Rachel's Cards and Crafts

Hi all I thought I would share with you the card I made for my niece for her 5th Birthday on Monday.   She absolutely loves Tinker Bell and has done for years. She even named the rabbits we bought for her last year Tink and Bella.   I couldn’t resist buying her the following Tinker Bell presents from the Disney shop.   She absolutely adores the boots!!!   Well here’s the card I made for her too. I wrote a verse to go inside of the card too, Sophie is so special to me I wanted to show her how much. Your My Special Niece My Special Little Girl, My Special Princess Here on earth without wings I love you so much   I will always be here for you Whenever you need a hug or a kiss I know you will be here for me too I love you so much   You are five today and I want to let you know How much you mean to me I love you so much   So there’s only one thing left to say Happy Birthday Sophie My Special Angel I love you so much   ...

Hi all and welcome to this very exciting blog hop for the launch of the new range from Crafter’s Companion – Angelica and Friend’s which is the 4 Day Deal on Create and Craft this week. To say thank you to you all for hopping there way along everyone’s blogs there is a prize: ONE random commenter on ONE UK team member's blog will win ALL NINE stamp sets in the release (it's a prize worth over £35) You have until Wednesday 6th Feb to leave a comment, winners will be announced on the Crafter’s Companion News blog Thursday 7th February. There are many blogs you need to be hopping over to. If you have come from Taylor’s Blog Your going in the right direction.    Now it’s time for me to share with you my item I have created with this wonderful new range. I have used the stamp Just Like Mum to create a door plaque.      I have painted an MDF base plate with undercoat and primer and then several coats of Pewter Pl...

  Hi all just thought I would share with you a few Godparent thank you cards I have made for an order.     I was asked to make 3 Godfather cards and 2 Godmother cards. The customer wanted the Godfather cards to have blue on and Godmother pink.   Here’s a close up of the Godfather card     And the Godmother     The cards measure 5x7 inches.   If you are interested in placing an order please don’t hesitate to contact me.   Thanks Rachel

  Hi all I’m back again with another sneak peak for you of the new Angelica and Friends Range form Crafter’s Companion .   This time I have another stamped card to show you.     Recipe   Angelica and Friends Stamp – If Friends Were Flowers – Crafter’s Companion Colouring Medium – Spectrum Noir Neenah Card Stock Pink Card – The Paper Mill Embossalicious Folders – 6x6 Petite Dots and 8x8 Grande Dots eBosser Marianne Design Creatables Die – Frame Circle LR0112 Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch Stickles Glitter Glue – Diamond Spray and Sparkle – Iridescent Dovecraft White Grosgrain ribbon – colour matched using Spectrum Noir GT3 White 8x8 Scalloped Card Base Carl Corner Butterfly Punch   Woodware Inverted Corner Punch   Thanks for stopping by and having a look at my post.   Don’t forget to tune in at 8am UK Time tomorrow to watch the launch of the 4 day deal over on Create and Craft .   Thanks Rachel xxxxx

Hi all well i’m so excited. Today is the launch of the new challenge blog Beading Friends Forever . There will be a new challenge set every month. I am so proud to have been asked by Marcea to be a member of the Design Team!!!! It's wonderful to announce that the challenge blog is being sponsored by  This month they are offering a £15 voucher to be spent on their website to one lucky winner which will be chosen at random. This month we have two options. The first one is anything goes. Here’s my piece. This necklace has been created using the basic spiral rope pattern but buy adding extra beads and then at the end going back through the drops a totally different effect can be created. Recipe Size 9 Seed Beads Size 8 Seed Beads Size 11 Seed Beads Size 10 Triangles 3.4 Miyuki Drops Magnetic Clasp (From Beads Direct ) Fireline The second part of the challenge is to follow a tutorial of the Hugs and Kisses Bracelet . I love the ef...

  Hi all well I have another sneaky peak of the wonderful Angelica and Friends Range from Crafter’s Companion . I must say I’m in love with this range!!!!   Here’s a canvas picture I have create     I have distressed the edges of the frame and backing paper. Added a ribbon element from the cd. The images is one of the toppers from the CD. Once I had complete the picture I sprayed the complete item with silver Spray and Sparkle .   Recipe 20x20 Canvas from Wilkinson’s Angelica and Friends CD Gems – Kaiser Scrapbook Spray and sparkle Glass decorative drop spray – stash Dusty Concord Distress Ink Glossy Accents   Now don’t forget the range launches at 8am on Monday over on Create and Craft . P.s. Keep an eye on the Crafter’s Companion News blog for something exciting!!!   That’s it for now all. Thanks for stopping by as always xxx Rachel xxx

Ooh just installed the blogger app on my phone. Testing out to see if post works. Here's a picture of my chocolate lab Bailey. She's just perfect xxxx

Hi all I’ve been working on a few sample this past couple of weeks for the next launch for Crafter’s Companion . I just adore this range, it’s called Angelica and Friends. There is a cd, stamps and Hunkydory Papercrafting Kit. This range launches on Monday over on Create and Craft at 8am. Don’t forget to check it out. For now I have a couple of samples to share with you. Stamped image card Recipe Image – Angelica and Friend’s, Time to celebrate Colouring medium – Spectrum Noir pens Neenah cardstock Scalloped 6x6 cardbase Red cardstock – The Paper Mill Backing Paper from Angelica and Friends CD Lace doily and lace from The Ribbon Box Card Companions Card Recipe Card Companions image from Angelica and Friends CD Core’dinations So Mod 12x12 Pad Ribbon – Stash Flower – Wild Orchid Crafts Gems – Wild Orchid Crafts Well I hope you like what you have seen. I will be back tomorrow to share with you some more item’s I have made with the An...

  Hi all like I said in my last post I have been making some more bracelets on a crafty day with my Mam. We both made two each.   I love how yummy these bracelets look. They look fab in pearls and crystals. Will have to have an experiment with different beads sometime.   Well that’s it for now. Bed time for me now.   xxxx Hugs Rachel xxxx

  Hi all I'm back again with another jewellery creation to share with you.     This set is made with teal 8mm and light silver 4mm glass pearl beads. I have also used AB size 11/0 seed beads. The necklace is a choker style and matching bracelet. Both have silver plated lobster clasps and extension chains. I have made a matching pair of earrings too.   I am loving this right angled weave pattern at the moment. I have made a few separate bracelets which I will share with you on another blog post.   Thanks very much for stopping by   Hugs Rachel

Hi all well I’ve another sneak peak of the Blooming A-May-Zing CD for you. Today’s the day to be watching over on Create and Craft at 8pm. They will be doing a world Launch of the CD all the way from CHA!!!!! I have used the toppers section of the CD for my card here. The embossed section I have done using the A4 plate which came with the Ebosser. This card is a quick shaped card which I have printed onto Snow White Centura Pearl Card Gold tone. I printed a one of the design sheets onto the reverse. I also printed an A6 Note paper for the inside with a verse. Embellished with Ribbon – coloured with Spectrum Noir CR9, then added some gems.   Well that’s it again for now. Happy Crafting!!!!

Hi all well i’m back. Blogging going well so far this year!!!! This is the card I have made for My Mother for her birthday. I have used my Meadow Cottage Bears Hunkydory kit from Crafter’s Companion . I have used an 8x8 scalloped base card and made this into an easy easel. I have matted using gold mirror card to coordinate with the foil detailing on the cardstock. As you can see I have created a double bow using some organza ribbon and my Ultimate Pro . I then added some flowers for details through the knot. Then placed some additional flowers above. I decided that this card deserved a lovely box. I created the box using The Boxer Board . I have made it an inch deep. The card stock used for the box was Snow White Accents cardstock . I have embelished using elements from the card kit, flowers, ribbon and a punched Martha Stewart Butterfly. The whole box and card coordinate beautifully. Right then best be off. I will be back later with more Cre...

  Hi all well I’m back to share with you another sneak peak from the wonderful Blooming A-May-Zing CD. This time I have 2 samples for you to look at. Here’s the first This one is an A6 scalloped edge card matted with Core’dinations and one of the pretty design set backing papers printed onto satin finish paper from Crafter’s Companion . The topper is from the elements section on the cd and I have printed this onto printable light card from Crafter’s Companion . I have cut a circle using a spellbinders die and some fancy corners using one of the D-Lites dies from spellbinders. Finally I have added some roses from Wild Orchid Crafts .   The next card is a shaped card.   The main card has been printed onto Watercolour card from Crafter’s Companion . I printed on the reverse of the card a coordinating design from the cd. The insert has been made using printable vellum paper from Crafter’s Companion . I have made a charm using one of the designs in the ephiphan...

Hi all It’s my Mother’s birthday today and I have made her a co-ordinating jewellery set comprising of a bracelet, necklace and earrings.   Here’s the complete set. I have used 8mm, 6mm and 4mm Garnet Crystal Rounds along with AB gold and garnet size 11 seed beads.   The patterns I have used but altered slightly were from Linda’s Beading Designs . These were: Jasmine Bracelet and Roman Necklace   Here’s a close up of the necklace pendant   The Bracelet I am really happy with. Here it is The detail on this bracelet looks very classy. It looks very expensive in the flesh.   Here it is a little closer   And the earrings   The supplies for these items have come from my favourite shop Rosarama Beadcraft .   I have used fireline 8lb in crystal as my stringing material. I love fireline as it is a strong thread however it’s not too thick for when having to weave through the beads multiple times.   Well that’s it for now...

Hi all I just wanted to share with you a few pieces of jewellery I have made recently and some not so recent. I have been a naughty blogger and not shared them with you but I am now. The first one is a peanut spiral. This is made using peanut beads, size 8 seed beads and Accent beads. I have used fireline 8lb crystal as my stringing medium and finished with a bar clasp. This is so quick to make and so effective.   The next is a pearly spiral. I must admit I made this all the way back in November!!! How naughty. This is made using size 11 seed beads, 4mm crystals and pearls. Again I have used fireline 8lb but in smoke this time. I have used wire protectors and a fancy bar clasp to finish.   This next one is a variation of the pearly spiral however I have used 4mm cube beads instead of the pearls and crystals and size 9 seed beads. It’s amazing the different look by just changing the beads.   This next one is a herringbone spiral.   It’s made using size...

Hi all I’m back with another sneak peak from the Blooming A-May-Zing CD from the wonderful Nigel May. This time I’m showing you a card made using one of the six rubber stamps.   Technorati Tags: Nigel May , A-May-Zing , Spectrum Noir , Blooming A-May-Zing   I have used the following Spectrum Noir Pens to colour the image: CR6 CR8 CR9 LG5 JG2 JG3 IG2 I have distressed around the edges using distress ink red brick. The backing papers are from the cd. I have matted onto gold mirror card and used a red base card from The Paper Mill.   Thanks for stopping by Hugs Rachel

Hi all Happy New Year. I have been working on some cards for the newest launch from Nigel’s A-May-Zing Range. Heres a couple of cards I have made. This first card is one of the card companions and a square backing paper on the cd. I have matted with Core’dinations cardstock on a scalloped basecard. Added pearls and a bow for details. I lovely quick card. This card uses a few elements from the cd. Decoupage, Embelishments and backing papers. Again I have used Core’dinations cardstock for the matts. The base card is Snow White Accents cardstock from Crafter’s Companion . Thanks for stopping by Hugs Rachel