Caramel & Cream

  I know the sun is shining, that it’s one of the hottest days of the year in the U.K but you can never be too organised for Christmas.  I love Christmas and the whole decorating of the house, frosty mornings and cosy nights in front of the fire. Making cards for Christmas is also my favourite kind of crafting.  It brings back childhood memories of the excitement during the festive season. This cute ‘Love, Santa Tag Kit’ is super easy to put together. Everything you need comes in the box with full instructions. This would make a great project to do with the children or with a family member who has never tried crafting before.  If you purchase any of the Stampin’ up! Kits during June don’t forget the offer of ‘buy one, get one 50% off’. Maybe purchase a few different kits and invite some friends round for a coffee and craft session.  Rachael x

  It’s really hotting up outside today. The last of the clouds are clearing and from across the fields I can see blue sky is heading in my direction. I’m really not a gardener, I enjoy cutting the grass. Marching up and down with the mower and my headphones on I find quite therapeutic but when it comes to weeding  etc I find that tiresome. I do however love the gorgeous flowers that grow, the bright colours that make you feel summery and being able to cut flowers to bring into the house. Our rose seems to be climbing its way to heaven this year, I think a good pruning will be needed once it has finished flowering but the rose heads are huge, just unfortunately too high for us to reach and cut. I did pick these beautiful peonies instead, one of my favourite flowers. I find myself looking at the petals and thinking ‘that would make a great ink colour’  I’d love to see photos of your garden or favourite flowers, it might give some inspiration for new colour combinations in o...

  If you are new to crafting, perhaps your first time wanting to try a new hobby or maybe you have had a dabble at crafting before but not quite sure how to go about putting products together then the fabulous card kits are perfect for you. Everything you need in one box. Instructions included or if you are more adventurous you can make your own design with the items included.  Best part is….if you order during June, you buy one, get one at 50% off! Here’s what comes in the ‘For the guy’s’ kit. The samples I made where for Fathers Day cards but the stamp set included has all the male relations as well as birthday, thanks etc. You can find this set and more in the shop 24/7 tab top left. Rachael x

  Hey everyone, I hope you’re all having a lovely weekend and those that are celebrating a relaxing Fathers Day too.  I know I haven’t blogged in a VERY long time but I have still been crafting away when time allowed. My ‘proper’ work situation has changed now that the business has sold so I’m hoping to have a lot more free time to craft and hopefully blog to share my makes with you all.  As I’m sure you are aware we have a new annual catalogue which you can find the link to in the tab top left. Enjoy browsing and if I can be of any help please get in touch. rachhome@msn.com. Rachael x

So the new annual catalogue is available to order from 3rd June 2020.  There are some minor issues with the new online UK store so when ordering please do check that you have chosen myself Rachael Ryan as your demonstrator to shop with. There is going to be a software update mid June and this should rectify those problems and my links will take you straight to my shop after then.  Enjoy browsing and if you need any help please drop me an email to rachhome@msn.com Rachael x

Hi crafters, hope you're having a relaxing Sunday. Just a quick reminder that tomorrow the 30th September 2019 is the last day to take advantage of the 'buy 3, get 1 FREE' on certain papers.  A good time to stock up! You can visit my online shop HERE   Rachael x

I am the first to admit i have an issue hoarding crafting products, especially papers! When they come packaged and look so pretty it's hard to chop them up to use. I always end up with retired papers left over each time a new catalogue is released and they end up sitting in my paper store unused. So with this in mind i decided to start using some of them up and made a start on some Christmas cards. Santa's workshop was such a fun set of papers, especially if making cards for younger members of the family.  I used a larger piece of dsp for the background but then also cut another strip with elves on to use as the main focus of the card. Mounted onto real red card and then some glimmer paper to cut the word 'Christmas' from adds a little bit of festive bling and sparkle. At least if i use up my old stash i have the perfect excuse to buy more of the new products :) If you would like to buy any current products please pop over to my online shop HERE...