We Love 2 Create –Hoppy Easter!

Hello! Happy Mothering Sunday to all the mums out there!

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.

So Easter is approaching and I have an Easter themed project to show you today.

I used texture paste and stencils to cover a canvas panel and then added different paints until I was happy with the effect.  I attached the door from the CHIPBOARD FAIRY DOOR KIT and used more texture paste through the TREES/FOLIAGE STENCIL to give it a gnarly wooden tree door sort of effect.

I even added some Flowersoft (which I am currently picking out of the carpet) and lots of lovely POLKADOODLES STAMPS SETS. 

I just had to include some rabbit kids, peeping round the door, waiting for Mummy Bunny to return!!  There are lots more of them inside of course!! LOL

Ingredients:

Polkadoodles Goodies:

Stamps: 24 CARROT FRIEND – PRETTY PERFECT – EVERY WISH IN THE WORLD

Stencils: TREES/FOLIAGE

Dies: SUPER SPRIGS

Sentiment: WINNIE SUGAR SPRINKLES

The Rest: CHIPBOARD FAIRY DOOR KIT

Other Stuff:

Colouring: Watercolour Palette

Colouring Paper: Spectrum Noir Watercolour Card

Ink: Versafine

The Rest: Gesso - Imagination Crafts Starlight Paints, Texture Paste and Stone Wall Stencil - Flowersoft

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:
LOVE TO CRAFT – Challenge #32: March Anything Goes

AUD SENTIMENTS – Challenge #223: Any Sentiment except Happy Birthday

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – Challenge March 26: Anything Goes

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Anything Goes

SIMON SAYS STAMP – Weds Challenge: Anything Goes

CUT IT UP – Challenge #170: Flowers

MORE MIXED MEDIA – Anything Goes with Optional Green

CRAFTY FRIENDS – Challenge #106: Spring Colours

{PIN}SPIRATIONAL – Challenge #235: Picture Inspiration  

LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #90: Anything Goes

THE SISTERHOOD OF CRAFTERS - Let’s Celebrate Spring

CRAFTY CREATIONS – Challenge #387: Anything Goes

CARDZ 4 GALZ – Challenge #93: Flora or Fauna

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #165: Anything Goes

WORLD WIDE OPEN DT CHALLENGE – Challenge #03: Anything Goes

ALPHABET CHALLENGE – A is for Animals
SWEET STAMPERS – Challenge #30: Easter/Spring

Colour Crazy Challenge – Anything Goes with Little Blue Button Stamps (and a sneaky Hunkydory review part 2)!

Hello! We’ve had some amazing spring weather here in the UK. Hope it’s been nice where you are.

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!

This week we are sponsored by the amazing…

…and I got to use the gorgeous SWEET GEISHA CHARLIE

I found some lovely oriental paper in one of my umpteen ‘Oh Yeah Forgot I Had That’ boxes and I coloured CHARLIE to match. In fact I used my HUNKYDORY COLOUR ME! PROFESSIONAL STAMPING CARD for the first time so here we enter into my Hunkydory Part 2 review bit. 

OK so I have to say that it is a very good card. It’s extremely smooth, a good weight and the pens blend well. However, I will not be changing from my usual ULTIMATE GRAPHIC which I think offers even better blending.

The smoothness of the card doesn’t really lend itself to pencil colouring either as it has little ‘tooth’ and I need to know I can use my card for both Copics AND pencils.  I will use it up though as the quality is good.

Ingredients:

Digi Image: SWEET GEISHA CHARLIE

Colouring -

Copics: Skin: E04/11/21/00/000 + R20/00

Hair: 100 C7/5/3

Eyes: E25/43

Peach: E08 YR02/61/00

Pink: RV04/55/52

+ Gold Pen

Colouring Paper: HUNKYDORY COLOUR ME! PROFESSIONAL STAMPING CARD

Background Paper: No idea I’m afraid!!

