best friends at Christmas

Morning all! I do hope you had a good Saturday - glad to report that we did - the girls really enjoyed their farm ride on the ponies and then in the afternoon we went to my favourite playbarn and I managed to get a card made!

Before I show you that though I must point you in the direction of Lindsay - and mention her fabulous candy - the picture is on my sidebar - check it out - if you haven't already!

Also there are new images in the shop at the thecraftypad:

There are also some birthday/general circular sentiments and some digital papers too!
Get over there and check them out - I'm looking forward to having a play with these myself!

So onto my card: I love it to pieces I have to say - the little angel in the image reminds me - in the face - of my little Penny - that's why I had to buy the image when I was browsing over at Mo's Digital Pencil recently!

I've used a sketch from Divas by design and ribbon from fantastic ribbons. The snowflake punch is Martha stewart and the pink paper is from Wild Rose studio. The flowers are from Marianne designs and the charm was from a kit - as were the pins. The snow flakes were cut using spellbinders dies.

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

craftyannschallengeblog: Christmas in August
charismacardz: Monochromatic
digidoodleshopsbest: Use a charm
Crafty Catzcraftycatzweeklychallenge: Animals
DP2mosdigitalchallenge: Friends
Fab and Funkyfabnfunkychallenges: Angels and Fairies
Divas by designdivasbydesignchallenge: Sketch
sendasmile4kidschallenge: Anything goes
Best friends: Crafters Companionccmonthlychallenge
Best friendslittleclairesdesigns:
A gem of a challengepinkgemchallengeblog: Animals or teddy bears.
inthepinkchallenge: 50 shades of pink

My husband has been running an international conference this week and today is the 'rest' day - we're off to Holker Hall on a coach with 70 physiscists followed by a boat ride on Windermere - It should be a fun day but the weather's not looking brilliant! Fingers crossed. The girls will just enjoy the coach ride I think!!!

Oh and another bit of news before I sign off - I've been asked to join the DT for Seems a little sketchy - since I love working with sketches how could I refuse?! I'll be starting in September when I get back from my holidays!

See you tomorrow for  GDT spot and thanks for dropping by today! Hugs

Rachel xx

Freddie's birthday card

Morning all - well - the rain is back with a vengeance here - but isn't it warm? I was hoping to take the girls horse riding this morning but we'll have to see if its cancelled with this weather!

I've got a card to share with you today that I've made for my neighbour's boy Freddie - who will be two next week.

Freddie is a very happy little boy - who loves his food - and so I think this card will go down well!!
The image is pinkcatstudio - I won it in a challenge a while back and am just getting around to using it - but thanks - I love it! I've made the card using 3 papers, 2 corners and 1 image so would like to enter it into the 3-2-1 challenge at Digi makeover, I've used Julie's sketch from sketch and stash - the image is my stash. I'd also like to enter the card into the other challenges listed below.

Whimsywhimsyinspires: Lots of layers
TSBthestampingboutiquechallengeblog: Show me the presents
papertakeweekly: Spots and stripes
Digital Tuesdaydigitaltuesdaychallenge: Childs Play
Sketch and Stashsketchandstashchallenge: Julie's sketch
Digi Makeoverpapermakeupstamps: 3-2-1 challenge (papers, corners, image)


I do hope you are all well - the school holidays are rolling by fast and its only a week now until I'll be on holiday - I will be scheduling posts but won't be able to comment - so apologies in advance for that!

Have a great weekend - thanks for dropping by!

Big Hugs Rachel xx

Zombie town blog Hop for the scrapbook stamp society

Good morning everyone - it feels good to be back - I've had 36 hours with no internet - and it felt as though my right arm had been severed!!!Still - I think the kids appreciated seeing more of mummy!!!!

Today - on the facebook pages of the scrapbook stamp society and addicted to stamps - there is a bloghop called Zombie Town - these wonderful digis all depict zombies! If that's the sort of thing that floats your boat why not check it out here http://www.facebook.com/ScrapbookStampSociety and herehttp://www.facebook.com/ScrapbookStampSociety#!/groups/205539419562521/.

My card was going to be a canvas - but I couldn't get hold of one in time - so I used sticky back canvas paper and distress stains plus some spritzers to create the background. Zombie Zodi and her rabbit can be found here - I've printed her out and coloured her with promarkers then affixed her to the canvas. Finally I've added text and frayed the canvas edges before sticking it to black card.

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges:

simonsaysstampandshow: Favourite technique - playing with distress stains is definitely a big fun thing for me at present!
fatpageswithattitude: Show some texture/anything goes

so why not check it out over on facebook and see what the other ladies have come up with!

Big Hugs for a happy Friday

Rachel xx

Love is all around - but don't look mum

Good morning to all my crafty friends and followers. I hope you're enjoying the continued sunshine! I know I am and so are my girls! Lets hope it stays around for a little while yet!

Today I've got an anniversary card that I've made for my mum and dad to share with you - hence the title of this post. Now mum and dad aren't quite as old as Jack and Ginger in this image from Mo Manning - but they're getting there! Sorry mum! I do so love this image though so I'm hoping they're not offended!

So I've used the image by Mo Manning and coloured it using promarkers. I've used 2 x-cut heart dies and run the card through my grand kaliber to make the window and then again in the card to add to the front. Finally I've used both dies together and cut the frame for the image. Along the bottom is a punch I've used from Martha Stewart. Inside the papers were free from a magazine (raspberry road?). I've wriiten all aound the outside of the front and the inside 'love is all around' which was the theme over at DP2 this week.

I'd like to enter my card for the following challenges:

DP2mosdigitalchallenge: Love is all around
Toally Papercraftstotallypapercrafts: Frame it
Crafty Catzcraftycatzweeklychallenge: Anything Goes
OSAATonestitchatatimechallenge: Anything goes
Whoopsi Dasiy Challengecutedaisymay: Anything goes

We're off to see a friend this morning at a local church hall for a holiday club - then there's free dance classes on this afternoon in another village that I'll be taking my girls to! Should be good!

Hope you have a lovely time today and thanks for taking the time to pop over here!

Big Hugs

Rachel xx

A big thankyou and a CAS card

Good morning all - and thankyou all so much for your kind wishes for Lucy's birthday yesterday - she had a fabulous time although things could have been smoother at the party - best not to dwell! Anyhow - thanks again for your kind thoughts and Jo and Rebecca thanks for that card - Lucy was thrilled!!!!! Here's a picture of her at the family tea.

She's got a fairy headband/tiara and wings on that my friend Danielle gave to her - bless her cotton socks!

Anyway - onto a card - at LEJ designs this week its team B's turn to show you their CAS cards - since I had one made already I thought I'd share it with you today - its already been sent out to Marianne - hope you don't mind me showing it Marianne!

So the Daisy image is from LEJ Deisgns and I've coloured the centres in and added glossy accents. I followed a sketch from a few weeks ago at LIM and added some twine.

I'm havng a day off from challenges - feeling ready for my holidays!

Have a fun Tuesday and thanks again to all of my wonderful blog friends for all of your comments.

Hugs

Rachel xx

LOTV Christmas!

Morning all - well this is a scheduled post as its Lucy's birthday today so I imagine I'll be up to my neck in wrapping paper thats she's torn off and abandoned - and envelopes too!

My offering for today is a monochrome Christmas card - its also the first outing for my frosty wreath die from memory box - couldn't resist!!!!

The LOTV image is from last years releases for Christmas but I think I've still got mileage in her - she's gorgeous! I've gone for a monochrome card and used mesh behind the image to add texture. She's coloured with promarkers and I've used a sentiment from hunky dory. The layout follows kylies sketch at the sketchy challenges - and there's a tag on there too!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
stampinfortheweekend Monochromatic
thepoodlesparlour Lets use those die cuts
liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge: Monochrome
mymumscraftshopchallenges: Christmas in August
christmascardchallenges: Texture
pinkinksketchchallenges: Kylie's Sketch
totallygorjuss: Lovely Lace

Here's hoping Lucy is having a lovely day - she's having a party at lunch time at the bowling alley so will see her friends there - then its back home for a family party with Nanny and Gramps and Doris - she's the 90 year old lady who lives across the road - what a star she is!

Big hugs to everyone and hope you all have a wondeful day too!

Rachel xx

DT Card for The Crafty Pad: Summer Vacation

Morning all - I do hope you are well and happy - amazing what a bit of sunshine does for us all isn't it? Well its time for another challenge over at the craftypad. This week its my choice and I've gone for the theme of Summer Vacation. Its at the forefront of my mind because we go on our family holiday soon - to Cornwall - will the weather be able to last I hear you cry!!!!

Anyway - so we're looking for things associated with a traditional summer vacation. The prize this week is a fab one from craftyindividuals - looks brilliant.

 Prize is 1 A4 sheet Glossy Nostalagia Toppers,
1 Set of Red Rubber Stamps
1 6x6 Book of Backing Papers


So if you're stuck for an image and fancy trying to win this fab prize, why not  hop over to the crafty Pad here - and chose one of the images my wonderful teamies have displayed in their cards.

My card for today is this:

I've used three images from the crafty pad - patch flying, beach hut and life's a beach sentiment. They are all available here. I've coloured them all with promarkers. The background to patch is watercolour card that I've coloured with pan pastel and then added some 'flying birds'. The bottom part of the card has some photographic paper featuring a beach - I got it from QVC a million years ago and I don't know who made it - sorry! The happy holidays is echo park from some christmas papers!

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

craftpunked: Beside the seaside
scrapitwithasong: Leaving on a jet plane
digidoodleshopsbest: things with wings (my aeroplane)
Passion for promarkerspromarkerchallenge: At the beach
willowsketchiechallengee: Warm colours theme
sweetstampinchallengeblog: Things with wings (aeroplane again!)

That's all for today - its Lucy's birthday tomorrow - so I'm going to schedule a post if I get the chance - but if not I'll be back with something on Tuesday!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend and have lots of fun!

Big crafty hugs

Rachel xx