Polkadoodles Eli

Tuesday so that can only mean one thing. A new Digi-Choosday challenge and discount code is available now. Pop over and claim yours here

The DT brief was to use a critter image and to make a flap for something.

I decided to create this cute slot for a gift card

Serenity Blossom

This adorable fairy is from the new Serenity range at Polkadoodles. You all know how much I love toadstools so just had to have this adorable fairy

Polkadoodles New Beginnings

 Tuesday again, my how these weeks are flying which I actually do not understand as we can not go anywhere or visit anybody. How did we ever find time to do that in the past???

Time for a new challenge over at Polkadoodles Digi-Choosday Challenge Blog as always the theme is anything goes and if you pop over today there is a great money off discount code.

The Design Teams Brief was new beginnings and pastel colours. Perfect for new grandparents. I actually had the brief when Oliver, my nephew was born so I made this card which I then sent to my parents.

Sticks and bones

Polkadoodles have rearranged their website adding in new categories and I have found whole new sections that I did not know they did. I love the Sticks and bones range and picked one of these for Martha's birthday card to give to Jack

Spring Polkadoodles

 It is Tuesday so time for a new Digi-Choosday challenge over at Polkadoodles Digi-Choosday. Our design team brief was to use a spring image and bright colours. I unconsciously lean more towards pastels and kept reaching for my favourite blends so this was a good time to push the boundaries and experiment

Mum

As pretty as this card is now it very nearly did not happen. I stamped the sentiment and smudged it not once but four times!! Then heat embossed mum and smudged that too. I was not having the best day.

This card is for my Grandma from my Mum and Dad. She will kill me if I tell you how old she is so lets just say the wrong side of 85

polkadoodles reveal card

Gosh doesn't time fly when your crafting?? Tuesday again already and so time for another challenge over at Polkadoodles Digi-Choosday Blog. Don't forget to claim your discount code. 

This weeks brief was to use 2 images and a card with a reveal. This is a first for me, I have never made one of these before but am totally in love with the result 

Darling Buds

It is Tuesday so time for new challenge over at Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Challenge Blog. Don't forget to take advantage of todays discount code. You can find all the details on the challenge.

The design teams brief was to make a Mother's Day card which featured a wrap around band and an image from the Darling Bud Collection.

This meant I got to colour my snowdrop darling bud which I have not coloured up in so long

Polkadoodles Snow Image

It is Tuesday so time for a new challenge over at the polkadoodles Digi-Choosday Challenge Blog. Pop over and claim todays discount on digital images available unitl midnight GMT 

The design Teams brief this week was to use a snow image. I got this image before christmas and just never got the chance to use it so thought it would be just perfect. 

The UK is in our third lockdown so the sentiment felt just perfect. There are a number of people I want to spend time and I especially want a hug off my mum, like everyone else, my last one was March.

Winston Gardening

It is time for a new Digi-choosday Challenge over at Polkadoodles Challenge Blog.

The DTs brief for this week was use an image with boots. As a little girl I always wanted red wellies so who better to colour up than Winston Bear

Polkadoodles Happy New Year

It is Tuesday so time for a new challenge over at Polkadoodles Digi-Choosday Challenege Blog. Don't forget to pop over today and claim your discount code 

Our design team brief is new year so I thought what a better way to celebrate than cocktail dresses and champagne. So these Winnie Celebrations Images were just perfect

There is a video on my Youtube channel Mrs H's Crafty Corner

Card Making Supplies 

polkadoodles Winnie Celebrations Anniversary Digital Stamp

Polkadoodles Winnie Celebrations Champagne

Scrabble Embellishments

Polkadoodles Oval Trellis Die

Polkadoodles Oval Die

Glitter Card

A5 Black Card

Nuvo Drops

Glossy Accents

Card Making Tutorial

I printed and coloured the 2 winnie and cut these with the oval die.

Using the trelis die and the glitter card I created 2 frames

A piece of A4 card was folded down the middle and the Winnie's and trelis were attached

Happy new year was spelt out in the scrabble letters and the card was finished with Nuvo drops and heart sequins

The champagne glasses were covered in glossy accents 

Lil Patch of crafty friends

Not Just Cards

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge

 Allys Angels

Crafters Castle

Love to craft

Always Fun

Crafting Happiness

Simon says stamp

Lemon Shortbread

Thank you for reading

Happy Crafting

Claire xx

Polkadoodles Gamer Dude

Martha's little 'friend' Dan is 10 and they are going to Pizza Hut for his birthday. You should hear them giggling together on the phone, they are always playing some game or other on line and sound a little like an old married couple. I am not allowed to ask if he is her boyfriend, but I strongly suspect that it is heading that way.

He is a whiz on the computer and she showed me some of the things he has coded! WOW!! So I had a brainwave that I would make him a gamer card, I had seen a cute gamer stamper from a company and decided I would use that. Came to purchase it and for some reason I had got it into my head it was a digital stamp and it wasn't it was a clear stamp. With not time for posting I remembered that Polkadoodles did a digital stamp called Gamer Dude, so I quickly purchased that and mixed it with some greeting farm digital images

There is a quick video showing how I created the card on my YouTube Channel Mrs H's Crafty Corner

Card Making Supplies

Polkadoodles Gamer Dude Digital Stamps and Paper Pack

The Greeting Farm Digital Image Birthday Party & Hello From Home

Stitched Rectangle Nesting Die

A4 Green Card

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Card Making Tutorial

A sheet of green A4 Card was scored and folded down the middle. The front panel was then scored and folded once more, this time as a valley fold

The yellow digital paper that comes with the gamer dude, reads hope you have a great day and this was trimmed down to fit inside the card

The blue paper also comes with the pack and was trimmed to fit the front panel

The image used a mix of brands, the banner, presents and balloons are from the greeting farm, birthday party. The sofa is from the greeting farm hello from home and the gamer dude is from Polkadoodles. I have drawn the rest in myself. I then trimmed the image using a stitched rectangle die and adhered it to the card front with double sided tape

Thank you for reading 

Happy Crafting

Claire xx

Little Miss Sugar Pops

Another unloved stamp but I am getting more and more confident with my colouring and willingness to draw in backgrounds. I am very pleased with the outcome

There is a quick video on my YouTube Channel but it only shows putting the card together not the actual colouring as things are super busy at the moment Mrs H's Crafty Corner

Card Making Supplies

Polkadoodles Little Miss Sugar Pops Pancake Oppsie

Polkadoodles Sparkle Unicorn Accessories (cooker) 

Polkadoodles Magic Garden Soup Download (blue paper)

Polkadoodles Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Paper Heaven 2 (pink polkadot paper)

Nuvo drops in Mustard Gold

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Time For Tea Designs Stitched Rectangle Die (fro the Autumn Scene Die)

Purple Card

Versamark Ink

Wow Embossing Powder in Earthtone Grape

Clearly Besotted Sentiment

Card Making Tutorial

Miss Sugar Pops and the cooker were arranged and printed. My background was pencilled in and I coloured it with alcohol markers

The image was cut using the stitched die

This was mounted on a piece of purple card and trimmed giving a tiny border around the edge

The blue paper was trimmed fo give a slight border on a piece of A5 cream card

The sentiment was heat embossed onto a piece of Pearlescent card

This was mounted on a strip of polkadot paper and then a piece of pearl card

These were all mounted onto the card panel and a couple of drops of Nuvo drops were added to the sentiment banner

This was then mounted onto a piece of A4 Card

Thank you for reading

Happy Crafting

Claire xx

Celebrate Potter Theme

A Harry Potter inspired card today. I have not coloured up this image for months and with my brothers birthday looking I knew he was just perfect 

There is a video on my YouTube Channel Mrs H's Crafty Corner

Card Making Supplies

Polkadoodles Lil'Dude Wizardly Magic Digital Stamp

Hello Bluebird Halloween Tabitha (books, potions and candle) stamp and die set

Harry Potter Ribbon

Creative Expressions Celebrate Die

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Distress Oxide in Faded Jeans, Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Dusty Concord

Glitter Card

White Card

A5 card base

Sequins

Nuvo Drops

Card Making Tutorial

First let me apologise for the pictures. I have new editing software and have done it all on the PC and not my phone and in my haste totally forgot about the blog pictures and deleted the original films. The picture I have got are just screenshots from YouTube ( I have done this twice now!!)

