It's all about the paper!

Hello lovely crafty peeps.  How are you all?  We're all good here.  We've had the school uniform marathon buying session this week.  What a nightmare that was but I think we're almost there.

So I'm popping in today to share my DT make for the new Polkadoodles Craft challenge.   The DT were tasked with making a shaped card this week and I went with something I've been seeing around blogland lately and have been wanting to have a go at for a little while.  I decided to try my hand at a 'hat' shaped easel card and decided not to use an image this time on my make.  Instead I focused on some really pretty papers from Polkadoodles and actually it was nice to be able to showcase them as normally I end up covering the majority of them up with layers and embellishments.  

Papers:  Polkadoodles 'Winnie Celebrations Papers 1' 

printed on to Ultimate Graphic Paper

Sentiment:  Polkadoodles 'Winnie Celebrations 3' sentiments

Dies:  Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities 'Stately Circles'

Magnolia label die

Ribbon and flowers from stash

Okay so that is all from me today.  I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and get to do a little something that makes you happy as life is far to short not to!

Take care and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xxx

Challenges I would like to enter:-

Creative Knockouts  -  anything goes

Simon Says Stamp  -  anything goes

Creative Fingers #191  -  anything goes

A little Maggie for a change

Happy Thursday peeps.  I'm popping in to my little old blog this morning before I go to work to share this recently finished card of mine.   I do so love my Magnolia's but don't seem to ink them up as often as I should so when I was having a little rummage through my stamp collections and came across this little beauty I put that right.  The image is two older stamps which I masked together before colouring with copics.  I am actually really pleased with how it turned out.

I went with a slightly larger size card base than normal and a different shape for a change.  Again whilst I was having a rummage through my craft stash I came across an old GCD Studios paper pad.  I remember I loved this pad so much that I was very frugal with how much I used of it.  Silly now when I think about it as it's a few years down the line and it's just been sat there.

Image:  Tilda with Straw Hat and Magnolia Stone Path stamp

Medium:  copics

Papers:  GCD Studios 'Ella Blue'

Dies:  card base Go Create XXL dies, Whimsy Stamps 'Poppy' flower die (just used the leaf die), Whimsy Stamps 'Honeycomb Pattern' die, Magnolia 'Dream Tag' die for the stopper

Ribbon and flowers from stash

As you can see I went with an easel card design.  I like the fact you can get to show off more of your beautiful papers this way as I find sometimes they all get covered up on the main section with all the layers and embellishments.  Everything was inked to within an inch of it's life lol.  I had a bit of a meltdown when I went to use my good old faithful Tim Holtz 'Walnut Stain' distress ink as it had come to the end of it's life.  Panic set in as that is my 'go to' for distressing the edges but no fear I found I had a Frayed Burlap which has done the job just as well.  I've decided my ink pad stash is sadly lacking so I shall be doing some browsing later to see what I can find.

My last piccie is a closer look at the sweet image.  I decided to use a bit of Frantage around the edges but had a little mishap and it sort of went everywhere but hey I like the effect.  Even the poppy leaves got Frantaged too lol.

Okay so that's all from me today.  I'm off to work for a few hours now but hopefully when I get back I shall be settling down for a little colouring session.  Part of me so wants to get cracking on my Christmas cards as I've seen so many people already making theirs, but in the craft room makeover mayhem I've pack all of it away in boxes and I'm not sure I feel like trying to find everything.  I don't know we'll see later I suppose depends how work goes lol!

Take care folks.  Stay safe and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xxx

Challenges:

Magnolia Forever #91  -  anything goes

Crafting Happiness #58  -  anything goes (option of Summer)

Crafty Calendar  -  add a ribbon

Simply Magnolia  -  anything goes (option summer fun)

Creative Inspirations  -  in the garden

The Sketchy Challenges  -  anything goes

  

It's a pearly girly Mermaizing post today

Hello lovely crafty peeps.  Jeez aren't the days just whizzing by lately and it's Friday already and time for a new Polkadoodles Crafting challenge.  I managed to get my card done by the skin of my teeth this week.  What with work, visitors now that most people are out and about and sods law determines they all decide to descend in the same week, hubby deciding to decorate our son's room as well as me trying to pack up my craft room, well I'm amazed I managed to sneak it in in time!

So the DT this time were challenged with creating an 'Under the Sea' themed project in colours of blue/green and one pop of colour.  Well I decided to go down the mermaid route and this is what I came up with.  I don't normally colour up mermaids as I always think they're going to be difficult to do I don't know why perhaps it's the tail that I find daunting, daft I know.  However, I really enjoyed colouring up this sweet little Polkadoodles Meribelle and I am very pleased with how she turned out.

I had this idea in my head that I wanted a shaped card so went with the obvious 'shell' design which I hand cut from pearlised cardstock and then decided to edge it with pretty pearls.  I didn't want to cover it all up with lots of papers so I just used one design and added the digi image to it and printed it off before then colouring her in and die-cutting an oval which again was edged with pearls.  

Image:  Polkadoodles 'Meribelle Mermaid Pretty'

Medium:  copics

Paper:  Polkadoodles 'Winnie Starfish/Sandcastles papers 4' 

pearls and embellishments from stash

I added a little bottle I found in my stash and just filled it with little beads and also added a few little shells I found hidden away in one of my drawers.

A little close up next of Meribelle.  I added some micro fine glitter to her tail but not sure you can pick it up in the photo and I got out my Sakura white gel pen and just added some little accents to her hair.  I had an idea to add some little dots down the side of her face and body as I just thought her being a mermaid and all why not.  Not so sure I like it now but hey it's done so it's too late now!

Copics used

Skin:  E41, E50, E53, E33

BG10, BG13, BG15, BG18

V000, V04, V05, V06, V09

Okay so that's all from me for today folks.  Don't forget pop across to the Polkadoodles Craft Challenge it's an 'Anything Goes' theme as always and fab prizes up for grabs.

Take care and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xxx

Challenges:-

Cardz 4 Galz  -  sea shells

Sweet Stampin Challenge  -  fairies/fantasy

The Fairy and the Unicorn challenge  -  anything fantasy goes

Colour Crazy challenge  -  anything goes

Creative Fingers  -  anything goes

Classic Design challenge  -  anything goes

Polkadoodles Odella Heart

Good morning lovely crafty peeps.  Jeez what an end to my week last week everything that could go pear shaped went pear shaped lol.  Add to that my daughter choosing her GSCE options for the next two years and my son sitting A Level mocks, what a flippin week lol!  I'm sincerely hoping this next one is a little easier on us.  So here I am today popping in quickly to share some Polkadoodles love with you.  This is my DT make, albeit a few days late oops!!

So this week the DT were challenged to make something which included a secret surprise.  Well it took me ages to decide on what I wanted to create but eventually settled on an easel card and if you lift up the base it includes a secret little treat box which you can fill with a sweet surprise for someone.  

I went with a heart theme seeing as Valentine's isn't far off and coloured up the adorable Odella Heart with copics to compliment the pretty Polkadoodles papers.  I actually used a Polkadoodles heart shaped template to get my shaped card.  There's a few more piccies for this one as it was difficult to try and get a view of everything so I apologise now for the photo heavy post.

Image:  Polkadoodles 'Odella Heart'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Polkadoodles Work & Play 9 'Love & Kisses' download kit

printed onto Ultimate Graphic paper

Heart Template from Polkadoodles Work & Play 9 'Love & Kisses' download kit

A piccie up next of the easel card stood up.

A little side view and if you look carefully you can just make out the box underneath.

If you lift the card base up you reveal the hidden treat box filled with yummy Elizabeth Shaw mints in my case lol.

Last piccie up next I promise!  Here's a closer look at the sweet Odella Heart, just fab isn't she.

Copics used

Skin:  E000, E11, E13

Clothes:  RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29/BG72, BG75, BG78/Y21, Y26

Hair/Boots:  E43, E44, E47, E49

Okay so that is all from me today.  I'm off to try and catch up with a few things and finish some work for tomorrow, so I'll catch up with you soon folks.

Take care and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xxx

Challenges I would like to enter:-

Crafting Happiness  -  anything goes (optional hearts)

Get Creative  -  use hearts

Stamping Sensations  -  feminine

Cute Card Thursday  -  Valentine

Simon Says Stamp  -  anything goes

It's a Polkadoodles Christmas!

Hello my lovelies, I hope you are all well.  Unfortunately our little home has been hit by cold/flu germs this week so we're all feeling a little sorry for ourselves.  Normally I'd dose up and carry on but this one kinda knocked me for six a bit and I even cancelled some work which I just never do!  Anyhow, today I'm feeling a little more like myself so I'm trying to catch up with some things.

So first up on my catch up list I'm here to share my Polkadoodles DT make and it's a little bit of Polkadoodles Christmas love to share today.  I made a little set of Christmas notelets but me being me wanted something a bit different so out came the snow globe die.  Love how they turned out and by using the pre-printed images they were so quick and perfect as a little gift.

Images:  Polkadoodles pre-coloured penguin images from Winnie White Christmas

Papers and WordArt also printed from Winnie White Christmas download collection

Printed onto Ultimate Graphic paper

A little close up of the cute penguins.  They really are adorable.

Okay so that's all from me today folks.  I'm off to grab myself a bowl of my homemade chicken soup.

Take care, 

Ann-Marie

xx

Challenges I'd like to enter my make into:-

Crafty Friends Challenge  -  Christmas

Cardz for Galz  -  get ready for Christmas

Crimbo Crackers  -  animals

Cute Card Thursday  -  winter

BOO!

Hi lovely peeps I'm a little late popping in with my post, it's been in draft for days but OMG what a week we've had here and I've only just managed to pop in now to finish it lol!!  

October for us is generally a very busy month.  Both my kiddies have birthdays, one at the beginning and the other at the end (didn't think that through now did I!!).  So this last week has been operation Birthday for my son who will be the grand age of 18 this coming Tuesday and I've literally spent the whole weekend getting things sorted.

