Festive Sunday Inspiration Week 16 - Final Installment!

Hi crafters,

We've made it!  This is the final installment in my Festive Sunday Inspiration series.  You can still catch up on the previous posts, take a look back at the first post.  I've posted every Sunday for the last 16 weeks sharing festive projects to spark your creativity.  Projects featured Stampin' Up! products from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalogue and the Annual Catalogue, using a variety of techniques.  If you would like to purchase any of the products for yourself, please visit my online shop which is open 24/7. 

This is the card I've designed for my Mam and Dad this year.  I've only seen them a handful of times and we only live about 30 minutes apart.  Hoping for many more face-to-face visits next year.  

I've had the idea for this card in my mind for about two years!  It turned out exactly as I planned and that rarely happens.  I started with a Thick Whisper White card base and then cut a panel of Whisper White cardstock for the stamping.  I used the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Stampin' Write Markers in Shaded Spruce and Soft Suede.  I stamped first and second generation images using the Stampin' Write Markers to colour the stamps and then remembering to huff before stamping.  This just keeps the ink wetter for longer so you get a better impression.  I added the sentiment in gold heat embossing and adhered the panel using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.   There are a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels dotted through the branches but these are not showing up in the photo.  

As this is the last week of the Festive Sunday Inspiration series, I'd love to know your favourite project.  I hope you've been inspired.  

Happy crafting, Rachel x

Product List

Peaceful Boughs Cling Stamp Set (En) [150541]	Peaceful Boughs Bundle (En) [153033]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [147158]	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]
Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]

Festive Sunday Inspiration Week 15 - Brightly Gleaming Plaid

Hi crafters,

It's time for the penultimate installment in my Festive Sunday Inspiration series.  You can still catch up on the previous posts, take a look back at the first post.  I will be bringing you a post every Sunday until 29 November featuring festive projects to spark your creativity.  Projects will feature Stampin' Up! products from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalogue and the Annual Catalogue, using a variety of techniques.  If you would like to purchase any of the products for yourself, please visit my online shop which is open 24/7. 

I really love how this week's card turned out and seriously considered giving this one to my parents for Christmas but their card is coming up next week!  I used minimal products for this card but it really has a wow factor from the Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper.  

I made a card base with Very Vanilla cardstock and then cut the Brightly Gleaming Specialty DSP and Copper Foil Sheets using the Best Plaid Builder Dies.  I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the die cut pieces. I stamped and die cut the bright sentiment from the Peace & Joy bundle using Very Vanilla cardstock and Night of Navy ink.  I layered up a Copper Foil Sheet die cut on top.  I also stamped the smaller portion of the sentiment in Night of Navy ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock and trimmed out with my mini guillotine.  

I can hardly believe we are nearly at the end of the Festive Sunday Inspiration Series.  I would love to know your favourite Christmas memory.  Mine includes baking, Jim Reeves and lots of snow!  

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Product List 

Peace & Joy Bundle [155167]	Best Plaid Builder Dies [152720]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper [150429]
Copper Foil Sheets [142020]	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]

Festive Sunday Inspiration Week 14 - Perfect Pearls Snowflake Backgrounds

Hi crafters,

It's time for the next installment in my Festive Sunday Inspiration series and we've made it to week 14 already.  You can still catch up on the previous posts, take a look back at the first post.  I will be bringing you a post every Sunday until 29 November featuring festive projects to spark your creativity.  Projects will feature Stampin' Up! products from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalogue and the Annual Catalogue, using a variety of techniques.  If you would like to purchase any of the products for yourself, please visit my online shop which is open 24/7. 

I'm so excited for today's installment because I've used a product that I've had in my stash for probably about a decade and thanks to Jennifer McGuire it's been given a new lease of life!  Jennifer has created three videos showcasing different ways to use Perfect Pearls Pigment Powders and I was really keen to try out the technique in the first video.  I unearthed my Perfect Pearls and used them with Versamark ink to create gorgeous snowflakes.  

I started a production line by cutting four panels of Night of Navy cardstock to size.  I looked out the snowflakes from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set and put each on an acrylic block.  Now that I think about it again, I could have mounted all the snowflakes in place onto the Stamparatus plate and stamped the entire panel in one go!  Oh well, next time!  I used Versamark ink and applied this to the stamp before transferring the image to the Night of Navy cardstock.  Once all the stamping was complete, I added a few small scoops of Perfect Pearls Pigment Powders to the stamping and then brushed off the excess.  

