Friday Sketch Challenge

Hello everyone

Its Sketch time!!

A new sketch this time was by...... wait for it.... yes me!! Hooray, this is my first ever sketch design, I'm thrilled.

Our generous Sponsors are Saturated Canary, offering $8 to spend on images in their store.

I used this opportunity to make my gorgeous little niece a second birthday card, so firstly Happy birthday Lowri.

The image is one from Crafters Companion, shes so adorable and I had forgotten about her until I had a bit of a sort out recently.  The papers are from the Hot Diggity Dog collection.  Papers were shaped and finished with some crocheted ribbon, pink candi and two butterflies.  the sentiment was computer generated. the little postmarks are from Lili of the valley.

She was coloured with promarkers (Rose pink, tea rose, watermelon, shocking pink for her dress, sandstone, caramel, henna and Shale for her hair, blush and sunkissed pink for her skin, Poppy and Ruby for the mushroom, Meadow Green, Lime green, Moss and Olive green for the grass and warm greys 2 to 4 for shading and mushroom)  I finished her with a white gel pen, and glitter - what sort of fairy doesn't have sparkly wings!!!

I hope you like her!  please leave me a message so I know you've been and check out the other talented DT over at FSC!

Love
Rachael
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Sentimental Sundays Challenge 195 - Make your own background

Hello everyone

its Sunday - so it is once again time for the latest challenge at Sentimental Sundays - this time make your own background. Kindly sponsored this week by:



I made this one using only one piece of A4 pearlescent card, printed a quote I found on a copyright free page, and the sponsors digi image (three times so I could layer it up) cut the card to size.  The background is a paisley stamp from the English Stamp company, I used Stazon as other inks smudge on this type of coated card.

The quote was then matted and layered, decoupage the image, added black ribbon and this is my finished article!

I hope you like it!

I'd like to enter this into:

Open Minded Crafting - Monochrome
A creative romance - Sentiment

thanks for stopping by - please hop over to Sentimental Sundays and check out the DT's amazing projects for further inspiration!

Rachael
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Sentimental Sundays challenge 194 pack a punch

Hi everyone...

This challenge over at Sentimental Sundays is called pack a punch (so you can use a punch or a die cut!)

Sponsored by Doodle Pantry

I'm getting a bit fed up of grey skies and pouring rain, so my card this week is full of springtime colours to remind me of daffodils and crocus, and hopefully some sunnier weather!

The backing papers are from a Kay Miller digi kit (fruitilicious) and the stamp is from the sponsor (and isn't he the sweetest little chap!).  He was coloured with promarkers (canary yellow, amber and bright orange for his feathers, lime green and chartreuse for the cupcake wrapper, rose pink and watermelon for the topping, and shading with warm grey 2 to 4.  The punch element is a border along the side (difficult to see in some photos) and the flower which is my latest craft purchase, its Tim Holtz, tattered flowers (and I love it!).  This flower was slightly distressed by crumpling the paper and adding a spot of peeled paint distress ink.  The sentiment came with the image, I just changed the colour and put it onto a coloured background.

I hope you like my bright and cheery card, please hop over to Sentimental Sundays, check out the amazing DT projects for inspiration and remember to use a punch or a die and the required sentiment!  

I'd like to enter this into:

Pink Gem Challenge - spots and stripes
Digi Galore - Things with wings
Just us Girls - Colours (with photo inspiration)
Bloggers - Use two or more patterned papers
Brown Sugar Challenge - Use a punch or die cut
Creative Knockouts - Spots and dots

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See you soon
Rachael
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Friday Sketch Challenge #63

Hello everyone

It is Friday - so that can only mean one thing - its time for another challenge over at Friday Sketch Challenge.

This time the lovely Penny has done a great sketch!


We are sponsored this week by

who are giving away a £5 gift voucher for the winner.

And here's my take on it.

using another all dressed up image (yes I know I will use others but I love these images soooo much!!).  shes coloured with promarkers (lilac, amethyst and aubergine for her dress and balloons, caramel, cinnamon and henna for her hair, blush, sunkissed pink for her skin) the paper is from a digi kit and then the edges inked with dusty Concorde distress inks, all matted and layered on black.  the back ground panel is faux stitched.  i used a white gel pen and then added tiny black dots to make it look like the needle had gone through the paper. I finished the balloon with some glossy accents.

