RubberStampMadness Magazine Holiday Issue 2024~

Hi there!! 
Today I'm sharing a card that was 
published in the Holiday Issue 2024 of
RubberStampMadness.


The call was for a beach themed card so I created
with some stamps by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps.  They produce 
many scenery type stamps. 

Products used:
Blue Knight Rubber Stamps: Path to the Barn, Birds ll, Choose Wisely,
Daring Adventure Stamps & Dies and One Line Sentiments/lucky you.
Other: embossing powder, Panpastels and adhesives by
Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L.

Thanks for stopping by and checkout
RubberStampMadness.  It is a great
publication for paper crafts.

Connie
crafty_mercer
Crafty Goodies Facebook Page 

Palm Trees with Blue Knight Stamps~

Hi there!
Today I'm sharing a card using Palm Trees by 
Blue Knight Stamps. 

The card focus is on the Palm Trees so I left most of the scene white. 
The jeep is an add in stamp and works perfect for this scene.

The Palm Trees are colored with Panpastels.  The jeep is from the
Daring Adventure Stamp & Die set.  The fisherman is from the
Silhouette Sportsman set.  The sentiment is One Line Sentiments/
happy any day. The Sun/Moon Circles Stencil is used behind
the mountain.  The flock of birds are part of the stamp. 
All adhesive is by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.
Thanks for stopping by!

Connie
crafty_mercer
Crafty Goodies Facebook Page

Forest Stream & Mountains with Blue Knight Stamps~

Hi there!
Today I'm sharing a card using 
Forest Stream & Mountains by Blue Knight Stamps.
It is another stamp from the NEW release.

I really loved creating with this scenery stamp.  It has perfect placement for
add in stamps.  The Flock of Birds and the Silhouette Sportsman are
examples of add in stamps. 

The scene is colored with Panpastel and then speckled with
white acrylic paint.  The sentiment is One Line Sentiment/
happy any day.  Also used is the Sun/Moon Circles Stencil
behind the mountain. 
All adhesive is by Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L.
Thanks for stopping by!

Connie
crafty_mercer
Crafty Goodies Facebook Page

Small Squirrels with Blue Knight Stamps~

Hi there!
Today I'm sharing a card using the Small Squirrels 
which is a set on its own, but goes with the 
Forest Animals / Racoon set. 

This set is two sizes smaller than what is in the Forest Animals/Racoon set.
The card shows all three sizes of the Squirrels.  This set isn't listed on the
website but is available.  Just enquire through the website.

The card is stamped on white cardstock and colored with
Panpastels.  The Squirrels are added into the scene. 
Products used: Path to Barn, One Line Sentiments/
friends rock., Forest Animals/Raccoon, Birds ll,
Sun/Moon Circles Stencil and Panpastels. 
All adhesive is by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.
Thanks for stopping by!!

Connie
crafty_mercer
Crafty Goodies Facebook Page 

Eagles & Foliage plus Die with Blue Knight Stamps~

Hi there!
Today I'm sharing three cards using the fabulous 
Eagles & Foliage stamp & Die by Blue Knight Stamps.

This was a fun stamp to create with and the Eagle Die is a 
must have. 

I used the Dictionary Page Background Stamp to add
interest and thought the foliage would look great stamped
over the text.  The Eagles are stamped and then I used
the coordinating Die to cut them out. The color is
Distress Oxide inks.

This card is using Distressed Oxide inks for the background and
then the foliage is stamped with the coordinating oxide inks.
The Eagle is stamped and then the Die is used to cut it out. The Eagle
wings are highlighted with Panpastels.
The sentiment is from One Line Sentiments/blessings.

I used the Old Glory stamp (flag) and colored with 
Distress Oxide inks.  The large Eagle is stamped and cut out
with the Die.  The words are from the God Bless America
stamp set.  All adhesive is by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Thanks for stopping by!
Connie
crafty_mercer
Crafty Goodies Facebook Page

Silhouette Birds & Grass with Blue Knight Stamps~

Hi there!
Today I'm sharing greeting cards using 
Silhouette Birds & Grass, from the recent NEW 
release, by Blue Knight Stamps. 

The cards are similar, in the way they were created,  but the end results is
two unique cards! 

The bird image is stamped on the Night Sky 3 pattern paper
and the fence die is from The View from my Yard Stamp &
Die.  The sentiment is One Line Sentiments/blessings
The fence is colored with Panpastels.  The card front is
speckled with white acrylic paint for a completed look.

On this card the background is a vintage sheet of book
text.  It is wrapped with fabric with an added button.
The extra elements are the same as the card above.  One is
stamped on pattern paper and the other on vintage book text
for two different looks!
All adhesive is by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Thanks for stopping by!
Connie
crafty_mercer
Crafty Goodies Facebook Page

Celebrating 50 Years with an Art Journal Page~

Hi there!!
We recently celebrated 50 years of marriage and I 
wanted to document that achievement with an
art journal page.  I used 23 plus different stamps, stencils
and inks to tell our story. 

Looks like a hot mess but it was fun to put it all together.  I used a lot of
this and that and guess what , it all worked beautifully together.

I started adding color to the page and blending it all.  Distress Oxide inks
were used for this.  I then added some spirts of water to distress the page.
Stamps and stencils were added to the background.

I placed an acrylic sheet over the art journal page and stamped the fence in
to make sure the placement was perfect.  Then I stamped it on the page.
It is colored with pan pastels which is fast and easy to add color to an image.

The elephants are stamped on white cardstock, colored with pan pastels 
and then cut out.  The easel is also stamped. colored and cut out.
White acrylic paint is smeared on the page to lighten areas that I got
to dark.  Such and easy fix.

I had some fun mixed media stamps that were perfect to add some
interest to the elephants. The sentiments are stamped out (some of the 
words are computer generated) and then added to the page. I
speckled the page with white and black acrylic paint. 
Products used: KatzelKraft: Elephant Van Gough, Elephant Watson,
Los Numbers, Ephemera, Bidules & Things, Spiral Borders, Barriove (bench
& fence) and Les Accessories. Darkroom Door: Number Medley, Hearts,
Sketched Alphabet and Sm. Sketched Alphabet.  These products are carried 
at Topflight Stamps.   Creative Worship: Faith Wordfetti, too, Vintage
Type Alpha, Foliage Silhouettes and Leaf Fronds Stencil.  Scrapbook
Adhesives by 3L: Dual Tip Glue Pen, 3D Foam Strips and E-Z Runner
Grand Repositionable Dots.  Links to the companies are in the side bar.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Connie
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Crafty Goodies Facebook Page