Taylored Expressions Birthday Bash!

Happy Saturday! I thought this weekend would NEVER get here. I haven't been able to stamp much, except for the swap cards I made. I will be posting those up hopefully next week. I couldn't wait for the weekend to stamp for the Taylored Expressions Birthday Bash! Big Congrats to Taylor and the TE crew! I am huge fan of Taylored Expressions and I am so glad for the long weekend to play along with all of their fun challenges. The first card I wanted to share is for the TEBBDB (Paper Piecing) & TEBBDE (Paper Tole) challenges. You can visit the Stamp a Sweet Impression blog for a complete listing of all 13 challenges. My BFF, Pilar, needed a hot air balloon thank you card. It had to be masculine as well. That was a challenge in itself. Luckily I had the adorable Fly Away set from the Greeting Farm. I used some of my Bo Bunny stash for the paper piecing. I popped up the hot air balloon pieces and sentiment with 3D Foam Tape. To keep the look more masculine I decided to put the sentiment on the balloon to mask the heart. I could have easily not stamped the heart, however I was going nuts looking for my Memento dew drop pad with no luck. Sentiments are great for covering up stuff. I am sneaky like that... LOL! Well I hope you get a chance to join the party! I will be back with more this weekend.
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful weekend!
:) Rach



Rachie's Recipe:
Stamps: Fly Away (Greeting Farm) and Note of Thanks (SU!)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!), Memento Tuxedo Black and Fresh Snow (PTI)
Paper: Kraft CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (Bo Bunny)
Accessories: Circle Nesties, Ribbon, Brads (Bazzill), Oval Punches & Crafter's Tool Kit(SU!) and 3D Foam Tape (Best Creation)

Best Wishes!

It's official! My big brother and his longtime girlfriend are engaged. I am truly happy for them both. I am very close to my brother and I am so filled with joy. He is the most wonderful brother and friend. I know he will be an incredible husband to Ginny and she will be a loving wife to him. I made this card for my future SIL using the photo I snapped at the engagement ring store. Her favorite color is purple, so I got to use some of my favorite shades. I also used TESC #80 for the sketch. I really hope she likes it. Thanks for visiting and hugs to you all!
:) Rach

Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Heart Prints (PTI) and Oval All (SU!)
Ink: Vintage Touch Tea Dye Duo and Plum Pudding (PTI)
Paper: White CS, Kraft CS, Lavender Moon CS, Plum Pudding CS and Bitty Dot Patterned Paper(PTI)
Accessories: Circle Nesties, Oval Punches, Piercing Tools & White Gel Pen (SU!), Heart Punch, Ribbon, Button & Twine (PTI), Gem and Stardust Stickles

Kreativ Blogger Award!

Thank you Kerry & Anne for this wonderful award. These two ladies are amazing stampers and I love visiting their blogs. They are so friendly and super sweet. Truly great blogging buddies!

Here's my list of things to do...
1. Thank the person who nominated me for this award.
2. Copy the logo and place it on my blog.
3. Link the person who nominated me for this award.
4. Name seven things about me that people might find interesting.
5. Nominate seven Kreativ Bloggers
6. Post links to the seven blogs that I nominate.
7. Leave comments on all seven blogs letting them know I nominated them.

Hmmm.... 7 things that people might find interesting (or scary! LOL!)
1.) My very first stamp was a Hello Kitty stamp with my name on it. The best stamp ever! I have had it for almost 30 years and it has never needed to be re-inked. Perfect impression everytime!
2.) I love pickles (yummy!)
3.) My friends would say I have a quick wit. Apparently I am not funny enough on my blog, since a couple of them have told me I don't even sound like myself. Call me crazy, but it's kind of hard to bust out one liners on a blog.
4.) I was on Splitcoast Stampers for like 3 or 4 years before I posted my first comment or gasp! a card. I don't know why it seemed so terrifying. It took my friend Jackie to get me out of my shell. Thanks Jackie!
5.) I love to hoard patterned paper.
6.) My favorite color is purple
7.) My dream is to go to New York!!!

Now on to the fabulous bloggers I would like to pass on this award to:
Lisa
Kelly Marie
Jackie
Laura
Anjou
Alicia
Laura

Amazing ladies and stampers :)

Thanks for visiting and I will be back Monday with some creations and some news :)

Framed

Hi Friends! I have been under the weather since Friday and hope to get back to crafting soon. Here's a quick post of a an altered frame I made a few weeks back of the stamping/dinner club girls. February's club meeting was an excursion to the Scrapbook Expo. As you can see we were all smiles! We just got lots of stuff we probably have not used yet. LOL! Have a great day and thanks for visiting.
:) Rach


Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Heart Prints Sentiments (PTI)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Paper: Bo Bunny
Accessories: Ribbon, Buttons & Gems (Bo Bunny), Brads (Bazzill), Dimensionals (SU!) and Stardust Stickles

My Cute Stamps!

