Week 49- Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge - Traditional Christmas

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Happy Friday Everyone!
We have a new challenge for you and our theme is

Traditonal Christmas

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 18th December 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...

Ruth:  I've made a gift card wallet and used papers printed from Picknix 3:  Nordic Winter and added a bow made from contrasting papers.  No template used for the wallet - I just made it up as I went along!  The chunky button I found in my stash (attached with a fair amount of glossy accents) and the bow slides off so you can open the wallet.

Naz - The image I have used here on this project is called "OWL IN A PEAR TREE" and it is part of the "TWIGGY & TOOTS FESTIVE FUN" collection.

I used Lyra pencils and Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen to colour the image and then added some

Glitter Snow.

The sentiments are also from the Twiggy & Toots Festive Fun Collection.

Caz.- I have gone along with the Reds and Greens for my easel christmas card...And ive used the cute Happy Christmas Digi available as a single digi here...Also the Digi, Papers, sentiment. And  the Candy cane and holly leaves cutting file...Can be found in this fab collection..Available as a DOWNLOAD. Or if you prefer on a CD.

Julie -- I've spent the week decorating the nursing home where I work.  I've seen all the tinsel, baubles, and glitter I need to see for quite some time now, so you won't see too much of it on this project.  I used the Picknix 3 -- Nordic Winter Collection on this card.  It is available in digital download for instant gratification (yes!) or in CD.

Bev here with a little hybrid crafting. I too used Picknix 3, Nordic Winter to make my traditional Christmas card. Its fabulous for all your Christmas crafty projects and you can download it instantly here too so ideal for those of you (like me) who have left everything until the last minute.

Anjie -  I've used papers and embellishments from the amazing Picknix 2 Gingerbread Twist collection.  I've printed this onto 300gsm cream card and then used my scanNcut to cut all the embellishments out. The base card is an 8x8 cream card. I've decoupaged the Santa image to make it stand out even more. Please visit my blog for more info and more photos.

Claire C We're spoiled for choice this week as there are so many gorgeous Christmassy goodies in the Polkadoodles store!! I've used lots of goodies from the  Picknix 2 Gingerbread Twist collection. to create this card. All the precoloured images and embellies are so handy for this busy time of year.

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 *White and one other colour challenge*

Have a great week!

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Week 35 - Crafting Challenge at Polkadoodles - Things with Wings

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Hi everyone.  Yay - it's Friday!!!

I hope you all enjoyed the launch week over on Facebook! Everyones creations were so inspiring and it was fabulous to see you all getting in the spirit too and posting your wonderful creations so quickly
after the Frosted Winter - Octavia fell in your baskets LOL!
If you want to see more of this great collection make sure you tune into Create & Craft TV on 8th September for another fab new show with Nikky!
Frosted Winter - Octavia


We have a new challenge for you for this fortnight and our theme is
Things with Wings
Now, that could be a butterfly, a fairy, a bird, even a dragon.
If it has wings, then enter it into our challenge.

PRIZE: Our Random winner will receive a $10 gift certificate for downloads at the Polkadoodles Store.
You do not have to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges.
We only have a few little rules and they are
in the side bar, over there ---->
You have until Noon, GMT, Friday, 11th September to enter.

Our winners from our Use Something New Challenge
will be announced next Friday.

Now let's take a look at what the Design team have for you this week :-)

Asha - I'm using the new Picknix 3 Nordic Winter CD to make another Christmas card. This week, I've coloured the cute little bird with Polychromos and inked the edges with some Distress Inks.  The patterned papers is also from the Picknix 3 Nordic Winter CD. To finish - a few sequins and sheer green ribbon from my stash.

Karon - I have made a Z-Fold card this week, using the wonderful Twiggy and Toots Collection.  I just can't resist these adorable owls.  This would make a perfect card for a New Home for a couple.  I used one of the pre-coloured panels from one of the Design sheets from this fabulous collection, along with all the wonderful papers.

