Rachel's Cards and Crafts

Hi all well I've definitely been a naughty blogger this year. My aim at the beginning of the year was to blog more. Has that happened? Well I think we all know the answer to that one is a definite no!! 22nd February since my last blog and were now 22nd August. A full six months has past without a single blog. That just won't do!!!  Must try better!  Must try better! Must try better! Must try better! Must try better! Must try better! Must try better! Must try better! Must try better! Well to get the ball rolling I'm starting making my Christmas cards. Here's a quick one I made yesterday with my lili of the valley art pad and paper pad. I have used distress ink to give that more vintage look.  The base card is made using my new crafts too side stepper die. I just love how quick it is to use!! Well I have a bit of crafty time this morning and this evening so my aim is to make at least 3 Christmas cards. Wish me good luck.  Take care al...

Hi all This is a card I have just finished for an order. It's a special 50th Birthday Mam card.  I've got to say I'm pleased with how it has turned out.  I have used Crafters Companion Spectrum Noir Pens and Pencils to colour the image.  Card Recipe Crafter's Companion Black and Purple Centura Pearl Card Sherri Baldy Bestie Image Barely Mine Extreme cd - backing papers and insert Gems and glitter White hammered card stock Embosillicious Regancy Swirls folder  Chipboard numbers Glossy accents Flower Lace Pink Gem Happy Birthday Mam Round Sentiment Digi Star Dust Stickles Dusty Concord Distress Ink Various Dies Crystal embelishments Feathers   Challenge Entries Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - #108 Sketch   The Stamping Boutique Challenge - #5 Die or Punch Crafty Girls Challenge - #12 Anything Goes Delightful Challenges - Add a Flourish (on backing paper and embossed card) Crafty Ribbons ...

Hi all this is the card I made yesterday for my niece for her birthday. It's my first BeBunni make. I just love this cute character.   Here’s the Sketch I followed     Recipe   Crafter’s Companion BeBunni everyday papercraft CD Silver Mirror Card Ribbon Craft Creations Peel off Sentiment Gems   Challenge Entries   I am entering this card into the following challenges   Craft-Dee Bowz – Handmade Bow, Anything Goes January Challenge Card Mania Challenge - #38 Anything Goes Artistic Inspiration - #75 Anything Goes – Ribbon I Heart Card Sketch - #50   Well thanks once again for stopping by   xx Hugs Rachel xx

Hi all well I've been busy the past week making my first DT samples for Beader's Companion. Can't wait to share them with you all. It will be the back end of February probably before I can show you them.  I've got more crafty plans for tomorrow so I will be back to share with you what I have made. Take care for now.  Hugs Rachel xx

Hi all I’m back today to share with you a card I have made for the My Bestie Decoupage DT Call. Julie has a DT call over on her blog she is looking for a team of four to showcase the brand new Sherri Baldy My Besties 3D Decoupage Sheets when they are released. Well I just love cute Besties and couldn’t resist making a card for the Call. So here it is Now I don’t know about you but I think that this decoupage image is just so cute, I love the adorable expression on her face. Here’s a side view of the decoupage   Card Recipe Image – My Bestie Decoupage, Sherri Baldy Cardstock – Paper Mill Direct Buff and Turquoise, Crafter’s Companion Neenah Solar White Ribbon – Stash Sentiment – Lili of the Valley Dies – Marrianne, spelbinders Papers – Digital from PC Rhinestone Cluster – Chloe’s Creative Cards Stickles – Turquoise   Another view of my Card     Challenges I would like to enter this card into the following challenges: DT Call for the New Best...

Hi all Happy New Year. Well hope you are all well. I’ve had a busy few months and haven’t been blogging much again which is very naughty I know. Also I sometimes forgot to take photos of my cards to blog and post on facebook. Well I am here today to share a card I made for my Mother for her birthday. Some of you may have seen my card on Facebook as I did post on there on Monday. I have used the Crafter’s Companion Fairy Poppets CD and Die Cut Decoupage. I have also made some flowers using the Die’sire Blissful die. Finally I added details with ribbon and gems   Thanks for stopping by   Hugs Rachel

  Ooh I can’t believe it. Just been onto ABC Challenge and found out that I have been chosen as the Top 5 for my Footie Mad Card I made for their Z is for Zebra. I can now proudly display their Top 5 Badge on my blog!!!! Well best go now, happy crafting all Hugs x Rachel x

Hi again Today’s card is a card I made for my Brother-In-Law’s Birthday Yesterday. He is a Sunderland Fan and therefore I wanted to make a card with a football theme. I found this perfect Kenny K digital Stamp to colour, it’s called Anime Soccer . I have used my spectrum Noir Pens to colour it. I wanted to try to create more depth and shading to the image and I hope you feel I have created it as I am quite pleased with it!!! The Colours Used are: Face – FS4, FS6, FS8, TN2, TN3, CR3, EB5 Hair – GB1, GB8, EB1, EB3, EB5 Shirt - DR5, DR7, CR8, CR11, IG1, IG2, Blender Jeans – BGR1, BGR2, BG3, BGR4, BGR5 Hat - DR5, DR7, CR8, CR11, BGR1, BGR2, BGR3, BGR4, BGR5 Boots – DR5, DR7, CR8, CR11, IG1, IG2, IG4, IG6, IG7, IG8, IG10, Blender Outline/Shadow – BG1, BG2, BG3, Blender Here’s the full card   I have created a backing paper using Craft Artist 2 form the ball of the image. The Red and White Striped Backing Paper is a Nitwit digital download . I have...

  Hi all sorry I haven’t been blogging again lately. I have been busy in the world of crafting though making lots of cards and Jewellery etc for orders and my charity stall. You can find some of the things I have been making the past month on my Facebook Page .   Today I would like to share with you a card I have been making yesterday and this morning. The post title is called ‘a few firsts’ this is because I have used a few items for the first time on this card. The first ‘first’ is I have coloured this beautiful digi-stamp from Sherri Baldy . It’s the first of her digi-stamps I have colured and I am pleased with the result. I just love these big eye characters. Of course I have used my Spectrum Noir Pens to colour the image. The Colours I used are: FS2, FS6, TN2, PP2, PP3, PP4, PP5, IB1, IB2, IB3, IG1, IG2, IG3, IG6 and the Blender Pen.   Here’s the full card. I’m loving how it has turned out.   Right then for the second ‘first’ I have used the Joy...

  Hi all I had a great night last night. We went out for a meal and few drinks to celebrate Gail and My 31st Birthdays. It was Gail’s birthday on the 7th and it’s mine on the 18th so we decided to have a combined celebration.   I made her a card and necklace and gave these to her last night. She loved them both.   This is the card I made using Katy Sue Designs and House of Zandra Fabulous Fashion CD .   This is the first card I have made using this cd. I have been wanting it for a while but eventually got it at The Great Northern Papercrafts Show last Sunday. I am really pleased with the results and Gail and the rest of the girls thought it was Fab too which I was pleased about.   Recipe   Papers and Topper – Katy Sue Designs and House of Zandra Fabulous Fashion CD Printing Card and Paper – House of Zandra Cream Paper and Card Pack Base Card - Cream Pearl Cardstock Mats – Burgundy Card From Paper Mill Direct Ribbon – Stash Glaze – Ranger G...

