A Trio of Snowmen Tags Polkadoodles have a NEW collection in store, featuring all your favourite Christmas designs -  Cosy Christmas Collection  I used Ho Ho Ho Snowmen Stamps and Dies to create this trio of tags. Using Kraft card as your background, is always a good choice, as this enhances the snowmen. I used Prismacolor pencils to colour the snowmen and trees.  I'd like to enter the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create - October Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2541 Allsorts #834

 Vintage Text Poinsettia NEW RELEASE   Polkadoodles have just released a gorgeous NEW Vintage Christmas Collection.  Yuletide Charm features stamps, dies, stencils, papers and more. I used Vintage Christmas Papers and Toppers as my background. I stamped the poinsettia using Vintage Text Poinsettia Stamp and coloured using ProMarkers. The HoHoHo is from Christmas Holiday Ornament Dies.   I'd like to enter the following challenges: Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2441 613 Avenue Create - October Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #239 Stamping Sensations - October Creative Fingers #286 Crafty Calendar - October Crafts Galore Encore #128

  Elves in Bloom I love spending time colouring, to relax and unwind. I thoroughly enjoyed colouring these adorable little elves I bought from Etsy I coloured using a combination of Copics and ProMarkers. Sentiment from Polkadoodles. I'd like to enter the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create - August Hearts Quest Fantasy #8 - Elf Make My Monday #231 - Colouring Mediums Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #235

 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

 Funky Flower Friend Polkadoodles have a gorgeous NEW release which features beautiful scripted florals, butterflies, leaves, borders ... and stencils to match! FUNKY FLOWERS and STENCILS Here I used  Funky Flower Friend I started off by inking my background using Distress Oxide Inks  Picked Raspberry🔴 Peeled Paint🟢 Ripe Persimmon🟠 I used various stencils from this new collection on top of my inked background. The striped borders are from the NEW Funky Borders Stamp Set This whole collection is perfect for your clean and simple projects, or for mixed media vibes which I created here.  I'd like to enter the following challenges: Allsorts #699 - Autumn Colours We Love Stamping - October - Autumn Colours Stamping Sensations - October - Autumn Colours Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2242  613 Avenue Create World Wide Open Design Team #10 Through the Craft Room Door 

 Meet Me Under the Mistletoe Christmas in July arrived at Create and Craft TV and Polkadoodles were showcasing the fabulous  Gnome-azing Christmas Collection     There's a lot going on with this sample card for the show.  I used Gnome Meet Me Under the  Mistletoe  and coloured using Copics and ProMarkers. I stenciled the background using Trees/Foliage Great Outdoors Stencil then glittered using Glamour Dust. I stenciled the trees again with Distress Oxide, then cut out and attached to give a woodland theme. The door is from Woodland Door Die . The little trees and Noel are from Itsy Bits Plywood Decorative Shapes. Sentiment is from the same stamp set.  I'd like to enter the following challenges: Passion for Markers - Die Cuts-Image-Sentiment  Unicorn Challenge #78 - Christmas in July Happy Little Stampers - July/Christmas 613 Avenue Create Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #185 World Wide Open Design Team #6 Through the Craft Room Door

You're Worth Melting For  Christmas in July has arrived and Polkadoodles were showcasing the fabulous Gnome-azing Christmas Collection on Create & Craft TV.  For my sample card for the show, I used Gnome Worth Melting For and coloured using Prismacolor pencils on to Kraft Card. The background paper is from the same collection - Happy Christmas Paper Pack . The little snowman is  from the Itsy Bits Plywood Shapes.   I'd like to enter the following challenges: Merry Little Christmas #45 Love to Craft #69 Crafts Galore Encore - July Crafting Happiness #125 A Perfect Time to Craft #7 - July World Wide Open Design Team #6

Just a Little Note, from Ula  For this large tag, I used Ula Create  stamp set and coloured using Copics.  I stenciled the background using Heavenly Circles Stencil . I stamped the florals using Just a Little Note Blossom stamp set and also coloured using Copics.  I finished off by adding a jute bow and flat back pearls, then attaching all to the base tag, made from Kraft card.  I'd like to enter the following challenges: Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2226 Passion for Markers #646 Through the Craft Room Door 613 Avenue Create - June

 Ula, Be a Princess Today's theme for the Design Team is  'Just Because' There's also an amazing   DISCOUNT CODE   for the  Polkadoodles store TODAY!  Check out the   blog   for all the details. For my project today, I used  Ula, Be a Princess  and coloured using Prismacolor pencils. The full Ula Collection was featured recently on Create & Craft TV.  I created the background using Leafy Forest Stencil. The little toadstools I cut out from  Winnie Wonderland Paper Heaven 4 . I'd like to enter the following challenges: World Wide Open Design Team #6 613 Avenue Create #220206 Through the Craft Room Door

 Thinking of You Blooming Blossoms  There's a NEW gorgeous floral stamps release at Polkadoodles. As seen on Create & Craft TV. Blooming Blossoms collection contains 4 large stamp sets and perfect for all floral projects. Here I used Thinking of You Blossom Flower stamp set and coloured using Distress Oxide Inks. I created the background using Distress Trellis Stencil  . Finished off with a jute string bow and wooden flat back gem I'd like to enter the following challenges: Through the Craft Room Door 613 Avenue Create - June Classic Design #6 June Crafting Happiness #124 Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #183 We Love Stamping - June World Wide Open Design Team #05

 Guitar Boy Today's theme for the Design Team was  Boys or Men There's also an amazing   DISCOUNT CODE   for the  Polkadoodles store TODAY!  Check out the   blog   for all the details. Masculine cards are my downfall - I find them very difficult to make. I don't make enough of them either! For my male themed card,  I followed an allocated sketch design we were given  and used  Guitar Boy  which was coloured using Prismacolor pencils. The music note backing paper is from  Rose Budd Collection  and I inked up the edges in brown distress ink. I attached everything to Kraft card.