5 Years of Polkadoodles Celebration Giveaway!!!

It's our 5th Anniversary at Polkadoodles - time really has flown! And to celebrate we have decided to do something a little different! Lou and I are were part of the original Design Team right from day one along with Kath and En and I was so pleased when Nikky asked me to join her team! So thank you Nikky (and Kris!)

So to celebrate in the way that Polkadoodles does best, is to have a blog hop across the 5 of us but its no ordinary blog hop!

Nikky decided to design a special Digistamp for each of us 5 'Originals' along with a great little paper bundle which was also designed specifically for each teamie to co-ordinate with their kind of style. And to tempt you during the blog hop, each of us has some fab Polkadoodle candy to give away.

Here is my digi stamp used on an altered notebook which I KNOW will come in useful for all the lists and notes and reminders I need to keep! I'm always busy - either with work or crafting or my boys so the image is quite apt (although I don't wear such a fetching outfit!)

But thats not all! If you hop across all 5 blogs you'll find a special code that will give you each of the 5 mini downloads for free! But you have to hop to collect them all! Don't forget to pop back to the Polkadoodles Challenge blog to complete the hop and link up your own blog as one random winner will get to win a huge blog candy haul worth £100 of Polkadoodles goodies!

The draw date will stay open until 30 May and here are the rules:

1. You must visit and leave a comment on all 5 blog posts in the hop

2. Add a post to your own blog with a LINK to this post so your followers can hop with us

3. Add your post link to Mr Linky on the Polkadoodles Challenge blog

4. You must be a follower of this blogto win

5. Closing date is 30 May, winner will be announced 6 June and each individual team members will also announce their winners on 6 June too (so you actually have 6 chances to win!)

So are you ready to hop?! You can download my collection posted above by clicking on the image and using code PD5004 at the checkout to get it completely FREE (make sure you go through the INSTANT checkout or you'll have to wait for it!)

Leave me a comment under this post and on 6 June I will also draw three lucky winners from all the comments and each will win a copy of a Work and Play Collection (collections 1 to 3)!! To be in the draw you need to leave the comment and MUST be a follower of my blog too! And don't forget to link up your blog on the Polkadoodles Challenge blog via Mr Linky!

Just in case you get lost along the way here are all the blog links:

Kath

Louise

Enfys

Ruth (you are here!)

Nikky

Polkadoodles - make sure you return here and leave your post link!

Happy Hopping and Good luck with the Candy!! In the meantime, make sure you enter the regular Polkadoodles challenge which is below the Blog Hop Post on the Polkadoodles blog and see what our fabulous team have to offer for inspiration!

Polkadoodle Challenge 2 - Free Image and Blog Hop!

It's Friday so its time for another Polkadoodle challenge!  Last week you could snag a free Emma Canning image and take part in a blog hop, and this week you can do the same, but there is a different image to snag and a different set of blogs to hop through!

So, if you've arrived at me from Margaret you're on the right track!  And very close to the end too, so I hope you liked what you've seen so far!

Don't forget that you need to use the free image and to complete the hop and leave a comment at each stop.

I've coloured the image with Promarkers and cut it out with a fancy X Cut die then layered it onto some brown card I had in my stash - the edges have been glittered for a bit of bling!  The papers are from Sugarplum Daisy and I've simply inked the edges.

I found the pink and white spotty ribbon in my stash and the cupcake brad is from Do Crafts Tea Time collection.  And finally, the ticket stamp is from the Pen and Paper Circle magazine - issue 5 which is no longer available (sorry!)  But you can order Issue 6 if you're quick - last date is 14 January!!

Don't forget to leave me a comment before you hop on to Shell!

