The Rubber Room

Good Afternoon Everyone! An order arrived yesterday afternoon and here's a couple of photos showing only some of what arrived.  The big ticket items are those incredible Nuvo Crystal Drops and it's looking like I need to put in another huge order soon! The Prima stamp sets and silicone molds are just gorgeous!  Hope to see you soon... Sheree The Rubber Room 250-830-8740

Good Afternoon! I completed this layout this afternoon and am very happy with how it turned out!  Please excuse my photography skills as there's so much texture and 3d aspects that don't show well. When the BoBunny Bella Rosa papers arrived last week my eye gravitated to the one showing old wood gates.  I immediately thought of my mother's photo from 1943 and how this would frame it perfectly!  I started off by sponging on Prima Alchemy paint in Gold Rush to highlight the middle of the paper.  I received some really neat Colorbox stencils last week and the one called 'swirl dot' reminded me of the winter winds whipping around.  I used texture paste here and there around the gold focal point.  The berries on the branches were accented with glossy accents and I used a snowflake stencil with Inka Gold as well. The old jalopy was painted with Viva Decor 3D paints in rust and dark brown.  They have such a nice sandy, rusty look to them!...

I'll be putting in a pre-order tomorrow for the new WRMK Precision Stamping Tool.  It's like another one on the market but don't know how different they both are from each other. View the video and if you're interested I'll put you on the list for their arrival in October! Cheers, Sheree The Rubber Room

Good Morning! Here's the first official post of my new adventure!  I hope that what I post gets the creative juices flowing and you create something special as well. The BoBunny Farmers Market papers are beautiful!  Fall is my favourite season with everything changing it's colours before a long winter. With this card I've used vellum, glossy accents, Distress Inks in Lemonade and Wild Honey for the ribbon and Gathered twigs for all edges.  The vellum was embossed with a folder I've had for years and never use and then sewn by machine onto the background.  When it's a fairly small area to emboss, play with texture!  We all have many 'impulse buy' items in our stash and this is a great way to use them!  Use pop dots to add height in various ways and stickles or what ever you have to play with light. The bow was distressed with ink and then used a Penny Black stamp to add Gathered Twigs.  My photography skills have gone by the wayside so o...

Good Evening Everyone! I am so excited about getting back into blogging!  I am working on some projects and should have the first one posted tomorrow night.  I will now be forced to complete everything instead of jumping to playing with 'new stuff' all the time.   The new BoBunny paper lines are so beautiful and there's a fun Autumn card in the works.  I hope you will like what I'm putting together.  See you tomorrow!! Sheree The Rubber Room

Good Morning! Here's a Christmas card we made in class using the Sizzix On The Edge die for the holly and another Sizzix die for the leaping deer.  Sewing and a layer of vellum added texture to the card that was finished off with a white satin bow. Thanks for looking and happy crafting! Sheree The Rubber Room

Good Morning! I have a Christmas card from last year that I'd like to share.  The papers are from Authentique and I wanted to show everyone that you don't need Christmas papers to create a lovely card.  We used black, cream and silver as well as the Sizzix Pine Tree die and a die for the sentiment. Thanks for looking and happy crafting! Sheree The Rubber Room

Good Afternoon! Here's a masculine card I made a while ago.  Once I saw the Fabscraps papers it didn't take me long tofigure out what to do! The stamp is Stampers Anonymous and the die cut is from Cheery Lynn done in copper mirror card.  Everyone loves the edges of the card and I achieved that with a Versamark pad and clear embossing powder! Thanks for looking!! Sheree The Rubber Room

Good Afternoon! Here's a scene I did using Designs By Ryn stamps, Distress inks, Tombow markers, Archival inks and a white pen.    Thanks for looking! Sheree The Rubber Room

There was a layout challenge on facebook and I chose to submit this one of my mother and 'Skip' that was taken on their boat years ago.  I got the layout bang on but added the flags and chipboard.  Papers used were Fabscrap! Thanks for looking and happy scrapping!! Sheree The Rubber Room

Good Afternoon! This is one of my background techniques that I taught in a class in 2014.  This shows the colour combinations that can be achieved when blending different inks together.  Be careful not to overdo it! Mat the card abd accent with a black pen.  I love using the Opti-flow pens from Staples and they are acid free too! Thanks for looking! Sheree The Rubber Room

I just love this Sizzix die/embossing folder combo!  I like the outcome using Dylusions sprays, Distress inks, The Crafter's Workshop stencils and clear embossing powder to take it up a notch. Thanks for looking! Sheree The Rubber Room

Good Afternoon! This is one of my favourite cards using one of my favourite dies!  Tattered Pointsettia by Sizzix can be used in so many different ways.   What you can't see is the shimmer spray I put onto the petals.  Make your own using Perfect Pearls powder mxed with water.  It's beautiful in real life.  I just wish I could get more of the background die! Thanks for looking! Sheree The Rubber Room

I just LOVE  Designs By Ryn  stamps!  Here we used background stamps, water effects, starfish and greenery.  Everything was coloured with Distress inks and Tombow markers.  Texture was stampded with various colours of Archival ink.  Everything was accented with a white pen and stickles. Thanks for looking! Hugz, Sheree TheRubber Room

Good Afternoon! This card was designed by me using stamps from Designs By Ryn .  Ryn is a Canadian designer and has now sold her stamps all over the world!  Check out her website and I know you'll be impressed! For this card we used Ryn's stamps as well as Distress inks in Abandoned Coral, Pistachio, Citrus and accented with a white pen, Distress markers and Inca Gold. Thanks for looking! Hugz, Sheree

I've been bad, and busy, so left blogging for a bit.  Now that I have loads of paper to play with.... I've been playing! After experimenting with different things I put together classes and not only shared my tips and tricks, I have had a blast with all of my friends and customers! I'm going to post a sampling of the cards we've been making and I'll post about techniques on our new journey.  Hang on because we're going to have a fun ride! Cheers, Sheree The Rubber Room