One In A Million PPA203

How good are these colours! I have used them in the past too, but usually for a masculine card. This one has been softened with the retired Comfort Cafè DSP. More than one of my customers has been smart enough to pick themselves up a pack in the Clearance Rack recently. You'll find heaps of inspiration at PPA Color Challenge, where I've entered my card too.

Nearly everything on this card has retired or is soon to retire, but that's not a reason to stop using these items. The stamp set, One In A Million, has been a favourite of mine, I've used all the stamps multiple times. You ought to take a look at the ones for babies and weddings, so sweet!

A while back, when I was feeling guilty about the reams and reams of brown paper the warehouse packs into our orders in Australia, I sat one evening punching out scalloped circlesfrom this packaging. I threaded ten onto a split pin and scrunched them into flowers. I still have a container half-full of these flowers, so I decided to add one of those to the circular label, which is sitting on the largest of the  Delicate Doilies Sizzlets-L. The Very Vanilla layer has been embossed with the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder. The tulle and the little buckle have been retired for a while, but the tulle, especially, softens this card so nicely, I had to use it.


Because the stamp has 2 parts to it, of course I added that inside with a strip of  Comfort Cafe DSP and a Petite Petals bloom stamped in Crumb Cake.
Happy stamping
Rachel

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Classy and Elegant 40th

I need a 40th birthday card next week, for my sister-in-law. I made 2 versions, but deep down I knew the black, white and gold version was "her". I asked family members for their opinion and it was totally unanimous, so I'm happy about that!

I found out today how difficult it is to photograph a black card, especially as I wanted to highlight the texture that the NEW Arrows Embossing Folder ( 132187) gives the card. I used my metallic Encore gold ink pad (132141) to stamp the 'Fabulous is what you are' greeting from One In A Million stamp set. The gold sequin trim (132983) provided a few loose sequins when I pulled them off the thread and I die cut 40 from Champagne Glimmer Paper (127885). There is a glimpse inside of the gorgeous Watercolor Wonder Washi Tape(133000), also available in the New Occasions Catalogue, and going live next Tuesday! Washi tape is such a fun and easy embellishment, very forgiving if you place it crookedly and such good value too.

There's a new challenge out there, this is the second week. The Card Concept has six different categories for the different styles of cards people create. I wasn't on the ball last week to enter a card, but thought I could try with this one as the theme is 'texture'. I think my card fits into 'Classy and Elegant' style and the shingle roof of the house in the picture is a lot like the Arrow pattern.

My holiday is coming to an end, but we head off tomorrow to the coast for a weekend with my eldest son, his wife and their three sweet children. Should be fun!

Thanks for reading my blog, feel free to leave a comment.

Rachel

Love Story RS#92

I nearly didn't make the time to make this card, but I'm easily distracted from my chores!!! I already had the Shimmery White card cut and embossed so that helped a lot. Then I found a banner cut from the Retired Twitterpated DSP and so I only had to find  my set of One In A Million stamps for the pair of greetings. I didn't think the Frosted Finishes 'button' added enough glimmer and gleam so added three rhinestones. It's just a shame my camera wasn't playing nicelty today, it wouldn't focus properly, so it is hard to pick up all the lovely glitter. The sketch over at Retro Sketches was my inspiration.

I'd like to say a big hello to all my subscribers, I've noticed there are a few new people, so welcome!

I hope you're all set for the end of 2013 which is so rapidly approaching. I'm hoping to be able to share my Christmas cards with you over the weekend.

'Bye for now

Rachel

Bouncing Bloom FMS88 & CCMC254

Have you ever tried bouncing Stampin' Write Markers onto an image to give splashes of colour?

It is such a fun technique and I have done it before with Blooming with Kindness, in shades of pink, but I don't think I blogged about that one. It was for an upline's Big O birthday a few months ago.

I thought it might be a good technique to try with the challenge colours at Create with Connie and Mary, but of course the Pool Party and Island Indigo did turn slightly green mixed with the So Saffron, which was my base colour.

I actually like it, I hope you do too!

It's the Finishing touches edgelit on the left side, so pretty and lacy and a So Saffron button with Linen Thread on the right. The panel has been mounted on Island Indigo card for some definition, and popped up on dimensionals.

 The sketch is from Jen Mitchell at  Freshly Made Sketches , and because I know they prefer fresh, clean cards I've aimed for that effect.

The greeting is from One In A Million and the front reads 'You mean SO much to SO many people." and inside it reads, "(One of them is me)". It was already out on my work table because my son came over yesterday to make a birthday card for his wife, and he used both stamps on the inside, with a Happy Birthday on the outside.




It has been such a busy day for me today with the Stampin' Up! retirement list to get out to my customers and my own order for items from the NEW catalogue to compile and send off. If you would like your own copy of the catalogue, I can arrange for a copy to be sent to you for $9.95 (Australia only). If you have ordered from me in the past year, I will be happy to supply a complementary copy.

Have a great weekend,
Rachel

Wedding card for FMS 382 and Dynamic Duos #49

I haven't used Basic Black and Basic Gray a great deal, but the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches combined with those challenge colors at  Dynamic Duos made me think - weddings.

My wedding cards are always very conservative (I think), not saying that it is a bad thing, a marriage is, after all, a very serious commitment, don't you think?


I didn't take up the dessert option of masculine in this case, but my card isn't particularly frilly and feminine either!
The first part of the greeting  was stamped onto Shimmery White card using one of a pair of stamps from the One In A Million stamp set.  I used two of the labels framelits to cut out that greeting for the top of the card. The other half of this pair, stamped on the inside reads,"Wishing You a Lifetime of Happiness". Some Basic Gray DSP from Twitterpated, which will most likely retire at the end of this catalogue, on June 30th is the main feature of the front of this card, trimmed with some Two-tone ribbon from the current mini catalogue, also finishing up on June 30th.

I stamped the flower from Creative Elements several times so I could fussy cut and layer them to place beside the label.

 Thanks for checking out my blog, please leave a comment if you wish and happy stamping!
Rachel