Forgotten Funkies - Rainbow Polkadots

Its the last Friday of the month so its time for a Forgotten Funky!! And this month its the turn of the Rainbow Polkadots download. I've been going through all the old crafting magazines that were piled up and I've saved all the inspriation I could find and I came across making tee-pee cards, so here is one!

Really easy to make - 3 squares the same size, score diagnally tip to tip then fold in half and then glue all together!

I've used a Spellbinders die and stamped Our Betty - Your Special Day acrylic stamp in the centre and then coloured with Promarkers. I've also added liquid pearls around the edge of the card and image plus some half pearls too. I've secured the layers at the back of the card with a slider and a brad so it will stand up!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Catz: Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes
Wags n Whiskers: Polkadots
I Love Promarkers: Monochrome
Penny's Paper Crafty: Anything Goes

The Geek Shall Inherit The Earth

As you have become accustomed to me being late with blogging the new Jellypark releases, I thought I'd better not disappoint!  This one is called The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth and I've coloured her with Promarkers.

I decided to make a bookmark as I was struggling with the offcuts of paper that I had and wanted to use up as they were not really big enough to use!  The spotty paper is from Funky Hand - Rainbow Polkadots download and I have a feeling the blue gingham is from Polkadoodles but I'm not sure as I found it in the bottom of the large box of bits!

The sentiment comes with the image and I've layered it onto some black card.  The brads are not really brads but dots of Sharpie marker with glossy accents over the top!  The ribbons are from my stash and I really dread to think how long I've had them!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create:  Anything Goes
Anything But A Card:  Dust Off Your Old Supplies
The Squirrel and the Fox:  Here Come The Girls
Cupcake Inspirations:  Colour Palette
CAS Friday:  Red, White and Blue

Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
Papers:  Spotty - Funky Hand, Rainbow Polkadots download, blue gingham Polkadoodles
Everything else:  My stash 

Scraps

I am trying really really hard to use up the scraps from the rather large and very overflowing shoe box that I currently keep them in!  And I am trying to use up all the cute die cut toppers that I bought from the Lili of the Valley ebay store (although I've just bought some more......!)

So here is one card.  A lot more to go!  Papers are from Funky Hand - the checked blue is from the Craft The Year Away cd and the spotty paper is from the Rainbow Polkadots download.  I had to be careful with the spotty paper as it was not a full strip but you'd never know!

I've layered everything onto black card as the gingham wasn't big enough for the card blank and I didn't want to cut it down any smaller!  The image is from Lili of the Valley ebay shop which I've glittered around the edge.  Card candy from my stash along with a random sentiment I found on the table!

I am slowly getting through the pile - I hope!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

I Heart Sketches:  Sketch followed
Hiding In My Craft Room:  Use Scraps
Shelly's Images:  Kid Theme
Sister Act Card Challenge:  Anything Goes
Crafty Catz:  Anything Goes

Image:  Pre Printed topper from Lili of the Valley
Papers:  Funky Hand, Craft the Year Away cd and Rainbow Polkadots
Everything else:  My stash (or found on the table!)

Bicycle

This was the third image I decided on to make this card.  I'd already picked out the papers from the rather overflowing shoe box so I was determined to use those but the previous two images just didn't work.  And then I remembered this one!

The image is a Lili of the Valley pre coloured topper which I bought through their eBay store some time ago and I think you can only buy them this way now.  They are great for when I can't be bothered colouring!

The papers are a mixture - the spotty ones are from Funky Hand - Rainbow Polkadots download and the checked one is a freebie from The Clip Art Fairy. And if you like a bargain, there is a half price sale on all Funky Hand download this Bank Holiday weekend!  But be quick - it ends 10pm GMT tomorrow!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

I Heart Sketches:  Sketch followed
Paper Creator:  For The Boys
Crafty Catz:  Inspired By A Song (Bicycle Race, Queen)
Delicious Doodles:  Something For The Boys
Moving Along With The Times:  One For The Guys

Image:  Pre coloured topper from Lili of the Valley
Papers:  Spotty ones - Funky Hand, checked one - The Clipart Fairy
Everything else:  My stash 

Splashing In The Rain

This is such a cute image and the best thing is that it came pre-coloured!  So a nice and quick card to make!  I bought it as part of a crafters resource pack from CraftsUPrint - I got 5 different Sassy Cheryl pre-coloured images for only £3 which is a bargain!

I've used a Nestie to cut the image and also the two half circles either side plus used another Nestie for the scalloped edge layering.  All the papers are from Funky Hand - Rainbow Polkadots download and the ribbon (well, its actually upholstery trimming from the scrap store) is from my stash.

I've added some clouds and three tiny glass gems (which were left over from my cousin's Wedding last year!) plus a bit of stickles over the rain drops.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday:  Sketch Followed
Simon Says Stamp:  April Showers
Creative Card Crew:  Clouds
Tip Top Tuesday:  Boys and Girls Come Out To Play
Craft Your Passion:  Water
Digi Makeover Challenge:  Water


Image:  Crafters Resources from CraftsUPrint - Sassy Cheryl image
Papers:  Rainbow Polkadots download from Funky Hand
Dies:  Spellbinder Nestabilities
Ribbon:  Scrap Store
Everything else:  My stash 

Slugs and Snails

Yep, I'm still working my way through the large shoe box full of offcuts of digi papers! I'm determined to see the bottom of it this year and not to transfer the contents into a larger box!

For this card I've used a dark red base card and then the spotty layers are from Funky Hand - Rainbow Polkadots download which have been printed in different sizes so I got different sized dots!  I had to be creative with the red and white spotty paper as I didn't quite have enough - the 'missing bit' is under the image so you'll never know!

The image is a pre coloured Sassy Cheryl from a kit of 5 I bought from Crafts U Print.  Sometimes its just easier to print than to try and colour!  I've added a dotted blue line around the edge of the image with a gel pen.  The embroidery thread is from my stash.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Creative Craft Challenges:  Sketch followed
Eclectic Ellapu:  Masculine
Here Come The Boys:  Lots of Layers
Kenny K's Krafty Krew:  Layer It Up
One Stop Craft:  For The Kids


Image:  Pre coloured from Crafts U Print - Sassy Cheryl original
Papers:  Rainbow Polkadots download from Funky Hand
Everything else:  My stash 

Teenage Boy

I'm rather late again with last week's new releases from Jellypark, but better late than never!  Here is the first of two - perfect for teenagers!  This is called Teenage Boy - Gaming and is available to buy for the bargain price of £1.25!

I've coloured him with Promarkers and watercolour pencils (for the softer parts) and then layered onto some red and silver card I found in my stash.

I'm trying to use up all the random offcuts of printed papers in my shoe box (rather large!) so I've used red and white polkadot paper from Polkadoodles (Britannia download) and the blue and white from Funky Hand (Rainbow Polkadots download). I've added some X Cut stars and a ribbon along with some embroidery thread.

With a bit of luck, I'll be blogging the other Jellypark new release stamp before the next set are released!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Avenue 613:  Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everyone:  Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges:  Anything Goes
Robyn's Fetish:  Anything Goes


Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers and watercolour pencils
Papers:  Polkadoodles and Funky Hand
Dies:  X Cut
Everything else:  My stash 

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 34 - Midway Extra

We are at the point of the midway part of the current Fetch A Sketch challenge and Lou has set this fab sketch and because it is October we are having a pink theme!  So follow the sketch and add some pink!

I've raided my overflowing box of bits to make this card - the pink dotted paper is from Funky Hand - Rainbow Polkadots download and I've added ribbons from my stash along with half pears, a tag I found (Sizzix die cut) and another of those rather blingy dangly gems!

So you see - not a difficult sketch at all!  Good luck with it and for more details and how to enter, pop over to Fetch A Sketch!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges:  Go Pink
Robyns Fetish Challenges:  Circles
Pink Gem Challenge:  For The Girls
Drunken Stampers:  Think Pink

Papers:  Funky Hand, Rainbow Polkadots download
Dies:  Sizzix Scallop tags
Everything else:  My stash

Simply Create Too Challenge 20 MIDWAY EXTRA - Back To School

We are halfway through the Simply Create Too challenge and the theme this fortnight is:

Back To School

This card was a special request - her daughter had just completed three years of Nurse training and had qualified - Emily had gone from being a graduate to a Nurse!

Both images are from Pink Cat Studio and I've coloured them with Promarkers and used my fancy X Cut dies.

I've handwritten the sentiments and used ribbon from my stash.  The spotty papers are from Funky Hand - Rainbow Polkadots download.

Good luck with the challenge - for more details and inspiration, pop over to Simply Create Too!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Delightful Challenges:  Fancy and Frilly
Sassy Studios:  Inside to be as Pretty as Outside
Digi Stamps 4 Joy:  Back To School
Fresh Brewed Designs:  Hot, Hot Hot
Inky Impressions:  Back To School
Simon Says:  Back To School

• Images:  Pink Cat Studio, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  Funky Hand, Rainbow Polkadots download
• Dies:  X Cut
• Everything Else:  My stash

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 30 Midway Extra

It's time for the Midway Extra post on Fetch A Sketch and here is a reminder of the sketch:

We have two sponsors this fortnight - Funky Hand are offering one lucky winner a download of their choice

And Jellypark are offering another lucky winner two digi's of their choice!

For my sample I've used the Wedding Cake digi stamp from Jellypark and coloured it with Promarkers, Stickles and Liquid Pearls, adding a line of Liquid Pearls around the edge of the image plus some tiny half pearls too.

The paper is from Funky Hand - Rainbow Polkadots and I've doodled a line around the edge and added a rather large red organza bow to finish it off!

Good luck with the challenge - for more details, pop over to the Challenge Blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges:  Die Cuts and Punches
Opus Gluei:  Red Hot
Robyn's Fetish:  Monochromatic
Creative Inspirations Paint:  Monochromatic
Poodles Parlour:  Die Cuts

• Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  Funky Hand, Rainbow Polkadots
• Dies:  X Cut
• Everything else:  My stash

Invitations

One of my oldest friends (she's not that old just that we've known each other since we were 13!) is turning 40 mid August and asked me to make her Garden Party invitations with a purple / lilac and pink theme.

So here are two of them! I made 22 in total.  I hand cut the banners and they have been edged with stickles which you can just about make out.  I added emboridery thread bows to the ends - two shades of pink and two shades of lilac as I didn't have enough of one single colour.

I've printed the sentiment on the pc and added a pink half pearl plus faux stitching around the main panel.  I had to keep the card as flat as I can for posting as any bulky embellishments and it costs almost twice more to send!

The main panel is Rainbow Polkadots download from Funky Hand and the purple was in my stash so not got a clue where it came from!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafts and Me:  Birthday's
365 Day Cards:  Day 119 - Mail-able
Anything Goes Challenge:  Polkadot with a Birthday Theme

• Papers:  Rainbow Polkadots download from Funky Hand and my stash
• Sentiment:  Computer generated
• Everything else:  My stash

Simply Create Too Challenge 16 - Country Where You Live

It's time for another Simply Create Too challenge and this fortnight the theme is:

Country Where You Live

So what colours depict your country?  For me, its red, white and blue and of course bunting and tea!

I've used a free template from Papercraft Inspirations magazine to make the tea pot and I've used papers from Funky Hand - Rainbow Polkadots download for both the teapot and the bunting.

I've added a little ticket the the bottom of the teapot and that is from Jellypark and I've coloured it with Promarkers.

Good luck with the challenge - for more details, pop over to the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Samuel Taylor:  Red, White and Blue
Fab n Funky:  Polkadots
Sassy Cheryl:  Celebrate Red, White and Blue

• Template:  Freebie from Papercraft Inspirations
• Papers:  Rainbow Polkadots download from Funky Hand
• Ticket:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
• Everything else:  My stash

Get Funky Challenge - Polkadots and Flowers

It's time for a brand new challenge at Get Funky! I am the hostess this month and the theme I have chosen is:

Polkadots and Flowers

Nice and easy! The main rule that we have is that you MUST use a Funky Hand product in your creation and there is always a freebie to help you on your way for the month.

I've used the fab Rainbow Polkadots download for my handbag card - the template I've used is actually a blank bag and I've simply drawn around it! The handbag actually folds flat for posting which is handy!


I've added a faux stitch around the edges in a black fineliner pen and added a Queen and Co faster with a pearl centred brad to hold it all together.

The flowers are made from a type of angel hair paper and tissue paper all layered and in reducing sizes - I used my Spellbinder scallop circle die to cut them out and again added a pearl centred brad to hold it all together.

Good luck with the challenge - for more details please go to the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

2 Sisters:  Make It Girlie
CES Challenges:  Anything Goes
Crafty Mess:  Pink and Cute
Card Makin' Mama's:  Flowers
Charisma Cardz:  Pink and Girlie
Do You Stack Up:  Use a Flower

• Template: A diecut blank from my stash
• Papers: Funky Hand - Rainbow Polkadots download
• Dies: Spellbinder Scallop Circles
• Everything else: My stash

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 14 - Angels

 It's time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge and the theme this fortnight is:

Angels

I have two wonderful sponsors for the challenge - Funky Hand and Jellypark!  A download from Funky Hand and two digi's from Jellypark are the prizes for this challenge so two lucky winners!  A big thank you to Anice and Claire for their continuing generosity!

For my creation I have used two different Funky Hand products - the main backing paper is Rainbow Polkadots download and I've also used the Boys and Girls download behind the image which is no longer available.  And from Jellypark, I've used the Cute Little Angel stamp which has been coloured with Promarkers plus the obligatory glitter on her wings!

The ribbon is from my stash and I've had to do the one loop method as it wasn't long enough for a traditional two bow finish!  I've used my Sizzix snowflake die to cut sparkly paper and vellum and layered them up.

Good luck with the challenge!  For more details please pop over to Crimbo Crackers.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments:  For A Child

Flourishes:  Bingo (Pink, Ribbon, Die Cut)

Passion For Promarkers:  Use Die Cuts

Karen's Doodles:  Something For The Kids

The Crazy Challenge:  Girly

• Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
• Papers:  Funky Hand
• Dies:  Sizzix snowflakes
• Everything else:  My stash

Dude Time Doodles Challenge 21 - Sketch

It's time for another Dude Time Doodles challenge! As it is the first Wednesday of the month we have a sketch to follow - for more details on how to enter and to see the sketch (blogger is not playing nicely for me!) please visit the challenge blog.


I've used a new release image - Fanny Beach and coloured her with Promarkers and the obligatory glitter glue in her hair! She looks so fantastic!

Papers are from Funky Hand - Rainbow Polkadots and I've added a fimo heart button that I made myself! I found it when rummaging for something else - its amazing what I have when I look!

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers: Summer Holiday Memories
Paper Pretties: Primary Colours
Crazy Challenge: Spots / Stripes
Corrosive Challenges: Funny / Punny

• Image: Fanny Beach, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: Funky Hand - Rainbow Polkadots download
• Everything else: My stash - button by me!
  

Spotty Red Dots

I've increased my Christmas card target to 150 as I was almost at the original target of 100 and its not quite September yet!! I do like a challenge, and I think I just could make this one!! To meet it, I'll have to make around 27 cards in September and October and then the rest can follow in November. My first Christmas fair is mid October and then I have another mid November.

But this little cutie won't be going to any of the fairs as it is part of an order and is for a 7 year old Niece (1 down, all the rest to go, Claire!) It's a Whimsie Doodles image which I got for a recent challenge win and Santa Leah has been coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue (quite a lot as it took a few hours to dry!)

The paper is from the Rainbow Polkadots download from Funky Hand and I printed it at A5 size for smaller spots. Sentiment is computer generated and the red card is from my stash, along with the ribbon (just the perfect length too!) and the snowflake confetti.

I've added a thin glitter border around the edge of the spotty paper (you just can't see it) and a silver gel pen dotted line around the edge of the sentiment and image. I used my Nesties as a template to draw around.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Whimsie Doodles: Anything Goes
Sweet Stop Sketches: Sketch used
Designed 2 Delight: Christmas for a Child
Bah Humbug: Girly

• Image: Whimsie Doodles, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
• Papers: Rainbow Polkadots download from Funky Hand
• Sentiment: Computer generated
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities as a template
• Everything else: My stash
  

Pink Christmas, with Sparkle

I found a new challenge site (and had to make a purchase or two!) which is Squiggle Stamps and their current challenge is:

Christmas Creations

I've also used the Sweet Sketch Wednesday sketch for inspiration (always good inspiration!) The image is a freebie from Squiggle Stamps and I've coloured it with Promarkers. The papers are all from Funky Hand - the spotty one is Rainbow Polkadots download and the other has a very light snowflake pattern on it and is from Funky Little Christmas download.

I've done the dotting around the edges with liquid pears and a silver gel pen for the image. Ribbon is from my stash (was determined to use it as I've had it for years!) and the large snowflake is from a Matalan sale. The other snowflakes are confetti.

I'd like to enter the following challenges with my card:

Incy Wincy: Monochromatic
Sparkles Foum: One For The Girls
Secret Crafter: Monochromatic
Sweet Stampin': Christmas In July
Crafty Catz: Christmas In July
Fussy and Fancy: Christmas In July

• Image: Squiggle Stamps, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
• Papers: Various Funky Hand
• Everything else: My stash
  

Little Boys

I won my choice of 5 Poodle Parlour images in a recent challenge and this image was one that I picked! The Poodle Parlour challenge is:

Red, White and Blue

I've followed the Papertake Weekly sketch for inspiration and the blue papers are from a now retired Funky Hand collection - Boys and Girls. The red spotty is from Rainbow Polkadots download from Funky Hand and I've used some shiny red card from my stash for layering along with some Card Candy and a button.

The image has been coloured with Promarkers. So if you like cute images that are a dream to colour, pop over to the Poodles Parlour!

• Papers: Boys and Girls and Rainbow Polkadots download from Funky Hand
• Image: Poodles Parlour, coloured with Promarkers
• Everything else: My stash
  

Digi Doodles Guest Designer for July - DIY Flowers

Good news! I've been asked to be the Guest Designer for the remainer of July over at Digi Doodles Shop's Best Challenges! How fab is that! And the challenge for this week is:

Make Your Own Flowers

I've recently found my stash of paper raffia in the cupboard whilst looking for something else and with around 10 colours in the pack and at 99p for 5 metres of each I don't know why I've not used it sooner! So I decided to try my hand at some flowers! They've not quite turned out as neat as I expected but that is probably because I kept getting my finger stuck in the middle when I was winding the strip around it!


The papers are from Funky Hand - Rainbow Polkadots download which is a really fab download as its got, well, all the colours of the rainbow in both positive and negative so it will match any project! I've layered onto black card and inked edges. The lace is actually underware lace and I got it from the scrap store ages ago!

Good luck with the challenge - go to the challenge blog for more details!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Ladybug Crafts Inks: Summer Birthday's
Shopping Our Stash: In With The Old or In With The New (very old I'm going for!)
Papertake Weekly: Hot Colours
Tuesday Trio: Sketch and Lace
Happileigh Scrapping: Critters
Pollycraft Challenge: The Great Outdoors
Stamps R Us Challenge: Through The Garden Gate

Strawberry Cake!

Isn't this a wonderful image? I bought it as part of the gift certificate I won on a recent Phindy's Place challenge (thank you!) It's been coloured with Aquamarkers and I used one of my Nesties to cut it out. I've added a row of gold gel pen dots around the edge of it as I can never ink the edges of this particular shape very well and this is the next best thing!


The papers are all from Funky Hand but various collections - the dotty green is from Rainbow Polkadots download and the other two papers are from Craft The Year Away cd. I've used offcuts of white card for layering and the sentiment has been printed onto Safmat from Letraset and then layered.

The buttons are from my stash and the ribbon twine is from The Ribbon Girl.


I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Phindy's Place: Buttons
Sketches By Carly: Sketch (above)
Cardmadfairy's Digi Day's Challenge: Animals (mouse! And its alive this time!)
Glitter Geeks: Tea Party (I'm bringing cake!)

• Image: Phindy's Place, coloured with Aquamarkers
• Papers: Various from Funky Hand
• Button Twine: The Ribbon Girl
• Sentiment: Printed on Safmat
  
• Everything else: My stash