For this first card, I added the Night of Navy stamped panel to a Thick Whisper White card blank.  I die cut out of Whisper White cardstock using the Pine Woods Dies and layered the trees together for dimension and texture.  I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue on the centre of the tree only so that the branches were dimensional.  I used another of the dies in the set to create the snow banks and added my sentiment in Night of Navy ink to the bottom left of the card.  

The second card features the Peace & Joy bundle and I used a Balmy Blue and Whisper White colour scheme for this card to tie in with the blue Perfect Pearls Pigment Powders.  I also cut a frame for the sentiment using the Stitched Rectangles Dies.  I added three snowflakes from the So Many Snowflakes Dies in Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper for the finishing touch.  

My final card adds a purple element and I tied in some silver accents too.  I used the Metallic Mesh Ribbon and wrapped this around the Night of Navy panel.  I used the Silver Foil Sheets and the Stitched Shapes Dies for the base of my sentiment.  I popped on a Gorgeous Grape snowflake die cut from the So Many Snowflakes Dies and then added a Silver Foil Joy die cut from the Joy Dies.  I finished off with some clear jewels from the Elegant Faceted Gems.  

What crafty item has been hiding in your crafty stash just waiting to be unleashed in a new way?  I'd love to know what you think of the perfect pearls and don't forget to check out Jennifer's videos over at You Tube.  

Happy crafting, Rachel x

Product List

Snowflake Wishes Bundle (English) [155172]	In The Pines Bundle [155182]	Peace & Joy Bundle [155167]	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820]
Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577]	Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007]	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011]	Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper [153513]
Silver Foil Sheets [132178]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105]	Metallic Mesh Ribbon [153550]
Elegant Faceted Gems [152464]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

We Fall In... Colours Blog Hop - November 2020

Hi crafters,

It's time for another blog hop from the We Fall In... Colours team.  We are a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators who love to share our passion for creativity through colour.  If you've hopped from Belinda's post you are on the right track.  There is also a full list of participants at the end of this post.  

This month our colour combo is Shaded Spruce, Merry Merlot and Pacific Point.  I've only just rediscovered my love for Pacific Point which is a beautiful bright blue.  

I started by creating a card base from Thick Whisper White cardstock.  The Shaded Spruce DSP is from the new Classic Christmas 6" x 6" designs and I inked around the edges of the panel with Pacific Point ink using a blending brush.  I cut the letters using the Playful Alphabet dies in Merry Merlot cardstock and adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  I added a two holly leaves in Shaded Spruce cardstock and berries in Merry Merlot cardstock cut using the Sweetest Borders Dies.  I covered the berries with a layer of Wink of Stella for extra sparkle.  

I hope you are enjoying our November blog hop.  I am always fascinated to see what my team members have created.  To keep hopping, click the next button to head to Sabrina's post.  

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Blog Hop Roll Call List

1.      Sandra Herzog

2.     Silke Trapani

3.     Samira Merzouk

4.     Iris Philipps - Der Papierhimmel

5.     Kathrin Fuchs - stempelfux

6.     Christiane Knapp - StempelPalast

7.     Waltraud Hattinger - Stempelkeller

8.     Martina Schmitz - Gefalzt & Zugeklebt

9.     Sandra Hagenlocher

10. Claudia Strauchfuß - Kreative Machenschaften

11.   Liane Gorny - Jungle Cards

12. Sabrina Hillesheim - SabisKreativeWelt

13.  Petra Kurth - Basteltime mit Petra

14. Petra Noeth - Stempelstein

15.  Diana Böckel

16. Belinda Wenke - Beli´s Kreative Welt

17.  Rachel Macleod - On the Wings of Craft ***You are here***

18. Sabrina Heilmann - KreativFreu(n)de

19. Veronika Karner - Farbenfest.at

20.Manuela Auer - Papierteufelchen

21. Simone Kleine - derdiedasKleine bastelt

22.Anja Ehmann - Bastelanja

23.Sigrid Joch- Sigrids kreative ART

24.Gesche Preißler - Geschtempelt

25.Katja Martins - Stempelpfau

26.Melanie Igelbrink - Mellis StempelParadies

27.Rene Guenther - Stempeln-mit-Rene.de

Product List

Playful Alphabet Dies [152706]	Sweetest Borders Dies [153559]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Classic Christmas 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155969]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]
Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock [147005]	Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock [147006]	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]