FB Sunday challenge

 Fathers day is this weekend and what better inspiration than a sketch!  Here is my version using a retired stamp from last years catalogue for the Happy Fathers Day image.  

LOVE this combination of black, white, daffodil delight, crumb cake and old olive.  I also used some stampin blends to colour my ribbon and versamark ink to make a subtle background on the Old Olive using the Artistically inked stamp set. 

If you've come here from Facebook, please say hi in the comments.

Happy Stamping,

Rachael xx

Tidings of Christmas

 This weeks Facebook Sunday challenge was the theme Christmas.  

I've used Tidings of Christmas, a 6x6 inch DSP pack from the annual catalogue.  I've paired it with the tailored tag punch and the Merriest Moments stamp set.  

The sentiment came from Words of Cheer, another great set from the mini catalogue. 

If you don't have a copy of the annual or mini catalogues and are new to Stampin Up, please reach out - these really are fabulous for your Christmas crafting.

Happy Stamping,

Rachael xx

FB Sunday challenge

 This week was a Kids theme so I grabbed out a retired stamp set, and got to work.  

I knew I wanted the 'growing tree' element in my card and decided on an easel to show it off.  

There is so many little detail stamps in this set and I wanted to use most of them if I could.

Such a cute and interactive card, making the tree grow by opening it and displaying it standing up.  

Another FB Sunday challenge that got me thinking and wanting to create something different.  Thats why I love to do them.  

I was super happy with the cloud dies for this card too - they are in the Give it a Whirl die set from the annual catalogue which I had totally overlooked in the beginning until I saw cards popping up on my social media feed with them and just knew I needed them. 

Happy stamping, 

Sunday FB Challenge - Tags!

This weeks challenge was tags, and I know most of the ladies so far have created just that - tags.  I tried to think out of the box a little and created a card featuring tags instead.  

I cut the tags and inked them after stamping the sentiments.  

This card turned out exactly as I imagined. 

 I've used the colour inspiration from the Sweet as a Peach collection but used the Artistically Inked dies for the background.  The sequins are also from the 'inked' suite and totally adorable!

Colour combo: Balmy Blue, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz and Petal Pink.  

This card is off in the mail today with a gift.  I hope the recipient enjoys the colour scheme.  

Happy stamping,

Rachael xxx