I'm also offering a lucky commenter some blog candy - I've not taken a photo of it (forgot!) but its a selection of stamped images (not digi) and I'll draw the winner of my candy once the challenge has ended.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Paper Pretties:  Brads
Inky Chicks:  Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations:  Anything Goes / A Bit of Sparkle
Forever Friends Monthly:  Birthday
Ooh La La Creations:  Happy Birthday

Image: Emma Canning freebie, coloured with Promarkers
Papers:  Polkadoodle, Sugarplum Daisy cd
Ticket:  Pen and Paper Circle Issue 5 magazine
Everything else:  My stash

Polkadoodle Challenge 28 - Olympic Theme - Red, White & Blue & BLOG HOP!

Right! I promise that this will be my fourth and last post for today! It's like buses - I don't blog for a few days (work really gets in the way sometimes) and then four come along all at once!

A new Polkadoodle challenge is launched today and the theme is:

Red, White and Blue with an Olympic theme

But that is not all!  We're having a blog hop to celebrate!  So if you have arrived at my blog from the Challenge blog then you are going in the right direction!

You need to leave me a comment and then hop to Shell and leave her a comment too.  There are no letters to collect, but you must comment on each of the stops along the way AND enter the challenge.  For more details on the actual challenge pop back to the challenge blog.

I've used a trusty brown takeaway bag for my project, and don't worry, it hasn't been used!  I've used the Britannia download which was a freebie on our facebook page a while ago and used an X cut die for the fancy shape.  The letters have been cut with my Sizzix Round a Bout alphabet dies and from matt gold card.  A bit of organza ribbon has been tied to the handle.

I gave this to my cousin Claire and her new husband Ross just before they left to live in Germany for a few years.  Obviously it wasn't empty (I'm not that bad!) - it had a tea towel in with Keep Calm and Eat Cake emblem on it!

Good luck with the challenge and don't forget to leave me a comment - there are some fab prizes on offer - and don't forget to enter the challenge as well!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Flourishes:  Sentiment as Main Focus
Paper and Such:  Red, White and Blue
Use Your Stuff:  Patriotic Colours
Critter Challenges:  Colour Palette inspiration
Dream Valley Challenges:  Anything But Square

• Papers:  Britannia download
• Dies:  X Cut and Sizzix alphabet
• Everything else:  My stash

Polkadoodle Challenge 13 - Easter & BLOG HOP!

It's time for another Polkadoodle challenge but this week we have a bit of a twist! We still have our regular challenge but we also have a blog hop which is also part of the challenge!! And you know what that means - LOADS of candy!!

CHALLENGE STAGE 1: Now, we know not everyone like to do a hop for whatever reason, so we still have our normal challenge for the week which is EASTER themed - you must make a card or project which is Easter themed.

But that's not all...

CHALLENGE STAGE 2: Our second challenge is the blog hop - if you hop along with us this week you will find that the Easter Bunny has arrived early and left some hidden goodies on some of the Design Teams blogs - but you have to hop though the whole list to find who the Easter Bunny has visited!

You need to complete both the Easter themed challenge and the blog hop to be in with a chance of winning one of the fantastic prizes on offer! You need to go to the challenge blog to see what is on offer but it is fabulous! There will be one grand prize winner and two second place winners!

The Easter Bunny has arrived early at my blog and I'm giving away a copy of the brand new (and very fantastic!) Sugarplum Daisy cd (image kindly 'borrowed' from Polkadoodles!) To be in with a chance of getting your hands on the cd, simply leave a comment on my blog! It's that easy!

And now onto my project for the week! I've used one of the decoupage images from Paper Boutique Vol 1, using foam pads to layer up the different elements. The pouch is a template I found on the internet and I've used papers from the same Flopsie Bunny collection and printed on both sides.

The bunny has then been added with a strip of acetate so he boings around! For a bit more interest, I've added some Marianne Creatable die cuts around the pouch, colouring them with Promarkers to match.

Right, back to the blog hop! If you have arrived at my blog from Lana then you are on the right track! The letter you require from me is

A

Keep it safe and now hop to Claire!

