Caramel & Cream

With the excitement of sale-a-bration it's easy to forget products in our annual catalogue. 'Climbing Orchid' is such an elegant stamp set, it doesn't need a lot of anything else to make a pretty card.  I've made 2 versions, each one using a different pattern of the larger flower head stamps and then a smaller leaf stamp. Colour combinations are a lovely soft look with 'Soft Sea Foam' and one of my old favourites 'Mint Macaron' A brighter burst of colour comes from 'Poppy Parade' and 'Granny Apple Green' Stamping randomly with the flower head and leaf i created a pretty background. Carefully laying the 'Large Letter' framelits across the top i ran it through the 'Big Shot' until i had the word MUM. The magnetic plate is great for things like this, helping keep the framelits just where you want them. The cut out letters are popped back in but on dimensionals so they stand out. ''Teeny ...

As you may know my two sons were born in Ireland and as today is St Patrick's Day it seemed fitting that my project today should include green of some sort. 'Call Me Clover' was my colour of choice for the card mount and the little heart on the dogs collar. The 'Happy Tails' stamp set and 'Dog Builder' punch work perfectly together to create quick and easy cards. I used a combination of 'Early Espresso' and 'Sahara Sand' for the dog kennel and footprints.  Mounting the punched out dog on dimensionals helps him stand out more giving the impression the kennel is further away in the background. Super simple. If you would like to order any Stampin' Up! products please visit my online shop HERE   Rachael x

Wow it is incredibly windy where i am today. Rain forecast later too so what better way to spend the day than crafting. The stamp set 'One Wild Ride' is from our annual catalogue and for some reason it's one i kept skipping over. I'm not really sure why because i'm always happy to try out products that i can use for male cards.  I have done 2 cards using the same colours but swapped them around slightly. The DSP is from the 2018-2020 in-colour pack Inks used are Basic Black, Blueberry Bushel and Call Me Clover. Basic Black ink used on the tyre track mark stamp and the 'splodge' look great, i tried to smudge mine slightly and not have it print perfect to give more of an oily / greasy look.  The bike itself i stamped in an ink to match the colour of dsp chosen and then the cardstock in the alternative to make a mount.  Lastly the badge stamp is added using dimensionals to give some lift. If you would like to order any Stamp...

I'm always happy to see NEW Stampin Up products geared (see what i did there?) towards our male friends and family. They are the card designs i struggle with the most. This coordinating 'Classic Garage' dsp, 'Geared Up Garage' stamp set and 'Garage Gears' thinlits dies make it nice and easy to create great cards with minimum effort or fuss. I took a piece of  'Basic Grey' cardstock and using black ink i stamped some random oily splodges. A strip of the dsp was adhered across the middle of the card ready for the flashy red car to be added.  I stamped the car image first then coloured in using 'Real Red' and 'Smoky Slate' markers.  The matching dies made cutting out the car image super simple with a quick run through the 'Big Shot'  A simple card that could be adapted using different markers for the car, why not step it up and add some cogs / wheels cut using the thinlits too and add them scattered around ...

Hey everyone, sorry it has been soooo long since i last posted. I enjoyed a fabulous Safari trip at the end of last year and then Christmas caught up quickly. I'm here today though to wish you all a very Happy New Year and also to announce that from today customers can order from the lovely NEW Spring / Summer 2019 catalogue. Even move exciting is that is also Sale-a-bration time too so you can earn FREE products when you place an order over £45. The more multiples of £45 in an order the more FREE items you can pick.  Just click the horizontal lines top left of my homepage on this blog to see the current catalogues online.  Any question please feel free to comment below or drop me an email to rachhome@msn.com best wishes Rachael x

Simply changing the colours and sentiment you use can alter a card from being a Birthday one to a Christmas card. Same design i used the other day but this time i have used 'Cherry Cobbler' and 'Shaded Spruce' colours. You could make a lot of these in a very short time, perfect for Christmas when you have lots to make.  If you would like to order any Stampin Up products please visit my online shop HERE   Rachael x

Another card today using the 'Wishing You Well' stamp set, this time to create what i think is a really traditional looking design.  I love the way the wreaths remind me of Christmas as a child. I used 'Garden Green' ink and 'Cherry Cobbler' for the berries which come from the 'Peaceful Noel' stamp set.  You could stamp a whole sheet of the wreaths and then cut them down to create numerous cards making then super quick to make.  The pretty bow and sentiment are also in 'Cherry Cobbler' ink and mounted up on dimensionals. If you would like to order any Stampin Up products please visit my online shop HERE    Rachael x