Roses are my favorite flowers especially the old fashion kind. This one is a Sweetbriar Rose and originated in Europe where they make tea from it (Rose Hips Tea). Though the real Sweetbriar Rose is pink I decide to color this one in our gorgeous new blue called Lost Lagoon (2014-2016 In-Color). I love the names that Stampin’ Up! selects for their colors! If you would like to place an… Read More »
Today’s card is for my best friend, Becky, who lives in California. We have been friends since 1960 (high school) and are godmother to each of our daughters. The image is not a Stampin’ Up! stamp set but I loved it and is so Becky and me! We laugh now as much as we used to in high school! The other friend we are close to is Diana who lives… Read More »
This card is a little late – Stephanie and David’s anniversary was on 2 June 2014! But better late than never – right? I used the Everything Eleanor Clear Mount Stamp Set – love this set – it’s so elegant and classy! I stamped the images with Versamark, then heat embossed them using the Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder and our Heat Tool. I then used the brayer and and… Read More »
This is one of the new Hostess stamp Sets – it’s called I Like You and is on page 237 of the new 2014-2015 Annual Catalog. I used the sentiment from Million and One Clear Mount Stamp Set. I used the new Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers Daffodil Delight Assortment for coloring in the petals and Old Olive Assortment for the leaves. The DSP is the Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack located… Read More »
This is one of the new Hostess Sets (Bloom with Hope) available in the 2014-2015 Annual Catalog. Isn’t it beautiful? I wish I could show you the whole set but it won’t be available until 2 June 2014. And until it goes live, I can’t show all the stamp set.The coloring was done using our fabulous new Blendabilities. This set is called Rich Razzleberry Assortment. Unfortunately they will not… Read More »
My granddaughter, Cissy, loves owls so it was relatively easy to make her a card. Her bedroom colors are red, white and black and I decided to use those colors for her card. I find it very difficult to make cards for teenage girls because they are so picky! Which age group do you have a problem with for cards?I used Red Glimmer Paper to give the card a little “oomph!”… Read More »
Today’s card is for my daughter, Stephanie. I used the new colors Hello Honey and Blackberry Bliss and the Gorgeous Grunge and Bring on the Cake Stamp Sets. I used the same colors on her graduation card! As you can see I am loving the new 2014-2015 In-colors, especially the Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey! To make the butterflies and strip of Blackberry Bliss Card Stock pop, I used the… Read More »
I just recently bought a MacBook Pro (Happy Birthday to me!!!) – I’ve always been a pc user but wanted to make the switch to the Mac. All I can say is that it is a challenge to try and learn a new way of in entering data! But I’ve been wanting one for a long, long time and I was finally able to buy one for myself. … Read More »
What to do, what to do My preorder “stuff” came in and I could decide whether to play with it or make a card! If you would like to know how to be able to preorder Stampin’ Up! products before they become available to the public, contact me and I’ll give you the inside scope! (479) 876-7453 rachelbrumley@cox.net In the end I decided to make a card for my… Read More »
For today’s card, I used the Fabulous Florets Stamp Set. I can’t believe this set is retiring because it was so popular! Please note, if you do want to get this set, the clear version is no longer available, but you can get it in the wood mount. The flowers and butterfly were stamped with Versamark, coated with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and set with the Heat… Read More »
