wk 44 - Thank you/Winter colours....Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge

Happy Choosday everyone!

Before we get onto this weeks challenge we have a few people to introduce you to.

Remember we had a DT call running for a few weeks, well we had so many fabulous entries it was so hard to choose - the calibre of entries was overwhelming this time. So please join us in welcoming these lovely ladies to the Digi Choosday team.

In no particular order we have:

Caz Smith , Emma Rickets , Cibele Glazer, Kate Edwards 

Jane Savage , Nikki Adshead, Lynda Cooke & Monica Soto 

 It’s great to have you all in the team ladies and we look forward to working with you.

Now onto this weeks challenge which is

Thank You or Winter Colours.

To enter the challenge you can make anything you like, from a card to a home décor item and anything in between. 

You have until 18^th November to enter and the winner will be announced on 25^th November, so lots of time to get your entry in. All we ask is that you follow the theme and the simple rules that can be found in the side bar.

The winner will receive a free digi image from the (Digi Store).

We have an amazing new CD collection which has just been released so don't miss this one

The winners from week 41 Christmas can be found at the bottom of this post.

Now let’s see the fabulous creations the team have made us for this weeks challenge!

Crafting Vicky Oh my world!  I have managed to do something that I have never done previously!!!!  I have made a one layer card for this challenge which wasn't that easy for me!  Thank you in Winter colors... well what are winter colors?!?  So already that had me thinking for some time!  And then I went looking and stumbled upon a totally fabulous scene from the Cheery blossom Lane Collection and the sparks went off in my mind!  Hope you like my very CAS card, but I think it's really efficient in saying thank you!

Julie - I always associate the colour brown with winter, when the leaves have all fallen from the trees and we are just left with the brown branches and trunks which is why I chose to use brown.
I have used the new fantastic Winston Digital Download for my card, it's the full collection that is also available on the Winston CD, but you can now download it immediately after payment,  no waiting for delivery or P & P charges.
The gorgeous image, which is called Winston writing a letter, and the beautiful spotty paper is also included in the download, which is available in the Polkadoodles Digiworld store HERE
You can buy the digi image singly if you wish, it's called Winston get in touch and is available in the store HERE 

Anjie - I have chosen a cool blue colour palette. The image is Octavia bird in hand and is an instant download item. She is coloured with my Graph'It Makers. The papers, flowers and butterflies are all from the Dollie Daydream Download Collection, this is also available as a CD.

Tanya....I’m not a fan of winter, but when I think of it I think of ice blue and sparkly silver.  With blue in mind I have created a very very large blue and white floral ‘Thank You For Being My Friend’ tag for that uber-ly fab gift you would buy for that special friend, or it could equally be a lovely card too.   The image on the oversized tag is the very beautiful Octavia Friendly Hugs digi stamp which can be found HERE  and coloured her using Graph'Its and various ribbons and flowers, full details of which can be found on my blog. 

Wendy - Mmm.....winter colours, brown like leaves and blue like ice I think. For this weeks card I've made a double Z-fold and I just couldn't resist using an image, backing paper and a fabulous sentiment from Winston, seeing as it's now available on instant download. I've used Shy Etty, who is also available individually here and coloured with Graph'its.

Scatty Jan For my winter colours I went for Blues and Browns- I used the lovely digi image Octavia Best Friends , I think she is my favourite digi ever. I coloured her with Graph'It Markers. The paper, Bow and flowers are from the  Winston collection and the sentiment is from Work and Play 3 collection...

Caz  Hi everyone for my Thank you card in winter colours, I have used the gorgeous image called Georgia available as a digi download, also available on Bonbon Belles Double cdrom. The lovely papers and flowers are all from Double Sprinkles of Kraft CD. And lastly the Thank you ticket can be found on Work & Play collection3....

Yvonne - Hello there! I opted for cool blue and purple, the latter being contemporary I would say.  As the theme is thank you, I think the perfect image to saying thank you is the lovely 'Florist' from 'Work & Play 2'.  You can get this as a CD-Rom, a complete Digi Download Collection or you can buy the digi image here, or from the Etsy store, lots of choice!  I coloured her with my Graph'It Markers.  I printed out the blue flowers paper from the Pretty Sweet Collection and then I used 'Broken China' Distress Ink around the edges. The sentiment tickets are from 'Work & Play 3'.

