Friday 30 March 2012

Week 13 - Easter BLOG HOP

Hi everyone! Welcome to our fantastic blog hop and candy giveaway!


Our fabulous sponsors Marianne Design are giving you the chance to win this adorable Garden themed Creatable as part of our blog hop!
Creatables are handy stencils that cut and/or emboss. They can be used in many machines, with all kinds of paper. The cut-out and embossed shapes are ideal to make your cards and other creative projects even more beautiful. We also have this lovely cuter than cute Snoesjes stamp, a fabulous 32 page paper pack and we adore this stunning flower ribbon - this candy is just scrumptious!!



In addition to this wonderful Marianne Design candy the first prize winner will receive a brand new Sugarplum Daisy CD AND a Candy Doodles CD from Polkadoodles PLUS 2 further winners will also receive a Candy Doodles CD - so there are 3 chances to win in our Hop and Challenge!!


Here is what you must do: (you might find some extra candy along the way from the DT so make sure you go visit them all!!)


CHALLENGE STAGE 1: Now, we know not everyone likes to do a hop for whatever reason, so we still have our normal challenge for the week which is EASTER themed - you must make a card or project which is Easter themed.



But that's not all...


CHALLENGE STAGE 2: Our second challenge is the blog hop - if you hop along with us this week you will find that the Easter Bunny has arrived early and left some hidden goodies on some of the Design Teams blogs - but you have to hop though the whole list to find who the Easter Bunny has visited!


You need to complete both the Easter themed challenge and the blog hop to be in with a chance of winning one of the fantastic prizes on offer! If you've never taken part in a blog hop before it's easy peasy...all you need to do is visit each blog in turn and for this hop each Polkadoodler will give you a LETTER (be careful - some of the Polkadoodlers may have more than one so make sure you collect them all!)


Now add all the letters together, unscramble them and leave a comment on the Polkadoodle Challenge Blog (comments will be moderated!) telling us what the word is. You MUST follow this blog and link to the blog hop on your own blog to be eligible to win, so make sure you click follow in the sidebar!


Your entry will automatically be judged for the Easter themed challenge BUT we will know if you have completed the Blog Hop so if you haven't you will still only be eligible for the random blog candy hidden amongst some of the Polkadoodlers. FOR THE EASTER THEMED CHALLENGE JUST LEAVE YOUR ENTRY AS NORMAL USING THE INLINKZ BUTTON, WE WILL SORT THROUGH THE ENTRIES AS WE WILL KNOW IF YOU FOLLOWED THE HOP OR NOT! ; )


The list to follow - just in case you get stuck is:


Polkadoodle Challenge Blog (you are here)
Nikky
Fliss
Anne
Claire
Doreen
Enfys
Miria
Lisa

Danielle
Lana
Ruth
Claire HD
Then back here to this blog to leave your unscrambled word!


The letter you need to start you off is.... P


Keep this safe along with all the other letters - and don't forget to leave a comment on each blog as you hop to make sure you're considered for the candy!

Before we get onto the samples from the team for this week's challen
ge let's find out the winners from our previous challenge which was to feature an Animal or Bird:



1st place - Jayne, 2nd place - Lori , 3rd place - Blackdragon

Congratulations! Jayne please email Nikky for your prize. Blinkies can also be requested from Nikky for the second and third place participants. Please put in the subject field of your email your placing and the challenge number to speed up the process.


We have a few little rules which makes our life a lot easier when we come visiting your blogs:
1. Please follow the challenge!

2. Only enter your creation into a maximum of 10 challenges including Polka Doodles.
3. Please link your blog post and not your blog address with the link below - this saves us from searching your blog for your entry.

4. And please no back-linking to previous posts - these will be disregarded from our top three voting.

5. If you have word verification on your blog it really does slow us down (and sometimes we cannot read it!) Please consider turning word verification off especially now that comment moderation has a spam filter.


