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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Sherlock says Happy Birthday!

Hi everyone 

I made this using a Vera lane digi image (from etsy), printed him and the dog out and coloured them using Copics.

I used an crafttreat stencil in the background in various muted colours to create a camouflage feel and a script stamp to add a bit of interest.  The sentiment is die cuts from Julie Hickey sweet pea alphabet set and a Lisa Horton stamp set.  I mounted it together and to add a bit of contrast  i white heat embossed a hexagon from an Oakwood direct set and cut it out.  I also used this in the background for a bit of interest.  The brown shape really makes Sherlock pop off the page.

Male cards are just so tough to make aren’t they!

I'd like to enter this into:

• Kraftin Kimmie - for the boys
• The creative crafters challenge - anything goes
• Love to craft - Anything goes
• A bit more time to craft - Anything goes 
• Crafty Catz - anything goes with hand coloured image

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'd love it if you would follow me - if not on my blog then on any of my social media pages (links at the top right), and if you would leave me a comment - it really cheers me up to read them!

See you all soon - Crafting hugs!

Rachael

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A day without creativity....

Hello Crafting friends

Hope that everyone out there in blogland is fit and well.  I've just gotten over COVID.  I did well though I haven’t had it all all since the start of the pandemic, despite working all the way through in retail, but it finally caught up with me.  Feeling much better now!

To cheer everyone up - I though I would share this cutie I made using a digi stamp from Vera Lane, some flowers from a Julie Hickey set, and finally a sentiment and background detail from a Tracey Hey stamp set.

 I stamped and printed and the images before colouring them using Copic markers. I used white gel pen for added detail.

 I cut a piece of card stock to 6 x 6 inches and scored in half to make a mini slimline card. On the background, I added mustard seed distress oxide ink through a dotty stencil, and using my black ink, stamped the detail down the side. (From the Tracey Hey stamp set called ‘a day without creativity’).

I then layered the flowers on the background before adding the girl. It’s all stuck together with glue and foam pads.

I finally stamped the sentiment at the side in black also and added some Nuvo drops for black spots in the background to add texture and interest.

I hope you like it!

I’d like to enter this into:

•  Digi Choosday - Anything goes
• Crafting Happiness - Anything goes
• Dream valley Challenge - Anything goes
• Pammies pink inkies - anything goes
• We love to create - anything goes
• Crafty Calendar - anything but square

Thanks for stopping by, please leave me a message if you are here, so I know what people like! Also, if you want quicker access to the things I make for inspiration, then in the top right corner of this page there is a link to other SM platforms, where I regularly post.

See you soon

Rachael

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One in a chameleon

 Hello Crafters

Happy weekend!  I'm so glad that it is.  I have so many jobs to do, and yet I'm sure I will still find some time for craft, after all once the washing is in, it takes 1 hour 20 before i need to do anything with it!

Taking time to share this cute chameleon from Vera Lane on Etsy.

I coloured him in (it looks like a 'he I think!) with Copics and then fussy cut him out.

Using a 6x6 piece of white card, I scored down the middle making a small slimline card.  on a slightly smaller panel (2 3/4 inches by 6) I stamped the side with versafine black ink using a Tracey Hey stamp set called creativity.  To this, I added broken china distress ink through a bubble stencil.

The flowers are a Julie Hickey set called Fresh Florals.  They were stamped in Memento black ink and also coloured with Copics and fussy cut out.  I then layered the coloured images on the panel and stuck them down using a both glue and foam pads.

To make it stand out a bit more I inked black down the edges of the panel and added a few black dots in pen, and some clear gems.

The sentiment was one I printed on my computer and cut into strips.

I just love how this turned out!  He is just so quirky...

I'd like to enter this into:

Creative fingers - Anything goes

Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Crafty calender - anything goes

Creative knockouts - lots of layers

Critter crazy challenge - Anything with a critter

Crafty animals - anything with an animal

Love to craft - Anything goes

See you again very soon

crafting hugs

Rachael

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