Kate - When I saw it was a 'Thank You' challenge I immediately thought cute teddy bear or flowers so Etty Shy from the Winston collection was a perfect match for me. I went with icy blues and silvers for my winter colours, and coloured with Pro Markers, added glossy accents to her nose and the flower centres. The flowers are also from the Winston collection and I added buttons & pearls from my stash.

And now for the winner from week 41 - The winner chosen at random is:

#25 Deonna B 

please email us at sales@polkadoodles.co.uk quoting DCwk44001wk41 to claim your prize!

And the top 3, in no particular order, chosen by the design team are:

#13 Julie Gleeson 

# 15 Twisted Witch Lin 

# 51 Susan Kennedy 

Well done everyone go grab your badges from the side bar.

Thank you all so much for your entries, it means so much to us that you join us each week.

Make sure you pop over to our sister teamies over at The Digi Queens for loads more inspiration today! 

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wk 43 - Lace....Digi Choosday Craft Challenge

Happy Choosday everyone!

We hope you made use of the discount code we gave you last week to celebrate our first birthday, why not use your new digi(s) to enter this weeks challenge. “Well, what is it”, I hear you ask, so the challenge we have set this week is....

Lace

To enter the challenge you can make anything you like, from a card to a home décor item and anything in between. Just make sure you use lace somewhere on the project.

You have until 11^th November to enter and the winner will be announced on 18^th November, so lots of time to get your entry in. All we ask is that you follow the theme and the simple rules that can be found in the side bar.

The winner will receive a free digi image from the (Digi Store)

The winners from week 40 Christmas can be found at the bottom of this post.

Now let’s see what the team have made for us for this weeks challenge. All amazing creations I'm sure you'll agree!

Anjie - As soon as I saw lace was the challenge I knew I wanted to use an image from the Rose Budd download Collection. The collection is also available as a CD should you wish to buy it that way. Miss Harriet is also available to buy as a clear stamp. The papers are also from the same collection. I have coloured the image with my Graph'It Makers. I have added the lace over the top of some vintage ribbon. This lace is just adorable as it has some small beads running along the middle of it. You can buy it from HERE. More details on my blog.

Julie - I don't do any sewing so had no lace at home but remembered seeing some beautiful faux lace in the Rose Budd full collection download so was pleased to be able to use that instead.  The gorgeous paper I have used, is actually one of the inserts in the download which I resized and then added the faux lace onto the patterned paper in PSE before printing.  The gorgeous image, available as coloured and outline only, is called Constance and is included too, Constance can also be bought as a clear stamp, and the whole of the Rose Budd full collection download is available on CD too.  The ticket is also from the Rose Budd download, there are loads of tickets included, sentiments too

Crafting Vicky This time around the challenge of using lace was a lot easier for me!  Not so long ago I never used it at all but now I have a whole stash of it!  When I decided to use the great Maddie Shy  that you can also find in the great Pretty sweet collection.  I really love the pink and the black together!

Wendy - I love lace, so pretty & girly, so this weeks card had to be pink. My image is from the Rose Budd Collection and also available individually.The backing paper is also part of that collection, it comes A4 size, but I've resized using Craft Artist.

Tanya  - Ooh lovely lace!!!  I love love love lace and ribbon and anything girly so this week’s challenge theme is right up my crafty street.  This week I have made a canvas that can be hung on the wall with the addition of ribbon or stood on a shelf to pretty up a bedroom.   I have used the ever so sweet and girly Fredericka Libby digi stamp which can be found HERE and coloured her using  Graph'Its (a full list of which can be seen on my blog) and coloured the lace slightly with Pan Pastel (380.8).  The lace and flowers are from my extensive stash of embellishments, full details of which can be seen on my blog.

Patty - I've been using Lace a lot lately in all of my creations.... they are so delicate and lovely! so this was a easy peesy challenge for me. I used image and papers from Candy Doodles collection  and some scrap pieces are from the clutter on my desk, sentiment is also from the collection. I like the lace and ribbon combination!!  These birdies are so cute and just had to used them.

Yvonne - I LOVE this challenge, I enjoy all the challenges for Digi Choosday and have fun for every project, but this theme of 'Lace' let me be all girly and pretty and I loved it. I used the beautiful image of Fredericka Debutante which you can get here, or in the Etsy shop or here. I coloured her with my Graph'It Markers.  The backing paper and the sentiment are from the beautiful 'Rose Budd' Collection, which you can get as a CD-Rom or a complete digi download. You may not see it but the 'bubbly' in her glass is coloured with Graph'It Glitter Shake Marker in Gold.

