Today's card is in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. I did not have an appropriate SU stamp so I thought I'd used this cute little guy instead (I've had him for a couple of years). The rest of the post includes the history of Cinco de Mayo and my favorite meal to make on this special occasion – Chicken Mole! I've also included the recipe. History of Cinco de Mayo While not… Read More »
If you look at all the cards I've made, you will notice that 90% of them have some type of pattern paper on them. The reason I do this is because I love to make them even more special or to "jazz" them up. I also use flowers or some type of "bling" embellishment but my favorite is the pattern paper. Since Stampin' Up! is offering the buy… Read More »
I am having so much fun with this technique – I think it was originally shown at the Seattle Regionals. I've made pink, yellow, purple and red/orange watercolor roses in the last couple of days. Here's a sneak peak at the purple and red/orange roses. I've colored them but won't put them together for another week or so, I don't want to bore you with too many cards using this… Read More »
Drum roll please…………………… The winner of the blog candy (gift certificate for $25.00 from Stampin' Up!) is Jackie Parkins. Please contact me with your wish list and your home address. Thanks to all of you who participated in this contest. I'll have another one in about a month.
Scrapbooking Campaign Begins Today! The Scrapbooking Campaign kicks off today in conjunction with National Scrapbooking Month. We have a couple of great promotions for you throughout the entire month of May, including: A buy three, get one free special on Designer Series paper and 12" x 12" textured card stock A sneak peek stamp set at 20 percent off A limited-time Scrapbooking Starter Kit for just $75.00 There is no… Read More »
I love the way this card turned out! (I guess we can say that about our cards, can't we???). Doesn't this look like the perfect Mother's Day card? I saw the technique on Patty Bennett's blog and I knew right away I had to try it! I stamped the rose image on Shimmery White card stock using White Craft Ink. I then added clear embossing powder and embossed with the… Read More »
I love morning glories but they have such a short growing season and I don't get to enjoy them as long as I would like to. I love the way they bloom in the morning and then once the sun hits them, they close up. Today's card is called Morning Soft. I first ink up the stamp using versamark, then inked it up with basic black. I added clear embossing powder… Read More »
Rubber Stamping On Chocolate by Susan Rice Give a hand stamped romantic treat to your sweetheart by stamping extra special chocolates. You will need some cooking oil, store bought chocolates, little paper liners for individual chocolates to sit in and small clear acrylic rubber stamps. Experiment with different chocolate brands. It may be easiest to begin on solid chocolates. 1. Place a small amount of vegetable oil on a paper… Read More »
The Get Connected Promotion ends on Thursday, 30 April 2009! When you purchase $40 in products from the Occasions Mini, you'll get one item from the "Under $10" page (p. 208) in the Spring Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog. Need to look at a mini catalog on line? Click here to view catalog. To place your order, contact me at rachelbrumley@sbcglobal.net or for 24/7 shopping, click here. And… Read More »
Today's card was punched out using the Sizzix Bigz die Circle Scallop. I'm really amazed how easy these dies are to use on the Big Shot. I cut out Pale Plum card stock 4 x 8 and then folded in half. I position the layer right below the top scallop so that I would have a hinge on top (makes sense???). I then punched out two circles using the… Read More »
