Lost Coast Designs Challenge Celebrate

Lost Coast Designs Challenge is "Let's Celebrate!" Anything party themed or any reason for a celebration so Birthday, wedding, baby, retirement, they let me out of quarantine etc etc.

I was a challenge winner in April!

I received this AWESOME Lost Coast Designs Stamp of the Flying Monkey for being a winner!

My fourth entry for the CELEBRATE challenge is an ATC!

Image of the Flying Monkey was stamped on white card stock with VersaFine Black.  Happy Birthday stamp from Rubber Soul.  Image colored with Prismacolor Pencils. Background created with Oxide Inks and water.  Created party hat with card stock, pattern paper and small flower. 

This has been entered at Lost Coast Designs HERE! 

Lost Coast Designs ATC Challenge Georgia O'keeffe

I love creating ATCs... a small piece of art.  Today I received my Georgia O'Keeffe stamp from Lost Coast Designs for participating and winning in their January challenge. 

Georgia O'Keeffe has always been one of my favorite artists many of us know her for her southwest themed painting and larger than live flowers.  Did you know in 1939 she was commissioned by a Hawaiian pineapple company to paint promotional images.  She did 20 painting for the company. They are wonderful images of Hawaiian exotic flowers, beaches and waterfalls. I was overjoyed to see the exhibit in Hawaii while I lived there. 

One of my favorite subjects of Georgia O'Keeffe is her poppy paintings.  To honor that I found a vintage postcard with poppies. 

I stamped the image of Georgia O'Keeffe with VersaFine black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. 

In my thousands of stamps I had a quote from Georgia O'Keeffe, " A flower touches everyone's heart." It was stamped at the top of the ATC. 

I am pleased how the poppies and leaves come through from the back of the image. 

I am entering this ATC in the 

Lost Coast Designs ATC Challenge HERE!

31 Days of Halloween - Day 6

Welcome 
to Lyneen's Day 6 of the 
Smeared and Smudged 
31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop!


During the month of October I am participating in a month-long blog hop with some amazing artists.  Everyday you will find a new Halloween project on all of the blogs listed below.  Each project must have stamping on it, be it digi or ink. There are prizes to win, be sure to check out all the rules HERE and information. There is a daily scavenger hunt, you must go HERE to find the clue/s for the item/s you are looking for in the scavenger hunt.  To find the previous day winners go HERE.  Have fun and Good Luck!

 

Supplies:
Viva Las VegaStamps! Chicken Wire Background
Rubber Soul - Dancing Woman Skeleton 
Rubber Soul - Skeleton Dog
Bo Bunny Paper
Self Adhesive Glitter Ribbon - Orange, Purple & Green
White pen
Black & Brown inks
Card Base A2

If you are following the blog roll 

your next stop will be WENDY!

 Be sure to check out all the participating 

WICKED BLOGGERS listed  below!

31 Days of Halloween 2013 Wicked Blog Roll

Terra | Black Dragon | Kapree | Shell | Kristy | Susan | Helen | Loren | Alison | Kelli |De Stempelwinkel | Monique | Karen | Airless Chambers | Jane | Jennifer | Emily | Lisa | Lyneen  |Wendy | Altered Pages Art Sociates | leslierahye  | Delicious Doodles | Roni | Shoni | Jenn |DominoART |  Jessica | Sandy | Carolyn | Carla | Julia | Steph | Trisha | Brigitte | Lisa | Anna

Good-bye Rubber Soul! EDITED!!!!! You Can Buy RUBBER SOUL STAMPS ONLINE!

Edit:  5/2011 You can now buy Rubber Soul stamps online!!! HERE!!!


GOOD-BYE dear friend... we will miss you!

Last week I couldn't write this... I think I am ready now. On December 31st the doors of Rubber Soul on Front Street closed for the last time.

I first walked into Rubber Soul in 1995, that was the year I moved to the PNW. Whenever I needed a stamp or anything stamp related I headed to Rubber Soul. The shelves were full of wonderful stamps and awesome samples. Over the years Rubber Soul became a huge part of my creative life. I would meet my art friends there once a month. Chat with the staff. Take classes there. Have them make special one of a kind stamps. Eventually teach classes at the store. There was a homey feeling in the store, you were always welcomed with a smile.

