Lacy Sunshine #52 - Winged Things

Its time for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine, and for this challenge the theme is Winged Things!  

Please pop on over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw  - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5 digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.

We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you, which you can get for a special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #51 (see details on the Challenge Blog).


Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Roxi Neon Boombox Enchantress digi
Copics - E00, E01, E02, 42, E43, E44, E47, 50, YG61, YG63, YG65, R02, R05, R08, R17, R85, C2, C4, C6
Polkadoodles - elements from the Work & Play CD #8
Brother Scan N Cut - to cut out the largge amplifier image
Hunkydory - white square card blank 

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge # 199 - Anything Goes

Its time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - and this week the theme is Anyting Goes, so craft your heart out and show us any project you like!

There is a fabulous sponsor this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:
Lacy Sunshine - 3 digi images

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Lucky Bamboo
Copics - E00, E01, E02, E40, E43, E44, E47, 51, 53, E55, G40, G43, YG63, R81, R83, B00
Polkadoodles - Dolly Goes East ccd (background paper)
Core'Dinations - green card
Kaisercraft - light green gems
Craftwork Cards - white square card blank
 

Lacy Sunshine #44 - Halloween

Its time for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine, and for this challenge the theme is Halloween.

Please pop on over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw  - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5 digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.

We have a gorgeous Challenge Digi for you - Eleanor & Pickles Ve Vant Candy which you can get for a special discounted price of $2.00 for the duration of the challenge from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe, or for free if you used a Lacy Sunshine digi in Challenge #43 (see details on the Challenge Blog).

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Sugi's Hocus Pocus digi
Copics - R83, C1, C3, C5, YR14, YR16, YR18, V12, V15, V17, YG11, YG13, YG17, E00, E01, E02, E41, E43, E44, E47
Polkadoodles - Halloween paper
Spellbinders - Matting basics A and B
Core'Dinations - orange card
Hunkydory - white 5" x 7" cards blank

Guest Designer for Graph'It Markers Colour Challenge - Week 28 Christmas Colours

A few weeks ago the fabulous Graph'It Challenge DT asked people to apply for a Guest Designer spot.  I applied even though I am still very new to using GIs, so was uber excited to find they thought my colouring and card designs are good enough to get a GDT spot!  Thank you team!

I get to share 2 projects with you (how cool is that!?), and my first is for Christmas!

I've had a couple of advent calendar kits in my craft stash for quite some time, and thought this would be an ideal opportunity to use one of them!   I chose an image and papers from the Studio 12 Picknix Gingerbread Twist collection, and set to work with some GIs, some glittery embossing powders, Distress Ink and crochet ribbon! Hope you like it, I'm really looking forward to using it this Christmas - the drawers are quite large so I can put something more than just a chocolate in it! :-)

I hope you will pop on over to the Graph'It Challenge to take a look at all the fab projects from the DT and join in the fun!

I am adding this to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Just Keep on Creating - July Anything Goes 
Creative Fingers Challenge - #43 Anything Goes 
Polkadoodles - #28 Add Twinkle 
ABC Christmas Challenge - N is for Numbers
Simply Create Too - #65 Christmas in July 
Aud Sentiments - #110 Anything Goes 
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #43 Anything Goes (rectangular or square) 

Materials Used:
Graph'Its - 8270, 8280, 4110, 9303, 3140, 3170, 3180, 5250, 5245, 5240
Polkadoodles - Studio 12 Picknix Gingerbread Twist CD
Stamps Away - Advent calendar kit (I made it up differently to the instructions)
Tattered Lace - numbers die set
Ranger - brushed Corduroy distress ink
Creative Expressions - cream crochet ribbon, iced snow glitter jewels
Stampendous - shabby white embossing enamel
Brother Scan N Cut - to cut out the gingerbread skaters
Brads from stash

Tatty Twinkles - Flowers

Hi!  Today I would like to share a card I made using a gorgeous digi from the My Craft Studio Tatty Twinkles CD designed by the fabulous Nikky Hall from Polkadoodles!

