Mixed Greetings Card Set

Hey Crafters!!

Hope you're all having a good start to the week. So the card set I have for you today I actually made a couple of months back and totally forgot about them until now. 

They are from a card kit I've had in my stash for a good few years and since I'm slowly sorting through it I'm finding some amazing stuff I didn't even know I had. 

I actually quite like how these cards turned out and the papers I used. I wouldn't normally go for quirky but I just let myself go with these. I made a mixed bag of cards because I know I've made quite a few birthday ones lately so wanted to shake it up a bit. 

I found the papers and card stock from this kit really easy to use and I loved the different textures and patterns. I'm really pleased with these. 

Out of the set I think this one is my favourite because I turned it into a magnetic opening tri-fold card which I thought was just awesome and I haven't seen many cards like this around. This would even make a great money/gift card wallet to give as a gift. 

There you have it crafters, I really hope you've enjoyed reading this post. Please feel free to leave any comments or questions you may have for me.

My First Attempt At Making Easel Cards

Good Afternoon again you crafty lot! So, last night I attempted to make my first ever Easel cards. I really love how they look after they are finished and so after watching numerous YouTube videos I attempted it. 

And thankfully the cards didn't tun out too bad. I was surprised at how easy they were to make too. I used 6x6 white card blanks from my stash. Scored the middle of the front. It really was THAT easy!!

I made this cute little Dinosaur and a Cheeky Monkey. They were both part of a decoupage & card stock kit that I found in my local market. 

They are definitely great for the little ones. These turned out great and I love how bright and eye catching they are. I can't wait to try my hand at making a twisted easel card.

I really hope you've enjoyed this post and please feel free to leave me any comments or questions.

Card Made From Leftovers!

Good Afternoon you lovely lot! I hope you've all had a fab weekend! And so starts another week and I'm off on holiday from work so I'm hoping to have some extra card making and blogging time. I want to share with you a card I made from some leftover bits and bobs I had floating around and I totally forgot to take a photo of the leftovers I used because I still can't believe I managed to rustle up what I did. And this is a card that I am VERY proud of!

I had absolutely no ideas in mind what I was going to do, I had these really pretty felt flowers and leaves left after making a couple of scrapbook pages, then I found the cute tiny buttons with some others lying around, the blank card and green dotty square and sentiment were left overs from a couple of card kits that I must have used at some point. I just had a play with a few lay outs and this was the one I felt happy with. I used sticky foam pads for the square and sentiment then glued on the flowers, leaves, buttons and green gems. I added a small piece of lilac ribbon to the sentiment for a bit of detail and that was that. 

I hope you like this card and the simple design I came up with. 

Just A Couple Of Cards I've Made!

Hello there you beautiful lot! I hope you're having a fab week. So I managed to rustle up a few birthday cards over the last couple of days using a card kit I think was bought for me about 3 years ago! Haha, I can't believe what I'm finding.

 I really like the colours I've used for these cards. They weren't very difficult and pretty simple but sometimes simple works. I didn't want to go too overboard with the gems so I've kept them to make the cards pop a little more. I can't wait to have a proper sort out of my box and buy some new toys to have a play with. 

I used to be good at making cards so it's great to start getting my mojo back and enjoying the craft a lot more. I love these little fashion cards, great for any teen that loves clothes, bags and shoes.

You can't have a birthday card without tea cups or cakes. I love the colours of this. It's such a shame I can't remember what card kit these are from and I'm not even sure if you can still buy them. For my second attempt I'm quite pleased with how these have turned out. 

I'm definitely a little rusty at this so please bare with me until I get going again.

My First Cards!

Hi! Hope you're all having a fab weekend so far. For my first proper blog post I thought I would show you a couple of the first cards I've made, they're not great but it's all a learning curve.

  

I made these using a Daisy & Dandelion decoupage kit that I bought  a couple of years ago (at least) from Hobbycraft and popped it into my craft box and just forgot about it. I found it a couple of days ago and had a little play. I've never tried decoupage as I always thought it was quite hard and time consuming but I was wrong.

A little patience, toddler free time and I have to admit I found it quite relaxing. I used White A6 card blanks that I had stored away in my craft box and found matching ribbons and stickers that fit in with the decoupage kit colour scheme and away I went. The pink and purple ones are my favourites.

Not the best but I know once I find my mojo there will be no stopping me. I hope you like my first designs and I can't wait to share more with you.

Welcome To My Blog!!

Hi! Welcome to my blog. I'm Rachel and I've been making cards on and off now for years. It's only recently though that I have found my love again and have been getting the creative juices flowing and started making some cards.

I've been wanting to do something like this for a while now and since I only work a couple of days a week and spend the rest of my time at home with my cheeky 2 year old son Mason, I thought now would be the best time to start.

This blog is also like a little record of all the cards and other crafty things I make. Some will be good, some will be bad and some will be down right ugly! So I hope you're prepared to take this journey with me as I find my own little crafty path covered in glue and glitter, learning new things every day and sharing my ideas along the way.