LPoCF December Polkadoodles

Hi again,

Well the fires in NSW continue to burn, leaving the city choking with smoke- when I have had to be in the city I have had my asthma medication prior to leaving home and again before departing the train. The nearest fire to me is expected to burn for another month or more, but those of us who have lived in the area the longest know that it needs the burn off to protect us from more dangerous fires in the future. The biggest fire has grown by over 200,000 hectares in the last week and currently sits at 369,279 hectares, if you add all the smaller fires that have joined on to the main fire front the area burnt totals 575,782 hectares...

Enough about fires, onto my post. Today brings us to the last challenge of this year with my lovely team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Polkadoodles who are offering a ￡6.75 voucher for use in their store to the lucky winner.

Polkadoodles

Prize ￡6.75 voucher

I have made two cards using the image Cute Penguins from our Sponsor Polkadoodles I have flipped one image to make the penguins face each other and used a large sentiment from MFT Hand Lettered Christmas above them as they appear to be looking upwards.

What I used:-
2x 12.6x.17.8cm card blanks (5x7")
Polkadoodles Cute Penguins Digi stamps
Derwent Watercolour and regular pencils
Fiskars Corner Rounder punch
Red cardstock
Blue Polka dot paper
Versa Color 'Cyan' ink pad
Clear and Metallic Silver embossing powder
Silver glitter paper
Star hole punch
MFT Hand-Lettered Christmas Clear stamps

I would like to enter these cards in:-
Red card-
Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge week 50 Anything goes
12 Months of Christmas Link-up Anything goes optional Layer it up
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #468 Anything goes optional use the word Merry

Blue Card-
Christmas with the Cuties- Show us your Santa Hats
Crafts Galore Encore December Anything goes
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge week 50 Anything goes
Merry Little Christmas Challenge #17 December Anything goes
The Happy Craft Challenge Anything goes- optional ribbon, Christmas flowers or mood board

I managed to get almost all the cards in the post last week, unfortunately the cards for England and Scotland relatives needed to be placed inside a post bag and I didn't have the time or inclination to stand in line at the Post Office to get them, so we are off in the morning to get the last few out.

Thank you for looking in...
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

P.S. Many thanks to all my lovely blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Elves tell Santa...

Hello again,

Well I'm on a roll with my Christmas cards for this year, my second, third for this month too. (I should be doing several more each month but...)

I have coloured a Birdie Brown image from her digi stamp days (no longer available) in colours that represent a certain film character and a sketch from Sketch Saturday to make my card.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 12.6x17.8cm card blank
Green cardstock
Doodlebug Design 'Santa Express' paper pad
Echo Park 'Dots and Stripes' Christmas paper (funny thing about this pad- there are no stripes at all)
Sentiment from Whimsie Doodles (appears to have closed down)
Fiskars scalloped border punch
Birdie Brown image
Faber-Castell Pencils
Spica Clear glitter pen
Pin dot rectangle die
Scalloped circle die
Circle die

I would like to enter this card in:-
12 Months of Christmas Link Up Optional Feature a Creature
Sketch Saturday #565
Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge Anything goes optional circles
Cute 'N' Crafty Christmas Challenge Anything winter or Christmas
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything goes
Rudolph Day with Scrappy Mo

Thank you for looking in...
Have a wonderful week..
Megan

P.S. Many Thanks to all my lovely blogging friends and visitors who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

F is for Fairy

Hello again,

I am still working my way through the alphabet, today I have bounced backwards to make a card using the letter ‘F’ I have gone with fussy cut fairy. The Tiddly Inks Willow the Christmas fairy was one of the images I have had coloured and saved at some point and as I had squashed 6 images to one page it meant she had to be fussy cut out. 

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 12.6x17.8cm card blank

Magazine freebie paper

Kaisercraft Christmas sentiment stamp and die set

Tiddly Inks Willow the Christmas Fairy

Fiskars scalloped border punch

Scraps red, white, silver and cream card

MFT Stitched inner and outer oval die

Clear embossing ink

Silver embossing powder

Silver glitter star stickers

Adhesives:- Double sided tape, foam dots 

I would like to enter this card in:-

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday cards F is for Fairy and Fussy cutting

Daisy Chain Challenge Winter/Christmas

The Happy Craft Challenge Anything goes November
Crafty Creations Challenges #378 Anything goes
Tiddly Inks Challenge Divine dimension (fairy popped up on foam dots)

Thank you for looking in..
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

P.S. A huge Thank you to all my lovely blogging friends and visitors who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all!

Bugaboo Sketch challenge 615

Hello again,

I'm still working my way through some of the images I have coloured over winter, looking for some inspiration I decided to join in with the current Stella Says Sketch Challenge over at Catch the Bug, using one of Jodie's cute Christmas images and a mix of papers from my stash.

This is the current sketch:-

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
white 12.6x17.8cm card blank (5x7")
Bugaboo Stamps Christmas Mouse- Ornaments
White card for printing
Faber-Castell and Derwent pencils
Metallic silver gel pen
black and white card scraps
Check paper from 'Sugar and Spice' paper pad
Doodlebug Design 'Santa Express' 6" paper pad
Oval Die not sure of make
Fiskars scalloped border punch
Kaisercraft sentiment
MFT pierced fishtail flags die
Clear embossing ink
Black superfine Embossing powder

I would like to enter this card in:-
Catch the Bug Stella Says Sketch Challenge #615
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #198 Anything goes
Southern Girls Challenge Spots and Dots
12 Months of Christmas Link up Optional theme Tweet Christmas
Rudolph Day with Scrappy Mo Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...
Have a wonderful weekend...
Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all my lovely friends and visitors who take the time to leave me a comment! I truly appreciate them all!

CiJ day 6 Oldie but Goodie

Hello again,

Well todays challenge with the lovely ladies over at Catch the Bug and their 7th Annual Christmas in July is a colour challenge which you can see below.

I have used one of my older Bugaboo images for my card, Dottie Xmas Shop, not currently in store.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
White 5x7 card blank (12.6x17.8cm)
Bugaboo Stamps Dottie Xmas Shop image
MFT Pierced oval die
Fiskars Scalloped border punch
Doodlebug Design Gingham, Linen Rainbow Petite Prints
Doodlebug Design Dot-Grid-Daisy-Stripe Rainbow Petite Prints
AC Pool card stock
Francheville Glitter enamel dots
Kaisercraft Stamp Christmas Quotes
Memento Tuxedo Black

I would like to enter this card in:-
Catch the Bug Day 6 Colour Challenge
Cardz for Galz #52 Christmas or Winter
ABC Christmas Challenge N is for new (paper) O is for Old (digi stamp)

Thank you for looking in...
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all my kind visitors who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all...

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #56- Winnie

Hello again,

I had a lovely email a few weeks ago from Denise, asking if I would like to join the Design Team for a lovely challenge called Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, I am joining the lovely ladies of group B and this is my first ever Design team post.

This is Challenge #56 and Anything Goes and all handcrafted items are welcome and runs for a fortnight ending Australian Eastern Standard Time Saturday 29th April at 17:00 (aka 5pm)

There are two lovely Prizes to be won from our Sponsors, one lucky winner will receive a

**Sponsor One** Polkadoodles

£6.75 voucher

a second lucky winner will be able to choose two images from

**Sponsor Two** All Dressed up 

Prize 2 Images

If you would like to be one of the winners you must be a follower of Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

I have made a card using Polkadoodles Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime-Just for You and Printable paper Winnie Sugar Sprinkles-Paper Heaven 4 Bundle I have paper pieced the two bows, the one in Winnie’s hair is one of the papers from the printable bundle and the pink bow on the bunch of flowers is from my scrap box… Hop on over to the blog to see all the lovely inspiration from all of my fellow teamies and join in the fun and show us what you are creating...

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 10.5x 14.8cm card blank
Polkadoodles Printed papers
Polkadoodles image Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime-Just for You
Faber-Castell and Derwent coloured pencils
Fiskars Corner Rounder punch
Fiskars Scalloped border punch
Small flower hand punch
Ranger Petal Pink Liquid Pearls
MFT Small fancy flourish
Flowers and Butterfly bling from my stash

Pink & White paper scraps

Create with TLC Sentiment (freebie from blog)

I would like to enter this card in:-

Doing Life:  #9 Anything goes with a Create with TLC element (sentiment)

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #9 Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore Anything goes April Challenge

613 Avenue Create #196 Anything goes with an optional twist Spring

Thank you for looking in…

Have a wonderful week…

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all the lovely visitors who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Christmas Carol

Hello again,

 

I’m back with my second Christmas card of the month, using one of the gorgeous images from Tiddly Inks, coloured up so I can continue using some of my vintage-y papers, these ones come from Kaisercraft two different collections, the music sheet comes from their ‘Timeless’ collection and the other from a magazine freebie Christmas paper pack from several years ago.

