Sunday, 26 January 2025

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


Sunday, 19 January 2025

Sweet moments stamps and dies from Polkadoodles

 Hi everyone

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






Thursday, 16 January 2025

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



Saturday, 11 January 2025

some bunny loves you bunches

 Hi Everyone

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