New at SU! blog hop - June 2026 - 2 tone cardstock Summer theme

 Welcome to the June blog hop for New at SU!  Our theme is to use two-tone cardstock and create with Summer in mind.  

This has given me a chance to create another 8x8 page for my memory keeping, a beach holiday we had before Christmas this past year.  

The two-tone cardstock is new to me, so I grabbed the Beautiful Ordinary Life 12x12 and matching cardstock to play with.  

I love that there is a white core so its perfect for tearing!  If you tear it, pulling one side towards you, the white core is exposed well.  You can also roll the edges slightly as the cardstock is thinner and more pliable.  I used both sides of the cardstock (both lighter and darker shades) which gave that feel of 'waves' of a beach.  

Another fabulous idea to play with the white core is to emboss your two-tone cardstock then buff the raised edges with a nail file or sandpaper.... the exposed sections really shows off the embossed pattern even more!  

I combined both the tearing and the sandpaper on my title!  I cut both titles, one in the Pool Party and Daffodil Delight then adhered one on top of the other, using only adhesive on the top half of the letters.  I then tore these off and added some sanding to the sides of the letters.  

Its been lovely to create again with the Design team at New at SU!  Follow along the links below so you can hop along to the other projects - amazing work that will keep you inspired for weeks!  

Happy creating, 

Rach

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Scrapbook Sunday Blog hop

 

Hey there, this last month has really flown and all of a sudden, its time for another scrapbooking blog hop.  Full disclosure, I've had this photo printed for a whole year!  

When the Country Woods DSP came out, I just knew it would be perfect for a layout.  I've cut up each 'plank' of wood and distressed the edges for even more texture on my page.  

There are several layers on this page and I love how the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle came into play to add the 'nature' elements to match the photo taken at a great park we visit regularly. 

This page is an 8x8 layout.  If you are new here, you won't know that I have been scrapbooking for a long time and this smaller size not only fits my style (less photos, trying to keep more white space and use Stampin Up card-making supplies) but is super cute to display on an mini easel.  

Be sure to pop over to the other demonstrators who are a part of this months hop, be inspired and leave some love for them too.  

Happy Stamping, 

Rach xx

Scrapbook Sunday Blog Hop

 Hi everyone and welcome back to another blog hop.  Yes, I'm trying to revive my blog  (and keep pushing my creativity) with more hops.  I'm pleased to join the Crafty Collaborations team again for this hop!

In case you are new here, I've chosen to jump back into scrapbooking after a long hiatus.  I was a scrapbooker in a previous life, when my now adult children were young, including a member of online forums, design teams and published pages in magazines.  It was a busy time that fell away as life got busy and work became more demanding.

  We now have 3 beautiful grandsons to scrapbook about as well as new adventures to keep us busy and my camera roll full.  I've chosen to use 8x8 pages for my first album, easily cut from Stampin Up's Basic White Thick.

Today's page features the Adventurous Sky stamp and die bundle as well as the matching DSP.  A great background theme for 3 little boys.   And see those adorable metal embellishments that look like they belong on a plane?  They come in the Suite collection and are easily placed on the page using glue dots!  They add that masculine bling to the page!

The dies in this Suite make cutting out these fabulous detailed hand drawn planes so much easier than by hand.  I loved putting this together with the different sizes, each not only representing one of our boys but also to give the illusion that the planes were coming in to land, some in the distance and some in the foreground. 

Oh and a handy trick - I've created a lift up section which the photo is mounted on to hide journalling. So simple to do and by adding the top part of a tag (which is actually from the DSP, just cut out and use!), this flap remains hidden when in the album but contains all the important memory keeping too.

Please hop over to the other pages, leave some love for everyone.  Blog hops are a great way to grab a heap of inspiration in one place, and I'm excited to be joining these each month.  

Happy creating,

Rach xx

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Just a quick page...

 I wanted to use a photo of my husband and I for my next page.  

The latest Global Design Project came along with their colour combo and I have to admit, I jumped straight into creating an 8x8 layout because I knew the pastels would pop against a black and white photo.  Almost the entire page is made using watered down ink and some small stamps as well as the bough punch!  

Hidden journalling (of course!) is under the photo and I've kept the rest very 'basic'.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out but I did have to get the iron out to make it sit flat!!! 

I've got a video coming... I'm just behind on editing!  

Don't forget, you too can jump in on the fun and join the challenge - just click on the image above...  Happy Stamping,

Rachael xx

Sunday Facebook Challenge

 This week I stepped back into my scrapbooking mode and created a mini album.  Talk about a blast from the past....

The challenge this week for Sunday was:

I've used the Simply Elegant DSP for this album and approached it using black and white photos and similar layouts for each page.  I then finished with plenty of sentiments from my stamp collection.  

I love how the heart 'charm' turned out, its stamped on foil cardstock using Stazon ink - its double sided and was hand cut.  

I have a feeling my mum is really going to love this :) 

Happy creating everyone,

Rachael xx