Just Sitting Here

Hello fellow crafters!  I've been blessed with being a member of the Just for Fun Rubber Stamps Design Team.  JFF has decided to discontinue their Design Team and monthly challenges.  I'll miss all the creativity from my fellow team members. 

In May I created a few backgrounds using Stipple Mists as a stamping medium. This set of trees were stamped on photo paper as an experiment and I love how the ink interacted with the paper.  

Just for Fun trees, camper and sentiment. Club Scrap Stipple Mists and paper. Chameleon color pencils. 

Have a fabulous day!

Spread Your Wings

Happy Thursday!  Can you believe it's August already?!

With the hot summer days upon us, I find myself indoors coloring and staying cool.  I recently received this adorable flamingo stamp and just couldn't wait to use it.  Add some lightweight, fun  feathers for a perfect embellishment. Don't forget a catchy sentiment. 

 Just for Fun rubber stamps. Recollections feathers. Club Scrap papers. Chameleon colored pencils. Queen & Co. pearls.

There's still time to join us for our "By the Water" challenge.  You have until August 5th to link up your water themed cards for a chance to win a Just for Fun store gift certificate. 

Anniversary Silhoutte

I am loving my Distress Oxide Inks!  I took several days of crafting to work on my blending techniques and just fell in love with this color combination inspired by Kristina Werner.  The background blending uses Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade and Seedless Preserves. To complete the card I stamped the Couple at the River Edge silhouette stamp and added a title. 

Just for Fun stamp. Ranger Distress Oxide Ink and die cuts. Club Scrap papers. 

Don't forget to join us for our "By the Waves" challenge for a chance to win a Just for Fun gift certificate. 

Independence Day

Happy Fourth of July my crafty friends! I hope you have a safe holiday!

Last month's challenge was to create cards using stencils.  I seemed to have gotten carried away and created numerous backgrounds.  This Firecracker stencil (sold out) is one of my favorites from Club Scrap and absolutely goes perfect with the Just for Fun Statue of Liberty silhouette stamp. I'm traveling to NYC in a few months and can't wait to use this stamp on a few scrapbook pages as well. 

Just for Fun stamp. Club Scrap stencil and star embellishment. Cricut Independence circle. Dazzles star stickers. 

Don't forget to join us for our "By the Waves" challenge for a chance to win a Just for Fun gift certificate. 

Gentle Breezes

Welcome to Just for Fun Rubber Stamp's newest challenge. This month Heidi has challenged us to create cards with a water theme.  I've recently been trying to hone my Distress Oxide blending skills.  Kristina Werner has a wonderful series on blending color combinations that I couldn't resist trying.  I blended Orange Marmalade, Peacock Feathers and Faded Jeans to create this sunset background.  

Ranger Distress Oxide Inks. Club Scrap papers. 

Just for Fun Lighthouse Silhouette

Just for Fun Calm Seas

We would love for you to link up your water creations for a chance to win a Gift Certificate to our store. 

Paint Brushes

Happy Thursday my scrappy friends! Lisa here with today's stamping goodness. 

Just for Fun stamp. Paper Smooches easel die. Spellbinders sentiment. Club Scrap stipple mists and papers. Nuvo drops. Copic markers.

Stamp paint brushes, fussy cut and color with Copic markers.  Using Stipple Mists, create a fun splattered background on watercolor paper. Add die cuts and sentiment. Nuvo drops on the sentiment die helps to elevate and add dimension.

Don't forget to join us in this month's stencil challenge! Link up your projects for a chance to win a gift certificate to the Just for Fun stamp store. 

You're Sweet

Happy Thursday, my crafty friends!  We're in the first week of June and it's already approaching 100 degrees here in Cali.  What a perfect time to make a few summer cards.  

Just for Fun stamp. Cuttlebug embossing folder. Lawn Fawn die cut title. Nuvo drops. Club Scrap papers. 

I found a color burst art orphan in my stash that would make a perfect background for ice cream sandwiches.  Stamp the yummy ice cream on the background panel and fussy cut.  I cut off the sticks and used wood grained paper for a more realistic look.  Add Nuvo to image dots for dimension.  Die cut title, adhere to embossed card panel and cover with glitter Nuvo drops for sparkle.  

Don't forget to join us in this month's stencil challenge! Link up your projects for a chance to win a gift certificate to the Just for Fun stamp store. 

Worst Day Fishing

Welcome to Just for Fun Rubber Stamps newest challenge. This month the design team is challenging you to create projects using a stencil. We would love for you to join us by linking up your creation to our website. 

