Plant pot heaven

This little bear is just adorable and I have been playing again, this time I've chosen one of the other images from the cd by Polkadoodles which is the Winston Collection and believe me I could do so much without even using the images as there is so much STUFF on there likes buttons, hearts, dresses etc and it's all fab.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Water Related
DoubleClick AKA ABusy Bee - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Ribbon, Twine or Floss

Another from the Winston collection

Just sharing another of the makes for the Polkadoodle launch of the Winston Deluxe Collection cd, this time I've used a beautiful image of Etty posting a letter. Apart from the die cut and a few buttons everything is from the cd.
I'm entering this into the following;
Cuttlebug Mania - Anything Die cut
Through the Craft Room door- Use a die cut

Etty

Hi all, just wanted to share a make I did for the launch of the fab new cd from Polkadoodles, The cd is called Winston and you can find it here, it is a mega cd and the images are just lush! Apart from a few buttons and die cuts everything is from the cd and it all goes so well together.

I am entering this into the following challenges;
Crafting From The Heartt - Anything goes
Crafty Boots - Anything Goes
Incywincy Designs - Shaped Cards

50th birthday card

Sorry for the quality of the photo but I just took a very quick snap meaning to do a proper one in the daylight and then forgot! I made this with a cut file for the Silhouette and although the stand looks a funny colour it is silver, I was quite pleased with it and I know it looks a bit wonky but it was straight.

Happily Ever After - CD Sunday

I'm back from my holiday in Cornwall so thought I'd share one of my makes from the great cd that Nikky Hall from Polkadoodles has produced. Winston is a cute bear but not too sugary and he has a friend Etty, so here they are doing a bit of celebrating, this is my card for the current CD Sunday challenge which is Happily Ever After. I hope you can find the time to come over and join in, we love to visit and see your creations.

Tag you're it over at Polkadoodles

I've made this tag for our current challenge over on Polkadoodles, this time it's Tag You're It.  You can make a tag or use a tag on your creation so it's really easy to join us.

For my tag I've used pan pastels to colour the tag and then added Maddie Shy which is one of the Pretty Sweet girls from Polkadoodles and you can find them here. I coloured her with Graph it markers and Copics, I cut some flowers and the lacy bit at the top is just a small bit of one of my Spellbinders dies.  i've finished the whole thing off with a piece of lilac ribbon.

Get organised for Christmas with Polkadoodles

Hello everyone, it's a mid term reminder for the Get Organsied for Christmas over at Polkadoodles. I've done a fold out book card which is an A6 in size so cheaper to post, I've used the wonderful Work and Play Hollibobs cd as there is such a variety of images and papers on it you are spoilt for choice.

This is the front, the image and paper is from the cd and the flourishes are cut on the silhouette.

These are also papers from the cd and the Santa and tag are from one of the design sheets. There is everything you need to make all your cards so check it out!

Please come over and join us and see what my fabulous team mates have created.

Get Well at CD Sunday

Hi there it's a new challenge at CD Sunday and this time it was chosen by Sue, she has decided we should all do a get well card and as I don't have any in my box I'm quite happy about that.

For this card I've used the Camden Town cd from Crafter's Companion, there are two in the set one for the ladies and one for the chaps. i have to be honest and say the ladies one is far better and easier to use.  the flowers are stamped with the new Ariana blooms from Heartfelt Creations and the fancy die is from a set which co-ordinates with the stamps.

I hope to see you over at the challenge x

Digi choosday - Pearls and bling

Over at Digi choosday they have a Pearls and Bling challenge so I've made this little card.  The image is one from Polkadoodles which Nikky has revamped a little and is now selling them as individual digi stamps, find them here.

I have coloured her with my Spectrum Noir pencils, I'm still getting used to them but it is getting better and I do enjoy using them. I love my markers but find I have a little more control with the pencils, the blingy swirls are made by cutting out a pattern with my Portrait and then using as a stencil for Sparkle Medium. I wasn't sure how it would work so only cut it in card but I'm really pleased with it so am going to cut a few different designs using acetate.

I've added a few flowers which I have had for so long I don't remember where I got them from and a few strands from a pearl embellishment, the sentiment is from a stamp set from Polkadoodles from the Fairy Flutterfly range and this is from the set with Gracie, she also has a flower and ladybug.

See you tomorrow!

More quilted fun

Hiya, just a very quick post to show you what I've been up to, I've been playing with some new digi's from Polkadoodles, they are the girls from Pretty Sweet who have had a bit of a makeover, they are lovely and so easy to work with.

