TESC111 - Life is sweeter ..

Hello Pals! We meet again for another terrific Friday!!! Taylor has come up with another fantastic sketch for us this week. I just love this Sweet Kawaii set from My Cute Stamps. All the images are just so sweet. I paired up the popsicles with a sentiment from Hero Arts. I used some new Doodlebug patterned papers to really tie in the whole sweet theme. I then added some bright PTI buttons to embellish. Do I love bright colors or what? LOL! So what do you think you will create for TESC111? We always love to see your creations each week and it's so much fun to see who gets selected for Taylor's Top Crops. So come on and play along with us!


You know you want to see more, so stop on by and visit the rest of the TESC Sketch Crew to see their wonderful creations:
Alice Wertz
Jami Sibley
Lisa Hjulberg
Lynn Mercurio
Melissa Sauls
Monika Davis
Sherrie Siemens
Lori Craig
and Taylor!!!!

Thanks for visiting and Have a Fantastic Friday!!!

My Cute Stamps: Merry Wishes!

Hello Friends! It has been a whirlwind weekend and I am happy to report I got lots of my Christmas shopping done early. I still have more to do, but I am looking forward to a relaxing Christmas this year. I am still recovering from Thanksgiving and Black Friday, but I was able to relax and make my cards for My Cute Stamps Weekend. This is the final month of my Design Team term and I am so grateful for the wonderful opportunity Holly has given me. Thanks Holly! I had a blast! I decided to feature the amazing new My Cute Stamps set called Merry Wishes. All the images in this set are adorable and a joy to paper piece. All three cards are using both images and sentiments from the Merry Wishes set. All the patterned paper used is from the 'Tis the Season line from Bo Bunny.

I love adding all the buttons on to this cute tree! The tree image just matched that patterned paper so perfectly :)

I played along with the SFYTT sketch challenge on this card. It was great to use lots of the different papers from the 'Tis the Season collection.

This little wreath is so darling! It would be perfect for making tags too!

Hope you all had a great holiday weekend! Thanks so much for visiting me!
Hugs,

Trick or Treat!

Happy Halloween! I have no tricks, just treats!!! My Cute Stamps has just released 5 new stamp sets. I loved this adorable Gumballs set and ordered it up right away. I paired it up with the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Birthday Numbers Set for my final birthday card for my My Cute Stamps weekend. I needed to spread out the weekend through the month, due to all the October birthdays I was celebrating. In November I will be sharing lots of My Cute Stamps creations weekly to celebrate my final month on the Design Team. It will be filled with lots of cards and tags from the new Merry Wishes set. Hope you are loving the new sets as much as I am. So excited to start working with them. Thanks for visiting!

Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Gumballs and Birthday Numbers (My Cute Stamps)
Paper: White CS (PTI), Pink & Blue CS (Easter Key Ingredients - TE) and Patterned Paper (Bazzill & Imaginisce)
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black and Copic Markers
Accessories: Ribbon (A Muse), Brads (Easter Key Ingredients - TE), Paper Piercer (SU!), 3D Foam Tape (Best Creation) and Stardust Stickles

Happy Birthday BFF!

Happy Burfday Pilar! It's your burfday! Well today is gonna be a blast con pumpkin pancakes y todo! Pilar and I are off to celebrate her birthday OC Style at Disneyland!!!! Woo Hoo!!! Can't wait to see the park all decorated for Halloween. First stop is IHOP for pumpkin pancakes and then onto Disneyland for FUN, FUN, FUN!!! Today's card is of course her Bday card! She loves skulls and stars. I paired up the Happy Owl-oween set and Birthday Numbers from My Cute Stamps to make her punker birthday card. I added some Stardust Stickles to the bones for some sparkle. Well I am off to the Happiest Place on Earth! Thanks for visiting and Have a Happy Day!

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

Happy World Cardmaking Day! I love all the fun surrounded by this day. Visting other blogs and looking at all the wonderful creativity of others. I wanted to share a sneak peek for my October My Cute Stamps Weekend. It's all about Birthdays! September & October are filled with so many birthdays of my family & friends. This card was made for one of my dearest friends. Have a wonderful day and be sure to hop around and visit lots of blogs today.


