Handstamped by Rachel

Saturday, 29 March 2025

Even More Darling Dinos

Hi stamping friends, I have more projects to share with you using the Darling Dinos stamp set.

The first card is a baby card, dino was coloured in Balmy Blue and Fresh Freesia. The greeting is from the Storybook Friends stamp set. I used a piece of Beautiful Bokeh DSP and a strip of retired Balmy Blue Gingham DSP.

The next card uses the same cute dino, this time coloured with Shy Shamrock Blends. I used a strip of Full of Life DSP on top of an embossed piece of Shy Shamrock card stock. The tiny top hat was coloured in Black and Shy Shamrock Blends Markers. The Shaded Spruce circle was cut with an Everyday Details Die.

The last card has a Highland Heather coloured Dino, holding balloons from the Spring Corners stamp set. The greeting is also from this stamp set. I used a piece of retired DSP (I have sooooo much that I have been holding, it’s time to start using some) for the card front.

I hope you are inspired by my projects, if so theses cute Darling Dinos are only available in the catalogue until the 3rd of May!

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Pumpkin Pie Darling Dinos

Hello stampers. I made this card for my team Instagram Hop featuring Pumpkin Pie. I stamped the dinos in Memento Black Ink and coloured with my Blends Markers. The colours I used are listed below.

I have used the Fancy Borders Dies to cut the edge of the card. As I was making this card I was getting very frustrated that the dies are wider than the Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine. I wanted to cut the full width to the card base and could not do this with the dies that are too wide.

I finally came up with a solution. I adhered the die to the edge of the cardstock with some Washi Tape.

I placed one of the clear plates from the MINI Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine inside the card.

And then the second plate on top of the front of the card and the die.

I sent this sandwich through the standard Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine.

Voila! The edge of the card base is cut just as I wanted.

I used this technique to cut the edge for my dinosaur card.

The dinos were all cut out with circles from the Stylish Shapes Dies.

If you would like to see more of our Pumpkin Pie creations please head to my Instagram page, @handstamped_by_rachel

Thanks

Rachel

Product List

Darling Dinos Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[164728]

$37.00

Fancy Borders Dies

[165380]

$60.00

Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock

[108601]

$20.25

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$23.00

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[147086]

$15.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$14.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$53.00

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154897]

$19.25

Shy Shamrock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[163825]

$19.25

Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161672]

$19.25

Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154887]

$19.25

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Monday, 17 March 2025

Personalised Special Project

I have a special project to share with you that I had to wait until after the event just in case.

My oldest son was in the wedding of the first of his group of friends. The beautiful couple tied the knot on Saturday so I can safely share the card I made for them.

I used their initials and their colour scheme of champagne and gold for the basis of my card. LOTS of retired products were used to make this card, including the Large Letters alphabet, the Scalloped Contours Dies, Floral Embossing folder and the Naturals Ivory cardstock for the card base.

The greeting is from the Lifetime of Love stamp set. The tiny flowers were cut using a retired punch and then the edges were embossed in gold. The leaves are from a recent SAB reward.

The greeting panel was cut with a dies from the Unbounded Dies set. I even unboxed my Envelope Punch board to make a co ordinated envelope to match the card.

I think I might get a lot more practice at these cards, there seems to be a flood of weddings coming, yay!

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

Sunday, 16 March 2025

Welcome Back Strawberry Slush!

While I not at Stampin’ Up! onstage this year I am still watching out for updates from my friends who are attending. When I heard that Strawberry Slush was returning as one of the upcoming In Colours I decided to dig out my old supplies and have a play.

I used one of the stamps from the Thankful Garden Bundle and coloured with the masks and Blending Brushes. Colours used are Strawberry Slush, Melon Mambo, Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive. The background papers are retired stock from 2013 when Strawberry Slush was first in the range. I’m looking forward to having two more years to play with this lovely colour.

Stay tuned for more information on new colours and products.

Thanks,

Rachel

Wednesday, 12 March 2025

Poppy Parade Sketched Butterflies

Hi stampers. This week the Art with Heart team are featuring Poppy Parade in their Instagram Blog Hop.

For my card I have used the Sketched Butterflies stamp set. I heat embossed the butterflies in Gold Embossing Powder.

The card base is Very Vanilla, which is a change from the usual Basic White that I most often use. To colour the butterflies I dug out my Stampin’ Up! Soft Pastels that I have not used for a very long time. I was delighted with the lovely bold colours I got by shaving some of the Pastel to use with a Water Painter.

Half of the card front is Very Vanilla embossed with the Distressed Tile 3D embossing folder, the other half is a piece of retired In Colour DSP in Poppy Parade.

Head to my Instagram page to view the other Poppy Parade creations from the Art With Heart Team.

Thanks,

Rachel

Product List

Sketched Butterflies Bundle (English)

[163492]

$87.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

$23.00

Distressed Tile 3 D Embossing Folder

[162189]

$17.50

Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165678]

$37.00

Soft Pastels Assortment

[154585]

$15.75

Water Painters

[151298]

$23.00

Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[159258]

$21.00

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Saturday, 8 March 2025

Pool Party Sketched Butterflies

Today I have a card to share with you that I originally made for our team Insta Hop but didn't get time to post it. I'm quite please with how it turned out so I wanted to share it anyway.

The stamp sets I used were Sketched Butterflies, Painted Lavender and Elements of Text. The colours used are Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist, Coastal Cabana and Smoky Slate.