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Tuesday 25 December 2012

Baby Firsts

This is one of Harry's first smiles, So I recycled an old frame painted and distressed it. Stamped the words all over. Put this gorgeous picture of him inside and gave it to my daughter this morning for Christmas.

My Little xmas pudding


I just had to share this with you all. This is my Grandson Harry on Christmas morning. He is four months old now. He is just so cute!!!!! I adore him xxx

Rock a Bye Baby

I have made these cards for Emily. Elaines daughter to congratulate her on the birth of her beautiful twins. The decoupage and paper are from Nitwit collections

Tis the season to be jolly!

Hi All
I thought I'd share this with everyone. This is just one of the christmas cards I made this year. I love this image. Cosmo from CS Designs and thought that she would make a beautiful Xmas card. I used promarkers and prisma pencils to colour her in. The backing papers and ribbon are from my stash.

Sunday 16 December 2012

Merry Christmas one and all

Hi  Everyone
              WISHING YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
It's challenge time over at Eclectic Ellapu and as it's Christmas. It's both teams and Anything Goes. So come on over and join the fun. Check out the DT's designs for some inspiration.
I love this stamp by Lyndsay Mason Designs and this reflects just how I am feeling at the moment. I have used Prisma pencils, distress inks and some metal embellishments from my stash. I will be giving this card to my Dad as he has to have an op just after Christmas. I will be entering this into the following challenges 

http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/december-challenge-and-our-top-pix.html Anything goes

Sunday 2 December 2012

I tawt I saw a Puddy Cat

Hi Everyone
It's challenge time again over at Eclectic Ellapu. This week it's the purple teams turn and it's Jacki's    Challenge. Santa Paws or Snowflakes. I dug this little cutie out of my wooden stamp box. The stamp is from Penny Black and is called Jolly Xmas Kitty. I have coloured the image with cosmic shimmers and copic pens. The background is stamped with snowflakes and embossed.  The edges distressed. I added glitter to his hat, snowflakes from my stash. The rest of the purple team have produced some amazing projects. So check out Eclectic Ellapu for some Christmas inspiration and don't forget to join our challenge.

Sunday 18 November 2012

Little Boxes


Hi everyone
I have been working away for the past couple of weeks. I came home this morning for the weekend. I have missed my little craft room sooooo much. I have given it a big hug. I will be so glad when I am back here full time. Anyway,  It's challenge time again over at Eclectic Ellapu.. This week it's Abigail's challenge for the purple team. Layering or open-able or interactive and this is what I came up with, an advent calender. I got the template for this from the magazine cards and crafts for Christmas and since making this one. I have had several orders for them. Please check out the other purplies designs for some fantastic inspiration. I will be entering this into the following challenges.

Sunday 4 November 2012

Vintage Haberdashery



Hi All
Welcome to to challenge 4 It's a Vintage Thing over at Eclectic Ellapu. You can use stamps/digi images, vintage patterned papers/material, dies, sentiments, photos, or whatever you feel reminds you of days gone by. So come and join the fun this week with the purple team. Check out the DT's designs they are fantastic.
I made a book card and decorated it with lots of goodies from my stash. Metal corners, keys and scissors . Ribbon, buttons and a packet of needles that I found in my late mum's needlework box. Joanna Sheen stamp set And the tailors dummy die cut. From Tim Holtz. I will be entering this into the following challenges.
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/   Always Anything goes
http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

Thursday 25 October 2012

Raven & Frankenstines Bride


It's our weekly reminder at Art With No Boundaries challenge and for the month of October a reminder for Recycle, Re-purpose & Re-invent.
 For this weeks challenge I used  Raven and Frankenstines bride from  CS Designs 
 

Sunday 21 October 2012

The Witch




Hi Everyone
I have some exciting news . It is the first challenge for the PURPLE TEAM at Eclectic Ellapu a new Challenge blog that started last week. It's my choice this week and it is  Anything Halloween. The DT have done a fantastic job. Please go and check out their designs they are amazing.  You will find lots of inspiration there. So come on over and join in the Spooky fun this week at Eclectic Ellapu 
Thank you to everyone that entered the PINK TEAM'S challenge last week. We were all amazed by the amount of entries. Winners will be announced on Wednesday. Anyway for this card I downloaded the witch, bat's and cat from Far Far Hill a free digi site. I coloured the witch with copic pens, prisma pencils and pan pastels, added glitter to her shawl. The background is a photo of the moon laid onto card coloured with pan pastels and glitter to look like stars. I found the poem online and thought it was great for the image. I will be entering this into the following challenges


Thursday 18 October 2012

Shrunken Head

Hi Everyone
It's our weekly reminder at Art With  No Boundaries challenge and for the month of October a reminder for Recycle, Re-purpose & Re-invent. this week I have used Shrunken head 2 from CS Designs and an  art doll template also from CS Designs  to make a witch doctor . I have re used a kebab and cuticle stick some raffia for his grass skirt, feathers from my stash and a scull that I shrank earlier L.O.L  I also used some jewelry rings and wire. His face was coloured with Pro markers copics and prisma pencils.

Monday 8 October 2012

Nefetari's Beauty Secrets


Hi Everyone
It's our weekly reminder at Art With  No Boundaries challenge and for the month of October a reminder for Recycle, Re-purpose & Re-invent. For this weeks challenge I used  Solitaire Pyramids of Egypt  I have made a faux book card for this with a surprise inside. Well you too could look like this if you use Nefertari's beauty secrets !!!!. I have used Recycled papyrus paper from my stash which I distressed. Peel off hieroglyphics which I aged using rub'n'buff . I also distressed and coloured Solitaire with copics promarkers and prisma pencils.  

Monday 1 October 2012

Demented


It's challenge time again at Art With No Boundaries October and Halloween. For October, think of Fall Colors, Rustling Leaves, and Big Orange Pumpkins and for Halloween, Black Cats, Outrageous Costumes, Spooky, Haunted, Ghosts, Goblins, Ghouls and even something dark and Gothic.              
          I made the background paper with the Mystical, Magical or Frightening sentiment from CS Designs Then coloured it with pan pastels. I have used a couple of embossing folders and my silhouette to cut out the spider web and bats. Coloured  Haunting Apparition Dementia also from CS Designs with prisma pencils added black gems around her eyes also some red ones to the centre of her eyes just to make her look more sinister. For even more inspiration check out the all the other DT'S SPOOKY designs Especially our Guest Designer for the month Lyn's Blog / Blackdragon  . I will be entering this into the following challenges

Mummyfication





BOO !!!

dem bones! dem bones! dem dry bones! I had so much fun with this! It's challenge time at Recycle, Re-purpose & Re-invent  . This months challenge is October Halloween with a Bonus Round called No Bones About It. For October Halloween think fall colours, black cats, anything spooky, haunted and even Goth. For our No Bones About It Bonus Round, we want to see Bones. These may be real bones or faux bones and the only stipulation on faux bones is that they can not be printed pictures or made of paper. I do hope that you do not suffer with arachnophobia? If so open with care.I recycled the box and painted it to make a stone tomb. Here's my attempt at making a mummy. I wrapped a doll in crepe bandages and then covered her in hessian, recycled from a potato sack.  I coloured solitaire Solitaire Mummified/Ribbons from CS Designs  with copic markers cut out and attached to make the face. For even more inspiration check out the all the other DT'S SPOOKY designs Especially our Guest Designer for the month Lyn's Blog / Blackdragon  . I will be entering this into the following challenges

Saturday 29 September 2012

You're So Sweet

Hi All
Well I couldn't resist making this card tonight. I think these Toreads are so cute. I have used copics and promarkers to colour the image and sentiment which was a freebie from Crafters Companion. The background and leaves are all spellbinders die's.The flower is from my stash.
I will be entering this into the following challenges
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.co.uk/  Anything Goes 
http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes
http://stempelsonne.blogspot.co.uk/ fungi and / or leaves
http://simplycreatechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes
http://thepapershelter.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes

Monday 24 September 2012

Harjuku Girl Dominoes


Hi Everyone 
It's the second week of our fortnightly challenge at Art With No Boundaries 
Anything Goes with a bonus round Asian Inspired. This week I have used a wooden art blank. Painted it red then black over the top, sanded back the edges so that the red came through.I then edged it with a gold pen. I printed the Asian bamboo backing paper from CS Designs  and coloured it with my newly acquired pan pastels (they are so cool!!!). I also highlighted the bamboo stems with a gold pen. I coloured the image Harjuku Girl Dominoes 2 from CS Designs with pro markers and prisma pencils using a gold pen to accent her hair added metal charms from my stash. please check the other DT's designs they are gorgeous. I will be entering this into the following challenges.

