Christmas teddy at Christmas card club

Good morning lovelies! How are you today? I hope you are okay. We are all good and enjoyed the play yesterday - we've got a lot of work to do to get it up and running for October - it certainly gave all involved food for thought. We've got another busy day today - Jujitsu grading time again this morning - I'll be doing my long run  (9and 1/2 miles) whilst Lucy and Penny do that - then its off to my mums for lunch and we need to decorate rocks for the teachers farewell and thankyou presents.

I got a some excellent news on Friday winning the Allsorts challenge with my Fairy card and also getting in the top 5. I also got more good news yesterday - along with my blog buddy Mags - I got to be GDT at Little Claire - very excited about that and looking forward to making some cards to inspire you!!

My blog hop prize from That Craft Place has also been won - its you catherine! If you would like to email me I'll get it out to you ASAP!


Now onto the Christmas card club. I have  a trio of christmas teddy cards - there were more stamps to choose from too! Here they are:

I used distress in Christmas colours to create a background and made all three up in the same way.

This first one uses an LOTV image coloured with spectrum noirs and cut with an Xcut die.

This next one includes an image from Crafty Sentiments as does the final one.

This one is my fave - I love that sweet image!

I would like to enter my cards into the following challenges:

Winterwonderlandchristmasblogchallenge - three of three - three cards - delete me if this doesn't count!

sweet stampinsweetstampinchallengeblog - christmas in July

craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2 extra - anything goes

I'll be back at 4 with my craft a scene post - hope to see you then and thanks for dropping by for this post. 

Big Hugs

Rachel xx

Its WOW at Crafty Sentiments

Hello lovelies - long time no see! Lol! My second post of the day and the challenge at Crafty Sentiments today is White on White! I love doing these - they're so different from my usually inkiness but I find it hard to keep them clean!

This is the card I made for Shaun for our 9th wedding anniversary in March - I used two folders from crafters companion to create the texture in the background - a die from la la land crafts, and a crafty cutter die from Crafty sentiments to make the flowers. The sentiment stamp is from Tim Holtz and the main stamp from crafty sentiments has been coloured in promarkers.

I'd like to enter this for ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog - wow-challenge.

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you've enjoyed your visit!

Big Hugs

Rachel xx

April Showers at Crafty Sentiments

Hello there! Back again with my second post of the day - this time its for Crafty Sentiments and this weeks theme is April Showers - I've used a digi you can get from the store - here - and he's called Hootie rain rain go away! Here's my card:

I've used a largely brown and blue colourscheme - the picture was coloured with promarkers and the backing paper is from LOTV.

Thats all from me today! Back again with more to show you tomorrow! Hope you have a great day! Thanks for dropping by and for any comments you chose to leave! Big Hugs Rachel xx

Spring Cleaning at Crafty Sentiments

Morning lovelies - how are you today? I hope you are fit and well and ready for whatever today brings! I'm feeling good and looking forward to taking my mum and dad up to the garden centre this morning - its one with a fabulous coffee shop that I'm sure my dad will adore! I'll let you know how it goes!

There's a new challenge starting today over at craftysentiments. The theme today is 'Spring Cleaning' - we'd like to see something spring like on your card - the prize - well its a goodie:


There's lots of lovely digis to choose from so I'm sure you'll enjoy looking if you're lucky enough to win. Here's my card. In making it i used:  Rosie-Spring-Flowers, Rolled-Flowers-Medium die, Wedding-Edger die all that are available from the Crafty Sentiments store.

The papers are from LOTV and the leaves have been cut using a spellbinders die. The sentiment is from Crafty Sentiments too.

Rosie was coloured using promarkers and edged with distress ink after cutting with a spellbinders die.

I'd like to enter Rosie into the following challenges:

Fab 'n' funkyfabnfunkychallenges - animals

Penny'spennyschallenges - AG

Aud sentimentsaudsentimentschallengeblog - AG

CLFcraftylittlefairieschallenge: Things with wings

Jellyparkjellyparkchallenges - pretty pastels

Here's hoping you have a wonderful Tuesday! Thanks for dropping by today! Big Crafty hugs!

