Sweet moments dog

 Hi everyone

I’m sharing another cute card today using the latest   polkadoodles release called sweet moments. I made so many cards with this release I couldn’t stop!  

I stamped and cut the image out before colouring with ohuhu markers.

The card blank is a hunkydory scalloped circle die and for the backing card I used stamps from the set in grey and pink ink before die cutting a circle from it. The sentiment is also in the set white missing powder on black card for a striking look. The card was assembled using foam pads and glossy accents for the shiny nose

I love black and pink as a colour combo and adore this sweet little card. I hope you do too! 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Rachael

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Sweet moments stamps and dies from Polkadoodles

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Mrs Polkadoodles herself was on hobbymaker TV channel today with the latest stamp and die releases.

This is one of my most favourite sets - I had so much fun playing with these new goodies for the tv samples I made loads!

Here’s one of my favourite cards:

I used seedless preserves distress ink and a piece of acetate to make the inky background, finished with some splats 

The image was coloured with ohuhu markers and cut out using the matching dies.  I used a white gel pen to add details into the mug and bear’s hat.

The background I used black versafine ink and used smaller stamps from the set and randomly stamped them int eh background to add texture and interest.

The image was added using foam pads and I finished the card with a black fineliner to doodle the boarder around the edge of the card, with some bald Nuevo drops for shine.

I love how it turned out! Hope you do too!

See you soon

Rachael

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New release have a mice day

 Hi everyone

Quick post today showcasing one of the many cards I made with the new release from Lili of the valley.  

This sets called ‘have a mice day’ and can be brought from the Etsy shop online. There are four new sets all are soooo cute!

I stamped and coloured the image with ohuhu markers, before fussy cutting him out. The labels are a combination of stamps from a Woodward set and dies from a crafters companion set cut from white and teal card. The background is peacock feather distress ink splattered with some script washi tape and an off cut of black/white stripy paper

All layered with foam pads for dimension.

I think these mice are just so sweet. I made loads of cards with them

Thanks for dropping by!

Rachael

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some bunny loves you bunches

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Happy new year - first post of 2025!  For those of you who use Instagram, I tend to post more often on there so please follow me here for more inspiration!

I love Christmas, but something about spring cards makes my heart happy!  The fresh colours and florals are so pretty, also with Spring comes love and valentines day.

For this week's challenge over at Polkadoodles blog, I used an image that's available singularly or on a USB or mega bundle download.  I love to colour, but sometimes I just don't have time, and there are some beautiful pre-coloured images on the PD website you can use for a quick easy card.

This one is from the Bunny Love collection and is called Love You Bunches.

There are also papers in the mega bundle/USB, so I printed these on a smooth white card stock and used them with a Kraft card for a softer look.  finished with some white die-cut flowers.  It's too cute!

Thanks so much for stopping by - see you again soon!

Rachael

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Happy Christmas stamp set - those extra stamps

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When we have new stamp sets we always head for the main stamps, the characters usually for me.

On this stamp set, I wanted to use some of the extra stamps as the main feature, perhaps for a male card or someone who isn't into cute creatures (I don't know of many who wouldn't, but there are a few!).

I made this card using the brand new Lili of the Valley release called Happy Christmas.

I was recently added to their DT and I am so super excited about it.  I have made a selection of cards which I'll feed into my Instagram over the next few weeks.  This is where I share most of my makes, so please hop over and follow me.

I stamped and coloured the images so I could pick my colour theme.  I had a pile of scraps on my tables from other projects, so used a scrap or tartan and a dotty red scrap to layer behind my image.  I die-cut an oval out of another scrap of red card. The corrugated card was yet another scrap.  

The sentiment is from a digital set available from the Etsy website too. 

I added my images using foam squares, added some stickers and some Nuvo drops and the card was complete.

All images and sentiments are available from Etsy here

I'd like to enter this into:

Thanks for stopping by!

Rachael

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Elvis Wesley Mouse, slips and slide into Christmas

 Hello Crafting friends

Whether you love it or hate it, the big 'C' word is on the way in only a few weeks!  I'm finishing the last of my cards to send, and this is a great opportunity to share this card with you to celebrate the start of a brand new challenge at Polkadoodles!

Today I am sharing a card made using Elvis Wesley moose.  He is a snake peek of a USB that's currently on sale on Polkadoodles website, and will be on the next TV show with Nikky.

The backing paper is also from the same USB.  I just love the bright bold background it makes.

So I printed him out on super smooth card and coloured him with my latest craft room addition a full set of Ohuhu Markers.  I have got copics, spectrum noir, and promarkers, but these might become my new favourite....  

When I printed Elvis, I did so in a lighter grey, so it's closer to a no-line drawing in places.  

Paired with a tag die cut and a tree from my stash, and of course some sparkle! 

If you want more info on the Polkadoodles challenge - all of the info is here, but it's a weekly challenge, with prizes for top designs and a lucky randomly drawn winner.  

I'd like to enter this into:

CRAFT challenge - Christmas for children

Craft rocket - Christmas

Crafty chicks - Christmas

The Holly and the Ivy - Christmas

For more of my designs, please follow me on my other SM channels the link is top right of this post.  

Thanks for dropping by, I love that you found me!  Hope to see you again very soon.

Rachael 

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Winnie White Christmas, scenic window card

 Hi everyone

It's been a while since I posted.  I took a break as things were getting a little on top of me.  I think sometimes this happens to all creators.  What do you do when you have a slump - I'd be interested to hear how you regroup and reignite your creative spark? Leave any comments below!

I made this card using the Polkadoodles Winnie white Christmas big Khulna kit.

I didn't want to colour anything, so for this I fussy cut some of the images available.  There are some amazing colourists out there, and I do love to colour, but sometimes I just want to cut, stick and make.  I have made peace with the fact this is still hugely creative and actually found it helped me get back into the swing of card making as I didn't have to match colours, shade etc...

The great thing with Polkadoodles is that you can download it all, or you can have these images individually if you only want a few.  

The shadow box is a die from Time for tea.  I used the Polkadoodles kit to print and arrange the characters and trees etc.  The embossed effect paper is also part of the pack.

It looks really complex but is actually really easy to make, you could easily mass-produce these as your Christmas cards this year.

I'd like to enter this into:

If you have landed here for the first time, I can be followed here, on Instagram, Facebook or Pinterest, so please use the link above to follow, and please leave a little love it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside!

See you soon

Rachael 

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