Rachie's Recipe:
Stamps: Birthday Number (My Cute Stamps)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Paper: White & Kraft CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (Bo Bunny & Doodlebug Design)
Accessories: Nesties, Cotton Candy & Stardust Stickles, 3D Foam Tape (Best Creation), Crafters Tool Kit (SU!) and Ribbon (A Muse)

My Cute Stamps Weekend - Day 2

Welcome Back for Day Two of My Cute Stamps Weekend! It's official! I have used all 12 images from the Happy Owl-oween set. This set was just too much fun to put down. There are so many adorable images that I couldn't stop creating. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I am off to enjoy time with my family. Thanks for visiting!
:) Rachel

Rachie's Recipe:
All Tags: Happy Owl-oween (My Cute Stamps) and sentiments (A Muse)
Ink: Versamark Onyx Black
Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny
Accessories: Circle Punches (SU!), 3D Foam Tape (Best Creation), Ribbon (Offray), Button (PTI), Mini Glue Dots and Stardust Stickles

Skull Tag:
Paper: White & True Black CS (PTI)
Accessories: Circle Nesties and Black Gems (Kaiser)

Spider Web Tag:
Paper: Kraft CS (PTI)
Accessories: Mini Scallop Border Punch (EK Success), Crafter's Tool Kit (SU!), Black Pen and Black Gem (Kaiser)

Spider Tag:
Paper: White & True Black CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (Doodlebug Design)
Ink: Copic Markers
Accessories: Circle Nesties

My Cute Stamps Weekend - Day 1 Continued

Whooo's ready for Halloween? Can you believe it will be next month? I am so happy I got this set. It is just too cute! Here is the super cute owl from the Happy Owl-oween set by My Cute Stamps. I was eager to try out this week's card tutorial from SCS. The tutorial was actually made from a card orignally created by my fellow My Cute Stamps DT Member, Michelle Wooderson. I knew this owl would be a perfect fit. I paper pieced him with my favorite Bo Bunny Double Dot paper. Just can't stop paper piecing with this great stamp set. Thanks for visiting me for Day One of My Cute Stamps Weekend. Be sure to stop by tomorrow for Day Two.
:) Rach







Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Happy Owl-oween (My Cute Stamps)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Paper: True Black CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (Bo Bunny)
Accessories: Circle Nesties, Black Gems (Kaiser), 3D Foam Tape (Best Creation), Ribbon (A Muse) and Black Diamond Stickles

My Cute Stamps Weekend - Day 1

Welcome to My Cute Stamps Weekend! I LOVE Halloween and My Cute Stamps. And together they are fabulous! I love making tags for gifts and treats. The images from the Happy Owl-oween set are perfect for tag making. Tomorrow I will be back with 3 more tags from the same set. It is packed with so many adorable images. I couldn't just make 3.
The images are great to paper piece, like the super cute ghost and pumpkin. Fun, Fun, Fun! I hope you will be back later for tonight's spooky post as the My Cute Stamps fun continues. Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful Saturday!
:) Rachel

Rachie's Recipe:
All Tags:
Stamps: Happy Owl-oween (My Cute Stamps) and sentiments (A Muse)
Ink: Amuse Black Pigment Ink
Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny
Accessories: Buttons (PTI), Ribbon, 3D Foam Tape (Best Creation), Mini Glue Dots and Tag Punch (Creative Memories)

Ghost Tag:
Patterned Paper: White Embossed Dot (Bazzil)
Accessories: Black Gems (Kaiser) and Mini Scallop Dot Edge Punch (EK Success)

Pumpkin Tag:
Paper: Kraft CS (PTI)
Ink: Snow White (PTI)
Accessories: Crafter's Tool Kit (SU!)

Candy Corn Tag:
Paper: White CS (PTI)
Accessories: Crafter's Tool Kit (SU!), Black Pen 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