Polka Doodles Challenge and Blog hop......

This week its going to be a bit different at Polka Doodles - we still have our regular challenge but we also have a blog hop which is also part of the challenge!! And you know what that means - LOADS of candy!! 

Our fabulous sponsors Marianne Design are giving you the chance to win this adorable Garden themed Creatable as part of our blog hop!
Creatables are handy stencils that cut and/or emboss. They can be used in many machines, with all kinds of paper. The cut-out and embossed shapes are ideal to make your cards and other creative projects even more beautiful. We also have this lovely cuter than cute Snoesjes stamp, a fabulous 32 page paper pack and we adore this stunning flower ribbon - this candy is just scrumptious!!

CHALLENGE STAGE 1: Now, we know not everyone like to do a hop for whatever reason, so we still have our normal challenge for the week which is EASTER themed - you must make a card or project which is Easter themed.

Oh my how cute is this fab image by Nikky

on the new Sugarplum daisy cd?

I have printed my ribbon at bottom of card on Safmat.

Coloured with Promarkers and some pearly doodles

for the bunnies tails!

But that's not all...

CHALLENGE STAGE 2: Our second challenge is the blog hop - if you hop along with us this week you will find that the Easter Bunny has arrived early and left some hidden goodies on some of the Design Teams blogs - but you have to hop though the whole list to find who the Easter Bunny has visited! 

You need to complete both the Easter themed challenge and the blog hop to be in with a chance of winning one of the fantastic prizes on offer! You need to go to the challenge blog to see what is on offer but it is fabulous! There will be one grand prize winner and two second place winners!

If you've never taken part in a blog hop before it's easy peasy...all you need to do is visit each blog in turn and for this hop each Polkadoodler will give you a LETTER (be careful - some of the Polkadoodlers may have more than one!) Now add all the letters together, unscramble them and leave a comment on the Polkadoodle Challenge Blog (comments will be moderated!) with what the word is. 

Your entry will automatically be judged for the Easter themed challenge BUT we will know if you have completed the Blog Hop so if you haven't you will still only be eligible for the random blog candy hidden amongst some of the Polkadoodlers. FOR THE EASTER THEMED CHALLENGE JUST LEAVE YOUR ENTRY AS NORMAL USING THE INLINKZ BUTTON, WE WILL SORT THROUGH THE ENTRIES AS WE WILL KNOW IF YOU FOLLOWED THE HOP OR NOT! ; )

If you have arrived at my blog from Anne then you are on the right track! The letter you require from me is U- keep it safe and now jump to Doreen. Good luck! If you get stuck, please go back to the Polkadoodle Challenge blog where you will find the full list of Polkadoodlers.

Exploding box...Golden Wedding

Another Golden Wedding card.

This time an exploding box using

We R Memory Keeper dp's,

flowers, punched leaves

and buttons.

I have also used my

Anniversary Heart image coloured

with promarkers and sakura.

Some lovely glittery golden ribbon

round lid and as handle.

I'd like to share this with

Fussy and Fancy - anything but a square/rectangle

Daring cardmakers - A box of tricks

Chocolate, Coffee and cards - fancy folds

Crafty Creations - photo inspiration

Crafty Creations have a wonderful

photo as inspiration this week - yummy.

I wanted to take several elements 

from the photo for my project

so I went with

1. Pink floral - dp

2. Gold embossing - I changed the crown to hearts

3 the wonderful sponge yummy - ribbon

4 A very special celebration - Golden Wedding!

I really enjoyed playing with some

heat embossing for a change with this.

I do love a gatefold card and 

really like to secure with a ribbon

for extra interest.

What does the wonderful photo say to you?

Come share at Crafty Creations.

In 2 Stamps are this week great sponsor

and you could win a voucher for their fun images.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day indeed!

A wee trip down to Girvan to visit Mum and Dad today

and it was lovely! Such a sunny day for the drive

which helps in damp soggy Scotland!

I used chipboard diecut shapes that I sprayed with

H2o's and Glimmer mists.

Some little net and wired flowers.

Lovely papers By We R Memory keepers

punched leaves, doodled sentiment all on

a shaped card blank from Craftwerk cards.

I'd like to share this with

Delightful Challenges - Someone Special

Rogue Redhead challenge - Gatefold cards

Pan Pastel Challenge - Add a flower

Opus Gluei - Branching out

The challenge at Polka Doodles this week

is to include a furry or feathered friend

in your projects!

I love the new Candy Doodles collectors edition!

How sweet are the birds in the tree and

the little bird houses.

It is packed full of new digi stamps to colour.

Also some great new sentiment tickets and

of course loads of lovely Polka Doodles papers.

Come see what fab prize can be won this week

at Polka Doodles, I know how much we all

love our furry/feathered friends!

We are all fairies living under the leaf of a lily!

Daisy has turned 9.

A card for a friends daughters birthday.

The title of my post is the lovely sentiment that

comes with this gorgeous image.

Using beautiful vintage style papers by Prima.

The wonderful image is by

Digi Blessings and I am very

pleased at how well it paper pieced

to create the finished card.

I coloured the cute mouse and fairy with copics,

paper piecing the grass and lilly of the valey.

Prima flowers, punched greenery and butterflies.

Happy Birthday ribbon from East of India.

A little stickles and some sticky pearls and gems.

I'd like to share this with

Paper and Such designs - Paper piecing (2nd entry)

Chocolate coffee and Cards - Feathers and fur

Fussy and Fancy - fairies

Flutterby Wednesday - Spring & wings

The Cheerful stamp pad - land of fantasy

The perfect blend.....

One of my good friends husbands asked me to make a 

card for her recently.

He recons her favourite occupation is drinking coffee!!

So I tried to inject a little romance into the theme.

With this fun Bugaboo digi stamp - Perfect Blend

I have used We R Memory Keepers papers.

Paper pieced with foam pads for dimension.

Also fussy cutting to create embellishments

to tie it all together.

I'd like to share this with

Catch the bug challenge - March Anything goes

Stamp and Create - Paper piecing

paper and Such design - Paper piecing

It's all about Stripes at Crafty Creations.....

It's all about stripes at

Crafty Creations this week!

A fun card for a friend

with lovely flower and bugs by

The Octopode Factory.

Coloured with Promarkers.

Stripey Dp in background - Tim Holtz

Stripey Dp at base of card - Crate papers.

Doodled sentiment in Black Sakura.

A few splashes of stickles.....

Come share those stripes at 

Crafty Creations!

Love apple tree Canvas......Welcome baby Sol

A while back I made a tiny picture using my

love apple tree digi for friends.

I really like the idea with the couples initials carved in the tree

and the kids initials on the apples sitting at the base.

I decided I wanted to try out the same idea for

friends that have just had baby Sol.

This time as a mixed media canvas.

I covered the canvas in old music score.

Painted with a thin layer of gesso as a base.

Then painted with pale acrylics and crackle paint.

Added the clouds which were cut from a WRMK dp.

Love apple tree was coloured with Promarkers and Sakura.

Trunk and branches finished with clear glaze

and the apples had added shimmer glaze.

Pearl liner to edge clouds, stickles to add definition to grass.

Various glitter glazes added to grass and sky, then some

alcohol ink applied with sponge to add definition to sky.

It was alot of fun!

I'd like to share this with

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything goes

Sisterhood of Crafters - Must use a digi

The Corrosive Challenge - another dimension

Polka Doodles - Spots and Stripes!

I do sooooo love that Collectors edition 

Sugar Birdies cd!

It's spots and stripes at Polka Doodles this week

and my card for Zoe uses mostly elements from that cd

except the backing paper which is from Paper boutique.

Lots of added bling and tiny flowers.

My Diddy Doodlers!

Hope - 4 1/2

I am a very proud Mum - as you know!

But here is a shout out to Hope and Jacob 

who are GDT's at Diddy doodles this month!

If you get a chance please pop by their blog

and say hi!

They had very little help with their cards

other than with getting the back off the

double sided ...lol

Of course my stash pile is somewhat reducing!

Jacob 9

Jacob even wrote his own post - Way to go Jacob!