I'm an Australian Stampin Up! demonstrator living in SE Qld. My family includes 3 grown up kids, 3 grandsons and a dog called Neo. My husband and I are starting to slow down and focus on our hobbies. I love card making and stamping because it's a quick craft to fit into my still busy lifestyle.
Welcome to our second Sketching Saturday, I'm excited to show you my interpretation.
Today I've used some of the new products from the mini catalogue. Such a pretty bundle!
The sketch was great fun to create with and an easy one to use lots of stamping on. Click on the below images to see the details close up, I've used some layering stamping in the corners and added some white splatters too. I love the finished result!
I chose the colour combo of Cinnamon Cider and Misty Moonlight teamed with basic white. Not my usual colour palette but one that I really like now I've used it. The inspiration came from the DSP.
Thanks for popping along, don't forget to jump over to the other blogs and see what they came up with.
I have some exciting news, this year I am participating in a group who is putting together a tutorial bundle every month. This months bundle has 28 projects in it and can be yours FREE with an order over $90.
If you would like to purchase the bundle itself without placing an order, they are available for $28.00.
My card in the bundle, its a bit of a fun fold style card that is super easy to put together. I used some of the new mini catalogue products too.
Message me if you would like a copy of the tutorial bundle for yourself.
Welcome to a very exciting blog hop, today we celebrate the new mini catalogue and I get to showcase this fabulous Amazing Silhouettes stamp set.
I chose to go with a brights theme, and created a backgound cutting several strips of cardstock. I then matted it in basic black.
The image was stamped using my stamparatus so that I could get a dark image. I then used my Blending brushes to add colour to the image and then added a sentiment and some of the white matte dots also from the catalogue. I really love the result. Vibrant and cheerful for a birthday.
Don't forget to pop over to the other blogs, there is bound to be a huge amount of inspiration waiting.
How exciting, the new 2022 Jan-Jun mini catalogue is now live and I'm lucky to be representing again in a fabulous series of videos highlighting the new products, alongside other Demonstrators from around the world. I'm grateful to Stefanie, the crafty medic, for the opportunity to join along in the fun.
I created a very simple covered notepad using the new IN THE MOMENT stamp set and used the PATTERN PARTY designer series paper which is a Host exclusive jumbo set of papers in fabulous cheery colours with a backside of black and white prints. You can purchase this when you Host an event (in person or online). See them HERE.
You can pop over to my Youtube channel and create alongside me. You can also go over to the party page and join in the fun, access great video content and loads of handy tips for creating. Its free to participate!
YAY, the day is here! My catagloues will arrive soon and hopefully my stamps too. There have been delays on shipping to Australia so we have some stock still coming...
ALSO.... Stampin Up has surprised us with another release coming soon. This is called 'All together' and not only is it based around solidarity and friendships but they have released skin tone stampin blends!!! How cool!
This suite will be available as a full kit of goodies or individually in February. I know some customers who are going to love these!!!
Welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog hop. Thanks for coming by my blog, you may have landed here after being inspired by the project by lovely Deb.
I'm always excited when new products are available and believe me, the new Mini catalogue that comes out in January is going to leave me poor ... there are so many fabulous bundles and suites that are on my list! I do already have a few stamp sets and one that I thought was a challenge for me was the Amazing Silhouettes!
I decided to use the stamp to create a background using clear embossing powder on basic white cardstock then used Granny Apple Green, Polished Pink and Pale Papaya inks to add colour over the top and show up the resist technique.
I created a slimline card and kept the rest of the card simple to show off the blending of the inks. The combination of these 3 colours are so pretty and I've used the matching green and pink cardstock to help highlight.
The embossed sentiment on basic black came from another new stamp set which is going to be super popular - Blessings of home.
Thanks for popping by our hop, don't forget to leave a comment before heading to visit Linda's blog and see what other sneaks are up.
I'm happy to announce that I will be filming a series of videos of my colouring in using Stampin Blends. All videos will be uploaded on the next several Wednesdays and will feature sped up footage of my process to colour an image. I've done a lot of learning along the way and the only way I could truly work out how others got a good image with depth and great blending, was to watch and learn.
Todays video features a Christmas set from the Christmas themed mini catalogue called Delivering Cheer.
I'm hoping that these videos help someone to take the plunge and invest in some colours to play with, and to find the joy that comes from making an image come to life with a bit of ink.
I participated in a virtual swap recently, using items from the new Mini Catalogue. Of course, it was a Christmas Theme and I loved using the stamp sets and DSP from the catalogue to create a traditional feel card.
Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper was a returning product from last years catalogue. When I saw this, I was thrilled as I used almost an entire pack last year (totally unheard of in my craft room!). I do love the traditional colours and patterns. The houndstooth is one of my favourites and had to be featured on this card.
I used my go to technique of background stamping with Versamark ink using the Words of Cheer bundle. The large clustered image from this has been used on other cards of mine already.
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.
I'm back into it! You have no idea how frustrating the last several weeks have been - so busy that crafting has taken more of a back seat. BUT this morning I was up early and decided today was the day to get back to doing some of my favourite challenges! (see my side bar for links to my faves)
This weeks challenge was to be inspired by the new mini catalogue. I've done 2 orders already from the mini catalogue because anyone who knows me, knows that Christmas is my time to shine. I love the crafting, the decorating, the baking and the love that is felt! So my card today uses some of the things that came from my order which arrived earlier in the week!
I was thrilled to see Heartwarming Hugs return as DSP again this year - its the only pack of DSP I've ever managed to run down to only a few scraps. I love the traditional red and green colour combo for Christmas.
The new embossing and die cut combo in the merriest moments bundle worked amazing!!! And all the stamped and die cut elements to layer with the frame were super easy to work with too. And I can't forget the sequins combo - whites and silvers that shimmer and make for a great shaker element to any card. I added some to the frame too.
If you haven't had a go at the TGIF challenges, jump in. If you want anything from the mini catalogue - contact me.
Edit: I've had such an overwhelming response to this card that I've created a YouTube tutorial and recreated it in similar colours. Thank you to everyone who was so generous with their support.
Can you believe we are half way through the year? Here in SE Queensland, the weather has turned cool and we are getting some wintery frosts pretty regular now. Our blog hop theme this month is "Christmas in July".
I was so excited to finally get my preorder from the mini catalogue and the first bundle I pulled out was the Words of Cheer. I knew I wanted to go for traditional colours so used Basic White, Real Red and Old Olive.
The dies are amazing! I love how they layer up to big the big sentiments a wow factor. In fact the rest of the card can be pretty simple around this die because it really does all the talking.
I was also keen to give the velvet paper a try and it didn't disappoint. The texture is amazing and look at what it does when embossed!
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I have this wonderful long standing friendship with a lovely lady called Melleny. She used to be on design teams with me and feature in magazines. That was back in the day when we both had more time, younger children and scrapbooked. Our time is a lot less now even though the kids are grown. ANYWAY.... When I saw the Pretty Perennial set in the new mini catalogue, I immediately thought of my friend as they are very much her 'style'.
I've gone with my non-go-to colours again, and created a very pretty card for a friend. I totally love it that it may take me some time to part with it. If 2020 has taught us something, its to appreciate and hold those who mean a lot to us close. I hope you find time to create a card that reminds you of someone special in your life too soon, its a different sort of creating joy that you get from the project.
Happy stamping, Rachael xxx
PS. I can hear Mel rolling her eyes now and not liking that I've dedicated a whole post and card to her. Too bad my friend ;) xxx
I'm trying my best to find time to play with paper but there is so much to do at this time of year. I've reverted to more 'simple stamping' lately so that when I do get some time, I can whip a card up in the short amount of time I do have.
This card is on a Granny Apple Green base with some watermark stamping using a Versamark ink pad. The sentiment is stamped and embossed in white, on the speech bubble (also a stamp) which is tone on tone pink and fussy cut by hand. This card took little time and I pushed my comfort zone with the colour choices too.
This stamp set comes from the new Mini Catalogue which starts in the new year. I love all the sentiment choices, most of which are bold and screaming out to be the feature of the card.
Happy stamping (even with limited time), Rachael xx
Welcome to the December Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop. Our theme this month is to show off some of the new products from the upcoming Mini Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration catalogue coming next month.
Australia Post has been soooo slow the last few months and I only got delivery of my new products yesterday. I ordered several sets from the new Mini Catalogue and was pretty overwhelmed when it arrived, not knowing which one to start with. I chose to go with a birthday card seeing there are many coming up in January and February next year.
I've used the Pretty Perennials Stamp and bundled Die set for this Happy Birthday card.
I just love how the dies are so easy to use and really was drawn to the fact that these ones were able to be layered! not only the overlapping peek-a-boo dies but also the velum, the card has several 'layers' to it.
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