Polkadoodle Challenge 30 - English Country Garden

Welcome to another Polkadoodle challenge! This week the theme is:

English Country Garden

So pretty scenery, flowers, butterflies - as long as you'd find it in an English country garden then enter it into the challenge! The closing date is 12noon GMT on Sunday 7 August and please visit the challenge blog for more inspiration.


The last challenge of the month means that the Design Team can delve into their hard drive or stamp box and use a non Polkadoodle stamp. I've used a digi stamp from Soft Pencil and coloured it with Aquamarkers.

All the papers are from various Polkadoodle cds and are from my offcuts box (I am trying to minimise what I add to it on a frequent basis!) The ribbon is actually ribbed plastic and is from my local scrap store along with the string tied through the buttons. The buttons are from my stash.

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Diva's By Design: Summer
Digital Tuesday: Gardens with Things with Wings
CCEE Stampers: Winter or Summer
Delightful Challenges: Dog Days of Summer

• Image: Soft Pencil, coloured with Aquamarkers
• Papers: Various Polkadoodles
• Ribbon and string: Scrap store
• Buttons: My stash
  

Summer is Still Here!

The Michelle Perkett challenge this week is:

Hang Onto Summer!

I've used the freebie image I got as part of the 50/50 Stamping Group, and coloured it with Promarkers. The sentiment was part of the image which makes life a lot easier!

I've layered the image onto papers from Funky Daze that I found in my off-cuts stash box as it seems to be a little full and needs using up before I either print more or cut into full sheets!

The green organza ribbon is from my stash as is the blue thin grosgrain.

I'm taking part in a blog hop, well, you need to visit my blog to get a letter on Monday 6 September in the afternoon. There are some great prizes of digital stamps on offer for the randomly picked winner, so hope to see you along the way!

• Backing papers: Funky Daze from Funky Hand
  
• Image: Michelle Perkett Studio, coloured with Promarkers
  
• 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