Theo Penguin - Sleigh Ride' - Polkadoodles

 Hi everyone! 

Todays Inspiration for the new Digi Choose Day Challange I am using the image Theo Penguin 'Sleigh Time'.

 I coloured the image with Nuvo Markers and then fussy cut around the top part of the image leaving a slope at the bottom half. I then die cut a square from the Snow backing paper taken from the Theo Penguin Paper Bundle 3 Pack. Using foam pads I added the penguins over the snow backing paper. The happy Holidays sentiment is taken from the Theo Penguin - Greetings/Sentiment pack and  I have  uploaded it onto my Cricut to cut it out. 

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

December Birthday - Polkadoodles

 Catrin - HI Everyone!

New Challenge over at Digichoose day with Polkadoodles. 

For todays card we were tasked to create a December Birthday Boy card.

I have used this adorable Gnome and snowman image from the 'Gnomeazing Christmas Stamp set' and coloured with Promarkers before fussy cutting. I have then used different Sizes of Oval nesting dies and backing paper from 'Winnie White winter paper pack 3 and 2. I distressed the top of the sky oval with Chipped Sapphire and the bottom with Stormy Sky distress ink and splattered with White and gold watercolour paint. I then added the Gomes and Snowman and stamped the sentiment, from the same stamp set, on to Vellum. I finally added some snowflakes and gems to complete.

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

Craft Galore Encore 106
Crafty Cats 618
Penny's Paper Crafty Challeneg 536

Waiting For Santa - Polkadoodles

  Hi Everyone 

Today I have gone traditional with  the Christmas Colours using red and green Promarkers to colour up this adorable 'Gingerbread Holly - Waiting For Santa' Digital Image for the Digichoose day Challenge 

I have used papers from the Gingerbread Holly Paper pack 1 & 2  and a Doily. I have also printed out the sentiment 'Wishes' from the Gingerbread Holly Printable alphabet and fussy cut to add to the card. Finally I added some Die Cut Stars, pearl gems and stamped Christmas sentiment. 

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

Colour Crazy Challenge 46
Passion for Markers 668
Crafts Galore Encore 105
LPOCF 194
Classic Design #11

Gnome Bauble Fun - Polkadoodles

 
Hi everyone! 
A new Digi Choose Day challenge has begun. pop over to the challenge to get the code to get 40% of digital downloads today.

 I have created a card using 'Bauble Fun Gnome'  stamp - stamped with Momento Ink and coloured with Promarkers. I have ripped some left over scrap papers from Winnie White Winter Paper Pack, 1,2 & 3 for the background. I wrapped some twine and to complete the card white embossed the sentiment onto kraft card from the Merry and Bright Christmas Greetings - stamp set. 

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

I love Promarkers 522

Crafty Catz 613
Penny's Paper Crafty 533
LPOCF 193

Witch - Alicia Bel Stamps

Hi Everyone!

Sharing today My card made using 'Sexy Witch' from AliciaBel Stamps 

I printed the image and coloured with Promarkers, I then die cut into a square. The background has been created using distress inks and masking stencils. I used Mustard Seed, Peacock Feather, Mermaid Lagoon and Black Soot. I then used my Promarkers to add crevasses on the moon, using a blending pen to fade them out. 

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

Colour Crazy Challenge 43

Crafty Gals Corner 236

Penny's Paper-Crafty 533

Through the craft room Door - October 25th

PIP 2244

Gnome Meet Me under the Mistletoe - Polkadoodle

Hi everyone,

A new challenge has begun over at Digi Choose Day 

For todays challenge I am sharing a rocker card using the 'Gnome Meet Me Under the Mistletoe Matchable Stamp and die set'. and the papers from the 'Happy Christmas 6x6 Paper pack' . 

To create this I folded a durable card in half and die cut just over half of the 6x6 circle die to create the base card. I then used the next size down in the circle nesting dies for the card and paper. I then die cut a full Circle and a scalloped backing card for the circle to be placed on. I then stamped the image on the white card and coloured with Promarkers. Finally I added some fussy cut embellishments form the stamp pack as well as the sentiment. 

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

LPCF 192
Crafter's Cafe 290

Through the Craftroom Door Oct 25th
Classic Design 10

Peace on Earth 26

The Holly and the Ivy 126

Lil' Tye Tiger - DDS

Hi Everyone!

Sharing today a card made using the image 'Lil' Tye Tiger' from Digi Doodle Studio

Printed and coloured with Promarkers and then Fussy Cut.

The papers are from Polkadoodles Printable downloads and have been die cut with Square nesting dies and backed onto black card. 

I have also die cut a black circle and with a white gel pen added some dots and stars. 

the Yum border is from my Circut maker and the Sentiments are from Time for Tea Designs. 

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

Passion for Markers 661

Crafty Catz - 14th October 
Penny's Paper Craft Challenge 532

Classic Design #10
LeAnne World 101 #55
The Paper Funday Challenge #46

 

Spider-web Gnome - Polkadoodles

 

Hi Everyone

Sharing today this adorably Gnome. This digital image is from the Trick or Treat Halloween Gnome range from Polkadoodles called 'Gnome- Spiderweb'

The image has been printed out and coloured with Nuvo Markers and then die cut using an square inverted corer die and backed it onto Orange card die cut the same but a size bigger.

For the bacground I use some orange card and with a blending Brush and Black Soot distress ink, distressed the edges and patches of the orange card. I then splattered the card with Black Soot and a black metalic water paint and set asside to dry. 

I printed and fussy cut the sentiments taken from the Halloween Trick or Treat Printable Greetings and the Halloween Trick or Treat Printable Word Art. I then die cut some Spider webs and a square piece of backing paper from the Halloween Trick or Treat printable papers bundle1

Finally I just pieced and glues the piece together. 

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

Creative Inspiration - October
Crafty Catz 609
Creative Knockouts 473
Penny Paper- Crafty challenge 532
Crafty Gals 236
Creative fingers 240

Classic Design Challenge 10

Witch Broomstick Gnome - Polkadoodles

 Hi Everyone!

New Challenge has begin over at Digi Choose Day - with a new code for some savings on Digital downloads - Check it  out! 

For todays Challenge the Design team were tasked to create something for a child's Halloween party that was not a card! I created a cup holder and broomsticks using the image Witch Broomstick Halloween Gnome - from the Gnome Trick ore Treat which was coloured with Nuvo Markers and Fussy cut. I then Die cut a scalloped and Slimline piece form the Halloween Trick or Treat printable papers and a rectangle slimline piece from the and the Halloween Trick or Treat printable papers Bundle 1. I added a die cut spider web and the sentiment taken from the Halloween Trick or Treat Printable greetings

Hope you like it! 

Cat

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Fang- tastic Gnome - Polkadoodles

 Hi Everyone 

Sharing today a Halloween gnome - Fangtastic From Polkadodoles 

This digital image has been coloured with Nuvo Markers. and I love black and red together it is so striking! 

I have used 3 different shades of Red Tim Holts Distress ink to create the background and splattered with Black and metallic paint. Once dry I added some spiderwebs with a stencil and black distress ink. 

Finally I added a sentiment from the Trick or Treat Halloween range from Polkadoodles. 

I hope you  like it!

Cat

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Challenges 

Colour Crazy Craft 40

Crazy Stencil Fun October

Unicorn Challenge 81

The fairy and the unicorn - October

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge531

Dream Valley 279

Crafty Rocket 97

Morticia Adams - AliciaBel

 Hi Everyone! 

Sharing today a card made using the inage 'Morticia Adams' from Aliciabel Stamps - 

coloured with Promarkers

I have created a circular card and used some black and red backing papers, adding some lace ribbon and die cut spiders web and rose. 

The sentiment was created in MSword

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

Creation Inspiration - October

Creative Catz 609

LPOCF 191

Creative Knockouts 473

Dragonfly Dreams - Halloween/Autumn

Daisy Chain 68

Pearly Sparkles 78

Colour Crazy Wk 40

Mini Christmas Gift Box - Polkadoodles

Hi Everyone 

For my DT project this week I have created a Christmas Box. 

 I have used the stamps and dies form form Gnome Lets Get Blitzen and coloured with Poromarkers. The papers for the box was taken from 6 x 6 Happy Christmas paper pack. To complete I created a tag for the sentiment found in the same stamp and die set and tied it onto the box with some metallic/ glittery curling ribbon.

Perfect for those little treats for chistmas

I hope you like it

Cat

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Coffee and Pancakes

Hi Everyone

Sharing a DL card made using the 'stacked pancakes' digital image and 'Holiday Latte' digital image from Not 2 Shabby 

This is how i like to spend my Autumn days - hot drink and hot pancakes... hmmmm 

The images have been put together in a word document and then printed out.

I have coloured them in with Promarkers and die cut with a scalloped rectangle die backing it on to Kraft card. 

For the background I have used different shades of yellow distress ink all over the card I then used Vintage Photo distress ink and a Coffee bean and stain stencil over the top. 

Finally I added some hessian twine and backed onto Kraft card before gluing to the DL card. 

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

Creative moments 238

Crafts Galore - September

Crafty Gals Corner 235

Crafty Cats - 607

Penny's Paper-Crafty 530

Lili Patch of Crafty Friends. 190

 

Bat Gnome - Polkadoodles

Hi everyone, 

It that time of year where we are beginning to share my Spooky cards. We don't really celebrate Halloween in Wales, although we do take my son trick or treating around the family - so Halloween cards are a bit redundant - but i always like to make some Halloween themed occasion cards just like the one I have created below for the Digi Choose day Challenge 

I have created a DL card using the new Bat Gnome from the Halloween Gnome Bundle form Polkadoodles. 

The image has been coloured with Promarkers and fussy cut. 

For the background I blending 3 different distress inks, Villainous Potion, Dusty Concord and Seedless Preserves onto a scalloped DL die cut using a die cut white circle to mask off an area for the moon - I then used a cloud stencil and Black Soot distress ink to create the spooky cloud effect. to complete the background I flicked some white paint and left to dry. 

I then added the slopes with a stencil and Black Soot distress ink. to complete I die cut a sentiment from the Gnome Trick or Treat Printable Greetings set and added 2 die cut bats.  

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

Passion for Markers 658 
Crafty Cats 605
A perfect Time to Craft 09
PIP 2237

Fairy and the Unicorn - September
Ally's Angels 62

Leaving Mince Pies - Polkadoodles

 Hi everyone! 

Are you ready to get organised for the Big 'C' -I read a post on Facebook recently that said it's only  16 weeks until Christmas! that is crazy! where has the time gone, haven't we only just had Christmas! I remember a time when everything was so slow and you were just waiting for the time to tick away! 

Anyway here I am starting to get organised - I have created a clean and simple Christmas card using the image 'Leaving Mince Pies' from the Winnie White Christmas Collection for this weeks Digi Chooseday Challenge 

The image is digital and has been printed and then coloured with Promarkers. I have added the sentiment which you can purchase from the Winnie White Christmas Big Kahuna Download set. To complete I used a star stencilled in the corner with berry red Distress ink and flicked some metallic red water colour paint. masking off the main image. 

I hope you like it! 

Cat
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Challenges
Colour Crazy Craft wk 34
PIP 2235
Ally's Angels 61
Penny's Paper- Crafty 528
Passion for Markers 656

Blessings - Polkadoodles

 Hi Everyone!

So i have recently been asked to design for Polkadooles for their Create and Craft TV show -(WHATTT!)

 I mean, what an honour and totally shocked! 

So one show was on last week and it was a glorious show with plenty of crafty goodness to be bought and an extremely low price! The bundle had 14 Stamp sets (with more than 1 stamp in each set) worth £129 down to £58 - I mean I have been crafting for years and you would never have that many stamps for that price, and a perfect array of choices or you could buy items separately! you can find the bundle   here

Anyway the second set sold out but you can still get some of the items singly and below is a card that I created using 'Blessings' From the Winnie Heavenly range - Gorgeous stamp! 

The image has been stamped with Momento Ink and coloured with the lightest of Promarker Pink/ grey and ivory colours. Then Die cut with a scalloped oval frame

I have also used some of Polkadoodles printable backing papers for the background and mounted on Silver Card.

