Handstamped by Rachel: October 2024

Wednesday, 30 October 2024

Gorgeous Grape Presents

Hi stampers I have a very sparkly Gorgeous Grape card to share with you today. Before you tell me that we don't have Glimmer Paper in Gorgeous Grape, I'll tell you that you are correct.

Shhhh I cheated a bit. I started with a piece of Highland Heather Glimmer Paper from the Three Colour Glimmer Pack. I used a Sponge Dauber and applied Gorgeous Grape ink until I had a piece of Gorgeous Grape coloured glimmer paper.

I wrapped some ribbon around the square and attached to a white Deckled Rectangle, that was then attached to a Gorgeous Grape Deckled Rectangle.

These were then attached to a Highland Heather card base. The greeting is from the Beach Days stamp set and is stamped in Gorgeous Grape.

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

Product List

Three Color Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[162813]

$18.50

Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon

[144213]

$12.25

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

$13.25

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad

[147099]

$15.75

Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock

[147011]

$20.25

Highland Heather A4 Cardstock

[147010]

$20.25

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$23.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

$53.00

Beach Day Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162797]

$35.00

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Monday, 28 October 2024

Heart of Christmas week 13 - Reindeer Case

Hello stampers, welcome to week 13 of the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop.

This week my card was inspired by a set of reindeer earrings that I purchased. I used Stampin' Up! products to recreate the reindeer for my card.

The reindeer body and head are circle punches in 2 3/8" (6cm) and 1 1/2" (3.8cm). The card stock colours are Pecan Pie and Crumb Cake. For the antlers I used a tree die from the Loveliest Tree Dies and Early Espresso card stock. The ears are cut from the Petal Park Builder Punch and Crumb Cake card stock.

The sparkly nose was cut using and old circle punch of 3/8" and Festive Glimmer Paper. I drew the eyes and mouth with a Basic Black Blends Marker.

The background DSP is from the Reindeer Days DSP and the card stock mat is Granny Apple Green on a Garden Green card base. The greeting was stamped in Real Red ink.

All of the products used to make this card are from Stampin' Up! Head to my Online Store or select the links below.

For the next stop in our blog hop please head to Cathy's blog for more beautiful Christmas inspiration.

If you encounter any issues with the links in our hop please go to Sharon's blog as she is the wonderful host of our Christmas blog hops and has a complete list of tonight's participants.

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

Product List

Festive 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Paper

[164106]

$21.00

Reindeer Days 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164166]

$21.75

1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch

[138299]

$28.00

2 3/8" (6 Cm) Circle Punch

[161354]

$41.00

Loveliest Tree Dies

[163715]

$35.00

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

[108605]

$20.25

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

$20.25

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

[147014]

$20.25

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$20.25

Pecan Pie A4 Cardstock

[161726]

$20.25

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

$20.25

Petal Park Builder Punch

[160576]

$42.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$15.75

Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154843]

$19.25

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Thursday, 24 October 2024

Sneak Peek - Cake Creations

Hi stampers, I have a peek at a new set that is one of our up coming Online Exclusives. It's called Cake Creations and it includes a stamp set and coordinating dies. I have also used the new Marbled Elegance DSP. This paper is gorgeous, with beautiful gold, red and pink swirls it's going to be really popular!

I have cut the cake from Real Red card stock and added some texture with Real Red ink and one of the stamps in the set.

Do you love the dripping gold icing? So special!

The cake stand was cut from wood grain paper, from Country Woods DSP.

The flowers are stamped in Bubble Bath and the leaves in Granny Apple Green. They were all cut with the coordinating dies.

The background Marble Elegance DSP was cut with a Deckled Rectangle Die and was mounted on a thin Bubble Bath mat. This was then adhered to a Basic White card base.

I hope you enjoyed my quick peek at some new products that are available to customers next month. I love the perks of being a demonstrator, lots of opportunities to check out the new stuff early, and a great discount. Drop me a line if you are interested in joining.

Happy stamping,

Rachel

Wednesday, 23 October 2024

Colour Creations Blog Hop week 26 - Garden Green Reindeer Days

Hello stamping friends, welcome to week 26 of the Colour Creations Blog Hop. This week we are featuring Garden Green, a lovely rich green from the Regals Colour Family.

I have another Christmas card to share with you tonight.

For this card I have done lots of fussy cutting from the Reindeer Days DSP.

I started with a card base of Garden Green, added a Granny Apple Green mat and then a card front from the Take A Bow DSP pack.

The circle behind the image is also Granny Apple Green and was embossed with one of the 3D Basics 3 pack embossing folders. It was cut using the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies.

I fussy cut the reindeer and tree image and attached them very carefully to the card with Dimensionals. The beautiful greeting is from the Reindeer Fun stamp set and has been stamped in Real Red.

I had to dip into my retired ribbons stash for a plain Real Red ribbon.

Now it's time to hop to Andrea's blog for the next stop in our blog hop.

If you encounter any problems with the links in our hop please head to Cathy's blog as she is the amazingly tireless host of our hops and has a complete list of tonight's participants.

Thanks for hopping by,

Rachel

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