On The Wings of Craft: 2020

Friday, 25 December 2020

Merry Christmas 2020

Hi crafters,

Merry Christmas

I hope you and your family have a magical Christmas. It's certainly going to be different for a lot of us. Sending love and hugs to anyone missing loved ones too.

These are a few of the Christmas cards I made this year that never made it online until now. There are some of favourites makes in here too. Thank you to everyone who has supported me over the last year - I truly appreciate you.

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Saturday, 19 December 2020

Global Design Project Entry

Hi crafters,

I'm back with an entry for the Global Design Project challenge #271 which is a theme challenge and the theme is Winter/Holiday.

I've chosen to use the Sweetest Borders Dies which are sadly retiring on 4 January 2021 but they are available now (while stocks last) with a 40% discount. Check out my online store for more.

I started by creating a Crumb Cake card base. Next, I used the Sweetest Border Dies with Merry Merlot cardstock and cut out the holly image. I cut a second piece in Very Vanilla and layered this behind slightly offset. I used the Very Vanilla "berries" and added these back into the design. I covered the berries with a layer of Wink of Stella for extra sparkle. I die cut the sentiment using the Word Wishes Dies in Gold Foil Sheet and adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I would like to enter this project into the Global Design Project #271 Challenge - Theme Challenge.

Happy crafting, Rachel x

Product List

Sweetest Borders Dies [153559]	Word Wishes Dies [149629]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]	Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock [147005]
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]

Friday, 4 December 2020

Global Stamping Friends - Leaves and Vines

Hi Crafters,

As it's the first Friday of the month, the Global Stamping Friends team are showcasing projects in our monthly blog hop. We are a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world and I love to see the different projects created each month. Our theme for December is leaves and vines. If you've hopped from the talented Amanda's post, you are on the right track. There is also a full list of participants at the end of this post.

I have two cards to share this month for our leaves and vines theme.

This first card features a background made using the Basic Pattern Decorative Masks. I inked through the masks using a blending brush with inks in Mossy Meadow, Garden Green and Pear Pizzazz. I rotated the mask each time I changed ink colour and applied a heavier layer of ink in places. I trimmed down the panel and added it to a UK standard A5 card base made with Thick Whisper White cardstock. Next, I used the Wreath Builder Dies with Whisper White cardstock and attached two die cuts offset on the top centre of the background panel. I added a sentiment from the Love of Leaves stamp set which was white heat embossed onto Mossy Meadow cardstock. To finish I added a few Elegant Faceted Gems.

My second card features a Cajun Craze cardstock background debossed with one of the Meadow Moments Embossing Folders. I applied Versamark ink to the raised parts of the folder before running it through my Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine. Afterwards I added gold embossing powder and heat embossed. I used the Rooted in Nature stamp set for the sentiment which was also stamped in Cajun Craze ink and then die cut using the Layering Circles Dies. I added a Gold Foil circle behind the sentiment circle. For a final embellishment I used the Love of Leaves bundle with Cajun Craze ink.

I hope you are loving our leaves and vines blog hop. To keep hopping, click the next arrow below to head to the wonderful Libby's post.

Blog Hop Roll Call List

Tricia Butts

Amanda Farlinger

Rachel Macleod ***You are here***