Pollycraft Challenge #94 ~ Embellishment Bingo

Good Morning

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend, ours has been hectic trying to get ready for our holiday next weekend, just not enough hours in the day at the moment.  Anyway it's Monday and time for a new challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges.

EMBELLISHMENT BINGO

A real fun challenge for you this week if you are not familiar with this kind of challenge (which I've got to admit I wasn't before now) there is a grid of embellishments all you need to do is choose a line that is either a diagonal, horizontal or vertical line, and then you will end up with three embellishments to use.  The DT have all had fun with this one and here is mine.....

I've used one of the gorgeous new images from Pollycraft this is 'Claudia Tutu', I've coloured her with watercolour pencils blended with sansador and promarkers on her dress.  This is a comissioned card for a work colleague.  

This is the Embellishment Bingo Grid

I chose the line of Tag - Sparkle - Flowers

You can't see the sparkle very well on the piccy I'm afraid, but I added Sakura Stardust in Clear Star to Claudia's bow, dress detail and ballet pump straps, then also went over the sentiment writing with it too.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge, have fun!!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #93 ~ Music

Good Morning!!  Hope everyone had a lovely weekend.

It's Monday so time for a new challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges.  Paula is your host this week and her challenge is...

MUSIC

So all things musical is what we would like to see this week.

Here is my DT piece but you can check out my team buddies creations also over on the challenge blog...

Just love this Chester image with his oversized earphones...lol, so cute.  Ive' coloured the image using promarkers.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks musical challenge.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Pollycraft Challenge #92

Well this is a few days late I'm afraid, I've not been able to sign in to blogger for some reason...grrrrr, thankfully as you can see this morning all seems to be ok again.

This weeks challenge over at Pollycraft has been set by me....

'BOYZ TO MEN'

 You either love or hate doing male themed cards and crafts, I can tell you I'm more to the hate side...lol, but they do have to be done on occassions.

The GD's and DT have some awesome inspiration to show you over on the challenge blog and here's mine... 

 We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge.

Enjoy your day.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

 

Pollycraft Challenge #91

How's these scheduled posts doing??  All posting on time I hope.  Will hopefully be trying to check all posted ok on my iphone as thats the only internet access we'll have on this holiday, not sure what I can do about it on my phone if they haven't been posting...lol, anyway if your reading all this waffle then it's posted!!!

It's time for a new challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges

This weeks challenge theme is a real easy one for you and I'm sure it's gonna be mega popular...

ANYTHING GOES

Yep, absolutely anything goes for this one!!!

Here's my card for the challenge....

I've used one of my favourite 'Swings & Slides' images from Pollycraft colouring her with Promarkers.

We do hope you'll join in with our ''Anything Goes" challenge, we look forward to seeing your makes.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs

Joanne xxxx

Pollycraft Challenge #90 ~ Fun & Games

Good morning, hope everyone has enjoyed their Easter weekend and not eaten too much chocolate, I feel like I have…lol.

It’s time for a new challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges which this week has been set by the lovely Emma and her challenge for you is…

FUN & GAMES

I bet there has been plenty of fun and games going on this weekend especially with the gorgeous weather we’ve been having here in the UK.

The DT have plenty of inspiration to show you over on the challenge blog and here’s mine…

I’ve used the cute ‘Taking a Break’ from the Swings Slides Set 1 and coloured with Promarkers

Well I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their week, thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

 

 

Pollycraft Challenge #89

Good Morning….hope this is going to work ok as I’ve tried using Windows Live Writer to write up my post, so this is it’s first test…lol

It’s time for a new challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges this week your host is Maria with a sketch & theme for you…

Vintage

The DT have all been busy as usual with some wonderful inspiration and here is mine….

I’ve used one of the cute images from ‘Swings & Slides 2’, coloured her with Promarkers and used Prima Papers.

We do hope you’ll be able to join us for this weeks challenge.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #88 & CYDA Challenge #18

Good Morning from a gorgeous sunny Yorkshire!!!

Announcing two challenges today with the Pollycraft one being quite late I'm afraid as I've been without my lappy for a week due to a broken power lead, got a new one that didn't work so had to wait for another one which arrived yesterday, so I'm all back up and running again.  With not having the means to print out the images that I wanted I have just the one card to show you for both challenges, which luckily have the same challenge theme...lol

So the challenges this week for you over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges & Craft Your Days Away is.....

