Hopping Around the World Blog Hop - Flowers

Hi Crafters,

I'm back for another Hopping Around the World Blog Hop.  We are an international group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators who share inspiration on the last weekend of every month.  This month our theme is Flowers.  Be prepared to feel the flower power as you hop along with us and if you've come from Rebecca-Jo's blog, you are on the right track!

Just before my niece was born I had an overwhelming feeling that she would be a girl (nobody knew the gender) and her name would be a flower but I didn't know that both of those would come true!  Poppy was born in 2015 and she is the light of my life!  Anyway, the reason for my story is to introduce the Painted Poppies Suite.  I was absolutely delighted when I first saw this suite in the Stampin' Up! January-June 2020 Mini Catalogue.

I started by created the poppies using the Poppy Moments dies and some scraps of watercolour paper that had been used to dab up excess Melon Mambo Pigment Sprinkles.  I then cut the layers in Pumpkin Pie and Night of Navy for a contrasting look.  I added the leaves in Mossy Meadow to complete the bouquet.  The background was created using the Handwritten Background stamp which is stamped in Night of Navy ink.  I used the Stamparatus as this is a large stamp and I wanted a really good impression and stamping the image several times in the same place is really easy with the Stamparatus.  I haven't added a sentiment yet as I'm still undecided on the occasion but I think this would fit for multiple celebrations. 

Okay, how about a bonus card?!  I had some leftover die cuts and I didn't want to add to my ever growing pile so I put this super simple card together using only die cuts - no stamping!

The card blank is made from Basic Black cardstock and then I adhered a Whisper White border die cut from the Delicate Lace dies.  I created the poppy using the Poppy Moments dies in Poppy Parade cardstock.  I added a layer of Wink of Stella glitter to the outline layer of the poppy.  The sentiment was cut three times from Whisper White cardstock and then once from Silver Foil and comes from the Well Written dies.  

I hope you are enjoying your hopping journey featuring our flower makes.  To keep hopping, head to Jennifer's brilliant creation next.  If you get lost there is a full list of the blog hop participants below.  

Happy crafting,
Rachel x


Blog Hop List

1.      Claudia Christensen (D)

2.     Rebecca-Jo Unwin (Australia)

3.     Rachel Macleod (UK) ***You are here***

4.     Jennifer Downey (USA)

5.     Mo Rootes (UK)

6.     Sandra Herzog (AT)

7.     Margriet Siekman (NL)

8.     Melanie Igelbrink (D)

9.     Maï Chapelain (France)

10. Susan Simpson (UK)

11.   Maureen Rauchfuss (USA)

12. Sheila Turner (Canada)


Product List for Card 1

Poppy Moments Dies [151594]	Handwritten Cling-Mount Stamp Set [152063]	Pigment Sprinkles [149663]	Stamparatus [148187]
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612]	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683]
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577]	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]

Product List for Card 2

Poppy Moments Dies [151594]	Delicate Lace Dies [147053]	Well Written Dies [148534]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694]
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Silver Foil Sheets [132178]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]

Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - Party

Hi Crafters,

Welcome to the first Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop of 2020.  We hope you've enjoyed all the international inspiration over the last year and we can't wait to share more.  Our theme this month is Party!  I'm not sure why but I've had such a struggle with this theme!  One of my crafty resolutions is to use up the pieces I've already created and this theme helped me out.  

I had a "party" playing with the new Pigment Sprinkles a couple of weeks ago and created this background.  The Pigment Sprinkes are powder pigments in six Stampin' Up! colours - Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Gorgeous Grape, Mango Melody and Melon Mambo.  I'm always a little hesitant to use up unique backgrounds but this was the perfect piece to showcase my gold embossed sentiment.  

I created a card blank from Whisper White cardstock.  I used Shimmery White cardstock for the Pigment Sprinkles panel which is a great cardstock for water-based techniques.  I added Pigment Sprinkles in Bermuda Bay, Gorgeous Grape and Melon Mambo and sprayed generously with water to get the colour moving.  I'm not sure I could ever recreate this particular pattern again!  I dabbed up the excess colour using more background pieces which I'll use for other projects.  

I stamped my sentiment from the Everything Amazing stamp set in Versamark and heat embossed with gold embossing powder on Vellum.  I used the Stamparatus to line up the smaller sentiment elements which made it really easy to get a perfect image.  I die cut using the Stitched Nested Labels with the largest sized die.  I added my vellum piece with Liquid Multipurpose Glue and finished with some purple Noble Peacock Rhinestones.  

I hope you've been inspired to get partying!  To keep hopping please head to Anastasia's brilliant creation.  If you get lost, there is a roll call list below. 

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Blog Hop Roll Call

1. Amanda Farlinger

2. Rachel Macleod ***You are here***

3. Anastasia Radloff

4. Jenn Curtis Charles

5. Tricia Butts

6. June Olsen

7. Angélique Stempelkeuken

8. Marieke Bart

Product List

Pigment Sprinkles [149663]	Everything Amazing Photopolymer Stamp Set [149340]	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638]	Stamparatus [148187]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717]	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584]	Stampin' Spritzer [126185]	Embossing Buddy [103083]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]	Noble Peacock Rhinestones [149494]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]