Handstamped by Rachel

Monday, 23 November 2020

Lots of Darling Donkeys

I have been having more fun playing with the Darling Donkeys Sale-a-bration stamp set. You can see the first card I made with this set by clicking on the photo below.

They are such happy looking donkeys and really fun to colour.

For the first card I coloured the donkeys with Blends Markers in Crumb Cake and Soft Suede and a tiny bit of Flirty Flamingo. Once they were coloured I carefully fussy cut both donkeys.

The hills were cut using one of the dies from the Quite Curvy Bundle in Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz. One the front hill I heat embossed one of the greetings from the Quite Curvy Bundle. The small 'It's your birthday' is from the Darling Donkeys stamp set.

To make the clouds I used a new tool coming in the Jan to June Mini Catalogue, Blending Brushes! Yay, I'm very excited that Stampin' Up! have added these brushes to our range. The stencil for the clouds was cut from the Happy Dies.I will be back later this week with a video to demonstrate how these brushes work.

He's such a cutey. This set is going to be very well used, I love it.

For the next card I used the third donkey from this stamp set. When I stamped the donkey on Whisper White I masked the flower so that it did not stamp because I wanted to add a balloon instead. The balloon is from the Happy Dies and was cut from Rainbow Glimmer paper, another current favourite product.

I hand drew the string for the balloon with a Black Stampin' Write Marker. This donkey was coloured with Smoky Slate Markers and a tiny bit of Flirty Flamingo for inside his ears.

The panel on the left side of the card was done using the Baby Wipe technique with Granny Apple Green, Pacific Point and Bermuda Bay. I coloured white Crushed Seam Binding with a Granny Apple Green Blends Marker to co ordinate with the balloon.

I hope you love this stamp set as much as I do. It is available for FREE with a $90 purchase during our Sale-a-bration sale which begins on the 5th of January.

All of the products I used for these cards are listed below. Please contact me with any questions.

Don't forget the 24hr Sale on tomorrow only! The list of sale products is available here.

Thanks for visiting,

Happy stamping,

Rachel

Product List

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$17.00

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

[147007]

$15.25

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

[106576]

$15.25

Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz

[131290]

$15.25

Quite Curvy Bundle (English)

[156228]

$72.00

Happy Dies (English)

[152708]

$52.00

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154906]

$15.50

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

$15.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

$15.50

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

$15.50

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154884]

$15.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$13.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$16.50

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$10.50

Rainbow Glimmer Paper

[153056]

$10.50

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

[100082]

$5.25

A4 Glossy White Cardstock

[144241]

$13.50

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[111840]

$6.50

Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[147163]

$6.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[131156]

$6.50

Pacific Point A4 Card Stock

[116202]

$15.25

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

[151326]

$13.00

Sunday, 22 November 2020

Stampin' Up! Online Extravaganza 24 hours on the 24th of Nov!

Only for 24 hours on the 24th of November!

Here is a full list of included items, with a very few excluded one at the end. Please send me your shopping lists ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Here are a few of my favourite products from the Annual Catalogue, just in case you need any help with your list.

Happy Dies and Rainbow Glimmer Paper

Playful Alphabet and Rainbow Glimmer Paper, again 💗💗💗

Boho Indigo Product Medley Kit

Don't forget all your Stampin' Tools, Watercolor Brushes, Sponges, Wink of Stella, Foam Strips(great for shaker cards), Bone Folder, and of course Dimensionals, Paper Snips(It's handy to have a pair just for paper cutting!), and BLOCKS!

And my final selection is the Stamparatus, every stampers best friend.

Please contact me at ralin@bigpond.net.au if you have any questions.

Happy shopping,

Rachel

Wednesday, 18 November 2020

Art With Heart Colour Creations - week 25 Melon Mambo

I'm back with week 25 of the Color Creations Showcase with the Art With Heart Team. This week we are featuring Melon Mambo which is a lovely deep pink in our Brights Color Family.

I have just received a couple of preorder stamp sets, that as a demonstrator I was allowed to order early from the upcoming Jan to June Mini and the Sale-a-Bration brochure. I love being a demonstrator, especially when it comes with all these perks. Contact me if you would like more information on becoming a demonstrator.

Now, back to the stamping. For this card I inked up one of the sets that will be available for free during our Sale-a-bration sale that starts in January, called Darling Donkeys. Aren't they cute?

I stamped in Memento Black ink on Whisper White card stock and coloured with Blends Markers. He has a Melon Mambo rose in his mouth. All the colours used are listed at the end of the post. Then I very carefully fussy cut the donkey.

The donkey is mounted on a heart of Basic Black card stock from the Stitched Be Mine dies. The greeting is also from the Darling Donkeys stamp set.

I'm not sure that Camouflage patterns really go with donkeys, especially when they are pink, but...they do now. I mounted the Camouflage stamp on my Stamparatus so that I could ink in Melon Mambo and stamp the image more than once if I needed to, and I did, to get and even coverage.