New DT Position - Digi Choosday - Whoop Whoop!!

Hi all,

Oh my goodness, I am so happy I can't begin to tell you.

Recently I saw that the lovely Nikky Hall from Polkadoodles was having a DT call and I thought "what have I got to lose?" - so I applied.

Well, I only got accepted didn't I?

I am so happy right now and have been dying to tell you all.

So this is my first post for Digi Choosday - the fabulous challenge blog run by Polkadoodles which I had been entering quite a bit recently.

Best of all, every Tuesday there is a fabulous deal on selected digital goodies from the Polkadoodles store.

So here we go then.

The theme as always is:

ANYTHING GOES

For my project I decided to make a gift box (containing a little gift) to give to my friend who has a new kitten. (Now I know the kitten shouldn't have the treats I have added so I shall replace them with treats a kitten can have. 😀)

I used the beautiful Boo to make a gift tag.

The gift tag is attached to a small gift box to which I added some Cat Treats.

On the gift tag there is a lovely sentiment which I thought was perfect for this gift.

You can find the sentiment as part of a set.

The set is called Winnie Celebrations 1 - Sentiment Set

So I printed out the sentiment, the Boo image and added "A New Kitty" on the computer.

The image is coloured with my Polychromo pencils.

The little gift box is made from a "Cracker Card" which I have had in my stash for simply ages and never got around to using.

Before I glued the box together I covered the cracker card with one of the fabulous printable papers that Polkadoodles do.

I used "Distressed Wood" - I went with the multicoloured sheet because I thought it added a bit more interest.

I cut off the border at the bottom and folded the sides in to make a solid box.

Added the tag to the front of the box and closed the "lid" with twine.

I am really pleased with how this turned out and I hope you like it too.

Thanks for stopping by and I do hope you can find the time to join us at Digi Choosday.

Remember to visit the Digi Choosday blog and take advantage of the fabulous Discount on selected downloadable products from the Polkadoodles store.

Challenges:

Lil Patch of crafty friends #108 - Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #27 - Anything goes with a critter

A bit more time to craft #94 - Anything Goes

A perfect time to craft #6 June - Anything goes

Classic DT Challenge #6 June - Anything Goes

Crafty Animals #27 - Anything Goes

CCC Digi Creations #104 - Eileen's anything Goes

Day of the month card club - Hug your cat day.

Love to craft #35 - Anything Goes

Not just cards June - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters #17 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - Week 22

Hi all

Well, just for a change I am here to share my project as part of Team D, my actual team. Lol.

So, our Sponsor this week is the fabulous,

BUGABOO

I have been a fan of Bugaboo images for simply ages.

In fact, I won one of their Grand Prizes in a big competition/giveaway way back when and was lucky enough to be able to add 50 images to my Bugaboo Library.  I have simply loads now. 😍😍

Anyway, one of the images that the Sponsor has provided is one I already have.  I love the Stella and Gus images don't you?  The sentiments that go with them are just fabulous.

If you have never come across Bugaboo before then you really should pop on over to their store and have a good look around.  I just know you will find something to suit.

So, here is the card I made for this week's challenge.

I used

  Stella Birthday, Over the Hill 

I wanted the image to be the central focus and then use the sentiment split into three.

I did the background for this one using my Craft Artist software and then coloured the image with my trusty FC Polychromo Pencils.

I think the combination of a printed background and hand coloured digital image works really well.  What do you think folks?

I am looking forward to seeing all your fabulous entries this week but remember, as the name of the challenge suggests, we are a colouring challenge and we must see some hand colouring on your project.  We do not accept digitally coloured images I'm afraid.

Have fun.

Challenges:

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations #391 - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Wk #23 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread #95 - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart #244 - Anything Goes

Everyone's favourite - Anything Goes!

Hello lovely peeps!

How are you all?  Enjoying the Summer?

So Aurora Wings may have closed their challenge blog but ..... whoop whoop they are doing challenges on Facebook now!

The theme will always be:

Anything Goes

Unless there is a special occasion that warrants a different theme.

