Mothers Day

Hiya

Todays card is for my mum for mothers day. She was in the room when i was making it, but i don't think she saw it... hopefully!

Papers from papermania capsule collection, Daisy image coloured with promarkers, roses made similar to in my tut, computer generated sentiment, anitas gems flourishes, x-cut punched flowers, lace from stash coloured with promarker to match, everything else from stash. Oh... and some doodling and faux stitching.

I'm entering in these challenges:
Sunday Sketch and Stamp - Sketch
CRAFT - ribbons and sparkle
Magical Crafts - something for mum
Secret Crafter - Stitching
Crafty Creations - Dimension
Cute Card Thursday - ribbon-tastic
Creative Inspirations - Monochrome
Pile it on - lucky me (i'm lucky to have such a fab mum to make a card for)
Totally Gorgeous - its for you mum!
Kaboodle Doodles - Fancy Folds
Everybody Art - Easel Card
Paperplay - for a mother
Stamp Something - designer paper(s), ribbon(s), buttons(s)
Allsorts- mothers day
Quirky Crafts - cute
Lexis Creations - Anything Goes
Clearly I Stamp - its hip to be square
Stamp, Scarp and doodle Saturdays - Sparkle



Thanks for looking
Rachel xx

Butterfly candle and card

Hey! :)

Todays craftyness is a little matching candle and card set. I bought this gorgeous stamp a couple of weeks ago so I thought i'd better use it. I can't remember the make as i've lost the packaging but i'll find it sometime. For the candle i stamped it onto tissue paper in 'walnut stain' distress ink, and then melted it into the candle. The card is inked (a bit much???) with walnut stain distress, then stamped prima swirls, d'vine swirls embossing folder, woodware punched roses, x-cut punched flowers, pearl string and anitas gems.

I'm entering it in these challenges:

Tuesday Taggers - getting messy hands (sponsered by The Craft Barn)

Lots To Do - use a machine

Sophisticats - Embossing

Creatalicious - create a little something

Now... i thought you might like to see my lil messy corner where i make all my cards :) This is my fave place (apart from the craft shops), where i spend most of my free time and I LOVE IT!!! Behind the desk is mum's bed, cos my desk is in her room, and thats covered with more stuff that i don't have room for, so i lift it on and of the chair when i need to use the desk.

I think i need a tidy.... ahhh well.

Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

Spring

Hi all
Before I show you todays card, I just wanted to say *thankyou so much* to everyone who follows my blog, and leaves comments. Over the past couple of weeks, my followers have gone up so quickly and I don't even have time to visit everyone back, but don't worry I will do soon. Thanks xxNow... onto the card. I've made this for one of mum's friends, who isn't too well at the moment so I hope this cheers her up. The image was sent by a docrafter, coloured with promarkers, MME papers, computer generated sentiment, flowers from stash, flourish made with green anitas gems, x-cut punched butterflies and lots of faux stitching, doodling and distress inks.

I'm entering it in these challenges:
Pile it on - get well soon
Belli - butterflies
Creative card crew - get well soon
Paper cutz - get well soon

One stitch at a time - stitching

Crafty creations - stitching
Saturday spotlight - do the mess around
Your next stamp - Spring colours
Stamp challenges - touch of spring

Thanks for looking
Rachel xx

Award from Hanna

Hiya everyone

I was given this award a while ago by the fab Hanna, but i never got round to posting it, so here it is. Hanna is a very talented 13 year old girl who makes the most gorgeous cards, so please pop over to her blog and i promise you will be amazed. Thankyou Hanna xxx

For this award you have to say 10 things that make you happy. You can see my answers here from last time i got this award.

Now i'm passing it on to:

Nic

Katy

Debbie

Sally

Lesley

Christine

Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

Monochrome again

Hiya everyone

I treated myself to the Craft Stamper magazine this morning and its AMAZING! I've never bought this one before, and it is quite expensive, but it has lots of tips and techniques, aswell as prizedraws and a free gift, so its deffo worth the money. (No connection etc).

I've been playing with the free stamp tonight, and this is what i came up with. The paper is from the monochrome papermania capsule collection, free docrafts sentiment, anitas gems, cardstock and roses from stash.

I'm entering it in these challenges:

Pile it on - let us see flowers

ABC challenge - O is for one paper

Crafty angels - Fantastic flowers

Cupcake craft - keep it simple

Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

Be Who You Want To Be

Hiya

I was planning on doing loads of crafting this half-term, but Mr Mojo decided to have a holiday too, so this is the only thing i've managed to make apart from a huuuuuge mess! The base is half of a ribbon reel, which i was about to throw away, but instead it got attacked with inks :) I covered it with My Minds Eye paper, and then inked it with peeled paint and broken china distress inks. My favourite prima swirl stamp around the edge, dragonfly stamp from another set and alphabet stamps (can't remember makes) Finished with a couple of eyelets, a hanger and a charm.

Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

First go at an album

Hiya

(This is a long post as there's tonnes of pictures)

I've got something quite different to show you today. People who know me, will know how much i love to try out different things. So today i'm showing you my first mini album. I loved making this... it was sooo much fun! I wasn't sure what to put inside, so I just put the first things that came into my head. To say i started it at 2 in the morning when i couldn't sleep, i'm quite happy with how it turned out. Some pages were quite hard to take photos off as I used lots of shimmery embossing powder, so sorry about the dodgy piccies.

The album is cut from a cardboard box, and fastened together with book rings. I did have 3 but managed to loose one... woops! Some pages have patterned papers from my paper cellar wedding pack, and then all are attacked with walnut stain distress inks and splatted with water.

On the front cover i stamped 'My Book' (well that's what it is!) using See d's letter stamps, and then stamped and embossed my gorgeous prima swirl stamp around the edge. Then i went a bit crazy with my x-cut flower punch. lol. Each flower is glittered and with a gem.

On these pages is see d's stamped titles, prima swirl stamp as a tree, and embossed ground.

This page is stamped around the edge with the swirl stamp and then left blank for my family to sign.

Embossed edges, stamped title, green tara flowers, sticker and envelope from stash, with a message from mum... awwwwww! :)

Another page left blank for my friends to sign, and corner stamped with swirl stamp.

Friends page - velum pocket with tag and quote, woodware punched flowers, green tara flowers, everything else from stash.

Swirl stamped border, stamped heading, die cut hearts sent by a docrafter. The opposite page is blank as i havn't decided what to use it for yet.

The back cover is made to look as if it's been accidently sat in water :)

I'm entering it in these challeges:

Tuesday Taggers - Love is all around (love page)

Crafty Creations - Friends (friends pages)

Quixotic Paperie - Tag it (friends page)

Simon Says Stamp - Love (love page)

Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

heart-fly flowers

Good evening everyone

Todays card could be used for lots of things..... wedding, anniversary or anything else so i've called it 'heart-fly flowers' because its got hearts, a butterfly and flowers :).... clever eh!? The background is stamped with my new swirl stamp from prima marketing which i'm in love with and am gonna use loads, cuttlebug embossed panel, nestie and butterfly sent by a docrafter, x-cut punched flowers, pearls, gems and hearts from stash.

I'm entering it in:

Susie's Sassy - hearts and flowers

Stamp with fun - hearts
Die-Cuts-Are-Us - Love

Fussy and Fancy - Dazzle us

Stamptacular Sunday - Love is in the air

My time to craft - Hearts and kisses

Daring Cardmakers - Have a heart

Thanks for looking
Rachel xx

shopping

Hello
Another card using capsule collection papers from me today... sorry about that :P The image is from charmed cards and crafts, coloured with promarkers and paper pieced, roses made with woodware punch, x-cut punched flowers, docrafts free stamp sentiment, anitas gems lace and ribbon from stash.
I'm entering it in these challenges :
Totally gorjuss - Sketch
Lexi's Creations - Spotted or striped
Creative Belli - Ribbons
Creative inspirations - Anyone for Leftovers
Gingersnap Creations - Lace and fibres


Thanks for looking
Rachel xx

shop shop shop!

Hi bloggers

This is another card just to have in my card box, so it doesn't have a sentiment on yet. My mum challenged me to make a flat card that wouldn't cost a fortune to post.... so here it is...with no roses :( The papers are papermania capsule collection-monochrome and red hot, image from charmed cards and crafts coloured with promarkers, green tara flowers coloured with cool grey 4 and poppy promarkers, x-cut retro flower punch and anitas gems.

Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

monochrome

Hiya

I've been having a play today, with some of my new goodies i got on friday. I bought the monochrome caplsule collection papers (papermania) seems as i've been using the others so much, and they're gorgeous! I'm a little bit dissapointed about the colours though. I thought they'd be black and white, but most of them are grey, but they're still lovely.

This card is just one for in my box, so i thought 'just for you' is good to have in. The roses are made using my new woodware punch, cuttlebug d'vine swirls embossing folder, handcut tag with free docrafts stamp, anitas gems and everything else from stash.

I'm entering it in :

ABC Challenge - N is for New

Secret Crafter - Monochrome tones of one colour and white

Thanks for looking

Rachel xx