Flowering Cactus Anniversary Card

I have one more Flowering Cactus card to share with you today. This product medley was my absolute favorite thing in the January-June Mini Catalog! It's one of those things that will stay on my shelf even after it retires.

As some of you know, my husband and I celebrated our tenth anniversary this month. It took me awhile to decide what I wanted to do for his card, but when I settled on the Flowering Cactus Product Medley, it was the perfect choice! We met in Arizona, and have lived here for the past 4 1/2 years. Here's the card:

 

I also did a little bit of decorating on the inside. I wanted it to be special! 

 

Do you see the stitched heart? It comes from the Give it a Whirl Dies set, and to be honest, the stitched hearts in that set are what made me want to purchase it! The little tag comes from the Hydrangea Dies, and the sentiment is from the Hydrangea Haven stamp set.

 

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

Stamps: Hydrangea Haven

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow, Basic White, Calypso Coral, Flowering Cactus DSP

Embellishments: Linen Thread (Flowering Cactus Product Medley)

Tools: Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Give it a Whirl Dies, Hydrangea Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Playful Alphabet Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

Hydrangea Hill Fun Fold Card

Today's card has a big WOW factor - it's a fun fold, and I used all of the products from the Hydrangea Hill Suite to create it. Take a look:

 

Would you like to know how I made this card? I send a free card tutorial to my email subscribers every Monday, and this is the one I sent them this week. If you join my email list this week, I'll send it to you too!

Make sure to join me on Facebook this week - I'll be featuring this suite of products!

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

March Card Club Sneak Peek

My monthly card club is my favorite class I offer every month! This month's cards were CASEd from Erica Cerwin. I love her style, and when her Hydrangea Hill class was offered as part of a creative convention I participated in recently, I knew I had to copy it for my card club! Here's a peek:

 

Here are a few more details about the club:

 

If you're interested in signing up, you can do that here. The deadline to sign up for this month's kit is March 20.

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