#GDP333: Flowing Flowers

This week's challenge at the Global Design Project is my favorite kind - a color challenge!

I decided to use the Flowing Flowers stamp set for this challenge. It's one of my favorite new stamp sets in the January-June Mini Catalog! 

This is the perfect stamp set for simple stamping cards, but I stepped it up a little by doing some fussy cutting. I stamped and cut out the large floral image. The Garden Green leaves are from another floral image in the stamp set - I wanted the leaves to go in the other direction (and the flower would have been upside down), so I trimmed just the leaves off of my stamped image and tucked them behind the large flower.

Rhinestones are the perfect center for flowers, don't you think?! These Rhinestone Waves Jewels come in some of my favorite Stampin' Up! colors - love that coordination!

 

Here is a full list of the supplies I used:

Stamps: Flowing Flowers

Ink: Balmy Blue, Garden Green, Mint Macaron

Paper: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Balmy Blue, Subtles 6" x 6" DSP Stack

Embellishments: Rhinestone Waves Jewels

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

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

#GDP326: Sketch Challenge for Valentine's Day

 I found time to play along with the Global Design Project challenge again this week. (Three weeks in a row might be a record for me!) This week it was a sketch challenge, and I combined this with a color challenge going on in my team group right now. I love combining these two types of challenges!

 

 

Since I'm featuring the Sweet Talk Suite of products on Facebook this week, I decided to go with those products for my card. This card came together pretty quickly since the layout, the colors, and the products were already chosen!

 

The only item outside of the suite that I added was the Polished Dots. The Petal Pink fit in perfectly with the color scheme, and this embellishment is a little more subtle than the Iridescent Rhinestones that are a part of the Sweet Talk Suite. 

 

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

Stamps: Sweet Conversations

Ink: Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink

Paper: Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Basic White

Embellishments: Polished Dots

Tools: Sweet Hearts Dies, Gingham Embossing Folder, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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

 

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

#GDP325: Sending You a Rainbow of Happiness

This week's Global Design Project challenge is a color challenge - my favorite! I just can't get enough of the Rainbow of Happiness Bundle, so I used it again this week.

 

I might have gone a little over the top with the ribbons, but when you're sending someone a rainbow of happiness, that's ok, right? 

 

Here's a tip for the sentiment: the stamp comes curved in a rainbow shape, but because it's photopolymer, you can stretch and straighten it. That's what I did, and then I cut the words apart because it got a little long when it was straight. I love these colors in a rainbow - don't you?!

 

Here's a full list of the products I used:

Stamps: Rainbow of Happiness

Ink: Polished Pink

Paper: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Pool Party, Polished Pink, Pale Papaya, Vellum, Supple Shimmer Specialty Paper, Sunshine & Rainbows DSP

Embellishments: Opal Rounds, White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon, Glittered Organdy Ribbon

Tools: Cloud Punch, Layering Circles Dies, Brilliant Rainbow Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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

 

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

#GDP324: CASE the Designer with Sunshine & Rainbows

I'm so excited to share today's card with you! I am playing along with the Global Design Project challenge this week, and I used my favorite products from the new catalogs - the rainbows! The challenge this week is to CASE the designer, and here is her card:

Here's what I came up with:

 

I used Versamark to stamp the little hearts on Kraft Paper, and the Stitched Rectangles Dies were perfect to make my strips of paper.

 

I copied the colors of a rainbow in the paper for my large stamped rainbow - So Saffron, Pool Party, Magenta Madness, and Petal Pink. Isn't that paper the best?! I think this might be my favorite pattern. You can get the paper for free with a $50 order during Sale-a-bration, and I might already have a few packs...

 

Here is a full list of the supplies I used:

Stamps: Rainbow of Happiness

Ink: So Saffron, Pool Party, Magenta Madness, Petal Pink, Misty Moonlight, Versamark

Paper: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Magenta Madness, Kraft Paper, Sunshine & Rainbows DSP 

Embellishments: Polished Dots, Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

Tools: Stitched Rectangles Dies, Give it a Whirl Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Adhesives: Stampin' Seal+, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

Awesome Otters Card Class

 

Hello! I have a fun new class to offer you this month, and it features the Sale-a-bration stamp set "Awesome Otters", plus the adorable Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper! 

 

This card class through the mail is packed full of cute and fun cards you can use for Valentine's Day and all through the year. The class includes over $50 of product plus the Awesome Otters stamp set, as well as supplies to make 10 cards - 2 each of 5 designs, envelopes, and a tutorial with instructions.

Based on product availability, you will receive a half package of the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper, a package of Iridescent Rhinestones, a roll of Highland Heather Ribbon, a roll of Real Red Faux Linen Ribbon, a Wink of Stella, a pack of Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers, a pack of Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers, and the Awesome Otters stamp set. If one or more of these products goes out of stock, a similar product will be substituted.

You will need to provide your own inks and adhesives. I recommend Stampin' Seal+, Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, and Mini Glue Dots. Besides the Stampin' Blends Markers included in your class kit, you will also need Memento Black ink, Highland Heather ink, Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Markers, Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers, and Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers. You can add any of these items on to your class kit at the catalog cost (no additional tax or shipping), or use what you already own.

This class is $68. Shipping is $9, or you can pick up your card kit if you are local to Gilbert, AZ. The deadline to sign up for this class is Tuesday, January 18. Card kits will ship to you by January 28.

If you would like to purchase the tutorial only, the cost is $15. Your tutorial will be emailed to you when the card kits ship on or before January 28.

You can sign up for this class here.

 

Happy Stamping!

Rachel