Digi Choosday week 8

Hello everyone, it's time for a new challenge over at Digi Choosday. Did you know we now have a new home? We have come away from the main blog onto our very own shiny new one. So pop over and say hi.
The challenge this week for us was to use an envelope or insert. So here is my card

The main part of the card is made using an insert from the beautiful Cherryblossom Lane CD Rom Collection which is on offer at the moment for only £9.98! What a bargain! For the image and embellishments I have used the instant download Decoupage Sheet - Riding Along (Cherryblossom Lane), which has made a lovely 3D topper.

I am also entering this into the following challenges:

Challenges4everybody - anything goes

Avenue 613 - anything goes
Come and get it - anything goes

Graph'It Markers challenge week 8

The challenge over at the Graph'It Marker challenge blog this week is to colour denims.
Here is my entry.

The image, papers and sentiments are all from the Pretty Tuff CD Rom.  I've added faux stitching around the paper and sentiments and added some die cut banners from Tattered Lace.

The colours of the Graph'Its I have used are:

Skin: 4115, 4155, 4170, 4715

Denim: 7109, 7110, 7115

T-Shirt: 5210, 5215, 5220

Bear: 2105, 2110, 2120

Here is the image coloured with the same colours but using the Mix It Palette and a brush tipped blender pen

Doesn't it look different! I have to say I am very impressed with the Mix It Palette, I thought it was something I didn't need, how wrong was I! 

Polka Doodles Challenge week 7

Good morning everyone, and Happy Valentine day. It's time for a new challenge at Polka Doodles, and the challenge for the DT this week is "Love". Here is my card.

The papers, embellishments, sentiment tickets and scroll are all from the new Dollie Daydream Goes East CD Collection. I cut out some paper in the shape of a heart, and made rolled roses to put around the heart. I've used distress ink around the edges of everything. I then added some faux stitching around the background paper using the Studio 12 Distressed Zig & Zag A5 stamp set

Graph'It Markers challenge week 7

Good morning and Happy Valentines day to you all.

It's time for a challenge at the Graph'It challenge blog. For this challenge we are joining up with the Whimsy team and the theme for us is Love and Florals. Here is my entry.

The image I have used is Danii. The papers are a mag freebie from HOTP.

The Graph'It's I have used are:

Skin: 4115, 4155, 4170, 4175

Hair: 1210, 1230, 3110, 3140

Jumper & heart: 5210, 5215, 5220, 6160

Boots: 3110, 3120, 3140, 3170, 3190

Trousers: 9103, 9104, 9105, 9106

On the flowers I have used the Gold Glitter Shake Graph'It Markers

Digi Choosday challenge week 6

It's Tuesday that mean time for a new challenge at Digi Choosday at Polka Doodles. The challenge for the DT this week is "Fashion Forward" Here is my entry.

The image is Dollie Daydream - Glitz Digistamp and is coloured with Graph'It Markers. You can also find the image in the new Etsy Store, where there are lots of lovely new images from Nikky Hall. The papers are from the Studio 12 CD-rom Picknix Collection 2 Gingerbread Twist which just goes to show Christmas CD's aren't just for Christmas! The sentiment is from the Dollie Daydream BONUS EDITION Girl Talk Collection. The rolled roses are using the same papers, and the ribbon, other flower and feathers are from my stash. The die cut shoe is the Tattered Lace die, High Heel Glam.

The challenge for you is as always "Anything goes" so come and join us for a chance to win some fab goodies.

Polka Doodles challenge week 6

Good morning all, it's not my turn for the Polka Doodles challenge this week but I'm having so much fun with the new Dollie Daydream Goes East CD Collection that I thought I'd gate crash!

This box folds flat to fit in an envelope and is so eye catching, I just love it! Everything I have used on it comes from the CD.

Digi Choosday challenge week 5

It's time for another challenge at Digi Choosday at Polka Doodles and the challenge for the DT is "Shopaholics". Here is my card.

The image, papers, flowers and sentiments are all from the Dollie Daydream BONUS EDITION Girl Talk BCD Collection. I have coloured the image with Graph'It Markers and added a bow, some die cuts and some hat pins. I think the black card behind the papers and image really brings out the papers. When cutting out the flowers from the build-a-fleur section I always leave a white border around them to make them pop out more as well.

Polka Doodles Challenge week 5

The challenge for the DT this week over at Polka Doodles is Oriental and to use the fabulous new Dollie Daydream Goes East CD.

I've always struggled with Oriental but this CD has totally changed my mind! I LOVE it, the images are beautiful, and the papers are to die for! The colours used in it are lush. So here is my card.

The image, papers, flowers, sentiments and words are all from the fab Dollie Daydream Goes East CD. The image is coloured with Graph'It Markers. The fan is cut on my Cameo.

The challenge for you is as always "Anything Goes" so come and join us for a chance to win some fab prizes.

Graph'It Markers challenge week 32

Hello all, I have some fabulous (well I think it is) news to share with you today. I have been asked to join the amazingly talented Graph'It Markers design team!! Well you all know how much I love my GI's so of course I jumped at the chance, well, wouldn't you! lol So here is my first card as part of the DT. The theme for the DT is to have a colour hair that is not red, brown or black.

Well of course I chose my favourite colour, (my own hair was this colour last year) and I'm quite please with the result. The image is from the lush Dollie Daydream Girl Talk BCD Collection, as are the papers and the build a fleur. The border and heart stamps, lace, button and ribbon are from my stash.

The colours of the Graph'It Markers I have used are:

Skin: 4115, 4155, 4170 & 4175

Hair: 7140, 7145, 7150, 7155 & 7160

Dress & Shoes: 5110, 5115 & 5120

I do hope this is up to the high standard of the team.

Thanks for visiting today, I would love it if you left me some feedback.

Shaped card tutorial

It's my turn to do a tutorial over at Studio 12 at Polka Doodles and I am going to show you how to make a shaped card using a die. 

The papers and embellishments I have used are all from the fabulous Studio 12 CD-rom...Picknix Collection 1.

To start with choose the die you want to use and a card blank that is just smaller than the height of the die.

Lay the die over the top of your card blank so the top of the die hangs over the top of the card. I have also chosen to have it over the edge at the bottom as well as this die wouldn't stand up.

Pass through your die cutting machine and you will now have to shaped card.

To make up your card chose a paper and use the next size die to cut out the paper.

 Trim the top and bottom of the die cut paper to have straight edges at the top and bottom to match your card blank.

Next choose all your embellishments and cut them out. 

 I then used a distress ink to ink the edges of the card, the paper and all the embellishments.

 And finally put your card together. I added a bit of lace and some faux stitching around the edges of everything.

I hope you found this useful and will try it out.