November Christmas Card Club Sneak Peek

If you have some furry friends in your life, you're going to love this month's Christmas Card Club kit! Sign up for this club, and you'll get the supplies to make 8 Christmas cards every month - 2 each of 4 designs. 

 

 

What happens when you make 8 Christmas cards every month? By this time of year, you have enough made and ready to send so there will be no scrambling to find or make cards when December arrives. Awesome, right?!

Read about the club and sign up to get this month's kit here.

 

Happy Stamping!

Rachel  

#GDP309: A Black & White Christmas

This week's color challenge at Global Design Project is right up my ally - black and white with a pop of color! 

 

My first thought was to add a little bit of pink - I love that color combination! But laying in bed the other night, the idea for this card came to me, and I switched gears. When does your inspiration happen? I often think of my best ideas while laying in bed at night before I go to sleep. (Or, let's be honest, when I'm laying awake in the middle of the night, trying to distract myself from worrying about something.) Anyways... here is my card:

 

This card turned out exactly how I wanted it to! That Real Red Ruffled Ribbon is SO pretty - in fact, after I used it, several of my kids asked for a piece! 

 

Here is a full list of the products I used:

Stamps: Evergreen Elegance

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Basic Black, Pattern Party Host DSP

Embellishments: Real Red Ruffled Ribbon, Cute Stars Adhesive Backed Sequins

Tools: Versamark, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Adhesives: Stampin' Seal+, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

 

Want a free tutorial for this card? I send a free card tutorial to my email subscribers every Monday, and this one is coming up next week! Join my email list here.

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

August Card Club Sneak Peek

Today I have a sneak peek for you! This is a glimpse of August's Card Club kit, and these cards have a fall vibe.

 

This club is $35/month, and will include $20-22 of products you'll use to make 8 cards - 2 each of 4 designs, along with cardstock cut and ready for you to assemble your cards, envelopes, and a tutorial with instructions. That cost also includes shipping. You have the option to add on the stamp set/bundle and any inks I used that month at catalog cost - I cover the tax and shipping as a perk of belonging to the club. Here are all the details:

 

If you'd like this month's cards, you'll need to subscribe by August 20. Let me know you'd like to do that here and I will send you a subscribe link.

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

You Warm My Heart

I have a beautiful card to share with you today, featuring some of my favorite new products! 

 

This card came about when I was designing for my Christmas Card Club and making swap cards. It didn't make the cut for either because I decided that the sentiment wasn't particularly a Christmas sentiment, and I wasn't going to fussy cut a tree and die cut twice for 21 swap cards! Well, maybe I would have if I had designed my swap card sooner than one day before I needed to send them...

Anyways, here are a few of my favorite things about this card:

• The Polished Pink heart is cut with the Give it a Whirl Dies. So many fun dies in this set!
• The little tree and diagonal silver stripe paper are from the Whimsy & Wonder Specialty Paper pack. All of the patterns in this pack are SO pretty!
• The ribbon is a white version of our Glittered Organdy Ribbon. Beautiful in white, but it can be colored too!
• And finally, the Be Dazzling Paper from Sale-a-bration in the background. I am almost through a whole package already - it's super sparkly and amazing!

Here is a full list of products used on this card:

Stamps: Encircled in Warmth

Ink: Polished Pink

Paper: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Polished Pink, Whimsy & Wonder DSP, Be Dazzling Paper

Embellishments: White Glittered Organdy Ribbon, Subtle Shimmer Sequins

Tools: Give it a Whirl Dies, Hippo & Friends Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Adhesives: Stampin' Seal+, Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

 

If you love this card, you might be interested in this month's Christmas Card Club kit, which features the same products.

 

You can read more about that club and sign up here.

 

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

August Christmas Card Club Sneak Peek

I am so excited about this month's Christmas Card Club! I used some of my favorite new products. Take a look:

 

 

Members of this club will be receiving something special this month - since it's Sale-a-bration, I'll be including some of the Be Dazzling Paper in every kit, and members who add on the stamp set this month will receive a whole package (as long as it is not sold out). Here are some details about the club:

 

If you'd like this month's cards, make sure you sign up by August 15.

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

#GDP300: To the Coolest Friend Ever

Today's card is a special treat. I thought I could resist sharing new stuff with you for at least for another week, but I have no willpower...

I am playing along with the challenge at Global Design Project this week, and I also created this card for a color challenge in the training group I'm a part of. Two birds with one stone is my motto most days. Here is the challenge from GDP:

 

And the colors I used were Fresh Freesia, Gray Granite, and Soft Sea Foam (with a little Pumpkin Pie on the side). 

 

Is this not the cutest little penguin you have ever seen?! This stamp set and builder punch will be coming in the brand new July-December Mini Catalog, and that pretty paper on the sides is a coordinating paper found in the Sale-a-bration brochure. The paper is to DIE for! The sequins are also a new item. 

 

You can get your hands on these new products starting on August 3, but if you'd like them sooner, you can add them to a starter kit today. (Psst... demonstrators are also getting an extra month of Sale-a-bration right now, so bonus!)

 

Here is a full list of products used on this card (and remember - many of these are not yet available to customers).

Stamps: Penguin Place

Ink: Fresh Freesia, Gray Granite, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Sea Foam

Paper: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper

Embellishments: Subtle Shimmer Sequins

Tools: Blending Brushes, Penguin Builder Punch, Versamark, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Adhesives: Stampin' Seal+, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Happy Stamping!

Rachel