THE PAPER SHELTER CHALLENGE - BUTTONS

Happy Wednesday, it's time for a New Challenge at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.   If you are unfamiliar with The Paper Shelter Shop, I suggest that you go pay a visit, they have so many awesome images and they come with digi papers, backgrounds, etc.  Plus, there's a customer rewards program that is awesome.   Trust me, you will love it!!

We also have a weekly challenge, with each DT team rotating weeks, so this week it is Team B hosting the challenge.  Challenge rules can be found here and our New Challenge can be found at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.  This week's challenge is Buttons.

Our very generous sponsors are Veronica and Pedro, owners of The Paper Shelter, and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30 to spend at The Paper Shelter Shop - you win this prize if you have used one of their products on your card, this could be an Image, Backing Paper or Printable.  If you do not use one of their products for your creation, they will give you a prize of 3 digi images of your own choice from The Paper Shelter Shop - wow, you can't beat that!  Please dont forget if you wish to enter several times that we limit this to 3 entries and at least one of those must carry one of our The Paper Shelter Shop products.

For my card this week, I chose Charming Spring Girl from The Paper Shelter Shop, I colored her with Copics and cut out with Crealies die.   I made variation of an easel card fold to display this gorgeous image.  Design papers are from Doodlebug Designs.  Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and cut out with Nestie.  Button on base of card is SU and the painted buttons are wooden buttons I found on Amazon.   I sure hope you like it and will come play along!!

Digi Choosday Spring Colors 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 you can purchase sets that include papers, sentiments, embellies, design sheets and more - 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 April 12 and also our Flower Frenzy Challenge which closes on April 5.   Sure hope you will come play along!

Today's New Challenge is Spring Colors.   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 until MIDNIGHT GMT so make sure you take advantage of that!!

You'll definitely want to check out both of our Newest Releases:  Lavender Tea Printables and Scrapbooking Download Collection and Lemonade Fizz Printables and Scrapbooking Collection - how awesome are these?!?  You can pick them up as Digital Downloads at Polkadoodles Shop or by clicking on the links above.

This week, I chose all the elements for my project this week from the Lemonade Fizz Download Collection.  Like all of the Polkadoodles collections, this collection provides unlimited options for all your paper crafting needs.  I chose to use the template for the watering can, papers, digis and sentiment from Lemonade Fizz Download Collection.   I included several different angles of my completed project so you could see all the embellies I added.

 Additionally, I used my Copics as watercolors when coloring these images and wanted to share a quick tutorial on how you can also achieve this effect.   You will need your markers, colorless blender ink and a water pen.  Fill the water pen with colorless blender, then begin coloring by saturating each small area you are about to color with the colorless blender ink and apply your Copics over it.  Start with your darkest color and move through to your mid-tones and then finish with the lightest.   Continue to go over the image with the water pen while you add other colors and blend out your coloring until you achieve your desired results.  You can always go back and add more of your darkest color at the end.

You don't need to worry about going outside the lines if you are cutting your images out.  Additionally, if you are not cutting your image out, but go outside the lines, you can always blend out later by doing a highlight around the image.

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!!

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FOR THE GIRLS Challenge at Di's Digi Designs

Happy Saturday to everyone!    Hope you had a wonderful week and are enjoying the start of your weekend.   I love weekends, especially because they allow me the opportunity to sleep in!

We have a NEW CHALLENGE for you over at DI’S DIGI DESIGNS and it is FOR THE GIRLS.   Di has tons of images that will fit this challenge perfectly.  You have until 11:55pm EST on Friday, April 8, 2016 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.  There's also a BIG SALE going on now at  DI'S DIGI STAMPS, so hope you will check that out too - new stamps are being added to the SALE all the time.  You can also check out her CandiBean rubber stamps line - the newest set has just been released!  Hope you will check them out!

I used "Flowers for Izzy" from DI’S DIGI STAMPS.  This adorable image is colored with Copics.  I made the background using my Copics and Copic colorless blender solution with a water brush.  I chose Doodlebug Designs papers and sentiment from Jaded Blossom stamps.   Sentiment cut with Tattered Lace die, Easter eggs cut with Pazzles dies and image and card shape cut with Tattered Lace dies.   Ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  Flower also cut with Pazzle and flower buttons found at Amazon.com.  Sure hope you like it and will come play along!!

FLOWER FRENZY CHALLENGE AT DIGI CHOOSDAY with POLKADOODLES

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 you can purchase sets that include papers, sentiments, embellies, design sheets and more - 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 April 5 and also our Thinking of You Challenge which closes on March 29th.   Sure hope you will come play along!

Today's New Challenge is FLOWER FRENZY.   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 until MIDNIGHT GMT so make sure you take advantage of that!!

You'll definitely want to check out both of our Newest Releases:  Lavender Tea Printables and Scrapbooking Download Collection and Lemonade Fizz Printables and Scrapbooking Collection - how awesome are these?!?  You can pick them up as Digital Downloads at Polkadoodles Shop or by clicking on the links above.

I chose New Bonnet image from Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime Download Collection which I added to one of the cut and create templates from Paper Boutique CD Collection Volume 1, which is this lovely flower pot card.   I also added extra flowers from Work and Play Volume 12 Big Kahuna Download Collection.   Image is colored with Copics and cut out with scissors.  I added Prima and Queen and Co. bling to the middles of some of the flowers.  I also added ribbon to one of the tags that is part of the card template, as well as the sentiment from a clear stamp.  Hope you like it, hugs:)

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!!

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THE CUTTING CAFE'S AWESOME NEW EASTER FILES and GDT

Hi everyone!  You may have noticed my absence here on my blog and on most social media for about a week.  Last Tues., March 15, my 2 female dogs had a horrible fight while I was home alone.  My one female almost lost one of her ears and both ears are shaved and stitched up like crazy and the top of her head is also shaved and stitched and she had to have a bunch of stitches in her nose too.  Luckily my other female only had a few surface wounds and did not require a trip to the vet.  Sadly, I was not so lucky, my leg somehow got stuck in between the dogs at some point during the fight - I do not remember it happening - and I wound up with 6 stitches on the front of my leg and 6 puncture wounds, 5 on the right side of my right leg and one on my back calf muscle.  It still hurts in places, but I can now walk without pain and my stitches come out on Weds.  Hopefully that will be the end of that and there won't be any further complications.

Anyhow, I do have some exciting news!!  I have been invited for a GDT stint at The Cutting Cafe and hint - I am hoping to stay longer than 3 months as I have always been a huge fan of the awesome cutting files, digi stamps, and digi sentiments and they now also carry clear stamps and a whole host of other amazing products, so make sure you check out The Cutting Cafe!

Today we have the DT showcasing our New Releases and they are so cute and just perfect for Easter.   Make sure you check out The Cutting Cafe Blog to see all the DT gals creations and all the different variations that can be created with the 3 new Easter Treat Cup Templates and Cutting Files.  I used the Hoppy Easter Treat Cup card file, all cutting done with my Pazzle.  I used Doodlebug Designs DP and I added faux stitches to the inside of the bunny's ears , paws and a few of the Easter eggs.  Sure hope you like it!!

The Paper Shelter DT and Boy's Birthday Challenge!

Hello all! I am super excited to announce that I am not part of THE PAPER SHELTER Design Team B!!  If you are unfamiliar with The Paper Shelter Shop, I suggest that you go pay a visit, they have so many awesome images and they come with digi papers, backgrounds, etc.  Plus, there's a customer rewards program that is awesome.   Trust me, you will love it!!

We also have a weekly challenge, with each DT team rotating weeks, so this week it is Team B hosting the challenge.  Challenge rules can be found here and our New Challenge can be found at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.  This week's challenge is Boy's Birthday.

