Sleeping Lily Lady Bug Today's theme for the Design Team is  Spring Time There's also an amazing   DISCOUNT CODE   for the  Polkadoodles store TODAY!  Check out the   blog   for all the details. For my 'Spring' project, I created this card featuring  Sleeping Lily Ladybug  and coloured using Copics and ProMarkers. I attached florals and a butterfly from the  Kindness Blooms  Stamp Set. I'd like to enter the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create - April  Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2415 Allsorts #776 Spring Crafty Gals Corner #254 Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #227 The Cutie Pie Challenge #193

Marigold Flower Girl For this card I used the beautiful pre-coloured  Marigold Flower Girl from Polkadoodles Darling Buds Collection. I decided to perch her on top of Fantasy Moon. I printed the moon twice, and decoupaged, colouring using Copics and ProMarkers. I'd like to enter the following challenges: Allsorts - Spring - April Creative Fingers #275 Crafty Gals Corner #254 Fab n Funky #593 - Sentiment 613 Avenue Create - April - Splash of Colour The Flower Challenge #90 - Add Layers  

 Tying the Knot Wedding season is upon us, and Polkadoodles have 2 NEW stamp sets in store. Wedding Season features Tying the Knot and Wedding Day   are perfect for all your romantic crafting! For this card I used both stamp sets and attached some beautiful fabric florals and wooden embellishments. Sentiment was stamped on to a wooden heart. Champagne glasses lightly coloured using a Copic marker. I'd like to enter the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create - April A Perfect Time to Craft - April Crafts Galore Encore - April Creative Fingers #275 Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #227

 Tulip Flower Girl Polkadoodles Darling Buds collection is one of my faves! Gorgeous floral characters to suit all styles of crafting. Here I used Tulip Floral Girl and coloured using Prismacolor pencils. Available in both Digital or Stamp form. Background created using Square Trellis Stencil  and Distress Oxide Inks I'd like to enter the following challenges: Allsorts #773/4 Creative Fingers #274 My Time to Craft #530 - Florals 613 Avenue Create - March The Four Seasons - March Krafty Chicks #708 - CAS

 Kindness Blooms There's a NEW stamp collection in the Polkadoodles store and it's truly awesome! One of a Kind features 6 stamp sets and 5 stencils. Here I used 'Kindness Blooms' coloured using a combination of ProMarkers, Copics and Watercolours.  I created the inky background using Distress Oxide inks and Square Trellis Stencil I'd like to enter the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create - March Try it on Tuesday - Stencil Stamping Sensations - Spring We Love Stamping - Feminine Worldwide Crafters and Colorists - #15

March Birthday Today's theme for the Design Team is  March Birthday There's also an amazing   DISCOUNT CODE   for the  Polkadoodles store TODAY!  Check out the   blog   for all the details. This week the Design Team were to follow a colour palette and use a circle. For my March Birthday card, I used  Rebel Birthday Cake  along with backing paper and a sentiment from the same  collection . The presents were created using  Sweet Birthday Stamp Set.  The candles and balloons are from  Birthday Celebrations Stamp Set . All coloured using a combination of Copics and ProMarkers.  I'd like to enter the following challenges: Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2409 Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #225 613 Avenue Create - March I Love ProMarkers #554

  Happy Mother's Day Today's theme for the Design Team is  Mother's Day There's also an amazing   DISCOUNT CODE   for the  Polkadoodles store TODAY!  Check out the   blog   for all the details. For my Mother's Day project, I created this centre stepper card featuring the beautiful  Bluebell Flower Girl  from Darling Buds Collection.  I decided to use the pre-coloured version, copied 3 times, and enlarged 2 of the characters, then cut out the bluebells for decoration. The sentiment is from   Spring Flowers Mother's Day Friends Sentiments. I'd like to enter the following challenges: Lil Patch of Crafty Friends  #224 613 Avenue Create - February The Creative Crafters #73 Creative Fingers #271

  Autumn Colours at Halloween Today's theme for the Design Team is  Autumn Colours at Halloween There's also an amazing   DISCOUNT CODE   for the  Polkadoodles store TODAY!  Check out the   blog   for all the details.   I created a stepper card for the theme of  Autumn Colours at Halloween.  I used backing paper from  Trick or Treat Bundle 2  and attached Pumpkin Cart from  Autumn Fall Halloween Treat Bundle  I used Sunflower Broomstick Witch from the  Hocus Pocus Witches  to sit behind the cart. I finished off by adding more pumpkins from the  Spooky Pumpkins Die Set.  All coloured using ProMarkers.

 Halloween Icons Today's theme for the Design Team is  Halloween Icons There's also an amazing   DISCOUNT CODE   for the  Polkadoodles store TODAY!  Check out the   blog   for all the details. For my  Halloween Icons  tag, I used Sunflower Broomstick from the NEW  Hocus Pocus Witches  collection. I removed her broomstick and sat her on top of pumpkins from  Ghastly Ghost  collection. Coloured using ProMarkers. I created the background by using  Terrifying Skulls Stencil . I finished off by adding a few cobwebs from the  Spooky Hat Die Set  and a distressed black bow. I'd like to enter the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create - October I Love ProMarkers #544 Creative Inspirations - Autumn/Halloween Unicorn Challenge #92 - Autumn/Halloween Get Creative #126 - Purple, Black, Green and Orange Pammie's Inky Pinkies  #2339 Two Old Bats - October Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #215 Stencil Fun - October

 Hocus Pocus   Halloween is one of my favourite crafting themes, and there's a trio of NEW spooktacular digital stamps bundles at Polkadoodles Autumn Treat,    Hocus Pocus and Ghastly Ghosts   For my cauldron card, I used images from the Autumn Treat Bundle and attached them to SnowGlobe Die, which I used to create my cauldron. Coloured using ProMarkers  Heavenly Circles Stencil was used to make the bubbling slime I'd like to enter the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create - September Two Old Bats Halloween - September A Perfect Time to Craft - September Try it on Tuesday - Circles The Creative Crafters #68

  Autumn is Coming! Today's theme for the Design Team is  Autumn/Fall Colours There's also an amazing   DISCOUNT CODE   for the  Polkadoodles store TODAY!  Check out the   blog   for all the details. For my  Autumn/Fall Colours  project, I created this tag using the Sunflower Cart from the NEW  Autumn Fall Halloween Treat Bundle  I added extra pumpkins from the  Ghastly Ghost Halloween Bundle . I decorated with a few leafy dies from  Super Sprigs Die  and branches from  Iced Branches Die  I'd like to enter the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create - September Passion for Markers #708 - Autumn Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #214 A Perfect Time to Craft - September Two Old Bats Halloween - September Four Seasons - September - FALL 

  Bear-y Cute  Snow Globe There's a super cute NEW digital collection in store at Polkadoodles. Bear-y Christmas has 19 adorable characters, papers, sentiments, toppers, embellies and more.  Here I combined Christmas Box Bear, Bear with Poinsettia and Pile of Gifts Bear to create my snow globe project. The snow globe and berry trees are part of the collection. Everything coloured using ProMarkers.  I'd like to enter the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create - September 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - September Allsorts #745 Creative Fingers #261 Passion for Markers - Christmas in September The Holly and the Ivy #147 Merry Little Christmas #52