Pretty in Pink!

Hello Everyone! Apologies for my long absence again, life is still very busy and I am struggling to find time to craft and blog. I am here today with some girly inspiration using a gorgeous Pollycraft stamp which is available here from My Mum's Craft shop. I coloured the cute little Pixie in with my Promarkers and added her to some circles cut from pink cardstock and papers from the Authentique 'Pretty' pad.

I kept the layout simple, adding some ribbon from my stash and a sentiment from an old My Favourite Things stamp set which is unfortunately no longer in stock.

Here is a close up of my finished image. I added some glitter glue to the Pixie's wings and finished my card with lots of pretty flowers and some stick on pearls. I hope you have a lovely Friday!

Jane

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Birthday Girls for the Pollycraft Challenge

Hello Everyone! It's my turn to host the Challenge theme this week on the Pollycraft blog and as I celebrated my Birthday yesterday, I chose 'Birthday Girls'. I made a card using the adorable Lil'Dumplings Fleur and coloured her in using Graph'it pens and Promarkers in shades of pink.

I used American Crafts papers and a sentiment from Pink Petticoat and added a ribbon from my stash, lots of paper flowers a resin flower which was a gift from a lovely Friend and I finished with some stick on pearls.

Here is a close up of the adorable Fleur. I added a little bit of glitter to her cute fairy wings. I love her little rosy cheeks. I hope you will be able to join in with our Challenge. The lucky winner will receive a £10 gift voucher to spend in the Pollycraft Store:

Make sure you check out the blog for lots of inspiration from the DT. Have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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Playing with Paper and Glue

Hello Everyone! It's the Weekend! I have a fun day of shopping ahead with my Mum and then not much else planned apart from a lot of crafting. I am popping on quickly today to share a couple of cards I made recently using papers from the Echo Park Paper and Glue pad. This has been one of my favourite pads of the year. The papers are perfect for boy's cards and have come in handy for some cards I made to celebrate important milestones for some of the boys in my life.

I made the first card for my Son to congratulate him on his exam results in August. He has now completed his first full week at Sixth Form College and I am so proud of him I could burst! The card has a simple layout and I used Whiff of Joy stamps and a Paper Smooches sentiment.

I made this card for my Best Friend's Son who started Primary School last week. I cannot believe how grown up he is now, it only seems like yesterday I was holding him in my arms when he was a tiny baby, he has grown into such a lovely little boy and seeing him all smart in his School Uniform really made me well up! The image I have used is Lil' Dumplings Brains from Pollycraft and is available here and the sentiment is another Paper Smooches one. I hope you have a lovely Saturday!
Jane
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Pollycraft DT - Harvest Colours for the Pollycraft Challenge

Hello Everyone!  I apologise for my absence this week and my lateness in posting my Pollycraft Challenge card. I have been ill this week with a nasty throat bug and am slowly getting back to normal. Our theme this fortnight for the Challenge is 'Autumn colours' and I have made a card using the adorable Pip.

The papers I have used are some very old ones from my stash and the sentiment is from Hero Arts. I added lots of flowers and some leaves and finished with some stick on pearls. I hope you will be able to join us for the chance to win a voucher to spend at Pollycraft.

Have a lovely Friday!

Jane

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Pollycraft DT - Pixie Holly freebie

Hello Everyone! It's freebie time! Paula is very generously offering a fabulous freebie today. You can read all about it on her blog. The adorable Pixie Holly with a matching sentiment! She is totally adorable and I have used her to make a little Christmas tag. You will need to go to the shop to get her and she will be available until the 11th of September.

I used a Dienamics die to cut the tag and added some Echo Park snowflake paper and some stitching using red thread for a change. I coloured Holly in with Graph'it pens and Promarkers in shades of red and green, added some glitter to her wings and then added her to the tag with foam pads after I had cut her out leaving a small border. I added some ribbon, lace and a charm from the Ribbon girl and a resin rose and finished with a little wooden button and a stick on pearl. I am entering my tag in the latest Graph'it blog Challenge which is to make something Christmas themed in red and green. I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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Pollycraft DT for the Pollycraft Challenge - For the Kids

Hello Everyone! It's time for a brand new Challenge on the Pollycraft blog and our theme this fortnight is 'For the Kids'. I absolutely love all the Pollycraft Lil' Dumplings so I just had to use one on my card.
I have used Rory on my card, he is available here from Pollycraft.

I coloured Rory in using Graph'it pens and Promarkers to match some Echo Park papers which are from an older pad. I added some buttons and a brad from my stash and a little sentiment I stamped on a tiny punched tag.

Here is a close up of the adorable Rory. I have some great news for you if you are a Lil' Dumplings fan! Look what is brand new in the Pollycraft Shop today!

Aren't they adorable! I can't wait to have a play with them! I hope you will be able to join us for our Challenge this fortnight for the chance to win a £10 gift voucher to spend in the Pollycraft Store:

Make sure you check out the blog for all the details and lots of inspiration from the DT!
Have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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I {heart} Maurice

Hello Everyone! I hope you are well and had a good start to the week. We had a very successful day at the Carboot sale on Sunday but I was exhausted tired yesterday! All the Sun and fresh air made me very tired! I have a card to share with you today which I made using an older Pollycraft image of my favourite Maurice. The card is for my Best Friend's Dad who is retiring at the end of this month.

 I used Echo Park papers from the 'Note to Self' 6x6 pad and added some Glitz Designs stickers and a gorgeous red ribbon from Hobbycraft.

The little tab is punched with a Stampin' up punch and I coloured Maurice in with a mixture of Promarkers, Flexmarkes and Graph'it markers. Doesn't he look fab in his funky red shirt! I finished with a stick on pearl and a little wooden button. I hope you have a good Tuesday!
Jane
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Pollycraft DT for the Pollycraft Challenge - A Ruby Red Lil' Dumpling

Hello Everyone! It's time for a brand new Challenge on the Pollycraft Blog and our theme this fortnight is 'Ruby Red'. I have used Echo Park papers to create my card layout and added a tiny Elzybells sentiment. The image I have used is from the Lil Dumplings range and is called Fleur.

I coloured the image using Graph'it markers and Promarkers and added some glitter glue to her shoes and the flower centres and added her to the card after I had cut her out leaving a small border. I added some paper flowers and a tiny resin rose and a button from my stash which I had tied with twine. I finished with stick on gems.

Here is a close up of the adorable Lil Dumpling. I hope you will be able to join us for this Challenge for the chance to win a £10.00 Pollycraft voucher. Make sure you check out the Challenge blog for lots of inspiration from the DT!

Have a lovely Wednesday!

Jane

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Pollycraft DT for the Pollycraft Challenge - Stars and Stripes

Hello Everyone! I cannot believe two weeks have gone by already but it is time for a brand new Challenge on the Pollycraft blog today and our theme is 'Stars and Stripes'. I have made a card using some My Mind's Eye papers and the adorable Lil Dumpling Shelby who is available here from Pollycraft. 

I coloured the image in using mostly Graph'it markers and some of my Promarkers and die cut it into a circle which I mounted onto another circle and a scalloped circle cut from pink card. I layered up some die cut banners and stamped a My Favourite Things sentiment on to the starry paper. I added some pretty flowers from my stash, a button and some stick on pearls.

I hope you will be able to join us for this Challenge for the chance to win a £10 shopping spree at Pollycraft...

Make sure you check out the Challenge blog for some fabulous inspiration from the DT and the Challenge rules! Have a lovely Wednesday!

Jane

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Pollycraft DT - For a Robotastic Dad

Hello Everyone! I hope you are all well and looking for ward to the weekend. I am very much! I have had a very busy week and I am going to London this weekend with my Best Friend to see Robbie Williams at Wembley! I can't wait! I realised today that I had forgotten to share the card I made for my kids to give their Dad for Father's Day so here it is!

I made the card using Echo Park papers and a sentiment from an old Pollycraft set. The fabulous Rusty the Robot image is from Pollycraft and is available here. I added some Spellbinders cogs and some stick on pearls to finish.

Here is a close up of my coloured in image. I coloured Rusty in with my Graph'it markers. I hope you have a lovely Friday!
Jane
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Pollycraft DT for the Pollycraft Challenge - Anything goes

Hello Everyone! Today is a a very exciting day as it is the first day for our brand new Pollycraft Challenge! We have a very easy theme for you this time, it is 'Anything goes!' I have made a card using the fabulous 'Mr Fix it' who is available here from Pollycraft.

I coloured him in with my Promarkers and cut him out before adding him to my card. The papers I have used are from the My Mind's Eye pad 'Boy Crazy' pad and I added a sentiment from Penny Black which matched my theme perfectly. I gave this card to my Dad for Father's day as he is a dab hand with any tools! I also added some little tool charms from Whiff of Joy which I tied on with some twine and topped with a little button from my stash.

