The Character Cafe Blog Hop Friday!

Hi There Friends!! Just wanted to remind you all of The Character Cafe Blog Hop on Friday October 2nd. We will be showing all of the oh~so~cute New Releases, meet the New Design Team Members and see their fabulous creations. So, be sure to swing by!!
Have a Great Day!!

hugs,

Rachel

supplies used:

Brady & Stacey Swingin~ The Character Cafe

dp-Rough & Tumble ~Ctmh

circle punches~SU!

Holiday Red Ribbon~CTMH

red jewels~Kaiser

copics

Pollycraft Challenge #25 ~ Five "S" words

Happy Monday Morning!! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Today's card was made for the Pollycraft Challenge. The challenge was to try to use at least 2 of the 5 "S" words. Stripes, Spots, Snowflakes, Swirls, and my favorite Sparkle, on your creation. if you use all 5 you get a free single image download of your choice. How cool is that. For my card i used one of the Cherry Kisses images and used my oval nestabilities to mat her. i covered the snowballs in prisma glitter for lots of SPARKLE. i used my creative basics Jingle collection pattern paper from Ctmh, that has SNOWFLAKES on it, i stamped some snowflakes in the background of my image and added a sparkly snowflake in the corner of my card. for my large snowflake punch i used some cool new paper from ATS , Cosmo Glitter Paper, it gives out lots of shimmer. My pattern paper also has spots around the snowflakes and just for good measure i added a small basic grey brad in the middl

e of my punched snowflake with SPOTS. I also used my cuttlebug to make a mat of SWIRLS using my D'vine swirls embossing folder. The STRIPES of coarse is my other piece of matted pattern paper. So there you have it my creation using all

5 "S" words. I know it's only fall and i'm posting winter cards ugh!, i'm just never happy. lol. I will be posting more fall cards very soon i'm hoping. Well that's it for today i thank you for stopping by. Have a Wonderful Day!! :0)

hugs,

Rachel

Winter Wonderland ~ gift box and card

Hi There!! Wow, this is the last sunday in Sept. the days are just flying by. So being the last Sunday this month the challenge at Winter Wonderland is to make a gift box, gift bag, or wrapping paper. I decided to make a small gift bag using the Genie bag tutorial from Splitcoast.
I added a card to finish it off. I used the Christmas Fairy Holly from Mo's Digital Pencil on my bag, love those images, very detailed though so i was kind of intimidated by it but i think she came out ok. I used my gellyroll pens to add lots of sparkle to her wings and dress. I also used liquid glass on the glass ball she is holding it looks so cool IRL. I used the Christmas melodies set from Ctmh for the image on my card. Well, that's all i have for today. I have lots of birthdays this month so i should have lots of birthday cards to show soon. I thank you for stopping by and i hope to see you join the challenge this week and show us your wonderful creation. Have a Wonderful Day!! :0)

Hugs,

Rachel

Exciting News!!

Hello Friends, I have got some FABULOUS news to share. I have been chosen to be an Official Design Team member for the Character Cafe!! I am sooo EXCITED to be a part of their team. They have got some GREAT images, you must give them a visit. We will be having a release of new digital images and a blog hop to announce the new DT on Friday Oct. 2nd. I will post more details as the date gets closer. I Hope you will make plans to hop with us.
hugs,
Rachel :0)

Attitude

Hi There!! I know i'm posting a little late but i did get another two challenges done with this one card. Now OMGosh how cute is she. I know i think i've been saying that alot lately but, seriously. This is Attitude from the Cherry Kisses digital line over at Pollycraft Designs. I must confess i am loving digi images more and more. and i absolutely fell in love with these images as soon as i saw them. I used her for the PollyCraft Monday Challenge, the challenge was to use black and white and one other color, with the exception for skin and hair color. I used my dp Pirate Princess from Rusty Pickle i thought it went perfectly. The sketch i used for my card is from AmyR's Friday Sketch.
i hope you all enjoy my card as much as i did making it. I thank you for stopping by and i hope you all have a great night!! :0)

Hugs,

Rachel

Supplies Used:

Cherry Kisses~Attitude~digi image-PollyCraft Designs, dp~Pirate Princess-Rusty Pickle, distressed embossing folder, flower~prima, flat back pearl-ctmh, black brad-ctmh, copics

Swing by Sometime!

Good Morning, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I managed to get two challenges done today with this one card. Over at Danni's Dreams the Flutterby Wednesday challenge is to use a fairy or a butterfly and add sparkle!! woohoo Sparkle who doesn't love sparkle. I used Lily from Pink Cat Studio, isn't she precious. I tried to add sparkle with my glitter pens and glitter everywhere i could even on the Dp. (you can click on the pictures to get a better look.) I am also using this card for the challenge over at the Paper Makeup Stamps blog. the challenge is to get punchy. Using punches or die cuts and Nestabilities DO NOT count!!! can you believe it! so i grabbed my flower punch and circle punches from SU! for my sentiment and wahla i'm done. Well i hope you all have a wonderful day, and thank you for stopping by, I love it when you do. :0)
Hugs,
Rachel

Supplies used:
Stamps: fairy and sentiment~ Pink Cat Studio
Sparkle~ Gellyroll pens, and Glitter
Dp~ Bella paper pkt. CTMH
Ric Rac~ CTMH
flower and circle punches~ SU!
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Delightful sketch #7

Happy Friday Friends!! Today's card is for Sketch #7 over at Delightful Sketches. isn't this little teddybear in the cauldron sooo cute!! i printed him out twice so that i could cut out teddy and pop dot him to the second image to give him some dimension. i tell ya i need to buy stock in pop dots i seem to be pop dotting everything these days. lol. i added some prisma glitter to the goo around the cauldron for some sparkle. well, i guess that's it for today. I think i need to get myself off this computer for awhile, i've been on it most of the day visiting three different blog hops, what beautiful creations those gals made i tell ya! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful Day!! :0)

hugs,

Rachel
Supplies used:

digital stamp~ Digital Delights by Louby lou
paper~ My Mind's Eye
embossing folders~ D'vine swirls and swiss dots
ribbon~stash
oval nestabilities
bats-martha stewart punch
prisma glitter-ctmh
copics

The Character Cafe Blog Candy!!!

Hi Friends,
just a quick post to mention that for those of you who love digital images, never tried digital images, or have tried them ,hated them and maybe would be willing to try them again, The Character Cafe is offering some fabulous Blog Candy!!
24 Character Cafe digi images printed on Wassau paper using a laser printer and also heat set.
there is also various embellishements such as flowers, brads, and eyelets. all the info can be found here.
Hope you all have a wonderful day!! :0)
hugs,
Rachel

Back to School Maggie

Good morning friends!! :0) Today i have another Digital Delights by Louby Lou image for you. This is Maggie May doesn't she just make the sweetest student?
I came across this pattern paper the other day and when i saw maggie's skirt i knew i had to pair them together. this paper just screams schoolgirl uniform to me. Don't you just love when inspiration like that hits. the book, pencil and sentiment are all from Ctmh. Well, i hope you enjoy her, she was so much fun to play with. thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!! :0)

hugs,

Rachel

BeWitching!!

Good Morning Friends, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Ours was pretty busy and very productive, which for me means no stamp time!! :( but i did have this card already done and wanted to share with you. isn't she just fabulous!! she is one of the new september releases from C.C.Designs, Emma the Witch. I used the web embossing folder for the mat behind emma, i used my circle nestabilities to make the moon and added some bats from the spooky scenes set. i tried to sponge & distress the moon a little to make it

a bit more eerie. of coarse i had to add some glitter to emma's hat for some sparkle. my sentiment is from AmyR's Autumn sentiments set. i used Stampin Up's large oval and scallop punch to mat my sentiment. I tried to not make this card too busy, and i think i achieved that, so i'm happy. Well i hope you enjoyed her. and i thank you for coming by and visiting. i hope to see you again soon. Have a Great Day!!!

hugs,

Rachel

Hallie

Hi friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. for today's card i used one of my absolute favorite images from Digital Delights. How can you not fall in love with those beautiful eyes. This is Hallie the horse, just ONE of the cutest september release images. of coarse i had to team her up with my C.C. Designs scenery stamps. that's what i love about these digi's they go perfectly with my scenery stamps and sooo much fun to color. I used the sugarplums fence that came with the Autumn kit awhile back, but is now available individually. my little birdie is from Olivia's birdies, and my sentiment is from AmyRstamps friends sentiments. Well that's it for today, i'm hoping i get some stamping done, but don't hold too much hope for that seeing as how my two youngest girls and my husband are all down with a bad cold. i hope to be back making my rounds and leaving comments on your fabulous creations soon!! Have a great night!!

hugs,

Rachel

Peek a Boo Ridley!!

Hello Friends, Happy Labor Day!! I hope you had a fabulous weekend. Ours was kind of quiet so i had some stamping time and this was one of the cards i made featuring Peek a Boo Ridley from Digital Delights by Louby Loo. Wendy has some fabulous images, you must check them out. I just think he is sooo cute peeking up over the fence to say Hello. You can't tell by the picture but i printed out two copies and cut and pop dotted Ridley's head and flowers to give my card some dimension. I thought the Hello sentiment went perfectly with Ridley peeking over the fence. Well, i have more to show but i will save them for later, i hope you all have a great day and THANK YOU for stopping by.
hugs,
Rachel


supplies used:
digital image: Peek A Boo Ridley~Digital Delight by Louby lou, Hello sentiment-ctmh, dp-SU! paper from long ago, scallop punch-SU! copics

Winter Wonderland Challenge #15~Frosty the Snowman

Hello Friends, i hope your enjoying your weekend. I am sooo EXCITED today to be the Guest Designer for this week's Winter Wonderland Challenge #15. This week's theme is "Frosty the Snowman" which thrilled me because, i LOVE snowmen. Today's challenge also comes with a fabulous sketch, which is totally optional. For my card, I colored and cut out my snowman and added the white polar flowersoft to the bottom for snow. that is some fabulous stuff, i love it. i embossed my back panel with the swiss dots embossing folder to give it the look of snow and pop dotted my snowman to it. for my two back panels i used some My Mind's Eye Be Merry paper~ love that paper~ and my base was embossed with the snowflakes embossing folder. I added my tag with a sentiment~Snowmen melt my {heart} ~ by C.C.Designs Cookie Crumbs, Snowfriends. added my little heart jewels and i'm done. I hope you decide to join this week's challenge and post your link to the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog so eveyone may check out your creation. Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.


hugs,

Rachel

Delightful Sketch #6/ Sweet KiKi La Rue

Happy Friday Everyone! Hope you all are looking forward to a long Labor Day Weekend. I know i am. No waking up early getting kids ready for school. YAY!! :0) okay now, how adorable is C.C. Designs sweet Kiki La Rue? I'm so in love with the Kiki's, i feel like i say that every release. lol. but seriously is she not totally adorable? she is so much fun to color. of coarse i had to use her with this fabulous sketch from Delightful Sketches. I just love this Sweet Treats paper from Doodlebug and thought it would go perfectly. for the mat behind kiki i used my Argyle embossing folder to give it an ice cream cone feel. My sentiment is from the C.C.Designs Sweet Treat set. Well that's it for me, I'm hoping to get some stamping done this weekend but we will see. I thank you so much for stopping by and visiting. Have a Wonderful weekend.

hugs,

Rachel

FBW Happy Birthday Challenge

Hi friends, today's card is for the Flutter By Wednesday Challenge over at Danni's Dreams. I would like to take this time to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Danni, She is having a month long birthday bash and lots of candy, you must check it out. so it was only fitting that the challenge this week was to make a birthday card using a butterfly or a fairy. I used C.C.Designs Angels Everywhere digi. I used the eraser on my paint shop pro to take the halo off, making her into a fairy. The present is from the No Peeking stamp set from Ctmh, i pop dotted it to my fairy. I also put a pop dot under her wing to give it dimension. I added some glitter to her wing for some sparkle. For my banner i used the Happy Birthday set also from ctmh, and tried to give it the look of waving in the air. don't know how well that shows. remember you can always click on the image to get a closer look. Well that's it for me today. Thanks so much for coming by.

Hugs,

Rachel

Belle of the Beach/ TMITA challenge

Good Morning friends, I would like you all to meet Gigi, my Belle of the Beach.This week's challenge over at There's Magic in the Air is paper piecing, and Nina is generously offering Gigi as a freebie, doesn't she look just fabulous in her bikini. I added some sparkle on the ruffle of the umbrella and Gigi's bikini and i tried to give the water some texture by using liquid glass. My sentiment is from C.C.Designs, AmyR's Beach Sentiments set. Well that's it for today, i thank you for visiting and i hope you all have a GREAT day!! :0)
hugs,
Rachel

Supplies: Gigi digital art-TMITA, Beach Sentiments-AmyRstamps, dp-Moon doggie paper pkt-ctmh, gellyroll pens, flower-prima, oval and scallop punches-SU! copics