Polkadoodles need new doodlers!

Go on give it a go - I can vouch for them being a fabby team of girlies to work with over at Polkadoodles!

What do you have to do?

Send an email to Nikky...telling her why you want to join the Polkadoodle Team and add a link to your blog!

Closing Date for entries is Friday 27 November at 12.00GMT. Good luck!!

Keryn ia a Post Pals Reindeer...Freebie

My blogging friend Keryn is a Post Pals reindeer!

Pop over and pay her a visit and find out what its all about!

I offered to make Keryn a wee doodle to use in her new position. Please feel free to take it if you wish, I would love to see anything you create with it! If you have time (at the busy time of year) pop by Post Pals and find out what it is all about......

Thinking of you - Poppy

To go with Daisy I have Poppy (Daisy's sister).

Poppy is Hope's best friend and has the most georgeous red hair!

Coloured with my copics, a little sakura, DCWV papers and die cut flowers and vines again.

I would like to enter this is the Simon Says Challenge which is

'Thinking of you' - most appropriste for this time of year I think!

Daisy....

Now it's time for daisy's turn! Using my own image Daisy 2, coloured with copics.

DCWV papers to back and odds used to cut flowers,vine and butterflies.

Flower centres set with tiny brads.

The challenge this week at Allsorts is perfect

'A project for a child'

This is a picture for Daisy's (6yrs) bedroom wall!

Polkadoodles Sketch

This week at Polkadoodles we have a great sketch to follow, and what fun I had!

I used the burger and chips from NFG CD!!

It isn't Reuben's Birthday but I made it with him in mind.....he would think this was a treat!

I used Husband backing papers from CD. Tags and newsprint paper (for my chip poke!)

Come along to Polkadoodles and see what the other members of the DT have been upto!

Use the sketch to create a male theme card and play along - you don't have to use Polkadoodles goodies and you could win some or the fab blinky!

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - A recipe

This week at C.R.A.F.T. the Challenge is to follow a recipe

1 ribbon, 1 sentiment and 1 tag! Hopefully everyone will find this a bit more straightforward this week!

I had a card to make for a friends sisters 30th - Jo who also happens to play the saxaphone and clarinet.

I have used the fab backing paper from Polkadoodles NFG range

saxaphone,clarinet and notes are peel offs (one of my pet hates - but we'll let it go this time)

I hand cut tag from the same backing paper, doodled lots with Sakura and Sticky DCWV ribbon.

The fab prize this week is from Donnas Den - who has a great range of crafting goodies!

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

Donna ia also starting a new challenge at the beginning of December

Pop by and show her your support

At Cards For Men

Crafty Creations#41 - Challenge Snow......

My Dt contribution for Week 41 at Crafty Creations and the challenge is 'Snow'.

We are again sponsored this week by Fresh Brewed Designs

I decided to make a christmas decoration using the not yet released

cut snow angel, Basic Grey chipboard shapes, Papermania glitter paper, Sakura, eyelets

 and icicle pipecleaners.

I am also entering this into the challenge over at Digital Tuesday whose

challenge this week is Holiday Wishes..

Cupcake Birthday

The challenge over at Papertake Weekly this week is Digi sparkle!

I have used one of my own digi images - Cupcake stand

Coloured with copics and lots of Sakura shadow and stardust,

Papermania ribbon with gold lurex at side, strawberry metalic charm - so lots of sparkle!

Basic Grey Papers behind image - love the new strawberry one!

Some sun at last - have replaced rather dodgey photos!

Willow and Holly!

Finally getting round to colouring the pictures for a friends family.

The children are called Holly, Willow, Daisy and Poppy ( Poppy is Hope's best friend )

My doodled image of Willow coloured with copics and Sakura stardust.

Basic Grey paper to back.

This one is Holly!

Caleb and Hope!

Thanks everyone that has asked after the kids! As you see now there are two of them unwell they are very self sufficient at comforting one another! Still get a cuddle when they are awake but it means housework can't be ignored........At least they can now breath while sleeping!

Cameron skates- have a magical birthday!

Caleb's best friend Cameron is 5 on Monday - this card uses my image "Skate" coloured with copics and some Sakura doodling!

