Rebel says hello

 Hi everyone

Not sure if you have seen the latest release from polka doodles, but she is just amazing!  I love the sassy attitude she has - perfect for any teenage girl, in fact, any diva would love this! 

I made this using a digi image (there are two types of rebel image, both the sketchy lines like this one and the solid drawn lines) I coloured her using a combination of copics and polychromos pencils and fussy cut her out.  The hearts are from another polkadoodles stamp set called Hoe grown, and the stencil is from the funky flowers release.

I finished the card using some geometric stripy paper and a pop of yellow and added a few glossy accent bubbles around her.

I think she is amazing 

I'd like to enter this into:

• Crafty cats - spots and/or stripes
• As you like it - favourite freestyle background I love to use a stencil, with some other stamped images to build my background and finished with some sparkle
• Simon says stamp - anything goes
• sisterhood of crafting - dots or stripes
• Stencil fun - use a stencil with option of hearts
• 613 Avenue create - no red hearts

Thanks so much for stopping by - please follow me on this blog - or on any of the social media channels (links are top right).

See you again soon

Rachael

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Bunita says 'happy mothers day'

 Hi Crafty friends

In the UK soon it is Mother's Day.  It's a bittersweet day for me, as my son celebrates with me being his mom, but I sadly lost both my Mom and my Mother-in-law.

I still however, have a Nan - so I always make her a card and send flowers as she looked after me a lot as a child, and deserves to be spoiled too.

This year - I made this sweet card using Bunita from Polkadoodles, and used it as your inspiration for this week's PD challenge

I used a combination of stamps and papers from Polkadoodles for this.

Firstly the image - Bunita Carrot cake, was coloured using polychromos pencils.  I wanted a soft, furry look for her.  I then fussy cut her out.

I used a paper pack called Sugar scrumptious for the backing papers, adding only a little ink around the edge.  The sentiment is also a PD one called great occasions.

I'd like to enter this into:

Make my Monday - all creatures great and small

The cutie pie challenge - mothers day

Crafty gals corner - add a heart

Krafty chicks challenge - all occasions

Creative fingers - anything goes

Thanks for dropping in - Don't forget to check out the other DT inspiration on our blog and join in with our anything-goes theme to win prizes (they don't even have to be Polkadoodles images!)

See you again soon

Crafting hugs

Rachael

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A cuddle makes it all better

 Hi crafting friends

If you have never been here before - a warm welcome, and for those who have, thanks for stopping by again!

Today its a card made using one of the older all dressed up images called 'a cuddle makes it all better.'  This is for our Facebook challenge starting today over on our page.  The theme for this month - Lets be cute, and what is possibly cuter than a little girl hugging her dog!

After printing her out, I decided I wanted to layer this card up, so I used a Nitwit scrapbook digi kit called Day to Day.  I resized several elements and printed them out, before arranging across my card.

I coloured the image using a combination of copics and Prismacolour pencils.

Once I had arranged everything, I adhered everything down using a combination of glue and foam pads, and finished with some sparkly stickles around the edges of the butterflies and on the flowers.

I love the colour palette on this - I would never think to put raspberry pink with mint green, but I think its beautiful.

Please check out our Facebook page and our challenge blog, you can enter both, multiple times for a chance of inning three gorgeous images from Wendy.  All we ask is you use the all dressed up images.  If you don't have any there are some freebies on the blog to get you started, or hop over to the etsy page and treat yourself.

The DT have some amazing inspiration!

Watch out for the new releases coming soon too!

I'd like to enter this into:

• crafty Gals corner - add a flower
• Simon says stamp - anything goes
• Creative knockouts - anything goes
• Krafty Chicks - anything goes
• Crafty Catz - Lots of layers
• Creative fingers - anything goes 
• My time to craft - lots of layers

Thanks for stopping by - I'd love it f you left me a comment, or were to follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest (links on the right at the top)

See you soon

Rachael 

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Last GDT post for colour crazy

 Hi everyone

Its my last GDT post for colour crazy challenge and I'm using the very lovely All dressed up images who are sponsoring the blog challenge here:

New year, new me is a great stamp, not just for new year, if you remove the sentiment from the stamp like I have then you can give it to any of your fitness girl friends, and colour it match their skin and hair tones.

Our challenge runs for two weeks and is anything goes as long as its coloured.

I made this by colouring her with Copics and Prismacolour pencils, before fussy cutting her out.

I die cut a circle to add her too with foam pads.  I used a Kanban paper pad for the Blue heart background, as well as a grey striped paper strip, matted and layered onto the card front, finished with three pearls and a mama elephant tiny sentiment stamp

I hope you like it!

Crafty hugs

Rachael

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GDT Colour crazy challenge - Gerbera

 Hello crafting friends

I hope you are all wrapped up warm and staying indoors in this miserable weather! Unless of course you are in the Southern Hemisphere in which case -I'm very jealous!

It is once again time for the colour crazy challenge blog to host a new weekly challenge, and this week we are sponsored by the lovely Sheepski designs (Thank you Andrea for this gorgeous image!).

I wanted this image to be simply beautiful all on its own, so I made this:

Its coloured with a combination of copics and Prismacolour pencils.  I then fussy cut it out and popped it onto a card with foam tape.

I tamped a simple happy birthday greeting from my stash, and drew a wobbly line in black fine liner to finish it off.

I just love how dimensional it looks!

To join in our challenge, hop on over to Colour crazy challenge blog its always Anything goes, so you can create all type of projects (as long as you colour something!) to be in with a chance of winning images from Sheepski designs. 

I'd like to enter this into:

• Classic design challenge - Anything goes
• Creative fingers - anything goes
• Love to craft - Anything goes
• Watercooler Wednesday - Feminine 
• Fab and funky - keep it simple

Thanks for stopping by - there is always inspiration on my other Social media channels to, or if you are a true blogger, please follow me here to keep up date date with any new projects from the desk in the glittery pink craft room.

Until then - Crafty hugs

Rachael

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All dressed up December release

 Hello crafty friends

Its time again for another inspiration post for the new releases from all dressed up, as well as a reminder to enter our fabulous challenge.

we'll be taking a break in Jan, so if you want to win some images - you have to nip over to either our Facebook page  or our blog to join in the fun.  The rules are available depending on the site you chose to enter. 

Today we are show casing this beauty called Christmas hug!

I resorted to one of my fav colour combos - kraft card with red and white.

She was coloured with copics and Prismacolour pencils.  I used a creative expressions embossing folder as well as some scraps red scrap folder, a scalloped frame die from Lawn fawn and a Martha Steward punch

There are some other new release images also available on Etsy 

Sleepy bear

Christmas Hug

Christmas Pet

As well as hundreds of other super cute images for all occasion.....

I hope you like her!

I'd like to enter into:

Be back soon with more inspiration from the glittery pink craft room, but if you want to keep up to date without subscribing to my blog, why not try Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest.  I'm on the all.  Links on my main page!

Crafty hugs

Rachael 

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Celebrate!

 Hello crafting friends 

Happy 1st December - hope you've all opened that first window of your advent calendar!

Over at All Dressed Up Facebook, our new challenge is starting!.  the theme this month is celebrate... however you want to interpret this whether it be a Christmas, Hanukah, birthday, new years or any other celebration!

Our winner gets three All dressed up images, or you may get picked as our top three.  There were some gorgeous makes last month!

If you want to take part, or to check out more dressy girl inspiration click here.

Here is my card using Prosecco time.

Ingredients

• Stamp - all dressed up prosecco time (available from Etsy here) 
• Coloured with - Copics and Prismacolour pencils
• Sentiment - Crafters companion
• dies - 
• Flowers Creative expressions
• Tattered Lace - pearl squares
• Backing paper from my stash.
• Finished with Nuvo drops, glossy accents and shimmer pens

I printed and coloured the image before using my square die to cut her out.  I wanted a 'pop' of pink so I added a bright pink card stock behind and matted her onto the damask patterned paper.  Matted again on more pink to add contrast to the edges.

I added the sentiment and flowers, using my shimmer pen to add sparkle across several elements of the card, including the sentiment.  I then added glossy accents to the sentiment (which looks like a glittery puffy sticker), as well as nuvo drops to the flowers.

I hope you like her!

Please do check out our FB page, or our blog (you can enter your card in both places if you like! )  There's loads of inspiration form the super talented team!

I'd like to enter this into

Through the craft room door - anything goes

Colour my heart - black white grey and one other colour

All sorts challenge - use a digi stamp

See you all very soon - oh and please leave me a message or follow me on SM (links on the home page) I'd love to see you there!

Crafting hugs

Rachael 

 

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From sweet to sour....

 Hello everyone in blogger land!

Hope everyone is feeling fine this August day (I'd like to say sunny August day but I live in England and therefore its raining... again!)

To cheer me up and to remind me of sunshine and the Mediterranean (I hopefully I can go soon and enjoy the real sunshine and sangria!), I've made a card today using a Pink Fresh studio stamp.

Ingredient list

• Pink fresh studio - Lemons and Blueberry stamps
• Nina smooth Kraft card
• Prismacolour pencils
• MFT  - little Hello dienamics 
• Ink - lawn fawn jellyfish ink 

A simple CAS design today.  I stamped the image for a no line colouring look. I had to do some stamp surgery though as I haven't got the die and it comes as one big strip.  I wanted them all to be separate so I took my scissors and delicately chopped it up.

 I decided on a kraft background for a change, and dusted of my Prismacolour pencils too.  I needed some colouring therapy, so this image was perfect as it too me about an hour to colour it all in.

The sentiment I cut from a cream card stock four times and layered them together for some dimension on the card.

I'm so pleased with the way the colouring turned out I almost don't want to give this one away. I might have to add it to my shelf of other projects I made and couldn't bear to part with - do you do this too or is it just me?   

Thanks so much for taking the time to read through and look at my makes - leave me a comment, and if you are on Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest, my buttons are to the right so you can follow me there if its easier.

See you all very soon

Crafty hugs

Rachael 

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