Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

Did you see the amazing Jewish Star cards over on Cindy’s blog last week? They were so incredible, that I had to make some myself! This is the outside of the first one that I made.

And here is the inside. As you can see, it really is a card that you can write inside and everything!

Stamps: Shalom Sayings
Ink: VersaMark
Paper: Whisper White card stock, Regals Patterns Designer Series Paper (Night of Navy), Silver Glimmer Paper
Other: Simply Scored, 2 3/8” Scallop Circle Punch, 2 1/2” Circle Punch, Silver Embossing Powder

I followed Cindy’s fabulous tutorial, and along the way I figured out a few things that worked better for me. I’ll be posting my tutorial here tomorrow. I hope you’ll come back and see!

This is another one of the cards that the Fourth Graders will be making with the seniors on their field trip to the Jewish Home. (See yesterday’s blog post for more information on this Service Learning project.) It also ties in well with the Pals Paper Arts challenge this week, to use ribbon on a project. I think this may be the first time I’ve used the Shalom stamp without embossing it! I decided I wasn’t brave enough to try heat embossing on the field trip. I did manage to bling up the card with some silver glimmer paper though.

Stamps: Shalom
Ink: Night of Navy
Paper: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Silver Glimmer
Other: Night of Navy 1 1/4″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (retired)

Unfortunately, this striped ribbon is no longer available in Night of Navy, though I did see it on the Clearance Rack not that long ago. If you are looking for shades of blue, it is available in Marina Mist and Not Quite Navy.

Another great sketch from Margaret Moody over at Pals Paper Arts this week.

Although I do love square cards, I made this one into a rectangle because I finally got a chance to play with Stampin’ Up’s new Hanukkah Stamp! Isn’t it super cute? I have to say that I didn’t particular like the way they hung the stars and dreidels off of the letters. It made them look a little too much like ornaments, if you know what I mean. Since I was using markers in different colors to ink up my stamp, I simply didn’t color the strings. That’s the great thing about markers on stamps — you can omit whatever you want!

Stamps: Hanukkah
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Other: Marina Mist Scalloped Dotted Ribbon, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot

We’ll be making this card at Stacey’s holiday card workshop this weekend! I can’t wait!

I really can’t get over how great this Shalom stamp looks embossed in gold on Very Vanilla cardstock. It’s just so stunning! I decided to pair it with the two new In Color blues, and I love how it looks! This card is nice and flat for easy mailing, but the heat embossing as well as the dry embossing keep it interesting.

Stamps: Shalom
Ink: VersaMark, Pool Party
Paper: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Very Vanilla
Other: Gold Embossing Powder, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot

I’m thinking about this card as one of the ones the Fourth Graders will make with the seniors when they go visit the Jewish Home for the Aging in November. The card would be perfect, I’m just trying to decide if I’m brave enough to try heat embossing in a large group again…

A few people over at SplitCoast Stampers were talking about what to put inside these fabulous 1″ x 8″ cello bags that are new in Stampin’ Up’s Holiday Mini Catalog. One woman mentioned honey sticks, and I saw a lightbulb go off in my head! What a perfect Rosh Hashanah gift! I printed out the greetings for the middle on Whisper White cardstock, and then used the little apple stamp from Family Business to decorate them. They say Shana Tova in Hebrew on one side, and Have A Sweet New Year in English on the other. I probably could have squeezed a third honey stick in each bag, but I like the way it looks with two.

Stamps: Family Business
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, Whisper White
Other: 1″x 8″ Cello Bags, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, 1 1/4″ Circle Punch

If you are interested in creating these yourself, you can download this PDF to print the Rosh Hashanah greetings for the center.

What do you do if you need to make some Hanukkah cards, but you don’t want to buy a stamp set that is only for Hanukkah? Luckily, there are some Hanukkah images and sayings in some of the other stamp sets! The 3″ x 3″ card below (also made for a Stampin’ Addicts swap) uses the menorah found in Every Little Bit and the “Happy Hanukkah” from Delightful Dozen.

Stamps: Every Little Bit, Delightful Dozen
Ink: Island Indigo, Pool Party
Paper: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White
Other: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Island indigo Ruffled Ribbon, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Aren’t those two In Colors great together? Love them!!

When I create my Rosh Hashanah cards, I always try to use a shade of red to represent apples and a shade of gold to represent honey. Now that Stampin’ Up has Cherry Cobbler embossing powder, I knew I had to use it for a Rosh Hashanah card! I combined it with Brushed Gold cardstock to make this gorgeous card.

Stamps: Shalom
Ink: VersaMark
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Brushed Gold
Other: Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Champagne Shimmer Paint, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot

I sprayed the Very Vanilla piece with homemade shimmer mist after I ran it through the Big Shot. I combined rubbing alcohol and a few drops of Champagne Shimmer Paint in a small spray bottle and sprayed it on to add a gold sheen to the vanilla piece. You can see it a little in the picture (click to enlarge), but it is really lovely in real life.

I made some Hanukkah cards for the Stampin’ Addicts Holiday Wow Swap. Some of them are more elegant, and some are bright and fun, like this one. It uses the Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight paper from the Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper. I think it is just perfect for a Hanukkah card!

Stamps: Shalom Sayings
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Big Top Birthday DSP
Other: Tempting Turquoise 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, 3″ Circle Bigz Die, Scallop Circle #2 Bigz Die, Basic Rhinestones

This is such a classic card — substitute a cupcake instead of the Menorah, and you have a fabulous birthday card!

I really love the way the Shalom stamp looks embossed in gold on Very Vanilla cardstock. It’s such a classy look! Here is another card I made with this. It is a very simple 3″x3″ card, but I just love how it came out!

Stamps: Shalom
Ink: VersaMark
Paper: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Very Vanilla
Other: Gold Embossing Powder, Hemp Twine, Simply Scored

Do you see the score lines framing the image? I used my Simply Scored to create these. Since I was making several of these cards for a Stampin’ addicts swap, I used the markers so I could easily find the places I needed to score each time.

After I scored the first two lines, I turned the cardstock 90 degrees to score the other two sides.

I love the Simply Scored! It is such a fabulous tool! I find myself looking for things to score now, just so that I can use it more!

Today’s Stamping 411 sketch was just what I needed to kick start the swaps I am making for a Stampin’ Addicts Fall & Winter WOW! swap. Isn’t this a fabulous sketch?

I’m calling this one “Shabbos in the Country” because it has such a country feel to it with the floral patterns and the twine. I have to say, the Shalom stamp looks amazing embossed in gold on the Very Vanilla paper. I wish you could see it in real life (well, the people in the swap will), but you can click on the image for a closer look.

Stamps: Shalom
Ink: VersaMark
Paper: Pool Party, Not Quite Navy, Brushed Gold, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake DSP
Other: 2 3/8″ Scallop Punch, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Bitty Buttons, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Hemp Twine, Big Shot, Glue Dots

See those punched out Jewish Stars on the side? I have to thank Holly P. for that one — they are actually one of the flowers from the Boho Blossoms Punch! How awesome is that?