Mum's the Word

Good morning,

It's Friday again which means it's time for our next challenge over at Polkadoodles, but first some news about Nikky's latest collection. We have a brand new CD available which includes a set of ten adorable themed 'Work & Play' characters for only £8.99 - click HERE for more information.

And for the next two weeks our new theme is

'MUM'S THE WORD'

We would love to see your projects especially for 'Mum' - will it be a Mother's Day card, a birthday card or just a little something special - the choice is yours. Here's what I made for my DT inspiration ...

I made a little word book using the template from the 'Candy Doodles CD'. I covered it in pretty papers from the 'Cherryblossom Lane CD' and then added lots of extra embellishments, also from the same CD. These make great gifts and you can add some little photos inside as a surprise element.

Hope you can join us this time.

Hugz, Jan xx

One for the Boys

Good Morning,

I've got that Friday feeling! My day off and time for a new challenge over at Polkadoodles. This week we would love to see your projects for 'BOYS/MEN'. Always a tricky one in my book - I have yet to make my dad's Father's Day card! Anyway, here's my DT inspiration for this week's challenge ...

I used one of the ready made templates from the fantastic 'Paper Boutique (Vol 1) CD' - all you have to do is print them out! How simple is that! I decided to make the card flat, rather than a shaped stand-up card, so I printed out all the elements and decoupaged them up, giving some real shape to the little car. The backing paper is also from the same CD and I printed the little guy from the 'Candy Doodles CD', coloured him with my Promarkers and then popped him behind the wheel of his new car. A little greeting from my pc and a few stars to finish off.

Hope you all have a great day and I shall look forward to seeing your interpretations of our theme over the next week.

Hugz, Jan xx

I love Purple!

Good morning,

Well, nearly a week down the line and my back is still dictating how much (or little) I can do - I am so frustrated that I have had to spend my half term break from school getting myself fit to go back to school! But elsewhere in the world people are fighting larger battles than mine - my thoughts are with a couple of crafty friends this week - so get a grip Jan and stop feeling sorry for yourself!

As it's Friday, it's time for another challenge over at the Polkadoodles challenge blog - and this week it was my turn to choose the theme. Bet you can't guess what it is!! Lol. Yep - we would love you to play along this week with your projects made using the colour PURPLE. Here's what I made for my DT inspiration ...

I made a 6x6" card and layered a couple of papers from the fab 'Sugarplum Daisy CD' before adding my topper.  The image is printed from the 'Candy Doodles CD' and coloured with my Promarkers - I lurve her purple hair! The sentiment is also printed from the same CD and both are matted onto Lacey Circles cut with my nesties. A few little punched flower embellies and some added bling to complete the card. 

If you have a minute, please pop over to the blog and check out the work of my talented teamies - some fab inspiration over there for you. I shall look forward to seeing all your glorious 'purple' creations over the next week.

Hugz, Jan xx

Autumn

Hi there crafters,

It's Friday challenge time over at the Polkadoodles challenge blog and this week's theme is 'AUTUMN'.

I love the colour palette that this week's challenge offers and decided to make a word book for my DT project using the letters and template from the 'Candy Doodles' CD.

Here's four easy steps to make your own word book:

Step One:  

Print out your chosen papers (details of where to find mine below):

Brown polkadot - Picknix 2 'Gingerbread Twist'

Red polkadot - Pen & Paper Circle 3

Orange crosses - Sugar Birdies

Brown circles - Paper Boutique Vol 1

Step Two:  

Cover your letters and template with chosen papers 

and cut around the letters.

Step Three:  

Align the letters and trim all pieces to the same length, 

punch and secure with your chosen fastening.

Step Four:  

Embellish to your hearts content!  

All my embellishments are printed from the 'Sundae of Seasons' CD.  

A couple of ribbon ties, some bling and the little 'FUN' pennants 

are from my stash.

Hope you like my project this week - don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog for some more great inspiration from my fab teamies.  I shall look forward to seeing your entries.

Hugz, Jan xx

Wings and Things

Hi everyone,

It's Friday again, which means it's challenge day over at Polkadoodles and it was my turn to choose the theme this week.  I had to pick something which allowed me to use one of my favourites - butterflies, but I am looking forward to seeing all the different interpretations of 'Wings and Things'.  Here's what I made for the challenge ...

I chose a pretty pink paper, some gorgeous black silhouette butterflies and a lovely sentiment from the Candy Doodles CD to make a wall hanging for my craft room.  I started with the paper and arranged all the black butterflies and sentiment before printing it out.  I then masked some of the butterflies before adding lots of extra interest to the paper with some 'Spun Sugar' distress ink.  I cut out another butterfly and treat it to a sprinkling of pink glitter before adding it to the oval nestie focal point. The project is mounted on black mirri card, then again on pink card before I added a piece of black ribbon for hanging and the usual sprinkling of adhesive gems for a bit of extra bling!

Don't forget to pop over to the blog for some great ideas from my fab teamies.

Hugz, Jan xx

A Bit of Stitching

Good morning,

I can't believe it's Friday again already! This week has just flown by and it's time for another challenge over at the Polkadoodles blog.  This week Shell has challenged us to use some stitching on our projects (real or faux).  Here's my design team card for a little bit of inspiration ...

I love the 8x8" card and I have used three different papers from the Candy Doodles CD and layered them on co-ordinating cardstock.  I have stitched around the edge of all three pieces and added some distress ink for extra depth.  The challenge is also to use a gorgeous Emma Canning image and I couldn't decide which one to choose, so I added three on this card!  I love how Emma's girls can be layered up to create a single image, which was coloured with my Promarkers.  The sentiment is also from the Candy Doodles CD and I thought it fit the little group of 'friends' perfectly.  Lots of added embellishments from my stashbox to finish the card.  Hope you like it!

I shall look forward to visiting your blogs to check out the entries for this week's challenge.

Hugz, Jan xx