Hi all This week I have been having fun making cards with Sparkle Medium. It was a new buy at the Great Northern Papercrafts Extravaganza at Harrogate. Sparkle Medium is a glitter and paint mix which you can use with stencils, diecuts, or to create glitter paper and more. It’s made by Imagination Crafts . Here’s the cards I have been making. The products I have used to make these are: Sparkle Medium by Imagination Crafts Various Stencils by Imagination Crafts Crafter’s Companion Spray and Sparkle Crafter’s Companion Centura Pearl Card Silver and Gold Mirror Card Various Coloured Card Core’dinations Ribbon Ribbon Slider Snowflake Crafter’s Companion Die’sire Die – Magic Mirror Marianne Designs Snowflakes and Merry Christmas Dies Spellbinders Ponsettia Die set Distess Ink Gems Glitter Card Woodware Inverted Corner Punch Acetate   Hope you like these. Hope to blog again this weekend   Thanks for stopping by

Hi all sorry I haven’t blogged for a bit but back again to share with you a creation I have made this week. It’s a Memory Wire Bracelet and coordinating gift box. I have used Rhinestone Beads, 6mm AB Crystal Bicones, 4mm silver pearls, Turquoise Silverlined disk and round beads, and shamballa heart beads on the pendants. I love memeory wire bracelets as they can be universal size to fit a range of wrist sizes. This bracelet is very sparkly in real life. I just love it.   Here’s the coordinating gift box. The base of the box has been made using the Crafter’s Companion Boxer Board for the Ultimate Pro and Centura Pearl Snow White Card stock. The flower was made using the Large and Small Rose, and leaf 1 Die’sire Dies from Crafter’s Companion. I embossed some Core’dinations cardstock using the a4 Embossing Folder which was inclusive with the Ebosser. I then cut two large rose and two small rose pieces from this, then used the sand it gadget to distress the embossing. Aft...

Hi all doesn't the new launch from Craters Companion look fab!!! Leann has a giveaway on her blog to win all 12 of the stamps. Why not click on the below link to join in. http://leannchiverscraft.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/makey-bakey-mice-give-away/#comment-3499 Good luck all xxx

Hi all, I hope you are all well. I’m back today with another Scheduled post, this time to show you a card I made for my Cousin for his Birthday using the Need for Speed Digital Stamp from Kenny K. This is the first Kenny K Digital stamp I have coloured and I must say I do like it. I think I may have to get some more in the future. Again I have coloured the image using my Spectrum Noir pens and then have added Glossy Accents to the Car and Eyes to give that glazed, shiny effect. The colour of the car changed slightly when adding the Glossy Accents for some reason. Luckily the image still looked ok otherwise I wouldn’t have been a happy bunny!!! The Colours I have used are: Character: FS2, FS4, TN2, IG1, Blender, PP6, CR5, CR7, EB5, EB8, TN7, TN5, TB2, TB3 Car – PP6, DR2, DR3, DR6, OR2, OR3, CT4, GB3, IG6, IG7, IG8, IG10 Outline: IG1, IG2 Peel off Sentiment and Gems: True Black   Here’s a close up of the coloured image   Recipe   Card Stock – Orange, Black...

  Hi all back again with  another scheduled post. This time for my Cousin’s Birthday. I made this card back in mid July. I have used a Saturated Canary Digi Stamp. I love the summer feel of this image. I hadn’t done any colouring with my Spectrum Noir Pens for quite some time before colouring this image and I’ve got to say I am quite pleased with the results.     I have used the following colours Skin – FS4, TN2, TN3, CR5, Lips - CR7, CR8 Eyes - IG1, EB5 (also some glossy accents ) Hair – TN3, TN5, EB 3, EB5 Ice cream – CR3, CR4, CR6, CR9, TN2, TN3 Bikini – IB1, IB2, BT7, Blender   Here’s the completed card     Recipe   8x8 Scalloped card base Kraft Card – Papermania Turquoise card – stash Backing Paper – Stash Stamp – Lili of the Valley Sentiments Ribbon – Stash Digi Stamp – Saturated Canary - Smokin Hot Marianne and Spellbinders dies Gems – the ribbon box – coloured with BT7 Spectrum Noir Xcut inverted corner pu...

Hi all back again, this time to share with you a Thank You card I have made using the Angelica and Friends Range from Crafter’s Companion . I have used the Mariella stamp and coloured using my Spectrum Noir Pens. The Colours I have used are: Dress - IB1, IB2, IB3, BT8, Blender Flowers and Grass - CT1, CT2, CT4, LG4, LG5 Skin - FS2, F4, TN2, FS8 Hair – TN2, TN4, TN7 Wings – IB1 Sky Outline – TB1 Card Recipe Core’dinations – Crafter’s Companion Scalloped 6x6 card base Spectrum Noir Pens – Crafter’s Companion Neenah Card – Crafter’s Companion Embossalicious 6x6 folder Floral Frenzy – Crafter’s Companion Snow White Centura Pearl Cardstock Silver – Crafter’s Companion Butterfly Embellishment - Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch Ribbon – Stash Gem’s – The Ribbon Box (coloured with Spectrum Noir BT8) Spray and Sparkle Iridescent – Crafter’s Companion Glammor Dust I also made another 7 cards using this stamp in various other colour ways...

Hi all I'm sorry I haven't been around for a long time. Unfortunately I have had quite alot going on in my personal life since February and just haven't been crafting until the past few weeks.  For my first post I would like to share with you all a card and some Jewellery I made for my sister for her birthday today. I have scheduled this post as I didn't want her to see the before I had given them to her. By now she should have opened them. Here's the card I made.   I am really pleased with this card. I don't use many distressing ink techniques and loved the effect I managed to create. Recipe Tim Holtz Distress ink - Dusty Concord Versafine - Onxy Black Emboss Clear ink Wow Embossing Powder - Black Glint Regular Sheena Douglass A little Bit Scenic Stamp Set - Flying Colours , & Silhouette Grass Black Cardstock White cardstock Scalloped 8x8 card base Black lace flower ribbon – Wild Orchid Crafts Now f...

  Hi all well have you seen some of the girls sneak peaks for the newest launch from Crafter’s Companion ? It’s the Crisalis Classics addition to the paintbox poppets range from Artist Christine Haworth. It will be the POW on Friday so don’t forget to tune into Create and Craft .   I have a co-ordinating set to show you for my first sneak peak. First a card and box using one of the topper sheets, a sentiment, embellishments and epiphany elements from the CD.     I have used a backing paper and insert from the original paintbox poppets CD.     Card Box     Card and box together     Next I created a matching bubbly gift.     The complete set     Recipe   Crisalis Classics CD from Crafter’s Companion Satin Finish Printer Paper from Crafter’s Companion Light Printable card Crafter’s Companion Epiphany Rounds 14 punch and bubble Martha Stewart Punch around the page punch Gold Pea...

  Hi all   Hope you are well.   I’m here today to share with you my DT card for the Crafter’s Companion Monthly Challenge Blog     This card is for my husband for Valentines Day today.   I have used the Everyday in Mulberry Wood CD from Crafter’s Companion for the topper, paper and insert. I have printed the topper onto watercolour cardstock and the papers onto satin finish printable paper.   I have also used one of the new Darice folders which were released on Create and Craft yesterday. This one is the Lips folder. I have embossed red cardstock and then added some gold ink to each of the lips.   I have made a chocolate box ribbon and gems for details.   Thanks for stopping by. Don’t forget to check out the challenge blog for your chance to win a £30 voucher to spend on the Crafter’s Companion website.   So what you waiting for? Go check it out.   Thanks for stopping by  

  Hi all I wanted to share with you some cards I made with 3 of the latest Darice embossing folder launch. Firstly here’s some cards I made with the Grass folder.     I picked out the detail on the embossing with my Spectrum Noir pens. Matted onto some Core’dinations cardstock and gold mirror card. I have added a layer underneath which comprises of a core’dinations base, gold mirror card and ribbon from my stash. I have punched some butterflies out using my Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch . These have 3 layers each. The base card is an 8x8 scalloped card and I have matted onto this some of the Foiled acetate from the Toread Range from Crafter’s Companion . Finally I added a sentiment and some stickles glitter glue.   This card I have used a cream speckled a4 basecard folded into A5. Matted and layered using the smae cardstock and gold mirror card. I have created a embossed panel using the folder and highlighted the grass a bit more using distress ink. Ad...