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Rubber stamped and embossed word rocks collage

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stefanie girard crafter's companion word rocks Have you found any word rocks in your neighborhood? Have you created any and left them about? Well, I have had the pleasure of finding one in my yard and I thought I’d try rubber stamping and embossing some rocks for both a shadow box rock collage and then make a bunch to leave around in my neighborhood.

My favorite phrase to put on a rock is, you guessed it, “YOU ROCK!” and there is that phrase included in the Spectrum Noir Colorista Aqua set.

The rocks are from my last trip to the beach.

The Crafter’s Companion Rock-a-blocks are great for stamping on uneven surfaces.

I used white embossing powder to create the phrase, flowers and butterfly on the rocks.

The shadow box was from the dollar store and I slipped a piece of Glitter green cardsock behind the rocks.

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  1. Great idea! Now I need to go get some rocks. It would be fun to give “You Rock!” rocks to my students. And I subscribed to this blog. Thanks!

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