 

Here is my card:-
 

 

What I used:-

14.5cm square Kraft card

Brown cardstock (two different)

Kaisercraft papers

White cardstock (printing)

Kraft paper (printing)

Digital Stamp Wryn goes Carolling from Tiddly Inks

Faber-Castell and Derwent coloured Pencils

Two digital chalkboard images from The Shabby Creek and The Cottage Market set  Two

CCD Cross-Stitched Ovals (Cheap China Dies) WARNING this Website sells lots of Crafty goodies. I will not be accepting any responsibility for enabling any of you! 😉😉😉

Fiskars scalloped border punch

Generic music note punch
Sand-it tool

Silver snippet

Black fine-line pen

Kaisercraft Christmas Quotes Stamp

Clear embossing ink

Black embossing powder

Bling from my stash

I would like to enter this card in:-

Rudolph Day March-Christmas Anything goes

ABC Christmas Challenge E-for Edge, F- for family and G for Girl

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #326 Inspired by a song
 

12 Months of Christmas Link-Up # 27 Optional Theme Angels

The Holly and the Ivy Challenge #2 Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all the lovely visitors who take time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Lucky Little Birdie

Hello again,

I am joining in this month’s Stamp of the Month challenge over a From the Heart Stamps and this month Faith has drawn a super cute Lucky Little Birdie for us which you can buy here at her From the Heart Stamps Store, alternatively if you buy $10US of Faith’s other cute stamps you can enter this code 🍀Good-luck🍀 to get the image as a free gift, each month you play you receive the next month’s image for free!

I made a quick gift tag using up some little bits from my scrap box and a tag die cut from plain white card which came in the box of bits from my neighbour earlier this year.

Here is my tag:-

What I used:-

From the Heart Stamps Stamp of the Month Lucky Little Birdie

Faber-Castell and Derwent pencils

CCD Cross stitched Tag die *WARNING* This site is super cheap, addictive and sell lots of Crafty Goodies often with free international shipping. (I will not be responsible for enabling any of you) 😉😉
Glue Stick
Fiskars Eyelet Setter (my set didn't come with the hole included on the die)

Penny Black T is for transparent Snippets Stamps

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

I would like to enter this card in:-

From the Heart Stamps Stamp of the Month Challenge for March

Pixie’s Snippet’s Playground weeks 273 and 274 Anything goes with Snippets

Love to Craft Challenge Blog Challenge #8  
Craft-a-holics R Us- March Shades of Green

Thank you for looking in…

Have a wonderful week…

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all the lovely visitors who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all!

Waiting for Mum

Hello again,

Today I am sharing another card made with a cover gift from one of our Australian card making magazines, this came with Australian Papercraft Essentials issue 51, one of our family history friends is soon to celebrate her birthday and has a lovely rescue dog. I was asked to make a card with a dog on it and this is what I ended up making...

Here's my card:-

and from the inside 

What I used:-
White 10.5 x 14.7cm card blank
Kaisercraft 'Blue Bay' Paper and Collectables sets (all scrappy bits from previous projects- including the 'waste' from the edge)
Australian Papercraft Essentials cover gift
Rich Cocoa Colorbox ink
Memento Tuxedo black ink pad
sentiment stamp from Penny Blacks Snippets set
Flowers with rhinestones from stash (read really old stash)
MFT fresh cut grass die
Memory box Twisty stalk die
Scraps of brown and cream papers
Fiskars corner rounder punch
Pink & Red pencils
Adhesives:- double sided tape, PVA glue and foam tape
Stanley knife, steel ruler, craft mat & fussy cutting scissors

I would like to enter this card in:-
Snippets Playground week #243 Must use snippets
Lil Patch of crafty Friends #40 Anything goes
Craft your Passion #325 Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore use a digi or stamp 
613 Avenue Create #188 Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned paper Challenge August
and a new to me challenge
Sisterhood of snarky Stampers H is for Hound

Thank you for looking in...
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

P.S. A huge THANK YOU to all the lovely ladies who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all! 

Merry Christmas to Ewe

Hello again,

Well this week brings Rudolph Day with Scrappy Mo, also a host of other Christmas themed Challenges which I have rolled into one card....

Here’s my card:-

What I used:-

White 5 x 7” card blank

Ancient DCWV Design Paper

Pink scrap

White card

Bugaboo Digi image “Scene it Christmas Sheep'

Fiskars scalloped border punch

Faber Castell and Derwent Pencils

Sprinkled Sugar and Tickled pink Stickles

Pink enameled brad

Wplus9 Stamp and Die set ‘Hand lettered Holiday’

Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad

Orchid Pastel Colorbox ink pad (inked the Merry die cut all over)

Adhesives:- Double sided tape, P.V.A. Glue & Foam tape

I would like to enter this card in:-

Rudolph Day June

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge: use a sentiment

Sparkles Creations: #30 Anything goes Challenge

12 Months of Christmas: optional challenge of Silver and Gold or Anything goes 

Glory of Christmas challenge would like to see stars 

(I hope just 2 is okay)

Sparkles Christmas challenge is to use two dies 

(Merry and stitched rectangle die)

Polka doodles challenge this week is to use a die cut

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge extra June

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge June

Lil patch of Crafty Friends #36 Anything goes

Snippets Playground week 235 Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A huge thank you for well wishes I hope that the Pain clinic has answers, when I head back...

P.P.S Thank you to all the lovely ladies who take the time to leave a message I truly appreciate them all!

For Santa

Hello again,

Today I am sharing a quick card made using this weeks From the Heart Stamps sketch, which you can see below, with the Twist being to make it Sparkle, I have used some extra Star shaped sequins, Glittered card stock, and metallic red from a splash across the main red background, which itself holds feint images including Santa.

Here’s my card:-

What I used:-

White 12.7 x 17.8cm card blank

From the Heart Stamps image ‘For Santa Birdbrain’

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils

Lily Bee Designs ‘Christmas Cheer’ patterned paper

Generic 12” square Christmas paper

Blue card & red glitter card scraps

Red Star sequins

Memory Box Holiday Hats Die

Impression Obsession Christmas Top Edgers

Fiskars Scalloped border punch

Bella Droplet for Santa’s hat

Stanley knife, Steel Ruler, Craft mat

Adhesives:- PVA glue, Foam tape, Double sided tape

I would like to enter this card in:-

From the Heart Stamps Sketch Challenge #146 

Hiding in my Craftroom Super Scraps Saturday #246 

Snippets Playground #224 

Creative Craft Cottage #61 Add some sparkle  

Cute Card Thursday #420 Something Shiny 

Little Miss Muffet 135 Anything goes 

12 Months of Christmas link up Optional theme Gifts Galore

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra

Thank you for looking in

have a great week...

Megan

Happy Birthday!

Hello again, 

Well, this month is a busy birthday month and I have created a card ready to send off interstate to my new sister in law, who likes all things vintage. I won two digi’s from All Dressed up from the Christmas at Sweet Stampin’ blog earlier this year and specifically selected this image with her in mind.

I have used the same paper pack as I used for the wedding card I made earlier in the year... thankfully I used only small amounts to create flowers for the wedding card, so I may get away with it ;-) 

Here's my card:

What I used:

All Dressed up Digital Stamp 'A little me time'

Kaisercraft Blue Bay Paper Pack (12" x 12")

Kaisercraft Blue Bay collectables die cut shapes

Scissors, Craft Mat, Stanley knife & Steel Rule

Fiskars Corner Rounder Punch

Kaisercraft 2mm silver bling

Derwent & Faber-Castell pencils

Elizabeth Crafts Happy Birthday Die

White A4 card to create card blank

I would like to enter this card in:

613 Avenue Create- #136 Black, White and Favourite colour or Anything goes

Beccy's Place- August Anything goes
Craft your Passion- #274 Anything goes

Crafting by Design- August Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart- #72 Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned paper- Use patterned papers

Creative Craft Cottage - #45 For the girls

Come and Get it- Feature a creature

Simply Papercraft- #10 Anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog- #92 Anything goes with a twist- Celebration 

QKR Stampede- #151 Anything goes

Many thanks for looking in...

have a wonderful week

Megan

P.S. Thank you to each and everyone of you lovely ladies who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Season’s Greetings

Hello again,

Well, I've had a whole week off creating Christmas cards! I will soon need to turn my attention to creating gift card/cash holders, boxes, tags and wrap items in general, otherwise I think I will have way too many cards for Christmas this year...

