Rachel Stamps

Love & Sympathy

Hi Stampin' Friends

This is one of the hardest cards I've every had to make!  It's for my beautiful sister-in-law, Anna Ruiz, who passed away while we were on our cruise.

I was going to make the card my usual frilly, shabby chic style because Anna loved that kind of card but then I remembered that it was for Adrian, my brother, so I decided to make it simple.

Goodbye Anna, Rest in peace

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Beautiful Wings

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Hi Stampin' Friends

I wanted to make a simple yet elegant card for today's post.  The butterflies had been laying around my craft table for a couple of days left over from a previous project, so I decided they would be perfect for today's simple card. 

The butterflies are Vellum Card Stock over Pink Pirouette Card Stock.  They were die cut and embossed using the Beautiful Wings Embosslits.  What I like about this die is that it not only die cuts the butterfly but also embosses it! I've added Dazzling Details glitter glue around the edges to give the butterflies a sparkle.

Tip:  Use Tombo Mono Multi Liquid Glue to attach the Vellum butterfly to the Pink Pirouette butterfly.  It dries clear and does not show.

The sentiment is from the Petite Pairs Stamp Set. 

The background was embossed using the gorgeous new Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder from the Holiday Mini.  This embossing folder is a must for elegant holiday cards!

If you need any supplies to make this card, please visit my Stampin' Store. Or if you like contact me at (479) 876-7453 or [email protected] and I'll place the order for you.

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Thanks for Caring

Hi Stampers

I've been decluttering my stamp room and came across this beautiful lace  still in the sealed wrap package!   I know that it is not a Stampin' Up! product but I wanted to use it because it screamed Shabby Chic/Vintage and you know how I love those type of cards.

I'm also using the Thanks for Caring Stamp Set which retired last year.  The DSP is from the Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  I absolutely love this paper with it's eclectic designs.  It is part of the Attic Boutique Product Suite found on page 22 - 26.

Quick Tip:

I have found a quick and easy way to attach small flowers and leaves to your card.  It's so much easier than trying to arrange the flowers and leaves on the card and getting glue all over the place.

I cut out the leaves using the Bird Punch.  The flowers are SU retired and came in Very Vanilla so I used the Poppy Parade Reinker to die two of them.  The oval was punched out using the Small Oval Punch.

I added Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive to the small oval die cut and then arranged the flowers and leaves until I was happy with the look.

This is before I trimmed the oval.

 

This is after.  As you can see, I snipped around the area that were not glued to the leaves or roses.

The finished product.  Now all you have to do is attach it to the card.  Believe me it is soooo much easier!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:

• Stamp Set:  Thanks for Caring (retired), En Francais Background Stamp
• Paper:  Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Poppy Parade Card Stock, Attic Bouquet Designer Series Paper
• Ink:  Poppy Parade Ink Pad , Poppy Parade Reinker
• Accessories:  Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Labels Collection Framelits, Bird Punch, Small Oval Punch, Color Spritzer Tool, Soft Suede Stampin' Write Marker, Tombow Mutlipurpose Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals

Sending Comfort

Hi Stampers

I made this card for my son-in-law, David, who lost his father this week.  The template is from the latest digital downloads that was offered by Stampin' Up! yesterday.

 

This is the inside.  I copied and pasted some of the same design from the front and added the sentiment from the Thoughts and Prayers Stamp Set.

These are the latest digital downloads

 
 
Download June 28, 2011 MDS Digital Downloads

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Thoughts and Prayers

Hi Stampers

 

Today's card features the Thoughts and Prayers Stamp Set.  I love the two graceful, calming nature images and sentiments that are in this set.

 
A very simple and quick card to make.  The image and sentiment were stamped on Very Vanilla Card Stock using the Baja Beeze Classic ink pad.  I embossed a line all around the card about 1/4" inch from the edge and let them overlap at the corners.  I added the pearls under the sentiment for a little touch of class!

Thanks for stopping by today.

~~Rachel

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Supplies:

Stamp Set:  Thoughts and Prayers (113252)

Paper:  Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)

Ink: Baja Breeze Classic Ink Pad (111833)

Accessories:  Basic Pearls Jewels Accents (119247), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Thanks for Caring

Hi Stampers

Today's card features the Thanks for Caring Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download.  The  six-piece set is there to lend a helping hand. With graceful images and greetings perfect for all kinds of caring messages, it will become a staple for those times when you need to express your feelings of sympathy or thankfulness.

 
I first tried to use the sentiment from the actual Thanks for Caring Stamp Set, but could not get the sentiment dark enough for my taste and I did not have the Always Artichoke reinker.   I then remembered that I recently purchased the same set as a digital load and used it to print out the sentiment.  My Digital Studio to the rescue again!

The bottom of the card is made up of pieces of left over Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper.  The top Very Vanilla Card Stock has been embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder.  I used the Heat Tool on the Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon to give it a slightly scrunched look.

Just so that you don't think I am wasting card stock by feeding a whole sheet for one little sentiment, I thought I would show you the steps I follow when I only need one item printed out.

Step 1:

Print it out on printer paper

 

 Step 2: 

Add a small scrap of card stock carefully anchoring it down with a strip of scotch tape at the top so that it doesn't catch in the printer.  Feed that through the printer.

  

 Step 3:

Scrap of paper ready to be punched out or trimmed to desired size.

 

Thanks for stopping by today

 ~~Rachel

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Supplies

Paper:  Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650), Always Artichoke Card Stock (102584), Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper (121782)

Accessories:  My Digital Studio (118108), Thanks for Caring Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download (124438), Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon (121000), Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder (120175), Big Shot Die Cut Machine (113439), 1" x 1 3/8"  Oval Extra Large Punch (119859), Decorative Label Punch (120907), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Simple Sunday: Thoughts and Prayers the MDS Way

Hi Stampers

Before I go into today's card, I wanted to let you know that I am having problems (with a capital P) with my old video camera.  It  broke during the filming of the  video on how to emboss only the corner using the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder.  I have a Flip (unopened and still in the packaging) which I will need to learn how to use.  I hear it's a very simple camera to operate so I should be delayed only a day or so.

 
 
Today's card fits both the Simple Sunday and Masculine Monday theme's on this week's blog.  I used the  My Digital Studio again  - it is so addicting!  I selected the Thoughts and Prayers Stamp Brush Set which comes installed with the My Digital Studio.   This set is brimming with sentiments of love and concern, and is  a must-have for conveying your feelings at those times in life when you need to reach out to a friend or close one.

 
I printed it out on Naturals Ivory Card Stock and then lightly sponged Baja Breeze Classic Ink on the top of the card and Pear Pizzazz on the bottom of the card using the masking method.  I cut out a piece of the cardboard (that comes with the DSP packages) to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".  I then cut out a frame so that there was a 1/2"  inch all around the cardboard.

A very quick and easy card to make.

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 Supplies

Paper:   Naturals Ivory (101849)

Ink: Baja Breeze Classic Ink (111833), Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink (119784)

Accessories:  My Digital Studio (118108), Stampin' Sponges (101610)

Thanks for caring - Sneak Peek

Hi Stampers

 
I'm using one of the new stamp sets called "Thanks for Caring" from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  The catalog will go live on 4 January 2011 and you should have your copy in  hand this week.  It's full of gorgeous new stamp sets and accessories - something for everyone - no matter your taste.

 
I made the flower using retired Bashful Blue Satin Ribbonafter viewing Cristena Bagne's video.  It's really quite easy and fast to make.  I used a rhinestone from the Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads for the center of the flower and to anchor it to the card.  The three small rhinestones are Non-SU.

I stamped the sentiment on Confetti White Card Stock with Bashful Blue Craft Ink.  The base card (Bashful Blue Card Stock) was embossing using  the Vintage Wallpaper Texture Embossing Folder.  The Confetti White strip of card stock was punched on both borders using the Scallop Trim Border Punch.

