Anything Goes.................

Hi!

This weeks Digi Choosday Challenge theme, is my favourite theme, Anything Goes! Yes the design team get to cut loose just like you this week and make whatever we want.

The only bad thing about this challenge is there are SO many delightful things to play with when it comes to Polkadoodles, that I wasn't sure what to use and what to make.

Then I thought about how much delightful fun I had recently colouring up the Little Dudes Collection and I decided to make a card using them.

I opted to make a simple 7x7 card, but with three of my favourtie characters from the collection. I used 'Skateboard', 'Cool Dude' and 'Footie Dude'.  You can get them available as part of the bundle, individually as precoloured digis or as black and white digis.

Each BLACK AND WHITE individual digi comes with sentiments and papers, the preoloured digis do not come as a bundle. Explore all your options here.

I used two papers that come with the bundles, these papers are in the main collection, or you can get with 'Just Hanging' Little dude black and white bundle.

I coloured the dudes with my copic markers.

I genuinely cannot remember all the copic markers I used, I should have written them down. Sorry.

The sentiment is available with the B&W digi bundle you get with Skateboard.  I printed it out on a square bit of white card, then I ran over the back with BG000 and G000 for the sky and grass. I appreciate that they haven't photographed well.

Overall I was really happy with how this turned out.

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See you soon!

Hugs

Yvonne x

I am entering the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes 
Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes #70
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 

Shaped Card............

Hello!

How are you today? I am excited as it is Digi Choosday Day and that means a new challenge and a NEW discount code for all you lucky people.

You can get the details of the discount code on the main blog. Also there you can find out how to enter our challenges - they are Always Anything Goes for our entrants. Plus the added bonus of checking out the main blog is to see the rest of the inspiration from the Design Team.

One final thing on the main blog at the moment is we are looking for GDT members, do YOU want the change to apply to be a guest design team member with us? All the info you need is on the main blog.

Now although our challenges are always Anything Goes - the design team are set challenges each week and this week we are thinking about shaped cards.

For this card I made a shaped card from Polkadoodles, cut on my Silhouette. The cutting file is 'Elegant Card 4' cutting file for the shape, which you can find here. I cut the card template and the paper out on my Silhouette. The paper is from 'Helga Collection' which you can see here.

For the image I coloured 'Winnie Sugar Sprinkles - Healthy Eating' which you can see as a B&W digi here. I haven't coloured her before and I was happy with how she turned out.

I coloured her with my copic markers.

Skin: E50, E00, E21, E11, E70

Hair: YR18, E08, E19, E09, E18

Red: R22, R14, R05

Apple: YG01, YG25, YG17

I think she is kinda cute. I was quite happy with how she turned out. 

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See you soon! 

Hugs

Yvonne x

I am entering the following challenges:
Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes #69

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes #210

Use something not for it's purpose.............

Hello!

Welcome to another challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge! The theme for the challenges for our entrants is always 'Anything Goes' but the design team like a challenge and this week we have been set the challenge of 'use something not for it's purpose'.

Well I am on a team of very very talented ladies and they could take a twig and make it fabulous. I am not talented or creative, in fact the idea of trying to be creative makes me want to lie down in a dark room.

So you can imagine for this challenge - I needed to think long and hard. Use something not for it's purpose???? Oh my goodness, I could not think of ANYTHING!

Then in a moment of reaching for a biscuit to make myself think better (you know it works) - I spotted some cocktail sticks. I thought, oooooh could I use them, so be prepared to be underwhelmed at my challenge for this week! lol!

Can you see them?  Yes, I made my own quilled flowers using cocktail sticks! I know, I have stunned you into silence with my genius............

I have to put proof in for you to believe me. ;) I rolled the paper with the cocktail sticks, double use, efficiency at it's best!

Close up of my genius :)

I used the delightful Scruff from the FuzzyPuffs Collection, which you can see here. I used the image 'Scruff Gardening' which is available as a black and white digi here, or as a coloured digi here.

I made a shaped card using papers from the Horace and Boo Collection, the sentiment is from the same collection, you can search the collection here.

The easiest way to keep up with all things POLKADOODLES is sign up to the newsletter which you can do here.

Remember to check out the main challenge blog to grab the discount code for today and grab yourself a bargain! 

Thanks for popping past. 

Hugs 

Yvonne x

I am entering the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Summer 
Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes #68
Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes 

Chic but Shabby................

Hello! 

Welcome to a new challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge and a new discount code for you to grab on the main challenge blog, where there is a fantastic discount today!

The easiest way to keep up with all things POLKADOODLES is sign up to the newsletter which you can do here.

This week the design team were asked to think of the theme 'Shabby Chic' - so I had to dig deep. I am not good at shabby chic, but thankfully for you, there are some amazingly shabby girls on our design team.............I jest of course.

I decided that the new collection of 'Ruby' was the best way to go (and I am not going to lie, easiest also).

I wanted to use 'Ruby Sweet', you can get her here as the black and white digi or as a precolured digi.

I made a 6x6 card using papers from the Lil Miss Sugarpops 1 Collection, which you can see here and here. 

I coloured Ruby with my copic markers:

Skin: E50, E51, E21

Hair: E25, E27, E29

Dress: RV11, RV32, V95

I added some lace and flowers as I am pretty sure that adding lace makes anything shabby chic. I also distressed the edges of my papers because I am also sure that this is a requirement to fit into the niche of shabby chic.

So there you have it, my take on shabby chic! 

DO NOT FORGET to go back to that main blog GRAB your DISCOUNT CODE to get money off your digi purchases - this code only lasts until midnight Tuesday night UK time. 

Thank you for popping past, head back to the main blog to see the rest of my chic teammates works of inspiration! 

Hugs

Yvonne x

I am entering the following challenges:

Wizardy Magic Little Dude..............

HI!

Are we all ready for some magic? Today is my final day of sharing some of the new images from the NEW Polkdoodles 'Little Dudes' Collection - and today I am hoping to spellbind you with my 'Wizardy Magic Little Dude', which is available as single digi.

Each digi image comes with matching papers and sentiments. All for a bargain price!

I have made an A5 gatefold card, because I wanted my little dude to be the main focus of this card.

I added the base card for contrast, and cut some stars out on my portrait.

I coloured my little dude with copic markers:

I used the following markers:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, BV20

Hair: YR14, YR18, E09

Jumper: B21, B23, B45

Cape: All the greys between C3- C8

Jeans: B93, B95, B97, B99

Scarf: R22, R14, R05, R08

Owl: E41, E43, E44

Isn't he just the cutest image!? 

I used two sentiments for this card from the bundle and added some gold gems because he's doing magic! 

You can check out all the new images here.

Thank you for joining me this week for the launch, it's been MAGICAL! Don't forget, to keep up to date with Nikky and her wizarding brain which keeps conjuring up these fantastical images, sign up to the Polkadoodles newsletter to keep on top of GREAT discount codes and bargains!

See you soon! 

Hugs

Yvonne x

I am entering the following challenges:
Aud Sentiments - #203 Cute & a Sentiment
Crafting with An Attitude - Challenge #39
Crafty Creations - Always Anything Goes #366

Just Hangin' Little Dude..................................

Hi everyone!

I hope you all managed to catch Nikky on the Hochanda show on Monday and that you managed to grab that amazing discount code from Digi Choosday Challenge yesterday!

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I am back to share with you a card using one of the new images from the new collection 'Little Dudes', which you can see here.   There are 21 digi images with matching papers and sentiments, there is a whole lot of digi download for you! 

The digis are also available as individual digis, each digi comes with their own papers and sentiments. 

Today I am using 'Just Hangin' Little Dude' which you can get here. 

I made an easel card for this project which I cut on my silhouette, using kraft card for the base. 

The paper and the sentiment are in bundle. all I added was the card base and the wee gems. 

I coloured the image with copic markers. 

I used the following markers:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E71

Hair:  C3, C5, C7, C10

Top: E50, E51, E31

Jeans: B21, B32, B95

I absolutely ADORE this image, I think he may be my favourite, but shhhhh don't tell the others! 

I love how this turned out, just plain and simple with the main focus on the gorgeous image. 

Remember you can check out all the new images here.

Thanks for popping past.

Hugs

Yvonne x

I am entering the following challenges:

Creative Moments Challenge Blog - Always Anything Goes #142
Simon Says Wednesday's - For The Boys
The Crafty Addicts - Challenge #48

Toad-ally Cute Little Dude..................

Hello!

Today I am sharing another card made with one of the new images from the BRAND NEW Collection from Polkadoodles the 'Little Dudes Collection'.

I used 'Toad-ally Cute Little Dude' which if you get as a single digi, you also get matching papers and sentiments with it.

The papers are part of the bundle as is the sentiment.

I coloured the card with copic markers:

I used the following markers:

Skin: E50, E51, E21, E71

Hair: E13, E39, E18

Top: G20, YG11, YG03, YG93

Jeans: E42, E43, E44, E47

Frog: YG09, G07, G19

I added some enamel dots - thanks to teammate Andrea for reminding me I had some!

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Thanks for popping past!


Hugs

Yvonne x

I am entering the following challenges: