More signs of Spring - Countryview challenges February

 Hello there! 

I've got another card to tempt you to join in with the February challenge at Countryview challenges. The theme is First signs of Spring and this time - I have gone for flowers and bees this time!

I made this using some hexagonal dies, stamps from aall-and-create and IndigoBlu and colouring was done using watercolour blending brush pens. 

I cut the black hexagons then a white one which I stamped with the bees in black versfine that I heat set with clear embossing powder.  Next I added fossilised amber and scattered straw distress oxides. Then I added a little bit more stamping from the honeybee stamp set. Then I added another smaller black hexagon plus a smaller still white hexagon with stamping over the top. Next I stamped, coloured and fussy cut 3 bees and two of the flower images. Finally I assembled the card.

Hope you can join us!

Hugs

Rachel xx

Peaceful thoughts at Chocolate Baroque

 Hello there - I am on the Chocolate Baroque blog today with makes I did for the January shows. My first two feature the alium collage stamp and the Ace card stamp and both have the just useful stamps in the background.

Beautiful stamps - just love them! 

Big hugs

Rachel xx

First signs of Spring at Countryview Challenges

 Hello there! First of February already! There's a new challenge over at Countryview challenges where the theme is 'The first signs of spring'. I decided to go with very early signs that are already coming....snowdrops!

I created my card using stamps from IndigoBlu - the sky I did using a mask from Clarity and distress oxide (broken china) applied using a distress tool. I painted the snow using some mica powder and painted the snowdrop stalks in rustic wilderness. I love snowdrops - such brave little souls!

Hope you can join us - you'll find the challenge page here.

Hugs

Rachel x

Bells at Christmas Card Club

 Hello there! Its time for our third outing of the christmas card Club and this time the theme is Bells - I have used chocolate Baroque stamps and flake and foil to make my designs this time - I got a bit carried away!

I stamped the images in flitterglu onto black card then rubbed on flake (lancashire rose and manchester tart) I also used luscious powder on the tree branch and the bows. Then I fussy cut the images and mounted them onto some shiny printed card I picked up in the hunkydory sale. Finally I stamped onto the card background in second generation ink.

My mum made two cards using tattered lace and card making magic dies - I love the littel reindeer border on the second one!

Looking forward to seeing what my teamies make!

Have a great day!

Hugs

Rachel x

IndigoBlu shows this week

 Hello there,

Just wanted to record my makes for the IndigoBlu shows this week - there were the new stamps on Wednesday (will post later) and a current ODS on Hochanda.These are Leonie's picks of her fave IndigoBlu stamps.

This one used the Paisley background stamp plus one of the collectors stamps paisleys. 

This one mostly used collects stamps with a hint of the sunflower mandala in the background - all painted in the new luscious colours. 

I can't recall the name of this stamp - something like butterfly hedgerow - its truely beautiful - and those words are the best!

Hope you have  great Saturday!

Hugs

Rachel x

 

Nativity at Christmas card club

 Hello there!

How are you? Well I am a little late with this - everything was ready - I just forgot to do the blogging bit! My brain - honestly! 

So its Christmas card club again today and the theme this fortnight is 'Nativity'. I have used some images from Crafty Individuals and put them together to form a scene.

I started by watercolouring the backgrounds using pens from Phill Martin and then stamped the images. I paper pieced the kings cloaks and the city too. I was a busy bee and did the whole process 4 times!

My mum made two cards - both using the sweet poppy stencil but I'm not sure whose stamp it is....is it Clarity??? She used distress oxides with the stencil - one is iced spruce and ripe persimmon I think whilst the other is speckled egg and crackling campfire. They both look pretty similar to me. She asked whether of not they needed a sentiment and I said yes - not sure though that they did now!

Hope you have a great Sunday. Stay safe!

Love and hugs

Rachel xx

More 'squares' at Countryview Challenges

 Hello there! Well I am on the Countryview Crafts Blog today - the theme this month is to use one or more squares. I made a card this time using some leftover pieces of paper that I cut into squares and layered up on a square piece of card and added some stamping using the Toucan set from Pink Ink Designs.

Those toucans are so cute - you can find the stamp set here.

I do hope you can join the challenge!

Big hugs

Rachel x