Rachael's Handmade Designs

Good Morning!  Its a bright, clear and crisp fall morning here in Seattle, so I thought it was rather appropriate to list this Autumn Greetings handmade card I stamped out the other night. I love this card because of the colours used. After all, that's one of the best things about fall, right? I stamped out the leaves in creamy red and orange and added some small brown leaves around a farm cart full of seasonal foods.  This card was a lot of fun to make and not my typical type of creation.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

New handmade encouragement card freshly listed in the shop today. Words cannot describe how much I adore this card! Send your friend or loved one encouragement in STYLE! I created this handmade vintage-style encouragement card featuring Rosie because I adore her. Rosie the Riveter has been around since the 1940's and represents the tireless assembly line worker, who is doing her part to help the American war effort. It was the first time women really left the kitchen and home and went to work to support their families while their husbands, brothers and sons went to war. As such, Rosie represents female empowerment - when the men returned from war, women were expected to return to their housewife duties or to take a more traditionally female-oriented job. Rosie stood up and said "No!" That's why she was perfect for this encouragement card. Rosie does what she wants. Rosie dreams and Rosie achieves her goals (and *ahem* celebrates with a big glass of wine!) She c...

  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

Break out your favorite Bombshell and let's get started with a great style of movable card - slider cards! You will need the following: 1.  Pop dots - preferably the round ones, but if you do not have those, you can always round off the square ones. 2.  Two pennies 3.  Stampin' Up Word Window Punch (or the like) OR a craft knife/xacto 4.  Your favorite Bombshell image. I am using Bombshell's  Hawaiian Girl  set. First, select the papers that you would like to use and stamp out your images. Stamp, color and cut out the images that you would like to use. Now create the base of your card. Now, on the base of your card, figure out how far you want your slider to go, lengthwise. On a scratch piece of paper, punch out a template if you like, as I did here. Trace and punch the actual paper you would like to use. Distress if you like. I'm using Tim Holtz's Distress Ink in Antique Linen. Add pop d...

Hi All! I have a new card that I made using Bombshell Stamps' Geisha digi stamp. At first I was luke-warm about this lady, and then after playing with her for a bit I LOOOOOOOOVE her!!! There are so many cool options to do with this image! Isn't she so cute? She's meticulously hand-colored with copic markers and popped off the page for depth. Domo is the short version of "thanks". Blank on the inside and available in my store. Leave me a comment and let me know what do you think! Cheers, Xo, Rachael