Rachel xx

Spots and dots at Crafty Sentiments

Good morning to you - how are you today? I was really excited yesterday morning to discover I had been picked as a winner on the Crafty Individuals challenge blog - I love all the Crafty Individuals stamps so it was a big thrill and an honour - woo hoo! Didn't do quite so well on my trip to Kendal to get running shoes - neither myself not my friend Debbie came away with any - but I did find some later online so I hope to be running in them very soon.

There's a new challenge starting at Crafty Sentiments today - the theme is spots ans dots and this is what I did:

I used the fabulous stamp called Catwalk - the corner die is from La la land crafts and the sentiment is LOTV. I can't remember who the papers are from - sorry. The image was coloured with spectrum noirs and fussy cut.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Ladybug Craftsladybugcrafts: AG

Bearly mine:bearlymine-challenges One for the girls

Penny's:pennyschallenges Guy/girl or both

Thats all for today - I'm off to see my mum and dad this morning then will be back home to catch up with cleaning. Yawn !

Big Hugs

Rachel xx

Happy Birthday and a tag swap

Hello there! How are you? I'm good! My little Lucy has her first mouth ulcer so she's not so happy but its not stopping her from doing all she wants so thats good. I'm off to the hospital with mum and dad today - we're getting the results of his MRI scan - fingers crossed the dementia isn't too developed yet. My dad keeps joking that they'll finally discover he has no brain ..... bless him!

I want to say a very Happy Birthday to mags - I sent her a card earlier in the week - I'm hoping she has got it - here it is:

The papers are from LOTV, the banner die is from La la land crafts, the flowers and lacy edger are from crafty cutter dies by Crafty Sentiments. The image is from Crafters companion and was coloured in using spectrum noir pens. Hope you liked it Mags and that you have a very happy Birthday.

I'd like to enter this for the following challenges:

As you like it asyoulikeitchallenge- fave 3D textures - flowers of all kinds - especially handmade ones as I think they are very special.

Penny'spennyschallenges: Girl/guy or both

Allsortsallsortschallenge: Ladies day

I'd also like to show you a tag I made for a tag swap on that Craft Place Natter group on Facebook.

I had lots of inky fun making this one - I've not heard from the lady I swapped with so I'm hoping this one reached her!

Big Crafty Hugs to you - March tomorrow all - how did that happen?

Hugs

Rachel xx

New release from Crafty Sentiments:

Hiya there - today I have a new release to show you from Crafty Sentiments - they're being featured over on the inspiration blog for the next three days and will be in the stores on the 22nd. The one I'm using is called meeting  friends..... and I have altered a mirror for my little girls using it - the mirror was from Ikea - and was gifted to me by a lovely blog buddy Rae  (the girls had one each too - will add a picture when they have finished them).

I've done a step by step for you today too - hope you enjoy it! This is the finished product so you can see where we're heading!

And this is a close -up of the image - she's a sweetie pie!

Here's what I did to alter the frame:

First - although its not showing too well in the picture, I coated the frame with a thin layer of gesso - after blanking off the mirror. Then I added the purple acrylic paint - I've since started to use a sponge for these under coats - its so much faster and doesn't leave brush strokes. 

Whilst the paint was drying I stamped and coloured the image then fussy cut it.

The next step was to apply stamping to the frame ( my fave Crafty Individuals script stamp), some gold pearl texture paste through the TH bubble stencil and some dreamweaver black embossing paste through a butterfly stencil from Imagination Crafts.

Finally I sprayed some flowers and diecut the clockface and added added everything to the frame.

I'd like to enter this into  Brendas 5th-blogaversary-celebration candy challenge as I used my standby script stamp - I love this stamp!

Big hugs to you and thanks for visiting - hope you have a good day - we're busy today getting ready for Nana arriving tonight and shopping for Penny's birthday tea tomorrow and party on Sunday. Should be fun!

Big hugs and hope to see you again soon!

