Beauty of the Earth Suite from Stampin' Up!

Hi crafters,

I am sharing a card featuring new products from the Stampin' Up! 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue today.  In particular I've used the Beauty of the Earth Suite which features on pages 10 & 11 of the catalogue.  The suite comprises the Beauty of Friendship Stamp Set (13 photopolymer images), Beautiful Trees Dies (9 dies), Beauty of the Earth 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper and the Bark 3D Embossing Folder.  

I tried a new to me fun fold and created a z-fold card.  I had far more trouble with this simple design than you can ever imagine but I got there in the end!  I pre-make all my card bases to I just had to score the centre of the front of the card to create the z-fold.  

I adhered two panels of the Beauty of the Earth DSP to the inside and front flap.  This paper is gorgeous in real life and can be used for a variety of projects, including Christmas.  Is it too early to mention the C word?!  Next I stamped the tree image in Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Merry Merlot and Sahara Sand.  I trimmed the panel down and adhered to a layer of Soft Suede cardstock.  I used the new Scalloped Contours Dies with Cajun Craze cardstock for the topper base.  I can see me getting a lot of use out of these dies.  Finally I added the sentiment from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set in Merry Merlot.  I used the Cajun Craze Stampin' Write Marker to line the edges of the sentiment strip.  

I'd love to know what you think of this suite - is it your cup of tea or do you prefer a completely different style?  Let me know by leaving a comment below.

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Product List

Beauty Of The Earth Suite Collection (English) [155843]	Beauty Of Friendship Bundle (English) [155834]	Beauty Of The Earth 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155841]	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]
Stamparatus [148187]	Stamparatus Deluxe Foam Mat (Metric) [150867]	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]	Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock [121683]
Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085]	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112]	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117]
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

We Fall In...Colours Blog Hop

Hi Crafters,

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

This month's colour challenge features Sahara Sand, Gorgeous Grape and Blackberry Bliss.

I started by making a Sahara Sand card base from half a sheet of A4 cardstock.  I created a panel from Whisper White cardstock and cut the tiny butterflies from the Butterfly Beauty dies in Blackberry Bliss, Gorgeous Grape and Sahara Sand cardstock arranging in a waterfall pattern.  I wrapped a piece of Linen Thread around the panel to draw attention to the sentiment.  The sentiment from the So Sentimental stamp set was stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink onto Sahara Sand cardstock and cut out using the Layering Circle Dies .  I added a circle of vellum cardstock behind my sentiment to make it stand out using the same circles dies.  

To keep hopping, head to Melanie's blog for more inspiration featuring this month's colour theme of Blackberry Bliss, Gorgeous Grape and Sahara Sand.  

Happy crafting,
Rachel x


Blog Hop Roll Call List

1.      Sandra Herzog ‎

2.     Silke Trapani

3.     Karin Hobelsberger - StempelPünktchen

4.     Claudia Strauchfuß - Kreative Machenschaften

5.     Sandra Hagenlocher

6.     Martina Schmitz - Gefalzt & Zugeklebt

7.     Samira Merzouk - Samira’s Kreative Welt

8.     Iris Philipps - Der Papierhimmel

9.     Conni Richter - Stempellicht

10. Rachel Macleod - On The Wings of Craft ***You are here***

11.   Melanie Igelbrink - Mellis StempelParadies

12. Manuela Auer - Papierteufelchen

13.  Kathrin Fuchs

14. Waltraud Hattinger - Stempelkeller

15.  Rene Guenther / Stempeln-mit-Rene.de

16. Katja Martins - Stempelpfau

17.  Anja Ehmann - Bastelanja

18. Sabrina Hillesheim - SabisKreativeWelt

19. Petra Noeth - Stempelstein

20. Diana Böckel - DianasKreativwerkstatt

21. Sigrid Joch - Sigrids kreative ART

22. Simone Kleine - derdiedasKleinebastelt

23. Christiane Knapp - StempelPalast

24. Daniela Bruckner - Bastelerie

 

Product List

Butterfly Beauty Dies [151819]	So Sentimental Cling Stamp Set (English) [151691]	Layering Circles Dies [151770]	Stamparatus [148187]	Paper Trimmer [152392]
Simply Scored [122334]	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock [133682]	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011]
White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584]	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092]	Linen Thread [104199]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]

We Fall In...Colours Blog Hop

Hi Crafters,

It's time to hop again with a Blog Hop from the We Fall In... Colours team.  We are an international group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators who love to share our passion for creativity through colour.  If you've come from Conni's blog, you are on the right track.  A full list of participants is shown at the end of this post if you get lost along the way.  

