Happy Birthday too you...

Hi all!

Here is a card i've made using 'Tilda with Balloon', coloured with distress inks. Isn't she just sooo cute! The blue paper is by Prima, and the pink is Tim Holtz, and then i added a Magnolia sentiment, some Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, 'birthday' bunting, lace and punched butterflies. Everything is inked with Vintage Photo distress ink and stitched, and the image is glittered with 'Star Dust' stickles.

Distress ink colours:

Skin - Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose & Victorian Velvet

Hair - Vintage photo

Dress & bow - Weathered Wood & Black Soot

Socks - Black Soot

Shoes - Walnut Stain & Black Soot

Balloon - Victorian Velvet & Black Soot

I'm entering this in...
Just Magnolia and Hanglar and Stanglar - Happy Birthday
Simon Says Stamp - For a child
Simon Says Stamp (children's challenge) - Anything Goes
By the Cute and Girly - Cute and Girly

Thanks for looking
Rachel xx

Special Birthday Tilda

Hey bloggers!

I'm sorry about the long wait for a post. I've been uber busy with school work and exams this past week so it's been reeeaally nice to have a little play at my messy desk this weekend :) Here's what i've come up with....

At first, my plans were to make a card with a little box inside, but i changed my mind at the last minute and put a pocket in instead.

The front is following the sketch from Simon Says Stamp, and i used Prima papers, a Tilda coloured with distress inks, some pearls and ribbon and lace from the ribbon girl (my prize from Just magnolia last week!) It is hand stitched, inked with Vintage Photo distress ink and distressed with scissors.

It is quite similar the my last card but i really {love} these papers and the image!

My photos are rubbish again today i'm afraid. I'm really struggling in this horrible weather to find any decent light!

Distress inks used:

Skin - Antique Linen & Tattered Rose

Hair - Vintage Photo & Black Soot

Top, present, socks and bow - Weathered Wood & Black Soot

Trousers - Vintage Photo & Black Soot

The heart is cut from chipboard and then covered in the Prima paper, inked and crackle painted.

Here is some natural twine which i bought the other day, tied into a bow, with a butterfly charm :)

The back...

For the inside, i made a little pocket for a gift card/money etc, and then on the right panel is a blank bit to write a little message on.

I'm also entering this in:

Just Magnolia - favourite things

Really Reasonable Ribbon - heart

Stamp Something - anything goes

Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

Pressie Time!!!

Hiya!

Here's a card made using a gorgeous new stamp which i won in Maria's candy a few weeks back :)

I coloured the image with distress inks, and glittered with star dust stickles. The paper is from Prima's 'Jack and Jill' collection, and is hand stitched and lightly distressed with stickles. Then i just added a combination of different flowers, a sentiment tag, a charm and some pearls.

Tilda is coloured with distress inks:

Skin - Antique Linen, Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo

Hair and trousers - Vintage Photo, black soot

Top, socks, present, headband - Weathered Wood, Black Soot I'm entering this in Papertake Weekly - anything goes, Stamp something - something wth glitter, Magnolia Down Under - a gift for you
Thanks for stopping by

Rachel xx

Simple birthday

Hiya

Here's a card i made just for fun last week, but silly Mr Blogger hasn't been working for me so here it is now! I'm trying to make a few flatter cards which are cheap to post, but it's harder than you think you know!

I used K&Co paper, nesties, a printed seniment, prima flowers and lace from Bunny Zoe's Crafts. The edges are distressed and inked with walnut stain distress inks, then i hand-stitched round the edge twice! And added pearls to the centres of the flowers.

Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

Happy Birthday Mummy!!!!

Hey everyone!

Today is my lovely Mum's 50th birthday, and here's the card I made for her (which I only finished about an hour ago hehe)

I've used my new 'Sweet Tilda' stamp, and K&co papers, which i got from Sir Stampalot last week. The stitching is all done by hand, cause i'm daft!, then i've added flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, x-cut punched little flowers, pearls, gems and stickles glitter glue.

