Just a quick post from me this morning to let you know that Polka Doodles have started a new challenge blog aimed at crafty kids!! Should you have a little one who loves to craft as much as you then this is definately the place to be! Why not hop on over to the challenge blog and check it out for yourself as there's a brand new challenge up starting today. Please also let all your friends and family know as Nikky always has such lovely prizes up for grabs and we're also looking for guest designers to join us. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx
Friday, 30 December 2011
There's a new challenge blog in town especially for the kiddies!!!
Just a quick post from me this morning to let you know that Polka Doodles have started a new challenge blog aimed at crafty kids!! Should you have a little one who loves to craft as much as you then this is definately the place to be! Why not hop on over to the challenge blog and check it out for yourself as there's a brand new challenge up starting today. Please also let all your friends and family know as Nikky always has such lovely prizes up for grabs and we're also looking for guest designers to join us. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
Some Exciting news from Polka Doodles!!!
AND we are totally excited about it. BIGTIME!!!!!!!
We were going to make this a subscription club with a bi-yearly signup but quite honestly in these current hard times Nikky didn't think it was fair to do that to our lovely customers. After all, why should we take all your cash up front when it's easy enough for us to take pre-orders each month instead? So this is what we shall do, to make it easier on your pockets. Quite simply, you will need to order by a set time which will be published when you purchase and then the kit will be despatched to you within the following few weeks. This will not be a monthly kit, but we are intending it will be each 7-8 weeks.And best of all, Nikky will get to share her wonderfully talented Design Team with you all!! And one of them is ME wooohoooo!!!!!!!!! Nikky says we are absolutely brilliant and never get enough credit for the marvellous projects we make, so this is her chance to help us showcase our work and give you a little inspiration along the way. Each issue of the Chronicle will include at least 12 full step by step tutorial projects with loads of hints and tips and special club discounts and offers along the way too,
SO that's the jist of it - and I have been virtually BURSTING to tell you all this news which has been in the planning stages for some time now! So I truly hope we can tempt you to signup - we might not be the cheapest club but I honestly believe it will be the most inspiring club you can join, and we are trying our hardest to give you the maximum value we can. Until someone comes along and copies us, that is ; )
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
The Paper Shelter DT - The lace look
My card for our new challenge which starts today is using one of our newer digis called "Winter Princess" and she is available from the webshop here. Isn't she just fab?
I decided to us a MS punch around the page as I think it looks lacey enough to fit the theme. The gorgeous dp is also from The Paper Shelter and came with the image. The snowflake is a Marianne die.
As always the image has been coloured in with Copics and I've used flowersoft around her cape, on her boots and on the bird's hat. All the snow I have drowned in glamour dust so there's no shortage of sparkle here lol. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :
Addicted to stamps - Snowflakes
Colour Create - Blue, silver, white
Creative Inspiration - Anything goes
Digital Tuesday - Winter wonderland
Fussy and fancy - Monochromatic and sparkle
Mad for markers - Christmas
My Mum's craft shop - Anything goes#
Hope you'll find the time in between all the festivities to join in with our challenge over at The Paper Shelter. Thanks for stopping by. I would also just like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas as I'm not too sure I'll be blogging much until after. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx
Friday, 16 December 2011
Polka Doodles DT - Looking through the window!

For my card I have used the gorgeous Fairy Flutterfly stamp and added some Diamond Dust in the window. The dp is from the Candy Doodles cd, isn't it just gorgeous? The black butterflies are punched and I've layered some flat back pearls onto them.
The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Here is a close up of the sweet fairy that I have coloured in with Copics. Hope you will find the time to join in this fun challenge with us over at Polka Doodles. Have a lovely weekend. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Crafts and Me DT - Christmas
I have used the gorgeous May digi for my card, just to show how versatile she can be. She can be purchased from the online store here. The dp I have used is by Magnolia. The snowflake is a Marianne die, sentiment from LOTV, ribbon and lace from my stash and the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.
I have coloured her in using a combination of Spectrum Noirs and Copics and then smothered her wings with glamour dust. Thank you so much for stopping by. Hope you'll be able to join us this week over at Crafts and Me. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx
Elphine House Australia DT - White on white
For my card I decided to use this darling little Laura flower girl who is available to purchase here, I think she's one of my fave's. I have used coredinations cardstock for all the layers including the die cuts. The butterfly, swirl and flower are Magnolia doohickeys and the border is a memory box die. The pearls are from my stash.
Friday, 9 December 2011
Just Magnolia DT - I'm dreaming of a white Christmas!!
Thought I would try something different for a change so I followed the tutorial on how to make this star by the very talented Debbie in the latest Magnolia Ink Magazine and am quite pleased with how it turned out. The dps I have used are all by Magnolia. The snowflake is a Marianne die, the swirl is a doohickey die, the lace doily is from Joanna Sheen, the sentiment from LOTV and the poinsettia is from Wild Orchid Crafts.
I have coloured this darling little Tilda in with a combination of Spectrum Noirs and Copics. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :Wednesday, 7 December 2011
The Paper Shelter DT - IT'S A BLOG HOP CELEBRATION!!!!
The dp I have used is from Magnolia. The trees are a Marianne die and I've edged them with a snow writer and glamour dust. The snowflake die is also by Marianne, the ribbon is from my stash and the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. I also used flowersoft on the trims of her clothing and her hat.
Here is the close up of the sweet image coloured in with a combination of Spectrum Noirs and Copics.
The swirl is a doohickey die and the snowflakes are all Marianne dies. The huge pearl brad in the centre of the snowflake is from Wild Orchid Crafts.
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Crafts and Me Stamps DT
I decided to go relatively CAS with this card using only a MS border punch, some flat backed pearls which I stuck down in the form of swirls and a large flower from Wild Orchid Crafts.
As always I have coloured the image in with Copics and added glamour dust to her wings. Thanks for stopping by. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx
Thursday, 1 December 2011
I have a WINNER from the Joanna Sheen blog Hop!!
Crafters Companion DT - New Beginnings
I decided to use these gorgeous little elephants from the Humphrey range. The dp is printed off the cd rom and matted onto coredinations cardstock. The ribbon and pearls are from my stash.
Have coloured in my image with Spectrum Noirs. Thanks for stopping by yet again. I do hope you'll make time this month to join in with our fabby challenge over at Crafters Companion as Sara is, as always, offering a whopping £30 voucher to the lucky winner. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx
Joanna Sheen DT- Our very first challenge!!!!
For my card I have used some gorgeous House Mouse decoupage called "Deck the Halls", available here. For those of you that know me, you'll know that I'm not a huge decoupage fan as I prefer my colouring in but I must say I thoroughly enjoyed making this sweet card as I just luuurrvvveee House Mouse. I also decided on plain and simple to show off the image. I embossed some white coredinations cardstock and the snowflake is a Marianne die. The huge pearl brad in the centre is from Wild Orchid Crafts.
The Paper Shelter DT - Announcing a fabby blog hop you'll not wanna miss!!!
Morning fellow crafters!!! Just a quick post from me this morning as I wanted to share some very exciting news with all of you! A week from today, the 7th of December, The Paper Shelter will be having a mahoosive blog hop in celebration of our first birthday so please mark you diaries as you'll really not wanna miss out, there a prizes galore! I would really luv it if you could spread the word. Feel free to grab the blinkie from my sidebar to display on your blogs. Thanks in advance. Have a great day. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Crafts and Me DT - Pearls and swirls
For my card I have used the gorgeous Miss Mirabelle which is available in store here. My dp is by Bo Bunny, the weathered clock is a Tim Holtz die, the swirl is a doohickey die, the butterflies are a MS punch, the pearls are from my stash and the flowers from Hobbycrafts and Wild Orchid Crafts.
I have coloured her in using my Copics as always and I added some glossy accents to her glasses but sadly it's not showing up in the picture. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges:Elphine House Australia DT - Photo Inspiration
I decided to use the beautiful Daisy again, I just luv her! She's just so versatile don't you think? I chose to pick up the colours from the inspirational photo and use those for my card today. The dp I've used is DCWV (I think) backed onto coredinations cardstock. The butterflies are a MS punch and I've added teeny tiny pearls to them which I got from my darling friend Paola again, thanks girlfriend. The ribbon is from my stash and the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.
As always my image has been coloured in with Copics and I've added some stardust stickles to all the little flowers. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :Thursday, 24 November 2011
Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog Hop
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
The Paper Shelter DT - Christmas Sparkle (Red, green & gold)
Again I was rushed for time but fortunately with all the images available you get pre-coloured as well as black and white so I printed off the pre-coloured image and put together this little card. Isn't it just one of the sweetest images for Christmas? She is called Santa Cute Helper and is available to purchase here. The flowers and big pearl brad are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and the snowflakes are a Marianne die.Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Crafts & Me DT - New digi release
The dp I have used is from my stash and for the life of me I can't remember which pad it's from, I think it could possibly be We are memory keepers, but don't hold me to that hehe. It is so beautifully glittered but as always doesn't show up as well in the pics. The binding ribbon is from The Ribbon girls and the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.
As always I have coloured my image in with Copics and used glamour dust on her wings. Don't forget that Crafts & Me have brand new digi releases on the 1st of every month so please check out the website here. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a lovely day. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx
Friday, 18 November 2011
Polka Doodles DT - Shaped Christmas
Found this gorgeous snowman on the Sundae of Seasons cd rom which is available here and due to time restraints was unable to colour him in but fortunately I was able to print him off in colour although I did add some snow writer and glamour dust for a bit of depth.
Here is a closer view of him, isn't he just delightful? The beautiful dps are printed from the Magical Winter Part 1 cd rom which is available here and I think they match up just perfectly. I then used a snowflake Marianne die and added a few blooms from Wild Orchid Crafts. Hope you'll pop over to the Polka Doodles Challenge Blog and join in the fun with us. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a fabby weekend all. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx
Thursday, 17 November 2011
There's a new challenge blog in town!!!!

Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Elphine House Australia DT - Sketch

Here is a close up of the sweetest little girl coloured in with my Copics and faux stitching added. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :Crafts and Me DT - Simple
I have used one of our newest releases as she is the gorgeous "Autumn" which is available here. The dp I have used is by Bo Bunny and sadly the photo doesn't do it much justice as it's really beautiful irl. I used some Tim Holtz di around the image for a more weathered look and the binding ribbon I got from Wild Orchid Crafts.
As always my image has been coloured in with my Copics and I've added glamour dust galore on her wings. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :Tuesday, 15 November 2011
How would you like to brush up on your colouring skills?
Friday, 11 November 2011
Just Magnolia DT - Colour combo : Black/grey & red & white
I decided to use one of last year's images, I still luv it so! The dps I have used are all Magnolia matted onto coredinations cardstock and edged with Brushed Corduroy d.i. The trees are a Marianne die. The fence is a doohickey and the swirly flowery thingy, which is barely showing is a new Memory box die.
As always I have coloured my image in with Copics. I've also used flowersoft for the trims on her coat, stickles under her feet and then I stamped and embossed some snowflakes around the edges. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :Cute Card Thursday - Red for rememberance
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Christmas
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
The Paper Shelter DT - All in Pink!
I decided to use the gorgeous image called "Autumn is coming" which is available to purchase from the store here. With me feeling so ill and being stuck in bed I sadly never had chance to colour up an image and luckily with all Paper Shelter images you purchase you receive a coloured up one too so I just printed this out and made up a card, simples.
Here is a close up of the gorgeous little girl and all I've done was add some flowers and pearls. Thanks for stopping by. I do hope you'll be able to join in the fun this week over at The Paper Shelter. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Crafts and Me DT - Let the music move you!
For my card I've used the gorgeous "Analinda" digi which is available to purchase here. The dp I have used is by DCWV matted onto coredinations cardstock. I've used a cuttlebug musical notes embossing folder onto coredinations and then sanded it ever so slightly. The swirl is my famous doohickey die and the ribbon and flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts.
As always I have used my Copics to colour in. I also just wanted to let you know that Crafts & Me release brand new digi images on the 1st of every month and I'm sure you'll not wanna miss them this time as they're absolutely gorgeous, have a look here. Thanks for stopping by and please do hop on over to the Crafts & Me Challenge Blog for some fantastic inspiration by my fellow teamies. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx
Elphine House Australia DT - Get well wishes
I have used the sweet Evania nursing Boo Boo available to purchase here. The dps I have used were a freebie from one of the magazines and I've matted them all onto coredinations cardstock. The sentiment is by Marion Emberson Designs and the ribbon is from my stash.
I have coloured her in with Copics and again used the gorgeous Iridescent spray and sparkle by Crafters Companion for her wings. The teeny weeny pearls that I've added to her outfit were a gift from my darling friend Paola, thanks girlfriend! Thanks so much for stopping by and please don't forget to hop on over to the Elphine House Australia blog for some gorgeous inspiration by my fellow teamies. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Crafters Companion DT - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!
I have used one of the gorgeous new SWALK stamps coupled with one of the backing papers from the marvellous new cd rom mounted onto coredinations cardstock. The pearls are from my stash and the Poinsettia is from Wild Orchid Crafts.
I have coloured this little sweetie in with a combination of Spectrum Noirs and Copics and used flowersoft on the trims of her coat and on her ear muffs. Thanks once again for stopping by. I do hope you'll make some time this month to join in with our fabby challenge over at Crafters Companion because as always the lovely Sara is very generously offering a £30 voucher to the winner. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx
The Emerald Faeries Garden DT - Christmas Red
For my card I've used the sweet Ally and Beeble available to purchase here. The dps I've used are from Nitwit. The ribbon is from my stash as is the little bell charm.
As always I have coloured my image in with Copics and used gold Spray & Sparkle by Crafters Companion on the wings. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :Pink Ink Sketch Challenge - Natalie's sketch
One Stop Craft Challenge - No sentiments
Thanks for stopping by. I do hope you'll be able to join us this fortnight over at The Emerald Faeries Garden. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx
























