tim's tags of 2013 - January

Evening all! Well its been another full day - managed to do mine and my mums shopping and go to an exercise class - Penny's hair has been put right too - as the photos below show:

Not sure why the second one has come up in black and white - but you get the idea - I think she looks very cute and cheeky and is totally forgiven - we had a few tears though as I'm sure you can imagine!

Onto today - I've decided to join in with Tim's tags this year - and here's Tims then mine:

I've enjoyed doing this - used a couture embossing folder and DI scattered straw, wild honey, faded jeans and walnut stain. Also Distress stain antique paper. I've used momento metallic inks to colour the cogs that I cut with spellbinders dies into grunge paper - the words are William Blake and the stamp from clarity. The brad and watch charm were from my lovely mum for christmas - I think the charm is creative expressions. The hand is paperartsy.

I'd like to enter my Tag into
Tim's 12 tags of 2013http://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-2013-january/
Sunday stamper:pinkleart writing
2 sisters CB2sisterschallengeblog: ABAC
Kaboodle Doodles:kaboodledoodles AG
Ladybug Craftsladybugcrafts: ABAC
ABACanythingbutacard: AG

Thanks for visiting - and I hope to see you again soon.Just signed up to do the creative chemistry online course run by Tim Holtz - looking forward to learning lots of new techniques!!!! Very excited xx

Big Hugs

Rachel xx

Daisy's card

Evening all! I hope you are all well and happy? I've had a wonderful day with my two little girls - we've been toy shopping and had lunch at pizza hut - and then spent the afternoon in the attic making tags from this years Christmas cards - Penny was using the big shot and Lucy the Grand Calibur - I have all of my dies on magnetic sheets on the wall and they just kept wandering along and changing their dies - and I got on with some DT work!!!! Fabulous - such a lovely and peaceful day! We're off to my mums tomorrow and have got the hairdresser coming - Penny decided to take the scissors to her hair a few days ago - bless her! We need to get it sorted before she goes back to school on Monday - she's a sausage!

Anyway before I show you tonights card - I need to tell you about this at Crafty Sentiments:

Check it out here- can't wait to have a look myself!

Anyway - onto today's card - its for the daughter of my friend Danielle. She's called Daisy and will be 1 soon:

The image is, of course, from LOTV and has been coloured with promarkers. The daisy's are from WOC - and the name stamps are from Claritystamp. The papers are first edition and the message stamp is LOTV. the bee charm was from my stash. I've cut the image with a new spellbinder die (to me) - its called romantic rectangles.

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

WOCwildorchidchallenge: Anything goes
SSSsimonsaysstampschallenge: Something new - spellbinders die and the stamp - plus daisy is pretty new at 1 year old!
Whoopsi daisycutedaisymay: Celebrate.

Hope to have something to share with you tomorrow - but it may be Friday before I get chance - thanks for visiting!

Hugs

Rachel xx

Aunty Brenda's Card

Evening all! I hope you all had fun last night but didn't overdo things too much? I saw the New Year in for the first time in years! The fireworks in London looked amazing didn't they? I remember being there on the embankment at the Millenium - but I can't remember it looking anything like that!!!!!

I've got a card to share with you today that's for my aunty Brenda's birthday - she's going to be 80 next Monday and I couldn't resist using this image on her card - from Mo Manning.

I've gone for a blue and yellow colour scheme colouring with my trusty old promarkers - I've also used the set of grand fancy circles dies from spellbinders which are an absolute dream. The flowers are from WOC.

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

Cards Galorecardsgalorechallenges: Anything goes
My mums Craftshopmymumscraftshop: Anything goes
Bearly Minebearlymine-challenges: Something old (promarkers) something new (grand dies)
Papertake weeklypapertakeweekly: Anything goes
artisticinspirationscrafts: Anything goes/celebrations
PMSpapermakeupstamps: Anything goes.

Thanks so much for dropping by - remember I've got candy - my blogaversary coincides with my aunties birthday!!!!! Hope to see you again soon!

Hugs

Rachel xx

Happy New Year Part 2

Hi there - well I feel like I've been away forever - but I needed to get this post in before the start of the new year - just to say thankyou to you all for all of the kind comments you have left over the last year! There really are some wonderful folk out here in blogland and I truely appreciate your support - so a happy New Year to you all!

I've made my card using Jasmin Cheers from Crafty Sentiments and the papers are bazil basics that I won over at NG cards - thanks Nat! I've paperpieced Jasmin's dress too! The shoes, gloves and headscarf have been glittered. All other colouring is by promarkers.

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

paperplaychallenges Out with the old, in with the new (new stamp used)
happycamperscc: Food and Drink
simonsaysstampschallenge: Anything goes
DYSUdoyoustackup: Turquoise
Charismacharismacardz: Anything goes
Pixiepixieduststudiopixiechallenge: Any celebration will do
LMMlittlemissmuffetchallenges: Anything goes
Card Crafters Circlecardcrafterscircle: Anything goes
Totally Gorjusstotallygorjuss: New
cutecardthursday: Anything goes
thesquirrelandthefox: Party time
craftysentiments:all that glitters

wow - that's a lot of challenges! I can tell I've not been blogging!!! Feeling a little better now by the way - its been a rough old Christmas!!!!

Thanks for dropping by and hope to be back up to speed soon!

Hugs

Rachel xx

Happy New Year!

Hi there all! I hope you've all had a great time over Christmas? Mine has been good but both Lucy and myself have fallen foul of a flu type virus that's going around - not good but better than the norovirus at least! Anyway - a lovely day was had by all - a picture of my sweeties in their new nighties:

That's a funny face our Penny is pulling!!!!!

Got up into my attic today and had a chance to play with a few of the new things that santa brought - my favourite has to be my daylight lamp - how did I ever work at night without it? Anyway - this is what I made - its for a card swap over on the Joanna sheen forum.

The image is LOTV - finally inked up after being bought at a show in October - the other new things I've used are my die to cut the card shape and also the cherry blossom dies from spellbinders. The image is coloured - as ever, with promarkers.

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

tuesdayalchemy: Anything goes
kaboodledoodles: New Year
polkadoodle: New Year
promarkerchallenge Happy Sentiment
LOTV:liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge Something new (stamp and dies).

Hopefully back again soon! Got some DT work to get on top of so I may be absent for a while - I hope to have time to play though!!! Hugs and thanks for visiting!!!

Rachel xx

Seems a lttle sketchy sketch 29

Hello everyone - its Christmas eve - wow - how did that happen - got to go and pick up the turkey then I'm taking the girls to the pantomime this afternoon - I'm not 100% to say the least - so I'll be glad when its bedtime I think!!!!

Anyway - over at seems a little sketchy today they have a new challenge started sponsored by Whimsy - the prize will be from Whimsy designs - check out the SALS blog here for full details.

Here's the sketch and what I did with it.

I've used my stampers anonymous Christmas tree coloured with promarkers and the papers are very old and from my stash.

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

Glitternsparkleglitternsparklechallengeblog: Christmas
That craft placethatcraftplaceblog: Christmas
Card crafters Circlecardcrafterscircle: Christmas
LEJ:lejdesignschallengeblog Santa's coming to town

I'd like to thank everyone who comes over here now and again to leave some love - I really do appreciate every single visit and do my best to return them whenever possible - you're a wonderful set of people and have given a really drive to my crafting - so thankyou and a merry christmas to you one and all!

Big Hugs

Rachel xx

Penny's Tag

Well good morning lovelies - we're nearly there! Hope you are well? My Lucy has a bad cold and I think I may be getting it - but I'm fighting it!!!! Don't want that for Christmas now do we?

I've got Penny's tag to show you today - its a quick and simple tag with an image from LOTV on it. Perfect for Penny I think!

The image is coloured with promarkers and the main tag has twine and spun sugar d.i. on it - very quick and simple and ready to tie on her sack!

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

CHNCcraftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge: Anything goes for Christmas
disdigidesignschallenge: Christmas
totallygorjuss: Easy does it
Whimsywhimsyinspires: Anything festive
craftsandmechallenges: Winter wonderland
Artisitic Inspirationsartisticinspirationscrafts: Anything goes/tag

Thanks for visiting today and can I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

Big Hugs

Rachel xx