Hi Louise  here with you today to share a couple of cards featuring the new Magnolia Stamps which have just become available at Artfull Crafts.

First up I have an Autumn inspired card........

I used Magnolia "Sweet Crazy Love - Rose Scent Tilda"  coloured with prisma pencils and OMS on watercolour paper, I cut the image out with sharp scissors to get a better edge and mounted it on the mat which was cut with My Favourite Things Die-namics - Oval Open Scallop Doily.  The papers are from the  Ruby Rocket Nostalgia collection.  I glimmer misted a prima resistant canvas with glimmermist in Sunsisters & Meadow Green


On this second card I have used softer colours and given the card a more shabby look. I used Magnolia Stamps - Sweet Crazy Love - Heart Balloons  coloured with copics on watercolour paper. I have used a 6x6 MME paper pad for the papers which are edged with Picket Fence Distress Paint as are the Sweet Nothing Collectables I have also used on the background.  I have glimmer misted the seam binding and prima resistant canvas with Electric Blue and Vintage Pink glimmermists.

These magnolia stamps are very cute and fun to colour and there is a great selection available at Artfull Crafts so be sure to check them out.

For my last post this month, I have some cute Ruby Rock-It projects for you. They mainly use labels and journal cards from the Paper Doll and Paper Boy Tokens papers.



This clock has a tag for it's face and is suspended it from a photo frame. A hole is punched through the acrylic to allow the hands to be attached to the clock mechanism (hidden behind the tag).




These two cards were created for a class I taught pre-teen girls where they learnt to layer paper and embellishments. As the Felties and Chipboards came in a range of colours, they had a creative time choosing their favourites. Each girl ended up with unique cards based on their selected combinations.



For more Paper Doll project ideas, come check out this Doll's Dresses Banner   and this card created using only the Tokens paper. Don't forget to join in our June challenge where Liz has lots of lovely prizes up for grabs.


cheers, Sandy

Who do you spy in my photos? Some of my favourite crafters - all in orange. What a coincidence.

The papers in the Authentique Carefree range just happened to match perfectly and have set the scene for this layout class.




Join us on Saturday 30th June, 1pm for this class with Juanita and Vicki. I will be away in Australia with Betsy and Lisa (from the Design Team) getting a sneak peek at the new Kaisercraft ranges for the next few months (don't tell anyone - but I've got them all here already and have seen Miss Betsy's amazing contributions!). I think you'll love them - especially the new Christmas ones. DON'T talk about Christmas just yet though...

We have heaps of winter to get through - so come along and join us for that layout class! Bookings limited as we are hosting a fun group of gals from Christchurch for the day.

I've used the sketch below (kindly supplied by our Centre Stage company "Ruby Rock-It") to inspire this layout. We'll also complete a card based on the layout with the left-overs.


Make sure you create something EITHER with the sketch, OR any Ruby Rock-It/Bella/Fundamentals projects, OR anything that has a quote in it, and go in the draw to win one of three fab packages from Ruby Rock-It. We've already seen some wonderful entries. Click here to check out the challenge details.

Here's the sketch:

Hi there, Christine here with a couple of cards to show you, using the Ruby Rock-it Nostalgia Collection.
For this card I die cut a kraft tag then stamped and white embossed a quote on it. I then added some of the chipboard from the collection in the way of the daisies, swirls and bird.

 This is an easel card to which I have added the chipboard spinner to the front.
A very versatile collection to work with.

TFL

Happy Creating!

Christine

Good morning all - Betsy here today to share a couple of cards made with the lovely Bella, Vintage Chic.
This is a lovely collection to work with. Again the Centre Stage focus at Artfull Crafts, for this month.



Aren't the colours gorgeous? This one is made with a vintage look. Stick pins are the latest craze for cards so I added one here, just to be up with the play!! Our little card making group are having a lot of fun making these, with many a show and tell!!



A very simple card as the papers speak for themselves. I have pleated the satin ribbon for a change and the roses are from Kaisercraft, placing them on half a doily.
That's all from me today.

Happy crafting to you all, and many blessings,

Betsy.

And here's a closeup of the cluster.



Hope you like it.

Lindsey
x

Today we feature an online interview with the Owners of Ruby Rock-It & Bella. You can see their fabulous collections in the shop here - and be sure to look below to see some of the work the DT have done creating with the products.

