Polkadoodles Winnie Fruit Punch - One for You

Exciting news today, Polkadoodles is launching a fabulous new collection  - Winnie Fruit Punch.

Check out a special launch video from Nikky..

For my card I have made a bottle shaped easel card featuring a fabulously cute One for You, which I coloured with my copics. I decorated the bottle card with one of the fabulous papers from the collection, some butterflies and one of the gorgeous floral elements which I layered up the flower in different sizes.

Here she is:

I printed my image on Copic Xpress cardstock using my Canon Inkjet Printer and coloured in the image with my copics. The colours I used are: skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, hair: E57, E55, E53, E51, E99, dress, shoes and bow: RV10, RV21, RV23, RV25, C2, button: Y01, Y23,  drinks: BG0000, BG11, YG01, YG25, YG63, YG67, YG03, YG11, YG23, FYG2, Y02, Y38, Y19, Y17, Y15, Y13, R32, R39, RV25, RV23

Here is a closer look at the image:

Until next time, happy crafting...
Carol

Supplies:

Winnie Fruit Punch - One for You
White cardstock and patterned paper from the Winnie Fruit Punch Paper Heaven Bundle 2
Copics, double-sided tape,  Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Oval dies, Marianne design Creatables - Petra's Oval dies, SU Pink Pirouette 1/2" Seam binding ribbon, Pearls, lace and bling from my stash

Challenges:

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

•  In the Pink - Challenge 91 Dies and/or punches 
• Through the Purple Have - Challenge 98 Flowers
• Kitty Bee Designs - Aloha Friday Challenge #69 - Friendship
• PDE Linky Party - Challenge 117 Anything Goes

ABC Challenge - U is for Unlimited

The 1st of November I'm back from holidays ready for our new challenge at ABC Challenges. Today our theme is U is for Unlimited (Anything Goes) and we want to see your gorgeous creations. Our sponsors for this challenge are: Magnolia-licious which means the hardest thing I had to do was figure out which pretty Tilda image to use. This challenge I decided to choose Stop in the Name of Love Tilda from the 2015 Lovely Duo Collection. Here is my card:

For my card, I stamped Tilda on Copic Xpress card stock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. She is coloured with my copics. The colours I used are: skin: E11, E000, E00, E0000, R20, dress: B06, B04, B02, B01, B0000, Hair: E57. E55, E53, E51, ground: W00, W1, W3. I also added some white sharpie dots to the dress.

Here is a close look at Tilda:

If you haven’t already stopped by ABC Challenges, please do and see what the rest of our fabulous DT have created. Then why don't you try our latest challenge for yourself.

Cheers, for now....

Supplies

Stamps: Stop in the Name of Love Tilda, SU Sentiment from Project Life Remember This set

Cardstock, patterned paper from my stash, pearls,Spellbinders Floral Ovals, Wild Orchid Craft flowers, SU Oval Framelits, Spellbinders Les Papillion no. 2, dimensionals, Martha Stewart around the page punch 

Polkadoodles Maddie Shy

Time for another DT make for Polkadoodles Inky Pinkies. Today Ive chosen another digi from the Pretty Sweet collection ...Polkadoodles Maddie Shy. 
I think she is a cutie and coloured her using some of my favourite colours. Here she is:

I printed my image on Copic Xpress-it card and then coloured her in with my Copics. 

The colours I used are: clothes: BG0000, BG10, BG11, BG13, Y00, Y23, RV0000, RV00, RV02, skin: E11, E0000, E000, E00, R20, hair: E57, E55, E53, white ink marker for the love hearts on the dress.

Anyway hope you all have a lovely Wednesday and manage to fit some crafting in. I'm off to a stamp camp retreat this weekend so I'm about to get busy printing out some of my Polkadoodles digis from the new Octavia Frosted Winter collection - looking forward to a weekend of crafting and colouring in while someone else cooks and cleans!

Cheers for now

Supplies:

Card and patterned paper from my stash, Spellbinders Heirloom Oval, SU Oval Framelits, Memory Box - Cosmo Border die, lace, ribbon, pearls and flowers 

Stamps: Polkadoodles Maddie Shy.

ABC Challenge - O is for Open

Today I'm back with the next fabulous challenge at ABC Challenges. This one is O is for Open and that means you can share any creation you like with us. How easy is that? This challenge is sponsored by:Di's Digi Designs and the image I decided to make for you today is Ballerina Izzy. My niece has a young daughter Izzy who has recently started ballet, so I think this will be a great card for her.

Here is my card:

I printed my digi using my Canon Pixma ink jet printer and then coloured it in with my Copics. The colours I used are skin: E11, E0000, E000, E00, R20, hair: E57, E55, E53, E51 dress and shoes: R0000, R85, R83, R81.

If you haven't already stopped by ABC Challenges, please do and see what the rest of our fabulous DT have created. We would love you to join in our challenge, our sponsor has provided a lovely prize for the winner.

Supplies

Stamps: Ballerina Izzy - Di's Digi Designs

Cardstock, patterned paper from my stash, pearls,Spellbinders Fancy Floral Ovals, Wild Orchid Craft flowers, SU Oval Framelits

Polkadoodles Seashore Shannon

Saturday night and time for Polkadoodles Inky Pinky DT make. I just love how easy it is to find all the digi's at Polkadoodles new online store at www.Polkadoodles.co.uk. Today I've decided to make a card using the de;ightful Seashore Shannon. Here she is using one of my favourite colour schemes:

 

I printed Shannon on Copic Xpress-it card and then coloured her in with my Copics. I then cut her out and layered her with some of my fabulous die cuts.

The colours I used are: Shannon - clothes: BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78, BG0000, C3, skin:E11, E0000, E000, E00, R20, hair: E53, E55, E57, E59, shells, flowers and starfish: Y00, Y21, Y23, Y15, Y18, YR21, R21

Anyway hope you all have a lovely weekend and manage to fit some crafting and colouring in!
Cheers for now

Supplies:

Stamps: Seashore Shannon. from Polkadoodles
Card and paper from my stash, Spellbinders Heirloom Oval, SU Oval Framelits, Wild Orchid Craft roses,

 

ABC Challenge – C is for Cupid

Well that's the first month of 2015 done and dusted and do you know what that means? Time for another fabulous ABC Challenge, and this time our challenge is C is for Cupid and we want to see all your lovely creations for Love/Romance/Valentines/Wedding/Engagement. We have two sponsors this challenge: Marianne Design & Stamp and Create.

For this challenge, I decided to do something a little different. I have some beautiful Marianne Design dies and wanted to use some of them in my creation. I have always loved horse and carriages, and they shout "Romance" at me, and I think they are perfect for this challenge. Rather than stick them on a card, I made a 3D carriage drawn by 2 matching horses. I think they are a fabulous background for this Don and Daisy image, too. Anyway, here is my creation for this challenge:

  

I stamped Don & Daisy Just Married onto Kryogen card stock and coloured them in with my copics. The colours I used are: C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C5, C7, BG0000, BG10, R24, R21, R20, E57, E55, E53, E51, E50, E0000, E000, E00, E11. Here is a closer look:

 
To make the carriage, I cut 8 carriages and glued 4 of them together for strength. This gave me the two sides of my carriage, I then cut a strip of card, made an ovalish shaped tube and glued one of the carriages to each end, to make it into a 3D carriage. To do the horses, I also glued 4 of each horse together. To get them to stand I used a toothpick behind the ribbon and a small punched heart under their hooves for a little more balance. I then decorated the horses and carriage with ribbon, brads, bling and flowers. I drew the bridles on the horses as it was a bit fiddly to make them with ribbon. Here is a closer look:

To make the tree in the background, I cut 4 trees using the die, folded them in half and glued them together so they stood up.
I hope you enjoyed my project. I'd love to see what creations you can make and enter in our  ABC Challenge,

Supplies:

Marianne Design Don a & Daisy Just Married Stamp– DDS3303
Marianne Design Craftables Dies: Horse – CR1297, Large Christmas Tree – CR1224
Marianne Design Creatables Die: Princess Carriage – LR0302
Glue dots, toothpicks, white ribbon, red heart brads, rhinestones, pearls, SU white Chalk Marker, Wild Orchid Craft flowers

Challenges:

I am entering this project in the following challenges: 

• We Do Doobadoo Challenge 2 Romance
• Sweet Stampin Challenge - Love
• C.R.A.F.T Challenge - #296 Valentine's Day
• Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Love/Valentine's Day

ABC Challenge – B is for Buttons and Bows

2015 is off to a busy start for me and already it's time for a new challenge at ABC Challenges. Today our challenge is for the letter B and our theme is Buttons and Bows – to join in you need to include both in your creation. This challenge is sponsored by Pink Gem Designs and I chose to use this cute digi: Barclay with a flower.
I decided to make a party box for a change as my niece's daughter is turning 4 shortly and I wanted to try it out. I saw a pattern in the Silhouette store for a 3d top locking triple loop bow box by Jamie Cripps and thought I would give it a go. I had to adjust the pattern slightly to cut it out of A4 card using my trusty Craft Robo (which is the precursor to the Silhouette). I then added some paper bows to the sides of the box and added some buttons before adding my little Barclay.
Anyway here is my box:

 And here is a look from another angle. You can see the paper ribbon I made by cutting a strip of patterned paper and punching along each side with an edge punch. I then cut another two strips and punched them then made them into a paper bow to dress up the sides:

And here is the other side:

I printed Barclay on Copic Xpress card and then coloured him in using my copics and the colours I used are: background: B0000, G0000, B60, Barclay: E40, E42, E43, E44, flowers, toadstools, butterfly and grass: BV000, BV04, Y0000, YR20, YR21, YR23, YR04, BG72, BG11, BG13, YG67, YG01, YG21, YG25, RV25, RV21, RV10, Y26, Y23, Y28, R81, R83, R85, B02.
Here is a closer look at Barclay and you can see how I added texture to his fur to make him look like a scruffy cuddly bear.

Here's one last look showing the bow on top which links to the bow on the other side and keeps the box closed.

Hope you liked my box, and that you check out the rest of the lovely images at Pink Gem Designs. We would love to see your creations with buttons and bows too, and there are some fabulous prizes for the lucky winner, so come join us at ABC Challenges before the end of the month.

Happy Stamping!!!
Carol

Supplies:


Stamps: Pink Gem Designs: Barclay with a flower
Paper: SU Concord Crush card (retired), multi coloured floral background paper
Accessories: SU dimensionals, SU Scallop Trim Border punch, Craft ROBO, SU framelits, buttons from my stash, linen thread, pearls


Challenges entered:


I have entered this card in the following challenge:

• Bizzy Becs Store January Challenge: Anything Goes

ABC Challenge - A is for Anything Goes

Happy New Year and what better time for a new challenge at ABC Challenge starting with the first letter of the alphabet. Our first challenge of 2015 is really easy since it is A is for Anything Goes, meaning any of your beautiful creations can be entered for a chance to win a prize. This challenge is sponsored by All Dressed Up. Make sure you take a moment to check out the beautiful images available.
I couldn't go past this delightful Sweetie Pie digi stamp. Here is the card I came up with to inspire you:

The image is printed with my inkjet printer on Copic Xpress Card and coloured with Copic Sketch (and Ciao) Markers. The Copics used are as follows: skin: E11, E00, E000, R20 bows and dress: B0000 B23, B21, B24, B28 hair: E49, E44, E42, E40.
Here is a closer look at Sweetie Pie:

Don't forget to stop by the ABC Challenge blog and check out what the rest of the fabulous DT have created. Then why not start the year in a great crafting way and enter our challenge.

Supplies:

Stamps: All Dressed Up image: Sweetie Pie
Paper: SU Marina Mist card, multi coloured floral background paper
Accessories: SU dimensionals, Spellbinders 5x7 Heirloom Legacy Card Creator SKU: S6-010, Pale blue Grosgrain ribbon, embellishment and birdcage

Challenges entered:

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

• All Dressed Up Challenge 26: Anything Goes
  
• MarkerPOP Challenge 59: Blues
  
• Craft-Dee BowZ January Challenge

EBW Challenge - Little Rapunzel

Merry Christmas and it's time for the Elizabeth Bells World December 25th challenge. This month we have a theme of Card with a special shape or form. I've picked sweet Little Rapunzel from the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection. 

I decided to make a Layered Window Frame card based on a tutorial I had seen on SplitCoast Stampers. Here is my card, slightly side on so you can see the depth:

I printed Little Rapunzel on Copic Xpress card and coloured her in with my copics. The colours I used are: skin: E11, E00, E000, E0000, R20, clothes: YR27, YR24, YR21, YG95, YG93, C2, C00, R24, R22,  hair: E59, E57, E55, E53.

Here is a closer look at this lovely image:

We'd love to have you join us in the challenge, so why don't you pop over to Elizabeth Bells World and join us. There is a great prize for the winning entry.



Supplies:

Stamps: Little Rapunzel, Elizabeth Bell Designs
Paper: SU Real Red and Gold metallic cardstockAccessories: SU dimensionals, SU Real Red ink pad, SU Window Frame Collection Framelits die, ribbon from my stash, Wild Orchid Craft flowers, Starburst embossing folder

ABC Challenge - Y is for Yuletide

It's December and the year is flying by, but time to take a pause while we start a new challenge at The ABC Challenge. We are up to Y and what better theme than Yuletide, or create something Festive for Christmas as we start the countdown to the festive season. This challenge is sponsored by Paper Shelter, who have some marvellous prizes for our challenge winner.

Here is the card I made with the delightful Holy Night digital stamp. I decided to make a shadow box card and embellish it with some die cuts. I also chose some non-traditional colours. Here is my card:

I printed my image on Copic Xpress cardstock and coloured it in with my copics. The colours I used are: skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, hair: E47, E44, E43, E42, E40, clothes: BG70, BG72, BG75, BG10, BG11, BG13, C00, C2, C0, fawn: E57, E55, E53, E51, E50, holy leaves: G46, G43, berries: R27, R24.
Here is a closeup of my Holy Night image:

 
 

Follow the link over to the ABC Challenge blog and check out the other fabulous DT creations. Then get out your craft gear and join in the fun!!! 

Supplies

Stamps: The Paper Shelter digi: Holy Night, SU Occasional Quotes, SU Endless Wishes

Paper: SU Lost Lagoon and Soft Sky cardstock, embossed textured paper from my stash 
Accessories: SU dimensionals, Marianne design Craftables tree die CR1224, Martha Stewart All Around the Page punch- Large snowflakes

 
 

  

ABC Challenge - X is for Xtra Special

Time flies when you are having fun and it's the 15th of November before you know it. Today is time for another new challenge at ABC Challenges and were heading towards the end of the alphabet. Today's challenge is X is for Xtra Special we want you to join us by sharing creations made for a special occasion, like a birthday, anniversary or maybe just a card for someone special.

This challenge is sponsored by Kenny K and the design team has been busily creating some wonderful inspiration for you. Here is my card. It's not my usual colours, because I tend to add more bright colours, but my special friend is a fan of the pastel lemon and pink, and the background paper seemed to suit the Kenny K image: Farmer's Daughter

For my card, I printed the Farmer's Daughter digi using my Canon inkjet printer onto Copic Xpress card stock. She is coloured with my copics. The colours I used are: skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, eyes: B00, C9, hair: E59, E57, E55, E53, E51, hat: Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21, Y00, clothes: R85, R83, R81, V0000, Y11, Y00, tree: E40, E42, E44, leaves: G82, G20

I added a sentiment, a tree diecut that I cut out of Copix Xpress card and coloured with my copics, some ribbon, flowers and some pretty butterfly diecuts.

Here is a close look at my image:

Follow the link over to  the ABC Challenge blog and check out the other fabulous DT creations. Then get out your craft gear and join in the fun!!!

Supplies

Stamps: Kenny K digi: Farmer's Daughter, SU Heard from the Heart

Paper: Pale pink cardstock  & designer paper from my stash 
Accessories: SU dimensionals, Memory Box Grand Oak Tree die cut, Memory Box Precious Butterflies die cut Wild Orchid Craft flowers, pink ribbon, GoKreate die cut: XXL Square Frames Frilly #6

The Paper Shelter: The Best Day of my Life

Today I want to share a lovely basket I made using this beautiful digital image from The Paper Shelter. It's called The Best Day of my Life.

The basket was inspired by a tutorial a friend shared with me at a Stamp Camp I went to a few weeks ago. My image was a little wide to fit the standard pattern, so I adapted it to make the basket 13cm wide by 10cm high and 10cm deep. It is a great size for filling with treats or gifts for a special person. Here is a view of the side showing the strips I cut out of white card and punched the edges before adding a strip of patterned paper. The strips are 11cm long, which is why they bow out and add another dimension to the basket. I then added a pretty bow to finish off the handle.

Across the back I added 4 strips.  I was careful to match the pattern paper to keep the stripes even.

Here is a closer look at the delightful dragon with her newborn:

I printed the image with my Canon inkjet printer onto Copic Xpress Cardstock and coloured it in with Copic Markers. The Copics used are as follows: Dragon mother: B05, B04, B02, B01, B000, B0000 Baby dragon: V06, V05, V04, Egg shell: YR20, Y26, Y23, Y21, G46, G43  Nest: E55, E53, E51, E50

Challenges

The Paper Shelter is having a DT Call and I am entering with this basket, wish me luck, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

I also am entering the following challenges:

• Natalie and Amy: Challenge 24 Things with Wings 

• Sparkles Monthly Challenges: #60 Things with Wings

Have a colourful creative day...

Supplies

Stamps: The Paper Shelter - The Best Day of my Life
Paper: Tempting Turquoise and White cardstock, SU designer papers - Sweet Taffy
Accessories:  SU border Punch (retired), SU Tempting Turquoise ribbon (retired), Spellbinders Card Creator die: A2 Divine Eloquence

ABC Challenge - S is for Shabby Chic

Time for another fun challenge at ABC Challenges today. This time we are up to S is for Shabby Chic. Our sponsor for today's challenge are Live and Love Crafts. Here is my card.

For my card  I printed my image on Kryogen card stock and then coloured it with my copics. Then I cut around the image using Stampin' Up Oval framelits and mounted it on Nestabilities Floral Oval that I sponged with blushing bride and Sahara sand inks.

The Copic colours I used are:  skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, hair:E37, E33, E31, dress and bow:R0000, R81, R83, R85 picnic basket: B0000, B91, B93, G20, G82, YG23, YG25, YR0000, YR21, YR24, Y26, Y23, Y21, E55, E53.

I used a Martha Stewarts around the page punch to create a border on my base card, and layered it with papers, lace and a pretty butterfly die cut from my stash. 

I then added a bouquet of beautiful flowers, tied with a pink seam binding and added a charm.  Here is a closer look at this delightful Tilda from the new Pink Lemonade collection, Summer Buzz Tilda:

Why don't you pop on over to http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com.au/ and check out the other fabulous DT creations, and join in our challenge.

Supplies:

Stamps: Magnolia Summer Buzz Tilda from Magnolia's Pink Lemonade 

Paper: patterned paper from my stash, SU Very Vanilla and Sahara Sand cardstock, pink seam binding ribbon, SU brad charm, WOC flowers, lace, pearls
Accessories: double sided tape, Spellbinders Nestabilities Floral Oval, SU Oval Framelits

Challenges:

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

• The Ribbon Girls - Magnolia Only Challenge
• Card Mania -  Butterflies & Bows
• Magnolia Down Under Challenges - Challenge #243 Your Favourite Magnolia Stamp
• Marvellous Magnolias Challenge Blog - Challenge 75 Anything Goes and DT Call

ABC Challenge: R is for Ribbon, Roses & Red

Time for another fun challenge at ABC Challenges today. This time we are up to R and the challenge is to use Ribbons, Roses and Red for your creation. Our sponsor for today's challenge are Marianne Designs & Aurora Wings and I decided to use Aurora Wings Rite of Spring  digital stamp: 

For my card  I printed my image on Kryogen card stock and then coloured it with my copics. Then I cut around the image using Marianne designs Creatables LR0242 die. I then cut a red border using the same die set and added that as a frame.

The Copic colours I used are:  skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, flowers:YR0000, YR00, R0000, R21, BV0000, BV000, BV01, RV0000, RV10, V0000, V01, B0000, B000, B01, YR12, YR02, Y0000, Y10, Y11, G0000, G20, G82, BG11, BG0000, R24, R22

I then added a bouquet of beautiful flowers, tied with a red ribbon and a charm. I used some black and white patterned paper from my stash and a black die cut swirl.

I was really happy with the pastel colours on my image. I usually prefer brighter colours. Here is a closer look:

Why don't you pop on over to http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com.au/ and check out the other fabulous DT creations, and join in our challenge.

Supplies

Stamps: Aurora Wings Rite of Spring digi
Paper: patterned paper from my stash, SU Real Red cardstock, red ribbon, SU embellishment, WOC flowers. swirl die cut from my stash
Accessories: double sided tape, Marianne Design Creatables LR0242