anything goes with the option of a sketch at Creative Inspirations

Good Morning lovelies - I'm a little early this morning - I have a second post today thats the reason. This first one is my DT post for Creative Inspirations - this is what I did:

The stamps came from a set by Sam Poole for Creative Expressions that I bought at That Craft Place. The papers are all raspberry road designs that came free from a magazine a while ago!

I've paperpieced the flowers and followed the sketch from the challenge this week:

This week's challenge is Anything Goes + Option of a Sketch!

(You may choose between the new Sketch or one of the old ones. Just state which you have used).

Sketch No.11

You can find a link to the page of our old Sketches in the sidebar or simply by clicking below:
OLD SKETCHES

This week's prize is from CLASSY CRAFTS and is a £10 GIFT CERTIFICATE!

So why not join us this week at Creative Inspirations!

Thanks for dropping by! 

Big Hugs Rachel xx

Clean and Simple at Creative Inspirations

Morning All! Well blogger is still misbehaving! I'm wondering if this is the end of the road for the dashboard - I seem to think it was this time last year that the blog lovin thing came about - and we all joined but then nothing happened to the feed - what do you think? Hopefully we're back to normal now and you're wondering what I'm going on about!!! Anyway apologies if I haven't been to see you - its just so tricky! I don't know who has been publishing and who hasn't!

Onto today - its a Clean and simple week at Creative Inspirations - and I've used a stamp set from Creative Expressions:

Very quick and simple this one - I needed to get this made quickly - but I think it works. What do you think?

This week the prize is being provided by our Natalie! 

One lucky winner will receive this gorgeous selection of Joanna Sheen Dies!

So if you fancy winning these, join us at Creative Inspirations this week.

Big hugs

Rachel xx

GDT for that Craft Place: Challenge - Anything goes

Goodly morning to you all! I've got a busy old day in blogland today - and I'm away too so this is a short - and hopefully sweet scheduled post! Today I'm sharing this post with you for That Craft Place challenge blog where I was lucky enough to get a joint GDT spot for three months. The challenge starting today is Anything goes/Christmas - I've made a steampunk inspired piece made with goodies available at  at thatcraftplace.
Here it is:



The hat came as a flat pack - its a Mad-Hatters-Top-Hat and I painted it using distress paints and stamped it with the steampunk christmas stamps from Sam Poole at Creative Expressions. I then assembled the hat and added cogs I had cut from rangers foil tape cut using spellbinders dies - I stamped the steampunk Christmas bird onto the ranger foil tape and then fussy cut it. I added the black ribbon to the piece then attached the bird and lightbulb charm and key - all from that craft place. I've also stamped a feather from the wise friend stamp set - I'll try and add a picture soon - I can't find the photo files I took at the moment. The feather is attached to the RHS of the hat.


I'd like to enter this into the following challenges.

The male room:themaleroomchallengeblog Celebration
CHNC:craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge last minute makes
CHNC extracraftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2: AG
Sparkles challengesparklesforumchallenges: ABAC
cypc: craftyourpassionchallengesABAC
countryviewchallenges -whoo-hoo-its-nearly-christmas


Back very soon with my next post of the day!

Big Hugs

Rachel xx

Craft a scene: Winter scene with the option of a trishutter

Good afternoon all! Well I suspect you're getting tired of my posts right now so I'll keep it short! Lol!!! At Craftascene we are launching Decembers challenge - and this month the theme is a winter scene - and there is the option of creating a trishutter card. I've done that - although I've had some comments from people who have seen the card already that it was such a gorgeous scene it was a shame to cut it up! Lol! I understand where that view is coming from but I actually quite like the effect! What do you think?

The stamps are from a set by Sheena douglass when she was at Creative Expressions - I think its called vintage Christmas. I've done most of the colouring with promarkers and also added some glitter - the snowflakes are cut using spellbinders dies. I cut the tri- shutter using my hougie board. It was relatively simple to make!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges!

