Tulip Congratulations

A few days ago, I saw some BEAUTIFUL photos of red tulips with the In Good Taste paper as the backdrop. It was so pretty, and inspired today's card!

For the tulips, I inked my stamps in Poppy Parade ink, and then used a sponge dauber to add a little bit of Melon Mambo on the bottom and sides. It's subtle here, but this is a fun trick to add multiple colors to your stamped image! The sentiment is once again from the stamp set 'A Grand Kid.' (Have I convinced you yet that you need this sentiment stamp set in your life?!)

The card is finished off with a few Frosted Epoxy Droplets, which have been colored with the Dark Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Marker. Here is a full list of supplies:

Stamps: A Grand Kid, Timeless Tulips

Ink: Poppy Parade, Melon Mambo, Old Olive; Stampin' Blends: Dark Poppy Parade

Paper: Early Espresso, Whisper White, In Good Taste DSP

Embellishments: Braided Linen Trim, Frosted Epoxy Droplets

Tools: Tulip Builder Punch, Versamark, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

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

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 

#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