Rubber Dance Art Stamps - Blog

Heyyy, everyone! Did you know that our previous DT member Katy Leitch just launched a digital magazine? Yes, you heard right - our very own Katy! She used to be the editor of Craft Stamper and Scrap365 magazines so she has plenty of editorial experience, which you really can tell by the look of her own publication. I love it!!! Mixed Up is a monthly publication, on sale on the first day of each month. Available for desktop or via the Apple and Android app stores. Here is the cover of the very first issue and some info from the magazine's about page. Mixed Up is a digital craft magazine with a mixed media flavour. We aim to bring you a wide variety of mixed media craft projects with easy-to-follow step-by-step tutorials. The magazine is made interactive with live links.   We focus on education and learning, encouraging readers to experiment and develop their skills with step-by-step guidance and expert advice.  We encourage and nurture new talent and ar...

Hello everyone! So happy to be back with my dear friends at Rubber Dance today for a guest appearance! I was actually a bit cheeky and kind of invited myself, because I really wanted to get my hands on the gorgeous ' Fly with Me ' stamp set! I've created a small assemblage piece today using lots of pieces of chipboard layered together. Here's how I created it. Rubber Dance stamps used: Fly with Me Collage Elements 1 Round in Circles 1) Glue several layers of chipboard shapes together so they form a pleasing shape. Have a focal area for your stamp and make some of the elements overhang the main background shape. I added some stencilling with modelling paste to the arched piece. 2) Paint the whole thing with black gesso and allow to dry. 3) Spray liberally with lots of shimmer sprays, spraying close to and getting lots of mica in there, I used mostly ColourArte Radiant Rains for this. Dry.  4) Highlight areas with Treasure Gold waxes in S...

It's my turn to share a tutorial with you today and I've been having some fun with my Artist Plate, using stamped metal to create realistic-looking paint tubes to use as embellishments. I've created a cute little ATC-sized canvas on which my mini paint tubes can take centre stage. Here's how I created it: Stamp the paint tube images onto metal sheet with StazOn: you need a permanent ink that will dry well on metal for this technique. Allow to dry before handling. Stamp the images again onto thin copier paper and cut out the labels. It's important to use thin paper as you want to be able to shape the labels around the tubes. Cut out the metal tubes leaving folding 'tabs' either side as shown. Score then fold the tabs over to make a tubular shape. Open them out and fill with silicone-type dimensional glue before closing again. Allow to dry. Colour the labels with Distress Inks of your choice (I used Salty Ocean and Mustard Seed)...

Yes, it's January and with Christmas gone and forgotten I'm already longing for a holiday! So I decided to dig out one of my oldest but best loved Rubber Dance sets and create a card with a travel theme. I turned to my favourite ever colour scheme - blue and brown again! - and created in a vintage style which I think really suits this particular stamp set. Here's how I made it: 1) Stamp the Venetian image, 'carte postale' and the postcard onto white card. Watercolour them with Distress Inks and a water brush. I used these colours: Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Blueprint Sketch, Pumice Stone, Hickory Smoke, Vintage Photo. Crumble the Venetian scene and postcard to age them and ink the edges. 2) Splatter a cream A6 card with Tumbled Glass Distress Spray. Stamp the card with various images in Sepia and Jet Black Archival Inks. Ink the edges with Vintage Photo. 3) Layer the cut out images onto the card blank with 3D foam for dimension - and you're don...

Today I am combining two of my fave  Rubber Dance  stamp sets - my brand new Artist set and an old favourite, the beautiful Da Vinci set. I've created a multi-layered tag celebrating all things art. For those amongst you as a pedantic as I... yes, I am aware that paint didn't come in tubes in Da Vinci's day - but neither is this tag an original old master, so that's my excuse and I am sticking with it! I used my beloved kraft card as the base (in case you were wondering - which you probably weren't but I am going to tell you anyway - I love the kraft card from docrafts and it's the only one I buy). Here's how I made it: 1) I started by cutting three kraft tags. I stamped the largest tag with the paintbrushes from my Artist set in Potting Soil Archival. I stamped the smaller tags in the same ink with other images from the set and added torn book pages to all the tags. 2) I then used black Archival to stamp splatters (part of one of the heart stamp...

If, like me, there is always someone you've accidentally missed off your Christmas card list, you might need some last minute Christmas cards! I created all six of these cards in well under an hour using just Rubber Dance stamps, Archival inkpads and limited palette of Distress Inks applied with a water brush. The two cards with the repeated sentiments are super quick if you literally have minutes before a guest arrives! This is my last post for 2015 so have a very Merry Christmas one and all - see you in 2016. Katy x I used these Rubber Dance stamps: Cosy Christmas Frosty Friends Winter Wonderland Christmas Cheer and Tags

It's very nearly time for that (beloved or dreaded - take your pick!) time of year again! So I've got a festive make for you today - a sweet little Christmas decoration. I am a bit obsessed lately with sticking things into/onto ATB (artist trading block) boxes (if you follow by blog you'll no doubt have noticed!). So here's Mr Frosty from the Frosty Friends set perched on top of his very own wintry box. Here's how I made him: Die cut the smallest ATB (or use any box template you may have). Spray with Distress Sprays in Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Salty Ocean. Add a little Faded Jeans here and there for a darker tone. Flick liberally with water to create 'bleached' areas all over - to do this, cup a little bit of water in your hand then open your hand over the inked card in a flicking motion. Assemble the box and make a hole in the top as shown. Stamp Mr Frosty and colour him using Distress Inks and a water brush. Cut him out and st...

Helloooo, my darling stampers! It's Bibi here today (owner of Rubber Dance), and guess what - today is my birthday!!  And you know what I love doing on my birthday, except eating cake .... Don't you??? OK, then, since you asked, sort of:  My birthday lasts for only for one day, but I'm celebrating it all weekend + monday with a birthday special: Get a 25 % birthday discount on these new stamps when you order before midnight on Monday! The discount is already on my website, no need for a coupon code. Remember that I can gift wrap stamps and ship directly to your stampin' buddies if you like. Katy on my Design Team has done it again , and this time she has made this super cool set of stamps made from antique etchings that I know my fellow crafters will love! The Artist Plate is a 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 inches) sheet with these super coooool stamps: Katy also made this awesome sample card: Gorgeous, isn't it?? The other sheet is ...