Polkadoodle Challenge 28 - Summer!

The Polkadoodle challenge for the week is an apt one:

Summer Fun

And here is a little cheeky number that I've made!  I've used my own template and used papers from the brand new Pen and Paper Circle Issue 8 kit plus ribbon from my stash and seed beads.

And here is the reverse!

I've also added a dotted line of liquid pearls around the edges of the bikini for a bit of bling!  The ribbon is actually quite a good match in real life - it looks rather hot pink in these photos!

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

365 Day Cards:  Day 191 - Glamour
Penny's Paper Crafty:  Pink
Whimsical Designs:  Clean and Simple
Deep Ocean Challenge:  On The Beach
Going Grey With Scrap Creations:  Ribbons and Bows
Songbird Challenges:  Ribbon

Template:  My own
Papers:  Polkadoodle Pen and Paper Circle issue 8
Everything else:  My stash

Get Funky Challenge - At The Beach

I'm bringing up the rear this month for the Get Funky challenge! And just metaphorically either if you look at what I've created! I've made three bikini cards each with matching bottoms (on the reverse) and the template I found by googling 'bikini card template'.

The challenge is

At The Beach

And although you may not see many of these in the UK I'm sure you would somewhere hot and exotic! All the papers I've used are from Dreams Come True and I've printed them at A5 size so that the print was smaller.


The frills have been made with a heart shaped punch with the pointy bit hidden underneath. I've added some inking and I've also dotted either stickles or liquid pearls around the edges for extra bling. All ribbon and embellishments are from my stash and matched perfectly!


Apologies for the photo being the wrong way up - Blogger just will not play!

Good luck with the challenge - there are a few days left but please remember to follow the theme AND to use a Funky Hand product - there is always a freebie in the download section if you don't have anything and it always compliments the challenge theme.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

The Secret Crafter: Inspired By A Song (Itsy Bitsy Tiny Weeny Yellow Polkadot Bikini!)
Charisma Cardz: Inspired By A Song (Itsy Bitsy Tiny Weeny Yellow Polkadot Bikini!)
365 Cards: Day 193 - Favourite Holiday Destination (Beach)
Digi Doodles Shops Best: Circles
Shelly's Images: Vacation Memories

• Template: Found on the internet
• Papers: Dreams Come True cd from Funky Hand
• Everything else: My stash
  

Get Funky Challenge 9 - Shape It

It's the first of the month so it's a new Get Funky Challenge! This month the lovely Enfys is hosting the challenge and she has given us the theme of:

Shape It

So basically anything but a square or rectangle card! I've made a cheeky double sided bikini card using one of my own templates.

I've used papers from the Retro Fun download which I've inked the edges and doodled a dotted line around the edge of the bikini top and bottoms.

The flower has been cut from the same paper collection and I've used my Cuttlebug dies for it. The organza ribbon started life as a hair band with the little flower gems on the end. So it's now been cut up and reused!

The eyelets are from my stash and I'm sure that Kath sent them to me ages ago!! Perfect match too!

Good luck if you enter this months challenge - the rules are easy - simply use any Funky Hand element in your creation and pop a comment with a direct link to your card in the comments section on the challenge post. You have until the end of May to enter!

• All paper: Retro Fun download from Funky Hand
• Originally a hair accessory: Primark
• Everything else: My stash

Here Comes Summer! Or - Was That It?!

Just about managed this one in time! The current Stampin' Chic challenge is:

Colours of Summer

I've even gone for a summer theme too! And have taken the photos outside! It was a bit windy so had to be quick hence lack of 'photo styling'! I've used a template that I think I drew myself, the bikini has been cut from paper from The Big One and I've just inked the edges, added two brads then the ribbon, the flower and the sentiment is a freebie tile from a magazine ages ago which I've made into a necklace with some seed beads.

And the reverse of the card is the bottom half of the bikini! Simple and quick to make, although it took me about 4 nights to complete it!

Thank you Clare for the lovely stamp set you sent me as my winnings from the last challenge - it really cheered me up after a bit of a rubbish week! I am feeling much better now - I ended up relenting and going to see my GP who has prescribed me antibiotics for a nasty chest infection. So it looks like I'll still be able to strut my stuff with my boys on the dance floor at my cousin David's Wedding over the Bank Holiday weekend! Yeah! Bet you'd pay to see those photos eh?!

• Template: Mine
• Papers: The Big One - Clare Curd Signature Range
• Everything else: My stash
  

Arty Girlz Challenge 49 - Summer & It's Bikini Time Again!

Arty Girlz Challenge number 49 is 'Summer'

And because I'd enjoyed making the Minty Madness bikini earlier in the week, and because I have quite a few friends' birthdays in September (and I need to get myself organised with their cards!) I decided to have another go at making the bikini cards.

Both cards are virtually the same so its easy enough to show the front and back of the cards.

And as luck would have it, the freebie Prima flowers that came with the Papercraft Inspirations subscription arrived this week, so I've been getting the flowers out of the tubs and putting them back quite a few times!!

You'll have to excuse the dodgy looking back of the card - looks a little, ahem, untoward doesn't it?!

• Backing papers: Don't know as it was in the blog candy win from Jozza!
• Flowers: Prima Esprit orange and yellows
• Ribbon: From my stash
• Other Bits: Dovecraft daisy brads, eyelets from Kath, seed beads and acrylic sentiments from a recent magazine freebie