Polkadoodles Challenge - Anything Goes or Christmas!

The current Polkadoodles challenge is underway and the theme for the challenge is:

Anything Goes

The DT were challenged to go with a Christmas theme and I've made a cute Christmas card using one of the new release clear stamps - Christmas Robin Cuddles.  Coloured with Aquamarkers and watercolour pencils.  I've then used random things I found in my stash to finish the card off (amazing what I find when I'm having a tidy up!)

I have a feeling the Ponisetta is from Hobbycraft which I bought in a sale a few years ago and the swirly bits are from a little X Cut die - I've just layered them up.  Half pears are also from my stash.

Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Aud Sentiments:  No Sentiment on Front of Card
Star Stampz:  Hand Coloured Image
Craftaholics R Us:  Die Cuts
Mod Squad Challenge:  Things With Wings
Artistic Stamper:  Anything Goes

Polkadoodle Challenge - Christmas Red and Green or Anything Goes

This is the second week of the current Polkadoodle challenge and I've used the wonderfully Christmas (especially in red!) Bubbleicious Frame as my background and starting point then made a wreath of poinsettias with  the very versatile Flowers 2 dies - I pinched the edges to create the flower shape.

Papers are printed from Winnie Winter Wonderland (print on both sides so you don't get any white showing) plus added some seed beads to the centres.  And to finish off, the little tiny sentiment tags have been cut with the Versatile Door / Window / Flap die.

I used some cream card for the base as white was too stark and dotted a line around the edge with a gold gel pen.  Although you can't see it, I made a wreath from some dark brown raffia and it looked really good!

Good luck with the challenge, for more details and inspiration pop over to Polkadoodles.

I'd like to enter the following:

Art Impressions Stamps:  Prep For Christmas
Crafting By Designs:  Get Ready For Christmas
A Snowflakes Promise:  Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 46 - Anything Goes

Time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge!  And its a nice and easy on this fortnight - the theme is:

Anything Goes

I'm sponsored by Funky Hand and there is a download from the store for the winner!

I've made a Christmas pudding using papers from the Christmas Tree download plus red and green card from my stash to make the poinsettia (Marianne Creatables die).  It was a really quick and simple card to make!

Good luck with the Crimbo Crackers challenge - for more details and how to enter please visit the blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting By Design:  Anything Goes
Creative Belli:  Christmas
Fab n Funky:  Christmas In July
Cuttin and Stampin Challenges:  Christmas In July
Tuesday Throwdown:  Anything Goes

Printed papers:  Funky Hand Christmas Tree download
Dies:  Marianne Creatables
Everything else:  My stash

Polkadoodle Challenge 47 - Any Die Will Do!

Welcome to another Polkadoodle Challenge!  The theme this week is:

Any Die Will Do

I've used my Marianne Creatables Poinsettia die for the first time and also, I'm ashamed to say, used silicone glue for the first time too!  I usually use foam pads but thought I'd give silicone ago as I'm tired of gunking up my good scissors and having to keep cleaning them!  Just so lazy!

I've covered my circular base card with a paper from Here Comes Christmas cd and also cut out some of the tiny Poinsettia flowers and then layered them onto the Sizzix Scallop tags - I've handwritten the sentiments.

I've added a touch of glitter glue to the corners of the flowers - the red card that I've used I've had for ages and it's been that long I can't remember where I got it from!  I've made the leaves out of green card and then cut up one of the flower shapes.  The centres of the flowers have a little gold gem added and the ribbons are from my stash.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Creations:  Christmas Is Coming
Ruby's Rainbow:  Shaped Cards
Whimsy Inspirations:  Traditional Christmas Colours
Shopping Our Stash:  Leaf or Leaves
Ooh La La:  Someone Special
CD Sunday:  Layer It Up

Papers:  Polkadoodles - Here Comes Christmas cd
Dies:  Marianne Creatables - Ponisettia, Sizzix Scallop Tags
Everything else:  My stash

Jellypark Stamp Spotlight - Nan and Grandad

On the Friday in between challenges, at Jellypark we have a stamp spotlight where the Design Team pick a favourite and we make something with it!  And this week we are using Nan and Grandad on Sofa (only £1.25 in the store and you can get a discount code if you join the Jellypark club!)

I've coloured it with Promarkers and then cut around the image, adding it to a Cuddly Buddly pre printed card blank.  I thought it looked a bit Christmassy with the reds!  I've simply added some rather ancient paper Ponsettia flowers and even older gold accent beads.

If you like the image and want to see more inspiration, just pop over to the Jellypark challenge blog!  I think this will be my last post of today!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

CCEE Stampers:  Red
Clear It Out:  Christmas in July (the flowers I've had for ages - the tiny accent beads even longer!)
Lexi's Creations:  Christmas in July
Cutie Pie Challenge:  Christmas in July
Opus Gluei:  Seasons

• Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  Pre printed background from Cuddly Buddly
• Everything else:  My stash

These Are My Parents!

And here is the final new release from Jellypark this weekend! I liked the stamp so much I made two cards (one is for my parents and the other is an order!) Isn't the stamp wonderful?!

For the first card I've used DCWV papers plus ribbon and diy Poinsettia's from my stash plus a computer generated sentiment. I've coloured the image with Aquamarkers.

The second card I've given to my parents and the papers are from the Merry and Bright digi collection from Creativity by Crystal plus some dark red card from my stash and a wonderful string of fairy lights!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

First Card
Colour Create: Red, White and Green
Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch followed
Pixie Dust Studios: Colour Combo - Holiday Cheer
Desert Island Crafters: Paint (Aquamarkers - do they count?!); Green and Blue; Christmas Theme; More Than 5 Layers; Glitter

Second Card
Kathy's Waffle Sketch File: Sketch followed
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle: Holiday Card

• Image: Jellypark
• Papers: DCWV and Creativity by Crystal
• Sentiment: Computer generated
  
• Everything else: My stash
  

Polkadoodle Challenge 46 - Shaped Christmas

Welcome to another Polkadoodle challenge! It's a good theme (even if I say so myself as I picked it!) and it is:

Shaped Christmas

But NO square or rectangle cards - it really does need to be shaped!

I've used the A5 sized pre printed template of a Ponsettia from Paper Boutique Vol 2 - simply print, cut out and layer!

I've added the tag that comes with the template plus added some ribbon too from my stash plus glued seed beads to the centres of the flowers for extra depth.

Hope you can join in the challenge - closing date is Sunday 27 November. Good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday: Christmas Time
Pile It On: Traditional Christmas
Totally Gorjuss: Christmas Traditions

• All paperbased items: Polkadoodles - Paper Boutique Vol 2
• Everything else: My stash

Polkadoodle Challenge 34 - Sketch with 3 Colours

Good morning! It's Friday again so it's time for another Polkadoodle Challenge! If you've not already entered (and why not?!) you still have a little bit of time to enter the fantastic Aquamarker competition over on the challenge blog - this one ends on 31 August.

For this week, Nikky gave us a sketch to work with and only to use three colours. You have until Sunday 5 September at 12noon GMT to enter and three colours is easy!

I've used the ponisettias from Creative Christmas - I printed two of the A5 sheets and one of the A6 and layered up the flowers and slightly curling the edges as I did it. I've used backing paper from the same cd too and made the mistake of making my card blank first before I realised how big the flowers were going to be! Hence the rather large and over the edge look!

And because of the small card size, I ran out of room to add the greeting, so went with ribbon and a blingy star instead! Don't look too close as you'll be able to see the glue under the gems - I've completely run out of time this week - I just don't know where it's all gone, so I was a little last minute for this challenge!

Good luck in entering - you have until Sunday 5 September at 12noon GMT.

• All paper based elements: Paper Boutique Vol 2 - Creative Christmas
• Everything else: My stash