My Polkadoodles DT Card.....

Hello lovelies,

 

hope you are all keeping well.

 

As it's Friday that means another great challenge over at the

 

POLKADOODLES CHALLENGE BLOG

 

 the theme this week is....

 

Any Die Will Do!

 

For my card I have used the Sundae of Seasons CD and Marianne Designs Dies LR0131 & LR0118

I inked the edges using Broken China Distress Ink and added buttons to embellish with.

 

 

We would love to see your entries for this challenge so hop over and see what the rest of the design team have been making!

 

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



Sweet Gingerbread, Today's Post at Studio 12...

Hello lovelies,

 

Today is my turn to post over at the fabulous

 

STUDIO 12 AT POLKADOODLES BLOG 

 

I have made a Christmas card using a sweet gingerbread character from the

 

STUDIO 12 PICKNIX COLLECTION 2 - GINGERBREAD TWIST 

 

I absolutely love this cd, so many gorgeous, scrummy images to use and lots of lush backing papers and digis too!

 

I wanted to give my card a distressed feel so I tore the edges and inked with Distress Inks....

 

 

I love the gingerbread characters!

 

Also have you seen the fantastic new dvd by Nikky?

 

COLOUR THERAPY WITH NIKKY DVD

 

It is fantastic, Nikky shows you how to colour sepia tones, hair and skin tones and much more!

 

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my card today,

look forward to your next visit!

 

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX

 



Polkadoodles design team card....

Hello lovelies,

 

Yes it is Friday, which means another fantastic challenge over at the fabulous

 

POLKADOODLES CHALLENGE BLOG

 

As the nights are drawing in and the mornings are getting colder, we have a great theme which is

 

'AUTUMN'

 

So we want to see lots of autumn colours on your project!

 

October and November for me means I have lots of birthday's coming up. So, I decided to decorate a box I had to make a nice autumnal birthday box and I also made a matching card. I have used the POLKADOODLES SUNDAE OF SEASONS CD 

 

 

We would love to see your Autumnal creations for this challenge so hop over to the challenge blog to see the rest of the design team creations!

 

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



Polkadoodles Challenge......

Hello lovelies,

 

Well the weeks are just flying by wow weeeee it will be Christmas before we know it!

 

So, as it is Friday we have another fabulous challenge over at the

 

POLKADOODLES CHALLENGE BLOG

 

the theme this week is

 

'Wings and Things'

 

I chose to use butterflies as they are one of my favourite things. I have used the POLKADOODLES SUNDAE OF SEASONS CD I wanted to create a different and unusual shape for my card so I made it 3d. I hope you like it!

 

 

I look forward to seeing your creations for this challenge.

 

Don't forget this week-end is also the GNPE in Harrogate at the Showground. I will be working on the Polkadoodles stand, so please stop by and say hello. I am so excited and look forward to seeing you.

 

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



Polkadoodles DT Card.....

Hello lovelies,

 

well it's that time of the week again where we have another fantastic challenge over at the

 

POLKADOODLES CHALLENGE BLOG

 

The theme this week is

 

'Song Title'

 

Your project this week must depict a song title. For my card I have used the

 

POLKADOODLES HERE COMES CHRISTMAS CD

 

I have inked the card using distress ink and I have used a snowflake punch on the papers and embellished with the punched out snowflakes. I have finished with stickles to add some sparkle..the song is 'Frosty The Snowman'.

 

 

I bet your singing the first line lol......

 

 

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



Polkadoodles Design Team Card....

Hello lovelies,

 

Well it has got to Friday again, which means we have another fantastic challenge over at the

 

POLKADOODLES CHALLENGE BLOG

 

The theme this week is

 

'What's The Word Bird'...

 

make something with a feathery friend on!

 

I have used the CANDY DOODLES COLLECTORS EDITION CD for my card. I have also used a MARIANNE DESIGN DIE but I wanted to use it in a different way this time, so I have used the negative and embellished it with perfect pearls. I have printed the birds and tree scene from the cd and coloured in using Promarker's in shades:

 

Lemon ~ Gold ~ Pastel Yellow ~ Canary ~ Apricot ~ Blush ~ Spice ~ Caramel ~ Putty ~ Tea Green ~ Lime Green ~ Grass ~ Leaf Green ~ Ice Grey 1 ~ Cool Grey 1 ~ Lipstick Red ~ Poppy

 

The edges have been inked using Distress Ink Peeled Paint.

