LDRS Creative –Owl Our Love!

Hello everyone! Hope you had an amazing Christmas!! Mine was quiet and a little sad with no dad and just one dog but it was enjoyable none the less as my family kind of insisted on it!! 🙂

Anyway I am posting on the LDRS CREATIVE INSPIRATION BLOG today and I have a winter themed card to share….

….but if you changed the colours (and didn’t dress up the owls in a hat and scarf) it could be for any time of the year.

These sweet owls are from the ARCTIC SNOWFALL stamp set and I have used lots of dies to create a little garden scene.

Ingredients:

LDRS PRODUCTS

Paper: ARCTIC SNOWFALL 6 x 6 PAPER PAD

Stamps: ARCTIC SNOWFALL

Dies: EYELET LACE RECTANGLE DIE SET - BUILD-A-CARD GARDEN ESCAPE - WAVES & CLOUDS

THE REST  

Colouring Paper: ULTIMATE GRAPHIC

Colouring: Copics

Others: Gems – Doodling  

So check out the LDRS Creative blog HERE where you can see all the incredible makes from the amazing DT and go to the store HERE to get all your gorgeous goodies.  We also have a YouTube channel full of education and inspiration and visit our Facebook page where we would love to see all YOUR LDRS creations! And you must sign up to the NEWSLETTER to be among the first to hear about special offers and new releases!

Thanks so much for visiting me during 2018 and taking the time to leave such kind comments; and I would like to wish you all a VERY happy and VERY healthy 2019!!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Challenge – Anything Goes with Polkadoodles!

Hello! Hope everything is going OK! It’s nearly Christmas!!! Yay!!!!

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.  But don’t forget we do require you to include SOME COLOURING (any medium you like) on your entry…that is what we’re all about after all!

We are sponsored this time by the incredible

I really can’t get enough of these fabulous Polkadoodles Gnomes and I practised my watercolouring on this one!

A bit of a mixed media vibe again with a watercoloured, stencilled and stamped background.

Ingredients:

Main Stamped Image: GNOME– 25 DECEMBER

Tree Stamps: SNOWTIME MAGIC – WINTER WISHES

Colouring: Watercolour Paint Set

Colouring Paper:   Watercolour Paper

Background: Watercolour Paper, paints and texture paste

Sentiment Die: MERRY CHRISTMAS

Stencil: WINTER LANDSCAPES

Others: Nuvo Glitter Drops – Star Gem – White Posca Pen

So visit THE BLOG and 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 this year! 💖 And as this is my last post before the big day......

I would like to wish everyone a truly WONDERFUL Christmas and I will be back to wish you a Happy New Year soon!! 😁

Enjoy your weekend, and if you're shopping....GOOD LUCK!!! 😜

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTY CARDMAKERS – Challenge #224: Christmas

THE SISTERHOOD OF CRAFTERS – Create a Winter Scene

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – Challenge 18 Dec: Anything Goes

CRAFTY CREATIONS – Challenge #380: Anything Goes

SWEET STAMPIN’ – Anything Christmas

LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #83: Anything Goes

CRAFT CHALLENGE – Challenge #495: Anything Goes

AS YOU LIKE IT – Anything Goes

WINTER WONDERLAND – Anything Christmas Goes

ALPHABET CHALLENGE – T is for Trees

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #159: Anything Goes/Christmas 

Digi Choosday Challenge – Let’s Paaartaaay!

Good morning everybody!  Hope you’re well! Are you ready for Christmas...or shouldn’t I ask?

Well ready or not it’s Choosday which means it’s time for a new ‘Anything Goes’ challenge over at POLKADOODLES DIGI CHOOSDAY 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 for a limited time only so be quick! 

So it’s party season (apparently) and the DT are in party mood with not a hangover in sight!

My small party uses PARTY LITTLE DUDE from the LITTLE DUDES DOWNLOAD COLLECTION and both LET’S CELEBRATE & BIRTHDAY BALLOON from WINNIE CELEBRATIONS 1. 

I took all three images into Word and arranged them into a group. 

I rather think that our party dude has ‘double booked’ his date for the evening. Oooops!!

Ingredients:

Digi Images: PARTY LITTLE DUDE, LET’S CELEBRATE & BIRTHDAY BALLOON

Colouring: Copics

Colouring Paper: ULTIMATE GRAPHIC

Paper & Sentiments: WINNIE CELEBRATIONS 1

The Rest: Star Punches – Gems – Sakura Stardust Pens – Gold Mirror Card

So visit THE BLOG where you can join in with our challenge and see all the gorgeous projects from the DT.   And don’t forget to grab the DISCOUNT CODE and visit the STORE!

And if you want to hear about more special offers and discounts sign up to the newsletter HERE! That way you will never miss out! And for tons of inspiration take a look at our GALLERY!!

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to leave such kind comments; I really do appreciate it!  Have a wonderful day!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

LITTLE MISS MUFFET – Challenge #204: Anything Goes

CRAFT CHALLENGE – Challenge #495: Anything Goes

INCY WINCY DESIGNS – 17 Dec to 7 Jan: Celebrate
LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #83: Anything Goes
THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – Challenge 18 Dec: Anything Goes

TUESDAY THROWDOWN – Challenge #421: Anything Goes
CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Celebrate Challenge

LDRS Creative –Mitten Tags!

Hello everyone! Hope everything is OK with you!

I am posting on the LDRS CREATIVE INSPIRATION BLOG today and it's a Christmas Countdown!!  It’s nearly here!! Eeek! Not that I’m excited you understand.

This time I have some little tags to show you, made with the new release EYELET LACE RECTANGLE DIE SET.

It has a lovely decorative edge and I wanted to enhance that by adding some paper from the ARCTIC SNOWFALL 6 x 6 PAPER PAD.

I did this by using the side of the larger frame die to cut along the edge of one of the gorgeous papers.  After trimming it fits the border of the tag very nicely and meant that I did not have to subject anyone to my appalling fussy cutting!!

I love the little mittens and snowflakes from the HOT CHOCOLATE stamp set and I used my stamping platform to make sure the images were in the same place on all three. Well more or less.

I coloured everything with glitter gel pens and added glitter drops, ribbon and twine.

Ingredients:

LDRS PRODUCTS

Paper: ARCTIC SNOWFALL 6 x 6 PAPER PAD

Stamps: HOT CHOCOLATE

Ink: RAVEN HYBRID

Dies: EYELET LACE RECTANGLE DIE SET

THE REST  

Colouring: Sakura Stardust Pens

Others: Tonic Nuvo Glitter Drops – Ribbon – Twine

So check out the LDRS Creative blog HERE where you can see all the incredible makes from the amazing DT and go to the store HERE to get all your gorgeous goodies.  We also have a YouTube channel full of education and inspiration and visit our Facebook page where we would love to see all YOUR LDRS creations! And you must sign up to the NEWSLETTER to be among the first to hear about special offers and new releases!

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to leave such kind comments; I really do appreciate it!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #82: Anything Goes
MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES – Challenge #86: Anything Christmas

CARDZ 4 GALZ – Challenge #86: Non-traditional Christmas Colours

Digi Choosday Challenge – Vintage Santa!

Good morning everybody!  Hope you’re well!

It’s Choosday which means it’s time for a new ‘Anything Goes’ challenge over at POLKADOODLES DIGI CHOOSDAY 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 for a limited time only so be quick!

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….” are you singing along? Well that’s the theme tune for the DT this week and I have decorated a tag with this fabulous vintage Santa.

I went a little mixed media on this one and I think it suits the image. I already had a piece of card that I had used to ‘clean off’ my stencils from previous projects (I have a growing number of these in my stash) and luckily the colours were just what I wanted. 

Isn’t he awesome and if you prefer he is also available in a clear stamp set HERE. 

Ingredients:

Digi Image (and small piece of paper): PICKNIX 3 – NORDIC WINTER

Colouring: Copics

Colouring Paper: ULTIMATE GRAPHIC

Polkadoodles Dies: POINSETTIA LACE - HOLLY & SPRUCE

Polkadoodles Stamps: SNOWFLAKE GARDEN SET

Polkadoodles Stencils: FEATHERS & WINGS (which you can’t see anymore but it is there trust me)

Other Dies: Tattered Lace ‘Nesting Tags’

The Rest: Corrugated card – Kraft Card - Cheesecloth – Liquid Pearls – Ribbon – Twine – Lunar Paste – Black & White Posca Pens

So visit THE BLOG where you can join in with our challenge and see all the gorgeous projects from the DT.   And don’t forget to grab the DISCOUNT CODE and visit the STORE!

 

And if you want to hear about more special offers and discounts sign up to the newsletter HERE! That way you will never miss out! And for tons of inspiration take a look at our GALLERY!!

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to leave such kind comments; I really do appreciate it!  Have a wonderful day!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 CRAFTING WITH FRIENDS – Challenge #76: Anything Goes

WINTER WONDERLAND - Christmas or Winter Characters

SWEET STAMPERS – Challenge #26: Christmas

MAKE MY MONDAY – Challenge #85: Non-traditional Christmas Colours

SWEET STAMPIN’ CHRISTMAS – November Challenge: Anything Christmas Goes

WORLD WIDE OPEN DT CHALLENGE: Challenge #11: Anything Goes
CRAFTY CARDMAKERS – Challenge #223: Anything But a Card
ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #210: Anything Goes
THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – 4 Dec: Anything Goes
TUESDAY THROWDOWN – Challenge #420: Anything Goes 
LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #82: Anything Goes

We Love 2 Create – Snow Ho Ho!

Hello, how’s it going?

Time for a new monthly challenge at WE LOVE 2 CREATE which is always ‘Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes’ and we are sponsored by the awesome POLKADOODLES!! Our winner will receive a fabulous prize so check out the blog for details.

I have enrolled in the ‘Leonie Pujol School of Clean-up’ and if you have ever seen her shows on Hochanda you will know what I mean. 🙂 This is how this project came to be as the background was created almost entirely by cleaning off different stencils after using them on other projects.  No such thing as waste on my desk..…just uncontrollable mess! 😱

There is some added stamping and stencil work with Oxides and white paste but on the whole this was ‘ready-made’ if you will.

Aren’t these gnomes fantastic! They are hugely popular so get to the store and check them all out HERE; be quick as they’re selling out fast!!

Ingredients:

Main Polkadoodles Stamp Image: GNOME MEN –SNOW HO HO

Colouring: Ecoline Brush Markers

Colouring Paper: Watercolour

Ink: LDRS SNOWY WHITE

Dies: None (!!?!!)

Other Polkadoodles Stamps: WINTER FLURRIES

Polkadoodles Stencils: WINTER/CHRISTMAS LANDSCAPES - ACCENTS

The Rest: Luna Paste - Imagination Crafts Starlight Paint – Distress Oxides - Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops – Posca Pens – Cheesecloth - Fluffy Round Things (not their commercial name)

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to comment; I really do appreciate it! Enjoy what’s left of the weekend!

See ya!

Jane xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

AUD SENTIMENTS – Challenge #217: Christmas/Winter Sentiment

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS - Anything Goes Challenge

CRAFTING WITH FRIENDS – Challenge #76: Anything Goes

SWEET STAMPERS – Challenge #26: Christmas

MAKE MY MONDAY – Challenge #85: Non-traditional Christmas Colours

CRAFTY CREATIONS – Challenge #379: Anything Goes

SWEET STAMPIN’ CHRISTMAS – November Challenge: Anything Christmas Goes

WORLD WIDE OPEN DT CHALLENGE: Challenge #11: Anything Goes

4 CRAFTY CHICKS - Challenge #431: Crazy Egg/Anything Goes

LDRS Creative New Release Blog Hop Day 3

Hi everyone! I'm back! 😁

Thank you for joining us on our LDRS Creative inspiration week blog hop! We are showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using products from our new release. You can even see them in action with step-by-step projects by our amazing designers on their blogs and our own LDRS Creative Youtube channel (make sure you subscribe)!

In this release, we are celebrating love and friendship, being on Cloud #9 with sweet new products!

There are FOUR stamp sets that are oh-so-sweet:  CLOUD NO.9 from Cre8tive Cre8tions, LOVE IN BLOOM, BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS, and HANGING OUT from our very awesome Polkadoodles line!

We also have FOUR new die sets that will help you get a professional look in no time, thanks to the LOVE LETTER LACE ENVELOPE, the FAIRY FANTASY LACE ENVELOPE, the EYELET LACE RECTANGLE and the BUILD-A-CARD GARDEN ESCAPE die sets.

Who's ready for mini hybrid inks? We are adding two sets of our very popular Hybrid inks in a mini version, perfect for ink blending, stenciling, stamping, colouring and embossing: COUNTY FAIR and SUMMER SHORE.

Lastly, because we wanted to show you how all the products come easily together, we decided to rerelease the Sincerely Yours 6x6 paperpack. It has so many fantastic patterns; give them a try!

 And you can grab the entire release in bundles, because you KNOW you need them all!

Simply use the list at the end of the post to keep hopping!

Each day we are giving away a $30 LDRS Creative gift card to one lucky hopper! To enter leave a comment on each blog in the hop, plus follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Winners will be announced on the LDRS Creative inspiration blog on December 4th.

AND for the release event we are excited to offer some great savings!

Save 15% on the new release*, including already discounted bundles and use code LOVE15

(*Coupon valid until midnight EST 12/2/18)

For our final day of the blog hop I have used the gorgeous new die set BUILD-A-CARD GARDEN ESCAPE.

This is a fantastic die set with so many elements and you need little else to make an effective card, so that is all I used on my project today. 

I cut my card base using the largest of the dies and then took some watercolour card to create  a background.  I used Creative Expressions Shimmer Shaker powders, sprinkled onto the wet surface, and added more water to mix. 

I decided to go for a dramatic effect by cutting all my die pieces in black, and I edged them with the Snowy White ink that comes as part of the SUMMER SHORE HYBRID INK MINI PACK.

This was such a simple and quick card to make (if you don’t count the drying time and how long it took me to clean the powders off my desk).  😜

So useful for all sorts of occasions! Trust me you NEED this gorgeous die set. 

Hop along and leave a comment so you could win! 

Day 3:

LDRS CREATIVE BLOG
JANE (You are here!!)
KASSI
ALANNA
JEANNIE
ZSOFIA

Thanks so much for looking and have a wonderful day!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

ALWAYS FUN CHALLENGES – Challenge #86: Anything Goes

CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #230: Anything Goes

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – November 27: Anything Goes

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS - Anything Goes Challenge

CRAFTY CREATIONS – Challenge #379: Anything Goes

A GEM OF A CHALLENGE – Challenge #232: Anything Goes
WORLD WIDE OPEN DT CHALLENGE: Challenge #11: Anything Goes
4 CRAFTY CHICKS - Challenge #431: Crazy Egg/Anything Goes

LDRS Creative New Release Blog Hop Day 2

Hello again; welcome back!

Thank you for joining us on our LDRS Creative inspiration week blog hop! We are showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using products from our new release. You can even see them in action with step-by-step projects by our amazing designers on their blogs and our own LDRS Creative Youtube channel (make sure you subscribe)!

In this release, we are celebrating love and friendship, being on Cloud #9 with sweet new products!

There are FOUR stamp sets that are oh-so-sweet:  CLOUD NO.9 from Cre8tive Cre8tions, LOVE IN BLOOM, BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS, and HANGING OUT from our very awesome Polkadoodles line!

We also have FOUR new die sets that will help you get a professional look in no time, thanks to the LOVE LETTER LACE ENVELOPE, the FAIRY FANTASY LACE ENVELOPE, the EYELET LACE RECTANGLE and the BUILD-A-CARD GARDEN ESCAPE die sets.

Who's ready for mini hybrid inks? We are adding two sets of our very popular Hybrid inks in a mini version, perfect for ink blending, stenciling, stamping, colouring and embossing: COUNTY FAIR and SUMMER SHORE.

Lastly, because we wanted to show you how all the products come easily together, we decided to rerelease the Sincerely Yours 6x6 paperpack. It has so many fantastic patterns; give them a try!

 And you can grab the entire release in bundles, because you KNOW you need them all!

Simply use the list at the end of the post to keep hopping!

Each day we are giving away a $30 LDRS Creative gift card to one lucky hopper! To enter leave a comment on each blog in the hop, plus follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Winners will be announced on the LDRS Creative inspiration blog on December 4th.

AND for the release event we are excited to offer some great savings!

Save 15% on the new release*, including already discounted bundles and use code LOVE15

(*Coupon valid until midnight EST 12/2/18)

So its day 2 of this fabulous blog hop and I have used the stunning stamp set BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS to make a very simple CAS card. 

I measured a piece of watercolour card to fit an A6 (UK)/A2 (US) card blank and
I decided to stamp the main bouquet image twice and emboss in gold.

I used my stamping platform so that the image would be in the same position in both corners. 

I used one of the sentiments that comes with the set and embossed that to.

I coloured with watercolour markers and ‘blobbed' on (not a lot of precision to be found here I'm afraid) some pearl drops to finish. 

Hop along and leave a comment so you could win! 

Day 2:

LDRS CREATIVE BLOG
JANE (Hello, you're here!)
KASSI
ALANNA
JEANNIE
ZSOFIA

And make sure to be back tomorrow for more inspiration!

Thanks so much for looking and have a wonderful day!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

ALWAYS FUN CHALLENGES – Challenge #86: Anything Goes
CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #230: Anything Goes
THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – November 27: Anything Goes
CRAFTY SENTIMENTS - Anything Goes Challenge
A GEM OF A CHALLENGE – Challenge #232: Anything Goes
4 CRAFTY CHICKS – Challenge #431: Crazy Egg/Anything Goes
LITTLE MISS MUFFET – Challenge #203: Anything Goes