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

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Lets be frank...

 Hi crafting friends

When I opened the Halloween release from Polkadoodles, I was automatically drawn to this guy.

I'm not sure why - but I thought he was the cutest monster I had ever seen; I also knew he would make an amazing polaroid picture.

To make him, I firstly increase the size of the digi image (that is the beauty of digital images!) then laid a rectangle over the top on craftartist so I could move it around and give me fabulous, framed image.  Once I was happy with the layout, I printed him out and coloured him using copic markers.

The image is again from the set, and I printed it along with the frame. This was then matted onto black card stock to make it pop.

The background was looking a little plain, so using more of those funky sentiments I placed a few around the edge of a 7x7 card like badges in the background

I am in love with it!!!

I'd like to enter this into:

creative fingers - anything goes

creative knockouts anything goes

through the craft room door - anything goes

here is a place to start - AG option fantasy

lil patch of crafty friends - anything goes

send a smile for the kids - Halloween

Thanks so much for dropping by - please check out my other social media pages for more inspiration and less waffle!

See you soon - crafting hugs

Rachael 

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Fairy hugs

 Hi crafting friends

I'm popping in today to share this sweet card I made using a lili of the valley image.

Its a digi image that I printed in grey and coloured using my Spectrum noir water colour pencils and inktense water colour pencils.

 

I die cut a circle around it, and layered it on another tattered lace die cut (I inked the edges a little).  I also used various other dies for the background.  The papers are from Anna Marie designs.  The banner is from Elizabeth crafts design and the flowers are from my stash..

I printed some lilac spotted paper and using my graphics package, wrote the sentiment, then spaced the letters so I could cut them apart.  I finished the card with more ink and some white gesso.

Not my usual style and I did look on Pinterest for some inspiration - there are so many gorgeous cards like this, and I'd love to make more. 

I hope you like it.

I'd like to enter this into:

• 613 Avenue create - anything goes
• Creative fingers - anything goes
• Craft rocket challenge - flowers
• Through the craft room door - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by - leave me a comment if you do land here.  I have other social media platforms too - link is top right if you want to follow me elsewhere.

See you soon

Crafting hugs

Rachael

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You are awesome!

 Hello crafting friends

I'm back with an other new release from the fabulous Wendy Burns over all dressed up.  

Thee new releases are all available on Etsy as well as lots and lots of oldie but goodie images too.  Pop over and have a look! 

I used flower dreams this month.

I decided I was going to use a softer coloured look, so printed her in a lighter grey and then coloured her using only Polychromos pencils.  The digi kit in the background is one from Nitwit and I fussy cut several elements to position around her.

She is just so adorable.  

Don't forget our challenge is still on going on our Facebook page - with the theme holidays (this could be summer of winter holidays too!) or our anything goes over on the blog.  as long as you use an all dressed up image! 

I'd like to enter this into:

• 2 sisters on the blog - anything goes
• Aud sentiments - anything goes with a sentiment
• lil patch of crafty friends - AG
• Creative fingers - anything goes

Thanks so much for stopping by - I'll see you again soon for more crafty inspiration from the desk of the glittery pink craft room.

Crafting hugs

Rachael

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Best teacher

 Hi Crafting friends

We have another new release over at all dressed up - including two teacher cards.  Another school year almost over!  My boy is off to high school in September - how do they grow up so fast! 

For anyone who wants to send a thank you this cutie is perfect. She is called To the best teacher.

I used my copics to colour this image and cut it out using a square die.  I decided I wanted more depth to the colouring so used my polychromos pencils to add a bot of contract.  Behind the image is a lacy doily die from and some cute flowers both from Polkadoodles.

I matted and layered, added a tiny bit of sparkle and some nuvo drops.

The images look like this:

Little petal

Star teacher

To the best teacher

And they are all available here on Etsy 

If you want to be in with a chance of winning one - you can also enter our blog challenge or Facebook challenges where the winner gets three cute images including the new releases!

I hope you like her!  you can look through my blog for further inspiration, or alternatively check out my Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest pages.  Links above!

Leave me some love if you land here!

See you again Soon

Rachael 

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Dancing Queen

Hello everyone

I'm back today, from the desk in the glittery pink craft room, I'm sharing this cutie I made using an image I won over at the Polkdoodles blog.  She is called Dancing queen and isn't she just so adorable!

As I was going through a stash of papers I came across an old 12x12 paper pad and found it had some absolutely gorgeous papers in.  I cut them into 6x6 squares and added them to my 6x6 storage.  I always forget what some lovely papers because they are a larger size, so I’m going to make an effort to use them, or like I have here, cut them up.  I tend to head for the 6inch pads more often…

I coloured this cutie using copics and layered her onto a scalloped die cut.  It’s a lawn fawn die that creates a frame, so I popped up the outer ring, but including the middle.  I matted the patterned paper, but didn’t layer it, so after I had added the image, I realised it was lacking a bit of focus around the edge.  I used an acrylic marker pen in pink to create a sketchy border.  The sentiment is from a polkadoodles stamp set. 

