Pretty in pink

Todays card uses another Heather Valentine image which you can find in the Lacy Sunshine shop. The image is called Eleanor and Pickles We Fight Like Girls.

The hair is coloured with some red Copics and the rest of the image with ProMarkers and FlexMarkers. It's very pink isn't it! The papers were more mag freebies. I've also added some lace, flowers and a hat pin from my stash.

Wall art

Hello all it's my turn over at  Polka Doodles with todays Studio 12 make.
I bought some cheap canvases a while ago and decided to use one for todays project. I printed out some papers, sentiments and images from the Studio 12 CD Picknix Collection 1. I cut them all up and inked around the edges of everything with a blue distress ink pad. I then printed out my surname in one of the lovely alphas from the CD, and again inked around the edges. I used a PVA glue to stick everything in place, then added a bit of lace, a clock die cut and some flowers and gems. Lastly I added some faux stictching around the edges.

Once our new extension is built this will be hung on the wall in there.

Lacy Sunshine cards

I have been seeing some of these images on FB on cards made by one of my talented friends Lexie, and had to go buy some! They are by Heather Valentine and you can buy them here.

These are 2 that I coloured and made into cards this weekend.

Both images are coloured with ProMarkers and FlexMarkers. For the 1st one I used the orange family as I think they go great with this image. The image reminds me of me a few years back, as this was so my style in my skinny days! lol

 



The papers on both cards are freebies that came with a mag. The 2nd one was harder for me as I don't "do" green, it's not a colour I wear, or like very much so it was outside my comfort zone, but I am pleased with how it turned out!

 

I'm entering these cards into the first challenge at the brand new Lacy Sunshine blog. The theme is "anything goes" so why not join in!

I'll try to get some cards made up with some of the other images I got at the same time sometime soon!

Polka Doodles challenge week 3

The challenge over at Polka Doodles this week is to make a project with 3 layers on and to use red and pink.

I made this weeks card for Mrs Polka Doodles' birthday. The papers are from the fabulous Studio 12 CD Picknix collection 1. I've printed them onto printable canvas to give some texture, and make it even more strokeable, frayed the edges and layered onto red card and kraft card. The cute image is from the new Cherry Blossom Lane CD. I've added some Marianne D diecuts, some flowers and gems. Everything is distressed with the Tim Holtz Festive Berries distress ink. Finally I've added some faux stitching.

I really enjoyed making this card and was really pleased with how it turned out. Just hope Nikky loves it as much as I do!

Been playing

I've done a bit of colouring over the weekend as I was cooped up indoors because of the snow!
I've been playing with different colours to create red hair. Here are a couple of the coloured images I have made into cards.

I'm quite happy with how the hair has turned out on these 2 images.
Both images are from Saturated Canary and are coloured with Copics. I'm also trying to use up some of the massive pile of papers I have accumulated over the years, so these are quite old now, but still lovely.

Polka Doodles Week 4 challenge

The challenge over at Polka Doodles this week is Monochrome.  It's not often I do black and white for a monochrome challenge but thought I would this time.
The image and papers are from my fave Polka Doodles CD the Candy Doodles Collectors Edition. I've coloured the image using Copics and ProMarkers. I've made flowers using the Marianne D Creatables LR0162 die, using a circle punch and have also made my own ribbon flowers. I've also used a border punch, a bit of lace and a bow from my stash.

Polka Doodles Week 3 challenge

The challenge over at Polka Doodles this week is Stitching (real or faux)
For this weeks challenge I've used an image, sentiment and papers from the fabulous Candy Doodles Collectors edition CD. I've pierced around the edges with my pokey tool and then drawn on faux stitches. I've coloured the image using ProMarkers and added a few buttons and a ribbon. I've kept this card quite simple as I usually do with male cards.

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.

Studio 12 make

I have some excting news to share with you today! As you know I am on the Polka Doodles design team, and I'm loving it! Well, I'll now also be joining in with the Studio 12 side of the Polka Doodles family! I'm so excited, I told you this year was going to be amazing!
This is my first make for them, although I have been using the CD's for a while! I love altering things and getting inky and messy, so it's right up my street.

Every few years I do myself a journal for keeping track of things I'm working on, my fave things and things I need to own! lol And here is the one I've made for this year. All the papers and embellishments are from the Studio 12 Picknix collection Vol 1. I've used some distress ink to age everything, then used a white pen to add faux stitching. Then I've added some odd bits of ribbon to the spine. I always save my ribbon offcuts to use on projects like these.

Don't forget there is still a 15% sale on the Polka Doodles website, so go grab yourself this fabulous CD and anything else you might need.
Anjie
xx

Polka Doodles Challenge Week 1

Happy New Year Blogland!

It's Friday again and time for another Polkadoodle challenge but this week it is one with a difference! You get the chance to win some fab Polkadoodle products by entering the challenge which is:

To Make A Card Using The Same Fab Emma Canning Image That I Have

You'll find it free at the Polka Doodles Challenge Blog HERE

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 Polka Doodles 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 to be in with a chance of winning the mega Polkadoodle prize!

Now hop to Asha who will show you her creation make with Emma's cute image!
The Blog Hop will end at 12noon on Sunday 13 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 – we are a World Wide Design Team with different time zones. If you find a link is missing, please make a note of who you need to visit and come back later.

 This is my first ever blog hop! So starting the new year with a new thing is exciting!

 

I have used the fabulous free image from Emma Canning which is coloured with the Ltd Edition Winter ProMarkers. The papers are from the Studio 12 Picknix Collection 1 CD which I have slightly distressed. I have added a Marianne D Doily diecut and some flowers cut using a Marianne die. I have then added some faux stitching, some hearts, a paper button and a few gems.