Happy New Year Digi Choosday Challenge

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!  That's our challenge for this week at Digi Choosday at Polkadoodles
and there is lots of inspiration from my fabulous very talented team mates ,so ! why not go over and take a look ,and enter . Its all about using your digi stamps ,its great fun ,make a new years resolution and start using those CD s we all have and don't use ,all that money just sitting on the shelf ,start today by entering in the challenge. If you are one of the very few that don't have digis then I have just the place for you , its  Polkadoodles ,you don't have to buy a full CD you can just purchase one digi to try out, isn't that a great way to start.
So onto my card for this week, its rather large and a bit loud ,but it is New Year
I have joined together 2 pieces of A4 card stock and rounded the corners ,I then cut out 2014 with my Cameo ,the paper I used is from Digi download  Bundles of Love  ,then I heat embossed it with Ultra thick and while still soft sprinkled in lots of different colours of other powders. I also cut out Happy New Year and the flourishes and gave them about 3 layers of fine powder .My image is from Fredericka digi collection and she is coloured with my amazing Graph'it Markers
List of markers used
Hair 3210 ,3245 , 3255 ,3280   Skin 4115 , 4155, 4170, 4145 for cheeks  Dress 5220 ,3170 ,3190
and then added touches of Graph,it Glitter Gold.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by
WISHING YOU  ALL THE VERY BEST FOR THE NEW YEAR
AND A BIG THANKYOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT
HUGS AND HAPPY CRAFTING  XXXXXXXXXXX
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Graph'it markers Design Team

O boy am I happy !!!!!!!!! I'v had a lovely email from The lovely and very talented Nikky Hall.
She has just told me there is a place for me on the Graph'it  Design Team  ! Its like Christmas all over again ,I feel so privileged to have been asked  to work with such a talented team, their   work is just amazing .Pop over and take a look at the challenge blog and the amazing DT makes
My first make will be on this Fridays Challeng
I'v got another secret but cant tell you yet !!!!!!!!!!
Go on then da! da!  I'v also got a place on the Polkadoodle DT
So now Im on Polkadoodle Digi Chooseday DT and Polkadoodles DT

 

I would like to thank you all so much for all your fantastic comments and encouragement

 I couldn't have done it without you all

Hugs xxx and Happy New Year

Digi Chooseday Christmas Birthday Challenge 10

Well how time fly's, Its Christmas !!!!!!!!! And over at Digi Chooseday its a Christmas Birthday.
This week I haven't done any colouring ,I have just used elements from the  Christmas joy Digi bundle.I started by printing a backing paper then I chose another paper and tuck it into Craft Artist,
added some elements and put on some text and hey presto ! added lots of sparkle and a few die cut snowflakes ,a sentiment for inside and were all done a quick and easy card.
This is for my granddaughter she is 14 on Boxing day

 

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Thankyou all so much for the support and Lovely comments you have given me over the past months
Crafty Hugs  xx

The Lady and the Lamp

This is one of my Christmas Decorations I have made.The lantern has a small tea light inside and The image is coloured with Graph'It markers

I will be entering in the following challenges
Graph'It markers week25   http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/

Digi Choosday Wk 9 ....Anything Goes challenge with a Ho Ho Ho!

Ho Ho Ho !its that time of year again ,and this week at Digi  Choosday we're ho ho hoing ,but as always its Anything Goes for you guys .
My make this week is a Christmas decoration, I have used a cheap mdf  house which I painted with white gesso ,added some modelling paste for the snow ,red pleated ribbon and other bits n bobs.
the papers are from Christmas joy download bundle and the Christmas angel is from angelberrys digi download and coloured with Graph'it markers

 

I would like to enter in the following challenges

Graph'it  Markers week 25      http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/

 

 

Thanks for stopping by
WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY AND PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS AND ALL THE VERY BEST FOR THE NEW YEAR
AND A BIG THANKYOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT
HUGS AND HAPPY CRAFTING  XXXXXXXXXXX
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Just For Fun Challenge - Mid month Inspiration

This is my card for Mid month inspiration at Just For Fun Christmas Challenge
I embossed a piece of Pearl card ,Matted and layered onto red mirror board  and another piece of pearl card then used various die cuts some red ribbon and a Winter Children post card from Inkido
available from Live and Love Crafts

Thanks for stopping by
WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY AND PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS AND ALL THE VERY BEST FOR THE NEW YEAR
AND A BIG THANKYOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT
HUGS AND HAPPY CRAFTING  XXXXXXXXXXX

Food Glorious Food at Digi Choosday at Polkadoodles

 Food glorious food ! who could resist a great big cupcake or a gingerbread man ?

I have used the cupcake digi stamp and enlarged it, then paper pieced to cover it .

The pattern paper and the topper are both from Christmas Joy and the sentiment is from Sentiments 1
Everything else is from my stash

 

Take look around my blog for more inspiration .hugs and happy crafting Susan xx

Kraftyhands

Well how the time fly's its nearly Christmas again , This month the challenge over at Kraftyhands is anything goes ,so come on and get those amazing talents that you all have cracking and lets see what you come up with.
I have used Man about Town CD for my DT  card ,I just love this collection,

A very big thank you to all of you for taking the time to view my blog ,my amazing followers ,
and for all the lovely comments you leave ,I love to read them all over and over again they really do give me lots of encouragement ,A long way to go yet ,but when we get to 100 followers to show my appreciation to all of my wonderful followers for all the support ,we will have a blog candy
Hugs and Happy Crafting

Christmas Cheer at Digi Choosday

This week it feels a lot like Christmas on Digi Choosday.

The theme is Christmas Cheer and what could be better than a glass of pink champers (well one can dream) I have used Fredericka Debutante this week and coloured her with Graph'it markers,

Hair 1210 ,1230,1270, 1280

Skin 4115, 4145, 4155, 4170, blush 4135

Dress 7110, 7115, 7119

and the papers are from Christmas Joy bundle 

For The Christmas tree I used the stamp from Winter Spruce collection  stamped up with Brilliance Galaxy Gold ,then covered the stamp with Maimeri  Modelling paste ,left to dry overnight ,then removed stamp  very ,very carefully trimmed of excess and applied some Graph'it gold Shake 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by ,cant wait to see all your creations

Hugs and Happy Crafting

Digi Choosday at Polkadoodle Thanksgiving Challenge

Well its Tuesday again and were back with a new challenge for you at Digi Choosday.
This week its all about  Giving Thanks and Thanksgiving.

 I have to admit my mind just through a blank for this challenge, but that's why it called

a challenge! So I thought that I'd have a go with craft artist and this is the outcome. The papers are from the amazing Digi collection Christmas Joy and the image is Christmas Dinner. Coloured with Graph'it markers. Just can't wait to see all the amazing entries and good luck everyone  xxx

 

 

As a thank you, Polkadoodles have a GREAT deal for you today!

As our friends in American  are celebrating Thanksgiving this week we are giving you all a 

huge discount on all our downloads

 and you will 

save a huge 35% 

off all downloads until Tuesday 3rd December! 
To get the code pop over to Digi Choosday 

Thanks for stopping by
 Hugs

Graph'it Markers Challenge

Good afternoon !this is my first attempt at Dark skin tone and curly hair but I thought I'd give it a go.
The image is by Saturated canary and her name is Lala ,I have coloured her with Graph'it  markers
Hair - 9505 ,9507 ,9508 ,9509 ,9909
Skin - 3110 ,3120 ,3125 ,3150 .
Dress - 6130 ,6140 ,6170
The backing paper is from Wonder Land Paper Adventure at Polkadoodles and just now there's a £5 reduction on all CD s
Everything else is from my stash.
I will be entering my card in the following challenges
 Dark skin tones     http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/

Thanks for taking the time to stop by,would love you to follow me

All About Craft at Digi Choosday at PD

This week the challenge theme is All About Craft ,I love to sew, so when I saw this digi stamp it was just perfect . Sew and Sew by Emma Canning and yes you guest the paper is from Girls Hoot yet again , this must be the most versatile digi bundle ,I love it ! the papers go with everything . I cut out a card in the shape of a spool then distressed the edges with Old Paper Distress ink and covered the centre bit with the digi paper.
I have used a spellbinders set for most of the embellishments ,  before I took them out of the dies I dabbed them with versa mark then sponged on some PanPastels  metallic Bronze the rest is from my stash. The image is coloured with Graph'it markers
Skin -4115 ,4155 ,4170 ,4175 ,4170 ,4135 ,4115
Hair - 3110 , 3125 , 3150

I do hope you come and join us at Digi Choosday ,cant wait to see your entries

 

 

A very big thank you to all of you for taking the time to view my blog ,my amazing followers ,
and for all the lovely comments you leave ,I love to read them all over and over again they really do give me lots of encouragement ,A long way to go yet ,but when we get to 100 followers to show my appreciation to all of my wonderful followers for all the support ,we will have a blog candy
Hugs and Happy Crafting

Birthday Card

Good afternoon all my crafty friends  , just  sharing this card I made for a friend.
The card base is Centura Pearl cut to make  just under 6 x 6 card and embossed .
The image is Princess Red Rose from Saturated Canary coloured with Graph'it Markers
and cut out with a spellbinders die and distressed edges with metallic PanPastels
and a sprinkle of Frantage, Flowers are also from spellbinders dies and the rest from my stash
I would like to enter in the following challenges-

http://graphitmarkers.blogspot.co.uk/  Anything Goes
http://saturatedcanarychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Challenge 56 Sketch

 

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting

JUST FOR FUN CHALLENGE YOUR FAVOURITE COLOUR

Hello all my lovely followers and crafty friends  ,To-day its team B 's turn to show of our DT entries
I just can't believe we are half way through the challenge and November already  .The challenge this time is Your Favourite Colour ,I thought I would do something different this time so I got out my Silhouette Cameo and made a violin ,ah you're  thinking by she's a cleaver so n so, Oh no she's not .
I got the cutting file from  http://forevermemoriesforyou.co.uk/Shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_12&products_id=1974                             loaded it onto the software and Hey presto the Cameo cut it out for me,I did stick it together though ! and I did make all the embellishments with the help of my Ebosser  and some fab dies,I used pearl card stock and 120 gsm pearl paper for the flowers

 

 

A very big thank you to all of you for taking the time to view my blog ,my amazing followers ,
and for all the lovely comments you leave ,I love to read them all over and over again they really do give me lots of encouragement ,A long way to go yet ,but when we get to 100 followers to show my appreciation to all of my wonderful followers for all the support ,we will have a blog candy
Hugs and Happy Crafting

Celebrations at Digi Choosday Polkadoodles

The New challenge starts today over at Digi Choosday at PD and the it's all about Celebration .
Last weeks entries where amazing ,so if you didn't join in why not have a go this week ,remember you have to be in it to win it.
For my DT entry this week I have used a new digi from Emma Canning called BaubleGown coloured with Graph'it markers and a little of the new Graph'it Shake Markers,  the backing paper is from  Christmas Joy by the very talented Nikky.
I printed it of in Pink then distressed the edges and covered it with PanPastle Permanent Red 340-3 ,stamped with versa mark and dabbed it with PanPastle Light Gold Metallic
I also embossed the base card and sponged over with the Light Gold Metallic PP.
The poinsettias are cut from a Memory Box die ,shaped then gesso brushed on and dipped 
in Crystal glitter and the same with the trees ,also a sprinkle of Frantage behind the image,
The snowflakes are cut from a Marianne Die. 

 

Graph'it markers used

Hair 9402, 9405, 9407, 9409

Dress 5220, 3170, 3179

Skin 4115, 4155, 4170, 4175, 4170, 4135, 4145, 4115

 

 

 

 

I will be entering the following challenges -
http://scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/challenge-5-always-anything-goes.html

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Use a Digi

http://craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/  Christmas

http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/  Christmas

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/  Anything goes

http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/  Girly

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/


Have you seen my New Water Mark ??????????????    Don't let people copy pictures of your work
and then pass it off as theirs  ,do believe me some people out there do this , keep it safe and water mark it. Nikky at Pokadoodles does some amazing personalized Water marks  take a look and keep your work safe
Thanks for stopping by
would love you to follow my blog happy crafting

Digi Choosday at Polkadoodles

Hi and hope your all keeping well and doing lots of crafty things.
Can you believe we are on challenge 3 already at Digi Choosday at Polkadoodles. This week its all about Autumn colours,I have chosen papers from Girls Hoot yet again ,I just love this Digi bundle
and the image is by Nikky ,this cute little girl is called Libby Carefree.
I started with a blank craft card ,then matted and layered onto dark brown mirror board using two of the papers from the kit, distressed the edges  with Bronze metallic Pan Pastels .Libby is coloured with Graph'it markers and the acorns and oak leaves I made using Martha Stewart paper clay and moulds,
covered with Versa Mark and dabbed with Pan Pastels Metallic Bronze and Copper then sprayed with hair spray and while still sticky sprinkled with Cosmic Shimmer Polished silk glitter  Penny Copper
the ribbon and lace are from my stash .For the inset I took the papers and the topper into Craft artist
and changed the colour of the topper,  Hope you come and join in the challenge ,cant wait to see what you come up with.
Have you seen my New Water Mark ??????????????    Don't let people copy pictures of your work
and then pass it off as theirs  ,do believe me some people out there do this , keep it safe and water mark it. Nikky at Pokadoodles does some amazing personalized Water marks  take a look and keep your work safe

 

Graph'it Markers Used

Skin - 4170 4155 ,4115 ,4175 for blush

Hair - 3290 , 3280 , 3270 , 3255 , 3210

Dress - 2120 ' 2130 , 2140 , 3125 , 4155, 4170 , 4180

 

 

 

 

 

A very big thank you to all of you for taking the time to view my blog ,my amazing followers ,
and for all the lovely comments you leave ,I love to read them all over and over again they really do give me lots of encouragement ,A long way to go yet ,but when we get to 100 followers to show my appreciation to all of my wonderful followers for all the support ,we will have a blog candy
Hugs and Happy Crafting

Kraftyhands Challenge Classic Christmas

Well here we are again ,how time passes by .Today its the new Challenge at Kraftyhands and the theme is Classic Christmas using the classic colours RED , GREEN & GOLD .The challenge this month is just for fun
For my DT card I have used The 12 Days of Christmas CD.
I have taken a 6 x6 card blank and mated and layered with Red & Green card stock which I first stamped with VersaMark and then applied PanPastle Metallic Light Gold and sealed with some cheep hair spray , Then used one of the papers from the CD and  distressed  around the edges applied more PanPastle and curled the corners  ,I have also used one of the toppers on the CD , then added some die cuts and poinsettias  which I mane from a Memory Box die

 

 

A very big thank you to all of you for taking the time to view my blog ,my amazing followers ,
and for all the lovely comments you leave ,I love to read them all over and over again they really do give me lots of encouragement ,A long way to go yet ,but when we get to 100 followers to show my appreciation to all of my wonderful followers for all the support ,we will have a blog candy
Hugs and Happy Crafting

Fashion Divas

The New Digi challenge starts to-day at Digi Choosday  over at Polkadoodles

The theme for the 2nd challenge is Fashion Divas
I thought I would try something new ,so here goes .I have never made a spring card so I cheated and found a  pack in the drawer  ( could have told you porkies and said I made it).
I have used papers from  Tail Feather  and another digi by Emma Canning called Walkies
which I coloured with my Graph'it markers (sorry forgot to write down the colours) and used PanPastel Violet 470.5 to distress around the edges of the papers  ,the flowers are cut from my favourite sizzix die and for the flourishes
I used assorted die from my collection ,the beautiful feathers are also available from Polkadoodles
Don't forget to have a look at Dig world where there's some amazing downloads 
 We had some amazing entries last week ,so if you didn't join us why not give it a go this week,
its all about Digis and having some fun 
 Some fabulous prizes and some really amazing offers on downloads . Also a new FB group

 

 

 

A very big thankyou to all of you for taking the time to view my blog ,my amazing followers ,
and for all the lovely comments you leave ,I love to read them all over and over again they really do give me lots of encouragement ,A long way to go yet ,but when we get to 100 followers to show my appreciation to all of my wonderful followers for all the support ,we will have a blog candy
I will be entering my card I  the following blogs

BRAND NEW CHALLENGE BLOG STARTS TO-DAY

I have some REALLY EXCITING NEWS to share with you! The New Digi challenge Blog starts to-day at Digi Choosday  over at Polkadoodles

The theme for the 1st challenge is Anything Goes
Some fabulous prizes and some really amazing offers there is also a discount code on the site for 40% until Saturday on downloads . Also a new FB group
I have never kept a secret for so long and now I can tell you !I was so exited
to have been chosen as one of the Design Team for this amazing new challenge blog.
Who could ask for more ! to be part such a talented team.
We where sent some really amazing digi bundles to work with , I   chose to use papers from Girls Hoot available as a download pack ,and a digi stamp Prom Day by the very talented Emma Canning .

To colour my image I have used Graph'it Markers 
 skin 4115 ,4150 ,4170 ,511
 hair 1210 ,1230 ,1270 ,1280
 dress 5110 ,5115 ,5125
Flowers I used a sizzix die 658607  available from Polkadoodles , and assorted dies for the rest

I cant wait to see your creations ,its going to be so exiting ,so I'll see you over there,
lots of inspiration from the Design Team

Pop by  Digiworld over at Polkadoodles ,you'll be amazed at what you find

Happy crafting