Mother's Day is May 8th!!!

Are you ready?

The Rubber Cafe wants to help jump start your mojo so this weeks our challenge to you is to make a card for your

Mom or a Special Lady in your life.

For my card I decided to make a Thank You card for my son's awesome band director, Ms. Blake!

Over the years we have known many band directors and many of them are full of ego and very competitive.

 What I love about Ms. Blake is that teaching isn't about her...it's about the kids!

She has super fabulous, top rated Marching Bands, Concert Bands, and Jazz Bands but that isn't what she is working towards.  She truly is working to educate them and to instill a life long love of music in these kids!

WOW...what a concept..huh?  The kids work hard because they don't want to let her down or let each other down and because she has taught them to do their personal best at what ever level they play.

For this card I stamped the music notes and sentiment in versamark ink and then embossed with Midnight Black embossing Powder.  Then I covered the entire surface with Versamark and embossed with the Kaleidoscope embossing powder.  It doesn't show well in the picture but it's really sparkly!

Stamps:

C-359 Thank You 2 by The Rubber Cafe

D-1021 Music Notes by The Rubber Cafe

Paper:

Pugnacious Signature Paper

Recollections Black Cardstock from Michael's

Ink:

Versamark by Tsukineko

Other:

Midnight Black embossing Powder by Stampendous

Kaleidoscope Embossing Powder by Stampendous

What special lady will you be making a card for this week?

The Rules are Simple: 

•Make a new card incorporating this weeks challenge (you are welcome to combine with other challenges and you do not have to use TRC stamps but if you do you'll be entered twice for the random prize draw) 

• to link your card below with Mr. Linky •Mention our challenge, on your post (with a link back here) 

*If you post in a public gallery use key word TRCC13 

*NOTE: Please enter only one card each week! Each week we will randomly draw a winner out of the projects that are entered and the winner will win a prize.

This weeks prize is a $10 gift certificate to the Rubber Cafe store.

Good Luck!!!

Kristine

Dots Dots Everywhere

What a great challenge this week. We've had so many wonderful responses to the polka dot challenge...Thanks Kristine.

I've been having fun playing with a new product this week called "Candies" and I thought they fit right in with the challenge. I used them at the base of the card and dropped a few around the corset from Be Stylish. This has quickly become one of my favorite stamps. I really enjoy, not just stamping it, but really getting creative with each corset I make. I used swiss dots embossing folder on my acetate and stamped the sentiment so that it shows through the acetate. I used one of the background stamps from the Vintage set and stamped it on the teal green cardstock. The brown cardstock is scored using the scor-pal and the scor-bug and then brushed over with teal chalk ink. She's tied up in a bow and I used the same ribbon to finish the top of the card. It's a little hard to tell...and taking a picture of any glittered item really takes talent...but I've glittered her up with Your So Fine Glitter and colored over the glitter with a light blue Promarker. If you haven't seen the Promarkers yet...you should really check them out. They're less expensive then copics and I think they're much easier to control the ink. They are alcohol based and have a bullet tip instead of a brush tip. They also have a cool chisel tip as well. They have quickly become one of my favorite go to pens for coloring.

Now...for this weeks winner.

Our winner this week is Paul.

Congratulations Paul. To collect your prize from The Rubber Cafe, Just email me your contact information at smiles4126@aol.com and I'll get that right out to you

Here are some other great cards that were submitted.

Thanks again for all your participation. Don't forget to check us out on Facebook and Twitter for upcoming events and more fabulously stamped art.

Polka dots and Butterflies

This weeks challenge is using Polka dots on our project. 

Today I used the Background Basics 2 stamp (this is the one Kristine thought she had but either lost or didn't actually own LOL) and a cuttlebug folder to acheieve the dots.  I also used the butterfly from the Vintage Treasures set as an accent and the sentiment Happy Birthday from the Hey Cupcake set.

