
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Happy Valentine's Day

Wednesday, December 29, 2010
A Found Cupcake
I started cleaning out one of the boxes and came across this cupcake from the Hey Cupcake set that Melissa had colored and coated with Glossy Accent. I decided that it was too pretty to toss and I had to use it on a card.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Fish Lips....
Monday, December 27, 2010
Fishing for Details
Hi!!!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and that you are up to non Christmasy cards for the months to come! Like this fishy card!
I used the Fishing for Details set, it’s sooo much FUN!!! I stamped on white cardstock and colored with Copics. The fish is cut out and adhered with pop dots for some dimension. Easy peasy! All the squares are cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities and then some bling in the corners. Done.
Have a lovely last week of 2010, see you next year!
Tesa
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Well Preserved

I stamped the Mini Jar on acetate with black Stazon ink. I stamped the lid on designer paper. I attached my lid to my jar and then to the pink panel. I added some paper embroidery to further give it a vintage feel.
The fruit from the Fruit Medley set are stamped on acetate. I colored the reverse side with Copic Markers and then ran them through the Xyron sticker machine. I applied green, orange and red glitters to them and attached them with glue dots.
You will have to check out the Fruit Medley set...it has 15 images...and some cute sentiments!
Michelle Pearson
http://www.inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Two More days...

Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Gift Giving
lastly, I leave you with one of my favorite roller skating videos. Have a great holiday.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Pastel Christmas
Monday, December 20, 2010
Last Christmas Card


I wish you all a Merry Christmas!!!!
Tesa
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Magic!

~Ornamental Holiday (heart ornament and sentiment)
~Bead Border
~Winter Wonderland (embossing folder)
Michelle Pearson
http://www.inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/
Friday, December 17, 2010
Is there someone that you have not seen in a while ...or heard from
Miss Kathy was a sweet woman sometimes taken the wrong way but a heart the size of TEXAS . She had 50 + years of stamping on me and taught me everything that she knew . In fact she is the one that taught me to color ... using watercolors. She hated the fact that I started using Copic Markers as she felt that I had a gift with watercolor and I was wasting it . I have several of Kathy's little pieces of artwork that she did and gave to me along the way . What a wonderful stamping friend I have , such and amazing lady .The Rubber Cafe was a thought at one point in time and Kathy and a few other wonderful friends gave me the push I needed and encouragement to get the ball started.
I sure am going to miss her ... and her wonderful ideas ... So the purpose of my post today ... call that person that you have not spoke to in a while .
Rest in peace Miss Kathy ...HUGS we LOVE you very much
Melissa
Stamping Queen
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Christmas Cheer

Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Star Light Star Bright
Oh the Holiday adventures. First we have to get the cards out and gifts bought…or made…and then there’s the decorating. The holidays seem so busy, there always seems to be more activities and less time every year.
Every year I tell myself I’m going to get all my cards done before it’s too late to send them. I’ll let you know how that works out for me next year…in the meantime…I did manage to get a few cards finished this year.
This card is one of my favorites. It’s simple to put together and I was able to make several in just a few short hours. That’s my kind of card. I used the star ornament from the Ornamental Holiday set and the sentiment is Elegant Merry Christmas. A little Jingle bell finished this card off in no time.
Our design team has worked very hard this year to bring you wonderful and fun art. Don’t forget to give them a little love now and then. We would really love to hear your comments. If there is anything you would like to see on the blog, please send us a note and we’ll make sure to give it a try.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Quick card/tag
I'm sharing a very quick but cute little card/tag that I made to attach to some gifts.
I used Spellbinders Label 8 and a sentiment from the Warm Wishes set.
I corner punched the corners of the card, distressed the edges with brown ink, stamped my image and added a little bling. I pounded out 4 of these little guys in no time at all and will be likely making more tonight.... I love mini cards and tags I think they really make a present that little extra special.
Thanks for stopping by
Monday, December 13, 2010
Hi!
This is my last Holiday card for this year. And it was a fun one to make.
I made my own patterned paper by stamping the background with It’s a blizzard outside, inked it up with Distress ink, Broken China and then added some Glimmer mist. It has a lovely shimmer. I adhered it on white cardstock and stitched. Added a ribbon and button and then adhered it all to a tall card base using pop dots. I love pop dots! :):):)
I wish you all a lovely week!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Christmas Shopping in California
Here is Yvonne hard at work ... she stayed for the whole day too ... getting all of her Christmas cards done.
This is a small portion of the people that came to visit us ... It was so nice to see old friends and make many more new ones . WOW We gave out two huge gift bags full of products from The Rubber Cafe and some of the other companies that I work with . Sharron and Mom (as she introduced herself yesterday ) won these lovely bags and were so excited ... especially Sharron . Thank you to all those that came yesterday it was a real blast ... Hopefully we can do it again really soon.
Melissa
Stamping Queen
Friday, December 10, 2010
BRAND NEW MAYA ROAD
I am sitting here right now unpacking it all ... One for me one for the shelf ... Just kidding I am going to let everyone else have a crack at it first ... I can wait . We have the new ribbons and flowers and books and embellishments ... I went online to buy a little more from them ... cause some of this stuff is so cute that its going to sell out right away ... that I thought that I would buy more . Even MAYA ROAD is sold out ... bummer ... I hope that she gets more in . Well here are some pictures of what came in today and I will have it all up online with in the next 30 minutes... I am so excited I could scream ... its cute .
A pug for the Holidays
It is such a nice day here is San Diego the sun is shinning and its warm . I feel like my creative MOJO is back I have been playing a creating non stop for a week . I guess that I better get this Christmas shopping thing done . All of my cards are done that need to be sent out ...
My Husband said that he does not want anything for Christmas ... ? So do I not buy him something ??? What is everyone's opinion on this ...
Tomorrow The Rubber Cafe will be at Stamping Details doing our quarterly Rubber Cafe Card Buffet ... everything is kitted cut and ready to do I can't wait to see everyone again we always have so much fun .
In all the Hustle and Bustle of Christmas remember to get your craft on ... take some time to your self.
Melissa
Stamping Queen
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Sledding Lab

Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Imagination
Using a paper bag I created a couple of pockets perfect for the gift card and a little something extra. The gift card will go on the inside with the tag.
On the front of the card I used Spellbinders Curved Rectange and Classic Diamonds. I inked up one of the embossing folders from the Cuttlebug Heritage set and embossed my Curved Rectangle. I stamped the Small Paisley Dragonfly on the diamond and added Glossy Accent to the wings. I added a Pearl Jelly dot to make it pop. On the inside I stamped "Let your imagination take flight" on a tall scallop rectangle also from Spellbinders. I used two diamonds and stamped the Small Trailing Butterfly on the smaller diamond. For the background I inked up the paisley embossing folder and embossed. I really love this technique because I think it gives it a fun letter pressed look to the background. For the tag I stamped the "Happy Birthday" from the Birthdays and Balloons set. I have another pocket to fill...I'm thinking a little candy treat will go nicely.
This card is for a girl, but there are so many saying and stamps that can easily change this card for a boy. One of my favorite little boys stamps is the Biplane. Check it out if you have time.
Wow...there has been some great posts this week. I'm so happy to see the pugs. Aren't they great? Make sure you leave a comment and tell us what you think. You can also visit us on Facebook.
Bah Hum Pug
There are lots of Pug Lovers out there so if you know one this would make a great gift ... Here is a cute idea using a paper bag ... I put it our there earlier this week to the design team to try and use a paper bag on their project . Some had already made cards for this post this week and others have more stuff coming ... but this is what I came up with . The paper bag wallet was inspiration off one of the blogs or Splitcoast Stampers ... I can not remember ... but it was cute .
But adding a pug made it cuter ... LOL ... Here is a cute little idea to give the dog lover in your life . Treats for them and man or woman's best friend . Oh one last note Red Jellie dots are back instock ...
Melissa
Stamping Queen
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
New Stamps ... are here
Check out the website for more details on this set ... Still working on Samples
Hope that you are having a great day .... Remember Craft supplies and paper kits make great Christmas gifts.
Melissa
Monday, December 6, 2010
Mad Monday at The Rubber Cafe
We want some more people to find out how great our blog is and what wonderful things that we have to offer... So what do you need to do ... tell all of your friends about us, have them come to facebook and the blog become a friend leave a comment ...We are giving the prize to you and your friend
Ex. Hey Melissa ... Julie Banks sent me
We will do a drawing Thursday Night December 9th
Happy Holidays
Hi folks! I sthart the new week with a CAS card, using the Warm Wishes set.
I used a textured white cardstock and a green mat. Very easy, but with some pop dots to give it all dimension it turned out pretty nice. I love this branch stamp. So versatile, so classy!
I’m about to start sending my over seas cards out. Are you???
Sunday, December 5, 2010
A Paperbag Christmas
Christmas Tidings, Ornamental Holiday, and Warm wishes
to accent my project.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
A Trio of Shalom Cards

The background is also stamped tone on tone. I added a bit of faux stitching and some photo corners to finish off the card. A fun way to color without using pencils or pens!

I used the stamp aligner to stamp Shalom as a border along the bottom of my card with Stazon ink on the metallic paper. Most of the images on this card come from the Tree of Life set. One of the stars comes from the Celebrating the Festival of Lights set.

Friday, December 3, 2010
Friday is Finally here ...
I am sure that you all want to see ................but .......................I am not going to show it until next week. Its going to be great for some of those last minute dog lovers cards.
Supplies Needed :
Snowflake Die/punch/
White Colorbox pigment ink
Clear button or White
Burlap Twine
R59 Cardinal Red Copic
Clear ultra fine glitter
H978 Background Basics 2
White Gel Pen
This card was quick and easy .... I stamped Background Basics with the white pigment ink about 1.5 inches from the bottom of the card . Put some faux stitching on the top and the bottom of the stamped image to frame it in. Embellished with some pearls.
For the snowflake I colored the button in with my Copic marker and put that to the side to dry. The I took out Scraphappy Glue and drew the design on the snowflake ... sprinkled with clear glitter and put that aside to dry . The best part about Scraphappy glue is that it has a very fine tip and it makes it possible to do small piece work.
I hope that you all have a really great week-end and make sure that you check back .... If you like this card show me some LOVE post a comment ... tell your friends about us , friend us on Facebook ... Tell us what you want to see and learn.
Melissa
Stamping Queen
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Window Holiday Card
