Snow People at Christmas Card Club

 Hello there - well another fortnight has rolled by and this time the Christmas card club challenge is 'snow people'. I have made 4 cards in total - all using hobbyart stamps.

Top right is on one stamp set and the other three are on a different stamp set! I do like snowies!

My mum has come up with three cards. This first one she can't recall the maker of the stamp.

These second two include a stamp by stampendous and a hunkydory frame die.

Both very cute!

Hope you have a great Sunday!

Hugs

Rachel x

More sentiments at Countryview Challenges

 Hello there!

I have my second inspirational post for Countryview Challenges this month where the theme is 'Be Sentimental'.

I have used two different sentiments - both from Visible image - to make two cards - both have a gel press inky background with patterns from a stencil.

For this first one I used tumbled glass distress oxide on the gel press and a paperartsy stencil to make the background before adding the sentiment and the fussycut flowers.

A very similar idea but a different sentiment and a Lavinia stencil on the abandoned coral distress oxide gel press print. I hink these two parts are meant to be the other way around - my error - but I like it this way too.

I do hope you can find time to join the challenge!

Big hugs

Rachel x

Christmas Night Sky at Christmas Card Club

 Hello there! How are you? This is a scheduled post as I will already be at work. Its been a busy week but now its time to relax and think about Christmas Card club. The theme this fortnight is Christmas Night Sky and I did enjoy this one. I have made three cards :

This one uses an embossing folder from Sheena douglass with distress ink and also a black brush pen. 

My second one used distress ink to make the background then a combination of Lavinia stamps (trees) and IndigoBlu stamps (santa and words).

My mum also had fun making her cards - 

This one used distress inks and Lavinia stamps. Whilst the second one used a topper from HunkyDory.

I've been having lots of fun getting ready for sales coming up. My puffin pots are my current faves made using Hobbyart stamps.

I am hoping they do well.

I have spent the last couple of days painting kingfishers - lots of joy!

Hope you have a lovely Sunday!

Big hugs

Rachel x

Be sentimental at Countryview Challenges

 Hello there - time once again for a new month - and, of course, for me that means a new challenge over at Countryview Challenges. This month its all about the sentiment on your card. I wanted to stock up for Mother's Day so my first two cards are made with that in mind.

So, both cards include the same sentiment and started life as a gelli print done using ink.....but the similarities end there.

The first has been finished off using Lavinia stamps - blackberry lunar buds, sidney, and Raven.

The second has been finished off using various flower stamps stamped onto inky card and fussy cut.

I am hoping this is what Jane had in mind when she set the theme!

Have a great day!

Hugs

Rachel x

Timeless - more on time at Countryview Challenges

 Hello there! Well I am over at Countryview Challenges again today with more inspiration for the time themed challenge.

This time I have used a more traditional stamp from Chocolate Baroque - I have simply stamped it then restamped the clocks on some patterned paper and added them after fussy cutting. Lastly I edged the image in shaded lilac distress oxide.

I do hope you can join the challenge!

Big hugs

Rachel xx

2 or more patterned papers at Christmas card Club

 Hello there! How are you? I do hope you are well? I am happy and busy and just rolling with life and its ups and downs.

Its Christmas card club today and the theme is two or more patterned papers - this is what I came up with ...

Although it may not look like it - this is, infact 2 patterned papers from crafty individuals overlapped - the central row does not belong to the bottom and top - I have also added gem toppers that I bought at Country View Crafts during the run up to Christmas!

I have used the same idea but a different gem topper on the bottom ones.

My mum also made two cards :

This first one uses Chloe papers.... the second uses Lisa Horton papers and a spellbinders die.

I am at work today as usual - I hope to have chance to visit my lovely teamies this evening - I don't think I made it to comment on the last cards so I will attempt to do both at once.

Big hugs

Have a great Sunday!

Love and hugs

Rachel x

Embossing folders at Christmas card Club

 Hello there! I do hope you are enjoying the new year! Its been pretty busy here - what with working, volunteering, run club and taking my mum out. I have enjoyed it though!

This first fortnight the theme at Christmas Card Club is Embossing folders - I managed to make 4 cards:

I think they are a combination of crafters companion and Sheena Douglass folders - all used very simply with distress oxide inks and matting a sentiment. The sentiment is from Crafty Individuals. 

My mum has used one of the same embossing folders it teamed it up with a chocolate baroque Mistletoe stamp. 

I think that works very well mum - might do some like that myself!

Hope you have a lovely Sunday!

Hugs

Rachel x