It has been very cold and windy here and I have refused to go out in it too much while recovering from another infection, I even slept right through my alarm clock yesterday morning, just as well I didn't have any appointments to get too. 

On with the card making!

I have been enjoying the month long challenges on offer with the lovely ladies over at 12 months of Christmas Link-up where you can choose to participate in the challenge or just link-up two (or more) Christmas cards and collect a gorgeous digital paper from Lisa and Monica. This months challenge is Ornaments, each year I make beaded decorations as small gifts for neighbours, colleagues and my friendly local bus drivers. I horrified some, one year hiding a Christmas Spider ornament in a milk carton gift box!

Here's my latest creation:

What I used:-

Green Card stock to make Square Card blank 14cm

Design paper from stash brand unknown

American Crafts card stock ‘Rouge’

Cream card from stash

Fiskars scalloped border punch

Glitzee Glitter glue Red

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils, black fine liner

Fancy Sunbonnet Christmas Tree Digi from Bugaboo Stamps

Sentiment from Pink Petticoat tiny Christmas set

MFT sentiment strip die

Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circle and Nesting Scallop circle dies

Stanley Knife, Cutting mat, Steel ruler

Deep Red rhinestones from stash

Adhesives- P.V.A. glue, foam tape, Double-sided tape, glue stick

I would like to enter this card in:-

12 Months of Christmas Link-up Challenge #7- Ornaments

Merry Monday Challenge #166- Heart (on pocket of dress)

Sparkle Christmas Challenge #34 -Anything goes

Polka Doodles Challenge- 2 or more patterned papers

A Snowflakes Promise #2- Christmas or winter

Rudolph Day- Anything Goes

Hiding in my craft room- Any Holiday

Di's Digi Design Challenge- Hand coloured image

After finishing this card I used some scraps from my table top and another digi I coloured to create a quick gift tag

What I used:- gift tag

Scraps from above card

Blue card stock

Fiskars Corner rounder punch

Fiskars single ¼” hole punch

Bic Mark-it Silver marker to doodle

Glitzee glitter glue Lime and Red

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils

Bobble head Gingerbread Digi Bugaboo Stamps

Thank you for looking in...

have a wonderful week

Megan

P.S. Thank you to all the Lovely Ladies who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate each and every one of them, Megan

Bugaboo Christmas in July Day three

Hello again...

Bugaboo Monday Challenge:-

Today’s challenge over at Bugaboo is a colour challenge which you can see below and I hope that my card makes the cut. I have this lovely old Christmas paper stack from DCWV which had a great blue/green colour combo suitable for this challenge my darkest blue is not quite as dark as the challenge but I made the best of it.

The colour challenge chart:-

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White Card blank 12.7cm x 17.8cm (5”x7”)

Bugaboo stamp- Dede Christmas ornaments 

Faber-Castell and Derwent Pencils

Fairy Krystal glitter paint

DCWV design paper The Christmas Stack with glitter

Green polka dot paper from generic pack

Three tones of Blue, white and green card from scraps box

Darice Chevron embossing folder

Kaisercraft rub-on stitching

Fiskars Apron lace border punch

Fiskars 1” circle punch

Fiskars Corner rounder punch

Mpress scalloped circle die

Marianne Design die snowflake

X-cut scallop oval die

Mpress Oval die

Computer generated sentiment

Silver gel pen

Black pen for doodled border

Silver Self-Adhesive rhinestones from Kaisercraft

I would like to enter this card in:-

Bugaboo Christmas in July- Colour Challenge

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge- #237 Deck the Halls

12 Months of Christmas Link-up- Ornaments

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra- Anything Christmas goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned paper Challenge- Use your Patterned papers

Craft your Passion- #270 Anything goes

Paper Creator Challenge- #40 Christmas in July

Thank you for looking in...

have a good one...

Megan

P.S. A big Thank you to all the kind and lovely ladies who take the time to leave me a little message, I appreciate them all