Hoppy Anniversary

It's my husband and I's 5th wedding anniversary tomorrow, so what better way for me to show him I love him than make him a card using this month's image from Encino Stamps ( courtesy of the progressive challenge on the outlawz)
I went for a fairly basic design as he isn't too into embellishment... and used brads and staples as the main embellies.

Rachel 

xx

I'm entering:

The Outlawz progressive/freebie challenge APRIL

no cards at that craft place challenge blog

Hi there everyone! it is another sunday, and time for a new challenge on the that craft place challenge blog!

this fortnight's challenge is 'no cards ' so please show us your sparkly new makes that aren't a card!

if it's a cake and it is gluten free, it's an unwritten rule that it has to be sent to me :)

for my inspiration this challenge, 

I chose to make a food diary, as the one I was given by my physiotherapist wasn't at all pretty... and didn't last for as long as I needed it to either! 

the inside has a chart for everything i eat , drink, and after that (will leave that one to your own imagination lol)

to make this book, I used my zutter bind it all and some 12x12 cardstock ( I usually make books from thicker card, but this one was fine being a bit floppy!)

I also used a piece of 12x12 my minds eye paper, 

cooking betty who is now in clear stamp format at creative expressions, stocked in the that craft place shop, coloured using copics,

pale turquoise and pink spotted ribbon , and blue rose trim from that craft place

letters using a font from the hungry jpeg cut in card using my brother scan 'n'cut

and either painted with mermaid lagoon distress paint, or peacock feathers distress glitter

and some thin lace I had in a huge bag of lace I bought a long time ago!

I look forward to seeing all your fabby entries to the challenge!

Rachel

xx

Rick St Dennis EDT inspiration- arco iris unicorn

Hello there and happy monday! 

today I have used an absolutely gorgeous stamp from Rick St Dennis MFA to create a slightly glittery card! the stamp is called Unicorn 'Arco Iris' and is available from Rick's Zibbet store!

I absolutely adore unicorns and all things mythical and mystical, so when Rick Released her recently, I knew I just had to play! 

I spent several hours trying to do this stamp justice, with her fantastic mane, studded with flowers.

I coloured her using my copics (and stupidly, I got so into colouring that I forgot to keep track of the colours used!)

The papers are from the prima 'rosarian' pad

and the cardstock is Stampin up's tempting turquoise. 

I also used some pink cotton lace, 

dovecraft 3d pearl effects,

sentiment from paper smooches birthday sampler set 

and cotton candy stickles.

I hope you like my card, it was such fun to create!

Rachel 

xx


entering in :
Crafty Girlz Challenges

CAS -some odd girl love me not Mae

Hi there everyone! a quick one from me this evening after seeing Kristy's speed card how to this evening... I'm not a CAS girl....at all. the more layers the better...and if it's not square...it's not there... I don't cope well with CAS or Rectangular....
but tonight I decided the gloves were off... why let it continue to sneer at me ..and beat me?


so I came up with this, using Some Odd Girl's love me not mae, one of my favourite SOG stamps. I'm pretty happy with it...

Rachel

xx

I'd love to enter this card in:
Eclectic Ellapu- out your comfort zone
Scribble and Scrap- ATG
Crafty Calender challenges - add a sentiment
fantasy stampers - CAS
Crafty Catz weekly challenges - 2 or more patterned papers
graph'it markers - flower power
left of center challenges - spots and or stripes
just hanna stamps - pink and green
red rubber inspirationals - spring flowers

Cilla the slug- rick st dennis mixed media

Hi there and good evening (or morning depending what part of the world you are in!)
I have just finished a mixed media piece with cilla the slug from sue's story that runs over on sparkle and glitter, the rick st dennis edt blog.
she is a fantastic specimen, I think you will agree!

Product list-

Copics - V09, V06,V05, R37, YG17,YG15,G99, BG49,BG15,BG13

Paperartsy fresco finish chalk paint - squid ink

gesso

dylusions ink spray in funky fuchsia

creative expressions gilding wax in ultramarine

tim holtz distress paint - mermaid lagoon

blue pack of gelatos

cosmic shimmer sparkle texture paste - frosty dawn sparkle - tinted with emerald green brushos

visible image Ripped fishnet stamp

digi by rick st dennis

grey board

Rachel 

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entering in 

Left of center challenges LOC

Create and inspire

Scribble and Scrap

Haunted Design House

ALTER IT! at that craft place challenge blog

it is time for a new challenge at that craft place challenge blog already!
there were some fantastic entries to the easter challenge, and I really enjoyed looking at them all... but now it is onto the next challenge...

this fortnight's theme is 'alter it' 

for my inspiration piece  I decided to alter a stella artois cidre bottle !

I used:

stella artois cidre bottle

gesso

tim holtz picket fence crackle paint

distress inks-

broken china

peacock feathers

mown grass

seedless preserves

(all available from that craft place)

docrafts artiste spritzing ink -electric blue

(from that craft place)

prima color bloom spray mists -

cotton candy

soft teal

tim holtz tattered flower garland flowers

basic grey brads

plastikote spray varnish 

cotton lace from tillyflops creations 

I hope to see you join in over at the new challenge!

Rachel

xx

Happy Birthday Trudie!!!!

Happy 40th Birthday Trudie 

Here is your blog hop 

we adore you to bits and wanted to share the love with you 

Have an amazing day love from us all !

this is my card for you, with love from sugar and lots of BRIGHT colours... to help you feel cheerful and sunny on your special day... have a fantastic one Trudie xxxx

Rachel

 Lucy

 Erin

Corinne

Irene

 Karen

Maureen

Jackie

Ruby

Stacey

Louise

Lady B

Vanessa

Zoe

Emily

 Jackie

 Ellie

Jennifer

 Debbie

 Amanda

Lorraine

Claudia

 Sandie

 Kay

 Lou 

Shell

 Rachel 

Erin S 

Kezzy

 Ria
Suzi
Lorraine
Kerrie

Rick St Dennis Progressive challenge :March

Hello there, it is officially March, and the start of a new leg of the Rick st Dennis MFA progressive challenge, hosted over on the sparkle and glitter blog!

This month the design team have been given 'Aloha Nui ' to create with, a fantastic new image... she is ever so sweet!

I took inspiration from the official colours for hawaii- the official flower is the yellow hibiscus... and the blossoms I have decided are the kukui blossom, official flower of the Molokai island...

if anything else, it was fun researching all this stuff ;) 

I used bold bright summery colours , and how can she make you fail to smile?

why not go check out all the other Rick St Dennis Elite Design teams work, and play along in the progressive challenge ?

Rachel 

xx