Friday, 6 November 2020

Thanksgiving - inky background

Yippee its Friday ! here we have a one layer card with a distressed inky background, CAS cards i always find difficult to leave white space!

Here i have used a stemmed flower stamp taken from Polkadoodles  clear stamp set  https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/spring-rose-transitions-layering-stamps-clear-polymer-stamp-set/


Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Christmas Joy - Latte christmas

Another card from me, this time using a stamp from latte-christmas-tweetings-stamp-set/ this time i used all 3 characters having fun outside in the cold and snow! fingers crossed we get snow and a chance to do the same eh ?
Bye for now , Nelly X

Tuesday, 3 November 2020

Christmas Fishes - gnome and penguin time!


Just dropping by with the second of my projects from the new release on Polkadoodles web site! ...Just look at him Fishing !! Eeeek so adorable" you can find him here christmas-fishes-stamp-set
The background is using the new Park Life HERE park-life-6-x-6-stenciltree stencil and distress inks :-)

BYE FOR NOW NELLY X



Friday, 30 October 2020

Snowball Kisses

New release eeeeeek! Using the stamp from Snowball Kisses and  the fabulous stencil Park Life  isnt he just the cutest!!!!!!





Friday, 23 October 2020

Christmas for the boys!

Nelly here at heshaw.blogspot.com Sush don't tell, this card is for my Husband this Christmas! the image is actually called "Wedding Night " and you can find it here https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/wedding-night-saucy-digital-craft-stamp-download/ I thought it perfect for our team challenge " for the boys " papers are taken from the Christmas cheer pack https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/christmas-cheer-6-x-6-paper-pack/ and the embellishment/sentiment elements are from the Hochanda one day special https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/christmas-joy-collection-stamps-layering-stencils-stencils-paper-pack/


Friday, 9 October 2020

In Love with Autumn



Using the Daisy Days clear stamp set i inked up one of the elements in various autumnal hues and made a wreath card. the topper was layered onto the square swirly background die and the fabulous paper pack is called In love with Autumn





Friday, 25 September 2020

Hey Pumpkin!


Happy Friday! ...and time for another Polkadoodles challenge!! the team theme was "halloween" so i know i say this every year but its my least favourite time, i just hate Ghosties and Ghoulies or anything remotely scary! with this is mind i coloured up some softer images  using the HEY PUMPKIN! clear stamp set . :-)







Friday, 11 September 2020

xmas in September - Twiggy Toots carol singers!

This week's team challenge was " anything goes Christmas"  so in my excitement i chose to create a 3d lamp post project that was just screaming for carol singers and what better way to bring in Twiggy and Toots from Polkadoodles! you can find the image in the Cd collection  HERE! Twiggy and Toots festive fun





Friday, 28 August 2020

Throwing shapes !


This week I have created a side stepper card and using Eden Blossoms digital image from the Eden collection the image I coloured her up using Alchol markers.

I simply adore this paper pad collection and this butterfly paper coordinated beautifully ! you can find it Here vintage-candy-6-x-6-paper-pack/ 


                                                       
                                                               

Friday, 14 August 2020

Summer Citrus colours

The Polkadoodles team challenge set this week is " use citrus colours"  with the following fruits in mind i used corresponding hues in distress inks: Limes, Lemons, oranges and raspberries !

I have used elements from Dragonfly fantasy silhouette stamp and the Graceful flower girl to create a slim tall card and matching tag.





Friday, 31 July 2020

Shades of Grey!

I used whats-up-buttercup-clear-stamp-set and coloured it using a mixture of cool and warm grey alcohol markers,  and fancy-rectangles-tabs-die-set to create all the layers on this monochromatic card and was very happy with mu colour choice of yellow, it finished this card off beautifully!


Friday, 17 July 2020

Under the Sea! Mermaid ocean of wishes

For this 5 inch square card i  resized and printed  two images which are pre coloured image from winnie-mermaid-mermazing-precoloured-anchors-away-digital-stamp  i added a white Posca pen to allow the " white to pop" in her hair!  the  Ocean themed design paper is called starfish-sandcastles-6-x-6-paper-pack using the leftover over paper trimmings from this project i created a tag to go with this card!







Friday, 3 July 2020

Love you Bunches - A cute wish!