Here is a close up of my image coloured in with Promarkers. I love his little tool belt! I think I need one of these for my crafting tools! I finished my card off by adding some little My Minds Eye enamel dots. I hope you will be able to join us for this Challenge. You can find some fabulous inspiration from the DT and all the details you need to enter on the Challenge blog. I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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Pollycraft DT - Party Monster

Hello Everyone! I am very excited to be sharing my first official Pollycraft DT card with you today. I love all the new images and have been having fun colouring them up. I have used the Party Monster image on this card which I made for my Father-In-Law's birthday which was yesterday.

I used some My Mind's Eye and Crate paper scraps from my scraps drawer on the card and a Paper Smooches sentiment. The little letter stickers are by October Afternoon.

Here is a close up of my coloured in image. I used a mix of Promarkers and Graph'it markers to colour it in. I kept the layout of my card simple and added a ribbon tab topped with a button and a couple of little stick on pearls to finish. I hope you have a lovely Wednesday.
Jane
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Little Miss Muffet DT - A fabulous sketch Challenge and some DT news!

Hello Everyone! It's time for a brand new Challenge on the Little Miss Muffet Blog and we have a great sketch for you to follow this fortnight. I love working with sketches and I have a few favourites I turn to when in need of inspiration and I will be adding this one to that list! I used some gorgeous October Afternoon papers on my card and the adorable 'Swings and Slides - Nice Weather for ducks' image. 

I used a fishtail die to cut the sentiment strip  which was stamped with a Paper Smooches sentiment and then added paper flowers, buttons and a resin flower. I finished with a few little stick on pearls.

Here is a close up of my coloured in image. I cut her out leaving a small border and added her to the card using foam pads. I hope you will be able to join us for our Challenge, there is lots of inspiration and all the details you need to take part on the Little Miss Muffet Blog. I mentioned in my blog post title that I had some DT news, you may have noticed I have a new badge in my sidebar....I am very excited to share with you all that I am part of the new Pollycraft DT!! I was part of the team when Paula had a break and am so thrilled to be part of the team again. If you are a regular visitor to my blog you will already know how much I love Pollycraft so this was the best news ever!! I hope you all have a lovely Thursday!
Jane
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Little Miss Muffet DT for the LMMS Challenge - Red, White and Kraft

Hello Everyone! It's time for brand new Challenge on the Little Miss Muffet Blog and we have a great theme for you! We would like to see Red, White and Kraft on your creations this fortnight. I love a colour Challenge so had lots of fun with this one!

I used my favourite Cheeky Chester the Monkey on my card and coloured him in with Promarkers to match my colour scheme. All the papers I have used are from Bazzill and the sentiment is by Paper Smooches. I added a dienamics die cut heart, ribbon and a button from the Ribbon Girl and several other bits and pieces from my stash.

After I had coloured Chester in, I cut him out and then added him to my card with foam pads and added some paper flowers at the bottom of the topper. I am entering my card into the DT call Paula is running for Pollycraft. I was very lucky to be a part of the DT when the shop closed and would love to be part of the new team so wish me luck! If you fancy applying too, you can see all the details here. I hope you have a lovely Thursday! Friday tomorrow!! Yay!!!
Jane
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Pollycraft is back!!

Hi Everyone! I hope you had a lovely Bank Holiday Weekend. Have you heard the very exciting news? Paula has re-opened Pollycraft and has some lovely brand new digis for sale which I know you are going to love.

 Paula asked the old Pollycraft DT to help out with some sample and I made a couple of cards using my favourites from the new digis. The first card was made using 'What's the buzz' who is a cute little bee but I coloured her in using greens to make her into a caterpillar. I used Echo Park papers from the Echo Park 'Bundle of Joy - Boy' pad and a Paper Smooches sentiment. The resin flower is from My Mum's Craft shop and the Ribbon is from the Ribbon Girl.

I used 'Out of this World' for my second card and I think the papers are old Echo Park but I am not 100% sure. The sentiment is also from Paper Smooches and the button and Ribbon are from The Ribbon Girl. I have always loved Pollycraft images and am so happy the shop is open again and can't wait to see what Paula comes up with next! Have a lovely Tuesday!
Jane
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Passion for Promarkers DT - At the beach

Good Morning Everyone! We have a brand new Challenge for you this week at Passion for Promarkers. Our theme this week has been chosen by the lovely Lisa is 

'At the beach'

I have used an image from the now closed Pollycraft on my card. The card was made for my eldest Son to give to his little brother on his Birthday a few days ago. I printed my image and coloured it in with my Promarkers to match these fabulous 'Boys Life' Echo Park papers. 