  

Scatty Jan - For my project this time I have used the lovely CD Sugar Birdies - The paper, flowers, swirls, sentiment, owl and Butterfly all part of the cd I just added some candy, googly eyes, a couple of candys  and a splash of cotton candy stickles.

Aunty Sue -  For my card I have been playing with one of the amazing CD's Serenity Wishes  as she has the most delightful wings. I have featured Serenity Stardust which you can purchase as a download Here and the fabulous paper is from Paper Pack One which you can buy Here but why buy as individuals when you can get so much more for your money with the fab CD HERE. Sentiment is also from the CD.  Just finished it off with a punch and a die cut. Lots of glitter but not sure it shows.

Lou - I have used the adore angel from Work and Play 5, Festive Hollybobs for my CAS styles card. She has been coloured with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor pencils and lavished with glitter and Nuvo glossy drops.

Penny- I have a confession I got myself a new kit, Nordic Winter and am thrilled with the amount of digital coloured images within.  I have done a 360' turn around and instead of colouring images I am printing them out fully coloured and loving it.   These are one version of my xmas tags for the year, made by layering shapes, sentiments and images from Nordic Winter.

Such wonderful creations and such different styles!  

Looking forward to seeing what you all come up with this week.

So, go on, off you go!  Get Crafting!

Remember only 2 entries per person and please follow our simple rules - we would hate for you to lose out on any prizes.

Have a great week everyone!

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Week 34 - Crafting Challenge at Polkadoodles - Use something NEW

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Hi everyone. Another week come and gone.
It has been fabulous coming to see your creations and you still have another
week to enter the current challenge

Use Something New

You have until Friday 28th Aug to enter.
Remember you do not have to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges.

You can enter
  HERE

Before we get onto the Design Teams inspiration this week, have you seen the amazing new release
from Nikky

It's stunning.

Frosted Winter - Octavia

This truly is an amazing collection.  The digital images, backing papers, scenes, embellishments!

You name it - they are stunning!

The winner of our More than one Fold challenge is at the end of this post.

Now lets see some of the Design Team inspiration for you this week.

Scatty Jan - For my use something new I could not resist using the lovely Twiggy and Toots Festive collection again - This time I used the lovely digi Toots List and coloured in with pencils. I used a smidging of Diamond stickles and some glossy accents on Toot's eyes

Asha - I'm using the new Picknix 3 Nordic Winter CD to make this Christmas card. I coloured Santa with Polychromos and finished the card with sheer white ribbon and little stars from my stash.

Karon - I too have used the fabulous Picknix 3 Nordic Winter collection.  I have used the pre-coloured Robin from the collection,  along with the fabulous papers.  A little bit of distressing and inking, and all done.

Cheremane - One of the newest collection to myself is Picnix 3 Nordic Winter Collection. I adore this collection it's jammed packed full of paper crafting goodies. I have used one element from the Ephemera part of the Cd along with a sentiment.

Lou - I have used one of the adorable images from  Twiggy and Toots Festive Collection coloured with my Lyra pencils to create a CAS style card. The sentiment is from Work and Play 5, Festive Hollybobs.

Aunty Sue - Hi for my something new I am using Work & Play 5 - Festive Hollybobs which you can purchase HERE. I am using Hollybobs present which you can purchase as a digi  HERE. I have coloured my image with promarkers .Added some seem binding & Lace. Everything else is on the download. Such a lovely selection of papers and loads of elements.

Penny - So happy to say my something new was from the lovely new release Octavia Frosted Winter Collection.  I used the design page sheet for this card and the print and cut feature on my cuter.  My background was made using texture paste and a stencil.  The beautiful image being pre-coloured made this card so simple to complete.  As for sentiments, I was spoiled for choice from this set.  All of my small embellishments are in the kit matching the main image perfectly.

Agnieszka - Hello, today  I used the new Picknix 3 Nordic Winter CD to make this Christmas card. I used pre-coloured image Santa with Polychromos and sentence: Merry Christmas . What is more - I also used first time 2 new dies: Ornaments, round and Holiday greens. I added handmade poinsettia flowers. I hope you like it ;)

Wonderful inspiration - We just love everyones interpretations.

