Forever Friends Monthly - Ribbon

Hello! Yes I am still alive! My mojo is starting to slowly come back and I managed to make a DT card for the Forever Friends Monthly challenge of

Ribbon

and we are sponsored by

who are offering this as a prize:

The very kind girlies over at FF have let me switch teams as I'm gonna be very very busy with my new job (which if this is has posted when scheduled I started yesterday!!).

Anyway this is my card.

I found this cutie in my box of wooden stamps and couldn't even remember when Id last used him/her tut tut!!

Ive only used a little bit of seam binding ribbon which I coloured using a Promarker. I had the intention of using more but I have come to realise that I cant tie a bow to save my life! Lol!

What I used:

Card/Paper - White card blank, PTI Lavender Moon CS, Lucy Cromwell pink 6 x 6.

Stamp - Forever Friends stamp, PTI Communique Curves Sentiments.

Ink - Memento black ink, Promarkers.

Other - MS small monarch butterfly punch, WOC flowers, Ribbon Girl seam binding coloured with PM, tiny pink pearls, Perfect Pearls Mist (on flowers).

So please pop over to the Forever Friends blog to see the wonderful creation by my fabby teamies! Ooh and one entrant will be chosen by the DT as the Forever Friends Favourite who will win $5 to spend in

Right well that's a long post lol! Its my birthday tomorrow woop woop! First birthday Ill have to teach on OMG I am soo grown up lol ha ha! So I might be back soon with a few cards made with some new stash maybe?!?! Lol.

Hope you're all well!

Rachael xx

Forever Friends Fortnight Challenge

Hello all!

I'm back with another challenge over at Forever Friends and Co and this time we are asking 

Are you brave enough?

Really the theme is Anything Goes but as an added extra we would like you to show us a card that you made a long long time ago.  

For this challenge we are sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads.

Sooo I managed to dig this out of the archives from 2009:

Jeez what was I thinking!!!!!! I have no idea who I gave this to, I just cringe thinking about it!!

Anywhoooo this is my new card for the challenge:

I love the image and papers :) must hunt out some Pink Parfait papers on the tinternet me thinks!!

A side view cos Im rubbish at taking photos of easel cards lol.

Please pop over to the Forever Friends blog to check out the cards that my teamies have shared! And remember you don't have to use a FF image any animal will do.

Hope you're all well

Hugs

Rachael :) xx

Forever Friends Fortnight - Christmas in July

Eeeee this is sooooooo late!!!

Here is my DT card for the Forever Friends Fortnight challenge which is

Christmas in July

I really struggled with this one - my mojo is clearly not in the Christmas card mood even though the weather weve been having resembles winter!!!

I used a Forever Friends clear stamp and coloured with the ole PMs and a LOTV sentiment.

Visit the FF challenge blog to join in and see the fab creations by the DT.

Just a quick post from me as I'm off to prepare for school tomorrow as I'm covering Reception kiddiwinks at my final placement school. Ive been sooooo busy with everything hence this card being so late plus I graduated on Friday (will upload photos soon!)!

Happy Crafting Everyone!

Hugs

Rachael xx

 

P.S To join my celebration blog candy to win a voucher for the Ribbon Girl or Saturated Canary click HERE.

LIM Paper Pieced

Hello!

I'm back with a card I have made for the challenge over at Less is More which is paper piecing.

I immediately thought of one of my favourite Forever Friends stamps.

The card is straight in real life lol its the angle of the photograph.

I pulled some pink flowery paper from my scrap box and stamped the image and cut it out. I forgot how much I love paper piecing! Ive used my last baby feet charm I bought at the GNPE last year - I really need to stock up on some more soon!

I coloured the little bear with my Promarkers and decoupaged his hand for a little dimension.

No idea where this layout came from lol I was in the mood for using some twine!

I'm not sure if I like the sentiment but couldnt for the life of me think of where else it could go :/

Right well I'm off to work this afternoon eugh I seriously don't know why I put myself in to do overtime meh lol!

Happy Crafting!!

Hugs

Rachael xx

Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter!!

Long time no post- again!

All finished with the dissertation woop woop!! And no more Uni assignments to hand in ever!!

Just a 6 week block placement teaching in a Year Two class then if I pass everything I can graduate :D

on Friday 13th none the less-good job I'm not superstitious lol.

