Celebrate the New Year

Good morning everyone, I'm here with another make for the Polkadoodles blog, this time back with my own team, and we were challenged to make something to do with celebrations or New Year, so I went with both and here it is.

 I used the Frosted Winter collection to make this. I printed the papers onto card so I could distress the edges and mount them onto 3D foam. The purple card at the back is a shimmery purple which is perfect for this collection, although it doesn't show up in photos. I them fussy cut all the letters and numbers and mounted them on 3D foam as well. I then added a flower and some gems to finish it off.

Octavia Frosted Winter Collection Digital Download

New Year

Good morning and a very happy

Today over at the Digi Choosday blog the team were challenged to make something for New Year, or just something new. I opted to make a New Year card and here it is.

 Once again I used the Frosted Winter collection. I think the colours on this are just perfect for this time of year, and they are my fave colours too! I lined all the letters up using My Craft Studio so I could get them all the same size and on the same line so they were level. I then printed them out and cut using my scissors. I layered up a few flowers and added some stamens and some foliage to add some extra interest. I finished it off by adding some gems in the top corner and around the numbers.

Octavia Frosted Winter Collection Digital Download

Not a card

Good morning everyone. I'm here today with a make for the Polkadoodles challenge blog. I'm actually gate crashing the other team, I hope they don't mind!

The team were challenged to make something else other than a card. Now my regular followers will be expecting me to make a tag, one crafter calls me the queen of tags lol. Well sorry, but I haven't made a tag, I've made a box! It was to hold the card I made for last weeks Digi Choosday challenge and here it is.

 I used the Frosted Winter collection again to go with last weeks card of course. I printed two of the papers onto sheets of card, and printed them at A4 so I could make a larger box. I then fussy cut the embellies and letter out and glued on the lid.

And here it is with the card in it.

And for those of you who were expecting me to make a tag, how could I disappoint you!

I'll see you next week with a make for my Polkadoodles team.

Octavia Frosted Winter Collection Digital Download

Winter Birthday

Good morning and a very happy 

Over at the Digi Choosday blog today the team were challenged to make something for a winter birthday and here is what I made.

 I have used the stunning Frosted Winter collection to make this circular easel card. I printed everything on matt paper as it suits these images so well, and makes them more vibrant. I fussy cut them all out and mounted in place with 3D foam. I printed the image 3 times and decoupaged it up.

Here is a close up of the decoupage.

Don't forget to pop over to the blog to grab today's discount code and check out my teamies makes.

I'll see you soon with another make.

Octavia Frosted Winter Collection Digital Download

Christmas

Good morning and a very Happy

This week at the Digi Choosday blog the team have been challenge to make something else for Christmas. And as I love my tags when making my one for last week I decided to make another one for this weeks make, so here it is.

Once again I used the Octavia Frosted Winter collection. I love the colours in this collection as that's what colour Christmas is in out house. My tree and decorations are all in these lovely blues and purples with some pink in there as well. 

I used 4 different papers cut into squares, the edges distressed with ink and faux stitching added around the edges with a white pen. They are then matted onto a tag die, which I have cut using the Stamps By Me Loving Wishes Tag die set. All the embellies are then fussy cut and mounted on using 3D foam to make them pop. The sentiment is from Christmas Tree Script stamp set from Polkadoodles.

Now don't forget to go over to the blog and grab today's discount code and of course to check out the rest of the teams makes. And for you to enter our Anything Goes challenge to win some fab prizes!

I'm entering this into the following challenges:
Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - ATG
The Corrosive Challenge Blog - ATG
Hiding in My Craft Room - ATG

Ultimate Graphic 160gsm (NS)

Octavia Frosted Winter Collection Digital Download

christmas tree script clear stamp set

Tag!

Good morning and a very happy

This week over at the Digi Choosday blog the team are challenged to make a tag, well of course everyone knows how much I love tags so here's my make.

To make this I've used the Octavia Frosted Winter collection. I used 4 different papers cut into squares, the edges distressed with ink and faux stitching added around the edges with a white pen. They are then matted onto a tag die, which I have cut using the Stamps By Me Loving Wishes Tag die set. This is then mounted onto the larger of the tags from the set using 3D foam to make it pop.

I have then fussy cut at the embellies and the fabulous unicorn and added some glimmer using a Wink Of Stella pen on the main of the Unicorn. I've added some stamens into the flowers and a few gems on the corner and there you have it. I wonder who's gift this will end up on at Christmas? Maybe I'll give it to hubby to use on mine so I can keep it lol

Now don't forget to go over to the blog and grab today's discount code and of course to check out the rest of the teams makes. And for you to enter our Anything Goes challenge to win some fab prizes!

I'm entering this into the following challenges:
Always Fun Challenges: Tags
Dream Valley - Xmas Animals
Dragonfly Dreams - Animals
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Ultimate Graphic 160gsm (NS)

Octavia Frosted Winter Collection Digital Download

Use a die

Good morning and happy

We have a new challenge over at the Digi Choosday blog. As always for you it is anything goes, but the design team have the challenge of  "use a die" so here is my make. Beware there are lots and lots of photos, so you may need a cuppa before you look at them all.
This started out as a plain MDF kit I got at Crafting Live last year.

I just love this so much. I really didn't want to put it away after Christmas.
I used some papers from the Octavia Frosted Winter Collection. I added some modelling paste and gesso around the edges and in random places to look a little bit like snow. I then used a bronze gilding wax around the edges. So I got really, really messy making this, which I just love! I cut all the die cuts out with Centura Pearl card. I bought some really cheap Christmas decorations from poundstretcher and pulled them all apart to add bits here and there. I also added some polystyrene snowballs. I even made the candle ring in the centre of the sleigh. I glittered up some pine cones, used some hessian/burlap type ribbon and some die cuts, and attached them all to a wired fern sprig.  On the arrangement I made for the side of the sleigh I also used some of that silver fine tinsel that you hang from Christmas trees. The dies I used are all from Polkadoodles and they are: Super Sprigs, the flower from the Bubbleicious Frames set, and the foliage die from the Birdhouse Doublet die set. Check out all the rest of the dies from Polkadoodles HERE.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:
Artistic Inspirations - ATG
Craft Dee Bowz - ATH with a handmade bow.
Crafting From The Heart - ATG
Get Creative - ATG
World Wide Design Team Challenge: ATG

Ultimate Graphic 160gsm (NS)

Octavia Frosted Winter Collection Digital Download

Super Sprig Craft Cutting Die

Polka Doodles Bubbleicious Frame

Birdhouse Doublet Die set