Easy Scene Stamping & Fun Faux Wood Grain!

Hi friends! I am so happy to share these projects with you tonight. I discovered a really fun stamp company (OK, they have been around for years, I’m just late to the party LOL) called Rubber Stamp Tapestry who makes sweet little stamps on pegs and they are so fun a quick to use!

DEAL ALEART!!! 20% off any order $10 or more of peg stamps and sets from Rubber Stamp Tapestry (does not apply to inks, tools, etc), coupon code:  RST16 You can also phone in your order and mention the coupon code if you prefer.

See how these are used in todays video!

Here are the stamp sets I showed in video:

Demo #1 “Heart Wreath” Cherry Blossoms

Demo #2 “Rose ATC” Brambly Rose

Demo #3 “Pond Scene” Lotus Pond  and lily pad and Lotus Flower

The completed cards and ATCs used the flowing sets. Please note there are no duplicates between sets at Rubber Stamp Tapestry and it is noted on individual stamps if they are a part of a set so you don’t have to worry about buying duplicates, love that!

• Pansy Garden
• Farmyard Animals
• Dogwood Forest
• Bittersweet
• Azalea Terrace
• Strawberry Garden

Tip!
Using the peg stamps to build a scene is like putting rocks in a jar, first put the large ones in, then the medium, then the tiny pebbles and then the sand. It is a great way to think of balancing the design with the small stamps.

Faux Wood grain how-to:

1. Score paper every 1/2″

2. Swipe paper with ink going in the direction of the score lines (wood grain)

3. Dry-brush on some white paint or gesso going in the direction of the wood grain.

4. Trace the score lines with a dark brown colored pencil and add nail holes and knots to the “wood” with the same pencil.

I want to thank Rubber Stamp Tapestry for sponsoring today’s video, if you shop be sure to use the coupon code RST16 to save 20% on stamp orders over $10! Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!

A virtual crop and a gingerbread house!

Howdy folks, I love christmas crafting (well duh, you read my blog right?) and I have had an idea for making a gingerbread house that can be used as a decoration, gift box or ornament that you could cut with your Cricut machine and SCAL software. Well, yesterday I got around to designing it and I made a gingerbread house SVG kit with a bonus card and candy cane thing:

I added some chunky clear glitter to the gumdrops and inked the roof scallops to make the house more realistic looking, the longest part of the project was waiting for the glue and ink to dry! The card was an afterthought because I have some paper scraps left and I loved the layout of it so much I included it in the kit, the card only takes about 3 minutes to make so it is perfect for a batch of Christmas cards. I also added a candy cane with a shadow because it has a lot of uses too, be creative!

Here is a close up of the house:

And here is how the house opens if you want to put a gift inside:

of course if you want to make it an orniment you can poke a hole in the roof of the house and insert a ribbon loop then glue the roof shut, so many options! Here is a look at the Gingerbread House SVG set again, it’s only $3 at Lindsay’s stamp stuff!

this project qualifies for the following challenges: ABC Christmas Challenge (winter wonderland), Caardvarks (holiday and die cuts) and Little Red Wagon (use Red)

Also I want to let you know about the Thanksgiving weekend crop I’ll be hosing at the MyGrafico Community:

All you need to do is join the community (if you are not yet a member) and join the Crop Room and you will be all set to play with us Nov. 26-28, we will be making quick cards and whatever else you want to make, it will be fun and it sure beats shopping!

thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!