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Polkadoodles Project: Shopping
For this weeks Polkadoodles challenge blog, the design team was given the theme of shopping. After the weather we have had in the UK this week, I think a lot of people will have been shopping at the beach like this! Here’s a quick step by step showing you how to create this for yourself.…
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Aall & Create Thrinchie Challenge
So, one of my favourite crafting brands has launched a new challenge for July. Unlike Aall &Creates January challenge which asked for mini Polaroid style pieces using cutie characters, this one sees the stamps by designer Tracy Evans used on 3inch squares. There is a brand new word of inspiration for each day of the…
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Polkadoodles challenge
Hiya, thanks for stopping by. As a newly appointed member of Polkadoodles design team, today’s post takes you step by step through my first DT project. So the DT theme for this project was ‘acetate or vellum’ and after some consideration I thought ‘Ruby Party Girl’ would look amazing with a vellum skirt! ‘Ruby Party…
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Storage Project
Hi guys, today’s project is a little MDF storage file which is going to be perfect for keeping my Fairy Hugs stamps all together. Because I’m part of their social media design team and have to regularly create work for them, I really need to keep my stamps on hand and ready to go. I…
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Aall & Create Stamp Log
Hiya, welcome to my blog. Today’s post is a little sneak peek into how I record my Aall & Create character stamps. I got part of my latest purchase in the post today so couldn’t wait to try them out. They have their own dedicated art journal, which I add to whenever I make a…
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Quick walkthrough
Hiya! Thanks for stopping by. Today’s post is just a really quick walkthrough of making a card using a topper sheet. So I needed to make a card for my mother-in-law and I know she loves birds, so I headed straight for my whopper topper pad by Hunkydory. The design of the pad lends itself…
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Art Inspirations Journal Page
Welcome! Today’s project is some pattern building using these stamps by Art Inspirations. Let’s get started… This is a piece of mop-up card from my stash. I love the combination of colours. I started by choosing the stamp for the central design. I added stamps one by one to create a symmetrical image. Once I…
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Découpage Robin Frame
Welcome! Today’s project is a simple one. I wanted to make a handmade gift for Mother’s Day and I know my mum loves robins, so hopefully she will love it! I started off with a good rummage through my crafty stash and found a box frame (Hobbycraft), some pieces of card and 6 sheets of…
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50th birthday card
Hiya, thanks for stopping by. This weeks project is a 50th birthday card and I new I wanted to use these fun characters by Aall & Create (#252, #253, #254). I knew I wanted to use alcohol markers to colour them but I don’t have a suitable ink pad so went with my usual Varsafine…
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Having a Whale of a Time!
Hiya, thanks for stopping by. I’ve been trying out the “Moonflower” range by Studiolight this week. I bought a selection of the range at the end of last year from The Craft Store and I thought it was about time I created something! I wanted to experiment with the range and decided to start simply.…
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