Love you a latte.

 Hi, Crafting friends.

I made this while tucked up in the warm, sheltering from Storm Goretti.  We have about 20cm of snow on the ground, and all I could think of was steaming hot coffee!

I used all Polkadoodles dies and stencils to make this.  

I started off die-cutting all the bits.  I used a set called Sweet Moments die bundle available here and scalloped rectangles and tags die from here using a combination of plain, coloured, and patterned card stock.

I made up the coffee cups, then using picked raspberry distress ink, and heart wreath stencil I added detail onto the scalloped panel.

I used the sentiment from the coffee set, and stuck it to vellum, before fussing cutting around the whole thing.

I layered it all together using foam pads for dimension, and added stickles for sparkle.

Back to the coffee and keeping warm!

I'd like to enter this into:

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Creative fingers - Anything goes

Creative inspirations - anything goes

Pammies pinky inkies - Anything goes

See you soon, sending crafting hugs

Rachael

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Kendras sketch card challenge #21

 Hello everyone

I'm almost sure we all get into a rut sometimes with our making and I'm also almost certain we have oodles of 6x6 patterned paper pads we have picked up alog the way.  I saw this challenge on a You tube video, Kendras sketch challenge (#21) and thought - new year, new challenge, why not!

The point of this is to use 6 sheets of co-ordinating (or not) patterned paper, cut in various ways to make 15 cards with various sketches to follow.

I have loads of kits and thought this would be a perfect challenge to use some up of a Ciao Bella kit called 'Summer Breeze'

This kit has 12 x 12 papers, 6 x 6 papers, cut out ephemera, and stamps.  So I pulled it out, followed the instructions from kendras free patreon page.  They were super easy to follow and soon I had 15 base card sketches ready to decorate.

The page also has details of the links to enter and details of what to do. 

So heres my entry - 15 cards made following the sketches ad using up stash that was just going dusty. (BTW I bearly touched the pack! LOL)

Full collection of 15 cards

Sketches 1 to 5

Sketches 6 to 10

Sketches 11 to 15

Ahhh the beach  - I cannot wait for that feeling again!

I hope you like them - it was just for a bit of fun really but I loved doing this.  It felt good to use up old stash and make things using sketches which I havent done in ages.  Thanks Kendra for the inspiration!

See you again soon.

Crafting hugs

Rachael

#KendrasCardChallenge21 #KCC21

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Beautiful Anemones Chipboard and MDF project

Hello crafting friends

So sorry it's been a while posting - I have still been updating my Instagram, but neglecting my blog - I promise to try harder this year!

 It's only just winter, and already I'm looking forward to Spring!  I made this cheerful decor to remind me of the fresh colours that are ahead! 

Using the 'Beautiful Anemone stamp' (PD8747 on the Polkadoodles website), I stamped onto the matching chipboard shapes (also available on the website) with Versafine Clear Ink and heat embossed with rose gold powder. I then coloured each one using acrylic markers, blending the whites and purples.  I also coloured the watering can and the leafy wreath from the chipboard shapes in the same way.

From the stamp set I stamped and heat embossed in black the sentiment again onto one of the chipboard shapes

The background is one of the MDF embroidery hoops - these are amazing BTW! (PD9108)

I painted this with acrylic paint in lilac to match the flowers.  I then layered everything together using a glue gel.  It's easier than it looks, and it produces amazing projects that will have people asking if you really made it!

I'd like to enter this into:

Aud sentiments - Anything goes

Beautiful blossoms challenge - Anything goes floral

Crafting from the art challenge - anything goes

FarmQuest home Challenge - Anything home

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