Nov 13 2011
Holiday Blog Hoppin’ Time!
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Welcome, Y’all!!
I’m so glad to ‘see’ you here for this month’s Rubbernecker Stamps ‘Holiday Hop’. I feel sure that you will find plenty of holiday inspiration for those of you who join in with us through a hop “full” of ideas! The Stampin’ Sisterhood is sharing a variety of Christmas/holiday stamps with you today. Fun Stuff >> Those who leave a comment on each of the stops along the hop will be entered in a random drawing to win a free stamp set of their choice from Rubbernecker! You’ll have until Thursday, Nov. 17 to hop & comment. The winner will be announced during the day on Friday, Nov. 18 on the Rubbernecker blog. Maybe it will be you! 😉
Upcoming Events: The Rubbernecker Stampin’ Sisterhood has a bit of exciting news to share! We will be sharing new Rubbernecker challenges, beginning on Sunday, November 20! Here’s your invitation to join us for “Sisterhood Sundays”! More details to share next Sunday, of course!
My thoughts: Bells … the wonderful sounds of melodious bells leading into Christmas musicals … ‘I heard the bells on Christmas Eve’ … ‘Silver Bells’ … … I’m just “thinking through” the songs, poems, phrases of the traditional Christmas spirit that is such a part of my own memory bank. I’ve stamped this wonderful Bells w/ Holly stamp in VersaMark ink, followed with heat embossing with Ranger’s Queen’s Gold embossing powder.
ShinHan Touch Twin markers were used to add the defining details to the embossed image. Truthfully? Coloring within heat embossed lines is often very “easy”, depending upon the embossing powder used. Tex’s Tips: IMO, using “clear” embossing powder, or “golden” ep works beautifully with our ShinHan Touch Twin markers or other alcohol markers, while using a ‘black’ ep may or may not cause “smearing” difficulties. This is based solely upon my own experiences.
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STAMPS: ‘Bells w/ Holly‘ sku: 209-08 Rubbernecker.com
PAPERS: SU Brushed Gold, Neenah Solar White; Graphics 45 dsp
INKS: VersaMark
MARKERS: ShinHan Touch Twin Markers = R3, R4, R11, R13, BR95, BR97, BR109, Y38, Y141, GY59, GY175, G56, WG3
ACCESSORIES: Ranger EP – Queen’s Gold, heat tool, SU Embossing buddy, SU metallic cord, C’bug embossing folder, Spellbinders Classic Circles + Scalloped Square dies
TECHNIQUE: Heat embossing; Dry pressure embossing
Finished card size = 3.75″ square
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HOLIDAY BLOG HOP BLOGS! Here’s your blog hopping order for lots more holiday inspiration to come! Remember that a prize winner will be randomly chosen from all who leave comments at each of the stops on the list …. and it just might be “you”! 😉
- Bev Gerard (Thanks! You are here!)
- Charlene Driggs
- Charlene Merrick
- Frances Gumprecht
- Holly McMillen
- Jacquie Peifer
- Jen Charboneau
- Jennifer Cuthbertson
- Joan Ervin
- Judy Rozema
- Juliana Swanson
- Julia Aston
- Karen Hunsaker
- Kecia Waters
- Kittie Caracciolo
- Maria Gurnsey
- Rubbernecker Stamps Blog
97 responses so far
Have mercy! So so gorgeous, Bev! I absolutely love Christmas bells.
Very pretty!
Beautiful bells and colors!! Love that gold cord too. So pretty, Bev!
Gorgeous card, I love this stamp set, really pretty!!
Beautiful card! Love the embossing!
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This is absolutely BEAUTIFUL Bev!! LOVE the shape of the card and the embossing!! Have an AWESOME day!
ENJOY LIFE~Javablustamper/Jacquie
Love the snowman. So cute.
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Posted the wrong comment. Had more than one blog open on computer. Love the bells. Great card.
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That is GORGEOUS! Great image and your coloring really is outstanding. Love the shape too!
Just perfect! I love Christmas images embossed in gold..makes everything so pretty!
Beautiful, Bev! Love the coloring, the gold embossing and your fabulous design!
Well, isn’t this glorious! I love the beautiful holiday bells Bev. You do such great work.
So elegant and beautiful, Tex! I love the effect of gold embossing, too. By the way, I have found the same smearing difficulty with Copic markers when using black heat embossing.
Beautiful card, just stunning, thank you for sharing it.
Very elegant
These bells are simply gorgeous embossed in gold! Your coloring just glows! TFS
What a gorgeous bell and holly stamp Bev! Love the embossing and beautiful coloring!
Ooooh, Bev…this is absolutely STUNNING!!!!! I love the gold embossing and you picked the perfect accent colors to bring this beauty to life….gorgeous work, gf!!!
Bev, this is a stunning holiday card. I love the image and your coloring is gorgeous.
Stunning card! Thanks for the color map.
This is simply gorgeous!
Bev, I always love your designs, but this card is simply gorgeous!
This is so classy and gorgeous! The gold is just striking!
