Tuesday 28 February 2017

Digi Choosday Challenge Week 9 – Anything Goes!

Good morning everybody!  Hope all is well with you and yours!

It is Choosday which means it’s time for a new challenge over at DIGI CHOOSDAY and our theme is Anything Goes and as always we have a wonderful prize on offer for our lucky winner so check out the BLOG for details.   

Don’t forget it is also DISCOUNT DAY so you need to grab the code on THE BLOG to get a MASSIVE reduction in the POLKADOODLES SHOP! It’s a limited offer so hurry!!

Our challenge is always ‘Anything Goes’ but the DT theme this week was to use a design sheet so I took the opportunity to make another Mother’s Day card! 😊
Love how easy these design sheets are to use and so quick too! When you don’t have time to colour they are a life saver!!

Ingredients:
Printing Card: ULTIMATE SMOOTH
Dies: Tattered Lace ‘Large Decorative Rectangles’
Others: Die-cut Border Card Blank - Pearls – X-Cut Corner Rounder Punch

So listen to your mother and visit THE BLOG where you can join in with our challenge; the Anything Goes theme means there’s no reason not to! And don’t forget to visit the STORE  and as it’s….            
….. but be quick to grab that DISCOUNT CODE from THE BLOG as it’s for a limited period only!

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to leave such kind comments!  Have a lovely day!

See ya!
Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:
ALPHABET CHALLENGE – Y for You Choose
ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #173: Anything Goes
IN THE PINK – Challenge #113: Dies and/or Punches
CREATE & INSPIRE – Challenge ‘#59: Anything Goes
CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #112: Anything Goes
INSPIRATION DESTINATION – Challenge #122: Anything Goes
CRAFTY CALENDAR – Feb Challenge: Love is in the Air
CRAFT – Challenge #404: Mother’s Day/Female

Tuesday 21 February 2017

Crafty Sentiments Challenge – Spring!

Hello! I’m here again with my GDT post for the CRAFTY SENTIMENTS CHALLENGE BLOG and our theme this week is Spring!

We have a fabulous prize on offer for the winners so check out THE BLOG for all the details.

So as Mothering Sunday falls in the spring in the UK I thought I would make a card for my mum using this adorable little girl called BAG OF HEARTS 


Isn’t she sweet!


Ingredients:
Rubber Stamped Image: BAG OF HEARTS
Colouring Paper: ULTIMATE GRAPHIC
Colouring: Spectrum Noir Markers & pencils
Paper: Dovecraft
Dies: POLKADOODLES‘SUPER SPRIGS’ Tattered Lace ‘Pin Point Circle’, ‘Pearl Pin Dot Heart’ & ‘Nesting Hearts’ – Tonic ‘Threaded Scallop Circle’ & ‘Mum’ Sentiment
Others: Flowers – Ribbon - Gem

So spring over to THE SHOP where there are so many super gorgeous stamps for you to purchase and pop to THE BLOG to join in with our challenge and check out all the amazing designs from the DT.

Thanks so much for looking and for your kind comments and have a wonderful weekend!

See ya!
Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:
CLASSIC DT OPEN CHALLENGE – Challenge #11: Anything Goes
SIMPLY PAPERCRAFT – Challenge #43: Anything Goes
CREATES & MAKES – Challenge #8: Anything Goes
FABRIKA FANTASY – Challenge #6: Add a Heart
LOVE TO CRAFT – Challenge #7: February Anything Goes
JULIA SPIRI – Challenge #29: Anything Goes With a Twist
THE CRAFTY ADDICTS – Challenge #33: Anything Goes /Add a Sentiment
CRAFTY GIRLS CREATIONS – Challenge #33: Anything Goes
CREATIVE LADYBIRD CREATIONS – Challenge #23: Anything Goes
SWEET STAMPERS - Challenge #4: Add a Sentiment
INSPIRATION DESTINATION – Challenge #122: Anything Goes
REALLY REASONABLE RIBBON – Challenge #158: Celebrate (Mothers!) with Ribbon/Trim
ALPHABET CHALLENGE – Y for You Choose
SWEET STAMPIN’ – Flowers
GLITTER ‘N’ SPARKLE – Challenge #227: Ribbon or Lace
CRAFTY FRIENDS – Challenge #51: Anything Goes
CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #147: Anything Goes
ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #173: Anything Goes
THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – Challenge Week Feb 21st – Anything Goes
LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #35: Anything Goes
SPECTRUM NOIR FB CHALLENGE - Feb - Anything Goes
SPARKLES – Challenge #89: Love
CRAFTY CALENDAR – Feb Challenge: Love is in the Air
CRAFTY PURPLE FROG – Challenge #4: Love is all around
OPEN MINDED CRAFTING - Challenge #14: Flowering in February
ODDBALL ART STAMPS – Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Digi Choosday Challenge Week 8 – Anything Goes!