Hope you like her and I'll be back soon with another post, I'm working on another card at the moment. x

I'm entering her in to the following challenges,

The Squirrel and the Fox - Anything Goes

Fairytale Stampers - Anything Goes must use a stamp/digi

Fun in the sun at Polkadoodles

Good morning, this should have been my post for last Friday but who forgot to do it so have had to add it this week instead.  The team over at Polkadoodles have made some fabulous samples for you to take inspiration from and believe me they are worth a look.  For my card I used an older cd because they never seem to age or go out of fashion and I still find something I haven't used yet.

 This image is from A Double Sprinkle of Kraft and if you haven't got it in your collection then it is one I'd recommend, you'll find it on the Polkadoodles web site here.  I thought the two owls looked like they were enjoying the sunshine on their swing, and with the butterflies fluttering around a perfect summer scene, the flower is from the same cd so as you see a one stop shop! I've added a few die cut leaves and when trying out my Silhouette I cut out the tree.

You still have a week to enter so get on over as there are some fab prizes on offer too.

Quilted fun over at CD Sunday

Good morning, can't believe it's two weeks since the last challenge over at CD Sunday but today we have a new one so it must be.

I've had a busy couple of weeks and I don't know if I'm coming or going but I'm hoping things will settle down soon and I can go back to my snails pace where I know what I'm doing and where I should be!

for my card this time I've used the Crafter's Companion cd, Halcyon days which I bought in the C&C sale a few weeks ago, it's got some lovely images on it so I'm hoping to get quite a bit of use out of it.

This card was made for a bit of fun with one of my workmates, she is 50 this month and we were planning a night out with her and she kept saying it was her 21st so we went further than she thought and she got a card, a balloon and she had to wear a flashing sash with 21 all over it, but she took it in good humour and we had a great time.

I hope you can come and join us and maybe win a prize if you are chosen as the top of the winning three.

Clash of Colours with Polkadoodles

Hi there, I'm here with my card for the mid challenge inspiration for our challenge of Clash of Colours over at Polkadoodles. I nearly freaked out when I saw the challenge as it's not what I do, mind you after getting over the shock I really enjoyed this, hope you can join in and have a go, you may surprise yourself.

I have used the Dollie Daydreams Girl Talk cd to make this card, I printed the backing paper straight onto the card once I had attached it to a sheet of paper to get it through the printer, I then printed the same thing onto another sheet which I embossed, not that you can really see it behind the cut out bit but it is there.  I coloured the girl with Graph it pens, I also used one of the pens for the flowers, the orange is pen number 2150 and most of the pink is 5125 for the skin I used 4120, 4115 and 4150, now when it comes to the hair I was playing so can't really say with confidence which colours I used but I think the lightest shade is 1250, the mid shade is 4170 and the darkest is 3125.  I'm still limited with my colours but am building my collection, they are great pens to use so I now need them all.

Food Glorious Food at CD Sunday

Hiya, another challenge over at CD Sunday and this time it's Food Glorious Food as chosen by Wynn, hope you can pop over and join us.

Foe my card I've used the Shawn Jenkins cd from Ooh La La, I wanted to do something a little different so have used some cut out shapes in the form of teapot, cup, jug and sugar bowl but using the same striped paper that is behind the trellis so it all blends together.

I'll keep this short as the weather is so warm I should be outside not sat in here at the pc, looking forward to you joining us, bye for now x

Tag it! at Digi Choosday

Hi all, just a quick post from me to show you a tag I've done.  As it's Tag it! at Digi Choosday I thought I'd enter it into their challenge.

I've used an digi stamp from the Dollie Daydreams  Girl Talk cd, I haven't had it long but have used it quite a bit already, it's got a lot of the things I love on it.  The backing paper is also what I've used to do the flowers, the girl is coloured with a multitude of things, I just kept going, I used Graph it pens but then used some coloured pencils too, the umbrella is done with the pencils as I don't have enough colours in the Graph it's yet.

Bye for now x

Kind and Caring Thoughts

Hi again, it's Sunday and that usually means a couple of things and one of them is a new challenge over at CD Sunday.  This week it's the turn of Christine to choose and her choice is Kind and Caring Thoughts, for my card I've used the Patience Strong cd from Joanna Sheen.

I embossed a line around the bottom layer of the card and used a small amount of ink to define, I printed the topper onto glossy card and finished it off with a ribbon.  Quite a quick card but sometimes it's just what we need.

Add a Twinkle at Polkadoodles

Good morning, it's another Friday and that means another challenge over at Polkadoodles. This week it's Add A Twinkle and our lovely Nikky has only gone and designed a new Christmas cd called Work and Play Festive Hollybobs, what a fab name for a truly fab cd!

