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Three Happy Winter Cards Using The Same Background Setup

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Today we are going to show you some great ideas for how to make three different Happy Winter cards using the same slimline base setup. These are a great example of how just changing up your decorative elements can change the whole vibe of a card. Let’s dive in! Our designer Jamie said she was initially inspired to use the Mr & Mrs. Gingerbread Die because while they sure are cute for Christmas, they can be used plenty of other […]

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Masculine Card Ideas Using Color Burst

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We aren’t sure Michelle intended for this to be inspiration for masculine card ideas but we love how she combined these vibrant shades of blue with that edgy look of metallic silver. This isn’t just a card for a guy per se, but it sure would be a fantastic card for the men in your life!And thanks to the use of Color Burst, you can get a ton of really interesting color variances for a fresh look every time. Mix […]

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Beautiful Slimline Snowman Christmas Cards!

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We just love snowman Christmas cards and today we are sharing one created by our Associate Designer Kittie Caracciolo. Kittie has such a way with die cuts and today she’s outdone herself again with this cheerful card that is perfect for “kids” of all ages! We love that Kittie took full advantage of the oversized scale of a slimline card to add this nice fat snowman sitting on his comfy snow bank and visited by those bold red cardinals. Of […]

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Cute Christmas Cards DIY AND Slimline!

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Today we have some really cute Christmas cards DIY in slimline mode. Of course you can adapt this adorable design to a standard sized card but we just love that Allie has packed a whole happy scene onto this card. Let’s check it out! Allie says “These cuties always find their way into a few of my cards through the year. I love the look on their faces and their playful postures.” Of course the way she’s colored them and […]

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A Very Cute Slimline Snowman Card!

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Isn’t this slimline snowman card so fun? We love that Annie has combined the clean lines of the square frame die with the gently curving hills and the crisp outlines of the snowmen with that dreamy wintry background – can’t you just almost smell the snow? Let’s take a look at how Annie created this card for us. First, she stamped the tree from Wintery Friends Stamp Set across a 3″ X 8″ panel of white card stock using Versafine […]

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Super Cute Slimline Winter Card!

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Today we have an absolutely adorable slimline winter card made for us by Carol.  We are just loving that this Christmas INCHIES set is being used on the supersized slimline card craze! You can see another Christmas slimline card using these tiny stamps here. Carol says “The images in this set remind me of the cute little Weeble toys from long ago!” Now that you mention it, Carol……. Let’s get into the details on how to make this card! First […]

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New Christmas Inchie Stamps on a Slimline Card!

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When we released our brand new Christmas inchie stamps, we envisioned lots of sweet little projects like tags and A2 cards – we never imagined that they could be used so perfectly on an oversized slimline card. But check this out – they are PERFECT! Jamie made this adorable card for us and we are just tickled at how she combined these stamps and die cuts on this project – let’s take a closer look at how she made it. […]

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How to Merge Rubber Stamps Together – VIDEO

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You may have seen this post where this card first appeared and today as promised we are going to take a closer look at a clever way for how to merge rubber stamps together to create one continuous, fabulous image. See that huuuuuuuge stack of gifts? That’s made up from individual stamps in our new Snowmen With Presents set! Preeti has created another fantastic video for us for today’s Stamp Along With Rubbernecker and she is sharing, as usual, some […]

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A Super Pretty Slimline Holiday Card!

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We just love this slimline holiday card because it can easily be used for Christmas OR for a simple winter holiday or cheer card just by swapping out the greeting. And Annie shares so many fun and easy ways to really take your cards up a notch with all her helpful ideas – let’s check it out!   Annie started by cutting a panel of white card stock with the largest die from the Slimline Nested Scallop With Stitch die […]

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Super Cute DIY Christmas Cards!

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Today we have an assortment of some SUPER cute DIY Christmas cards all made by Lisa and all using items from our newest Christmas release. Let’s take a look and then we can get some juicy details! First this adorable slimline card with some of our stinkin’ cute (if we do say so ourselves!) winter cuties: Next we’ve got an adorable scene created in a shadow box. A shadow box created using one of our DIES and NOT with a […]

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Thank You Card Sayings – En Espanol!

