DT card for LEJ Designs Challenge Blog week 6: Button it

Good Morning All!

Well its time for another challenge over at  lejdesignschallengeblog- and this week the challenge is called 'Button it'. Its been great to see so many of you joining in these past few weeks - and what you have been creating has been amazing! Well done to all of you!

This week there will be two prize winners drawn at random to win two prizes. The first of these is three LEJ Designs Digis. There's an increasing and fabulous catalogue that you can browse here. The second prize is a bag of 20 mixed charms from the website I'm charmed that you can view here.

Now then - onto my card - I've used the digi image called Little Red - I wanted to give the impression of little red riding hood going through the forest at night - I've made a path for her out of buttons. I hope you like it!!!!

I've used double sided sticky stuff from woodware and a brass template and glitter to create the background. Red was coloured using promarkers. The paper of the woodland floor was fom my stash - as were the buttons.

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

Trees and nature over at thatcraftplaceblog

Anything goes at divasbydesignchallenge

Use  a digi at ilovepromarkers

Have a fabulous Tuesday! Lots of love

Rachel xx

A victorian Christmas

Morning all! Can I just say thanks to everyone for the comments you've left in the past few days - it really does mean a lot to me - it was funny being away last week because I really missed seeing all of your work and getting your lovely feedback!

Anyway, onto today - I usually try and reserve Sunday night to make a Christmas card - and last night was no exception - I did, however, use a tool I've had for three years or more and never used because I didn't know what it was. Luckily when I went to the workshop over with Hels I met Anne and she showed me an alternative way to fray paper edges and told me what the distressing tool looked like! Thanks Anne (Redanne) - now I know I've got one I'll try and use it more often!

Anyway - onto the card:

I think the edges show up okay - but looking at the photo I'm not too sure about the holly! Oh well!!!! I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Holly:christmasblogchallenge

A Right Royal Purple:craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge

Something Vintage:panpasteluk

Tag your it:guylousinimitability

Remember when?joannasheenchallenge

Double Delight:paperplaychallenges

Hope you all have a wonderful Monday - The girls loved Top Cat Yesterday - but I thought it was dreadful!!!! We're off to Fleetwood today - yipeee!!!!

Happy Monday!

Rachel xx

Welcome Jessica Rose

Good morning all! Well whilst I was away on holiday - one of the mum's from my daughter's school gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Jessica Rose - so that's given me the excuse to make today's card!

I've used my baby stamp from LOTV - how useful is this proving to be? I also used a stamp from sheena douglass when she was at creative expressions -  from her swirls set. I've stampe it using versa marked and embossed with wow powders sparkling snow. The fluorishes are die cut from sizzix and I've used promarkers to colour the image. The ribbon was from my stash - and the doily is the final one from the lovely Teresa ( thanks again Teresa!).

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

The Crafty Padthecraftypad: Ribbon

Any thing goes at the thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge

Time to embellish at ccmonthlychallengeCrafters companion

Favourite embellishments (doily and fluorishes) at letsinkitupLIIU

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/: Swirls and fluorishes.

Hope you all have a fabulous Sunday - I'm taking my girls to see Top Cat!!!!

Hugs

Rachel xx

Jubilee tea party - and some pandas!

Good Morning all - sorry first of all to those people I haven't visited for lamost a week - I've been away on holiday and haven't managed to get organised enough to be able to blog whilst away!!!! I will try and catch up with comments as soon as I can!

Me and my lovely family went to Edinburgh - well nearer to Dunbar actually on the coast - whilst there we went to the zoo to visit the Pandas - thought you might like to see a piccie!

Isn't he just adorable? This is the male - sunshine - the female - sweetie - was in a separate enclosure and quite sleepy when we were there! Its well worth a visit - these Pandas are just adorable - oh and a small tip - if you are going book online and get a time slot to view the pandas - its busy!!

Now onto todays card:

I've created the card using an LOTV image and would like to enter it into the liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge at Lili's little fairies: Anything goes. The colour scheme has mostly influenced the other challenges I would like to enter this card into mishelfloschallenge red white and blue  challenge for June. Also the red, white and blue theme over at mymumscraftshopchallenges this week.  I've also used the sketch for the willowsketchiechallenge - but not the theme! I did try but my paper just wasn't working! Sorry guys. I would also like to enter this card into the following anything goes challenges: Crafty Sentiments Designs:craftysentiments and Simon says stampsimonsaysstampschallenge.

Looking forward to being able to upload something tomorrow too! And getting back to commenting!

Hope you are all well out there and have a wonderful extended Jubilee weekend!

Love and hugs

Rachel xx

Dude time Doodles: New Release Blog Hop

Good morning one and all! I hope you've got your laughing gear ready - those dudes and dudettes over at dudetime doodles are celebrating the release of three new digis today with a blog hop - hop on over to dudetimedoodles for the playlist - I should be last on the list so if you go over there you'll be able to start from the begining! Make sure to leave comments and you may bag yourself a prize!

For my card I chose the image Sagremor the Foolhardy:

Isn't he a sweetheart? I thought he looked very fetching - but much better with a splash of pink!!!
You can get this image and many other fantastic dudes over at the website - dudetimedoodles. So pop over and join in our hop - and if you feel inspired go and browse the catalogue at the store - there's some fab ones in there and some extremely amazingly fab ones too!

This is my last GDT post for the dudes and dudettes and I'd just like to say thanks for having me - and its been fun - a great team - its been fab working with you!

Hugs Rachel xx

Challenge 5: LEJ Designs: Ribbons Galore: DT post

Morning all - this is a sceduled post so I'm really hoping Mr Blogger behaves himself and this posts at 8am on Tuesday!!!!

There's another challenge starting today over at lejdesignschallengeblog

 and the title for the challenge is 'Ribbons Galore'. Before I show you my card there are a couple of differences you need to note starting from this week - the first is a limit on the number of entries you can make - so its a maximum of three entries please. Secondly, at the end of the month Lyndsay will do a draw to see who wins a digi of their choice for having entered any LEJ Designs challenge so far using an LEJ Designs digi! So if you've got one - why not use it - and if not - go over to the LEJ Designs shop and have a look here - see if there's something there to tickle your fancy and use it this time!

Okay - onto prizes - first out of the hat this week will win three LEJ Designs digis of their choice, and 2nd out of the hat will win this fabulous prize from our sponsor Letraset this week.

Okay - I think that's all of the housekeeping done - now here's the card:

I've used the image from the SuzeJo designs called 'here Kitty' - isn't she just cheeky? I love this image - she's so full of fun and life - such a character. I used some free papers from the latest CMPC magazine and a clarity stamp for 'the best things in life are free' sentiment. The ribbons are from my stash and I coloured the image in using promarkers.

Here's hoping you're having a lovely day and feel inspired enough by my card to pop over and enter yourself!

Happy Tuesday!

Hugs Rachel xx

A day with Hels

Hello there! Hope  you're all well and happy! I've had a fab day a a workshop with lots of lovely ladies and one chap - run by Hels Sheridan - here's what I made!

This mirror started out as a plain pine coloured one from Ikea ( about a pound!) - I used cut and dry foam to add black paint to the frame then heated it to dry. After it was dry I sanded it then added vintage photo distress ink which I again dried with a heat gun - did a little bit of spritz and sprinkle with water but it didn't show up too well.

The letters were in silver metal paper and black paint was dabbed onto them to age them. The butterflies were from the papillion dies - I used old paper distress stain, victorian velvet distress stain and ink and aged mahogony distress stain and ink to colour the butterflies then added beads with cosmic shimmer glue to make the bodies. The 'dummy' was cut from the sewing room dies - as was the bobbin. I used vintage photo and victorian velvet to colour these and distressed the edges with my scissors. The wings were cut from grunge paper and coloured in the same way. A ribbon was dyed and added to the dummy waist and a flower plus some tim holtz alterations (tassels and a bead on a pin).

The flowers were cut from the tattered florals dies - 3 flowers each and put together in the same way as shown by Hels on her blog (pinkleart.blogspot.com). The leaves were dyed using shabby shutters distress ink and then the flowers and pins applied using a hot glue gun.

I'm sure there's loads of stuff I've missed - but it was a brilliant day - thanks to Redanne - it was great to meet you and of course to Hels for such a fabulous workshop!

Hugs Rachel xx