Jakes card

Hello there! How are you today? I hope you are well and happy. We're good - I had a bit of a low day yesterday - I think its the thought of tomorrows run getting to me - hopefully I'll be better today! We're off to my friend Tina's house for coffee this morning - looking forward to it. Then there's a jumble sale in the institute and we need to go off to the dancing shop to get the girls a new freestyle outfit each. Then the girls will be having a sleepover tonight at my mums - I have to be on the road very early in the morning in time for the run. Good luck mum!!!!

Today i have got a card to share with you I made for my brother in law, Jake. Its his birthday next week - I used a newly acquired stamp from visible image on one of the backgrounds I made using brushos with the clingfilm technique from Craft Stamper magazine in July or august!

I also used a new to me crackle layering stencil from Tim Holtz and the last two colours of distress inks, blueprint sketch and coffee grounds.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

nbus-challenge-5

I have a few more cornish pictures to share with you now these are from our day at St Michaels Mount - it was very windy - quite cold actually - so windy that we couldn't get across to the mount!

We made our own version on the beach instead.

And then went kite flying!

Simple fun on a lovely day!

Big hugs to you and thanks for visiting!

Rachel x

Visible image tin

Hello there! How are you today? I hope you are both well and happy. If not sending you big hugs! We're al good - and ready for a new day! I'm running this morning then this afternoon I'll be setting up for a jumble sale we're having on Saturday for the PTA. I'm not exactly looking forward to it - but one of the committee was very keen so we'll see how it goes!

Today I want to share a tin with you that I altered - it was contained one of those cheeky jamie oliver mugs - not sure what I'll put in it now! I'll be giving it to hubby on valentines!

I've used the visible image stamp that was on the cover of the craft stamper magazine this month - its such a gorgeous stamp and there were some beautiful projects in the mag made using the stamp - its well worth a look. I cut paper to the right size then stamped the image repeatedly in versa mark and used red glitter wow powders and heat set. Then I used distress inks to colour the roses and the paper. The top circle was made in the same way and the heart was painted using silkies from Imagination Crafts. Once dry I stamped the sentiment then added the bird and butterfly that I made using texturepaste and a mould. I added the roses and the ribbon from my stash.

I'd like to enter my altered tin into the following challenges:

Visible Imagevisibleimage: Anything goes
My Mums Craft Shopmymumscraftshop: Love is in the air
Simon says stampsimonsaysstampblog - emboss it
Penny'spennyschallenges: Embellishments
FSCfashionablestampingchallenges: Hearts and flowers

Thanks for dropping by and for any comments you leave - hope to see you again soon! Big Hugs! Rachel xx

Embossing fun!

Morning lovelies! I hope you are well and enjoyed another day of sunshine yesterday! It was rather warm here - not complaining though - bring it on!

Today I have a tag to show you - all of the colour on the tag is from heat embossing - the black is stamping with archival ink. Its following the method in this months craft stamper magazine - lots of fun and I think an interesting result:

To make my tag I started with a manilla tag and rubbed versa mark over the entire surface - then I added three different colours of embossing powder in different sections of the tag then heat set. Then I did a little backgrouns stamping. Then using a mask I added more versa mark to make the dotted pattern and added white embossing powder - also added some thunm prints of versa mark and powder too. Then heat set. Finally I did the last bit of stamping with the freebie stamp from Craft stamper this month (from visible image) and some from Imagination Crafts.  What do you think?

I'd like to enter this tag into the following challenges:

Craft StamperMagazine blog:take-it-make-it-challenge-three
IDICrobynsfetishchallengeblog: Tags
TPSthepapershelter: ABAC
LEJlejdesignschallengeblog: Add texture
Pan Pastelpanpasteluk: Male
ABACanythingbutacard: Masculine

Hope you have a wonderful Thursday! Thanks for dropping by and for any comments you choose to leave! Big Hugs! Rachel xx

Just incase you didn't see it - there's also another new Harriet Stamp out at craftysentimentsdesigns:


Isn't she lovely xxx