LDRS Creative – Hot Chocolate Cold Nose!

Hello everyone!

I am posting on the LDRS CREATIVE INSPIRATION BLOG today with my last project of the year! Goodness!

I do love this sweet little girl, enjoying her hot chocolate and I teamed her with one of the stunning papers in the CHRISTMAS COTTAGE 6x6 paper pad.

When a Bear Becomes a Reindeer With a Little Die-Soup!

Hi everyone, hope everything is OK.

I am on the POLKADOODLES BLOG today sharing a tall Christmas card using a touch of die-soup! Nom-nom!!

So please allow me to introduce you to Rudolphina the Red-Nosed Rein-bear! Yes no spelling errors here!

DC – An Embossed Acetate Fronted Christmas Card!!!

Good morning everybody! 

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 the team had to use acetate on our projects this week. Now I don’t mind using acetate at all it’s just finding it once you put it down on your desk that’s the problem.

WL2C – A Christmas Card Using a Topper Kit and Dies!

Hello! Happy December!

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.

Sometimes you don’t want to colour, you don’t want to stamp and you don’t want to peel texture paste off your craft mat! Therefore this is the time to get out a fabulous topper kit and get busy with the scissors.

DC – A Santa Jacket with a Belt Full of Decorations!!!

Good morning everybody! 

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!

The team’s challenge this week was to make a Christmas card with a pocket containing something, so I created Santa’s jacket with a belt stuffed with decorations...you know...as you do.

LDRS Creative – Mini Winnie Boutique Christmas!!

Hello everyone!

I am posting on the LDRS CREATIVE INSPIRATION BLOG today with a tall, Christmas scene card.

I used lots of fab LDRS Creative die sets and the super adorable MINI WINNIE today and she has clearly been on a bit of a shopping spree.

I wonder if she bought all those gifts for herself???

There are a few more details on the team BLOG if you would like to take a look.

Ingredients:

LDRS PRODUCTS

Stamps: MINI WINNIE BOUTIQUE,  HYDRANGEAS

Ink: RAVEN HYBRID INK

Dies: UP A TREE, DOWN MAIN STREET, AT THE CLOUD’S EDGE , OVER THE HILLS, IN A CLOUDY SKY

Paper: CHRISTMAS COTTAGE

THE REST  

Copics – Distress Oxides – White Gel Pen

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:
CARDZ 4 GALZ – Challenge #110: Get Ready for Christmas
CRAFTY FRIENDS – Challenge #123: Christmas
INCY WINCY DESIGNS – Black, White and One Other Colour
LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #107: Anything Goes
MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS – Challenge #16: November Anything Christmas Goes
ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE – X for Faux (stitching)
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS – November Challenge: Winter Blues

Winnie Snow Shopping with Dies and Clear Stamps

Hi everyone, hope everything is OK.

I am on the POLKADOODLES BLOG today sharing this Christmas card using digi and clear stamps along with a few dies too.

This fab image is one of the latest Winnie Christmas digis called SNOW SHOPPING and isn’t that snowman the cutest!!

DC – A Digi Cat, a Digi Lantern, Clear Stamps, Dies and More!!!

Good morning everybody! 
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!

To start I just thought I’d mention that yesterday I celebrated 5 years, yes 5 YEARS with the incredible Polkadoodles team!! I know right!! Wonder if I’ll last another 5? Got away with it so far LOL!!!

Anyway the team had a Christmas theme this week and we had to include an animal on our project.

LDRS Creative – Autumn Winds are Blowing!!

Hello everyone!

I am posting on the LDRS CREATIVE INSPIRATION BLOG today with quite a CAS card for me.

WL2C – Christmas Scene with Dies, Stamps & Stencils!

Hello! Happy Sunday!

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 added a Christmas scene to a kraft book that I have had for quite a while now and below are a few of the process steps.

LDRS Creative – Christmas Cottage Ornaments!!

Hello everyone!

I am posting on the LDRS CREATIVE INSPIRATION BLOG today with a Christmas card!

DC – A Birthday Wizardy Candle and Cupcake!

Good morning everybody! 

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!

The DT had a birthday card challenge this week and there had to be a candle incorporated somehow.

So I did a little digital manipulation merging WIZARDY MAGIC LITTLE DUDE with BIRTHDAY WISHES CUPCAKE and replaced our wizard’s wand and owl with a candle (cropped from the cupcake) and a gift respectively. 

LDRS Creative - October Feature Day Blog Hop - Day 2

Hello everyone and welcome to our Fall and Halloween Feature!

For the next two days, the Design Team has created gorgeous projects to inspire you with the latest Fall collection that is now available in a local craft store near you!

We are talking about... 

The A View for All Seasons Stamps (with a perfect coordinating die set), Woodland Wonderland Stamps (also with a coordinating die set available), and No Matter the Weather Stamps.

Some amazing Halloween High Jinks Stamps (cut out in no time with the coordinating die set), Happy Haunting Stamps (with a perfect coordinating die set here), and one of the new Petal Pusher sets, Pick of the Patch (and its die set)!

We also continued adding to our wonderful Basic dies line: In the Breeze Die Set, Down Main Street Die, and Over the Hills Die. Not to forget Up a Tree Die Set, Garden Gateway Die Set, Garden Wreath Die Set. They fit with all of our products, so don't miss on them!

People have been amazed by the thickness of the brand new Fall 6x6 paperpack, Sweater Weather - 6x6 Paper. How GORGEOUS is it?!

And of course, a brand new all-in-one stencil called A Walk in the Park - 6x6 Stencil !

So we are sharing more Fall/Halloween inspiration today and I have used the super cute HALLOWEEN HIGH JINKS stamp set and matching DIES to make my card.

Now a technique (if you can call it that) that I love to use in my crafting is the ‘what-else-can-I-make-out-of-that’ technique. I know, a bit of a mouthful, but I love to see what else I can create from my dies and stamps beyond their original intent and this is what led me to create Bat Cat; the notorious graveyard prowling Halloween monster! Ooooo!

So this is simplicity itself as all I did was stamp, colour and die cut some of the images from the HALLOWEEN HIGH JINKS set and cut them up.

So my cat sits on top of a gravestone, on top of a pumpkin (cut away from the cat stamp) another pumpkin (the stamp as it is), with bat wings (cut from the little vampire), wearing a hat made from the spider and unicorn horn (cut away from the little girl). 

Not too scary I’ll admit but he was fun to make and add to my inked background cut and layered using dies from the PRACTICALLY OVAL set and paper from SWEATER WEATHER . 

I added a torn and ‘scrolled’ sentiment and some stars from the BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON die set to finish.  

Hop around this short hop to see all the beautiful creations and new techniques used on them!

LDRS CREATIVE INSPIRATION

Anita 

Alanna

Ilina

Melissa

Corinne

Jane {you are here}

Lynnea

Jeannie

Ashley

And to celebrate these two days, we are offering 15% off on your next order in the LDRS Creative store when you add any item from the Fall collection using code FALLFUN (*valid until October 27, midnight EST).

Happy hopping!

Thanks so much for looking and have a wonderful day!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

SIMON SAYS STAMP – Monday Challenge: Spooky

TRY IT ON TUESDAY – Witches/Wizards/Halloween

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – Wk Beg Oct 21: Anything Goes

LOVE TO CRAFT – Challenge #39: October Anything Goes

SIMON SAYS STAMP – Wednesday Challenge: Fall/Autumn Colours

PEARLY SPARKLES – Challenge #45: Spooky and/or Cute

CLASSIC DT OPEN CHALLENGE – Challenge #10: Anything Goes

DIE CUT DIVAS – October Challenge: Fall Colours/Any October Holiday

ARTSYSTAMPER – Challenge #2: Patterned Paper

CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS – October Challenge: Masculine or Halloween
CRAFT CHALLENGE - Challenge #533: Halloween/Thanksgiving/Bonfire Night
SWEET STAMPERS – Challenge #37: Autumn or Halloween
CUT IT UP – Challenge #: Ghosts/Goblins & Ghouls
MY TIME TO CRAFT – Challenge: 408: Halloween or Cats
ALPHABET CHALLENGE: P is for Poppies or Pumpkins
CUPCAKE INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #481: Fall 

LDRS Creative - October Feature Day Blog Hop - Day 1

Hello everyone and welcome to our Fall and Halloween Feature!

For the next two days, the Design Team has created gorgeous projects to inspire you with the latest Fall collection that is now available in a local craft store near you!

We are talking about... 

The A View for All Seasons Stamps (with a perfect coordinating die set), Woodland Wonderland Stamps (also with a coordinating die set available), and No Matter the Weather Stamps.

Some amazing Halloween High Jinks Stamps (cut out in no time with the coordinating die set), Happy Haunting Stamps (with a perfect coordinating die set here), and one of the new Petal Pusher sets, Pick of the Patch (and its die set)!

We also continued adding to our wonderful Basic dies line: In the Breeze Die Set, Down Main Street Die, and Over the Hills Die. Not to forget Up a Tree Die Set, Garden Gateway Die Set, Garden Wreath Die Set. They fit with all of our products, so don't miss on them!

People have been amazed by the thickness of the brand new Fall 6x6 paperpack, Sweater Weather - 6x6 Paper. How GORGEOUS is it?!

And of course, a brand new all-in-one stencil called A Walk in the Park - 6x6 Stencil !

So we are featuring a little Fall/Halloween inspiration today and I have used the fabulous PICK OF THE PATCH stamp set to make my card. 

I began by making my card base. I love this technique using a larger die to make a card blank.  All you need to do is just fold a piece of card in half and place one edge of the die just above the fold line and cut through both layers.  The die I used for my card base is from the SCALLOPED RECTANGLE FRAME set and I also used the same die to cut a mat from the SWEATER WEATHER paper pack. This helps to disguise the fact that the folded edge is missing some of the intricate die cut detail. On top of that I took the next die within the set and cut another piece of SWEATER WEATHER paper. 

With my RAVEN HYBRID INK PAD I stamped a sentiment then glued all my layers together.

I took some smooth card stock and made up the pumpkin from the layering stamps in the PICK OF THE PATCH stamp set.  I then cut it out using the SCALLOPED CIRCLE FRAME die set and stamped all around the edge with some of the foliage stamps.

Using two of the dies in the SCALLOPED CIRCLE FRAME set I cut a frame to place over my topper, raising it up with foam tape.

Hey Pumpkin!! 

LDRS CREATIVE INSPIRATION

Anita 

Alanna

Ilina

Melissa

Corinne

Jane {you are here}

Lynnea

Jeannie

Raluca

Ashley

And to celebrate these two days, we are offering 15% off on your next order in the LDRS Creative store when you add any item from the Fall collection using code FALLFUN (*valid until October 27, midnight EST).

Hop around this short hop to see all the beautiful creations and new techniques used on them!

Happy hopping!

Thanks so much for looking and have a wonderful day!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

MAKE MY MONDAY  - Challenge #107: Fruit &/or Vegetable

TRY IT ON TUESDAY – Witches/Wizards/Halloween

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – Wk Beg Oct 21: Anything Goes

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Anything Goes 

LOVE TO CRAFT – Challenge #39: October Anything Goes

SIMON SAYS STAMP – Wednesday Challenge: Fall/Autumn Colours

PEARLY SPARKLES – Challenge #45: Spooky and/or Cute

CLASSIC DT OPEN CHALLENGE – Challenge #10: Anything Goes

DIE CUT DIVAS – October Challenge: Fall Colours/Any October Holiday

ARTSYSTAMPER – Challenge #2: Patterned Paper

CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS – October Challenge: Masculine or Halloween
SWEET STAMPERS – Challenge #37: Autumn or Halloween
CRAFT CHALLENGE - Challenge #533: Halloween/Thanksgiving/Bonfire Night
CUPCAKE INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #481: Fall 

DC - A Cauldron, a Skull, Some Bats and a Witch!! Oh My!

Good morning everybody! 

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!

The DT had to incorporate a ‘reveal’ element to our projects this week with a Halloween/Autumn theme.

LDRS Creative – A Little Winter Magic Landscape!

Hello everyone!

I am posting on the LDRS CREATIVE INSPIRATION BLOG today with a Christmas card!

The Gnomes Make a Snow Gnome… From a BEAR!!!!!

Hi everyone, hope everything is OK.

I am on the POLKADOODLES BLOG today sharing how I created this Christmas page for my messing around book/art journal.

A Halloween Scene with Some Die Soup and Bob the Spider!

Good morning everybody! 

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!

Halloween is just around the corner (so is Brexit apparently, who knew?) so I have created a Halloween scene in a sort of shadow box card thingy.