So, I thought I would enter this card.

I just adore the Sprite images that Mitzi produces, I may have mentioned that before, Lol.

This one is no exception and is just so adorable and crying out to be a really girly card.

So I have used the gorgeous

SUGAR PLUM SPRITE

If you want to nip off and purchase her, and let's face it, why wouldn't you? lol, here are all the buying details you will need.

PNG image at Etsy

JPG image at Etsy

PNG image at Aurora Wings.com

JPG image at Aurora Wings.com

So, without further ado, let me show you what I did:

How could I not colour her up in shades of pink and purple eh?

She is such an adorable little image don't you think?

Once again she is coloured with my Polychromo Pencils.

I know it takes a little bit more time to colour with pencils than markers but I do love the effects.

The backing paper is from a Lili of the Valley with NitWits collection called Pastel Dreams and it was just the perfect background for this image.

The flowers and other embellishments are all from my stash and I had even forgotten that I had those feathers but the colour was just perfect. (It is actually shocking pink not red as it looks in the photo, LOL).

The Happy Birthday ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.  This colour is Garden Rose but they have so many colours you would be spoilt for choice.

A lovely friendly company that is well worth a visit.  Their ribbon range and ribbon embroidery is fabulous.  You will be like a kid in a sweetshop if you go, so remember your pennies. Hehehe. 

So there you go then, my little Sugar Plum Sprite in all her pink glory.

I shall enter her into the following challenges:

Stamps by Aurora Wings - Facebook Challenge - June 2019

Digi Choosday Wk 23 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread #95 - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart #244 - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #107 - Anything Goes

A bit more time to Craft #93 - Anything Goes

A perfect time to Craft #6 June - Anything Goes

Creations in Pink #10 - Anything Goes in Pink

Creative Crafters #16 - Anything Goes

Love to Craft #35 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - Week 21

Hi all,

Once again I find myself needing to join in with Team Cs challenge.

I love Ching Chou Kuik's images and when I saw that she was our sponsor for this week I just knew I had to join in.

The image I have used is called:

Lucky Clover

and here is what I did with her.

The image is coloured once again with my Polychromo Pencils and I have used Pan Pastels for the background.  I really do love the soft finish of these Pastels.

The backing paper is from a pad called Romance & Roses by Lili of the Valley and Nitwits.  Sadly now no longer available which is a real shame.  The colours just matched my image perfectly so I was well pleased with that.

So there you have it my friends.

Please do pop along and join in with the challenge which, as always is Anything Goes.

But remember, because we are a colouring challenge you must have some hand colouring on your creation.  We do not accept digitally coloured images I'm afraid.

Can't wait to see your entries this week.

Have fun.

Challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenges #391- Anything Goes

Creative Moments #169 - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter #385 - Flower Power

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge  #62 - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts #60 - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Week 22 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread #94 - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge Wk 10 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 18

Hi all,

Well, it's the turn of Team D this week to offer you some inspiration.

Our sponsor for this week is

All Dressed Up

and as always the theme is:

ANYTHING GOES

They really do have some fabulous images and this time I was lucky enough to work with this wonderful image called:

Oriental Girl which you can find here.

Isn't she just beautiful.  So serene.

Anyway, here is what I did with her.

I coloured the image with my Prismacolour pencils once again.

I did originally think of using reds and golds but looking at my backing papers I changed my mind when I found this paper pad.

The Paper Pad is called Petal Fresh and is from Lili of the Valley with Nitwits, sadly no longer available which is a real shame as I only have a few pages left. Boohoo. 

Anyway, I decided to go with blues and yellows as you can see.

The background clouds are done using a Clarity Mask and Pan Pastels.

I can't tell you how these masks from Clarity have made life that much easier when doing backgrounds like this, such a time saver.  Really, go check them out, they are fabulous.

If you look at the first photograph you will see that I put a bordered piece of the same backing paper behind the matted and layered image.  

Well, let me tell you something - honestly I don't know how I manage to get through the day sometimes.

When I layered this piece up the mirri card was supposed to be a frame around the whole piece but as you can see it is open ended.  This is because I cut the paper, added it to the mirri card, but I forgot to measure the piece first so it was too long to use as it was and I had to cut the ends off! Duh.

Light bulb moment, I didn't want to waste them so I added them to two corners to make it look as though there was a strip across the diagonal too.  Waste not, want not eh?? Lol

Anyway, there you go.

My wee bit of inspiration for you this week, hope you like it.

Can't wait to see what you all come up with this week.

Remember, we are a colouring challenge so we MUST see some hand colouring on your project.  No digital projects please.

Challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes

A Bit more time to Craft - #91 Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes (May)

All Dressed Up - Anything Goes with an ADU image

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything Goes for a DT

Crafty Hazlenut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything goes with patterned paper

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - Week 17 - Tiddly Inks

Hi all,

Well, I know it is Team C's challenge week this week but I just couldn't resist using the cute little image supplied by our sponsor this week.

As always our theme is ANYTHING GOES, 

BUT

remember, we must see some colouring on your creation please, after all we are a colouring challenge! Lol

Anyway, thanks to the fabulous

TIDDLY INKS

for sponsoring the challenge this week.

I chose to use

Bloom Beautifully Emma

Isn't she sweet?

As you can see she comes with two lovely sentiments too.

On this occasion I chose not to use the sentiments as my backing paper had a perfect sentiment on it already but I know they are there for next time I use this image.

So, on to my project:

The image is coloured with my Prismacolour pencils.  Between these and my Polychromos my markers are getting a little abandoned of late.  Maybe I will have a go with them soon! 

I was going to add a bow or some flowers or some gems but do you know what? I think it looks just fine as it is.  What do you think?  Sometimes I think it is nice to just let the image take centre stage with no distractions.  

So instead of just cutting square around the image I thought I would go for a bit more of a quirky shape.  I saw this shape as a sketch challenge recently and I thought I would use it here - just something a wee bit different eh?

So, there you go then, my project for Team Cs challenge.

I hope you have time to stop off and join in with our challenge this week.

TTFN

xxx

Challenges:

Aud Sentiments - Feminine and a sentiment

Crafting with an attitude - #51 Anything Goes

Cute card Thursday #580 - Anything Goes

Southern Girls - Team Lou Anything Goes

A bit more time to craft - #91 Anything Goes

A Perfect time to Craft - #5 Anything Goes

Classic Design Team Challenge - #4 Open Challenge

Crafty Hazlenut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes with Patterned paper

Creative Crafters - #15 Anything Goes

Cats or Dogs?

Hello all,

So, are you a cat person or a dog person?

Me? Well I love both really. 

We have always had cats or dogs in the house at one time or another.

I think it stems from not being allowed to have a cat or dog when I was a kid, although I did have a rabbit.

Why am I rambling about cats and dogs you may ask?

Well, the challenge at Ching Chou Kuik this month is to use one of the fabulous CCK images that features either a dog or a cat.

So, for this challenge I went with the cat.

Ching Chou really does produce some beautiful images with animals and this was one I have had for a while and not previously used, so what better excuse than the enter the current challenge.

I have used

Poppy Night Adventure which you can find here.

and here is the card I made.

The image is coloured with my Prismacolour pencils and the clouds in the background are done with Distress Inks (Tumbled Glass)

I don't usually colour redheads because they are a bit out of my comfort zone but I thought, why not?  I am never going to get any better at it if I don't practice am I?

So I decided to do the poppies in blue rather than the more obvious red and I am really pleased with how them came out.

The background papers are from a Lili of the Valley & Raspberry Road Designs paper pad called Antebellum.

The lovely strip of gems is from a lovely ex DT colleague and FB friend as part of a card swap, thank you Susan.

So there you have it.

Apart from the Facebook challenge at Ching Chou Kuik I shall also enter this card into the following challenges:

Digi Choosday - Week 16 Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

Crafting from the heart #241 - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps #173 - Lots of layers

Dragonfly Dreams - Include an animal

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #103- Anything Goes

See you soon.

xxx