Good morning everybody!  Hope all is well with you and yours!

It is Choosday which means it’s time for a new challenge over at DIGI CHOOSDAY and our theme is Anything Goes and as always we have a wonderful prize on offer for our lucky winner so check out the BLOG for details.   

Don’t forget it is also DISCOUNT DAY so you need to grab the code on THE BLOG to get a MASSIVE reduction in the POLKADOODLES SHOP! It’s a limited offer so hurry!!

Our challenge is always ‘Anything Goes’ but the DT theme this week was to use more than 1 image so I made it easy on myself and chose to use 3 … hmmm! 


These super gorgeous ladies (some of my absolute faves from Nikky) are from the stunning MERIBELLE MERMAID RANGE. 


Ooh look, a tower of mermaids....LOL



Ingredients:
Colouring Paper: ULTIMATE GRAPHIC
Colouring Medium: Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils
Printing Card: ULTIMATE SMOOTH
Dies: POLKADOODLES ‘CHERRY BLOSSOM’  - Marianne Designs Creatables ‘Seaside’ - Tattered Lace ‘Pin Point Circles’
Others: Tonic Nuvo Drops – Clear Dewdrops


So flipper over to THE BLOG where you can join in with our challenge; the Anything Goes theme means there’s no reason not to! And don’t forget to visit the STORE  and as it’s….                   

….. but be quick to grab that DISCOUNT CODE from THE BLOG as it’s for a limited period only!

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to leave such kind comments!  Have a lovely day!

See ya!
Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:
CLASSIC DT OPEN CHALLENGE – Challenge #11: Anything Goes
SIMPLY PAPERCRAFT – Challenge #43: Anything Goes
CREATES & MAKES – Challenge #8: Anything Goes
LOVE TO CRAFT – Challenge #7: February Anything Goes
JULIA SPIRI – Challenge #29: Anything Goes With a Twist
THE CRAFTY ADDICTS – Challenge #33: Anything Goes /Add a Sentiment
CRAFTY GIRLS CREATIONS – Challenge #33: Anything Goes
CREATIVE LADYBIRD CREATIONS – Challenge #23: Anything Goes
SWEET STAMPERS - Challenge #4: Add a Sentiment
CRAFTY CREATIONS – Challenge #335: Anything Goes
INSPIRATION DESTINATION – Challenge #122: Anything Goes
ALPHABET CHALLENGE – Y for You Choose
CRAFTY FRIENDS – Challenge #51: Anything Goes
CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #147: Anything Goes
ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #173: Anything Goes
THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – Challenge Week Feb 21st – Anything Goes
LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #35: Anything Goes

Thursday 16 February 2017

Polkadoodles Darling Buds Launch!

Hellooooo! How are things with you?

Well if you are a member of the Polkadoodles Facebook group you will not have failed to notice some new gorgeous ladies in town from the talented pen of Nikky Hall and they are called THE DARLING BUDS!!


Aren’t they super divine!!

All these ladies are available in a fab value bundle and when you buy them this way you get a free set of sentiments too!! Whoo hoo!!  They are sooooo super gorgeous and would make such great Mothering Sunday/Spring/Easter cards!! Just saying!!


For my first make I have used probably my fave of the images (although that changes each time) and her name is TULIP.


So pop over to our Facebook groups, POLKADOODLES CRAFTING, DIGI CHOOSDAY & COLOUR CRAZY where you can check out all the truly AWESOME projects from the DT. WOW!

Ingredients:
Image: TULIP
Colouring Paper: ULTIMATE GRAPHIC
Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Markers & Blendable Pencils
Dies: POLKADOODLES ‘ELEGANT NEST’, ‘SUPER SPRIGS’ , ELEGANT LAMPLIGHT & GATE & flower from the POLKADOODLES ‘BUBBLEICIOUS FRAME SET – Tonic ‘Nesting Oval’ - Spellbinders ‘Grand Labels 1’
Others: Ribbon – Liquid Pearls

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to leave such kind comments!  Enjoy your day!

See ya!
Jane xxx

I’d like to enter the following challenges:
LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #35: Anything Goes
FAB ‘N’ FUNKY – Challenge #338: Bingo (Flowers – Die-cuts – Pearls)
CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #111: Anything Goes
THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – Anything Goes Feb 14
CRAFTY CREATIONS – Challenge #335: Anything Goes
INSPIRATION DESTINATION – Challenge #122: Anything Goes
LITTLE MISS MUFFET – Challenge #156: Anything goes
IN THE PINK – Challenge #113: Dies and/or Punches
CRAFTY FRIENDS – Challenge #51: Anything Goes
CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #146: Anything Goes
ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #172: Anything Goes
SWEET STAMPERS – Challenge #4: Add a Sentiment
SPECTRUM NOIR FB CHALLENGE - Feb - Anything Goes
OPEN MINDED CRAFTING - Challenge #14: Flowering in February

Tuesday 14 February 2017

Digi Choosday Challenge Week 7 – Anything Goes!

