Handstamped by Rachel: Orchid Oasis

Thursday, 26 May 2022

Wisteria Wishes in 3D

Wisteria Wishes is a new bundle from the 2022-2024 Annual Catalogue. I have been experimenting with the stamped images and the die cut images.

For this card I used the dies to cut out two of the flower bunches from Basic White card stock. I cut three of the leaf stems from Garden Green and Parakeet Party card stock. The twisted vine piece across the top of the white panel is cut from Soft Suede card stock.

I cut two flower stems from Basic White card stock. To add some dimension to the flowers I ran them through the Hive 3D Embossing Folder.

I used a sponge dauber with Orchid Oasis and Highland Heather ink to add some colour to the raised bits. Before I attached the flowers I added some Balmy Blue ink to the white card stock with a Blending Brush.

The leaf die cuts and twisted branch are attached across the top of the white panel.

I love the amount of texture in this card, I'm very pleased with how it turned out. The greeting, also from the Wisteria Wishes set was perfect for this card.

All of these products are from Stampin' Up! and are available through my online store or through the links below.

Happy stamping,

Rachel

Product List

Wisteria Wishes Bundle (English)

[158860]

$83.50

Hive 3 D Embossing Folder

[157955]

$15.75

Orchid Oasis A4 Cardstock

[159265]

$16.25

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$18.00

Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

[119982]

$16.25

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

[108605]

$16.25

Parakeet Party A4 Cardstock

[159260]

$16.25

Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin' Pad

[159214]

$14.00

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

[147103]

$14.00

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

$8.75

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$14.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$21.75

Wednesday, 4 May 2022

Colour Creation Blog Hop 2022-2024 In Colours - Orchid Oasis

Today's post is doing double duty as the Orchid Oasis day on my introduction of the five new In Colours and the first week of the 2022-2023 Colour Creations Blog Hop. Did you notice our new blog header to signify the new year of Colour Creations? Simply beautiful!

As this is an extra special post I have two cards to share with you that showcase Orchid Oasis.

For my first card I have used an Orchid Oasis card base from the Tea Boutique Cards and Envelopes and paired it with the Waves of Inspiration Bundle.

I cut the slightly larger wave from Vellum card stock and the smaller wave from the 2022-2024 In Colour 6" X 6" Glimmer Paper. I layered the waves on the card front with the Glimmer Paper wave on top.

The clouds were cut from Basic White and the sea gulls were cut from Silver Foil.

For my second card I again used the 2022-2024 In Colour Glimmer Paper, this time for the background.

I started by cutting on of the 6" x 6" sheets in half so that I had both light and dark shades on both sheets.

I then cut one of the pieces on random angles with the Stampin Trimmer. These pieces were then attached to an Orchid Oasis card front with equal spaces between them.

In hindsight I think I should have cut the piece so that I could have alternate the light and dark shades across the card, but I had already attached the pieces by then so there they stayed.

The stamped image on my card is one of the robots from the Nuts and Bolts stamp set from the Jan to June catalogue. I coloured this cute little guy with the new Orchid Oasis Blends Markers. To give him a worn and weathered look I used a Colour Lifer Marker to remove some of the ink.

I placed a piece of Flirty Flamingo card stock that had been embossed with the Hive 3D embossing folder behind the image.

Orchid Oasis is definitively my favourite new In Colour this year.

Now it's time to see what beautiful Orchid Oasis creations Theresa Gerrard has to share with us.

If you encounter any problems with our blog hop head to the blog of Catherine Proctor, as she is the coordinator of our blogs and will have a complete list of tonight's participants.

I'll be back tomorrow with the final In Colour, Tahitian Tide.

Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

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