Rachael's Handmade Designs

Hi All! If you're here for the Bombshell Stamps Blog Hop, you're in the right place! You should be coming from Suzie's blog. On April 22, 1923, a star was born. A star that we all know. A star that, without her, Bombshell Stamps may not even exist (if I may be so presumptuous). Who is it? None other than Bettie Page. What better month to pay homage to the Pin-Up Queen herself than the month of her birth? So for this hop, I want you to give Ms. Page some love. Make a project, any type of project, using her as inspiration. There are thousands of images to view, lots of quotes she has said, and others have said about her. Here are some photos of Ms. Page. "I think that she was a remarkable lady, an iconic figure in pop culture who influenced sexuality, taste in fashion, someone who had a tremendous impact on our society."  -  Hugh Hefner. Betty was a pioneer in fetish modeling in the 1950's and has since become known as The Queen of Pin U...

Have you ever tried Absinthe? Personally, I've never had the chance to try it, but I've always been curious about it. Here's a fun collection inspired by The Green Fairy. Enjoy!

Hi All! Playing along with CPS again! Here's my entry! I wanted to keep my entry simple because I love the look of the red paired with the hounds tooth and wanted a clean look for this entry! I hope you enjoy it, please leave me a comment with your thoughts! :-) Cheers, Xo, Rachael

Hi All! I didn't get this done in time to play along with the CPS Sketch Challenge #260, but I liked the sketch anyways so I created my entry when I had time.  Here's my cute little pocket card that I made for the CPS Sketch Challenge #260. Hope you like it! Cheers, Xo, Rachael

Playing along with CPS Sketch Challenge is so much fun! Here's my entry for #261 using my new stamp set by Hero Arts. Hope you like it! Cheers, Xo, Rachael

Bloggerland! Happy Thursday! The week is almost over!! Thursdays mean Interviews, so here we go with Marie Jensen! 1. What’s your name and shop name and what do you do? My shop name is DeviantCandy and m y name is Marie Jensen and I create unusual horror sculptures/jewelry and some fantasy. 2. Where are you located? Great Falls, Montana 3. What’s the favorite part of your craft? Cutting up blood, veins and making body parts. 4. How long have you been crafting? Over a year 5. What’s your favorite thing to make? Zombies are my absolute favorite thing. The second favorite thing to make are my dragons. 6. What kind of camera do you use to shoot? Olympus 7. Who or what models your items? I use a lightbox to model my items 8. What's the most rewarding part of running your own business? I enjoy making people smile and connecting with fellow horror fans. 9. What's the most challenging part of running your own business? Time management is my most challenging part...

Welcome Back! Its Monday again (I know, I know) and that means another New in my Shop. This week I've added more stamps to the shop. More importantly, I broke in a new stamp set that hadn't touched ink before to create this card and added it to my shop. I used Bombshell Stamps " Vintage Motorcycle " set, which was perfect for this card. What do you think? Cheers,

Hi All, Today's Interview with a Seller is with the lovely Lena Nunn! Hope you enjoy this interview! 1. What’s your name and shop name and what do you do? Lena Nunn, blogs name is Scrapbutterfly. I do cards mostly 2. Where are you located?  Potter Valley, CA 3. What’s the favorite part of your craft? coloring the stamps!! 4. How long have you been crafting? since I was old enough to hold a crayon but Ive only been stamping for about 5 years 5. What’s your favorite thing to make? cards of course!  6. What kind of camera do you use to shoot? I dont use a camera. Mostly I use my blackberry 7. Who or what models your items? my desk  8. What's the most rewarding part of running your own business? I do sell some of my cards and make a little side money    9. What's the most challenging part of running your own business? When I get an order for 50 of the same card. ggrrr I hate doing multiples of the same thing. Thanks for taking the time to ...

Today is Bombshell Stamps' Bombshell Sketch Challenge. Isn't the little sailor pin up to die for? I just love this set - this so versatile. I've also recently added this card to my etsy store here . Cheers, Xo, Rachael

Welcome Back! Many of you may not know this, but I'm a die-hard Golden Girls fan. I've loved this show for more than 25 years. I think it's because I used to watch it when I'd go to my grandma's house when I was little. The writing was the best part, I think. You can't have a number one show without excellent writing. The Golden Girls even beat out The Cosby Show, which, in the 80's was the show to beat. According to wikipedia and interviews with the actresses, TGG  received positive reviews throughout most of its run and won several awards, including the  Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series  twice. It also won three  Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy . [1]  All four stars each received an  Emmy Award  throughout the series' run and had multiple nominations. [2] [3]  The series also ranked among the top ten highest-rated programs for six out of its seven seasons. [4] Thanks for taking part i...