Good luck! If you get stuck, please go back to the Polkadoodle Challenge blog where you will find the full list of Polkadoodlers. Don't forget to leave a comment on each blog as you pass though!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz: Easter
Cute Card Thursday: Happy Easter
Delightful Challenges: Easter
Paper Play Challenges: Easter

• Bunny and paper: Paper Boutique Vol 1
• Dies: Marianne Creatables
• Pouch template: Waltzing Mouse freebie

Polkadoodle Challenge 21 - Male Theme & Blog Hop!

Welcome to another Polkadoodle challenge! This week the challenge is

To make something for Fathers Day or Male Related

We are also celebrating our third year Anniversary so we have a hop for you too this week with blog candy at every stop, generously donated by Nikky - the owner and creator of everything Polkadoodle!

During the blog hop there is a hidden message - so you have to hop from blog to blog to find out what it is and what to do!

For my Fathers Day creation, I've used papers from the Fathers Day download from the Polkadoodles website. The letters from the same download were used as a template over a sheet of thick acetate which I then ran through a Cuttlebug embossing folder and dotted a black border with a Sharpies marker. The brads are We R Memory Keepers. Really quick and easy to make!

Onto the blog hop! You really need to follow the correct order otherwise the message will be muddled! If you've arrived at me from COLETTE then you are on the right track! Please leave me a comment before you leave and my word is:

DOWNLOAD

Put this with all the words you have so far and now hop over to SASKIA who will reveal another word! If you get lost, just start again at the Polkadoodle blog!

All the comments left on this post before the closing date will be entered into a draw to win the Double Sprinkles of Kraft cd as shown in the picture below! Generously donated by Nikky! If you don't leave a comment then no chance of winning!


Good luck with the hop and challenge! Both will end at 12noon on Sunday 5 June - and please remember our rules. UPDATE - BLOG HOP WILL END ON SUNDAY 12 JUNE AT 12noon due to issues with leaving comments

• Papers: Fathers Day download from Polkadoodles


• Snaps / Brads: We R Memory Keepers


• Embossing: Cuttlebug


• Everything else: My stash
  

Polkadoodle Challenge 46 - Give Thanks & Blog Hop!

It's Friday again and time for another Polkadoodle challenge but this week it is one with a difference! Not only do you get the chance to win some fab Polkadoodle products by entering the challenge which is:

Give Thanks

But there are lots more chances to win some Polkadoodle products by visiting each DT member in the blog hop! And there is more! But wait - I need to show my card for this weeks' challenge!

I've used the flowers from Sugar Birdies, layered up and curled the edges then added a very large bling gem to the centres! The stamping around the edges is from the Daisy Doodles stamp plate and it has to be one of my favourite stamps as it is so versatile! The sentiment is handwritten.

So, onto the blog hop and the candy that you could win! If you've come to my blog from Jenny then you are going through the list in the correct order. If not, don't worry as you can still visit us all! The letter you need to collect from me is

S

And here is the candy you could win by leaving me a comment on this post!

In the picture above - you will get a copy of Paper Boutique Vol 2 Creative Christmas, tube of clear Doodle Dewdrops, pack of Fru Fru Boutique ribbon in candy reds, a Fairy Polly rubber stamp, and a Seasons Greeting sentiment rubber stamp, collectively worth over £26!

There is more but at time of publishing I'd not yet got myself sufficiently organised to take a photo - so that will be added!!

Nikky has been very very generous and has offered each visitor to our blogs during the duration of the blog hop a special code for the Polkadoodles website which provides 10% discount! And with free postage and packing over £5 to worldwide destinations and no minimum order amount, this is an offer you cannot afford to miss out on! Just type in HOPPITYHOP10 at checkout and 10% will be deducted from your order!

Put the letter in a safe place, leave me a comment, and now hop to Enfys who will show you what candy she has to offer!

The Blog Hop will end at 12noon on Sunday 28 November along with the challenge, so good luck and happy hopping!

• Papers: Sugar Birdies
• Stamped border: Daisy Doodles stamp sheet
• Sentiment: Handwritten