Rachael's Handmade Designs

Hi All, Well, I've taken some pictures of the beginning of some new candy. These will be given away in the months to come. 1 Container of Barbara Trombley's Angel Dust Art Glitter 1 Packet of holographic glitter 1 Fiskars Ribbon Threader Punch and 1 Stamp Pad. Remember! There's more to come so stay tuned and check back later to watch the candy grow! Cheers, Xo, Rachael

Hey there my crafty friends! I hope you are all doing well! This week is *kind* of a big deal! My boyfriend will be in town (flying in on Friday) for my brother's rehearsal and wedding this weekend. I haven't seen Andrew in a month! So, I am super excited, if you can't already tell by the title of this post. ;-) I've got the whole week he'll be here planned out and I'm. Just. Stoked! However, between entertaining Andrew, working my full-time job and the wedding, the rest of this week and all of next doesn't leave very much time for crafty goodness. So I've been getting it out of my system now, instead of later! This week I've finished one scrapbook layout that was giving me some trouble, added the picture to another (still needs work) and made a wall-hanging. I think it's for Andrew's mom,  cuz every time I look at it I think of her! What do you think? I'll be sure to post the scrapbook phots of the layouts here, but I want Andrew to s...

Welcome Back! I'm proud to share a blogging award given to me by Rexann over at ibecircled .  Thanks so much Rexann! Go visit her blog and tell her Rachael sent you! ;-) In other news, I've purchased my ticket to the Puyallup Scrapbooking Expo!! I'm really really excited about this - it looks like so much fun! I've even picked out some classes to attend while at the expo. Companies I've never even heard of before are going to be there! I'm planning on taking my camcorder, so you'll be able to "attend" as well - right here! The Expo is on July 16th, so check back here for the event and my haul review! EEEEEiiii!! :-D (I'm REALLY looking forward to the haul!) I'm gathering blog candy at the moment. A photo will be posted soon, and then you can watch the candy grow! So keep your eyes peeled for that ! Cheers, Xo, Rachael

I was surfing the net the other day and I was shocked and awed (and rather impressed with myself) that someone out there in blogger land had done a review on my shop, back when I was still producing jewelry. (I don't anymore, in case you were wondering). The review is still great however, and I'm totally pleased with it, so please check it out here . In other news, don't forget to "like" my facebook page! I offer special goodies for my fans! Cheers, Xo, Rachael

Whew! Is it Wednesday already?! (A day of the week which I can never spell, thank you very much!) It seems like this week has flown by so fast! Last night I cleaned off the craft table and made a few simple cards. I love the way this cute little 'Welcome Home' housewarming card turned out!! I adore this wonderful and simple sewing card. Maybe I will add a sewing machine to it? And here's a simple lamp card. A little too simple for my personal taste, but maybe I will work on it some more before I add it to the shop. Sometimes I do that to cards that I think are finished, which really aren't. I had some trouble with this card. Does it show? That's all for today. Don't forget! More blog candy will be coming out soon. Be sure to fan my Facebook page (top of this page, upper right hand corner) to have a chance to win. Cheers, Xo, Rachael

This is great. If you really know me, you know that I'm a huge fan of the the vintage lifestyle. Fascinators, vintages dresses, shoes, purses, the whole shebang! (And we musn't forget the fabulous hair!) So I bring you Stuff I love: Tiki Time with a huge grin on my face! Enjoy your tiki time! :) Cheers! Xo, Rachael

Hi All. Wow. So I have added more items to my shop today than I intended! Usually I only like to add maybe one or two, but I've been creating so many cards lately I guess I went into a little listing frenzy! Emily sent me this sweet image of Sheree from InStyle stamps. At first I didn't know what to do with her, but then I sat down and looked through papers, which is my all-time favorite activitiy. I get so inspired! So below is what came of it! I added this darling little tub birthday card to my shop today. Actually, it can be used pretty much for almost any occasion. It's blank so you can use it for a 'relax' gift card holder, a birthday sentiment, or mother's day. Or even for your best girlfriend! I also decided to add this VAVOOM birthday card to my shop! I was really excited to use my new image from Kraftin' Kimmie - she hadn't even touched ink before I made this card. (That's always exciting!) Isn't she cute?! I love the way this ...