Anyhoo I feel I have eaten my weight in chocolate today :s (not good for the hips!)

I only managed to make 3 Easter cards this year but it was one for the Mother and Co, one for Gran and one for the Aunty and Co so I'm not too fussed.

I used last years Forever Friends Springtime decoupage and papers.

I would like to enter this card into Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes challenge.

I would like to enter my card into the Creative Inspirations - Easter challenge

I would like to enter my card into the Hooked On Crafts - Easter challenge.

I'm hoping to be around more now I have everything handed in. Sorry for the lack of commenting - I will be trying hard from now on!!

Hope to be back soon :D

Hope you're all well!

Hugs
Rachael xx

Forever Friends Fortnight - More than one fold.

Hello!!

This fortnight at Forever Friends Fortnight Challenge the theme is:

More Than One Fold

and we are sponsored by

Di's Digi Downloads.

I decided to make a little easel card.

Everyone seems to be pregnant and due to give birth this month lol so thought a baby card would be a good idea!

Its quite clean and simple due to my lack of time issue and I'm not really sure how many embellies I can stick on a boys card lol!

I am ashamed to admit this is the first time I have inked up this sweetie!

What I used:

• 4 by 4 card blank
• FF stamp coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers
• Pink Petticoat solid and gingham papers in Ocean
• TRG clear dew drops
• LOTV circle sentiment
• Circle and scalloped circle nesties
• Tiny feet charm

I would like to enter my card into:

I love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Welcome

Please hop over to the Forever Friends blog now to see what my fab teamies have made!
Off to sit a few exams ffor Uni  :/ wish me luck!!

Happy crafting!

Hugs

Rachael xx

P.S My candy closes tomorrow! To enter please visit HERE.

Forever Friends Fortnight Challenge - Sketch

Helloooo and Merry Christmas!!

This should have been up on Boxing Day but Ive had to work the last few days and Mr Blogger has been playing up too the naughty thing!!

Anyhoo this fortnights challenge over at Forever Friends and Co is this fabulous sketch by Sande:

and this is what I did with it:

I was getting sick to the back teeth with Christmas cards (anyone know that feeling lol!?) so decided to open my new Forever Friends love kit that I got on sale at Hobbycraft (along with another 2 lol!) and create an early Valentines card for the bf :)

What I used:

6 x6 white card blank

FF decoupaged bear from Love kit

Heart paper from Love kit

Sentiment from Papermania set

WOC red roses

So there you have it! Please pop over to Forever Friends and Co to see the fab DT creations! And remember you dont need to use an FF bear any animal will do!!

Ill be back soon with some Christmas cards I that I managed to finish just in time lol

Hope you're all enjoying the festivities :D

Hugs
Rachael xx

FF Fortnight - Christmas is Coming

How time flies!! Faaaar too quickly for my liking!!

This fortnight the challenge over at Forever Friends and Co is

"Christmas is Coming"

A nice and easy theme if you ask me! Especially since I really need to catch up on my Christmas card making  :S

This month we are sponsored by the lovely Whoopsie Daisy. Some of the DT have used one of Linnie's beautiful images.

For this card I have used :

• A6 white card blank
• Red and green cardstock
• Red snowflake and green holly paper from the First Edition 6 x 6 Festive Treats pad
• Decoupaged Forever Friends bear from CD rom
• LOTV christmas sentiment
• 'All I want for Christmas' ribbon (74p from WH Smiths a bargain lol!!)
• Green brad
• Red gems

We also have some new DT members (hi girls!!) so please pop over and see all of their creations!

And remember you dont need to use a FF bear - any animal will do!!

Uni is a major headache at the minute - organisation comes to mind!!! Hope to get some more time to start on the long list of Christmas cards that need making!!!

Hope you are all well!!

Hugs

Rachael xxx

Forever Friends Fortnight - White, pink and brown.

Oh I'm quite late with this whoops! Naff weekend at work hence the lateness, how I wish I could just leave!!!

Anyway enough of my whining on to this fortnights challenge over at Forever Friends and Co.
This fortnight the theme is white, brown and pink and we are sponsored by Stitchy Bears who gave us some images to play with.

I'm not sure whether the colours really go with this image but I tried to do it justice! I love the shape of the main card - must do this more often!

