Tuesday, 3 February 2015

wk 5 In The Pink

Happy Choosday everyone!

It's Tuesday again so that means it’s time for another challenge her at Digi Choosday.

But, before we get onto this weeks challenge we have another new release to tell you about! 
It is the beautiful Octavia in her very own collection, it is called 
Octavia Moonfly
and you can find the big download bundle HERE  You can also buy it in smaller download collections or the full CD can be found HERE - so lots of choices for everyone no matter what configuration you like to choose! If you've never tried our printable papers and other bits and pieces before then this collection is one to go for!    Just look how adorable she is!......

Also don’t forget we still have a DT call running over at Polkadoodles for a few more days. You can find all the info HERE ......

Now onto the challenge......
This week the challenge we have set is “In the Pink”

You can make anything you like maybe a card, a scrapbook layout of even home décor. As long as it follows the theme for this week. We don’t have many rules but check them out in the side bar if you need to. You do NOT need to use our products to enter and you can win a great prize!  We give you two weeks to enter so that means you have until 17th February 2015 to enter and the winners will be announce on 24th February 2015.   The random winner will receive a free digi from the digi store!
The winner and top 3 for week two can be found at the bottom of this post.

So let’s see what the design team have made for us....

Anjie - The image is the adorable drummer girl and coloured her with my Graph'It Markers. She reminds me so much of our Poppy when she was little as she had a little drum kit that she absolutely adored! The papers are from the Opera themed collection. The embellishents, bow and sentiments are from the full Work & Play 8 collection download. This is also available as a CD as well.

Scatty Jan - This week I have used the lovely digi Shannon you can find her here. Her hat , butterflies, balloons, papers and sentiment were all from The Winston collection available on a CD or an instant download. I coloured Shannon with Graph'It markers and also used Graph'It white shake it to add some detail to her scarf. Added a trim to side of card and her hat , a couple of card candi and a sprinkling of glamour dust.

Crafting Vicky I really love playing with pink so this was not an issue at all.... well beside deciding which digis and papers to use!!!  My world, so many fabulous options.  I finally went for the great Work and Play 2 collection, the papers and the image are from that set and it's such a great deal!  But you can also find just the image called Florist here.
Caz  I love working with colour pink..For my creation i have used the gorgeous image Getting Ready/Pamper digi. She is from the great work & play 9, Love and Kisses.  Collection available as a CD. The papers, sentiment, scrabble tiles and hearts are all from this collection.  Wich im sure you will love..
Nikki - Pink has been one of my favorite colours as of late so doing anything in pink is fun.... The new release, Work and Play Collection 9 is to DIE FOR...... I chose a sweet little image called Cupid's Arrow. If you are just after the image you can find it here! BUT, I am telling you..... GET THE WHOLE CD..... the papers that I used are also on it and the whole CD is AMAZING.... Of course I inked her up with Copic markers...... check out my blog for all the details.....
Jane – Hi everyone! I absolutely adore the amazing Dollie Daydream Goes East Collection which contains the most gorgeous designs! All the papers and elements that I have used on my card are from this collection as is the scrumptious Lily who is also available individually here. If you love girly eastern goodness you NEED this collection! Enjoy your day! xxx
KateI decided to make a tag this week instead of my usual make of a card.  I coloured the gorgeous Mermaid image from the Bonbon Belles Collection and paper & a bow from the Work & Play 9 Collection.
Monica.-For my pink project, I made a sexy corset gift bag for a bachelorette party with pink papers and the super sexy "Wedding Night" digi from Work & Play 9.-Love and Kisses Collection.
Tanya - Ooh, I love love love pink so this week’s challenge is just perfect for me.  I made this week’s challenge in my very pink craftroom and have used the super sweet Ballerina image from the Work and Play 2 collection, available as a single image HERE and the full collection available HERE as a download.  There are some superb images on this collection and some wonderful co-ordinating papers too.  I printed the image out several times and coloured her with Graph It pens before decoupaging her in four layers.  The scrabble tiles have been printed from the Work & Play 9 Love collection (available as a CD HERE) which I’ve cut out and glittered and glazed and finished the canvas off with a length of pink chiffon ribbon tied in a bow.  A super sweet gift for the ballet dancer in the family.
Lynda: I love this weeks challenge, Pink is definitely my favorite color.  The background papers, embellishments and the pre-colored digi are from the gorgeous Work and Play 9 collection which is available on CD or as a digital download. Have Fun xx 
Wendy - This week I've gone back a few collections and used the Rose Budd Collection. The backing papers, which are both from this collection, have also been used to make the flowers. The gorgeous girl in the centre is Miss Rose, available on her own or again as part of the collection, where you also get an fab assortment of sentiments, including the one I've used.
Yvonne - This week I HAD to use the new Octavia Moonfly Collection - it's far too gorgeous not to. Now you can get it as a complete CD Rom Collection - or you can can get it as a complete Digi Download OR and this is exciting, you can now get it in bundles and pick and choose!!! Click here for the details! I opted to use 'Washing Day' as I just love the attitude of Octavia in this. Everything on the card is from the collection, except the wee pearl on the charm embellishment.