Totally Gorjusstotallygorjuss: Snow
AGOACpinkgemchallengeblog: Winter wonderland
I love promarkers:ilovepromarkers AG
Simon says Stampsimonsaysstampblog: AG
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas challenge - craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2December Extra
countryviewchallenges - whoo-hoo-its-nearly-christmas- bah humbug

I wonder did any of you notice my getting a GDT post on the Pan pastel (premium brands) challenge blog? I'm there for the month of December - its really exciting stuff and I'm well chuffed to have been asked! I'll blog the piece I made tomorrow although it was on their site already today!

Big Hugs from me and thanks for dropping by! Hope to see you again soon!

Rachel xx

Anything goes at Crafty sentiments

Good morning lovelies! How are you today? I hope you are well and standing up to the cold - its been perishing here - but bright and blue so thats always nice - had a great run yesterday morning - bracing - but definitely blew the cobwebs away!

Today I've got a card to share with you that I've made for the crafty sentiments design team - the challenge over there this week is anything goes and don't forget they're having an awesome die as the prize. Full details here. Here's my card:

This one uses a stamp called angel that you can get her here. She's a joy to colour - one of my fave Crafty Sentiments Images for sure! I've coloured her with promarkers and cut her out using a spellbinders die. The paper is from papermania and the ribbon from Creative Expressions. The flowers are WOC.

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

Lexislexiscreations: Christmas
totally gorjusstotallygorjuss: Childs Christmas
sweet stampi,n'sweetstampinchallengeblog - a cause for celebration
CHNCcraftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge: For a child
CHNC extra craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2- AG
polkadoodles:polkadoodle Inspired by a carol - deck the halls
SFTW:stampinfortheweekend Feeling festive
charismacharismacardz: Christmas
MAWTTmovingalongwiththetimes: Music

Thanks for dropping by today - and before I go I must let you know the winner of my last little candy - it was comment number 2 and thats you craftinsuzie.  If you could email me your addy Susan I'll get the parcel out to you today!!!! I do like it when somebody who comments every day wins - but thanks to all of you who do comment whenever you can - I wish I could send you all something!!!!

Big Hugs and hope to see you again soon!

Rachel xx

Craft a scene week2: foul weather and a bird in flight

Morning all! I hope you are well! And thanks for the lovely comments on the faux cloisonne technique. It really is easy - give it a try.

I'll be going to pick Lucy up from the Brownie camp later this morning - no texts or phone calls from the leaders so I can only assume that all went well. And Penny got her tap shoes yesterday so she's happy.


So its week two over at craftascene - the theme is foul weather with a bird in flight - my weather is so foul that you can hardly see the bids - but they're there! Honest!

I've not added a sentiment yet - not sure where this one will be going so I'll keep it for the time that's right!
The stamps are mostly from Sheena Douglass when she was with Creative Expressions - the castle I think is based on one on the NE coast - the rain came from a more recent set as Sheena Douglass herself - the clouds I think came from a village scene set.

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

2 sisters2sisterschallengeblog: anything goes
Stampin for the weekendstampinfortheweekend: Anything goes
sisterhood of craftersthesisterhoodofcrafters: anything goes
simon says stamp wednesday challenge:simonsaysstampblog stamping
crafty bloggers networkcraftybloggersnetwork: anything goes

Thanks for dropping by today and I hope to see you again soon.

Big Hugs

Rachel xx

yellow rose

Good morning! This is another scheduled post! I'd like to show you the card I made for my Joanna Sheen Forum Cardswap this month - the theme was roses - and I had to think long and hard before I remembered I had this old kanban stamp from many years ago. I chose yellow as the colour as I adore yellow roses:

The background was another kanban stamp that I stamped in butterscotch adirondack over and over to create the background itself. The image was coloured with promarkers. I used DI around the outside of the image (scattered straw) and then added it to a mat cut with a spellbinders die. The ribbon is from Creative Expressions.

Thanks for joining me today and I look forward to seeing you again soon!

Big Hugs

Rachel x