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Rubber Stamp Compositions
    On this page you will find a variety of compositions that I have done over the last several years.  Some of them more recent than others.  Over time I know there will be a number  of additions to the page here.  My hope it not only to share with you some of my own stamping fun but to share ideas and provide possible inspirations for you own rubber stamped compositions.

Julia

The Latest Swap Compositions!
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 These two pop-up cards are some I just completed for a swap.  I was unsure just how they would come out
since I have little experience with pop-up cards... I was quite astonished that they came out as well
as they did!!!

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A Rose is a Rose...                                   Under the Sea...
I just completed these two compositions for  swaps that I am in.  The front of the first card, "A Rose is a Rose" is done in various leaves and tiny roses with my dragon fly stamp. The center of the card is cut out and a plastic window is presented.  This allows for you to look into the fairy that is on the inside surrounded in larger roses.  The car has a number of 3-d  items.  There is also an edging surrounding the window on the inside of the card.
 The second card is "Under the Sea", is done with a variety of different stamps.  On the front of the card there are three different stamps. The taller stamp includes the sea horse and star fish with some sea shells. I added a small mermaid and smaller shells to the left of the card.  The center is cut away with a plastic window to the inside of the card.  On the inside is a stamped "word puzzle" for the enjoyment of the receivers.  I accented the card with a small verse to entice the receiver.  "Dive Right In!".
Both of these compositions were fun to do and I have enjoyed the opportunity to add these to some of my favorite compositions!
 
 
 
 
 
 

    This composition will accompany a Wedding Shower gift for my niece Angela who is getting married in April.  I also did her wedding invitations.  They can be seen at the bottom of this page.
     This composition is a combination of both rubber stamping and Pergamano (also known as Parchment Crafting).
The design is hand embossed and painted in the Pergamano style and the outer floral points are cut away using the perforation tool designed for this purpose.  The stamp used for this composition is by Anette M Watkins it is very difficult for me to read the credit for this stamp so please indulge me a bit).G1153 (1993).


Victorian Mother and Child

  I had such fun making this victorian theme composition.  It is a 3-dementional piece that I have mounted as a picture and hung on the wall of my studio.  All but one of the stamps used here came from swaps that I was in on the internet (via the rubberstamps listserv).  The victorian House in the back ground is a stamp made by Arizona Stamps Too!   When I first saw this stamp several years ago I just had to have it.  At that time I had no idea what I was going to do with it and my first attempts at putting it together in a composition were not that successful..  Patience has paid off and now I have this composition that I am pleased with.  Doing this composition has started my mind going in many directions in which I know I will now explore.

    This composition is one of my favorites!  It was one of my early compositions and one that set the tone for many cards and other pieces that I was to do from here on out! Again I do not know the credits for the fruit stamps. I picked them up as unmounted stamps several years ago on a close out at Michael's. They were the first unmounted stamps I had purchased and I wasn't even sure how to mount them.  I have learned a great deal since then.  The verse "Good friends are uplifting", is one of my own designs and available from New Life Creations.  I used sticker paper for all but the watermelon.  The watermelon is done with a piece of card stock and crimped.  I mounted the watermelon to provide a 3-d effect and also to create a pocket for putting little treasures in for the special people who would received this card.
  When I was moving to Waterford last year I made this composition to let everyone know that I was moving and to of course give my friends my new address and phone number.  This is a postcard that consist of two stamps on the front.  The first one being the Precious Moments stamps by Stampendous. (UM001 Air Mail).  The second stamp, "We have moved to:"(on the other side of the card) is one of my own stamps available from New Life Creations.

   This card was also an early composition that I did.  Using wall paper samples, sticker paper and ribbon I experimented on black and with a brayer.  The Sunflower stamp is from Rubber Stampede (sunflower designs 700F).  Using a rubber brayer on white (matte) sticker paper and a rainbow ink pad I stamped the upper image and embossed it with a deep green embossing powder.  The lower sunflower was embossed with white embossing powder against black sticker paper.  I found the black sticker paper  as a sample I received at a Paper Warehouse open house several years ago.  Matec has a variety of different colors of sticker paper and I use a great deal of these papers in my compositions.
 


This fairy composition is my first attempt at making a shaker card.  I use the fairy stamp from Embossing Arts (802-J felica fuchsia).  The interior element was some confetti and fairy dust (ultra-fine gold glitter) to give an illusion of magical fun. The card is embossed with a plum pearl embossing powder an the frame is boarders with the "Class A Peel" board stickers in the multi colors. The back ground is done using blow pens. Of course I  have plans to make many more shaker cards.!

