Use Something New Challenge at Digi Choosday!

Hello and welcome back!!  It's Tuesday, which means time for a New Challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog!  Make sure to check out Polkadoodles Shop - Nikky's images are such fun to color and I love how the sets include papers, sentiments, embellies, etc. - so great to be able to do one stop shopping!

As you know, Digi Choosday Challenge Blog features a New Challenge each Tuesday and you have 2 weeks to play along, so we have our new challenge beginning today and running until October 13, but you also still have another week to play in last week's Ribbon and Lace challenge (ends October 6), so hope you will come play along with both!


Today's New Challenge is USE SOMETHING NEW.  Make sure you read the rules on the right sidebar at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog so that you can play along.  Also, a new DIGI CHOOSDAY DISCOUNT is available for 24 hrs. once the new challenge posts at 8am BST, so make sure you take advantage of that!!

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I used a number of NEW items this time around.  First of all, my image Oddella Bow is new for me as I just got this image.  I colored her with my brand new pencils - both Faber-Castell Polychromos and Derwent Inktense - not only have I not used these pencils before, I have never colored a full image with pencils before, so this was very new to me.  Finally, I made a new variation of a fold I have used in the past by altering the shape of the cut out in the middle.   I chose my new ToDo dies for these cuts.  My sentiment is from a new Stampendous set I just bought and it is also cut with ToDo die.  I chose new buttons as well from a button pack I got on Blitsy.

Additional items used on my card are hearts from the Winston Deluxe Full Collection and the mushroom embellie is from Twiggy and Toots Digital Papercraft Collection and can also be found in the Twiggy and Toots Embellies Bundle.    Finally, my papers are from the girls papers found in the Work and Play 11 Digital Collection.

I hope you will come play along with us at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog.  Don't forget also to check out all the fabulous DT projects.  

Additionally, there's fun to be had and much inspiration to be gained over at Digi Choosday Facebook Group and Polkadoodles Facebook Group, so hope you will join both places if you haven't already, and if you have, pop by for a visit and come share your Polkadoodles creations!

Enjoy your day!  Many hugs!!

Additional Challenges entered:

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes
Craft Your Passion- anything goes
Love to Scrap - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - anything goes
Dragonfly +Dreams - let's get girly
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- anything goes
Robyn`s Fetish- square or rectangle card
Crafting with Dragonflies - anything goes
Die Cuttin' Divas - anything goes w/ die cut
Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes

Animals Acting Like Humans Challenge at Di's Digi Designs!

Happy Saturday to everyone!   A rare weekend of only one soccer game, but lots of other things going on yet hoping to still have time for crafting and answering e-mails.

We have a NEW CHALLENGE for you over at DI’S DIGI DESIGNS and it is Animals Acting Like Humans!  It is one of my very favorite challenges and Di has tons of images that will fit this challenge perfectly.  You have until 11:55pm EST on Friday, Oct. 9 to come join the fun.  Remember, you don’t need to use an image from DI'S DIGI STAMPS to play along, but if you do, you have a chance to win 2 images from DI'S DIGI STAMPS in addition to a chance at the sponsor prize.   You may also use a CandiBean rubber or clear stamp to have an extra chance to win the 2 Di's Digi images.

I hope you will check out DI'S DIGI STAMPS as Di has so many wonderful images, many that would be perfect for our challenge.   You can also check out her CandiBean rubber stamps line - the newest set has just been released!  Hope you will check them out!

Today my creation uses one of the adorable images from DI’S DIGI STAMPS "Nap Time."  I love this image and had a wonderful time coloring it and am very pleased at the results.  Image cut out wiht ToDo die and sponged with ink from my stash.  Buttons are from a new button bag I got from Blitsy.  DP is from Simple Stories and sentiment is Stampendous.  Ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  Sure hope you like it and will come play along.

RIBBON AND LACE CHALLENGE AT DIGI CHOOSDAY!

Hello and welcome back!!  It's Tuesday, which means time for a New Challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog!  Make sure to check out Polkadoodles Shop - Nikky's images are such fun to color and I love how the sets include papers, sentiments, embellies, etc. - so great to be able to do one stop shopping!

As you know, Digi Choosday Challenge Blog features a New Challenge each Tuesday and you have 2 weeks to play along, so we have our new challenge beginning today and running until October 6, but you also still have another week to play in last week's Monochromatic challenge (ends September 29), so hope you will come play along with both!


Today's New Challenge is RIBBON and LACE.  Make sure you read the rules on the right sidebar at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog so that you can play along.  Also, a new DIGI CHOOSDAY DISCOUNT is available for 24 hrs. once the new challenge posts at 8am BST, so make sure you take advantage of that!!

This week, I created an altered notebook using a technique called Faux Mosaic.  I chose an image and sentiment, as well as some papers from Serenity Fairy Wishes Bundle.   Image Serenity Blossom, which I colored with Copics, can also be purchased as a single digi HERE and you may also purchase all the sentiments in the Serenity Fairy Wishes Sentimentals Bundle.    The other papers used are from the Winston Deluxe Full Collection and the butterfly embellies are from Twiggy and Toots Digital Papercraft Collection and can also be found in the Twiggy and Toots Embellies Bundle.   Butterflies are cut out with scissors and the top butterfly has a vellum piece on top of it, and I added Stickles to the butterfly's body.  

Image is cut with Frantic Stamper die and sentiment with die from my stash.  I added an acetate piece over the sentiment, printed the same as the piece underneath, so that it makes it stand out more against the background.  I also sponged Distress ink around the sides of the die cut out image.  I added ribbon and lace from my stash on the spiral binding.

I hope you will come play along with us at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog.  Don't forget also to check out all the fabulous DT projects.  

Additionally, there's fun to be had and much inspiration to be gained over at Digi Choosday Facebook Group and Polkadoodles Facebook Group, so hope you will join both places if you haven't already, and if you have, pop by for a visit and come share your Polkadoodles creations!

Enjoy your day!  Many hugs!!

Additional Challenges entered:

Card Mania - Pastel Colors

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Get Creative Challenges - Fantasy

Love to Scrap - Anything goes

Ooh La La Creations - feminine

Where the HeART is - add some text

2 Creative Chicks - Anything goes

Altered Eclectics - anything altered art/mixed media goes

Artistic Stampers - things with wings
Crafty Time - anything but a card

GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS CHALLENGE AT JULIA SPIRI!

Hello to all my lovely friends and followers.  Today is the start of a New Challenge at Julia Spiri Challenge.   The challenges are every other Thursday.

Our theme is always Anything Goes with a twist, the design team follows the twist and although we would like you to do the same, it is not essential.

Winners will be announced the following week and the prize must be claimed before the next challenge goes live.  The winner will be chosen at random and there will be a Top 3 will be chosen by the design team.

You can play along with any image but will be limited to 3 entries.  However, if you enter with an image from Julia Spiri Etsy Shop, you can play as much as you wish. You may also enter your project into as many other challenges as you wish.

Our chosen winner will receive 2 images but if the random winner has used a Julia Spiri Etsy Shop image you will get 4 images and a GDT spot for a future challenge!!

Your creation must be new and posted on or after the Thursday the challenge goes live.  Please link to your page rather than your blog as a whole.

All types of paper crafting projects, cards, altered art, up-cycling, ATC's etc. are allowed and encouraged!

We hope you choose to become one of our followers.  We also have a Stamps By Julia Spiri Facebook Fan Group, which has challenges using Julia Spiri Etsy Shop images so if you have used one of Julia's images in this challenge make sure to enter it there too!  This gives you another chance to win image and GDT spots!!

Our challenge theme this time is Anything goes with a twist and the twist is GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS.  You can find tons of girl images at Julia Spiri Etsy Shop, so hope you will go have a look around!

So, now that you have all the information, come and play along with us!!

My creation today features the image Girl with Pigtails  from Julia Spiri Etsy Shop.  I absolutely love this image and she was such a joy to color with my Copics!  I cut her out using brand new TODO dies.  Design paper is Basic Grey, flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Sentiment is from Scrappy Moms and cut out with die from my stash.  Card is side step circle card.  Hope you like it and that you will come play along!!

NEW CHALLENGE AT ALL DRESSED UP!!

Hello and happy Tuesday!  Hope you are all doing great and having a nice start to the week.  Not positive how it's only Tuesday and I am so tired already - ugh!

I am pleased to announce our New Challenge at ALL DRESSED UP BLOG.   Our challenges are always ANYTHING GOES with an image from ALL DRESSED UP - you can find a large variety of our images at ALL DRESSED UP ETSY SHOP and they are amazing, so you will want to visit there and pick some up!!!  Wendy has also generously offered some freebies and you can find them HERE - please be respectful of the rules regarding the freebies.

You can see all the Challenge samples made by the DT Team B at ALL DRESSED UP BLOG.  Trust me, you will be inspired by all the beautiful projects.  I also hope you will join us on our ALL DRESSED UP FACEBOOK GROUP page where you can chat about All Dressed Up and join in other fun going on there.  We also have our challenges from the blog being cross posted at the ALL DRESSED UP FACEBOOK GROUP, so take advantage of being able to see all the DT challenge creations there as well, and we'd love to see what you are doing with All Dressed Up images, so feel free to post your latest All Dressed Up projects!!

My creation today features Magical Day digi image from ALL DRESSED UP ETSY SHOP.    I colored this gorgeous image with Copics and cut out with Nellie's die.  Design Paper is from one of my very favorite Basic Grey packs "Eerie."  I love this fold, I have no idea what it's called, but just really like how it looks.  I added embellies from Recollections and flourishes from Prima.  I sure hope you like it and it provides some inspiration for you!

I sure hope you like it and will come play at ALL DRESSED UP BLOG!!

MONOCHROMATIC CHALLENGE AT DIGI CHOOSDAY!

Hello and welcome back!!  It's Tuesday, which means time for a New Challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog!  Make sure to check out Polkadoodles Shop - Nikky's images are such fun to color and I love how the sets include papers, sentiments, embellies, etc. - so great to be able to do one stop shopping!

As you know, Digi Choosday Challenge Blog features a New Challenge each Tues. and you have 2 weeks to play along, so we have our new challenge beginning today and running until September 29, but you also still have another week to play in last week's Shaped Cards challenge (ends September 22), so hope you will come play along with both!

Today's New Challenge is MONOCHROMATIC.  Make sure you read the rules on the right sidebar at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog so that you can play along.  Also, a new DIGI CHOOSDAY DISCOUNT is available for 24 hrs. once the new challenge posts at 8am BST, so make sure you take advantage of that!!

For my Monochromatic color, I chose blue and included neutral colors brown and grey.  I picked my image from Serenity Fairy Wishes Digital Bundle, you can also purchase Serenity Earthstar as an individual image HERE.  All the papers I used today as well as the flowers and buttons are from the Winston Deluxe Full Collection Download.  This bundle has tons of amazing design papers, and much more, definitely a MUST HAVE for your crafting collection.  I added a satin bow using ribbon from my stash.  Image is colored with Copics, cut out with Frantic Stamper dies and I added Stickles for her wings.

Inside of card uses sentiment which can be found in Serenity Fairy Wishes Digital Bundle and can also be purchased from the Serenity Fairy Wishes Sentimentals Bundle, which includes all the sentiments found in the full collection.

I hope you will come play along with us at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog.  Don't forget also to check out all the fabulous DT projects.  

Additionally, there's fun to be had and much inspiration to be gained over at Digi Choosday Facebook Group and Polkadoodles Facebook Group, so hope you will join both places if you haven't already, and if you have, pop by for a visit and come share your Polkadoodles creations!

Enjoy your day!  Many hugs!!

Additional Challenges entered:

Artistic Inspirations - anything goes with twist of magic

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - cards for Teens or Tweens

Card Mania - pastel colors

Craft-Dee BowZ - anything goes with handmade bow

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

Crafty Boots - monochrome

Crafty Cardmakers - floral embellishments

Incy Wincy Designs - no rubber stamps

Karleigh Sue Challenge - ribbon and/or flowers

Ooh La La Creations - feminine

Halloween Fun with Faery Ink!!

Hello everyone!! I'm here to share some inspiration using a digi from Faery Ink with you today. This month, in honor of Halloween holiday, we are showing you are "darker" side. I love to use a different set of colors than I typically use, so creating the card was great fun.

Once again, I have gone with a fancy fold - I'm not sure what this one is called - found a picture on Pinterest and just made my own. I chose design papers from SU and DCWV. I added a sentiment from Your Next Stamp and cut out with Nellie's die. I added some Jolee's Boutique stickers.

The inside though, is where the fun begins, in my opinion, thanks to the stunning Halloween Vampire Bride, which can be found in the Faery Ink Shop. I have colored her with Copics. Hair is W3, W4, R39, R59 and R89 with some RV99 thrown in for the darkest areas. Here bodice is W3, W5, W7, W9 and 100. I chose C00, C1 and C3 for her skin, R37, R39 and R59 for her lips and R32 for her cheeks. Eyes are YG63, YG67. I cut her out with Nestie and then daubed the open parts of the frame with Memento ink. I added a cute bat sticker from my stash. I really hope you like the way she turned out.

Sure hope you like my entire creation as well and hopefully it has given you some inspiration. Make sure that you visit the Faery Ink Shop to see all the wonderful images there!! Also, remember to play in our challenge which you can find at Faery Ink Facebook Group.

Hugs:)

Fabulous Fall Colors at Di's Digi Designs

Happy Saturday to everyone!   Another soccer filled weekend and cooler temperatures here as I think it has finally turned fall, at least weather-wise.

We have a NEW CHALLENGE for you over at DI’S DIGI DESIGNS and it is Fabulous Fall Colors!  You have until 11:55pm EST on Friday, Sept. 25 to come join the fun.  Remember, you don’t need to use an image from DI'S DIGI STAMPS to play along, but if you do, you have a chance to win 2 images from DI'S DIGI STAMPS in addition to a chance at the sponsor prize.   You may also use a CandiBean rubber or clear stamp to have an extra chance to win the 2 Di's Digi images.

I hope you will check out DI'S DIGI STAMPS as Di has so many wonderful images, many that would be perfect for our challenge.   You can also check out her CandiBean rubber stamps line - Set 7 has 2 parts to it - Part 1 can be purchased in US and Europe and is rubber, Part 2 are clear stamps and are available in UK only.  Hope you will check them out!

Today my creation uses one of the adorable images from DI’S DIGI STAMPS "Are Those For Me."  I love this image and that cute little squirrel especially.  I colored image with Copics and cut out with MFT die.  I added Prima flowers, Bo Bunny bling, Zva Creative bling flourish, sentiment from Jaded Blossom cut out with die from my stash and butterflies from SEI.  Sure hope you like it and will come play along.

Here's a closer view of the image.

SHAPED CARD CHALLENGE AT DIGI CHOOSDAY!

Hello and welcome back!!  It's Tuesday, which means time for a New Challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog!  Make sure to check out Polkadoodles Shop - Nikky's images are such fun to color and I love how the sets include papers, sentiments, embellies, etc - so great to be able to do one stop shopping!

As you know, Digi Choosday Challenge Blog features a New Challenge each Tues. and you have 2 weeks to play along, so we have our new challenge beginning today and running until September 22, but you also still have another week to play in last week's In The Pink (ends September 15), so hope you will come play along with both!

Today's New Challenge is SHAPED CARDS.  Make sure you read the rules on the right sidebar at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog so that you can play along.  Also, a new DIGI CHOOSDAY DISCOUNT is available for 24 hrs. once the new challenge posts at 8am BST, so make sure you take advantage of that!!

