Beary Best Friends

Good Morning Stampers Today's card is for my granddaughter Rachel.  I just received the stamp set "Beary Best Friends" and decided to use it for her Valentine's card.    The teddy bears in this stamp set are so cute!  Don't know why I waited so long to buy this set.  The teddy bear was stamped on Very Vanilla card stock using Basic Brown.    I colored her face, arms and legs with… Read More »

The Saga of Rachel’s Dress

Good Morning Stampers! Another challenge from John Sanpietro, our stamping coach.  He challenged us to post a picture of the next thing we are going to scrapbook and why. You may be wondering why would she show a picture of a dress and then scrapbook the dress?  Well, its a really cute story and a very typical story of little girls and their favorite dresses.  I'll leave you guessing the rest… Read More »

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Sign up for my newsletter to receive information on the latest specials and exclusive tutorials on cards and 3d projects.  A coupon is always included with each newsletter.  Your name will be entered in a drawing for the Clear Mounted Stamp Set called "Abundant Hope".   If you are already a subscriber, your name will also be entered into the drawing.   Drawing will be held on 1 March 2010.   I promised you… Read More »

Upcoming Events

Classes in the Bella Vista, AR (Northwest Arkansas).  Join us for an afternoon of stamping fun and camaraderie!  Everything is designed and ready to go so you can right down to stamping at your own pace. February 2010 New Techniques Class (2 dates) Brayer Embossing My home 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Light Refreshments Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Saturday, 6 February 2010 February 2010 Stamp Camp (2 dates) All Occasions Cards including… Read More »

Voila

Good Morning Stampers Here's another card that I made outside my comfort zone.  I find that masculine and trendy cards are so hard for me to make.  And I don't why that is so. But make them I must and this card is for my son-in-law Gary who lives out in Sunny Southern California.    My daughter Deena wanted a barbecue  theme card because Gary loves to barbecue but I don't… Read More »

50/50 Board – and the winner is?

Good Morning Stampers Someone is doing the happy dance!  The winner of the 50/50 board is A4.   Would you like to know who won the $50 in Stampin' Up! merchandise?  To find out, please click here A4 – please contact me with your list of SU products totaling $50 (including taxes and shipping). Thanks to everyone who participated in this contest.  I will no longer have the 50/50 board because… Read More »

Looking for C Wright

You request a copy of the mini catalog but your e-mail keeps bouncing.  Would you please contact me again? Thanks   rachel@stampingbyrachel.com CWright@woodburn.k12.or.us

Abundant Hope

Good Morning Stampers Hope you had a wonderful weekend.  If you are snowed in, hope you are able to stamp to pass the time away.  I know that's what I would do if I was snowed in.  Any reason to stamp, right? Today's card is one of the ones the ladies will be making at stamp camp on Wednesday, 17 February 2010.  The stamp is from Abundant Hope (available in the… Read More »

Video on Stampin’ Up!’s newest punches

Good Morning Stampers Stampin' Up! has come out with a new video on our new punches, the Scallop Trim Border (Sale-a-bration Mini Catalog), the Pinking Hearts Border Punch, the Pinking Hearts Corner Punch and the Scallop Trim Corner Punch (Occasions Mini catalog. Thanks for visiting To purchase these products or to shop 24/7, click here Punches: Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402) (Sale-a-bration) FREE with $50.00 purchase Scallop TrimCorner Punch (118870)… Read More »

Good Neighbors

Good Morning Stampers Today I decided to go outside my comfort zone and make a cutesy card.  I used the Stamp Set Good Neighbors and paired it with the Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper.  During the Sale-a-bration promotion (5 Jan – 31 Mar 2010), the stamp set and DSP are both free with a $50.00 purchase.  Now who doesn't like to receive free stamp sets or pattern paper! The Gray… Read More »