Week 21 - Anything goes - Polkadoodles Paper Crafting Challenge

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Happy Friday!
It's Inspiration Week for our
Anything Goes Challenge

You can find it HERE

Our winner of the challenge will receive a $10 gift voucher to the Polkadoodles Download Store.

You have until Noon, GMT, Friday 2 June to enter.

You do not need to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges.

We only have a few little rules and they are over there in the side bar ----->

Our Winner and Top 3 of our Anything Goes Challenge Weeks 18/19      

will be announced at the end of this post....

We have LOTS of new download releases in the store in May, make sure you check them all out, have you seen our brand new Winnie Special Moments this week? Adorable! 

Check them all out here!

oOo--oOo--oOo

Now onto the fabulous inspiration from the Design Team.

Ruth:  I'm really liking the Belle Papillon collection so I'm using it again for my card for this week!  I save all my offcuts of card when making square card blanks and I've used one here as my base.  All I've added is some ink, waxed twine, half pearls and a heart pearl slider I found in my stash.

Jacki - Hi everyone for my card today I have made a digital designed card using some of the papers and image from the new ubber sweet Winnie Special Moments download then printed it off to make a quick and easy card.

Tina - I have created for you a Slider Card and used different digital design papers. You can find them in the big Set "Winnie Sugar Sprinkles". As you see, you can pull out the paper strip and the sweet unicorn runs to the right side. Then you can see a hidden text. This sweet unicorn is now available in the shop. "Be a Fluffy Unicorn". There you will also find all his friends, including themed sentiments.

Anjie - I've used papers and embellies form one of my fave collections, Picknix 1. I've used the Home Grown bundle for this, or you can buy the whole collection here, which of course is better value as you get 3 kits for less than the price of 2.

Michelle - For my project today I have used the Sticks and Bones collection I have used the papers, embellishments, animals and Digi image from this collection to make this box card.

Bev here and I used the content from Horace & Boo to decorate both the inside & outside of my make this week. Sometimes it's nice to use pre-coloured images and play around within your graphics programme.

Claire C - I've made a card using the beautiful Eden collection this week. I coloured the image (Eden Butterflies) with markers and layered her up over 3 of the lovely papers in the collection and added some of the little butterflies and a sentiment too.

Such fabulous creations, really lovely and inspiring! 

Now onto our Winner and Top 3 of  our Anything Goes Weeks 18/19 Challenge.....

The Winner, chosen by Random Org, is.....

#41 - Traceymo

Please email us HERE, within 14 days, quoting the following code PD21001wk18,
to claim your prize of $10 worth of downloads

from the digi store.

Here is your Winners Badge to display on your blog...

Onto our Top 3, in no particular order, chosen by the Design Team.....

#3 - Jana K

#105 - Marilyn S

#108 - CaroleAnn

Here is the Top 3 Badge for your blogs...

Congratulations to everyone.  We thank you all for taking part in our challenges.  We love coming to visit and seeing all your wonderful creations.

Now it's over you....

You can enter our current

ANYTHING GOES
CHALLENGE

HERE

See you again next week! 

Week 1 - Anything Goes - Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge

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Happy New Year!

It's Inspiration Week

for our Anything Goes Challenge

You can find it HERE

Our winner of the challenge will receive a $10 gift voucher to the Polkadoodles Download Store.

You have until Noon, GMT, Friday 13 January to enter. You do not need to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges. Please remember max 2 entries per person :-)

Our Winner and Top 3 of last time will be announced at the end of this post....

Before we go any further we need to tell you more exciting news about our partnership with Little Darlings Rubber Stamps!
You can catch more yummyscrummy Polkadoodles goodies over on HSN.COM this next week on 10th January at 10am and 4pm EST! The shows will be presented by the lovely Angie Hunt from LDRS so we are uber excited and there is a huge not so sneaky sneak peek over on YouTube here - you can even 
WIN this amazing Polkadoodles Cardmaking Box if you follow the instructions in the video! 
Check it out here!

