Too late!!!

Eeeee honestly what am I like! Ive been following the Less is More challenge blog since I saw Rachel's first entry 9 weeks ago and Iv been dying to join in since. Now I must admit I got through a few half failed attempts nearly every challenge but have persisted lol. I am soo not used to the whole less is more/clean and simple style so it was quite a challenge to create something.
I did eventually make something half decent and then ended up getting in late from school last Friday and missed the upload deadline! Gutted lol.

I used the same stamp that I did on my notebook (last post) coloured with PM's and the green paper is from the Forever Friends Springtime pad.

I flocked up his ears because you know bunnies are supposed to be furry lol. I then very bravely stamped the greeting straight onto the finished card - not sure if I should have tho cos its a bit smudgy but its done now so tough lol.

Right well I have still found a few challenges that I would like to enter this card into :

• Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
• Paper Cutz Challenge - Easter
• Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Spring Colours/Easter
• I love Promarkers - Easter
• Little Claires Designs - Spring Celebrations

       So I must try harder this week!! I suppose I should go off and attempt to make something now!!

                                                       Hope youre all well!
                 
                   Hugs
                Rachael xxx

First ever DT creation!!

Hi everyone!

Hows everyone doing? Today is a special post as I am soooo pleased to announce that I am now part of the Forever Friends Challenge Fortnightly Design Team!! Woop woop!

I am sooo pleased and grateful to be given the chance to be on this fantastic design team. So onto my DT duties lol. This fortnights challenge is

                                              "Anything but a card"

Now I must admit this scared me slightly but when I was tidying I came across some little photo album notebooks that I bought ages and ages ago and have never got round to using. So thought Id give making a little front cover a go and here it is...

I have used one of the Forever Friends Easter stamps and coloured him in with my Promarkers. The backing paper is from my all time favourite craft company for paper - Doodlebug.

Every year on Easter Sunday our family have an egg hunt. It is hilarious lol. My Mam, Gran and Aunt buy over 300 little chocolate eggs and hide them around my Auntie's back garden. Then me, my sister, my boyfriend, my cousin and my two step brothers spend most of the afternoon running around looking for them! Its hilarious watching us all act like kids again considering I'm 22 and my boyfriend is 28 and sister is 19! We always take loads of photos so Ill be putting them all in here and will show you when its full!

I do hope you can join in with us this fortnight and be in with the chance of winning a fab prize from I am Roses!

Must dash but must also say a big thanks for keeping your fingers crossed for me the other day as placement was better towards the end of the week and R.E was really good! One week left till the Easter hols and I cant wait for a lie in lol.

Speak soooooon!


       Rachael xxx

Something for Mothers Day....

and its not purple!!!!
What an achievement lol! Yup I have a pink card to share today lol.

I used my new LOTV Bunches of love stamp that I bought from GNPE. I also used the new Mother's Day sentiment from LOTV and my new card candy. I coloured it up with the ole Promarkers and added stickles to the gorgeous WOC roses.

Now the paper and the fact that it is plain well um yup lol. I go through these random phases of not using any patterned paper - how odd! Is it just me ??!!

Anyway I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

• Crafty Creations Challenges - bunnies
• Stampin' for the weekend - for Mum/Mothers Day
• Cupcake craft challenges - flowers for mum 
• OSAAT  - mothers day/ babies
• Dream Valley Challenges -Mothers Day
• The Crafty Pad - for mums

So day 8 of placement and I am still alive - just. I spent most of last night crying my eyes out because I taught my first lesson yesterday afternoon and basically it went up in flames :( (not literally!) but I went in today and laid down the law! And had a much better lesson this morning - lets hope R.E. is the same tomorrow. Cross your fingers lol!!

So off I go, we've just got a new oven and I'm dying to try it out! I couldn't turn the old one on myself because the pilot had gone and my arms are simply not long enough to reach to the back with a match!

I'll hopefully be back soon!

Hugs

Rachael xxx

Hi everyone!

Long time no post from me - AGAIN!!

I have the excuse that I started placement on Monday and already have loadssss to do and last week was spent tying up all the loose ends at uni.

I did get a day off on Saturday though and guess where I went .......

                                  GNPE in Harrogate !!!!!!!

My amazing bf took me all the way to Harrogate only to stand behind me holding my bags for four hours bless him! I spent an immense amount of money that Ive been saving for ages and got some awesome stuff - namely a lot of LOTV stamps (and a few old), some nesties and some FAB craftwork cards stuff! Ive always liked craftwork cards stuff but have never actually bought any but I am now in LOVE  with them and have a wish list of stuff I want from their website lol! I had a brilliant day and felt like a kid again. It was fab knowing that the things that I wanted I could actually buy instead of just looking and drooling!

Anyway enough about my brilliant day at my first ever craft show lol I have another purple card to show you all.

Now I swear I hid of my purple stash but it managed to worm its way on to this card!

The stamp is the ever so cute Ellie from Stamposaurus. I love her to bits! I coloured her with promarkers and gave her a little MS butterfly. I really like the simplicity and white space on this card for some reason!

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

• Promarker Challenge.- In the garden (Ellie is in her garden lol!)
• Stamp Something - Something Sweet
• I love promarkers - go dotty

Well off to do some planning! I get to teach my first lesson next week :s Its Science so I'm making it nice and practical lol!

Hugs

Rach xxx

Some sunshine!

You hooo!

Just a quick post to show you a very sunshiny card I made :)

I was clearly inspired by the sunshine we've been having for the last few days because this card turned out to be yellow of all colours! Not a very yellow person but I am sooo pleased how this turned out! I have had a whole box of these images decoupaged up for ages sitting  in my craft corner so I thought it was about time I used it lol.

I used a Forever Friends Springtime decoupage bear, papers and sentiment from the same range.

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

• Forever Friends Challenge - monochrome - even though there is a hint of green on one of the papers!
• By the cute and girly - springtime
• Papertake Weekly - Zingy

Hope you are all well. No where further with the science assignment :( but we have found out our placements ......and I'm miles away so again :(

Never mind I'm sure it will all be worth it in the end!

Hugs

Rachael xxx

A thank you

Just a quick post to say thank you very much to Sarah for this award!

As I have already had this award I am running out of people to pass it onto!

And I know I am supposed to pass this onto 3-5 people but nearly everyone else I follow has either had it or has over 3000 followers!

But I would like to pass this award onto Sharon.

Please check out their blogs there are some brilliant makes!

Bye for now!


Rachael xx

Hello everyone!
I managed to finish the History assignment woop woop so while I had a bit of spare time I thought I should maybe get a bit if a head start on the 'Thank You' cards for placement.

As soon as I saw Teacher Anya from The Greeting Farm I NEEEEEEEDED it! As I'm training to be a teacher I knew it would come in handy lol.

I used the sketch over at Anyone for Anya with Basic Grey papers and some translucent gems and flowers.
Now these papers well they were one of those "ooo I really like those " impulse buys. And they have sat in a drawer for few months and every time I have seen them I have been annoyed with myself because I really don't like them but I have forced myself to use them and to be honest I am really pleased! Moral of the story Rachael is to push yourself once in a while!

Anyway I used the good ole promarkers to colour Anya in and tried for my life to give her hair a bit of shading. I found some distress inks and tried to distress the edges a bit too.

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

• Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
• Cupcake Crafts Challenge- Anything but a square
• Anyone for Anya - Sketch
• PaperPlay Challenges - Vintage/shabby chic

                  So I am off to start the NEXT assignment lol this one is Science and doesnt look too bad (she says!).

Speak soon

Hugs

Rachael xx