Christmas is over..long live...valentine's day?

Hi there everyone, I got home this evening from my in laws where I spent Christmas day, christmas night and today. I'd left ALL my craft stuff at home, and rather regretted it!

however for christmas, I got a gorgeous new daylight LED lamp for the table so it would have been rude not to test it once I got home! I also had a new set of stamps from Some Odd Girl that I'd ordered myself and opened for christmas!

so this is my card using Romantic Gwen - as the next big holiday is valentine's day. I've decided to start work on it early!

Papers used are 6x6 MME 

button from papermania vintage notes pack from That Craft Place

Stickers MME Love Me pack from Amazon

scalloped die- sizzix

Banner Die - Joanna sheen

colouring cardstock and cheesecloth also from That Craft Place

copics used-

E000,E00,E21,E11,E04,R20

G99,G94,G21

R08, YR07, YR14, 

E29,E25

N8,N6,N4,N2

Rachel 

xx

Sunday Inspirational for Chi Chi memories

Hello there everyone and happy boxing day! I hope that you had a very good christmas day in your households!

My card for you today is one using 'For You' 

I thought this was a perfect image for letting someone know you are thinking of them...

I have used :

Dovecraft flower paper

DSP from DCWV in  blue

green scalloped border diecut from sizzix

green gems

green cardstock

bo bunny sentiment

copics -

E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

BG09, BG 05, BG02

N8,N6 , N2

E13, E15, E18

Yr23, Y21

promarkers - antique pink, cocktail pink, pale pink

it is also my last post for chi chi memories after a fantastic 6 months on the design team. i would like to take this time to thank nat cass, lynda and my other teamies for the time I have spent on the design team and wish them all the best for the new year!

Rachel

xx

New Challenge at Cute Card Thursday with Rick St Dennis sponsoring

Hello everyone, and a very merry christmas to you all.. a lot of people are having a little time off for crafting, but not the lovely people at Cute Card Thursday!

today brings you a new ANYTHING GOES challenge, which is sponsored by Rick St Dennis 

this month I have stepped out from the Rick St Dennis blogs (after finishing all my other projects, of course!) with my Guest Design Team member hat on, and contributed to the fabulous inspiration over at Cute card Thursday !

Today's project is one using three different cute images from Ricks Shops -

Star Pixies, Star pixie , and happy stars

I used the star pixie trio and the happy stars on the front of the card , and the solitary star pixie is tucked inside with the sentiment. as promised on the sparkle and glitter blog, I have enclosed my ingredients list and copic key below!

blue 'onesies' - BG07, BG05, BG02, BG01, BG000

Skin- E000,E00,E21,E11,E04, R20

boots scarves and gloves - G99, G94, G21

Red- R08, YR07

Stars- YR23, Y21

Ingredients;

Papers- from the  'Christmas in July' pack at pixel scrapper

red cardstock

green cardstock

ranger glossy accents

sentiment stamp from a recent magazine 

turquoise stitched ribbon- wilkinsons

green bobbled trim- Wilkinsons

liquid pearls- opal

anita's tacky glue

Silicone glue

have a good christmas everyone!

Chi Chi Memories sunday inspirational

Hi there everyone and thank you for joining me once again with the new releases for december at Chi Chi Memories- this is the last of the new release posts I have for you this month and definitely a good one to finish the run up to christmas!

This little cutie with her oversized candy cane is so sweet, and she is called 'Reindeer girl'

I chose three christmassy papers in red to go with the images colouring, and backed them in green cardstock

the image is coloured up in these colours :

E000,E00,E21,E11,E04, R20

E18, E15, E13

G99, G94, G21

Promarkers- Burgundy, cardinal , crimson

Sentiment by bo bunny

red stitched ribbon

gems

Rachel 

xx

I'd like to enter this in:
http://agirlwhocraftschalengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.allwayssomethingcreative.blogspot.co.uk/
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/chnc-challenge-extra-for-december-2014.html
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/
http://emeraldfaeries.blogspot.co.uk/
http://memascrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/december-challenge.html
http://seemacrafts.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.theeastwind.com/
http://www.thecraftgarden.blogspot.ca/

December Anything Goes challenge at that craft place!

Hi there everyone, it is sunday and a new challenge is starting over on the that craft place blog!

I'm sure you know by now that as well as having a challenge blog, that craft place is a bricks and mortar shop , now in polegate, sussex AND they have an online group too where you can grab your goodies if you aren't in the location of the 'real' shop!

My project today is made using one of lisa's MDF clock kits

I think you will agree it is fab, and it is also around 38cm diameter!

