Hi everyone. Welcome to my weekly Red Rubber Designs post. This weeks theme is ‘End of School.’ I really wanted to use this fun and versitle Sugar Coated Sweetness Stamp set. I kept thinking about a journal. What a great gift for a teacher to end the year. Or you could use it as a summer reading journal or a vacation journal. So many possibilities…
So, here is what I did. I took a journal and used two layers of gesso. I used a layer of crackle medium on top and then a light yellow ontop of that. As you know I love vintage and it was just too bright for me so I sprayed it down with some brown and teal and heat dried it until bubbles formed. I got some awesome texture.
Next, I cut a piece of sticky back canvas. I sprayed the canvas and stamped Beauty of a Woman in stazon as my background. I cut some vintage lace, layered some distressed Spellbinder’s and layered some sprayed gardenia petals. I cut the little mint stamp, glittered it and used it as my flower centers. The cupcake and sundae were colored, paper pieced with paper from the Rustic Chic stack and glittered. The sentiment is also from the stamp set. I distressed and painted the bookplate.
I loved making this journal. Aren’t these stamps fabulous?!! Please stop again next week as I will use this stamp set differently and show off another new release from Red Rubber Designs. Also, next week will be our blog hop featuring our May releases.
Blessings,
Kate
Challenges entered:
Art with No Boundaries– Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers Network– Love Paints
Always Crafting– Yellow and Sunshine
Love to Create-Anthing Goes
Shabby Tea Room– April Showers
Victorine Original Challenge-anything goes
The Pink Elephant Challenge– yellow
Louise said:
You’ve combined a lot of gtreat elements here, kate. I especially love the lace on the front and the flowers with the candy centers. The sparkle is cool, too!
Debra Miller said:
Very cool paint technique, love the crackly texture. Great project Kate.
Maria said:
So pretty and creative…love it!!!
Chris / CS Designs said:
Kate, I love the gesso technique you used on your journal. thanks for the how-to this is faboulous. Thank you also for playing along in our Anything Goes challenge at Art With No Boundaries and hope you will visit us again.
🙂 Chris / CS Designs
PS. If your lace is old and recycled, your project would be great for the new recycle challenge at:
http://doodleartifacts.blogspot.com/
If you decide to play along in that one too be sure to notice the Bonus Round.
Starr said:
How “sweet”!!! I love your candy creations they are adorable. I’m amazed at all of the techniques that you’ve used, Wonderful project. Thanks for sharing at TSTR!!
Starr
Pam said:
Fabulous project! Love how you used a cute stamp set on a shabby journal – and it so works!
Marleen said:
Wow what a lovely project, thank you for entering the CBN challenge xxx
misty said:
BEAUTIFUL! Isn’t there something very therapeautic about causing the paint to boil? 🙂
Sarah said:
Kate, you have done an incredible job of using a cutesy stamp set and making a gorgeous, shabby chic creation. Fantastic!!!
Elaine Wheeler said:
What a stunning card well done Hugs Elaine
Crafty and Green said:
Beautiful! Thank you so much for playing with us this week at Love to Create Challenge! We hope you come back and play with us again Really soon!!
Many Blessings,
Tina
Chris / CS Designs said:
Hi Kate, Congratulations!!! Your entry was selected in our Anything Goes challenge on Art With No Boundaries and will be featured on our side bar until our next challenge is posted. You can download your featured logo to display on your blog from our challenge blog.
http://www.artwithnoboundaries.blogspot.com/
Thank you for playing in our challenge and sharing your project with us. Hope to see you play with us again.
🙂 Chris / CS Designs
hettiecraft said:
Wow Kate. How did I miss this one? This journal is stunning and love the way the paint turned out. No wonder you are a winner with it!