Easy and fun to colour, and there is a ton of stuff on this CD!  So I hope you like my take on the Tatty Twinkles Flowers digi!

I am adding this to the following:
Crafting At The Weekend - #3 Anything Goes 
Just Keep On Creating - July Anything Goes 
Digi Choosday - Punches or Dies Cuts 
GraphIt Markers - Wk 27 - Anything Goes 

Materials Used:
My Craft Studio - Tatty Twinkles CD
Copics - E000, E00, E01, E02, E40, E42, E43, E47 R84, R11, R12, R14, R17
Spellbinder - matting basics A and B
Die-Namics - leaf filled flourish
Britannia Dies - medium multiflower rose dies
Hole punch, embossing tool and mat - to make the "dotz"Hunkydory - All Occasions paper pad, 5" x 7" white card blank
Core'Dinations - coral card stock

Lacy Sunshine #37 - Under The Sea Christmas in July

Its time for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine, and for this challenge the theme is Under The Sea Christmas in July.  So please pop on over to Lacy Sunshine and join in the fun for the random draw  - there will be 2 winners: 1st prize - 5 digi images, 2nd prize - 3 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.

We have a choice of Challenge Digis for you this time - Shelly C Turtle or Sheldon C Turtle which you can get for a special discounted price of $2.50 each for the duration of the challenge from the Lacy Sunshine Crafters Candy Shoppe.  Read all about our loyalty program on the challenge blog, as you could receive a free image every new challenge!
 
I am adding this to the following:
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 
Just Keep On Creating - July Anything Goes

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - L'il Olena Octi's Christmas
Copics - B91, B93, B95, B97, G82, G94, G99, E41, R81, R83, R85
Polkadoodles - Magical Winter CD (Christmas pennant paper)
Spellbinder - Lacy squares, classic squares, Asian accents
My Craft Studio - crystal glitter
Core-Dinations - blue card
LOTV - blue snowflake paper

Polkadoodles Work and Play - Drummer Troy

Hi folks!  Recently I have wondered to myself why I don't seem to make as many cards as I used to - now I seem to only make one card a day when I craft, if I am lucky as sometimes it is only part of a card!  For a while I couldn't figure out why, then realised that a) my crafting style has changed over the last few years and b) I do a lot more colouring of images than I used to do which I guess takes a lot longer than taking a printed / foiled kit and putting cards together.  I still buy some of those kits now and again, but they don't seem to get to the top of my "to craft" list that often anymore - I guess that is because I enjoy the colouring more, oh and using my die cutting machines (manual and electronic) and CDs!

Now sometimes we don't have the time or crafty mojo to spend time colouring an image for a card, so today I thought I would share a card that I made using pre-coloured elements from a fab Polkadoodles CD - its from the first Work and Play Collection which is a really fun set of images and papers (and more) to craft with!

I am adding this card to:
Crafting At The Weekend - #3 Anything Goes
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes

Materials Used:
Polkadoodles - Work and Play Collection 1 CD
Core'Dinations - brown card
Brother Scan N Cut - to cut the image out
Craftwork Cards - white square card blank

Polkadoodles Work and Play - Handyman Dave

I just love the Polkadoodles Work and Play CDs, and have all 4 that have been released so far! :-) Am hoping there will be more too!  I wanted to make something suitable to enter a couple of challenges with a "for men" type theme, so chose this cute Handyman Dave digi stamp from collection 1.  I also used one of the backing papers and a sentiment from the CD, and added some DIY tool die cuts.

I am adding this card to the following:
Polkadoodles - Men on our minds
That Craft Place - Men
Digi Tuesday - All about the men

Materials Used:
Polkadoodles - Work and Play CD 1
GraphIts -  5215, 5220, 4115, 4125, 4155, 9101, 9102, 9103, 9401, 9403, 9502, 9504, 9505, 3110, 3125
Memory Box Dies - handy man tools, crafts man tools
Core'Dinations - blue card
Craftwork Cards -circle cut easel card
Cricut Explore - to cut the background card and paper for the easel
Brother Scan N Cut - to cut out the digi stamp
Hole punch, embossing tool and mat - to make the "dotz" 

Oranges & Lemons....

