Kittie Kit Release & Blog Stroll

The Stroll starts at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog where you will find the rules on how to win one of the sets being released today or even possibly the GRAND PRIZE. If you haven’t started at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog, you should go there now in order to not miss anything.  Winners will be drawn on Friday, 12:00 Noon.

Here is my phrase clue for the GRAND PRIZE: Rubbernecker

The Blog Stroll continues at Sherry’s Blog where you will find the next phrase clue.

Today’s card features the 2 new Kittie Kits, Farm Scene #8 & Chicken Coop #7.  I used the Master #2 set for the gravel.  The crackle paint background was created by painting the cardstock with Ceramcoat crackle medium and when almost dry, coating the layer with Sandstone acrylic paint.  the Images were masked and misted with distress reinkers and then color was sponged on while the layer was still wet.  The sentiment is an SEI rub on.

The barn doors were stamped and layered on the top of the barn using a gate fold opening.  

Prism Cardstock: Cream, Sunflowers Dark, Desert Coral Dark, Herbal Garden Dark.

Ink:  Stazon Jet Black, Distress Pads & Reinkers/Scattered Straw, Fired Brick, Pine Needles, Vintage Photo

Ribbon, Flocked Brads, SEI Rub On, Crackle Medium, Acrylic Paint, sewing machine.

Wacky Wednesday #8 Button Challenge

Candy is our challenge hostess today and she chose a button or chipboard challenge. Buttons worked perfectly with the new Kittie Kits to be released tomorrow. You won’t want to miss the blog stroll and fun we have in store for you, so be sure to stop by Thursday 4/23 for all the details.

My card started by making a crackle paint background. Prism Desert Coral Dark CS was covered with Ceramcoat Crackle Medium. When almost dry, a layer of Sandstone acrylic paint was brushed over the top. The key is to use minimal brush strokes and paint in one direction. The rooster and chicken panels are new images from the new Kittie Kit Chicken Coop #7. The chicken tracks and gravel are from previously released kits, Scene #3 & Master #2. I used Distress reinkers for the color wash and then lightly highlighted the images using Copic Markers.

Stamps: Kittie Kits- Chicken Coop #7, Scene #3, Master #2

Prism Paper: Cream, Desert Coral Dk, Suede Brown Dk, Blush Red Dk

Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia, Distress Reinkers- Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw, Dried Marigold & Fired Brick. Copic Markers

Accessories: Ceramcoat Crackle Medium, Acrylic Paint/Sandstone, Buttons, Raffia, Sewing machine.

Today we will be giving away one 40% Off Certificate for your entire order at Rubbernecker. In order to qualify to win, you must post a link to your card/project on the Rubbernecker Blog by Monday April 27, winner will be announced on April 28.

Check out what the design team has done this week:

Bev - Savor the Journey

Broni - Splashes of Watercolor

Candy - Candys Land

Joan - Stamping with a Passion!

Jules - Stampin with Inky Fingers

Kittie - Kittie Kraft

Linda - Linda’s Works of Heart

Sherry - Walkin' on the BAD Side!

ISC Crackle Paint Challenge

The challenge over at Innovative Stamp Creations is to use crackle paint or cracked glass on your project.

I decided on a simple gift tag using Shabby Shutters crackle paint on DP by The Paper Studio.  The image was

stamped in Versafine Onyx Black and watercolored with Brilliance Peacock rainbow pad.  The edges of the tag

were sponged with Distress Broken china and the bottom was punched with an EK Success corner punch.