Great makes from everyone I’m sure you will agree.

Add your entry using the linky tool below. Thank you all so much for your entries, it means so much to us that you join us each week.

Now for the winner and top three from week 2......

The winner chosen at random is:
Well Done!  please email us at sales@polkadoodles.co.uk quoting DCW02001 to claim your prize of 3 free digis!

And in no particular order the top three chosen by the design team are:
#13 Anet
#29 Mimi 

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Tuesday, 27 January 2015

wk 4 Cool Blue....Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge

Happy Choosday everyone!

Before we get onto the challenge we have some news for you, our sister blog Polkadoodles is having a DT call! How exciting, get yourself over there and have a read and get entering. You can find all the info you need HERE.

Are you ready for another Digi Choosday challenge? We are and this week we want to see 
Cool Blue 
creations.

You can make anything you like maybe a card, a scrapbook layout of even home décor. As long as it follows the theme for this week. We don’t have many rules but check them out in the side bar if you need to.  You have until 10th February 2015 to enter and the winners will be announce on 17th February 2015.  The random winner will receive a free digi from the digi store!

The winner and top 3 for week one can be found at the bottom of this post.

So let’s see what the design team have made for us...

Scatty Jan Oh I just love a colour challenge , I have used the fantastic collection - Work and Play 8 - Music , Using the little Guitar boy , Papers, Sentiment and Guitars from the collection. I have coloured with Graph'It markers and used glossy accents over the guitars. Guitar Boy is also available as a digi image on his own and you can also buy his own co-ordinating papers.

Crafting Vicky To me cool blue totally meant I could get another Christmas card done ahead of time!!!  Yes I know... it's early but you know Christmas will be just around the corner before we know it lol.  The image and the great paper is from the Work and play 5 - Festive Hollybobs collection.  You can also get the great digi Snowball here.  He's just soooo cute!

Nikki - My favourite colour is blue so I had no issues with this card, although it was male inspired, so it CAS. I used Lewis.... such an adorable image. You can him as a single download or he is available on the Pretty Tuff CD. The papers I used are from Work and Play Collection 1. The sentiment is from the new release Work and Play Collection 8. I used my Copics to ink this little fella up. Hope you like it.....

Anjie - As you can see rather than a card I've made a gift bag. I've used the fabulous DJ image and the DJ and Opera themed paper collection downloads. All these are also available together as the full Work & Play collection 8 download or CD if you prefer. All the embellishments and sentiment are from the same collection. I've lightly distressed all the edges with a distress ink and added some faux stitching.

Caz  For my cool blue project i have used the fabby digi's Opera Boy.  And Piano Girl. The papers, and cutting files all available on the fabby Work n Play CD .  Also available as a Download. Images have been coloured with Graph'it Markers.


Monica Due to the beautiful blue shaded papers, I chose "Dollie Dream Goes to East" collection to make this week project. Everthing, the fan template, the stunning papers, the lovely Dollie Dream Boat digi and the precoloured fireflies and water lillies are on the collection. Also, you can find just the Dollie Dream Boat digi here.


