best laid plans... and all!

Hello bloggers.

On Monday - I was so full of plans - I had intended to make several cards and post them, but those plans went by the wayside, when my temperature shot up and I've ended up with a nasty bout of flu.  I only had the jab last Thursday, but I must have caught the virus around the time I got my shot, when my Harrison brought it home for Nursery on Wednesday! Typical!!!

Anyway, starting to feel more human (although this may have something to do with the constant supply of cold remedies) and have ventured back to my little space while Harrison is at nursery.

I made this one to enter:

Lawnscaping - polka dots (the background is embossed with dots, as are the flowers)
Lili of the valley monthly challenge - pink and white
613 Avenue create - anything goes
Addicted to stamps - make your mark

This is a Lili of the valley image, coloured with promarkers (ivory, vanilla, tan, sandstone, pale blossom, blossom, pastel pink, dusky pink, sorbet, cool grey 3 and 4).  it is on a spotty embossed 8 x 8 card.  layered with flowers, ribbon and diamante pins from my stash, and a tag with sentiment.  Finished with bling and glitter (as most of my cards are!) BTW I experimented around the edge of the die cut to get a matching finish.  Using a blender pen and soaking the edge, I then ran the blossom promarker around, and it has created a soft edge with no harsh lines - quite pleased with that one!!

Thanks so much for stopping by - please leave me a comment (so I know you've been).

Love
Rachael
ps - back to the desk for more creating I think...

Happy 1st Birthday Charley

Hello fellow bloggers!

A rare treat today - I'm off work in lieu for the working the weekend, so after catching up on housework, I have found myself in the craft room once again for some me time...

This first card (I will return later with some more no doubt) is to wish Charley a happy 1st birthday.

I also want to enter this into:

Cutie pie - Little cuties
Crafty little fairies - inspired by a song  (Puppy love)
Addicted to stamps - challenge 71 anything goes

This was created using pink petticoat papers, arranged on craft artist 2 to create the background and the happy birthday sentiment all the way around. I inked the edges using Faded Jeans distress ink
The cute puppy is one of the freebies from 'all dressed up freebies' and I printed the digi stamp and coloured with promarkers.  (Cool aqua, denim, cool grey 1, 3 and 4).  He was cut out and stuck on with pinflair to give the card depth, isn't he cute!!

Back later with some more!
Thanks for stopping by, please leave me a message so I know you've been!
Love Rachael

All dressed up for Autumn

Hello everyone

After another busy weekend at work, I managed to sneak in a little crafty time last night, but by the time I'd finished it was a bit too late (even for me) to complete my blog post - so here it is.

I purchased another 'All dressed up' digi stamp, its the Autumn girls and the are just adorable.

I made this card to enter

All dressed up - Autumn colours or give thanks

Flutterby Wednesday - use brown

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional 'Thank you'

Bearly mine - anything goes

Glitter and Sparkle - Autumn colours

using all digi papers, sentiment and stamp, coloured with promarkers to match the backing paper.  I then used some vintage lace and a punched border, punched 4 butterflies, in two colours and layered, coloured paper flowers to match too. Finished off with stickles on the flowers and pearls

this one is to enter:

CAS(e) this sketch - sketch #53

All dressed up - Autumn colours

Sentimental Sunday - warm and cosy

This one was a sentiment printed onto pearlescent card, with more vintage lace as a border to form the shape for the sketch.  The girl was coloured with promarkers and cut out.  Nice and simple, but doesn't she look cosy!

Hope you like them!, thanks for popping by please leave me a message it always makes my day to receive the emails!

See you soon

Love

Rachael

x

Friday sketch challenge 56

Good morning everyone.

Its time once again for the DT for Friday sketch challenge. I turned the sketch upside down.


this week sponsered by

with a $20 gift certificate.

A few weeks ago - I came across a lovely website with freebies and said I would probably buy some at pay day - well, I did!

They are from 'all dressed up' - its a set of three lovely girls, I only used one on this card.  I actually printed her 5 times, and coloured in various sections to layer her up for dimension, I hope you can see this in the photos!  digi stamp decoupage!!

The frame was cut using two spellbinder dies, and again lifted off the page.  finished with a tag and ribbon.

The backing paper is from pink petticoat and digi printed, and the white was dry embossed.

I'd like to enter this into
Papertake - anything goes
I Love promarkers - all that glitters (the girls underskirt is glittery)
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
CASual Fridays - embossing (dry embossed middle strip)

I hope you like her.  Thanks for stopping by, leave me a message if you have so I know you've been, and good luck with the challenge!

Love
Rachael

zzzz a long week!

Good very early morning!

Firstly I have to apologise for the lack of blogging this week, I haven't had much craft time as I've had to work nights, and the change of shift has upset my body clock.. zzzzzz.  That should now be over with so I can happily return to my sanctuary that is the craft room!

I've made two cards again to enter in several different challenges.

This one is to enter into
Papertake weekly its a sketch this week - ladies I've rotated and added an extra layer - as it was looking a little lost... hope this is ok!
Glitter n sparkle - use leaves - on my flowers at the bottom.
avenue create 613 - anything goes
I love promarkers - anything goes
Cutie pie - bingo - i used (on the diagonal line) Glitter, Ribbon and Flowers)

I used a digi image from 'all dressed up' and coloured the girls to match the patterned backing paper which was from first edition paper pack called 'Isobelle'.  i used a die cut heart border and some ribbon behind, and some vintage lace across the horizontal.  all finished off with flowers and oodles of glitter.

the next card I want to enter into

Sketch and stash  - challenge 124
Creative inspirations - Bingo - i used a stamped image, ribbon, frantage. (i hope digi stamp counts!)

This is using a stamp fairy image, coloured in promarkers and glittered.  using ribbon, lace and a tag.  the presents are a tim holtz die called presents and bows.  Then scattered all around in blue aqua frantage

thanks for stopping by - and welcome to the new followers, it is very much appreciated, as are all the comments from the all the people who stop by to say hello!

I'll try not to leave it so long next week!

Love Rachael

Fridays sketch challenge 55

Good Morning everyone

its time for the latest DT design for Friday Sketch challenge.  I thought I'd have a go at a mans card - they are always more challenging in my opinion, no flowers or glitter!

Hop on over to Friday Sketch Challenge and have a go with this sketch.  This is sponsored by 
Sketch 55 looks like this:


And this was what I made using Watson mouse - they have Sherlock too, how cute!  I actually made two different cards as a couldn't decide, so just for you - here are both of them!

This is the one that on the blog - nice simple Man's card.  the little magnifying glass gave me chance to dust off the glossy accents, and he's great to colour!

I also made this one

Coloured again for a man's card in lovely autumn colours.

hope you like them both, thanks for stopping by - and as I always say, leave me a message so I know you've been!

Love
Rachael

Ballerina

Hello everyone in blog land!

I did say in my earlier blogs that I had a lot to make for October.  its a busy birthday month, with my Brother, Nan, Niece, Son and best friends daughter's birthdays all within two weeks! phew... i have however made them all!

I'm sharing with you the cards made for my Niece and Hannah (who is my best buddies beautiful daughter)  these were both made using a gorgeous freebie I found on http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/  they have some other stunning images on digi - I may have to treat myself on payday!.

the first one I want to enter into

Passion 4 promarkers - things that begin with P.  I used, patterned paper, pearls, pink and promarkers
Bearly mine - sketch
Avenue create 613 - choose your own challenge I used, image, sentiment, sketch (see above), Die cut, paper punch, stickles, pearls, button, ribbon and twine
cards galore - flowers
Allsorts - Ribbons and bows
Joanna Sheen - buttons (a flower shaped button on top of the bow)
Flutterby Wednesday - NO Orange or black but with a butterfly
Creative inspirations - Anything goes

I used the Digi image and re-sized, and printed it along with a pink backing paper on craft artist as well as a sentiment.  i then used a backing paper (I brought it from the Range but I cant remember the name of it...)  I then coloured in the Digi image using my trust promarkers - colours used were
Hair - ivory, vanilla, tan, caramel and shale
skin - almond, blush, sunkissed pink
dress - pale blossom, blossom, pink sorbet, rose pink, cool grey 3 and 4
i then paper punched  the butterflies and glittered them, it was then assembled using a cream ribbon (also coloured with blossom promarker), tied a bow with it and the twine, die cut the tag (a freebie from a card magazine i brought today - woo hoo!)  on top of this bow i stuck a flower shaped button, and a pearl on top of that.  finished with some well placed pearls and flowers.

