t Well the last few days have been raining here – and when it rains it is a perfect time to stamp and get other things done around the house. There was a break in the clouds yesterday and I took a picture across the lake at the reflections on the ice – I am awed by the beauty of this place!

I also had a blast using the new Playing in the Rain Bundle (#150551) and the accessories included in the Rain or Shine Suite Collection! (#160556)

Below are the assortment of cards I made with this suite! Enjoy! And read until the end because next month’s paper pumpkin coordinates with this suite and you can order an add on of two coordinating dies for only $6 if you are a subscriber for this month’s Paper Pumpkin kit (must sign up on the paper pumpkin website or order a subscription of at least one month by Feb 10th) or better yet order the suite collection and a one month subscription and earn Sale-a-bration FREE Level Two  merchandise. See details at the end of this post!

This Rain or Shine suite collection (#160556) is fantastic – I had so much fun playing with it! The Rain or Shine 12 x 12 paper is adorable and has shiny raindrops and clouds – just too cute (#160540), and the loose daisy embellishments are flat and sweet and so easy to add a flair of whimsy to the cards (#160555).
I have ten cards to share with you and one is cuter than the next! Some with stamped images, some with fussy cut animals from the DSP, one with just the papers and a die cut word set from another suite!
This first card detailed in the step by step pictures uses two 3″ x 4″ pieces of the Rain or Shine Specialty DSP, 3/4 of a sheet of Crumb cake cut to 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and one sheet of 4″ x 5 1/4″,one sheet of Basic White 4″ x 5 1/4″ for the inside, scraps of Basic White for the bunny image, the sentiment and the umbrella image.

I colored in the images with a Water Painter (#151298) and Blushing Bride (#147100) and (#147105) Balmy Blue ink pads. I stamped the “Rainy days are better with you” sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and die cut in the rectangle die from Deckled Rectangles (#159173) Then I shaded the sentiment die piece with a Blending Brush (#153611) and stamped raindrops in Balmy Blue ink.

I added the Basic White layer for the inside of the card 4″ x 5 1/4″ and I stamped clouds and raindrops in Balmy Blue ink and adhered to the inside of the card.

For this card I used the new Textured 12″ x 12″ Shimmer paper cut to 4″ x 5 1/4″, three different patterns of the DSP cut to 1 1/4″ x 3″ and adhered to the center of the Textured Shimmer paper with Tear N Tape (because of the texture). Fussy cut the bunny image from the Specialty DSP and added the Pastel Sequins!

This card uses the same size 3″x 4″ DSP pieces like the first card and added the Daisy Embellishments and the Love For You die cut words (#160403) for a totally different look!

I embossed vellum with the Raindrops embossing folder and then cut the smallest square and the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes die set (#159183 – one of my all time favorite multipurpose die sets!), added a white die for the sentiment from the same die set and fussy cut the daisy and bunny images from the Rain or Shine DSP and adhered those along with the strip of Flirty flamingo striped paper! I finished off the card with some white Opaque Gems (#160412).

This card includes a Mango Melody CS base, strips of Rain or Shine DSP, fussy cut turtle from the DSP, and Opaque Gems.

I love the little closed umbrellas, I stamped around the sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored them in with Stampin’ Blends Alcohol markers in a rainbow pattern! This card is so simple but so cute!!

I stamped the bunny image and umbrella on 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic white layer and colored with a water painter and ink from the ink pad cases. Added raindrops in Balmy Blue ink and the sentiment in Tuxedo Black. I mounted this onto a Pacific Point card base.

This last card uses the Textures Shimmer Paper which comes in White, Balmy Blue and Shaded Spruce and the pictures do not do it justice –  it is very COOL! A layer of the raindrops paper and the largest square in vellum die cut from the Stylish Shapes die set positioned on the diamond. The Raindrops paper is popped up on dimensionals and the vellum is attached with mini glue dots under the umbrellas. I added the sentiment die cut with a banner from Stylish Shapes. I LOVE THIS CARD! It is simple and elegant in it’s monochromatic style!

Just a reminder it is Sale-a-bration and if you like this set then you might consider ordering the set and the coordinating paper pumpkin! The current hostess code is SWXBZUH9 and all orders during the January sale-a-bration month will receive a chance to win an extra sale-a-bration item!

The Collection (#160556) is $85.25, if you add the one month subscription ($22.50) by Feb 10th you will get the next Paper Pumpkin –  Jump For Joy with the coordinating stamp set and monthly kit (#137858) which contains 9 cards, 3 of 3 designs with special peek-through windows, 9 coordinating envelopes, 1 Mango Melody ink spot and 1 photopolymer stamp set. If you order the Add On die set (#162486) ($6.00) for a total of 113.75 and you will receive (2) Sale-a-bration level one items or (1) Level Two Sale-a-bration item.

Happy Stampin’
Natalie