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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Sunflower

 Hello crafting friends

I thought today I would bring you a blast of sunflower yellow to brighten your day!

This cutie is from Vera Lane studios on Etsy I recently brought.  I love her and her little ladybug friend (watch this blog for the card I made with this!)

I printed her out and coloured her with copics, before fussy cutting her out.  I loved the idea she had spotty shoes so I matched my backing paper to this.  I also die cut a Kaiser craft frame and some MFT stitched flowers to add interest.  I layered everything onto a piece of black card stock, and using an acrylic paint pen added some faux stitching.

My sentiment is a Lisa Horton set that I stamped in yellow and hear embossed with clear powder.  My finishing touches were glossy accents on the shoes and flowers, as well as some yellow Nuvo drops on the flowers and dotted around for texture.

I love how cheerful this is.

I'd like to enter it into:

Allsorts challenge - Birthday

A gem of a challenge - Anything goes

Creative fingers - Anything goes

Craft rocket - birthday

moving along with the times - birthday

Simon Says stamp - Layer it up

I hope you like it, and would love for you to like and follow me both on here and on my other SM platforms (just on the top right you'll find my links!)

See you soon for more inspiration from the desk of the glittery pink craft room, until then, crafty 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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Lets stick together

 Hi crafty friends

Just a quick post today - I'm dropping in to share this anniversary card I made using MFT Stamps.

I really loved the frames I did on the card a few weeks ago, but wanted something thinner, so I used nesting dies together to create these frames.  I wanted it to be quite bold and geometric, and this is what I came up with

Ingredients

• MFT stamps - lets stick together
• Coloured papers from my stash
• Nesting basic rectangle dies from tattered lace
• Coloured with Copics
• Stamped with lawn fawn alcohol friendly ink
• Wow fine white embossing powder. 
• Dotty stencil (brought from The Range)
• squeezed lemonade distress oxide
• Black nuvo drops

I firstly stamped and coloured the images from the set, and stamped one of the sentiments on a strip of black card stock, embossing it with fine white wow powder.

I then set the images to cut out on my scan and cut while I started the background.  On the card blank I used a dotty stencil and lightly added squeezed lemonade for some interest in the background.  I then used two nesting dies that were one size apart, taped them so it would be even around the edge, and die cut these from black, orange and yellow card stock to create three frames.

I layered these up at jaunty angles, before adding the cactus in with a combination of glue and foam dots adding the sentiment across the middle.  I felt it was missing a little detail to balance the card out, so added one black nuvo drop to the bottom right corner.  Sometimes its the smallest thing that makes the difference.

I hope you like this design, there are many more on my blog or social media pages to scroll through (the link is on my home page in the top right corner)

I'd like to enter this into:

Allsorts Challenge - anything goes optional twist for the love of your life

Crafters castle - Anything goes 

Colour crazy - Anything goes 

Polkadoodles challenge - Anything goes 

Creative crafters challenge - Anything goes 

If you'd like to add a comment I love to read them it makes my day to get happy emails, rather than the usual junk that we get!!

See you soon

Crafty hugs

Rachael

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Aloha

 Hello friends

Today I wanted to make a different shaped card.  I have a note book where I list all ideas that I see from social media that I might want to try and if I'm feeling a bit uninspired I use this to spark some imagination.

This time I chose a cute (if not small) rocker card design, using a stamping Bella favourite of mine.  I just adore the squishies and when they come in tropical dress, its just too irresistible not to use.

Ingredient list

• Stamps
• Stamping Bella - tropical squidgies
• MFT Polynesian paradise (for the pineapple, flowers and sentiment) 
• Ink - Lawn fawn alcohol friendly ink
• Coloured with - copics and Spectrum noir triblend brush markers
• Dies
• Tattered lace basic circle shape
• Spellbinders large doily die
• Finishing touches - Tonic shimmer pen and Ranger glossy accents

I stamped the image onto my card stock and coloured it in.  Instead of cutting around the image this time I used a basic circle die and mounted it on some patterned paper from my stash (is a scrap of Digi paper so not sure where its from sorry!).

I then die cut the large doily die and scored down the middle causing a fold to form the card base.  As I layered it together I realised it needed some framing, so I used another of my favourite tropical stamp sets and used it to make the floral wreath and pineapple.  I also thought the aloha sentiment was perfect from the MFT set too.  I stamped and embossed in white on a scrap of black and cut the flag shape for interest.

I hope this sunshine filled card makes you smile today!

Please check out my other social media, and if you stop here by chance, please leave me a comment below so I know you've dropped in - it makes my day every time I get feedback or new followers! 

I'd like to enter this into:

Alphabet challenge blog - J is for just one word

Colour crazy challenge - Anything goes

Aud sentiments - anything goes with a sentiment 

Cute card Thursday - anything goes 

Moving along with the times - summer fun 

Crafty creations - anything goes

Crafty gals corner - summer fun

Crafty hugs

Rachael 

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