I've been wanting to use this boat stamp for a while now but I was having a mental road block on how to create a background other than the traditional water scene. I had the "ah-ha" moment while going through my stash of stencils.  

I stenciled the ship's wheel with brown ink onto a white background. To create the boat with no background showing through I stamped it twice.  Once on the white panel for the finer details to show and once on scrap paper.  I colored and fussy cut the largest section of the spare boat and adhered it to the wheeled background.  A splattering of blue ink and a sentiment finishes off the card. 

Just for Fun stamps. Club Scrap papers and stencil. 

Collage Heart

Happy Thursday!  Thanks for joining us today at Just for Fun Rubber Stamps.

I've been doing a lot of coloring lately with my colored pencils.  I generally stamp a full sheet of random stamps and then just mindlessly sit in front of the TV and color. Very therapeutic.  This card features the Collage Heart stamp colored with the dual tipped Chameleon pencils. 

Just for Fun stamps. Club Scrap papers. Elizabeth Craft Designs stitched die. Chameleon pencils.

Thank you for visiting today.  We would love for you to join our May challenge.  Link up those art projects with at least 3 layers that celebrate the women in your life. 

Girls Night

Welcome to Just for Fun Rubber Stamps newest challenge. This month the design team is challenging you to make projects that celebrate the women in your lives. We would love for you to join us! 

I'm celebrating my girlfriends who have been there for me in the good times and not so good times. I created this card the day after our girls bunco group met so I thought the sentiment was spot-on. :)

Just for Fun rubber stamps. Club Scrap papers and ribbon. Creek Bank Creations die. Nuvo drops.

1.  Stamp Carafe Background several times and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

2.  Stamp Girls Night sentiment and die cut tag.

3.  Add washi tape and staple ribbon to tag.

4.  Add Nuvo drops and let dry.

To join us in the challenge link up your project to our website for a chance to win a gift certificate to our store.  If you'd like more ideas, join our Facebook group at Just For Fun Rubber Stamps Fan Group. 

Time to Relax

Can you believe it's May already!?  Time to get outdoors and enjoy the sunshine before it gets too hot here in Cali. 

Have you ever cut your rubber stamps to just use a portion?  To some crafters this is sacrilegious. To me...it's getting more bang for my buck.  I trimmed a "Hole in One" golf quote into three different stamps.  I now have a birthday stamp, a relax quote and a golf sentiment.

Just for Fun stamps. Club Scrap papers and Stipple Mists. Paper Smooches cloud dies.

To create the background, I sprayed a pool of Stipple Mists on my glass mat and added water.  I used this as my "ink pad" and created a watercolor pine tree image. 

Note: Try different papers for different effects. The above photo is on glossy paper.

There's still time to join us for our April Lace Challenge. 

Just upload your photo to our website for a chance to win a gift certificate to the Just for Fun Rubber Stamp store.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter!  I'm still playing with the background webbed and splatter stamp from Just for Fun Rubber Stamps.  The possibilities are endless with this big gem and I wanted to create a cracked egg effect for this card.  

Just for Fun rubber stamps. Club Scrap papers. Ranger inks. Sizzix embossing folder. Pretty Pink Posh sequins. Cricut eggs. 

Just for Fun Webbed and Splattered Background

Just for Fun Happy Easter 

Just for Fun Tweet Sentiments 3

Create a background panel using distress oxide inks and let dry. Stamp the background stamp to add cracks and splatters. Die cut several "eggs" from the background panel. Emboss yellow mat and tie ribbon around. Stamp greetings on paper flag and bottom of card base. Add sequins. 

There's still time to link up your projects for our Lace Challenge. 

Have a fabulous day!

Birdie Love

Hello my crafty friends!  It's Lisa here to bring you some springtime smiles.  

Nothing like birds to say Spring is here.  

Just for Fun rubber stamps. Club Scrap papers, wood charm. Darice embossing folder. Recollections feather. 

Just for Fun Sentiment 3

Just for Fun Bird House

Simple easy steps to create this card: Stamp and fussy cut bird house. Emboss aqua panel. Thread wood bird button with twine and tie a bow. Layer elements.

Thank you for stopping by today and don't forget to join us and link up your cards for our Lace Challenge.

What's Brewing?

Welcome! As a Just for Fun Design Team member I'm here to present you with April's challenge.  Let's get creative this month with lace.  Feel free to think beyond the standard fabric lace.  Doilies, die cuts or punches are perfect for this challenge as well. 

Just for Fun stamps, Club Scrap papers. Recollections doily and tags. HAI heart gems.

Coffee cup with hearts

What's Brewing?

Stamp the coffee cup with hearts, color with copic markers and fussy cut.  Add clear nuvo drops to heart for dimension and sparkle. Layer doily, cup and paper ribbons. Stamp sentiment. Add gems. 

We would love to see your lace creations this month.  Please link up your artwork on our blog. 

Have a fabulous day!

Celtic Love

Happy Thursday!  Thank you for stopping in today, my crafty friends!  

I love using background stamps to add interest and visual texture to embellishments. Talk about getting more bang for your buck! I painted a wood "love" embellishment with white acrylic paint and then stamped the webbed and splattered background stamp in green to add interest. 

Just for Fun stamps. Club Scrap papers and charm. Nuvo drops. Copic makers. 

I added a fussy cut Celtic Heart image to replace the "o" and couldn't resist hanging a Celtic charm. 

Don't forget to join our movement challenge.  We want to see your cards wiggle, jiggle, flip and flop. 

Have a fabulous day!

Vino

Hello my crafty friends!  Happy Thursday!  

It's Lisa here today to bring you a fun way to get more from your background stamps. 

I originally created this background last August for our Stripes Challenge. I wanted to hand create stripes but then got sidetracked and designed a totally different card for the challenge. 

These stripes were created by marking off stripes with masking tape and then swiping a distress oxide ink pad along the paper. Remove the tape when the ink is dry and add white stripes with a gel pen. 

I'm still in love with my Wine Background stamp and use it many different ways.  For this card I stamped and colored the image then die cut it into a flag shape. Just add embellishments to finish off your theme. 

Just for Fun background wine stamp. Club Scrap papers. Cuttlebug embossing folder. Creek Bank Flag die. Melissa Frances wine bottle die. Ranger Distress Oxide inks. Nuvo drops. American Craft twine. 

Don't forget to join us this month for our movement challenge. 

Have a fabulous day!  

Handprint Hugs

Welcome to Just for Fun Rubber Stamps newest challenge. Marie is challenging us to make a card that slides, wiggles, rolls, flips or folds.  We would love for you to join us in the fun! 

How awesome are wiper cards! If you pull the card outward on both sides a little sentiment flag pops up from the inside.  

Just for Fun hand print stamp and sentiment. Club Scrap papers, ribbon, button and stipple mists. Cuttlebug embossing folder. Impression Obsession die. Tonic Nuvo drops.

1. Start with two 4.5x7.75" card panels scored and accordion folded at 5.75" and 6.25".  One 3x3 sentiment panel. 

2. Fold 1/2" corner of the 3x3" panel at a 45 degree angle. Adhere the corner of the square 1/2" down from the top under the right flap. 

3.  Adhere the 1.5" flaps of each panel to the front and back of the card making sure the sentiment wiper is sandwiched on the inside. 

Pulling the sides outward pops up the "wiper" sentiment.

Don't forget to link up your moving projects for a chance to win a gift certificate to our store!

Cheers!

Cheers my crafty friends! I've been experimenting with my handmade wreath builder stencil and thought I'd do something fun with this wine bottle stamp.  The spatter background stamp adds a fun, messy element to this card.  The spatters look like wine after a long day in my tasting room :) 

Just for Fun stamps. Club Scrap papers and cork. Spellbinders die. 

There is still time to join us for the Music Monthly Challenge over at Just for Fun Rubber Stamps.  We would love for you to link up your creations for a chance to win a gift certificate to our store. 

Music Challenge

It's time for a new challenge over at Just for Fun Rubber Stamps.  For the month of February we're challenging you to create projects with a music theme.  There's a catch...we'd like you to use purple, green and gold in your design. 

Sentiments 3

I created this card by spraying sheet music with stipple mists. Let dry, trim and mat on yellow cardstock. Die cut green circle and stamp sentiment. Layer feather, flower and gems. 

Link up your creations for a chance to win a Just for Fun gift certificate. 

Valentine Marbling

I had a blast creating backgrounds using the nail polish marbling technique that Julie demonstrated last summer.  I thought these colors were perfect for Valentine's day.  The backgrounds for the poinsettia lined flowers were stamped on an art panel created by using glossy photo paper and color bursts. You can view the instructions on the Too much of a good thing blog posting. 

Just for Fun stamps and sentiment. Club Scrap papers and acrylic dots. Prima flowers.