TESC110 - Feliz Cumpleanos!!!

Hola Chicas!!! It's Friday and I am all about the bright colors today. This week's Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge was a perfect one to bring back my favorite A Muse stamp of all time. This Pinata stamp is awesome. You can color him any which way and he always looks cute. I kept him to six colors and rotated them for each image. My Feliz Cumpleanos stamp was too large for the sketch, so I used this cute Stampendous Happy Birthday sentiment. Are you loving Taylor's sketch or what? So come on and join us!!!


Be sure to visit my TESC Sketch Crew friends to see their fabulous creations:
Alice Wertz
Lisa Hjulberg
Lynn Mercurio
Melissa Sauls
Monika Davis
Sherrie Siemens
and Taylor!!!!

Thanks for visiting and Have a Great Friday!!!

That's Krafty Thursday!!!

Hi Friends! I can't tell you how excited I am to play along with my sweet friend Jeanie's, That's Krafty Thursday Challenge. She has been doing this challenge herself for awhile now and I always look forward to seeing her TKT creations each week. Well this time we are all invited to play along! Woo Hoo! Isn't that wonderful? To play along you just have to use Kraft paper somewhere on your card! So easy because Kraft paper is fabulous!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Kraft paper! I hope you can all play along and show Jeanie some love by supporting her challenge. I had a blast creating this card. I can't wait to see all your Krafty creations!

For my card I used that adorable MB Bear Girl stamp by A Muse. Isn't she sweet? I also can't tear myself away from the Farm Fresh patterned paper by October Afternoon. So cute!!! It's a miracle I haven't been hoarding more of it. LOL! The Happy Birthday sentiment is also by A Muse. Just a nice little 4-1/4" square birthday card to give to my sweet friend. Hope you all have a fantastic day and I will see you tomorrow for the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge.

Thanks for visiting!

Hoppy Easter!

Hola Peeps! Hoppy Easter! I thought I would just hop on by and post a special little Hoppy Birthday card with some of my fav A Muse stamps. I am back in challenge mode, so I am playing along with AMC15 in the A Muse Lounge and also another entry for the Moxie Fab Picking Up the Pieces Challenge. I actually was just picking up the pieces of my boiled potatoes for the potato salad I am making for today's Easter feast. I can never judge when it's cooked too much. I do the fork poking stuff but it just seems like it is never cooked enough, so they end up practically exploding in the pot. So I had some casualties and the others were off to the freezer for a quick cool down. Still waiting ... so I thought I should at least finish my post before I head out to see my family. Hope you all have a blessed Easter!!!!

Looky ... I went cut it up ka-razy on this. LOL! I cut out the bunny and paper pieced her dress. I cut out the polka dot frame and then paper pieced the center. Lots o' Fun!

See ya tomorrow for Elzybells Sneak Peeks!


Thanks for visiting!!!


Rachie's Recipe:
Stamps: MB Bunny Dress, Polka Dot Frame & Hoppy Birthday (A Muse)
Paper: White & Craft CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (October Afternoon - Farm Fresh)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Chocolate Chip (SU!) and Copic Markers
Accessories: Deckled Rectangle Nesties, Ribbon (A Muse), Paper Piercer (SU!) and 3D Foam Tape (Best Creation)

A Muse Lounge Challenge #10 - Tag, You're It!

Well the holidays are rapidly approaching, so I am happy to be playing along with the current A Muse Lounge Challenge. You guessed it - It's Tags! A Muse images are the perfect size for tags and I adore these cute images. I am addicted to paper piecing lately, so the tree tag was my fav. I stocked up on the new A Muse holiday images in July, so I will be using them for my next round of tags. Hope you all have a fabulous Saturday! I am supposed to be cleaning house ... you know how that goes. LOL!

Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: MB Hippy Snowchick, Missy's Holiday Set, MB Tree Duo, MB Twin Cupcakes and Sweet Holiday Wishes (A Muse)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copics
Paper: White CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (Bo Bunny & Bazzill)
Accessories: Tag Punch (Creative Memories), Ribbon (Michaels), Buttons (PTI) and Stardust Stickles

Happy Columbus Day!

Happy Columbus Day! I am lucky enough to have today off to celebrate. So let's celebrate with a celebration card. I made this card for my buddy Kerry. She is just a doll! I used A Muse stamps from the Mandy's World Collection since we both love A Muse. I paired it up with some Bo Bunny Argyle paper to match the sweater. This stamp was wonderful to work with and the coloring was so fun. I love adding polka dots with my colorless blender. Well I am off to celebrate my day off and hope you all have a fabulous Monday and thanks for visiting!
Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: MW Balloon Girl & Happy Birthday to you (A Muse)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Chocolate Chip (SU!) and Copic Markers
Paper: White CS & Kraft CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (Bo Bunny)
Accessories: Ribbon and 3D Foam Tape (Best Creation)

Moxie Fab Fun & Cute Challenge!

Hola Chicas! I'm back with another Moxie Fab Challenge Card. This is gonna be a quick post as we are preparing to celebrate Labor Day. Happy Labor Day! Well this Fun & Cute Challenge was my favorite. My style is cutesy, so this was right up my alley. I LOVE and I mean LOVE this new My Mind's Eye Colorful Christmas collection. Way too cute for words. Hope you all have a great Labor Day and I will be back soon with more.
Thanks for visiting!
:) Rach

Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Missy's Holiday (A Muse)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Paper: White & Raspberry Fizz CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (MME)
Accessories: Circle Nesties, Snowman Glittered Chipboard (MME), Scallop border punch (EK Success), 3D Foam Tape (Best Creation) and Ribbon (Bo Bunny)

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.

Hitting the Books with CCB!

Hola Chicas! It's Sunday! It was beautiful out today in Southern California. Yesterday was a different story. It was so gloomy and humid. It rained a little on Friday too. It reminded me so much of October I broke out my Halloween stamps. The current Amuse Challenge #5 is called "Hitting the Books". You are to create a card based on a book and since I wanted to make 2 cards I went with 3x3 ones. The first one is based on The Devil Wears Prada. Meryl Streep had white hair in the movie, so I decided not to color in her hair. The second card is based on the book Wicked. I loved the play too! Ok, honestly I only saw the movie and the play but hey they were originally books. LOL! The Wicked card is also for the Creatively Cute Bloggers Challenge #7. The challenge required you to basically stamp direct to paper with no more than 2 embellishments. This card was so easy to make. Well chicas I hope you had a wonderful weekend and I will see you soon with a little pic of my Saturday adventure. Gotta finish my card before I post it. Thanks for visiting!
:) Rachel


Rachel's Recipes:
Devil Wears Prada
Stamps: Missy's Halloween Set and Crooked Fence (Amuse)
Paper: Kraft, White & Pure Poppy CS (PTI)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black and Copic Markers
Accessories: Christmas Red & Stardust Stickles, Gold Gel Pen and Dimensionals

Wicked
Stamps: Missy's Halloween Set, Witch's Hat and Witch Head (Amuse)
Paper: Ripe Avocado (PTI)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Grape Stickles, Signo White Gel Pen and Ribbon (Michaels)

I Love CAS!

Happy Saturday! Was this the longest short week ever? I think it was just because it was month end at work for me. Having a crazy week and limited time to stamp I am really loving CAS (Clean and Simple) cards. I wanted to use my new Amuse stamps and take no longer than 15 minutes to complete it. I did it! Woo hoo! I think it is pretty masculine enough to give as a birthday card to a guy. Whatcha Think? I was also playing along with Glenda's Random Amusing Challenge 25 (Watermark) by stamping the bamboo to the Kraft cs with versamark. I also used one button to complete the CAS02 challenge at SCS. Hope you are all having a fabulous Saturday and thanks for visiting!
:) Rachie

Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Panda, Bamboo and Splendiferous Day (Amuse)
Paper: Kraft CS (PTI), Chocolate Chip CS (SU!) and Patterned Paper (Imaginisce)
Ink: Versamark, Chocolate Chip, Almost Artichoke and Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Rustic Wood Button (PTI), Dimensionals and Hemp Twine (SU!)

TECC58 For Peeks Sake

For Peeps Sake! Can I get any closer to the deadline? My Peeps kept trying to come out of their cello wrap, so I had to seal them them in tight. So tight that their sugar is going crazy in their package. I love sugar, but the funny thing is I really love the sugar-free Peeps more than the regular ones. LOL! I think they taste sweeter. Did you also know that a lot of people like to eat Peeps stale? I never had a stale one. Can you tell I went to the Peeps site? There are a lot of fun facts about them. If you get a chance you got to check them out. So in honor of my love of Peeps, here is my card for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge #58. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and thanks for visiting.

:) Rach

Rachel's Recipe:

Stamps: Peep and For Peeps Sake (Amuse)

Paper: White CS (PTI), Chocolate Chip & Green Galore CS (SU!) and Patterned Paper (Doodlebug Design)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Gable Green, Pixie Pink & Lavender Lace (SU!)

Accessories: Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds & Clear Envelope (SU!) and Ribbon (American Crafts)

VSN Round Up!

Hello! Here's the single shot VSN pics and recipes. Hope you have a fabulous day and thanks for visiting me.

