wk 40 Crafting Challenge at Digi Choosday Feeling Cold - Ice & Snow

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Happy Choosday everyone.

Before we get onto this weeks business we need to let you know that we have a DT call going on for permanent members of both Digi Choosday and Polkadoodles. Head over to the Polkadoodles blog HERE to check out all the info. You would be daft not to give it go, we look for people at all different levels of their crafting journeys and the PD family is such a fab bunch of folk to work with.

Now onto this weeks post!

It’s Digi Choosday and you know what that means, yes it’s DISCOUNT DAY!!!!

Your discount code for this week is:

CHOOSDAY
which will save you 
33% off all downloads 
when you spend over £2.25 for 24 hours only
*EXPIRES MIDNIGHT GMT 06’10/15

Just enter the code in the shop HERE

Now onto the new challenge from us here at Digi Choosday.

This week the challenge is

Feeling cold, brrrrr!

That means we want you to create something that come across as cold. You can use an image that has snow or ice in it, you can add faux snow or ice to a project, or just use cold colours like blues and whites.

You can make anything you like, maybe a card, a scrapbook layout of even home décor. 

You can use any products you like to enter 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.

We give you two weeks to enter so that means the

CLOSING DATE IS 20th^th October 2015 

and the winners will be announced on 27th^th October 2015.

PRIZES:

The random winner (chosen by Random.org) will receive £5 worth of downloads of your choice from the digi store!

The winner and top 3 for week 37 can be found at the bottom of this post.

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

 We have a new GDT joining us this week, she will be here for the whole of Ocober, how lucky are we!!! So let me introduce you to Helen Nile by showing you her make for us first.

Helen -  I've used paper from the 'Eden - Paper Heaven Plain Jane' download and a digi called 'Polar Bear' from the Octavia Frosted Winter collection. My style is CAS with layers.

Aunty Sue -Oh Cold Ice & Snow can only mean Winter so today I am bringing you a Concertina Fold Card using Octavia Frosted Winter CD. Dont you just love this CD for all those Frosty images. This has 2 pre coloured images on it The Ice Palace which has lots of added 3d gloss and also Hot Chocolate because you have to keep warm. The sentiment is also from the CD. All these can be purchased from the shop HERE. I have used lots of silver Mirri card and some Silver Organza ribbon to carry the theme of Cold 

Lynda: The new Frosted Winter collection is just perfect for this challenge.  The papers,embellishments and sentiment I used are all from this  CD or if you prefer you can also get  it as a instant download.  The digi stamp I used is called Ice Fishing and she can be bought separately here. Have Fun xx 

Jane – Hi everyone! For my take on the Ice and Snow theme I also used the must-have OCTAVIA FROSTED WINTER bundle.  I used the beautiful pre-coloured imagery that characterises this awesome collection to create an easel card. The gorgeous scene is FROSTED FOX and can also be purchased individually if you wish.  Have a lovely crafty day! xxx

 Julie -- snow and cold - it sounds like the perfect opportunity to take your 4-legged buddy sledding!  I used the Work & Play 5 Festive Hollybobs Digital Download or CD Rom collection for the darling gift bag and pre-printed Hollybobs Sleightime image.  You can buy the Hollybobs Sleightime image separately, but there's so much good stuff here, why would you want to? Happy crafting! 

Anjie - Everything I have used on this card can be found on the Octavia Frosted Winter collection. You can also buy this as a CD should you prefer HERE. Or as separates HERE. I made a shaped card out of the door embellishment and then cut out and added all the other bits and bobs. I have layered lots of them up to make it as 3D as possible. You can't see from the photo but I also printed everything onto linen card so it has more texture. You can see more on my blog.

Tanya

When I think of feeling cold (and ice and snow) I think of the colour blue and so this week I've used some of the blue papers featuring snowflakes, together with embellies and bows and sentiments from the Festive Hollybob collection available on Download and CD to cover these fab MDF reindeers and then just blinged them up with glitter and twine.  More photos on my blog.  

Emma - I have used Whale of a Time from the Frosted Winter collection that can be found as an individual digi Here. All of the papers & embellishments are from the full Frosted Winter Collection that can be found Here. I have fussily cut out all the embellishments & have added glamour dust to the trees for that bit of winter sparkle.

