Sweet Friend Honey Bee Card

Today's card has a sneak peek of some new products for you! One of the five new in colors that will be introduced in the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog is called Bumblebee. I just had to pair it with the Honey Bee Bundle!

Sadly, the Honey Bee Bundle is retiring, so if you haven't grabbed it yet, make sure you do soon so that you don't miss out! Demonstrators are able to pre-order a selection of products from the new catalog right now, and you'll notice some of them on this card:

• the paper I used for the beehive is from the new 6 x 6" stacks of Designer Series Paper. I'm so glad they're bringing polka dots back!
• the enamel dots come in a package with all 5 of the new in colors
• the pink color you see is another new color - Magenta Madness

There are lots of little details on this card - I used the flower stamps in the stamp set with Versamark ink to create a subtle background on the card base. The Detailed Bee Dies were used to cut out the honeycomb, the stamped bee, the hearts, and the beehive. 

I love these dies! You even get an intricate bee die - check it out!

Are you excited for the new catalog? Using new products is so much fun! If you just can't wait until June 3 to purchase them, consider buying a starter kit. You can include products from the pre-order in it, and then you'll have a 20% discount to use on the rest of the catalog when it goes live on June 3. You can find out more here or contact me if you'd like to chat.

Stamps: Honey Bee
Ink: Memento Black, Versamark
Paper: Bumblebee, Basic Black, Whisper White, Magenta Madness, 2020-2022 In Color 6 x 6" Designer Series Paper Stack
Embellishments: Magenta Madness 1/4" Ribbon, 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots
Tools: Detailed Bee Dies
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Happy Stamping!
Rachel

Music From the Heart Stamp a Stack

Are any of you music-loving crafters like me? I have been playing the piano for 30 years, and the organ for 20, so I couldn't let the Music From the Heart stamp set retire without offering a class with it!

In this class to go, you'll make 16 cards - 4 each of 4 designs, all featuring the Music From the Heart stamp set. There are 3 options for ordering:

Option #1 - $56: This option includes the Music From the Heart stamp set, a 1/2 package of Designer Series Paper, a roll of ribbon, a package of rhinestones, the cardstock and envelopes cut for your 16 cards, and a PDF tutorial with instructions for putting your cards together.

Option #2 - $36: This option includes everything in Option #1 EXCEPT for the stamp set.

Option #3 - $15: This option includes the tutorial ONLY.

Other supplies you will need for this class:

* Black, Basic Gray, Real Red, Flirty Flamingo, and Highland Heather ink pads

* Stampin' Blends Markers: Light & Dark Smoky Slate, Light & Dark Real Red, Light Crumb Cake, Dark Highland Heather, Dark Flirty Flamingo

* Adhesive - I recommend SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Mini Glue Dots

You may already have these supplies or others that you can substitute, or you can purchase them in my online store here.

The deadline to register for this class is May 26, or while supplies last. I expect the class kits to ship to you or be ready for pick up by June 1. You can register here.

I will email you at the address you provide within a day to send your invoice. Please watch for it. I will also use this email address to update you on when your class will ship and to send you your PDF tutorial.

Can I let you in on a little secret? If you're a part of my team, you get the tutorial for this class for free, along with all of my other tutorials! And this week, it's going to be so fun to be a part of my team and Stampin' Up! Not only is Stampin' Up! offering a fun online event for demonstrators, but my team has also put together a full day online training for this Saturday, including lots of stamping! Lots of the stamping presentations in both events will include brand new product, which is so fun - in fact, I was designing my projects last night, and I can't wait to share them with you. The other fun part of Saturday's event is that the demonstrator who helped design the Music From the Heart stamp set is going to be a guest presenter! I can't wait! It's not too late to be a part of these events - I know some of you have expressed interest in the starter kit, and now couldn't be a better time to purchase it. If you'd like to get in on these events, you can find more information on the starter kit and purchase one here.

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

April Card Club

Welcome back! I thought it would be fun to show you what my monthly card club looks like, so today we're going to walk through what I included in April's kit. If this is the first time you've heard me mention my monthly card club, here are a few of the details:

This club is one of my favorite things to design and put together all month long. Each month, you'll get the supplies to make 8 cards - 2 each of 4 designs. Here were the card designs for April.

Besides the cardstock pieces and envelopes, your monthly kit will also include $20-22 of product. This month that product was a 1/2 package of the See a Silhouette Designer Series Paper, a package of Basic Adhesive Backed Sequins, and the Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack. You'll use those products on your cards, but also have some left over for other projects. I feature one stamp set/bundle every month. This is not included in the kit, however, you can add it on, and I will cover your tax and shipping as a perk of belonging to the club, or you can use a stamp set you already own. If you haven't guessed already, this month I featured the Timeless Tulip Bundle.

You can subscribe or cancel at any time, but when you subscribe by the 20th of the month, you'll get that month's kit. I order everything and ship out by the end of the month. Then I send you a fun little package that looks like this:

Something new I started this month was including a cute little tag using some of the products that I included in the kit. What do you think of this month's tag?

If you are interested in subscribing to my monthly card club, you can fill out a registration form here. Then watch your email for a direct link to subscribe. The club is $35/month, and after belonging for 6 consecutive months, you earn a $25 product credit from me! 

I hope you enjoyed this little peek into my monthly card club. Leave a comment and let me know which card is your favorite.

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

#GDP237: Your Friendship is a Blessing

Today's card was inspired by the color challenge at Global Design Project this week. And after I finished it, it also reminded me of a card I created last year (or maybe even two years ago???). Let's see what you think! Here are the colors:

And here is my card:

This is last year's card... I think it's safe to say I like these colors together and I just love florals!

If you follow me on Facebook, you might recognize the watercolored pieces - I am featuring the Peaceful Poppies Elements on my Facebook page this week, and I showed a sneak peek of these yesterday. The pieces come already embossed and ready to punch out - you just have to add ink with an Aqua Painter. There are also pre-printed pieces, vellum pieces, and different sizes of black labels and banners. You get 8 sheets total - wow!

The sentiment and label come from the So Sentimental Bundle - one of my favorites in the Spring Mini Catalog. See a full list of supplies below.

Stamps: So Sentimental
Ink: Melon Mambo, Mint Macaron
Paper: Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Whisper White
Embellishments: Peaceful Poppies Elements, Rhinestones, Linen Thread
Tools: Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Aqua Painter, Versamark, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

#GDP236: Timeless Tulips in Blackberry Bliss

If you follow my blog, you've probably figured out that I love a good challenge. Challenges are a fun place to start when coming up with the idea for a card. This week, I am playing along with the Global Design Project challenge - CASEing one of the designers. Here is her card:

I decided to use the Timeless Tulips stamp set just like she did, but I went with deep purple tulips and used Blackberry Bliss cardstock and ink.

I had Mossy Meadow out, and I thought that the rich green paired well with the dark purple. Crumb Cake is a good neutral when you want something other than white for your card base. And then I added a few additional details, inspired by Janneke's card - the vellum circle embossed with the Scripty Embossing Folder and a few Frosted Epoxy Droplets.

This card did require quite a bit of fussy cutting, but other than that, it's pretty simple! You could change up the colors for lots of fun combinations.

Stamps: Timeless Tulips
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow
Paper: Crumb Cake, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Vellum
Embellishments: Frosted Epoxy Droplets, Linen Thread
Tools: Tulip Builder Punch, Layering Circles Dies, Scripty EF
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, 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 

So Very Vellum with Under My Umbrella

I have TWO cards to share with you today! One of these is a card we made at my last card class, and the other was a card with basically the same layout that I created for a friend who needed a baby shower card. Both cards feature the So Very Vellum paper that you can get for free during Sale-a-bration, plus the Under My Umbrella stamp set. My intention was to create a third card using the Soft Sea Foam vellum, but I just haven't found the time this week. Being quarantined to your house is supposed to give you more time, right? Well, I'm not finding that true at my house. Here are the two cards side by side.

Here's a tip: if you find a layout you like for a card, use it on several cards and just change some of the elements! This was the first card I created for my card class.

I used the Pleased as Punch paper for the umbrella on this one, and the Woven Threads Sequins for a little embellishment.

Right around the time of my card class, a friend asked if I could make her a card for a baby shower she was invited to. Of course I said yes, and I used the same layout to make creating easy. I still used the Pleased as Punch paper for the umbrella, but this time I stamped and colored flowers with my Stampin' Blends Markers, and then fussy cut them and added them to the umbrella. I added a few Silver Glimmer hearts cut with the Be Mine Stitched Dies to go along with the sentiment, 'Showered with Love'.

