Februarys Birthstone - Amethyst

Good morning everyone, I'm here today with a new challenge for the Graph'It Markers colouring challenge blog. The new challenge is Februarys Birthstone - Amethyst and here is my make.

The colours I have used are:

Skin; 4125, 4150, 4135, 4145, 3120

Horse: 1250, 1230, 1210

Saddle: 6120, 6110

Dress: 6170, 6130

Flower Power!

Good morning everyone, it's nearly the weekend, are you all ready for it?
I'm here today with a new challenge for the Polkadoodles challenge blog, and the challenge this time is "Flower Power" so we want to see lots and lots of flowers on your makes. Here is my make for the challenge

The papers and all the flowers are from the fabulous Rose Budd CD, this is also available as a download if you can't wait for the post. I have printed out and cut out (by hand) lots and lots of lush flowers then emphasised the black outline with a marker pen. I then shaped all the flowers using a ball tool. I added some faux stitching to the paper and a few die cuts from Tattered Lace to finish it off.

Rose Budd Collection

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

7 Kids - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Stampavie - Lots of Flowers

Cool Blues

Good morning and Happy Choosday everyone! 

This week over at Digi Choosday we are challenging you to make something using Cool Blues. Here is my make

As you can see rather than a card I've made a gift bag. I've used the fabulous DJ image and the DJ and Opera themed paper collection downloads. All these are also available together as the full Work & Play collection 8 download or CD if you prefer. All the embellishments and sentiment are from the same collection. I've lightly distressed all the edges with a distress ink and added some faux stitching.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Craft My Life - Anything but a card

Craft your Passion - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Anything Goes

Imagination Crafts - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes

Happy Birthday

Hello blogland, todays post is some mid challenge inspiration for the Premium Crafts Brands Challenge blog. The challenge which started last week is "Happy Birthday" and here is my make.

To create this card I used 2 of the roses from the Roses A5 stamp set and stamped them to create the corner. I stamped some of them a few times and decoupaged them up. I then used the frame and sentiment stamp and the roses in bud stamp to create the message section. For the background I used the A4 Butterfly mask and embossed it onto white card.

Mask Stencil A4 Butterfly

Premium Art Brands Roses stamp set

Romance

Good morning, it's time for another challenge over the We Do Doobadoo Blog and this time it is "Romance" Here is my make:

I have used the Princess/Bride image  and coloured her with my Graph'It Markers. I have used the Dutch Doobadoo Kraft Hearts and the Dutch Doobadoo Laser Art Hearts.

Work & Play 9 Princess/Bride image

Graph′It Markers

Kraft Hearts

Hearts Laser Art

Tattered Lace

Good morning everyone. I'm here today with a make for the Tattered Lace Dies blog.

To create this card I used the foliage embossing folder to create the background on Kraft card, and used a distress ink on the edges. I cut out the Mini Doily, Lacy Border and the leaves from the Midi Blooms in cream card and also distressed the edges with ink. I then stamped the Tatty Twinkles stamp onto cream card and coloured her with Prisma pencils and used the distress ink on the edges.

Tattered Lace Foliage Embossing Folder

Midi Blooms

Crisp & White

Good morning everyone, I'm here today with some mid challenge inspiration over at the Graph'It Markers Colouring Challenge Blog. The challenge that was set last week is "Crisp & White" and here is my take on it

I've gone with creating a white dress and white trainers. I've kept the rest of the image quite simple as well. The image is the fab violin girl which is available as a download HERE. The papers are from the Girl piano papers download.  The are availble together along with the embellishments and sentiments in the Work & Play collection 8 download or CD if you prefer.

The Graph'It Markers I have used are:

Skin: 4125, 4150, 4135, 4145, 3210, 3120

Hair: 9100, 9102, 9103, 9104

Violin: 5110, 5115 

Dress and shoes shadows: 9201

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

In The Pink - Pink and Pearlie

Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes

Scrap & Craft - Anything Goes

CASE it

Good morning everyone, I'm here today with some mid challenge inspiration for the Polkadoodles challenge blog. The challenge that started last week is for us to CASE a teamies make from last year. What does that mean I hear you ask, well what it means is we are to find a make by a fellow team member from last year that we love and to take inspiration from it and  make our own version. So I have chosen to CASE a card from the week 47 challenge HERE which was CAS. Now I love all the cards of course but 2 in particular stood out for me, I couldn't get it down to one as they are both very similar and both fab.

The cards are by our lovely ladies Bev 

and Yvonne

And her is my take on it.

I have used the fabby Phone/Texter guy image. He is also available on the Work & Play collection 7 which is available as a download or a CD. He of course is coloured with my Graph'It Markers.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:
Crafty Gals - For The Boys
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Miriam's Crafting - Mostly White
Rubies Rainbow - Masculine Birthday

Love and Romance

Good morning and Happy Choosday everyone. Today of course I am here with the latest challenge from Digi Choosday. The challenge we have set this week is "Love & Romance" and here is my make

I have used the Love & Kisses image and papers from the new Work & Play collection, number 9 Love & Romance. It is not available as a download just yet but will be soon so I wanted to show you a little bit of what to expect. I have coloured her with my Graph'It Markers.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Hearts

The Cheerful Stamp Pad - Valentine

Crafting from The Heart - Anything goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything goes

Work & Play 2XL Collection 9 - Love & Kisses BONUS EDITION

Happy Birthday

Good morning, I hope you are all enjoying your weekend. I'm here today with the start of a new challenge over at the Premium Craft Brands Challenge blog. The challenge which starts today is Happy Birthday and here is my make.