I loved the store decor... at Christmas, garlands and poinsettias. The window treatments were a hit with passerby's, especially the bottles hanging with flowers. Or the time monkeys were hanging around the store. At Easter Tulips brightened the place. You would find "day of the dead" items around Halloween. The store was transformed with each holiday and season.

Front Street in Poulsbo will never be the same in my mind without you. Thank you for all the great memories. I am going to miss you my friend.


Edit:  5/2011 You can now buy Rubber Soul stamps online!!! HERE!!!

Rubber Soul Closed!

December 30th Rubber Soul Closed!

Gift Card Set!

A gift card set with a vintage feel made with Cavallini bird stickers.

The pictures look a little washed out from the scan.

In real life the colors are a bit darker.

Card stock Rubber Soul, Stickles, ink Versafine & Memento, papers for laying from Creative Memories, small tags K&Co, Eiffel Tower and Paris stamp Cavallini and lace from stash.. Back ground stamps Hero Arts, Inkadinkado and Stampin Up.

Matchbox Ornament Class at Rubber Soul - Dec 4th

Vintage Christmas Match Box - Nov Sat. Dec 4th 10-Noon

During our two hour class you will make two vintage Christmas Match Boxes. These little works of art can be used as a box for gift giving and later as a tree ornament. Using vintage ephemera, Dresden foil, lace, glitter and teeny tiny things. You will create miniature treasures ready for your holiday gift giving! Leave class with miniature ephemera! See samples at the store.

Rubber Soul

18830 Front St.

Poulsbo, WA 98370

Phone (360) 779.7757

Basic Card Class Last Weekend at Rubber Soul

Last weekend during the Basic Card Class we talked about inks, markers, adhesives, paper, glitter vs Stickles, stamping, wood vs acrylic, masking and more. It is a lot of information and fun packed into two hours. After the information download everyone enjoyed making the following cards!

Wordsworth - Classic Christmas Stamps

(Techniques acrylic stamping, layering, masking, glitter - Stikles, pop with cutouts.

Cavallini - PARIS Stamps

(Techniques layrering, woodblock stamping, glue pen and loose glitter, ribbon with glue dots.)

Memory Box Stamps

(Techniques Wood block stamping, Layering, heat embossing and Stikles)

Saturday Classes at Rubber Soul!

Join the Fun - Something for everyone, if you are just beginning we have a two hour beginners class. If you are looking to learn how to make a "WOW" card take the Waterfall Card class.

Basic Card Making - Learn some basic stamping skills, types of inks, embossing, using glitter and much more, then create a few cards with your new-found talents! GREAT CLASS for beginners or those who haven’t ever stamped! You will leave class with three completed cards. There is room for two more. Sat. Nov 20th 10am-12 noon

Christmas Waterfall Card - The waterfall card class fills quickly. We have a couple of seats left. Family and friends will love receiving this unique Christmas card. Once you learn to create this card you will give them for all occasions. You will leave with a completed card ready to mail and printed dimensions to make cards in the future cards. Beginners and advanced card-makers welcome. Sat. Nov 20th 1-3pm

Rubber Soul

18830 Front St.

Poulsbo, WA 98370

Phone (360) 779.7757

This Saturday at Rubber Soul!

This coming weekend I have two classes!!!

A Vintage Christmas - Sat. Nov 6th 10AM to 12PM

Vintage Christmas cards made with vintage ephemera: images from old turn of the century postcards, old paper, lace, glitter, stamping and more. Learn to collage in time for the holiday season. Your cards will be cherished by those receiving them. In class make three amazing cards. You will leave with extra paper ephemera!

Vintage Christmas Match Box - Offered two times Sat. Nov 6th 1-3pm and Sat. Dec 4th 10-Noon

During our two hour class you will make two vintage Christmas Match Boxes. These little works of art can be used as a box for gift giving and later as a tree ornament. Using vintage ephemera, Dresden foil, lace, glitter and teeny tiny things. You will create miniature treasures ready for your holiday gift giving! Leave class with miniature ephemera! See samples at the store.

