Design Team Call-Emma Canning ........

Hello lovelies,

Wow, another design team call!

The fabulous

 Emma Canning

is starting a brand new

Challenge Blog

and is on the look out for a design team.

I love Emma's Designs, they are so lovely to work with.

I have an example of one of her fantastic images here that I made a card with to show you...

To find out the details of the design team call and how you can apply click HERE

Good luck everyone,

Happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



Polkadoodles Design Team Call....

Hello lovelies,

I just wanted to share with you all some very exciting news...

Polkadoodles

Have a design team call! Wooo Hooo

This is a really exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's most popular crafting brands and have your work showcased on the UK's only dedicated Craft TV Channel!

You must have a blog where you post regularly, love using digital products and stamps, love the Polkadoodle stylee of course, and be able to commit to making 2-3 projects every month and extra samples which may be shown on TV here in the UK! In return for your input you will receive selected products from the Polkadoodles range including digital and stamps and will be part of a fantastic team of super talented people. The term of this position is 6 months so you must be able to commit fully for that period of time.

I absolutely love being a part of the Polkadoodles design team.

Click on the Polkadoodles link above to see more details of the call.

Happy Crafting and Good Luck,

lots of love

NJ XXX

Today's Post at Studio 12....

Hello lovelies,

Today is my turn to post over at

Studio 12

I wanted to show you a simple project, but a very useful one too!

I have made an embellishment caddy using cotton bud holder tubs.

I want to show you how I made it using the Studio 12 Picknix Collection

Here's how I did it.....

Start with two empty cotton bud tubs and one lid...

Cover them with your chosen papers from the cd...

Add pearl trim and glue the three pots together. Leave to dry...

Print bows out to size, cut out and glue these onto the rims of the pots along with some flowers, alternating them as shown...

Finally, fill the pots with your chosen embellishments...

These pots are great to save as you can make pen pots from them too. So remember next time you have an empty cotton bud pot..don't throw it away!

My embellishment caddy is now sat on my desk looking very pink and pretty!

Hope you like my project for Studio 12, don't forget we have daily projects for you.

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



I love Boofle...

Hello lovelies,

I hope you are all well and enjoying the week so far. It is really warm in Yorkshire at the moment, not that I am complaining! LOL

Well, last night I made another 'Boofle' card.

I absolutely love this little character, he makes me smile. I have a Boofle project book which I am always writing in. I am now to the point where I am using every inch of every page it is that full!

Anyhoo, I will show you the card I've made....

I could'nt resist adding the touch of pink....it is my favourite colour after all!

I hope you will pop back soon to see what other crafty makes I have to show you all.

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love from me

NJ.........

and Boofle of course! LOL XXX



Wedding Card - Emma Canning Digi

Hello lovelies,

I hope you are all enjoying the sunshine today and also the Olympics too. In all this excitement, I'm sure there have been lots of Wedding's happening all over the country too!

I decided to make a Wedding Card using a fab image designed by the fabulously talented Emma Canning....you can find her fab range of Digis HERE

I have used PAIGE - WEDDING DAY along with papers from the POLKA DOODLES PRETTY SWEET CD The little bag is an organza favour circle that I have filled with the hearts from the punched border and I have also put in heart sequins too, so it looks like confetti.

I have coloured Paige using my Promarkers, here are the shades I have used....

Skin tone: Pastel Pink, Almond, Dusky Pink

Hair: Pastel Yellow, Saffron, Caramel

Dress: Amethyst, Bluebell, Dusky Pink

Background: Warm Grey 2, Cool Grey 1

I wanted the dress to have a look of taffetta and I have finished it off with a Sakura Clear Star Gelly roll pen. You can find the gorgeous bloomers HERE and this gorgeous RIBBON HERE 

 

I love the EMMA CANNING IMAGES and the CHRISTMAS IMAGES are now available too!

Thank you for looking at my Wedding Card, I have some more cards to show you using the Emma Canning Images, so check back soon to see some more creations.

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



Polkadoodles Design Team card.....

Hello lovelies,

Well it's Friday which means only one thing, another fab challenge over at the

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

The theme is

'Celebration'

So we would like to see your celebration cards....this could be anything you wish to celebrate.

For my celebration card, I chose to celebrate the Olympics.

As we have done so well with all those wonderful and inspirational athletes gaining their medals I wanted to say

'Well Done Team GB'.

I have used the Polkadoodles Sundae of Seasons CD for my card. I have threaded ribbon through the lanterns and attached to the card. I have used London themed embellishments and finished off with a gold, silver and bronze candy to represent the Olympic Medals.

I think the Olympics have been fantastic, I have really enjoyed watching them!

So, we would love to see your 'Celebration' cards, hop over to the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the design team have made.

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



Hello lovelies and just a bit of chatter from me....

Hello lovelies,

I hope you have all had a lovely week-end. I just wanted to have a little chatter with you all, I know I have'nt posted any crafty makes for a few days so I thought I would have a chat! LOL Are you running for the hills yet?

So, tomorrow I have the day off from my salon. I have written in my crafty project book my to do list of different makes so tomorrow is going to be one busy day lol, but  I would'nt have it any other way!

I have some design team work to complete, believe me you want to keep an eye out as we have some really really exciting things coming your way. Also, I have just downloaded the colour charts for promarkers and flexmarkers, I have coloured in the boxes of which ones I have already. I have now got them on my wall above my desk, I think this will be really handy to refer to as a guide for when I'm colouring away. I want to experiment so I will be busy stamping and printing digis too!

I have so many ideas in this head of mine, just not enough time lol...but I do intend on ploughing through them one by one. An exciting project I will be doing is going to be an Art Journal. I can't wait to get this started. I have so many things to put into it, so many ideas, I can't wait to get inky, messy and doodly!

I also want to make a smash book too, I am a little bit of a hoarder. I keep things like receipts, tickets, pictures, ideas of just about anything. I keep so many different things from loved ones that are a bit random so I just think  a smash book would be the perfect thing to make.

In between all my ideas, I will be working at the salon and then visiting my relatives in Stratford UpOn Avon and also squeezing a week-end away in London for my birthday...I am going to see the show 'Rock Of Ages' so I am really excited about this. Yes, I will be the one singing loudly in the crowd and dancing in the aisle!

I can't believe this time last year I was planning what to do for my 40th birthday, I keep telling everyone at work that this year I am 39 hehehehe!

On this note of age, how quickly time flies by...that is why it is so important to love what you do, love the people you do, and hold them close and dear, cherish what life brings your way...if its not good at the moment....focus on that light at the end of the tunnel!

Anyhoo, wow have I rambled tonight...you will  all be praying that I post a project next time so you don't have to read my ramblings!

Have a great week everyone and I will be back shortly with my crafty makes from tomorrow!

Lots of crafty love and hugs,

NJ XXXXX