I then added some pink lace some pearls and a die cut Snowflake for Polkadoodles 

I used Pigment ink to stamp the sentiment from Polkadooldes Merry and Bright Clear stamp set 

I hope you like it!

Cat

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Challenges

Passion for Markers 654
The holly and Ivy 121
Peace on Earth 22
Creations in Pink 49

LPOCF 188

The fairy and the Unicorn  August

I love Promarkers 516

Kaya and Bugsy - DDS

 Hi everyone! 

Sharing today a new release image from Digi Doodle Studio

'Kaya and Bugsy'

The Image has been coloured with Promarkers and Fussy Cut. 

I have Die cut some circles and coloured with Promarkers also. 

The background has been created suing a leaf stencil and some Tim Holts Distress ink. 'Shabby Shutters' and 'Worn Lipstick'

The sentiment was stamped with some pigment ink and die cut. 

Finally I die cut some Zen stones and distressed with Tim Holtz - Pumice stone distress ink added some twine and clear drops. 

I hope you like it!

Cat

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Challenges

Pearly Sparkles 76
LeAnn World 101 #53
Lets Craft and Create 186 - using distress inks
Crafters Café 288
Crafty Calendar - August

Winnie Fairy Plant Pot - Polkadoodles

 Hi everyone!

Today I have made a flower shaped card that fits perfectly with the Winnie Daisy Fairies from Polkadoodles

I have used Flower Fairy Plant Pot - coloured with Promarkers and then Fussy Cut. I have die cut flower shape backing papers from Serenity Fairy Wishes Paper Heaven 3 and Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Paper Heaven 7 . The edges have been distressed with Tim HOltz Victorian Velvet.  I have added some die cut lace effect border some twine and paper flowers. To complete I added a sentiment from Work & Play 10 Embellies

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

Craft Galore Encore 102
Penny's Paper Crafty 527
Dream Valley 275
Classic Design #8
The Paper Fun Day 44
613 Avenue 202208
The paper Shelter

Skipping Girl - ADU

 Hi Everyone! 

Sharing inspiration today using the image Skipping Girl from All Dressed Up

The digital Image has been set in a scene coloured by me with promarkers.

I have die cut a square from a free spring backing paper from Cardmaking and Papercrafting and added to the backing paper some die cut clouds - which have been slightly distressed with 'Victorian Velvet' - some lace, yellow satin ribbon and a die cut rainbow and sun.

Completing the card I have added a stamped sentiment using pink pigment ink.

I hope you like it!

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Challenges Colour Crazy Craft wk 31 Passion for Markers 652 Creative Moments 236 Penny's Paper-Crafty 527 Creative fingers 236 Creative Knockouts 464

Relaxing - Polkadoodles

 Hi everyone! 

A new challenge has begun over at Digi Choose Day! 

My Inspiration for this Challenge I am sharing the image Relaxing Sunlounger - which has been coloured with Promarkers. 

The backing papers have been taken from 'Envys', Winnie Sunshine Delights and Rainbow Paper. To complete I added a sun glasses die cut and the sentiment from Winnie Special Moments.

I hope you like it!

Cat

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Challenges

I love Promarkers 515
Crazy Colour Craft wk 30
Craft Galore 102
Creative Knockouts 463
The Paper Shelter - summer challenge

Summer Ice-cream - ADU

Hi Everyone! 

Sharing on my blog today my card created for All Dressed Up using

'Summer Ice-Cream' 

The image and scene has been coloured with Promarkers.

The backing paper is from a free pack from Cardmaking magazine 'Summer' 

The sentiment is Form Mama Elephant 

and to complete the card i added some hessian ribbon , hessian bow and a tack. 

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenge

I love Promarkers 515

Colour Crazy Craft wk 29
Passion for Markers
PIP 2230

LeAnne World 101#52

 

Petey - DDS

Hi Everyone!

There has been a new release over at Digi Doodle Studio - Prefect Summertime images! 

Here is one 'Petey'. My son just loves to learn and talk about sea life and Sharks/whales are his Favourite! 

So this was the perfect image for his birthday card! 

The image has been coloured with Promarkers and I have die cut backing papers from the Digi Doodle Studios 'Tangerine butterfly Birthday Girl paper pack' 

the sentiment was created in Word and the Circular Sentiment is from LOTV. (Lili of the Valley).