...say the Bells of St Clement's. There is an interesting story behind this old rhyme, but I'm happy to say that this post features a card with a much happier view of life!  Now I have to admit that oranges and yellows are not colours I would automatically go to when I am choosing colours for cards, but I decided I would try something a bit different and join in the Graph'It Oranges & Lemons Colouring Challenge and ended up being very happy with the result!

I am adding this to the following:
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes - May Link Up
Just B Creative Crazy - May Linky Party
Graph'It Markers Colour Challenge - Wk 20 Oranges & Lemons
Polkdaoodles - Wk 20 Things With Wings 

Materials Used:
Polkadoodles - Dolly Daydream Goes East CD (butterfly and sentiment)
Graph'It - 1140, 1150, 1180, 2110, 2150, 2180
Anna Griffin - orange patterned card
Crafters Companion - black card
Hunkydory - 7" x 7" white card blank
Hole punch, embossing tool and mat - to make the "dotz"

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #174 - One For The Boys

It's time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - and the theme this week is One For The Boys!

There are three prizes up for grabs this week, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in: 
Dr Digi's House of Stamps - 2 digi images
Crafty Sentiments - 3 digi images
Di's Digi Downloads - $12 gift certificate 

I am adding this to the following:
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes - April Link Up
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Just B Creative Crazy - April Linky Party
GraphIt Markers Colour Challenge - Use Greys (I have used Graph'It Cool Greys and Copic Cool Greys)

Materials Used:
Crafty Sentiments - Why Not 3 ins digi
GraphIt Markers - 4115, 4120, 5220, 5240, 8110, 8240, 8250, 9101, 9102, 9103, 9104, white ShakeIt pen
Copics - C00, C01, C03, C05, C07, YR20, YR23, YR27, E01, E02
Polkadoodles - bicycle image from Not For Girls Definitely For Men CD
Serif - brick wall digi
Core'Dinations - blue card
Hunkydory - white square card blank

Tatty Twinkle Easter Stepper Card

I downloaded this free Tatty Twinkle Easter download designed by Nikky Hall of Polkadoodles for Tattered Lace, and just had to have a play - isn't she cute!

This is the second stepper card I have made recently, I have a bit of a stash of them but generally hate having to try to cut out paper and card to fit.  However, my Brother Scan N Cut has changed that as I was able to create 2 layers in the Canvas software to fit these cards, and now its easy peasy! How happy am I about that! :-)  I also cut out all the digi images from the download on the machine, then coloured them in.  It really does make it a breeze, you get all the fun colouring and putting the card together and none of the hassle of cutting it all out.

I am adding this to the following:
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes - April Link Up
Just B Creative Crazy - April Linky Party


Materials Used:
Tattered Lace - Tatty Twinkle Easter download from crafting.co.uk
GraphIt -  8110, 8240, 8250, 9102, 9103, 9104, 9106, 6120, 6140, 7105, 3110, 3140, 1250, 4115, 4135, 4145, 4155, 4170
Brother Scan N Cut - for the Tatty Twinkle images, the green card and pattered paper layers, and the grass
Core'Dinations - green card
Hunkydory - All Occasions paper pad 
Craftwork Cards - scallop edged stepper card

Lacy Sunshine #18 - Stitching Real or Faux

It's Sunday and time for a new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine!  The theme is Stitching Real or Faux.  I have used faux stitching which you have probably spotted on my cards a few times before as its a favourite of mine!  Though I really must get out that mini craft sewing machine that I have had for hmmm.... ages... and give real stitching on cards a go!

