All Dressed up for Mummy

Hello everyone.

We have another fabulous challenge over at All Dressed up.  As ever its anything goes - just as long as you use an All Dressed Up image.

All of the fabulous images can be found here on Etsy (including the little cutie I've used below), or we have some beautiful freebies here

We also have a Facebook challenge here with the theme 'Autumn colours'




or if you need more inspiration, why not try our pinterest page here


So its now the middle of October - how quickly has the year gone!  I thought I'd showcase a cute little Halloween image called 'All dressed up for Mummy'

I coloured him with promarkers and then fussy cut him out.  Placing him to one side I printed the words 'Happy Halloween' in a spooky font onto cheap copy paper, and then tore the whole sheet up.  Using Distress ink (Old paper) to age it and make it a bit tatty, I cut backing orange card to size and randomly glued on the strips to look like bandages, and added a bit of glitter to the edges. I mounted the cutie on using glue gel and finally mounted on black card and added to a card blank.

I hope you like it.

I'd like to enter him into:
Aud Sentiments - Halloween (and a sentiment)
Crafting with an attitude - anything goes
Crafty Girls creations - anything goes
Moving along with the times - Halloween
Crafting by designs - Halloween
The Male room Challenge - Halloween
Through the craft room door - anything goes


Thanks so much for your kind messages, I love to read them all!  See you all soon


Rachael
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All Dressed up - October releases

Hi everyone

Another fabulous set of images released from Wendy this month.  I think these are some of my favourite images ever!  if you want to get them click here  to find them on Etsy.



I know you're dying to see them.... so here they are!
 
                Paris                                              Dino

 
                Topnot                                   Magical Woodland


Aren't they just stunning!  want to know what you could make with them - then we have some gorgeous cards from our DT displaying on the All Dressed Up blog over the next four weeks. Check back each Wednesday for inspiration - you won't be disappointed!

Oh and while your making these lovely creations why not enter them into our 'Anything goes challenge on 1st or 15th of every month - or if you want a theme, go to our Facebook page (search All dressed up digital stamps) for an extra challenge.


Winners of these competitions have the chance of choosing some of Wendy's amazing images - including these shown here.

Or if you want extra inspiration on any of the images why not try Pinterest.


So what did I make.... well here he is.  This image is Dino, and as soon as I saw him I thought baby boy...

I made a nice CAS card this week, no frills or embellishments, just a few simple papers (purchased also from Etsy) and the image coloured with Promarkers.

I just adore him - hope you like him too.

I'd like to enter this into:

Craft your passion - anything goes
Crafting from the heart - anything goes
Fan-tastic Tuesday - two patterned papers
Papertake weekly - anything goes
Passion for promarkers - stripes
Come and get it challenge- for the boys

Thanks for stopping by - please check out the blog for more inspiration!  Oh and I am always so grateful if you take the time to leave me a message - I read them all and they make my day to receive them!

See you all soon...
Rachael
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Friday Sketch challenge 101

Hello Bloggers!

Hope you are all doing well!  Its the end of the week (Yay happy dance time!) so its time for another challenge over at Friday Sketch Challenge.

How the time is flying - I can't believe we are into October already!


This week you are playing for the chance to win £20 embellishment pack with this fab sketch

Here's my take on it using a stamp from 'The stamping boutique'

She was coloured with promarkers the cut out.  The background was embossed with a sweet poppy stencil, then a border cut with a Martha Stewart punch.  A sentiment, bit of ribbon and some pearl drops later, we have a finished card...

Thanks so stopping by here - please hop over and check out our challenge!

See you soon
Rachael

New release - Fly away butterfly

Hello everyone

Have you seen the new releases at All Dressed up - some more fabulous images from Wendy that I couldn't wait to use!

The new ones look like this:


       Fly away butterfly                          Follow your dreams                         for you


         Love my teddy

You can get them from etsy here  and here's my inspiration using 'fly away butterfly'.

I coloured her with promarkers.  The background sentiment is a crafters' companion one.  I die cut a circle from pink then a slightly bigger scalloped circle from pearlescent white, before using an embossing plate to give dimension and layering together.

She was fussy cut out and added to the card along with some flowers (a combination of those from my stash and some handmade ones which were die cut and coloured with distress inks)

Please drop over to All Dressed up to check out the other DT inspiration and while there why not enter our latest challenge too for a chance to win some of these fantastic images!

Thanks so much for looking!  please stop by at All dressed up and check out the other DT inspiration for these images - they are just stunning!!

I'd like to enter this into:
Laural craft - lets get girly
Polkadoodles - favourite shape card (Square!)
Cards galore - anything goes
Cute as a button  - anything goes
One stitch at a time - Anything goes with leaves


See you all very soon!
Rachael
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Friday sketch 100

Hello everyone

Ready for another sketch challenge??  Its a great one this time:



we are sponsored by my other DT this week - there's a chance to win some of Wendy's fabulous All dressed  up images!

I used party frock for my card and here it is:

The papers are from a Nitwits digi kit (i think its the dressed= shop one??)  I printed and coloured the image with a promarker and spectrum noir combo, and then all around the edge of the white I stamped little flowers and hearts using purple and pink inks  The butterflies are a Hunkydory stamp set, covered in purple sparkly glitter.


I hope you like it!

Daring card makers - fashion week (party frock)
Aud sentiments - anything goes with a  sentiment
Crafting with a attitude - anything goes
crafty hazelnuts patterned paper - anything goes with patterned paper


Thanks for stopping by please leave me a little message so I know you've been!