This card was one that I have made on several occasions for many of my Christian Friends.  It is a simple to make note card and one that says it all!  There are two different stamps used in this design.  The first is the Quilt Wedding Ring stamp by Comotion (Quilt Wedding Ring 659).  The other stamp used here is the Jesus is the Reason for the Season stamp by Stampendous(L01 Jesus Season).  I decided since I wanted to use this stamp as an all around stamp through out the year so I only stamped the upper part of the stamp, covering the "season" part of the stamp.  The back ground is done using a rubber brayer and a Paintbox multi rainbow ink pad.  I embossed the verse with a Pirate Gold embossing powder and the other stamped area using white embossing powder.  Definitely a fun design!

   This is a wedding invitation that I just complete for a couple who will marry this April.  The scan of the second
(interior) of the card was a bit crooked.  The invitation is done on a marbled, ivory parchment with a torn edge.  Each of the stamps are custom made.  There are actually 6 different stamps that I designed for this wedding set. You see four different stamps on the announcement.  Other stamps included a return address stamp and a stamp for the reception cards.  They too were on matching parchment.  The front of the card is embossed with Psychedelic Embossing powder while the inside of the announcements are stamped with black pigment ink and embossed with a clear embossing powder.
 

This set of wedding invitations was done for a couple a year and a half ago.  The bride chose the Precious Moments Bride and Groom shown on the front of the card.  The paper is a pink marbled parchment with a torn edge. The card is stamped with black pigment ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. I used a variety of brush markers to color in the bride and groom.  The stamps for the announcement, reception cards and envelopes were custom made to meet the desired comments the couple wanted.

 *Both Couples were more than pleased with the outcome of their wedding invitations.  I have had two other orders for wedding invitations as a result of these invitations.
 



"Wise Men Sill Worship Him"

    I thought I would add to this collection of  compositions one of the many different Holiday and Christmas Cards that I have done over the last several years.  This particular card has a permanent place at my work station.  This 3-d composition is a stand alone pop-up card.  It is layered in for levels and cut away so that the card can lay flat in and envelope or stand up alone on a desk, table or mantle.  The primary stamp is one of my own an one of the very first stamps I ever casted when I began my endeavor into making my own stamps.  It it a stained glass image. I stamped the image and embossed with gold this image 4 different times so that I could cut away various pieces to create the 3-d effect.  I then  used a soft yellow glitter glue to go around the dove for the spiritual effect that I wanted to accomplish.   The final stamp "Wise Men Still Worship Him" , is a stamp I acquired in a swap several years ago so I do  not have the credits.  I have seen this verse from a variety of companies over the years.  For added pleasure I used the victorian Friskar paper scissors and then took a light blue/gray brush marker and went around the outer edges.  I hope you enjoy this one as much as I have.
 


   As I was looking through some of my cards to send one to a special friend this evening I came across this simple to make and very versatile card... I have any number that are similar to this one .  I love to make use of my wall paper samples and this is just one way of doing this.  The stamp I used on this composition is from Embossing Arts (637-E LOVE/WAGON).  To complete the composition I stamped the image onto white card stock and centered it onto the gingham wall paper sample. I then glued it onto a slightly larger fold over card of white card stock.  The image is stamped with black ink and embossed with a clear embossing powder.  A variety of different brush markers were used to complete the colorful design.
 
 


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As I continue to add to this page I thought I would share with you one of the compositions I did recently while in the hospital.  Using the "emergency stamping kit" I put together I was able to create this 3-d horse composition.  Of course the piece is a bit "rough" around the edges but definitely was a life saver for me while I was in a hospital bed!  The composition amazed not only Doctors and other staff but many who came to visit me or my room mates.
 The other composition <on the right> is a small business card sized spiritual thoughts card. I carry these in my purse all the time to give to friends or will place one of many different designs from the same sets in cards or letters that I send out...  they are well received and a great addition to my ongoing love of rubber stamping.


I just completed this composition for a swap on the internet.  The example above is my "working" copy.  I like to make one or two "working" pieces when doing compositions for a swap... these "not so perfect" compositions give me not only the idea of what needs adjusted but also color combinations, depth perceptions, and stamp placement.  I am also able to see just what stamps work the best as I would things out.  Even having a good idea what you want to accomplish is not enough sometimes until you put it to the paper.






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