Short one from me today, still loads to do!

Please jump over to Forever Friends to see the other DT work and join in! Remember you don't need to use a Forever Friends bear, any animal will be fine!

Bye for now

Hugs

Rachael xxx

FF Fortnight - Use Your Dies

I cant believe its time again for another FF Fortnight challenge! How times flies lately! So onto our challenge which is to use your dies and an animal of course ! Our sponsor this fortnight is I am Roses and some of our DT have used some of their lovely products on their creations.  

I saw this stamp set in The Range sale last November for only £2.99 and with 3 quite large FF bear stamps and loads of little sentiments I couldn't walk past it!

I coloured in the bear with my Promarkers and paper pieced his present to add a bit of interest with paper from the Cosy Christmas Paper pad. Paper Piecing is actually the monthly challenge over at Forever Friends too! I found it quite fiddly though - I think I may  need a bit more practice!

I cut out the little squares using my Cuttlebug dies and ran some through a Polka Dot embossing folder and coloured in the raised dots with a Clear Stardust pen. I had a bit of a job sticking all the squares down because they were all so small! Defo need to try and get some Square Nesties to have bigger squares next time!

                                                                

What I used:

• FF Bear and sentiment from the Cosy Christmas collection
• Promarkers
• Spellbinders Label 8 Nesties
• Cuttlebug square dies (because I cant cut a square to save my life!!)
• Cuttle bug Polka Dots embossing folder
• Sakura Clear Stardust pen
• Green brads

So hop on over to Forever Friends and Co now to see the other fab creations made by the DT! And remember you don't need to use a Forever Friends bear as long as you use an animal and your dies!

Hugs

Rachael xx

P.S To enter my Birthday candy click here.  

Forever Friends Fortnight - 3D

Hi all

The theme this fortnight over at Forever Friends and Co is 3D. I had a sudden urge to make my own decoupage lol so I used my Forever Friends CD and printed off this adorable image 4 times and cut out all the little bits, it took a while and some of the bits are pretty dodgy but I think it turned out all right in the end!

It looks very plain and simple but I swear cutting all those little pieces out nearly drove me mad! And then getting the sentiment printed onto the card blank in the right place and right colour!! It nearly pushed me over the edge!!

I added some flock onto the hat and some clear stardust pen around the moon, not that you can see it on the photo!

So hop on over to  Forever Friends and Co Challenge to check out the details!

And remember as long as you include an animal and follow the theme you can enter!

I would like to enter my card into Totally Gorjuss - Cute and Cuddly because to be honest this little bear is the cutest thing Ive seen for awhile lol.

Ive totally lost my card making mojo and it seems to have been replaced by the need to sew? No idea why but I am currently obsessed with making felties and have made 3 in the last week! Will post some photos soon  probs when I get these 5000 word written for SEN!

Hope you are all well, will try and pop by soon!

Hugs

Rachael xxx

Forever Friends Fortnight DT - A round card

Hi all!

This fortnight over at Forever Friends and Co we are sponsored by the wonderful Di's Digi Downloads and the DT were given some fab images to use. I choose to use "Baptism Bows" image as I have never made a Christening card before! I also thought I'd give the round easel card a go as Ive only ever made square lazy easel and love how cute its turned out!

 What I used:

• White card blank
• Large and small circle and scallop circle nesties
• Image from Di Digital Downloads
• Promarkers
• Gingham and plain paper form Pink Petticoat
• Computer generated sentiment using 'my font isnt funky enough' from Da Font)
• Stickles

I would like to enter my card into Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes :)

So hop on over to Forever Friends now to check out the rest of the DT creations! And remember as long as you use an animal image and follow the theme you can enter - you don't need to use a Forever Friends image.

Bye for now - busy busy as always lol!

Happy crafting

Hope you are all well!!!

Rachael xxx

Forever Friends Fortnight - Pastel Colours

Well this is a bit late isn't it! Only a week!! I didn't have time to post for I left for Guide camp, which was AWESOME by the way lol, so I'm posting now before I go on my next holiday tomorrow!

So you still have a week left to join in with the new challenge at Forever Friends and co which is 'Pastel colours'. This wasn't a hard one considering most of the cards I make involve pastel colours!