I also used one of the that craft place digital stamps, this one is from sugar and spice and is called 'love from sugar'

to achieve the finish on the clock I primed the MDF with gesso and then painted it with tim holtz crackle paint in picket fence.. 

I then used my distress ink pad - peacock feathers  (you can also pick these ink pads up at the shop)

and my ink tool to cover the paint once dry with the ink.

I used tim holtz peacock feather distress glitter to glitter the hearts and triple thick to adhere it (also from the shop)

the paper in the middle of the clock is a piece of paintable paper from Prima I was given a while back, and I coloured this with copics to tie in with the blue theme.

Copics used-

E000,E00,E21,E11,E04, R20, BG09,BG07,BG05,BG02,BG01, R20

please if you haven't already done so go and check out the new challenge and enter your 'anything goes' projects! I look forward to seeing your work!

Rachel 

xx

I'd like to enter this in:

http://paulaholifieldcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

http://alteredeclectics.blogspot.co.uk/

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/

http://doodlepantryblog.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/DPDC

http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

Rick St Dennis inspirational over on airless chambers

Hello there everyone, it is my turn today to host over on the Rick St Dennis airless chambers blog , and I have chosen 'Haunted Carnival midway' for my piece today

I made something other than a card for once as I have a cute little easel which I usually use when I take pictures of my projects- the rest of the time it looks a little empty and sad, so I thought it could do with its own picture to sit on it when it's not required as a photo prop!

I used some thick grey cardboard as a base that i got when i recieved something in the post from that craft place- instead of throwing it away I cut it to the size of my image, to make it more of a plaque. 

i coloured the image using my promarkers and copics, and used my blending chalks for the background. 

i also added splats using my splats mask from that craft place, and some jade dimensional paint from heritage handcrafts that I picked up a couple of months ago 

my thinking was in green it looked a bit like blobs of ectoplasm shed by the creepy monster chewing on the ticket booth!

hope you enjoy this slightly creepy make!

Rachel 

xx

Sunday Inspirational at Chi Chi Memories

Hi there everyone, today is my turn to show you the second card I have made with the December new releases over at Chi Chi Memories!

this time i have chosen to use the gorgeous 'Happy Holiday'

such a cute and joyful image !

as with a few other of the digital stamps in my collection, i felt this one lent itself quite well to a CAS layout , to not overpower the image

Therefore I have used 1 patterned paper and 2 colours of cardstock only in this card and minimal embelishment,

Copics used- N6, N4, N2

YR23, Y21

promarkers burgundy, cardinal, crimson

dovecraft glitter glue in crystal

ranger glossy accents

grey/silver cardstock 

gold glitter cardstock

red bauble paper

I hope you think he is a s sweet as i do and it gets you feeling festive!

join me again next week for another of the new releases!

Rachel 

xx

entering in:

http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/

http://cagichallenge.blogspot.ca/

http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Christmas frost- Mo Manning's 'winter fairy Halla'

Hi there everyone, are you getting sick of the christmas cards yet? I'm kinda getting into it now, which is typical because I shan't be making many more until next year!

This card came about when Sparkles decided to case her own cards to make more... for fun i decided to sit down and case one of her layouts then send her the finished card- as she's already seen my attempts, I thought it would be cool to blog it- it has a different feel to her decidedly awesome cards, but I love it! 

copics used- 

E000,E00,E21,E11,E04,R20

BG09,BG07,BG05,BG02,BG01,BG000

N2

papers used are from the 'christmas in july' bundle at pixel scrapper

buttons are from that craft place and are from the  papermania vintage notes pack- well worth buying as you get absolutely loads in reds, greens, yellows, and peaches.. the only thing i ask is if you follow my advice and get one, you send the ones with the inlaid sparkles to me so i can hoard them!!!

the image is 'winter fairy Halla' by Mo Manning of Mo's digital pencil

the stitched ribbon is one of my favourites and can currently be found in different colours in the christmas aisle at wilkinsons (if you are in the UK) , as can the dovecraft' crystal' glitter glue

the dazzler for the bow centre can also be found at that craft place 

pale blue cardstock courtesy of ebay.
the snowflake die was in a magazine a couple of issues ago 

hope you enjoy this make

I would like to enter this card in:

http://copicmarkereurope.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge-page.html
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.co.uk/
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.co.uk/
http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/
http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/december-challenge-christmas-anything.html
http://hambochallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://lilredwagon.blogspot.co.uk/

Creepmas- Day 6 over at Rick St Dennis MFA digital stamps

Hello there everyone....I hope you have been enjoying all the creepmas makes so far this month both over on the Airless Chambers Blog  and over at Smeared ink!

 for my creepmas make I have decided to make a special creepmas Tag with the Rick St Dennis MFA Digital stamp called 'Creepmas Witch Tree'

I used :

copics in G99,G94, and G21 for the skin and her hat band, and N8, N9,N4 and N2 for the hair on both the witch and the shrunken head, and also the hat.

