Polkadoodles sketch challenge.....

So excited to have been asked to join the girls at Polkadoodles

for my first DT card - it was a sketch

here is what I came up with....

My card was cut from a A5 blank so that the top of the circle is part of the back of the card

I hate making envelopes.

Everything is from the candy doodles CD - doodle tweets- how cool are those trees and birdies.

I coloured my trees with copics and Sakura.

Layered the bird rosette using some of the scalloped circles/ovals.

Added a little pink velvet ribbon and a handwritten sentiment.

Come join us and have a look at the fab creations this week from the rest of the DT.

All entries to be in for 12a.m. GMT Sunday 16th August!

You could win some fab Polkadoodles goodies.....

There is also a great tutorial on how to make a circular bag by one of the team Lou!

This week over at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge -
it is a challenge to follow a recipe2 squares, 2 buttons and 3 papers

I have used a doodle of an owl that I did on my holidays

coloured of course with copics.

Basic Grey Mellow papers.

2 heart buttons for the owls eyes

Basic Grey Alphas and some papermania sticky pearls.

Come join the fun!

You could win some cosmic shimmer film and MM brads.

Also a big welcome to our new DT members....

Rose, Suzi, Eiglas, Magda

and our juniors

Enola and Jodie!

Looking forward to working with you

Copic Creations eyes - wish.....

The challenge this week at Copic Creations is "eyes".

I have been wanting to have a go at drawing Manga for a while - I love it!

My oldest has been into Yu-gi-oh for some time and have been doing

my best to learn the card game....

Anyway for my Manga girl I started with a picture of Hope but a bit disappointed it bears

little resemblence to her now - hairs good but she looks too old - think I would change

how I did the mouth next time.....Pleased with my eyes though as they

still have some shape of her eyes about them.

Anyway pop over to Copic Creations they have a lovely prize this week again. Also some fab cards from their talented design team - some great Manga style images.

Baby Jaguar - Ester is 3

Off to Ester's 3rd Birthday lunch today !

Unfortunately we missed the trip to Edinburgh Zoo on Saturday as we were driving home from our hols. Ester loves Baby Jaguar from Diego - so hopefully this card fits the bill.

ahhhhhhhhhh! realised too late spelt Esther's name wrong - ah well its a first for me.....

Surprise no 5......

Surprise no. 5 was to be an award - which was lovely to recieve....

The Circle of friends award- which I do think is a lovely idea

from Laura

who is a very creative crafter - go have a look!
But the since coming back from my holiday I have also recieved some more

this award I have recieved from Maxine and Suzi thanks girls - its so lovely to have you all think of me and I enjoy visiting all your blogs just wish I had more time to visit even more.....

The rules are to list 5 things you love to do and then pass on to 10 blogs.....

The 5 things I love to do are

1/ Spend time with my wonderful children (even when they drive me nuts), my folks and my husband(he never drives me nuts - honestly)

2/Draw and make just about anything

3/ go for coffee with friends - why do you think I am a SAHM

4/have friends and their children over - my house is always busy

5/I love Maths....any maths based puzzles - but I am sure my brain is not as good as it once was!

I would like to pass this award (choose one you like) onto

1/Rose

2/ Liz

3/ Saskia

4/Juli

5/Stef

6/Keryn

7/ Sylvia-Anne

8/Peggy

9/Jo

10/Cheryl

Sorry if you have it already - have a hug instead! Pssst I don't expect anyone to follow the rules- I am a bit of a rule breaker me - but since I was on a lucky streak....thought I'd better behave!

Surprise No 4.....

Thought I'd boobed but no they have blogged it so I can anounce it....

I am also very thrilled this week

to have joined team Polkadoodles - as many of you

know there is nothing I like more than a good doodle!

So can't wait to start using the fun products created by Nikky....

Wee freebie as promised.....Cyril Squirrel

A wee freebie to thank everyone who entered my blog candy as promised....

If you have any problems copying from blog or quality isn't good enough leave me your e-mail and I will send you a jpeg image of Cyril....

As you all know Rozzy won the candy and I did a doodle of her dog Mindy - will pop the original in the post tomorrow Rozzy.

Surprise No 3.....

Now I told you this has been an good week for me...scratch that - fantastic week!

I also won the last Copic Creations Challenge with my Orchid card.

Thank you Copic Creations and I really can't wait to recieve my wonderful Flourishes stamps.

I won their sweet pea collection ( I adore sweet peas) and I have also chosen their

Life, Love and lemons collection.....

thanks again!

Surprise No2.....brown parcel....

When I came in my front door, sitting on my bookcase was a mysterious brown parcel !

As you can imagine - I wasn't much help to Reuben who was by now unpacking the huge amount of things you need to go away on holiday with 3 small children!

No - I was too busy opening said package.....

Yipeeeee

I won the "Summer " theme competition over at Jasmine Crafts.

I had bought my "My Minds Eye" range from Sam as she was doing 25% off - too good a bargain to be missed. So I sent her a photo of one of the cards I had made with my goodies - she asked if It was an entry for her Summer competition and thats how it all came about....

I am thrilled with the range of Dovecraft fantasy products and a lovely olive Stayzon-

thanks Sam!

I'm Back - Crafty Creations.....surprise no.1

The challenge this week at Crafty Creations is to be inspired by the wonderful work of Lauren AlexanderI have to admit to being rather in awe of her work - love it and its wonderful colours - very refreshing and fun! I made a covered notebook using funky foam and felt with some Sakura pen.

As you will see mine is more of a translation - but how good is that image!

Pop over to Crafty Creations and have a go - what a brill prize from Deena this week - stamping up goodies.....have a look see what everyone else has created - great projects!

Lastly most exciting for me - they have asked me to join them permently on the DT!
How cool is that......I will start with them in a fortnight - watch this space!
have come back from my holiday
to 5 wonderful surprizes(yes I did say 5!)
I will let you know all the details over the next few days - ooooh.

Thankyou card befor my trip.....

Over at The Crafty Pad this week the challenge is "Something New"

Now who doesn't like breaking out that new stash

to make their latest card - I sure do......

You could win a guest spot on their DT and a stamp.....

I rather like Shelley the Sheep and twitter!

Anyway I needed to make a thankyou card for my friend Chris.
One of the reasons we don't do holidays is along with 3 children we have 3 Persian cats....
So you can imagine how hairy my house is! Snap, Ellie and Freedom are going to be very well looked after this week by Chris - probably getting far more welcome
attention than they do normally.

For the card I used my newest paper stash from Basic Grey
(half price in a sale aswell - how cool is that)
and this beautiful girl by Mo Manning
that I found while avoiding housework/packing today!
Coloured with my new copics( well had them a couple of weeks now)!

Visit you all when I get back!

Winner of my candy.....

Half asleep this morning - out at an 80's night at one of my girlfriends - great night we all took photos of ourelves from the 80's - not laughed so much in ages....

Anyway the winner of my blog candy - to have a digi stamped designed for them is

Rozzy

Please pop by and let me know what you'd like Rozzy....

and everyone else don't dispair.....I really enjoyed doing this and will do it again sometime

but also as a wee thankyou for everybody and a little celebration candy

( I have taking over hosting C.R.A.F.T. Challenge)

I will put a free digi image up for everyone on my return from holiday Sunday 2nd August.....

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 10 pink and green

The challenge this week is to create a project in lime green and pink at C.R.A.F.T.

I decided to a doodle girl with a Klimt influence. I am a big fan of the work of Gustav Klimt having seen an exhibition of his in Brussels in 1987. My dad was working out there at the time with I.B.M. and it was the first exhibition I remember having a big impact on me - probably

the reason I went into textile design at Art School.

Pay C.R.A.F.T. a visit to see what the rest of the D.T.

have been up to this week. Also just look at what you could win......

we are having a wee change this week with a challenge for a fortnight - give you all a little extra time - aren't we kind.....so this weeks entry is due in by Wed 5th Aug 8.00pm GMT.

We are also looking for new DT members.....join in the fun!

Copic Colour Challenge

The challenge this week at copics colour challenge is to use the colours above....

I used them all and E08 & YG67

I had just bought this fab Mellow paper from Basic Grey and thought it was a great colour match. Doodled a tree with apples to go with the paper design.

Glossy accents on the apples and crackle glaze on the tree

( a treat at my local craft shop yesterday!)

are sponsoring the prize - a £15 gift voucher....go look!

Crafty Creations Challenge - a sketch!

This month I am enjoying a stint as guest DT member for Crafty Creations Challenges.....

The challenge at Crafty Creations this week is a layout.

I am still rather obsessed with my new copics and decided I would like to do something bright and cheerful using that fab bird Basic Grey paper from the Lime Rickey collection.

I used a first layer of printed acetate, with layers of Basic Grey, handmade orange paper and orange craft paper inked with red.

My sun is made from layers of Tim Holtz grungeboard

( half price at Silly Monkey Crafts at the mo) painted with Tim Holtz Crackle paint,

sanded, inked and constructed with eyelets.

Two rows of 3 eyelets with grungeboard layer to centre eyelet.

A few Basic Grey birdies cut from the fab paper.

My doodle of house and trees to co-ordinate coloured with copics.

Handwritten sentiment with Basic Grey rub-on swish....

this week Dt member Jaime is giving the lovely prize - the paper pack she uded in her project.

Pay Jamie's shop a visit.....

Please remember Crafty Creations are looking for a new member for the DT - have a look at the work the other members of the DT produce.....

Polkadoodles - Free Tropical Birdies Challenge

If you haven't visited the Polkadoodles Challenge yet - it's great fun!

And you get freebies - what more could want.....

This weeks challenge combines a sketch (if you wish to)

along with their fab Tropical birdies free download!

When I saw the sketch - it mad me think of trees in a forest.

I would say that I have loosely used the sketch for inspiration and used the fab trotical birdies downloads to creat my trees and clouds. With a few birdies playing in the trees.

The backgrond is from the Once Upon a time range by DCWV. I printed the branches on a photo real autumn leaf picture, the cloud shapes on photo real sky paper and the tree tops on photo real leaf and assorted green papers.

Birdies are printed on Bristol board and coloured with Copics.

Some Sakura doodles to finnish.

As usual with their challenge - I just had a lot of fun!

Also remember Polkadoodles are looking to add to their DT - have a look it's a very tallented team.......

My Orchid - Copic Creations - Botanicals....

Thanks so much Stephanne for giving me the link to Copic Creations Challenge.

Stephanne has beautiful projects - go pay her a visit.

This weeks challenge is "botanicals" and along with all crafts I love orchids.

This is a relatively new love for me - when I moved into our current home(3 1/2 years ago)

I bought one - and they seem to love my house and my lack of care for them.....

So when Stephanne gave me the link and it was botanicals - I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

Also its about time to make that thank you card for Mum and Dad for these wonderful pens.

I know they will have a look - but it will get delivered by hand next week when we meet up with the kids.

I have kept the card very simple as I was pleased with my drawing of the orchid and didn't want to detract from it.

I have used a fab piece of Basic Grey paper from the Euphoria collection - wonderful colour and also alpha letters from the same collection.

Copics used were Y00, YR04, RV000, RV02, RV04, RV34

V04, V95, R29, YG03, YG63 and YG67.

Copic Creations have a fantastic design team , so pay them a visit!

Sponsorship this week comes from Flourishes who produce amazing botanical stamps and the prize is great!

Copic Colour Challenge - Zuni New Job

I seriously can't put them down.....

had decided I needed (yes that is the sound of addiction!)

to find a copic challenge -

Thanks Cheryl - saw your lovely card and sought the challenge out!

I am very fortunate to have two lovely sister-in-laws.

Had great news yesterday that my sister-in-law Zuni has got a New Job!

So this card is for her .

They have a lovely sketch over at Copic Colour Challenge -

pop over and see the fantastic DT cards - just brilliant!
Dream girl is my new doodle of the day and I think is appropriate.
Zuni is working with children who need extra support.......

I used Basic Grey Euphoria papers and card sticker letters and flourish

with a few extra doodled flowers.

Blog Candy.....your very own one of my girls!

Truth be told I have been really struggling this week as to making a decision over who to give the lovely award I received from Saskia ...

It is so hard when really I love all the blogs I pop by and visit and if I had to choose just one- if I am honest it would have been Saskia - which isn't in the spirit of the whole thing - I know!

So a minute ago I decided what to do - blog candy - random generator - so all is fair with the world!

To be entered in for my blog candy please...

1. leave a message here

2. post a link on your blog linking to my candy

3. All followers will get 2 chances

THE PRIZE

For anyone who doesn't know my doodles the girls above are mine.

My prize is to design a girl to your specifications - you give me a theme and I'll give her a likeness. Be it underwater, cats, dogs....just whatever you'd like.

My candy is open until Friday 24th at midnight.

I will send the winner the original drawing as well as a tidy jpeg for them to do as they wish -

so it is theirs alone.......

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - a shaped card....

This week at C.R.A.F.T.

the challenge is to create a card that is shaped - not square or rectangular.

With Harry Potter doing the rounds I decided to go for a Wizards hat -
which stand surprizingly well.
It is double sided and the die-cut letters are added around the edge.

Finnished off with a dress up wizard - Sizzix body, die cut outfit with hand cut robe.


Thanks to DT member Tracy for sponsoring the challenge this week


Just look what you could win ......

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge are also looking for new DT members, including someone to run the blog

please note you're interest if you are keen to be involved!