Digi Choosday - You're sweet like pumpkin pie - Autumn is Here - Fluffy Friends Cute Collection - with Polkadoodles

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday... I hope that you're having a great week so far and that the weather is being kind to you.  

It's time for the Design Team to share some more inspiration for our current 'Anything Goes' challenge over on the Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Blog. I hope you are going to join in and don't forget the amazing Digi Choosday discount off all crafty printable downloads! 

Don't Forget that our challenges our now 4 weekly so there's loads of time for you to join in and more chances to win too!

The theme set for the DT this week by Nikky was Autumn is Here !. I'm not quite ready for Autumn yet but I am definitely longing for the cooler days and nights.

For my Autumn card today I decided to use one of the sweet images from the recent Fluffy Friends collection.

It's a simple A7 card base using a couple of more autumnal papers from the collection and layers of a rusty coloured card stock for the matt layer and the arch behind the fluffy friends

I have used the very sweet Monty bear and Rusty fox digital stamp colouring with promarkers to match the pretty papers and fussy cutting out by hand

I decided to add a couple of mushrooms from the Spring is Here SVG, adding a little brown distress ink to these for shading and a also a large blue butterfly from one of the papers in the collection.  I think the mushrooms give the card the autumnal feel along with Rusty fox and the coordinating rust coloured card.
 

The sentiment has been taken from the Freddy Fox collection and I added a little cross stitched border for a little texture.

Finishing touches were a few coffee coloured pieces of confetti and some white gelly roll pen highlights around the design.

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

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe: 

Polkadoodles digital stamp - Fluffy Friends - Monty bear and Rusty fox digital stamp

Polkadoodles digital papers - Fluffy Friends - paper set 1 and paper set 4 

Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Freddy Fox -  sentiment bundle

Polkadoodles SVG print and cut - Spring is here

distress ink - tea dye

Spellbinders confetti - latte

Lawn Fawn edge die - cross stitch

Glossy accents

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

New Release - Cute Creatures - Bundle Offer - You are my favourite person - with Lili of the Valley LOTV

Hello everyone happy Friday - I hope you have all had a lovely week and have  a lovely weekend planned.  

We've had another really busy week with various appointments and keeping up with jobs around the house and garden so I'm looking forward to lunch today with fiends at our favourite restaurant nearby.

I'm back today to share a sweet little A6 card using one of the cute little critters from the brand new  Cute Creatures collection by Lili of the Valley (LOTV). available now from the Etsy shop.

 

It's a fantastic collection of 2 sets of images, that you can buy separately or as a complete collection - I know which I would choose as its a fantastic price for what's included.  Each set contains 93 cute little creatures or you can get all 186 creatures.

My sweet card has been made using the little love bird from set 1.  I resized him and created a reversed copy as I wanted the two little birds to be facing each other.

All of these little images are so easy to colour and you can really use your imagination with them.

The two little birds were printed out onto alcohol friendly card and coloured with my promarkers before cutting out with my ScanNCut.

Next I created my background, using a cloud stencil and distress inks to create a magical sky to complete my rainbow of colours used.

I die cut a little branch and some leaves, adding distress ink to these for some shading.

The sentiment was cut out in a little cloud shape on my ScanNCut and I blended ink over this too.

Finishing touches were some little clear sparkly gems, a little clay heart and white gel pen highlights around the design.

I hope that you like my card today and you'll enjoy the next cards I share from Lili of the Valley (LOTV)


Hasta luego 👋

Enjoy the rest of your day !

    

              

Card recipe:

LOTV Digital stamp  - Cute Creatures - set 1

Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Wings of Love - Sentiment bundle

Distress Ink - shaded lilac, salvaged patina, kitsch flamingo, rustic wilderness, frayed burlap

Sheena Die - leaf and branch

Lawn Fawn stencil - cloudy

Buttons Galore & More gems  - All is Calm

Sakura Gelly Roll pen - white

clay heart

 #lotv #liliofthevalley #weloveliliofthevalley #lotvdt

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

 Wendy x

Digi Choosday - SVG Spring is Here - Spring Card - 3d Pop up Card - Gnome for Spring Collection - with Polkadoodles

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday... I hope that you're having a great week.  It's the middle of March and its definitely beginning to look a lot like Spring here - buds on the trees starting to burst open, beautiful fragrant almond blossom and there's a definite buzz in the garden now.

