Rachel's Cards and Crafts

This is the necklace, earings and memory wire bracelet I made at the Craftaganza using the Knotted Cord and Memory Wire Kit from Beaders Companion . You cn get this Kit in Teal (mine), Purple (which I also have but haven't made yet!!), Brown and Green. Sorry the picture's not the best. I didn't have a display bust. This Kit is excellent to use and the beads are wonderful, each bead is hand made, and has been hand picked from India when Sarah and Sara had a trip ove there. The kit gives excellent instructions as to how you can make the projects. But as we found out at the Craftaganza everyone can make different and unique projects. Hope you like it and why not pop over to Beader's Companion to have a look at all of the lovely beads. Happy Crafting Rachel

Here's a few more cards I have made and didn't get blogged.

Hi all. Here's some more Tatty Teddy Cards I made and didn't get around to blogging. Hope you like them. I just love Tatty Teddy!!! xx Hugs Rachel xx

Here's a few cards I have made using the Humprey Corner Christmas CD from Crafter's Companion. I think Humprey is just adorable. Like I say these are made using the Card Companions section on the cd.I have a few more printed out but haven't made them up yet. I will add these ones when I have finished them. But for now here's the ones I have done so far. Thanks for stopping by again xxx Rachel xxx

For this card I have made a stepper card for the base. I have printed a backing paper from the Cute Companions Christmas Collection CD. I have matted this onto some blue card onto each of the sections rounding the corners. I stamped one of the bauble images and coloured using copics. I then cut oit out using a nestie and sprayed with spray and sparkle and spray and shine to give a glass like look. I matted this onto a silver nesie shape and before sticking the panel don attached some ribbon to the back. The bauble hangs loose. I finished off with a ribbon bow. I have also added a snowflake gain created on the cuttlebug and added a jewelled brad. I have attached a couple of sentiments to the card. xx Rachel xx 

Here's a few Snowman cards I made in September using My Crafter's Companion Snowman and Walking in the air CD's. Just didn't get round to blogging. For this first card I have used a Papermania Scalloped edge 8x8" base card. I have matted a BP from the Snowman CD onto some Mirror card. The topper is printed onto some whiten linen card and I have matted this onto some teal blue card stock. The image has be decoupaged and I have added some irredesent spray and sparkle. I have finished the card with some ribbon, snoflakes and a peel off greeting. Again for this card I have used a papermania scalloped edge card base. Matted the packing paper onto some teal car and then mirror card. I have rounded each of these corners with my corner punch. Again the snowman is printed onto some linen card and then decoupaged up. I have matted this onto teal card again and added stickles gliter to The Snowman. I have created a snowflake usinng my cuttlebug with silver mirro

Hi Today (well actually it was yesterday as it's now after midnight) I have been decorating some candles with various images which I printed onto tissue paper and then melted these onto the candle.  I have also decorated these with stickles and ribbon. These are for a stall we are having in the morning at Wansbeck Hospital raising funds for the Special Care Baby Unit. Here's the first ones, I have used my Forever Friends CD from DoCrafts for these images. These next Candles I have used the Flower Fairies Christmas Tree and Holly CD from Crafter's Companion. These images are from the Rachael Hale CD Furry Friends by Joanna Sheen The next four are from Debbi Moore's Glitter and Glitz  Magical CD These images are from Crafter's Companion Walking in the Air Snowman CD Random images from My Craft Studio CD's Tatty Teddy Everyday CD from DoCrafts Hope you like my candles, sorry some of the photos aren't the

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, which means over on Lilly of The Valley, the 12 days of Christmas event starts tomorrow!! So please do pop back here every day as there will be a give away each day for the next 12 days with an amazing grand prize up for grabs on the last day, you won't want to miss it!!

My niece was looking at the card in my previous post and decided she wanted to make one for her Mammy for Christmas. She wanted a chirstmas tree so we looked through my Tatty Teddy CD and she choose one of the images. Next Sophie ran the individual sections through the Grand Calibur. She then stuck the sections together. Then here's her with the completed card. The finished card I think you will all agree she has done a grand job for being 3 xxxx Hugs Rachel and Sophie xxxx

Well I bet you all thought I had vanished off the face of the earth as I have been a naughty blogger again. I have been busy making Jewellery as well as having a change of Jobs so haven't had much chance for card making and now I am in a panic as I still have loads of christmas cards to make. Well here's christmas card number 20!! I will pop back sometime to upload cards 3-19 as so far this is only the 3rd christmas card I have posted. So here it is: I have used my swalk Kisses from heavan stamp and coloured with promarkers and copics. I am quite pleased with the colouring but not 100% happy as I know one can achieve better colouring finishes after having had a play with Spectrum Noir pens from Crafter's Companion at the craftaganza this weekend. I must get these pens for my collection as it is much more cost effective than copics and promarkers and I love the fact they are in the colou sets so you get the colours that blend more effectively. I sometimes struggle to

Well had a rewrite of my christmas card list and it's actually 81 Christmas Cards I need!!!! Well I have 3 months so thats a minimum of 28 a month. Hopefully I will be organised better than the last 2 years!!! Just need to get my head in a better place and I may get there!!! Now thats a challenge in itself. 16.9.11 - Actually just realised I had missed some people off my list - I know very naughty!!! It's actually 90 cards I need xx 13 down - 77 to go!!!!

Well this is Chrsitmas Card Number 2 for 2011!! How cute is this topper? I just love Tatty Teddy!! All of the elements and papers are from the Me to You Winter Wonderland Range, Brads from Do Crafts Papermania and Card is from my stash. ****** Rachel ******

I thought I would make a start at my christmas cards for 2011!!! This is card number 1 of 60!!! I have been feeling a bit down lately as have had a hard year with alot of things happening, so decided to do a bit crafting today to try and make myself feel a bit better. It has worked a little bit but wish I could feel alot better. I haven't done hardly any crafting this year as you can see from my blog but I am changing that starting today and aim to make at least 3 cards a week for the rest of the year. I will have to saying I have another 59 christmas cards to do!!! Right then onto my card. This one is for the Sketch and Stash Challenge #70 - Fee Choice Sketch . We could choose any of the sketches from their catalogue, so here's the one I choose. Sketch no. 12: And here's my card. I have used my new Me to You Christmas Collection for this card. How cute is this topper? I just love Tatty Teddy. Recipe: Papers - Me to You 6x6 Glittered Paper Pack, Winter Wonderland Topp