TESC125 - Best Wishes

Happy Friday!!! It's time for another great Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge. This week's sketch is for a very happy occasion. My brother is getting married this weekend. I can't believe the day is already here. It went by so fast and now the big day is tomorrow. I used the beautiful Year of Flowers: Violets set from Papertrey Ink along with one of my oldie but goodie SU! sets Elegant Greetings. The main wedding color is Lapis. A lovely deep purple shade. I chose both a light and deep purple to ink up my violets. I wanted the card to look elegant. It was challenging for me not to make something cutesy, so since this is not my normal style I thought I should keep it clean and simple. I added some K&Co. pearls to the center of each flower and added a little bit of shimmer with a Clear Spica pen.


So you wanna play along? Taylor will be looking for her Top Crops and it could be you. We would love to see what you create. Need some more inspiration? Visit the rest of the TESC Sketch Crew to view their fabulous creations:
Alice Wertz
Jami Sibley
Lisa Hjulberg
Lori Craig
Melissa Sauls
Monika Davis
Rosie Hughes
and Taylor!!!!

Thanks for visiting and Have a great day!

Poppy Seed Challenge #1

Good Evening! I raced home tonight, so that I could participate in Lisa Johnson's first Poppy Seed Challenge. I just got this pretty new PTI set and couldn't wait to ink it up. So I was coloring along and just having a great old time. I finished my card and was all ready to add to it Mr. Linky, but Mr. Linky was down. Did it close early? NO!!!!!! Say it isn't so! Nope, I am actually just a dope and read the time wrong. The challenge ended at 10am PST, not 10pm PST. LOL! I am still happy to play along and share my card with you. I am off to get some shut eye. Have a great night!

Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Year of Flowers - Violets (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, New Leaf (PTI) and Copic Markers
Paper: White CS, New Leaf CS and Kraft CS (PTI)
Accessories: Deckled Rectangles Nesties, Ribbon (Bo Bunny) and Gems (Mrs. Grossman's)

TESC98 - Birthdays are the best

It's time again for another Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge. This week's challenge TESC98 was fabulous for buttons, so I added a lot of my stash buttons to create this girlie birthday card. It's been a fun week for me to get a chance to do lots of stamping and be able to share it with you all. I really need to catch up on cardmaking, especially birthday cards. It seems like I am always running around trying to make them at the last minute. Sometimes I even have to *gasp* buy one. LOL! So of course, I knew that this week's TESC card would be a birthday one. I have been hoarding away on my patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket. I really love this sweet Girl Friday line and I finally had the strength to cut into it. LOL! I used the PTI Blooming Button bits set for the main image and sentiment. I added some various PTI buttons for the flowers and embellishment around the sentiment. This card was fun and fast to make. My favorite combo!

Thanks for visiting and I hope you all get a chance to play along with us. Be sure to stop by and visit the rest of the Sketch Crew to see what they have created:
Alice Wertz
Lynn Mercurio
Melissa Sauls
Monika Davis
Sherrie Siemens
and Taylor!!!!


Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Blooming Button Bits (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black & Tea Leaves
Paper: White CS (Papertrey Ink) and Patterned Paper (Cosmo Cricket/Girl Friday & Bo Bunny/Tutu Double Dot)
Accessories: Buttons (Papertrey Ink), MS border punch, Square & Rectangle scallop nesties and 3D Foam Tape.

TESC90 - Sweetest Holiday Wishes

Hola Amigas! Woo Hoo! It's Friday and time for another great sketch from Taylored Expressions. This week's sketch TESC90 worked out perfectly for the PTI Gingerbread. He is so cute! I love how the VersaMagic ink in Gingerbread made the image come out so crisp. Amazing color! I really wanted the additional colors to be bright and sweet and I finally got my hands on some Doodlebug Christmas Candy. I basically bought out my LSS. LOL! I added some sparkle with Stardust Stickles around the pink circle layer and on top of the pink brads. Just had a blast making this card! Hope you all play along and be sure to visit the rest of the Sketch Crew to see their wonderful creations: Alice, Jackie, Jami, Lisa, Lynn, Melissa, Monika, Sherrie and Taylor!


Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Holiday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: VersaMagic Gingerbread and Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Paper: White CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (Bo Bunny & Doodlebug Design)
Accessories: Marvy Mega Circle Punch, Pink Brads (Bazzill), 3D Foam Tape (Best Creation), Pure Poppy Buttons (PTI), Piercing Tools & White Gel Pen (SU!) and Stardust Stickles

Moxie Fab Stamping Challenge!

