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

Azure Afternoon Sunrise Sailing

 

Hi stampers, today I'm sharing the card I made for our team Instagram Hop, with the Art With Heart Team.

Our feature colour is Azure Afternoon so I started by applying Azure Afternoon with a Blending Brush to the top section of the card front. 

I punched out a mask with a 2" circle punch which I stuck to the centre of the card front. I applied Lemon Lolly ink with another Blending Brush around the edge of the circle. I used a straight mask across the horizon the applied Coastal Cabana and Pretty Peacock ink. I stamped the wave stamp numerous times over the sea area. To highlight the sunrise I stamped the squiggly line stamp in front of the sun in Versamark then embossed in White Embossing Powder.

The birds were stamped in Secret Sea ink and the yacht was cut from Secret Sea card stock. 

If you would like to see the whole Hop head to my Instagram page handstamped_by_rachel.

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel