Orange Tree Wreath Card - New Release - Fruitropolis with Julia McNeill Designs

Hello everyone Happy Friday I hope that your week has gone well !  

Today I'm sharing a project for JMC Designs  that I've created using stamps from the brand new Fruitropolis Collection.  There are 4 sets of stamps in the set and ill be using The Orangery and Pear Place for my card today. 

I've created a short video showing how I created this wreath card and I do hope you will head over to my YouTube Channel to watch it.

If you like my card today, I'd be really grateful if you would also leave me a comment, like and subscribe to my channel so you wont miss future videos I'll be sharing.

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:
JMC Designs  - Fruitropolis Stamps - The Orangery & Pear Place

Distress Inks - Abandoned coral, Ripe persimmon, Saltwater taffy, Worn lipstick, Picked raspberry, Mowed lawn, Twisted citron, Carved pumpkin, Fossilized amber, Vintage photo, Gathered twigs

Versafine Clair ink – Pinecone Sakura Gelly Roll Pen – white Spectrum Noir Art liner – black 03 Spectrum Aqua pen - Sunset Sticky notes Stamping platform & T Ruler Acrylic block Water brush Kaiser Kraft self-adhesive gems - orange

Card base Kraft card 147mm x 147mm ( 5 ¾ “ x 5 ¾") Stamping panel of heavyweight card stock 300GSM 144mm x 144 mm

                      

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

Wendy x

GDT - Ay Ay Ay Ay - Happy Birthday to you with Dr. Digi's House Of Stamps

Hello everyone wishing you all a lovely Thursday !

I'm super excited today as I was invited to create a card for Dr Digis House of Stamps for a Guest Design Team spot.  I absolutely love these quirky and sometimes cheeky digital stamps so as you can imagine I jumped at the chance !

 

This is a landscape 5" x 7" bridge fold card and I chose to use one of the newer digital stamps Tres Hombres for my project today. 

I'm still on a mission making more male themed cards and I thought this Mariachi group would be perfect.  I had the famous mariachi song Ay Ay Ay Ay Cielito Lindo playing through my mind as soon as I saw this fun image... I dare you to listen...you'll be humming it all day I promise. 

I started by creating my base card from red cardstock. Cutting a piece of card 9" x 5" and scoring at 1" & 2" on each long edge.   I also cut the bridge section in red card at 7" x 1 1/4"  

I wanted to create a small 'stage' for my mariachi band to stand on so used some wood plank paper from my stage to cover the bridge section and the internal walls of the stage. 

For the rear panel and the outside panels I used a fabulous Aztec digital backing paper from Dr.Digi   I think the paper resembles lots of Mexican hats and the colours were perfect for my design. 

I then resized the digital image and chose a sentiment from the birthday sentiment sheet 01  before printing out and colouring with promarkers. 

 

Once coloured I fussy cut the band and also the sentiment after using my Minc machine to apply gold foil to the sentiment.  The Mariachi band were adhered to the front of the wooden stage and I added a piece of acetate behind to support the image.  I die cut the letters, stacking them up for dimension and adding red sparkly pen over the top before adhering them to the bottom of the stage.

The finishing touches were some white gel pen highlights and some gold confetti around the design.

I really hope that you have enjoyed my card today and don't forget to listen to the music too !

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:
Dr Digis House of Stamps - Tres Hombres

Dr Digis House of Stamps - Aztec Papers

Dr Digis House of Stamps - Birthday Sentiment sheet 01

Polkadoodles Paper pad - Peeling Paint 

Minc Foil - Gold

Sakura Gelly Roll Pens - white

Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen - barn red

Pretty Pink Posh confetti - gold

Promarkers used :

Skin:    

     

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

 Wendy x

I Love Promarkers #562 - Use pink, blue & yellow - Sponsored by Colour of Love

Hello everyone wishing you a wonderful Wednesday! 

