Shabby Chic

Good morning everyone. It's Digi Choosday today, and this week our challenge is "Shabby Chic" I love this challenge as it means I can get sanding and distressing which you all know I love to do, but this time I've kept it pretty as well. (Well, I think I have lol)

The image is from Emma Canning and is called 3 scoops. I love this image as I love ice cream! I can't seem to get enough of it lately lol
She is coloured with my Graph'It Markers. The papers are from the Rose Papers Download Bundle. I have used a distressing tool to rough the edges of everything and then used the Tea Dye Distress Ink around the edges. The rolled roses are from the same papers then ink and glittered.
The frame is from Sizzix and the ice cream sundae from Tattered Lace.

Lots of Layers

Good morning and Happy Choosday everyone. Here is my make for this weeks challenge at Digi Choosday which is "Lots Of Layers"

I have added 3 layers of paper which are all layered onto cardstock. I have layers the bunting die cut, the butterflies and the flowers.
The image is from Emma Canning and is called Crimbo Shopping, but obviously you can use it all year round. She is coloured with Graph'It Markers. The papers, butterflies and flowers are from the Cherryblossom Lane CD.

Christmas in July!

Happy Choosday everyone. This week our challenge at Digi Choosday is Christmas in July.

Here is my make.

The papers, trees and sentiment are from the Christmas Joy Download Bundle, and the image is Decorating The Tree Digital Stamp by the lovely Emma Canning. She is coloured with my Graph'it Makers. I decided to do the tree different by colouring it in pink. 

Aperture Card

Good morning and Happy Choosday to you all. This weeks challenge at Digi Choosday is to use an Aperture card. If you don't know what one of those is it is a card that has a cut out piece in the front.
Here is my make:

The beautiful image is by Emma Canning and is called Summer Stroll. She is coloured with my Graph'It Markers. I made the aperture card myself using some Spellbinders dies. The papers are from the Bonbon Belles Double CD as is the bunting. The butterfly is from one of the Tattered Lace mags and the ribbon and flowers are from my stash.

 I have used some of the same paper to mat behind the image on the inside of the card to frame it.

Anything but square!

Happy Choosday everyone! And I'm sure you know that that means it time for a new challenge at Digi Choosday. This week it is to make anything but a square card. I think we all have a fondness for the square card so thought it would be good to push ourselves this week. Here is my DT make

To get the shape of the card I have used the Dutch Doobadoo Shape Art 3 which is my new favourite thing to use! And at only £4.49 it's a must. How much does it cost to buy pre-made shaped cards? You would save the cost of this in no time! The image is from Emma Canning and is called 3 Scoops. I have coloured her with my Graph'It Markers and then used the DD shape art again to cut her out. The papers, flowers, butterfly and bow are from the new Rose Budd Papercrafting CD which is just fabulous! I have used a distress ink around the edges of everything and a little Frantage around the image.

Use "real" papers

It is Tuesday again and you know what that means, yep it's Digi Choosday!

But before I get onto the challenge here is a last minute reminder that you can see the fabulous Nikky Hall on our screens on Create & Craft at 9am this morning with the swooningly delicious new CD Rose Budd..

 Just look at some of the things you can make!

And now I shall get on with this weeks challenge.

The challenge we have set you this time is to use 2 physical papers. That means to use papers from a paper stack/pack that you have in your stash and NOT a paper you have printed from a CD

Here is my card.

The image is by Emma Canning and is called BBQ and is coloured with my Graph'It Markers. For the shape of the card and the papers I have used the Dutch Doobadoo Shape art 4. The papers are from Dovecraft and are called Curiosity Corner. The railings and lamp post are both from Dutch Doobadoo

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
2 Cute Ink - Birthdays
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/Dad
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Layers
Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes
Craft your Passion - For the Boys

Digi Choosday challenge week 20

Hello everyone, hope you have all had a lovely sunny weekend and managed to get some time to sit outdoors and enjoy it. I love the sun and when it's out, I'm never in! So the challenge this week over at Digi Choosday is perfect timing. The challenge is "Holiday fun"

The image is by Emma Canning and is called Summer Time, she is coloured with Graph'It Markers. The postcard is a stamp from the Postcard stamp set from Premium Craft Brands. The dies I've used are Tattered Lace

I am entering this into the following challenge:

Artistic inspirations - Anything Goes/punches or dies

Crafting from the heart - Anything Goes

Paper Makeup - String/Twine/Ribbon

LTSCB - Anything Goes

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

The Paper Nest Dolls - Anything goes

Embellish it!

It's Tuesday again already, where does the time go these days!

So over at Digi Choosday this week the challenge is "Embellish It" 

I've used the adorable Angel Digital Stamp by Emma Canning and coloured it with Graph'It Markers. The papers is a freebie from the recent blog hop over at Polkadoodles to celebrate their 5th birthday.

I've chosen to use flowers from the Work & Play Collection 2 CD and a butterfly from the Studio 12 CD-rom Picknix Collection 1. I've also used ribbon and a button from my stash.

The Graph'It Marker colours are:

Skin: 4115, 3120, 4155, 4145, 4135

Hair: 1210, 1230, 3110, 3140, 3180

Dress: 5110, 5115 5120
And the glitter markers on her wings.

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Just Inspirational - Anything goes
Love rubber stamps - Girly, Glittery & Glam
Fitztown - Feminine
Sweet Stamps - Polkadots

Digi Choosday Challenge week 12

The challenge over at Digi Choosday this week is "Animals" and here is my card

The image is Emma Canning Nuts About You Download which is available on instant download so you can play straight away, one thing us crafters need to do! lol
The papers are from the fabulous new Work & Play Collection 1. The sentiment and bunting are cut from dies from Tattered Lace and the buttons are from my stash.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

Aurora Wings - Anything Goes

The Crafty Bloggers - Nature

Fitztown Challenge Blog - Die/Punches

Lexi's Creations - Punches and Dies

Digi Choosday Challenge week 12

Hello and Happy New Year to you all, I hope you all have a happy and prosperous 2014.

Today is another challenge over at Digi Choosday at Polka Doodles and the theme for the DT is " New Beginnings" for anyone that enters it is "Anything Goes". So here is my project for this week.

I have made a gift box that will fit a few little baby onesies in. The image is New Baby by Emma Canning which is on the Digistamp Heaven CD Rom Collection, and is coloured with Graph 'It Markers. The papers are from the Boys Hoot Download Bundle. This bundle is great for quick cards as well as it contains: 10 coloured embellishments, 8 sentiments and 11 A4 patterned papers, and is an instant download. I have used a die cut banner, some ribbon bows some hearts and added some faux stitching for extra interest.

Digi Choosday challenge week 10

This week over at Digi Choosday at Polka Doodles the challenge for the DT is "Christmas Birthdays"
As it was my wonderful Husbands birthday on the 21st I made this card for him.
The image is Jock by Emma Canning and is coloured with Graph 'It Markers. The papers are from the Boys Hoot Download Bundle. I've used a distress ink around the edges of everything and added faux stitching. I've also pierced the card around the image to give a more realistic stitch effect. The banners are a from the Tattered Lace Decorative Bunting die and the sentiments from the Stampin Up Hello, Lovely and Bring on The Cake stamp sets.

The challenge for you should you wish to join is "Anything Goes"

Digi Choosday challenge week 9

The challenge over at Digi Choosday at Polka Doodles for us it Ho Ho Ho and here is my entry.

The image is the cute Emma Canning Deer Girl which is available as an instant download. I have coloured her with my Graph 'It Markers and then sprayed over it with some Graph'It Mix It Fluid which gives the effect that her clothes are wooly and fluffy. The papers are from the Christmas Joy Download Bundle which is also available as an instant download. This kit contains 38 individual elements which are:

• 13 Coloured Embellishments
• 10 Sentiments
• 2 Borders
• 13 x A4 Backing Papers (patterned)

I have cut the poinsettia from a template I have and added some cosmic shimmer for the centre. The snowflakes are cut using a Marianne D die.

Come and join us for the challenge which for you is Anything Goes. You could win some great prizes.

 

 

 

 

 

Digi Choosday at Polka Doodles Challenge week 8

It's time for another challenge over at Digi Choosday  and the challenge for us this week is "food glorious food".

Here is my entry

The image is Christmas Pudding by the lovely Emma Canning. I have coloured her with my Graph 'it markers and added some cosmic shimmer dots to look like snow. The papers are from the Christmas Joy Download Bundle which has loads of fab papers and images in. I've then added a ginger bread man and a Christmas pudding as my food elements. I've also added some die cuts for extra pizazz.
Come and join us for a chance to win some fab prizes.

Digi Choosday at Polka Doodles challenge week 5

It's Tuesday again already! Where does time go? The challenge over at Digi Choosday this week is "All about craft" As I have a friend who had a birthday this month this was a great challenge for me, and here is the card.

The image is called Emma Canning To Die For and is available as an instant download so you can get crafting straight away! She is coloured with Graph 'It Markers. The papers are from the fabulous Sugarplum Daisy CD-Rom. I've added rolled roses using the same papers and some die cuts. The sentiment ticket is also from the same CD.

Digi Choosday at PD Challenge week 4

It's time for another Digi Choosday challenge over at Polka Doodles and this week the challenge is to use Autumn colours. Here is my card.

The image I have used is the Emma Canning Under The Weather Digital Stamp  which is an instant download so no waiting to play, how fab is that!
I have coloured the image with my Graph' It Markers and the papers are from the Pretty Tuff CD Rom! Who would have thought you could use a male orientated product to create a female card? That's how versatile the Polka Doodles CD's are! I have made the paper roses by cutting a circle out and then cutting it into a spiral and rolling it. I have also added some spiders web and flourishes. Originally the bottom right of the card had more flowers on and a smaller sentiment, and I wanted to add some faux pearls with Cosmic Shimmer. Well, here is what happened!

The end of the bottle was blocked and when I squeezed it the end came off and there was Cosmic shimmer everywhere! So to rescue the card I had to add a large sentiment on a large circle background to hide the mess!

Digi Choosday challenge #2

It's time for another Digi Choosday challenge. Did you join is last week? What did you think of the great discount we are offering on the digis?
Here is my project for this weeks challenge, which is fashion Divas. This lady is obviously as fashion diva if she takes her little doggie for a walk dressed like this!

The image is Emma Canning Walkies and is coloured with Graph' It Markers. The papers are from the Cherryblossom Lane CD Rom Collection. I've also added some flowers and embellishments from my stash. Hope you come and join us for the challenge

Polka Doodles Week 2 challenge

It's Friday again and time for another Polkadoodle challenge but this week it is one with a difference! Not only do you get the chance to win some fab Polkadoodle products by entering the challenge which is:

To Use The Free Emma Canning Digi

But there are more chances to win goodies as some of Team A’s Design Team are offering candy too but you need to visit each link in the blog hop!

You need to enter the challenge and participate in the blog hop to be eligible for any prizes.

If you've come to my blog from The Polka Doodles blog then you are on the right track and if you get lost just go back to the Polkadoodle Challenge blog as the full list of participants is there. Don’t forget that you need to leave a comment on each of the blogs including Emma Canning's Flat Friends Challenge blog to be in with a chance of winning the mega Polkadoodle prize!

Now hop to Anne who will show you her creation on the theme!

The Blog Hop will end at 12noon GMT on Sunday 20 January along with the challenge, so good luck and happy hopping!

Please don’t forget our rules which can be found on the Polkadoodle Challenge blog.

Please be patient if not all the links are yet published – if you find a link is missing, please make a note of who you need to visit and come back later.

For this card I have used the fab free image from from Emma Canning, which is coloured woth ProMarkers. The papers are from the new Cherry Blossom Lane CD. I've cut out a few more flowers from the paper and glittered and decoupaged them. I've used a punch on the bottom of the card and also decorated the inside of the card with the same papers. I've finished it off with some faux stitching.