 

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Stamp Set:  Thanks for Caring

Paper:  Confetti White Card Stock (102028), Bashful Blue Card Stock (105120)

Ink:  Bashful Blue Craft Ink (119716)

Accessories:  Vintage Wallpaper Texture Embossing Folder (120175), Big Shot Die Cut Machine (113439),  Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads (109110), Scallop Trim Punch (118402), Bashful Blue Satin Ribbon (retired)

 

Thinking of you

Today's post includes a card I made for my Stamp Camp scheduled for 26 August 2009 at my home in Bella Vista, AR.  So if you live in the area and would like to attend, please contact me.

To me, a sympathy card calls for clean and simple lines and that's what this one is. No embellishments, layers or multicolors.

 I cannot remember where I got the sketch but it was a couple of days ago.  Here's the sketch and if you know where it's from, please let me know because I loved the clean and simple layout.

Back to the card - I cut out a piece of  manila folder to 3 1/8" x 4 4/14".  Temporarily attached it to the front of the card using removable adhesive so that I could trace the line around the border of the card.  Easy Peasy!  Add the flower image and sentiment and you are done.

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SUPPLIES:

• Stamp Set:  Flower Fancy (111578), Sincere Salutations (115068)
• Paper:  Confetti White (102028)
• Ink:  Rich Razzleberry (116329)
• Accessories:  None

With Sympathy

Today's card came about because of two things:  (1) needed to come up with cards for this month's stamp camp which will consist of sympathy cards.  We all need them but are not usually in a mood to make them when we really need them! and (2) I decided to join in on the late night stampers challenge #31 which is to  make a monochromatic card.

 

When I think of blue for sympathy cards, I think of Baja Breeze and before that it was Soft Sky - too bad they both retired :-(    Did you noticed the corners of the pattern paper?  Do you think I used a non SU punch (heaven forbid!)?  No, I used the eyelet border punch - very simple.  I'll post a tutorial in a couple of days.  I'm behind on several things and I'm still working on the tutorial for the box I showcased during the Royal Blog Tour.  So check back in a couple of days if you want to know how I did this.

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SUPPLIES:

• Stamp Set:  Fresh Cuts (111634), Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370)
• Paper:  Natural White (102316), Baja Breeze (retired), Parisian Breeze DSP (retired)
• Ink:  Baja Breeze (retired)
• Accessories:  Organdy Ribbon (114319), Word Window Punch (105090), Modern Label Punch (116630), Eyelet Border Punch (113692)

Thoughts and Prayers

At class today, the ladies were talking about the need for Sympathy Cards.  We decided to have a class in September that would be Sympathy cards inclusive.  That got me thinking that I haven't made one in a while and the problem is that when you really need one you are not in the mood to make one.  So I decided I would at least try to make one every month.

I used the Clearly Thanks Window Sheets found on page 169 of the catalog.  These sheets are so pretty and very useful when you want to make a quick card.

Please excuse the glare on the card - it's the flash.  I tried taking it from different angles and it wouldn't come out without a little glare.  I guess this type of card is best photographed in daylight without a flash.

This card consists of one 1/2 sheet of Rich Razzleberry folded in half.  The window sheet was attached using white brads and the sentiment stamped with White craft ink.  In order to cover the back side of the bards, I attached the window sheet to a piece of card stock 5 1/2" x 4 1/4".  I then adhered the card stock to the base card.  Simple and quick!

Before I forget, during class today, Liz Herrmann was the winner of the stamp set "Dear Friend".

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Recipe:

• Stamp Set:  Thoughts and Prayers
• Paper:  Rich Razzleberry (115316)
• Ink:  White Craft Ink
• Accessories:  Clearly Thanks Printed Window Sheets (115122), White Brads

Dogwoods

  

I used the stamp Christmas Rose from a Christmas Cardinal Stamp Set to make my dogwoods.   Don't you think they look a little like dogwoods??  The dogwoods are out around our area and they are beautiful!  I was going to take some pictures to share but it's been raining - maybe tomorrow. 

Recipe:

• Stamp Set:  Christmas Cardinal
• Paper:  Whisper White, Natural White, Certainly Celery
• Ink:  Black Stazon
• Accessories:  Stampin' Write Markers (Certainly Celery, Creamy Caramel), Small Corner Rounder Punch, White Satin Ribbon, Texturz Backgrounds #1, Big Shot