Sentiment: A freebie from a craft mag

Dies: LDRS CREATIVE HEART FELT BUILD-A-CARD – POLKADOODLES CHERRY BLOSSOM/BRANCH - Tattered Lace 'Stitched Ovals'

Others: Pearls - Gold Cord

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 and have a wonderful weekend!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

LOVE TO CRAFT – Challenge #32: March Anything Goes

AUD SENTIMENTS – Challenge #223: Any Sentiment except Happy Birthday

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – Challenge March 26: Anything Goes

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Anything Goes

SIMON SAY STAMP – Weds Challenge: Anything Goes

LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #90: Anything Goes

CARDZ 4 GALZ – Challenge #93: Flora or Fauna

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #165: Anything Goes

LDRS Creative –Ruby IS Pretty Cute!

Hello everyone! Hope you’re well!

I am posting on the LDRS CREATIVE INSPIRATION BLOG today with a card and a tutorial using one of the gorgeous new Polkadoodles stamps now available in the store.

This fabulous young lady with the ‘impossible’ legs is RUBY – PRETTY CUTE and I have coloured her with watercolour paints.

The cart on the gorgeous backing paper is supposed to be selling ice cream but I changed it into a flower cart instead.

I used 3D glue gel for dimension on the flowers and on RUBY too and you can see more photos of my process on the blog HERE.

Ingredients:

LDRS PRODUCTS

Stamps: RUBY – PRETTY CUTE – BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS (sentiment)

Stamping Ink: RAVEN HYBRID INK
Background Paper: SWEET SENSATIONS PAPER PACK
Flowers: HOMEMADE HAPPINESS PAPER PACK
Dies: SUN & CLOUDS DIE SET

THE REST  

Watercolour Card - Watercolours - Pearls – Twine – Nuvo Crystal Drops

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 #89: Anything Goes

CRAFTY CREATIONS – Challenge #386: Anything Goes

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – March 19: Anything Goes

CRAFT STAMPER – March Take It Make It Challenge

THE SISTERHOOD OF CRAFTERS – Ladies/Girls (a Mother’s Day gift)

MORGAN’S ARTWORLD OPEN CHALLENGE – Challenge #03: Anything Goes

CLASSIC DT OPEN CHALLENGE – Challenge #3: Anything Goes

CRAFT – Challenge #506: Spring/Easter

KRAFTY CHICKS – Challenge #447: Anything Goes/Polka Dots

LOVE TO CRAFT – Challenge #32: March Anything Goes

AUD SENTIMENTS – Challenge #223: Any Sentiment except Happy Birthday

Digi Choosday Challenge –A Monstrous Gift?!

Good morning everybody!  Hope this finds you 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!

The DT are making a gift for a lady this week and as I am all over Mother’s Day this year (go me!) I have made a little something for my mum. Now I have no idea who the motley crew are featured in the photograph despite the fact that this is a gift for my mum and I just happen to have 3 younger brothers.  They certainly look like trouble to me and was that mullet and polar neck a good idea?! Be thankful I recoloured it to black and white, the garish 1970’s colours were a bit much. Wow we really did love orange back then! LOL 

So to match this throwback photo (my brothers are going to kill me) I thought the LITTLE MONSTERS DOWNLOAD would be perfect. Can’t for the life of me think why! 

Ingredients:

Digi Images & Sentiment: LITTLE MONSTERS DOWNLOAD COLLECTION

Colouring: Copics

Colouring Paper: ULTIMATE GRAPHIC

Papers: GREAT OUTDOORS PAPER PACK

Dies: BUBBLEICIOUS FRAMES

The Rest: Old Photo Frame - Even Older Photo - Wooden Stars & Hearts – Sequins – Embossing Powder

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:

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #164: Anything Goes

LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #89: Anything Goes

CRAFTY CREATIONS – Challenge #386: Anything Goes

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – March 19: Anything Goes

THE SISTERHOOD OF CRAFTERS – Ladies/Girls (a Mother’s Day gift)

MORGAN’S ARTWORLD OPEN CHALLENGE – Challenge #03: Anything Goes

CLASSIC DT OPEN CHALLENGE – Challenge #3: Anything Goes

LOVE TO CRAFT – Challenge #32: March Anything Goes

WORLD WIDE OPEN DT CHALLENGE – Challenge #03: Anything Goes

LDRS Creative –So Wordalicious!

Hello everyone! Hope all is good with you!

I am posting on the LDRS CREATIVE INSPIRATION BLOG today sharing a card with no image!! I know!!!! 

CAS is always a frightening prospect for me but I ploughed on anyway using just the sentiments from the fabulous WORDALICIOUS SET.

I had to get a bit inky though and used the WAFFLE CONE STENCIL and some of the Mini Hybrid Inks to create a background.

Twine, gems and sequins were all I added to finish.

Ingredients:

LDRS PRODUCTS

Stamps: WORDALICIOUS SET

Stamping Ink: RAVEN HYBRID INK
Stencil: WAFFLE CONE

Stencil Ink: FLESH and KEY LIME PIE

THE REST  

Gems – Twine – Star Sequins

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:

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – March 5: Anything Goes

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Anything Goes 

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES – Challenge #92: Sentiment Only - No Image

ALPHABET CHALLENGE – Y is for Yarn, String or Twine

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #164: Anything Goes

CRAFT STAMPER – March Take It Make It Challenge

Digi Choosday Challenge – Flowers for Mum!

Good morning everybody!  Hope this finds you 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!

The team's theme this week was 'Flowers' and as Mothering Sunday comes at the end of the month in the UK I took the opportunity to make my mum a card.

I took 2 identical toppers from one of the POSYDOODLES PAPERCRAFT KITS and cut the centre out of one to create a frame. I then cut the flowers from the other to decoupage on top. 

Ingredients:

Digi Image: WINNIE JUST FOR YOU

Colouring: Copics

Colouring Paper: ULTIMATE GRAPHIC

Sentiment (also image): WINNIE SUGAR SPRINKLES

Paper & Topper: POSYDOODLES PAPERCRAFT KIT

Dies: POLKADOODLES RIBBON/GIFT FRAMES & CORNERS   - Sue Wilson ‘Stitched Banners’

The Rest: Pearls – Ribbon

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:

SIMON SAYS STAMP – Weds Challenge: Anything Goes

KRAFTY CHICKS – Challenge #444: Anything Goes/Simmer & Shine
CRAFT – Challenge #503: Mother’s Day/Female
CRAFTY FRIENDS – Challenge #104: Gemstones/Pearls
THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – March 5: Anything Goes
CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Anything Goes 
WORLD WIDE OPEN DT – Challenge #02: Anything Goes
CRAFTY CREATIONS – Challenge #385: Anything Goes
AS YOU LIKE IT – Layers One or Many (I’m happiest with a few layers…CAS cards scare me)
CRAFT-DEE BOWZ – March Challenge: Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

We Love 2 Create –Enjoy the Little Moments!

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.

My DT contribution this time is a MDF tag, covered with a piece of ‘mop up’ rice paper and dabbed over with texture mousse.

The gorgeous stamps were embossed in gold and coloured and ‘splashed’ with watercolours.

Ingredients:

Polkadoodles Stamps: Butterfly - EVERY WISH IN THE WORLD – Flower – PRETTY PERFECT – Sentiment – PERFECT WISHES

Colouring: Watercolours

Colouring Paper: Watercolour Card

The Rest: MDF Tag – Rice Paper -  Nuvo Embellishment Mousse – Nuvo Crystal Drops – Glass Glitter – WOW Embossing Powder

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:
SIMON SAYS STAMP – Weds Challenge: Anything Goes
KRAFTY CHICKS – Challenge #444: Anything Goes/Simmer & Shine
CRAFTY FRIENDS – Challenge #104: Gemstones/Pearls (hope the liquid type counts)
WORLD WIDE OPEN DT – Challenge #02: Anything Goes
CRAFTY CREATIONS – Challenge #385: Anything Goes
CRAFT STAMPER – March: Take it Make it Challenge

LDRS Creative New Release Blog Hop Day 3

Thank you for joining us on our LDRS Creative inspiration week blog hop! We are so excited to feature what was showcased at Creativation in January! There are 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 introducing interactive stamp and die combos, fabulous paper doll dies, and TONS of products to fit everyone's taste!

There are two brand new full size stamp sets from Cre8tive Cre8tions, each combining 8 stamps; Celebration and Flower Power!


Next, we have something for all our Polkadoodles fans! We have two brand new characters, each featuring lovely scenes: Ruby (Celebration, Pretty Cute, So Sassy) and Holly (Delightful Daisy, Feathered Friends, Story Time, Watch It Grow). And fear not, Winnie is also joining the party with the mini set called Let's Go, and some amazing paper doll dies in the Die-licious collection to create to your soul content: A Gift For You, Miss Pretty, Puppy Princess, Super Scenes. What's best is that we came up with the perfect 6"x6" Die-Licious paperpack to combine all skin, hair and clothing patterns as a perfect complement!

If you are more into flowers, then you will simply adore these brand new stamp and die combo sets: If Friends Were Flowers,  Love And Smell The Roses.

And did we say we were throwing a surprise party for you all? Thanks to these sweet stamp sets, you can have one, too: Wordalicious, Sweet Treats, Party Time, Life Is Sweet, Ice Cream Party, Goody Gumdrops!

What's even cooler are the interactive stamps (and some even as a die combo!) we are proud to have designed: Going Places, On The Move-Neighborhood,  On The Move-Landscape. Adorable critters? Yes! Right here: On The Move,  Hippo Hooray, Super Critters!

We also have FOUR new die sets that will help you get a professional look in no time, on top of being simply adorable: Twirling Pop-Up, Barber Stripes Rectangle, Fringe, Scalloped Borders.

Who's ready for mini hybrid inks? We are adding the latest two sets of our very popular Hybrid inks in a mini version, perfect for ink blending, stenciling, stamping, colouring and embossing: At The Beach and On The Farm!

Next, we have two new 6"x6" stencils that are sure to be as popular as the others: Playful Patterns and the Waffle!

Lastly, because we wanted to give you the perfect time with papers AND stamps, we created the new Playful Pattern collection that includes 6"x6" and 12"x12" packs: Homemade Happiness, Candy Counter, Sweet Sensations!

 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 $25 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 March 5th.

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 FEB15

(*Coupon valid until midnight EST 3/6/18)

So it’s the last day of the hop and I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing all the fabulous new goodies available in the store! 

So to my card for today and once again I have used the scrumptious (pun intended) ICE CREAM PARTY STAMP SET stamped with my RAVEN HYBRID INK PAD and coloured with Copics.

The stunning papers are from the SWEET SENSATIONS PAPER PACK, and I cut some with the FRINGE DIE to make a sort of ‘canopy’ and threaded twine through the holes (my new obsession).  

I made a sort of ‘doily’ from the  HAPPY DAYS CIRCLE SET and added all my ice-cream goodies on top with 3D foam. 

Hop along and leave a comment so you could win!

LDRS CREATIVE BLOG
JANE {you are here}
KASSI
ALANNA
JEANNIE
ZSOFIA
MARTHA
MELISSA
ILINA
KIRSTEN
MELANIE
RALUCA

Thanks so much for looking and have a wonderful day!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Challenge – Anything Goes with Bugaboo Stamps!

Hello! Hope all is good with you and yours!

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!

This week we are sponsored by the fabulous

I chose to use this ace image called STELLA FACEBOOK BIRTHDAY and she comes with this great sentiment too. 

So as you may have noticed I had an epic fail with my Nuvo Drops; they just did not want to play. So I smudged them all out to look as if I had intended them to look that way…probably shouldn’t have mentioned it really!! 😏😊

Ingredients:

Digi Image & Sentiment: STELLA FACEBOOK BIRTHDAY

Colouring: Copics – Skin: E04/15/11/21/00/000 – Yellow: YR23, Y15/02 – Orange: E08, YR07/04, Y17 – Red: R59/29/27/14 – Teal Blue: BG09/57/53

Colouring Paper: ULTIMATE GRAPHIC

Background Paper: LDRS CREATIVE ‘YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE’

Dies: POLKADOODLES ‘STITCHED & PIERCED NESTED CIRCLES’

Others: Ribbon – Twine – Nuvo Drops – Card Candi

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 and have a wonderful weekend!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges: