North Pole Christmas card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Are you ready to join in the new challenge at Polkadoodles? The DT were asked to create "Christmas colour" cards but you have an easier task of "anything goes".

For my card I have used the following Polkadoodles products: 

Image:   Winnie Winterland (pre-coloured)
Papers:  Winnie White Christmas and the cloud paper in the scene is from Little Dudes.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More - holiday/Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper -  anything goes with patterned paper 

Creatalicious -  anything goes with optional under the sea or Fairytale

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - wild things (animals)

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

  

Merry Christmas Scene card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

There's a new "anything goes" challenge just started at Polkadoodles, do all my blog friends join in their challenges already? I hope I inspire you with my cards using their gorgeous products. 

I created a lounge room Christmas scene with a few different items using PNG files before I printed them. I used a gorgeous pre-coloured Christmas girl by the fire from Winnie Winterland, I added a Christmas tree behind her from Winnie White Christmas and brick "wallpaper" from Little Dudes and sentiment from Winnie White Christmas . 

Using PNG files to build a scene: I don't know how well a teacher I am lol but this is so easy to do on the computer. Just add all the elements you want to use into a Word document and roughly size them to suit. The main things to remember when using PNG's is to right click on the item, then choose "wrap text", then "square" which then lets you move your images all around the page and over each other. The best thing to do is put your main image in the centre then bring the other items into the scene - to bring items to the back and front of the scene (For example when I put this scene together I added the Christmas tree after the girl but I wanted it behind her so I clicked on the tree then clicked on the "send backward" choice.) To do this click on the "format" tool at the top of the page and you'll then see it gives you the option to move the images in front and behind other images. If it doesn't seem like it's moving backwards just keep clicking until it does. The reason for this is that each item you add to a scene is a different "layer" so it only takes it back or forwards one layer at a time. I hope someone has found this helpful and maybe gives it a try if they have PNG files but haven't known how to use them. They don't all need to be from the same brand so it's really fun to play around with but occasionally you will find a PNG that has a white instead of transparent background. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

ABC Christmas - N is for name, O is for On.. - On the chair
Aud Sentiments - Christmas in July plus a sentiment

Crafty Gals Corner - Christmas in July  

Creatalicious -  anything goes with option: no patterned paper

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - add a little sparkle (star)

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - use a punch/die cut - die cut star
Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes

Have a great weekend,

XOX Lucy

Pink Girly card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Polkadoodles have a new challenge just started on their blog, I hope you'll join in, you don't have to use one of their products but it'd be lovely if you do. I'm loving creating with their gorgeous images, papers and sentiments. 

I used very light pink and teal Copic markers to create the dress.

For my card I have used the following Polkadoodles products: 

Image:          Winnie Special Moments

Papers:         Winnie Celebrations 1 - papers 2

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

CCC Digi Creations - Eileen's challenge - anything goes 

The Corrosive Challenge -  anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. - summer

Crafty Friends - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper 

Creative Inspirations -  here comes the sun 

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - summer vibes

Southern Girls -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

All about the sentiment (Polkadoodles sentiment)

Hi Crafty Friends,

Polkadoodles have a new challenge just started on their blog. Their challenges are always anything goes but they give the DT a theme and this time it is to focus on the sentiment. So I used one of the sentiments from Polkadoodles Winnie Special Moments. Before I printed it I added a pink shadow to the words. I made the background with distress oxide inks and black and white paint splatters with some added doodling for fun. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Scrapbook Boutique - I was inspired by the black & white dots (top left photo), the flowers (top right photo) and the pink shade in the bottom left photo. 
Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - inspired by a song - (I think You're..) Amazing by George Michael 

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Birthday Boy with kite card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi crafty friends,

I love playing around with the digital papers, items and images that come with the Polkadoodles kits. Before printing this I added the sky background, fence, grass and green polkadot paper so the little boy had an outdoor scene behind him. To do this just use the PNG's rather than the JPEG's because PNG's don't have a white background, it is just the item itself. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

AllSorts -  Happy Birthday
Brown Sugar - Father's day or masculine
C.R.A.F.T. - father's day/male card

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

Creative Fingers -  anything goes

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies (circle dies)

Lemon Shortbread -  anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes

The Paper Shelter - digital image

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - inspired by a song - Go Fly a Kite (Bing Cosby)

Word Art Wednesday -  anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Celebrate the Bunny way Birthday card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi crafty friends,

This card is so very cute, bright and happy in real life but I have to say I've had so much trouble photographing it and I still can't get a good shot 100 tries later! 

This gorgeous little bunny comes from Polkadoodles as part of the Fuzzypuffs set or can be purchased separately. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - Happy Birthday plus a sentiment

Colour Crazy Challenge - anything goes wk14

Crafting with an Attitude - anything goes 

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper 

Creative Inspirations - Springtime

Cupcake Inspirations - bunnies

Cutie Pie - Delightful digis

Fab N Funky - cute critters

Happy Little Stampers -  anything goes with dies

Incy Wincy Designs - nature and all it's beauty  

(Pin)spirational Challenges - anything goes 

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes 

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy

Just For You girly card (Polkadoodles image)

Hi Crafty Friends,

I'm so happy to be a Guest Designer at Polkadoodles again. They have a new challenge just started on their blog, I hope you'll join in, you don't have to use one of their products but it'd be lovely if you do. I'm loving creating with their gorgeous images, papers and sentiments. 

For my card I have used the following Polkadoodles products: 

Image:           Winnie Celebrations 1

Sentiment:       Winnie Celebrations 1 sentiments

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - Thank you card

Card Mania - spring

Colour Crazy Challenge -  anything goes wk 13

Crafting with Friends -  anything goes 

Crafty Creations - anything goes  

Crafty Gals Corner -  anything goes 
Crafty Girls Creations -  anything goes 

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes with patterned paper 
Creative Inspirations - Springtime
Di's Digis - spring flowers

Double D challenges - twine

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes  

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - a trio of something - 3 hearts

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes  

Have a great day,

XOX Lucy