I hope you like her!

I’d like to enter this into:

 C.R.A.F.T challenge - Anything goes

Creative knockouts - Anything goes 

Moving along with the times - Birthday

The sisterhood of crafters - think pink

Digi Tuesday - Anything goes

Through the craft room door - Anything Goes

Shopping your stash - Pastels (my paper pad I rediscovered was my stashed item!)

Thanks so much for dropping by it really does mean a lot when people comment and follow me on social media.

See you soon

Rachael 

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Geranium pitcher

 Hi friends

Hope you are all having a great week! I'm stopping by today to share a beautiful stamped image from Stampendous called geranium pitcher, as well as some useful background stamps also from Stampendous called postage creations,

This is a 7x7 card I made using Anna Marie Paper pad called Garden Blooms.  I stamped my image in memento tuxedo black ink and coloured with copics.  I layered up the card, and decided to add the postage style stamps to the background.  I also have a stamp shaped die that I stamped onto making them look like postage stamps.  the butterfly is also from this postage set.

I really love the blue tones and grey tones in this, this is one of my favourite blue colour combos!  (B60, B63 and B66 in copic colours).

This stamp will be featured on Create and craft on Saturday if you want to check it out.  On the Oakwood shows!

 I'd like to enter this into:

• Classic design challenge - anything goes
• Bizzy Becs store - anything goes
• Crafty Catz - Lots of layers

Thanks so much for stopping by - its so great to have you here.  Please follow my page, or if you like other Social media platforms, on the top right of the page is links to other places you can follow me. 

See you again very soon

Crafting hugs

Rachael 

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ADU new release March 2022

 Hello Crafting friends

It is time again for the new release images from All dressed up, and as usual they are simply stunning!!

I made this card with my image called field of flowers, and she is perfect for a colouring session as you can colour the whole scene behind her if you wish.  

I aligned her  my Craftartist software and type up a sentiment to match underneath her,  I printed her out and coloured her using a combination of copic markers and Prismacolour pencils.  The paper pad is from crafters companion and the dies are my favourite flower set from My Favorite things.

Here all all of the images which are available here from Etsy

Field of flowers

Spring hairdo

Spring pony

Aldo - check out our Facebook challenge - it runs until the end of the month with the theme something girly - or for an anything goes challenge, head over to the blog (or... why not enter both!!) as long as you are using an all dressed up image, you can enter for a chance to win some images of your choice.

Also check out the other inspirational cards rom the rest of the DT.  

Be back soon with more crafting inspiration 

Hugs

Rachael

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Kitty hearts - new ADU release

 Hello crafting friends

In really hope all of you in the UK are safe and well after those storms, three in a row!  I started a new job last Monday and its been total chaos with the fall out from the weather!

With this bleak weather in mind I though I would go all out spring colour today... happy sunny yellow.

This is for the new release of the ADU images available here on etsy

There are three images in this release:

Bunny hearts

Heart balloons

Kitty hearts

They are all so amazing... I hope you will hop over to our Facebook page and check out some of the other inspiration, or even use on of these to join our FB challenge called use red/love or hearts.

Our blog challenge is also anything goes (using any all dressed up image) so you could enter twice for the chance to win some beautiful images from the talented Wendy Burns

I'd like to enter this into 

A bit more time to craft - anything goes

A perfect time to craft - anything goes

Classic design challenge - anything goes

Clever dexter - favourite technique (colouring)

creative sketchy girls - flowers

Alphabet challenge - yellow

I hope you like her - please check out the other work from our very talented DT, and check back here (or on my SM links on the right side of the page) for more designs soon.

Crafting hugs

Rachael 

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ADU new challenge - Love.

 Hello everyone

After a short Christmas break the dressie girls are back with another challenge on our All dressed up Facebook - this month the theme is love.... with Valentines day just around the corner, you can use this as a chance to make a card and tell someone what they mean to you (ahhhhhh). Running from the 1st Feb. until the end of the month there's plenty of time to get your entry in, for a chance to win some beautiful images from the alldressedupstamps Etsy page.

I used this cute image called some bunny loves me 

I coloured her using copics and a glittery gel pen for added detail.  I die cut her out.  The back ground papers are from a Nitwit paper kit called Cottage Garden I cut them to size and used my corner rounder on one of the corners.  I matted it on white card stock to make it stand out and added a white doily die cut.

To finish the card I added pink faux stitching around the edge and some enamel dots in the corners

I hope you like it!  please check out the other inspiration from my teamies over at Facebook, or if you prefer a blog challenge, on the 15th we re-launch this too.  Also keep your eyes peeled for some super cute new stamps in the release this month - they are simply too adorable for words! 

I'd like to enter this into:

• Passion for markers - Spring colours
• Though the craft room door - Anything goes
• Crafting happiness - Anything goes

thanks for dropping by - see you very soon

Crafting hugs

Rachael

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Exciting news - GDT at colour crazy

 Hello everyone

So.... I have some super exciting news.... I have been invited to take part in a three month Guest Designer Team spot with the colour crazy challenge.

