Happy New Year!!! Delightful Challenge

Happy Thursday!!

Another week flying by, mine has been pretty eventful with getting shopping done, getting teacher's gifts baked, subbing at the school and ending with my two youngest girls and myself being sick with the flu. ugh!

I did however manage to get my DT creation done for this week's Delightful Challenge. Our challenge this week is HAPPY NEW YEAR.

I am just so in love with these adorable little dumpling babies that i just had to use the Little Dumpling Happy New Year boy and the Happy New Year Sentiment to make my Countdown to the New Year chain. My girls make one of these chains every Christmas in school to Countdown to Christmas so i just borrowed the idea and made one for New Years and every night one of my girls tear off a link.

Of coarse as with all of our challenges we have a wonderful sponsor with a fabulous prize and this week we have our very own Digital Delights by Louby Loo.

One lucky winner will receive a $10.00 Gift Certificate to the Digital Delights store. Also a reminder that we have a SALE going on, ALL CHRISTMAS STAMPS are 50% OFF!!!

Well, that's it for me today Thank You for stopping by i just love when you visit!!

Have a Great Day!!

hugs,

Rachel :0)

Kitty's 1st Christmas

Hello Friends,

Today i have a cute little card i made for my little fur baby. This year will be his very 1st Christmas so i just had to make him a card for his scrapbook page right? I also made it to go with this week's Delightful Challenge....

FLOWER POWER

I used the ever so adorable Christmas Stocking Toby image from Digital Delights. I colored him orange just like my little guy, added some cotton to his hat and of coarse the glitter to the ball of his hat, candy canes and stocking. gotta have that bling!! added my poinsettas and there you have it, my little guys momento. although i must say i'm very nervous about putting up my tree and my gifts. he's a very mischievious cat and i have a feeling my tree will be taking a tumble at least a couple of time this season~yikes! and the gifts, well I think we will wait on putting those under the tree or we may wake up to a bunch of unwrapped gifts and an outdoor cat lol. Well i guess we'll see. :0)

As always we have a Wonderful Sponsor.
This week one lucky winner will receive a $10 Gift Certificate to the Digital Delights by Louby Loo Store.

Be sure to check out the Store for some of the most adorable images to use on the fabulous Christmas cards!!! Wendy has also added a new Gingerbread tag set in both colored and black and white versions. how sweet will these look on those gifts? now not only will they get a wonderful gift from you but also a precious memento to add into their scrapbooks or save in their memory boxes.

Well, that's all i have for today i thank you for stopping by for a visit and i want to say

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

to those of you celebrating today!!!!

and to my friends not celebrating i wish you all a Wonderful Day!!

hugs,

Rachel :0)

2 New Mini Releases at Digital Delights and a tag

Hello Friends, I'm so happy you stopped by today. I'm super Excited to tell you about two new mini releases available today at Digital Delights!!! This first set is a definate must for all those holiday goodies your giving out.

I made this little tag using one of the images from the Gingerbread set. The little yummy for your tummy sentiment is also new and available today. I love giving out homemade goodies to some of my friends and family and these little guys are perfect to go with them.

Aren't they just the cutest?? below is the colored version of this set for those of you who need quick little creations these are perfect. The black and white version is also available at the digi shop along with a few new sentiments that will go perfectly with this set.

Now for all of you Angel lovers out there, Some of the most precious angels can be found right here!! The Musical Angels set is brand new and also available today. Won't they just make the cutest little Christmas cards!

Below is the colored version of the Musical Angels set and they too are available in the black and white version. Now i hope you will visit the Digital Delights blog to see some GORGEOUS creations made by the DT you soooo won't be disappointed!!

Well that's all i have for you today, Don't forget our New Delightful Challenge starts tomorrow along with our Digi Day at SNR card Universe. We have a free Nutcracker digi available Thursday-Friday and for those who join us you will receive another Super Cute image. Hope to see you there!!
hugs,
Rachel :0)

Freebie Friday and More at Digital Delights

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

Are you all ready for the weekend? I know i am. Well what better way to start off the weekend than with a freebie!!

This week's freebie from Digital Delights is Window Santa and you can find and download him HERE!

While you're there don't forget to check out November's New Releases, they are just adorable!! along with the new mini release A Child is Born and Christmas Toppers sets.

There's also two new mini sets coming out Nov.10th for those of you who like giving out yummy goodies for Christmas and for all you Angel lovers out there, so be sure to check back!!
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a Wonderful Weekend!!

hugs,

Rachel :0)

Stitching Challenge at Digital Delights and NEW RELEASES!!!

Good Morning my Friends!!

It's November already can you believe it?? My Goodness time is whizzing by!! but, with a new month brings NEW RELEASES and i'm so Excited to show you one of the new images along with this week's fabulous new challenge over at Delightful Challenges. Our Challenge this week is...

STITCHING

(Real or Faux)

Today i used this sweet little cutie Oralie the Sleepy Mouse. Poor little guy is all tuckered out and ready to go to bed. I went with the faux stitiching on my card seeing as how i have yet to figure out how to change the thread on my little sewing machine. Thank goodness for dp that already has some stitching in it. I used my Argyle embossing folder and embossed the dp in the back and the circle under my image. looks a lot like stitching and it's quick and easy. I also added some little dots using my white gel pen to the little scallops around my image and there you have it.

Be sure to visit the Delightful Challenge blog and Digital Delights blog to see the DT's fabulous creations made using this month's New Release images, they are AMAZING!!!

You can find the complete release HERE!

Our Sponsor this week is our very own

DIGITAL DELIGHTS by LOUBY LOO

One lucky player has a chance to win an Amazing 3pc. Dvd set of Digital Delights digi images!!

Well, that's all i have for you today I THANK YOU all for joining me and i hope you all have a fabulous day!!!

hugs,

Rachel :0)

A New Delightful Challenge~CIRCLES

HAPPY THURSDAY!!!

Are you ready for a new challenge over at Delightful Challenges? This week our challenge is all about....

CIRCLES

For this challenge i used Razzle Reindeer and made a cute little Christmas ornament. I made my ornament using the two largest classic circle nestabilities. The top was made using a tab punch from Stampin up! I added a red sparkle to Razzle's nose. Can't let Rudolph be the only red nosed reindeer can we?

Below is a close up of Razzle.

We also have a Wonderful Sponsor for our challenge.

RILEY AND COMPANY

with a fabulous prize to be won. All you have to do is play!!

I hope you join us this week, Can't wait to see all your wonderful creations! :0)

Thanks for stopping by

hugs,

Rachel :0)

New Mini Release by Digital Delights

Good Morning my Friends!!!

I have some Exciting news to share with you all today! Wendy at Digital Delights has just released a new digital stamp set called " A Child is Born". It is the most adorable Nativity set you could possibly ask for!!!

I made this card using the new set. Above is what the card looks like closed ready to be shipped in an envelope.

Below is what the recipient will receive when they open it.

This Nativity set "A Child is Born" can be found at the Digital Delights by Louby Loo Digi shop and is available NOW!!
A Precious addition for all your holiday creations!


Don't forget we also have a SALE going on at Digital Delights. All Halloween stamps 50% off!!! Perfect for all you scrapbookers out there. get your halloween stamps at a great price now and have them ready and waiting for all those spooktacular pictures you take. A perfect addition for those halloween pages.

Thanks for stopping by!!

hugs,

Rachel :0)

New Color Challenge at Delightful Challenges

Happy Thursday my friends!!

It's time for a new challenge at Delightful Challenges . This week we are having a color challenge, and the colors are.....

PURPLE, GREEN and BLACK

I needed to make a Birthday card for my friend's daughter so i chose to use Madison the Bride from Digital Delights. I wanted to try to use her for something other than a Wedding or Anniversary card. I think it worked out pretty good, don't you?

For those of you that play along with us this week we have a Fabulous New Sponsor

KUT 4 U

All you have to do for a chance to win a fabulous prize from Kut 4 U is Play Along.

Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting!!

Have a great Day!!

hugs,

Rachel :0)

New Delightful Challenge~ DISTRESSING

Hello Friends,

I'm so Excited i got my computer back!! :0) and just in time too, Today starts another great challenge at Delightful Challenges and this week it's DISTRESSING. I don't know about you but i just love the distress look on cards.

Today is also New Release Day at Digital Delights and we have our August Release available at the Digi Shop.

The image i was given to work with is Sparky the Knight, I just adore this image!! of coarse i just love anything medieval so this release is definately one of my favorites.

I used my top note die cut for the top of my card and the distressed stripes embossing folder for my mat. i then used some black chalk to went over the stripes to give them a little more distress look. I printed off two copies of Sparky. i colored certain parts of my image on both copies and cut out the pieces i wanted to give dimension to and added them to my main image with foam dots. The sentiment i used is also one of the newly released Knight sentiments available at the digi shop.

Challenges i entered Sparky into:
Dutch Dare~Anything Goes

Practical Scrappers~#1 favorite product (foam dots)

Cupcake Craft Challenge~Distressing

Scrap Creations~Anything goes

We have another fantastic sponsor for our challenge this week

PAPER MANIAC

and the prize is a $25 Gift Certificate with Free Shipping to the US and Canada

I sure hope you decide to join us this week at Delightful Challenges!! :0)
have a great week!!
hugs,
Rachel :0)

Clear Dollar Stamps Prairie Kids Preview

Hello Friends, Today is preview day at Clear Dollar Stamps (links go live Aug. 1st) and i have this adorable card to show you that i made using Louby Loo Creation's August release Prairie Kids. Wendy also has a couple coordinating digi stamps that will be available on August 1st at the Digital Delights digi shop.

See you August 1st!!

hugs,

Rachel :0)

A New Delightful Challenge

Good Morning Everyone! :0)

Well, it's Thursday and that means a new Delightful Challenge today at Delightful Challenges. This week's theme is

AT THE BEACH using the colors below

For this week's challenge i used the Digital Delights images Mermaid and Magical Sentiment and just went glitter crazy!!! but hey what's a mermaid without some sparkle right??

This week's challenge winner will receive a $10 gift certificate from our very own Digital Delights by Louby Loo!!

I hope you will play along with us this week. Can't wait to see what you create!!

Challenges i entered my card into:

KL Stampin n' Scrappin~ Dry Embossing
Practical Scrappers~embossing
Ann's Creative Nook~Anything goes
Pear Tree Designs~Glitter/Sparkle
Cupcake Inspirations~photo inspiration

Hugs,
Rachel:0)

Exciting New Changes happening at Digital Delights!!!

Good Morning Friends,

Boy do we have some Exciting new changes happening at Digital Delights by Louby Loo!! First, I'd like to introduce our New challenge blog "Delightful Challenges" (formerly Delightful Sketches) Beginning July 8th we will be holding Weekly Challenges with fabulous sponsors and awesome prizes!! So be sure to mark that date on your calendar. We'd love to see you all come out and play with us!!

I'm so Excited to introduce you to our very own fabulously talented Delightful Challenges DT!!

Lisa V~Senior Designer & DT Coordinator

Rachel A~Senior Designer & DT Coordinator~That's me!!

Karen~Designer

Dianne~Designer

Rosalien~Designer

Becky~Designer

CeC~Designer

Anita~Designer

Gini~Designer

Digital Delights will now be showcasing beautiful Creations every Week also beginning July 8th and also have their very own DT of Amazingly talented ladies:

Wendy~Owner & Illustrator

Cindy~ Senior Designer

Lisa F~Senior Designer

Katie~Senior Designer & Sponsor Coordinator

Emma~Designer

Kate~Designer

Lisa Cook~Designer

Marlene~Designer

Nathalie~Designer

Peggy~Designer

Sarah~Designer

Tutorial Designers

Nathalie

DeNatra

Jo

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope to see you on July 8th at Delightful Challenges!!!

Have a Fabulous Day!!!

hugs,

Rachel :0)

#1 Grandpa

Hello Friends,

Today i have a cute little card to show you that i made for my father from my girls. I made it awhile back for the Digital Delights digi day Masculine challenge. Not too masculine though huh? Well this is what Grandpa gets when all he has is girls. LoL

Have a fabulous day!!

Hugs,

Rachel :0)

Tutorial Tuesday at Digital Delights

Hello Everyone!

It's Tutorial Tuesday at Digital Delights and today we have a new Tutorial Artist, I would like to say WELCOME to DeNetra.

So head on over to Digital Delights to find out more about her and see her fabulous tutorial on creating digital paper using digital stamps!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a Fabulous Day!!!

Hugs,

Rachel :0)

King of the Grill

hello friends,

I'm back with another card from the newly released Backyard Barbeque clear stamp set available at Clear Dollar Stamps.

I've seen this apron shaped card, (template used here)being used around blogland and thought it would be perfect with this set. Can't you just see giving this cute card to the cook after being invited to a tasty BBQ? for my card I took the apron template and laid the top against the folded edge of my cardstock and traced the template and just cut it out. I covered my card using some big gingham Dp to give the look of the tablecloth usually found covering the picnic table lol ~added some of the images from the stamp set and my sentiment and there you have it, a quick easy card. The King of the Grill sentiment is also a newly released Digi image that can be found at the Digital Delights digi shop along with some other fabulous accessories that go perfectly with this set. Don't forget, this set is also perfect for all those BBQ scrapbook layouts. Well, that's all i have for now be sure to check out this Have to have summer set and it's coordinating accessories.

Challenges i entered King of the Grill into:

A Crafty Little Place~Anything but a square

Cards for men~Father's Day

Kl Stampin N Scrappin challenge~ shape challenge

The Pixie Cottage~ father's day/sketch or both

Have a Great Day!!

Hugs,

Rachel :0)

Treasure you Always

Hello Everyone,
Today i have another card to show you all using the new Pirate Ahoy stamp set.

For my card i used the treasure chest from the Pirate Ahoy clear stamp set from Clear Dollar Stamps and the map from the Pirate Ahoy Digital Accessories from Digital Delights that go perfectly together. Would you like to see more? Check out Lisa V's wonderful creation using this fabulous set and digital accessories.

Click HERE to purchase the Pirate Ahoy Clear Stamp set

The Pirate Ahoy Digital Accessories can be found HERE.

Thanks for coming by, Hope you have a Wonderful Day!!!

hugs,

Rachel :0)

CDS Pirates Ahoy Preview and a New Delightful Challenge

Hello my friends!!!

Today i'm Excited to share with you a preview of the new Louby Loo Creations stamp set "Pirate's Ahoy" from Clear Dollar Stamps. This set will be available April 1st.

I had such a blast playing with this adorable set. Is he not the cutest little pirate? Below is the full Pirates Ahoy set. I love how all the accessories are separate, it leaves you the option of how you want your pirate to look.
and if that weren't enough, there are optional digi stamp accessories available at Digital Delights.
below i'm showing the colored version but the black and white version is also available. I used the map image on my card and i think it just adds so much. Used together this set is Perfect for children's cards and scrapbook pages.
So be sure to visit Clear Dollar Stamps and the Digital Delights store on April 1st to grab yours!!!

We also have a new challenge going on at Delightful Sketches and Challenges. For the next two weeks we want you to

GET OUT YOUR PUNCHES


For this challenge i used the Wonderland Briley image from Digital Delights. I used my flower stamp punch from SU! to punch out the flowers i used in the middle of some chipboard flowers i had. I just layered them on top of each other, added a white flat back pearl and wahla a whole new flower.
The sketch i used is from Amy R's Friday sketch. with the addition of all my flowers it's kind of covered up but i promise it's there. lol.

As with all of our challenges we have a Fabulous Sponsor, Simon Says Stamp.


I hope you play along with us, I can't wait to see what you come up with!!

Other wonderful challenges i entered my Briley card into:

One Stitch at a Time~ flowers

Die Cut Dreams~make your own flowers

Spoonfull of Sugar~ 3D something (Briley & flowers)

Daring Cardmakers~Die Cut something

Pixie Cottage~Lots of flowers

Sew Many Challenges~ Anything Goes

Our Creative Corner~blooming blossoms

Tellen's Place~show us your flowers

Have a Fabulous Day!!!

hugs,

Rachel :0)