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 fortnight long challenge is being sponsored by Colour of Love

Here is my inspiration card for the current blog challenge with the theme - Use pink, blue & yellow, so the primary colours, using this very sweet digital stamp of this sleepy little bee in the flower.  This is Sleepy time Buzlee

Its such a sweet card and perfect for the chosen colour palette.  This is an A7 or 5" x 7" card and I started by resizing the digital image and adding a sentiment to the bottom of the panel before printing out and colouring with 

promarkers (see below for colours).  

Next I used some distress ink and a cloud stencil to create a simple background.  

I used a scalloped die to cut a frame from pink card stock and then assembled my card, matting the design panel on a panel of sky blue card.  

To add dimension I used foam square to adhere the scalloped frame.

The finishing touches were white, gelly roll pen highlights, clear sparkle to the little bee's wings and some clear iridescent sequins around the design.

I really hope that you like my card 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:

Colour of Love Digital Stamp - Sleepy time Buzzlee

Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Lilybug Ladybird collection - sentiment bundle

distress ink - salty ocean

Lawn Fawn Stencil - slimline cloudy

Sugar & Spice sequins - Unicorn mix

Sakura gelly roll pen - white

Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen - clear

Promarkers used :

Bee:            yellow, buttercup, primrose

                   blue black, cool grey 7, 5

                   cool aqua

        

Flower:        hot pink, carmine, cerise

                   gold, sunflower, buttercup

                   marine, ocean teal, mint green, cool aqua

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

 Wendy x

A Passion for Markers BlogSpot #745 - Add a number - Sponsored by The Paper Shelter

Hello and a happy Tuesday to you all !

I'm here today to let you know that a new challenge has started over on the Passion for Markers Blog challenge.

This weeks challenge is being sponsored by the wonderful The Paper Shelter and don't forget there will be a prize for the Winner of the challenge - there are more details over on the blog.

The theme for Team 2 this week, chosen by the lovely Linda is to Add a number.  

I have used the fabulous image Very Summery to create my beach themed card for today.

My sentiment is from the Rebel girl collection from Polkadoodles and I can just hear this gorgeous girl saying  "Oh My Goodness its just so hard work being this gorgeous !"

This sweet image was coloured with my Promarkers (see below for colours used) and I have created a simple scene, using distress inks to create the sky, sea and the sandy beach.  The palm trees are die cut from white card, coloured first with distress inks then details added with my promarkers.

The two simple sentiments were printed onto vellum and adhered to the design using a simple glue stick.

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

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:
The paper shelter digital stamp - Very Summery

Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Rebel message bundle

Studiolight - Take me to the ocean dies - Summer Sunshine

Sakura Gelly Roll pen - white

distress inks - salty ocean, scattered straw, twisted citron, mowed lawn, vintage photo, walnut stain

Glossy accents

Promarkers used :

Skin:             ivory, almond, satin, dusky rose, sunkissed pink

Blush:           pale pink

Hair:             vanilla, caramel, sandstone, deep mocha

sunglasses:   ice grey 4, 3, 1

Bikini:           hot pink, carmine, cerise

Hat:              honeycomb, saffron, vanilla

                    hot pink, carmine, cerise

Cup:             honeycomb, saffron, vanilla

Straw            hot pink, carmine, cerise

         

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

 Wendy x

Winnie Daisy 2 - Life is better with Friends - Digi Choosday 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 'anything with friends' so I decided to use one of the sweet new images from the new Winnie Daisy Fairy 2 release.

Today's card is a larger 5" x 7" Z-fold card so I started by choosing a couple of papers from the new collection to mat onto my card blank.  I layered them onto some pretty sky blue card stock.

For the focal image I resized the digital stamp to suit my card size and added one of the fabulous sentiments from the collection at the bottom of the image panel colouring her in with promarkers to match the pretty papers - don't you just love everything about Winnie ! 

To add more dimension I have die cut some little flowers from blue card and one of the papers and have added these to my design along with a die cut hugs sentiment to the inside panel of the card.

fussy cut out some of the coral from the paper and adhered these around the design and adhered the mermaid sat on her rock using foam tape for dimension

Finishing touches where some aqua and clear iridescent sequins around the design,white gel pen highlights, clear sparkle on Winnies wings and glossy accents on the flowers. 

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:

Skin:           almond, blush, oatmeal, soft peach, dusky rose

Blush:         pale pink

Hair:          vanilla, caramel, sandstone, umber

Flower:       hot pink, carmine, cerise

                  gold, sunflower, buttercup

Dress:        china blue, denim blue, powder blue

Wings:        lime zest, blender

Bunny:        salmon pink, pale pink

                   warm grey 3, 1, 00 

Card recipe:
Polkadoodles digital stamp - Winnie Daisy Fairy 2 collection - Bunny Rabbit Friend

Polkadoodles digital paper - Winnie Daisy Fairy 2 - paper pack 2 & paper pack 4

Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Winnie Daisy Fairy 2 - sentiment bundle

Simon Says Stamp die - hugs

glossy accents

Sugar & Spice sequins - enchanted mix

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

Winnie Daisy Fairy 2 - Wishing you lot & lots of presents with Polkadoodles

Hello everyone and happy Monday.  I hope that you had a lovely weekend. 

Today I'm here to share a bright and colourful card that I've made using the a new digital stamp from the new Winnie Daisy Fairy 2 release.

It's a simple 5" x 7" card with a scalloped  frame of paper from the new collection. When the images are so gorgeous i think they don't need lots of frou frou !

For the focal image I resized the digital stamp to suit my card size and added one of the fabulous sentiments from the collection - don't you just love everything about Winnie ! 

To add interest I printed out a couple of papers from the collection and cut these into little squares. Then I folded these into small envelopes for my design... its really easy and very effective!

Finishing touches where some magenta gems around the design,white gel pen highlights and clear sparkle on Winnies wings. 

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:

Skin:           almond, blush, oatmeal, soft peach, dusky rose

Blush:         pale pink

Hair:          vanilla, caramel, sandstone, umber

Flower:       hot pink, carmine, cerise

                  gold, sunflower, buttercup

Dress:        hot pink, carmine, cerise

boots          gold, sunflower, buttercup

Wings:        lime zest, blender

Envelope:    warm grey 3, 1, 00 

Card recipe:
Polkadoodles digital stamp - Winnie Daisy Fairy 2 collection - Message Letter  Winnie

Polkadoodles digital paper - Winnie Daisy Fairy 2 - paper pack 2 & paper pack 4

Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Winnie Daisy Fairy 2 - sentiment bundle

Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen - clear

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen - white

magenta gems

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

Wendy x

Especially for You - Panda Card -Digital Stamp Freebie - with Julia McNeill Designs

Hello everyone Happy Tuesday I hope that your week is going well so far!  

Today I'm sharing a project for JMC Designs  that I've created using the Freebie Digital Stamp for June. 

Who can resist a cute Panda ?

Every month Julia McNeill very generously gives away a fabulous digital stamp, which is available to everyone in her Facebook group JMC's Crazy Crafty Hive and also to her followers via Instagram, all you need is to use your email address to register for the stamp. Here is the link to register and download this months digital stamp.

As an added bonus this month Julia McNeill invited everyone to a special live colouring demo to help improve your skills or just get started in your colouring journey. 

If you haven't watched the demo then you can watch it over on her YouTube channel here or in the JMCs Crazy Crafty Hive Facebook group here.

I coloured along live and this is my Panda, I used some distress inks and a cloud stencil to finish off the card and added a simple strip sentiment.

I do hope that you like my card for today and Id love it if you'd leave me a comment. 

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:

JMC Designs Freebie digital stamp -  Panda

Distress Ink - twisted citron, mowed lawn, salty ocean

Lawn Fawn Slimline stencil - cloudy

Lisa Horton Crafts Stamps - Mandala Collection - Stay Strong

Sakura Gelly Roll pen - white

Promarkers used :

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

Wendy x

I Love Promarkers #561 - Sepia Colours - Sponsored by CFL Digi Designs

Hello everyone wishing you a wonderful Wednesday! 

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 CFL Digi Designs one of our amazing and very talented teamies Caroline.

Here is my inspiration card for the current blog challenge with the theme - Sepia Colours, using this very beautiful digital stamp from the Books N Stuff collection.