:) Rachel

Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Sweet Holiday Wishes MA, Loopy Flake, MB Snow Cloud and MB Hippy Snowchick (Amuse)
Paper: White CS (PTI), Real Red CS (SU!) and Patterned Paper (Rusty Pickle, Pebbles & Bo Bunny)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pink Pirouette (SU!), Pure Poppy (PTI) and Copic Markers
Accessories: SU! Circle Punch & Dimensionals, Marvy Circle Punch, Baby Blue and Stardust Stickles




Rachel's Recipe:

Stamps: Bee-lated Birthday and Tiny Bee (Amuse)
Paper: White CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (Creative Imaginations & Bo Bunny)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers
Accessories: Marvy Circle Punches, Button, Ribbon, Dimensionals and Stardust Stickles




Rachel's Recipe:


Stamps: MB Mail Truck & Sweet Holiday Wishes (Amuse) and Gossiping Girl (Elzybells)
Paper: White CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (Bella Rose/SU! and My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pure Poppy (PTI) and Copic Markers
Accessories: Circle Punches, Dimensionals and Stardust Stickles







Rachel's Recipe:


Stamps: MB Dolly, Friends Forever HC and HH Scallop Heart (Amuse)
Paper: White CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (Bazzill & Bo Bunny)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pale Plum & Eggplant Envy (SU!) and Copic Markers
Accessories: SU! Circle Punch, Ribbon & Dimensionals, Marvy Circle Punch, Grape and Stardust Stickles

VSN S.W.A.K.

Ok, here's the next one. This one is for VSN challenge for The Love of Chocolate. You had to use Close to Cocoa, Real Read and Almost Amethyst for the color combo. I used some more adorable Amuse stamps. Ok on the next challenge!
:) Rach

Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: MB S.W.A.K, Sealed and HH Scallop Heart (Amuse)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Fresh Snow (PTI) and Copic Markers
Paper: White CS (PTI) and Real Red, Almost Amethyst & Close to Cocoa CS ( SU!)
Accessories: MS Mini Heart border punch, circle punch & dimensionals (SU!), Circle Nesties, Heart Brads (Making Memories) and Stardust Stickles

VSN Part Dos

Happy Saturday! Today's the second day of VSN. Here's another card from last night's challenges. This one is for the New Love Challenge. Well, I love Amuse stamps and these ones were on the top of my list. How cute are these images? I made the main image into Happy Birthday, instead of Happy Easter just so I could add those sweet party hats. What are you all loving these days? I am really into Bo Bunny papers. Ummm ... can you tell? Oh! and 80's music. I am jammin' 99 Luft Balloons! :) Rachel








Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: MB Easter Parade, Happy Birthday HC and Tiny Hat (Amuse)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pure Poppy & Spring Rain (PTI) and Copic Markers
Paper: White CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (My Mind's Eye and Bo Bunny)
Accessories: Rectangle Nesties, Stardust Stickles and Ribbon (Bo Bunny)

Viva Pinata!

Buenos Dias! I was thinking about this card for a couple of days, since my brother had asked me if I have ever played Viva Pinata. LOL! We love playing video games and he heard this one was actually pretty fun. You know what else is really fun? Getting new stamps! I just got this cute pinata stamp from Amuse, so I decided to play along with their something new challenge. I really enjoyed making these cards because they were simple and fast to make. Hope you all have a great day and get some stamping done!


Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Pinata (Amuse) and Saludos (SU!)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers
Paper: White & Black CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (Bo Bunny)
Accessories: Circle and Scallop Circle Nesties

Sweet Holiday Wishes!

Happy Saturday! This week has just been dragging for me. So I was so excited to wake up this morning and have some fun time! Here's a photo of one of this year's Christmas cards. I just love Amuse stamps, so I was so excited when I came across this adorable gingerbread guy. He is too cute! I also had my eye on the twin cupcakes and sweet holiday wishes stamps for awhile. I am also happy to get back to blogging. I was having some issues posting and it was taking me way to long to arrange my photos, so I sought some professional advice"wink". I would like to send a huge thank you to Taylor for her wonderful blogger advice. This post has been a breeze and I am so delighted. Be sure to check out her new stamp stamp release @ Taylored Expressions. I of course had to purchase the Christmas - Want It All! Check back later this weekend for my Halloween cards and projects showcasing Stamp a Sweet Impression Stamps.

Rachel's Recipe:

Stamps: Amuse - Missy's Holiday Set, MB Twin Cupcakes & Sweet Holiday Wishes

Paper: Kraft, White & Pure Poppy CS (PTI), Baja Breeze. Regal Rose, Old Olive & Chocolate Chip CS (SU!) and Patterned Paper (My Mind's Eye)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, New Canvas (Palette) and Copic Markers

Accessories: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Ribbon (SU!), Gem (MAMBI), Stardust Stickles, Dew Drops and Nesties