Good morning everybody!  Hope all is well with you and yours!

It is Choosday which means it’s time for a new challenge over at DIGI CHOOSDAY and our theme is Anything Goes and as always we have a wonderful prize on offer for our lucky winner so check out the BLOG for details.   

Don’t forget it is also DISCOUNT DAY so you need to grab the code on THE BLOG to get a MASSIVE reduction in the POLKADOODLES SHOP! It’s a limited offer so hurry!!

For you guys the challenge is always ‘Anything Goes’ but the DT theme this week was ‘Anything But a Square’ so I made a rocker card using this gorgeous ballerina called DANCING QUEEN


My oh my just look at those elegant skinny legs, and you’ve got to admire her for going ‘en pointe’ in her bare tootsies!


 Ingredients:
Colouring Paper: ULTIMATE GRAPHIC
Colouring Medium: Faber Castell Polychromos
Paper (also image): WINNIE FRUIT PUNCH BIG BUNDLE
Printing Card: ULTIMATE SMOOTH
Dies: Bow from POLKADOODLES ‘RIBBON GIFT FRAME &CORNERS – Tattered Lace ‘Pin Dot Nesting Circles’ – Tonic ‘Nesting Stars’ - Memory Box ‘Party Music’ – Signature ‘Star Burst’
Others: Piano Washi Tape - Star Punch – Glitter Gems - Ribbon

So pirouette over to THE BLOG you go where you can join in with our challenge; the Anything Goes theme means there’s no reason not to! And don’t forget to visit the STORE  and as it’s….

….. but be quick to grab that DISCOUNT CODE from THE BLOG as it’s for a limited period only!

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to leave such kind comments!  Have a lovely day!

See ya!
Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:
CRAFTING WITH FRIENDS – Challenge #36: Anything Goes
ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #172: Anything Goes
CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #111: Anything Goes
CREATES & MAKES – Challenge #8: Anything Goes
LOVE TO CRAFT – Challenge #7: February Anything Goes
JULIA SPIRI – Challenge #29: Anything Goes With a Twist
THE CRAFTY ADDICTS – Challenge #33: Anything Goes /Add a Sentiment
CRAFTY GIRLS CREATIONS – Challenge #33: Anything Goes
CREATIVE LADYBIRD CREATIONS – Challenge #23: Anything Goes
THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – Anything Goes Feb 14
CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #146: Anything Goes

Friday 10 February 2017

Colour Crazy Challenge – Wk 6: Anything Goes with Fabrika Fantasy!

Hello! How are things?

So it’s time for a new challenge over on THE COLOUR CRAZY CHALLENGE BLOG and our weekly theme is always ‘Anything Goes’! There is a wonderful prize on offer for our lucky winner so check out THE BLOG  for details.

This week we are sponsored by the amazing FABRIKA FANTASY and I am using this stunning image called WISE DRAGON


Bit of a different design from me this time…have to say this kind of evolved thanks to the super lush Graphic 45 collection I used.  Can’t believe I actually cut the papers up…my hand was shaking when I did so I must say!  LOL


Ingredients:
Image: WISE DRAGON
Colouring Paper: ULTIMATE GRAPHIC
Colouring: Faber Castell Polychromos
Paper: Graphic 45 ‘Enchanted Forest’
Dies: Tattered Lace ‘Nesting Tags’ & ‘Pin Point Rectangles’ – All Occasions ‘Clock’
Others: Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest Chipboard Pieces – Ribbon – Tonic Nuvo Drops – Heart Punches

So be wise and pop along to THE BLOG where you can join in with our fab colouring challenge, and as it is Anything Goes you have no excuse!!!  

Thanks so much for looking and for your kind comments and have a wonderful weekend!

See ya!
Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:
LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #34: Anything Goes
CRAFTY CREATIONS – Challenge #334: Anything Goes  
INSPIRATION DESTINATION – Challenge #121: Anything Goes
CLASSIC DT OPEN CHALLENGE – Challenge #11: Anything Goes
SIMPLY PAPERCRAFT – Challenge #43: Anything Goes
LOVE TO CRAFT – Challenge #7: February Anything Goes
CRAFTING WITH FRIENDS – Challenge #36: Anything Goes
REALLY REASONABLE RIBBON – Challenge #157: Hearts (with Ribbon or Trim)
CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #145: Anything Goes
ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #172: Anything Goes
THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR- Anything Goes for week Feb 7th
CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #111: Anything Goes
TAG TUESDAY – Bookworm
FABRIKA FANTASY – Challenge #6: Add a Heart
SASAYAKI GLITTER – Feb Challenge: Use Red
SWEET STAMPERS - Challenge #4: Add a Sentiment

Tuesday 7 February 2017

Crafty Sentiments Challenge – Anything Goes and a New Release!

Hello! I’m here again with my GDT post for the CRAFTY SENTIMENTS CHALLENGE BLOG and our theme this week is Anything Goes!

We have a fabulous prize on offer for the winners so check out THE BLOG for all the details.

So I am using this fab new release stamp called JOSH – THE SOUND!  Check him out all lost in his music! 
 Reminds me of…well...me really (minus the obvious gender difference and patched shorts) as I am a total music nut and listen to it ALL the time!!  I’m bopping along to Bruno Mars as we speak!!
Ingredients:

Stamped Image: JOSH – THE SOUND
Stamped Sentiment: LOTV
Colouring Paper: ULTIMATE GRAPHIC
Colouring: Faber Castell Polychromos
Paper: Tattered Lace
Dies: Memory Box ‘Party Music’ – Sizzix Framelits ‘Tickets’ – Tattered Lace ‘Star Tuck in’
Others: Star Punch –Tonic Nuvo Drops

So boogie on over to THE SHOP where there are so many super gorgeous stamps for you to purchase and pop to THE BLOG to join in with our challenge and check out all the amazing designs from the DT.

And we also have a challenge running on our FACEBOOK GROUP so don't forget to join in there too!

Thanks so much for looking and for your kind comments and have a wonderful weekend!

See ya!
Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:
CREATE & INSPIRE – Challenge #58: Anything Goes
LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #34: Anything Goes
INSPIRATION DESTINATION – Challenge #121: Anything Goes
LOVE TO CRAFT – Challenge #7: February Anything Goes
CRAFTY CATZ – Challenge #356: Anything Goes /Male Cards
CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #145: Anything Goes
ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #172: Anything Goes
THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR- Anything Goes for week Feb 7th

Digi Choosday Challenge Week 6 – Anything Goes!

Good morning everybody!  Hope all is well with you and yours!

It is Choosday which means it’s time for a new challenge over at DIGI CHOOSDAY and our theme is Anything Goes and as always we have a wonderful prize on offer for our lucky winner so check out the BLOG for details.   

Don’t forget it is also DISCOUNT DAY so you need to grab the code on THE BLOG to get a MASSIVE reduction in the POLKADOODLES SHOP! It’s a limited offer so hurry!!

For you guys our challenge is always ‘Anything Goes’ but the DT this week had to ‘Show Some Luuuurve’, so that’s what I did.


This lovely little lady is very appropriately called LOVE & KISSES and I got out my heart dies and punches and went to town.


I seem to be going through a bit of a pink phase at the moment but I was very much dictated to by the gorgeous papers in the WORK & PLAY 9 – LOVE & KISSES collection so what choice did I have?!!

Ingredients:
Colouring Paper: ULTIMATE GRAPHIC
Colouring Medium: Faber Castell Polychromos
Paper & Sentiment (also image): WORK & PLAY 9 – LOVE & KISSES
Printing Card: ULTIMATE SMOOTH
Dies: POLKADOODLES ‘RIBBON GIFT FRAME &CORNERS – Tattered Lace ‘Pin Dot Nesting Squares’, ‘Pearl Pin Dot Heart’ & ‘Nesting Hearts’ – Tonic ‘Indulgence Affections Square Frame’ – Spellbinders ‘Ovals’ & Scalloped Ovals’
Others: Heart Punch - Pearls

So get all loved up and smooch over to THE BLOG you go where you can join in with our challenge; the Anything Goes theme means there’s no reason not to! And don’t forget to visit the STORE  and as it’s….           

….. but be quick to grab that DISCOUNT CODE from THE BLOG as it’s for a limited period only!

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to leave such kind comments!  Have a lovely day!

See ya!
Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:
CREATE & INSPIRE – Challenge #58: Anything Goes
CRAFTY FRIENDS – Challenge #50: Girly
WORLD WIDE OPEN DT CHALLENGE – Challenge #18: Anything Goes
{PIN}SPIRATIONAL – Challenge #183: Photo Inspiration (Pink/Love)  
LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #34: Anything Goes
CRAFTY CREATIONS – Challenge #334: Anything Goes  
INSPIRATION DESTINATION – Challenge #121: Anything Goes
IN THE PINK – Challenge #112: With Love
BROWN SUGAR – Challenge #236: Pink and Pearls
CRAFTING WITH FRIENDS – Challenge #36: Anything Goes
CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #145: Anything Goes
INCY WINCY DESIGNS – Love
ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #172: Anything Goes
CARDZ 4 GALZ – Challenge #40: Love is in the Air