REMINDER! COWGIRLUP! DT CALL!

Just a reminder to hop on over to the
"COWGIRL'S SUNDAY STAMPEN RANCH"
and enter in this week's challenge!

There is a DT Call!

CowGilr Up will also have a fabulous new challenge start on

July 4th!

Fabulous Prize's for the "Winner", surprise sponsor, and "Top 3" and a wonderful challenge theme!

See you at the ranch!

HUGS!

COWGIRL UP!

ROCK'N INSPIRATION WITH COWGIRL UP! DT CALL!

INSPIRATION PIC!

YEAH!

That's right I'm Rock'n CowGirl Up Images!

With CJ'S SUPER CUTE Rocking Horse!

and the Super Fabulous Inspiration picture

that represents the Inspiration challenge at

"COWGIRL'S SUNDAY STEMP'EN CHALLENGE SPOT"

This week the challenge is to create anything that

comes to mind that is inspired by the fabulous picture of the hand made quilt!

isn't it just Gorgeous!?!

Don't you love the Rocking Horse?

Like I said before I never do baby cards! EVER!

But I was inspired this week to do a couple!

I like the way it turned out.

Simple. Yet Cute!

The Rocking Horse can be found at the

"COWGIRL UP DIGITAL STAMP RANCH"

along with all of CJ's Fabulous Images!

Today ONLY! There is a Freebie on the Challenge Site!

So hop on over to

"COWGIRL'S SUNDAY STAMP'EN RANCH"

to pick up one of CJs FAB Images!

We have had such a great turn out lately

and there is so much new stuff go'n on on the ranch!

Hop on over and see the announcement about all of the fun we have planned for Ya'll!

Enter in the challenge!

Can't wait to see everyone's FABBY Creations!

We are hav'n a DT CALL too!

So hop on over to

"COWGIRL'S SUNDAY STAMP'EN RANCH"

to check out all of the details!

See Yah at the Ranch!

COWGIRL UP!

"SEW ~ ANYTHING GOES"

Hello Everyone!

This week at

"SEW MANY CARD'S"

it's everybodies favorite challenge!

"ANYTHING GOES"

So get out one of your

"SEW MANY IMAGES"

and create something ~ Anything!

Then hop on over to the

"SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE POST"

and enter to win prizes!

If you don't have an image by

"SEW MANY CARDS"

then hop on over to the

"SEW MANY CARDS STORE"

and pick yourself up an image!

You do not have to use one of their images

but it sure would be nice if you did!

Besides they are so darn cute!

This weeks prize is 3 Free Stamps of Winners Choice from

Stitchy Bear Stamps

So hop on over for some fun!

The design team has some fabulous inspirations posted!

Can't wait to see your creation!

I am entering this card in the following challenges...................

Crafty Ho's ~ Sketch

HUGS!

Rach ~ Queen La Rubba

"SEW" DO BABIES ACTUALLY SLEEP LIKE THIS?

"SEW" Do babies actually sleep like this?

I'm just curious.

This baby from

"SEW MANY CARDS"

is sleeping awfully peacefully!

I remember my kids sleeping in this positon,

but never balanced on a moon cloud like this! LOL!

This is "Baby on the Moon"

Of course by

"SEW MANY CARDS"

You can pick her up at the

"SEW MANY CARDS STORE"

along with all of the fun Sewn Together images.

I like the baby! I never do baby card's! Ever!

So this is a nice change for me.

I used some really old DP that I had hang'n around

Old Button, Old Green Ribbon and a scrap bow I made ages ago!

My baby embellie came in a kit from a big candy I won!

I was able to use up some old stash and make a fun card!

Don't forget that

"SEW MANY CARDS"

will be having a new challenge this Friday!

One you won't want to miss cause' it's one of everybody's favorites!

I am entering this card in the following challenges...........

Paper Play Challenges ~ Use Something Old

Sweet Stampin ~ Clean and Simple

Lexis Creations ~ Something Old

May you all have a super crafty week!

HUGS!

Queen La Rubba

COWGIRL HOP, CHALLENGE WITH WILD ORCHID FLOWER PRIZE AND CANDY!!

HOWDY!

Welcome to my blog for the Father's Day

CowGirl Up Blog Hop with the Posse from

"COWGIRL'S SUNDAY STAMPEN CHALLENGE SITE"

If you are just stop'n by for a visit and you haven't started

at the beginning of the hop then please go back to

"COWGIRL'S SUNDAY'S STAMPEN CHALLENGE SPOT"

which is the beginning of the hop along cause' we have a

barrel of fun planned for ya'll!

If you are on the hop and came here from the

CowGirl Artist herself CJs blog then you are on the right path!

This is a surprise hop and challenge!

The theme for the challenge is

ANYTHING GOES!

YUP ANYTHING!

and the prize for winning the challenge is sponsored by................

Wild Orchid, which I am sure you know is where all of the FAB flowers come from that everyone is using. Did you see that pic of the prize! YUM!

To win you must enter the challenge.
You must also hop along the hop and leave a message
on each and every one of the DT members blogs!
Make sure you leave a message full of lot's of love cause.............

There is CANDY!

Just look at this yummy stash of DP, ribbon's
a punch and some other fun stuff!
In order to win the candy you must have left a comment full of tons of love on each of the DT member's blog's. I mean full of love! Then you must hop back to the CowGirl Up Challenge site at the end and leave a message after you have hopped. The time of your comments will be checked so make sure you leave a comment after you have hopped along!

I used the new CowGirl Image in the sassy shorts that I asked CJ to create!
I Love her! The image! Well I love CJ too she's a fab artist and Posse leader.
You can find this sassy CowGirl at the
"COWGIRL UP DIGITAL STAMP RANCH"
along with all of the image's you will see along the hop and more!

If you are just start'n go back to the beginning and start up at the starting point
"COWGIRL'S SUNDAY STAMPEN CHALLENGE SPOT'
if you are currently on the hop then your next stop is at the
lovely and talented Andrea's blog ~ the Groovy Crafter!


Can't wait to se ya'lls entries!
See you at the ranch!


and remember.......................
COWGIRL UP!

I am entering this card into the following challenges...............

Whimsical Ink Sorority ~ Pink and Yellow

Fun With Shapes and More ~ Flowers

Ooh -La-La ~ Flourishes and Pearls

Totally Gorjuss ~ Sugar and Spice

Bee Crafty ~ Pink and Girly

Meljens Designs ~ Fibers, Ribbon or Lace

Drunken Stampers ~ Coloring and or Bling

FABULOUS FANCY FOLD CHALLENGE CARDS AT "SEW MANY CARDS"

"MY VERY FIRST STEP CARD"

This week at

"SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE SPOT"

the chellenge is to do a fancy fold card!

The fold card is of your choice.

Can be a tent card, dome card, whatever type of

fold card that you know how to do.

I do a few myself, but the one thing that like about challenges is that

they actually challenge you to do something

differnt or out of your comfort zone.

So for this challenge I did something new for me.

A Step Card!

You can find the tutorial here on You Tube....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxcOIDhqzYM&play=next_from=TL&videos=YWDoAvnuctQ

I used the "SEW MANY CARDS" Humming Bird Image

which I have had in my stash but have not had a chance to use and I love it!

You can find the Hummingbird at the

"SEW MANY CARDS STORE"

along with all of the other Sewn together images.

"SEW FUN"

My patterned paper is out of a pack by Me & My Big Ideas.

Card Stock and ribbon from Michael's, spring saying from a spring pack I picked up at the Dollar Store, and of course Flowers by Wild Orchid!

Hop on over and join us at

"SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE SPOT"

for the SEW fun fancy fold challenge!

The DT has some wonderful fold cards for your inspiration!

I am entering this card in teh following challenges.................

Tuesday Morning Sketchers ~ A Fold Card

Paper Take Weekly ~ Ice Cream Colors

Crafty Ho's Challenge ~ Bright Colors

Tuesday Throwdown ~ Celebrate Summer

I can't wait to see what you fold up and enter!

Have a SEW Wonderful week!

Happy Crafting!

HUGS!

Queen La Rubba

BLOG HOP ANNOUNCEMENT!

LAZY SPRING CHIBIE DAYS

Do you ever get those lazy Spring day's?

It's easy to get them here.

It is only June and it was 98* here according to the news guy.

It gets way over 100* in the summer, try like 112*

Personally I prefer heat over cold.

However it does cause those lazy feeling days.

This is Chibie Tude being lazy and playing with the bee's

which I do not suggest to do unless you want to get stung! LOL!

He is from the Character Cafe.

Another one of Kendra and Kelly's fabulous images.

I just love him! So darn cute!

I am entering my Lazy Chibie Card in the following challenges......

A Spoonfull of Sugar ~ Sunshine Inspired Cards

Friday Sketchers ~ Sketch

ABC Challenge ~ The Weather

Just a reminder to hop on over to

"THE CHARACTER CAFE"

you still have time for this weeks challenge

and there will be a new FABULOUS challenge begining on Friday!

You really need to hop on over and take a look at the "STORE" too!

FAB IMAGES!

May you all have a wonderful fantastic and crafty week!

HUGS!

Rach ~ Queenie

DONKEY COWBOY FROM "SEW MANY CARDS"

If you haven't ever met the Donkey from

"SEW MANY CARDS"

This is Donkey as "Cowboy Donkey"

He's just the cutest darn Donkey ever!

"Sew Many Cards" has him in many differnt images!

All just Fabulous!

Along with all of the wonderful images that can be found at

"THE SEW MANY CARDS STORE"

I used DP from single sheets from Beverly's and Ribbon from Michael's

Don't forget to hop on over to the

"SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE SPOT"

to see all of the DTs wonderful projects and

enter in the new challenge that begins on Friday.


I am entering this card in the following challenges............

Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge ~ Sketch

May you have SEW much fun this week!

Happy Crafting!

HUGS!

Rach ~ Queen La Rubba

SKETCH CHALLENGE WITH THE COWGIRL UP POSSE!

This is the Garden Faery by CJ owner and creator of Cowgirl Up Stamps!
"COWGIRLS SUNDAY STAMPEN CHALLENGE BLOG"
The Garden Faery can be found at the store
"COWGIRLUP DIGITAL STAMPEN RANCH"
Along with all of the incredible stamps by CJ!
You just got to hop on over and see the new releases!


This week out here on the cyber ranch we
have a wonderful sketch for you drawn up
by our very own Andrea!
Isn't it just wonderful??????

So this weeks challenge is to create a card using the lovely sketch above!

You don't have to use one of the Cowgirl Up Stamps,
however if you've got one we sure would like to see you
create something fabulous with it!
Or hop on over to the "STORE" and pick one or two up!
Then hop on over to the
"COWGIRLS SUNDAY STAMPEN CHALLENGE BLOG"

and check out all of the incredible fabulous cards
the Posse has created for your inspiration!
Then enter to win!

There is always a barrel of fun and fabulous prizes!

Looking forward to seeing your creations!

I am entering this card in the following challenges...............

A Spoonfull of Sugar ~ Floral Delight

Everybody Art Challenge ~ Things with Wings

Charisma Cardz Challenge ~ Spots and Stripes
Ginger Snaps ~ Wings
Tuesday Taggers ~ All that Blooms

S2G ~ Use Pink on your Card

Crafty Ho's ~ Summer Brights

Prairie Fun Fridays ~ Glitz and Glitter

Crazy 4 Challenges ~ Color Combo

See you at the ranch!

HUGS!

Rach ~ Queen La Rubba

Turn N' Burn!

FATHERS DAY CHALLENGE WITH AN EMBOSSING TWIST AT "THE CHARACTER CAFE"

HAPPY FATHERS DAY FROM MYSELF AND THE DT AT

"THE CHARACTER CAFE"

Okay so first off ~ Are these just the cutest Chibie Babies!

LOVE THEM!

Available at "THE CHARACTER CAFE STORE"

Father's Day is the theme for this weeks challenge and

the twist is that you have to use some type of embossing.

The DT has some wonderfully incredible projects for you to see!

Our Team list is on my sidebar! Go visit!

Hop on over to

"THE CHARACTER CAFE CHALLENGE BLOG"

for this weeks super fun "Fathers Day challenge" and prizes!

Here is a close up of my card so you can see my overlayed embossing!

I embossed the egg and dark leaves with

12 year old Hologram Embossing Powder by Stampendous!

Still Works wonders! I love the Hologram kind!

I also lined the thicker lines on the orange and brown paper strip.

You can sort of see its rainbow colors.

So create your Fathers Day cards early snd get on over to
"THE CHARACTER CAFE CHALLENGE BLOG"

and enter your card in this weeks challenge!

I am entering this card in the following challenges...............

Charisma Cardz Challenge ~ Spots and Stripes

Stamp Challenge ~ Happy Somethings

Tellens Place ~ Fathers Day

The Wild Flower Patch ~ Circles Stripes & Stitches

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge ~ Embossing

Sweet Stampin ~ Doodling

See you all there! Can't wait to see your stunners!

HUGS!

Rach ~ Queen La Rubba

X-MAS IN JUNE AND A CD ~ "SEW MANY CARDS"

Christmas is JUNE, you ask?

SURE ~ WHY NOT!

What a way to spend your Spring Christmas!

With Eris the Elephnat and a nice cup of hot cocoa!

YUM!

Just as yummy as the wonderful Cristmas challenge

that is being held at the SEW FUN

"SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE SPOT"

You just have to hop on ver and see all of the fun Christmas projects!

This week the challenge is to make a Christmas project using a CD!

As you can see my CD is on the inside of my card!

I actually know who I am going to save this for and give it to this year.

This was a fun project!

This weeks prize is sponsored by

The Cutting Cafe

The winner will receive

Any 3 sets of WINNERS CHOICE!

SEW Yummy!

Eris can be found with all of the yummy images available at the

"SEW MANY CARDS STORE"

You have to hop to the store and see all of the fun images available!

I am entering this project in the following challenges..............

Papertake Weekly ~ Sketch

Crazy 4 Challenges ~ Pleats

I can't wait to see all of your fun and creative projects!

HUGS!

Rach ~ Queen La Rubba

TAYLA FROM SEW MANY CARDS

Hello Everyone!

This is Tayla from
"SEW MANY CARDS"

I just love her! I think she is one of my favorites!

She can be purchased at the

"SEW MANY CARDS STORE"

along with all of the wonderful sewn together images!

SEW FUN!

Today I have Tayla in the jungle with some jungle papers

from a pack I picked up by Pressed Petals called Little Safari.

Flower was from a secret friend package and my embellies are from Michael's.

Ribbon from Big Lots.

Hop on over and check out the weekly challenge that begins every Friday at

"SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE SPOT"

The DT is FABULOUS and always has so many

wonderful inspirational projects posted for you to see!

We would love to see everyone's

Fabulous Fun creations there!

I am enetering Tayla in the following challenges...

Delightful Sketches ~ Texture (Papers and Glitter)

Fun with Shapes and More ~ Handmade Background

Charisma Cards ~ Spots and Stripes

Stamp Challenges ~ Use a Digi Image

See you at

"SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE SPOT"

HUGS!

Rach ~ Queen La Rubba

FATHERS DAY AT "SEW MANY CARDS"

Hello Everyone"

I am very late with my post due to a huge computer crash!

But hubby got it all fixed up and I am back up and running!

This week at

"SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE SPOT"

the challenge is to create a

Fathers Day card with NO BLUE!

I know! You think that it's blue water but it's not!

The color is called "Truly Sea Green"!

So make sure that your color combo's do not have blue!

Hop on over to the "SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE SPOT"

and enter in to win!

The prize this week is 5 digital images from The Stamping Boutique!

Make sure you visit all of our lovely DTs blogs for wonderful inspiration!

SEW FUN!

The list of our Fabulous DTs is on my side bar!

I used Morty the Moose Fishing for my card this week!

Isn't he just fabulous!?!

You can purchase him at the

"SEW MANY CARDS STORE"

along with all of the wonderful and fun images

they have to offer! You will LOVE them!

I look forward to seeing all of your super fabulous fun creation!

I am entering htis card in the following challenges....................

A Spoon Full of Sugar ~ Celebrations

Papertake Weekly ~ Fun (Fishing)

Creative Cottage ~ Fathers Day

Daisy Doodles ~ Fathers Day

Have a fabulous week!

HUGS!

Rach ~ Queen La Ruba

CHIP, NEW IMAGE RELEASES & THE CHARACTER CAFE BLOG HOP!!!

Hello Everyone!

Sorry I am late, but I am having some crazy computer problems!

Not contageous I promise! If you are seeing this ~

Hubby did a good job and fixed my computer!

Bless his heart!

I am so happy you could join the fabulous DT and myself

for this months image release and blog hop for

"THE CHARACTER CAFE"!

I used Chibie-Tude Chip for my card. Isn't Chip cute!

Chip can found at the store

along with all of the other new images

that you are going to see along the amazingly fun hop!

Now for the fun!

If you haven't started from the beginning

you needed to start at the

"THE CAFE STORE"

for the hop!

If you got here form "Sara's" blog you are on the right track!

The grand prize this month is

4 new release image's (randomly chosen) and a $5.00 gift certifacte to

"THE CHARACTER CAFE STORE".

In order to win you will need to hop along the blog

visit and leave a fabulous loving comment on

each of the DTs blogs!

If you would like a chance to become the Guest Designer for July

you will need to either grab the freebie from the

"CHARACTER CAFE BLOG SPOT"

(Which will be available until next week Thursday 06/10/10)

or use another one of the Character Cafe images

and enter in this weeks challenge!

The Cafe is also having a "SUPER 25% OFF SALE"

the special code you will want to use is "summer"

good until Thursday at Midnight as well!

So hop along, see all of the incredible inspirations by the DT

have a blast and join in to win!
We would love it if you followed along with the TCC blog spot!

I would love it if you followed along with me!

Your next stop is Audrey's Blog!

Until next time!
HUGS!

Rach Queen La Rubba

WERE COOK'N UP A RECIPE AT COWGIRL UP

Hello Everyone!

This week at "COWGIRLS SUNDAY STAMPEN CHALLENGE"

we are cook'n up a recipe!

1 Image

2 Design Paper's

and

3 Embelishments.

I used CJs NEW Cowgirl with Horse!

I turned her horse into a Buckskin!

I love Buckskins!

This gorgeous CowGirl can be found at

"COWGIRL UP DIGITAL STAMPEN RANCH"

along with all of CJs amazing images!

I used Paper's by Flair Designs and Pressed Petals

My Embellies are ~ Tag from Big Lots, Gem's (had them)Roses by Wild Orchid!

You just have to hop on over and see what our

Super Wonderful Awesome Design Team

has created for your inspiration!

Everything is just gorgeous!

The challenge lasts until June 12th! So hop on over to

"COWGIRLS SUNDAY STAMPEN CHALLENGE"

Can't wait to see what you cook up!

HUGS!

Rach ~ Queen La Rubba

COW GIRL UP!

PIMP YOUR CARD AT "SWEET STAMPIN" WITH COWGIRL UP IMAGE!

Hello to Everyone!

Well, this is my last week on the "Sweet Stampin" Design Team!

I am so sad to go and not be a part of the Team anymore!

The SS Team was just the best! Everyone so creative and sweet!

I think some of my best blog'n craft friends have come from this team!

sob, sob, sob

Enough of my snivlin!

This week at "SWEET STAMPIN" the challenge is to

PIMP YOUR CARD!

Use Bling on your card! We want you to go all out!

Now you too can be a Pimp! LOL!

I have used another one of my Fav. Images from the

"COWGIRLUP DIGITAL STAMP RANCH"

Isn't Angela just Gorgeous!

For my PIMP'N BLING I have used shiny Blingy Papers!

Roses by Wild Orchid

A Gold Heart Charm

Gold Metalic Elastic

Turquoise Ribbon

and Bling Gems

Hop on over to "SWEET STAMPIN"

and join in the PIMP Challenge!

This will be my last week as a DT for SS to admire your entires!

So I really hope that you all enter this week!

See you all there!

I am enterinf this card in the following challenges..........

The Creative Cottage ~ Blooming Charming

C.R.A.F.T Challenge ~ Blue and Green

HUGS!

Rach ~ Queen La Rubba