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

Tilda with cherries

Hey :)

Yay i've finally made something! I coloured this image about a week ago, and just finished making it up into a little card.

I've made this one for the Magnolia Down Under challenge, which is 'no patterned papers'. The image is 'Tilda with cherries', coloured with distress inks, cuttlebug embossing folders - Swiss Dots and D'vine Swirls, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers and some seam binding inked with distress ink. Everything is inked with Vintage Photo distress ink and stitched, and then i just added some butterflies, staples, a doily and gems.

Distress inks used:

Skin - Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose

Hair & shoes - Vintage Photo, Black Soot

Dress, hat & socks - Walnut Stain
Cherries - Victorian Velvet

I'm also entering this in:

Just Magnolia - sketch A Spoon Full of Sugar - tonnes of texture Papertake Weekly - anything goes Creative Inspirations - punches & dies

Thanks for looking
 Rachel xx

Ice cream anyone? Well nearly!

Hello everyone :)

Here's some pictures of cupcakes i made at the weekend for mothers day. I've seen these a couple of times on American blogs, and thought i'd have a go. You just put your normal cake mixture into ice cream cornets and cook them just as you would in cases. It's very clever. I think they'd be fab for summer birthday parties :)

Thanks for looking, I'll be back soon... promise!

Hugs, Rachel xx

My first proper go on the sewing machine! :D

Hey bloggers!

I hope you're all well :)

This afternoon i've been having a proper play with the sewing machine for the first time; even though we've had it about 4 years! Before today I was a straight line on a bit of scrap material type of person, but i thought i'd better move on a bit from that, so here's what i've made...

(and yes i have taken the photos on the machine!)

Not perfect, but it's pretty cute eh?! It's supprising what you can make out of a pair of old jeans :P
The pattern is from here, and it's free for personal use if anyone fancies a go.
I forgot to take pictures of the lining inside, but you can sort of see it on this next piccy.
Thanks for looking
You're all lovely :)
Hugs, Rachel xx

Vintage style - Trinket box

Hi again!

I've been working on this little project for the past couple of days, and i have to say... i'm really pleased with how it's turned out :) It's a long time since i've said that about something i've made!

It's a very different style to my usual, but i wanted to try something a bit different, so here it is...

I made the box from cardboard and gum tape, so that hopefully(!) it will last a bit longer than if it was just cardstock stuck with glue.

The gorgeous image is a freebie from Magic Moonlight, which i printed onto linen effect cardstock, sanded, and inked with Antique Linen distress ink. Then i stuck a piece of acetate over the image, and covered it with a thick layer of 3D gloss to make a dome effect. (the acetate was to stop the printer ink smudging)

I went a bit OTT with the pearls, but anyways... it's pretty :PThe paper is by 7gypsies, but you can barely see it in the end because of the lace!And all of the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, and are glittered with 'Star Dust' stickles.
Then i just added some string and a heart charm... et voila!
I'm entering this in:

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show - some metal

ABC challenge - P is for pearls

Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

Attempting crochet...

Hey!

Thankyou for your lovely comments on my latest card :)

People who've been following my blog for a while will probably know how much i like to try new things. Well... my latest venture is crochet!

I spent a couple of hours yesterday afternoon watching videos on youtube, and getting in a complete muddle with a big ball of tangled yarn... But then somehow, something just clicked and i managed to make these flowers :) Cute eh?!

If anyone fancies a go at crochet, I can recomend this video for the basic stitch, and then i used this one from Little Birdie Secrets to make the flowers :)

Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

Rainbow cupcakes

Hello lovelys

Here's a couple of piccies of some cupcakes i made the other day for when mum had some friends over. I made them with a new mini cake tin which Dad got me for christmas, and they're sooo cute! Only 3.5cm accross. Awww :)

The cake is just plain vanilla, with vanilla butter-cream, but the cupcake inside is multi-coloured in the same colours as the spots on the cases :)

Thanks for looking!

I'll be back soon with a card :)

Hugs, Rachel xx

Sugar Nellie - Daisy

Hiya :)

Here's a little card that's taken me aaages to make, but still i'm not too sure whether i like it! For some strange reason, i'm having trouble actually putting the cards together at the moment. I've got a pile of images all coloured and paired up with pretty papers and flowers etc, but I just can't make them into a card that i like! Wierd isn't it!?

Anyways... i'll shut up now :P

I've used the adorable 'Daisy' from Sugar Nellie, coloured with distress inks. 7 gypsies papers, Wild Orchid and Prima flowers, a Tim Holtz die, X-cut border punch and some other buts and bobs. Everything is inked with Vintage Photo distress ink, hand stitched, and glittered with 'Star Dust' stickles.

The little tag is left blank so that i can add an age/name/sentiment later :)

I'm not too pleased with my colouring on this card, but i'll be nice and tell you the colours anyway :)

Hair - Vintage Photo, Black Soot

Skin - Tattered Rose, Antique Linen

T-shirt - Victorian Velvet, Walnut Stain

Trousers - Weathered Wood, Black Soot

Grass - Peeled Paint

Flowers - Wild Honey, Victorian Velvet

Belt - Dusty Concord

I'm entering this in:

Bunny Zoes's Crafts - spring... flowers everywhere
Crazy 4 Challenges - use dies
Creative Inspirations - distress

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Rachel xx

Tilda picking cherries

Hello everyone :)

Just a quick post tonight as i need to get some revision done before my geography exam tomorrow!

Todays card is using one of my new stamps, which i *think* is called Tilda Picking Cherries. I used Tim Holtz papers, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, and ribbon from The Ribbon Girl.

Everything is edged with Vintage Photo distress ink, and stitched with my sewing machine - not by hand! That's right!... all that time i was doing my sewing by hand, and we actually have a sewing machine! lol

I've coloured Tilda slightly different this time. I'm not quite sure whether i like her darker skin or not, but i'm experimenting! :)

Colours:

Skin - Vintage Photo, Antique Linen, Tattered Rose

Hair - Vintage Photo, Black Soot

Dress - Victorian Velvet, Walnut Stain

Socks - Weathered Wood

Shoes - Vintage Photo, Black Soot

Shadow - Weathered Wood, Black Soot

I'm entering this in Stamp Something - anything goes and 7 Kids - challenge yourself (colouring)

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