#GDP337: You Are Amazing

Today's card is a special one. I created it for the color challenge at Global Design Project, but it was also the last card for a team challenge that I've been a part of for the last 4 weeks. More about that in a minute... Here is the color challenge:

And here is my card:

 

My team leader offered a creative challenge last month - a Tic Tac Toe board was given each week for 4 weeks, and we had to create projects with different stipulations each week. Those of us who wanted to participate were put onto teams, and we are working to see who can get the most points. My team has been tied for first place, but this week there is a twist - one of the squares is worth bonus points, and we won't find out which square until the challenge is over. To be honest, it doesn't even matter to me if we win or lose. Getting to know the ladies on my team a little bit better and creating for the fun of it (even though it was a challenge) was really rewarding!

 

So besides the color challenge, the requirements for the Tic Tac Toe were to use a current color from the Subtles collection (all three of the colors in the color challenge worked for this!), use no stamps (this one was really hard!), and to use vellum. 

 

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

Paper: Thick Basic White, So Saffron, Blushing Bride, Basic White, Subtles DSP Stack, Vellum

Embellishments: Iridescent Rhinestone, Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

Tools: Stitched Rectangles Dies, Amazing Thanks Dies, Detailed Dahlias Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Adhesives: Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

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

#GDP261: Fall Friendship Card

Today's card was inspired by the color challenge at Global Design Project this week.

I used the Love of Leaves Bundle and a few supporting products to create my card. This bundle caught my eye right away because of the stitching. Stitched dies are my favorite!

 

All of the details on this card really make it special:

• A watercolor wash in Mint Macaron ink, with a few speckles of Cajun Craze
• A sprinkling of the Artistry Blooms Sequins
• A leaf from the In Good Taste Elements
• A piece of Embroidered Ribbon

I just love how all of Stampin' Up!'s products coordinate so well together!

 

Here is a full list of supplies:

Stamps: Love of Leaves

Ink: Cajun Craze, Mint Macaron

Paper: Mint Macaron, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Shimmery White

Embellishments: Artistry Blooms Sequins, In Good Taste Elements, 3/8" Embroidered Ribbon

Tools: Stitched Leaves Dies, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Tasteful Labels Dies, Water Painters

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

 

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

You Got This

Today's card is quick and easy. I used some fun, bright colors - Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay - for this card. 

A strip of Rainbow Glimmer Paper adds some sparkle, and that Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon is one of my favorites! You could even color it with Stampin' Blends Markers for a different look if you wanted to. The card is finished off with a sprinkling of Artistry Blooms Sequins. The best part about these - they come with adhesive already on them!

Stamps: Ridiculously Awesome
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo
Paper: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Rainbow Glimmer Paper, Shimmery White
Embellishments: Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon, Artistry Blooms Sequins
Tools: Tasteful Labels Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Water Painters
Adhesives: Stampin' Seal, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

When in Doubt, Be a Unicorn!

The new Hippo Happiness Bundle is one of my favorites! I used it for the first time on today's card. 

What do you think of the color palette? I used Purple Posy, Magenta Madness, and Blackberry Bliss. I think these are the perfect colors for a unicorn card!

I also paired this bundle with the Rainbow Glimmer Paper. Rainbows and unicorns are a no brainer combination, don't you think? If you look carefully, I die cut the unicorn horn with the glimmer paper! 

I have a few tips for you after making this card:

• Two step stamps always take a bit of practice for me. So don't give up if you can't get the different pieces lined up correctly the first time! I found that it was easier to stamp the darker part of the unicorn first, and then the larger, lighter piece. (To get the lighter color, I stamped off one time first.) I also found it helpful to look at the samples in the catalog and others I've seen online so that I knew how the stamps should line up. 
• I used the new Water Painters for the first time for the background. It seems to take more pressure to get water out than it did for the former Aqua Painters. But overall, I liked them!
• I used my Stampin' Blends Markers to color the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon. I started with Light Magenta Madness, blended into Dark Magenta Madness, then Light Blackberry Bliss, and finally Dark Blackberry Bliss. Multicolored ribbon is so fun!

This bundle is a must have! If you'd like to see more of it, I am featuring it as my product of the week over on my Facebook page this week.