We are sponsored by Whoopsi Daisy who will win 3 images and the DT were given some fabby images to play with for this challenge.

What I used:

Whoopsi Daisy digi stamp

Promarkers

Polka dot paper

Purple dew drops

Blue flowers

Sentiment stamp

I would like to enter this card into I Love Promarkers Challenge - Challenge 76 Anything Goes

So better go pack a last few things - I'm off to Centre Parks tomorrow in the Lake District, I cant wait!!! This will be my third time there but the BF has never been so I'm quite excited for him lol. I will catch up on the blogging/commenting when I get back!

Happy crafting, hope you are all well!

Rachael xx

Forever Friends Fortnight challenge - Not a square

Its that time again for another fab challenge over at Forever Friends!

This fortnight we are sponsored by Stitchy Bears Digital Stamps who kindly gave the DT some fab images to work with!

I was instantly drawn to this little bear in the woods.  I love the outdoors and can't wait to spend a week camping with my Guides in a few weeks then a week at Centre Parks with the BF!

I have one or two male birthdays coming up so thought I'd give a male card ago. My word it was it hard! First of all it has no embellishments!! Oh well I love the shades of blue lol and I'm happy with the shape as I seem to be stuck in a 'square' card phase at the mo!

So hop on over to Forever Friends now to see the other fab DT creations! And remember you don't have to use a Forever Friends bear as long as you use an animal and follow the theme!

             I managed a few cards last week so will hopefully find some time soon to post them up lol!

Also for some reason naughty Mr Blogger won't let me comment on all the wonderful blogs that have their comment box embedded into the post :( When I go to select a Google account I constantly get logged in and out. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this happens? Its fine when the comment box appears in a new window just not when its at the bottom of a post.Its extremely frustrating not being able to comment!!!!

Right rant over lol hope you are all well!

Hugs

Rachael xx

Forever Friends Fortnight Challenge - Birthdays

Hello!
This fortnight the challenge over at Forever Friends is Birthdays and we have a new sponsor 'Bizzy Bec's' who kindly gave all the DT a digi image to play with.

I chose the delightful Daisy in 'My butterfly friend'. Isn't she fab! She was a doddle to colour with my PM's.

What I used:

• My butterfly friend digi from Bizzy Bec's
• Pink Petticoat gingham and plain paper in Blossom and Lavender
• MS small butterfly punch
• LOTV birthday sentiment stamp
• Label and circle nesties.
• Dewdrops.

I would like to enter this card into :

I love Promarkers - Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad - Bold and Bright or Soft Pastel - I went for the soft pastel
Paper Sundaes - Sundae bar - I went for wings and gems

We had an amazing amount of entries last challenge - thank you all so much! Hope you will join in this time and remember you dont need to use a Forever Friends bear as any animal will do and you will definitely be spoilt for choice as there are some fab digi's over at Bizzy Bec's!

Hope everyone is well and coping with the heat if you are in the U.K lol! H+M are loving me as I had to go out buy every single colour of vest top they had in my size because I tell you I was not prepared for it being this warm ha ha!

Hugs
Rachael xxx

Pink Forever Friends

So I get all of this time off with no school or uni and what happens? My crafty mojo ups and leaves!!! A whole week of sitting staring at my craft stash and not having a clue what to do with it.

So I decided to do a bit of tidying/sorting and came across a Forever Friends Pink Parfait Decoupage pack that I hadn't even opened! So I forced myself to sit down and make a card with it and three days later I managed lol! I think using the fab sketch over at Cupcake Crafts Challenge helped quite a bit!

I'm quite impressed with myself lol!

A close up of the cute FF bear. Boy was that umbrella difficult to glue!

The gorgeous flower from 'I am Roses', its actually two flowers attached together with the pretty brad, which papermania have stopped making grrrrr!

What I used:

Decoupaged images, paper and greeting from the Forever Friends Pink Parfait pack

6" by 6" card blank

Crystal Stickles

Flowers from stash

Papermania pearl brad

Pink dew drops

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenges - sketch
Crafty Creations - sparkle and bling (I couldn't resist adding stickles to the water and backing paper)

On another note can anyone recommend a half decent paper trimmer/cutter?
Ive been using a super market paper trimmer and its defo on its way out lol. I've been meaning to buy another one since Christmas but there's just soo many out there I wouldn't know what to look for! All suggestions welcome!
I'll hopefully be back soon :)
Hope you are all well!

Hugs 
Rachael xxx  

Forever Friends Fortnight Challenge : Spots and dots

Hi there!!!

This fortnight the new challenge over at Forever Friends is 'Spots and Dots.'

For some reason when I look through my card  box I have loads of baby boy cards but none for girls! So I decided I would take this opportunity to find some girly dotty paper to use with one of the mountain of FF stickers I have lol.

The dotty paper is from the Wild Rose Studio polka dot pack and the sentiment is from Stamporsaurus.
The fab prize up  for grabs is a lovely flower pack from I Am Roses. so do go check out FF blog and the fab creations from the DT!

                                          So placement finally finished and passed woop woop!!!!
                        It feels soooo odd not having any planning, resource making or marking to do!
I have quite a large pile of crafty stash which I haven't had a chance to play with yet so am very much looking forward to getting the living room floor in an absolute mess lol! (The bf isn't!!)

I also have some candy to post up to celebrate my 1st year blogaversary and my passing of placement so will hopefully have that up soon! 

Hope you are all well!

Hugs

Rachael xxx 

Forever Friends Fortnight Challenge - Punch it out.

Hello all!

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Forever Friends. This fortnights challenge is 'Punch it out'
                                 We are sponsored by Whimsy Stamps with a $15 voucher!!



We dont have internet at the moment (stupid router thingy!) so Im posting this at the mother's house. This also means that I havnt been able to use one of the fab images the DT were given to work with :( oh well this is what I came up with:

What I used:

• Forever Friends balloon bear
• FF striped paper
• MS lace doily corner punch and MS border punch that I cant remember the name of!
• Sentiment stamp
• Tiny pearls and gems

Hop on over to the blog now to see what the DT have come up and check out our new expanding rules that will let more of you play!!

Work this afternoon hence the really short post - sorry! Half term this week woop woop and I have two more birthday cards and about 5 thank you cards to get made so Im hoping Ill be back soon and with the internet this time!!

                                                       Hope you are all well.

                                                               
                                                                 Hugs
                                                          Rachael xxx

Forever Friends Fortnight Challnege Vintage

Hi guys, well its time again for another challenge over at Forever Friends challenge and this week our theme is vintage.

Unfortunately (and it pains me to say this) but I dont have a card to share :( Im having a pretty hectic time on placement at the minute. In fact Im getting observed by University today and it will be an absolute miracle if I actually last the day :/ never mind pass the blumin thing. Im quickly learning that I can't deal with stress.

Anyway enough of my whinging. Theres a fab prize of for our winner from Stitchy Bears so hop on over now and check out the fab DT creations!

 Hope you are all well. Ill hopefully be back soon.

Rach xx

FF Fortnight Challenge-Bows and Buttons

Hi everyone! It's time for the Forever Friends Fortnight Challenge.

This fortnight our challenge is to use Bows and Buttons and we are sponsored by

who are kindly giving 5 digi images to our winner!

The DT were sent some lovely images to play with and I used the fantastic background image "Field background". Isnt it fab! It was brilliant to colour with my PM's too and I can think of soo many ways to use it!

So this is what I can up with:

I'm quite impressed with myself this week! I went for a very spring vibe with the colours and love the way it has turned out! Its not what I had in my mind at first but I suppose that's what being creative is all about - going with the flow!

Close up of my cute FF bear that I bought a few weeks ago at The Range. I used little flat backed pearls for the centre of the flowers.

Close up of the fab image. I realised when colouring that I cant colour skies to save my life lol so cut out the image and backed it onto some blue card. Gives it a bit of a 3D look too.

So we hope you can play along with us!

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges into:

• Totally Gorgeous Challenge - 1,2,3 (1 bow, 2 images, 3 spotty papers)
•  Dream Valley - Flowers
• Lets Craft and Create Challenges - say it with flowers

So back to school tomorrow :/ and Im teaching all day - thats gonna be fab aint it lol! Pretty hyper kids I can imagine!

Oh well only 5 weeks of placement left lol! So if you dont hear from me I havnt dropped off the face of the Earth Im just in a corner planning lol not being able to tough my craftt stash!

Hope everyone is well

Hugs

Rachael xxx