Spring Chicken

Hello there! How are you? I do hope you are well. Its time for a new challenge at stamps and stencils and the theme this time is bright colours with a spring feel. Here's what Ruth had to say about the challenge.

Theme: On the Bright Side - It may still be winter but it's a brand New Year, the days will be soon getting longer, and pops of bright colours will soon start to appear in the garden. This month I'd like you to dazzle us by useing lots of bright colours in your Spring themed creations ...and don't forget to use stamps or stencils.

Well it all sounds lovely to me! I decided to make a card for my aunty who will be 85 next week. I thought along the lines of flowers and then came across a stamp set from Lisa Horton and decided to be a bit cheeky and make her chuckle!!!

The background was made using distress inks, oxides and a TH stencil. The gnome and chickens were made using leftover distress oxide coloured card and some red and yellow card plus a green pencil. I stamped in black versafine and fussy cut and layered up the colours. I do hope she isn't offended!!!!

You can see the amazing work from my teamies here.

Hugs

Rachel xxx

All things bright and beautiful

Hello there! How are you? I hope you are well! I have a card to share with you today - its one I made for my nephew Tate who has his birthday later this month.

I thought a nice bright card might warm his day!

To make my card I used distress oxides to create some colours on a piece of card then stamped using a woodware set of stamps and finally fussy cut my robot.

To create my card I used distress inks and then more colours through stencils.....

I do hope that Tate likes his card.

Have a great day!

Hugs

Rachel xx

Anything goes at Countryview challenges

Hello there! And a very happy New Year to you! May 2018 bring you health and happiness! Today we are starting a new challenge at Countryview challenges - nice easy theme so you can have a blast with your Christmas craft goodies if you were good enough for santa to have brought you some!!! Thats what I did for my inspirational piece. I decorated up an ATC storage case that my mum got for me and used a stamp set from Elenazinski that I got in the countdown to Christmas sale that Susan from Countryview Crafts did!

I started by assembling the ATC box and gluing then painting using Indigoblu paints. Once dry I stamped using some of the small stamps from the set in 'burning bonfires' and 'kingfisher'. I stamped the main images on card and coloured with pencils before fussy cutting and adding to the storage 'book' using glue and seal. The stamp set I used was Elenazinskiart set 13. I can't see it on the website currently but I'm sure it will be back!!

Here's the link to see what my super talented teamies made .... here ...and also to link up and join the challenge. You never know - you could win £20 to spend in store!

Hope you can join us!

Hugs

Rachel xx

Gifts for my drama family

Hello there - this will probably be my last post of 2017 - I wanted to log the presents I made for my drama family. I did acrylic pours and made journals for them.

I used Indigoblu paints throughout - and also cellulike and goflow from Indigoblu. The die I used was the journal die from Eileen Hull. Love ths die!!!

Hope you have a fabulous New Years Eve - stay safe and have fun! All the best for 2018! 

Hugs

Rachel xx

Cards for my nearest and dearest

Hello there! How are you? I do hope you're doing well. Things here are good. I just wanted to add the cards here that I made for my mum and girls for Christmas. They were pretty last minute - I seemed to be making lots of things last minute this year including the teacher gifts which I forgot to photograph - they each got a decorated candle and 6 gingerbread snowflakes. I think they were well received too! Back to my cards....first to Lucy's....

Tim Holtz blueprint stamp and distress inks plus the snowflake from craft stamper magazine.

This was for my mum - the robin was needlefelted - it was designed for something else that didn't happen so I used it here.... a very fat robin I know!!!!

This was the last last minute card - no pattern used here - just an image from another card!!!!  Needlefelting again - I think I have found another love!!!

Have a great day!

Hugs

Rachel xx

A floral wreath

Hello there! Did you have a great Christmas? I do hope so! We had a very relaxed time - and I thoroughly enjoyed the rest. I am back to work today - but not for too long - I finish on the 12th January so have to make the most of the hours I have got left!

I am guesting at the Chocolate baroque DT blog again today and I have chosen to use one of my makes from the TV show for the bold blooms.

The mdf wreath was designed by my lovely friend Jo Rice and bought at one of her workshops. I coloured it mainly using oxides and then stamped and fussy cut the flowers and butterfly. These awere coloured with distress and then I added elements of sparkle using pens and glitter glue. I also cut and coloured the leaves similarly.

Christmas was lots of fun - we enjoyed ourselves on Christmas eve....

and then again on Christmas day ....

and I even got my crafting on in the afternoon and spent 3 hours making a needle felting ring from a kit from the Makerss....

It was so very relaxing - I loved it!!!! And I love the result too! Here's a closer look!

I hope you had a similarly relaxing time!

Big hugs

Rachel xx

More Festive makes for Chocolate Baroque

Hello there! I have another card on the Chocolate Baroque Design blog today - I'm remaining festive for this post although its more of a happy new year card!

I used a black card blank and stamped the image in black onto white card. I cut this to fit and added to the card blank. Next I used versamark and stamped the snowflakes and the sentiment then heat set with white embossing powder.

A very quick card - using fabulous chocolate baroque stamps!

Hugs

Rachel xx