Our very generous sponsors are Veronica and Pedro, owners of The Paper Shelter, and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30 to spend at The Paper Shelter Shop - you win this prize if you have used one of their products on your card, this could be an Image, Backing Paper or Printable.  If you do not use one of their products for your creation, they will give you a prize of 3 digi images of your own choice from The Paper Shelter Shop - wow, you can't beat that!  Please dont forget if you wish to enter several times that we limit this to 3 entries and at least one of those must carry one of our The Paper Shelter Shop products.

For my card this week, I chose Soccer Star from The Paper Shelter Shop and I made a pop-up box card.  I love this image, so much fun and the boy in it is wearing the jersey of my older son's favorite soccer player, Lionel Messi, so just perfect for this card for him.  I colored the image with Copics and cut out with Taylored Expressions die.  Ballons and present dies are from Jaded Blossom and birthday sentiment is from Just Rite clear stamp and cut with Cheery Lynn tag die.   Design papers are from my stash.  I sure hope you like it and will come play along!!

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Thinking of You Challenge at Digi Choosday with Polkadoodles

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 you can purchase sets that 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 March 29th and also our Easter/Flowers Challenge which closes on March 22nd.   Sure hope you will come play along!

Today's New Challenge is THINKING OF YOU.   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 until MIDNIGHT GMT so make sure you take advantage of that!!

You'll definitely want to check out both of our Newest Releases:  WINNIE SUGAR AND SPRINKLES and WORK & PLAY COLLECTION 12 - how awesome are these?!?  You can pick them up as Digital Downloads at Polkadoodles Shop or by clicking on the links above.





**PROGRAMMING NOTE:  Don't forget to join Nikky Hall, creator and owner of Polkadoodles Shop, on Create and Craft on Friday 18th at 9am and 1pm GMT she'll be using stamps and Kuretake Gamsai watercolours - the rest is a surprise so make sure you tune in!!**

I chose to use elements from Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime download bundle again this week.  I am slightly obsessed with this bundle and all the adorable images and extras that come with it!    I colored this adorable image, which comes inside the frame, with Copics and then cut out with scissors and added dimensional glaze to the inside of the open flowers.  I chose my background from one of the design sheets and added additional flowers from another design sheet to the bottom right, that I covered with dimensional glaze and also popped up with pop up dots.   Sentiment can also be found in Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime download bundle, as can the flowers I added to the sentiment frame, also from one of the design sheets in the bundle.  Sure hope you like it!

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!!

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Whimsie Doodles DT Call

Hi everyone!!  Just a quick post tonight as I want to apply for DT at one of my long time favorite companies, Whimsie Doodles.  I have chosen one of the adorable images from the shop for today's creation.  Image is colored with Copics and cut out with Nellie's die.

I added some designer paper, ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and embossing folders plus additional die cuts for the sentiment and the circles.  Thanks so much for looking!

Hugs:)
Audrey

LOTS OF LAYERS CHALLENGE AT DI'S DIGI DESIGNS

Happy Saturday to everyone!    Hope you had a wonderful week and are enjoying the start of your weekend.   I love weekends, especially because they allow me the opportunity to sleep in!

We have a NEW CHALLENGE for you over at DI’S DIGI DESIGNS and it is LOTS OF LAYERS.   Di has tons of images that will fit this challenge perfectly.  You have until 11:55pm EST on Friday, March 25, 2016 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.  There's also a BIG SALE going on now at  DI'S DIGI STAMPS, so hope you will check that out too - new stamps are being added to the SALE all the time.  You can also check out her CandiBean rubber stamps line - the newest set has just been released!  Hope you will check them out!

I used "Izzy's Easter Wagon" from DI’S DIGI STAMPS.  This adorable image is colored with Copics.  I added grass, sky and clouds with my Copics as well.  I chose Doodlebug Designs papers and sentiment from Poppy stamps.   Sentiment cut with Nellie's die, Easter eggs cut with Memory Box dies and image cut out with Sue Wilson die.  Bow made from ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  Die cut background is Nestie.  Sure hope you like it and will come play along!!

Easter 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 you can purchase sets that 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 March 22nd and also our Ladies, Ladies, Ladies Challenge which closes on March 15th.   Sure hope you will come play along!

Today's New Challenge is EASTER.  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 until MIDNIGHT GMT so make sure you take advantage of that!!

You'll definitely want to check out both of our Newest Releases:  WINNIE SUGAR AND SPRINKLES and WORK & PLAY COLLECTION 12 - how awesome are these?!?  You can pick them up as Digital Downloads at Polkadoodles Shop or by clicking on the links above.



I chose Easter egg embellies from Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime download bundle. I made a 2 inch high 4 inch by 7 inch rectangle box base and glued on one of the papers from Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime download bundle and then added the eggs on top to make an Easter basket. I made the handle of the basket with a row of flowers (that I printed out twice) from Design Sheet 1 found in Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime download bundle. Image I used is Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime - This is no time to diet! . Additionally, I added a bunny and made a fluffy tail using Stickles and I added another decorative piece from Design Sheet 1 as well as a sentiment also found in Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime download bundle. Sure hope you like it!

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!!

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DESTINY WOODLANDS FAE FROM FAERY INK INSPIRATION POST

Hello everyone, I cannot believe we are already 7 days into March! I am here to share some Faery Ink inspiration with you today. I know you will join me this month in LOVING the fabulous images Amanda has created for us all.

Anyway, for my project this month, I chose to play with Destiny Woodlands Fae which is available in the Faery Ink Shop. I really love this image, she is a departure from the long haired beauties I typically color, although she is still a beauty of course! I especially enjoyed doing this different hair style and I also really like the color combo I decided to go with.

Image is colored with Copics.

Hair: E79, E74, E71, E70

Face: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R21

Eyes: E77, E74

Lips: R27, R24

The branches in her hair and on her wings are colored with E79, E57, E35, E31 and W3.

Her wings are colored with YG97, YG95, YG93.

Leaves around her neck are YG67, YG17, YG13 and YG03

Her bodice is T4, R17, R08 and R05

I then highlighted the entire image with Y06 and cut out with Tonic die and daubed the edges with Distress Ink. Sentiment, from Verses rubber stamp, is cut with die from same Tonic set. I added bling to bottom of cut out sentiment. I adore these awesome Bo Bunny papers. I chose to make a double diagonal easel to showcase this beauty. I also added ribbon from my stash the base of the card.

Sure hope you like my creation and hopefully it has given you some inspiration. Make sure that you visit the Faery Ink Shop to see all the wonderful images there, especially the most recent New Releases!! Also, come play along in our monthly challenge - Amanda is generously giving away the adorable Doodlebug Bunny Ballerina for your projects this time around - you can check it out at Faery Ink Facebook Group March Challenge. Finally, our newest One Day Fae Giveaway starts 11pm on March 23rd, so make sure to come back here to the blog to check that out!!

Hugs:)

All About Ladies 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 you can purchase sets that 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 March 15th and also our Color Green/Nature which closes on March 8th.   Sure hope you will come play along!

Today's New Challenge is ALL ABOUT LADIES.  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 until MIDNIGHT GMT so make sure you take advantage of that!!

You'll definitely want to check out both of our Newest Releases:  WINNIE SUGAR AND SPRINKLES and WORK & PLAY COLLECTION 12 - how awesome are these?!?  You can pick them up as Digital Downloads at Polkadoodles Shop or by clicking on the links above.

I used another coloring page this week, choosing a page from Adult Coloring Pages Bundle 5 for my background and then I merged Serenity Joyful Digi Stamp into the center of the page using Gimp.  I added sentiments and embellies (flowers, butterflies and mushrooms) from Twiggy and Toots Owl Full Download Collection.  I found this chicken wire frame at my local craft shop and thought it would make a perfect Mother's Day gift for my mom because she can hang it on the wall and look at it all year long.  Hope you like it!

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!!

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