Polkadoodles 7th Birthday Celebrations!!!

Happy 7th birthday Polka Doodles!

As this anniversary is normally called the "7 year itch", the Polka Doodles team have embraced the prickly feeling by scratching that itch and mixing/scratching up some new images ... get the pun? Corny we know but the team have had great fun. So to embrace the “itchy scratch” the Polka Doodles team have thrown caution to the wind and “scratched up” a different kind of birthday celebration.

The birthday celebrations will be running for 2 weeks and each day someone from the Polka Doodles team will be sharing their “mixed/scratched up” image. It’s been all hush hush and secret squirrel too as no one knows who has been busy creating what and when they will be revealing their image... so the Polka Doodles team get to join in the fun too. To add an extra layer of itchy fun, everyone has also been colouring up the new “scratched/mixed up” images, (still not knowing who designed them) and they will be sharing via their blogs and on FaceBook.
We really have scratched things up ... new merged images, no one knows who created what and no one knows when they’ll be sharing them ...!

Please do take the opportunity to visit the Polka Doodles team and see their new digi images because you will find a discount code (or two) along your way that you can use in the Polka Doodles shop.

So make sure you stick around till the end because there is a little gift for you my lovely visitors..

So today it's my turn to share my secret teamies Mixed up image ..... I believe the lovely Jackie created this little masterpiece  ...its was so much fun to colour! 

So the images are from the Winnie Fruit Punch and Work and Play 12 Collections ... don't you just love that sentiment too!

I coloured it up with my Graph'it Markers and simply matted and layered it onto black and glittered card stock.

I hope you like it, don't forget you will be able to buy the full merged image at a super special price as soon as it goes live in the shop so keep checking in at the facebook group ... until then here is a 20% discount code for you all and you can use it on ALL digis in the shop (no full collections guys) the code is BIRTHDAY20 NOW USE IT QUICKLY MY LOVELIES AS IT WILL EXPIRE 17TH MAY AT MIDNIGHT GMT.

Have fun creating guys and enjoy the party!!!

Hugs Cara xx

Inky Pinkies DT post!

Happy Saturday!!

I'm just popping in quickly to share my Inky Pinkies DT post and today I have used to super adorable little fat Bee from the Winnie Fruit Punch collection.

He is actually an embellishment on the collection but just look at him .... he deserves a card all to himself he's so cute!

The great think about Nikky's collections is that all of the images and the embellishments come in coloured and black and white so you can colour them any colours you like!

I coloured him in with my Lyra Rembrandt Polycolours and added some Silver Graph'it Shake marker to his little wings.

The papers I used are also from the collection.  I used a honeycomb die I've had in my stash for year un used from MFT

I also found out a brand new pad of distress kraft core cor'edinations, I sanded it back to look distressed.  I finished off with some faux stitching and of course some flowers from WOC.

I hope you like it!

I'm having a bit of a tough time with my porrly pancreas today so I'm going go have a little lay down on the sofa I think!

Enjoy your weekend.

Hugs xx Cara xx

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar - April ATG
Crafting with friends - ATG
Simply Create Too - Stitching
Give a Crafter a cookie - challenge 42

Winnie Sending Wishes

Good afternoon my lovelies,

I've had such a busy week this week its been horrible so my hubby and kiddos have let me chillax a bit this aft in my craft room and get my Inky Pinkies DT make finished.

I used the "Bunting" image from the Winne Sugar Sprinkles Collection, you can buy her on her own here.

I coloured her with my Lyra Rembrandt Poly Colour pencils, I used an old paintbrush and sansador to blend the sky.

The paper, butterfly and sentiment were from the Winnie Fruit Punch collection here.

I finished off with some die cut flowers and of course some stickles.

I hope you like it!

Hugs xx Cara xx

Winnie Fruit Punch Launch day 3

Hello,

I'm back to share another project for the final launch party day of the brand new Winnie Fruit Punch collection from Polkadoodles!

Today I used another Design sheet (can you tell I just love these)  The one I used is called Shoes and Shopping.

I went for a plain square card base and basically layered and layered lol!

I only added on extra sheet of patterned paper from the CD, some ribbon and a flower.

Of course I just had to add plenty of stickles too ... oh and some black gel pen to make her eyes pop!

I hope you like it!

Huge hugs

Cara xx 

Winnie Launch party - Day 2

Hiya hope you are having a lovely Sunday!!

The girls are going back to school tomorrow after the Easter Holidays so they have been making the most of the lovely spring weather and have been playing out in the garden and that means I have had more time to play in my craft room!

So today I am sharing another make using the fantastic new release from Nikky at Polkadoodles - Winnie Fruit Punch.

Again I used one of the design sheets, I love these, I like to print a sheet of patterned paper that co-ordinates and with just the two sheets I can decorate both the inside and the outside of a card, the embellishments also come on the sheet and there is usually some left over too!

I used "Thinking of You Winnie" design sheet and if you want to buy just this sheet you can find it here.

I only added the die cut circular frame and the punched border, the rest is from the sheet!

I hope you like it!

Don't forget the Launch Party happening on facebook right now for loads more inspiration!

Hugs xx Cara x

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Glitter n Sparkle - use a punch/die

Brown Sugar - ATG

Cardz 4 Galz - Spring time

Winnie Fruit Punch - Card 2

So I promised I would be back to share another card with the delightful Winnie Fruit Punch collection .... did you get yours yet???



If you want to take a peak at what you get on the collection here is the link to the Youtube pre-view!!

So here is my card:

I used one of the gorgeous Design Sheets!

I made a stepper card ... i've not made one of those in years and I totally enjoyed myself!

Now even though i do have a cutting machine, I hand cut everything, doing that is my little bit of therapy lol

Everything on this creation is from the collection.

Now don't forget if you want more inspiration we have a launch party going on right through the weekend and Monday on Facebook

Hope you like it and I will see you back here tomorrow hopefully with more Winnie!

hugs xx Cara xx

Winnie Fruit Punch Launch Party!!!

Happy Saturday!!

Are you all enjoying your weekend?

I'm sharing something really exciting today i've been so looking forward to this!!

Today is the launch party for the release of the brand new Winnie Fruit Punch collection from Nikky Hall and Polkadoodles!!!

We are having a launch party over on the Facebook group so why not pop over and join in the fun!

So here is my first make:

Isn't she just adorable!!!  I coloured her with my pencils.

The flowers, butterflies, papers and sentiment are all from the collection too!

Loads of sparkles and frills to finish off as this will be for my little lacey's 6th birthday later next week!

Hope you like it, i will be back later to share another Winnie too so catch ya later!

hugs xx Cara xx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Moving along with the times- come dancing
As you like it - bingo board, my fave line is top and left down as they are all the girly things i like having three daughters
Crafty creations - for a young girl (birthday card for my little girls who will be 6)