I hope you like it!

I want to also enter this into:
Crafting by designs  Anything for love
digistamps4joy - add a heart
Fab and funky - Love/valentine
Sweet stamps - Love
papertake - add a heart
All dressed up - Love is in the air

thanks for stopping by - please leave me a message if you do, and please check out the DT at FSC for some more great inspiration!

Love Rachael
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Sentimental Sundays

Hello bloggers

Where has that week gone....  I haven't been well this week, firstly a pesky tummy bug, and then followed by a nasty cold.  I feel on a never ending cycle of feeling rubbish... bring on the spring I say!

Anyway enough feeling sorry for myself - time for craft!!

It is once again challenge time over at Sentimental Sundays.  this time challenge 193 - buttons and bling.  We are kindly sponsored by All dressed up

You may realise these are some of my favourite images if you look through my blog - there are plenty of cute images to chose from, especially if you have a go and win..  Check out their blog as they also have some cute freebies, including the gorgeous ballerina!

Here is my card made with one of their newest images.

The papers are from a Kay Miller digi kit called Cranberry Fusion.  as are the flower embellishments.  I cut them out, shaped and added small buttons.  The image was coloured with promarkers, except her dress which was paper pieced from the backing paper.  The hearts are from my stash.

I want to enter this into:
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Add bling
Crafty Hazlenuts Patterned Paper challenge - Anything goes with patterned paper
Sassy Studio Design - stop and smell the flowers
Addicted to stamps and more - Anything goes

Please stop by at Sentimental Sundays and join in.  don't forget the sentiment, and if you're stuck for inspiration check out the DT's work - they are amazing!

Thanks for stopping by - leave me a message so I know you've been, I love to read them all!

Back soon!
Rachael
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Sentimental Sundays challenge 192 - use pastel colours for a special woman

Hello everyone

well this challenge at Sentimental Sundays fell well, its my lovely Moms birthday on the 9th so what a perfect opportunity to make her a pretty card!

Our fab sponsor this week is


with an amazing prize of 7 free digis, Ladies (and gents of course) it must be worth thinking ahead for those special ladies in your lives and make them something to enter our challenge.  If you are stuck fro inspiration, please do hop over to Sentimental Sundays and check out the amazing DT team entries!

Firstly I apologise for the photo quality - I dropped one of my lamps and broke the bulb.  I'm awaiting a replacement, so it was taken in the best light I could get.

I used Butterfly silhouette I imported it into craft artist 2 and re-coloured it a dark mauve.  I then copied it twice more, each time making the shade of butterfly lighter and slightly smaller.  I then printed them all out on velum, and glittered the wings.

While the ink was drying on the velum, I took another digi kit (butterfly dream i think?) and used an embellishment for the background - coloured it in the same tones, and also added a digi doodle border I found on a scrapbooking website recently. Added the sentiment and the background was printed.  Finally I shaped and layered the butterfly used pink stickles for the body and voila.  (and not a promarker in sight for once!!)

We'd love to see you entries, so please stop by, and if you've ended here - please leave me a message so I know you've been!

Thanks to you all
Rachael

Friday Sketch challenge #62

Hi everyone!

Phew what a week I've had.  Firstly I had problems with my delivery from B&Q (so crafting was indeed limited on Tuesday) then Tuesday evening through to yesterday afternoon, I picked up a tummy bug courtesy of my three year old who had it last week!  Joys of nursery I guess!

Anyway - on with the challenge,  This is sketch 62 by the lovely Marie.



and our generous sponsor this week is


giving you £5 of vouchers to spend in store.

I took the opportunity to use my latest 'all dressed up' digi stamp on this Thank you card. I coloured her using promarkers/flex markers (kin blush, sunkissed pink, coral.  Hair - Tan, Sandstone, henna, shale, cocoa.  Clothes - lilac, amethyst, aubergine) The papers were from a Kay Miller digi kit called hopes and dreams, as are the flowers which were all printed and cut out.

