Rachael's Handmade Designs

New in the shop this evening is a fun card I created that I call A Murder of Crows, which is also the name of a documentary I saw a few years ago about crow research. COOL! They're funny little creatures and are amazing. I love them. Below is a card I created for my mother, who also is quite fond of crows. I hope these cards give you some idea of what you can do - they can be given any time and saved for decor for the next year.  What fun! Cheers!

  Isn’t this little love card just so cute?! I colored the Kenny K image of the crying girl with wings and paired her with some older paper I purchased from Just Scrap It about two years ago. I was glad I was able to finally convince myself to USE this paper instead of just hoard it!!! :P If you’re a scrapper, I’m sure you can relate!! Haha!!   Anyways, a simple card with a big punch. This would make a great valentine or finishing touch on a gift. Sure hope my customer likes it!   Cheers! Xo

Hello and Good Morning Friends! I wanted to share a card that I created over the weekend with you using Sassy Studio Designs. I couldn't find the link for her, but isn't she just gorgeous?!     I love her in purple! I was able to match her dress to this ribbon I found in my stash. Now to send her out into the world to make someone's day a little bit brighter. :)   I hope this little card inspired you to create something that makes you happy.  Cheers! Xo

Hello my Lovelies! I'm so so excited to share with you some fabulous and  thrilling news! Today is the release of three awesome brand new sets, Free Your Imagination , Immortal Love and Beauty is Art from Visible Image . I used the Free Your Imagination set to create a crow card. I stamped the gorgeous bird images and distressed the edges of each selected paper before adhering them down. To add dimension I popped the main images off of the background. I used the beautiful script from the set for my inside inscription and layered with some matching paper. This release is truly a lot of fun. The images are so versatile!! Interested in seeing what everyone else on the Visible Image Design Team has created? Check out the Visible Image blog and have a gander!! You may purchase any of the Visible Image stamps that you have seen in this post from right  HERE . Want to play along with our challenges? Stay up-to-date on current info? Join o...

We all know how hard it can be to make the perfect card for the boyfriend, Dad, brother, brother-in-law or just about any guy in your life. Let's face it, it can be a real challenge to create that special greeting with just enough of a masculine touch that he feels comfortable receiving it as a gift! Well, fear not! Your prayers for a fun and masculine rubber stamp set have been answered! And the best part? There's more than one set to choose from! Visible Image Stamps has been creating hand-poured, high quality photopolymer stamps since 2004 and has a number of great masculine images to choose from. For this card I used the Heavy Metal set and the Handy Hints set. You can purchase these sets individually, or they are also available for a multibuy package, in which you receive Heavy Metal, Handy Hints and the Painted Wood set as well. I have embossed both the sentiment and the steel image to add texture to this otherwise rather plain card. I wanted to keep it...

I created this card from Graphic 45 Papers because I adore the vintage and steampunk themes. This isn't full-on steampunky, but I think its enough of a vintage feeling that you get the idea and the vibe.     This friendship greeting sold today and my customer mentioned that it is somewhat reminiscent of a steampunk-themed wedding she produced the floral arrangements for. I was pleased, since that was the feeling I was going for! Michelle also mentioned that in her arrangements for the wedding that she used a lot of feathers, peacocks and otherwise, a deep deep red and a crisp white with cogs and gears. So I think this was pretty right on for what I was aiming for! What do you think of this card? I loved making it! I adore Graphic 45. I should use more of their papers. I've only ever used their pieces for making cards. Does anyone out there in bloggerland use Graphic 45 for anything else? Scrap projects or dimensional projects? Wha...

Today's post is especially for the dudes. :-) I thought that this set from Visible Image Stamps was perfect for a little 'Mr. Handy' Birthday card. The main theme, other than tools, for this card is embossing. I love encouraging my customers to touch and feel the cards! The metal plate rubber stamp that I used for this birthday card is from the Heavy Metal stamp set , however there is a new background stamp, Metal Plate , that is larger than the one offered in the Heavy Metal Stamp set. Its brand new so check it out! ... I had some fabulous grey paper for the metal background! The metal plate is accented with four grommets and popped off the page with dimensionals for depth.  I wanted to incorporate white again on top of the grey, so I stamped out the drill from  Heavy Metal stamp set , covered it in opaque white embossing powder, heated it and popped it off the metal plate with dimensionals after I cut it out.  Visible Image ...

Welcome Back and thanks for stopping by! Autumn is my favorite time of year. I love the vivid colors, the cool, crisp air, and of course my favorite holiday, All Hallow's Eve. That being said, I've created this project for a little inspiration for our great Autumn Challenge going on at Visible Image Stamps! Visible Image has some FAB and very generous prizes for the winners for the Autumn Challenge ! There will be THREE separate winners, so what are you waiting for?! Give it a go!! For this greeting card, I used Corset  and Grunge Flourish . The corset is colored with copic markers to accent, and I've added grommets and ribbon to echo the lacing on the corset.  To add some warmth, I used my Tim Holtz felt-topped blending tool and went around the sides of the second layer to blend. I then popped the entire second layer off the base of the card to help create depth. So! I hope you enjoyed this creation! Your mis...

Poker Face Greeting Card & Matching Envelope Supplies KaiserCraft Timeless Collection p653 Sheet Music paper trimmer scissors nail file a2 card base with matching envelope black and tan gingham paper (I'm using DCWV 12x12) Complementary  red paper (I'm using a sheet from Martha Stewart's Critter's Designer Paper Pad) Retro Cowgirl Rubber Stamp Set by Bombshell Stamps (using the profile pinup) Luck and Fate Rubber Stamp Set by Bombshell Stamps (using Luck & Fate banner) glue dots copics or colored pencils adhesive runner xact-o knife and self-healing cutting mat (or other protective surface!) pop dots or dimensionals Instructions Make your card base. (I cheat and buy mine!) flip times collection p653 over and cut out your choice of playing cards. If you want you can look up poker hands and arrange the cards that way its kind of a cute touch. Trim playing cards and shape with a nail file if needed. I am using...

Hi All! Welcome Back!! I'm so happy to be blogging again! Do you know why?! I'm FINALLY - YES, FINALLY moved into my new place!! I'm unpacked and have my new craft room set up! Actually it's not so much a room as my apartment dining room/part of my living room, but...sure beats scrapping in my room on a card table! I can actually SPREAD OUT! *So* nice!! I sat down to make a simple Halloween card two days ago. I think it turned out quite nicely! I just love purple and orange and teal together!! What do you think? Leave a comment and let me know! ;-) Cheers, Xo, Rachael

Hi All, Today I have this cute little card I thought I'd share with you all. ;) Made it the other night. As you can see, it's fairly simple (only one layer) but packs a punch! I love the 'giggity' sentiment! Hope you like it. Also, I will be on vacation from 5/13/2011 to 5/22/2011 so my shop and blog will be down. Cheers, Rachael