Gorgeous.

Our winner (as chosen by Random Org) for our More than One Fold is

#8 - Lisa Lynn

Lisa you have one a $10 voucher for the store at Polkadoodles

Please contact us HERE and quote PD34001wk31 to claim your prize.

Now on to our Top 3 as chosen by the Design Team

#2 - Annie

#19 - Vannessa

#20 - Jana K

Thank you to everyone that entered - your creations were wonderful.

Please remember we only have a few rules

and they can be found in the side bar over there  --->

We would hate for you to miss out on a prize :-)

Now it's over to you to get busy creating

for our latest challenge

Use Something New

enter HERE

Have a great week everyone.

Week 33 -Crafting Challenge at Polkadoodles - Use something NEW

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Happy Friday Everyone!
We have a new challenge for you and our theme is

Use something new

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 28th August 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...

Ruth:  I'm making a start on my Christmas cards early and have made these three cuties for my three neices.  I've used the gingerbread image from the Twiggy and Toots Festive Fun cd - simply enlarged it without any quality issues and then added thick liquid pearls, a banner and half pearls.  I think the girls will like them!

Naz - For this project I  am using an image from Twiggy & Toots Festive Fun. I coloured this cute image using my Copic markers and decided to use lots of Christmas Colours for this project.

Dies I have used for this project are Die-Namics Dies-Vertical Stitched Strips, Nellie's Choice Multi Frame Dies-Star as well as Memory Box Dies - Cross Stitched Frame Borders.The sentiment I have used here is also from the same collection.

Anita - Hi there today for my use something new is the unique images drawn by nikky called "Iickyink Art". I have never seen images like this before so these has blown me away I have used Odella Bow. Backing papers I have used are from work and play 11 collection. I also I used a new die I have bought to add some dimension to background.

Bev: I have opted for A Nordic Christmas. It's just such a versatile collection I adore cutting, shaping and layering up the flowers!

Yvonne - I used the NEW Picknix Nordic Christmas Collection which you can get as a CD-Rom or as a Digi Download Collection.  I used the trees from the embellishment section and cut out 6 of them. I decoupaged them onto each other for some lift.  The papers are from the collection.

Claire C I was inspired by the lovely Claire B's gorgeous Robin canvas and decided to make a Santa canvas using the fabulous Santa digistamp from the Picknix Nordic Christmas Collection (avaiailable here on CD and here as a download

Wendy - Well what else could I use for 'Something New' but one of the newest collections, Twiggy & Toos Festive Fun, which is available as a CD here or get the complete collection as a download here. All items of my card are from this collection, including the scene in the background. The image is also part of this collection, but also available on its own here as a digi download.

Jenny - Use something new was the instruction so as it's coming to the time that I need to make lots of Christmas Cards I decided that the newest Twiggy and Toots was the collection to go for but for a change I decided to use the reindeer and make something a little different.

Anjie - So recently I bought some new stamps from Polkadoodles so thought I'd use those, they are the Can I live here? Mushroom house clear stamp set. They are so easy to use and give a clear and crisp stamp every time! Here is my make: 

More photos and details can be found on my blog.

Jackie- I have been playing with the digi collection Work and Play 5 "Festive Hollybobs" which was a new one for me to use . The printing and cutting out of images, paper and embellishments was also new to me but there was certainly a great range to choose from! Details for making up this card front are on my blog.

Jessie: I have recently got my hands on the wonderful Twiggy & Toots Festive Fun Collection and am head over heals for its! I coloured up Santa Owl with my Copics, all of the patterned papers and the embellishments (excluding the enamel dots) are from the collections. I love how saturated the colours are! 

Ria: My new is the Twiggy and Toots Festive Fun collection. I did not use this gorgeouss paper and the super fun calender yet so perfect time for this challenge...

Such great inspiration.

Can't wait to see what you come up with, we love visiting your blogs 

to take a look see at your wonderful creations.

Remember only 2 entries per person please.

Have a great week!

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