Hi ya! It's Sunday & I am still stamping. Just love this new Merry Mint collection by American Crafts. It's my fav - Gingerbread! Woo Hoo! I still have some more gingerbread stuff coming. I made this card for the Moxie Fab World Stamping Challenge. I really loved the paper so much I only stamped the sentiments. Stamping only the sentiments was a real stretch for me. The center of the card reminded me of one of my favorite Christmas cookie platters. This was a fun card to make, since it was simple. Hope you are all having a wonderful day and thanks for visiting me.
:) Rach







Rachie's Recipe:
Stamps: Shortbread (American Crafts) and Season's Sweetings (SASI)
Ink: Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Paper: White & Dark Chocolate CS (PTI) and Patterned Paper (American Crafts & Bo Bunny)
Accessories: 3D Foam Tape (Best Creation), Oval Nesties and Ribbon & Button (PTI)

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

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

ScribbleThis Challenge #1 - White Color Balance

Hello! How's it going? I have been admiring Lisa Spangler's beautiful creations for awhile now and was thrilled when she decided to have challenges. She does incredible work and her photographs are AMAZING! The challenge is to create a card that has lots of white in it and then take photos using the different white balance settings on your camera. I took a photo of each setting, so you could see the difference. I also did not edit any of the photos in Photoshop. I pretty much make my cards at night, so the photos were all taken using my lightbox. So what do you think? Let me know which setting you think looks the best.
:) Rach


Rachel's Recipe:
Sketch: SCS - SC231
Stamps: Patriotic Chick (Stampendous) and Let Freedom Ring (PTI)
Paper: White CS (PTI), Real Red & Brilliant Blue (SU!), Dotted White CS (Bazzill)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers
Accessories: Ribbon (Bo Bunny), Brads, Gem, Dimensionals and Stardust Stickles

Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge #53

Hi ya! I am back with a card for Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge #53. I really loved the bright & fun colors. I thought bees once I saw the challenge. I have a huge supply of bee stamps by Stampendous. I love them! They are so cute. I also seem to be into umbrellas, since my last 2 cards have them. I paper pieced the umbrellas mainly so I could use my Pacific Point cardstock. Also got to break out my wave border punch! Well gotta get some shut eye! Hope you all have a good one and thanks for visiting!


:) Rachel







Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Bee Showers N224 (Stampendous) and Scattered Showers (PTI)
Paper: White CS (PTI), Pacific Point CS (SU!) and Patterned Paper (Bazzill & Bo Bunny)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Copic Markers
Accessories: EK Success Border & Corner Punches, Ribbon (Michaels), Misc. Button, White Signo Gel Pen & Dimensionals (SU!) and Stardust Stickles

Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge #52

Hello Amigas! I was able to finally stamp a little today and really wanted to use the new Scattered Showers stamp set I purchased from Papertrey Ink. I also wanted to play along with Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge #52. This was a tough one for me, since I rarely use mustard as a color. I was able to get it in the umbrella :) I hope you are all having a relaxing Sunday. I am off to squeeze in another card. Thanks for visting!

Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Scattered Showers (PTI)
Paper: Baja Breeze, So Saffron, More Mustard, Sahara Sand & Whisper White CS, Sweet Slumber DSP and Parisian Breeze DSP (SU!)
Ink: Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand and Versamark Dazzle
Accessories: EK Success Border Punch, Quickie Glue Pen, Starfire Glitter (TE), White Ribbon (PTI), Hole Punch, Button, Crafter's Tool Kit and Oval & Scallop Oval Punches (SU!)

Limited Supplies & PTI Bitty Dot Sketch Challenges

Good Evening! Back again with my second post today. Just barely! My hubby and I went out to the movies and dinner tonight. I almost forgot to post @ PTI again for the challenge. I managed to combine 2 challenges into one. The PTI sketch was perfect for the SCS Limited Supplies challenge of only stamping the sentiment. Hope you all had a nice Saturday! It's off to bed for me. See you tomorrow :)








Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: Full of Life (SU!)
Ink: Kiwi Kiss (SU!)
Paper: White CS (PTI), Brocade Blue & Kiwi Kiss CS (SU!) and Patterned Paper (Making Memories)
Accessories: MS Border Punch, Scallop Edge Punch & Dimensionals (SU!), Flower (Prima), Gem (MAMBI) and Buttons (Foof-a-la)

Over the Rainbow

Good Evening! My card is just barely squeaking in before the deadline for the PTI Over the Rainbow Challenge. I got caught up in Kung Fu Panda and almost forgot to post this before midnight. I hope you all got a chance to play along too. It's a nice rainy night and a perfect night to stamp. I also got a chance to play with my new Shimmerz paints. I wanted this card to have a nice shimmer without taking away from the elegance. The Shimmerz paints worked perfectly. I painted the flowers and butterflies and it added just the perfect touch. I added a close up so you could see the pretty shimmer (oooo ... ahhhhh).

Rachel's Recipe:
Stamps: With Sympathy and Heart Prints Sentiments (PTI)
Ink: Pure Poppy & Ripe Avocado ( PTI) and Summer Sun (SU!)
Paper: Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado & White CS(PTI) and Summer Sun & Baja Breeze CS (SU!)
Accessories: MS Butterly Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots and Pixie Dust, Sunny & Royal Red Shimmerz