It's that time of the week to share some more inspiration for our current '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 Digi Choosday discount off all crafty printable downloads!  

Don't Forget that our challenges our now 4 weekly so there's loads of time for you to join in and more chances to win too!

The theme set for the DT this week is to make a Spring or Easter themed card and to use this colour palette 

One of my crafting goals this year, as you know is to use my ScanNCut machine more so I set myself the challenge to use one of the wonderful Digital Print and Cut Files and make a 3D pop up card.  Two completely new things for me to learn and I am so happy with the end result.

I started off with the Files from the Spring is Here download and worked out how to print these and use the Cut file included to cut out the images....

The really simple way was was to print out the coloured image file, scan in the image and then use this direct to cut tool, but I discovered that the detailed cuts were missing.  

Not a huge problem I know and the elements as still beautiful as they are but I wanted to get the detailed cuts too.  It took me a few attempts to work out which files to use with my ScanNCut machine but I did it in the end using the high quality png file and the dxf cut line only was the combination that worked for me.

But then I wanted to push myself further as the coloured images didn't match the colour palette Nikky had asked us to use.  So I set to work again, working out which file I needed to use that I could edit and alter the colours, I also wanted extra copies of the butterflies and tulips for my design.  Once I was happy I  recreated the cut file, using the original version to suit my new image.

I'm so happy it worked - took me a few hours to work out what I was doing but it was so worth it and will be quicker next time !

Next I designed my Pop Up Box in the Brother CanvasWorkspace and once cut out set to decorating my Spring card.

The finished card folds flat and  fits an A6 or 6" x 4" envelope.  

I adhered some of the wood grain paper from the Udderly Cute collection to the card inserts - I think they look like benches in a little greenhouse.  The back Arched panel of the pop up was covered with one of the lilac papers from the Flower Meadow bundle.

I assembled all the cut out elements, adding a little distress ink here and there to emphasise the shadows etc.

To finish off the card I added confetti around the design and added some clear sparkle to the butterflies.

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

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe: 

Polkadoodles digital Print & Cut File -  Spring is Here

Polkadoodles digital paper - Udderly Cute Cows  - Paper Pack 5

Polkadoodles digital paper - Flower Meadow bundle

Polkadoodles digital print & cut SVG file - Spring is Here

distress ink - shaded lilac, wilted violet, mustard seed, twisted citron, mowed lawn, salty ocean

Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen - clear

Pretty Pink Posh confetti - sugar plum

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

Wendy x

Digi Choosday - You're My Favourite Person - Valentines Card - Udderly Cute Collection - with Polkadoodles

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday... I hope that you're having a great week - February is already here and its definitely time to think about sending Love and Valentines Day.

Do you send Valentines cards ?  We don't send them to each other really anymore but we always try to have a special day to celebrate and mark the occasion.

It's that time of the week to share some more inspiration for our current '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 Digi Choosday discount off all crafty printable downloads!  

Don't Forget that our challenges our now 4 weekly so there's loads of time for you to join in and more chances to win too!

The theme set for the DT this week is  Valentines and to use Red Pink Black and white so I thought the brand new Udderly Cute Collection would be prefect for this.

The card fold is a simple Pop Out Gatefold as I wanted to really show off the cute cow pattern papers and also use some of the fabulous ephemera  from the collection.

The folded card fits into a 5" x 7" or A7 envelope.  Using a deep cherry red card I cut a piece measuring 10" x 7" and then along the long edge of the card, scored at 2 1/2" & 7 1/2" on one side and then one the other side at 4 1/12" & 5 1/2".  This will give the perfect valley and mountain folds for the card.

The card was layered with cow papers on the inside and then a pretty polka dot  paper on the outside so the recipient gets a surprise when they open it.

I'm really proud of myself as over Christmas I challenged myself to start using my Scan n Cut machine more this year rather than fussy cutting  by hand and the ephemera sheets were so easy to cut on the machine - as well as being addicted to cows - I'm now in love with my Scan n Cut again ! So with my new found love I've used lots of the ephemera to adorn the card.

The image is Just For Moo, coloured with promarkers and layered onto die cut hearts.

To finish the card I added lovely sparkle inside and out and a touch of glossy accents to the little heart on the envelope.  

I wish you could see the sparkle as its so pretty but photos don't do it justice.

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

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe: 

Polkadoodles digital stamp - Udderly Cute Cows - Just For Moo

Polkadoodles digital paper - Udderly Cute Cows  - Paper pack 5 & Paper Pack 4

Polkadoodles digital ephemera - ephemera bundle

Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Udderly Cute Cows - Greetings pack

glossy accents

Stickles - diamond

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

Wonderful Birthday Wishes - Mushroom Village - Freebie Digital image - with Julia McNeil Designs

Hello everyone Happy Saturday!  

I hope you are enjoying the weekend.....Well its the last day of January and its flown by...I'm ready for some better spring weather now but we've a few more windy and rainy days ahead.

I thought today I  would share a sweet little 3D pop up birthday card that I have made using the Freebie digital stamp for January by JMC Designs .  If you haven't seen it yet then don't worry here is the link to download the digital stamp.

https://mailchi.mp/9e777d6649dd/jmcfreedigimushroomvillage

I resized the image and printed it 3 times before colouring with distress inks for a vibrant spring like feel.

I then hand fussy cut out the 3 layers for my pop up card, adhering each to the card base.

Finishing touches were a stamped sentiment at the bottom, some sparkle to the clouds and windows and white gel pen highlights.

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

We would love to see what you make with this cute little winter snail so why not get creating and then upload it to the Facebook page JMCs Crazy Crafty Hive

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe: 

Distress inks

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

New Release - Udderly Cute & Totally Loved - Valentine's & Love cards - Udderly Cute collection with Polkadoodles

Hello and happy Sunday everyone... I'm late again updating my blog but we've been busy in the garden today whilst the sun was out, pruning and burning the waste to try and keep on top of everything.

I wanted to share another of my cards using the newly released adorable cows....I think this would make a great birthday card for someone special, or just to send love.

Udderly Cute Cows is a sweet digital collection filled with adorable cow characters, soft farmhouse details and a gentle Valentine/friendship theme that is also designed to be used for general everyday card making and crafting too - why not think of telling someone you love them for whatever the reason. 

Designed in a cream and blush pink palette with a shabby chic, watercolour feel, these printables are perfect for creating heartfelt cards and projects that make someone smile. 

This versatile collection is ideal for Valentine’s Day, friendship, birthdays and thoughtful just-because makes. Simply download, print and craft to create handmade cards, tags, journals, scrapbook pages and small gifts, all with a sweet, feel-good cow-themed twist. 

With 12 digital stamps for you to colour, pre-coloured clipart, greetings, quotes, printable papers and ephemera and SVG outline files - you have everything you need to make the most gorgeous handmade cards and crafts you can be proud of!

This is my second card using the new release but as always there's loads more inspiration for you in the gallery on the Polkadoodles website

My 5" x 7" or A7 card filled with love today uses Heartfelt Wishes coloured with my Promarkers.  I created a stacked frame using one of the pretty papers from the collection, die cutting this and adhering to several frames cut from card stock ( I use cereal boxes for the base layers as it's free, great for recycling and you cant see the card once its complete. 

The little hearts were cut (on my Scan n Cut!) from one of the lovely ephemera sheets and I think they make the perfect addition to the card.

The finishing touches for the card was lots of extra sparkle to the coloured hearts, gems to the centre of the little flowers and some clear sparkly gems around the design.

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

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe: 

Polkadoodles digital stamp - Udderly Cute Cows - Heartfelt Wishes

Polkadoodles digital paper - Udderly Cute Cows  -  Paper Pack 4

Polkadoodles digital sentiment - Udderly Cute Cows - Greetings pack

Polkadoodles digital ephemera - Udderly Cute Cows  - ephemera pack

green gems

Buttons Galore & More Gems - All is calm

Crafters Companion sparkle pen - clear

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

Wendy x