 

Here is my card...

 

 

I love this image, the birds are so cute!

 

Myself and the rest of the design team would love to see your creations.

 

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



Polkadoodles Design Team Card .....

Hello lovelies,

Hope you are all well, wow time is flying by!

We have another fantastic theme this week for you over at the

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

The theme this week is

'Stitching Faux or Real'

I enjoyed making my card for this theme. I have used the Polkadoodles Pretty Sweet CD for this card. Now, I decided to dust off my sewing machine and use it for this theme. I have had my machine a long time but decided I wasnt very good at sewing, so using it for my card is new to me! Anyway I loved using it so much I think sewing on my cards will become a favourite thing of mine to do...and yes....no accidents happened either while in charge of the needle!

Here is my card...

I have coloured my image with Promarkers using the following colours...

Hair: Putty, Cinnamon, Saffron, Caramel

Skin: Dusky Pink, Almond, Pastel Pink

Clothes & Shoes: Burnt Orange, Tan, Apricot, Honeycomb, Oatmeal, Warm Grey 2, Ice Grey 1

Swing: Saffron, Caramel, Cinnamon

I tore around the edges of my chosen backing papers. I then did a running stitch with my sewing machine on the patchwork paper and a zigzag stitch on the rose paper. I then inked them both with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink. I wanted to apply more ink to the rose paper so I used my brayer. I then spritzed it with gold pigment powder, scrunched it up and then dried with my heat gun. I then added these to my card base which I had already inked the edges of.

Once I had coloured the image, I tore around it and inked the edges and added this to the card. I attached a length of lace to the right hand side, slotting it underneath the paper. I added faux stitching using a brown pen around the rest of the edges. Finally I embellished with Polkadoodles Bloomers and Leaves and some bling and a greeting.

I loved making this card, and really enjoyed sewing the papers.

I would love to see your creations for this challenge so hop over and take a look at the rest of the design team cards for more inspiration.

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



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

Hello lovelies,

well it's that time of the week again, yes it's Friday which means another fantastic challenge over at the

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

The theme this week is

'Summer'

and also to show some baking with the theme too!

For my card I chose to use the Candy Doodles Collectors Edition CD along with a gorgeous Emma Canning Digi Stamp Millie Birthday I love these digis which you can buy ready to download from Polkadoodles , they are not only gorgeous characters but have a fun element too and look fantastic coloured with any medium of your choice. I have also used a Marianne Design Die and I have made the pink candy swirl embellishment's using Fimo Clay and a texture sheet to make the swirls by pressing the fimo into it and then baking. I wanted these to look like sweet candy!

I love making easel cards, I also cut some strips of paper and curled to make them look like party streamers and I think the cupcake looks good enough to eat!LOL

I would love to see your entries for this theme, so hop over to the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog and take a look at the fabulous projects the rest of the design team have made.

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX

Polkadoodles Samples for Create & Craft TV......

Woo Hoooooo.........Here Comes Christmas..........

Hello my lovelies and a very merry hello it is too lol. I wanted to share with you all the samples I have made for the fabulous Polkadoodles shows that were on Create & Craft TV today using the gorgeous new

Here Comes Christmas CD 

I absolutely loved working with this CD. It is so easy to navigate around and all the elements are absolutely gorgeous.

I thought I would share with you all the samples I made for the shows.......

I hope you enjoyed looking at my samples and thank you for taking the time to see them.

I just know you will love using the

Here Comes Christmas CD

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX

Polkadoodles Blog Hop.......

Hello lovelies!

Welcome to another fantastic

Polkadoodles Challenge

Before I go on to explain what the challenge is this time, I would like to tell you firstly that we are having a fantastic

Polkadoodles Blog Hop

To join in the hop you must start the Blog Hop from the

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

If you have followed the links you should have hopped to my blog from

Emma's Blog

 You must comment on each of the blogs in the hop AS WELL AS ENTERING THE CHALLENGE to be in with a chance of winning one of the prizes which are...

1st Prize.....Studio 12 Picknix Collection 1 CD

2nd and 3rd Prizes...an Emma Canning Download.

So, onto the theme for your entry into the challenge...

The theme we would like to see is

Red, white and blue and what Britain means to you.

I have chosen to make a card to celebrate the Olympics. I used the

Polkadoodles Not For Girls CD using the sporting elements from the cd and I created a medal using ribbons and a brass button!

I hope you like my version of red, white and blue. Don't forget to be in with a chance of winning one of the prizes you MUST ENTER this challenge and ALSO COMMENT on EACH BLOG.

The HOP finishes at 12noon on Sunday 22nd July.

Now you have visited me your next hop is over to here...

Fabiola's Blog

I hope you have enjoyed the hop as much as we have!

Before I hop off, I just want to remind you about the fabulous

Summer Crafting Event

at Doncaster Racecourse

Saturday 14th July and Sunday 15th July.

The fabulously talented Nikky Hall herself will be there on the Polkadoodles stand, and I am very lucky to say I too will also be there giving a helping hand...lol...hopefully I won't drive our Nikky too mad! If you are going don't forget to drop by the Polkadoodles stand and say hello!

Have fun and very happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



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



Polkadoodles DT Card for this week's Challenge..

Hello lovelies,

It's that time again for another fantastic challenge over at the

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

The theme for this week is

'Summer Scene'

We would like to see a Summery Scene on your projects.

For my Summer Scene I have made a card using the fabulous new Studio 12 Picknix Collection. I absolutely love using this collection, there are so many fantastic crafty creations you can make! I wanted to depict a Summer Fete for my scene, so I thought using the Lemonade Stall and the bunting was just perfect for this.

I hope you like my card, we would love to see your entries for the challenge so hop over and take a look at what the rest of the design team have made for inspiration!

Also, don't forget that their is a

Polkadoodles Design Team Call

and also a

Studio 12 at Polkadoodles Design Team Call

Click on the links above to find out about these amazing opportunities.

Till next time..lol....

Have fun and a very happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



My Design Team card for Polkadoodles...

Hello lovelies,

Wow the weeks do sure fly by lol especially when your having fun, and what could be  more fun than joining in the fantastic challenges over at the

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

We have a wonderful theme for a wonderful occasion.....

'Diamond Jubilee'

The Queen will be celebrating her Diamond Jubilee on the 5th June

so we would like you to use Regal colours and lots of bling!

Here's my 'Royal' card....

I have used the crown image and backing papers from the Polkadoodles Love & Cherish CD the crown is coloured using Promarkers in Ruby and Yellow. I also used a gold pen to give a metallic look to the crown. I have used Spellbinders labels to matt the crown onto. I wanted to give a Regal feel so used a luxurious ribbon and embellished with jewels, a filigree button and an ornate key. I typed the text and matted onto a decorative background paper from the cd.

I hope you like my

'Diamond Jubilee' card!

Whatever you may be doing for the bank holiday I hope you have a lovely time helping the Queen celebrate such a special occassion!

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



Happy Birthday Polkadoodles...Join in the Celebrations....

Happy 3rd Birthday

Polkadoodles

Hello lovelies and a very warm welcome to Polkadoodles Birthday Celebration!

As it's Polkadoodles 3rd Birthday we all decided it would be a fabulous idea to mark the occasion.

So we have a fantastic challenge, and chances to win over £220 worth of blog candy!

Make sure you come and join us at our special party to be in with a chance to get some wonderful candy! Wooooo Hoooooooo now that's what I call a fantastic celebration!

To find out what you have to do to help celebrate make sure you hop over to the

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

to see what you need to do to be in with a chance of winning!

To help celebrate the birthday I have made a Birthday Card....

Ingredients I have used...

Spellbinder's Grand Nestabilities Grand Big Scalloped Circles

Marianne Design Flowers LR0131

Polkadoodles Pretty Sweet Mini CD

Cream Cotton Lace

Distress Ink Vintage Photo

Silver beads, made with love charm and pins.

How I made it...

I used the grand nesties to make my card blank, making an easel card. I decided on three papers, as it's the 3rd birthday I wanted to use three of each item. So I have used three papers, lace, flower, beads and pins. I inked all the edges with the distress ink. I cut the smaller scalloped circle in half, scrunched both halves up and then concertina folded them both to give some added texture to the base of the easel and the main image. I finished by adding a greeting to the base and the main card!

I hope you like this Special Birthday card.....

it's an exciting occasion and I'm proud to be on the Polkadoodles Design Team...(it's my dream come true) and be able to help them celebrate their 3rd Birthday!

Happy 3rd Birthday from me to everyone at Polkadoodles....wooooo hooooooo!

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX



My DT card for Polkadoodles and exciting news.......

Hello lovelies,

it's time for another fab challenge over at the

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

and the theme this week is

'A Wedding Card With A Difference'.

Also make sure your project includes....

something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue!

I decided to make a Wedding Anniversary card for my

Wedding Card with a difference. My husband and I have just celebrated our 17th Wedding Anniversary, so this is the card I gave to him!

I decided to make a twisted easel card and I have used the Polkadoodles Love & Cherish CD the blue vintage lace is from Marianne Design My something old and borrowed is the photo that I have hidden in a pocket on the card. It is borrowed from my Wedding Album. My something blue is the vintage lace and my something new are the embellishments.

I loved making this card, and my hubby loved receiving it too!

Myself and the rest of the Polkadoodles Design Team would love to see your Wedding Creations, so hop over and take a look at the rest of the design team inspiration!

 We have some very exciting news coming up on Tues 22nd May which will be Polkadoodles 3rd Birthday! We're having a BIG celebration and chances to win over £220 worth of blog candy - so make sure you come and join us at our special party on TUESDAY 22nd to be in with a chance to get some wonderful candy! woooohoooo!!

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX

My DT card for Polkadoodles.....

Hello lovelies,

It's that exciting time of the week where we have another fabulous challenge over at the

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

the theme this week is

De-Stress.....

so we want to see distressing on your cards this week! Tear away, sand, rip, ink and de-stress away...lol....I love this theme!

I have used the Polkadoodles Sugarplum Daisy CD for my card and coloured the digi stamp using Faber-Castell Polychromo pencils in shades: Rose Carmine/Burnt Ochre/Raw Umber/Walnut Brown/Warm Grey 2/Mauve/Light Ultramarine/Cadmium Yellow/Light Yellow/Earth Green Yellowish and blended with Daler Rowney low odour thinners and paper stumps. I tore the edges of the digi and inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I cut a piece of textured cardstock to size, embossed in a folder, sanded and inked, fixed lace behind the edges and attached to the card.

The sentiment I scrunched and inked. I have used my Marianne Design Creatable LR0118 die to die cut three flourishes, and inked them. I used gauze and lace and embellished with flowers, beads and feathers.

I absolutely loved making this card. Distressing and vintage themes are a favourite of mine. I would love love love to see your creations for this fabulous challenge.

Hop over to the

Polkadoodles Challenge

and see what the rest of the design team have made.

I'm looking forward to seeing your entries!

Have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXXX

Polkadoodles DT Card for this weeks challenge.....

Hello lovelies,

It's Friday again which means another fantastic challenge over at the

Polkadoodles Blog

and the theme this week in celebration of St.George's Day is

'Red & White' with 'Stashbox Stamp'

For my card I have used the Polkadoodles Sundae of Seasons CD and the stamp from my stashbox is Polkadoodles Dragonfly Neighbours Clear Stamps Set I have coloured the image using Faber-Castell Poly Chromo Pencils in shades: Deep Scarlet Red/Middle Cadmium Red/Pale Geranium Lake and White and blended with Daler Rowney Low Odour Thinners.

I have used Distress Ink Fired Brick for all the edges. I punched a border on the base card and both backing papers. The image is matted onto Marianne Design Paper The Sentiment is from the Polkadoodles Paper Boutique Vol 3 CD. I embellished with sheer flower trim and lace and finally pins.

I would love to see your red & white creations with your chosen stamp. Check out what the rest of the Polkadoodles Design Team have made by hopping over to the

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

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

My DT card for Polkadoodles.....

Hello lovelies and a very happy Friday. As usual time is flying by and the clocks go forward this week-end!

So Friday brings us another fabulous challenge over at the

Polkadoodles Challenge Blog

The theme this week is to make a creation with mum in mind!

For my creation this week I have used the

Polkadoodles Paper Boutique Volume 3 CD

and here is what I have made...

I have also embellished the card with Card Candi, buttons and Stickles Glitter Glue. The ribbon is to form the apron strings!

I love this card as it reminds me of my childhood when I used to bake every Sunday afternoon using my mum's good old Bero Book which I still have. I had to bake almost everything in it lol and my mum and dad enjoyed trying the samples very much!

I hope you can join us for the challenge I would love to see your 'MUM' creations.

Thanks for looking and have a great week-end,

have fun and happy crafting,

lots of love

NJ XXX