And now for the winner from week 40

The winner chosen at random is:

#11 Margaret A 

please email us at sales@polkadoodles.co.uk quoting DCwk43001wk40 to claim your prize of a free digi.

And the top 3 chosen by the design team are:

#31 Mimi 

# 34 Sharon G 

# 39 Mags 

Well done everyone go grab your badges from the side bar.

Thank you all so much for your entries, it means so much to us that you join us each week.

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wk 42...Birthday Celebrations - Digi Choosday Challenge

Happy Digi Choosday everyone!

Before we get onto this weeks challenge we would like to let you know that we have extended the DT call until 27^th October. We have had some fabulous entries so far, it’s going to be such a tough decision! See HERE for details. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!

Now did you know we are now officially one year old! 
It is one whole year since the Digi Choosday team was founded and what a year it’s been. There have been some amazing releases from Nikky Hall this past year, and I’m sure the coming year will bring more fabulousness from Mrs Doodles. 

As a special Birthday Celebration we also have a fabulous offer for you 

enter the following code at the digi checkout to save 20% 

on all digis in the store (expires midnight 27/10 GMT)

DQ211220

Because of our birthday we decided the challenge this week could only be one thing really so let’s get on with it. Of course the challenge is

Birthdays

To enter the challenge you can make anything you like, from a card to a home décor item and anything in between.

You have until 4^th November to enter and the winner will be announced on 11^th November, so lots of time to get your entry in. All we ask is that you follow the theme and the simple rules that can be found in the side bar.
As this is a special occasion the winner will receive a free digi bundle from the Digi Store and our Top 3 faves will also all win a digi too!

If you are not a member of our Facebook group here make sure you pop over and join us as we have loads of great fun stuff going on and little freebies and discounts so it's well worth joining us! 

The winners from week 39 Vintage can be found at the bottom of this post.

Now let’s see what the team have made for us for this weeks challenge!

Anjie - The image is the adorable new Octavia Best Friends, isn't she just adorable. She is flying out of the store. If you are wanting to practice your colouring I think this image is perfect for it with all that hair and the folds in the dress, so go on and grab it and get colouring.
The papers are from the Rose Budd download, which is also available as a CD if you prefer. I went around the edges of the papers and the image with the pearl blue Pan Pastel, you can't really see it on the photo but it gives it a great glittery effect. All the die cuts are from Tattered Lace. The scrabble letters are from Docrafts and you can buy them here.

The image is coloured with Graph'It Markers and the colours I used can be found on my blog.

Scatty Jan Woohooo Ive been on Digi Choosday a whole year, it's flown past- To celebrate I've made a cake. The Papers are from Cherry Blossom Lane  collection absolutly adorable collection , If I am ever stuck for papers there will always be one on here. and the scrummy owl is from The Girls Hoot Download Bundle.

Crafting Vicky It's such a great challenge b-day!!!! And for a great occasion.  For my make I used a great character image from Cherry Blossom Lane  collection  as well as some papers.  So here's my little make with this gorgeous.

Julie  - For my shaped birthday card I have used a fantastic download bundle, it's called Boys Hoot 

and is available in Polkadoodles digiworld HERE

Everything I have used on my card, apart from the ribbon and bunting, is from the download bundle priced at only £3.99, a real bargain!

Wendy - For our birthday week I have used Dollie Daydream - Birthday image. The backing papers are all from the Enfys bundle, which includes 5 papers AND a digistamp for £2.25! The sentiment is from Work & Play 6.

Tanya....Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Digi Choosday, Happy Birthday to you.  I am settling into my position as Design Team member very well and for my second project I have made a cake shaped card using Do Crafts Digital Designer and have used a Polka Doodles digi image called Dollie Daydream Birthday which can be found here  HERE  coloured using  Graph'It pens (a full list of which can be seen on my blog).  The cake shaped card has been covered using papers from Polka Doodles CD called Sugar Birdies CD.  Full details of the other embellishments can be found on my blog. 

Yvonne - Well it's a Happy Birthday to Digi Choosday and I am very pleased that I get to be a part of this great celebration. Now you may have seen that the latest collection from Polkadoodles is 'Winston,' and the good news is this is now available as a full download digi collection or you can get this as a CDRom. Have to say this is a FAB collection and is jam packed with loads and loads of yummy goodiness. You can also get the characters as single digi images and Winston Birthday is available here.  I coloured him in with my Graph'It Markers, you can see the full range here.  Everything I have used on this card is from the collection.