I'd also like to enter this into:
Inky Impressions - Monochromatic
Fan-Tastic Make it cute or sweet.
Passion for promarkers - Anything goes
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - anything goes
All dressed up - Anything goes

So please stop over at Friday Sketch Challenge .  if you need inspiration check out the other DT cards, and upload your take on our lovely sketch!

thanks for stopping by!

Rachael
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A day off - woo hoo!

Hello everyone

While waiting in all day for a furniture delivery - I am today taking some time in the craft room to make pretty things, blog hop and enter some challenges! Well if I have to wait in for the delivery and can't leave the house, what else is a girl to do!

my first post is to enter the following challenges:

Cutie Pie challenge -Shades of blue
Created with love - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
Challenges 4 everybody - Anything goes
Great Impressions - Use something new

I brought some new papermania capsule papers from the range - I love the colour combination of dark blues and cream. The image is a Gorjuss girl stamped in memento ink and coloured with promarkers. (hair - cool grey 1 to 5 and black.  Skin - Blush, sunkissed pink and coral.  Dress flex markers - aquamarine, surf blue and soft aqua with cool grey on the tights.  the books, almond, tan, sandstone, caramel)  I then used the butterfly stamp that came with the stamp set to stamp onto the backing paper and cut them out.  I cut along the patterned edge of the paper and used a new sizzix die to cut the doily.  the sentiment was printed on the computer and cut out with a 2inch punch. the flowers were a woodware punch that I gave dimension and glitter to and it was finished (as usual) with ribbon and glitter!

the next one is using another Gorjuss girl - this time the one with the fox - but I've turned it into a little white dog!
this one is to enter:
Sketch n stash - sketch 131
Quirky crafts - use bird/bee or butterfly

Again using trusty promarkers and flexmarkers to colour her (skin - blush, sunkissed pink and coral.  Hair - cool grey 1 to 5.  Dress - light blossom, blossom, rose pink, water melon with grey on her tights.  Dog also cool grey 1 to 3).  Layered up with some really old scrapbook papers (I don't know where they are from sorry!) and I used a grey paper to mat and layer. the spotty paper is an embossing folder, that i rubbed victorian velvet distress ink over the top of. I used a white gel pen to add details - the butterfly is a marianne die that I added pearls to.  again finished with paper flowers and a ribbon.

I hope you like them - off to find some more challenges, hop round some blogs that have very pretty things, and make more of my own.  I may be back later depending on what time the delivery comes, but until then, if you drop by leave me a message so i know you have been.  It makes my day to receive lovely messages!

Rachael
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Lovey Dovey

Hello fellow bloggers!

you may have noticed that already the retailers are pushing valentines day, so what better time to start making Valentines cards.  This one was made ready for Sentimental Sundays latest weekly challenge - Lovey dovey, ahhhhh.

Made using a fabulous image from our sponsor this week



a very clean and simple card this week.  the digi image and sentiment were designed on craft artist and printed out.  I then printed the image for a second time.  I've seen these photos with people and umbrellas where the background is black and white, but the image umbrella is coloured, so I took inspiration from this.  I coloured the umbrella with promarkers (poppy, ruby, walnut and cool grey 5), and then shaded the image underneath using pencils, to give a sketched feel. The umbrella was then given some dimension with some pinflair glue gel, and here it is...

I hope you'll stop by at Sentimental Sundays and give us a go, and if you land here - I'd love for you to leave a comment, they make my day every time I get one!

Hope to see you all again soon

Rachael

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #190 use more than 3 layers

Hi everyone

It's Sunday therefore its time for a new challenge over at Sentimental Sundays.  This week we are sponsored by Paper Pretties

I used Fan-tastic for this oriental inspired card

I stamped black card with gold ink using a cherry blossom stamp and cut out panels before backing onto red card.  The sentiment and Chinese letter were printed (They apparently mean peace if Google is to be believed!)

the gorgeous image was coloured with promarkers, and a gold permanent pen.  Inside the flowers on her kimono, I added little red sequin flowers I picked up at the craft show a few years ago and I've never used them.  Once all placed together with my 4 different layers, this is the end result!

I hope you like it - if so hop on over to Sentimental Sundays and give it a go!

I love to read your messages so if you do stop here - please leave me one!

Rachael

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