The Pencil Case - W = Whatever (Anything Goes)!

Hello! Happy Saturday everyone!

We have a new challenge starting today on THE PENCIL CASE blog and our theme is Whatever!!!  In other words Anything Goes! As always the team are showcasing the incredible LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS and this time we are sponsored by the totes amazeballs…

………who are very kindly offering an incredible prize so check out THE BLOG for details.

Now this is actually a card I made for the Create and Craft show Nikky did a few weeks ago. 

These fabby beach huts are part of the SUMMERTIME CD DOWNLOAD and I merged them with a couple of the clouds and that big round yellow thing…now what’s it called….oh yes the sun that are also included in the bundle.  If you live in the UK you will understand my forgetful nature.  Did we have summer??  Did I miss it??

Ingredients:

Paper, sentiment and B/W digis (beach huts, sunglasses, clouds, sun): SUMMERTIME CD DOWNLOAD

Colouring Card: Neenah Solar White

Other card: Kraft

Colouring: LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS (Colours used listed on THE PENCIL CASE BLOG)

Dies: Tattered Lace ‘Centre Stepper’ – First Edition ‘Under the Sea’ – Memory Box ‘Puffy Clouds’

Others: String – Vintage Photo and Salty Ocean DI – White gel pen

Well life can be a beach but don’t sand on ceremony and surf over to THE BLOG and join our fab challenge (don’t worry I’m off for a lie down).  And if you want to experience these amazing artist quality pencils for yourself you can get them HERE! And if you already have them and enjoy using them why not share your makes with us in our FACEBOOK GROUP! We would love to see you!

Thanks so much for looking and for your kind comments and have a wonderful weekend!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

INSPIRATION DESTINATION – Challenge #92: Anything Goes

CREATIVE CRAFT COTTAGE – Challenge #66: Layer it Up

CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #118: Anything Goes

CRAFT YOUR PASSION – Challenge #318: Always Anything Goes

LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #18: Anything Goes

INKY IMPRESSIONS – June Challenge: Summertime

A SNOWFLAKES PROMISE – Challenge #25: Summer

CRAFTY GALS CORNER – Challenge #78: Anything Goes

4 CRAFTY CHICKS – Challenge #305: Anything Goes

AS YOU LIKE IT - Favourite Markers, Inks or Pencils (My Lyra pencils! Beautiful and blendable they have been a revelation.  For a clumsy colourer like me they are uber forgiving too and even erasable if I’m not too heavy handed)

CRAFTY GIRLS CREATIONS – Challenge #22: Anything Goes

CRAFTY CREATIONS – Challenge #318: Anything Goes

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #96: Anything Goes/Summer

CREATALICIOUS – Challenge #94: Anything Goes/CAS

MELONHEADZ FRIENDS - Off to the Beach Challenge

CRAFTING WITH FRIENDS – Challenge #24: Anything Goes

SIMPLY PAPERCRAFTS – Challenge #32: Anything Goes

ECLECTIC ELLAPU – July Challenge: Life’s a Beach

The Pencil Case - V = Various Colours!

Hello! Happy Saturday everyone!

We have a new challenge starting today on THE PENCIL CASE blog and our theme is Various Colours! As always the team are showcasing the incredible LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS and this time we are sponsored by the fabulous…

………who are very kindly offering an incredible prize so check out THE BLOG for details.

So when I think various colours I think rainbow so that is where I went with my project this week.

My dragonfly image is made up from the leaf and stalk stamps included in the fabulous Polkadoodles DAISYDAYS STAMP ME SET.  Get me stamping again! What is the world coming to?? J

Ingredients:

Image: Created using stamps from Polkadoodles DAISYDAYS STAMP ME SET

Sentiment: DAISYDAYS STAMP ME SET

Ink: Versafine

Colouring Card: Neenah Desert Storm Kraft

Other card: Rainbow vellum – Kraft

Colouring: LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS (Colours used listed on THE PENCIL CASE BLOG)

Dies: Spellbinders ‘Detailed Scallop’

Others: Ribbon – Acrylic drops – White gel pen – Dusty Concord DI

So colour your way over to THE BLOG and join our fab challenge.  And if you want to experience these amazing artist quality pencils for yourself you can get them HERE! And if you already have them and enjoy using them why not share your makes with us in our FACEBOOK GROUP! We would love to see you!

Thanks so much for looking and for your kind comments and have a wonderful weekend!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

INSPIRATION DESTINATION – Challenge #90: Anything Goes

LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #17: Anything Goes

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #95: Anything Goes

CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #116: Anything Goes

CRAFT YOUR PASSION – Challenge #316: Always Anything Goes

THE CRAFTY ADDICTS – Challenge #17: Anything Goes

THE ALPHABET CHALLENGE – H for Hand Coloured Image

CREATE AND INSPIRE – Challenge #48: Anything Goes

CRAFTY RIBBONS – Challenge #156: Anything Goes

CRAFT-DEE BOWZ – June Challenge: Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

                                                 

                                   

The Pencil Case - U = Utilise Something in a Different Way!

Hello! Happy Saturday everyone!

So we have a new challenge starting today on THE PENCIL CASE blog and our theme is Utilise Something in a Different Way…in other words use something contrary to its original purpose! You can work it out! J   As always the team are showcasing the incredible LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS and this time we are sponsored by …..

………who are very kindly offering an incredible prize so check out THE BLOG for details.

My image is called DAISY’S DREAM BUBBLE so this gave me the idea to utilise 'bubble' wrap in my design and so I have used it as a stamp to create my background. NOT it's normal use you have to admit! 

Here is a picture pre-assembly as I covered most of it up! Doh!!

Ingredients:

Image: DAISY’S DREAM BUBBLE

Colouring Card: Neenah Solar White

Other card: Centura Pearl – Stash stuff

Colouring: LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS (Colours used listed on THE PENCIL CASE BLOG)

Dies: Tattered Lace ‘Pin Dot Circles’ and ‘Tuck In Circles’ – Spellbinders ‘Grand Scalloped Circles’

Others: Bubble Wrap ‘stamp’ using Big and Juicy Vibrant Primary pad – Ribbon – Crafters Companion ‘Bubbles’ embossing folder

So float over to THE BLOG and join our fab challenge.  And if you want to experience these amazing artist quality pencils for yourself you can get them HERE! And if you already have them and enjoy using them why not share your makes with us in our FACEBOOK GROUP! We would love to see you!

Thanks so much for looking and for your kind comments and have a wonderful weekend!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

EUREKA STAMPS – Challenge #195: Anything Goes

{PIN}SPIRATIONAL – Challenge #166: Anything Goes

SISTERHOOD OF CRAFTERS – Let’s Get in Shape

THE CRAFTY ADDICTS – Challenge #16: Anything Goes

CRAFTY GIRLZ – May Challenge: Anything Goes

CREATE AND INSPIRE – Challenge #47: Anything Goes

AUD SENTIMENTS – Challenge #139: Anything Goes + A Sentiment

THROUGH THE PURPLE HAZE – Challenge #103: Us a Die and/or Punch

JULIA SPIRI – Challenge #19: Anything Goes
KLEUREN MET POTLODEN - May Challenge: Anything Goes

The Pencil Case - T for Two Colours!

Hello! Happy Saturday everyone!

So we have a new challenge starting today on THE PENCIL CASE blog and the theme is T for Two. So use 2 colours in your design. And don't forget you can use any medium that you wish to join in.

This time the DT were challenged to use Tertiary Colours… you know you have primary, then secondary then tertiary colours on the colour wheel… like this…

As always the team are showcasing the incredible LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS and this time we are sponsored by the totally amazing…

………who are very kindly offering an incredible prize so check out THE BLOG for details.

So not to go for half measures I decided to use ALL of the tertiary colours and really enjoyed creating and colouring my CAS card.

As you know I am blessed to be part of the Polkadoodles team and we have all been having a lot of fun merging digi images in celebration of THE STORE’S 7^th birthday so I thought I would continue with that theme by using some of the digis on the fabulous new MAGIC GARDEN CD-ROM .

Ingredients:

Image: Merged bottle, flowers and butterflies from the MAGIC GARDEN CD-ROM

Sentiment: MAGIC GARDEN CD-ROM

Colouring Card: Neenah Solar White

Other card: Stash stuff

Colouring: LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS (Colours used listed on THE PENCIL CASE BLOG)

Others: Gems – Faux Stitching

So colour yourself wonderful and pop over to THE BLOG and join our fab challenge.  And if you want to experience these amazing artist quality pencils for yourself you can get them HERE! And if you already have them and enjoy using them why not share your makes with us in our FACEBOOK GROUP! We would love to see you!

Thanks so much for looking and for your kind comments and have a wonderful weekend!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

EUREKA STAMPS – Challenge #193: Stitching Real or Faux

CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #112: Anything Goes

CRAFT YOUR PASSION – Challenge #312: Always Anything Goes

CRAFTY CARDMAKERS – Challenge #164: Stitching Real or Faux

LEMON SHORTBREAD – Challenge #15: Anything Goes

AUD SENTIMENTS – Challenge #155: Anything Goes Plus a Sentiment

FAB N FUNKY – Challenge #305: No Designer Papers

INSPIRATION DESTINATION – Challenge #86: Anything Goes

CREATE AND INSPIRE – Challenge #46: Anything Goes

CRAFTY CALENDAR – May Challenge: Things with Wings

LEINZLOVE TEAR BEARS – Challenge #4 May: Anything Goes

AURORA WINGS – Challenge #29: Clean and Simple

The Pencil Case - S = Summer Colours!

Hello! Happy Saturday everyone! The weekend is here at last and by the look of the weather in the UK so is summer! Yay!

So if that wasn't enough reason to celebrate we have a new challenge starting today on THE PENCIL CASE blog and our theme is Summer Colours!   As always the team are showcasing the incredible LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS and this time we are sponsored by the totally amazing…

………who are very kindly offering an incredible prize so check out THE BLOG for details.

Ok so by no stretch of the imagination is this a summer card but it does include colours I associate with summer; yellow, orange, green and hot pink so I just about got away with that one methinks! Phew! J

This adorable little girl is called LITTLE STAR FAIRY and I've created a bit of a crazy colour explosion around her.  Poor child.

Ingredients:

Image: LITTLE STAR FAIRY

Colouring Card: Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Card

Other card: Stash stuff

Colouring: LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS (Colours used listed on THE PENCIL CASE BLOG)

Dies: Spellbinders ‘Grand Labels 1’ – Tattered Lace ‘Pin Dot Squares’

Others: Funky Foam stars – Gems – Ribbon – Glitter Dots

So I'm fairy sure you should flutter over to THE BLOG and join our fab challenge.  And if you want to experience these amazing artist quality pencils for yourself you can get them HERE! And if you already have them and enjoy using them why not share your makes with us in our FACEBOOK GROUP! We would love to see you!

Thanks so much for looking and for your kind comments and have a wonderful weekend!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

FAB ‘N’ FUNKY – Challenge #303: Three or More Layers

INSPIRATION DESTINATION – Challenge #84: Anything Goes

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #92: Anything Goes

CRAFTY GIRLZ – April Challenge: Anything Goes

ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #155: Anything Goes

GLITTER ‘N’ SPARKLE – Challenge #186: Shaped Cards

CREATE AND INSPIRE – Challenge #45: Anything Goes

CRAFT-DEE BOWZ – May Challenge: Anything Goes With a Handmade Bow

CRAFTY CATZ – Challenge #323: Female Only

CRAFTING WITH FRIENDS – Challenge #20: Anything Goes

The Pencil Case - R = Red & Pink!

Hello! Happy Saturday everyone! Thank goodness it’s the weekend!!

We have a new challenge starting today on THE PENCIL CASE blog and our theme is Red and Pink!   As always the team are showcasing the incredible LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS and this time we are sponsored by the wonderful…

………who are very kindly offering an amazing prize so check out THE BLOG for details.

Our sponsor very generously gave the DT some gorgeous images to work with and this pretty little girl is called PICKED BOUQUET.

I attempted to give her an ombre dress and because I couldn't really find any paper to match the theme (in my stash that does seem incredible!) I created my own background using one of my Inktense pencils and some glitter drops.

Ingredients:

Image: PICKED BOUQUET

Sentiment: POLKADOODLES WORK AND PLAY 11

Colouring Card: Neenah Solar White

Other card: Stash stuff

Colouring: LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS (Colours used listed on THE PENCIL CASE BLOG)

Others: Scarlet Pink Inktense Pencil to create background – Nuvo Glitter Drops – Ribbon - Gem

So be in the pink (and the red) and hop over to THE BLOG and join our fab challenge.  And if you want to experience these amazing artist quality pencils for yourself you can get them HERE! And if you already have them and enjoy using them why not share your makes with us in our FACEBOOK GROUP! We would love to see you!

Thanks so much for looking and for your kind comments and have a wonderful weekend!

See ya!

Huggles!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

INSPIRATION DESTINATION – Challenge #82: Anything Goes

AUD SENTIMENTS – Challenge #153: Anything Goes

CREATE AND INSPIRE – Challenge #44: Anything goes

CRAFTING WITH FRIENDS – Challenge #19: Anything Goes

The Pencil Case - Q = Quad (4 of anything)!

Hello! Happy Saturday everyone! Finally it’s the weekend! Seems like a week since it was last here!! J  

We have a new challenge starting today on THE PENCIL CASE blog and our theme is Quad!  So 4 of anything….be it colours, embellies you name it! As always the team are showcasing the incredible LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS and this time we are sponsored by the fabulous…

………who are very kindly offering an amazing prize so check out THE BLOG for details.

So not only did I use 4 colours (yellow, orange, red and brown) on my fabulous image called ENGLISH ROBIN, but I also chopped it into 4 as well.  AND I used 4 black gems.  So I think I’ve got the ‘Quad’ theme covered don’t you!

Ingredients:

Image: ENGLISH ROBIN

Sentiment: POLKADOODLES WORK AND PLAY 4

Punch: X-cut mini butterfly

Colouring Card: Neenah Solar White

Other card: Stash stuff

Colouring: LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS (Colours used listed on THE PENCIL CASE BLOG)

Others: Gems – Mini Pearls -Ribbon

So 4 goodness sake get over to THE BLOG and join our fab challenge.  And if you want to experience these amazing artist quality pencils for yourself you can get them HERE! And if you already have them and enjoy using them why not share your makes with us in our FACEBOOK GROUP! We would love to see you!

Thanks so much for looking and for your kind comments and have a wonderful weekend!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #153: Anything Goes

CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #106: Anything Goes

CRAFT YOUR PASSION – Challenge 306: Always Anything Goes

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #90: Anything Goes

INCY WINCY – Colour Me Wonderful (Fave colouring medium – my Lyra Polycolor pencils)
CREATE AND INSPIRE – Challenge #43: Anything Goes  

The Pencil Case - P = Pretty or Peculiar Colour Combos!

Hello! Happy Saturday! How is everyone? Good I hope!

We have a new challenge over on THE PENCIL CASE blog this fortnight and our theme is Pretty or Peculiar Colour Combos.  Ooooh er!!  So either forget all those combos that you know and love and go all ‘left-field’, or think perfectly pretty!  As always the team are showcasing the incredible LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS.

This time we are sponsored by the fabulous…

………who are very kindly offering an amazing prize so check out THE BLOG for details.

Now I have to admit to being more than a little intimidated by this incredible image and it is called CINDERELLA’S FOLLIES.  So much detail and that hair!!! Oh my! 

The team were challenged to use a peculiar  colour combo and I used orange and blue with a touch of pink and green!  It is certainly not a go to combo for me (or anyone else I shouldn’t wonder)!

Ingredients:

Image: CINDERELLA’S FOLLIES

Dies: Tattered Lace ‘Large Decorative Rectangles’ and ‘Pin Point Rectangles’ – Spellbinders ‘Ribbon Banners’

Colouring Card: Neenah Solar White

Other card: Stash stuff

Colouring: LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS (Colours used listed on THE PENCIL CASE BLOG)

Others: Doilies – Feather – Gems - Ribbon

So pop over to THE BLOG and join our fab challenge.  And if you want to experience these amazing artist quality pencils for yourself you can get them HERE! And if you already have them and enjoy using them why not share your makes with us in our FACEBOOK GROUP! We would love to see you!

Thanks so much for looking and for your kind comments and have a wonderful weekend!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #152: Anything Goes/Easter

CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #104: Anything Goes

CRAFT YOUR PASSION – Challenge #304: Always Anything Goes

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS – Challenge #30: Anything Goes

INSPIRATION DESTINATION – Challenge #78: Anything Goes

CREATE AND INSPIRE – Challenge #42: Anything Goes

FAB ‘N’ FUNKY – Challenge #297: Flowers

AS YOU LIKE IT – Bingo (3^rd Column: Ribbon – Dies/Punches – Pink.  I love my ribbon, always use die-cuts and adore pink)

The Pencil Case - O = Opulent!

Hello! Happy Saturday! How is everyone? Good I hope!

We have a new challenge over on THE PENCIL CASE blog this fortnight and our theme is Opulent, so use all those rich colours or embellies that you have lurking in your stash!  The DT was challenged to use just One Colour/Monochrome and as always we are showcasing the incredible LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS.

This time we are sponsored by the fabulous…

………who are very kindly offering an amazing prize so check out THE BLOG for details.

I may have mentioned before that the Lyras come in the scrummiest orange tones so that was the colour family I went with for my project today which I think covers both One Colour AND Opulent.

I made an easel card from some large shaped dies using the gorgeously sweet WINNIE SUGAR SPRINKLES SPRINGTIME BUNDLE.  Ooooh ‘tis lushness!

Ingredients:

Image: WINNIE – HEALTHY EATING

Paper and all elements: WINNIE SUGAR SPRINKLES SPRINGTIME BUNDLE

Dies: Couture ‘Enchanted Escapes’ – Tonic ‘Frond Finesse’

Colouring Card/Printing Paper: Neenah Solar White – Super Smooth

Colouring: LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR PENCILS (Colours used listed on THE PENCIL CASE BLOG)

Others: Gems – Ribbon – Faux stitching

So get Tangoed (it’s an orange thing) and pop over to THE BLOG and join our fab challenge.  And if you want to experience these amazing artist quality pencils for yourself you can get them HERE! And if you already have them and enjoy using them why not share your makes with us in our FACEBOOK GROUP! We would love to see you!

Thanks so much for looking and for your kind comments and have a wonderful weekend!

See ya!

Jane xxx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #102: Anything Goes

CRAFT YOUR PASSION – Challenge #302: Always Anything Goes

CREATIVE CARD CREW – Challenge #108: Chicks (Animal or Human)

ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #151: Anything Goes

INSPIRATION DESTINATION – Challenge #76: Anything Goes

CREATIVE MOMENTS – Challenge #88: Anything Goes/Sentiment

CREATE AND INSPIRE – Challenge #41: Anything Goes

CRAFTY RIBBONS – Challenge #145: Monochrome with Ribbon

THROUGH THE PURPLE HAZE – Challenge #97: Warm Colours  

CRAFTY CATZ - Use Ribbon & Bling

  

 

Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Download Collection

 

Winnie - Healthy Eating

 

Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor pencil set - 72 pcs