Tiddlyinks Molly Swims image on 5x7 card

 Hi crafting friends, 

I'm back with a super cute card made using a Tiddlyinks image that I have had on my computer for ages and never used.  She's so cute, and perfect for the summer!

She is called Molly Swims and can be found on Etsy under the Tiddlyinks shop.

The backing papers are also from Etsy from a shop called Jenny L and these papers are called Secret Garden.  Again I downloaded ages ago and have not used them.

I cut the stripy paper leaving a 1-inch strip for the patterned floral paper.  The image was coloured with copics and fussy cut out.  I used a stitched circle die and placed it off the page to highlight the Molly.  The 'Hello' die is from Penny Black as is the sunshine sentiment, they are a seperate die and stamp set but work together to make phrases.  I then coloured the 'hello' in the same pink used on the rubber ring.

As a final touch, I put glossy accents onto the rubber ring and her sunglasses for a bit of shine.

She is just too cute!

I'd like to enter this into:

As you like it challenge - cute or floral I love anything cute, whether that's a cute girl or boy, or some critters.  I also love a floral, so on this card, I combined both!

Colour throw down - pink, yellow and green

Passion for markers - use a die (I used a stitched circle and a sentiment die)

A place to start - anything goes with option of add flowers

Creations in pink - mainly pink

thanks for stopping by - I hope you like my projects.  why not have a look on Instagram, interest or Facebook for more inspiration.  The links to my pages are in the top right corner.

See you all again soon.

Crafting hugs

Rachael 

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Unicorn Ring

 Hello crafty friends

It is once again time for the all dressed up new release and this month there are super cute summer themes. As usual there are amazing, and so gorgeous coloured up.  Please check out the DT inspiration on Facebook - the team have worked their magic with these!

I used this gorgeous girl and she is called Unicorn ring... that crab, oh my he's just too sweet!

I coloured her with copics in a summery colour theme, then used the same colours to make a background of die cuts, torn paper and stencilling.

The full set are available on Etsy now:

Time to cool off

Too good to share

Unicorn ring

There is also still time to enter our be square themed challenge on facebook and our anything goes challenge on the blog.

I'd like to enter this into:

Unicorn Challenge - summer

Creative fingers - anything goes

Aud sentiment - summer and a sentiment

Crafty gals corner - lazy days of summer

Thanks for stopping by!  It really makes my day when i get notifications and your lovely comments.  I'm on other Social media too, the links are above so you can check me out there too.

See you again very soon!

Rachael 

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Floating away

 Hi everyone

Today is the new challenge over on the all dressed up Facebook Page.  The theme is holidays.  I know this means different things to different countries, but as I'm from the UK, Holidays mean sun, sea, sand and sangria!

I made my card using Pool party 

I printed out my image and coloured her with a combination of copics and Polychromos pencils.

I then cut a 6inch circle, and folded it in half for my base card.  Using the lawn fawn wave dies, I cut three colours of blue, stuck them together and then used the same 6inch die to cut out the base.  stuck these together.  I fussy cut my image including inside the ring and stuck her on.  I used a sentiment on my desk (not sure where this one even comes from its from my pile of bits I print/stamp/cut etc and don't use. They go into a pot and I occasionally pick something out!  Do you do this too?)

To finish the image I used a white gel pen for highlights and some glossy accents on her glasses

I love how bright and vibrant this turned out. 

I'd like to enter her into:

Through the craft room door - anything goes

Passion for markers - occasion other than birthday

Crafty Galz - anything goes 

Aud sentiment - summer 

Creative fingers - anything goes

QKR stampede - anything goes

Thanks so much for stopping by - please do check out our Facebook page for more dressy girls inspiration and to enter our challenge!

See you soon

Crafting hugs

Rachael 

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Hap-pea birthday

 Hi everyone

Welcome back to my ramblings and looking at my work that's has been made in the glittery pink craft room.

My make for today is using what is probably my all time favourite stamp set.  It is very well loved and used a lot as its so good for both men and women's birthdays.

Its using Lawn fawn Be-Hap-pea stamp, as well as MFT stitched flower dies and Julie Hickey alphabet dies

I firstly stamped the images a few times and coloured them with copics.  I then cut them all out using the scan and cut.

While the machine was whizzing away, I stamped the background using Tracey Hey creativity stamp and cut and coloured the flowers also.

I die cut the sentiment three times and stacked them together before colouring the top one in an Ombre effect to match the colours used on the rest of the card

Once all the die cutting was complete i arranged them on my card and stuck them down with glue and foam pads.  To finish i added a faux blue stitched border around the edges, used tonic shimmer pen on the letters and then added glossy accents to the peas and the sentiment.

Looking at this makes me happy its so bright and cheerful!

I'd like to enter this into

• Aud Sentiments - Anything goes with a sentiment
• Seize the birthday - Birthday 
• Crafty Calendar - Anything goes
• A gem of a challenge - Anything goes
• Creative fingers - Anything goes
• Just add ink - photo inspiration colour combination

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my blog.  I'm also on IG, FB and pinterest if you check out the links on the home page.

See you soon

Crafting hugs

Rachael

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Cool birthday

 Hello crafty friends

I'm back with some more card making inspiration - penguins having fun in the sun.... 

I wanted to make a more masculine card and thought this as a fun idea using these super cute penguins

Ingredients

• Stamps
• MFT - penguins in paradise
• Anne-Marie - birthday stamp (background)
• Lisa Horton - Everyday tickertape sentiments 
• Coloured with Copics and Spectrum noir triblend brush marker
• Inks
• peacock feathers and squeezed lemonade distress inks 
• Lawn fawn black alcohol friendly ink 
• Die - tattered lace stitched basic circle

I started by stamping the penguins in the jet black ink and colouring them with my alcohol markers.  I then cut them out using my scan and cut.  I've had this stamp set for probably 3 or 4 years and I still love it! 

While that was cutting, I started on my background.  I used the happy birthday background stamp on my fingers, lightly inking and tapping down mainly across the middle section of the card, from top to bottom to add interest.

I then used my distress inks and blending brushes to create coloured patches in the background  and then added to the texture by smooshing the ink pads on my desk, adding water and lightly tapping my paintbrush across the panel.  I also did the same with a bit of lawn fawn sparkle liquid.

I dried this with my heat tool, and die cut a circle, layering everything together using glue and foam pads.  Matted onto a piece of black card stock, the finished card was a top fold 5x7.  Finishing touches with a white gel pen and three sentiments from the Lisa Horton set, and there we have a super male card. 

How I wish I was with those penguins!

I'd like to enter this into:

Crafty sentiment designs - Anything goes

Lemon shortbread - Anything goes

Try stampin' on Tuesday - Use ink splatter

Crafting happiness - Anything goes

Use your stuff - Vacation 

A bit more time to craft - Anything goes

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Crafty hugs

Rachael

 

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