My Polkadoodles Design Team Card........

Hello lovelies,

Wow the week's are whizzing by, Friday again! Which of course means that we have another fantastic challenge waiting for you over at the

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

We have a  fantastic theme, one of my favourites...

'Fairies and Fantasy'.

I love Fairies, they are one of my favourite things. I also love butterflies too so I just could'nt resist adding a few of these to my card. For my card I have used an 8x8 card blank and made an aperture using a Spellbinder's Nestabilitie. I have used the All Around & Everwhere CD and also the Sundae of Seasons CD. For my sparkle I have used sparkly flowers that I already had in my crafty stash, and I have also used Diamond Stickles too. I have finished with Dew Drops.

I loved making this card, aperture cards are so easy to make and you can make any shape aperture you wish!

Don't forget to also check out the

Studio 12 Blog

and follow what myself and the rest of the Design Team are making. We have daily projects so don't forget to check them out!

Hop over to the Polkadoodles Challenge to see what the rest of the Design Team have made for their

'Fairies and Fantasy' theme!

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



My Polkadoodles DT Card.......

Hello lovelies,

It's that time of the week again which means another challenge over at the

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

The theme for this week is

'Big Birthday'

so we need to see those creations with a big number on them!

For my card I have used the

Polkadoodles All Around & Everywhere CD

I have used a

Marianne Design Creatable LR0118

I have used Vintage Photo distress ink to ink all the edges. I've used a mixture of flowers and flower trim, a doily, lace, star pin, ribbon, bling, dew drops and pearls.

I wanted the '50' to be discreet so I thought popping it onto a tag hidden into a pocket was a good idea!

I hope you like the 'Big Birthday' card. I would love to see your creations for this, don't forget to pop over to the

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

to see what the rest of the design team have made!

The top 3 winners of this challenge will also receive a copy of the fabulous

Polkadoodles Sugarplum Daisy CD

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX

Another Belles n Whistles Stamp.....

Hello again lovelies...

I did have a busy afternoon yesterday and here is the other card I made using another Belles n Whistles stamp...I love these...I've got a few now but would still like them all!LOL

Ingredients...

Polkadoodles All Around & Everywhere CD

Belle Sitting With Teddy - Belles n Whistles Stamp

Memento Rich Cocoa Ink Pad/Letraset Flexmarkers in shades: Blue Grey 1,Soft Khaki,Nutmeg,Antique White,Champagne,Sandstone,Light Fawn,Cappuccino,Buttercup,Tea Rose/Tim Holtz Distress Ink Frayed Burlap/Papermania 8x8 cream card blank/Decorative corner punch/Vintage lace/Decorative staples/Paper flowers/Hat pin/Ornate button

Recipe...

Print out your chosen decorative papers from the cd. I wanted to create a soft vintage look. Ink the edges of the card blank with the frayed burlap. Cut two co-ordinating papers to size, ink the edges and matt and layer to the card blank leaving a border on the card.Attach the lace across the bottom using your decorative staples.

Stamp the image onto card and colour. Trim to size and use decorative punch on each corner. Cut a piece of decorative paper to matt this onto, ink the edges then attach to the base with foam pads.

Make some paper flowers, I made two from the papers off the cd, the two larger brown ones are from card I already had in my crafty stash, the smaller brown one is made from a brown paper bag.

Attach these to the card, when the glue has dried ink the tops of the flowers using a sponge lightly.Stick some pearls in the centre of the flowers. Add the hat pin as shown.

Add the greeting and attach two gold pearls.

Add the ornate button.

Finish by adding the gold pearls to the top corners as shown.

A little tip: I have started saving any paper bags I get from shops now. Although they are thin, if you are careful they make great flowers like the one I have made using a circle from the brown paper bag I had.

I love the look of this card, I think the image is so cute!

I hope you have enjoyed reading how I made my cards and I look forward to showing you more of my creations,

thanks for looking I really do appreciate it!

Have fun, have a great week-end and a

very happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



Card made using my new Belles n Whistles Stamps..

Hello again my lovely crafting friends!

Well yesterday was an exciting day as my lovely new crafty stash turned up just in time for me to play with it yesterday afternoon.

I absolutely love the Belles n Whistles stamps, the whole range of them are gorgeous. If you haven't tried any yet give them a go.

So here is the card I made first.....

Ingredients....

Memento Tuxedo black ink pad/Papermania 8x8 cream card blank/

Polkadoodles All Around & Everywhere CD

Belles n Whistles Tea Time Stamp/Letraset Flexmarkers in shades: Wild Orchid, Light Fawn, Champagne,Antique White,Buttercup,Nutmeg,Soft Mauve,Soft Aqua,Cappuccino,Glacier Blue,Honeydew,Meadow Green,Tea Rose,Watermelon,Apple,Grass/

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels One

Marianne Design Creatables Swirl Flower

Polkadoodles Pretty Petals Lilac

Two small purple flowers/Polkadoodles Black Gingham Ruffle

Gold coloured self adhesive pearls/Polkadoodles Candy Floss Dew Drops

Recipe....

Round the corners of your card blank.

Cut your backing paper you have chosen from the CD to size so you have a border on the card blank. Round the corners, attach the gingham ruffle to the bottom and then stick this to the card front. Use your die-cutting machine to cut out the largest of the Labels one with decorative backing paper and the next size down using white card for the image. Also die-cut your swirl flowers using the same paper used for the larger nestie, you want two of these.

Stamp the image on your die-cut label and colour.

Add the large label with foam pads, tuck the swirls under the corners as shown.

Attach the image using foam pads onto the larger label.

Embellish with lilac flowers, dew drops and stems in two opposite corners on the labels.

Add the greeting using foam pads, making sure it tucks just under the label as shown.

Add gold pearls as shown to finish.

I hope you like this card, I loved making this.

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX