Handstamped by Rachel: Elephant Parade

Wednesday, 1 June 2022

Colour Creations Blog Hop 2022-2024 In Colours - Tahitian Tide

It's Wednesday, which means it's time for the next Colour Creations Blog Hop with the Art With Heart Team. This week the blog hop features Tahitian Tide which is the last of the 2022-2024 In Colours.

I have made two cards to share with you tonight which feature Tahitian Tide.

For the first card I used the Elephant Parade Bundle.

I stamped one of the elephant images on Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper and coloured with a Water Painter. This was then cut out with one of the Stylish Shapes Dies.

The balloon is cut from the 2022-2024 In Colour Glimmer Paper Pack with the Balloon Bouquet Punch.

The second card I made was a really quick and simple card. I stamped the main wave image from the Waves of Inspiration stamp set in a combination of Tahitian Tide and Bermuda Bay ink. I used my Stamparatus so that I could stamp the image numerous times in exactly the same position.

The greeting was stamped in Tahitian Tide ink and cut out with one of the dies from the Waves Dies set. The small pieces of ribbon are White Crinkled Seam Binding coloured with a Tahitian Tide Blends Marker.

I used lots of crisp white space on both of my cards, I love the look with Tahitian Tide.

Now it's time to see what my lovely team member Theresa Gerrard has to share with us.

If you encounter any issues with the links in our blog head to Cathy Proctor's blog as she is hosting this blog hop and has a complete list of tonight's participants.

Next week we move onto the main Stampin' Up! colours, the first is Balmy Blue.

Last Chance Products Sale on now! Click below to see a complete list of products.

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

Product List

Elephant Parade Bundle (English)

[158697]

$74.50

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

[149612]

$15.75

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$17.50

Water Painters

[151298]

$23.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[147113]

$14.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147052]

$14.00

Parakeet Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[159208]

$14.00

Tahitian Tide A4 Cardstock

[159262]

$16.25

2022–2024 In Color™ 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[159253]

$21.00

2022–2024 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Glimmer Paper

[159246]

$21.00

Balloon Bouquet Punch

[140609]

$31.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$53.00

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

$15.25

Waves Of Inspiration Cling Stamp Set (English)

[158833]

$39.00

Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[159210]

$14.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[147096]

$14.00

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

[147098]

$14.00

Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[151326]

$13.25

Tahitian Tide Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159221]

$15.75

Stamparatus

[148187]

$85.50

Thursday, 19 May 2022

Starry Sky - Elephant Parade and Paradise Palms

I'm back today with two extra cards that I made to feature Starry Sky that were excess to what I needed for yesterday's post.

Today's first card uses the Elephant Parade stamp set. I stamped one of the elephants and 7 of the butterflies onto Fluid 100 Water Colour Paper.

I coloured the images with Water Colour Papers and the ink colours listed below. I cut out the elephant image with one of the Scalloped Contour Dies and the butterflies with the coordinating die.

The Starry Sky card stock background was embossed with the Hive 3D Embossing Folder. The second layer is a piece of Sweet Sorbet DSP, both mounted on an Orchard Oasis card base.

Each of the butterflies has a Basic Rhinestone Jewel in the center that has been coloured with the coordinating Blends Marker.

The second card for today uses the Paradise Palms Bundle.

I started making this card by masking the sun with a circle mask, Daffodil Delight ink and a Blending Brush.

Once the sun was done I removed the mask and added a bit more Daffodil Delight ink around the outside of the sun. I then used Starry Sky ink and another Blending Brush to complete the remainder of the sky, making sure it was darker at the top than the bottom.