A tall card from me this week , inspired by the set team challenge " a cute wish" i created the the panelled tall card on my scan  and placing the 6x6-paper-pack-posy-doodles/ design paper behind the cut  areas. i created the  " Love you bunches" sentiment using funky-alphabet-a5-stamp-set-39-clear-polymer-stamps/ and super-sentiments-clear stamps  and colored up using " wink of stella glitter pens". the image is from Polkadoodles called Flower Bunch - winnie special Moments

Sunday, 28 June 2020

Special time Unicorn - Too cute!

Who,s staying indoors today hiding from the wind? i've come into my shed early to craft today and i've got the heater on!
Here is a super cute image from the sparkles unicorn collection and it so versatile, " a first Birthday baby card comes to my mind today" ....what occasion would you use it for?


Friday, 26 June 2020

Sparkle Unicorn - Gift of love

Something different from me this time i created a  Bokeh background using pencils! giving the card a rich color feel and somewhat different than  using a design paper background, isn't this the cutest unicorn ever?


Recipe
background colored with pencils ans blending solution to create the Bokeh effect.
design paper trim from digital-download-bundle
buttons and sentiment from stash.

Sunday, 21 June 2020

Peek a Boo Belive in Unicorns!

 
I adore this cheerleader unicorn image and thought it was perfect to use to make a peel a boo card! form the brand new "Believe in Unicorns collection at Polkadoodles! you can find it by clicking  HERE!


Ingredients/Recipe -  non affiliated links below

Pre coloured image taken from the collection and resized into word to fit the peek a boo die from my stash.
Design papers and sentiment also taken from from the above collection.


Saturday, 20 June 2020

Believe in Rainbow Unicorn Sparkle


I kept this image clean and simple, which is very hard for me to achieve 😁! ....  This unicorn image is just one  taken from the  Polkadoodles unicorn-big-kahuna digital-download-bundle and coloured using alcohol markers !
My inspiration came from someone someone going through a very tough time, hope you like it .... see the ingredients below and happy crafting folks!


Ingredients and Recipe

No affiliate links used below:

Image used is called Belive in rainbows, colour with medium of choice or use pre coloured image.
sketch and cut around the cloud edge to create the clouds or use an edger die.
Sentiment is a computer generated one!
 I used a white insigno pen to create the polka effect on the umbrella.




Friday, 19 June 2020

Sparkles - Unicorns and rainbows - Loving life by the sea

Sharing my first card with you all from Polkadoodles "NEW RELEASE"  Sparkles .....it was so much fun designing projects with this super adorable collection! 

It was a sunny day when i created this card which gave the inspiration behind it! ..... now I'm dreaming of sunshine and  chance to take a holiday and relax by the sea with a floppy hat on, don't you all agree ? 

You can find the recipe and mixing below,  Bye for now and happy crafting folks!




Ingredients/Recipe -  non affiliated links below

Distress inks of choice
Sentiment's stamped with black versafine ink.
Image coloured alcohol markers (medium of choice



 


you're my hero - thinking of you condolence card

This weeks challenge was use any image and can be anything, Sadly Gemma became a heaven's angel last month, i wanted to create that card we all find difficulty making during a bereavement,  i also wanted it to be bright and cherry to the eye.Gemma was and always will be our hero and a warrior working tirelessly in a dementia care home supporting the most vulnerable during the current covid climate.

I  stamped the tree and branches image from Polkdoodles dragonfly-fantasy-3-clear-polymer-silhouette-stamps, in black ink,  the heart image i coloured using coloured pencils in rainbow colours from the Polkadoodles me-you-stamp-set-timeless-rose-collection Cutting away the centre to add a personal photograph .
The background was coloured using  distress inks.


i have entered my project into the following challenges

Friday, 5 June 2020

A Pretty Perfect Day!

My Inspiration  for this weeks Polkadoodles Team Challenge DT was to use "4 squares the same size"  i think it turned out  a "Pretty Perfect Polkadoodles Project :-)  see below for the recipe below.





RECIPE:
no affiliate links used below:

7 inch plain edged card base.
4 Perfect Squares
Polakdoodles  pretty+perfect clear stamp set 
Polkadoodles  super-sprigs-craft-die
distress reinker Tumbled Glass.