Polkadoodles Wrapped Up Warm

Good morning,

I hope you are all well. It's the last day of the school term today yay! I am looking forward to having some quiet relaxing time over the coming weeks.

Today we begin a new 'Anything Goes' challenge at Polkadoodles. The DT were tasked to make a card with the theme Winter/Christmas.

This is my first Christmas card for the year:). I've coloured up Winnie Wrapped up Warm from the Winnie White Christmas collection. I have coloured her with DI reinkers and I've added some glamour dust to her pom pom and for the lying snow.

DI list:

Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick

Hair: Walnut Stain, Antique Linen

Coat and Hat: Weathered Wood, Black Soot

Boots: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot



The papers are also from the Winnie White Christmas collection from set 1 and 3. 

  

The sentiment is a freebie.


The lace, silver flake web ribbon, silver glitter embellishments, and pearl trim are from the 

Ribbon Girl.

The winner of the challenge will win a £10 voucher to spend in the digi store and the winner picked by the DT will each win a digi voucher for the store.

In case the Polkadoodles products aren't showing at the bottom of this post (although if you click on them I think they will still take you to the product) here are the links:

Sentiment
Wrapped up Warm
Papers Set 1
Papers Set 3

That's all from me today.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Thank you for popping in.

Hugs

Gina xx

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Girls Corner - Christmas in July
CHNC - Christmas
The Holly and The Ivy - Christmas

Winnie 'You're Flying High'

Morning everyone,

I hope you are well and all had a lovely weekend. It was another hot one for us.

I am just popping in to share a card I made for fun. This little sweetie is a  Polkadoodles digi called 'Winnie You're Flying High'', she is also available in a pre-coloured version if colouring is not your thing. I have coloured her with Distress reinkers, added some white polka dots with my Signo gel pen and some white frantage around the outside of the image.

DI list:
Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick
Hair: Weathered Wood, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot
Dress and Shoes: Faded Jeans, Black Soot
Balloons: Shabby Shutter, Picked Raspberry, Tumbled Glass
Bow: Tumbled Glass, Picked Raspberry
Envelopes: Picked Raspberry, Tumbled Glass

  

The shape of the card has been cut with a rectangle die.

The papers are from Polkadoodles Eden Paper Heaven 1 set, which I've edged with white gesso and the sentiment is from Winnie Celebrations Kit 1.






The die cut corners have been cut from a set of four by Robert Addams and  I used my Woodware  punch to punch out the envelopes.

The ribbon, square pearl trim and lace are from the Ribbon Girls.

Links to most  of the materials I have used are at the bottom of this post, just click on  a picture to be taken directly to the product.

That's all from me today.

Thank you for popping in.

Hugs
Gina xx

New Challenge at Fussy and Fancy - Romantic Tilda with Parasol

Hi everyone,

Happy Friday, so we were blessed with some cooler weather for a couple of days this week, but the temperatures are rising again.

Today we have a new challenge beginning at Fussy and Fancy. Our lovely Beth is hosting our challenge for the next two weeks. She has chosen the theme:

Green and Pink.

I have coloured up another of my older Maggies, she is called 'Romantic Tilda with Parasol and I've coloured her with DI reinkers. I've added some Stardust Stickles to the parasol and socks.

I've cut the shape of the card with a Go Kreate XXL Flower Frame 1 die. 

The papers are by Craft and You and are called Bellissima Rosa. I have inked the edges with a Victorian Velvet distress ink pad.

The flowers, ribbon, lace, diamante and pearl embellishment, pearl trim and pearl string are from the Ribbon Girl.

The doily has been cut from a Fantasy die, and the paper doily and the chipboard heart is from my stash.

DI list:

Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick

Hair: Walnut Stain, Antique Linen

Dress, Shoes and Hat: Victorian Velvet

Flowers: Aged Mahogany, Forest Moss, Shabby Shutters

Parasol: Bundled Sage, Shabby Sutters

The winner of the challenge will win a GDT spot for an upcoming challenge.

That's all from me today.

Have a lovely weekend.

Hugs

Gina xx

New Challenge at Polkadoodles Crafting - Ruby Sweet

Good morning everyone,

Well here we are again it's Friday already, wow this week has flown by.

We have a new challenge at Polkadoodles Crafting today. The theme as always is 'Anything Goes', however the DT were asked to include a number on their designs.

I decided to go for a vintage theme. I chose to colour up another gorgeous Ruby, have you seen the new ones in the shop? (you can find them here, you can buy them as a bundle, pre-coloured or black and white and you can also buy them in singles, I LOVE them, so watch this space. 

This little cutie is called 'Ruby Sweet' and I've coloured her with DI reinkers. Once she was printed I placed the largest of the Polkadoodles elegant nest dies over the top and cut with my die cutting machine.

I used an oval die to cut the shape of the card. The papers are from the Lil Miss Sugar Pops, Paper heaven 2 set. I've have used the yellowy coloured ones this time.

The rest of the die cuts  have been cut in brown card and I've added some vintage white frantage around the edges.

I made the vintage flower by cutting the largest and second largest dies from the flowers 2 set in brown card, I then embossed it with a polka dot embossing folder. To finish off I added some gold gilding wax and added some gold and ivory stamens to the centre.

I found the numbers in my stash, they started off as black, and you can see how they turned out once I embossed them and  added the gold gilding wax.

Where possible I have added the links to the materials I have used at the bottom of this post, just click on a picture to be taken directly to the product.

The ribbon, lace (bow) pearl and diamante embellishment, rose and beaded stamens are from the Ribbon Girl.

DI list:
Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick
Hair: Walnut Stain, Antique Linen
Dress: Gathered Twigs, Aged Mahogany, Victorian Velvet, Black Soot
Shoes: Victorian Velvet, Aged Mahogany

The winner will win a $10 gift voucher to the Polkadoodles download store and winners chosen by the top 3 will each a free digi stamp voucher.

That's all from me today.

Have a lovely weekend.

Hugs
Gina xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes

New Challenge at Creative Inspirations - Tilda Loves Balloon

Good morning everyone,

I hope you are all well. So the blistering heat goes on, I am not a fan, don't get me wrong, it is lovely to see the sunshine, but I struggle with the heat. It has turned really muggy here now too. 

Anyway, today we have a new challenge at Creative Inspirations and the theme is ......

 'All Tied Up' 

simply include a bow as your finishing touch.

That's a nice easy for me as I add bows to everything,  I can't make a card without one lol.

I have coloured up another older Maggie, yes I am still working my way through my old stamps. She is called Tilda with Balloon. I have coloured her with DI reinkers and added some Stardust stickles to her balloon and her socks.

The base of the card has been made using a rectangle die, the papers are from Maja and I've painted some white gesso around the edges. 

The die peeping out from the left is a Marianne die which I have cut twice to give some dimension, once in card and the second time with coordinating paper.

The wispy bits poking out from underneath the flowers is called Silsa, a huge bag cost me £1 from The Works.

I have included links to the materials I have used (where possible) at the bottom of this post.

DI list:

Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Lace, Worn Lipstick

Hair: Walnut Stain, Antique Linen

Dress, Hair Band and Shoes: Victorian Velvet, Black Soot

Balloon: Shabby Shutters, Bundled Sage

There are TWO prizes up for grabs this month....

First prize:

Petal Lu - 30% discount from the store

Second prize:

Crafty Ribbons - a selection of these ribbons

That's all from me today.

Thank you for popping in.

Hugs

Gina xx