I hadn't even seen Michelles post using the same butterfly but apparently great minds think alike. :)

I inked the embossed dots on the brown paper to give them some definition and tore/distressed the edge of the paper that I had stamped with the background basics 2.  I popped up the butterfly with a foam dot and folded it to give it more dimention.

Being stylish the polka dot way

Hi!

This week’s challenge is one of my favorites so far. Who doesn’t looooove polka dots??? And I also had a good opportunity to use the new background stamp with polka dots!!!! YAY!!!

This one was super fun to do and I only used cardstock, stamps & ink and embossingpowder. And pop dots ofcourse! The stamps I used are: Background Basics #2, Be Stylish (Corset) and Card Lables.

Hope you want to play with us this week! You find all the challenge info HERE.

Take care and thanks for stopping by!

Tesa

Vintage Treasure

This week's challenge is Polka Dots! I had this Vintage Treasures set on my mind....so my polka dots are very muted.

The background paper has sublte polka dots and the butterfly is stamped on some polka dot designer paper. I echoed the polka dot theme with the embellishments in the center of my ribbon roses.

Did you see that Melissa just posted a fun video showing some great uses for the Scrap Happy Sheer Glue. I'm definately going to have to give some of them a try!

Where did the time go

Wow...have you been keeping up with the blog this week? It's been a great week here for blog posts. I really love how inovative Sabria was...and her poor husband. Did you check us out on Wednesday? Melissa did an awsome video on our Scraphappy glue and Stick 'em up. If you haven't seen it...check it out. And...we can't forget about our Thursday challenges. I would like to say Thanks to Kristine for setting up so many great challenges. You've done a wonderful job. We've had a lot of fabulous entries over these last few weeks. I love the challenge to work with fabric...I'm sorry I wasn't able to find the time to participate. That's ok...I don't think I could have competed with Sabrina anyway. Even though I let the week get away from me...I do have last weeks and this weeks winners. Last week, on Wednesday, we were flying from airport to airpot making our way home and I missed posting then. This week...well...I have no excuse for this week...just got away from me.

So...I'm sure you're all dying to know who won our challenges.

The winner for the spring challenge is Michelle Single.




Congratulations Michelle. To collect your prize from The Rubber Cafe, Just email me your contact information at smiles4126@aol.com and I'll get that right out to you.

Here are some other great posts from the spring challenge...



Our challenge winner for the fabric challenge is Nanna Connie.

Congratulations Nanna Connie. To collect your prize from The Rubber Cafe, Just email me your contact information at smiles4126@aol.com and I'll get that right out to you.

Here are some other great post from the fabric challenge...

Thank you so much for participating in our challenges. For more information in participating in our challenges, visit us here on the blog each Thurs when there will be a new challenge and information for you to post your sample.

For all your Rubber Cafe stamps and stamping needs (glue, ink, stick 'em up) visit us at TheRubberCafe store

For all those who are wonderting where we'll be next...we'll be in San Diego, CA...our home town. After San Diego, we'll be in Summerset NJ. If you're there...stop by and say HI. We would love to meet you. For more news and dates check us out on Facebook and Twitter for up to date information on The Rubber Cafe.

TRCC #14 Polka Dots

Thursday means another Rubber Cafe Challenge!!!

This weeks challenge is 

Polka Dots!!!

I love Polka Dots.  To be honest, when I picked this challenge I thought I owned "Background Basics 2" and was going to use that awesome polka dot background stamp but I either misplaced it or I never had it...that's what happens when your craft room is as big a mess as mine is...LOL!!!

I found some Polka Dot patterned paper in my stash and decided to use that for the challenge!

Here's my card:

Stamps:

Hey Cupcake!

Paper:

Bazzill Cardstock

Pugnacious Signature Cardstock

The Paper Studio Patterned Paper

Ink:

Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink

Copic Markers

Other:

American Craft purple brads

pop dots

We can't wait to see what you come up with for our Polka Dot Challenge!

