creative Inspirations: For a man

Hello lovelies - I hope you are well? I've got a card to share with you today that I've made for the DT at cinspirationsCreative Inspirations. There's a new challenge starting over there today where you have to make a card for the boys!

I've made this card for my nephew Aaron who will be 17 in February. I think he'll like it! The papers are from the new chronology range from Do Crafts - the metallic cogs are also from that range - I treated myself to the goodie bag from docrafts and got these bits in it - I think I'll be investing in more because they're so gorgeous - love em! The image is, of course, from Mo Manning. Colouring has been by promarkers.

The challenge has two sponsors this time - our monthly sponsor of  jandccreations

and also 

who are offering the lucky prizewinner a £10 voucher.


I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
artisticinspirationscrafts: Anything goes
docraftsblog: For a man
onestitchatatimechallenge: use a digi
thesquirrelandthefox: something new - my papers and cogs
tuesdayalchemy: anything goes
twistedtuesdaychallenges: Anything goes


Thanks for visiting - hope to see you again soon.

Hugs

Rachel xx

Buttons and Bows for Crafty Sentiments Designs

Good morning all! I hope you are well and happy? I'm feeling good again - probably won't after my run since the weather's not been too brilliant - but it has to be done!!!! I'm waiting for news of whether or not I get into the Great North run this year via the ballot - I always run for charity - but its nice to not have to raise quite so much as with a guaranteed charity place.

Over at craftysentiments today there is a new challenge starting called ' Buttons and Bows'. See here for the full details and more fabulous inspiration from the design team.

I made my card using the stamp called collecting blueberries that you can get at the crafty sentiments store here.

I've been using that grand die again - 2 days in a row - its so pretty though - I love it! The cental die is also a spellbinders. My image is coloured with promarkers and I've added buttons and a bow from my stash. I've used tumbled glass to distress around the edges of the image whilst still in the die. The flowers are WOC.

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

craftingforallseasons: Buttons and bows
willowsketchiechallenge - sketch
paper-craftingjourney: For a girl
pixieduststudiopixiechallenge: No squares
Jelly Parkjellyparkchallenges: Button up
fussyandfancychallenge: Circles
totallygorjuss Flowers

Thanks for popping by today - hope you have a fabulous Tuesday - and that you drop in again soon!

Big Hugs

Rachel xx

New baby boy paper piecing

Good morning lovelies! I have a spring in my step this morning - given that its a Monday. Is a good job I'm off to my aerobics class later - that'll sort me out!

When I saw the paper piecing challenge over at simonsaysstampschallenge blog I just knew I had to join in - I also knew the perfect stamp to use - one from LOTV that I hadn't inked up yet. I've made it into a New baby card - I have two pink ones in my stash - but no blue ones sitting ripe for the appropriate occasion!

I've cut the card from centura pearl card using a spellbinders grand die. I've used mostly papers from the blue colour capsule collection at Docrafts. The other papers are papermania and there's some bazzil basics on there too. The ribbon is from my stash and the lace and charm from the Ribbon Girls.

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

Allsortsallsortschallenge CB: Masculine
Glitternsparkle:glitternsparklechallengeblog Male
2 sisters2sisterschallengeblog: Its a boy
Jelly Park:jellyparkchallenges Button up
Crafty Catzcraftycatzweeklychallenge: Cute as a button
LLF: liliofthevalleythursdaychallengeAnything goes
Simon sayssimonsaysstampschallenge: Paper Piecing
Twisted Tuesdaytwistedtuesdaychallenges: Blue, brad and congrats plus metal charm
IDICrobynsfetishchallengeblog: Brad and ribbon
Sweet stampinsweetstampinchallengeblog: Ribbon.
Do Crafts Creativity Club card makers Challengedocraftsblog - Male

Thanks so much for dropping by - hope to see you again soon!

Rachel x

Final GDT card for Christmas Card Challenges

Morning Lovelies - hope you're all okay! We're good and enjoying a lazy weekend - my parent help day was cancelled yesterday - and we went to the playbarn with the children instead - I managed to get two DT cards made which is good. Today we'll be off to the swimming pool with the girls - I'm hoping to get a few lengths in! We'll have to wait and see if that happens.