Monica- For me, cold and snow is not a reality. In Costa Rica, our coldest day could reach 16 °C and when that happens everybody is freezing... I know you ar laughing right now lol 

As most of my teannies, I thought Octavia Frosted Winter was perfect for this challenge, so 

I made box card with papers, elements, sentiments from that collection and the lovely Octavia Hot Chocolate.

Wendy - For this weeks card I've used a Snowman from Picnix 2 Gingerbread Twist, on the front and cut the edge. The backing paper is from the same collection as is the frame and sentiment. However, the sentiment comes in black, but I have recoloured it white and put on a black background for the blackboard effect.

Audrey used an image, sentiment and digi papers from the Work and Play 5 Festive Hollybobs Full Collection.  The image, Hollybobs Sleightime can also be purchased as a single digi HERE.  I choose my embellies from Octavia Frosted Winter Full Collection, I cut 2 out with scissors and the 3 button embellies are cut with stitched die.  I added Stickles to the image and the tree embellie.

Great makes from the DT I’m sure you will agree.

If you would like to join us as a GDT please join in our challenge and add GDT after your name on your entry. Then send us an email to digichoosday@yahoo.com

Add your entry using the linky tool below.

Now for the winner and top three from week 37 monochromatic

The winner chosen at random by www.random.org is:

# 10 Judy V 

Please email us at sales@polkadoodles.co.uk quoting DCW037001 to claim your prize of £5 worth of downloads from the digi store!

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

# 12 Carol Gill 

# 16 Pauline 

#4 Julie P 

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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 39 Crafting Challenge at Digi Choosday Use Something New

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It’s Digi Choosday and you know what that means, 
yes it’s DISCOUNT DAY!!!!

Your discount code for this week is:

CHOOSDAY
which will save you 
33% off all downloads 
when you spend over £2.25 for 24 hours only
*EXPIRES MIDNIGHT GMT 29/9/15

Just enter the code in the shop HERE

Now onto the new challenge from us here at Digi Choosday.

  

This week the challenge is

Something new.

That means we want you to use something that is new to you, it could be a new image you recently bought, a new paper pack, some new embellishments etc.

You can make anything you like, maybe a card, a scrapbook layout of even home décor. 

You can use any products you like to enter 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.

We give you two weeks to enter so that means the

CLOSING DATE IS 13^th October 2015 

and the winners will be announced on 20^th October 2015.

PRIZES:

The random winner (chosen by Random.org) will receive £5 worth of downloads of your choice from the digi store!

The winner and top 3 for week 36 can be found at the bottom of this post.

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

Lynda: For my 'something new' I decided to use the latest collection, Frosted Winter. it's totally gorgeous!! It's available on CD or as a instant download. The papers I used, the sentiment and the gingerbread man are just the tip of the iceberg of what you get in this bundle. Have Fun xx

Scatty Jan how much fun did I have making my sleigh. I used The Frosted Winter collection - I used the pre coloured sleigh to start and cut several times so it would be sturdy. And then made a center piece to join them together (this was the hardest bit as I kept cutting the wrong size) I decorated the sleigh with flowers, sprigs ,garland robin , presents etc all from the collection and adding some glitter here and there. I used pre coloured Octavia Frosted Fox, also available as a B/W digi here. I added the pre coloured deers (also available as a B/W digi here) adding some red sparkles to one nose . Finished off adding some sweeties to the sleigh which I stuck tiny presents too

Jane – Hi everyone!  My something new is, like the other ladies, the fab new OCTAVIA FROSTED WINTER bundle and my wreath is made from the gorgeous pre-coloured baubles and foliage that can be found in this collection.  My other new item is the tiny lilac bows that I just HAD to treat myself to!! J Have a lovely crafty day! xxx

Emma - For my Something New I have made a stepper card & for me this is a very new sort of card for me. I have used Octavia Frosted Spines & Octavia Wandering Star who can be found as individual digi's Here & Here. I have coloured both up using Copic's & I have used some of the new pens that I have recently bought. All of the papers & embellishments are from the New Frosted Winter Collection Here where you can also find both of the images I have used along with the Polar Bear.

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Julie -- New, new, and new!  Lots of "new" for me today.  Isn't new grand?!?  I'm using papers and an image from the newly released Autumn/Halloween collections at Polkadoodles.  The image is from the Autumn/Fall 2015 digi download bundle (mono).  The colored version is available here.  The papers are all from the Halloween/Autumn Paper Heaven 1 & 2 Digital Downloads.  The sentiment is from the Twiggy and Toots Digital Download or CD Rom Paper Crafting Collection.  I'm also using newly purchased dies, and NEW Lyra Rembrandt  Polycolor Pencils.

Anjie - I have used the new Spooky Dracula image and sentiments. I have coloured the image and background with my Graph'It Markers. I have put the image in a new picture frame I picked up last week. We are having a Halloween party at our house this year so this will go on the wall as part of the decorations.

Monica- For my carousel card, I used a new collection Picknix 3 Nordic Winter, all papers, digis and words and swirls cutting files I used are from that collection. I also used a new laminator machine and a technique: foiling digis. I love how this foiling digis turn out.

Tanya

I’m back into the swing of crafting and creating since my holiday and this week have been playing with the ever so brand new Spooky Sentiments Bundle and the Halloween/Autumn Paper Heaven 1 Bundle  to make this week's card on a Halloween grungy theme.  Full details on my blog.

Audrey used a number of NEW items this time around.  First of all, my image Oddella Bow is new for me as I just got this image.  I colored her with my brand new pencils - not only have I not used these pencils before, I have never colored a full image with pencils before, so this was very new to me.  Finally, I made a new variation of a fold I have used in the past by altering the shape of the cut out in the middle.  Additional items used on my card are hearts from the Winston Deluxe Full Collection and the mushroom embellie is from Twiggy and Toots Digital Papercraft Collection and can also be found in the Twiggy and Toots Embellies Bundle.    Finally, my papers are from the girls papers found in the Work and Play 11 Digital Collection.

Aunty Sue - Well what else could I show you other than the amazing new CD Octivia Frosted Winter. How ever my new thing is the technique Altering this frame. I have used Chalk paint doing several layers and then rubbing Copper Gliding Wax on the raised edges to give a old feel. This was a very cheap white plastic frame. All this is to enhance this wonderful scene that I printed from the CD which you can purchase from the store HERE called Ice Queen & Unicorn. 

Wendy - For my pumpkin shaped card, I've used a pumpkin from the NEW Autumn 2015 collection, the image is the NEW Spooky Dracula and the small pumpkins and the sentiment are from the NEW 2015 Spooky Sentiments bundle.

Great makes from the DT I’m sure you will agree.

If you would like to join us as a GDT please join in our challenge and add GDT after your name on your entry. Then send us an email to digichoosday@yahoo.com

Add your entry using the linky tool below.

Now for the winner and top three from week 36 Shaped card

The winner chosen at random by www.random.org is:

# 9 Sarah-J W 

Please email us at sales@polkadoodles.co.uk quoting DCW036001 to claim your prize of £5 worth of downloads from the digi store!

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

# 3 Tiziana B 

# 12 Wendy Batchen 

#13 Susan Kennedy 

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wk 38 Crafting Challenge at Digi Choosday Ribbon & Lace

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Yay, it’s Digi Choosday! That means it’s DISCOUNT DAY!!!!

Your discount code for this week is:

CHOOSDAY
which will save you 
33% off all downloads 
when you spend over £2.25 for 24 hours only
*EXPIRES MIDNIGHT GMT 22/9/15

Just enter the code in the shop HERE

Now onto the new challenge from us here at Digi Choosday.

This week the challenge is

Ribbon & Lace.

So we want to see lush ribbon and/or lace on your projects. It can be real ribbon and lace (if you can bare to use it) or it can be faux ribbon and lace. In the Polkadoodles collections you will always find lots and lots of faux ribbon that always looks real on your makes.

You can make anything you like, maybe a card, a scrapbook layout of even home décor. 

You can use any products you like to enter 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.

We give you two weeks to enter so that means the

CLOSING DATE IS 6^th October 2015 

and the winners will be announced on 13^th October 2015.

PRIZES:

The random winner (chosen by Random.org) will receive £5 worth of downloads of your choice from the digi store!

The winner and top 3 for week 35 can be found at the bottom of this post.

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

Scatty Jan I used the lovely Eden collection this time , colouring up the stunning Eden Blossoms I used my Lyra Rembrandt Polycolour Pencils. You can also get Eden Blossoms as a single digi here. The flowers, sentiment an adorable matching papers are all from the collection and also the lovely paper ribbon which I popped into Craft Artist and simply coloured it to match.

Lynda:   I just love Picknix 3: Nordic Winter Collection,so that's what I chose to use for this weeks challenge. The whole collections is available on a CD or as a digital download.  The papers,digi stamp and embellishments are all from this collection. Have Fun xx 

Anjie - I have used real ribbon and faux ribbon to fit in with the theme.

The image, papers, embellies and sentiment are all from the fabulous new Octavia Frosted Winter collection. This is available as a download collection HERE, as a CD HERE, or in separate items HERE. I have coloured her with my Graph'It Markers. The background is also done with Graph'Its and a the Graph'It blender pen and the Graph'It white shaker pen.

Julie -- ribbon and lace -- two of my favorite embellishments!  I used the Work & Play 5, Festive Hollybobs Digital Craft Download collection.  You can get the Presents image individually here.  The papers and sentiment are from the same collection.  She is colored with Copic markers, and ready to wrap those Christmas presents.  Now, if only I was as organized!

Jane – Hi everyone!  My rocker card is for my brother’s wedding anniversary and I used the fabulous image, embellies and paper that are all part of the wonderful WINSTON DELUXE FULL COLLECTION.  The sentiment is from the WORK AND PLAY 9 – LOVE AND KISSES DOWNLOAD BUNDLE and I used my lush new Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils to colour. Have a lovely crafty day! xxx

Emma - For my Ribbon & Lace card I have stuck with Christmas as I really need to get these Christmas cards done this year. I have used one of the chalkboard sentiments from the Frosted Winter Collection as the main focus so no image from me today. All of the papers & embellishments are also from the Frosted Winter Collection that can be found Here. 

Monica.-For this challenge, I´m working with papers and rolled roses from Rose Budd Craft Download Collection. When I started making my card, I was going to add a hand coloured digi and rolled roses on a side. But then I rolled the roses and they were so gorgeous, that I chose to make them the focal point on my card. To achieve challenge requeriments, I used a slot ribbon border and added a piece of a beautiful and quirky brown lace under the roses.

Tanya
Hello folks.  I'm fresh back from my holidays and although I've blogged while I've been absent and joined in the challenges it's good to get back into the swing of things with lovely ribbon and lace.  I've made a card using one of the design sheets from the Work & Play Music 8 Collection and just added some lace to the card and a touch of ink around the edges of the background.  The design sheets show just how versatile they are and what can be done with them.

Audrey created an altered notebook this time around using a technique called Faux Mosaic.  I chose an image and sentiment, as well as some papers from Serenity Fairy Wishes Bundle.  Image Serenity Blossom can also be purchased as a single digi HERE and you may also purchase all the sentiments in the Serenity Fairy Wishes Sentimentals Bundle.    The other papers used are from the Winston Deluxe Full Collection and the butterfly embellies are from Twiggy and Toots Digital Papercraft Collection and can also be found in the Twiggy and Toots Embellies Bundle.  Image and sentiment are cut with dies, I added an acetate piece over the sentiment, printed the same as the piece underneath, so that it makes it stand out more against the background.  I added ribbon and lace from my stash on the spiral binding.

Wendy - I've used Constance from the Rose Budd Collection this week. The backing paper is from the same collection, as are all the embellies, including the mini manuscript, which come on one single printable design sheet.

Aunty Sue- Well for my card this week I decided that as Strictly Come Dancing is starting on Friday. Toots should enter. So I have used Dancing Queen from the original Twigg & Toots available as a digi image here or you can buy the full download/ cd coloured with my Lyra Rembandt Polycolor Pencils. I have also used one of the many fab papers from the CD too. The sentiment is from another CD Serenity Fairy Wishes. I have used lots of glitter , gems as a dancing queen needs some sparkle.

Great makes from the DT I’m sure you will agree.

If you would like to join us as a GDT please join in our challenge and add GDT after your name on your entry. Then send us an email to digichoosday@yahoo.com

Add your entry using the linky tool below.

Now for the winner and top three from week 35 In the Pink

The winner chosen at random by www.random.org is:

# 30 HeatherM 

Please email us at sales@polkadoodles.co.uk quoting DCW035001 to claim your prize of £5 worth of downloads from the digi store!

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

# 9 Julie Gleeson 

# 4 Christina Gudgeon 

#3 Caz (B) 

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