Rachel's Cards and Crafts

Well here is another order. The lady wanted a Chelsea Football Club card for her Grandson's 13th Birthday. I found a logo on the internet and made a backing paper using 3d2 card builder. I then decoupaged the logo when placing on the card.

These cards are for some orders I have had recently. The first one is for a 50th birthday and the lady was wanting a hot air balloon ride for her birthday so I was asked to make a card with decoupage. These next 4 cards I have made are all christening cards. The first one is made using a decoupage I had downloaded onto my computer and the backing paper is from cuddly buddly pink patchwork papers which I adjusted the colour slightly. The next 3 I have used the Hallmark Greetings Card Delux which i am loving as you can make simple cards and then jazz them up a bit. The first two of theese I have decoupaged slightly with one layer and added ribbons and jems. The third I have used the panel and then used one of the backing papers from Joanna Sheen's Baby Love cd rom.

This is my card entry for Sketch Saturday: Sketch #37 . I have used a bella stamped image which is coloured with watercolour pencils. The backing papers are from Scrapbooking Mad Shabby Rose Collection. Card stock, peel off greeting and brads from my stash.

Here's my attempt at the Friday Sketchers challenge for this week. I have used a penny black stamped image and coloured this with pencils. This has then been matted onto orange card stock and I have used papers from Shabby Princess. I have embellished with flowers, sentiment and brads from my stash.

This is the card I have made my mam for her birthday tomorrow. I have used the Keepsake Tall Stories board for the embossing. The backing papers I have printed from the Crafters Companion Cute Companions cdrom onto pearl card.

Here are a few xmas cards I have been working on over the past few days.

This is the card I have made using Wendy's Sketch no 23 from Crafters Companion Forum. I have used a Penny Black Stamped image and coloured it with pencils and blended with Sansodor. The papers are from Shabby Princess and I have matted these onto silver foil card. Thanks for looking Rachel xx

This is the card I have made for the CPS #77 Challenge . I have used a strip of the new Papermania Naughty and Nice 2"x12" paper pack and cut into 2" squares, matted these onto silver holographic card. Then used a simple white card stock. The ribbon is from dovecraft and the silver greeting is from Anitas. I quite like this card as it is simple but I think it works quite well. Rachel xxx

This is the card I have made for two challenges. Penny Black Challenge 10 - Ribbons ABC - E for Embelishments I have used a Penny Black stamped image and coloured with pencils. The paper is from Scrapbookingmad's Shabby Rose Cd. The flower embelishments are from Prima, ribbon from dovecrafts and sentiment embelishment from Papermania. Thanks for looking Rachel xxx

I have made this card using the new Crafters Companion Occassions cd. It is a double pop out gatefold card like in the tutorial. I have printed the topper onto pearl card and used pink pearl card as the base card stock.

Hi a few people have been asking for a tutorial on how I made my card for the crafters companion challenege 21. I have made a tutorial and this is on the crafters companion website. Click here if you would like to see the instructions. Thanks Rachel xxx

This is the card I have made for my sister's boyfriend. His boss is getting married and she asked me to make this card for him. The colour scheme of the wedding is brown, orange and cream. At first I didn't have a clue what to make but I am actually pleased with the way it has turned out. I have used the Crafters Companion Love CD1 and Everyday CD1 for the papers, alphabet and topper. I also used the Glitter Girls Majestic Board for the base to the topper. This card is a Triangular Tri-fold card it measures 21cm square when closed. Thanks to Von for the brilliant instructions on how to make this card. I have made a box for the card and also wrapped the card in parchment to make it look a bit classy.

I was asked to make this card as the lady saw the last one I had made and loved it. It is very similar to the last one like this I made but have changed it ever so slightly. She was over the moon with it.

This is a card I have made for the crafters companion sketch challenge this week #21. I am also going to enter it into a Competition a lady I know is hosting. For this competition we had to make a female birthday card. I have used the Crafters Companion Cute Companion cd rom for the paper, insert and paper ribbon strip. I used some white card stock for the base, pink and silver mirror board for matting and layering. The ribbons I have used are from dovecraft. To finish the card I have used craft creations peel offs.

This card is for an order I have been given. The lady wanted a card with an In the Night Garden theme and Igglepiggle for her Grandson. I found images on the internet and decoupaged the bottom pannel and added peel offs to this. Igglepiggle has been mounted onto white card which I have embossed using my dotty folder in my cuttlebug and then matted this onto co-ordinating blue card stock. The base card was from my cardstock stash which I have made a 21cm square card with. I then added peel off stars to finish the card off. Thanks for looking Hugs Rachel

I have decided to combine two challenges for this card. Cute Card Thursday Challenge 20 - Things That Grow CPS #75 The card itself is 21x21cm. I have used a penny black stamped image and coloured this with pencils and blended with Sansodor. The image is then matted onto gold mirror card. The papers I have used are from the Shabby Princess Promise collection free download. I have then added an embelishment which reads 'you fill my life with whole bunches of love' and some heart gems.

This is my attempt at the Sketch Saturday challenge for this week. The stamped image is coloured with pencils and blended with sansodor. The papers are from shabby princess free downloads. I have used a crafters companion stamp for the birthday wishes sentiment and added a paper flower and brad. Hugs Rachel xxx

This is the card I have made for this weeks Penny Black Challenge . I have colured the image with coloured pencils and blended with sansodor. The backing papers are from the Shabby Princess Harvest Spice download and the happy birthday sentiment which I have stamped onto cardstock is from Cuddly Buddly. Thanks for looking. Rachel xxx

This is the card I have made for the daring card makers mid week challenge . The brief was to make a wedding card using bright clours and not traditional whites, creams and silver. I decided to use a bella image for mine. Coloured it with pencils and blended with sansodor. I used a funky fairy download paper and coordinating blue cards which i ran through my cuttlebug and dotty folder. I then added ribbon detail and on your wedding day peel of greeting.

This is a card I sent Von from the Crafters Companion Forum as I couldn't resist after a comment she left for me on some of my cards. She said they looked sweet and a bit like cookies if they had been brown. The backing paper and image are from Robert Adams Sugar and Spice CD Rom. I took the image of the bear into 3d2 Card Builder and made it into a pyramiage. I think this is a very cute, cuddly sweet card. Hope you like Rachel xx