Sandy, Lisa, Betsy, Christine

Describe yourself and how long you have been acting on the Crafting Stage?
We’ve been in papercraft for about 12 years starting in stationery and children’s craft paper and activity pads and moving into scrapbooking and cardmaking around 7 years ago. Prior to that the company also sold ribbons.

Please share with us a brief synopsis of the Ruby Rock-It story and don’t forget to tell us anything that sets you apart.
Ruby Rock-it came to life in 2008 and she’s my baby. We also have two other brands BELLA and Fundamentals for Cardmaking. However the products under these brands are more mainstream and everyday. I wanted to create a brand that showcased the styles that I really loved and that’s what Ruby Rock-it does. The designs take more time as they are more layered and complex. The embellishments are more interesting and creative. We’ll try embellishments under the Ruby Rock-it brand that we would never range under our other brands just because we can. The brand was inspired by my two grandmothers who always drank tea and coffee out of bone china cups. I loved the china they had in their house and both of them had very unique styles. They were a huge influence on my life and I use my memories of them and their photos, their china and their books to draw inspiration for the collections we create. What sets us apart – we create an abundance of interesting with Ruby – that’s how I like to think about it.

As owner, what part of your job gives you the most joy?
Creating new product firstly. But I do like demonstrating it and seeing people use it – it’s very rewarding to see all that hard work being put to good use and I love to see people enjoy using the craft and using our products.


 Sandy, Lindsay, Betsy, Christine

Where do you think the papercraft industry is heading and what major trends do you see developing for 2012?
Our business continues to grow and we haven’t had any downturn in spite of the global economy so we think the papercraft industry is in good shape. The key is to have new products to delight and surprise customers every month and to keep them interested in papercrafting. Mixed media is a major trend right now – it’s all about craft fusion – what can you re-invent, re-purpose or re-create? There’s always something new and interesting going on – this is what keeps papercraft fresh and relevant and keeps people scrapbooking.

How do you use Social Media to keep your audience clapping?
Social Media is KEY to our success in this new world of staying active online for our industry. We make sure that we link our blog to Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc each and every day. This keeps us active in our industry as we work to stay fresh, fun and innovative. Our blog is filled with daily inspiration of our new and ongoing ranges as we work to bring the public all the new things we are working on. Cheers to Social Media!

Stay tuned later in the week for more insight into Ruby Rock-It from their design and management team.

The next layout was created to mimic a fair-ground advertising poster with a banner at the top  embellished with Bella Bling! that looked like the twinkling lights of a marquee. The stripe pattern is actually a pocket that held hidden journalling tags. Those retro style phrases from the collection worked really well as headers for my tags.

Hope you enjoyed these projects where I focused on a red, yellow and kraft colour scheme to show you a different side to the Nostaglia collection. For more close-up photos and descriptions, you can check out posts on my blog here and here.

Hi Everyone. Lisa here to share some cards I have made using the gorgeous Bella Wedding range.
There are lots of beautiful papers and co-ordinating embellishments in this collection.


This is my favourite card of the set of three that I made using this collection.
I used a square base of white card stock, then made a base from the beautiful Silver embossed card stock - Wedded words. I gently sanded over the embossed words so they would stand out.
Keeping in with the square theme, I punched out four squares of black card stock & inked the edges with silver ink. I used the white alphas to spell the word love...replacing the 'O' with a gorgeous Silver Heart Seal sticker. A red heart brad to finish it off & add a bit of colour.


I have used white card stock again for the base of this card, this time going for a slim rectangle. I layered with vellum with silver dots over the base to create a lovely soft look.
It is important to note the quality of this vellum is AMAZING! I have not used anything quite like it before!
A strip of Silver paper lace (which is adhesive - got to love that) A punched square with a heart seal to complete.


This is a smaller card, that I rounded the corners of then embossed the card stock using Swiss dot embossing folder in my cuttlebug. I gently rubbed silver ink over the embossing. I have used three of the Heart shaped Wedding tokens.  I gently scored the hearts in the centre & stuck some tape between each layer only along the score to create a layered effect. A Pearl sticker, heart seal & bling to complete.



I made all three cards from one sheet of card stock. This is fun & easy to achieve by making different sized cards in one set.
I think these cards are suitable for Wedding, Engagement or perhaps just for someone you love.

Have a great day, Lisa