I am currently floating on Cloud 9, as I have been asked to be part of the My Cute Stamps Design Team. I love My Cute Stamps and I am thrilled beyond words to be part of such a wonderful company. I am also just blown away to be working alongside such incredibly talented ladies. Some of whom I have been following for quite some time. So please be sure to stop by here for the official announcement and to show Holly and these amazing ladies some love! Thanks for visiting and all your support my sweet friends!
:) Rach

You're Sweet!

Hi There! It's Wednesday and half way to the weekend!!!! I am posting my latest obsession, My Cute Stamps. Now you know I love everything CUTE, so these stamps are perfect for me. They are all super cute and I love them all! I paired up the Sweet Kawaii set with some Doodlebug Design Patterned paper. So matchy matchy! LOL! Have you all seen the new Doodlebug Christmas Paper coming out? I just got one word for you - GINGERBREAD!!!! Taylor has a little sneak peak from her trip to CHA. I about fell of my chair and don't get my started on the MerryMint collection coming out from American Crafts. It's gingerbread galore!!! Yippee!! Got the MerryMint ordered already, but still looking for the new Doodlebug. If you have seen it, please let me know. Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous Wednesday!
:) Rachie

Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Sweet Kawaii - My Cute Stamps
Paper: Kraft & White CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (Doodlebug & Bo Bunny)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black and Copic Markers
Accessories: SU! Punches, White Gel Pen & Dimensionals, Fiskars Border Punch, Red Brads and Stardust Stickles

The Sky's the Limit

Hi ya! Just wanted to wish you all a fabulous weekend! I also wanted to share with you a recent card I made using this super cute stamp set from The Greeting Farm. I managed to use as much Bo Bunny products as I could as well. Can you tell? You know I love this stuff! Well I still can't get over that pig. He is way too cute. I had a pretty fabulous Friday and feel the Sky's the Limit. I don't know I just felt so inspired today. Like anything is possible! If at first you don't succeed - try, try, again! My mom always told me, "If it was easy everyone would do it." She is so wise. So I am off to conquer my goals and I hope you will too. See ya on Monday! Big Hugs and a High Five too!
:) Rach






Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: The Greeting Farm
Paper: White CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (Bo Bunny)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: SU! Oval Punches, Piercing Tools, White Gel Pen & Dimensionals, Ribbon (Bo Bunny), Red Brads and Stardust Stickles.

Beep, Beep!

Hello! Back with another Birthday Card. This time one for a little boy or big kid at heart. Just picked up these Hero Arts Robot stamps yesterday. Aren't they adorable? This Bo Bunny journal panel was a perfect fit to stamp both of the robots. Well I am off to work on the Bo Bunny Blog Layout Sketch. They have lots of wonderful challenges, so be sure to check them out here. Have a wonderful day and thanks for visiting!

:) Rachel






Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Hero Arts
Paper: Black CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (Bo Bunny - Grease Monkey)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black and Copic Markers
Accessories: White Gel Pen, Silver Brads (Making Memories) and Dimensionals

Happy August!

Hola Chicas! Can you believe it's August? Where did the year go? Well I just wanted to do a quick post today, as I am heading off to work. I am trying to get a bunch of birthday cards done, so I will be posting them this month. I hope to also start on my Christmas Cards early. I say that every year, but I have a feeling this year will be different. Yes, I say that every year as well. LOL! Ok hope you are all doing great. Thanks for visiting!

:) Rachel

Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Amuse
Paper: PTI White CS and Patterned Paper (Bo Bunny)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers
Accessories: Rectangle Nesties, Button & Ribbon (Bo Bunny), Brads (Bazzill) and Stardust Stickles.

Taylored Expressions - Christmas in July Blog Hop!

Good Morning Friends! I am a pretty lucky girl to be playing along with the Taylored Expressions - Christmas in July Blog Hop! Thanks Taylor & Jami! I am so excited that Taylored Expressions re-opens today!!! Got lots of goodies I need to order. The first thing on my list is to stock up on the Perfect Package. These wonderful boxes are just that ... "Perfect"! They are the perfect fit for gift giving cards. I made a set of 9 cards (3 of each design on the left) to fill up my Perfect Package. The Perfect Package was so much fun to decorate too. It also has a nice magnetic closure. Just LOVE IT! I had to decorate mine with the Gingerbread House (of course!). So would you like the opportunity to win the Perfect Package? Well then just pay Taylor a visit on her blog and enter the drawing for your chance to win. I also loved playing with my Stamp a Sweet Impression Christmas Stamps. I used the Home Sweet Home & Season's Sweetings (Stamp a Sweet Impression) stamp sets for all the cards and a few TE Cupcake Challenge sketches. It's never too early to start making Christmas cards and Christmas Stamps will be 20% off from July 15th - July 25th at Taylored Expressions. So be sure to check out Taylored Expressions and the Fabulous Baker's Dozen for more Christmas in July Fun:

Jodi
Charmaine
Ana
Karen M.
Sankari
Karen G.
Laura F.
Jami
Taylor
Donna
Dawn

Thanks of visiting & Have a great day!!!