New Challenge at Polkadoodles Crafting - Primrose

Good morning everyone,

Well it's been a while since I have posted again, I am becoming a very bad blogger. My excuse is my day job is still getting in the way, I  am still working in the evenings, which leaves me very little time to craft and showcase my work.

Anyhow I have got a gift to share with you today, something a bit different for me.

This creation was made for the new challenge at Polkadoodles Crafting. The DT were given a theme of  'Gift for a Lady', but for all you lovely crafters out there it's an 'Anything Goes' challenge.

I have made a gift card box. The image is called Primrose from the Darling Buds collection. She has been coloured with DI reinkers. 

I used two John Next Door dies to create the box.

The card folds out with a further two boxes. Inside the first is some yummy  chocolate coins and the second one contains a variety of flowers from the Winnie Special Moments flowers and foliage digi download. I had great fun cutting them all.

It doesn't really show up in the pic, but I've used some of the papers from Lil Miss Sugarpops Distress Ink Spotty papers on the inside of the boxes.  

To make the boxes I used two separate John Next Door dies. Links to everything I have used are at the bottom of this post, just click on an image to take you directly to the product.

DI list:

Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick

Hair: Walnut Stain, Antique Line

Dress: Gathered Twigs, Brushed Corduroy, Black Soot

Flowers: Victorian Velvet, Picked Raspberry, Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Black Soot

 The winner of the challenge will win a $10 voucher  and each of the top three picked by the DT will win a free digi stamp voucher for the store.

That's all from me today.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Thank you for popping in.

Hugs

Gina xx

I am entering the following challenges:

Creative Fingers Challenge  - Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

New Challenge at Ally's Angels - Tilda Loves Flowers

Hi everyone,

I hope you are enjoying your weekend.

It's time for a  new 'Anything Goes' challenge at Ally's Angels.

I have coloured up one of my all time favourite Tilda's (Tilda Loves Flowers) she is an oldie, but I can't bear to part with her and I still colour her up a lot:)

I stamped her onto Artistico extra white watercolour paper with Stazon timber brown ink and cut the shape with  a new die that I received for Christmas, it's made by Scrap Man and I think it is so pretty.

I have painted her with distress reinkers.

The butterfly edge has been cut from a Joy Crafts die.

Everything else is from crafty stash.

DI list:

Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick

Hair: Walnut Stain, Antique Linen

Dress and Shoes: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot

Flowers: Seedless Preserves, Victorian Velvet, Forest Moss, Shabby Shutters

Ally will giving away this super prize to the lucky winner:

That's all from me today.

Thank you for popping in.

Hugs

Gina xx

New Release at Dreamerland Crafts - Cute Teddy Bear

Good morning,

Wishing you all a wonderful and hopefully crafty weekend.

I am just popping in to share another of new releases from Dreamerland Crafts.

This gorgeous stamp is called 'Cute Teddy Bear'.

As always I have painted the image with distress reinkers.

The image was stamped and the shape was cut with a Marianne die. Tucked underneath  is some cheesecloth.

The papers are by Anna Marie Designs called Garden Blooms (Blue)

The flower border has been cut with a Joy Craft die twice, once with white card and secondly with coordinating paper.

All the gorgeous embellishments are from my own stash.

DI list:

Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick

Hair: Antique Linen, Walnut Stain

Dress and Bow: Stormy Sky, Black Soot

Teddy: Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Worn Lipstick, Black Soot

Tree Stump: Gathered Twigs, Black Soot

That is all from me today, but I will be back tomorrow evening.

Thank you for popping in.

Hugs

Gina xx

New Challenge at Polkadoodles Crafting - Ruby Flowers

Good morning,

Happy Friday, I hope you are all well and have had a good week.

Today I am popping in to share a card for the new 'Anything Goes challenge at Polkadoodles. As always the DT are set a theme and our theme for this week is 'flowers'.

I have coloured up the beautiful 'Ruby Flowers', she is available as a pre-coloured or black and white digi (links are at the bottom of this post, just click on  a picture to be taken directly to the product). I have painted her with DI reinkers.

The papers are from Eden Paper Heaven 3 and Eden Plain Jane 2.

The flower border die has been cut from a Joy crafts die twice, once in white card and secondly in  a coordinating paper.

I have painted a couple of pretty chipboard pieces with white gesso and tucked them underneath he image on the left hand side and the flowers on the right.

The flowers, lace, pearl string, pearl and diamante embellishment and ribbon are from my crafty stash.

DI list:

Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick

Hair: Walnut Stain, Antique Linen

Dress and Headband: Victorian Velvet, Aged Mahogany, Black Soot

Bag and Shoes: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot

Tights: Hickory Smoke, Aged Mahogany

Flowers: Victorian Velvet, Aged Mahogany, Shabby Shutters, Forest Moss

The lucky winner of the challenge will win a $10 gift voucher to spend in the Polkadoodles online store. In addition, the top three voted by the DT will win a free digi stamp voucher to spend in the store. Please note, you don't have to use a Polkadoodles products to enter the challenge.

So that's all from me today.

Have a lovely weekend and thank you for popping in.

Hugs

Gina xx

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

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

New Challenge at Creative Inspirations - Fairy Swing

Good morning,

I hope you are well, I can't believe it is Wednesday already, this week is zooming by.

We have an new challenge beginning at Creative Inspirations today and the theme is ....

Spring Greens

Whether it is a green colour scheme or images incorporating some greenery from the outside or even some veg. We would like to see some Spring Greens this month.

 All Dressed Up is sponsoring this months challenge and the DT were very lucky to  be given some images to play with. This little beauty is called 'Fairy Swing' and I've painted her with DI reinkers.

Once again the die cuts I've used are by Joy Crafts and I've popped on some more dew drops onto the leaves.

DI list:

Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick

Hair: Walnut Stain, Antique Linen

Dress: Forest Moss, Shabby Shutters

Flowers: Picked Raspberry, Aged Mahogany, Victorian Velvet

Branch: Gathered Twigs

The winner of the challenge will win two images of the winner's choice.

That's all from me today.

Thank you for popping in.

Take care.

Hugs

Gina xx

Dreamerland Crafts - I am a Cat Person

Hi everyone,

I hope you are having a lovely weekend. It's a very wet Sunday here today, so its a good excuse to stay in my craft room and try to get some of my crafty mojo back.

Today I am sharing a card I made using a stamp from the new January collection from Dreamerland Crafts.

This little cutie is called 'I am a Cat Person'.  I have painted her with DI reinkers.

The shape of the card has been cut from a Go Kreate Flower Frame and the gorgeous die cuts from Joy Crafts dies.

All the embellishmets are from my crafty stash.

Have you spotted the dew drops on the leaves, they are a  favourite of mine at the moment. I spotted them when I was at the Make It show in Farnborough a couple of weeks ago. They are sold by a company called Honey Doo Crafts, I will try to find a link and put it at the bottom of this post. 

DI list:

Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick

Hair: Antique Linen, Walnut Stain

Dress and Flowers: Victorian Velvet,

Cat: Gathered Twigs

That's all from me today.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

Thank you for popping in.

Hugs

Gina xx