This month's colour challenge features Sahara Sand, Mint Macaron and Soft Suede.  

Another colour palette that is outside my comfort zone but I went with it and ended up making two cards again!  I think this could be a running theme!  

For my first card I started with a panel of Soft Suede cardstock and stamped the leaf image from the Positive Thoughts stamp set in Whisper White ink.  Wiping the surface of the stamp between every three or four impressions avoids a build up of ink and allows for a crisper image.  It is also important to heat set the ink with a heat tool as it stays wet much longer than regular Stampin' Up! inks.  I used Nature's Thoughts Dies to create the vellum panel for my die cut leaf which was stamped with Mint Macaron ink.  I added a stacked friend sentiment from the Well Written Dies and finished off by wrapping some Linen Thread around the spine of the card and tying in a knot to balance out the sentiment.  

My second card is quite different but still works with the colour scheme.  I created a panel of Whisper White card and ran this through my embossing machine with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, attaching to my card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  I added a strip of Mint Macaron card to the bottom third to ground my topper.  My main image came from the Wildly Happy stamp set and was stamped in Soft Suede on Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper.  I used an Aqua Painter to draw out the colour and add extra depth to the elephants.  I used the 2 1/4" and 2" circle punches to place under my image.  The sentiment is from the Positive Thoughts stamp set which I used above.  I did some stamp surgery so that I could stamp Hugs on its own.  I stamped this in Soft Suede on Sahara Sand cardstock and then used the Stitched Rectangles to cut it out before mounting on Mint Macaron cardstock.  

I hope you're enjoying this month's blog hop featuring Sahara Sand, Mint Macaron and Soft Suede.  To keep hopping, head to Melanie's post or click the next button below.  

Happy crafting, 
Rachel x

Blog Hop Roll Call List

1.      Sandra Herzog

2.     Silke Trapani

3.     Martina Schmitz

4.     Karin Hobelsberger - StempelPünktchen

5.     ClaudiaStrauchfuß - Kreative Machenschaften

6.     Sandra Hagenlocher

7.     Liane Gorny - Jungle Cards

8.     Manuela Auer

9.     Samira Merzouk - Samira’s KreativeWelt

10. Iris Philipps - Der Papierhimmel

11.   Conni Richter - Stempellicht

12. Rachel Macleod - On The Wings of Craft ***You are here***

13.  Melanie Igelbrink - Mellis StempelParadies

14. Rene Guenther - Stempeln-mit-Rene.de

15.  Kathrin Fuchs - stempelfux

16. Sigrid Joch - Sigrids kreative ART

17.  Anja Ehmann - Bastelanja

18. Angela Köber - Stempelfamilie

19. Sabrina Heilmann – KreativFreunde

20.  SimoneKleine - derdiedasKleine bastelt

21.  Katja Lange - Stempel, Papier & Co.

22.  ChristianeKnapp - StempelPalast

23.  KatjaMartins - Stempelpfau

24.  SabrinaHillesheim - SabisKreativeWelt

 

Product List for Card 1

Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [151490]	Nature's Thoughts Dies [153586]	Well Written Dies [148534]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982]
Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695]	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344]	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584]	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277]	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106]
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115]	Linen Thread [104199]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]

Product List for Card 2

Wildly Happy Cling Stamp Set [149408]	Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [151490]	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775]	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551]	2-1/4" (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch [143720]
2" (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch [133782]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982]	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695]	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344]
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115]	Aqua Painters [103954]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]