Evie's card

Evening all - well to say the sale was rubbish is an understatement - at least I managed to get half a scarf knitted though so I guess there's my silver lining!!!! You can't win them all! At least my Christmas craft evening in the village last night went well and we made a staggering (lol) £60 for the PTA!!!! Every little helps!!!

Onto today - a card I made for my niece Evie's 8th birthday:

It was yesterday so I'm safe to show it now - its coloured with promarkers and the die is a spellbinders die. I've also used Claritystamp number and letters.

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

Card Crafters Circlecardcrafterscircle: December Celebrations
ilovepromarkers: Anything goes
Crafts and mecraftsandmechallenges: Anything goes
Passion for Promarkerspromarkerchallenge - Happy sentiment.

Thanks for visiting and have a fabby weekend!

Hugs Rachel xx

A tag and some candles

Morning Lovelies! I hope you wrapped up warm last night - I didn't make my class again - there was so much rain I just worried about flooding - so me and the girls did some Zumba infront of the telly! Not quite the same but it made me feel a little better! I'm supposed to be running this morning - I'll be having soggy feet again me thinks!!!!

two things to show you today - firstly a tag that will be going on Shaun's Christmas stocking - hope he likes it ....

I've used weathered wood Distress stain and tumbled glass distress ink on the background and stamped with adirondack denim blue. the snowflake is crafty emblies and the image is a digi from Crafty Sentiments designs.  The roses were from a candy I won from the lovely Nat at NG Cards - thanks hun xx

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

Paperplaypaperplaychallenges: Christmas is coming
CSDcraftysentiments: Snowpeople
Ladybug Crafts Challengeladybugcrafts: Christmas/winter
Sweet stampin CBsweetstampinchallengeblog: Snowflakes and ribbon
No matter which challengessweetstampinchallengeblog: Christmas
Come and get it challengescomeandgetitchallenges: Navy, white and light blue
CYPCcraftyourpassionchallenges: Snow
PMSpapermakeupstamps: Tictactoe - ABAC, snowflakes, sparkle
Sunday stamperpinkleart: Tag - labelled with love 

secondly I've got some more candles for my sale on Saturday:

Ooops - my middle picture is on its side - you get the idea!!!! The candles were stamped using the technique on tissue paper and melting with the heat gun - I did a link for a candle on Tuesday for a tutorial at split coast stampers. I think they've come out okay - just hope the public does too!!!!

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

Totally Stampalicioustotallystampalicious: Anything but a card
Twisted Tuesdaytwistedtuesdaychallenges: wintery white and snowflake
Tuesday Alchemytuesdayalchemy: Anything but a card
Simon says:simonsaysstampschallenge Snowflakes
Penny'spennyschallenges Anything goes

Have a wonderful day and thanks for dropping by! Big Hugs Rachel xx

Class card 2012

Hi folks - hope you are well - just a quick one today - I promised I'd show you the card I've got in store for the villagers at our annual craft evening - this is what they're going to make - albeit in a variety of different colours!!!!

I've got packs prepared from them and have diecut the trees in advance - although I'll have the die with me if they want to try! I think they'll enjoy it! Here's hoping so anyway!

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

Incy Wincyincywincydesigns: Non- trad Christmas colours
Kaboodle Doodleskaboodledoodles: Use circles
Deep Ocean CBdeepoceanchallengeblog: So this is Christmas
Fab and Funkyfabnfunkychallenges; non- trad Christmas
The ribbon Girlribbongirls: Ho Ho Ho
Whoopsi Daisycutedaisymay: Christmas cards
IDICrobynsfetishchallengeblog: Tic Tac Toe -embossing, die, ribbon/bow
CHNCcraftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge: Make it girly
DCC and friendsdccfriendschallenges - Christmas

Back tomorrow with another brief entry! I've got a craft fair on Saturday so I'm madly getting organised for that too!Thanks for visiting! Hugs rachel xx

Mermaid and school play

Good morning lovelies - well I hope you are well - I am and feel very proud of my two little girls - it was their Christmas play yesterday - Lucy was the inn keepers wife and Penny was an angel. They both behaved beautifully and remembered all their lines - in fact the whole school performed brilliantly - the singing was so good. Here's a few pictures;

In the bottom one they were all singing and pointing to the jigsaw that was the theme of the production - fabulous xxx

Anyway - enough of the proud mum moment - onto todays card - it includes an image from the Scrapbook stamp society called La Mer  and its by the artist Mitzi Sato-Wiuff - you can get it here.

