For a Man or a Boy - Tons of Love Collection - Digi Choosday - It's Your Big Day with Polkadoodles

Hello everyone and happy Tuesday.  I hope that you have a lovely day today and that you enjoy your week ahead.

It's that time of the week when we launch a brand new 'Anything Goes' challenge over on the Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Blog so I hope you are going to join in and don't forget the amazing discount off all crafty printable downloads until midnight today!

The theme set for the DT this week is to create ' a card for a Man or a Boy' so I decided to create a card for a little boy and chose to use one of the sweet elephants from the Tons of Love collection.

Today's card is a larger 5" x 7" Z-fold card so I started by choosing a couple of papers from the collection to mat onto my card blank.  

I decided to use the birthday elephant digital stamp and resized the image to suit my card size, printing it out along with one of the fabulous sentiments from the collection. After colouring with promarkers I fussy cut the elephant out ready to add to my card.

To add interest I die cut a silver frame, using nested dies and adhered this to the centre of the card before adhering my elephant into the centre using foam tape along with the sentiment.

Finishing touches where some rose gold confetti around the design,white gel pen highlights and clear sparkle on his crown. Perfect I think for any little boy...who says boys don't like pink and brown ! 

I hope that you like my project today and you'll enjoy the next cards I share from Polkadoodles

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Promarkers Used:

Elephant:       cool grey 5, 3, 2, 1

                     antique pink, salmon pink, pale pink

Toes:             vanilla, pastel yellow

Crown:          gold, mustard, vanilla

                      

Card recipe:
Polkadoodles digital stamp - Tons of Love collection - Birthday Elephant

Polkadoodles digital paper - Tons of Love collection - set 1 

Polkadoodles digital sentiment- Tons of Love collection - sentiment bundle

Pretty Pink Posh confetti - rose

Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen - clear

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen - white

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x

Big Birthday Wishes - Tons of Love with Polkadoodles

Hello and happy Thursday everyone....I hope that you are enjoying the week.....I think I have caught up with myself now after my trip - its amazing how long its taken me....unpacking, washing and catching up on sleep !

I'm back today to share another card made using the gorgeous new Tons of Love collection by Polkadoodles

Elephants are my absolute favourite animal - I would have a real one in my garden if it was allowed !

If you haven't looked yet, it's a great digital collection for all sorts of projects, Valentines, birthdays, New Babies, Spring cards and lots more and as always there are black and white digital stamps for you to colour and pre-coloured versions if you prefer.  There are 3 gorgeous paper bundles, a fabulous bundle of sentiments and there's also a set of elephant number images for those special birthday celebrations too.  

Don't forget if you want some more inspiration for this collection why not have a look in the Inspiration Gallery on the website.

Today's sweet card is using the digital stamp Gift Time, he is such a happy chap and who wouldn't want a present with him on top!

This is an A6 popup card, I'm loving this style at the moment as they are so easy to make.  

To make the card base I have used a cherry red card stock with a mat layer of deep red and then used 3 papers from the collection on the different panels of the card. 

For the centre popup panel I used a fabulous ricrac style die to cut a piece of the deep red card added a die cut layer of paper and then the cute elephant to the top with foam tape for dimension.

The elephant with his present has been coloured with Promarkers (see below for colours) and then fussy cut out.

To finish off my card I die cut different sized stars with some of the papers and adhered these around the design along with lots of gold confetti, star sequins and shimmer. 

The sentiment  is from the collection cut into a simple strip, layered onto deep re card with a touch of distress ink to take away the stark white of the card.

I hope that you like my card full of love today from this wonderful new Tons of Love by Polkadoodles and you'll be back to see another card from me very soon.

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:
Polkadoodles digital stamp - Tons of Love - Gift Time

Polkadoodles digital Sentiment - Tons of Love - Greeting Bundle

Polkadoodles digital Sentiment - Tons of Love - Paper Bundle 2 & Paper Bundle 3

Distress Ink - mowed lawn

Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens - clear

Pretty Pink Posh confetti - gold

Sugar & Spice Sequins - Unicorn

Sakura Gelly Roll pen - black, white, metallic blue

   

                 

Promarkers Used:

Elephant:       cool grey 5, 3, 2, 1

                     antique pink, salmon pink, pale pink

Toes:             vanilla, pastel yellow

Hat:              green, soft green, pastel green

Hat:               gold, mustard, vanilla

                      

Present:         cornflower, denim blue, pastel blue

                     gold, mustard, vanilla

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x

New Release - Tons of Love - Love you to the Moon and Back with Polkadoodles

Hello and happy Friday everyone..I hope that you have had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend....we've been super busy this week, working in the garden and having quite a few deliveries for some future work in the house.

The temperatures this week have been quite silly for the end of January...it was 26C at one point!

I'm back today to share another card made using the gorgeous new Tons of Love collection by Polkadoodles

If you haven't looked yet, it's a great digital collection for all sorts of projects, Valentines, birthdays, New Babies, Spring cards and lots more and as always there are black and white digital stamps for you to colour and pre-coloured versions if you prefer.  There are 3 gorgeous paper bundles, a fabulous bundle of sentiments and there's also a set of elephant number images for those special birthday celebrations too.  

There is also a fabulous 40% discount off this new collection for a limited time and if you are a VIP you will have received an email with details of a special extra discount just for you.

Don't forget if you want some more inspiration for this collection why not have a look in the Inspiration Gallery on the website.

Today's sweet card is using the digital stamp Flying Balloons, I think hes definitely enjoying the ride.

This is a 5" x 7" scene card, using 2 papers from the collection to create my sky and the hill.

 

The elephant with his balloons has been coloured with Promarkers (see below for colours) and then fussy cut out.

I die cut clouds from white card, tinting them with distress ink and then clear sparkle before assembling the card using foam tape for extra dimension.

To finish off my card I added a few clear iridescent sequins and a sentiment from the collection cut into a simple strip.

I hope that you like my card full of love today from this wonderful new Tons of Love by Polkadoodles and you'll be back to see another card from me very soon.

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:
Polkadoodles digital stamp - Tons of Love - Flying Balloons

Polkadoodles digital Sentiment - Tons of Love - Greeting Bundle

Polkadoodles digital Sentiment - Tons of Love - Paper Bundle 2 & Paper Bundle 3

Lisa Horton Crafts Dies - Set the Scene - Garden Greenery

Distress Ink - Tumbled glass

Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens - clear

Glossy accents

Sugar & Spice Sequins - Unicorn

Sakura Gelly Roll pen - black, white, clear star

   

                 

Promarkers Used:

Elephant:        cool grey 5, 3, 2, 1

Scarf:             antique pink, salmon pink, pale pink

Toes:              vanilla, pastel yellow

Balloons:         gold, mustard, vanilla

                      antique pink, salmon pink, pastel pink

                      cornflower, denim blue, pastel blue

                     

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x

New Release - Tons of Love with Polkadoodles

Hello and happy Friday everyone..I hope that you have had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend....we've got a little more rain today but with horrid winds so we'll be battening down the hatches before long.

I'm back today to share some exciting news about a gorgeous new collection of the sweetest elephants - The collection is called Tons of Love by Polkadoodles, I love elephants and we have loads around our house here, from big to small...there is something special about them.

It's a great digital collection for all sorts of projects, Valentines, birthdays, New Babies, Spring cards and lots more.  As always there are black and white digital stamps for you to colour and pre-coloured versions if you prefer, 3 paper bundles and a fabulous bundle of sentiments, there's also a set of elephant number images for those special birthdays too.  

There is also a fabulous 40% discount off this new collection for a limited time and if you are a VIP you will have received an email with details of a special extra discount just for you.

Ill be sharing my DT cards with you over the next few weeks but don't forget if you want some more inspiration for this collection why not have a look in the Inspiration Gallery on the website.

If you are making Valentines / Galantines or Anniversary cards then this sweet elephant image is perfect, this digital stamp is called Bundle of Love

This is a simple A6 (UK size) easel card, using 3 papers from the collection.  The main image has been coloured with Promarkers (see below for colours) and the panel mounted onto the card layered with a deep pink cardstock.  

I've also die cut lots of deep red hearts adding clear sparkle and highlights to some of these and glossy accents to a couple of the hand coloured hearts.

I hope that you like my special Valentines card today from this wonderful new Tons of Love by Polkadoodles and you'll be back to see another card from me very soon.

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:
Polkadoodles digital stamp - Tons of Love - Bundle of Love

Polkadoodles digital Sentiment - Tons of Love - Greeting Bundle

Polkadoodles digital Sentiment - Tons of Love - Paper Bundle 2 & Paper Bundle 3

Spectrum Noir Glitter Pens - clear

Glossy accents

Gems

Sakura Gelly Roll pen - black, white, clear star

   

                 

Promarkers Used:

Elephant:        cool grey 5, 3, 2, 1

                      salmon pink, pale pink

Toes:              vanilla, pastel yellow

Hearts:           gold, mustard, vanilla

                      antique pink, salmon pink, pastel pink

                      cornflower, denim blue, pastel blue

                      green, soft green, pastel green

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x

I Love Promarkers Blog - #535 - A Circular Card

Hello everyone wishing you a wonderful Wednesday! I hope that you are having a lovely week and the weather is being kind to you.

I've scheduled this blog post so fingers crossed it posts ok and looks ok - apologies in advance for any glitches.

I'm on my blog today for the new bi-weekly I Love Promarkers blog challenge , it would be wonderful if you joined us over there if you love to colour with  alcohol markers and don't forget there are prizes up for grabs.  

You can find all of the rules and details for the challenge over on the blog. 

This challenge is being sponsored by Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

There are so many funny and quirky mages in the store to play with so it was really difficult to choose for today.

Here is my inspiration card for the current blog challenge with the theme A Circular Card, using a fun image Cuddly Critters Elephant 

I think this Elephant is looking so confused - maybe its because he keeps rolling over on my circular card

Elephants are my favourite animal so I knew I had to use this chap coloured with my promarkers (see below for colours ) before cutting out.

Todays circular card is made from a 6" x 6" card blank, I have cut the card using my largest circular die and then added an extra layer to hide the top/fold of the card.

I have used some fun papers from my stash from an old DoCrafts collection that I thought were perfect for my fun card, matting and layering with pink card stock.

The two strip sentiments are from Lisa Horton Crafts, simply layered onto the pink card.

The finishing touches for my card are some pink enamel dots and glossy accents for the elephants eyes.

I really hope that you have enjoyed my magical card for today and will drop by again to see my next project and don't forget to join in with the challenge over on the I Love Markers blog

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:

Dr. Digi's digital stamp - Cuddly Critters Elephant

DoCrafts papers - Daisy & Dandelion - Picnic Patch

Lisa Horton Crafts sentiment strips

Lisa Horton Crafts dies - Nested Torn Edge Circles

Enamel dots

glossy accents

Promarkers used :

Elephant

Nails:           satin, dusky pink

tusks

Ears:           pale pink, cool grey 4,3,2

Eyes:           cool grey 1, 00

Skin:           cool grey 4, 3, 2

    

   

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

 Wendy x

Baby Girl Welcome with Last Minute Manda

Hello everyone I hope that you are having a lovely Monday and Easter Monday for my U.K. Family and Friends.

Everything is now back to normal here after the Easter Feria, it was wonderful but I'm now shattered and in need of a lot of catching up with myself.

My Physio appointment went really well this morning too so things are definitely starting to move in the right direction with my shoulder.

I'm here today with my DT inspiration card for Last Minute Manda and its also a card commission for a friend.

 

This is such a sweet set of digital stamps called Baby Emma 

I decided to make a larger 5" x 7" card and use my new frame die to create a panel for the image. 

The polka dot centre panel is a digital paper from Polkadoodles from the recent Rebel collection paper bundle set 1

Emma has been coloured with my promarkers and then fussy cut out before adding to the card with low profile foam tape.

I used some simple word dies to cut out the words Baby and Welcome and have layered these up for dimension and coloured with my promarkers to match the card - this is a great way to use card if you don't have an exact match. 

I have added just a touch of clear sparkle pen to the balloons and flowers and then a few sequins scattered around the design to finish off the card.

Don't forget if you head over to the new Last Minute Manda store use my special discount code Wendy25 to get 25% off your shopping.

I really hope that you like my card today and it would be lovely if you you leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:
Last Minute Manda digital stamp - Baby Emma

Polkadoodles Digital Paper - Rebel Collection paper bundle 1

Mi Tienda de Arte - Essential Dies - Frames

Crafters Companion word dies

Sugar & Spice sequins - Candy Floss

Sakura Gelly Roll pen - black, white

Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen - Clear

Promarkers used :

Emma:      cool grey, 1,2,3,4

                pale pink, cocktail pink, antique pink

                ivory, lavender

 Flowers:  pale pink, cocktail pink, antique pink

               forest green, bright green, meadow green

               gold, sunflower

Leaves:    lush green, pine, grass

Balloons:  pale pink, cocktail pink, antique pink

Sign:       caramel, sandstone, champagne

               pale pink, cocktail pink, antique pink

               gold, sunflower

These are the challenges I am entering

dis digi designs challenge Weekly wings/tails (44) (3 of 3)
lil patch of crafty friends Weekly (88) (3 of 3)
Creative Fingers challenge (56) (2 of 3)
Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes - (50) (5 of 5)
Moving Along With The Times  #() ( of 5)
Pearly Sparkles Challenge Animal insect bird or beast unlimited (55)
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge - Anything Goes unlimited (174)
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Anything Goes (115) (3 of 3)
Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes (127) unlimited
Avenue 613 Anything Goes (124) (6 of 8)
Sheep ski designs Anything Goes die cuts (21) (1 of 3)
Mirtillamente Challenge -   () (of 5)
LeAnn's World 101 Challenge (26) unlimited
colorful options pastels (77) unlimited
through the purple haze (26) (2 of 3)
Critter Crazy Challenge (95) (3 of 5)
We love stamping Birds & Animals (63) (3 of 3)
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge Add Some Blue (61) (1 of 3)
Dragonfly Dreams colour palette (12) (1 of 3)
Crafty Calendar Challenge die cuts (43) (1 of 3)

crafting happiness challenges rainy weather ()       

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

 Wendy x

Swinging Ella from Pink Gem Designs

Hello everyone I hope that you have had a lovely day today 🐘💖🐘

Here is a cute anniversary card that I’ve made for a customer using a digital stamp from PinkGemDesigns called Swinging Ella.

I’ve used my Promarkers to colour Ella and created a very simple inky background using stencils.  The branch her swing is hanging from is from a die from Lisa Horton Crafts

Enjoy the rest of your day 🐘💖🐘

Card recipe:

Pink Gem Designs - Swinging Ella 

Promarkers (see below for colours)

Distress inks - tea dye, tumbled glass , twisted citron

Lawn Fawn clippings slimline stencils- Cloudy, Hillside 

LHC dies - Petite Petals

LHC dies - Garden greenery

Cosmic shimmer detail embossing powder - clear 

Sentiment stamp - Practical publishing magazine

Spectrum noir colorista pen - magenta

Tonic Nuvo crystal drops - dandelion yellow  

Sakura gelly roll pen - white

Stabilo fineliner pen - brown

Glossy accents

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Promarkers used :

Ella: Cool grey 1,2,3,4, pale pink, antique pink

Balloon: vanilla, pastel yellow, mustard, gold (Turner’s yellow blend from Kit and Clowder Online Colouring Classes

Swing: walnut, coral

I am joining in the following challenges:

ilovepromarkers challenge-511

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

 Wendy x