Today sees my last post for Christmas Card Challenges where I've thoroughly enjoyed being a GDT for the month of January. Its great to have made a start on my Christmas cards already! The challenge this time is red, white and brown and you can see the full details here.

My card features an image from Delicious Doodles - I think she's called Angelina - but don't quote me on that! I've coloured her with promarkers and added glitter to the wings and large snowflake and cut her out using a spellbinders grand die. The card itself and its mat was cut using a Go Kreate Die. I've added a brown ribbon and brown twine with a snowflake charm - the charm was from the Ribbon girls and the poinsettias are WOC. The sentiment is from LOTV grunge Christmas sentiments.

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

AGOACpinkgemchallengeblog: Holidays
Fat Pagesfatpageswithattitude: Anything goes
MAWTTmovingalongwiththetimes: Bling it on
Cute card Thursdaycutecardthursday: Out of this world
Happy Campershappycamperscc: Flowers but use digital - the image is digital
DS4Jdigistamps4joy-sa: Anything goes
abcchristmaschallenge: B is for Bows
inkychicks tictactoe: Ribbon, sentiment, flowers
Passion for promarkerspromarkerchallenge: Fave colour combo: red and white
Digital Tuesdaydigitaltuesdaychallenge: Fave colour combo: Red and white.

I hope you have a great Sunday and thanks for visiting today! See you again soon!

Crafty Hugs

Rachel x

all you need is love!

Hello there crafting buddies - hope you're well? I'm feeling good and glad I got my run in yesterday despite the snow - a day off exercise today - but we are supposed to be having a parent help day in school. However, most of the jobs are outside so I'm thinking it might get cancelled! We'll see.

I've got an altered item to show you this morning - I picked up this wooden LOVE sign at I think it was the paperartsy stall at the Harrogate show in September - and finally I've got around to making a wall hanging with it.

I've decopatched the wooden sign then cut a couple of birds using a Marianne die and added them to the top - also some WOC roses and the string to hang it with. I had lots of fun making this and it will be a fabulous addition to our bedroom wall - which is blue so this is perfect!

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

Delicious Doodles:deliciousdoodleschallenge All you need is love
creativemomentsbloggersnetwork Anything goes
cypc:craftyourpassionchallenges Totally teal
artisticinspirationscrafts Anything goes
OSAATonestitchatatimechallenge: Love
ABACanythingbutacard: Tie it up
Sunday Stamperpinkleart - Birds

Hope you have a fabulous weekend - and thanks for visiting my crafty world today! Big Hugs

Rachel xx

a crafternoon with my mum

Morning all - hope you are well and the lastest batch of weather isn't too bad for you! I'm writing this on Thursday night but scheduling for Friday morning - so fingers crossed its not too bad here - I want to run again!!!! Crazy woman I hear you say!

Today's card came from a crafternoon with my mum - also on Thursday - I take mum to do her shopping on a Thursday morning and we had a little time left over so we crafted today - this is what I made:

Its a pretty simple card - I used papers from Wild Rose studio, the image is LOTV and so is the sentiment - and the flowers/leaves are WOC. There's also a doily in there from my mum - thanks mum! I also used my mums new distress pads to colour around the edges - mowed lawn and salty ocean are the colours - yum!!!!

The image is coloured with promarkers.

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

Lili's Little Fairiesliliofthevalleythursdaychallenge: Anything goes
WOCwildorchidchallenge: Coming up roses
Pan Pastelpanpasteluk: Nature

Hope your Friday is good - I'm off to the Royal Grammar School in Lancaster this afternoon with my eldest daughter and her year group - they're going to do some gymnastics - I'm making up numbers - and taking my craft bag with me!!!!

Thanks for dropping by!

Hugs

Rachel xx

A CAS one layer card

Morning lovelies - hope you are well? I've got a CAS card to share with you today - using a stamp from Little Claire.

The image has been coloured with promarkers - the friendship stamp is one from a set by Sheena Douglass. I'm quite pleased with this one as my attempts at one layer cards are few and far between!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
ilovepromarkers: Anything goes
thepapershelter: Anything goes
Less is moresimplylessismoore: Friends
totallygorjuss: KISS
littleclairesdesigns - I've used the theme of flowers - but not the sketch - delete me if necessary!!!

Hoping to have a crafternoon at my mums today!

Big Hugs and thanks for dropping by.

Rachel xx