Blackberry Bliss Mixed Florals

 The card I am sharing with you today was used for the Art With Heart Team InstaHop a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately my computer was misbehaving at the time, hence the delay in posting it.

For this card I stamped the tulip image from the Mixed Florals Bundle in Versamark on Fluid 100 Water Colour Paper and heat embossed in Gold Embossing powder. I coloured with a Water Painter and inks in Blackberry Bliss, Old Olive and Flirty Flamingo.

I shaded the piece of background paper from Regal Distressed Specialty DSP with a Blending Brush and Blackberry Bliss ink.

The greeting and banner is from the Mixed Labels Bundle, and was stamped on Blackberry Bliss card stock.

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

Blueberry Bushel Trusty Tools InstaHop

 Hi stamping friends I joined my Art With Heart team mates in an Instagram Hop featuring Blueberry Bushel projects. We have been hopping through all of the Stampin’ Up! Colours in alphabetical order.

For today’s card I have used the Trusty Tools Bundle. I stamped the tools in Memento ink and coloured with Blueberry Bushel ink and Blends Markers.

I used a piece of Country Woods DSP for the peg board. I added some retired Brushed Metallic dots as hangers for the tools.

If you would like to follow our complete InstaHop please head to my Instagram page @handstamped_by_rachel.

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

Berry Burst Cupcake

 It’s a yummy Berry Burst Cupcake for today’s card. 

I stamped the cupcake from Arched Wishes on one of the Arched Die cut outs in Memento Black ink. The beautiful bright colours are Berry Burst and Lemon Lime Twist Blends Markers.

I cut the candle flame using a retired die (shhh) from White Glimmer Paper.

The striped background DSP is from the Full of  Life DSP pack.

Gold Foil Sunflowers

 I have a quick card to share with you tonight. For this card I have used the new Sunflowers 3D Embossing folder and Gold Foil paper. Before embossing I cut the Gold Foil paper with a Deckled Rectangle Die.

The mat behind the Gold Sunflowers is Pretty Peacock, as is the greeting strip. The card base is Lost Lagoon card stock, which completes one of my favourite colour combinations.

Don’t forget that the Suite Sale, buy one get 50% off the second ends on Monday!

Thanks for stopping by,

Rachel

Plaid Llamas - Long Time No See

Here's an early peek at a new stamp set called Long Time No See. It features the llama I used for these cards as well as a dachshund (sausage dog), also with stripes. It can additionally be used for Christmas cards as it includes a string of Christmas lights and a Merry Christmas greeting.

I coloured these cards with Blends Markers in colours that co ordinate with the Timeless Plaid DSP. The blue card used Old Olive, Boho Blue and Balmy Blue and the orange card used Calypso Coral, Cajun Craze and Crumb Cake.

 The mats for both cards were cut with the Textured Notes Dies. The smaller rectangle  is the reverse side of the larger card base. I cut the mat and then flipped it over to use both sides of the paper.

The Long Time No See stamp set will be available as an Online Exclusive from the 1st of July to customers.

I will be back shortly with a Christmas card.

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

Stampin’ Up! Two Tone Cardstock

 Introducing New Two Tone Cardstock from Stampin’ Up! 

Two Toned Cardstock is 12”x12” and is available in all of Stampin’ Up’s gorgeous colours. As the name suggests the cardstock has slightly different shades on each side.

One of my favourite techniques with this product is to dry emboss a piece of it and then sand the surface to reveal the lighter shade in the core. For the Sunrise Sailing card I embossed a piece of Coastal Cabana Two Toned Cardstock.

For the second and third cards I used Strawberry Slush Two Tone Cardstock, first with the Celebratory Sips DSP, and then with the Country Flowers Bundle.

So much fun having new products to play with. Please contact me with any questions.

Rachel

Product List

Strawberry Slush 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock

[166705]

$17.50

Coastal Cabana 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock

[166672]

$17.50

Soft Waves 3 D Embossing Folder

[164695]

$19.25

Forever Plaid 3 D Embossing Folder

[164049]

$21.00

Celebratory Sips 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165586]

$21.75

Country Flowers Bundle (English)

[163411]

$92.50

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Balmy Blue Sunflowers and Rainbows

 

Tonight's cards were made for our team Instagram Hop. Every week we have been featuring one of Stampin' Up!s beautiful colours in alphabetical order. This week we are featuring Balmy Blue, a lovely soft, pale blue.

I have two cards to share with you that feature Balmy Blue. The first one uses the new Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder. I Brayered the inside of the folder with the Brayer and Balmy Blue ink. 

Then I used Sponge Daubers and ink in Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie and Granny Apple Green to colour the raised impression.

For the second card I used various DSP in Azure Afternoon, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Bubble Bath to cut out the different arches in the Sunshine Vibes Dies.

The DSP around the rainbow in from Beautiful Bokeh and the card front is Country Woods.

If you would like to follow the remainder of the Instagram Hop please head to my Instagram Page @handstamped_by_rachel.

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel