Spotty, dotty at Polka Doodles!

Polka doodles are

looking for

Spots and dots this week!

I have used the new Christmas cd

coloured with Promarkers.

Adding extra spots in the colouring of the

Mushroom House.

With pearly doodles spots on the top

of the mushroom.

Some raffia and a wooden button to embellish.

Over at Polka doodles we'd love to see the

spots and dots you have been playing with

this week!

Your inner animal at Crafty Creations!

What a fun challenge

At Crafty Creations this week

and I just happened to have a

horsey card to make.

I used the super Polka Doodles horse

front and rear.....

with lots of bits to decorate her stable.

This weeks sponsor is Digi's with attitude

- go pop by and see their fab fun animal digi's.

Come join us at Crafty Creations this week -

we'd love to see your inner animal!!!!!!

Just about there...I am so chuffed with my fabulous new work space!

The roof should have been black shingles

but they sent half black and half green -

decided to go with the flow and have stripes

love it!

Last bits painted this evening.

Inside - what can I say!

Angus made all the shelves

from the timber off cuts.

 I am indeed very lucky to have a kind husband

and a very handy brother!

My glass work table has been in the loft since befor kids were born.

I have worked on a small table under the stairs in our current house and most

of my bits packed away in storage.

A collection of atc I have recieved - some of you

will recognise them - I think!

Polka Doodles - single layer

Ruth has challenged us to create a single layer

card at Polka Doodles this week.

I have used the fab Wonderland stamps on Kraft base

and for a change coloured with pencils.

Hi Mum - more photo's of studio as promised

Mum has been giving me a hard time about

lack of studio photo's.

They have mostly not been appearing because

at last I am able to help a bit more.

It's painting time.

Light oak stain to outside.

Angus put up some fab low energy lights.

Inside a combination of white wash and the stain

I love it! So please Angus talked me

into it as I really just wanted in and wasn't going to paint

inside, but it's really looking good.

It's a pale textured sage green lino.

Flexmarkers first try and a cherub!

I was asked to make a 40th card with a cherub

quite different for me but I

always enjoy a challenge.

The fab cherub was a free image from

Wendy made

thanks so much I love the image and it was ideal!

This was my first cards trying out Flex markers

love the new nib by Letraset.

I only have one set and used them for the skin tone

but I love them, very juicy and easily blended.

I'd like to share this with

I love Promarkers - Easel card

Flutterby Wednesday - punches and diecuts

Crafty Creations...Red, green and orange!

Peggy set us the challenge of

Red, Green and Orange

at Crafty Creations this week!

2 cute rubber stamps are back to sponsor us!

I have loved seeing fab exploding box projects

recently by some of my blogging buddies .

So thought I'd have a go for one of my friends 40th.

I really enjoyed making this.

Working with the very cute images

from 2 cute rubber stamps.

It's great to spend a bit more time than usual on a project.

My papers are all We R Memory Keepers Twirl

(the flowers I fussy cut from the dp)

Coloured with Promarkers

inked edges

sticky gems and pearls.

I'd like to share this with

Frosted Designs - Animals

Fuzzy Wuzzy - shaped card & Animal

Pattie's creations - Animals/Insects

Progress report day 4

walls are now full insulated and roof is going on!

Progress report day 3......What a studio!

Today the weather has been kinder.

So the walls have gone up,

most of the insulation is in and

the internal walls are well on their way.

I am sooooo excited, can barely bare to leave the house

incase I miss anything - it's my baby!

Yes Shirley it's my to be studio.

Progress report day 2...We have walls

Angus worked really, really hard today to give us walls!

Progress report day 1......lots of wood everywhere!

As you can see we have piles of wood everywhere!

Piles of very big wood and piles of little bits too!

We also have plenty of rain...boo hoo!

Knew the tarpaulin would come in handy!

Just aswell we are hardy Scotts.

Polka Doodles - Good Luck

I'm the host at Polka Doodles this week

and my smallest Hope heads off to school nursery next week

so good luck seems apt!

In our part of Scotland the kids head back to school

on Wednesday - the summer holidays have flown by

and so its all change in the routines again.

I love this little Polka doodle girl from

the Magical Winter part 2 cd.

Coloured with Promarkers,

Papers and alphas from the

Double Sprinkle of Kraft cd.

I have added some promarker colouring to the

alphas to make it all gel together.

Lovely Basic Grey fabric brads in the

Polka Doodle flower centres.

All on a Papermania 8"x8" Kraft card blank.

We'd love to see your Good Luck

creations for any occasion

over at Polka Doodles this week!

Crafty Creations...sketch and male birthday

Donna has set us a Male Birthday

challenge at Crafty Creations this week.

Along with a fab sketch.

We are being sponsored by Delicious Doodles

and I loved this image of fishing boats

absolutely wonderful!

We R Memory keepers papers from

the 72 & Sunny range,

Promarkers and sakura to colour,

Doodling to finnish.

More digging,chopping,shredding,compacting and some card making!

I promised to keep you informed about the build so here goes....

We all have helped even the kids

although I have to say my brother Angus

has done the majority of the very hard work.

We have pruned trees and chopped a few down that

badly needed removing for safety.

Hired a chipper - that was fun if noisy!

Filled a skip - very easily.....

Dug out loads of soil, layed hardcore and concrete blocks,

hired a compactor (that was also very noisy!)

so it's all very level and well drained.

 Now its ready to start the build.....

the kit is due to arrive Friday-

please cross fingers for good weather to continue.

Inbetween I have still been making cards.

I love this Tiddly Inks image - Cast a spell!

coloured with Promarkers,

Basic Grey Kioshi papers,

fabric flowers with fancy brad centres,

flourishes cut on Pazzles and sprayed with Cosmic shimmers

and sakura sentiment doodled.

Polka Doodles - Case It......and a warm welcome!

What a great idea Lou had this week to

Case It...get your inspiration from

another DT members previous project!

I loved this.....Polka Doodletastic

I chose a wonderful card by D'Anne(Scrappy Dee)

the lovely owl below.

Using the same format I created my card

with the Polka doodles Double sprinkle of Kraft cd.

It even has instructions on how

to make the fab rosette style background,

along with paper ribbons designed especially

for the purpose.

Coloured with Promarkers,

added wooden buttons tied with raffia

and some diecut flourishes sprayed

with Cosmic shimmer sprays.

The sentiment is a rubber stamp

again Polka Doodles.

We are thrilled this week to welcome some

new Dt members!

Daniele

Diane

Louise

cant wait to work with you all!

Crafty Creations....Invitation

Deena has set us a challenge this week

at Crafty Creations

to create Invitations.

We welcome back Digis with Attitude

as sponsors this week.

I have used

Geisha Tween.

Coloured with Promarkers,

Paperpieced with Basic Grey Lilykate,

Basic Grey felt flower,

ribbon from stash, punched foliage

and a Polkadoodles tag.

Little doodled border to finnish.

Share your Invitaions with us

at Crafty Creations!