t> The Joy of Stampin' with Rachael: June 2023

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Stamp Set of the Month June Kit- Zany Zoo

 


My Stamp Set of the Month for June is the Zany Zoo set! If you order this in June with the Hostess Code, 4WVAFTKP, I'll send you this card kit for FREE! I know the month of July is almost over, but because of shipping delays I am just sharing now. So, if you order this stamp set or bundle in July I will still send the kit to you for FREE! 


The Zany Zoo Bundle is amazing! So many little die details like the balloons, table, trees, banner, and all of the dies to cut out the stamped zoo friends and the DSP as well!!!

*These cards were greatly inspired by card swaps and Pinterest and are not my original designs. 

Supplies
Zany Zoo
Zany Zoo Dies
Stripes & Splatters 3D Embossing Folder
Stylish Shapes Dies
Paper- Zoo Crew DSP, Basic Black, Basic White, Lemon Lime Twist, Pebbled Path, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Flirty Flamingo, Pumpkin Pie
Ink- Memento Black, Pebbled Path, Versamark & White Embossing Powder
Stampin' Blends- Smoky Slate, Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink, Parakeet Party, Pool Party
Ribbon- Parakeet Party Metallic Woven Ribbon, Pool Party Grosgrain Ribbon
Embellishments- Glossy Dots 
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Paper Trimmer
Heat Tool



This first card was inspired by Nancy McArthur. She made this for a swap and I just fell in love with it. The friends in the center are all part of the DSP and were fussy cut out. 
*I used a different ribbon for my curtains (see video). 


Measurements
Basic Black: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
5"x 1 1/2" (die cut and trimmed to 1 inch"
3" x 4" (die cut curtains)
Thick Basic White: 5 1/4" x 8" scored @ 4"


Steps
  1. Measure, score, and cut your paper. 
  2. Die cut 2 the curtains and 1 scalloped curtain top from the Basic Black. 
  3. Use your bone folder to create curl to your curtains. Wrap around the Parakeet Party ribbon around the center of each curtain. Glue them to the front of the Basic White.
  4. Fussy cut the singing turtle, beaver and music notes. Glue the beaver and use dimensionals for the turtle and music notes. 
  5. Stamp in the inside the Happy Birthday Greeting. 
  6. Attach the Basic White to the Basic Black matte. 


Who doesn't love a knitting llama? This one is just soo cute and the color combos is one of my favorites (Coastal Cabana and Flirty Flamingo). It is hard to see in the picture, but the "wall" behind our llama friend is full of texture (see video). Also, with this card, you have a choice to die cut out the llama from the DSP or stamp it, die cut it, and then color it with the blends. 


I am just loving all the details in the dies. This side table, vase, and flowers are adorable and could be used with so many other stamp sets as well. 

Measurements
Coastal Cabana Cardbase: 4 1/4" x 11" scored @ 5 1/2"
Basic White:  3 3/4" x 5 1/4"
3 1/4" x 4 3/4" scored @ 1 1/4"
3" x 2" (llama and flowers)
Pebbled Path: 1" x 2"
Flirty Flamingo: 1" x 1" (vase)
3 1/2" x 5" (could die cut vase from the center)
Coastal Cabana: 3/4" x 2 1/4"


Steps
  1. Measure, score, and cut your paper. 
  2. Die cut the DSP llama or stamp it on Basic White with Memento Ink, color with your blends and die cut it out. 
  3. Emboss the Basic White to the score line. 
  4. Heat embossed with the White Powder onto the Coastal Cabana strip of paper. 
  5. Die cut the stool in Pebbled Path, the vase in Flirty Flamingo, and the flowers in Basic White. Color the flowers with the Stampin' Blends (Flirty Flamingo & Parakeet Party). 
  6. Assemble by gluing the Basic White to the cardbase at an slant. Glue the embossed Basic White to the Flirty Flamingo at a slant and then glue to the Basic White on the cardbase. 
  7. Attach the llama with dimensionals and glue the stool, vase, and flowers next to the llama. 
  8. Attach the greeting with dimensionals. 
  9. Embellish with the Glossy Dots. 



This cute card is all about the DSP. I was able to die cut that cute raccoon but had to fussy cut out the rest of his friends. I wanted that raccoon to be the star and so I had him on "double" dimensionals. I stacked one on top of the other to make him just a little bit more taller than his friends. 


Those sweet cupcakes in their hands were fussy cut out as well from the DSP and I used them as my "embellishment". 

Measurements
Lemon Lime Twist: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored @ 4 1/4"
Pebbled Path: 5" x 3 3/4"
Basic White: 4 7/8" x 3 5/8"

Steps
  1. Measure, score, and cut your paper. 
  2. Fussy cut 3 party animals from the Zoo Crew DSP and die cut out the raccoon with balloons.
  3. Fussy cut 3 cupcakes.  
  4. Stamp with the Pebbled Path ink onto the Basic White the greeting in the top right corner. 
  5. Glue the Pebble Path matte to the Basic White and glue to the cardbase. 
  6. Attach each DSP animal with dimensionals but double stack your raccoon balloon dimensionals to make him stand out more than the others. 
  7. Use glue dots to attach the DSP cupcakes to the animal hands and liquid glue one by the stamped greeting.


This foxy card was from a swap and I just love how they created a "spotlight" for the fox by die cutting the DSP with the Stylish Shapes Dies. 


This layout is great and could be used with so many of Stampin' UP! Designer Series Paper (on sale in June). 

Measurements
Pumpkin Pie Cardbase: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored @ 4 1/4"
Basic White: 2" x 2" 
DSP: 1" x 5 1/4"
Pool Party: 1/2" x 3"
Ribbon: 8 to 9 inches


Steps
  1.  Measure, score, and cut your paper. 
  2. Die cut the little circle in Basic White and die cut the DSP fox with a larger circle. 
  3. Stamp in Memento Black the "happy birthday to you" on the Basic White circle. 
  4. Stamp with Pool Party the confetti. 
  5. Glue the DSP to almost the bottom of the cardbase. Glue the pool party above it. Fold the ribbon in half and attach to the back of the DSP circle with dimensionals. Attach the little circle with a dimensional on one side. 
  6. Embellish with the Glossy Dots. 


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Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!




Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Tuesday's Tip at Ten- Creating One Sided Edges


Tuesday's Tip at Ten...Make special label shapes with the edge of the dies. 

I learned this tip at the recent Creativity Now Stampin' UP! Online Event and the card above it from that. You can see more from that event when you click HERE. 

Here are the steps:
1.Stamp the greeting on the top of the 1" x 4" piece of Basic White. 
2. Use a Deckled Rectangle Die that was longer then the 4 inches. 
3. Run it through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so that it only cut underneath the stamped greeting. 
4. Trim the paper so it is closer to the greeting size and has 3 straight sides.


Bonus tip: Flip over the size you cut off and stamp on it again to great 2 labels! 

Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!




 

Monday, June 26, 2023

Leader Swaps- New 2023 Catalog

 



The Leader's Swappers are back at it! The amazing Carol Norquist organized this swap with the Stampin' UP! Leader's group (Independent Demonstrators for Stampin' UP! who have reached leadership status due to sales and their teams). The theme for these cards was for it to include new products from the Annual Stampin' UP! Catalog. We had done a swap before with preorder products but now that that whole catalog is available, we were suppose to focus on those items! 

Below each card you will see the name of the stamper and the name and link to the stamp set they used to create it! 


Here is the card I made for the swap! 
I used the Reached For The Stars stamp set.
 Click HERE to see my post on how to make this card. 



Judi Anderson 


Left: Marcia Gay Thinking of You
Right: Angie Brailsford Courage & Faith


Amy Rich



Left: Denise W
Right: Sandy Carlson


Sacha L. Wilson 


Left: Melanie Coverston
Right: Laura Milligan


Left: Karen Titus
Right: Darla Watson


Left: Amy Jordan 
Right: Sharyn Bouck


Lynn Feldkamp


Left: Julie Salva
Right: Chris Smith


Kim Williams


Michelle Hornback


Linda Cullen


Sue Kemper-Miller


This card is an easel card and the sentence is finished when you see the inside. 

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