 To complete I added some acrylic gems. 

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

Creative Inspiration - July
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge 526
LPOCF 186
The Paper Fun Day 43

PIP 2229

 

MY BESTIES FLUFFY - Party Girl

 Hi Everyone! 

Sharing my Party Girl card today using the image MY BESTIES FLUFFY  IMG075 

The image has been coloured with Promarkers 

I have die cut some backing papers from Papermanias Capsule Collection Bight paper pack. 

I have also added some pink ribbon and some die cut Drink embellishments from Tattered lace. 

The sentiment was created in Word. 

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

I love Promarkers 515
TTCRD 19th July
Cute as a Button 82
Besties International - July

My Besties Spanish 97

StarStamps 36

Bearing Gifts - Polkadoodles

 Hi Everyone!

A new Challenge has begun over at Digi Choose day today 

As a DT we were given the topic 'Landscape' 

So here is my creation using the images 'Bearing Gifts' and 'Dinosaur 2' and 'Dinosaur 6' from the Sticks and Bones range at Polkadoodles 

The images were cut and pated into word and wrapped to create the landscape scene - The entire scene has been coloured with Promarkers and nuvo Markers

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

Colour Crazy Crafts wk 28

Crafts Galore Encore - July 22
The paper Shelter 520
Daisy Chain 65

Passion for Markers - B for Boy! 

Moana - AB

Hi everyone!

Today I am sharing my card for a Moana fan - using the image 'Moana' from Aliciabel Stamps

The image has been coloured with Promarkers 

I have used 3 different backing papers and die cut some palm trees and a hut out of Kraft card.

I added some twine and gems/pearls and a sentiment from LOTV to complete.

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenge

I love Promarkers 514
Colour Crazy wk27
Passion for markers 648 (Die Cuts/Image/Sentiment)
Penny's paper-crafty 525
Creative Knockouts 460

Sleepy Pots - Polkadoodles

Hi Everyone!

New Challenge over at Digi Choose Day with Polkadoodles 

For my Forever Friend card I have used the image 'Sleepy Pots' from the Horace and Boo collection, coloured with Promarkers. the papers are from Nikki and Gamer Little Dudes. The sentiments are from Winnie Daisy Greetings and Sparke Unicorn - Sentiments . to complete the card I added some paper flowers, some button and twine, a peg and some mini pearls. 

 I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges 

Colour Crazy wk26
LPOCF 185
Creative Knockouts 459
A Perfect Time to Craft #7
Critter Crazy 64
Creatalicious 238
A Place to Start #072022

Beach Time - ADU

Hi everyone! 

Sharing today my first DT inspiration for All Dressed Up (ADU) 

so honoured to be part of this team.

The theme for this weeks facebook Challeneg was 'Holidays' and I chose Summer Holiday

using the digital image 'Beach Time' 

Once the image had been printed out on y lazer printer I coloured it up with Promarkers

I then die cut a frame and added to the top of the image. 

I have used several digital backing papers from Tangerine Butterfly Birthday Girl found at Digi Doodle Studio, backing onto Pink Card. 

I then completed the card bu adding a few Di cut embelishments, Glasses, Beach Sign and Aloha. 

I hope you like it! 

Cat

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Challenges

Colour Crazy wk 26
Penny's Paper- Crafty 524

Dream Valley 273
Creative Knockouts 459
Fab 'n' Funky 554

Sisterhood of Crafters Layers

 

 

Siena Photographer - DDS

Hi Everyone!

A new Challenge has begun today over at Digi Doodle Studio Challenge Blog wit the theme 

'3 or more layers' 

Here is My DT inspiration using the image 'Siena Photographer' and the Digi Paper Pack Tangerine Butterfly Birthday Girl 

The image has been coloured with Promarkers 

I have printed out several of the digi papers from the pack above and used Square and Circle dies to create the layers. 

I have also die cut a polaroid and a film and the smile sentiment. 

Use a white ink to stamp the best wishes and added an acrylic gem to complete 

I hope you like it!

Cat

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Challenge

Crafts Galore Encore - July #101
Dream Valley 273
World Wide Open #6
Cute as a Button 82