Magical pony

 Hello everyone

As it's the 22nd, it's time for the new release inspiration from all dressed-up stamps.

There are two stunning girlies for you this month, perfect for those little (and not so little) girls in your life.

The two new images are available here from etsy  and are:

Magical pony

Watering time

Aren't they adorable?

I'd like to enter this into:

• Craft rocket Challenge - Layer it up
• Through the purple haze - girls
• unicorn challenge - add an animal
• Dream valley challenges - four legged friends

Don't forget our challenge is still on over at Facebook with the theme die cut and you can enter the blog challenge too as it's 'anything goes'.  We don't have many rules only that you must use an  All dressed up image!

See you very soon

Crafty hugs

Rachael 

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Birthday bunny

 Hi everyone

Once again it's time for a new Polkadoodles challenge.  This week I used a pre-coloured image.  These are absolutely amazing if you want a quick make, or if you are not confident in your colouring skills.

If you are new to colouring, these can help you determine where light and shade should be and help you plan your colours! This one is called 3 little bunny rabbits and you can buy it here

So versatile!!

I printed the image onto a piece of 6x6 smooth printing paper.  Then, using a die-cut sentiment (not a Polkadoodles one, it's from my stash) and layered the word underneath.  Finally finishing with a wishes word from the sentiment stamp set called special occasions

I just love a clean and simple card and this is one of my favourites this year

I'd like to enter this into:

• Krafty Katz - AG with option celebration
• Creative fingers - AG
• Creative inspirations challenge - AG
• Krafty chicks - clean and simple
• Through the purple haze - for girls
• The cutie pie challenge - bunnies and blooms

Thanks so much for stopping by - if you do I'd love to see a comment from you or join me on Instagram - the links above!

Thanks again for stopping by - crafting hugs

Rachael 

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Egg-cited chick!

Hello everyone! 

Yay - Spring has finally arrived.  Outside is warm and sunny, with trees budding to life and flowers blooming!  this is my absolute favourite time of year....

To celebrate this, and the start of a new Polkadoodles challenge, here's this cute easter chick, re-purposed to celebrate spring.

This cutie is called egg-cited chick.  from the recent release.

I coloured him with copics adding lots of colour depth to the inside of the pot and adding white gel pen spots to the outside.  The sentiment is from the full bundle you can buy along with this chick.

The background is the square trellis one also from Polkadoodles with distress oxide ink in mustard seed.  The pink stamps are from the posy blooms stamps.  I then tore a strip of scrap pink paper to add interest around the sentiment

I hope you like this, and I also hope you'll check out our challenge blog for tonnes of inspiration from the talented DT!.

leave me some love if you stop here, or follow me on other social media platforms (links top right!)

I'd like to enter this into:

The alphabet challenge - adorable (anything cute)

Creative fingers - anything goes

lil red wagon - Spring

Passion for markers - animals

try it on Tuesday - anything Spring

See you all soon!

Crafting hugs

Rachael 

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Patch puppy

 Hi everyone

there is a new challenge over on our All dressed up Facebook page - the theme this month is die cuts or punches.

The image for this is called patch puppy and he can be found here

I coloured him with copics and fussy cut him leaving a bigger white border than I usually do.

The sentiment is a Julie Hickey die and the wishes part is from a polkadoodles sentiment stamp set called birthday celebrations.

The background circle is die cut, as are the flowers which are MFT stitched flowers dienamic.  I wanted a monochrome look for this card so stuck with blues and whites.  

I am in love with this card, it is so so cute!

I'd like to enter this into:

Thank you so much for stopping by - please leave me a comment if you land here!

See you soon

Crafting hugs

Rachael

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mini moo challenge 2023

 Hi Crafting friends

I have something a bit different to share.  For the last month, I have been participating in the mini moo challenge over at Vera Lane Facebook group.  A mini moo is a little card measuring 2.75 by 1.25 inches so it's tiny.

You really have to think about positioning and how to create texture in the background on a very small scale.

Each day there was a different theme or prompt and the idea was to use Vera lane artwork and a few other craft supplies to make a set of cards to enter a challenge.

The prompts to match the photo below were:

Girly	Dog gone it	winter	crafter	birthday	garden	Holiday	Cats
Home	Black and white	flowers	transportation	Go fish	love	Oh boy	Spring
Face it	Yellow	Lets fly	Monochrome	Dee-licious	For the birds	Vacation	Halloween
Bright colours	Got the blues	sunshine	Fairy tale	trave	Song title	Good books

Each time I look at them I have a new favourite! Today it's the pink one with the flamingo for the beach!  

My plan is to now add them to a journal and keep them as artwork

Thank you to #veralanedesigns for a fantastic challenge!

Crafting hugs

Rachael

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