Anyone can enter the challenge, but your image must be hand coloured - the winners prize is 5 digi images of choice from the Lacy Sunshine Shop and a winners blinkie for your blog. There will also be a Top Three who will each receive a blinkie and 1 of Heather's digis. 

There is also a new Loyalty Program for Lacy Sunshine Challenges digis, information can be found in the rules section of the Challenge Blog.

Materials Used:
Lacy Sunshine - Eleanor Lil Witch digi
Copics - YR20, YR23, YR27, YR15, YR16, YR18, R22, E000, E00, E01, E02, E33, E35, E37, YG13, YG17, YG61, YG63, YG67, BV02, BV04, BV08, C2, C4, C5, 0.1mm black fine liner
Ranger - Shaded lilac distress ink
Spellbinder - Labels 20, spider web
Polkadoodles - Halloween Doodles backing paper
Craftwork Cards - white A5 card blank
Hole punch, embossing tool and mat - to make the "dotz" 

Angel of Peace

How gorgeous is this Peace Angel from the new Polkadoodles Angelberry range!  The very generous peeps at Polkadoodles are offering a free Angelberry digi image so that you can take part in this week's blog challenge - so I was very happy when she popped into my inbox!  She is just beautiful!

I picked some backing papers from a couple of Polkadoodles CDs, coloured  her in and then set to make the card.  I tried so many different layouts, with die cut holly, stars and allsorts - but eventually I went for this simple design which is fast becoming one of my favourites (in fact you will see the same layout tomorrow on a DT challenge card).

I am adding this card to the following:
Polkadoodles - Week 35 Fairy Time
Make It Monday - Linky Party #156
Creative Creations Challenges - #18 Early Christmas Makes

Materials Used:
Polkadoodles - Angel Peace Angelberry digi, Here Comes Christmas CD, Studio 12 Picknix 2 Gingerbread Twist CD
Copics - Y18, Y21, R81, R83, R85, YG61, YG63, YG67, E000, E00, E01, E02, E50, E51, E53
Creative Expressions - white crochet ribbon
Core'Dinations - pink card
American Crafts - 0.5mm red precision pen

Smell The Roses

Hi, hope you are all having a good weekend, and keeping warm in this cold weather - and what better excuse to stay in the warm and craft!

Polkadoodles and Emma Canning are having a blog hop, and have this fab "Be my Valentine" image free on the blog to create a card and take part.  This image is for week 1 which finishes tomorrow, so if you are quick you still have a bit of time to make a card and add your entry (then take a look at week 2 as there is another sweet free digi for us).

I am adding this card to:
Polkadoodles - Week 1 Emma Canning Blog Hop
Make It Monday - Linky Party #122
Through The Craftroom Door - #52 Anything Goes

Materials Used:
Polkadoodles/Emma Canning - Be My Valentine digi image
Copics - C2, C3, C4, R81, R83, R85, B93, B95, B97, E000, E00, E02, E31, E33, E35, E93
Letraset - black fine line drawing pen 0.1mm
Cardmking & Papercraft Magazine - Sew Pretty Designer Paper Collection
Die-namics - Fishtail Layers Stax die
DoCrafts/X-cut - bunting from the Garden Party die set
Pink flat back pearl - from stash
Craftwork Cards - white card blank

Flat Friends Challenge #3 - WOW with a splash of colour

Here is a card I made for this months Flat Friends Challenge - Its White on White with a splash of colour.  So a perfect chance to get some embossing folders out, layer them up and make something pretty!  I used the "Paige Wedding Day" digi, but decided not to put a sentiment on the card just yet as I thought it could be a wedding card or a prom card.

The Flat Friends challenge blog is still pretty new, so if you haven't come across it yet, pop on over here and take a look.  And if you want to purchase any of Emma's lovely digi images go to the Polkadoodles website and you'll find them there - a whole yummy collection!

I am adding this card to the following:
Flat Friends Challenge - #3 WOW with a splash of colour 
Cute Card Thursday - #249 Anything Goes
Card Crafters Circle - #55 Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - #51 Anything Goes
Make It Monday - Linky Party #120
Through The Craftroom Door - #50 Anything Goes

Materials Used:
Polkadoodles/Emma Canning - Paige Wedding Day digi image
Copics - C2, E000, E00. E02, B02, E93, E31, E33, E35, Spica #14 Blossom
Spellbinders - Dies: Floral Ovals, Fleur de lis Motifs; Embossabilities: Garden Lattice, Dainty Dots
White organza ribbon from stash

Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge

The 5th December - can you believe that 3 weeks today it will be Boxing Day here in the UK, so The Big Day will be all over!  I just don't know where the time is going at the moment!

Anyway, as its Wednesday, its time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog and this week the theme is "Anything Goes".  I used a cute little girl digi stamp from Digi My World and teamed her up with a background from a Polkadoodles CD, making it look like she is watering flowers in a big magical garden.
 
This week there are 4 prizes up for grabs, so pop on over to http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in:

Di's Digi Downloads - $10 voucher

Digital Delights - $5 voucher

Digi My World - $10 voucher

Sassy Studio Designs - 4 digis

I am adding this card to the Make It Monday - Linky Party #118

Materials Used:
Digi My World - Garden Girl Cindy digi stamp
Polkadoodles - Sugar Plum Daisy CD (background)
Copics - YG17, YG67, BG000, RV02, RV21, RV23, BV00, BV000, BV02, E02, E21, E33, E35, E40, E51, C-2, C-3, C-7
Core'Dinations - green card
Creaftwork Cards - whit card, sentiment oval
Silver mirri card from stash

Flat Friends Challenge Blog #2 - Dots n Stripes

I made this card for the 2nd challenge on the Flat Friends Blog using the lovely Taylor Bell digi image by Emma Canning.   I decided to have a go at the dotty background around the image using markers that I keep seeing around - not sure if I got it quite right here, I think maybe the shape should be different? But I still quite like the effect :-)

I am entering this card into the following:
Flat Friends - Challenge #2 Dots and Stripes
Make It Monday - Linky Party #117
Polkadoodles - Any Die Will Do

Materials Used:
Emma Canning/Polkadoodles - Taylor Bell digi image
Polkadoodles - Pen & Paper Circle 4 CD (papers)
Copics - E21, E33, E35, YG17
Flexmarkers/Promarkers - Lipstick Red, Pale Pink, Linen, Antique White, Light Fawn
Letraset - Black fine line drawing pen
Spellbinders - Reverse Wonky Rectangles
Kanban - gems
Craftwork Cards - white card blank

Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet!

Well, its mid way through October, it will soon be Halloween and there are a ton of Halloween challenges out in blogland at the moment, so I thought it was time I made a card or two so that I could play along!  For this one I used a cute stamp set that I bought absolutely ages ago.  I bought it from Joanna Sheen, but unfortunately I can't remember the make and haven't been able to find anything on the internet - so if anyone has any ideas please let me know :-)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Polkadoodles - Week 41 Halloween
Card Making Mamas - Time to Get Spooky
Stampin With the Dragon - Halloween
Hooked on Craft - Challenge 25 Halloween
Poodles Parlour - Halloween
Aud Sentiments - Challenge 65 Halloween
Just Some Lines - Too Cute to Spook
No Matter Which - Challenge 3 Halloween
Scrappy Frogs - Fall or Halloween
Eureka Stamps - Challenge 9 Trick or Treat

Materials Used:
Make unknown - Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet Rubber Stamp set (bear and sentiment)
Copics - E33, E35, E37, YR04, YR07, R000, R20, C-0, C-1, C-2, C-3
Polkadoodles - Halloween Doodles (backing paper)
Spellbinders - Wavy Rectangles
Ranger Distress Ink - Spiced Marmalade
Martha Stewart - border punch
Creative Studios - vintage seam binding in riviera lilac
Craftwork Cards - white A5 card blank, black card
Letraset - black fine line drawing pen