Happy Monday All! I've made some additions to the shop over the weekend and I thought to share them with you in this edition of New in my Shop. So here are the photos of items recently added! Check out the shop and see what else is available. Cheers!  Xo, Rachael

Welcome Back! It's been a while since I have had the chance to post an Interview, so I decided to ask my friend Alison a few questions because her work has always inspired me very much - and not to mention her blue hair!! Check out her blog and see what I mean. Here are her answers. 1. What’s your name and shop name and what do you do? My name is Alison Heikkila and my Etsy Shop is SkyPrincess 2. Where are you located?  I'm from Long Island, NY 3. What’s the favorite part of your craft? My favorite part??? I don't know if I have a favorite...I enjoy the entire process so much. But, I guss if I had to choose, it would be the completion of a project that I am really happy with. That deep breath that you take when you look at something, and say, "Ahhh, it's done." And then if you are really lucky, you say "And I really like it!" 4. How long have you been crafting? I've been crafting since I came out of the womb! Seriously, from a very young ag...

Hi All! My ATG gun arrived FINALLY! It's big, its pink, and it's loaded - watch out! I feel like I should be wearing a gun holster on my hip with I wield that thing! I made a trip up north to one of my favorite stores, the Joann's Super Store! I could spend HOURS in there, and a literally did. 2 hours, to be exact. I bought acrylic paints and crack paint to make my Crackle Tin Tutorial . So, this week I've been playing with acrylic and crackle paints. I've also been scrapbooking, as you can tell from the photos. I also tried a new technique on photo paper with alcohol inks and canned air. I cut this ink splatter down, stamped and embossed it and mounted it on a card. I've also been working on a small summer-themed mini album that I am not quite finished with yet, but here are a few photos of what I have so far. Thanks for tuning in today! I invited you to leave a comment on this blog and let me know w...

If you tuned into last week's edition of Stuff I Love and you loved it too, then you're sure to love this week's edition. In continuing with the rockabilly/dia de los muertas theme, I've compiled this week's Stuff I Love and the subject is Mixed Media Art Shrines! Take a peek - I hope you enjoy! As always, click the photo for an enlarged view. Cheers, Xo, Rachael

This week has been quite lax on listing new items in the shop. I ran out of glue and had to wait until my super Advanced Tape Glider came in the mail to glue anything down, so I'm a little backlogged. I did, however, have enough glue to make a simple and sweet "thanks" card last week. I thought it was appropriate for spring time in Seattle. If you've ever been to Seattle March or April, you know exactly what I'm talking about! Here is a brand new card I created over this last weekend. Its made with photo paper, ink, rubber stamping and embossing. That's about it for this entry. Cheers, Xo, Rachael

I'm now on the Design Team at Bombshell Stamps ! My BSS BFF Emily also made it! So exciting! I'm so happy to be a part of the amazing team! Here's the blogroll The Bombshell Girls Alaine Medio Alison Heikkila Anam Stubbington Emily Wilson Glittery Katie Shanahan-Jones Kelli Green Sparkly Mary Harmon Rachael Brackett Stempelientje Torrey Moseley Kathi Rerek Our Monthly Pin-Ups, aka Guest Designers: Ms. April --  Teresa Gray , aka Mommamea Ms. May --  Jennie Harris Ms. June --  Kim Gaughan , aka Crafty Pink Anchor Ms. July --  Susie Little , aka LittleMe Ms. August --  Jodi Elam Ms. September --  Lizzie Oakley , aka Oh Snap Lizzie And here's the official announcement !

So, in case you didn't know, I'm a total nerd. One of my favorite things to do is turn on anime and scrap. Last night I finished this two-page layout and I think it's really adorable. It features felties which add more texture and depth to the layout. What do you think of this Best Friends layout? This layout will soon be available in my ebay store . Cheers, Xo, Rachael