Patty It's  a great challenge b-day!!!!  For my make I used a great the cake  image from Paper Boutique III and papers from Cherry Blossom Lane  collection  as well as some papers.  So here's my little make for DC 1st Birthday!!

Some fabulous makes everyone, thank you. Looking forward to the next 12 months!

And now for the winner from week 39

The winner chosen at random is:

#11 KT Fit Kitty 

please email us at sales@polkadoodles.co.uk 
quoting DCwk42001wk39 to claim your prize of a free digi.

And the top 3, in no particular order, chosen by the design team are:

#5 Sandie Gough 

# 7 Judith W 

#8 Lena Loken 

Well done everyone go grab your badges from the side bar. See you all next week! 

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wk 41 Halloween

Happy Choosday everyone!

Before we get onto this weeks challenge would you please all join us in welcoming a new teamie on board, a huge warm welcome to the lovely Tanya Miller  We look forward to working with you.

And don’t forget we also still have the DT call running until 20^th October. See last weeks post for details. 

It’s almost the spookiest time of the year, a time for ghosties, ghoulies and other scary things to come knocking at your door! Will you be tricking and treating or just handing out tricks or treats to visitors?

To get you in the mood the challenge we have for you this week is

Halloween. 

To enter the challenge you can make anything you like, from a card to a home décor item and anything in between.

You have until 28^th October to enter and the winner will be announced on 4^th November, so lots of time to get your entry in. All we ask is that you follow the theme and the simple rules that can be found in the side bar.

The winner will receive a free digi image from the (Digi Store)

The winners from week 38 Buttons can be found at the bottom of this post.

Now let’s see the spooky delights the team have made for us for this weeks challenge!

Anjie - Instead of a card this week I thought I'd do some home decor so have made a canvas to hang on the wall. The image is cute little Amelia Witch and is coloured in with my Graph'It Markers. The rest of the elements on the canvas are from the Witchie Witchie download bundle. You can see all the details about the colour Graph'It's I used and how I made it on my blog.

Scatty Jan Just can't beat a bit of Halloween. I have used the lovely Witchie Goth, coloured  her with Graphic markers, (I just love the oranges) and placed her on the side of my Boo Lantern.

Wendy - Halloween to me means bold, dark colours, totally out of my comfort zone! I've used a fabulous backing paper from Witchie Witchie bundle, as are the embellishments. The image is Kitty Kat, part of Nikkys new Halloween themed Digistamps. The moon is a simple circle of card, gently coloured with Yellow Ochre Pan Pastel.

Crafting Vicky  I was wondering what I could do that would be a bit different... and then I came across the great image  Jack Pirate from the Bonbon Belles CD.  I paired him with some papers from Pretty Sweet collection that I changed colors in my Word document for more orange.

Julie - I wanted to make something other than a card for this challenge so decided to make this witches hat - The gorgeous image I have used is called Amelia Witch Toad and the papers are both from the Witchy Witchy download bundle, in fact everything on this witches, hat apart from the witch image and bow with dazzler in the centre, is from the great value for money (at only £3.49) Witchy Witchy download bundle

Tanya

So this is my very first project as new DT member for Digi Choosday and also a first for making a Halloween inspired project too!!  For this theme I have made an 8x8 square card and have used the digi image called Witchie coloured using  Graph Its and the background is from Witchie Witchie Download Bundle 2013 finished off with Trick Or Treat lettering and spider from Sundae of Seasons CD  and a helping of Cosmic Shimmer glitter glue and a length of chiffon purple ribbon, from my crafty stash.

Yvonne - Hi there - well this week I made my very first Halloween card.............ever!!! I know! I also did another first and that was create my own background with Distress Inks!! I then put both of these things together. Honestly, the projects that I have done that I would never have dreamed of trying before, if I wasn't in a DT.  Anyway, onto the exciting bits.  I opted to use the image of Witchie Skeleton Digi Image which I coloured using my Graph'It Markers and you can see the range here.  I then used some of the images from the fantastic Witchy Witch Bundle.  Great bundle at a fantastic price!!!!  Hppe you like my first ever Hallloween card - see you next time!

Great makes from everyone I'm sure you will agree!

And now for the winners from week 38 Buttons

The winner chosen at random is:

#4 Stephanie W 

please email us at sales@polkadoodles.co.uk quoting DCwk41001wk38 to claim your prize of a free digi.

And the top 3, in no particular order, chosen by the design team are:

# 12 Margaret A 

#13 Cathy P 

# 18 Gail PN 

Well done everyone go grab your badges from the side bar.

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