Monday 17 September 2012

Asian Beauty

Hi Everyone
             It's challenge time again at Art With No Boundaries and this week it's Anything Goes with a bonus round Asian Inspired
This week I have used Framed Geisha 2 from CS Designs   I couldn't resist using the circular striped petal frame for the blossoms on the tree and in her hair also from CS Designs . I have recycled some origami paper for the background coloured her with prisma pencils and pro markers. Printed luck in the corner. Please go and check the other DT's fabulous work for inspiration. I will be entering this into the following challenges
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes
http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.co.uk/    Anything goes

Sunday 16 September 2012

Dad's Shabby chic box









Hi Everyone
I just thought I 'd share this with you all. I have had this book box kicking around my craft room for a while now. Well! it's my dads birthday next week . He is 81 years young. So I thought!   Ding!!!!  (light bulb moment) I'll cover that box and make a card to match. He can use it to put his nik naks in. He has been painting vintage motorbike pictures lately, so I thought I would keep to the theme. The papers and toppers are from Shabby chic vintage travel cd by Debbi Moore designs. I used leather effect card for the spine and velvet paper for the inside . I added metal corners and cogs plus a faux lock from my stash I will be entering this into the following challenges
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.co.uk/   Anything goes
http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything but a card
http://simplycreatechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes
http://anythingbutacard.blogspot.ca/   Texture 
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ Anything goes
http://pinandtack.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/challenge-1-anything-goes-spark-your.html 

Tuesday 11 September 2012

sheriff Joe and Belle his Can Can Girl


Hi Everyone
It's the second week of our Art With No Boundaries  fortnightly challenge Anything Goes with a bonus round Such a Doll. I'd like to introduce you to the latest design from CS Designs
The Sheriff. I had so much fun with this template This is the Sheriff outside his jail. Looking tough and manly. I have used leather effect card for his hat gloves and boots. Fake fur card for his waistcoat. Cut out the spurs for his boots, moustache and jail on my silhouette, Made his necklace with some leather cord and a bead.  For the Can Can doll I coloured and cut  The lace Dress Form from CS Designs  . Her face, Harlequin Round also from CS Designs  I used Prisma Pencils and promarkers added the feathers and gems from my stash. I will be entering this into the following challenges

Wednesday 5 September 2012

Hi Everyone
Introducing my beautiful grandson Harry James born on the 3rd of Sept 2012 at 6.12am weighing
81b 14 oz. He is just so adorable.

Funky Garden Art Doll

Hi Everyone
It's challenge time again over at Art With No Boundaries. As always it's Anything Goes  with a Bonus Round called  Such a Doll. Please read the AWNB post for further instructions . I have used the Funky Art Doll Template from CS Designs  to make a little gardener with her baby. I cut the watering can flower pot and garden tools on my silhouette machine. Used flowers from my stash coloured their lovely faces with promarkers. I just love these dolls they are so cute and fun to make. I will be entering this into the following challenges 

Friday 31 August 2012

All Unwrapped


Hi Everyone
It's challenge time again over at  Recycle, Re-Purpose & Re-Invent challenge   The theme this month is Anything Goes with no bonus round . You must use something  Recycled in your project. For the past couple of weeks. I have been privileged enough to have been playing and testing out   CS Designs  New Funky Art Doll Kit. Ooh!!!! I have had so much fun with them. They are just sooo!!!!! cute. You can dress them up pose them add different faces and accessories. Anyway for this challenge I decided to use up some of the packaging from parcels that I had received which included Bubble wrap, Brown paper, Corrugated cardboard, Kraft card and string. I printed the art doll template onto the Kraft card also a cs designs Spirrelli round for her hair. I made her clothes and boots from corrugated cardboard and bubble wrap added the string coloured her cute face with pro markers. I found an old watch box which I covered with cardboard and stuffed with bubble wrap. Made the Handle With Care sentiment on my computer, oh and I used brads to join my doll together. Here she is trying to escape.
I will be entering her into the following challenges
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.co.uk/ Always anything goes
 http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/challenge-3-anything-goes.html
 http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/anything-goes-challenge.html
 http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes
 http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes
http://perfectsentimentschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes


Monday 20 August 2012

Friends are angels


Hi Everyone
I was delighted to be asked to be the guest designer for http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com
Challenge # 29  The  theme this  week is a Color challenge - Yellow, Kraft and one other color of your choice. This Week's Sponsors are Robyn's Fetish & Scrapper's Delight. I have used the image Angieangel. I coloured her with my prisma pencils,glittered her wings cut her out and decoupaged to give dimension, then mounted her onto a die cut tag which I embossed . The background paper, flowers and gems are from my stash. The leaves are cut from a die  the butterflies from a punch and last but not least the verse is one of my favourite stamps Friends are angels. I will be entering this into the following challenges
 http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/  Always anything goes 
http://www.tammyscrapincorner.com/ Anything goes 
http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes 
http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes
http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.co.uk/ Use a sentiment
http://eurekastamps.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

Sunday 19 August 2012

To Dream Of Peace

Hi Everyone
I love this image it is from A cd called A touch of magic by card creations plus and the artist is Linda Ravenscroft. I will be giving this card to my daughter once she has had her baby. I used a round the page Matha Stewart punch added some pearls decoupaged the image and matted it onto some gold mirri. I will be entering this into the following challenges
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.co.uk/   Always/Anything goes
http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Fantasy or babies 
http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/?p=3212 Anything goes 
http://panpasteluk.blogspot.co.uk/  Add decoupage
http://birdisthewordchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/  Peace