The Rules are Simple:

•Make a new card incorporating this weeks challenge (you are welcome to combine with other challenges and you do not have to use TRC stamps but if you do you'll be entered twice for the random prize draw)

• to link your card below with Mr. Linky

•Mention our challenge, on your post (with a link back here)

*If you post in a public gallery use key word TRCC12

*NOTE: Please enter only one card each week!

Each week we will randomly draw a winner out of the projects that are entered and the winner will win a prize. This weeks prize is a $10 gift certificate to the Rubber Cafe store.

Good Luck!

Kristine

Another way to put fabric on cards or scrapbook layouts

Check out this Video 

Oh Behave...

I've been a naughty girl....I went to the dollar store and bought a pair of panties.  I told my husband that we're going to go home now and cut these up  ;) ....boy was he disappointed when I dug out my stamps and scrapbookinng supplies.  HA HA HA

Heres my card for this weeks challenge, we had to use fabric on our projects.

I stamped the Be Stylish (Corset) stamp on said pair of panties and then cut them out to be attached to my card. 

I don't sew so had no fabric around the house hence why I bought undies to cut up instead

(the fabric stores were closed by the time I was done work)

Be sure to follow along and join in the weekly challenges theres great prizes to be had.

Inked Poppy

I'm LOVING this Inked Poppy image from The Rubber Cafe! This week the challenge is to use fabric on our cards.

I have had this adhesive fabric ribbon from Making Memories in my stash for a few years now. I love the color combination....and I finally decided it was time to stop hoarding it and use it! I colored my image with the Copics shown below.

I raided my paper scrap bin and came up with this perfectly matching designer paper from KI Memories. A touch of doodling and a simple white ribbon finishes my card.

Please join us for the challenge....one lucky winner will be receiving a Gift Certificate to The Rubber Cafe!! It just might be your lucky week! Michelle Pearson - Inspiration Blooms

TRCC #13 Fabric Challenge

Thursday is Challenge day at the Rubber Cafe!!!

Each week more and more of you are joing the challenge which is very exciting for all of us! This weeks challenge is to use fabric on your project. My mojo was a little lacking this week so I created a felt flower again like I did the last time I participated in a fabric challenge.

I am really like how this card came out though! What do you think?

Stamps: Happy Birthday Sentiment by The Rubber Cafe Paper: Bazzill Azelea & Black Prismatic Cardstock Pugnacious signature white card stock Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Dye ink Other: felt I Top Brad Cuttlebug embossing folder

We hope you'll join this weeks challenge over on The Rubber Cafe's Blog. One randomly chosen participant will win a $10 gift certificate to the store!

The Rules are Simple: 

•Make a new card incorporating this weeks challenge (you are welcome to combine with other challenges and you do not have to use TRC stamps but if you do you'll be entered twice for the random prize draw) 

• to link your card below with Mr. Linky •Mention our challenge, on your post (with a link back here) 

*If you post in a public gallery use key word TRCC13 

*NOTE: Please enter only one card each week! Each week we will randomly draw a winner out of the projects that are entered and the winner will win a prize. This weeks prize is a $10 gift certificate to the Rubber Cafe store.

Good Luck!

Kristine

Springtime!

This week's challenge at The Rubber Cafe is Easter/Spring. I chose to go with spring!! We pulled the bikes out of storage and have our first 10 miles in for the season! Too bad the sun didn't shine and it didn't get quite as warm as they said it would...maybe next weekend! I chose the beautiful Iris image. I have to say that I never can wait until mine start to bloom! They are peeking out of the ground....so where there is life, there is hope! I colored my image with Copic Markers and used Spellbinders oval dies to frame it. I used the Copic Airbrush to shade my sky. Springtime is one of the four season sentiments. For the background I stamped the Iris image repeatedly in a coodinating ink for some subtle detail. I used a Spellbinders border die and a few gems to finish my card. We hope you can play along....show us your spring cards! See the challenge details here....there is a $10 gift certificate on the line for a lucky participant. Then you can go get your Iris image!