The next card was the same image, but this time assembled for a simple look on craft artist.  It was then printed out and coloured with the same promarkers as above.

I want to enter this one into
Daring Card makers  - digital

All very pink a girly today!

Happy birthday Camille and Hannah!!

thanks so much for dropping in - and welcome the new followers!  leave me a message if you stop by so I know you've been
Lots of love
Rachael
x

Age is just a number...

Good evening everyone.

just sitting down to find a few minutes to blog after a lovely meal with my whole family to celebrate my Nans 80th birthday (although her badge said 50!)  poor waitress - a table of 22...

As I've made them I thought I'd share my Nan's two cards, one from me and the other from Harrison.  He calls her G Nan as that's what she wrote one year on his present label because it was too small to write Great Nanny Hammond! she refused her age to be mentioned - hence no numbers on either but they were made for an extra special lady on a very special birthday.

I want to enter this one into

LoTV monthly challenge - anything goes
ABC - xtra special
http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - Pinktober
http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/  #108 - anything goes

I stamped the Lotv image an coloured using Promarkers and die cut her out (not sure the make of this die though!)  I then layered paper with kraft paper and distress all the edges using tea dye, used Washi tape, lace and a textured florist ribbon to layer up, along with a die cut butterflies and some flags (all distressed with tea dye too)  finished with a stamped tag and sentiment, flowers and stickles

The next one - I want to enter into
http://www.fashionablestampingchallenges.com/ - Make a card
apologies about the photo - the pearlescent card was very difficult to photograph without the glare!

This was stamped using Magestix bird and birdhouse stamp set, using various colour of Memento Dew drop inks.  finished with a lovely purple/pink ribbon

Thanks so much for dropping in - please leave me a comment so I know you've been. 
Love
Rachael

Two more for Christmas!

Good evening everyone.  Well there goes another weekend, Why do they go so quickly compared to Mondays that  drag on and on and on!

The miserable weather and dark mornings don't help though do they - bring back Summer I say!

I'm currently tucked up in my craft room at my desk adjacent to the radiator with large Baileys in hand and thought I'd post a couple of things I've made.  I have a whole long list of more to make though - including my dear Nan's 80th birthday card. 

Two more separate challenges.  Please scroll down for CAS-ual Fridays and ABC Challenge.

But first I thought I'd dig out those pink Christmas papers again that I've used before and make a really girly Christmas card, but in non-traditional colours.

The stamp was from the stamp fairy, and I coloured her in promarkers to match the card.  I used black card to matt and layer and a spellbinder die for the flourish.  I used 3 paper flowers and coloured them in promarkers to match the image, double tied a bow for behind, and used another die for the and flourish (I think this is a cheery Lynne one - but can't quite remember so please don't quote me on that!).  The sentiment was a wooden one, stamped with Versamark and embossed with heat it up black sparkle embossing powder and the card finished with a small amount of black stickles

This is to enter:
613 Avenue create Challenge #41 anything goes with layers
Sketch and Stash Challenge 123 - sketch (I have angled the layers but only slightly - hope this is ok..)
Christmas card challenges - Challenge #46 using pink

I  would like to enter the following card into
ABC challenge W is for words.
CAS-ual Fridays CCFC 117 - in stitches (on the ribbon)

 I die cut a circle, then drew feint lines in pencil so I could align the sentiments.  I them stamped (firstly in red) then in black.  The image is another stamp fairy one, coloured in promarkers.  I then stapled a ribbon with stitching on the side.

Thank you once again for taking time out to stop by and read, please leave me a comment so I know you've been
Warmest hugs in the autumn chill

Rachael
x

Friday Sketch Challenge's newest DT member!

OMG - I am so delighted to announce that I have been chosen to become a Design Team member for the Friday Sketch Challenge.

Each week I'll be posting my entry for the DT, I can't tell you how excited I am!

Heres my first post.

Using a stamp fairy digi image (I just love that cute dog!) - I coloured it with promarkers.

I then used background papers that came free with a magazine a few months ago (free stuff is always the best!). I die cut the image and mounted on paper from the same pack and put a lace edge around the image.  I used a doily for the semi circle along with more paper from the pack, gems for the two corners and then used flowers from my stash.  The sentiment was from the banner collection at Marianne dies.

and here it is - my first DT entry!

woo hoo - so excited, please pop over and check out the weekly challenge!

Rachael
xx