Please visit my new blog....

For the time being I will not be posting on this blog for now. I am trying to decide if I want to keep it or do away with it and focus on one blog instead of trying to update and post to both.
In the meantime, please come by and visit my new blog at:

http://creatingwithrhonda.blogspot.com/

Thank you!
Stampin' {{HUGS}}

Vintage Santa in Night of Navy

Here is a couple of cards I am making for the holidays. Many of the ladies at my office are asking me to make their holiday cards this year and this is going to be one of the samples that I show them. I am also making these in Burgundy, and Hunter as well. I just love this Santa Collage stamp, he is my favorite Santa stamp!

I embossed the sentiments on the front, one says Season's Greetings and the other Noel.

I really was pleased with how they turned out. I also used a couple of different snowflakes to stamp on the background of the card.

Then I stamped some messages on the inside of the card using the Many Merry Messages from SU!

What's In It:

Santa Collage, Rubber Stampede

Snow Flurries, Snow Burst, Many Merry Messages, All by SU!

Night of Navy, Whisper White Cardstock by SU!

Night of Navy Ink by SU!

Silver Embossing Powder by SU!

Thanks for stopping by. Would love to hear your thoughts on these. I will post the other two colors when I get them all completed.

Happy Stampin'

{{HUGS}}

Rhonda

October Aloha RAK

Look at all of these fabulous goodies! I just love getting little packages in the mail. I have been participating in the Aloha RAKS and they are so much fun. You get some goodies and you get to exchange with someone that you might not already know and meet a new virtual friend.
If you are interested in finding out more about the Aloha RAK you can read about it over at Tracy's blog here.

For October I was paired up with a very sweet lady named Monique. You can check out her blog here.

I just love these little Frankenstein treat boxes! They are adorable. I have been seeing them all over the place but never made one! I got one from Monique and they are even cuter in person!

She also sent me a fabulous card, I just love it. The DP that she used is one of my all time favorites from SU! this year.

She also included some cute little pixie sticks with the cute little Halloween themed toppers made out of the scalloped punches. So cute! I love them and I love pixie sticks too!

Also included was some clear stamps and some card "bling".

Everything was so nice, she was a great RAK partner! I can't wait to sign up again.

Thanks for stopping by. I will have a couple of holiday cards to share so please come back soon to take a look!

Happy Stampin'
{{HUGS}}
Rhonda

Happy Halloween....

I have several things that I plan to share today but I thought I begin with a picture of my daughter with her friend and little brother all dressed up last night and ready to head out trick or treating.

First is my daughter, Madison, she is a Hobo.....

And here she is with her friend Tyler, a princess, and her little brother, Nathan, the cutest little Ninja Turtle I have ever seen!

Hope that you all had a Happy Halloween. I would love to see your pictures, leave a comment and link to share you evening.

Thanks for stopping by, until later, Happy Stampin'

{{HUGS}}

Rhonda

New Stampin' UP! Card Creations

Please take a peak here on my Stampin' UP! Blog and see the new card that I have shared.
I hope to be back here this weekend with my completed stationary boxes! I am working on getting the contents of those all completed.

Thank you for stopping by!

Stampin' {{HUGS}}
Rhonda

Some Stationary Boxes....

Well I thought I would show you what I have been working on lately. While these are not quite finished I wanted to post just a few pictures to show you that I have been busy trying to create some new things to show you.

I first found these wonderful boxes on Becky Roberts blog, Inking Idaho. Hers looks so fabulous and the directions that she posted, which came from Jackie Topia are just fabulous. Very easy to follow. You can see the them here, http://jackietopa.typepad.com/Stationary.pdf

Well as I stated before these are not yet finished, I still need to create all the goodies that will go on the inside of these boxes and I will be adding some more decorations to the boxes as well. Ribbons, stamps, and other accessories.

I really like these little boxes and think they will make fabulous gifts for teachers and coworkers as well for the upcoming holiday season. I am also thinking about making some special one that include thank you cards only for baby shower, bridal shower, and housewarming gifts.

Another idea I have is to make some of these and include all the necessary items and donate them to the local children's hospital to the parents who sit there with their children for extended periods of time. Something that would allow them to send out thank you cards and other notes to their friends and family. I have not looked into that with the hospital as of yet, but that is something that I plan to look into.

I love all of these but I think I have to say the gray and green one along with the black and ivory colored ones are my favorites right now.Which one is your favorite?

Come back again soon to see the finished products. I will post the materials used and all the details then.

Thanks for stopping by. You can also see more of what I have been working on at my new SU! blog, the link is located in the right side of my sidebar.

Happy Stampin'

{{HUGS}}

Rhonda

My New Stampin' UP! Blog is complete!!

I wanted to do a quick post regarding my new blog dedicated specifically to Stampin' UP!
Go check it out and let me know what you think, Creating With Rhonda.

I will keep this blog as well for random posts, non Stampin' UP! related producst creations and just other ramlings. I hope that you will keep coming back to visit and will also vist my new blog as well!

Thank you and Happy Stampin'