and relax.....

Hello bloggers

I feel like I've been working for months, but in effect its only been 7 days, with a prospect of one more day before I can get a day off.

Were going through some changes at work at the moment and so I'm trying to keep my head down and get on with stuff, but this means putting in some hours to impress the new bosses!

So tonight after Harrison went off to sleep, I have taken some time to relax and create. As I've made it, I may as well share it!

Here is my lovely pink fairy

Image - Tiddlyinks coloured with promarkers (mushroom and clothes - pale blossom, blossom, rose pink, carmine.  Skin - blush sunkissed pink, coral. Hair -  vanilla, tan, sandstone. Flowers - canary yellow, lime green, amber)

papers from Nitwit collection called gratitude

various dies and flowers

sentiment from craftwork

finished with Lace, yellow gems, pearls and glitter

I hope you like her - thanks so much for dropping by and leaving your messages, oh and welcome to all the new members, its great to see you all!

I'd like to enter this into

Passion for promarkers - sketch 
613 Avenue Create - anything goes
Addicted to stamps - things with wings
Fussy and Fancy - pearls and lace
Savvy handmade cards - Butterfly
In the pink - use more pink than any other colour

See you all soon!
Rachael
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Where's that week gone!

Yet another week has flown by bloggers!

It's gone quicker as it was my birthday Monday, and I had Tuesday off, meaning I could celebrate in an appropriate fashion with my good buddies Jim Beam and Jack Daniels!

Back to being responsible though and to tell you about our latest challenge over at Sentimental Sundays.  This week our lovely sponsor is 2 cute 2 ink


and the challenge is clean and simple.

Here's my card made with the sponsors image - how cute is he!

Card from stash

sponsors image coloured with promarkers (canary yellow, lime green, sky blue, french navy) and finished with googly eyes

sentiment printed on card before image added

blue splashes are twinkling H2O's

Hope you like him, so much fun!

Thanks for stopping by everyone - it makes my day to know you're out there!

Love
Rachael

Sentimental Sunday challenge 203

Hi everyone

Its Sunday - so chance once again to pop over to Sentimental Sundays to have a go at our challenge, and phew what a challenge this on was for me.

I must have tried a hundred different techniques and layouts for this.

The sponsor is Aurora, who have some incredible images, and the DT were lucky enough to be given one to use.


The image is so beautiful I was reluctant to use too many embellishments and bits as I wanted the image to be the only focal point

The challenge came from a photo, it has so many gorgeous colours and I felt obliged to include as many as possible and a few more!


here's my creation:

Image coloured with promarkers -so many I forgot to wrote the colours down!!

the background is water colour on coated card

sentiment stamp - lili of the Valley

Please stop over at SS and check out the other talented DT for inspiration, and I look forward to seeing your fabulous entries!

See you all soon - Happy Easter everyone!

love

Rachael

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Blue Monday

Hello Everyone.

I am currently enjoying a rare occasion of crafting on a Monday night.  My other hobby as a singer in a rock band means that usually on a Monday we rehearse, however after a lots of prep for a birthday gig on Saturday we are having a rest for a couple of weeks!

Here's my creation for this evening, and just in time for the all dressed up challenge that ends in... 1 hour and three minutes!

Papers all from stash

Digi image - all dressed up (one of three party girls) and the butterflies in the background are one of their freebies

coloured with promarkers (skin - almond, blush, sunkissed pink.  Dress and bows - duck egg, turquoise, Aegean, arctic blue, french navy.  Hair - Vanilla, sandstone, tan, caramel, cocoa and henna)

Flowers - wild orchid crafts

Sentiments - Love set at Lili of the valley

Butterfly cut from digi image and glittered

I'd like to enter this into:

All dressed up - Monochrome 

Sketch Saturday

Artistic impressions - Monochrome

Bunny Zoes crafts - Monochrome

I hope you like it!  Please leave me a message if you drop by, I love to read them all!

See you soon

Rachael

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two posts in one day! - Sentimental Sundays challenge 202 Wet or dry embossing

Here it is, post number 2!

Not quite so late, but still a little...

This week we are sponsored by the cutting cafe


And the challenge is wet or dry embossing.

here is my little inspiration using one of the sponsors images

A CAS design using only the image provided.

I printed and cut out the flowers several times, and coloured them, the boots and the umbrella handle using promarkers.  The main part of the umbrella was embossed and i dusted with a little chalk so the embossing stood out more.

The sentiment was also from the sponsors image.

Hope you like it! please stop by at Sentimental Sundays to see the DT inspiration - and don't forget to add a sentiment to your entry!

I'd like to enter this into:

Paper creators crafts - Spots and Dots
4 Crafty Chicks - Use Polka Dots
Shellys Image - April Showers bring May Flowers
Ruby's rainbow - April Showers

Thanks so much for stopping by - check out the challenge at Sentimental Sundays and please leave me some love in the form of a message - just so I know you've been.

Love
Rachael
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Friday Sketch #67

Hello everyone

Firstly I have to apologise for this post being a little late...

Problems with my internet have meant its a bit later than I would have liked, but we're all now back up and running (hopefully!) so there will be two posts today.

This one is for the fab Friday Sketch Challenge.

This weeks sponsor is Meljen designs - there are some really cute digi stamps on here, you'll be spoiled for choice!

And the sketch is by Carole - oooo and its a good one!


Here's my inspiration... It was made for a special boy who was three.  Happy birthday Blake!

Stamp - Lili of the valley

Sentiment tags - Kanban

Papers - digi from esty and kraft card

Die cuts - Spellbinders

Image coloured with promarkers (Skin almond, blush and sunkissed pink, Hair - Vanilla, tan, caramel and cinnamon, Trousers  - same as hair, T Shirt - arctic blue, duck egg blue, denim, Aegean, Parcel - Arctic blue and duck egg, shoes arctic blue and cool grey 3)  

Buttons - from stash

I hope you like him - its one of my favourite and most used mens stamps as its so versatile.

Anyway - enough rambling, please do stop over at Friday Sketch challenge and give it a go, Id love to see you there and you can check out the DT's creations too if you need inspiration.

Id also like to enter this into:

Stampin for the weekend - favourite stamp

Thats Crafty Challenge - you spin me right round - use circles

Crafty little fairies - button up

Red Rubber inspiration - masculine birthday

Southern Girls challenge - Stripes

time out challenges - Happy birthday with Masculine as optional Twist

I love Promarkers - bounty of buttons

Passion for promarkers - Use a sentiment

If you have landed here - leave me a message so I know you've been - it makes my day to read them

Love

Rachael