A Springy Hippo Birthday Card – SO Cute!

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Come see how to make this adorable hippo birthday card that will make anyone’s day! Today we are excited to share with you the debut project from one of our new designers, Dawn. Dawn has created this absolutely adorable hippo birthday card and is sharing all her fabulous tips and tricks for making. Dawn says “When I saw the Hippo set I immediately thought of Spring and how happy they are for it to begin. What better way to celebrate […]

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A Sparkly Birthday Cake Birthday Card!

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You will LOVE the fun sparkly background on this colorful birthday cake birthday card! This birthday cake birthday card is about creating a tone-on-tone layer by using sparkly white heat embossing over white card stock. This creates a TON of visual impact but complements rather than competes with Carol’s GORGEOUS colorful details. Let’s check out all the details of the making! Let’s create that beautiful background and the card base first: Now let’s make the yummy cake! SO smart! We […]

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How To Make a Die Cut Spring Wreath Card

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Learn how to make this die cut spring wreath card and then switch it up for endless designs! Today we have this just beautiful die cut spring wreath card made by Kittie. We just love how she used our new Spring Wreath paired with our Fancy Decorative Nested and Small Tag dies for such pretty details!  Kittie says “I love that this wreath set comes with all the different foliage sections and the tiny flowers that are sized perfectly for […]

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Birthday CANDLE Cards – Flashback Friday!

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Come see some super cute ideas for birthday candle cards for anyone and everyone! One of the fun things about birthdays is the flicker and dance of the flames on the candles. Whether you use one or 100, they are a fun aspect of the celebration and we thought we would share some birthday candle cards as a nod to this tradition. Our first card features just a solitary candle on a pretty tiered cake and we think that is […]

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FREE Rubbernecker Look Book With Sign Up!

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Come see how you can get our free Rubbernecker look book, packed with ideas and inspiration. We know that your sharing your email address with us is something not to be taken lightly and we are appreciative of the trust it shows you have in us. We also want to make sure you know that we will always try to share something of value so to thank you for trusting us, we’ve created a fabulous free Rubbernecker look book just […]

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Make a Card With a Color Wheel In Ombre!

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Today’s beautiful color wheel in ombre is all you need to make this card a work of art! Today we have a beautiful, clean and simple birthday card made by Melinda. She created a color wheel in ombre effect with die cuts and it is simply breathtaking! We can see this done in so many variations with different die cuts, a single color ombre look and even as a row instead of a circle. Any way you put this together […]

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A Happy Birthday Owl Card LOADED With Cuteness!

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Today we have a beyond adorable happy birthday owl card from one of our new designers, Ricky. THis card, loaded with gifts of all sizes, features that gorgeously colored character dead center and he just looks like he can’t wait to break out in song! Let’s get into the details so we can make one of these, too. Ricky started with the owl by using our Build an Owl set to cut out the parts and pieces he wanted to […]

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Make This Cute Cupcake Birthday Slimline Card!

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Today’s adorable cupcake birthday slimline card has tons of extra space for all your happy wishes! Today we get to “feast” our eyes on this adorable – and quick and easy! – cupcake birthday slimline card, loaded with cute details all thanks to the detailed stamps and a pretty patterned paper frame. Let’s look at the steps and see how we can reproduce this sweet treat at home. Jamie started by cutting her festive decorative paper and a piece of […]

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Brand New Rubbernecker Rewards Program!

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Come get all the details on our brand new Rubbernecker Rewards program – earn rewards with your very first dollar spent! We are so excited to announce that we’ve created a brand new loyalty program called Rubbernecker Rewards and you are going to LOVE it! Every customer is eligible and new customers will start earning points with their very first dollar! NOTE: If you are already a Gold Status Member see below – you aren’t going to lose your status […]

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A Handmade Hippo Slimline Birthday Card!

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Once you see this handmade hippo slimline birthday card you just might fall in love! Sammi, one of our amazing new designers, came up with this adorable handmade hippo slimline birthday card and we are absolutely in LOVE with these cute little friends! Sammi said she got her inspiration for this projects once she laid eyes on these little cuties and since she loves a scene card, envisioned them cavorting across a slimline sized card. Let’s take a look at […]

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Birthday CAKE Cards – Flashback Friday!

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Come see some birthday cake cards that deliver ALL the sweetness with zero calories! When you think birthday most of the time you think “cake” and these birthday cake cards pack all of the celebratory sweetness of a layered confection into a perfect little paper package. Let’s take a look at some of the cards we’ve shared in the past that feature all things cake! Before we share the projects, we want to remind you that this month is our […]

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An Easy But BEAUTIFUL Handmade Floral Birthday Card!

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Use this quick and easy design for a handmade floral birthday card over and over for so many gorgeous cards! Today we are showing off a project from Julie who brings a hint of spring fever and lots of celebration with this handmade floral birthday card. This design is so simple yet so so stunning and you can create endless cards using the basic layout with lots of different papers, colors, flowers and even change up the greeting for more […]

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Celebrate Rubbernecker’s Birthday Month!

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Come see what we have in store to celebrate Rubbernecker’s birthday month with you! February is Rubbernecker’s birthday month and we are turning 30 so we really want to celebrate with YOU, the reason we are here! We were curious about the meaning of the number 30 and here are a few things we learned: It looks like 30 is a good number! So much so that we are going to launch this month with a fun raffle where you […]

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January 2023 Blog Roundup

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All in one spot, check out what we covered and learned in January 2023! This month, we did things a little different so our January 2023 blog roundup will look a little different, too. We added some fabulous new Design Team members, looked back at some of our most popular projects from 2022 (and sometimes beyond), and shared some terrific storage ideas and our top ten favorite tools. If you missed anything just click below and you can get all […]

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Meet Our Design Team Members One on One – Sammi Offield!

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Meet the members of the Rubbernecker Design Team 2023! Meet our lovely new designer with a glorious eye for color, Sammi Offield.  Sammi has been crafting for over 20 years, moving from scrapbooking to card making. Like many of us, she loves all mediums, especially Copic coloring.  Sammi uses lots of beautiful, saturated color in her projects and they POP off your screen! She gravitates to florals and scene cards, although she loves to create in all different styles. From […]

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Cover Dies For Card Making – Ideas Galore!

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See lots of different ways we show off cover dies for card making – SO much goodness! There are so many cover dies for card making and paper crafting out there and we like to think our designs are a little special. Given how many of these items zip out of here every day, we are thinking YOU are thinking the same thing! Today we’d like to share some of our and your favorite projects shared using cover dies and […]

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Meet Our Design Team Members One on One – Meghan Kennihan!

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Meet the members of the Rubbernecker Design Team 2023! Meet Meghan Kennihan, our vibrant new designer! Meghan loves BRIGHT colors, patterned papers and her card making style leans towards cute and whimsical creations. We love the playfulness and color palettes her style brings to the team! When Meghan is not crafting, she is a Personal Trainer and Nutrition Counselor.  As you can tell from her profile pictures, she is a fun-loving dog mom to Maddie – another pupper! Meghan is […]

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Top Ten Pro Tools For Card Makers – Five More

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See the rest of the list of our favorite top ten pro tools for card makers. Today we are sharing the rest of the top ten pro tools for card makers – tools that we think you can’t really live without. There may be a surprise or two here! Pro Card Making Tool Six – A Non-Stick Craft Mat This is such an unassuming workhorse and it always surprises us how many people don’t have one. We can’t live without […]

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Did Someone Say Ombre Cards?

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Ombre cards are still hot hot hot – come see what WE’VE got! Ombre cards are still all the rage and it’s easy to see why! Beautiful colors – monochromatic or deliciously mixed – all flow into one another down or across a swath to make a gorgeous, melty look. Our designers are big fans of ombre which you can see when you browse our list of posts dedicated to this technique. Let’s take a peek at some family AND […]

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Meet Our Design Team Members One on One – Ricky Burton-Romero!

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Meet the members of the Rubbernecker Design Team 2023! Meet our “insanely positive” new designer, Ricky Burton-Romero! Ricky has been making cards for over six years and says his passion for coloring led to many opportunities in the crafting world. It’s so fun to hear how people get started – sometimes it’s the simplest things that are the most rewarding! Ricky is an avid animal lover and philanthropist, volunteering his time to many organizations that help animals in need.  We […]

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A Gorgeous Handmade 3D Butterfly Card

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See why we just had to share this idea for a spectacular handmade 3D butterfly card again! When we first featured this post that showed how to put together this handmade 3D butterfly card, even WE weren’t prepared for how fast this at-the-time brand new set flew out of the store! All of our designers went crazy for it and our fans did too! Adding that simple but so impactful 3D element really creates a dynamic, textural element that you […]

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