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Some of you may know that we have many thank you card sayings in the shop including this brand new and FLYING out the door set and this set in Spanish and lots in between. We love mixing things up and since “Gracias” has become a popular word for even the non-Spanish speaking peeps this card is a GREAT example of a fun way to use a stamp from a foreign language set in a way everyone can understand it! […]

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Slimline Quick and Easy Thank You Card With Dimension

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Woo-hoo – we love slimline, we love fast, we love simple and we LOVE when they all come together for a slimline quick and easy thank you card! And this one shared by our designer Jamie, has a fun easy way to add some real dimension with just a few bits of die cutting. Before we get started, have you jumped on the slimline card bandwagon yet?  If you haven’t you really should – it’s a huge trend and people […]

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Colorful and Unique Thank you Cards

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We are just loving that these incredibly colorful and unique thank you cards were made using a new slimline background stamp that we created as a fall themed item and – VOILA! – it’s a thank you card! Isn’t is delicious? And our designer said that aside of the coloring of the background image, which for those of us who love to color is ALL the fun!, this card is super simple to make. This is another one of those […]

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Creative Thank You Cards – Make a Shaker!

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Today’s version of fun, creative thank you cards is extra special because it is also a slimline card AND a shaker card! Talk about stacking the deck of creativity! Let’s take a closer look at how Jamie made today’s project for us…. First, Jamie cut a panel of white card stock sized for a slimline card front using two dies from the Slimline Nested Stitch Die to create a pop-out panel and frame all in one cut.     Then […]

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A Trio of Rainbow Thank You Cards!

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In keeping with our theme of gratitude, today we are particularly thankful to Allison for sharing this enticing trio of rainbow thank you cards. We just LOVE how she’s showed a way for us to make three cards in one fun session because as much as we love immersing ourselves in our craft, sometimes we have to be efficient, too! Allison said she wanted to show off the versatility of one of the slimline insert dies we created and we […]

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How to Choose Copic Marker Colors For Your Background Stamps

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Today our Copic QUEEN Michelle is going to help us figure out how to choose Copic marker colors using two of our background stamps as examples. Copic markers come in just about every single shade in the rainbow and choosing how to make them work together for artwork quality coloring can be daunting until you know some of the tricks. Michelle is so generous to share her particular magic with us! To start, Michelle suggests that you color through the […]

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A Beautiful Floral Slimline Thank You Card!

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Today our designer Annie has a gorgeous floral slimline thank you card to help us kick off our month of thankfulness. All November, we will be featuring cards that express OUR gratitude for you and to help you be inspired to share thankfulness with those you love. And don’t forget the giveaway!! We are just loooooving this beautiful card! It’s got a little antique-y style bling in the form of the gold embossing on the background, luscious color from those […]

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Super Cute DIY Slimline Baby Boy Card!

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Today we have a fun twist on all the amazing slimline cards we’ve been showing off – we’ve got an off-the-charts cute and oh-so-simple to make slimline baby boy card for you to try! Our designer Jamie created this for us and we think it’s just adorable! Of course, you could adapt this for a baby girl, too by maybe spelling out “joy”? Either way, this is a really sweet project and it’s relatively simple to put together. Let’s get […]

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Slimline Background Stamps for Christmas!

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Lately we’ve been seeing LOTS of questions out there about where to get slimline background stamps for Christmas. Well, at Rubbernecker, of course! We currently have one in the store and it is selling like gangbusters. Today, we are going to show you an example of WHY – this project by our design team member Lisa is a KNOCKOUT! Lisa says, “They are cool whether you color the whole image using markers, pencils, or watercolor or even if you leave […]

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A Cute Halloween Slimline Card With Owls!

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We thought we would bring October to a close with one more adorable Halloween slimline card – with owls! Owls are a permanent theme in the stamping world and we love that we can bring you even more fun things to do with your owls from Rubbernecker with the Halloween and Christmas Add-Ons. When Lisa made this card she talked about cutting out a whole slew of little owls and their cute little Halloween costumes. She says she had fun […]

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Showing Off A New Slimline Die Set!

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Wowzers – isn’t this card made with the new Nested Scallop slimline die set gorgeous? When we started designing and bringing you slimline die sets, we made sure to keep some of the more popular motifs from our standard dies and scallops are ALWAYS a hit. This card takes full advantage of how fantastic layers look on a slimline card and Allie used one of our super cool slimline insert dies, too, for a look that is so rich and […]

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