New fluffy Besties

Hi Everyone.

As soon as I saw this new range from Besties, I knew I had to have some, I think they are so gorgeous!

I also saw red spots before I'd even started colouring her, which then turned into primary colours and spots!

She was coloured with a combination of Promarkers and spectrum noir colour blend pencils.  The spots on her dress and shoes were done with a white gen pen.

The papers are from various paper and card stashes with two matching die cut flowers (the middles are cosmic shimmer pearl drops) with a sentiment from an old stamp set.

I just love it!  I may send this to my Aunty for her birthday.

I'd like to enter this into:

crafting with dragonflies - Birthday card

craft for the craic - something to make you smile (well I hope it did)

Simply Papercraft - anything goes

crafting with an attitude - anything goes

little miss muffett challenges - anything goes

Seize the birthday - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by!

See you soon

Rachael

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All dressed up - new release, Love birds

Hello all

I told you it was coming - here's the second image from the new releases

If you missed it last time - there are some amazing new releases in the Etsy store here (as well as some much loved oldies!)

This time I used 'love birds'

Avery simple card using spotty background matted and layered on black to make it pop.  The image was fussy cut out, coloured with promarkers and copious amounts of blue glitter added!

I added a computer generated 'you' and the heart frame was cut using my 'scan and cut'.  The whole thing was mounted on foam pads for dimension.

So easy, but it can be adapted for wedding, engagement as well as valentine (there is always next year) or even Feb 29th - Single ladies time to propose to your blokes!!!

Please stop by our blog and check out the inspiration from our talented DT, and while your there enter our challenge to win more of Wendy's gorgeous images.  Don't like blogs - no escape - try Facebook!

Thanks for dropping by - please leave me a message!

See you soon

Rachael

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Crafty friends GDT

Hi everyone

I was asked to be part of a GDT for crafty friends and jumped at the chance to help out.  They have a new challenge over on their blog with the theme Flowers.  All Dressed Up is sponsoring this - so hop on over for a chance to win some of Wendy's fabulous images!

Spring is only just around the corner - so to get us in the mood I've made a card in some lovely bright cheerful colours.

I used 'love my puppy' from the etsy shop here and coloured her with promarkers.

The flowers were cut out using my scan and cut and shaped and glued.  The tulips I brought from wild orchid crafts.  The backing paper is from a Lili of the Valley pad (that they have sadly discontinued now) all mounted onto a scan and cut shaped card.

I hope you like it - I love this image with the cute dog!!

I'd like to enter this into:

See you all very soon

Rachael

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All dressed up new release - Time for a cuddle.

Hello everyone

Oh my - have we got a treat for you this month at All Dressed Up!  its release time and all of these images are simply stunning.  It maybe a difficult choice if you want to purchase one!

Here they are:

Always time for a cuddle


Pitter patter raindrops


Love birds


Love you

you can buy all of these and many more from etsy here

I made three cards for this release - but you'll have to 'watch this space' for the second image!  The first one I made using Always time for a cuddle - isn't she just the cutest!

I made her supersized on a 6 x 6 piece of card and coloured her with promarkers. (I finally finished the set thanks to a sale online! woo hoo!)  I then cut around the edge leaving a shaped card at the front.  Inside I glued a piece of backing paper in similar colours.

A really simple card but so effective.... and then I thought hmmmm I could make something not so CAS too - so I made this one!

This one was cut and dimension added by creating decoupage with four layers.

The papers were from a card set of dotty papers and the floral is from a LOTV paper pad.  added flowers and the stamp shape are also LOTV stamps coloured and cut out with added Cosmic shimmer pearls.  finished with flowers, raffia and a sentiment.

two very different cards from one image!  look out for the next one soon!

I'd like to enter this into:

If you have been inspired, why not join our challenge on either facebook, blog or both! and check out the other very, very talented ladies on our DT - its a privilege to work with them!

Thank you soooo much for stopping here - leave me some love, you know you want to!

All dressed up challenge

Hi everyone

It's time again for another challenge over at All Dressed Up.  This time I used a cute cupcake design by Wendy.  I brought some fab stamps about birthdays and cakes and remembered I hadn't got any cake digi's, then I found this one in the store at Esty here.

I actually made two different cards with the one stamp, just to show how one image can be used in very different ways!

This first one was using some pink petticoat papers that I distressed and inked before matting onto black card.  I used bright watercolour pens to paint the image.  Finished with some silky crush ribbon for the bow and some flowers from my stash for the arrangement.  The sentiments (both outside and inside) are from a 'my favourite things' set I brought from a Facebook seller

I'd like to enter this into:
Crafting with Friends - anything goes
Creative fingers - anything goes
QKR stampede - yummy yummy
Reasonable ribbon - anything goes with ribbon
Your next stamp - colour combo

This second card is using papers from an old paper pad.  I made an easel base and matted and layered papers with dark brown card.  The cakes were coloured with distress inks and then covered with clear glitter.

Finished with pink cosmic shimmer pearl drops and some bakers twine.  Again the sentiment is from 'my favourite things' set.

I'd like to enter this one into:

Crafting with friends - anything goes

Creative fingers - anything goes

I hope you like them both!

I look forward to seeing what you make and hope you enter our challenge - oh and if you want more inspiration check out the blog, Facebook or Pinterest.  Our Facebook challenge is currently hearts if you want to combine for a greater chance of winning.  All we ask for all our challenges, is that you use an All Dressed up image (and there's freebies here if you haven't got one!) and you get the chance to win three of the fabulous images!

See you all very soon!

Love

Rachael

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Pirate bear

Hi everyone

Here's my next post!  I am really trying aren't I! I actually made this on the same day as the previous post, but though I'd spread them out, but unlike the previous card, he is much simpler!

This little cutie is one of my favourite LOTV stamps - I've always adored him!  Little pirate bear. 

I used the remainder of the Pink Petticoat gingham paper left over from the previous project and matted onto navy blue card.

The image was coloured again with distress inks.

The sentiment is a Simon Says Stamp one that I use all the time - its so gorgeous!

I'd like to enter this into:


Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by my little piece of crafty heaven - it makes it all worth while when you see the lovely comments!

See you all soon

Rachael
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Pretty Bouquet

Hello everyone

My mom has been very poorly recently - hence the distinct lack of blogging.  She has COPD and was in hospital all over the Christmas period and I've been backwards and forwards making sure she had everything.

She is now getting a little better and so I've had a bit of 'me time' back and hope to start up regular posts again.

Here's the first of a couple of posts coming soon using some LOTV images.  I have so many but don't use them often enough.  I've decided to start and make some cards for the box as I know we are going to have plenty of kids parties coming up soon!

The first one is using a stamp called 'Pretty bouquet'

I used distress inks for the base colour and then used my Spectrum noir pencils to add in the highlights (it worked surprising well actually!)

The card was double sided printed centura pearl using Pink Petticoat papers, and then put through my latest gadget, my scan and cut (Christmas pressie from hubby!) to make the card blank.

Other Pink petticoat papers and Kraft card were used for the layers with distress ink edges.  Flowers from my stash finished with ribbon and bakers twine, and paper butterflies also decorated with distress inks and pearls.

I hope you like her!

I'd like to enter this into:

613 avenue create - anything goes, no twist
Crafty Friends Challenge blog - anything goes
Really reasonable ribbon - use pink
simply papercrafts for all occasions - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and leaving me a message!

See you soon

Rachael
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All dressed up Calender 2016

Hi Everyone

Just sharing a project for our latest blog challenge, this time though I've used loads of lovely images to make a calendar
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 A simple idea for the base and then lots and lots of lovely decoration!

To make the base:
1. Using a piece of A4 card (about 300 gsm for strength) score lines at 9cm and 18cm from the left side, like this.

2. Score and fold the card to look like this:

3. Using a hole punch, make two holes at the top for two jump rings so that your pages will turn

4. decorate!

Now this is definitely the most fun.  I have used so many components I couldn't list them all, but each images is an All Dressed Up image, found in the Etsy shop here.  They were all coloured using my trusty Promarkers, and the backgrounds, embellishments and mats are a combination of Digi papers and kits as well as some paper pads.

The calendar was a simple table in word that I typed in the numbers for each month, however if you wanted ones with days on that match the year you can type in free calendar into the search engine and find loads (watch the copyright though and don't use images if you're not sure they're free!)

The months are a stamp set I picked up.

and so here it it....

January using 'Little party girls'

February using 'Love is'

March using 'Easter Bunny'

April using 'Paris'

May using 'Love my puppy'

June using 'Fly away'

July using 'Summer fayre'

August using 'little summer girls'

September using 'Little Autumn girls'

October using 'All dressed up for Mummy'

November using 'Time to share'

December using 'All dressed up for Christmas'

Collage of the images

I hope you love this as much as I've enjoyed making it, it was a lot of work but well worth it.  It's taking pride of place on my desk at work!

Please check out our blog here to enter - its anything goes as long as you use an All dressed up image and if you haven't got one there are loads of freebeis in the tab called Freebies!

If your image is pink - why not also enter our facebook competition too.  Just search All dressed up digital stamps and find more details how to enter there.

My other dressy team mates have made some amazing projects for inspiration, but if you want more, check out Pinterest to see loads of our stuff on there too!

I'd like to enter this into: sorry the college picture was entered onto your fabulous blogs but the project had soooo many lovely pictures I couldn't choose one!  :) 

Crafting with friends - anything goes

As you like it - favourite paper craft.  Any card making I love, however this has taken soooo long its a labour of love so it must be one of my favourite projects ever!
Cardz for gals - something new (new year, new calendar, new image!)
Crafting with attitude - anything goes
Southern Girls - one for the girls
7 kids college fund - anything goes
Creative moments - anything goes (with new Calendar for new year)
I love promarkers - use something new (New images and May was a new paper pad too)

Thanks for stopping by - please leave me some love, I get that warm tingly feeling when I see the comments on my email!!

See you soon

Rachael

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