the template gave me. I had so much fun creating, and dressing these little gals to look like my good friends.  I was able to even customize their hair!  Check them out!  Those fun chalkboard stakes I found at a local store Paper Tales!  And I mounted them on tags from Julie's line made by Prima.

 

Unfortunately I couldn't get anyone to pose with their paper doll 'likeness' so you'll just have to take my word for it that these resemble any of us in any way! :)

I added flowers using Tim Holtz' Tattered Flowers die, and vines and buds that grew up each post. 

 

I used brads to join and 'joint' the arms, and legs, keeping them very mobile.  However noone was going anywhere once I attached each of them to the tag front!

 

They went together pretty quick, however I have to say creating their clothes and dressing them took longer than I thought.  I think I was just having too much fun going through all my small 6x6 pads (yes, I have way too many) and finding just the right prints and colors for each of little 'dollies!. 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

The Rubber Cafe' - Embossing Resist technique with latest kit of the month

Hi Everyone! I'm back today to share a pretty yet simple card featuring our latest Creative Cafe' Kit for March. This card would be a pretty card to share with any special friend.

Using my Classic Circles and pretty Tear Drop Circle Spellbinder dies, with the pretty floral print from the paper pad in the kit, helped pull this card together pretty quickly.

First here's a look at my card.

 

See more details and short tutorial over here on my post today at the Rubber Cafe'!

 

Shamrock pop-up featuring Creative Cafe' kit of the month for March

Hi Everyone!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Hope you all had a great weekend, I spent mine at a get-away weekend in the mountains! It was perfect weather- and great time with good friends, some paper crafting, food, a little walking (hiking for some) and lots and lots of laughter! This month's kit has a great phrase about Friendship- so seemed appropriate after the wonderful weekend I just had.

Here's my card- it is also special, as it looks like a Shamrock and can be stood up for even more fun.
This project was introduced recently on Splitcoast and I just knew I had to make one of my own!

This card also features a white-wash technique using white ink on Kraft cardstock, made this card extra special I think!  See more over on my post today at The Rubber Cafe' blog here.

 

 

You're Beautiful-Featuring Creative Cafe'- kit of the month for March

Today's card is special enough for any occasion that you may want to share with a friend or family member.  All of the stamps, papers, and embellishments are from this month's Creative Cafe' Kit-Friends are the Best Accessories!

Check out the rest of my post today here- on The Rubber Cafe' blog.

 

Creative Cafe' - Coffee Sleeve gift card

Happy Monday Everyone! Today - I'm sharing my Coffee sleeve gift card with you, featuring the Creative Cafe' kit for February Tea for Two, and our add-on stampset Coffee Break!

First here's a look at my finished card-

I started out with the coffee sleeve, I have to say I've been collecting a bunch of these and just waiting for the right project to use for these! Folded flat my coffee sleeve make the perfect pocket for my Starbucks Coffee Gift card.

 

Thanks for stopping in today -  for rest of my tutorial and details head over to my post today at the Rubber Cafe' here!

 

Tea Bag gift tag -from Creative Cafe' -kit of the Month

Today I'm sharing a fun way to share tea bag treat with someone all featuring products and stamps from the Creative Cafe' - Kit "Tea for Two"!  This fun tag is easy enough to add to any giftbag or package! In fact this started out to be a tag, and it kind of 'morphed' off into this gift tag idea.

Here's a view of the front ....

....and here's the back!

To see more details and a quick tutorial how I put this fun project together head over to the Rubber Cafe' post here!  Enjoy!

 

More Simple Valentines from The Rubber Cafe'

Hi - Just a few more very simple Valentine ideas using stamps from Tbe Rubber Cafe'-

 

This simple card features - Biggest Fan! stampset from The Rubber Cafe; - this ise  one of the sweet little 2 set stampsets that includes a simple graphic and accompanying word phrase! 

 

Another called 'Love Ewe'!

 

Next is Picture Perfect -this one comes with 2 camera options.

 

 

 

Last I used one of my favorite stampsets - "Just My Type" along with the fun typewriter this one comes with several 'typed' phrases to choose from.

All of these 3" circle cards were stamped with Memento Black ink - and I layered and cut using my Spellbinder Classic Circles and Classic Scallop dies - tieing some Rayon ribbon in black at the top fold finishes them off.  The special touch includes a Red gemstone I had left over from my January Creative Cafe' Kit club - For the Love of Cats and Dogs.

Thanks for stopping by!