Happy Birthday to Polkadoodles!

One of my favorite crafting companies Polkadoodles is celebrating there 1st birthday, to celebrate they have some fab n funky papers to download for FREE!
For this weeks extra special challenge you have to use these papers in your work, therare extra special prizes up for grabs as well, the theme for this week is dimension & texture.
I love the colour combo of blues n browns so decided to use that colourway (there are 2 to choose from), I used kraft card as my base, some c'ordinations card which I have embossed with a CB folder and lightly gone over with sandpaper, the edges of the card have been distressed, no expensive distressing tool. just the edge of a pair of scissors. I have used some craft wire, brads,leather thonging and a little dangling charm ro add even more dimension and texture, plus foam tape to add even more depth.
Happy Birthday Polkadoodles...may thenext year bring even more scrummy stuff!
You can find the challenge and free download here

Another Birthday another challenge

I was asked to make a card for a friend for her sister's birthday and she loves anything animal print. I decided to use Polkadoodles Paper Boutique Cd and one of the cake templates, this fits in perfectly with this weeks Polkadoodles Challenge which is Birthday, go have a look at the fab ideas from the design team.
To join in with the challenge go here

A card for Dad

It's my Dad's birthday next week, I was going to do the usual nautical theme (My Dad sails) but couldnt find anything that grabbed me.
This week I received my paper boutique CD from Polkadoodles and decided to use the Male owl (Mr Twitty). This card also covers this weeks challenge on Polkadoodles challenge blog, thers is a sketch to follow and you had to use blue & brown (a fab colour combination).
I have left the card simple, I would have loved to use some ribbons, flowers or bling but not for my Dad lol
I hope he likes it.
The CD is fab, I only received it yesterday but this is my second card I have made already, just need to put finishing touches to the first one.
To join in with this weeks, challenge go here

Pollycraft Monday Challenge Recipe 3..2..1

Another fab challenge from the Pollycraft Monday Challenge blog.
Recipe 3..2..1
3 embellishments
2 papers
1 image
I have used one of the Moodles and coloured him with pastels, papers are from papermania, buttons from my stash.
Had fun making this card, I needed to do some more boys cards and these moodles images are ideal.

A Funky Fairy Recipe

This weeks challenge from the Funky Fairys is a recipe to follow
1 x Ribbon
2 x Flowers
3 x Buttons
4 x Patterned Papers
I've done as instructed, never follwed a recipe before, was lots of fun.
I have finished with the Funky Fairy herself (her wings are being dry cleaned lol)
Flowers I have made myself using scraps of fabric, papers from K&Co (Amy Butler), lace ribbon and buttons from stash.

Stampin' For the Weekend First Challenge

This is the first challenge launched on my birthday last Friday.
The theme "From Dusk to Dawn" using the colours purple and yellow.
Anyway here is my card using my favorite stamp at the moment Mermaid Anya, I have used Sakura Stardust pens so it is nice and sparkly (as mermaids should be).
Papers from K&Co(yellow) and Papermania (purple), flowers from Prima finished with adhesive stones,little dots of liquid pearl in 2 corners, seahorse charm from my stash.
Thank you for the challenge ladies, I don;t normally use yellow but it looks fab with purple.

Pollycraft Monday Challenge 16- Monochrome

Last week was my first week entering the Pollycraft Monday Challenge and guess what I won...the whole set of Moodles images.
They are so cute, I received them and printed off some last night and have used one for this weeks challenge which is Monochrome, I chose pink :)
The image has been coloured in very simply using 1 colour in pastels, and to aplly I used my finger (fun but a little messy).
All the papers are printed, flowers from Prima, buttons and ahesive lace from my stash.
If you can find the Moodles here
You will find the challenge here

Grungy Emo Girl

I have taken part in a new challenge for me this week, this one is from Pollycraft...this challenge is flowers.
Pollycraft have some fab downloadables and I had to get this one I used on the card (part of the Cherry Kisses range and she is called Attitude (as is the backing paper).
Anyway if you want to take part in the challenge go here
They have a prize too.
I had lots of fun with this one, made it grungy and I have a friend of my oldest daughter who will just love it.

Another Funky Fairy Challenge

My youngest daughter hasn't gone to school today so my original plans were changed.
I have managed to make a card, it took me a while as I did it in stages running around looking after Aimee, she seems better this afternoon but still quiet.
This weeks Funky Fairy Challenge theme is Circles & Buttons. The circles are on the Funky Fairy herself, baking paper also from Funky Fairys papercraft, I have used buttons from my stash and have gone ott with embellishments and also used 2 of my burnt fabric flowers.
Anyway it will go to one of Aimee's classmates for her birthday.
For the challenge go here

Funky Fairy Challenge Get well soon

I love the Funky Fairy designs, and have been looking at their blog for sometime. This week they released some digital images that were orginally stamps of the Funky Fairy herself...being I have 2 girls who have lots of girly friends I just had to have them and they were purchased and downloaded within minutes of receiving an email from Funky Fairys Papercrafts.
The challenge this week was a Get Well Soon card, well that is something I don't have in my card stash but should have...just in case.
So I had to use one of the new funky fairy images as the centre piece. I decided to use their Pinkie Pops kit which I have had for a while (a great kit for girly cards)you can find that here for this weeks challenge go here
Anyway here is my card, hopefully I can join in more challenges, it's just a case of finding the time.

Objet D'art Challenge

Jennie from Artistic Stamper has started a new challenge blog.
The first challenge is to make a piece of art from something from the kitchen.
Jennie herself has made a fab angel, the link to the blog is listed in my blog list.
I found a tea strainer that has been used just once (My Mum was visiting and had some weird chinese herbal tea).
I used my alcohol inks (messy fingers yet again).
The centre is card covered with a piece of fabric from my stash (leftover from a one of the skirts I made during the summer hols).
I've just beads, stone and ribbon from my stash, the lacy looking thing in the centre is actually a dolls house doily (My Mum used to be into dolls houses and gave me some bits she had leftover, I have some mini plates, cutlery and candles too that will get used one day lol).
It looks better hanging up but my camera doesnt take a great picture.
Thanks for the challenge Jennie.

Leaf Pocket

A chilly day here again in West London my youngest has a long weekend (2 days of teacher training) and today is our crafting day.
I have taken part in Hels Pocket challenge again this week, Hels theme.....a leaf.
So here it is, I've stuck to Autumnal colours, Terracotta, butterscotch and lettuce adirondack pads with a touch of vintage photo distress ink pad.
Ive finished with some raffia a couple of brads and a chipboard circle so you can actually close the pocket.
I only had 1 leaf stamp but I think I did ok.
Have a good weekend.

Don't Worry Bee Happy

Another challenge I have decided to take part in, The Sunday Stampers challenge set again by Hels, her theme this week is bees.
A little difficult for me as I dont have a bee stamp, I did have a go at doing a sketch of a bee but it was too big and didnt look right on the house so I did a little doodle bee.
Here it is anyway...off to try and clean the ink off my fingers (butterscotch and terracotta).

My first Pocket

I have joined in with Hel's pocket challenge this week, my first one.
Hel's theme was watches, easy for me as I have the Artistic Stampers Watch stamps from the last workshop at Ally Pally (where I met Hel's who was doing her first workshop).
I've gone blue and stuck a bit of silver on too (I embossed the watch front).
It's a long time since I used my heat gun, it was smelling like burning dust lol
Hopefully I will be joining in with some more challenges as I find them fun and of course challenging...Thanks Hels :)