Thursday, February 26, 2015

Introducing the 2015 Inspiration Team!

Thank you to everyone who has joined in on our Inspirationals this past year! We’ve had a lot of fun inspiring you to pick up your stamps and create!

It’s time to introduce to you our new Inspiration Team for 2015. But first, we must say goodbye to one of our 2014 team members. Kendra Sand has done a wonderful job over the past year and I am sad to see her go. Thank you, Kendra! You can visit her blog here: Luv 2 Scrap n’ Make Cards.

I am happy to tell you that Lynda Lindley (Blog: Positive Force) and Andrea Slee (Blog: Drea’s Scraps of Inspiration) are both staying on for 2015! They’ve done a fabulous job this past year, wouldn’t you say? And I’m glad to see them return for another year.

Also a big thank you to all of you who submitted your applications for the 2015 Inspiration Team. We had a lot of great designers to choose from, which made it very difficult!

And now I am thrilled to introduce to you two new designers for our 2015 Inspiration Team!

Barb Thompson (Blog: Cards and Paper Fun)

Hi I'm Barb Thompson and my journey into stamping came about 6 years ago when my husband retired, I quit working and we moved to a smaller town in Arizona. I needed a hobby so my sister who is a long time scrap booker and stamper gave me a kit and a few lessons on stamping and as they say I was hooked! My specialty is card making and love coloring with Copics. I hope I can inspire you to dig out those stamps and use them.


Melissa Oeters (Blog: Needful Things)

Hello, my name is Melissa and I live out in the country of a very small town located in Illinois.  I'm happily married and my husband and I have four children, 3 boys and 1 girl.  We also have quite a group of pets including 6 dogs, a cat, and a horse. I started getting into paper arts about twenty years ago when someone suggested I scrapbook.  Little did I know that scrapbooking would be the stepping stone to my paper arts addiction! Everyday that I can I'm working on some project, it's not just a hobby, it's become a way of life for me.

When I'm not involved in a paper arts you can find me volunteering for animal rescues (answers the question about all the dogs, right).  I also ride hunter jumper, do a lot of reading, and am on the local school board.  I am so excited to be joining the Red Rubber Designs Team and do hope that I will inspire you to stamp along with us.


Please join me in welcoming our new 2015 Inspiration Team!


Monday, February 23, 2015

Inspiration Projects from Inspirational # 207: So Sentimental



Thank you to everyone who participated in our Inspirational #207! Such beautiful projects from everyone!

Each week the Inspiration Team choose three projects from all of the just-closed Inspirational participants, These projects are chosen because they truly capture the essence of the Inspirational.

Congratulations to the creators of our three Inspiration Projects from Inspirational #207!



Very striking colors, and awesome stamping!!




Wonderful mixed media on these adorable bookmarks!




Clever idea highlighting some of the sentiment on this fantastic card!

Lovely work ladies!

All of our Inspiration Project creators are entitled to an Inspiration Badge for their blog!
If your project is chosen as one of the Inspiration Projects, please send an email to - challenge AT redrubberdesigns DOT com - to collect your badge. Please include your name and the Inspirational number your project was created for.

There is still time to join in our current Inspirational #208 Let's hear it for the girl hosted by Lynda. Please link up your project by 11:59 PM ( U.S. Central time zone) on Wednesday, February 25, 2015.

And don't forget our next Inspirational starts on Thursday, February 26th!!

Have a lovely day!






Thursday, February 19, 2015

Inspiration #208 Lets hear it for the girl


Welcome to Red Rubber Inspirationals!

We are excited to bring you a weekly challenge that will focus on stamping and related techniques to inspire and enable you to create art!

Inspirational #208 - Lets hear it for the girl - feminine theme stamping project

Deadline for submitting your projects is Wednesday, February 25th at 11:59 PM US Central time. 

This is Lynda hosting this week's Inspirational!  Our theme this week is Lets hear it for the girl!  I am looking for a stamping project with a feminine theme; it could be imagery, sentiment, or coloring!

For complete Inspirational Rules, please read them here.

Here is my project based on our theme this week:

I have a birthday gift to give to a good friend later this week, so I created this tag that will go on the gift bag.  I first decided that I wanted to make the tag and determined the size.  I then printed this digital sentiment onto the cardstock.  This sentiment is from the Nature's Greetings set by Pickled Potpourri.  I then trimmed the piece and stamped the flower from the Spring Dream set onto the tag base.  I then colored it with my Copic markers.  To make it more girly I added some glitter to the edge, leaves and body of the flower.  For the flower center I used some thicker tinsel glitter.  I think my friend will love it...what girl doesn't love a bit of glitter on her birthday!!




I hope you are inspired by my Inspirational this week and link up a newly created project to this post by the deadline!  We look forward to seeing what you create!!

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Are you an inspiration?

Inspiration Projects - After each Inspirational, the Inspiration Team will choose three projects from those submitted via the link-up tool below which we think best reflect the theme of the Inspirational.

Each artist whose project is chosen receives a special Inspiration Badge they can display on their blog - and we'll showcase these projects each Monday following the end of the Inspirational!
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Monday, February 16, 2015

Inspiration projects from Inspirational #206: Love is in the Air


Thank you to everyone who participated in our Inspirational #206: !
Such beautiful projects from everyone!!

Each week the Inspiration Team choose three projects from all of the just-closed Inspirational participants.  These projects are chosen because they truly capture the essence of the Inspirational. 

Congratulations to the creators of our three Inspiration Projects from Inspirational #206!

#10 Dot's Dabbles


We liked the masculine feel to this and all the hearts in the background and on the main image.

#2 Naush



The hearts dangling from this tree are amazing as is the design on this wonderful card.


#16 Michelle H.


The heart overload on this card was perfect for the challenge, along with that cute image...even the kitty got in the heart action!

Lovely work ladies!

All of our Inspiration Project creators are entitled to an Inspirational Badge for their blog! If your project is chosen as one of the Inspiration Projects, please send an email to - challenge AT redrubberdesigns DOT com - to collect your badge. Please include your name and the Inspirational number your project was created for.

There is still time to join in our current Inspirational #207 So Sentimental hosted by Drea.  Please link up your project by 11:59 PM (U.S. Central time zone) on Wednesday, February 18, 2015.

And don't forget our next Inspirational starts on Thursday, February 19th!!


Have a lovely day!

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Inspirational #207: So Sentimental



Welcome to Red Rubber Inspirationals!
We are excited to bring you a weekly challenge that will focus on stamping and related techniques to inspire and enable you to create art!

Inspirational #207 - So Sentimental

Deadline for submitting your projects is Wednesday, February 18th, at 11:59 PM US Central time. 

This is Drea hosting this week's Inspirational!
Our theme this week is So Sentimental! Simply stamp any kind of sentiment on your project. 

For complete Inspirational Rules,  please read them here

Here's my sentimental card!


I started by misting some white wood paper, and then stamping the background using Vintage Backgrounds. The rest of my stamping was embossed for the flowers that I made with Medallions, the border along the bottom using For Everything, and the Thank You sentiment. Then I added some lace, trim, and for extra sentiment, all of the buttons, which once belonged to my MIL's mother, including the circle stone that the trim is through. 

Kendra got sentimental with this lovely card that she made.


She used Mini Script  and I Heart You rubber stamp sets.

I hope you are inspired by my Inspirational this week and link up a newly created project to this post by the deadline! We look forward to seeing what you create!!

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Are you an inspiration?

Inspiration Projects - After each Inspirational, the Inspiration Team will choose three projects from those submitted via the link-up tool below which we think best reflect the theme of the Inspirational. 

Each artist whose project is chosen receives a special Inspiration Badge they can display on their blog - and we'll showcase these projects each Monday following the end of the Inspirational!




Monday, February 9, 2015

Inspiration Projects from Inspirational #205: CAS


Thank you to everyone who participated in our Inspirational #205 CAS (Clean and Simple)!!

Such awesome projects from everyone!!

Each week the Inspiration Team choose three projects from all of the just-closed Inspirational participants.  These projects are chosen because they truly capture the essence of the Inspirational. 

Congratulations to the creators of our three Inspiration Projects from Inspirational #205!

#1 Stef H
Super fun CAS card!  Love everything about it....design, image, sentiment!! Perfect!



#12 Stampartpapel
Another lovely design!  Breathtaking!  Love the added heart!
EL AMOR ESTA POR LAS NUBES


#14 Emily D
Lovely design!  The hearts and pearls add the perfect touch!!
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Lovely work ladies!

All of our Inspiration Project creators are entitled to an Inspirational Badge for their blog! If your project is chosen as one of the Inspiration Projects, please send an email to - challenge AT redrubberdesigns DOT com - to collect your badge. Please include your name and the Inspirational number your project was created for.

There is still time to join in our current Inspirational #206 - Love Is In The Air hosted by Lynda.  Please link up your project by 11:59 PM (U.S. Central time zone) on Wednesday, February 11th.

And don't forget our next Inspirational starts on Thursday, February 12th!!


Have a lovely day!


Thursday, February 5, 2015

Inspirational #206 - Love is in the Air


Welcome to Red Rubber Inspirationals!
We are excited to bring you a weekly challenge that will focus on stamping and related techniques to inspire and enable you to create art!

Inspirational #206 - Love is in the Air

Deadline for submitting your projects is Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 11:59 PM US Central time. 

This is Lynda hosting this week's Inspirational!  Our theme this week is Love is in the Air...so I want to see a heart somewhere on your stamping project.  Please remember that you must stamp on your project; so please include something in your writeup that tells us about your stamping!

For complete Inspirational Rules, please read them here.

Here is my project based on our theme this week:

For my card I started with the Love You sentiment from the Circles of Love and stamped it on the bottom right of the cardstock.  I then added the heart from the Pick a date next to the sentiment.  I then doodled the border around the edge of the card.




Drea created this fabulous card using images from the I Heart You, Script Background, and Sew Thoughtful stamp sets.





I hope you are inspired by my Inspirational this week and link up a newly created project to this post by the deadline!  We look forward to seeing what you create!!

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Are you an inspiration?

Inspiration Projects - After each Inspirational, the Inspiration Team will choose three projects from those submitted via the link-up tool below which we think best reflect the theme of the Inspirational.

Each artist whose project is chosen receives a special Inspiration Badge they can display on their blog - and we'll showcase these projects each Monday following the end of the Inspirational!




Monday, February 2, 2015

Inspiration projects from Inspirational #204 - Focus on Stamping Anything Goes


Thank you to everyone who participated in our Inspirational #204 !
Such beautiful projects from everyone!!

Each week the Inspiration Team choose three projects from all of the just-closed Inspirational participants.  These projects are chosen because they truly capture the essence of the Inspirational. 

Congratulations to the creators of our three Inspiration Projects from Inspirational #!

#5 Teresa


We really like the tree that is made from stamped paper!


#17 Lou Sims


These wonderfully stamped and colored flowers really stood out on this wonderful card!


#11 KathyK


We really liked the use of color and all the different stamps used on this project!

Lovely work ladies!

All of our Inspiration Project creators are entitled to an Inspirational Badge for their blog! If your project is chosen as one of the Inspiration Projects, please send an email to - challenge AT redrubberdesigns DOT com - to collect your badge. Please include your name and the Inspirational number your project was created for.

There is still time to join in our current Inspirational #205 CAS hosted by Kendra.  Please link up your project by 11:59 PM (U.S. Central time zone) on Wednesday, February 4, 2015.

And don't forget our next Inspirational starts on Thursday, February 5, 2015!!


Have a lovely day!