When thinking about what kind of shape I wanted to use for my card this week, I wanted to think outside the box, so I looked through my Polkadoodles files and came up with an Igloo shaped card!  I used this precolored igloo image from the Octavia Frosted Winter Digital Download Collection, made 2 copies, flipped one of them and then merged them together using GIMP.  I then printed them out and cut out with scissors.  I added Stickles on the front of the card.

My papers on the inside of the card are also from Octavia Frosted Winter Digital Download Collection, 2 of them were cut for the interior of the card and the third include the sentiment also from Octavia Frosted Winter Digital Download Collection, and that is cut out with scissors.  Image, which is colored with Copics and cut out with scissors, then Stickles added, is Hot Chocolate and can also be found in the Octavia Frosted Winter Digital Download Collection or as an individual image HERE.  Flowers and heart, also cut out with scissors, are also part of the fabulous Octavia Frosted Winter Digital Download Collection.  Trust me, this is a collection you don't want to miss!!

Finally, the back side of my card.  I sure hope you like it and I would love to know what you think.

I hope you will come play along with us at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog.  Don't forget also to check out all the fabulous DT projects.  

Additionally, there's fun to be had and much inspiration to be gained over at Digi Choosday Facebook Group and Polkadoodles Facebook Group, so hope you will join both places if you haven't already, and if you have, pop by for a visit and come share your Polkadoodles creations!

Enjoy your day!  Many hugs!!

Additional Challenges entered:

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Crafty Cardmakers - floral embellishments

Love to Scrap - at least 2 patterned papers

Not Just Cards - always anything goes

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - anything goes

Where the HeART is - add some text

Eclectic Ellapu- anything goes (pink team)

Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

NEW RELEASES AT ALL DRESSED UP!!

Happy Monday everyone!   We have Labor Day holiday here today in US so hubby is off work and kids are home.  Our weekend was super busy, so it's nice to have an extra day to relax and recoup.  Sadly, I have a pretty bad head cold, so not feeling too much like doing anything.:(

I am super excited to let you know we have New Releases to share with you today from ALL DRESSED UP ETSY SHOP!   All together we have 4 new digi stamps which you can find at ALL DRESSED UP ETSY SHOP and they are amazing, so you will also want to visit there and pick up these fabulous images!!!

You can see all the New Releases being used by the DT for their gorgeous creations at ALL DRESSED UP BLOG.  Trust me, you will be inspired by all the beautiful projects.  We will be having New Releases showcased throughout the month at ALL DRESSED UP BLOG, so make sure to keep checking back to see what the DT gals have created.

I have created my card using the New Release "Fly Away Butterfly" digi image from ALL DRESSED UP ETSY SHOP.  

I chose to do another step style card.  I am really pleased with how this one turned out - it uses one of the brand new Spellbinders templates.  I chose DP from SEI and the butterflies that embellish the card are also from the SEI set.  I colored this gorgeous image with Copics and cut out with Sue Wilson dies and added Prima flowers as the finishing touch.   I sure hope you like it and that it provides you with inspiration:)

Don't forget, we also have an Anything Goes Challenge that you can find at All Dressed Up Challenge.  We have also started up our Facebook Challenges again at All Dressed Up Facebook Fan Group, so hope you will come check us out there as well.   Make sure to use an All Dressed Up image to come play along.  Hugs!!

TWO BRAND NEW CHALLENGES TODAY!! FIRST UP JULIA SPIRI:)

Hello to all my lovely friends and followers.  Today marks the beginning of 2 New Challenges that I am fortunate enough to be part of.  The first up is for the lovely artist Julia Spiri and can be found at Julia Spiri Challenge.   The challenges are every other Thursday.

The theme will always be Anything Goes with a twist, the design team will be following the twist and although we would like you to do the same, it is not essential.

Winners will be announced the following week and the prize must be claimed before the next challenge goes live.  The winner will be chosen at random and there will be a Top 3 will be chosen by the design team.

You can play along with any image but will be limited to 3 entries.  However, if you enter with an image from Julia Spiri Etsy Shop, you can play as much as you wish. You may also enter your project into as many other challenges as you wish.

Our chosen winner will receive 2 images but if the random winner has used a Julia Spiri Etsy Shop image you will get 4 images and a GDT spot for a future challenge!!

Your creation must be new and posted on or after the Thursday the challenge goes live.  Please link to your page rather than your blog as a whole.

All types of paper crafting projects, cards, altered art, up-cycling, ATC's etc. are allowed and encouraged!

We hope you choose to become one of our followers.  We also have a Stamps By Julia Spiri Facebook Fan Group, which has challenges using Julia Spiri Etsy Shop images so if you have used one of Julia's images in this challenge make sure to enter it there too!  This gives you another chance to win image and GDT spots!!

Our challenge theme this time is Anything goes with a twist and the twist is ANYTHING NEW.  This can be a new digi, new pen, new papers, new embellishment, anything you have used that is new.

So, now that you have all the information, come and play along with us!!

My creation today features the image Boy and Girl from Julia Spiri Etsy Shop.  This image is new for me, but I have also used a fold that is new for me - I have never used this particular stair step fold before, but I really like it, so I know you will be seeing it again.

Image is colored with Copics and cut out with Nestie.  I chose lighter shades of the colors this time around and I really love how it turned out!  I added this wonderful sentiment from Papertrey Ink, cut with Nestie, and flowers from Prima.  Buttons are Bag O Buttons and DP is My Mind's Eye.  There is also a small card on the bottom left in case you want to add some personal thoughts in the card.  I sure hope you like it and will come join our new challenge!!  Hugs:)

DIGI CHOOSDAY - IN THE PINK CHALLENGE

Hello and welcome back!!  It's Tuesday, which means time for a New Challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog!  Make sure to check out Polkadoodles Shop - Nikky's images are such fun to color and I love how the sets include papers, sentiments, embellies, etc - so great to be able to do one stop shopping!

As you know, Digi Choosday Challenge Blog features a New Challenge each Tues. and you have 2 weeks to play along, so we have our new challenge beginning today and running until September 15, but you also still have another week to play in last week's 2 Papers (ends September 8), so hope you will come play along with both!

Today's New Challenge is IN THE PINK.  Make sure you read the rules on the right sidebar at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog so that you can play along.  Also, a new DIGI CHOOSDAY DISCOUNT is available for 24 hrs. once the new challenge posts at 8am BST, so make sure you take advantage of that!!  This time it will be 30% SO HURRY to take advantage of the discount for the next 24 hrs.!!

I had lots of fun with many different digital elements this week and of course, I use PINK a lot in my creations already:).  I inadvertently made another card with a detachable bookmark - this time you just remove the brad at the top.  For my image, I used GIMP editing program to combine Amelia Braids digi with Luna digi and Fence digi, which I got from Twiggy and Toots Owl Digital Collection, but it can also be purchased as a single image HERE.  I colored the image with Copics.  I added Digital Papers from Work and Play 3 Digital Collection - the Stars and Birds/Flowers papers are in the Girls Cowboy papers in this collection.  The diamond designer digi paper is from Work and Play 1 Digital Collection under Female DIY papers.  I chose the sentiment, which I think is perfect for the image, from Work and Play 9 Love and Kisses Collection.

Image is cut with Couture Creations die.  I also added flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and Sentiment is cut with Nestie.  Ribbons are from my stash.  Sure hope you like it!!

I also hope you will come play along with us at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog.  Don't forget also to check out all the fabulous DT projects.  

Additionally, there's fun to be had and much inspiration to be gained over at Digi Choosday Facebook Group and Polkadoodles Facebook Group, so hope you will join both places if you haven't already, and if you have, pop by for a visit and come share your Polkadoodles creations!

Enjoy your day!  Many hugs!!

Additional Challenges entered:

Artistic Inspirations- anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

Incy Wincy Designs- anything goes

Clear It Out - anything goes - stash item = brads, ribbon, flowers

Doodle Pantry - anything digital goes

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - anything goes

Retarte - anything goes

Shopping Our Stash - put a bird on it (birds on paper on bookmark)

Sweet Stamps - anything goes

Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes