Catching Up on Catching Rogues Redhead-Handed!

The Rogue Redhead community has so many talented and imaginative stampers! We've had an abundance of great art over the last few months and we want to share some with you!

As the summer starts off, there are so many ravishing and Roguishly scenes to show off!

First, we have Annette's outstanding outdoors scene with a crowd of charming cats and a delightful "sun" flower.  I love how she has paper-pieced these cats.  So fun and colorful!

Annette used the cat from Just Sayin' and the sun from the Floriculture plate to create this delightful scene.

Also creating a delightful scene, Debi Ryan takes us to the beach with her creation!  She has captured a beautiful seaside moment on this delightful tag!

She has used the beach duo from Beach Babes along with a verse from the same plate.  You can see that she has also used the Beach Babes birds along the horizon!  So pretty!  She has even included seashells on her beach!

Finally, Anna takes on a journey to a scene from our own backyards with a shabby chic bird tag! 

From the picket fence to the delightful birds rousting on the sentiment and in the flowers, this tag is an artful depiction of spring!  To add interest to the background of her little garden, Anna has used her Almanac background from the Relish Reading set.

Go Rogue this summer with RRD!

Sharon Briss: Rose Background

You can make great backgrounds without special inky techniques or a background stamp!  All you need is a great image, preferably one that is self contained and easy to cut out, and ink and self-stick notes such as Post-Its.

The rose background in this card was made by stamping the two roses from Floriculture repeatedly. These roses are mirror images of each other so provide a little more interest than repeating the same image. On this card, I chose to make the background subtle so I used coordinating cardstock and ink (Apricot Appeal from Stampin' Up).

To start, stamp the roses on self-stick notes trying to position them to take advantage of the re-positionable strip on the back.  Cut out each mask making sure to pay attention to detail.  Cut a little inside the outline to ensure that you do not get a "halo" effect when stamping.

I made 2 sets although the background may have gone faster had I made 4 sets.

Stamp your first rose in the center and a little off the cardstock.  When masking, it is important to remember that whatever you stamp first will be what is in the foreground.  As you add detail and other impressions, the newer images will appear to be behind the original image.

Add the mask and stamp your next rose.  Because I had both roses available, I alternated which one I stamped.  I kept one on the left side of my work area and the other on the right so I would not mix them up.

Place another mask on your second image and work outward.  Keep adding masks as needed.  Once an area has been covered you can reposition one of the used masks and keep working downward along the cardstock.

The result was simple and subtle but I really liked it!  I added a matted collage image and a stamped sentiment (also from Floriculture) to finish off this card!

I hope you will give this technique a try. Believe it or not, this background took less than 10 minutes of stamping time!

Don't forget - you can still get the Spring Rogue's Choice Bundle featuring Floriculture and Bits and Pieces for the low price of $22.50 until May 30th! That's a $7.50 savings off the regular retail price of $30.00 for both these versatile plates.  Check out our Specials page for more details!

Rogue Crew Openings

We have TWO open spots on the scandalously talented Rogue Crew! 

If you love to go Rogue, why not apply for a spot on our team?

Requirements for 6-month term (June thru November 2012):

a) Create a minimum of 4 samples for each new release that you work on and post the samples on your own blog and that of RRD.   We also encourage submission of samples to print publications.

b) Create samples for the RRD blog (maximum 2 pieces per month) to highlight our images and support our RRD Rebel Challenges.


To apply, email the following details to rogueredheaddesigns@gmail.com by June 3rd with Rogue Crew Application in the Subject line:

1. Name:

2. Blog Address:

3. Provide links to 3 pieces that show your style:

4. Have you been published?  If yes, in what publications:

5. Do you belong to any online groups?  If yes, which ones:

6.  Are you presently part of any other design teams?  If yes, which ones:

7.  Past design teams if any:

That's it!  We are Rogue so we try to be light on rules and heavy on creativity!

Deb Corder: A Finale!

I'm sad to say this is my last post for Rogue Redhead Designs.   I'm stepping down from the design team.  I've started the process to get my basement finished (into a "mancave with girlie parts" (or in other words a craft room to die for!!!)).  With that going on I felt I needed to step down.

Here's a little tutorial of how I created this canvas. (note: after each step I dry the canvas with my heat gun.)

I started with a 4x5 canvas, some paints, gel medium, and paper scraps.

I painted a rough background on to the canvas (and on the sides). I do this just because the paper won't reach to the edges and it keeps the edges from sticking out.

I covered the dried painted background with gel medium, layered the paper on, and added more gel medium over the paper. I use a matte finish gel medium.

Next using solvent or oil based inks randomly stamp all over. I used stamps and "found items" (shelf liner, bubble wrap, spray can lids, etc). This is an ongoing step as the layers go down. If you feel it needs more stamping...STAMP!!

I sprayed color in the corner over a mask. I should have put the stamped BEACH BABES down first, but as you can tell, in the end it didn't matter.

I stamped the BEACH BABES on scrap paper and glued down with more gel medium.

To distress the image I used India Ink pens and my finger to add color and then rub it out.

Use a gel pen to add detail to the distressed image. (and notice there was more stamping going down...)

I just bought this Inca Gold - it's a waxy color. I rubbed some along the edges and corners. Buff it with a rag.

After adding the flowers and shells (or between layers to keep them from running) spray with "Workable Fixative". This will give it a nice shine!

So here are some close ups of the final image. After I had the layer of fixative on, I decided to add the sentiment. Just goes to show you...you can't make a mistake and more layers are always good!

Thanks so much to Shar for inviting me a year ago to join the team and allowing me to play with her great stamp sets!

(On this canvas I used Beach Babes, Floriculture, and Relish Reading)

Stephanie Severin: Floral Congratulations

This card combines stamps from Rogue Redhead Designs with this week's Retro Sketch & Webster's Pages papers.

The polka dot background paper was stamped in grey with the Ledger from Relish Reading to repeat the soft texty look of the seed packet.  The Congratulations sentiment is from Bits & Pieces.

Designer: Stephanie Severin

Barbara Washington: Milliner Misses Stylin'

I love the stamps in Milliner Misses. I stamped my ladies on watercolor paper and used the distress markers to color them. These ladies are so stylish. So, of course, they had to have a classy background. The circle background was cut from a sheet of blingy My Mind's Eye paper using a Mini Pearl Circle Mega Doily die from Cheery Lynn. The corners were cut from gold metallic paper also using a Cheery Lynn die. The flowers were cut from glitter paper. I think these gorgeous ladies look great surrounded by glitter.

Sharon Briss: Beach Notes

It was very hot today in my studio so I wan drawn to cool aquas and soft sandy kraft papers for my color palette. Of course, the Beach Babes set was an obvious choice. It's not quite time for the beach yet, but a girl can dream, right?.

Here's a breezy sailboat to start us off! I've stamped the central image on kraft-colored paper and colored it lightly with colored pencils.

 

I then turned to the anchor from the same set.

Finally, we have the card that started this little bevy of beachy cards. I think this little girl is soo cute!

Hope your weekend was filled with delightful breezes and bright sunshine!