Great job kicking off the hop, Bev!
Gorgeous! I love the shape of the card and the colors! Lovely image!
DeniseB
Stunning! Love, love, love this. TFS
Glorious bells! I love this stamp and the dimension of this card is fantastic. You can almost here the bells ring. TFS
Sue
i love this image so much! just bought it myself some days ago…
your colouring is so inspiring!
hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo
Gorgeous!
beautiful card – you can almost hear those bells ringing!
Absolutely AMAZING!!
I love the warm feeling of this!! It reminds me of Christmas dinners at my grandma’s house!
Beautiful coloring, too, Bev!
Beautiful card. Love the background.
Beautiful. Thanks for the tips, it gives us something new to try 🙂
this is just beautiful! I love all of the gold you added to the lovely bells. 🙂
Bev, this is just amazing! I love the gold embossing and the coloring on those bells is lovely! Great job!!
Your bells are beautiful! Such a merry card for the season! Thanks, Marilyn
Wow is this ever gorgeous, Bev! Love, love those bells embossed!
Very pretty! Love the embossing!
You did an awesome job embossing, really nice colors.
Beatuiful creation, TFS!
It reminds me of Christmas days gone by! Simply beautiful!
What a pretty card! I love the look of embossing. You did a fantastic job of cutting out the image!
beautiful
Love the card. Great use of the dies.
Very pretty!!
First stop, and you already have me in the Christmas/Holiday mood…beautiful job!
What a gorgeous card! I love the rich colors, and the gold
finishes it beautifully!
This is so incredible. Thank you for sharing .
Love the look of it embossed in gold. And those colors really show it off. Thanks for providing the details on colors. I’m new and still need lots of help.
Beautiful card! I like the colors with the gold. I’m inspired.
Love the bell stamp. Have not embossed in a long time – time to pull out the embossing powders.
This is absolutely gorgeous!
The colors are rich and beautiful, and perfect for Christmas!
Great Card! Thanks for the inspiration.
Good Golly! That is just gorgeous…I love the tradtonal look..your coloring is just awesome…love, love it…
Your cards are beautiful — so many of them are whimsical and have such a wonderful combination of images and patterns! The bells are lovely; Ranger Queen’s gold embossing powder is my fave.
I can hear those Christmas bells ringing! Gorgeous!
This is beautiful! I love how vintage this looks. You did a great job coloring. Thanks also, for sharing the colors you used.
A simply gorgeous card. Well done Bev!
Beautiful and elegant project!
Beautiful card! The markers are gorgeous too!
Gorgeous Gold!
Love your card!
Beautiful Card Bev!!!! I have a BAD time with black EP and coloring ALWAYS…. 🙁
Very nice!
Great card.. Love the colors that you use.. (Must get daughter to use her Copic’s more)
Just love Christmas and all the cards you share!
What a delightful gift tag that would be! The bow is so delicate, and the coloring is fantastic inside the pretty gold embossing. Absolutely lovely!
lovely card
Bev, Gorgeous, elegant card. love it!
Wonderful! Love the Santa with the furry beard.
Wow, what fabulous bells! They remind me of going to the carol service in the cathedral in town. For a long time we’d gone to ones in a big hall, so no bells. Those rich colours and bright gold say Christmas all the way.
Beautiful card. The gold embossing really sets it off.
Love the bells and the embossing. Sweet sounds of the season.
Ooohhh . . . those bells are just gorgeous!
Lovely bells, Love all the gold embossing.
a truly beautiful card
So gorgeous with all that gold — love that gold cording~ looking forward to the challenges!
All I can say is “Oh my gosh!!!”
Beautiful card! I love the classic colors of red, green and gold for Christmas.
So pretty — I am always partial to gold embossing!
A lovely stamp…a beautiful card. The colors and “sounds” of Christmas!
Very nice stamp and lovely work….I love embossing and the gold is perfect!!
Oh my goodness! A lot of work and absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing! Inspiring!
I love all of the details. So pretty! Such classic Christmas colors. TFS
Beautiful card, love the scalloped square die cut and the embossing. Wonderful Job!!
Love this-Thanks for sharing!!
So pretty…almost a retro look to it.
WOW! this is absolutley stunning! amazing coloring and lovin the shape of the card!
Your card is so beautiful. I love the color choice. Thanks for sharing.
Just…ADORABLE!
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Beautiful card – can hear the bells ringing! Love how you colored it, but have not heard of the markers you used. Thanks for sharing.
One of the loveliest cards I have seen in a long time….the colors from the gold to the greens just stand out – The shape of the card and the dry embossing with just a touch of gold twine are fabulous. Colored beautifully.
Beautiful bells!! I love gold embossing on Christmas cards!
Beautiful golden bells, Bev.
What a surprise to know about these markers. The stamps I already know and love them, I saw them at the Stampfest in Orlando, FL.
Thank you for the opportunity.
I love the way these bells are colored and the embossing really makes them festive looking!
Very pretty card. I love the coloring on the bells. Great job!!!