LIttle Miss Muffet DT - Circus release

Hello Everyone! Thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my card yesterday, it made my day reading them. It's release day today at Little Miss Muffet and we have some brand new Swings and Slides images for you this fortnight! You are going to adore these! The images are all based around a Circus theme so are perfect for all your Summer cards and Scrapbooking projects. This is my last post as a Little Miss Muffet DT member. I am stepping down to concentrate on a few other things but would like to thank Barbara and Faye for having me as part of such a fabulous team. I have loved every minute!

I have used the adorable 'Pinwheel' on my card, she is available here with all the other new releases. I coloured her in with a mix of Graph'it pens and Promarkers and cut her out before adding her to the card. The papers I have used are by Simple Stories and I added a beautiful big bow using a pink ribbon from The Ribbon Girl.

Here is a little close up of my image. She is so cute! The sentiment which I die cut into a banner and tucked under the ribbon is by My Favourite Things. I finished with some stick on gems, an enamel dot, a big button and some paper flowers. Make sure you check out all the inspiration from the DT on the Little Miss Muffet blog, we all had so much fun playing with this release! Have a great Thursday!
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 - Rubber stamp and digi release day

Hello Everyone! It's release day at Little Miss Muffet today and we have lots of lovely new goodies for you to play with. There is a small rubber release and some gorgeous new digi images I know you are going to love! I have made a card using one of the new Swings and Slides digis. You can see all the new releases here. I coloured this little cutie in with my Promarkers to match the papers I used which are various scraps I found hanging around on my desk!

I die cut a banner and stamped a Paper Smooches sentiment on it and then popped my little coloured character on top. The buttons have been in my stash for ages and I finished with a couple of little My Mind's Eye enamel dots. Make sure you check out the blog for lots of lovely inspiration from the DT and some more information on the new releases!
Have a great Thursday!
Jane
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Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Check it out!!

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you had a lovely Weekend, mine was busy but nice and I managed to get a bit of crafting done too! This week, it is my turn to choose the Challenge theme on the Pollycraft Challenge blog and as I am a bit of a gingham addict, I have chosen....

Check it out!

I have made a card using some lovely gingham paper I found in my scraps box and some pretty flowery paper from My Mind's Eye. The image I have used is the adorable Swings and Slides Little Bunny which is available here from Pollycraft.

The sentiment is from Penny Black and the beautiful Ribbon and pink resin flower are from The Ribbon Girl. The other flowers have been in my stash a while!

I hope you will be able to join us for this week's Challenge, we have a fantastic prize from our own lovely Paula from Pollycraft who is offering 10 digis for the winner.

I hope you have a lovely Monday!
Jane
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Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Reds, Pinks and Creams

Good morning everyone! It's Monday and I am glad to see the back of last week, far to eventful for my liking and I am glad to be getting back to the normal routine. Monday is Pollycraft Challenge day and this week, the lovely Arabella has chosen our theme which  is:

Reds, Pinks and Creams

I did find this colour combination a bit Challenging but I was pleased eventually with how my card turned out. I used the adorable Pixie on a Toadstool from the 4 digi set which is available here from Pollycraft.

I used some gorgeous Basic Grey papers from the Kissing Booth pad and teamed them with some pink cardstock and a gorgeous charm from the Ribbon Girl which I think may be out of stock.

I coloured my image with Promarkers and used a sentiment from Elybells. The flowers are from various different craft shops. I hope you will be able to join us for this week's Challenge. Our fabulous sponsor this week is Sew Sweet who are offering a £10.00 voucher to the winner! Do check out the wonderful things on offer in the Sew Sweet store. 

Make sure you check out the Challenge blog for some wonderful inspiration from the DT. Have a lovely Monday!

Jane

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Pollycraft Special Challenge midway reminder!

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you are well and had a good weekend. Mine was very productive. I did nearly all my Christmas shopping, went out for a lovely meal with my hubby, wrapped presents, did some cleaning and even managed to fit in some crafting time! I am here with a reminder that there is still time for you to join in with our Pollycraft Christmas fun Challenge. We are exactly half way through the Challenge so there is still plenty of time for you to submit a project for the chance of winning some fab prizes!
The card I have for you today was made using one of the gorgeous new Swings and Slides images which are available here in a fab value set from Pollycraft.

In keeping with the fab bright colours of these Echo Park papers, I chose to give the little cutie red hair for a bit of a change. The image was coloured with Promarkers and I stamped snowflakes in Distress ink when the image was cut out. I used my new Snowflake punch to cut a border and added lots of stitching in bright red thread. The sentiment is by Papermania from an old set.