I begun by blending a piece of white card in faded Jeans, Broken China and Tumbled Glass.

Around the edges I blended the Dusty Dusty Concord 

I.cut the panel.with the celebrate die and glued it onto a piece of silver glitter card 

The images were coloured and cut and then Potter was glued onto the card base

The ribbon was secured at the bottom of the panel

The books and potions are added

The panel was finished with sequins and Nuvo drops

This panel was then adhered onto an A5 card base

Thank you for reading

Happy Crafting

Claire xx

My Essential Crafting Items Include 

Vaessen Creative Stamp Press Platform

We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch

Crafters Companion Small Guillotine

Tim Holtz Deckle Torn Edge Trimmer

Hunkydory Score Board

Where possible I am using affliated links. This is of no cost to you

Polkadoodles Digi-Choosday 4 Squares

My my,  it soon gets to Tuesday again and this is rapidly becoming one of my favourite craft supply days. With a new discount code over at Polkadoodles Digi-Choosday Anything Goes Challenge Blog

The design team brief was to use 4 squares. Sounds so easy but oh my did my mojo dessert me on this one!! I think the problem was I had so many ideas I just could not pin one down. 

But you will be pleased to know I got there eventually 

There is a video on my YouTube Channel Mrs H's Crafty Corner

Card Making Supplies 

Polkadoodles Latte Christmas Tweetings

Versamark Embossing Ink

Silver Embossing Powder 

Stitched Square Die

Distress Oxide in Dusty Concord, Victorian Velvet, Milled Lavender, Spun Sugar

Heart Stencil 

Sequins

Nuvo Drops

Spectrumn Noir Alcohol Markers

Card Making Tutorial

I cut 4 squares and blended these with the distress oxide in split colours

The sheet of A4 was scored and folded at the half way point and the small sentiments were heat embossed

Christmas as heat embossed onto one of the squares

The sentiments were heat embossed randomly onto the card base.

The 4 squares were adhered

Nuvo drops  and sequins were added

The images were stamped and heat embossed then coloured. Before being cut with the scan n cut.

These were then adhered onto the squares

This is being entered into the following challenges

Lil, Patch of Crafty Friends

Creative Fingers

Not Just Cards

World Wide Open Design Team

Ally's Angels

Crafty catz

Lemon Shortbread

Crafters Castle

Love To Craft

Pammie's Inky Pinkies

Cards TV

Thank you for reading

Happy Crafting

Claire xx

Creating a background fit for a princess

When I was a little girl my favourite disney princess was always Belle and this Polkadoodles image reminds me of her so much I coloured her up in the same style.

I wanted her to make a grand entrance and so created her a staircase to lead her down into the grand hall

There is a video showing how I created the staircase on my YouTube channel Mrs H's Crafty Corner

Card Making Supplies

Polkadoodles Belle of the ball digital image

A5 Card Base

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Tim Holtz Deckle Trimmer

Blue Flat Back Gems

Versamark Ink

Sentiments from Made to Surprise Let's Hear It for The Girls Sentiment Pack

Silver Embossing Powder

Card Making Tutorial

I begun by sketching myself a staircase

This was coloured with 

Stairs BG10, BG7, BG5, BG4, BG3, BG2, BG1

Stairs EB8, TN9, TN7, TN5, TN3

Walls DG1, DG2

Floor Stones IG10, IG5, IG2, IG1

The princess was printed, coloured and cut using the scan n cut.

The staircase image was trimmed with the deckle

The sentiment heat embossed and the panel adhered onto an A5 card base

The princess was added and tiny gems finish the walls

Thank you for reading

Happy Crafting

Claire xx