I coloured her robes using R08, YR07 and a smidgen of YR14

the shrunken head is done in E13 and 11

and the baubles , snake and hat are done in previous colours mentioned- with the exception of the purple one which is purple promarker!

I surrounded the image with a border in N2 and then set to work on the background

I cut the cardstock and the backing piece of pizza box to a tag shape, punched a hole and added a rivet

I used my memento tuxedo black ink pad , and some peacock blue and tea dye distress ink , then I spritzed the area around the image (very carefully) using a Prima Bloom spray which is soft teal in the sparkling pastel range. It adds a subtle sparkle once dry, and looks wonderful when the distress ink reacts with it!

to finish off I used a stencil and some green dimensional paint to add the circles to the tag, and when everything was nearly dry, I distressed the edges slightly and added a piece of orange ribbon.

Rachel

Inspirational for rick st dennis mfa digital stamps - morning Goddess Francie- holiday morning

Hello everyone, it is my turn to show you something pretty today, and it is another christmas card from me.. i'm so enjoying working my way through the Rick St Dennis christmassy images this year- even though i'm not a christmas fan usually, I am having a lot of fun!

The image I have chosen for this post is 'Morning Goddess Francie - Holiday Morning'

I coloured this card up using my usual mixture of copics and promarkers- one of these days I will hopefully have enough copics to not have to swap and change, but until then you get a hybrid when I need certain colours!

Copics used- E000,E00,E21,E11,E04,N2,N4,N6 R08, G99,G94,G21

E18,E15, E13

Promarkers used- Burgundy, cardinal, Crimson

The papers are from a long while back in my stash, and I have also used red cardstock and some large green gems.

the smaller matts and layers i hand cut into pennant shapes, and around the shorter one i have wrapped some silvery ribbon, then added a hand tied bow in the same ribbon on top. the image is popped up with some silicone glue dots .

I decided to decorate the inside of the card with the rest of the red striped paper sheet, and stamped 'merry christmas' onto it using one of my favourite bo bunny sentiment stamps- it must really be my favourite as i lost this stamp from my set and had to buy a new set to replace it :(

I think Francie makes a wonderful christmas card and i love the look on her little cat's face!

to see all the other fantastic work made by my teamis on the Rick St Dennis EDT please check out Sparkle and Glitter (for the cute stuff)

and Airless chambers (if you like the darker stuff)

and also the Facebook Group, where the FB EDT post all their work- and you can too as long as it has an RSD image on it!

have a good day everyone!

Rachel 

xx

It's my husbands birthday!

It's my husband's birthday today and I only remembered to make him a card last night.. so cue sending him upstairs to play on the computer, while the kids and I made cards!

 I chose 'Heidi Hot Rod ' from Kenny K  mostly because I wanted to colour it.. :P he is so difficult to choose anything for that yea.. he will get what he's given!

Coloured up with my copics-

E000,E00,E21,E11,E04

N8,N6,N4

R08

YR07

also used

my fabby new buttons , and  docrafts artiste spray mist that arrived yesterday from That Craft Place

twine,

papers from stash 

 and glossy accents

Hope you will join me in wishing him a very happy birthday!

Rachel 

xx

and it would be rude not to enter this one HERE:

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/ for the anything goes challenge

http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

Sunday Inspirational for Chi Chi Memories

Hello there , it's December already! and I have a run of cute cards for you over this month with the December new releases at Chi Chi Memories! This is the first and uses a very cute image called 'boxing day'!

Copics Used:

E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

E18,E15,E13

G99, G94, G21

BG05

promarkers- burgundy cardinal crimson

Also used are

red mirror cardstock

green cardstock

gorgeous christmas papers from my stash

red stitched ribbon

ranger glossy accents

green gems

bo bunny sentiment 

Rachel 

xx

Entering in:

http://cagichallenge.blogspot.ca/

http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.co.uk

http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

December Progressive challenge at the outlawz

Hi (again) this is actually post two of three today, as I got a chance to make my entry for the progressive challenge at the outlawz today.. the challenge is month long so you still have time to enter HERE - the wonderful image provided is from Simply Betty Stamps and I think I'm in love!

This card is made using the 'Christmas in july' digi paper pack at pixel scrapper- my current favourite!

also used were Labels one Spellbinders Grand Dies (smallest and next smallest used)

red cardstock

green cardstock

blue cardstock

turquoise stitched ribbon (wilkinsons)

copics:

E000,E00,E21,E11,E04, R20, BG 07, BG05, BG02

G99,G94,G21

R08, YR07,YR14

YR23,Y21

I also used Ranger glossy accents on the eyes and christmas lights

the sentiment is computer generated and is a snoopy quote

Rachel XX

Entering in:

the outlawz progressive challenge

http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/

http://cagichallenge.blogspot.ca/

http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/
http://agirlwhocraftschalengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

New Challenge at That Craft Place! - christmas theme

Hello there everyone, it is time for a new challenge over on the 'That Craft Place Blog' 

the theme this fortnight is CHRISTMAS so please do come and play along with your christmas makes!

I got to play with this gorgeous Sugar and Spice Digi from that craft place 

the images name is 'sugar frosted' and you can find her on the That Craft Place Etsy

the sentiment is also in the shop - in the christmas sentiment bundle

You can also order the following supplies used on this card from them-

Copics

( E000,E00, E21,E11,E04,R20, N8,N6,N4,N2 BG05, E18,E15,E13)

the super smooth colouring card perfect for copics is also from the shop and is available in this, the 300 gsm or a lower gsm super smooth paper at 160 GSM (I think)

also the Distress ink- 

Peacock feathers and broken china

Liquid pearls in opal,
glitter glue

papers and cardstock from my own stash

Rachel 

xx



I would like to enter this card in:
http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/
http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://cagichallenge.blogspot.ca/

http://www.fairytalestamper.blogspot.de/
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.allwayssomethingcreative.blogspot.co.uk/

aurora wings christmas

hello there everyone, another christmas make for you today... this one is made using an image you can get if you belong to the stamps by aurora wings facebook fan group 'christmas kitten' '

today is a tired day in the crafty little creations household- my daughter (3) and i were planning to go out today but last night she was coughing, her temperature went through the roof and then she was sick EVERYWHERE so it has been postponed.. she said this morning she wasn't feeling well enough to go anywhere... so it is going to be a duvet day until my oldest comes home from school...

colours used- 

copic-

G99, G94, G21

N2

Promarkers

burgundy, cardinal, and  crimson

sentiment -bo bunny

papers from stash

hope you all have a good day.. 

Rachel

entering in 

stamps by aurora wings december fan page challenge 'seasons greetings'
http://www.allwayssomethingcreative.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk/
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/
http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.co.uk/
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.co.uk/

Sugar and spice Balloon High

Hello everyone.. I'm taking another little break from christmas cards right now, this is a gorgeous image that i was allowed to play with... she is sugar from Sugar and Spice, sold by that craft place

you can purchase her HERE

that craft place have a lot of fantastic crafting goodies and you can buy from their shop or online in this group - i especially love the pigeon hole system they have where you can collect stash and pay for it in one go at the end of the month- or as soon as you wish...

I used copics and promarkers to colour the digi and the scene-

BG09, BG07, BG05,BG02, BG 01, BG000

N4, N2

E000,E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

antique pink, cocktail pink, pale pink

papers and cardstock from stash as are my gems

hope you are all having a good day!

Rachel

xx

I'd love to enter this card in-

http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.ca/

http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/

Rick St Dennis MFA Digital stamps Progressive Challenge Part two

Hi there everyone, today heralds the start of the second part of the progressive challenge over at Rick St Dennis MFA Digital Stamps on the Sparkle and Glitter Blog

I have to say that everyone's entries for the first part of the challenge have been absolutely amazing, and I have enjoyed looking at every one of them!

The freebie for this part of the challenge is a brand new hat lady- yipee!

This one is titled 'Christmas Party'

she comes with or without a background, and in my creation today I have used the one without a background.

To make this card I have used:

papermania madame payrauds 12x12 paper (cut to just under 8x8)

Cling baubles/holly/sentiment stamp free with a magazine recently

brown corrugated cardstock 

plain brown cardstock

memento tuxedo black ink

spellbinders floral ovals die

frantage in shabby white

tim holtz distress ink in tea stain

copics -

e000, e00, e21, e11, e04, R20

E21,E25,E29

G99,G94,G21

N6,N4,N2

YR23, Y21

promarkers - burgundy, cardinal and crimson

I hope you enjoy her! and if you have not come over from the glitter and sparkle blog, you can go see the other Elite Design Team's projects over HERE

would love to enter my card in:

http://fitztownchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://blog.markerpop.com/
http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.co.uk/p/new-challenge.html
http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/