Handstamped by Rachel: Waves of Inspiration

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.

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Thanks for visiting,

Rachel

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Elephant Parade Bundle (English)

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$74.50

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

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$15.75

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

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$17.50

Water Painters

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$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

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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