Rachel xx

Anything goes at Crafty Sentiments

Good morning lovelies - did you have a good day yesterday? Me and my girls had fun at a jacobites workshop at the museum in Lancaster - we're off to learn about super saxons this morning - it really was good yesterday so fingers crossed we'll have as much fun again! Oh and we went in the attic in the afternoon on a big card making session - Penny is hoping to get lots of presents on Thursday when its her birthday or on Sunday when she'll be having her party - so we've been making thankyou cards - lots of fun but I felt a bit frazzled by the end of it!!!!

Today I'd like to share with you the new challenge at craftysentiments:



The prize is a fabulous £10 gift voucher to spend in the crafty sentiments store - oh and there's lots of goodies in there! It won't take you long to spend it! The theme of the challenge is eveybody's favourite - its anything goes. Here's what I made using a digi - its the lovely Harriet and the stamp is called Lady-Bird-Butterfly

The image has been coloured in promarkers and cut using a spellbinders die. The papers were from a kanban card kit - the flowers and buttons are from my stash and the sentiment I think is from Little Claire.

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Cutie piecutiepiechallenge: Cute with spots and dots

kaboodle doodleskaboodledoodles: Buttons and twine

CYPCcraftyourpassionchallenges: Girly girl

Hope you have a great day and thanks for visiting- will be back twice tomorrow - hope to see you then! Big Hugs Rachelxx

Love is in the air at Crafty Sentiments

Good morning to you all! I hope you are fine and well today? I'm still catching up after the weekend - things are just too hectic! Never mind - I do like to be busy!

There's a new challenge starting today at Crafty Sentiments and this week the theme is Love is in the air -here's this weeks prize up for grabs ...

Prize

love word art set

What a great prize for this weeks challenge, and for a better chance to win this fabby prize, were givin you up to 6 chances to win...All you need to do is if us CS image put #3 after your name, If a follower of our Inspirational blog put #3 or if you've done both then #6..So yes up to 6 chances..Good luck everyone

Here's what I made - using the stamp -Two-Hearts

The stamp has been coloured using spectrum noirs and the image diecut using a spellbinders die then mounted on red card. Two LOTV papers were used in the background and the flowers and leaves added.

I'd like to enter this for the following challenges:

Lothian Craftslothiancrafts - Love - use your dies

Fantasy stampers challengefantasystampers - Love and cherish

sweet stampin'sweetstampinchallengeblog - love/valentines

allsorts CB:allsortschallenge love is in the air

AGOACpinkgemchallengeblog: All you need is love

Crafty Catzcraftycatzweeklychallenge - AG

CRAFTtrimmiescraftchallenge: love/valentines

aud sentimentsaudsentimentschallengeblog. - sharing the love.

Thanks for dropping by today - I'm hoping to be all caught up by tomorrow but we'll see!

Big Hugs to you and hope to see you again soon!

Rachel x

Happy Birthday at Crafty sentiments

Hello there! How are you today? I hope you are feeling good. We're all okay - the dress rehersal went okay yesterday and fingers crossed now it'll be alright on the night!

Over at Crafty Sentiments today there is a new challenge starting with the theme - Happy Birthday. There's a fabulous stamp from the new release up for grabs for the winner of the challenge:

Stamp 2 Hearts

What a great prize for this weeks challenge, and for a better chance to win this fabby prize, were giving you up to 6 chances to win...All you need to do is if us CS image put #3 after your name, If a follower of our Inspirational blog put #3 or if you've done both then #6..So yes up to 6 chances..Good luck everyone.

Here's what I did for this challenge - I had my gelli plate out again!

The image is called -Tobey-Arrr-Captain and you can get him by following the link. I've coloured him with my speccies and fussycut him then added him to the gelli plate background I created - they really are lots of fun! Must do some more very soon! Then I added the diecut stars .

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

AGOACpinkgemchallengeblog: For the boys

SFTWstampinfortheweekend: Happy Birthday

Charismacharismacardz: A boy thing

cute card Thursdaycutecardthursday: Warm colours

sparkles:sparklesforumchallenges new stash - gelli plate still new to me xx

I hope you have a great Tuesday - I'm going to see my mum and dad today - should be a nice day!

Big Hugs to you!Thanks for visiting and for any comments you choose to leave. 

Rachel x

Sneak peak of new releases at Crafty Sentiments

Good morning to you! How are you today? Good I hope! We're all good and happy to report that the jumble sale raised about £165 yesterday - which isn't bad at all - I think we'll do that again some time.

Well I've got two posts today both scheduled for the same time - never had that before - I wonder what will happen? I guess I'll soon see!

This post is a sneak peak for the New release at Crafty Sentiments - there are some beautiful images in this release and they'll be in store on 22nd January.



I got the image called 'I Love you' to play with and I thought it would be fun to alter a letter rack - for all those love letters I get - lol! (not)......

I've coloured my image in using speccies and covered the MDF letter rack with papers from the secret garden series from Graphics 45. The flowers on the rack are made using an Imagination crafts stencil and texture paste. I pasted through the stencil onto my craft sheet, lifted and cleaned the stencil and left the paste to dry. Once dry they just peeled away from the craft sheet. I've added some pretty metal centres to the flowers and also added a dragonfly charm.

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Hugs

Rachel xx

New at Crafty Sentiments

Hello lovelies - how are you today? I'm a bit apprehensive today - I have a swimming lesson! Now I can swim - but I'm not technically very good - I tend to stick my head as far out of the water as possible and it results in a sore back. So I'm having lessons to try to learn how to swim properly! My girls are wonderful in the water and I need to start catching up with them!!!! Wish me luck!

Crafty Sentiments are starting a new challenge today - the theme is New! That can be anything to do with new - new year, new home, new baby or even using new stash ......we've all got it! The prize is three digis of your choice! I used a digi called Henry on my card that you can get here. I also used my new gelli plate and this card actually has my first ever gelliplate print on it!!!

The image is coloured with speccies and diecut with a spellbinders die. I love the gelliplate - so much fun - really easy to use and easy to clean up too - great stuff! Long may it last!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Lexi'slexiscreations: Anything goes
IDICrobynsfetishchallengeblog: Use a digi
come and get it challengescomeandgetitchallenges: use something new.

Thankyou for all your comments yesterday - you're very kind! Don't forget my candy is still running!

Big Hugs and hope to see you again soon!

Rachel xx

Post for Crafty Ribbons: Crafty Sentiments sponsors advent

Hello there - have you seen the craftyribbons Advent giveaway? There have been some amazing prizes up for grabs each day in December. Today is the turn of Crafty Sentiments to sponsor the challenge and I've made a card to that end. This one includes the image Jasmin-Winter-Skates which you can get by following the linky.

 I have coloured the image with promarkers and cut using romantic rectangles die from spellbinders then distressed with the die still in place. The papers and sentiment are from LOTV and the charm and ribbon are from my stash.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Penny's challengepennyschallenges: fave colour - blue
CHNC:craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge last minute makes
CHNC extracraftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2: AG


Hope you're having a good day - I'll be back at 3 this afternoon with my final post for today and the last before Christmas!

Hugs Rachel x

Crafty Sentiments: Christmas challenge

Good morning all! How are you today? I hope you are well! This is a scheduled post as I will be fetching my mum to see the Christmas Play at school as this goes live! I hope Mr Blogger is playing nicely!. Thanks for all of your lovely comments on Penny's card - you're very kind and I appreciate the time it takes you to do that!

Before I tell you about todays challenge at Crafty sentiments I want to share something very exciting with you about their newest venture:



How cool is that? Love it and can't wait to see it.

Today there's a new challenge starting over at Crafty Sentiments - the theme for this challenge is Christmas!!!! Woo Hoo! If you use a crafty sentiments image then remember to add a #3 next to your name so that we don't miss it. That will give you three shots at the draw - and the prize this week is another fabulous die - so give it a go. Full details are here.

I used an image from the main set of Christmas releases this year called Me-and My-Teddy. Such a cutey pie! Love this one!

The card is from Craftwork cards and I have mounted some cardstock from Crafters companion onto it. The stamped image has been coloured with promarkers then cut with a spellbinders die and distressed with DI with the die still attached. The tree charm came from a show a while ago and the flowers are WOC.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cutie pies:cutiepiechallenge For a special friend
IDICrobynsfetishchallengeblog: Bow
OSAATonestitchatatime: Red
CHNC:craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge For someone special
CHNC extracraftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2: December AG
stampin' for the weekendstampinfortheweekend: use some red
Charismacharismacardz: All distressed

Thats all for today! Hope you have a great Tuesday and thanks for dropping by. My workshop went well yesterday with my ladies - they were well chuffed with the image transfer to the candle technique - I took a photo on my mobile but it doesn't seem to be loading up to facebook - don't know why! Sorry x

Big Hugs all!

Rachel xx

Anything goes at Crafty sentiments

Good morning lovelies! How are you today? I hope you are well and standing up to the cold - its been perishing here - but bright and blue so thats always nice - had a great run yesterday morning - bracing - but definitely blew the cobwebs away!

Today I've got a card to share with you that I've made for the crafty sentiments design team - the challenge over there this week is anything goes and don't forget they're having an awesome die as the prize. Full details here. Here's my card:

This one uses a stamp called angel that you can get her here. She's a joy to colour - one of my fave Crafty Sentiments Images for sure! I've coloured her with promarkers and cut her out using a spellbinders die. The paper is from papermania and the ribbon from Creative Expressions. The flowers are WOC.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Lexislexiscreations: Christmas
totally gorjusstotallygorjuss: Childs Christmas
sweet stampi,n'sweetstampinchallengeblog - a cause for celebration
CHNCcraftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge: For a child
CHNC extra craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2- AG
polkadoodles:polkadoodle Inspired by a carol - deck the halls
SFTW:stampinfortheweekend Feeling festive
charismacharismacardz: Christmas
MAWTTmovingalongwiththetimes: Music

Thanks for dropping by today - and before I go I must let you know the winner of my last little candy - it was comment number 2 and thats you craftinsuzie.  If you could email me your addy Susan I'll get the parcel out to you today!!!! I do like it when somebody who comments every day wins - but thanks to all of you who do comment whenever you can - I wish I could send you all something!!!!

Big Hugs and hope to see you again soon!

Rachel xx

Crafty sentiments digi release blog hop

Good morning lovelies! I hope you are well and happy today! Today over on the Crafty Sentiments inspirations Blog we're running a blog hop for the release of 5 new digis. This will continue tomorrow too. To qualify for the prizes you must be a follower of the Inspirational blog leave a comment on there and then hop

and leave a comment on all blogs on both days

COLLECT A LETTER FROM ALL BLOGS - then email the phrase answer to  Scattyjan_814@msn.com and leave a message on the inspirational blog to say that you have.

3 winners will each receive one of the new digi's and one lucky winner will win the chance to be a GDT for 2 months- if you'd like that prize pop GDT after your name on the message you leave on the inspirational blog. Enjoy the hop. Winners will be announced on the 28th December. 

Here's what I did:

The diecuts are all from Marianne dies except the branch which is spellbinders and the daisies and the sentiment there are from stamps by Little Claire. I've coloured the digi image in with promarkers fussy cut her and added her to the scene I created.

You should have got here from  Caz  and the next on your hop list should be Audrey. My letter is T!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Come and get itcomeandgetitchallenges: AG with a digi

OSAATonestitchatatimechallenge: Bingo - green, blue, dies

Fab n funky fabnfunkychallenges- AG

Delicious doodlesdeliciousdoodleschallenge: No dp

aud sentimentsaudsentimentschallengeblog: any sentiment
cutiepiechallenge-cute-scenes-and-backgrounds

Hope you enjoy hopping! Big Hugs Rachel xxx