Here is a close up of my image. I added lots of Glamour dust for the snow and to add details to her jacket. I hope you will pop over to the Challenge blog to see lots of fab inspiration from the DT and we look forward to seeing your entries!
Have a great Monday!
Jane
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Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Friends and Friendship

Hi Everyone! I can't believe it is Monday morning, I need another weekend already! There is one good thing about Mondays...it's time for a new Pollycraft Challenge! This week the lovely Joey has chosen our theme and she has chosen....Friends and Friendship.

I have made a card for this week using the adorable Swings and Slides Sweet Love image. I used Echo Park papers and did a bit of sewing with my machine and some turquoise thread. The sentiment I used is from Pink Petticoat and the ribbon was bought from Tesco's a long time ago. I added a little wooden flower topped with a button as a finishing touch.

This week we are sponsored by the lovely Elaine from Quixotic Paperie who is offering the winner a £10 voucher :) The fabulous Design Team have created some fabulous cards to inspire you this week. You can check them all out on the Challenge blog here.
Have a great Monday!
Jane
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Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Boys Boys Boys

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you are well and had a good weekend. I was busy and managed to make 15 cards and 1 tag and I still didn't get to finish everything on my list! Monday is Pollycraft Challenge day and this week we have a great theme of 'Boys Boys Boys chosen' by Faye. So we want to see cards for the Men and Boys in your life this week.

I have made a card using the adorable Swings and Slides 'Taking a Break' which I have coloured with Promarkers and then cut out leaving a small border. I used My Mind's Eye papers and a little cap charm and a sentiment stamp which is one of my all time favourites.
I hope you will be able to join us for this week's Challenge for the chance to win a pack of 5 Promarkers from Letraset.

Make sure you check out the Challenge blog for lots of fab inspiration from the DT!
Have a great Monday!
Jane
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Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Use Felt and winner of Casper image.

Good morning Everyone! It is Monday already which means it is time for a brand new Pollycraft Challenge. I hope you enjoyed your weekend and I hope those of you having an extra day off today for the Bank Holiday have a great day. This week, it is my turn to pick the theme. I love adding lots of texture on my cards with sewing, buttons and ribbons and also felt so my theme is....Felt!
I have used my die cutter to cut a felt scalloped border and a felt start to add to my card. The little cutie is one of the new Swings and slides images which are being released today at Pollycraft. Isn't he adorable!!
I have coloured him in with my Promarkers to match the bright and colourful Echo Park Little Boy papers which have been lurking in my stash for ages!

I matted the papers onto kraft card and stamped a mini sentiment onto a banner which was die cut from kraft and added to a star topped with one of my favourite Ribbon Girl Buttons.

Here is a close up of the image. I used a new to me colour combo on his jeans to try and match him in to the backing papers. Love that little cuddly monster he is clutching! So adorable! Make sure you check out all the rest of the releases here.
I hope you will be able to join us for this week's Challenge. Our Sponsor this week is the Crimson Cloud who are offering 3 packs of Die cuts if you are our winner.

Before I go, I have to announce the winner of the Casper Silvermist image from last week's Pollycraft Blog hop. Thank you so much to all of you who visited me and left me comments. The winner picked by random.org is...

Charmayne FB said...

I just love the way you have used Casper. What a cool card for a teenage boy or a student!

25 August 2011 22:08

Can you please contact me on milliesmarvels.blogspot.com and I will send your image to you.
Have a great Monday!
Jane
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Pollycraft Monday Challenge -Autumn colours

Hi Everyone! I hope you had a lovely weekend. I spent most of mine crafting! Heaven! It is Monday which means it is time for another Pollycraft Monday Challenge. This week the lovely Sheenas has chosen our theme and she has gone with AUTUMN COLOURS so we want to see reds, oranges, browns, etc in your creations. Ihave made a card using the adorable Swings and Slides 'Little Sprout'. She is such a little cutie!
I have used papers from a few different manufacturers and pads to get the right mix of Autumn colours.

I followed the great sketch from this week's Sketch Saturday Challenge which was lots of fun with the 'wonky' layers. I added a bow and a couple of little flowers as extras.