Now onto the fabulous inspiration from the Design Team...

Tina: Today I designed for you a door hanger. Everyone likes to be undisturbed in the bathroom ...

Especially when one is looking for his teeth. I used the Image: "Where´s my Teeth?" 

The background paper comes from the super cute, new set: "Belle Papillon Big Kahuna". 

Included in this is not only the beautiful paper, but also embellishments, butterflies, rosettes, borders, flowers, sentiments and so much more. Just beautiful!

The door hanger is made of kraft paper, the design paper is printed on linen paper and around the hole above I added the flowers. The beautiful lady was colored with Polychromos.

I hope she could find her teeth now....

Tracy - Today I have used something new to me.... I bought this neat little bundle set Picknix 1 In the garden. It has a great bunting, butterflies, houses and a cool little fence. Loved playing and cutting out this collection. Great card for someone who has just moved house!

Bev here and I'm thinking New Beginnings. I coloured up Winter Time from Octavia Frosted Winter  and coloured her up with my pencils.

Anjie - So I used some of the fab new products that I have from Polkadoodles. For starters I used the paper pad and foliage dies from the Belle Papillon collection. I distressed the edges of the paper and then added some copper gilding polish. I also added some of the polish to all the die cuts. I stamped the sentiment and cut it out using the middle die in the Elegant Nesting set of 3 dies. I finally added some flowers from my stash.

Michelle - I have used Rose Budd Bundle 1 for this creation I have not used this collection before but I love it so I thought I would try one of the cottages in the bundle everything on my cottage comes in the Rose Budd Bundle 1 

Scatty Jan - For this weeks project I have used some lush, lush, lush new products from Polkadoodles to make a mini dress album - take a look at all the wonderful goodies here

Claire C -  I love all Nikky's gorgeous collections but I nearly always colour an image for my cards so my something new is using elements from the fabulous new collection Belle Papillon to make this card. It was so quick and easy as I resized one of the pretty vintage tags, cut out some bunting and embellies and added a little bling, ribbon and a paper rose

Gail - For this weeks challenge, I've used the totally scrummy, delicious paper craft kit Belle Papillon, it has everything in it stamps, paper pad and co-ordinating dies and all for a great price. Just love, love this new release from Polkadoodles.

Lou: I have used the wonderful new stamps, dies and matching papers from the Belle Papillion and Bella Fleur collections to create a birthday card and notebook for a work colleagues up and coming birthday. Lots of embossing and inking fun ...

Such fabulous creations.

Now onto our Winner and Top 3 of  our Anything Goes Weeks 50/51 Challenge

The Winner, chosen by Random Org, is.....

#68 - SewPaperPaint

Please email us HERE to claim your prize of $10 worth of downloads

from the digi store.

Here is your Winners Badge to display on your blog...

Onto our Top 3, and in no particular order, chosen by the Design Team

#12 - Mindy Baxter

#46 - Lucy Woods

#72 - Lucy Patrick

Here is the Top 3 Badge for your blogs...

Congratulations to everyone.  We thank you all for taking part in our challenges.

We love coming o visit and seeing all your wonderful creations.

Now it's over you.

You can enter our current

ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE

HERE

Week 45 - Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge - Autumn/Fall Colours

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Happy Friday Everyone!
Have you seen the latest in Nikky's Colouring Book range? We now have a fantastic Colouring Club which you can join and it's only £1 a week to get loads of fabulous printable colouring pages make sure you check it out HERE! 

AND as if that wasnt exciting enough we are all thrilled to be able to reveal that you can now purchase her COLOURING CALENDARS online from lots of sellers across Europe! Whoop Whoop, so exciting! They will make great Christmas gifts!! 
BUY THEM BOTH HERE IN THE UK
AND IF YOU'RE IN EUROPE GET THEM HERE

-A BEAUTIFUL OCTAVIA CALENDAR AVAILABLE - EEEEK!! SO PRETTY!! 

We have a new challenge for you and our theme is

Autumn/Fall Colours

You can make anything you like for the challenge, as long as it follows the theme.

You do not need to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges.

Our rules are over there in the side bar ---->

You have until Noon, GMT, Friday 20th November to enter

Our random winner for this challenge will win 
 $10 of downloads from the store

Now lets take a look at the fabulous creations this week...

Naz - The image I have used is from Polkadoodles Work and Play 10 - Country Life.
This collections is one of my favourite collections from Polkadoodles.
It features 10 fantastic themed characters. It also includes backing papers, sentiments, paper bow sheets, ...I coloured the image using Lyra Pencils and then added some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter pen. The sentiment I have used here is also from the same collection.

Anjie - I have used one of the designs from the fabulous Colour Therapy Florabunda CD, you can also get this as a download HERE if you can't wait for a CD to arrive! This is one of the 6x6 designs and I have made a card blank to fit it using a Tattered Lace Essentials die. In the stripes around the image I've used a Sakura Tiara gold pen to add a bit of glitter, and some gems on the base. More pics and details on my blog.

Julie -- The 'S' is one of the new, fabulous adult coloring pages.  This is Adult Coloring Pages, Alphabet 1.  I colored it with Copic markers. The designer paper on the top layer of the frame is from the Rose Budd Craft Collection Download. It's available in CD, too.   I love Autumn colors, and these new coloring pages are going to be so. much. FUN!

Bev here with my creation I used my Lyra Rembrandt Pencils to colour in one of the Colour Therapy 1 sheets and combined it with the fox from Work & Play 10 - Country Life collection again coloured up with Lyra. The sentiment is from the same collection and was then embossed with a leaf design and inked with distress inks to match. I finished by adding a paper bow & a bit of bling.

Claire C I've used elements from the Autumn/Fall digi bundle (which you can find here, what  bargain!!) to create my little canvas. I've used my Lyra pencils to colour them

Penny here with two creations... I quickly ran home tonight to create a project after realising my first attempt wasn't fitting the theme.. I went Autumn and missed the Autumn colour rude.. Oops.   I used the Autumn bundle and created this CAS card initially

After realising my error I grabbed my image I was playing with for another project (stay tuned for later in the year for my plans for the image below.. I'm excited.)

I used my real brush markers and added lots of layers of colours to achieved a rustic wood feel, the digi lends itself to adding colours and just playing.  I will definitely be trying my hand at watercolour again, this image would be stunning in pencils too.   You can find the Lemonade Stand image in the Picknix Collection 1.   It comes in a pre-coloured version to that is devine with its pastel colourings.

What fantastic makes from the team!

Can't wait to see what you come up with, we love visiting your blogs to take a look  at your wonderful creations. ....Remember only 2 entries per person please.

Don't forget to check back next week for more inspiration and winner of our *Sparkle, Bling or Glitter winner *

Have a great week!

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Week 6 - Flower Power - Polkadoodles Challenge

Yay! Friday is here again.

I can't believe that we are already into February.

Octavia Moonfly made her debut this past week and you have all

fallen in love with this wonderful collection.  All the different bundles

are available by clicking on the image below.

Isn't she gorgeous!! And the fact that she is not only available as a full CD collection

or immediate download collection, but she is also available as

individual digi downloads.

Also a quick reminder that we are currently having a

Design Team Call and not just one but two!

We are looking for some new Challenge teamies and also

some new teamies for our all new Facebook Team.

You can read all about it HERE!

The winners of our Case It Challenge will be announced at the end of this post.

Out current challenge Flower Power is open until

Friday 13th Feb, 12 noon GMT

You can enter your creations

HERE

Don't forget, you do not need to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges.

The rules are in the sidebar over there ----->

Now onto the fabulous Design Team inspiration for you this week,

without further ado.......

