....and now for something COMPLETELY different......

Good Afternoon everyone!!

Its been another "4 seasons in 1 day" here so far! It's been a funny day, not quite settled at anything n nothing crafty seems to have worked. 

So stepping out on a limb, I thought I would do something a wee bit different!!

As well as card making and crafting, some of you may know I also partake in a little song writing and poetry along the way.

This is one of my recently written pieces.....

SLEEP WITH THE SUN

Shadows of the wind, a flickering flame

Earth, wind and fire, dance across the skyline again.

A ghostly lit figure, moving all alone,

You came, you conquered and you stole

I am many flaws

but I am sewn together at the core

with good intentions

for richer or for poorer

all the sticks and stones

only make me own me a little more

Sleep with the sun, dance with the moon,

It’s only a view

Turn downside up and upside down,

Make it work for you

Don’t draw the lines in steel and stone,

Don’t fill in the blanks until you know

I am many flaws

but I am sewn together at the core

with good intentions

for richer or for poorer

all the sticks and stones

only make me own me a little more

                                    (copyright Rae Dalal, Jan 2013)

I hope you like it and maybe find something in it. Maybe not. - I won't be offeneded!!
 Poetry/songs are very personal things :-)

In the meantime do not fear!!!!

The crafting and card making will be back in the next post!!! I just wanted to share something different...

Crafty Cheers for now!!

Love

Rae

xxx

              

Splodgeaway Summer Lovin'

Good Morning everyone!

Well we had the rain last night but no storm :-( boo hoo hoo!! I do love storm watchin!!

Anyway, today I am sharing My latest piece for the Splodgeaway Dt blog

Our theme this week has been Summer Lovin'

So I stuck right to the theme using the Grease song as my inspiration and long lazy days out.

The project is a canvas and I kept it all nice n bright of course!!! 

The details of everything used are over on the splodgeaway blog - here!!

While you are there don't forget to check on all of Tom's FABULOUS new masks in the SHOP. There are some fabulous ones I really cant wait for mine to arrive!! 

There are even more exciting developments over at Splodgey HQ - Tom has lots of new products in the pipieline!! Fun times ahead!!

Right I am off to unload Mr Sainsbury's shopping thats just been delivered and then today.....

........ITS CHRISTMAS!!!!! 

Have a great Sunday

Crafty cheers for now!!

Love 

Rae

xxx

Tim Holtz Distress inks.......

Hi de Hi campers!!

How are we all this evening? 

Well as i promised I have completed some cards from the fabulous workshop with Eileen Godwin on Tuesday this week!! 

We were using Distress inks and the Hero arts stamp (S5471 large flower pattern)

This was my result...

....the image was coloured in using Evergreen bough, Broken China, Weathered Wood and Black Soot.

Yesterday inspired by the class I had a quick play with another similar stamp. A Heartfelt Creations Flower stamp. I had to change up the colour technique slightly with this as the image is slightly more open.

This one I repeat stamped into a quad pattern before embossing.

The final card on the left is just a single stamped image like the original from class

I hope you like these offerings and if you get chance to pop along to this lovely ladies class do so!!!

Have a good evening

Be back soon :-)

Crafty cheers for now

Love

Rae

xxx

John Glossop Workshop....

Well good morning all!!

Congratulations once again to Gillian (Lee) for winning last weeks Give away - I am hoping to have another give away soon so watch this space :-)

Apologies again for my absence from here the last couple of weeks! Terrible aren't i

I have been super busy work wise and quite simply ran out of hours in the day! It has been a fab time though.

So I am having a couple of hours this morning scheduling up several posts for the next week or so :-)

As those of you that follow me on FB  know i went on a workshop with John Glossop last week and this is what we created.....

The old Ikea mirrors got an outing with this and were turned into this lovely textured frame.

Lots of paper, lots of acrylic paint and then the meltpot came out and beeswax was used for the 3d texture and fixing the tissue papers. Finishing touches included Mica and Gilding wax.

The large butterfly is from Tim Holtz and was mounted on to the weaved card background that replaced the usual mirror and then the frame was finished off with stamping and these (dreaded lol!) flowers- those that know me do know I have a bad track record and short fuse making these flowers lol - they always seem to cause me trauma of one sort or another lolol!!

It was a great class and I thoroughly recommend catching one of John's classes/demo days!

I hope you have enjoyed today's offering - I would love to know what you think!

Have a good day everyone!

Crafty cheers for now

Love

Rae

xxx

Blog Candy Winner

Good evenings All!!

Hope you are having a lovely friday evening and are looking forward to a great weekend!

This is just a flying visit to announce the winner of the Blog Candy!!

The random number generator has chosen 

GILLIAN

as the winner!!!!

Congrats to you Gillian if you drop me a PM on FB with your details this bundle of fun will be on its way to you Monday Morning!!!

Have a great weekend all

Crafty cheers for now

Rae

xxx

Blog Candy......its giveaway time!!!

Happy Saturday everyone!! Hope you are all well??

Wow what a busy few days this has ended up being!!

Commission central for cards - I think the whole world has had birthdays, new babies and weddings this week!!

Plus I was teaching yesterday so all the prep etc!! Phew and in this FABULOUS weather!!

Perhaps the most exciting thing to come out of this last week has been the fact a local shop has approached me and asked me to start supplying cards and handmade gifts!! 

The lovely little JR Emporium is situated next to the Walton Arms, by Walton hall and Gardens nr Warrington. Well worth a pop along for a purchase and a pint!!

Right a million years ago I promised a give away when I reached 100 followers and a bit delayed but here it is......oops! lol 

Craftwork cards paper pack, Indigo Blu, Artistic Outpost and hot off the press stamps, spellbinders dies and some lovely dew drops and embellies!!!

To be in with a chance of winning pls follow this blog, leave a comment below, then like and share the FB post!!

The giveaway will close at 8pm on Fri 19th July. 

Good luck!! 

Right I am off to see a man about a dog - exciting times ahead!! 

Have a glorious weekend

Crafty cheers for now

Love

Rae

xxx

Happy Independence Day...

Good morning Everyone. 

This is just a quick drop in to say Happy Independence Day!! 

Today I am sharing this card I made using the fabulous Darkroom door New York vol 1 and Artistic outpost Route 66 stamps and of course masks by Splodgeaway and Andy Skinner.

The flag I made myself as I didn't have one to hand....

I had a bit of fun taking photos of this n got some wicked images.....

Just how cool is this.....!!!
Taken in negative - I need to replicate this somehow.... 

.....and this one is posterised.....


















Well that's it for today short and sweet.....I am off prepping for classes and keenly awaiting the arrival of this much needed heatwave!!!

Check back over the weekend for the long overdue giveaway I promised!!!

Crafty cheers for now

Love

Rae

xxx