I cut out my image leaving a small border and added it to a stiched paper panel with foam pads. The sentiment is by Some Odd Girl and was added to a tag die cut with a MFT die to which I stapled a small piece of ribbon. The number stickers are from Prima and I bought the wooden star at the NEC.
I hope you will be able to join us for this weeks Challenge. We are sponsored this week by Letraset and they are offering our winner one of the new Promarker Collector's sets.

http://www.letraset.com/

Make sure you check out the Challenge blog for lots of inspiration from the DT!
Have a lovely Tuesday!
Jane
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A Father's Day card

Hi Everyone! I hope you had a lovely Weekend! Mine was busy but very nice! I went to the Sincerely Yours Craft Show yesterday and bought lots of new goodies to play with.

I have a quick share today. I had forgotten to share the cards I made for Father's Day with you so here is the one I made for my Dad. I used My Mind's Eye papers and an Image from the now closed Pollycraft. I accessorised with some buttons and a cog and some bling because you have to have a little sparkle...even for boys's cards! I hope you have a lovely Monday! I have big plans to rearrange my craft room, now I have been in it a few weeks, I want to move a few things around so I'm not sure how much crafting I will get done this week!
Jane
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Pollycraft Linky Party!

Hello Everyone! I hope you are having a good week so far. I am counting the days now until the long Weekend! I have Friday off and have booked the 3 days off the following week so am looking forward to the break. I have a card to share today which I made using a digi from one of my favourite Pollycraft ranges, the Swings and Slides. This image is called 'Spring Morning' and is available here from Pollycraft. I coloured the image using my Promarkers to match some My Mind's Eye papers which were in my scraps box and used some Dienamics dies to cut some shapes from Kraft card. The sentiment I used is from Penny Black.

I will be linking my card up to the Tales from Pollycraft blog as Paula is holding a Farewell linky Party as it is now just under 2 weeks until Pollycraft closes. You can read all about it here.

I am also entering my card into the 'I love Promarkers' challenge as the theme is to use a digi.
Have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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Some sad news, some new digis and some bargains!

Good Morning Everyone. The lovely Paula from Pollycraft shared some sad news with the rest of Blogland yesterday :-( Pollycraft will be closing down in a few weeks. Paula is preparing for the new arrival of her baby and has made the difficult decision to close down. I am sad but so happy for Paula and this exciting new time in her life. I have learnt so much working with the Pollycraft digis over the years and will always be so grateful to Paul for letting me join the DT and for letting me play with all her gorgeous creations. I am going to miss the excitement of seeing new digis from Paula as I always feel so inspired by her images!

I have used one of the new images which were released yesterday on the card I am showing you today. I had so much fun making this card and I love this image!

I created an aperture card and added acetate to the aperture and a mirror card frame to create a little porthole. The underwater scene was created using dies and pinking edge scissors.

You can see all the new digis here and you can read Paula's post about closing Pollycraft here and she also has a little treat for you too. There are a couple of freebies here that you are going to love and there are some special offers too....

The current build a bundle deal is still running, BUT with BIG reductions!!

Thats £1.00 off the original prices!

so in other words... 10 digis for just under 25p each!!

and 20 digis for just under 20p each!!!

Build your bundle now...

if you don't have the time to add 20 individual images to your basket, and don't have too many digis already...

Try the new Latest and Greatest bundle!!

this is a new MEGA bundle deal containing over 100 digis!!

it contains all the Pollycraft best sellers... and the most recent additions....

including the 3 newest releases!!

But the best thing?.....

its just £9.50!!

 making them less than 10p each!!!

So many lovely treats! Have a lovely Friday.
Jane
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Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Cute Critters!

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you had a lovely weekend. I didn't do much crafting this weekend...I wasn't really in the mood for crafting...so I made the most of the sunshine and spent a lovely day in Portsmouth yesterday with my Hubby visiting the Historic Dockyards, I hadn't been for years and I really enjoyed it! Back to reality and back to work today! Monday is Pollycraft Challenge day and this week the theme chosen by the lovely Anita is...

Cute Critters!

so would like to see some cute animals on your cards this week! One of the latest additions to the Pollycraft family is the very cute Barclay. He is a real treat to colour and I had lots of fun colouring him in to match this gorgeous Magnolia paper.

I made a card base using a large circle die and then matted and layered more circles which I sewed together.
I cut a circle from orange paper and stamped it with a Penny Black sentiment before adding it to the card and decorating it with die cut stars and a star charm. I wrapped the layers with twine before adding them to the card base and popping Barclay on top.

I hope you will be able to join us for this week's Challenge. We are sponsored this week by the Crimson Cloud. Make sure you check out the Pollycraft Challenge blog for lots of inspiration from the DT!

Have a lovely Monday!

Jane

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