I decided to create a more vintage style card for this challenge, keeping it very simple and sticking to sepia tones but with a splash of colour from the flowers. 

This is a large A7 card, with some simple  layering of papers that I have applied distress ink gently to the edges.

The stack of books and flowers was coloured using promarkers (see below for colours) and then I have used one of the arch dies to cut out the design, fussy cutting the top of the image. 

The sentiment was printed out and foiled in rose gold, adding distress ink to the card.

The finishing touches were some rose gold confetti around the design.

I really hope that you like my card 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:

CFL Designs Digital Stamp - Books n Stuff

Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Wanda collection - sentiment bundle

Craftwork Cards designer paper - Vintage Collection

Spellbinders Cutting Dies - Essential Arches

Spellbinders Confetti - champagne

Minc Foil - rose gold

distress ink - gathered twigs

Promarkers used :

Books:        ivory, blush, vanilla, sandstone, caramel, burnt sienna

Flowers:      hot pink, carmine, cerise

Leaves:       forest green, leaf green

Stamens:    yellow

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

 Wendy x

A Passion for Markers BlogSpot #743 - Animals - Sponsored by SheepSki Designs

Hello everyone wishing you all a lovely day !

Today I'm here to let you know that a new challenge has started over on the Passion for Markers Blog challenge and I hope that you will join in.

This weeks challenge theme of 'Animal ' has been chosen by Kitty for team 2 and is being sponsored by Sheepski Designs

For my card today I chose to use a cute digital image called My Pad, Doesn't that cute little frog look very chilled.  I thought it would make the perfect New Home card ! 

This is a simple A6(UK Size) landscape one layer card, matted onto a layer of dark navy card stock.

The image was resized to suit the card and a digital sentiment added to the bottom of the panel before printing on alcohol friendly card stock.  I have coloured with my Promarkers, keeping with a simple vivid palette (see below for colours used).

The finishing touches were some white and metallic gelly roll pen highlights on the water, clear iridescent sequins and glossy accents on the frogs eyes 

I hope that you join in with the challenge as there is a prize from the sponsor for our lucky winner!

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

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:
SheepSki Designs Digital stamp - My Pad

Polkadoodles Digital Sentiment - Bob the Dog collection - Painting Kennel

Sugar & Spice sequins - Unicorn Mix

Sakura Gelly roll Pen - white

glossy accents

Promarkers used :

Frog:       pear green, lime green, lime zest

Lily:        hot pink, carmine, cerise

              gold

Leaf:      forest green, bright green, leaf green

Water:    china blue, denim blue, pastel blue

     

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

 Wendy x

Flowers - No Pink- circular Easel Card - Butterfly Flowerpots - Digi Choosday - Be Simply Beautiful 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 with flowers but to use no pink!

I started off by creating a circular easel card with a deep purple card stock and then used one of the gorgeous blue papers from the Helga Hippo collection to mat and layer onto the bottom of the easel. 

Next I resized the beautiful Butterfly Flowerpots image to fit the easel and then printed this out onto alcohol friendly card stock. 

I coloured the image with promarkers to match the purple card and blue paper and then used one of the dies to cut out the panel.  I blended a little blue distress ink around the edge of the panel and then adhered it to my easel card.  

The sentiment from the Lilybug collection was printed out onto card, layered on to the same purple card and then adhered to act as the stopper for the easel so it stands up.  

For extra detail I printed out two of the pre-coloured butterflies from the Helga Hippo ephemera bundle, fussy cutting these out and adhered to the card so that the wings are lifted off the design. 

Finishing touches where some shiny teal confetti and white gel pen highlights.

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

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Promarkers Used:

Card recipe:
Polkadoodles digital stamp - Butterfly Flowerpots 

Polkadoodles digital paper - Helga Hippo collection - Set 2

Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Lilybug collection - sentiment bundle

Polkadoodles digital ephemera - Helga Hippo collection - Ephemera bundle

Distress Ink - salty ocean

Lisa Horton Crafts Dies - Nested Torn Circles

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen - white

Fineliner pen - green

Spellbinders confetti - lagoon

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

Wendy x