Fetch A Sketch Challenge 57

It's time for a new Fetch A Sketch challenge and here is the sketch for the fortnight:

And here is my sample:

I've used papers from Polkadoodles - Pretty Sweet cd along with a Time For Tea image called Fall Love - I've coloured it with Promarkers and used some fancy X Cut dies for the shapes along with a Sizzix tag die and ribbon from my stash. The sentiment has been handwritten.

Good luck with the challenge - for more details pop over to Fetch A Sketch!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes - optional twist, stitching
Dream Valley Challenges: Monochrome
Glitter and Sparkle: Anything But Square
Lacy Sunshine: Girls, Girls, Girls

Polkadoodle Challenge Week 22 - Colour Purple

It's another busy Friday for blog posts!  It's the turn of the new Polkadoodle challenge and the theme this week is:

The Colour Purple

We want to see lots of purple!  I've used papers from the Pretty Sweet cd and printed them A5 size, distressed the edges and added them to the kraft card blank.  I made the bunting from left overs and added some string and used staples to keep it all in place.

The sentiment has been stamped from the Babsie Fairy Flutterby stamp set and I've added a half pearl to the corner. Sometimes its nice to make a card without having to colour an image!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting By Designs:  Anything Goes
Creative Moments:  Lots of Layers
Nutcrafters:  Monochrome
Sisterhood of Crafters:  Sentiment - No Image

Papers:  Pretty Sweet cd from Polkadoodles
Sentiment:  Babsie Fairy Flutterby stamp set
Everything else:  My stash

Polkadoodle Challenge 45 - Swirls, Pearls & Pretty Pastels

Welcome to another Polkadoodle challenge! A lovely theme this week:

Swirls and Pearls

I've used papers and a digi from Pretty Sweet which has been coloured with Promarkers and a bit of liquid pearls. I've layered panels with silver paper from my stash and added seed beads in a swirly kind of pattern. The ribbon is from my stash and I think it was originally tied around some card blanks.


The snowflake is a Sizzix die and I've added seed beads to the centre too.

Good luck with the challenge - closing date is Sunday 20 November at 12noon GMT - click here to go to the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFT Challenge: Cute
Dutch Dare Challenges: Punches / Die Cuts
Stamp Insanity: Chilled Out Blues
Crazy Amigo Challenge: Swirls

• Printed papers and image (coloured with Promarkers) from Pretty Sweet
• Dies: Sizzix Snowflake
• Everything else: My stash
  

Polkadoodle Challenge 41 - Ribbons & Bows

Time for another Polkadoodle challenge - the weeks seem to be flying by! The challenge this week is:

Ribbons and Bows

Everything paperbased on my card comes from the very lovely new cd from Polkadoodles - Pretty Sweet. I've actually used one of the pre coloured images as I don't think my colouring would have been a good match to the image as it was! If you want to colour your own, there are stampies on the cd too!

I've added a banner with offcuts of card with ribbons from my stash.

Good luck with the challenge - it is open until Sunday 23 October at 12noon GMT.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz: Stitching
Little Miss Muffet Challenges: Girly Girl
Digi Stamps 4 Joy: Think Pink
Tuesday Throwdown: Think Pink

• All paperbased items: Pretty Sweet cd from Polkadoodles

• Everything else: My stash
  

Polkadoodle Challenge 40 - Handmade Flowers

Welcome to another Polkadoodle challenge! This week the theme is

Handmade Flowers

It's not often I make an easel card mainly because I can never get the dimensions right but I solved it this time by making a larger central panel and adding this!

I've used Flutterby Fairy Maggie stamp (had to do some masking to add the wings - another new technique for me!) and coloured her and the toadstools with Promarkers. The papers are from the brand new cd Pretty Sweet and I've made my flowers with rolled up paper raffia and a fair dollop of glue!

A little bit of faux stitching around the edges and some inking plus a bit of ribbon and embroidery thread from my stash and my card is complete!

Good luck with the challenge - it is open until Sunday 16 October and please remember our rules!

Don't forget - we have a Design Team call at the moment so be quick and get your application in! For more details visit the challenge blog.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Cooking It Up With Katie: Fabulous, Fun and FOLDING
Flutterby Wednesday: Fairy, Butterfly or Angel - anything goes
I Break for Challenges: Girl Power
Creative Card Crew: Easel Cards
Paper Minutes: Diva

• Image: Flutterby Fairy Maggie
• Papers: Pretty Sweet cd
• Everything else: My stash

World Card Making Day 2011

It's World Card Making Day today and although I won't actually be making any cards (Birthday parties to attend!) I will be doing some colouring this afternoon!


And to make it even more special, over at Jellypark there is a little temptation for you! Claire has drawn a wonderful crafting basket image which is free for you to snag and if you do create something with it, go back to Jellypark and link up your card as you could win a fantastic £10 voucher to spend at Jellypark! But you have to be quick - its only available for this weekend!

I've used the wonderful image to create quite a titchy card! The card blank I got from a recent trip to our local Scrap Store and its perfect for such little cards! I've used the free Jellypark image and coloured it with Promarkers and used a scrap of paper from Pretty Sweet cd from Polkadoodles.

The embroidery thread is also from the same trip to the Scrap Store. I've pretended to make some tiny brads by using a black fine tip pen and then adding glossy accents over the top - easy peasy!

Hope you can join in with us at Jellypark!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crazy 4 Challenges: World Card Making Day
Crafts 4 Eternity: Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks: Anything Goes

• Image: Jellypark freebie, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: Pretty Sweet cd from Polkadoodles
• Everything else: My stash
  

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 7 - Midway Extra

It's time for the Midway Extra and for some more inspiration at Fetch A Sketch! As a reminder, our current sponsor is Polkadoodles and a copy of A Double Sprinkle of Kraft cd is up for grabs.

As a reminder, here is our sketch:And here is my little extra! I've used papers from Pretty Sweet and distressed the edges of the backing with my scissors and added some black ink. I've made the bunting by snipping a square of four from one of the patterned sheets and hanging it over the embroidery thread line!

The embroidery thread is a recent find at the scrap store plus the other ribbon is from my stash along with the brads with the heart bead was a donation from Lynsey!

The challenge closing date is Sunday 2 October at 12noon GMT and don't forget you can use any of your stash, combine the challenge with as many others as you want and enter as many times as you wish! All we ask is that you follow the sketch and that it is recognisable. For more details please visit the challenge blog.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Gingerloft Challenge: Vintage or Distressed
One Stitch at a Time: Favourites (mine are embroidery thread, ribbon and beads)
Allsorts: Keep it Simple
CES Challenge: Recycle (embroidery thread from scrap store, heart bead from a friend)

• Papers: Pretty Sweet from Polkadoodles
• Embroidery thread: Scrap Store
• Bead: Lynsey
• Everything else: My stash
  

Pretty Sweet!

There is a new Polkadoodle mini cd out and its called Pretty Sweet and to be quite honest, it really is pretty sweet! This card has been made with papers and image from the cd - I've coloured the image with Promarkers to match the lilac theme and added some black inking around the edges and a fine dotted line.

The flower has been cut with a Cuttlebug flower die and I've added a card candy to the centre. So if you are after a cd with some lovely girlie images and wonderful papers to match, then this is the cd for you!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Party Time Tuesdays: Sketch and Monochromatic
2 Sisters: Gingham or Plaid
Di's Digi Designs: Make Your Own Flowers
Alphabet Challenge: Q for Quick
CAS-ual Fridays: CAS with 3 shades of same colour and brown
Fresh Brewed Designs: Keep it Simple

• Image and papers: Pretty Sweet mini cd from Polkadoodles, image coloured with Promarkers
• Dies: Cuttlebug
• Everything else: My stash
  

Embroidery Thread

Here is another card made with the brand new cd from Polkadoodles - Pretty Sweet! All the papers and the image are from the cd I've simply added some real (yes real - not faux for a change!) stitching with a perfectly matched embroidery thread that I got from a recent trip to the scrap store near me. I already had some of the thread but rarely used it for some reason but now I've got a lot more colours, I'm more tempted!


The gems are from my stash and I've just added a bit of inking with green and blue ink. Pretty simple! The image is pre coloured and there is a choice of uncoloured or coloured stampies on the cd - great if you need to make something in a hurry!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch followed
Get Hippity with Ippity: Buttons or Bow or Bling (I've used the bows and bling)
Digital Tuesday: People Images
Creative Belli: String

• All paperbased elements: Pretty Sweet cd from Polkadoodles
• Everything else: My stash
  

Flower Power

This sort of turned out how I wanted it to! Just a bit bigger that's all! Each of the flowers have been made by layering up either Nesties dies, a Sizzix flower die or a Cuttlebug die. I've distressed the layers by scrunching and inking then before gluing together.


Each of the centres has a blingy gem from the Poundshop. The grey / silver paper is from my stash and all the other papers are from the new cd from Polkadoodles - Pretty Sweet. You'll be seeing more of the cd in the next few days as I've made samples for when it is launched next week on Create and Craft!

Jacob has got his first football coaching practice tonight. It's never ending!!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Incy Wincy: Distressing
Die Cut Dreams: Flower Power
Cards and Things: Colour Challenge - Red, Pink and Grey
Simon Says Stamp: Dies or Punches
Kaboodle Doodles: Lots of Layers

• Silver / Grey card: My stash
• Other papers and sentiment: Pretty Sweet cd from Polkadoodles
• Dies: Sizzix Flower, Cuttlebug, Nesties
  
• Everything else: My stash