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Tips For Using White Colored Pencils On Colored Cardstock

February 5, 2021February 4, 2021

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Colored pencils do amazing things on white cardstock and did you know that using white colored pencils on colored cardstock can be just as magical? In today’s installment of Stamp Along With Rubbernecker, Preeti is sharing her easy to follow and SO fun to do tips for coloring beautiful, vibrant white flowers on colored cardstock along with all her fabulous shading techniques. You can feel you skills expand as you watch and then trying this out…..well, be prepared to impress […]

Thank You Card Sayings – En Espanol!

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020

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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! […]

Slimline Quick and Easy Thank You Card With Dimension

November 24, 2020November 25, 2020

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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 […]

Colorful and Unique Thank you Cards

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020

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 […]

Soft and Lovely Elegant Thank You Cards

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020

Today we are excited to share some soft and lovely elegant thank you cards that you can make – one or a batch! – to send for more formal occasions or just when you want to send something really pretty. Don’t these just fit that bill perfectly? And these cards use some basic design ideas that you can use for any kind of card so read on and be inspired! First you can see that this card was made featuring […]

Make Some Holiday Thank You Cards!

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

Today in our Friday feature Stamp Along With Rubbernecker, Preeti is showing us how to make some really pretty holiday thank you cards. She’s got some amazing tips in her video and the cards are just SO lovely. Think about those people who have made things easier for us this year and those people who we want to both gift and thank – holiday thank you cards are perfect for those people especially if you are tucking a tip inside. […]

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Brand New – The BEST Thank You Stamp Set!

November 19, 2020November 30, 2020

We are calling this the “Best” Thank You stamp set because that’s what our customers are saying about it! And we are SO excited that our brain storm session about what WE wanted for thank you stamps has made you all so happy. In this month of thankfulness, we acknowledge that there are so very many things for which we can be grateful and they aren’t all obvious. First, let’s take a peek at the stamp set and then we […]

Handmade Thank You Cards With Gorgeous Flowers!

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020

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Today we have not one but TWO beautiful handmade thank you cards made using some of our glorious clear layered floral stamps. We just LOVE how Annie combined sets to create these cards and can see endless possibilities using these ideas. Let’s check them out in more detail! Here’s he first card. We can’t get over the combination of peonies and pine cones – who knew they look so pretty together? (Well, Annie did!) First, Annie used the Sweet Peony […]

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Rubbernecker November 2020 New Stamps

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

Yippee – it’s one of our favorite things at Rubbernecker – November 2020 new stamps are available and we’ve got some cute projects and a great walk-through video from Preeti! Let’s take a a look at some of the cards we will be sharing later on the blog and then sit back with a cup of something hot and delicious and watch Preeti give us some great ideas and insider tips! First, here’s an adorable card showing off our new […]

Creative Thank You Cards – Make a Shaker!

November 15, 2020November 16, 2020

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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 […]

Make a Beautiful Flower Thank You Card!

November 8, 2020November 7, 2020

In keeping with our theme of thankfulness, we are excited to share this bright and beautiful flower thank you card that is so perfect for showing your appreciation for that person in your life who is special to you. We just love the cheerful yellow against that crisp combination of black and white. And there’s a SUPER fun PRO TIP in here, too, about that gorgeous gingham so read on and get the details…… First, Carol cut out black and […]

A Trio of Rainbow Thank You Cards!

November 7, 2020November 5, 2020

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 […]

Sunset Poppies with Lisbeth Bengtsson

May 16, 2018May 21, 2018

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Lisbeth has amazing coloring skills, we all know that. However, when we saw her project for today we were all in awe. Her project using Sunset Poppies (1003), with the Butterflies Are Free (3020) stamp set looks beautiful with her coloring. She did all of her coloring with the Ken Oliver Color Bursts, Brights Assortment (cbset-1), Rich Moroccan Shades (cbset-4), Fresh Florals (cbset-5), and Caribbean Brights (cbset-3). She also used the Rubbernecker Watercolor paper (wcp) to stamp everything on and make it look wonderful. The way […]

Watercolor Bouquet with Ann-Marie

May 4, 2018June 30, 2020

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Ann-Marie has made a stunning thank you card this week. She used our watercolor stamp Bouquet (919) along with Ken Oliver’s Color Bursts (cbset-4). The Color Bursts make it bright and beautiful with all the wonderful colors she used. To get that perfect color using the Color Bursts she used the Rubbernecker Watercolor Paper (wcp). The sentiment she used is from Best Friends Etc (3032). The font and her placing of the word thanks looks perfect with her card. Until […]