Stamps: Hippo Happiness
Ink: Magenta Madness, Blackberry Bliss, Stampin' Blends Markers: Light & Dark Magenta Madness, Light & Dark Blackberry Bliss
Paper: Purple Posy, Whisper White, Watercolor Paper, Rainbow Glimmer Paper
Embellishments: Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon
Tools: Stitched Be Mine Dies, Hippo & Friends Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Water Painters
Adhesives: Stampin' Seal, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Glue

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

#keepstamping with Bloom and Grow

Stampin' Up! has been posting fun color challenges the last few weeks to help keep people stamping during this extra time at home. I finally made the time to participate in last week's challenge, and I used a stamp set that hasn't seen much ink yet in my craft room. Here is the color combination:

And here is my card:

I know Crumb Cake is not a traditional color for leaves (unless they're dead, right?), but I think it works here. It gives the card a little bit of a vintage feel. The stamped images come from the Bloom & Grow stamp set, which caught my eye when the catalog first came out. I've had the set for awhile, but haven't used it except for one of the sentiments, so it was time to ink it up! I love the florals, and I'll definitely be using it again!

As I was editing this close up, I noticed that I totally missed coloring one of the leaves! We're just going to chalk that up to quarantine brain (it's a new thing). Haha!

Stamps: Bloom & Grow
Ink: Early Espresso, Memento Black, Stampin' Blends Markers: Dark Pretty Peacock, Light & Dark Pool Party, Light Crumb Cake
Paper: Early Espresso, Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Embellishments: Linen Thread, Woven Threads Sequins
Tools: Budding Blooms Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Pinewood Planks EF
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Glue

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

#tgifc258: A Watercolor Rainbow

Today's card was inspired by the color challenge at TGIF Challenges - a rainbow color challenge!

When I was younger, I had a book called "Rachel's Rainbow", and I have always loved rainbows. I couldn't think of a better stamp set to pair with the rainbow theme than Under My Umbrella!

I've seen so many pretty water-colored cards recently, so I've been itching to watercolor. There are a couple of different ways to do this. My favorite is to press a clear block directly into the ink pad, and then use an Aquapainter to pick up the ink from the block.

I water-colored three different parts of this card - the background is a watercolor wash of Blueberry Bushel. The umbrella was heat embossed in white and water-colored with Gorgeous Grape, Pineapple Punch, and Blueberry Bushel. And finally - for the hearts I did smaller areas of color on Watercolor Paper - Lovely Lipstick, Grapefruit Grove, Pineapple Punch, and Call Me Clover - and then cut out with the Be Mine Stitched Dies. 

I used just the 2018-2020 In Colors, plus Gorgeous Grape, for this card. They make a great rainbow, don't you think?

If you like these colors, make sure to grab them soon! They'll be retiring with this catalog at the beginning of June, but will probably start to sell out once the retiring list is published later this month. Here is a full list of supplies:

Stamps: Under My Umbrella
Ink: Blueberry Bushel, Call Me Clover, Gorgeous Grape, Grapefruit Grove, Lovely Lipstick, Pineapple Punch, White Craft Ink
Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Grapefruit Grove, Watercolor Paper
Embellishments: Linen Thread
Tools: Rectangle Stitched Dies, Be Mine Stitched Dies, Umbrella Builder Punch, Aquapainter, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

Little Ladybug Birthday Card

Today's card features the Little Ladybug stamp set. You can only get this one for a few more weeks during Sale-a-bration, either by hosting a qualifying party or by placing a $300 order yourself. It's worth it, in my opinion. This stamp set is large, and SO cute!

You can also purchase the coordinating Ladybugs Dies, which cut out quite a few of the stamped images. Don't you love it when you don't have to fussy cut?!

If you'd like to see how I put this card together, you can see a video here:

Stamps: Little Ladybug
Ink: Memento Black, Stampin' Blends: Light & Dark Daffodil Delight, Light & Dark Granny Apple Green, Light Rococo Rose, Light Smoky Slate, Ivory
Paper: Balmy Blue, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Pleased as Punch DSP
Embellishments: White Baker's Twine, Gingham Gala Sequins
Tools: Ladybugs Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Rectangle Stitched Dies
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

Snowman Season Card Two Ways

I have two fun cards to share with you today! The fold on this card is a little bit different than your standard card, and I created two different versions using the Snowman Season Bundle. Here's the first one:

This one has very little stamping. The snowman is punched out of Sparkle Glimmer Paper, and his eyes, nose, arms, hat, and scarf are from the Let it Snow Embellishment Kit. There are four different colors of hats and scarves, and all of them match the paper!

The second card is a little more involved - more stamping, and a tiny bit of coloring.

I used the Light Pool Party Stampin' Blends Marker to color shadows on the snowman. And here's a close up of that fold:

To make this type of card yourself, cut a card base 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". Then cut a piece of Whisper White 4" x 9 1/4" and score at 4". Easy peasy! You can copy one of these designs, or create your own.

Stamps: Snowman Season
Ink: Memento Black, Coastal Cabana, Shaded Spruce
Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Let it Snow Specialty DSP, Sparkle Glimmer
Embellishments: Holiday Rhinestones, White Baker's Twine, Let it Snow Embellishment Kit
Tools: Rectangle Stitched Dies, Die Cutting Machine, Snowman Builder Punch, 2 1/4" Circle Punch
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

Christmas Chickens

I'm back today with another card featuring the Birds of a Feather stamp set. I think my favorite bird in this set is the chicken. He's meant for Valentine's Day, but I have lots of other plans for that little bird! Take a look at my card:

I used a technique called masking to stamp the three chickens in a row. Stamp your image on a post it note, then fussy cut at least part of it right on the black line. When you place your post it image over the stamped image and then stamp again, the part that is "behind" will get stamped on the post it. Cool, right? I haven't used this technique in a long time, but I needed a flock of chickens to go with my sentiment!

I used my Dark Real Red Stampin' Blends Marker to color the Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon, and finished off the card with some Holiday Rhinestones. Leave a comment and let me know what you think!

Stamps: Birds of a Feather
Ink: Memento Black, Stampin' Blends: Dark Real Red, Dark Mango Melody, Light Flirty Flamingo, Ivory
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Real Red, Let it Snow Specialty DSP
Embellishments: Holiday Rhinestones, Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon
Tools: Rectangle Stitched Dies, Die Cutting Machine
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

#GDP205: Enjoy the Season

The Birds of a Feather stamp set is my featured product over on Facebook this week. I already had the start of a card in mind, inspired by this card from the catalog (on the left).

When I saw that the color challenge at Global Design Project included So Saffron, which I was planning to use, the rest of the card came together quickly!

I used Rococo Rose and Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends to color my Rhinestones. I love that we have rhinestones in different colors now, but when you want an exact match, the Stampin' Blends work really well!

What do you think of the non-traditional Christmas colors on this card? I love how it turned out, and I think you might see a Rococo Rose/Mint Macaron combination again before the season is over!

Stamps: Birds of a Feather
Ink: Memento Black, So Saffron, Stampin' Blends: Light Daffodil Delight, Light & Dark Rococo Rose, Dark Mint Macaron
Paper: So Saffron, Mint Macaron, Whisper White
Embellishments: Rhinestones, Mint Macaron 1/4" Textile Ribbon
Tools: Rectangle Stitched Dies, Die Cutting Machine
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

Waterfront Beach Card

The inspiration for today's card comes from June's Paper Pumpkin kit. I will admit I haven't put mine together yet, but I love the beach theme and the color combination! I used that as my inspiration for this card.

I thought that the High Seas 3D Embossing Folder was a perfect fit for this beachy card, and I finally figured out the correct sandwich in my die-cutting machine for the new embossing folders. Thank you, YouTube! The new style of folders is slightly thinner than the old Sizzix ones, so you need to use the new blue 3D Embossing Folder Plate with them. I am using my Big Shot, so my sandwich was the regular platform on the bottom, then the embossing folder, then the blue embossing plate.


Easy! When I tried using a 3D folder a few weeks ago, I must have tried every other possible way except for that one. Oh well, now I know, and you do too!

Here's a close up of the embossing. I can think of a few other stamp sets that this would work great with!

Stamps: Waterfront
Ink: Sahara Sand, Early Espresso, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay
Paper: Sahara Sand, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White
Embellishments: Linen Thread
Tools: High Seas 3D EF, Rectangle Stitched Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies, Die Cutting Machine
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

Beautiful Friendship Congratulations

Today's card features the Beautiful Friendship stamp set. It didn't take very long for this stamp set to catch my eye! I love the watercolor-like florals, and the sentiments - both what they say, and the pretty fonts. For this card, I used Seaside Spray to create a hydrangea (or at least that's what it looks like to me). I am no flower expert, so maybe that's not what it's intended to be, but I like it!

I thought the wood pattern in the Pressed Petals DSP was a perfect fit. This is probably my favorite sheet of DSP in the whole catalog. I might have cried a little as I was chopping it all up to use for card class this weekend. (Just kidding, but I can't be the only one who hoards their favorite paper!)

If you love this card as much as I do, you might be interested in the ordering special I have going on this week. From now through Friday, place an order of more than $50 using host code DZZM9G49 in my online store, and I'll send you this card, plus the 3 others pictured below.

If you're local to me, these are the cards we'll be making at my card class this Saturday. You can see all of the event details here. I have a few spots left that I would love to fill!


Stamps: Beautiful Friendship
Ink: Seaside Spray, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede
Paper: Whisper White, Seaside Spray, Pressed Petals DSP
Embellishments: Linen Thread
Tools: Rectangle Stitched Dies, Die Cutting Machine
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Happy Stamping!

Rachel