I hope you will be able to join us for this week's Challenge. This week we are delighted to be sponsored by

who are offering the lucky winner £10 voucher to spend. Make sure you check out the Challenge blog for all the details and some wonderful inspiration from the DT.
Have a great Monday!
Jane
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Brand new Swings and Slides from Pollycraft

I have a card to share with you today which I made using one of the new Swings and Slides images which were released yesterday at Pollycraft. If you are a regular visitor to my blog, you will know how much I loved the images from the 1st set so it was a really exciting when we found out Paula was drawing more!

I made a card using the Sunflower Girl and created a little garden scene by layering up patterned papers I had punched with a Martha Stewart punch and some lovely American Crafts cloud paper. I cut a banner using the Dienamics Banner die, punched it and strung them together with Baker's Twine finishing each end with little bows. The sentiment is made from Making Memories stickers and I finished the card with a couple of little gems.
You can find all of the adorable new Swings and Slides here.
Have a great Tuesday!
Jane
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CES Challenge #30 - Children

I am running a bit late today! It's Saturday which means it is time for a new CES Challenge. The theme this week is Children so I just had to use of one the cute Pollyraft Swings and Slides. This one is called 'Hoppy Day' and he is carrying a frog! I am petrified of frogs so would run a mile if I came across him in real life!
I have used lots of gorgeous My Mind's Eye papers from Emma's Shop, a little button and s stick on Prima pearl and finished with lots of sewing. I coloured the image with my Promarkers.
Make sure you check out the Challenge blog for lots of inspiration from the DT.
I hope you will be able to join in with us this week. We have a fab prize for you!

The lucky winner this week will receive:

A £10 gift voucher to deduct off any order placed in Crafty Emma's Store

Please note P&P not included.

Enjoy the rest of your Saturday!
Jane
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Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Friends

It is my week to choose the theme on the Pollycraft Monday Challenge and I have chosen...

'Friends'

I love the Swings and Slides images Paula released recently and tried to find a way to use two of them on a card. I decided to use Cute As A Cupcake who is sitting on a present and Taking A Break who is sitting on a small bench and cut them out after I had coloured them in to sit on the gate which is also available from Pollycraft here.

The papers I used are by My Mind's Eye and I used flowers from my stash to tuck behind the gate.


I really love colouring this little cuties, I gave them matching shoes and coloured them in similar colours. The sentiment I used is by Hero Arts and I stamped it on to some My Favourite Things Dienamics dies.
I hope you will be able to join us for this week's Challenge for the chance to win some of my favourite things! A pack of 5 Promarkers!

Make sure you check out the Challenge blog for lots of inspiration from the DT.
There is still time for you to take advantage of a sale in the Pollycraft shop.

Have a great Monday!
Jane
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Another Boy's card!

I have another boy's card to show you today made with one of the adorable Swings and Slides munchkins. I am on a mission to use all of these! This little cutie is called 'My Ride' and he reminds me of my Jack (minus the glasses).

I used Doodlebug papers from my scraps folder to make the card with a sentiment from Craftwork cards. The rosette was made with the new smaller Tim Holtz die, I love it and have lots of rosettes made up in a box now ready to use.
I hope you have a good Sunday.
Jane
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CES Challenge - Good luck

Hi Everyone, I hope you had a good week, it's Saturday already so it's time for a new CES Challenge and this week the theme is

''St Patricks / Good Luck''

I have used one of the new Swings and Slides images which we are previewing this weekend on the Pollycraft Swings and Slides Blog hop for my card, isn't she adorable? I used some Prima papers and a Cat's life press sentiment too which are both available from Crafty Emma's Store.

The gorgeous Ribbons and pin are from The Ribbon Girl as is the cute little spotty button.

I hope you will be able to join us for this Challenge for the chance to win a 6x6 Pink Paislee Paper Pad...

Make sure you check out the Challenge blog for lots of inspiration from the DT.
Have a great Saturday.
Jane
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Pollycraft Swings and Slides Blog Hop

Hi Everyone! 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 sneaky peeks of the 7 new designs, so there is 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 Paulas blog.

You should have arrived here from the start which is Emma's Blog, if not pop back to Emma's and leave a comment and then and follow the stops in order...

I've made a card using this adorable Cupcake Cutie teamed with lots of lovely My Mind's Eye papers.

I used my Sewing Machine to add lots of stitching, some seam binding from the Ribbon girl, and a lovely stamp from Crafty Emma's Store.

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: Joanne

I hope you will enjoy seeing all the new images along the way and the fabulous cards made by the DT. We had so much fun making samples with these little cuties!

Have a great Friday and a fab weekend!
Jane
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