Call the store to register.

Hope to see you there...

Classes At Rubber Soul November and December!

I will be teaching the following classes at Rubber Soul in November and December...

Basic Card Making - 2 more times this year Tues. Nov 2nd 6-8pm & Sat. Nov 20th 10-Noon

Learn some basic stamping skills, types of inks, embossing and much more, then create a few cards with your new-found talents!

A Vintage Christmas - Sat. Nov 6th 1 to 3PM

Vintage Christmas cards made with vintage ephemera: images from old turn of the century postcards, old paper, lace, glitter, stamping and more. Learn to collage in time for the holiday season. Your cards will be cherished by those receiving them. In class make three amazing cards. You will leave with extra paper ephemera! See samples HERE!

Christmas Waterfall Card - Sat. Nov 20th 1-3pm

The waterfall card class fills quickly. Family and friends will love receiving this unique Christmas card. Once you learn to create this card you will give them for all occasions. You will leave with a completed card ready to mail and printed dimensions to make cards in the future cards.

Front view of the waterfall card,

Below side view of the card.

Vintage Christmas Match Box - Offered two times Sat. Nov 6th 1-3pm and Sat. Dec 4th 10-Noon

During our two hour class you will make two vintage Christmas Match Boxes. These little works of art can be used as a box for gift giving and later as a tree ornament. Using vintage ephemera, Dresden foil, lace, glitter and teeny tiny things. You will create miniature treasures ready for your holiday gift giving! Leave class with miniature ephemera! See samples at the store.

Basics and Bird House Class at Rubber Soul 9/25

Please drop by or call Rubber Soul to register for upcoming classes. To see the schedule from now until Christmas go HERE! Take one or all the classes you like. We have some amazing instructors lined up this season.

First on 9/25... Learn some basic stamping skills, types of inks, embossing and much more, then create a few cards with your new-found talents! 10AM to Noon

After if you are still up to creating...

Make a darling little bird house, it is the perfect gift for the person who has everything! The three dimensional house is approximately 3x3x3 square. Inside embellish the house with pictures and keepsakes, poetry and stamped images. The house is a chipboard structure. You will leave class with a little house ready to embellish. Printed instructions included. (Bring a bone folder, but not required) Come see the sample in the store. 1PM to 3PM Note: This class is for beginners to advanced.

Rubber Soul • 18830 Front St. • Poulsbo, WA 98370 • 360 779.7757

www.rubbersoul.com

Delivered More Paper Packets!!!

Sunday I stopped by Rubber Soul to drop off more of my ephemera packs.

See Dani waving in the doorway!!!!

I just love looking at all of the stamps when I am in the store.

I would love racks like this in my studio!

I filled the silver tub with more old paper.

If you are near Rubber Soul stop by and check it out!

Think Monday Think ATC - Famous people

Think Monday Think ATC's Challenge last week was Famous People... I have had this idea in my head all week and here it is Sunday and I just finished my ATC!!! Oh well I am going to post it any way!

To see more FAMOUS PEOPLE... go to TMTA

Stamps: Old Fence - Memory Box, Spiders and Happy Halloween - Amuse

Image from ephemera

Stickles - Black on the Raven

Card - Rubber Soul

This week the challenge is BINGO!!!

More fun ideas!

Think Monday Think ATC's!

Please leave a comment and let me know you stopped by.

Day Out Saturday.

Yesterday we went to Poulsbo... a short trip north on the highway. Our first destination was the Cat's Meow. There I added to our already crowded shelves after rearranging a few things.

Street scene of the store...

The little green heart is a new addition.

It is a challenge to see how much I can get on one shelf!

After I ran over to Rubber Soul and stocked

up on some Cavallini stickers

and Memory Box stamps and paper.

Then we went and got a cup of "joe" at CUPS...

Dad always treats!

Kay (an owner) shared her new apron one of her customers made for her. If you click on the picture you can see all the coffee cups and more printed on the fabric.

Thanks for sharing Kay!

We had a fun day!

Please leave a comment and let me know you stopped by.