Rachel's Cards and Crafts

Hi all, well here’s my card for today. I have used my Beatrix Potter A Winter’s Tale CD from Crafter’s Companion for the Backing Paper and Pyrimage.  It’s an 8” gatefold card base and I have used snow white centura pearl card . The pyrimage is mounted onto a snow white centura pearl and silver mirror scalloped oval which I have cut using my eCraft . I have also cut the Let it snow and snowflake on the eCraft too. To finish these details I have added some Stickles Glitter Glue. For the inside I have printed some more backing paper and an insert. The finishing details make all of the difference. I’m entering this card into Christmas Card Challenges . Right then your probably all wondering what the eventful day has been. Well this morning I slipped on my kitchen laminate and fractured my big toe. It’s very sore. I wasn’t going to go to A&E but after being advised I went. They haven’t been able to strap my toes due to where I have the fracture but have been advis...

Well as I was checking out some of the challenge blogs this morning I came across this sketch over on Sketch Saturday. This sketch in particular is for their design team call . So I thought why not, I may as well have a bash at it. So here it is, I decided to go for the monochrome look. The outside Inside Recipe: Papers and inserts: Crafter's Companion Winter Tales CD Stamp: Crafter's Companion Winter Tales Stamp Set: Christmas Joy Ink: Ink it Up- Metallic Silver Embossing Powder: Crafter's Companion - Silver Ribbon: Black - Dovecraft; Silver - Papermania Bows: from my stash Gems: Artoz 5mm metallic silver Card stock: Black - Paper Mill Shop; Silver Mirror - everycraftsapound.co.uk Sentiment: Printed from PC using StarbabeHmk font

This is what I have been working on this afternoon. I have used the magical Christmas scene and decoupaged it both in for and front view. As I decoupaged the roof tops scene I decided to make a 'box' to house it. I have added folower soft onto the rooftops and sky however the picture doesn't show this up very well. I stamped one of the mice from the last years collection and coloured with watercolour pencils. I have added a stamped greeting and ribbon to embellish also. The base card stock and box are made from gold embossed card and I have also used gold mirror card and a patterned paper from the cd. The inside I have decorated too with the matching insert. I am sure that this year i will be using this cd and stamps to make alot of my christmas cards. Hugs Rachel xx