Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - Brand New

Hi crafters,

It's the first Friday of the month and that means a Global Stamping Friends blog hop.  We are a group of international Stampin' Up! Demonstrators who love to share our passion for creativity through our monthly hops.  I'm one of the European demos, based in the UK.  This month's theme is Brand New!  We are sharing projects using brand new products from the Stampin' Up! 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue.  Be prepared to be wowed!  If you've come from Jan's amazing post, you are on the right track.  There is also a full list of participants at the end of this post.  

I was spoiled for choice with this theme as Demonstrators were able to pre-order new products from the Annual Catalogue 2021-22 in early April.  In the end, I didn't like any of my ideas!  So I went back to basics and tried some simple stamping featuring the new Party Puffins stamp set.  

Those cute puffins had my heart from the start because we have many on the coastline of Shetland.  We call them Tammy Norries.  

I started with a standard half sheet of A4 Thick Basic White cardstock scored in half.  I added a faint haze of Pacific Point ink using a Blending Brush and then stamped the sentiment on top with Daffodil Delight ink.  I stamped the puffin in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then coloured with Stampin' Blends in Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, Highland Heather, Balmy Blue and Shaded Spruce.  After fussy cutting, I popped the puffin up on a double layer of Stampin' Dimensionals.  

I hope you are enjoying the hop so far and I can't wait to see what everyone has created too.  The next blog post is brought to you by the talented Tricia Butts - click the next arrow below to hop on over.  

Blog Hop Roll Call

1. Jan Musselman

2. Rachel Macleod

3. Tricia Butts

4. Kimberley Anne Morris

5. Jenn Curtis Charles

6. June Olsen

7. Marieke Bart

8. Amanda Farlinger

Happy crafting, Rachel x

Product List

Party Puffins Cling Stamp Set [155054]	Stamparatus [148187]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094]	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897]	Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888]	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887]
Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830]	Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154903]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Paper Snips [103579]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Entry for the Global Design Project Challenge 275 - Love

Hi crafters,

I'm delighted to enter today's card into the Global Design Project's latest challenge.  

I knew I wanted to use the new True Love Designer Series Paper and the floral images were perfect for this theme.  I paired the image with products from the Annual Catalogue and Sale-a-Bration.  

I created a card base with thick white cardstock and then cut a panel of the Blackberry Bliss Oh So Ombre DSP to the same size.  I ran the panel through the Painted Texture Embossing Folder using my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine.  I wrapped a piece of the Blackberry Bliss Striped Ribbon around the spine of the card, adding a knot near to the top left.  I used Purple Posy cardstock and the Stitched Nested Labels Dies to create the panel behind my floral image.  The floral image is from the True Love DSP and I coloured it using Stampin' Blends in Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzleberry, Mango Melody and Old Olive.  Now that I've coloured the image once, I think my colouring would improve for next time.    Here's hoping anyway!  I ran an embossing tool over the back of the image to curve the flowers and added Stampin' Dimensionals behind to pop it off the card.  I used Purple Posy cardstock with the Well Written Dies to create the sentiment.  I cut three sentiments and stacked these up for dimension.  To finish, I placed some Champagne Rhinestone Jewels on the card.  

I would like to enter this card into the Global Design Project Theme Challenge #275 - Love.

Happy crafting, Rachel x

Product List

True Love Designer Series Paper [154281]	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638]	Well Written Dies [151816]	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230]	Purple Posy A4 Cardstock [150887]	Oh So Ombre 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155225]	Blackberry Bliss Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147932]	Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144602]
Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888]	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597]	Paper Snips [103579]	Blackberry Bliss Striped Ribbon [154569]	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Festive Sunday Inspiration Week 13 - Holly Wreath

Hi crafters,

It's time for the next 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 had an idea to use the holly image from the Christmas Gleaming stamp set to create a square wreath.  I used a template I made with my Cricut to place the image in the right place in my Stamparatus and then just stamped and turned the paper each time.  

My card base is made from Crumb Cake cardstock and I layered a panel of Gold Foil Sheet on top.  The stamped panel is Whisper White cardstock and measures 4.75" square.  I cut masks for four of the holly images so that I could have a seamless wreath.  Once I had stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I coloured the images using Stampin' Blends in Old Olive and Real Red.  I added Shimmery Crystal Effects over the berries for some shine.  I die cut the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Word Wishes Dies.  

There are only three weeks left now in the Festive Sunday Inspiration Series.  Have you made a start to your Christmas crafting yet or maybe you're all finished - I'd love to know.  

Happy crafting, Rachel x

Product List

Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set (En) [150464]	Word Wishes Dies [149629]	Stamparatus [148187]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597]	Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147935]	Shimmery Crystal Effects [150892]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]