TRCC #12-Easter/Spring

Happy Thursday!!!

It's time for another weekly challenge here on The Rubber Cafe Design Team Blog!

Easter is only three weeks away so if you haven't gotten started on your Easter cards you had better get started! In order to help jump start your mojo we are challenging you to make an Easter/Spring card this week.

I made a card inspired by spring by stamping the Daisy Bouquet stamp multiple times and using a little masking.

We can't wait to see what you come up with for our Easter/Spring challenge.

The Rules are Simple:
•Make a new card incorporating this weeks challenge (you are welcome to combine with other challenges and you do not have to use TRC stamps but if you do you'll be entered twice for the random prize draw)
• to link your card below with Mr. Linky
•Mention our challenge, on your post (with a link back here)
*If you post in a public gallery use key word TRCC12

*NOTE: Please enter only one card each week!

Each week we will randomly draw a winner out of the projects that are entered and the winner will win a prize. This weeks prize is a $10 gift certificate to the Rubber Cafe store.

Good Luck!

Kristine

No Cards Today

Melissa and I are  on our way to Orlando for the next scrapbook expo. While we're sitting here at the airport I thought I would take the time to blog. I know I have to post a winner today. I have the winner but no card to show. I didn't quite have time to get my card online today either. I guess I have to work on it and post two cards next week. I'll try get some pictues of the expo and post on Fri. 

Now...I bet you're all wondering who our weekly challenge winner is.  Carolyn xx is our winner. Congratulations. To collect your prize send your cotact info to me at smiles4126@aol.com.

If you're not familiar with our challenges...check out our post on thursdays.

Happy stamping and have a great week.     

Happy Birthday

Have you been participating or following our weekly challenges??  Well here's my take on this weeks challenge, "Flowers" ok actually it's "Spring Flowers" but I miss read it when I wrote it down in my day planner so mine is just about a flower.... LOL

I wanted to do something with these plain white paper flowers that I had so I took the Medium Swirled Butterfly and stamped it over the flower in a brown Momento ink,

I'm really happy with how it turned out.

I then embossed the sentiment Happy Birthday from the Hey Cupcake set with a cream embossing powder.

Hope to see your "Spring Flower" projects, don't forget if you participate you enter in a chance to win some free swag WOOHOO.

Spring flowers

Hi all! Hope you are enjoying spring! I’m still waiting, but I know it’s around the corner somewhere cause the snow that fell yesterday didn’t stay! : ) : ) : )

I have a springy floral card today with beautiful Hand-Picked Floral stamp.

The sentiment is from the Give Momma Some Love set. So, this is my take on this week’s challenge: Spring Flowers. Hope you want to play, there are still a couple of days! All info about the challenge can be found HERE.

Have a lovely new week, and thanks for stopping by!

Tesa

Floral Birthday!

Ooh, I love this week's challenge.....it's floral and right up my alley! I chose to do the Lace Flower image...it always intrigues me. This time instead of glittering it, I used my Copic Markers to coordinate the colors with my Basic Grey desinger paper. I fussy cut my image and mounted it with a combination of glue dots and foam tape for dimension. I used some scraps from the same collection to frame my image. I'm loving this vertical birthday sentiment....it fits perfectly on so many of my cards! We hope you join us for the fun.....there is a lucky winner each week...and who doesn't enjoy a free bit o'rubber?! Good Luck! Michelle Pearson http://www.inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/

Spring Flowers!!!

Hi All!! Great challenge this week here at The Rubber Cafe. Spring Flowers!!! And whats a better flower to work with than a big daisy!!! Which is the stamp I used today, Extra Large Daisy. I decided that I wanted this to be a set of cards so I went very simple and wet embossed the daisy with versamark ink and clear embossing powder so the yellow really popped!! I added a few pearls for alittle something extra and mounted the daisy onto white cardstock. Then I made six of these for the set of cards to give to a friend. Hope she likes them.

Thanks so much for stopping in today. Cant wait to see what you create!!!