I used the Postcard stamp set to creaet this card. I've stamped some things onto white card and some on the polka dot paper. I've given the edges of everything a distressed effect using a distressing tool and the Orange Extra Dark Pan Pastel. I used some of the stamps on the paper as well to make a different background.

Premium Art Brands, Postcard stamp set

Orange Extra Dark Pan Pastel

Birthdays

Good morning and Happy Choosday everyone. Today over at our blog it's all about birthdays, a nice easy challenge for you all. Have you seen the new Work & Play collection, no. 8 download? If not head over to the store now and grab it, it is amazing! It is also available as a CD. I've used the Guitar Boy on my make this week. He is also available on his own as a download here. The papers are also from the same collection as are the embellies and sentiments. The image is coloured with my Graph'It Markers. I'm really pleased with how this turned out!

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Imagination Crafts - Anything Goes

Marker Pop - Anything Goes

Not Just cards - Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy - Anything Goes

Romantice whites

Good morning everyone, hope you are having a great start to your weekend. I'm here this morning with the years 1st post for We Do Doobadoo. The theme we have set for this week is "Romantic Whites" Here is my make

I have used the Flower Swirl mask  as an embossing folder and simply matted onto a white mat and then a white card. I cut out a flower from an extra piece I embossed and added it with a white brad and used two laser art leaves. I added some ribbon, a bow to finish it off. Simple but elegant I think.

Flower swirl mask

Laser leaves

Thanks

Good morning and Happy Choosday everyone! The team at Digi Choosday are back with our first challenge of the year and the challenge we have set is "Thanks".

Before we get onto the challenge I want to share a new release with you! If you head on over to Polkadoodles you will find a brand new Work & Play collection ready and on the shelves ready to ship! It is Work & Play 8 which is all themed around music  If you look in the New in section of the shop you will also find that the images and papers that go with them are also available as downloads, how good is that!

Now onto my card, here it is:

The image I have used is Octavia Thinking and is coloured with my Graph'It Markers. The papers are from the Work & Play Collection 1 download which is also available as a CD should you wish. I have made rolled roses from the same papers and the die cuts are from Tattered Lace. I have added some faux stitching on the papers and a border around the image with a black fine liner to give extra interest. Come and join us for the chance to win a fab digi image from the store!

Clean and Simple

Good morning everyone, I hope you're having a great weekend and have all recovered from the busyness of the Christmas and New Year festivities! I'm here today with my DT make for the Premium Craft Brands blog. The challenge this week is Clean and Simple and here is my make

To create this I have used the Heart Of Flower mask as a stencil and run it through my eBosser to emboss it and then used my Permanent Red Pan Pastel to highlight the raised part of the embossing. I have then simply matted onto red card and then added a few gems to the bottom.

Perm Red Pan Pastel

Heart Of Flower

Shiny and New

Hello again! This time I'm here with a post with my DT make for the Graph'It Marker challenge blog. The challenge which kicks us off this year is "Shiny and New"
I suppose that can be interpreted in a few ways but I saw it as a chance to use some shiny new stash that I got recently! And here is my make:

The Graph'It Markers I have used are:

Hair: 6180, 6185, 6190

Coat: 6110, 6120

Clock: 7101, 7105, 1210, 3230

Trousers/Shoes: 7109, 7110, 7115

Tic Tac Toe

Good morning everyone and a Happy New Year!

I haven't been around for a while even though I scheduled some posts at the end of last year as I went on a big adventure for four weeks. We went to Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, how lucky am I? I had an absolute blast. But I really missed crafting. Then we had a some not so nice events in the family, one being us losing one of our 18 1/2 year old fur babies. She got ill while we were away and we tried everything to save her but it was too much for her at her age bless her, so on Christmas eve sadly we had to say our goodbyes to our beautiful little girl Belle. She will now be reunited with her best mate Smokey at the Rainbow Bridge. Sweet dreams my little angel.

Now I have been so glad to get back in my craft room to take my mind off of things and my first make of the year is for the Polkadoodles challenge, and it is Tic Tac Toe. What is that I hear you ask. Well you choose a line from this little Tic Tac Toe board and make your creation based on that.

So I have chosen the left hand vertical line so my make had to include, a die cut, stitching and polka dots and here is my make.

I have used the Octavia Bird in Hand digi from the store, and she is coloured with my Graph'It markers. The papers I have used are from the fabulous Dollie Daydream Girl Talk collection which is available as a CD or a digital download! The die cut sentiment is from Tattered Lace and the stamped and die cut flowers are from Sizzix. As you can see I chose to use faux stitching on this make.
Come and join us at the blog and play along to be in with a chance of winning a fab prize!