Inspirationsbyrachel

Give a man a fish......

Hope everyone is enjoying this 3 day weekend.  The weather in our area is beautiful so you can believe I am making the most out of this holiday.  If you have a chance, hop on over the Cards for Hereos and participate in their blog hop.  It's for a very worthy cause - cards for our troops - it can't get any more worthy than that.  I'm listed on the right side of the blog under Stamping by Rachel.

Today's card includes a digital stamp from Victoria Case.  I decided to use Main Blueberry Designer Series Paper (retired) with this card.  The paper retired about a year ago but I have so much left!  Sometimes I get carried away and will buy 2 and 3 packs of paper if I happen to like the pattern.

Recipe:

• Stamp:  Digital Stamp from Victoria Case
• Paper:  Bashful Blue, Natural White, Maine Blueberry DSP (retired)
• Ink:  None
• Accessories:  Stampin' Write Markers (Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Real Red, Only Orange, So Saffron, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Blush Blossom), Soft Subltes Brads

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I'm back!!!!!

I am so sorry but I've been neglecting this blog and you!  I've been so busy with a group I recently joined called Business Stampers Coaching Group.  I'll try to do a lot better in the future.

 I received this stamp a couple of weeks ago and have been aching to try it out.  I think it's one of the prettiest flowers in a vase stamp I've seen in a long time.  It's called Hearty Vase and it's from Stamp Oasis.

Recipe:

• Stamp Set:  Hearty Vase by Stamp Oasis
• Paper:  Rose Red, Watercolor Paper, Brenda Walton Designer Paper by K&Company
• Ink:  Brown Versafine
• Accessories:  Ticket Corner Punch, Rose Grosgrain Ribbon

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Happy Mother's Day

This card is for my youngest daughter.  As you can see by the previous card (which I made a couple of days ago), the two girls are complete opposites.

I want to wish everyone a Happy Mother's Day and hope everyone enjoys this day.  We plan to go out for brunch to Copeland's.

I received this from my friend Jane and thought I would share it with you:

Mothers

Real mothers don't eat quiche; they don't have time to make it.

Real mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox

Real mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and happy kids

Real mothers know that dried play dough doesn't come out of carpets

Real mothers don't want to know what the vacuum just sucked up

Real mothers sometimes ask "why me?" and get their answer when a little voice says, "because I love you best."

Real mothers know that a child's growth is not measured by height or years or grade.    It is marked by the progression of mommy to mom to mother!

Card for my daughter

Today's post includes a Mother's Day card I made for my daughter Deena who lives in California.  One of the bad things about living so far apart is that I don't get to spend very many holidays with her and her family.

No stamping on this card - not even for the sentiment!  One of the things I like about computer generated sentiments is that you can personalize it as much as you want!

This gorgeous paper is from K&Company.  I found this paper at Michael's when I was in Fort Smith attending Michelle Zindorf's brayer class last month.

Recipe:

• Stamp:  None - sentiment computer generated
• Paper:  Very Vanilla, Rose Red, Brenda Walton Designer Paper by K&Company
• Ink:  None
• Accessories:  Label 3 Nestabilities, Rose Grosgrain Ribbon, Rich Regal Eyelets

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Season's Greetings

 

It's time for another Christmas Stamping all Year Long Blog entry.  I bet you've never heard of red snowflakes - I thought I'd try something a little different.  Another card down toward my stash of Christmas Card for 2009.  Am I ever going to be ready!  How about you - have you started on your Christmas cards?

Recipe:

• Stamp Set:  Snow Swirled for sentiment
• Paper:  Old Olive, Natural Ivory, Bravo Burgundy, Pattern Paper (unknown)
• Ink:  Bravo Burgundy Craft Ink
• Accessories:  Burgundy Grosgrain Ribbon, Oval Scalloped Punch, Large Oval Punch, Circle Punch, Earth Elements Button, Martha Steward Border  Punch, Martha Steward Snowflake Punch

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Dreams du Jour

You have probably noticed (especially if you follow both my blogs) that I've been using stamps that have been around for at least a year.  That's because I feel that I've neglected them!  I am also trying to use card stock that I have not used recently.  So I thought I'd try and use an older stamp and rarely used card stock at least once a week - that is until they retire.

This card includes the Dreams du Jour stamp set.  I tried to stay away from pattern paper and it was so hard!  I've become so accustom to using pattern paper to set the color.  I think it turned out pretty good - what do you think?

Recipe:

• Stamp Set:  Dreams du Jour
• Paper:  Natural White, Pink Passion, Basic Black
• Ink:  Black Stazon
• Accessories:  Stampin' Write Makers (Old Olive, Rose Red, Regal Rose), Vintage Brads, Grosgrain Ribbon from Wal-Mart

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Blog Candy Giveaway

I have some blog candy to give away on 1 May 2009.  If you would like to enter, check out my SU Blog, Stamping by Rachel.

Remember, you can't win if you don't enter the contest!

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Simple Pleasures

After my brayer class (with Michelle Zindorf of Freedom in Creating) on Friday, I had to go to the new Michael's in Fort Smith, AR.  It was huge!  I found pattern paper by K&Company that was absolutely beautiful called Brenda Walton Designer Paper (8.5 x 8.5 pad).  All the paper in this pad is vintage looking and did I say beautiful???

The stamp is by Impression Obsession and is called Simple Pleasures.  I stamped the image on very vanilla card stock with brown staz-on.  I colored it in using classic ink and a blender pen.  I then softly sponged around the edges to give it that vintage look.

Recipe: 

• Stamp:  Simple Pleasures by Impression Obsession
• Paper:  Very Vanilla, Rose Red, Pattern Paper by K&Company
• Ink:  Brown Staz-on, Rose Red, Old Olive, Creamy Caramel
• Accessories:  Blender Pen, Rich Regal Brads, Rose Grosgrain Ribbon, Prima Flowers,

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Happy Father's Day

Today's post is for Jazzy Inspirations Challenge #10.  The challenge is based off artist Justin Bua artwork called Piano Man II and the colors we used this week are Basic Black, Old Olive, Whisper White, Creamy Caramel and Real Red.  Check out what the other jazzy cats creations - they did an awesome job!

To participate, click on here (Jazzy Inspirations), and link up your card using Mr. Linky no later than Saturday, 25 April 2009.  Don't you wan to come out and play?

Recipe

• Stamp Set:  None (sentiment computer generated
• Paper:  Whisper White, Old Olive, Basic Black, Urban Garden Designer Series Paper
• Ink:   None
• Accessories:  Rectangle Scalloped Nestabilities, Circle Punch, Black Half Pearls

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I'm a Gothic Girl!

Today's card is for the Just my Sketches Blog.  Check out what the other design team members have made - fabulous cards!

Isn't this girl just the cutest?  I bought this stamp a while ago from Stampotique.  The main image was stamped using Black Stazon and then colored in using Blush Blossom, Bravo Burgundy and Certainly Celery Stampin' Write Markers.  The sentiment is computer generated.

Recipe:

• Stamp:  Gothic Girl from Stampotique
• Paper:  Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White, Eve Pattern Paper by BasicGrey
• Ink:  Black Stazon
• Accessories:  Stampin' Write Markers (Blush Blossom, Bravo Burgundy, Certainly Celery), Bitty Blossoms from Bazzill Basic Paper, Fiskers Flower Punches

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