I've coloured Tilda with distress inks:

Skin - Antique Linen & Tattered Rose

Hair - Walnut Stain & Antique Linen

Dress, Socks & Bows - Barn Door

Green-ness - Peeled Paint

Shoes - Walnut Stain

I'm entering it in these challenges:

For Fun Challenges - Colouring

Stampavie - Anything Goes

Pollycraft - Happy Birthday

Charisma - Pink

Yesterday, we had a nice party outside (in the rain!). All the family and friends came over for a BBQ and lots of cakes! I spent most of Saturday baking, and here's some piccies of the cupcakes i made :)

Vanilla cupcake with chocolate buttercream and white chocolate stars

And vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and glitter
Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

hugs and kisses + yummyness

Hey bloggers :)
This card was sooo fun to make :) I've used Noble Tilda (again), and stamped her to sit on the sentiment, which is done on the computer. The papers are by the paper cellar, and are my favourite ever. They are sooooo gorgeous and this is the last of them :( I've added flowers from wild orchid crafts, a doily, pearls, glitter glue, inkyness and faux stitching...et voila!

Tilda is coloured with distress inks:

Hair - Walnut Stain

Skin - Antique Linen, Tattered Rose

Dress + shoes - Tattered Rose

Bow - Antique Linen

Rose - Walnut Stain

Leaves - Peeled Paint

I've just realised i've cut her earing off :( I'll sort it out...

Now i've got some piccies of yummyness to show you :)
I made this white chocolate cheesecake this afternoon, and it's gorgeous (if i do say so myself!)
I couln't find a nice recipe for a chocolate one, so i used a rasberry one and adapted it a bit. There's milk chocolate in the base, and white chocolate in the filling...yum!
I might do a recipe post sometime :)

Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

Fly away Tilda

Hiya

This card's a bit ott, but it was soooo fun :)

I've used papermania paper, Flying Tilda (i think), blossom nesties, x-cut border punch, flowers from wild orchid crafts (inked with distress inks), sentiment stamp and a cuttlebug embossing folder. It's finished off with hand stitching (why did i do that!?!), glitz it glitter glue, stickles, lace and pearls. Tilda is coloured with distress inks:

Skin - Antique Line, Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar

Hair - Walnut Stain, Antique Linen

Dress and Shoes - Dusty Concord

Wings - Spun Sugar

I'm entering it in these challenges:
My Time to Craft - Angelic
The Crazy Challenge - Up in the air
The Shabby Tea Room - Lets make an impression
Creative Card Crew - Die Cuts
Paperake Weekly - Sketch
Creative Inspirations - On the move
Flutterby Wednesdays - Anything Goes
Lil Red Wagon - Nestabilities
Stampavie - Sparkling
Your Next Stamp - Flower Power

Right i'm done for now. Told you my mojo was back :)
Thanks for looking
Rachel xx

Noble Tilda

Hi again :)

This is a card i started making a couple of weeks ago, but i've only just managed to finish it. It's very similar to one i've made before, but y'know.

Made using:

Nestabilities label

Cuttlebug embossing folders

Noble Tilda coloured with distress inks

Distress inks - walnut stain and antique linen

Papermania cardstock

Sentiment stamp (not sure what make, sorry)

Blossom Nestabilities

X-cut flower punch

Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearls from Quixotic Paperie

Star dust stickles

Tilda is coloured with distress inks:

Skin - Antique Linen and Tattered Rose

Hair, dress, shoes - Walnut Stain

Belt - Antique Linen

Leaves - Peeled Paint

I'm entering this in these challenges:
Pile it On - Favourite things
The Shabby Tea Room - Lets make an impression
Creative Card Crew - Die Cuts
Lil Red Wagon - Nestabilities
Stampavie - Sparkling
Hanna & Friends - Unused stamp (sentiment)

AND Totally Tilda - Chocolate (thanks for lettin me know Lori and christine)

Thanks for looking, and i've got another card to show you get :)
Rachel xx

I'm Freeeeeeeee!!!

Hey bloggers!

I'm soooooooo happy! I had my last exam this afternoon, so now i'm freeeeeee! (for a bit anyways haha) Anyway, my point is, that i'll have lots of crafty time...yippee :)

I've just finished printing mum's birthday invites off, so here's some piccies. They are made on the computer, then printed onto Anitas 4x4 cardblanks, but it was soooo hard to get our silly printer to hit the cards. I was going crazy designing them on the computer. For something so simple, it was veeeerry complicated! I had to make them upsidedown so that it would print properly. I've made 20, but mum's now decided to tell me she probably needs more. Oh happy days!

Thanks for stopping by

Rachel xx