A little pink stocking...

Hiya :)

Eeeek! I can't actually believe it's less than a week 'til cristmas! How quick has this year gone? It's mad!

Anyways... here is a stocking tag, i've made to go with the scarf i've knitted mum as a present. I say it's a tag, but it's a bit big so i'm not sure if it'll get used as a tag yet.

I used tim holtz papers, made into a patchwork type background, then i added some bits of broken jewellry, a tag, a bow and some holly leaves cut from felt. The edges are inked with distress inks and distressed with scissors, and all of the stitching is done by hand again. It is finished with a few gems and stickles around the edges.I'm entering this in:

Totally Gorjuss - for someone special

Creative Inspirations - anything goes christmas
Allsorts - anything goes

PaperPlay - anything but a card

Stamp Something - something with a tag or pocket

Right... i'm off to ice the christmas cake now :)
Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

Countdown to Christmas!!!

Hey hey hey!

Have you noticed that i've been awol for a couple of days? Well this is the reason!

I've seen a couple of these advent calenders around blogland this year and last, so i thought i'd have a go, and i've now decided that i'm a complete idiot! Any normal person would just buy 24 match boxes for a couple of £££s, but me being me decided to make them...duh! It took me about 5 hours just to make the boxes lol

Anyways... it was fun! And it hasn't taken long to put it all together :)

I used-

Scraps of different papers, Viva swirl stamp set, Papermania stamp, blossom nesties, embossing powder, flowers, (lots of) buttons and bits and bobs from my stash.

I'm entering this is:
The Stampman Challenge - christmas
Pocket Full of Posies - winter Bouquet
A Spoon Full of Sugar - snow and/or snowflakes
ABC Challenge - H is for holidays
Paperplay - ribbon, lace and flowers
The Secret Crafter - red and gold
Bunny Zoes Crafts - christmas...but not a card
Crafty Creations - buttons

Thanks for looking, and good luck in the candy!
Rachel xx

I'm Here!!!

Hiya

Sorry i've been such a bad blogger lately. Me mojo went on holiday and i think its finally returned...Yippeeee! I was getting scared because i've still got tonnes to make for christmas but now i can hopefully get on with it. and i finish school tomorow so will have more time, AND its snowing! Wuhooo!

Anyway...Onto my project. Its a candle i've made for someone, but i'm not sure who yet. The picture is from google images, and says 'Christmas Wishes' but i couldn't get it all on the piccy. I printed it onto tissue paper (never done that before), melted it into the candle, and then put holographic (?different colours everytime you look) glitter on some parts. I'm going to wrap it in cellophane with ribbon and a tag, but the glitter is still wet so i'll do that later.

I'm entering it in these challenges:

2 Red Bananas - Tree

Corrosive Challenges - Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Creative Inspirations - Christmas Gift

Sophisticats - Xmas Theme

The Pink Elephant - Winter and/or christmas

Creative Inspirations - Something to decorate your home

C.R.A.F.T - Free For All

Frosted Designs - Happy Holiday

If The Shoe Fits - Let it Snow

Crazy4Challenges - Snow

The Secret Crafter - Snow

Thanks For Looking

Rachel xx

Ribbon Tree

Hi everyone

I hope your all ok. I was meant to be going christmas shopping today with my cousin but she is ill so we couldn't go :( I've got lots of crafting done though. I havn't actually finished anything yet but have about 5 half done cards and 2 partly decorated boxes...i get bored of one thing so move onto another lol.

First i wanna say a massive thanks to the fab and amazingly talented mandy who sent me another load of images, flowers and a gorgeous christmas card. I had a nice lazy morning in front of the tele colouring in the images, so now have lots of cards to make. Now i'm going to copy her and show you a picture of my smelly cat, Morissa in christmas mode. She has the worst smelling breath ever so everyone calls her 'Smelly Cat' like in friends :)

(sorry about the minging carpet...mum's fault not mine!)

Now here is a ribbon tree i've made as an early christmas pressie for grandma and grandad. Loops of different ribbons pinned into a polystyrene cone with a pretty red rose on the top...simples! I'm entering it in the Die Cuts R Us challenge which is 'Lets See a Gift'

Thanks for looking x

i'm dreaming of a white christmas!

Hiya

I hope you've all had a nice weekend. We made our chrsitmas cake yesterday while dancing round to christmas music so now i'm all christmassy....not long now till i get my cuttle bug yey!

I'm entering this card in :

Creative inspirations - layout (i didn't use a sentiment though it didn't look right..sorry)

2 Red Bananas - christmas/winter card

Image from google images with copic glitter pen on some of the trees. bazzil basics dots embossed paper and everything else from stash.

Thanks for looking x

christmas tilly

Hiya
Sorry i havn't posted in a couple of days and todays is just a quick one too.
Here's a card i'm entering in these challenges:
Charisma Cards - Anything Christmas
Creative Card Crew - Favourite things (craft stuff OBVIOUSLY!!! my fave craft stuff though... gems and promarkers)
Papertake Weekly - Christmas Cracker
My Time To Craft - Very Vintage
Pollycraft - Christmas Theme

Made using:
Image from Digital Doodling coloured with promarkers and edged with ink and eyeshadow
Papers - Papermania Joyeux Noel
X-cut holly punch
gems, lacey stuff and brads from stash

thanks for looking x

door and window

Hiya

I had planned a crafty day today but i've run out of double sided tape, so can't get on with it until mum gets back from town with more :(

Here's a set i made yesterday using the free stamps from creative inspirations a while ago. The idea for the door card is from there too but i decided to make a window tag to go with it.

I'm entering it in these challenges:

Creative inspirations - New or Neglected (wreath stamp)

Tuesday Taggers - No Patterned Papers

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Snow much Fun

My Time to Craft - Tags so Much

Cute Card Thursday - Glitter me Silly (glitter embossing powder on bow + gems)

Thanks for looking
Rachel xx

anyone for anya???

hiya

here's my card for the anyone for the anya challenge. its a christmas card for one of my friends probably but is just going in my xmas box so i'm not sure yet :)

the fab sketch

My card

Made using:

Miss anya coloured with whsmith watercolour pencils

papermania papers

blue glitter cardstock

x-cut snowflake corner punch (just used the punched snowflakes)

gems, pearls, ribbon and purple shimmer paper from stash

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thanks for looking x

Christmas card

Hey Bloggers

I've been having a crafty session with my mum tonight and this is the card i made. My brother is at uni and my sisters gone to london for a few days with a friend so we decided to make some cards. I made my card to give my grandma and grandad for christmas.

I'm entering it in:

One stop craft challenge - Celebration

Winter Wonderland - Anything