Bunting for a Boy

Sometimes when I see a sketch I just know what I'm going to make! This is the current Sketch Saturday challenge:

And I've used one of the brand new rubber stamps that Nikky from Polkadoodles will be launching at the weekend at the Summer Crafting event at Doncaster. Isn't the elephant a cutie?! I've coloured him with Promarkers and used a sentiment stamp from Studio G.

All the papers are from Polkadoodles too - All Around and Everywhere - I cut strips and turned them into mini bunting by drawing the links with a black fineliner pen.

Watch out for more of this stamp in the future as I really love it! And so easy to colour too!!

• Papers: All Around and Everywhere from Polkadoodles
• Image: Stamp Doodles range from Polkadoodles - to be launched 17 & 18 July 2010
• Sentiment: Studio G acrylic stamp
• Brads: My stash
  

Polkadoodle Challenge Week 23 - Nursery Rhyme

Friday's do come round awfully quick and today is another Polkadoodle challenge! Nettie has set the challenge of:

Nursery Rhyme

I've gone for Pat-a-Cake Pat-a-Cake as I've been itching to use the delicious cupcake from All Around and Everywhere! I printed it out as A5 and then used most of the elements to layer it up.
Added glitter glue to the cupcake case and also to the layers of fondant, along with liquid pearls. The back of the card is a paper from the set which looks a little odd in the photo but I had to do it like that otherwise the card fell over!

Hope you can join in the challenge this week - deadline is Sunday 20 June at 12noon GMT. Good luck!!

• Template and papers: All Around and Everywhere
  

Polkadoodle Challenge Week 18 - Summer Blossoms

It's Friday again and another Polkadoodle challenge! This week the talented Brenda has set the challenge and it is:

Summer Blossoms

And I've taken the challenge literally and have made some summer blossoms! I've used the flower stackies from the new cd All Around and Everywhere and then printed a co-ordinating paper on the reverse.

I've layered up the flowers - making two from each printed sheet - and added the co-ordinating colour to the reverse so that the flowers are double sided.

The sticks are bamboo planters which I bought from Sainsburys and to finish the flowers off, I've added silver seed beads to the centres.

The bulb just poking through in the first picture was planted by Jacob at nursery. It's grown a bit since I took the photo but we have yet to determine what it actually is!

Hope you can join in the challenge and I'm sorry that I don't manage to leave comments for all entrants but I do look at what you've made! If you decide to enter please link your creation back to the challenge post and the deadline is Sunday 16 May at 12noon GMT.

• Papers and flower templates: All Around and Everywhere from Polkadoodles
• Flower sticks: Sainsburys
• Seed Beads: My stash
  
  

Polkadoodle Challenge Week 17 - Alter It!

It's Friday again so its another Polkadoodle challenge! This week it is my turn to host the challenge and I've picked the theme of:

Alter It!

I've used papers and topper from the brand new cd All Around and Everywhere which I've used to cover this plastic jar which I picked up on my last trip to the Scrap Store. I've inked and doodled around the edges of the paper.

It's a bit difficult to make a nice clean join so I've had to pretty it up with the tied ribbon! The topper is also from the cd and I've simply cut it out and layered it onto black card, punched holes in the side and tied it on with organza ribbon.

And here it is holding the windmills I made for last week's challenge!

To enter the challenge, please go to the challenge blog, link up your creation with Mr Linky and please remember you can enter it into upto 10 challenges including Polkadoodles. And the deadline is 12noon GMT on Sunday 9 May. Good luck!

• All paperbased items: All Around and Everywhere from Polkadoodles
• Jar: Scrap Store
• Black card and ribbon: My stash
  
  

Polkadoodle Challenge Week 16 - Monochromatic

Another Friday already? Where did the week go! Because it is Friday it is another Polkadoodle challenge and this week the theme has been set by the lovely Nettie, who has asked for:

Monochromatic

Which simply is shades of one colour. Now I've made these windmills which if you look closely are all shades of one colour, I've just made them in four different colours!


The papers have been printed double sided and I've used a windmill template to cut the shapes out. And the papers are from the brand new cd from Polkadoodles - All Around and Everywhere - which is launched today at 10am on Create and Craft (so you'll get to see these windmills!)

The windmills were pretty easy to make especially as the large brads holds them together.

And to keep the balance (they had a tendency to twist round) so you see the front, I've glued a button to the reverse of the windmill which also hides the stick a little too. Notice that the glue wasn't dry when I took the photo!

Hope you are able to join in with our challenge - the deadline is Sunday 2 May at 12noon GMT and you can enter your Polkadoodle creation into 9 other challenges. If you are unable to meet these 'rules' then we cannot consider your entry for a top three blinkie or as a winner of the challenge.

Good luck!

• All paperbased items: All Around and Everywhere from Polkadoodles
• Everything else: My stash (Tesco for the kebab sticks!)
  

Another Sneak Preview!

I really am going to get my behind kicked by Nikky for showing two cards that I've made from the brand new cd All Around and Everywhere - it's so brand new that its not launched until Friday 23 April at 10am on Create and Craft!!

Ah well, but in my defense, I could not resist this sketch from Crazy 4 Challenges and it fitted the image so well!

All the printed elements you see on the card (spotty backing paper and ice cream treat) are from the cd. I've simply dotted some silver 3d paint around the edge of the backing paper, added some spotty chocolate brown ribbon with bows on the ends and used my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder over the Nesties shape.

Although you can't really see it, I've added a bit of sparkle to the ice cream. So if you see the card on telly, you can say you saw it on here first!

• All printed elements including image: All Around and Everywhere from Polkadoodles
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities and Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder
• Everything else: My stash
  

Sneaky Sample!

Apologies for the lack of blogging over the weekend and yesterday - got a good excuse though! Nikky at Polkadoodles is due to release her new cd on Friday at 10am on Create and Craft! The new cd is called All Around and Everywhere and I've been creating samples for her to show.

And when I saw this sketch from Moving Along with the Times, I knew just the image to use! Everything you see here with exception to the ribbon and button is from the cd. These cakes are just divine and look so real! Especially as I've added glitter glue to it (can't really see it on the photo).

All the papers and elements from each of the collections on the cd work really well together and the colours are so fresh and calming! I'm probably going to get my hand (and bottom!) really smacked by Nikky for showing this card - but if you want more then tune in to Create and Craft at 10am on Friday. Plus have a look at the Polkadoodle challenge blog on Friday as there is bound to be more samples from the DT using the new cd!


And remember - you heard and saw it here first!!!! Plus pre-order it from the website and you get free shipping!

• All paperbased items: All Around and Everywhere from Polkadoodles
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities
• Everything else: My stash