Inspirationsbyrachel

Lovely as a Tree

Today's card is for the Stamping Christmas All Year Long Challenge.  It's challenge #10 so that means I've made ten cards already for Christmas - I'm ten cards ahead!  Check out what the other Christmas Divas have made - their work is awesome!  If you want to enter the challenge, check out all the details on the blog here .

Recipe:

• Stamp Set:  Lovely as a Tree (Stampin' Up!)
• Paper:  Ruby Red, Very Vanilla, Falala Pattern Paper by Making Memories
• Ink:  Old Olive, Close to Cocoa
• Accessories:  Old Olive Organdy Ribbon, Fiskers Corner Punch, Rhinestone Icons by Me & My Big Ideas

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Blog Candy

I'm giving away a $25.00 certificate on my Stampin' Up! only blog - Stamping by Rachel.  All you have to do is leave a comment on the candy giveaway post.  It's that easy!  Remember if you don't enter - you can't win!

Do you feel lucky?

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Girl Silhouette

This card was so much to make.  I saw the paper at Hobby Lobby a couple of weeks ago and  bought some not knowing how I was going to use it but I had to have it (KWIM?).  I took it out this morning and thought that a silhouette would be perfect for it.  If I had the SU stamp set Silhouettes (retired), I would have used it but alias I sold it not too long ago.  So I search the internet and found the perfect silhouette for my card.  Frankly when I was through with it, I thought this one was more appropriate than the SU one.  What do you think?

Recipe:

• Image from internet
• Paper:  Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Paper Studio Vintage Black Toile
• Ink:  None
• Accessories:  SU Black Organdy, Oval Scalloped Nestabilities, Wizard

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Ginger

I just received my new Nestabilities called Labels Tree from Ellen Hutson.  I also received gorgeous, gorgeous paper called Fashionista Potpourri by Grapic 45.  Did I tell you it was beautiful?  I ordered on Sunday and I received it on Wednesday - that was fast!  Thanks Ellen!

The image is from In Style Stamps.  A lot of their stamps are retro - check them out.

Recipe:

• Stamp:  Ginger
• Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive, Fashionista Potpourri by Graphic 45.
• Ink:  Black Versafine
• Accessories:  Labels Three Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Punch, Rhinestones by heidi swapp

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Little Piano Girl

 

This stamp is from The Saturday Evening Post Series at Cornish Heritage Farms.  It's called Little Piano Girl.  The gorgeous paper is from Webster's Pages and is called Purple Majesty.  I messed up on coloring the little gir's dress so I thought I would cover my mistake by paper piecing her dress using the same Purple Majesty paper.

Recipe:

• Stamp:  Little Piano Girl from the Saturday Evening Post series
• Paper:  Very Vanilla, Elegant Eggplant, Purple Majesty Pattern paper from Webster's Pages
• Ink:  Versafine Vintage Sepia
• Accessories:  Lace Border Punch (SU), Fiskers Flower Punch, Silk Flowers by PaperStudio, Eggplant Grosgrain Ribbon,Filigress Silver Brads (SU)

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By The Sea

   

I made this card for the Jazzy Inspirations Challenge #8.  The challenge was based on the album Thelonious  Monk Quartet and John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall.  The colors to be used were:  Whisper White, Pacific Blue, Red Riding Hood and any Gray.  Check the cards made by the other team members at Jazzy Inspirations.  This week's guest designer is Lisa Foster.  If you would like to be a guest designer for Jazzy Inspirations, join in on the challenge - you may win!

Recipe:

• Stamp by Inkadinkado
• Paper:  Natural White, Red Riding Hood, Pacific Blue, Going Gray
• Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Pacific Blue, Baja Breeze
• Accessories:  Blender Pen, Stampin' Write Markers (Blush Blossom, Creamy Caramel, Sahara Sand, Night of Navy, Going Gray) Natural Hemp Twine, Button #5 Sizzix Sizzlite Die, Big Shot, Rectangle Nestability, Wizard

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Blog Candy giveaway from All Things I Love

 

Check out this blog candy!  It's on Bev's blog "All Things I Love".  Whiff of Joy stamps are among my favorites with Willow being the absolute favorite!  The deadline for the give away is 22 March 2009 so you better hurry and check it out if you want a chance to win.

Good luck!

A Baby's Hand

 

I was at Hobby Lobby the other day when I ran across BasicGrey's Sugared Rub-ons.  I saw the sentiment above and I knew the perfect stamp for it!  I've had the stamp set "Hand in Hand" for several months and used it once before for this card.  The stamp set is by Melanie Muenchinger from Gina K Designs.

Recipe:

• Stamp Set:  Hand-in-Hand by Melanie Muenchinger
• Paper:  Natural White, Close to Cocoa, Sugared Pattern Paper by BackGrey
• Ink:  Vintage Sepia Versafine
• Accessories:  Sugared Rub-on's by BasicGrey, Lacy Border by Martha Stewart, Rectangle Nestability, Caramel Gingham Ribbon (SU Retired), Sponge, Janome Mini Sewing Machine

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Merry Christmas

I hope you don't get tired of Christmas cards.  I will be making them throughout the year.  I belong to the Stamping Christmas All Year Long Divas and we make a card once a week (we have a hard taskmaster (LOL)!  Seriously, it's one way to stay on top of all the Christmas cards I make every season (or least try and make!).  Check out their site to see what the other divas have made - there are some very talented ladies on that team.

Recipe:

• Stamp:  By Inkadinkado
• Paper:  Natural White, Red Riding Hood, Baja Breeze, Pattern Paper by My Mind's Eye

• Ink:  Close to Cocoa Craft Ink, Red Riding Hood Classic Ink

• Accessories:  Clear Embossing Powder, Blender Pen, Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker, Red Riding Hood Taffeta Ribbon, Stickles

Coffee with Friends, SC218

This card is for the Splitcoast Stampers Wednesday Sketch Challenge #SC218.  If you would like to participate in this week's sketch challenges, click here.

The stamp is from Flourishes, another of my favorite stamp online store.  The smallest flowers is so pretty and dainty though you cannot see it in the photo.  It was in a package that was 50% off at my LSS.  I can't believe that it was in the 50% sale aisle.  There 16 small flowers in the colors certainly celery, pretty in pink, white and teal - beautiful dainty flowers and I only paid $2.12 for the 16 flowers!  Don't you love it when you come upon an unexpected treasure and at 1/2 the price!

Recipe:

• Stamp:  Coffee with Friends from Flourishes
• Paper:  Whisper White, Sage Shadow, Two Scoops Pattern paper from BasicGrey
• Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
• Accessories:  Lace from LSS, Fiskers Flower Punch, Bitty Blossoms Garden Mix by Bazzillbasicpaper, Small flowers by K&Company from LSS

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