See you soon
Rachael

All dressed up - I heart dogs!

Hi everyone

Well we've survived the first week of school - so much so, that Harrison wanted to go the weekend and was disappointed to find he had to spend it with us!  ha ha - at least he enjoys it.... lets see how long it lasts!

It is once again time for the latest all dressed up challenge available here.  Each month I spend ages looking at Wendy's fab images trying to choose one... this time the very difficult choice was made to go with my other passion - dogs.

We have two German shepherds who look nothing like these cuties, but I love them all for different reasons!

This fab image comes as both the full one with all the doggies and the text, and also with each part separately.  With this in mind I made a set of things this time

So, so cute!  The card was made using backing papers from Polkadoodles Octavia set, with blue and black plain card.  The wiggly lines were made using a spellbinders edger die.

The gift bag was a template cute out again of the backing paper, and the tag - well you guessed it the same paper there too!  The sentiment on the tag and bag were stamped in chalk ink and they are from a crafters companion set.

All of the images were coloured with spectrum noir pencils and blended for shading with a sprinkler of glitter to finish.  I even used the images on the card insert to match!

So why don't you hop over to our challenge at All dressed up - there's no theme, the only rule is that you must use an all dressed up image and you can win some of these gorgeous images.  If you don't have any, then there are freebies available here

I'd like to enter this into:


Thank you so much for stopping by my piece of the internet - please leave me a message if you land here as it makes my day to receive emails other than junk and groupon vouchers!

See you soon
Rachael
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Christmas Wreath

Hi everyone

Something a little different for me today!  No card, but a wreath I made last night. This was to distract from the fact that today my baby has grown up and gone off to primary school  It's his first day today and I'm sat here worrying about him... sob sob!

Here it is:

I die cut a large circle and used a smaller circle die to make a ring.  Using an old fosters beer box (it was hard work drinking the contents just to get the box!!) and some white card, I die cut the words 'Merry Christmas' using a x-cut letter set.  I then stuck the two card shapes together and painted them and the ring with gesso.  The letters were then stuck onto the ring as a base.

I then used Antique linen and frayed burlap distress inks on the ring and letters.  The Reindeer were painted and distressed the same.  Then using a bo bunny stamp with music notes I randomly stamped this across the whole thing, finally finishing the cardboard ring with cosmic shimmer glitter glue.

The greenery is die cut from a  Tim Holtz set, coloured with distress inks and stuck around with some fibres.  The poinsettias are a sweet dixie stamp set stamped onto a papermania snowflake paper using versamark.  Then heat embossed using gold glitter 'wow' embossing powder and hand cut out.

All of the die cuts were shaped and added, along with some moss and the reindeer's.  The pine cones are a die that you layer up, I did this and used Gesso to distress the edges. All finished with a bit more glitter and some gold berries!

I took me around 3 hours to make, but I love it!

I'd like to enter this into:
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with twist (Patterned paper, die cut, wet embossing, flowers, twine)
That craft place - Mixed media
We love 2 create - Anything goes mixed media
Brown Sugar - recycle something (the beer box!)
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Crafty Hazlenuts Christmas challenge - anything goes
Crafty time challenges - anything but a card


Thanks for stopping by!  Please leave me a message if you land here - I love the read them!

See you soon
Rachael
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Friday Sketch Challenge - Sketch 99

 Happy Friday everyone!

You've guessed it, its another sketch challenge over at FSC.  Number 99 as drawn by Christine.

Its a really easy one, but very versatile, have a look - what could you do with this one?


Heres my inspiration, a nice CAS card to say thank you to Harrison's nursery.  He leaves next week to start 'big school' sob sob!

So thank you Treetops in Dudley - you have been amazing!

Enough emotion -and back to the challenge!

The image is a Tiddly inks sheep one (currently only $1 each!)

I coloured the word 'thank' in hot pink promarker, then using a quickie glue pen and some bright pink glitter, covered the word to give it some sparkle.

The sheep were given some texture and dimension using cosmic shimmer PVA shimmer.  I dabbed on a few dots, waited for them to dry before dotting on more (this was to prevent them blobbing together )

Add some matting and layering, a bit of dotty card and a flower punch and the card was complete.  Nice and quick in less than 30 minutes!

I'd like to enter this into:

Drs design blog - sentiment as main focus
Addicted to stamps and more - CAS
Crafting for all seasons - you're having a laugh
Crafty boots - fair and square
Sparkle and Sprinkle creative challenges - Glitter

Thanks for dropping by, if you have happened across my happy place, please leave me a message - i just love reading them.  It always brightens my day!

See you soon
Rachael
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Tiddly inks DT

Hi Everyone

I see that Tiddy inks are once again having a DT call, As I love, love, love these images it would be rude not to enter.

I've already added a previous card, but thought I'dd add two more.

This is the first of these two extras

To make this one, I printed the image adding a sentiment in the corner.  I coloured her in using a combination of promarkers and Spectrum Noir pencils.

The frame is gilding wax that I painted on.  I used a solvent that softens the wax and an old paintbrush.  It doesn't show up very well on the photo but its really metallic.

I then cut the whole thing Square and cut out the middle of the frame using my craft knife.  I mounted it on dotty paper and used the same paper to make three flowers to hang it on.

I hope you love this as much as I do.... watch out for part two tomorrow.

I'd like to enter this into:

Thanks for stopping by!

Rachael 

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