Tanya - This week I’ve used the Winston Collection again as they are super super cute.  The Winston Etty Shy digi and the papers and flowers from the download collection available HERE   
The collection is also available as a CD  HERE and Etty Shy is available as a single digi image HERE.  I've coloured the image using Graph It pens available HERE        


Wendy - Using MaiMeri Gloss Gel, I've pasted small squares of blue paper to the main body of the shoe and stripy paper to the heels. Both are available in download bundles and as part of the Work & Play 8 collection, as is the guitar on the front and the bow at the back. The heels and soles are covered with glitter.

KateI used the cool Guitar Boy digi from the Work & Play 8 collection, along with a sentiment and guitar embellishment from the same collection. I took the sentiment into Word and added the guitar embellishment over one corner, printing it off further times to layer it up with foam pads. Guitar Boy is also available as a single digi download.


Yvonne -  Hello there! Well for the Cool Blue Challenge I opted to make a pop up box using the Baby Boom Download available here. Everything I have used is from the collection and the template for the box can be found on the NEW Work & Play 9 Love & Kisses Collection - which will be available as a download collection soon!!



Jane – Hi everyone! So excited to get to play with the stunningly beautiful Octavia Best Friends for my project this week! She must be one of THE most gorgeous digis out there and there are a few of her to choose from in the shop here.  I coloured her with pencils onto Kraft coloured card and used paper from Work& Play 7 and flowers from the Winston Full CollectionPop into the shop  to find all these amazing things and so much more!   Enjoy your day! xxx

Lynda:  Hi x Thanks for joining us for our color challenge x This week I used the beautiful 'Octavia Thinking' digi stamp which you can fine here. I also used backing papers and embellishments from the Picknix 1: Home Grown  collection, you can find this here Have Fun Lynda x 


Great makes from everyone I’m sure you will agree.
Add your entry using the linky tool below.
Thank you all so much for your entries, it means so much to us that you join us each week.

Now for the winner and top three from week one.

The winner chosen at random is:


please email us at sales@polkadoodles.co.uk quoting DCW01001 to claim your prize of 3 free downloads from the fabulous Music collection.

And in no particular order the top three chosen by the design team are:
#3 Meg 

See you all next week! 

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Tuesday, 20 January 2015

wk 3 - Love & Romance...Digi Choosday crafting challenge

Happy Choosday everyone!

These weeks are flying by, we are on week 3 of the year already and ready for another Digi Choosday challenge!
  
Did you see the new release over at Polkadoodles last week? 
The next in the Work & Play series, number 9 Love & Kisses. 
If not go check it out HERE  it’s just amazing and I’m sure will be used all year long!



Right, onto the challenge.
The theme we have set for you this week is 
“Love & Romance”
You can make anything you like maybe a card, a scrapbook layout of even home décor. As long as it follows the theme for this week. We don’t have many rules but check them out in the side bar if you need to. You have until 3rd February 2015 to enter and the winners will be announce on 10th February 2015.   The random winner will receive a free digi from the digi store!

We have no winner or top three to announce again this week as we were on a break for the Christmas period 2 weeks ago, so let’s see what the design team have made for us.
Great makes from everyone I’m sure you will agree.

Scatty Jan For this weeks card I have used the wonderful Classic hearts red /Wedding download bundle that you can find here The papers are absolutly stunning, The sentiment is from there (along with many others) Also the topper, The hearts in the top corner were from a paper printed off then cut out and foam padded up. . I used the adorable digi Octavia Best Friends - Coloured with Graph'It markers - Using reds for her dress to match in , I then added some white hearts using Graph'it shake it white marker . Finished off with a little beaded ribbon around the base xx

Caz For my creation i have used two pre coloured images. Boy Opera and Girl opera singers. You can also get them as digi's Girl here. and Boy here. .You can get these along with the papers Ive used, also the bow, and sentiment,  on the fabby new Work & Play 8 cd available here. The hearts are punched hearts..


Crafting Vicky I decided to go a bit different then the usual love and romance!  So I used the fabulous Opera boy that can be found here. And paired him with some papers that are in the great new set  Work & Play 8 cd available here or the download version available here.  I made a more masculine looking card.  The sentiment is also part of the set and I thought it was just perfect with this!

Nikki - Awwww, love and romance, such a sweet thing. I had a hard time deciding what to do with this particular theme. I chose to use Winston Bear Heartfelt, who is available as a single download or on the Winston Deluxe CD. Papers and sentiment were from Work and Play Collection 1 and the newest release, Work and Play Collection 8. I inked the image with my Copics and added some 3D effect. 


Wendy - For my door hanger I've used Sleepyhead Dollie for my image. It's fantastic value because it comes with that awesome sentiment and the little heart flower too. The backing paper on the hanger is from the lovely Daisy Papers Bundle. To finish it off, I've added a variety of buttons and pearls and some scrap hessian I found.


Tanya...This week I've used the Winston Collection for the very first time and have chosen to colour one of the digi images called ‘Winston Best Friends’ (with Graph It pens)  from the download collection HERE   The collection is also available as a CD HERE and as an individual digi image HERE ....I've also used two lots of the wonderful Kraft Papers that are on the download/CD.  Full details can be found on my blog.  


KateI used the gorgeous Etty Mailbox digi image.I love this image as its so versatile and can be used for birthdays, anniversary's, valentines or even just a quick 'hello friend' card. You can see full details of my card on my blog
Jane – Hi everyone! For my Love & Romance card I used elements from the wonderful Work & Play 7 Full Collection! This has some gorgeous papers and super cute characters in it and I just love this couple, Phone/Texting Girl and Phone/Texter GuyThey come as separate images but I made them into a couple whether they like it or not!!! Pop into the shop  to find them along with so many other scrummy things!  Enjoy your day! xxx

Monica.- For my card I used Jeremiah and Miss Milicent from "Rose Budd Collection". All the gorgeous and delicate papers, the butterflies and the sentiment are from the same collection.


Yvonne - Hi everyone! Well this week I went back to the Winston Bear Collection, I cannot help it, he's definitely one of my favourite favourites!!! The Collection comes in a complete Digi Download Collection or as a CD-Rom.  For the theme of Love & Romance, I opted to use 'Etty Shy'.  I made a 7x7  'banner card', using papers from the Winston Bear Collection. The hearts and flowers are also from the collection. Quite happy with how this turned out!



Lynda:  Love is in the air this week and I decided to celebrate it by creating an anniversary card. The cute image is from the Winston collection and you can buy here . The background papers and heart embellishment are from the gorgeous Love will flourish wedding stationary collection which is available here. I just love the heart's background paper!! 

Anjie - I have used the Love & Kisses image and papers from the new Work & Play collection, number 9 Love & Romance. It is not available as a download just yet but will be soon so I wanted to show you a little bit of what to expect. I have coloured her with my Graph'It Markers.


We can't wait to see your entries - see you next week!

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Tuesday, 13 January 2015

wk 2 - January Birthdays...Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge

Happy Choosday everyone!
We hope you have enjoyed your weekend and are ready for another challenge!
Before we get onto the challenge we have to share with you another new collection! Our lovely Nikky Hall has been very, very busy lately and look what she has come up with this time!

It's the new Work & Play collection 9 
Love and Kisses
and you can find it HERE.

This collection is bigger than normal it's an XXL collection, there are 16 amazing digi images for you to colour in as well as all the other goodies that are on there and it's so much more than just for Romance so many of those images can be used all year round, it's just fabulous!

Now onto the challenge!
The challenge we have set for you this week is 
“Birthdays”

You can make anything you like maybe a card, a scrapbook layout of even home décor. As long as it follows the theme for this week, birthdays. You don't have to use our products to enter, just please follow the challenge and our entry rules : ) 
You have until 27th January 2015 to enter and the winners will be announce on 3rd February 2015.
Our Random winner will receive 3, yes 3 digis from the store which are worth £6.75! 