EASTER
 And here's my card....

  

Tried something a bit different with my papers.  The image is Pollycrafts 'Spring Things - Bumble Bunny'.

This weeks sponsor at Pollycrafts is Secret Crafter with 3 digi's for the winner.

And our sponsor for new challenge over at Craft Your Days Away is Meljen Designs with 4 digi's for the winner.

Well what to do with this gorgeous day? some window cleaning needs doing so gonna crack on with that sometime and there's always a bit of shopping that needs doing.

Hope you all enjoy your weekend, whatever your plans!!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #87 ~ Old/Neglected Stamp/Image

Well Mr Blogger was not playing the game today with scheduling my post, so many apologies for this late post for the new challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges 

The challenge has been set this week by Kylie......

OLD/NEGLECTED STAMP/IMAGE

So it's time to dust off one of those stamps you've not used for a while or search through your stash of digi images on you PC, who knows what you might find, maybe something you'd even forgot you had.

The DT have had a good old shuffle through their stamps and digi's and come up with some gorgeuos creation, so be sure to check them out.  Here's mine....

I've dusted off one of my old time favourite Sherbert Kisses stamps, I just love these and I always have the urge to give these girlies funky coloured hair...lol.

Paula is your sponsor this week and one lucky winner will recieve the full set of the brand new released today Swings & Slides Set 2

We hope you can join us for this week's challenge.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #86

My gosh it's Monday again and it arrived quicker with losing an hour over the weekend...lol.

It's time for a new challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges, and this week Jane has set the challenge of...

FRIENDS

The DT as always have some wonderful inspiration to show you over on the challenge blog and here is mine..

I've used Cherish from the Woodland Elves Collection.  Paula has a fabulous offer currently running over at the Pollycraft Shop until the 1st April...

So now is a good time to grab all those digi's that you love and keep meaning to buy.

This weeks sponsors are LETRASET and one lucky winner can win a 5 pack of Promarkers.

We do hope you can join us for this weeks 'Friends' challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #85

Good Morning!!!

It's Monday so that means it's time for the next challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges, this week Lynsey is your host and her challenge for you is....

SWIRLS & PEARLS

So get your swirly papers, stamps or die-cuts out and splash on them pearls.  The DT have plenty of inspiration to show you over on the challenge blog and here's mine....

I've used one of the gorgeous Cherry Kisses Frames (available from the Pollycraft Shop) coloured with Promarkers, with some swirly Prima Papers and I've added some stamped swirls and of course there are some pearls too.

Paula is sponsoring this weeks challenge with 10 digi's for one lucky winner.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge.

Enjoy your day!!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #84

Hi there, thanks to everyone who joined us for our 'Fly Me To The Moon' challenge over at Pollycraft Challenges last week, some great takes on the theme.  This weeks challenge has been set by Sheena and her challenge for you is....

TEENS

So a card aimed at a teenage girl or boy is what we want to see.

The DT have some fabulous inspiration to share with you over on the Challenge Blog, and here is mine...

I've used Mariella which is available from the Pollycraft Shop, colouring her with Promarkers.

The Creative Cottage are our sponsors for this challenge and one lucky winner will recieve a £10.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge, we can't wait to see your 'TEEN' creations.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #83

Happy Monday morning to you all, hope everyone had a lovely weekend.  Thank you to everyone who joined in with the Pollycraft 'Swings & Slides' Blog Hop over the past few days, I will be drawing my two winners of the 'Good Luck' digi this evening.  

After all the blog hop fun it's now time for a new weekly challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges, and this week the challenge is being hosted by Paula and her challenge for you is...

FLY ME TO THE MOON

You could interpret this as there being a moon on your image or somewhere on your project or something to do with flying.  Has that got your crafty brains ticking??

Well, to help you out the DT have come up with some wonderful inspiration to share with you so please check them all out on the challenge blog.  Here's mine.....

I had a play with this one using several Pollycraft images - Bronson & Beaker, Reindeer, Santa, the Christmas Lilybean Fairies and finally the snow/tree background.  The night sky background is from Kanban which I got a few years ago and I have a small stash of.

Paula is also sponsoring this weeks challenge with TEN digi's of the winners choice.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge.

Enjoy your day!!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Swings & Slides Blog Hop

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Good Morning, there is something exciting starting today over at Pollycraft we are having a blog hop to celebrate a NEW RELEASE!

'The Swings and Slides collection'

The entire Design Team is involved, and we also have our March Guest Designers joining us...

each of us are showing you sneeky peeks of the 7 new designs, so theres lots of inspiration in store!

There are prizes to be won at every stop along the way, and a GRAND prize at the end of the hop on Paula's blog.

You should have arrived here from Jane's blog, If you didn't...hop on back to the start, Emma's Blog, and follow the stops in order...

I have used 'Good Luck', isn't she adorable? 

I'm giving away 2 of these Digis to 2 lucky winners.

To be in with a chance to win, you need to leave me a comment, and spread the word by adding the logo to your blog (blog post or sidebar) with a link to the Pollycraft blog

You must leave comments at every stop along the way.

The blog hop will end on Monday 7th March at 8am GMT and I will randomly pick 2 winners.

The next stop on the hop is Kylie's Blog

I hope you have enjoyed your stop off here on the hop, enjoy the rest of the journey.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #82

Hi there!!  I've finally made it back online after a little glitch with the broadband (well it was a big one really...lol).  I'm revampng my craftroom and I had to disoconnect everything to move it and well lets not say anymore, but it's all fixed now, and I promise not to touch it again...lol!!

Well its Monday morning, and yay I'm on holiday this week, so once my craftroom is all back together again you should see a few creations from me this week.  It's also time for our next challenge for you over at Pollycraft Challenges with a theme that has been chosen by me....

THREE CIRCLES

We just want to see THREE circles on your card/project, so that shouldn't be too hard, right??

Well the DT and our GD have some awesome inspiration to show you for this one, so please do check them out over on the challenge blog.  Here's mine.....

I've used one of my alltime favourite Twiddly Wings images for this one, all the Twiddly Wing images are available from the Pollycraft Shop.  We are being sponsored this week by Quixotic Paperie and the winner will recieve a gorgeous 6 x 6 Prima 'Reflections' Paper Stack.

We do hope you can join us for this weeks challenge.

My plans for today are to get my craftroom finished (it's not far off), take Mollie Mops for her haircut and popping to MIL, so not leaving me much time to broad over all my aching muscles....lol.

Enjoy your day and thank you for stopping by.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #81

Good Morning!!

Another Monday is upon us so it's time for a fab new challenge over at Pollycraft Challenges.  This week Marit is your host with the challenge of...

DIAMONDS & PEARLS

The DT have created some wonderful inspiration for you over on the challenge blog, so be sure to check them out, and here is my card...

I've used 'Cherry Kisses - Tea in the 20's', coloured with Promarkers.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge of 'Diamonds & Pearls'

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And don't forget we are also celebrating a year of Critters & Cogs with lots of fun and bargains over on the Pollycraft Blog and Pollycraft Store.  Here is another card using one of the recent C & C images 'Fluffy Wabbit'

Enjoy your day and thank you for stopping by

Hugs 

Joanne xxx

Critters & Cogs Party!!!

Over at Pollycraft we are celebrating one year of the Critters & Cogs.  Paula has released 3 new C & C images and is also running a C & C challenge over at The Pollycraft Blog.  Everyday for the next week there will be 'Featured Bloggers' as well as some DT features.

I've a card to show you today using one of the new Critters & Cogs images 'Trix'....

Isn't she fabulous and check out the cog birdie too!!!  The sentiment was made up using the Critters & Cogs clear stamp sentiment set which you can grab for £3.99 as well other special offers on the C & C images all over at the Pollycraft Store. 

I made my own flower following a fab turorial by my buddy Angel, you can find the tutorial HERE on the Sparkles Forum.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges....

Simon Says Stamp - Make Your Own Embellishment

Papertake Weekly - Putting on the Glitz

Cute Card Thursday - Shiny Happy Cards

Paperplay - Add Shine

Stamp Something - Funky Somethings

Fab 'n' Funky - Make Your Own

Totally Papercrafts - Do It With Digi's

Paper Sundaes - Masculine Colours

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So don't forget to check out all the Critters & Cogs fun this week, with the chance of some fabulous prizes.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #80 - Special Birthdays

Monday is here again and it's Valentines Day, so Happy Valentines to you all.  It's also time for a new challenge over at Pollycraft Challenges which this week has been set by my luvely buddy Emma, and her challenge for you is...

SPECIAL BIRTHDAYS

So do you have someone who has a special age coming up?  If not I'll be 40 in September if thats any help to you...rofl.  So no ordinary birthdays for this one they must be special.

The DT and GD have some beautiful inspiration to show you over on the challenge blog, and here's mine...

It was one of Steve's daughters 30th birthday a couple of weeks ago so this was her card.  Delphine was perfect for a more maturer card, though I don't think she was to impressed with being reminded that she was 30...lol.  'Delphine Cocktail' is available from the Pollycraft Shop.

Emma is also sponsoring this weeks challenge

I'm entering this card into the following challenges...

Incy Wincy - Colour Me Wonderful (I've used Promarkers, Sakura Stardust and Chalks)

Fab 'n' Funky - Textures

Paper Sundaes - Sundae Toppings Bar - I've used Flowers & Pink

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We do hope you can join us for this weeks challenge.

Enjoy your day!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #79

Gosh is it just me or are the weeks just flying by can't believe we're into the second week of February and it's also Monday again so that means it's time for another challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges.  It's Maria's turn to set the challenge and she has a sketch and theme for you....

And along with the sketch the theme needs to be 'LOVE'

The DT have some wonderful inspiration for you over on the challenge blog so please do go check them out, here's mine...

Again please excuse the quailty of the picture, this dull weather really doesn't do the colours any justice.

I've used the latest Pollycraft Freebie, 'I Only Have Eyes For You' - Critters & Cogs.

Paula is also releasing some wonderful new images today, so please check out the SHOP HERE.

This weeks challenge is being sponsored by Paula herself with some wonderful images for the winner.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges....

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Photo Inspiration

Aud Sentiments - Corny Valentines Day Sayings

ABC Challenges - N = Nesties

Charisma Cardz - No Embellishments

Stampin For The Weekend - Valentines Day

The Corrosive Challenge - Red, Orange & Yellow

The Crafty Pad - Love Is In The Air

Allsorts - It Must Be Love Love Love

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We hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge, we can't wait to see what do with the sketch and theme.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #78

Good Morning All!!

It's Monday so that means it's time for a new challenge over at Pollycraft Challenges.  Thank you to everyone who joined us for last weeks challenge, so many wonderful creations as always.  This weeks challenge has been set by Lisa, who is sadly leaving us after this challenge, wishing you all the very best Lisa in your future ventures. And Lisa's challenge for you is....

'BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE'

Shouldn't be too hard to think cold with the current chilly weather here in the UK.

The DT have some wonderful inspiration waiting for you over on the challenge blog so please do go and check them out.  Here's mine....

Found this to be the perfect time to use some of my xmas paper scraps teamed up with 'Bronson and Beaker Branch Out' which is currently on special offer for just 49p along with many more images over at the Pollycraft Shop.

The challenge is being sponsored this week by The Creative Cottage and the winner will recieve a £10 voucher.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge!!!

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Don't forget tomorrow is the launch of the brand new.....

A monthly Christmas challenge blog starting the 1st February 10:00 a.m., we have some wonderful prizes lined up for the first challenge, so please join us over at the Christmas Challenge Blog from tomorrow onwards, just think how ahead you could get with your Christmas cards, gifts and decorations this year!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge # 77

Good Morning All!!

Hope you all enjoyed a lovely weekend.

It's time for a new challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges which this week has been set by the lovely Sandra.....

BLACK, WHITE AND ONE OTHER COLOUR

We are being sponsored this week by The Secret Crafter and the winner gets to choose 3 digital images of their choice.

The DT have some wonderful inspiration waiting for you over at the challenge blog do please do check them out and here is mine....

RECIPE

Digital Image - Pollycraft 'Cherry Kisses - Flying High' (BRAND NEW AVAILABLE NOW)

Papers - Scraps stash

Colouring Medium - Promarkers

Hearts - Fiskars Shape Cutter

Embellishments - Flowers, Ribbon and Pearls all from stash

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We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx