Polkadoodle Challenge Week 41 - Use A Die Cut

It's time for a new Polkadoodle Challenge and the theme is:

Die Cuts

I've made a tee-pee card for a work colleague who will shortly be going on maternity leave and its big enough for all the office to sign.  Papers are from the Twiggy and Toots CD and I've used a Sizzix die for the cute elephant and a Spellbinder frame.

I've inked the edges and used really faded blue, pink and black ink pads to soften the white card for the elephant and frame.  Half pearls from my stash.

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following:

Crafting With An Attitude:  Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations:  Anything Goes
The Paper Nest Dolls:  Anything Goes

From The Heart Stamps - September Blog Hop!

Welcome to our From the Heart Stamps blog hop; the theme for September is For the Bird(brains). As you hop along, please leave a comment on each blog as one random commenter will be selected from each stop on the blog hop to win an image of choice from the FTHS store. Plus one commenter on the From the Heart Stamps blog will be selected to win a $15 gift voucher to the store!

And that's not all! Have you ever had a great idea for a Birdbrain image? Well, this is your chance! One lucky winner randomly selected from all the comments left on the FTHS blog will be selected to work with Faith to design a Birdbrain image!

As you hop from blog to blog, if you like the look of the tutorial you can recreate it and don't forget to use a FTHS and your favourite Birdbrain image - just link your blog up with the InLinkz code at the bottom of each blog post as a random link will be picked to win my creation!

I've made a simple Tee-Pee card using one of my favourite FTHS images - Birdbrain Balloon - and coloured it with Promarkers and then cut it out.

Next, I printed Sassy Designs - Primary onto some thick cardstock - you will need three 11cm square peices. Sign up to the newsletter on the website as you'll get to hear of the fantastic sales where the digi paper packs are reduced to 99cents!

Score diagnally across each of the three squares to create a valley fold on the non-printed side. I've also inked all the edges with a brown Whispers inkpad (cheap and cheerful!)

To construct the Tee-Pee, lay the three squares as shown - overlapping each one. Double check that it will all fold together before you glue it, just in case (you can always trim the edges if needed to make it fold flat)

Stand the card up and embellish as desired with your favourite FTHS image! I've also added glossy accents to the balloon and eyes. And I've replaced the balloon string with an offcut of bakers twine. To keep the card shape when its stood up, I've added a button which has a foam pad underneath so that the flap rests on it and keeps it all closed. Alternatively, you can add a brad.

Back to the blog hop! If you have arrived from Joanna, you are in the right place, if not why don’t you start on the From the Heart Stamps blog, so you don’t miss anything. Don't forget to leave me a comment before you hop over to Angela to see what she's created.

Thanks for hopping with us today. The hop will end on Sunday 14 September at 6am, EST. Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps Blog on Wednesday 17 September.

Good luck!

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Good Luck Kitty

I've been busy at work. Not just working (although I do a lot of that!) but making leaving and good luck cards as it seems that now is the time to move on to pastures new for quite a few people. So I've made this card - a tee-pee - for one of my colleagues - she loves cats so Schrodinger from Dr Digi was a good call!

I've used The Big One papers which I've had for an age, coloured the image with Promarkers and cut it out with a Spellbinder die. The letters are in our organisation colours and is a Sizzix die. A few charms tied on with embroidery thread and its good to go! Plenty of room inside for everyone to write messages on too!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge: Two or More Die Cuts
613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes with Sentiment
Crazy 4 Challenges: More Than One Fold
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge: Anything Goes