Happy Birthday Gorgeous

Hi Crafters,

Today I'm featuring one of the new bundles from Stampin' Up! - Happy Birthday Gorgeous.  Bundles are a great way to pick up matching products and grab a saving too.  All Stampin' Up! bundles offer a 10% discount.  

The stamp set features lots of great sentiments which can be used independently or paired with the Happy Birthday die cut to create an attractive focal point.  For my card below, I used one of the small flower stamps and the Happy Birthday die which I cut in Silver Glimmer Paper.  My frame was created from one of the stamps from Foxy Friends.  

My finishing touch was to add a few vellum flowers from the Tree Builder punch and a White Pearl Accent on top.  They are quite hard to spot in the photograph.

Do you have any big birthdays coming up?  This bundle would be perfect to celebrate the occasion and with a 10% saving, it really is a must-have.

Happy crafting,
Rachel x


Product List

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock [144248]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Big Shot [143263]	Foxy Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set [141549]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179]
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173]	Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad [144082]	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181]	Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Bundle [145301]	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314]
Tree Builder Punch [138295]	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584]	White Perfect Accents [138416]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]

Thinking of You

Hi Crafters,

Today's card came to me in the middle of the night and I just couldn't wait to get into the craft room to start creating.  Did you know that Stampin' Up! have a great range of Watercolour Pencils?  The pencils are highly pigmented which means they look great on both light and dark colours of card.  I used the Colorful Seasons stamp set for this card but only used two of the 24 stamps in the set.  These are just some of the projects that you can make from this suite.

I began by creating a card blank from Rich Razzleberry cardstock and scored horizontal lines to encase my topper panel.  On my Basic Black cardstock I heat embossed the leaves in gold in a random pattern.  I took watercolour pencils in Rich Razzleberry, Real Red and Pumpkin Pie to colour the leaves.  To finish, I added the sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

What will you create with the Colorful Seasons bundle - I'd love to know.  If you haven't purchased the Watercolour Pencils yet, I can highly recommend them.  The quality is fantastic and you have so many options with your choice of cardstock and image.

Happy crafting,
Rachel x



Product List

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock [119981]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set [143726]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]	Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Simply Scored [122334]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]

Daisy Thank You

Hi Crafters,

The Delightful Daisy Suite from Stampin' Up! has been so popular that the punch won't be available to order for a little while.  With this in mind, I have a card today showcasing the Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper.  This card is really simple and would be great to use up scraps of patterned paper.

I cut the DSP into 1" squares and added to a piece of Whisper White card in a 3 x 3 pattern using Stampin' Dimensionals.  I also attached my topper using Stampin' Dimensionals to give extra height.  Finally, I stamped my greeting using the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set in Night of Navy.

Happy crafting,
Rachel x




Product List

Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper [144137]	Stampin' Trimmer [129722]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Teeny Tiny Sentiments [130042]	Clear Block G [118489]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970]

Swirly Bird Hello

Hi Crafters,

One of the greatest perks of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is our monthly team meetings.  Originally called Team Training, these have recently been renamed as Cake and Craft!  That sums up what we do perfectly!  Rhoda's caramel cupcakes are divine and always bring a crowd!

Today's card uses one of my all time favourite stamp sets and co-ordinating dies - Swirly Bird and Swirly Scribbles.  This stamp set has so many uses and I've only just scratched the surface.   

This card features two types of embossing - dry embossing and heat embossing.  I love to add dimension to my cards and embossing is a great way to achieve this easily.  I started with a custom card blank in Flirty Flamingo.  I used the Sparkle embossing folder on Whisper White cardstock for my base layer.  I inked a scrap of the new Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper which features the new In-Colors for 2017-19.  They are seriously lush!  I cut the largest Flirty Flamingo circle using a punch and fussy cut the remainder by hand.  The Swirly Scribbles dies feature in Lemon Lime Twist cardstock and I've stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from Pop of Paradise stamp set which also features a great flamingo image.  

I would love to know your favourite stamp set in the new Annual Catalogue.  If you haven't received a catalogue yet, you can still request one by sending me a message.  You can view a digital copy of the catalogue by clicking the cover image in the right sidebar.  Have fun!

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Product List

Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Sparkle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141468]	Big Shot [143263]	Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack [144131]
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [141397]	Stamping Sponges [141337]	Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock [144250]	Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies [141497]	Swirly Bird Photopolymer Stamp Set [141749]
Pop Of Paradise Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141581]	Versamark Pad [102283]	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]
1-3/8" Circle Punch [119860]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]