These ladies have made me feel so welcome already and have some amazing sponsors lined up. The challenge is Anything goes, you just need to colour something!  so simple and easy!

My first post is using this adorable image from Ching-Chou Kuik and it is called Snowflake Dollie 

Ingredients

• Digi image Ching-Chou-Kuik 
• Coloured with copics and Polychromos pencils
• Digi printed sentiment 
• Background splatters with a Sheena Douglas shimmer pen (summer sky)

This image was so detailed and intricate I didn’t want to distract from her with loads of embellishments and patterns, but I did know she needed to sparkle, and then sparkle some more!

I printed the background panel after designing it on Craft artist, and then printed two further images so I could colour and decoupage them for dimension.

Each was coloured firstly with copics then details added with my pencils to add depth, especially on her folds of her dress.

I then added splatters to the background panel and layered the princess together using foam pads.

The while thing was matted onto some silver glitter card, and extra sparkle added with simmer pens, and stickles in a variety of colours.  The photos don’t do the sparkle justice on this.  It shines!

I'd like to enter this into

• CAS on Friday - CAS Christmas
• Crafty Catz - Anything goes with a twist of non traditional Christmas colour
• Your next stamp - sparkle and shine
• Aud sentiment - anything goes with a sentiment
• Creative knockouts - Christmas delight

If you want more information on the sponsors than please visit their Etsy page, otherwise, I'd love to see what you create and enter into our challenge.

Leave me some love, either here on on my other Social media pages, otherwise I'll see you back here for more makes from the desk of the glittery pink craft room!

Rachael 

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All dressed up latest release November 2021

 Hello crafting friends

I hope your Christmas card makes are coming along nicely, if you need some inspiration or even some new images, then Wendy has released some gorgeous ones this month.

Our fabulous DT launched them at the beginning of the month, and here is my inspiration for you using a super cute image called Fairy star

Ingredients

• Digi image - Fairy start available from here on Etsy
• Coloured with spectrum noir triblend brush markers and Polychromos pencils
• The circles were cut on my scan and cut
• Backing paper from simply creative paper pad called festive chic
• Sentiment - Lili of the valley scripty Christmas sentiments 
• Embellishments Creative expressions dies stitched collection - wreath

This card was supposed to be a shaker card.  I coloured her and cut out the circles, the frame and the acetate and filled it with sparkles, but then I realised you just couldn't see her in all her splendid glory, so I pulled the whole things apart and started again!

To cover up the glue mess around the edge I cut another frame on my scan and cut, and using the same purple card stock, matted and layered and added the detail across the middle. 

This super cute image is one of three, here are the others.

Aren't they just adorable.

You can enter our challenge here.  The only rules are it must follow the theme and use an all dressed up image.

Our blog challenge runs until the 15th and they have an anything goes challenge, so you can enter both to double your chances of winning some images. 

There is loads of inspiration on these channels but also on our Pinterest page. Please hop over and check out the DTs other fabulous creations. 

I'd like to enter this into.

Thanks so much for stopping by and reading my long post!  for shorter posts you might want to try Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest.  Links  are top right on my home page.  Otherwise, if you've made it this far you might as well leave me a comment, and follow me for more ramblings  until then....

Crafting hugs

Rachael

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Walkies

 Hello crafting friends.  

Hope you're all keeping warn out them.  The clocks have gone back and November has certainly arrived with a blast of cold air!

Steering away from Christmas and winter, I thought I'd add some cheer to my timeline today with this cutie.

I have loads of Tiddlyinks digis from before they moved to Etsy, so this on is now retired, however I just wanted something happy to colour, and on scrolling through... Chose her.....

Ingredients

• Tiddlyinks - Annabelle Puppy love (retired)
• Pink petticoat - waterfall hearts in rose backing paper
• MFT - stitched flowers
• Coloured with Copics
• Lili of the valley - everyday sentiments
• Nuvo drops

After printing her out, I coloured her in pretty blues and pinks adding some white gel pen dots onto her dress.  I then cut her out using a stitched rectangle die and matted her onto black card.  I then printed out the pink hearts and found a scrap of light blue from my scraps folder and matted and layered these also onto black.  I realised it was missing something so I die cut the flowers out of white, and using pale tones of  the same colours in the image, I shaded them and added to the card with glue and foam pads. I printed the whole sheet of sentiments and fussy cut them out, sticking at a jaunty angle and the final touch was adding using glittery Nuvo drops. 

I hope she puts a smile on your face!

I'd like to enter her into:

• Alphabet challenge - P for patterned paper
• Colour crazy challenge - Anything goes
• Creative knockouts - Lots of layers
• DigiTuesday - Anything goes
• Shopping our stash - Use flowers
• Through the craft room door - Anything goes

Thank you so much for dropping by if you do, let me know you have by leaving me some love in the comment box below, and/or click on the other Social media links on my home page (there are top right)  

See you all again soon.

Crafting hugs

Rachael 

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