Another card for Cameron using Winston Wizard again coloured with copics - some distressing to edges - a wee change from inking for me!

Bring out your Bling - Eila

The challenge over at Allsorts this week is Bring out your Bling - perfect for this card I have just Finnished.

Eilas first birthday card from her Granny - she wanted pink, sparkly and Minnie!

I have added lots of gems to Minnies bow and all over the card.

Minnie is coloured with Sakura stardust pens which I have also used

for doodling and sentiment!

Chipboard free letters from a mag and a patchwork paper background.

Polkadoodles and appologies....

The challenge this week at Polkadoodles is to make a decoration - Polly is so perfect for the top of a tree - it just had to be done!

This was late and missed the Polkadoodle deadline - Sorry Nikki. Also sorry if I'm not popping by much. Two poorly kids now - both just very bad colds , I hope, but hard to part them from my knee.......

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #24 Bonfire/Fireworks/Celebration

Can you belive it's Thursday again and time for this weeks C.R.A.F.T. Challenge which is

Bonfire night - Fireworks - Celebration

I'm sure that could cover a multitude of things, however I wanted to have a go at a Fireworks effect!

I have used a base of black pearlescent card - it has a gold sheen to it.

Heat embossed one of the Polkadoodles flower and flourish stamps in sparkly green.

Added doodles with sakura shadow and then sticky pearls to the endsof each line.

My good friend Catriona is going to be 40 this week - having a little party at ours on Saturday -

really looking forward to it!

We were at Art School together and now Catriona is an exhibition organizer for the Scottish parliment .

This weeks challenge is sponsored by Die Cut Dreams - you could win a fantastic selection of their die cuts....have a go!

Crafty Creations Challenge #40

The challenge this week over at Crafty Creations is a card with a pull out element!

Our sponsors this week are Fresh Brewed Designs and I have used two of their very cute

owl images on my card - coloured with Copics

(Daddy owl I think looks a bit shell shocked!)

My papers and die cut elements are all by Crate Paper - such a fab range!

My pull out element could be used as a bookmark......The sentiment I "borrowed" from the Crate paper range and added it to the Fresh brewed designs image.

Halloween photos!

A few pics from our Dip'n'doodle Halloween party!

Jacob was Anakin Sky Walker

Caleb had to be a ghost!

Hope was Upsy Daisy!

The clown kindly made me a balloon hat to wear........

Creatalicious 70th card

I am trying very hard at the moment to use up part sheets of DP from my overflowing bits box - hence the unusual layout......I have handcoloured the leather befor die cutting flowers,butterflies and vines, tiny buttons for flower centres and doodled sentiment - a request for a friend to give her Mum on her 70th.

I am entering this at Creatalicious challenges - how cool is that name!

Incy Wincy Eila - 1st Birthday

Congratulations Cheryl and Liz on DT positions at Incy Wincy Designs!

They have a lovely sketch to follow this week - so pop by the girls and show them your support!

I had a 1st Birthday card to make this morning, and I really liked working with the Incy Wincy Designs sketch! I have used some papers from my bits box - My Minds Eye and Basic Grey scraps.
One of my latest Gorjuss stamps, Copics, Sakura and chipboard letter and sticky alphas.

A little fabric and paper flower with brad to finish.

Golden Wedding

For my Mum and Dads friends Dorothy and Neil who are celebrating their Golden Wedding.

My Minds Eye - Bloom and Grow papers and die cuts

Some fabric bloos layered between die cuts, eyelets and ribbon from stash.

Lots of doodling with Sakura and inked edges to finnish.

I am entering this over at Allsorts this week - they have the theme of "Weddings" or anything assosciated with them including Anniversaries!

Cuba and Skinny Dipping....an odd request!

Mmmmmm! Well I do get some odd requests...
But I love a challenge! This time a 50th Birthday card to include a map of cuba and a girl skinny dipping!

Crate paper to back, crate paper and blue sugar coated doodlebug for 50th and Sue.

Scraps of DCWV to create waves. Bitty baby and clothes for swimmer.

Inking as always to soften edges!

What fun! I am entering this in Simon Says Challenge "All that Sparkles"

The sugar coated card sure does that!