Which card do you like better? I'm partial to the purple one, because it's my favorite color!

I hope you are getting more crafting time than me these days. If you are looking for more crafty supplies, check out the BOGO Sale I'm hosting in my Facebook group, now through March 31. I'm offering extra freebies the more you spend, PLUS you'll earn Sale-a-bration rewards too! Here's a list of supplies I used on today's cards:

Stamps: Under My Umbrella
Ink: Memento Black, Stampin' Blends: Dark Purple Posy, Dark Pool Party, Light & Dark Granny Apple Green
Paper: Purple Posy, Whisper White, Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue, Pleased as Punch DSP, So Very Vellum DSP
Embellishments: Woven Threads Sequins, Whisper White Baker's Twine
Tools: Umbrella Builder Punch, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Be Mine Stitched Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

#GDP230: I Can't Thank You Enough

I used the sketch challenge at Global Design Project as the inspiration for today's card.

This pattern of paper in the Flowering Foils paper pack is perfect for using your sponge brayers. I picked Coastal Cabana and Gorgeous Grape, two of my favorite colors, as the palette for this card. 

The sentiment comes from the So Sentimental stamp set, and the card is finished off with a few Gorgeous Grape Rhinestones from the Noble Peacock Rhinestones.

Make sure you get this paper soon! It's only available while supplies last, and it's so beautiful that I don't think it will last for long!

Stamps: So Sentimental
Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Coastal Cabana
Paper: Whisper White, Gorgeous Grape, Flowering Foils DSP
Embellishments: Noble Peacock Rhinestones, White Baker's Twine
Tools: So Sweetly Stitched Dies, Sponge Brayers
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

#GDP228: Lily Pad Thank You

Today's card was inspired by the challenge at Global Design Project, and a color challenge issued by my upline. I loved both, so I combined them in this beautiful card!

I drew several elements from Charlet's card - the Scripty embossing folder is used on a piece of vellum, backed by Whisper White cardstock. I arranged my lilies on the left side of the card, and used a 'thanks' sentiment from the Seriously the Best stamp set. 

What is your favorite element on this card? I used so many of my favorites! Comment and let me know.

Stamps: Seriously the Best, Lovely Lily Pad
Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Pear Pizzazz
Paper: Sahara Sand, Gorgeous Grape, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Vellum, Sparkle Glimmer Paper
Embellishments: White Baker's Twine, Woven Threads Sequins
Tools: Scripty EF, Lily Pad Dies
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Glue

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

January 2020 Paper Pumpkin: I'll Bee Yours Alternative

I am definitely a last minute crafter most days. How about you? Since tomorrow is Valentine's Day, I spent the afternoon working on some of mine. January's Paper Pumpkin kit, I'll Bee Yours, was the perfect starting point!

This is the intended use for the kit - and I didn't even put them all together! I added some Ghiradelli chocolate hearts for the teachers at my kids' school. Yum!

Then I moved on to the kids' treats. We found inexpensive heart lollipops, and I used the stamps in the kit, along with a bee cut from the Golden Honey Specialty paper, the Heart Punch Pack, and the Gingham Gala Sequins. 

I did four different color designs, and I love how they turned out! I don't think the kids in Kindergarten and 2nd grade are going to appreciate them as much as I do. Ha! But I enjoyed making them, and that's what counts, right?

Here's a full supply list:
Stamps: I'll Bee Yours
Ink: Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather, Flirty Flamingo
Paper: Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather, Flirty Flamingo, Whisper White, Golden Honey Specialty DSP
Embellishments: Gingham Gala Sequins
Tools: Heart Punch Pack, Detailed Bee Dies
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

Thinking of You with All My Heart

Today's card uses the Pleased as Punch Designer Series Paper. This patterned paper coordinates with FOUR punches - the Tulip Builder Punch, the Umbrella Builder Punch, the Heart Punch Pack, and the Small Bloom Punch! I used the heart pattern for my card.

If you'd like to see me make this card, check out the video:

Stamps: Peaceful Moments
Ink: Memento Black
Paper: Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Pleased as Punch DSP
Embellishments: Iridescent Sequins, Linen Thread
Tools: Heart Punch Pack, Pinewood Planks EF
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Glue

Happy Stamping!

Rachel