Thankful Garden Card Class

Did you know? I do an online card class every week live on my Facebook business page at 12:00 PM Arizona time on Thursdays. It is free for anyone to watch, and if you can't make it live, you can watch the replay either on Facebook or on YouTube.

 

This week's class featured the Thankful Garden Bundle and other products from the Lovely Garden Suite Collection. This bundle includes stamps, dies, and masks. The masks make coloring a breeze!

 

This week's class can be found on Facebook here.

 

Or on YouTube here:

 

 

Want this week's card kit? Shop now through Tuesday, April 1. Spend more than $50 before tax & shipping, and I will send you a card kit to make the 3 cards pictured above. Please use this shopping link.

 

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

 

#TGIFC489: Reindeer Christmas

This week's challenge at TGIF Challenges is a color challenge. I think this one is so pretty!

These colors work perfectly with the Reindeer Fun Bundle. I've created a background with my Blending Brushes and Berry Burst and Night of Navy inks. Then I layered on the white die cut piece - this die is part of the Reindeer Fun Dies and it's a really cool framing piece! 

 

The reindeer are colored with Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers, and that little speckled stamp made a nice ground for them to stand on.

 

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

Stamps: Reindeer Fun

Ink: Berry Burst, Crumb Cake, Night of Navy

Stampin' Blends Markers: Crumb Cake

Paper: Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Berry Burst, Basic White

Embellishments: Regal Foiled Adhesive-Backed Dots, Night of Navy & Gold 1/2" Glittered Ribbon

Tools: Blending Brushes, Reindeer Fun Dies, Hearts & Hugs Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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

 

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

Creation Station: Beach Life

 

It's the first Sunday of the month, and that means it's time for this month's Creation Station Design Team blog hop! Our theme this month is Beach Life.

 

It's been too long since I've been to the beach, but one of my favorite things to do there is sit and listen to the ocean. So that's where I've drawn the inspiration for my card.

 

I heat embossed the large wave image from the Waves of Inspiration stamp set and then added ink with Blending Brushes and a variety of ink colors: Blueberry Bushel, Azure Afternoon, Lost Lagoon, Lemon Lime Twist, and Lemon Lolly. 

 

I chose a second stamp set - Circle Sayings - for my sentiment and the seashells, which are colored in with a little Wink of Stella. I can never get the sparkle to photograph well, but it's stunning in real life! 

 

Make sure to hop along and see what the rest of the team has created this month! I'm sure it will have you dreaming of a beach vacation.

 

Next up is the lovely Kathy Kartak!

 

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

Creation Station: Ink Blending

 

It's time for the Creation Station Design Team blog hop, and this month our theme is Ink Blending. I've been wanting to do some ink blending on the Like An Animal Specialty Designer Series Paper, so this was the perfect time to try it out!

 

My oldest daughter loves cheetahs, so I pulled out the gold cheetah print pattern and my Polished Pink ink. I used a Blending Brush to gradually add ink to the paper, starting at the bottom and working my way up. This is how you get that ombre effect, and you can just keep adding ink until you're happy with how it looks.

 

I also used a few products from the Enjoy the Journey Suite on my card - the other layer of pink patterned paper is the Enjoy the Journey Designer Series Paper, and the sentiment comes from the Greatest Journey stamp set. I heat embossed it in black for a really striking look.

 

 

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

Stamps: Greatest Journey

Ink: Polished Pink

Paper: Basic Black, Polished Pink, Brushed Metallic Cardstock, Enjoy the Journey Designer Series Paper, Like An Animal Specialty Designer Series Paper

Embellishments: Baker's Twine Essentials Pack, Simply Elegant Trim, Matte Black Dots

Tools: Blending Brush, Versamark, Basics Embossing Powders, Heat Tool, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Adhesives: Stampin' Seal+, Mini Glue Dots

 

Thank you for stopping by today! Be sure to hop along and see what the rest of the team has created. Up next is Yvonne Spikmans - Van Bruggen. I can't wait to see what she has created!

 

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

#GDP280: You Are Capable of Amazing Things

I am back for another challenge at the Global Design Project this week! This week's challenge is a CASE the designer challenge.

 

I decided to use the Hydrangea Haven Bundle - it's one of my favorites and followed along with the floral theme of Janneke's card. I also followed her layout pretty closely.

 

The dies in this bundle are really spectacular! For the leaves on the bottom, I used the detailed die, and then also cut out the outline of the hydrangea and stem/leaves to get the solid piece behind. I simply trimmed off the flower and placed the other die-cut in its place. 

 

To get the soft blue color on the blooms, I used my Blending Brush. I suppose you could use a sponge too. My craft room suffers from severe disorganization, and my sponges were nowhere in sight.... But the Blending Brush worked very well. I just held the die-cut in hand and very lightly circled the Blending Brush around.

 

I love these hydrangeas, and I hope you do too! Here is a full list of supplies for this card:

Stamps: Hydrangea Haven

Ink: Seaside Spray, Soft Suede

Paper: Soft Suede, Basic White, Seaside Spray, Pear Pizzazz, Hydrangea Hill DSP

Embellishments: Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack, Pastel Pearls

Tools: Hydrangea Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, Banners Pick a Punch, Blending Brushes

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

Happy Stamping!

Rachel