Right, now onto the wonderful samples created by the Design Team! This challenge and blog hop is open until Sunday 8 April at 12noon GMT - good luck and please remember our rules and that you have to enter the challenge AND blog hop to be in with a chance of winning!


Lana: I have used the brand new SugarPlum Daisy CD. I must say this CD is jammed packed with wonderful cuties you will certainly fall in love with ;)

Patty: For my Easter card I used papers from Sundae Seasons, I wanted to highlight just a portion of the Bunny with color so used green ink and added as if were part of the same image. Added the white bow to make a subtle tone to all the bright green and pink. And used the sentiment form Candy Doodles CD

Ruth: I've gone for an old favourite - Paper Boutique Vol 1 and used the little bunny decoupage along with one of the matching papers. I've glittered the bunny and used an acetate strip so that he boings around! Promarkers have been used to colour the Marianne Designs die and then I've glued them on around the middle of the pouch.

Claire - I've used the gorgeous Sugarplum Daisy CD and Candy Doodles Collector's Edition to create my Easter bunting. I simply printed out six different papers from the Sugarplum Daisy CD. I then used the wordbook template on the Candy Doodles CD to create the letters and printed these onto the same paper. The rabbit is from the Sugarplum Fairy CD and I've simply resized and flipped him several in my graphics programme and placed him under the letters so that he looks he like he's peek-a-booing.



Claire: I have used elements from the new Sugarplum daisy cd for my Easter card. How gorgeous is that Bunny Scene. Coloured with promarkers and some safmat used to print one of the lovely ribbon designs on.


Doreen: I've decorated/pimped a little glass using images and a pretty border from the fantastic Sugarplum Daisy CD. I embellished with flowers and ribbon.






Daniele......although technically mine isn't an Easter card I couldn't resist the sweet bunny, one of the elements from the new fabbie CD.....Sugarplum Daisy to share with you.
Lisa - 'The Crafting Owl'. I decided to go for a very simple Easter Bonnet using the fab papers from 'Back to Nature' which I inked over. I cut out the flowers using a punch and the fab Marianne Design die set LRo11.
Fliss: I decided to make a little woven basket to fill with Easter treats using a tutorial I found on the internet. The gorgeous checked papers are from the brand new Sugarplum Daisy CD as are the adorable little bunnies. I used an Easter greeting from the Paper Boutique Vol 3 CD. The basket is decorated with layered flowers and a flourish branch made using Marianne Design dies.
Enfys: I used my Cricut to cut a doily shaped card, and the bunny from the Paper Boutique CD. the spotty bow is made with paper from the Sundae of Seasons CD, and the flowers were punched.
Anne -For my project I've used the new Sugar Plum Daisy CD I began by printing both sides of the paper for my little bag, a couple of smaller pieces and the images for my card and I was good to go. I then added the images to the backers, hand cut some grass for the bag, punched some flowers and added my favourite Marianne Designs die cut flower and the job was a good 'un!


Miria What's better for an Easter blog hop than two hopping bunnies? Here they are, ready to colour from new supercute cd Sugarplum Daisy; I coloured them with Zig Art&Graphic Twin. Paper and sentiment are from Candydoodles Collectors' Edition.
Josie: For this lovely challenge I decided to used the lovely Marianne Die which I covered in glitter! The backing papers are from the Sugarplum Daisy CD Rom.
Good luck! Don't forget that you need to enter the challenge as well as the blog hop this week to be in with a chance of winning one of the wonderful prizes on offer. Deadline for both entries is Sunday 8 April at 12noon GMT.
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44 comments:

  1. Wow! My very first blog hop complete - I really enjoyed it. My unscrambled letters read: SUGAR PLUM DAISY :) Hope I did it right. Off to make my Easter card entry now. Thanx for the fun girls. Hugz, Jx

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  2. Hi! I have just finished your wonderful blog hop! I just love to hop and see all the gorgeous creations! The word must be:
    SugarPlum Daisy. But I must have missed a g somewhere, but all the other letters fits perfect!
    hugs Sandra

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  3. Ooooo, off to have a hop and see what everyone is up to.

    Toni xx

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  4. What a fun hop and so many wonderful things to see - the letters spell "Sugar Plum Daisy".

    Thanks for the great hop.

    Toni xx

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  5. I have hopped all the way and I hope I have this right to put the answer here, let me just read the rules again,yup think I have it right my answer is omg I dont like to type just incase I am spoiling it but my answer is sugar plum daisy , I will make my card over the weekend( but I am loving the easter bonnet idea thanks ang

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  6. Awwww, your Easter projects are absolutely gorgeous!!! x

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  7. Wow, what gorgeous projects. Congrats DT! I can't seem to get the link to my entry to take. I keep getting error message. Linda. www.turtleinthesand.blogspot.com

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  8. Wow what a projekt you have made. Blog hop, candy and a challenge :O)
    I´v hoed around an looked of al the grete dt-members and hear is my unscramled letters
    -SUGAR PLUM DAISY-. Thanks for this chanse too win some gorgoues scrap.

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  9. Gorgeous creations from the DT! I have never used a CD for images before...sounds interesting! Thanks for the fun challenge; will be back later to hop!

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  10. Hi:) uff first time hopping :) the word is SUGARPLUM DAISY. It was great fun!

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  11. wow lovely dt inspiration sorry had to borrow the idea of an easter bonnet angxxx

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  12. Hi Everyone
    Thank you for your lovely Easter Blog Hop. I had a great time hopping and seeing such a variety of fantastic Easter creations by all your ladies. Josie, I love your easel card too but you do not have it on your blog at this point yet so I am leaving my comment for you here.

    I unscrambled all the letters and I came up with "Sugarplum Daisy".

    Happy Easter Everyone, it is almost here.
    Michaela xx

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  13. Some lovely inspiration from the design team. So pleased I followed the SUGAR PLUM DAISY hop. Kim x

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  14. Great blog hop, wonderful inspiration and very generous candy giveaway : )
    The unscrambled letters read SUGARPLUM DAISY

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  15. I have had a blast on this hop finding great new blogs to follow. I linked up my entry for Challenge 1 (an Easter card) and am working through the scramble of letters - NOT easy :-)

    lisa dot rea at kbmg dot com
    www.scrappydistractions.blogspot.com

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  16. I have to say I am totally stumped by the word for challenge 2. Is it a SINGLE word in English from all 14 letters? I have been to the blogs three times to be sure I gathered the letters correctly - PGSDUIRLSUMAAY - and whilst I can make lots of individual words and phrases, not a single 14-letter word is formulating :-).

    lisa dot rea at kbmg dot com
    www.scrappydistractions.blogspot.com

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  17. Oh, what a blog hop! I´m really inspirated for one more easter project now! I have collected my letters but don´t know what I have to do with it. Perhaps my english is not good enough for it??? I had fun, that´s most important! xx Bianca

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  18. Love you guys but I am giving up on the unscramble part fo the challenge. Closet I am getting is individual words/phrases, as long as I have ypos - ha ha ha. I have SUGAR PLUM DAISY - while that makes sense, it is not one word as mentioned in the rules. Oh well - I'll give it a go!

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  19. Thanks for a great hop. I have one cd and love it and would love to have more. Thanks for the giveaway......Good Luck to everyone.
    E-Mail: davidbayles@sprintmail.com

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  20. Thanks for the awesome blog hop, the DT projects were wonderful. The letters I found along the way became SUGAR PLUM DAISY Thanks for the chance to win some great prizes
    Hugs Julie P

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  21. I did the blog and have my card ready to post. I unscramble the letters and it was not near as hard as the last one of these challenges that I played. Were to I post my unscrambled words. Thanks for the giveaway and good luck to everyone. I sure hope I am the lucky one this time. I have one cd and would love to have another one.
    E-Mail: davidbayles@sprintmail.com
    Blog:http://lovethatexpressions.blogspot.com/

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  22. I hope I am doing this right...........The words unscrambled are SUGAR PLUM DAISY ... I love the cd and hope I win....I hope this comment gets removed and does not show up. I am following the rules.......Great Job with all the DT.................Thanks for the giveaway. I posted the note on my Blog: http://lovethatexpressions.blogspot.com/
    E-Mail: davidbayles@sprintmail.com

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  23. Just completed the hop & collectedall the letters not sure where to leave my answer

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  24. It's me again with the answer, I think I leave it here!!!!!!! Sugarplum Daisy

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  25. this is my first proper blog hop hope I've done it right :) The unscrambled word is Sugerplum daisy. Thanks for the fab inspiration and the chance to win xxx

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  26. GREAT design team creations..

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  27. OH WHAT FABULOUS CREATIONS BY ALL THE DT. FUN BLOG HOP! THE MYSTERY WORD IS:
    SUGAR PLUM DAISY

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  28. Good Luck To Everyone. Having blog problems.......Thanks to the DT for great projects.
    Blog:http://lovethatexpressions.blogspot.com/

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  29. Phew, that took some working out - it's sugar plum daisy!! Thanks, I enjoyed the hop and saw some fab creations. Maddy x

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  30. I must say all the cards are beautiful love everythin :-). I won't enter the easter blog hunt tho as 1 I don't know what to do
    2 I not well at the moment
    But love to look at all your cards
    Love Julie xxx

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  31. Well that was a fun hop! Thanks for the chance to win one of the CDs. I am new to digi stamping am still learning. The words I came up with unscrambling the letters along the hop was SUGARPLUM DAISY. I have also entered the project challenge. Thanks for the inspiration from your DT. Good luck to everyone!

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  32. Thanks for the fab blog hop, wonderful creations. The hidden words are Sugarplum Daisy.

    Jo x

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  33. What a fantastic hop girls loved it and I got the word whoop whoop
    jackid68@hotmail.co.uk
    thanks again for a chance to win
    Jacki xx

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  34. OMG that was nackering, need a big sleep all that running from one blog to the next lol but thanks it was great fun. xxx

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  35. I've hopped my way through the fantastic blogs of the design team - and what a delight it was. Thanks for the chance of winning the new cd. I got Sugarplum Daisy unscrambled. Kim x

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  36. Really enjoyable hop, thank you for alll the inspiration.

    The answer is Sugarplum Daisy

    Hugs Ali x

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  37. Thanks for all the great inspiration and exercise , really enjoyed it. Hope this is where I need to leave my word.
    SugarplumDaisy
    Off to rest now.
    Hugs Jo.xx

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  38. What a brilliant blog hop.It was great to visit everyone's blog to see such inspiring creations.Thank you for the chance to win.The words are SUGARPLUM DAISY.Hugs Debbie Johns x

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  39. I have completed the Blop Hop by hopping/commenting on everyone's post, and the letters I've compiled along the way spell out "Sugar Plums". I also completed the other stage of the Easter Challenge but linking my Easter Card. Too much fun!!! Thanks for the chance to win that lovely Sugar Plums CD!!

    Patty

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  40. Hi love blog hops. i have the answer do i just hold onto it in case i win? off to make my card entry.
    Susy

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  41. Great blog hop girlies, loved it!! All the DTs items were stunning :o) The word is "Sugarplum Daisy".

    hugs

    Amanda xx

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  42. Hi thanks for the hop and the chance to win such lovely prizes, lovely projects from the DT! The word is sugarplumdaisy.

    Love, Rose x

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  43. Well I actually managed that,my first hop and I only made one boob! Not sure where to leave my answer, I'll leave it here and hope for the best.
    Happy Crafting
    Carole xXx

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