The image has been coloured with promarkers and I've used liquid pearls around the neck and in the hair. The flowers and beads were from a prize from the allsorts blog supplied by the pretty little ribbons shop - thanks guys - they're beautiful.I've also used some glitter/microbeads in there from ranger.

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

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLTladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog: Sparkilicious
Paperake weeklypapertakeweekly: Anything goes
CBNcraftybloggersnetwork:Anything goes
Artistic inspirationartisticinspirationscrafts: Anything goes
Glitter and sparkle:glitternsparklechallengeblog Flowers
totallygorjuss: Glitter

That's all folks - thanks for visiting and I hope you have a fabulous day - I've got to try and get all the packs made up for my card making class on Friday at school - its our annual Christmas craft evening and I'm running the card making section. I'll blog the card we're going to make tomorrow!

Hope to see you then!

Hugs

Rachel xx

A christmas candle

Hi there - hope you are well my lovely friends and followers - just wanted to show you a candle that I've made using the technique given here at split coast stampers - its so easy - you really must have a go!

The image is of course from Willow designs and I coloured in promarkers. I didn't have any waxed paper but I used baking parchment and it was fine.

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

panpasteluk: Gift time
2 sisters CB2sisterschallengeblog: Christmas sparkle
LMMlittlemissmuffetchallenges: Gifts
stotallypapercrafts: anything christmas but a card
Crafty Catz:craftycatzweeklychallenge Upcycle
Willow sketchie themewillowsketchiechallenge: Merry Christmas
totallystampalicious: Anything but a card.

It really is easy - do have a go! And thanks for dropping by.

Hugs rachel xx

60th birthday commission card

Hi there lovelies - still cold isn't it? I hope you're well wrapped up! We certainly were yesterday when we visited the Christmas markets in Manchester - and blimey - what prices they charged!!!! I saw some beautiful gingerbread houses for around £30 - then saw identical things in Aldi at £5.95!!! Good old Aldi!!!

Anyway - onto today's card - another non- Christmassy one I'm afraid - there might be something Christmassy coming tomorrow! Today's card is one I've made for a friend's husband's 60th birthday - he's quite portly and into his golf so I thought this was the perfect image - its fromDigistamp Boutique and I think is called Alf- Golf - I think!!!!

The image has been coloured with promarkers and I've distressed the edges of the image with faded jeans DI whilst the image was still in the die. The letters and numbers are from sets by claritystamp. The golf bits are from crafttime.

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

OSAATonestitchatatimechallenge: Anything goes
PIOpileitonchallenge: Embellishments
Squirrell and the Foxthesquirrelandthefox: Summer
Craft punkedcraftpunked: Blue and white
OLLCBooh-la-la-creationschallenges: Spots and Dots


That's it for today - thanks for popping by and I hope to see you again soon!

Big Hugs

Rachel xx

DT post for the crafty pad: stitching - real or faux

Today - at thecraftypad we have a new challenge called 'Stitching - real or faux'. Our sponsor this week is.. 

Sponsor

Crafty Sentiment Designs

Prize is 3 digi images of winner's choice. 

Wish I could join in - would love to win this prize!!!

My DT card has used the crafty pad image - butterflies and verse that you can get here  - in store at the moment the prices are all 25% off - but be quick!

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

MAWTTmovingalongwiththetimes: (butterfles, blooms, birthday wishes)

Crafting for all seasonscraftingforallseasons: Use flowers

Fab and funkyfabnfunkychallenges: 3 gems

Crafts and mecraftsandmechallenges: ribbon or trim

Tuesday throwdown:tuesdaythrowdown Layers

Pin and Tackpinandtack: anything goes.

I've also got a picture to show you of our Christmas tree that we put up yesterday - twice - it fell down when it was virtually trimmed - but fingers crossed is all safe and secure now.

I couldn't get Lucy to look at the camera - she was watching Shaun the sheep!!!!

Thats all for today - I hope you have a great one - thanks for visiting and I look forward to seeing you again soon!

Hugs

Rachel xx