Wednesday 15 August 2012

Ten Tiny Toes

Hi Everyone
Oh no!!! you sigh not another baby card. Well I just had to make this one. I love the image it is from stictchy bear digital stamps and yes it is for A Grandma and Grandpa (Not long now 5 days and counting.) I coloured the image with pro markers cut it out with a spellbinder die and  matted and layered it onto background papers from my stash. I used button shaped brads as well. I will be entering this into the following challenges
http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Childs play
http://critterchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/   Make something using a digital image
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/     Always Anything goes
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

Tuesday 14 August 2012

Bobbing Along at the bottom of the...


Hi Everyone
Well It's week two of our fortnightly challenge at Art With No Boundaries  as usual it's Anything goes with a bonus round called Rythm of the sea.
Please go and check out all the other DT,S amazing designs 
I have used Lorely zig zag and curl from  CS Designs   . I  cut a porthole out on my silhouette and placed a square into a round hole! Lorely was coloured with cosmic shimmer iridescent water colours and promarkers.The fish swimming through the seaweed were coloured and cut out from different sized images of Lorely. I added bubbles cut from my silhouette as was the seaweed. The embellishments, fibres, string and beads are from my stash. Thanks for stopping by I will be entering this into the following challenges
http://jacksonsdigitalexpressions.blogspot.ca/ Anything goes with optional colour
 http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ Always Anything goes
http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes
http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

DT SHOUT OUT

Hi Everyone
I have some exciting news for you all. I have been asked by my good friend Elaine to be Design  Team  Leader for her up and coming challenge blog  Eclectic Ellapu. For more info please read the folowing......

Today I Ellapu , do launch a shout out for those slightly mad enough to be on my design team LOL! I aim to have at least 6 DT's to start with. This is a new venture for me and am quite excited about it all.I have my good friend Paula onboard as my Design Team Leader (well that is what she is known as right now.. waiting for her title preference LOL)
I want this challenge blog to encompass all styles of creativity. There will be no set images to use and it will be your own interpretation of the theme set - as long as we can see in what way your project clearly fits the theme! No good trying to pass a fairy off as an alligator!
The challenges will be fortnightly and each DT will produce one project for each challenge.
DT's will host challenges in rotation and have the autonomy to pick the winner. top 3 etc.
I am hoping to have the first challenge up and running the second week in October, date to be decided upon.Those chosen will need to be up and ready for first DT submission for first week in October.
No need for experience to apply, we all have to start somewhere.
If you think you would like to be part of this venture then please link up below. We will enjoy browsing your blogs. Our DT call will end Sept 12. I will announce the unlucky chosen few within the following fortnight after close date. I do hope to see alot of interest in my quest.
Please link up and join in. I don't bite and neither does Paula. Any questions can be left in comment box....

Sunday 12 August 2012

Housemouse

Hi Everyone
My daughter needed a thank you card like now!!! So I made this for her. The image and backing paper are from Joanna Sheen's House Mouse project book with CD rom. The thanks stamp is from my stash. This is one of those Quick and simple but effective cards where less is more. I will be entering this into the following challenges 
http://cateredcrop.com/  Just use white in your project
http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.co.uk/ Clean & simple with a sentiment



Bambino

Hi Everyone 
Well here's another baby card !!!. Everything is on hold here at Pollycraft towers as we await the arrival of  Harry James my 1st Grandchild. Any day now !!! I love this beautiful Digi image from Sugar Nellie called Bambino. He is coloured with Promakers and prisma pencils. I used a  die and it's a boy stamp from stampin up. The backing papers ribbon and pearls are from my stash. I will be entering this card into the following challenges
http://avadareschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/  Anything for August  http://cardcrafterscircle.blogspot.co.uk/ Oh baby
http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.co.uk/   Always Anything goes
http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.co.uk/  Anything goes 

Tuesday 7 August 2012

I'm forever blowing bubbles



Hi Everyone
 It's Our fortnightly challenge at Art With No Boundaries as usual it's Anything goes with a bonus round called Rhythm of the Sea.
 I have used three images from CS Designs New oceans sentiment round,Ocean fish and round and Sea nymph round. I stamped the background then used a waterfall embossing folder to give the effect of bubbles. I matted this onto some wire with sequins in it. I decoupaged the fish and ocean also the starfish on the sentiment. Please check out the rest of the teams designs they are amazing and hopefully you will be inspired to join in:o) I will be entering this into the following challenges
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/Anything goes
http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.co.uk/   On the beach/under the sea
http://jacksonsdigitalexpressions.blogspot.ca/ Anything goes
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/  Anything goes