Digi Choosday Challenge week 11

The challenge for the DT this week at Digi Choosday at Polka Doodles is "Happy New Year".
I have made a card for my Sister who I very rarely see over the Christmas holidays as she works in a hotel bar, so is ALWAYS working.

The image I have used is the Fredericka Debutante Digistamp  which is available as an instant download. She is coloured with my Graph 'It Markers. The papers are from the Girls Hoot Download Bundle which is also available as an instant download. I have distressed the edges of the papers and used a distress ink around everything, and then added some faux stitching. I have also added a few die cuts, some lace, rolled flowers and a sentiment.

I'd also like to take this opportunity to wish all visitors to my blog a happy, healthy and prosperous new year. I really appreciate the time you all take to visit my blog, and even more, those who leave lovely comments for me.

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"

Studio 12 Christmas bunting

I've been really looking forward to putting this up in the house as I love it so much. Is that vain to like your own make? lol

 This started out life as plain MDF triangles from the MDF man. I knew straight away what I wanted to do with it. All the papers and embellishments are from the fabulous Studio 12 CD-rom Picknix Collection 2 Gingerbread Twist. I glued all the papers on and used a distress ink around the edges to give it an aged look. I then added some faux stitching with a white opaque pen. I then cut out all the embellishments and also aged them with the distress ink and glued in place. I threaded string through to hang it as I thought ribbon would look odd with it having an aged look. It is now in pride of place behind the bar in our party room. Here are a few close up shots.

I will treasure this and it will be brought out every year.

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.

 

 

 

 

 

Polka Doodleschallenge week 50

The challenge for the DT over at Polka Doodles this week is to make something for the Christmas table. For my project I have made some place cards.

I used papers and embellishments from the A Home for Christmas CD Collection. I layered 2 papers in a graphics program and added a black border to make the top one pop out. I added the names in the program and then printed them out and printed out some of the trees to cut out and put in place with 3D foam.
Come and join us in the challenge as for you it 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 7

The challenge at Digi Choosday this week is Christmas cheer. Here is my card.

I have used the Christmas Joy Download Bundle which is available as an instant download so you can get crafting straight away! This kit contains 13 coloured embellishments, 10 sentiments, 2 borders and 13 A4 backing papers. So is amazing value at just £3.99! Come and join us for a chance to win a download bundle!

Polka Doodles challenge week 47

The challenge over at Polka Doodles this week is to follow a sketch. This is the sketch:

And here is my card:

The papers, image and sentiment are from the Angelberry Christmas CD and the ribbon from my stash. Come and join in the challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize..

Birthday pressie

Today is a sad day for me as it is one year since my best friend from school was taken from us too soon :'( So with this in mind I planned to make my mums birthday present today to keep me occupied, and I am really pleased with how it has turned out. Here it is:

The paper and embellishments are from both of the Picknix CD's from Polka Doodles. I've run a Versamark Inkpad around the edges of the name, the heart and the frame and then gone over it with the Bronze - Metallic Pan Pastel to give an aged effect. I've also added some lace and lots of buttons from my stash. I tend to be quite frugal where buttons are concerned but thought my adorable little Great Nephew and my Mum were worth using them for!  The frame was a cheap cardboard one I got at a craft show earlier in the year. I bought 4 of these and now wish I'd bought loads more! lol

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.