When I thought of the title "Rub On's & Rhinestones" for today's card, all I could think of was fashion accessories. Like diamonds and pearls ... or a handbag and shoes... but for this card Rub On's & Rhinestones fit the bill.
My gut feeling was to first create a card with multicolored circles and dots covering the cardstock. But when I sat down to Kreate, my hands and mind went in a totally different direction. I chose to do some colorblocking instead using Orchid Opulence, Only Orange and Green Galore (all from the Stampin' Up! Bold Brights collection). The Bold Brights collection was my first set of classic ink pads from Stampin' Up!.
You can purchase them as a collection, individually by color, AND even in a smaller sampling by purchasing Stampin' Spots (the color families can be found on pages 163-165 in the Spring-Summer Collection 2008). Stampin' Spots are an affordable way to sample many of our colors, they are sold by color family and are $22.50 for a set of 12 1" square ink pads. Then down the road, after you fall in love with the ink, you can invest in the Stampin' Pads in all color families. It is truly an investment, I treasure my ink pads.
Back to today's card... after mounting the color blocked pieces, I transfered the large white flower from the Love & Happiness Rub On set. I was careful to align the flower so that the petals "fit" onto each color and the lines of the Rub On were not overlapping two colors of cardstock. I then added the flourish Rub On and a few extra touches here and there. The Rub On's are so easy to customize because you can snip around whatever image you want and add them on wherever seems fit. I topped the card off using a stamp from the "Priceless" stamp set for the center of the flower, and a sentiment from the hostess level 1 set "For a Friend". Finally, I very carefully trimmed the flower out, mounted it on a stampin' dimensional... popped on a few rhinestones and called it complete.
TOMORROW: Featured Stamper challenge (F64) - CASE (Copy & Share for Everyone) a card from the featured stampers gallery. To be exact, from the gallery of Sf9erfan over at SCS. You can read the rules for this challenge, by clicking the F64 link above.
Comments