Dutch Dare - Joy Fold

One of my promises to myself this year is to be more adventurous with my folds.

With this in mind I am trying out the Joy Fold which can be found as a tutorial at the Dutch Dare Challenge

I have used my own snowdrop heart doodle

coloured with copics and a touch of flowersoft snow.

Basic grey paper offcuts - this fold is great for using up bits of DP!

Basic Grey rubons, eyelets, ribbon and a dragonfly charm,

a few sticky pearls and some snowdrops used as a closure on the card.

Thankyou Beverly

A huge thankyou to Beverly - I was absolutely thrilled to win her blog candy

 and so pleased to have a parcel of goodies to open this morning!!

I am so looking forward to playing with all that lovely bling....

Just what I need as well something to store my new found obsession - charms in!

Just need to start using the charms now.....somehow they seem too lovely to use at the moment.

Polkadoodles samples.....New CD!!

Sorry about the photos but it was a bit of a mad rush to the post for these!

Nikki at Polkadoodles is releasing her new cd

Love and Cherish

on Create and Craft This Sunday at 11a.m.

so a few samples to follow

Some great new owls

Funky modern hearts

Some great shaped card templates and so much more!

Pop by the other members of the DT and you may see lots more.....

Polkadoodles - a song title.......

"Tie a yellow ribbon....."

Okay so I know it looks orange but honest it is yellow and I simply can't take another photo of it!

Seriously I can't as it is now in the post as yet another one of our thank you cards!

Yes the challenge at Polkadoodles this week is  to make something based on a song title

(great challenge Ruth).

Added on for the DT was to use the Back to nature CD

but you can use anything you fancy!

I have to say that the Back to Nature CD is my favourite yet - I love it!!

All bits and pieces from the CD with a tiny bit of doodling

very restrained for me!

Going to a farm cottage so very appropriate! Hi Mum and Dad!

C.R.A.F.T. - resist technique

This week at C.R.A.F.T. the challenge is resist! Can you resist?

We have a fab tutorial supplied by DT member Ei so pop by and have a go.....

Our sponsor this week is Your Special Delivery and we have been lucky enough to work with this fun bunny image! It has helped me no end with the pile of thankyou cards for the kids to write after Christmas.

I have used the resist technique for my backgrounds. The bunny is coloured with copics and the cloud doodled around plane. A wee sentiment added to finish.

The bunny will be part of the prize from Youir special delivery.....come on have a go!

On a personal note I would like to say a fond farewell to Anesha, Peggy and Jodie that are stepping down from the DT . Your projects and support will be very much missed - but I'm sure we will still see you around creating wonderful things!

Crafty Creations - Black and white with a splash of colour!

This weeks challenge at Crafty Creations is black and white with a splash of colour!

We are lucky to be sponsored by Busy beauties stamps

This image isn't released until tomorrow so a wee sneek preview here.

It is called a cup of sweetness and was lovely to work with.

I have used some black and white papers from Imaginisce as are the sticker sentiments. I have coloured with copics added stickles for froth. Doodlebug strawberry brad to finish.

Pop by Crafty Creations

and you can see what is up for grabs from this weeks sponsor!

Almost finnished......Wedding invites

Pretty simple for me but as the beautiful Bride to be wishes....

(my best friend!)

The day and evening invites are heat embossed snowdrops using seafoam white.

They are coloured by hand with copics and clear glitter Sakura used on snowdrops.

Handwritten invite title in silver shadow Sakura.

They also included RSVP which is my own doodled snowdrops in a heart.

This is done as a postcard style card .

RSVP are edged in dark red to match edges of invites and the dress!

Only the Orders of Service and favour boxes to finish!

Crafty Creations - Glitter and Bling

This week over at Crafty Creations the challenge is to add some glitter and bling to your creation.

Thanks to Deena for this weeks great prize - pop by Crafty Creations, have a wee look at what the DT have been upto and join us with your glitter and bling!!

I am still making some New Year cards for those who I didn't manage Christmas cards for.....

This one uses one of my new doodles, Copics, lots of glitter Sakura, some glitter brads and die cut flowers.

A Wee Freebie - Stylised tulips! x

This post will stay at top until after Christmas - always best if you can find that freebie!

A wee freebie for Christmas - perhaps a little something to use in the New Year!

Just to say thank you to everyone that pops by to say hello,

especially all my followers - thanks for welcome support.

Have fun and I'd love to see anything you make with it!

Happy Christmas and a fab 2010 everyone!

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Thank you......x

My best friend Margaret Anne is marrying Ross in February next year!

I am making their wedding stationery and for Christmas I am making them matching thank you cards

- I'm sure they will have some use for these!

It just so happens the challenge at C.R.A.F.T.  this week is thank you projects

and you could win this fab bundle of crafting goodies.

Lovely Basic Grey papers (thanks Mrs anonymous sponsor)

and some lovely flower stickers and mulberry flowers.

You have two weeks to enter - so come on and play along at C.R.A.F.T.

I am sure we all have plenty of thank you

cards to do at this time of year!

Crafty Creations - You're a hoot!

Over at Crafty Creations this week we have some fun images from Digi Kitty

as the prize!

I loved making these cards - such a joy after endless Christmas cards

and so perfect for my favourite - papre piecing!

Using the Fab Basic Grey papers, some sakura doodling and a little ink.

That owl is so mad - I was tempted to add...

Head over heals over you whoo.....

Thinking about a possible valentines card for Reuben.

Come pop by and see what everyone has been making this week at Crafty Creations

and if you have a minute....join us!

Polkadoodles - free for all - Mum and Dad Ruby Wedding!

This week over at Polkadoodles we have a free for all - come join in the fun....

last challenge of the year at Polkadoodles

From me you are only getting a sneek peek....This is because it's my Mum and Dads Rubby Wedding Anniversary card , which they won't recieve until tomorrow.

I wanted to make something special and I am pleased with how it has worked!

Everyone else can pop by Polkadoodles to have a look

Mum don't be tempted!!

I will upload proper photos after the card has been opened!

Unfortunately as Reuben caught Hope's bug none of us manage to Mum and Dad's celebration,

but we hope we'll be able to spend some time with them soon!

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Free For All!!!!!!

Over at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge we are having a Free For All - so no excuse not to pop by and join in. You could win some fab doodles by DT member Magda. I have used them for my cards - so fun!

I had to make two!! I am working on some cards for my more creative friends.

Its going to be too late for Christmas more than likely so I am going for some New Year cards this year!

Paper pieced using Basic Grey Lime Rickey and Marakesh papers and some Sakura!

Challenge 46 Crafty Creations - traditional Christmas

This week at Crafty Creations the challenge is a traditional Christmas -

create something using the traditional colours of Christmas - Red, Green and Gold!

Yet another card for my friend Alison.......

We have the lovely stretch n bubbles as sponsors and I have used one of their images.

Santa was so lovely to work with!

Coloured with copics and Sakura.

Added some stickles for a bit of shiney shiney....

Hand doodled sentiment and holly.

DAD is a rub-on - I thought it looked like santa may be juggling!!

Hope's Christmas party

Hope so needs her fringe cut but you would really think we were suggesting

 removing a limb whenever its mentioned! Thanks Granny for the beautiful polkadot

red velvet party dress and cardi - Hope loves her bag as well!

A bit of an actress in front of the camera.

Loves her food - just like her Mum! x

The production line.....

As it had been commented on about production line cards - I thought it was only fair to show you mine.

I have made approx 100 in 3 days to all those I can't make individual cards for- not enough hours in the day.

This is a selection of this years production line! I have printed my doodles on to Polkadoodles papers.

Cut pieces of DP (mostly last years leftovers from the bits box)

Then added some inked edges and stamping using Polkadoodles stamps and some Hero arts stamps.

Finished with a little sakura doodling and colouring.

More Christmas cards.......

Some more Christmas cards for my friend Alison

I do so love this image by Mo Manning - so beautiful!

Most embarrased to say I can't remember whose digi image this snowman is......

If anyone knows please tell me so I can credit them - I know it was a freebie and such a cute snowman.....

More Christmas cards

A selection of cards for a Christmas swap that I am taking part in.

Too last minute with having all the kids ill - yet again.....

Can't be anything else left for them to catch.

Anyway these should be winging their way to America now-

really hope they get there in time.....

The last one I'd like to enter in the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - "Snow"

Using my Reindeer image, Basic Grey DP, Sakura and copics

Snowflake eyelets. I am particularily pleased with this colourway.

Week 30 Polkadoodles - New Year

We had to combine an envelope and NEW YEAR on our project this week over at Polkadoodles.

I must say a fab mix from the DT and the new doodling dollies - way to go girls!

I made a party invite using those oh! so cute dear images on the Jingle Jangles CD

alphies, snow papers, trims for added cuteness to my envelope and ponsettia stamp.

A little extra doodling and that fab sentiment badge

"from our house to yours"

Pop over and Polkadoodle along with us! - You don't have to have the goodies to play along and you could win some!!

C.R.A.F.T. - Happy New Year!

This week over at C.R.A.F.T. the challenge is - Happy New Year!

I have been looking forward to using this stamp since I recieved it as a pressie - how cute is that Scots man.

Perhaps looking a little bashfull as I can guarantee, I have put absolutely nothing on under his kilt in true tradition. Paperpieced with a fab Basic Grey tartan, coloured with copics and Sakura.

DP are Basic Grey and bazzil bling.

Hand drawn thistles and sentiment to finnish.

This is the great prize that could be won at C.R.A.F.T. this week

Thanks to our annonymous sponsor -a big thanks from myself and the DT