Anyway, lets get to why I've popped in.  There is a new challenge up over at Polkadoodles so I am here to show you my DT make.  As always it's an 'anything goes' theme for all you lovely lot, but the DT were challenged with making a 'reveal' card.  Well I have to admit I was a tad stumped when I first found out, but after a little searching this is what I came up with.

Image:  Winnie Wednesday Witch & Cat

Pumpkin base:  Witchie Witchie download bundle

Tree and Headstone:  Witchie Witchie download bundle

I used a pumpkin digi from the Witchie Witchie download bundle and just resized it and cut it out to make my card base.  The letters were just done in word and I cut them out.  For the reveal part I didn't have all the fancy dies so just used a circle die I had in my stash and it works just as well.  You can see I cut a reveal in the last letter 'O' printed off 4 different items .. 2 are pictures and 2 are sentiments stuck them down on the reveal circle and when you turn it you have the choice of either a bat, a cat or 2 halloween sentiments.

A bit of a closer look in the next piccie.  You can see I've changed the reveal picture to a sentiment.

Okay so that's all from me today.  I'm off to do some birthday baking now.

Take care and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xxx

Challenges:-

Crafters Castle  -  anything goes (opt. fall/autumn)

Crafty Calendar  -  Autumn colours/Halloween

The Fairy and The Unicorn  -  anything fantasy

Cute Card Thursday  -  anything goes

Addicted to Stamps and more  -  anything goes

Little Red Wagon  -  pumpkin party

The Paper Funday Challenge  -  anything goes (opt. Halloween)

'What to Wear' and some fab news!

Good morning my lovelies, I hope you are all well.

I have some exciting news to share with you today.  I have joined the fabulous CRAFTEEZEE design team.  I am honoured to be joining such a talented bunch of crafty individuals and a tad nervous too lol!

So with that said I would like to share with you my first DT make for the team.  I inked up the gorgeous All Dressed Up 'What to Wear'.  When I first saw this set of stamps what popped into my head was a picture of my daughter stood in front of her drawers taking ages deciding what clothes to wear which gave me the idea for my card.  I used kraft as a base and then prettied them up by adding some gorgeous Lemoncraft 'Sense & Sensibility' papers.  Ooh these are divine .. very strokeable!!  

I then thought I'd use some mirri card so it would look like she's stood in front of a mirror and used one of the accessory stamps, a chandelier, and stamped that on the mirror too.

A closer look at the gorgeous image.  Isn't she fab.  I coloured her up with my copics to compliment the pretty papers.  The sentiment also comes with her as does the little bag stamp which I coloured and cut out too.

Copics list

Face/Body:  E000, E11, E13

Hair:  E31, E35, E37, E29

Clothes/Bag:  B000, BG53, BG07, BG09/

B91, C1/Y11, Y15, Y17

Okay so that is all from me today.  All of the products can be found over in the Crafteezee store and all of the links to the products I've used are at the end of my post.

Take care and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xxx

Challenges:-

Crafty Creations  -  anything goes

All Dressed Up  -  anything goes

Crafting Happiness  -  shaped cards

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends  -  anything goes

Colour Crazy Challenge  -  anything goes

A bit more time to craft  -  anything goes

Classic Design Team Challenge  -  anything goes

Summer Vacation - Polkadoodles Challenge Wk 24

Hello crafty friends.  Geez what a week the weather has been horrendous.  Where's our summer it's been so chilly here it feels like winter!!

Well as it's Friday that means there's a new challenge up on the Polkadoodles Challenge blog.  This week the DT were challenged to create a Holiday themed project BUT it had to be an invitation and include an RSVP.  However, for all you other crafty peeps the theme is as always 'anything goes' so nice and easy to enter.

So, it took me a while to decide what to make for this one, not because I found it difficult but I just couldn't make my mind up what to make.  I was going to do a pool party, then a BBQ but eventually settled on a beach party and had the idea of little beach hut invites and this is how they turned out.  The paper from Polkadoodles 'Tropical Sorbet' was perfect for these and I used the pre-coloured 'Vacation' Winnie to finish them off.  I'm just a little bit in love with these I think they're so cute lol.

Images:  Polkadoodles 'Vacation Winnie' (pre-coloured)

Papers:  Polkadoodles 'Tropical Sorbet'

Okay, that's it from me today.  Why not hop over and share your beautiful makes with us I love to see what you've all been making.  There are fab prizes up for grabs and you've got to be in it to win it!!  

I hope you all have a fab weekend, manage to grab some crafty time and I hope the sun shines for you all.

Take care folks.

Ann-Marie

xxx

Challenges

Crafting by Designs  -  summer fun

Crafty Creations  -  anything goes 

Creative Moments  -  anything goes

Crafting from the Heart -  anything goes

Dream Valley  -  summer colours

A bit more time to craft  -  anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage  -  anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations  -  anything goes