Handstamped by Rachel

Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Real Red Arched Wishes

Another card from the Arches Wishes Stamp Set. This card was made for our team Instagram Hop featuring the Stampin' Up! colour Real Red. As it's called it really is a true red colour that's one of my favourite for Christmas projects. I thought it was a bit early in the year for Christmas so I went for a birthday project instead.

First the cupcake was stamped on the circle. I also stamped the cupcake on a couple of the sheets from the Take a Bow DSP. I cut out the icing and the base of the cake from these sheets to colour the image. The candle was stamped on White Glimmer Paper in Stazon Black Ink.

The background Real Red piece was embossed with the Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder. The stars were cut using the Merriest Trees Dies.

If you would like to follow our hop please head to my Instagram page as a starting point, @handstamped_by_rachel

Thanks,

Rachel

Product List

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

$20.25

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$23.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$15.75

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$18.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$14.00

Arched Wishes Cling Stamp Set (English)

[165428]

$44.00

Take A Bow 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164309]

$21.75

Merriest Trees Dies

[162047]

$65.00

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Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Thankful Garden Arches

Hi stampers. I have a really quick post today. The card I have to share with you uses some new goodies. The stamp set is Thankful Garden which was coloured using the co ordinating masks and Blending Brushes. Colours are Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight and Flirty Flamingo and Old Olive and Mossy Meadow for the leaves.

Behind the flowers is an Arches Die cut that was embossed with the Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder. The DSP is from the Floral Delight DSP and the card base is Daffodil Delight.

Thanks for checking it out,

Rachel

Product List

Thankful Garden Bundle (English)

[165534]

$113.25

Mini Corrugated 3 D Embossing Folder

[165559]

$19.25

Floral Delight 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164700]

$21.75

Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock

[121680]

$20.25

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$15.75

Everyday Arches Dies

[164629]

$51.00

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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.