Darkroom Door

One minute Robot card!

We have received such a great response to our new Background Stamps, Photo Stamps & Pearlescent Papers that we released only last week! It has been so busy here that I haven't had a chance to blog - although I have so much to blog about! I just wanted to pop in here to say that we're alive, orders are shipping to stores, some stores will already have their stock of our new products on their shelves, and to also share a card.

I needed to make a card in like only one minute for our 16 yr old nephew. We were unexpectedly racing out the door to visit them and it was a good chance to give him his birthday card and present. But the card - I hadn't done the card!!!! I had one minute. No point picking out paper and layering or doing anything too fancy. Quick, quick, quick, what's an idea that a 16 yr old boy would like? I always go to the Robot stamp sets for the boys... can't go wrong no matter what age they are. Here's what I did:

 

I grabbed the Robot Vol 1 stamp set, and stamped the three different robots in different Archival inks (Grape, Teal, Crimson). Then stamped the speech bubble, and then the quote inside.

So there's no layering, no fancy edges, nothing. Just a simple, quick card, and yet I think it conveys the message just as well!

Thanks again for your feedback and response to our new products! I'm working on some more samples to share with you, so will be back to share those soon! 

Swap Thank You Cards

As you know, we've hosted quite a few swaps over the past year or so, and some the participants have even included a handmade thank you card for us using some Darkroom Door products! A thank you card is certainly not required, but wow, we are honored that they've taken the time to create one for us, and we have LOVED seeing the different creations! I wanted to share them with you... so here's a few photos:

Clockwise from top left: Sandra de Marchi (Full Bloom Vol 1), Robyn Wood (Prague Vol 1), Vicky Fernando (Full Bloom Vol 1), Sarah Schwerin (Butterflies).

Clockwise from top left: Robyn Wood (Wildflowers Vol 1), Sandra de Marchi (Ornate Elements), Jenene Evans (Viva La Flora Montage). Isn't that small card the cutest thing you've ever seen? 

 

Left: Sandra de Marchi (Full Bloom Vol 1). Right: Rachel Clarke (Full Bloom Vol 2 & Wildflowers).

Thank you so much ladies!! Just hosting the swap is reward enough, but we really appreciate the time and effort you've put into these cards and will treasure them!

Some Artist Trading Cards

Here's a couple of ATC's I created this week:

 

Supplies:
Darkroom Door Venetian Vol 2 Rubber stamps (Map background)
Darkroom Door Venetian Vol 2 Filmstrip
Darkroom Door Venetian Wordstrip
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Sprocket, Arrow & Brad

 

 

Supplies:
Darkroom Door Viva La Flora Vol 2 Rubber stamps
Darkroom Door Viva La Flora Wordstrips
Tim Holtz Idea-oligy Mini Clip
Adirondack Inkpad Mountain Lake

Thanks for looking!

- Rachel

Christmas Reindeer Postcards

Cardmaking Stamping & Papercraft magazine recently featured an article showing a set of 4 Christmas postcards I created using the Christmas Reindeer rubber stamp set! Here's a photo from the article:

The article is in Vol 15 No 5. I've used the Christmas Reindeer, Ornate Elements and Melody stamp sets.

Here's some images of each postcard:

 

The back of the postcards look like this:

 

Ready for you to write your Christmas message!

And did you know there's only 68 sleeps until Christmas!?

Key ATC

The challenge on Wednesday Stamper this week is 'Keys'. I pulled out the Doors stamp set to create a quick ATC:

The background on the tag was created with Distress Inks, then sponged Sepia ink around the edges. Stamped the key and quote then assembled the ATC. 

- Rachel

Guest Artist: Melissa Phillips Part 5

Okay... get ready for Christmas! Here's some gorgeous tags created by Melissa Phillips...

Season's Greetings Tags:

Supplies:
Stamps:  Yuletide Vol. 2
Wordstrips:  Yuletide Vol. 2
Tags: White Size 8

I just LOVE these!! Melissa has used the Size 8 tags as the base - simply folded in half to create a little gift card. Then embellished with the Seasons Greetings stamp, buttons, ribbon and Wordstrips! So cute!!! All you need now is the brown wrapping paper or a paper bag for the gift and you're set! 

Guest Artist: Melissa Phillips Part 4

And the fab projects from Melissa Phillips keep rolling in.... check out this gorgeous card!

Smell the Roses:

Supplies:
Stamps:  Journal
Montage:  Full Bloom
Paper:  White Roses Pearlescent
Wordstrips:  Full Bloom

Here's a close up:

Love how she's used the Journal stamp as a decorative piece! All of the elements look fabulous together here... thanks for sharing Melissa!!!!

It's been a busy and fun week here at Darkroom Door... sending orders out, designing some new product, and we're starting to work on our 2010 traveling schedule... it's all go go go! 

There's more to come from Melissa too... so stay tuned for that! I'm so grateful she has created for us... it's all so yummy!

Guest Artist: Melissa Phillips Part 3

Today we woke to a full blown dust storm here surrounding the Darkroom Door studio... the sky was blazing orange as the sun rose behind the thick blanket of dust throughout the sky. It is apparently the biggest dust storm Sydney has ever seen (and perhaps central nsw too.) I grew up in Central NSW and saw many many dust storms, but none quite like this. We've closed all the doors and windows and I'll be busy spending the day on various secret projects :) Anyway....

we have another project to share from Melissa Phillips! 

Noel card:

Supplies:
Stamps:  Yuletide Vol. 2
Wordstrips:  Yuletide Vol. 1
Tag:  Buff Size 8

Honestly, I think we should ask Melissa to share a project every day forever... don't you agree? Her art is amazing... have I mentioned how much I love the layers and texture? Yes, I think I have ;) It's gorgeous. Imagine receiving a card like this for Christmas... I'd leave it on display for months!

Thanks for sharing your talents with us Melissa!

And for all the readers... Melissa still has more projects to share... so stay tuned!

Unlock the artist within!

Guest Artist: Melissa Phillips Part 2

Not only am I loving the cards that Melissa Phillips has created with our product, but am loving how they are photographed too! Check this one out:

Live life card:

Supplies:
Stamps:  Wildflowers Vol. 2
Filmstrips:  Full Bloom

Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing Melissa!

Scrap It TV - Watercolour Stamping

Here's another segment that I filmed for Scrap It TV which is shown on the Aurora Foxtel Channel 183 here in Australia.

This segment shows one of my favourite techniques: Watercolour Stamping. You can see the full segment here:

Supplies used:
Rubber Stamps: Full Bloom Vol 2, Full Bloom Vol 1

Hope you enjoy!