A quick Christmas make

 Good morning, I'm here with a make for the Polkadoodles Craft blog today. And I have a little tutorial for you.

I am using the Ho Ho Holly stamp set, Posydoodles Basics circles dies, black ink, some distress inks and a stamping platform.

 I started by cutting out a circle in white stamping card and placing it over some scrap paper in my stamping platform. I then used a black ink to stamps the holly stamp around the edges of the circle. I used the scrap paper underneath so as not to get the excess ink on my stamping platform mat. I also stamped a sentiment into the middle of the wreath I created.

I then stamped out the same Holly stamp 5 more times onto more stamping card. I then used a green distress ink and a red one to colour the Holly and the berries in. I then fussy cut them out.

 I used a 15x15cm card blank. I inked lightly around the edges of a 14.5cm square piece of card and mounted onto the card base using 3D foam. I then mounted the Holly wreath in the centre of the card, and mounted the Holly I had fussy cut onto 3D foam pads and placed over the top of the wreath. I did this to give the card some dimension and so that you could see the full stamp underneath the 3D layer when looking from the side. I finished the card off with 3 red gems at the bottom.

This creates a simple but elegant Christmas card.

Tagtastic time

Good morning to you

I'm here with another make for the Polkadoodles blog.

I'm aware that Christmas will be on us before we know it, so thought I would crack on and get a start on my gift tags.

I start by cutting a tag out of Kraft card using the Posydoodles Basics tags die set. 

I then chose 4 coordinating papers from the Frosted Winter download collection and cut them out using the same tag. I then trimmed them down a bit so they would be smaller than the tag cut out of Kraft card. Then I fold them in half down the length and cut. Then cut those lengths into 4. I then choose a distress ink and ink around the edges of all the pieces.

 I then glue the small pieces onto the Kraft tag and add some faux stitching. Sometimes I use a white pen, and sometimes a black.

 Next I choose the images I would like to use and print them all out and sit and have a fussy cutting session. I like to leave a white border around the images to make them pop a little, but some people don't like that, so it's up to you.

Then mount everything onto 3D foam and stick in place where you like them on the tag. I added some stamens and some berries and finished it off with some bakers twine through the hole.

And there you have it. I also have lots of papers and images left to make more tags so I will share them with you another time.

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Simply Silhouette

Good morning constant reader. I've got another tutorial for you today, once again using Polkadoodles products.

I started with an A4 sheet of card that I had made into a background ages ago using some spray inks. I cut a 14.5cm square piece of card for the main layer, and then used the large die from the Polkadoodles Stitched Circles die set.

I then used a black ink to stamp the Graceful Flower girl image and sentiment onto the circle.

 I ran around the edge of the circle with a black pen to add a faux layer and make it pop off the card more.

 On the background I stamped one of the stamps from the Textures Galore stamp set in a coordinating ink to add more detail. I then added some rough lines around the edges using a fine liner pen, mounted everything onto 3D foam and mounted onto a 15cm square card blank.

 Here is the finished card.

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Pretty in Pink

Good morning my dear follower, I've got a tutorial to share with you today using some amazing Polkadoodles products. It is quite photo heavy so you might want to get a cuppa and a cake to get you through it.

To start with I used the two largest dies from the Posydoodles basics circle dies.

 I then used a distress ink and dusting brush to add some colour around the edge of the largest circle.

 I then used the same ink and a black one mixed with some water and created some splashes onto the second circle die cut.

 I then did the same onto a 14.5cm square piece of card. And used a grey fine liner pen to create a border with by drawing some squiggly lines.

 I mounted everything onto 3D foam and put onto a 15cm square card blank.

 I fussy cut the fabulous Flamingo image from one of my favourite Polkadoodles collections, the amazing Winnie In Wonderland, and mounted onto 3D foam and placed in the centre of the card. I then added a bow, some stamens and some die cut flowers to finish the card off. The flowers are cut using the Polkadoodles Bubbleicious Frames die set.

 And here is the finished card.

I hope you like it. See you soon for another make.

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Quick and easy makes

Good afternoon blogland.

It's been a while since I blogged, for various reasons, the main one being me not being away from home, or not in the country. Since I last posted in August I have been to Skiathos to help out with the Skiathos Cat Welfare Association twice, I have driven to the Netherlands to collect cats from the SCWA for other people who have adopted from there, I have been to a few crafting events away from home, and I have been to Portugal for my sisters wedding. 

So I have been very, very busy. And sadly I lost one of my fur babies, which led to me struggling with my mental health. I have loved little Filo since I first met him in Skiathos 2 years ago as a baby, but we couldn't afford to bring him home as well as Amelia Pond. Well until this year. We finally got to bring him home in May this year and our family was complete. Then on the 15th September he hadn't been home for a few days and he was being frantically looked for. It took us a few days to be able to speak to all our neighbours and we found out that he had been run over and killed. Thankfully our neighbour picked him up and saved him in case anyone came looking for him, she didn't know he was ours. It hit me really hard as it does whenever I lose one of my babies, but this was worse. I promised him a better life here in the UK than he had at the SCWA, and I feel I let him down. He was only with us 4 months, and I couldn't keep him safe, I didn't give him that better life I promised him. A month has passed by and I am still struggling with his loss, I'm crying whilst writing this, I'm not sure I'll ever forgive myself for not being with him when he passed, the thought of him dying alone on the road hurts my heart so much.

So I'm quite thankful that I have been really busy this past 4 weeks to help get me through it.

So today is the first day I have been in my craft room since mid August, and boy have I missed it.

I have made quite a few things today, and it's only 15:00. You will see them all over the coming weeks, but today I will share a few of my makes with you.

I have used the Flower Collage stamp set, the Queen of Hearts stamp set and the Wings and Things stamp set. I have stamped them all in black ink onto water colour card and I have used my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolour paints to colour them in. I had added some black lines around the edges and matted them all onto black card before mounting onto a white card blank. All very easy to make, but because they are Polkadoodles stamps, they are very striking.

I will be back soon with some tutorials for you using some more of my Polkadoodles products.

But until then, take care and kiss you fur babies for me.

Celebrate

Good morning. I'm here with a make for the Polkadoodles Craft blog again.

To make this card I used a sheet of paper from the Funky Fantasy paper pack. I went around the edge with a black marker pen to add a faux layer, and then added more interest with a double squiggly line with a fine liner pen, and glued it to a square card blank. I then used the largest die from the Polkadoodles Butterfly Trio die set. Firstly I cut it from a piece of card that I had left over from a distress ink background I made. I then cut it our from black card keeping the waste in and securing with tape. I glued the centre of the white die cut over the black one and glued onto the card. Finally I cut out the Celebrate sentiment die twice, once from an inked piece of card and one from black card. I then offset the coloured one over the black one and glued onto the card.

 

Celebrate Die

Butterfly Trio die

Funky Fantasy paper pad

Celebrate

Good morning everyone. I'm back with another make for the Polkadoodles craft blog team.

And here it is.

 I've created a background using distress inks and the Polkadoodles Flower Doodles 6x6 stencil. I then used a black marker and went around the edges of the background to add a faux layer.

Then I used the Polkadoodles Delicate Daisy corner die, and cut it out of black card, and then again from the corner of the background. I put the die cut from the background, back into the space it was cut from. I then used the waste pieces from that die cut, to place into the waste areas I removed from the black die cut. I taped them in place to secure then and mounted onto 3D foam and placed it in the top left corner. 

I then used the Polkadoodles Celebrate sentiment die, and cut one from white card, and one from black card. I offset the white die cut over the top of the black die cut and glued in place. Then added the sentiment across the centre of the card to finish it off.

Delicate Daisy Corner die

Flower Doodles stencil

Celebrate Die

A little bit of Fantasy

Good morning everyone.

I'm back in the land of blogging with another make for the Polkadoodles blog.

There's lots of photos in this post so you may want to get comfy with a coffee.

I've made a card with a hidden message using the Funky Fantasy paper pad and the Happy Birthday die.

The first step is to choose a sheet of paper you like, I chose the blue one and wanted to darken the edges so cut the paper to size and used a distress ink to darken the edges.

Next I chose the sentiment die I wanted to use and cut it out of the paper.

Make sure you keep all the pieces you cut out, including the bits you would normally throw away.

 Then glue the paper to the card taking care to stick down around the sentiment.

 Place the sentiment, without glueing, back onto the paper and then glue in all the extra pieces from the centres of the letters.

Then cut the sentiment out from card stock several times and glue them all together on top of each other. You will end up with a sentiment that looks a but like a chipboard sentiment.

 Finally glue the sentiment onto the card. If you look at the card front on the sentiment isn't that easy to see, it's only when you tilt the card you get the full effect.

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Happy Birthday 2 dies

Funky Fantasy paper pad

Hello (again) Friend

Hello I'm back again with another make for Polkadoodles using the fabulous Hello Friend stamp set.

I adore this set and can see me using it a lot!

This is a really quick and simple card, but very effective because of the size of the sentiment.

To make this I stamped the larger butterfly randomly on a piece of water colour card. I did a loose watercolour of them using my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolour paints. I then grabbed an off cut of watercolour card and did a wash with the paints in the same colours I used the paint the butterflies. I then stampes the bubbles to create a border around the edge, and that impressive sentiment in the middle. I used a stamping tool and stamped 3 times to make the word very dark. I then did some basic matting and layering and a card is made.

See you again soon.

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Hello Friend stamp set

(You make my) Heart Sing

Helloooo bloggers, it is I again with another make for the Polkadoodles blog team.

This time I've used the Heart Sing stamp set.

To make this card I stamped the beautiful flower image randomly over a 14cm square piece of card, leaving a space in the centre for the sentiment. I then coloured the flowers with Copic Markers. I wanted the flowers to pop more from the page so I outline them with a blue marker to add a bit of shadow. Well as you can see I dropped a pen and ruined the card front. Or did I?

 

 I was quite pleased with the colouring on the flowers and really didn't want to bin it so I stamped a couple more flowers onto some more card and coloured them in. I then fussy cut one out and placed it over where I had made a blob. I turned the card base over and marked on the back on the flower where to trim to match the card.

 

I then put the extra flower on 3D foam to add further interest.

And then so it looked like I had meant to do that all along I coloured and fussy cut another flower and mounted onto 3D foam and place over the flower at the top left, offsetting the bottom one.

I then mounted the card base onto some black card and then onto a 15cm square card.

And there you have it.

Hope you've learnt something today.

See you next time.

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Heart Sing stamp set