Scatty Jan for my Flower Power card I have used the lovely  CD collection Bonbon Belles - It has two CD's absolutely full to the brim with so many goodies - All the papers, flowers and embellies I have used are from the collection. Georgia is one of the many characters that can be found on this collection and I have coloured her with Graph'It markers 

Asha: For my project, I'm travelling back in time to this pretty CD released in December 2012 called Cherry Blossom Lane. Adorable characters and cute papers and embellishments fill this spring themed CD. I've coloured the cute bunnies having fun around the Maypole with Graph'It markers and added a floral border. The sentiment is from the In The Garden CD. More papers flowers from my stash for extra power!

Susan  -  Flower Power !!!!!!! for my card this week I have used papers and a precoloured digi from one of my favourite collections Rose Budd CD. The flowers are from the amazing New Octavia collection  also available as a download.  Just goes to show how you can mix & match all of your collections.

Karon - Thought I would try something a little different this week and made this little gift.  The frame is 3.25" square and I have used the Dollie Daydream Goes East collection.  The backing paper, butterfly and flower are all from this wonderful collection.  I layered up the butterfly and added some glossy accents and then layered up the flower too, also adding some glossy accents.  

Melanie - I've once again used the amazing Picknix collection for my card, specifically the In The Garden bundle, which is full of gorgeous images, sentiments and papers. I layered the digital sentiment over a journaling card in a Word program before printing out, then coloured the flowers around the image with a red Spectrum Noir pen. I layered the journaling card with a lovely green polka dot paper from the CD and some scrap dictionary paper from my stash, then embellished with paper flowers, gems and lace ribbon. 

Cheremane - For my take on Flower Power I have used the adorable pre-coloured Etty Bear from the Winston Cd. You can also get Etty as a Digi download on her own, isn't she just the cutest, I have also used the papers and flowers all from the Winston Cd. Head on over to the Shop where you can get all your accessories to complement your Cd's & Downloads for all your crafting needs.

Claire C I've used the gorgeous Work and Play 8 collection for my card, I love this cd and used my trusty Graph'It Markers to colour up the supercute image! I've die cut the flowers from some scraps of the pretty backing papers on the CD and added a sentiment, some lace, velvet ricrac, pearls and die cuts. To finish off i've used one of the fabby paper bows from the CD too

Anna -  I really like challenges with flowers. I love arranging flowers on cards into bouquets, or using only two or even one, large flower. Flowers add charm to projects and I always associate them with a beautiful garden. This time, I present an Easter card in violet colors from from the Winston Cd, layered with beautiful doily and gorgeous flowers.  

WOW - haven't the team done a fabulous job this week.

Gorgeous inspiration.

Now onto our winner, as chosen by random org, from our

Case It Challenge

#4 - Mary Demmons

Please contact us here, and quote PD6001wk3, to claim your prize

You have won a copy of our fabulous

Work & Play 8 collection on download.

Now onto our Top 3 as chosen by the Design Team

#1 - Vannessa

#2 - Kym

#4 - Mary Demmons

You have all won a digi!!

Please contact us here, and quote PD6002wk3, to claim your prize.

Well done and congratulations to everyone.

Don't forget to take you blinkies from the side bar too.

So, off you go now and get crafting my lovelies :-)

Flower Power Challenge - open until the 13th February, Noon GMT

Enter

HERE

Week 3 - Case It - Polkadoodles Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday!

We hope you have all had a fabulous week.

Firstly, have you all seen the next new release.  Well, why not?!  LOL!

I think Nikky didn't take much time off over Christmas, as this is the second new release this year!

Take a look at the beautiful Work & Play 9 - Love and Kisses

This collection is an XXL collection meaning you get 16, yes 16!! different digistamps included, in addition to the masses of other stuff too! wow!

Perfect for Weddings. Anniversaries, Engagements, Hen Parties this is one amazing

collection, 16 yep 16 character digis, we can't believe it!!  Amazing papers, design sheets, embellishments.

This stunning collection has it all!

And now without further ado, lets get onto this weeks challenge....

CASE IT!

We would like you to choose a project made either by yourself, or by someone else (the Design Team are happy for you to choose ours but of course you can case anyone you like so long as you have permission!)....the whole idea of this is to then use that project to create your own version, using it as inspiration (not copying!). It could be the colours, the design, the embellishment or die they used, the stamp, the layout, whatever it is you love about that make. 

You have until 12 noon, GMT, Friday 30 January to enter.

You don't have to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges.

The rules are in the side bar over there ------>

The random winner of this challenge will receive a copy of our Work & Play 8 collection on download! Wow! And our top 3 Design Team favourites will all win a digi too! 

SO, lets see what the Design Team have for you this week...

Scatty Jan - For my case it project , I have used the colours Red/Beige from Yvonne's first post for Polkadoodles back in June , You can find it here  - I have used the lovely image Violin Girl from Work and Play 8, the paper and violins and Music sheet also from the collection - Violin Girl is also available as a digi you can find her here - I have coloured her using Graph'It Markers

Asha - I'm channelling my inner Anjie with this card made entirely from a design sheet from the über adorable Winston CD. It had all I needed to complete the project. And I also tried my hand at decoupage - a technique I've never attempted before. My CASE inspiration made it's debut in September last year PD challenge #39. I finished my project with some blue ribbon and few droppings of liquid pearls.

Leah - I am using Anita's lovely card from the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge as my CASE It inspiration this week.  I love the black and white digital papers and the pop of color in the colored image :)  I used the Dollie Daydream - Ready for Rain digital image and digital papers from the Dollie Daydream - Girl Talk Collection :)  I made her into a twisted easel card and had a lot of fun with it!  Hope to see you again soon on the challenge blog!  You can see more photos and information about this project by clicking my name...it's the link to my blog :)

Karon - I decided to case one of Asha's makes from August last year - you can find it here.  I love the stitching that she always adds to her cards - and loved making the pinwheel background.  All the elements for my card are from the fabulous new Work and Play 8 - Music CD.

Lou: I have cased Anna's beautiful heart card (found here) as it was just the inspiration I needed to make an anniversary card. I have used the Picknix Collection; specifically the "In the Garden" kit. Full details can be found on my blog.

Cheremane - Seeing its so cold outside I looked to Scatty Jan to CASE as she made a fab pop up card back in August when it was nice and warm. I've used the fabulous Work & Play 8 Cd - Music you can also get the Characters as single Digi's which is fab.

Melanie - I've cased the lovely Anna for this card, I adore her layered style and gorgeous attention to detail. I tried to emulate the layout of her lovely make for the recycling challenge back in November, which used the Rose Budd collection in frosty tones of blue and lilac. For this card I went for a more springtime look and feel, using papers from the Picknix collection. I really enjoyed making it!

Don't forget to go take a peek at their teamies cards to see where they got their inspiration from.

Our Tic Tac Toe challenge winners will be announced next Friday.

So, have a look at some past creations on Polkadoodles and get into your craft rooms.

Please remember that there are a maximum of 2 entries per person.

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Studio 12: altered notebook !

Hi all! Miria here with a new project for Studio 12.
Today I've altered a notebook! My sister likes cooking, she's so good at cake design so I made her a recipe book where she can takes notes.
I adhered some corrugated cardstock to the cover and found easily all the images I needed on the Welcome Home section of the endless inspiring cd Studio 12 Picknix Collection 1, cut them out, distressed and sticked with 3d foam pads. I added a sentiment from the same cd and the word "Recipes" made with die cut letters.
Ready! Here some pictures...

Thank you for attention, have a nice Sunday ( here in Italy we're having heavy rain) :)
Hugs, Miria