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Hello Rubber Dance friends.  Gail here today and I am pleased to announce that Rubber Dance is proudly sponsoring the 2021 Cat Lovers Hop   MAIN HOP PAGE - 2021 Cat Lovers Hop 2021 Cat Lovers Hop GUIDELINES AND FAQs DAY 1 Post - 2021 Cat Lovers Hop goes live 12:05 am Pacific, Monday, Oct. 25 Rubber Dance has a number of stamp sets featuring cats.  There is a chance to win Rubber Dance Curious Cat stamp if you participate in the Cat Lovers Hop.  Here's some past makes using this gorgeous stamp   Rubber Dance's also has the cute Purr-fect! stamp set.  Susanne has made this gorgeous home decor piece using this set especially for todays post And here's some past makes using this cute stamp set Rubber Dance Nigh...

Hello Rubber Dance friends.  Gail here today with another card featuring the very gorgeous Curious Cat .  This time he's all orange and green!!!! I made my card base from a piece of green grungy diamond designer card.  I used library green archival ink to stamp the border from Doodle Borders 2, which I think looked a bit like a cat's eye, and the birthday sentiment from the Happy Birthday set.  I also edged the card with the same green ink.  I stamped Curious Cat on a piece of neon green card and embossed with orange embossing powder.  I added some white gel pen highlights, fussy cut and added him to the card.   Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you feel inspired to get out your stamps and create.  Join the fun and link up your makes using Rubber Dance stamps in the Rubber Dance Stamping Lounge .  And d on't forget to check out the Rubber Dance webshop .  There are a selection of stamps on special offer so hop over and grab yourse...

Happy Halloween Rubber Dance friends.  The last day of October so grab your tricks and your treats and lets party until the cat comes home.  Gail here today with a quick ink blended card using the gorgeous Curious Cat I stamped Curious Cat with black archival and masked.  Then I used various distress ink colours and brushes to make a simple night sky background.  I stamped one of the large Night and Day moon stamps and added some gel pen colour.  I stamped the Trick or Treat sentiment and filled in the letters with a white gel pen.  A little colour on the cat and a few sequin bats and done! Rubber Dance is sponsoring the 2020 Cat Lovers Hop .  Pop over and check out all the wonderful feline projects and join the fun for a chance to win a prize from 41 awesome sponsors!!!! Thanks for dropping by.  Have a safe and happy Halloween.  Hugz   Don't forget to check out the Rubber Dance webshop .  There is a selection of stamps ...

Hello Rubber Dance friends.  Gail here today.  Hope you are weathering these strange times well and taking comfort from your crafty hobby.  Maybe like me you have been investigating some of those less visited corners of your stash and found a few forgotten gems.  I've used some very old but lovely DCWV papers and made a quick card with Rubber Dance's Curious Cat stamp. I started with some DCWV Pet Stack papers.  These are very thick and great fun with lots of cat and dog theme patterns.  I actually have a bag of all the scraps from these and picked two which I layered together. I used a dark green card base and cut the layered scraps with a square stitch die.  Then I stamped and fussy cut Curious Cat using black archival ink on white card.  I added a line of pale green rhinestone gems. I still had some scraps of the green and the patterned layers so I used a stitch tag die and cut them both.  Then I used my cra...

Hi everyone, I hope you are having a crafty start to 2019. The Curious Cat kept wanting me to play, so I have a tutorial for you using this gorgeous stamp. Grab your cuppa, and join me for a look at how playing with stuff can be soooo much fun. This is the finished card. and here is how we get there ... Step 1: I've scraped a layer of white gesso over a card base. Then I've used DecoArt paints in a light blue and white to layer up the background. A little finger painting! You could do as little or as much as you like ... just layering one colour on top of the other.  It's really quite relaxing. Step 2: I got my brayer out and added some darker blue mainly around the edges. Step 3: I've stamped the gorgeous Curious Cat onto some tissue paper.  Then on the back side I painted some white paint - when you turn the tissue paper over again to the front, you can see how the white shows through. Step 4: I then ...

Hi everyone, are you ready for Christmas yet? I think my shopping is done ... I think. My mum's birthday is on Boxing Day ... so my thoughts are turning to her. It's a great time because we just keep on celebrating for days lol. This month at Rubber Dance we have a colour challenge using grey, pink and teal.  Or the theme of Embossing. You will find the challenge over on our facebook group . Today I've a tutorial for you using Distress Inks and Oxides.  Curious Cat has come out to play and I hope you see how easy a little bit of stamping can be. Here we go ... Step 1: Blend Distress Oxides onto your card.  It doesn't need to be perfect. We'll be adding more to the background so it will be well hidden. The oxides have a beautiful softness to them which looks great on white card. Step 2:  My teal colour in the inks came from Evergreen Bough. I've twisted a little onto my craft sheet, beaded up with a little water, and dabbed onto b...