Handstamped by Rachel

Wednesday, 4 December 2024

Colour Creations Blog Hop week 32- Lemon Lolly Mixed Florals

Hello stamping friends, we are celebrating Lemon Lolly in our Colour Creations Blog Hop tonight. Lemon Lolly is a beautiful fresh, soft lemon colour that I find very easy to work with.

For tonight's card I broke open a new stamp set. This set, Mixed Florals, is a new Online Exclusive that is available in January to customers. One of the perks that I love being a Demonstrator is that we can see and order new products early.

I stamped the daisy image in Pecan Pie ink and coloured with Blend Markers in Lemon Lolly, Boho Blue, Old Olive and Pecan Pie.

I stamped the three different ladybirds in Pecan Pie ink and coloured with a light Real Red Blends Marker. I very carefully fussy cut the ladybirds with my Paper Snips. There is a coordinating die for the butterflies but I wanted them to have less of a border.

I cut the main image with a Deckled Rectangle Die and matted it on a piece of Country Inn DSP. This was then mounted on a Lemon Lolly card base.

The greeting is from the Greetings of the Season stamp set and has been heat embossed in white on Lemon Lolly card stock. I used a Blending Brush and Lemon Lolly ink to highlight the greeting.

Now it's time to see what amazing project Cathy Proctor has to share with us. Cathy is also the amazing host of our Colour Creations Blog Hops so if you encounter any issues with the links in our hop please head to her page for a complete list of tonight's participants.

Thanks you for visiting, see you next week.

Rachel

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Colour Creations Blog Hop week 31 - Lemon Lime Twist Dinos

I have another peek at Darling Dinos, a set from the upcoming Jan to April Mini Catalogue for this week's Colour Creations Blog Hop. This set will be available to customers from Jan 7th 2025.

This week we are featuring Lemon Lime Twist, a bright, fresh green/yellow colour from the Brights Colour Family.

I stamped the Dinosaurs and all of the accessories in Memento Black on Basic White card stock. I coloured them with my Blends Markers, the main colours being Lemon Lime Twist and Fresh Freesia. All of the colours I used are listed below.

I used a piece of torn paper as a mask to colour along the bottom of the Deckled Rectangle Die with a Blending Brush and more Lemon Lime Twist ink, to give my Dinosaurs some ground to walk on. The sky is a blend of Balmy Blue and Azure Afternoon, again with a Blending Brush. I do not use a separate Blending Brush for each colour but rather one for each shade. So, one for light blues, one for dark blues, one for Light greens etc.

I coloured three balloons in Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lolly and Calypso Coral then attached some Linen Thread as strings. I shaded each side of the Lemon Lime Twist card base to continue the line of the ground for added dimension.

I hope you love these cute little Dinos as much as I do.

Now it's time to head to the next blog belonging to Di Furniss to see what marvelous creations she has to share with us.

If you encounter any issues with the links in our hop please head to Cathy's blog as she is the wonderful host of our Colour Creations Blog Hops and has a complete list of tonight's participants.

Thank you for visiting and be sure to keep an eye out for this set in January, it's a cutie! For more information or any questions please contact me.

Rachel

Product List

Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock

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$20.25

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

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$15.75

Azure Afternoon A4 Cardstock

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$20.25

Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161663]

$15.75

Blending Brushes

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$27.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$14.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

$53.00

Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161682]

$19.25

Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161672]

$19.25

Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161673]

$19.25

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

$19.25

Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155518]

$19.25

Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154881]

$19.25

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Monday, 25 November 2024

Heart of Christmas week 17 - Last one for 2024 Santa

Last Heart of Christmas Blog Hop for 2024!

I had already made a set of cards for this week before I received my pre order of new products from the Jan to April Mini Catalogue.

One of the sets I ordered was the Darling Dino Bundle. These dinosaurs are so cute. They are wonderful to colour and I have been exploring lots of different possibilities.

This little fellow is one of those possibilities.

I coloured the party hat with a Real Red Blends Marker and added the fluffy boarder with a Black Marker.

The patterned paper used is the Take a Bow DSP. This set will be available to customers in Jan 2025.

Back to the cards I had initially prepared. I stamped the Surfing Santa in Versamark on both Real Red and Shaded Spruce card stock. These were then heat embossed in white.

The background DSP for all these cards is from the Full of Life DSP Pack.. I know they are a little non traditional for Christmas cards but I think they are really fun.

This is my favourite one, I think the background looks a bit like rays of sun light.

I'm a bit sad that this is our last Christmas blog hop for this year, but I will be back with more samples before Christmas.

Now it's time to see what my wonderful stamping friend Cathy Proctor has to delight us with.

If you encounter any issues with the links in our hop please head to the blog belonging to Sharon Davern as she has been the amazing host of our Christmas Blog Hops and has a complete list of tonight's participants.

Thank you for joining us.

Happy stamping,

Rachel

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