We have no winner or top three to announce this week as we were on a break for the Christmas period 2 weeks ago.

So let’s see what the design team have made for us 

Anjie - Have you seen the new Work & Play collection, no. 8 download? If not head over to the store now and grab it, it is amazing! It is also available as a CD. I've used the Guitar Boy on my make this week. He is also available on his own as a download here. The papers are also from the same collection as are the embellies and sentiments. The image is coloured with my Graph'It Markers.

Crafting Vicky - I don't know about you but I always need birthday cards!  So when I saw this challenge I was quite happy because that's one more in my stash.  For this I used the super sweet set Pretty Sweet Mini set collection and you can get the sweet Maddie with present by herself here.  The papers are from that set as well.

Caz For my birthday card i have used the lovely Winston Bear Celebrate, available as a digi here.  The papers, sentiment and flowers are all available on  the Winston Bear  CD  here. Also as a full Download. Also image is on cd and download.

Scatty Jan For my Birthday card ,I have used the lovely digi Emily Party, I printed her out onto Ultimate Graphic and coloured her using Graph'It Markers. I also used wink of stella markers to add a little sparkle. The Paper, Bunting,Hat and sentiment are from the Cherryblossom Lane CD and the balloons are from Winston Collection

Nikki - I have been dying to use the adorable Maddie Twirling Curls and I finally got a chance to use her. She really reminds me of this sweet girl at work who is having a birthday at the end of the month. I also used the "Happy Birthday" sentiment {on the inside} and the pink polka dotted paper, both of which are from the new Work and Play Collection 8. I used my Copics to ink her up. More details on my blog....

Monica.- For this birthday challenge, I chose to make a cowboy greeting card. So I made a box card with the cowboy and the cowgirl of Work and Play 3.- Collection. You can find this digis individually here (the cowboy) and here (the cowgirl). I also used digital papers from "Classic Heart" and "Work and Play 4".
Tanya Hope we’re all having a great New Year.  Can you believe it’s the 13th already???  Well on with this week’s challenge which is January Birthdays and I’ve used the wonderful new CD called ‘Work & Play 8 - Music’ which features awesome digis, papers and embellishments.  You can grab your copy HERE....I've used the coloured digi of the guitar boy and have decoupaged him on a backdrop of four of the papers available on the CD, finished off with a length of musical note ribbon which I've distressed with some ink.  Full details can be found on my blog.  You can also buy guitar boy as a digi download HERE....
Kate - I used the super cute image from the Nikky Digistamp Bundle and papers from the Work & Play 6 collection. I didn't want to go OTT with embellishments on this card as I printed the image quite large, so just used a few pieces of card candi and some pink & white twine....
Lynda: I love the new Work and Play collection 8 so I decided to use it for this weeks challenge. The background papers, digi and sentiment stamp are all from this collection and you can find it as a digital download  here or on a cd  here.  Have fun Lynda x 
Yvonne - Hi there everyone! Well my dad turns 70 this year so, I have made the perfect card for him using Winston Bear Collection.  He is available as a complete Digi Download Collection or as a CD-Rom; alternatively you can get the digi image 'Birthday' on it's own, here. The papers are from the same collection.  I coloured Winston with my Graph'It Markers, a range of which you can see here


Jane – Hi everyone! As one of my brother’s kindly has a birthday in January (and just so happens to play the drums) I made a card for him using the fab Drummer Troy! I love this little guy and I also used one of the papers from Work & Play 6, a ticket sentiment from Work & Play 1 and a circular ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment from Work & Play 8. You see you need them all really! Have a good day! xxx
Wendy - For this weeks birthday theme, I've used an image I've been wanting to colour for ages, Octavia - Best Friends.The sentiment is from the Birthday Wishes bundle and ALL the backing papers are from the Nikky Digistamp bundle, 6 papers and a digistamp of Nikky for only £2.25....bargain! The rolled flowers are from the same bundle.
 Great makes from everyone I’m sure you will agree....
Thank you all so much for your entries, it means so much to us that you join us each week.
See you next week!!

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