Rachael's Handmade Designs

Welcome! I hope everyone enjoyed their three-day weekend and celebrated the veterans in their life. Today's post for Rachael's Handmade Designs is featuring the fab Kenny K! I love Kenny's creations, he definitely has his own style and a broad range of images to choose from. Here is what I created: using Scarlet West And here was my inspiration! What do YOU think?  Look for this card and lighter combo gift set on my ebay site soon! Cheers!

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...

I've been playing around with my new Distress Stains and I love how this card turned out. I pulled out a bunch of my wood block rubber stamps and paired them up according to theme and which ones I thought I could use because I wanted a more steampunky look. I got to use my new Charlie Chaplin rubber stamp from Stamper's Best . The quote reads "A day without laughter is a day wasted." Which is something I really truly believe. I really enjoyed creating this card, it was so much fun and I love that sense of pride and accomplishment that you get when you step back, look at your project and just give yourself a little pat on the back. I hope you enjoy this project as much as I do. Leave a comment at the bottom of the page if you like! This card is available to purchase through my store, either by clicking here or by clicking the store link to the right of this entry. Thanks for stopping by! Cheers!