Blog moved

Just to let all my fabulous followers know I have moved this Crafty blog and my Inky Blog to

http://rainbowlady.typepad.com/my-blog/

So fed up of Blogger changing things without asking....and so many people having problems.

I do hope you will all check out my new blog called Rainbow Lady's Artistic Blog now and follow me again... pretty please.

My challenge blog will also be moving... but still in process of sorting that one out.

Many thanks for all your support here over the years.. I hope it will continue xx

On the street where you live

My challenge this week is 'on the street where you live' - well our street is very very wet....so my tag reflects this.
I created the background using Distress Inks and a raindrop stencil....perfect again today and added some of Dyan's foliage in the background.
The houses are also digital downloads from Dyan, I bought these before I bought the actual stamps so thought I should use them.  The Mr Rainman you will all know as one of Tim's.  The stamp is my favourite from Personal Impressions I think.
The reason this was not posted earlier is I lost the rainbows stamp so had to sort out my room of stash to find it...yeah I found it... must try harder to keep tidy lol.
Do pop over to my challenge site as Dyan's set of stamps is up for grabs sponsored by Laura from That's Crafty.

St George's Day

St Georges Day or 23rd April is our Grandson's 8th birthday and here is the card I made for him and also for my challenge this week with the Patriotic theme.

The background for the tag was created using Pan Pastels and I overstamped using some Kanban Time stamps in Black Archival ink.  I distressed the edges and added some threads then attached to a brown pearlised card from Hunkydory I think.
I love the fact that you can cover darker card or tags with the Pan Pastels and they remain true to colour.
Do pop to my challenge blog and give the challenge a go this week.
Hope Harry will like the card too.

Wow it's Challenge 200 with Blog Candy

This week I celebrate my 200th challenge over on my Challenge blog... yes really.... I started my challenge blog off  'just for fun' to see if it would work... and thanks to all of you here I am still blogging each week.

There are so many challenge blogs out there nowadays so I am very appreciative of all you lovely folks who enter week after week... you make me feel so happy and blessed.

There is some blog candy on offer this week to say thanks for all the fab entries over the years.... but only to those who actually enter the challenge of course.

So get your thinking caps on, enter the challenge and maybe win the goodies below which include a fab set of Lindsay Mason clear stamps, Distress Inks from the Master himself, cards, decoupage, stickers, pens, butterflies and some super glitter glue (perfect for glittering your Christmas baubles) and maybe some other bits I may decide to throw in for good luck

Easter Challenge

Happy Easter to one and all.... this is my Easter card for my challenge this week.
The background was created using alcohol inks then the image stamped onto acetate and overlaid.  I added some ribbon through some slits in the acetate and some little bees butterflies and the message stamp too.
Do pop over and join in the challenge there is a voucher from Joanna Sheen up for grabs this week.

April's Journal Calendar

Here is my Art Journal calender for April..... check out the lovely Kate's blog to find out more. I have used the fab new spray inks from Dyan Reaveley together with her houses and bird cut out sheets and also her stamps. I really just had fun playing with these for the first time... love them all.

APRIL SNOW IN THE HIGHLANDS