For my card I used the cutest elf image but to be honest I was spoilt for choice, just look at the reindeer. As usual with Nikky she knows that we want it all so she has given us both digi stamps and coloured images on the cd, and papers, embellishments, postcards and sentiments, because I was a bit short on time I've used the pre-coloured images here.  I have just treated myself to a Shilouette and this is the first time I've done a print and cut, I resized the images within the software before cutting but to be honest they are really east to cut by hand too.
I've added lots of glitter to the tree and to the elf's hat, hope it shows up in the picture.

I wanted to use so many of the elements on the cd that I think I'll be showing you more cards in the near future even if I do think it's too early to be thinking about Christmas but I know we need to start so we aren't pushed nearer to the time.

Do come and join us and if you aren't up for making a start on your Christmas cards it doesn't matter because you can add twinkly bits to loads of things. 

Check out the rest of the teams makes as they are super, you will not be able to choose a favourite.

I'm also entering this into the following challenges
Sparkles Christmas Challenge - A Winters Scene
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes in July
Christmas Cardz Challenges - Anything Goes

'til next time x

Red, White and Blue at Polkadoodles

Hello, this is my first challenge post as team member over at the Polkadoodles Challenge blog, I am so excited to be part of the team and as there were a few new members who joined at the same time there is a lot of different inspiration for you now.

The challenge runs for two weeks and this is week two so get your skates on and join in with us, I have used the Dollie Daydreams cd Girl Talk which is available on the Polkadoodles website, it's full of stunning images, papers and digi's. I decided not use a main image and go for some of the accessories which as you can see are great to be used on there own, I printed off two sheets of backing paper which I then made the box with, I have seen lots of tiny boxes around but I wanted to go bigger so used the two sheets of A4 to make this. I then chose my shoes and took them into Craft Artist so I could turn some of them around so I had pairs, I printed them out and used a combination of Graph it, Promarker and Spectrum Noirs to colour the shoes. I wanted to give the impression of a shop window with all the shoes on display. (Hope I managed it) The sentiment came from the cd too, there are some really great ones on there so it really is a one stop shop, Nikky knows what we need as crafter's.  I have bought lots of pens over the years but I must say I really enjoy using the Graph it pens and I've added a link for you so you can check them out.

That's it for today, I hope you can join and also check out the other teams makes, they are a talented bunch.

Round again - recycling

Good morning it's very early on Sunday morning and the sun is shining which makes a nice change from yesterday.
This week over at CD Sunday Carol has chosen Round again or recycling, now I do use things that look like they may have a use but I am someone who throws things in the bin without thinking if they can be reused.  I thought I was going to struggle but I bought some new bedding and it came all wrapped up and tied with a ribbon.

I used the label as a mat and kept the ribbon on, I didn't think to use something  big enough to cover the wording and keep the gold border but I had two so the next one will be used that way.

The card I made is from the Card Creations + cd Crazy Cats by Linda Ravenscroft, I didn't have the right colour roses so I used an alcohol pen to colour them but the brown flowers were already that colour. The leaves are from a Tattered Lace die set and the sentiment is from a stamp set I bought recently, I've been trying to add more sentiments into my collection.

Digichooseday - Not a square card

Hi everyone, I've had a day off work so have had time to play and as I've got a bit of news for you I thought I'd tag it onto this post.

I applied for a position on the Polkadoodles design team and never thought for a minute I'd be accepted but I've got a place so I'm more than excited and will be joining in with their challenges from the beginning of July.

Now I also won some blog candy from Nikky as it was the first birthday of the Graph 'it challenge so I was over the moon when in the box with more stash than you can imagine was four - yes I did say four of the Polkadoodles cd's and even better I only had one of them in my stash so I've now got a pressie for someone too.

Anyway onto the Digichooseday challenge and as with all of Nikky's cd's there are digi images a plenty so I decided to use the Dollie Daydreams Goes East cd and this is what I came up with.

I took some of the images into Craft Artist and resized the background, I then copied and flipped it, joined the two pieces together and printed it out. I resized the little lady and printed her out, because I was in a bit of a hurry I used a pre-coloured image but it would be fun to print out the plain one and see how she develops.  I cut around the top of the flowers and slid her in so she looks like she is standing in the middle of them.
I'm going to enter her in to the following
Digi Chooseday - Not a square card
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
A Girl Who Crafts - Anything Goes
Scribble and Scrap - Anything goes
Paper Minutes - Asian