Today I want to share what I think is a really cute slimline card idea because you can adapt it to so many different themes. I chose three seasons but you could use this concept for flowers in a garden, times of the day or any other time when you want to show the same motif in different stages. For this card I used the Rubbernecker Slimline OPC Square, Cabin, Winter Tree, Stitched Hills, Tiny Leaves, Grass #2, Tiny Flower […]
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Happy Saturday Friends! We have had a wonderful few months, with so many slimline releases as well as our new layered floral release for Fall. Our designers have been having so much fun creating with these new items, and we are beyond thrilled with the results. Our designer, Allison, said “It’s going to be hard to go back to regular size cards when there is so much extra space to play with on these Slimlines”! Today we have this […]
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Door cards have become so popular in paper crafting. You just have to see how Kittie makes these amazing scenes. We love how she challenges herself making each door scene unique by adding seasonal embellishments. For this pretty summer scene she used the some of our amazing die-cuts that you don’t want to miss: Door with Steps, Macrame Planters, Tall Terracotta Pots, Small Flowers #1, Small Flowers #3, Tiny Flower Buds, Grass Set, Puppies, Knob Top Fence and Leaves and […]
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Today we are excited to share this handmade camping card to help you hold onto the tail end of summer! If you or anyone you know loves to go camping, this handmade camping card is a cute way to celebrate that passion. And it was SUPER easy using the new camping dies from our latest batch of papercrafting dies! For this fun card our designer Kittie used the Camping Tent, Camp Fire Set, Camping Items, Cooler, Winter Tree, Spring Leaves, […]
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Today we are sharing the perfect birthday card for a golfer featuring our “old” buddy Ralph again! We hope you are following along with us this week as we feature these hilarious characters that make every card so humorous. Yesterday we had one of Ralph Bending Over that left us giggling all day. Today we have Ralph Golfing, and we think he makes a stellar birthday card for any guy in your life! Follow along with our designer, Jamie, as […]
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Hello crafty friends! We are excited to be sharing some new release goodness today. Our new slimline die cuts have opened up so many possibilities for our design team, and we are thrilled to see what new ideas they come up with each and every day! Today our designer is sharing this cute Anteater that she used with one of our new slimline dies. We agree that having all that extra card space to play with really is fun for […]
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Happy Monday peeps – today we are going to go through the steps for how to make a shaker card. We know that many of you are already pros but some of our papercrafting friends are just getting started. BUT our project is so sweetly simple yet so adorable even you pros will love it! And hey, it’s Monday! Who couldn’t use a little shake shake shake in their Monday step? The days are getting hotter and everything here in […]
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It was so much fun making this farm pop up box card. When I design a pop up box I like to fill it full of themed images that tells a story, starting on the main top portion of the box and carries over to the three flaps. For this project I used Rubbernecker’s Barn, Tractor, Farm Animals, Chicken/Squirrels, Ducks, Picket Fence, Corn Stalks, Grass, Bird Set and Cloud Stencil. I used Color Fuse Inks Sets #2, #4 to color […]
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Oh my gosh – who could imagine that nothing more than small paper flowers and little greenery could create such a stunning card? Our designer, that’s who! She referred to this as a “paper flower wall” and we think that’s a great description. These clusters of these adorable tiny paper flowers against this white on white card is honestly breathtaking! She started by cutting her frame and the circle background from white card stock and adhered the frame to the […]
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Today we are sharing a gorgeous vertical slimline beach card created by our Associate Designer Kittie Caracciolo. We feel SO lucky to have Kittie exclusively creating cards like this one for us to show off our goodies! Kittie shared that she imagined looking back at the beach to build this scene and we love this perspective! She used the newly released Rubbernecker Slimline Solid Bubble Scallop paired with the Lifeguard Tower, Palm Trees, Sand Toys, Deckle Hills, Waves and the […]
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Have you checked out all of the unique slimline dies in the Rubbernecker store yet? I thought this fun Slimline Postage Die would be perfect for creating a postcard-inspired card for a friend that I’ve been missing lately. Embellished with just a couple of die-cuts on a pretty ink-blended background, I love how the extra empty space afforded by the slimline format really allows me to convey a sense of absence. INK-BLENDED BACKGROUND Start by cutting a piece of white […]
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Making this handmade kite card on this vertical slimline layout was so much fun. The tall card provides lots of space for the tree and the kites flying in the sky. I used grass, flowers and a fence at the bottom of the card to balance the scene. I used the new Slimline Scallop with Holes, Winter Tree, Kite, Grass, Picket Fence, Garden Stems, Spring Leaves, Small Flowers #3 and Sun Moon. The Slimline Card Base and Scene Layer Cut […]
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Who is ready to be dazzled today by a gorgeous slimline shaker card? Our designer has paired the new Slimline Scallop Die with our adorable Under The Sea set for today’s seaworthy card. Take a peek: Is that not SO adorable? And she swears it’s easy! Let’s see how she did it! How to make the Slimline Shaker card base: With removable tape, mask off a rectangle shape with a ½” border on the edges on the front of […]
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Last week we had an awesome coloring post by Michelle Houghton, showing us how to color up an old rusted tractor. As promised, today we have this fun video tutorial for you to see! Head on over to our YouTube channel for this and so much more!
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Happy Monday Friends and fans of slimline cards! Wasn’t last weeks new release so much fun? We were beyond thrilled with your response to our new slimline die-cuts and love all the creations we see rolling in. Our designers have created some beautiful projects to share with you over the next few weeks to help get those inspiration juices flowing! So grab some coffee and scroll through today’s post for a colorful and fun floral card to send to your […]
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Did you ever think a big beautiful bunch of paper ivy leaves could make such a gorgeous statement on a card? Today’s designer loves keeping cards with simple messages at the ready to give out for a quick thank you or just to let someone know she’s thinking of them. Take a look at this stunning card:
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Before we get into today’s AHmazing tips on creating rusted metal – Copic markers tp the rescue……..we have to say “What a week!”. We have had so much fun with all the new die-cut releases, our Sizzix machine is smoking from running so many cuts – haha. We thought we will give it a break and spend some time with our trusty Copics today and do some coloring to close out the week. We have so many fun stamps that […]
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I had so much fun making this colorful tropical beach card. I created the beach scene background and colored all the tropical foliage and flowers using Color Fuse Inks by Rubbernecker. The inks are so easy to work with and blend beautifully using blender brushes and applicators. I love the large exaggerated foliage and flowers in the foreground with the ocean in the background. For this card I used the Rubbernecker Leaf Set, Sea Grass, Mixed Flower Stack, Birds, […]
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Who is ready to celebrate the Red, White and Blue next week? We were very excited to release our *NEW* Fourth of July die-cuts a few weeks ago as part of our big summer release. The fireworks are so fun for any type of celebration card, and add a fun embellishment to your projects. And the new Margarita/Daiquiri die cuts just scream summer and make us wish we were laying by the pool. Today we have a summer treat for […]
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Yay – today we are sharing that promised Copic skin colors video tutorial! If you didn’t check out last weeks post, do so now so you can get excited for the incredible lessons shared today that demonstrate a wonderful technique for coloring dark skin tones with Copic markers. Here’s a peek at that beautiful project: Our designer has done a great job walking us through the steps to achieve a smooth and beautifully realistic image. This technique can work with […]
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Many years ago, we noticed that there were not many African American greetings cards on the market and even LESS stamps that allowed crafters to create their own. We are proud that we were one of the first rubber stamp companies to make multicultural images and greetings because we truly do believe in not just equality for everyone, but equality in crafting as well! In observance of the Juneteenth holiday, Rubbernecker Stamps wants to take this opportunity to celebrate Black […]
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