Spring Birthday

For my A5 card, Winnie Sunshine Delight digi stamp, coloured with alcohol markers and die-cut using scalloped and straight rectangle layering dies. I die-cut the floral paper from Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Paper Heaven 4 using the same layering dies and I used the pink paper from Lily Bug Love Paper Heaven 2 for the background. I printed the pre-coloured flower from the Winnie Sunshine Delights Embellishments bundle off three times each and layered them up using foam pads. I used the Happy Birthday sentiment from Winnie celebrations 2 sentiments bundle and die cut it down. 

Valentines

For my A5 Valentine's card, I used Work &Play Love & Kisses True Love digi stamp, coloured with alcohol markers and die-cut using heart layering dies. I used papers from the Work & Play Love & Kisses craft download Bundle, I used the large heart paper for the background and die-cut the striped paper using the same heart layering dies as before. The sentiment is from the same big download bundle as the papers, once again using the heart layering dies to make it heart-shaped. To finish I added 3 pearls that I coloured with a purple marker to match the card colour better, a ribbon, and a bow.

 

Darling Buds

 For the spring is coming challenge I used The Darling Buds Daffodil digi stamp coloured with alcohol markers and die-cut using circle layering dies. I used 2 papers from the Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Paper Heaven 4 bundle, layered up using a bright yellow card from my stash. Then I used a border die and simple flower dies to finish. 

 I made a cheer-up card. I chose to make a DL size using Ice Cream Days -Sparkle Unicorn digi stamp and coloured it in using alcohol markers. I chose bright colours and used a flower design paper from Winnie Celebrations 2 - Papers 1, to make this cute cheerful card. To finish I added a ribbon, bow, and paper flower.

A white Christmas.

My first Polkadoodles challenge was "All White (with accent colour)".

I used the Bella Bear with lots of parcels/gifts Digi stamp, coloured with alcohol markers, die-cut it using layering circle dies and I embossed the background with a simple dot embossing folder and used the purple card for the accent colour.  

Another Year Taller

A6 slider card made using For the love of stamps "Another Year Taller" stamp set, "Blue Lagoon", "Arctic Mist" and "Rainforest Green" prism ink pads, For the love of masks "Plane Cute" stencil, nesting rectangle moonstone dies and coloured with Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends. 

I started by running the "Blue Lagoon" ink pad thickly around the edge of the card blank to make a blue border. I then die cut a piece of smooth white card using the second largest nesting rectangle moonstone die, blended the sky using "Blue Lagoon", "Arctic Mist" and the "Plane Cute" stencil and blended the grass using "Rainforest Green", the bush stamp from FTLS "Cheeky Monkey" stamp set and added a couple of flicks of green marker. I stamped the "Another Year Taller" sentiment in Black.
I stamped, coloured and fussy cut the Giraffes body on its own, neck x2 and head together. I stuck the body of the giraffe to the background, cut a slit at the neck part for the long neck to fit into and I then slid the long neck into the slit. On the back, I glued a small piece of cardboard to stop the neck sliding out of the slit and added a pull tab made from acetate to the head. To finish I stuck the background to the base card with 2mm foam pads.

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Dogs life.

This 6x6 card is made using Splash Crafts "Pet Set" USB. 

I layered the card with silver mirror card, then added a 5¾" square of blue checked card from Hunkydory Crafts. I then printed off the "Jack Russell Jumping" decoupage sheet, cut it out, layered it up using 1mm foam pads and added a matt of silver mirror card before sticking it to my base card. I finished it off with some silver "Diamond sparkles" gems from Hunkydory crafts.

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Mermazing Birthday

6x6" card made using Time for Tea Designs "Swimming by to say Hi" and "Mermazing" stamp sets, Prism ink pads, Posca paint pen and Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends.

I blended the background using "Purple Velvet" and "Blue Lagoon" ink pads, lightly sprinkled with water and drew on some bubbles using my Posca pen. I die-cut a long thin rectangle and covered it with the bubble stamp using "Blue Lagoon" ink pads, then I die-cut a circle, stamped the mermaid from "Swimming by to say Hi", coloured her in using Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends, used the Posca for the dots and I used "Purple Velvet" to blend around the edge. I stamped the "Have a Mermazing Birthday" sentiment in "Purple Velvet", dotted it a bit with the Posca pen, die-cut it using a rectangle die and blended the edge using the same colour ink pad. I then stamped the wavy line stamp in "Purple Velvet", blended over it so it has a nice pale colour inside the lines, dotted it with the Posca pen and cut it out. To finish I added two blue iridescent pearls to the top corner.   

Stamp sets and blending brushes can be brought here

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