Reindeer Cookin'

It's pretty obvious from most of my creations that I prefer making feminie rather than masculine cards. I love all the flowers and pretty embellisments that make cards a bit more feminine, and I'd say that pinks and purples are my go-to colours.  Although today's card isn't too frilly, it is still feminine with the pretty pink floral papers.  I hope you pop over to As You Like It Challenge to show us which style you prefer.

Card Recipe:

• Dazzle Baking from Polkadoodles
• Love & Kisses Paper Bundles 1 from Polkadoodles
• Winnie Celebrations 2 Sentiment Bundle

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Clean & Simple
  

Happy crafting
Annette
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Spring Gnome

It's my last week at Polkadoodles Digi Choosday as I'm stepping down from the Design Team, so for my final card I've watercoloured this Spring Gnome and layered her onto some Pretty Spring Papers.  I've masked her and inked a background using Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers and the Distressed Trellis Stencil.  

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Hair: Scattered Straw, Tea Dye
• Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Outfit: Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire
• Flowers: Scattered Straw, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Dried Marigold, Fossilised Amber, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge

Card Recipe:

• Spring Gnome from Polkadoodles
• Pretty Spring Papers from Polkadoodles
• Distressed Trellis Stencil from Polkadoodles

Other:

• Mama Elephant Thanks Script Die (Outline created using Silhouette)
• Enamel Dots

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
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Knickerbocker Glory

Living by the sea, there is nothing better than walking along the promenade in the sunshine with a Gelato Icecream, so for my Polkadoodles Digi Choosday project today I've opted for a Knickerbocker Glory to decorate my August calendar page with a sentiment from the Winnie Sugar Sprinkles bundle.   As usual my image is watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers.  The background is inked using the Heavenly Circles stencil.

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Not a Card

Happy crafting
Annette
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Scoot Away

For my Polkadoodles Digi Choosday today I've used the Scooting Around image with some pretty Winnie Sugar Sprinkles 3 Papers for this boys theme gift tag.

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Mouse/Dog: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Cat: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Blues: Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, Prize Ribbon
• Reds: Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany
• Ground: Speckled Egg, Black Soot

Card Recipe:

• Scooting Around from Polkadoodles
• Winnie Sugar Sprinkles 3 Papers
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Tag No.12 (with stitching)
• MFT Stitched Circles
• 15mm Organza Ribbon

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Masculine
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
• Country View Challenges - Cats & Dogs

Happy crafting
Annette
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Spring Flowers

There's Spring in the air with this flower shaped cardbase featuring Gnome Spring Flowers and Winnie Fruit Punch Papers from Polkadoodles.  I've watercolour the image with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers and added some flower dies and a Happy Birthday sentiment die.

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo
• Outfit: Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness, Forest Moss
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Flowers: Scattered Straw, Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge
• Pot: Tea Dye, Vintage Photo
• Beard: Pumice Stone, Hickory Smoke

Card Recipe:

• Gnome Spring Flowers from Polkadoodles
• Winnie Fruit Punch Papers from Polkadoodles
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL41 Pierced Circles
• Gummiapan Happy Birthday Die
• Enamel Dots

I've been inspired by:

• Country View Crafts - Spring Flowers

Happy crafting
Annette
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Winnie Easter Egg

For my Polkadoodles Digi Choosday card today I've used Sunshine Delight Cutest Winnie for an Easter themed card.  I've cut the shaped cardbase from my Silhouette and decorated it with Winnie Fruit Punch Paper Bundle papers.  I've used a blending brush to ink in some background behind the image using a Heavenly Circles Stencil.  As always, my image is watercoloured using Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers.

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Hair: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo
• Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Worn Lipstick
• Greens: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Oranges: Dried Marigold, Fossilised Amber, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge

Card Recipe:

• Sunshine Delight Cutest Winnie from Polkadoodles
• Winnie Fruit Punch Paper Bundle
• Heavenly Circles Stencil
• Pompelmo Nettuno Linen Effect Card
• "Happy" die from Gummiapan 'Happy Birthday' die
• "Easter" letters from CC Designs Mini Alphabet letter die set
• Creative Expression Sue Wilson Camellia Flowers (open and closed) Petals
• White Enamel Dots

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Easter / Spring
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Recycle, recycle, recycle

Today is all about recycling on As You Like It Challenge.  I do try to recycle things as much as I can so on this card there are a few things that I've reclaimed and re-used.

Firstly, I reused some watercolour card that had another image on the reverse.

Secondly, I have to encourage my printer to pull the thick watercolour paper through, by firstly printing my image on the bottom half of some plain white copy paper, covering it with my thick card, and running it through again. Rather than throw the copy-paper away, I fussy-cut its image out to use as a stenciling mask.  

I then line up the paper mask on top of my watercolour card, and place my stencil over the top so that I can ink a background.

Even the plant pot cardbase was left over from another project.

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Greens: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Plant Pot: Tea Dye, Vintage Photo 
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Flowers: Scattered Straw, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge
• Pinks: Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Kitsch Flamingo
• Greys: Weathered Wood, Speckled Egg, Black Soot, Pumice Stone, Hickory Smoke

Shading enhanced with Derwent Inktense Pencils

Card Recipe:

• Spring Plants Gnome from Polkadoodles
• Memory Box Flower Stencil
• Nitwit Collections Papers
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL41 Pierced Circles
• Gummiapan Tag die
• Elizabeth Craft Crystal Flower Overlay 2

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Recycle
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Easter Egg - Bunny

For today's Polkadoodles Digi Choosday project I've used the Sweet as Candy image for an Easter themed card.  I've watercoloured the image using Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers and used Heavenly Circles stencil to create a background for my little bunny.  The papers are from Let's Hang Out paper bundle and I've created an Easter Egg shaped cardbase using my Silhouette cutting machine.

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs 
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Outfit: Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge
• Pinks: Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo
• 'Whites': Hickory Smoke

Card Recipe:

• Pompelmo Nettuno Linen Effect Card
• 6mm Gold Satin Ribbon
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL65 Double Stitched Circles
• Creative Expression Sue Wilson Camillia Flowers (open and closed) petals
• White Enamel Dots

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Bright & Cheerful

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Be My Valentine Bunny

For my Polkadoodles Digi Choosday card today I've used the adorably cute Love You This Much bunny image to create a cute card in Springtime colours. 

The sentiment is cut using my Silhouette machine and a fancy font, and the pretty papers are from Winnie Fruit Punch Paper Heaven set. The image has been watercoloured using Distress Ink Reinkers and the background blended with some DI inkpads and Heavenly Circles Stencil.

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs 
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Sky: Scattered Straw
• Yellows: Scattered Straw, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed

Shading enhanced with Derwent Inktense Pencils

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Add a Die Cut
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Spring Flower Bunny

For my Polkadoodles Digi Choosday card today I've created a shaped cardbase by merging some tapered rounded triangles around in a circle to create a flower shape.  

The image is called Want to Squeeze You, watercoloured using Distress Ink Reinkers, and the pretty papers are from the Winnie Celebrations 2 paper set.

The flower dies are Creative Expressions Camillia Open and Complete petal sets with some enamel dots in their middles.

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Fur: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose
• Grass: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Reds: Festive Berries, Barn Door, Aged Mahogany
• Greys: Pumice Stone, Hickory Smoke

I've been inspired by:

• Country View Crafts - Hearts and Flowers

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Gnometastic Birthday Balloons

I've used Gnometastic Celebration Balloons on my card for Polkadoodles Digi Choosday today in bright pinks with a personalised sentiment that I've cut in a fancy font using my Silhouette.  

The papers are Lily Bug Love Paper Heaven 3 and I've watercoloured the image using Distress Ink Reinkers.  The background has been inked using a Distressed Trellis stencil.

The card base and image panel have been die cut using my Tattered Lace Doily Edge Essential dies.

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Greens: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Sky: Tumbled Glass
• Pinks: Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Candied Apple
• 'Whites': Pumice Stone

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Love is in the Air
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - With Love
• Creative Inspirations - With Love

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Gnome in the Snow

The Digi Choosday at Polkadoodles have been asked to make a wintry card (without using red or green colour combo) using a gnome image, so I've opted for this Special Wishes Letter Festive Gnome in a frosty blue colour scheme.  I've used the Lily Bug Love paper bundle, and added some glittery snowflakes and a die-cut sentiment.  My image has been watercoloured using Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers.

I've been inspired by:

• Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Hope you had a Rocking good Christmas

The Digi Choosday team over at Polkadoodles have been tasked this fortnight with making a moving element, so I've made my whole card the moving element by making a rocker card.  I've used Gnome Festive Fun with Snowman for my image and Eden Collection Paper Heaven 3 papers.  I've used some fancy Tattered Lace Doily dies and a sprinkling of Glamour Dust.  As usual, my image is watercoloured using Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers.

I've been inspired by:

• Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Puppy Love

Today's Polkadoodles / Digi Choosday project is a little gift card wallet featuring Puppy Love and some wonky stripes from the Winnie White Christmas paper set.  My image is watercoloured using Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers.  The tag die is from Studio Light (Stencil L274)

I've been inspired by:

• Country View Crafts - Anything Christmas

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Frosty Hugs

My project for Polkadoodles Digi Choosday this week is a large Christmas tag featuring Frosty Hugs and some pretty holly papers from Winnie White Christmas.  As usual my image is watercoloured using Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers.

Project Recipe:

• Polkadoodles Frosty Hugs
• Polkadoodles Winnie White Christmas Papers
• Pretty Pink Posh Eyelet Borders
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL Tag No. 08 (with dots)
• Hunkydory Moonstone Fabulous Flowers

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
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Holly Hedgehog Tag

I'm stocking up on my Christmas Tags with a little help from Holly Hedgehog and the Let's Hang Out paper pack.  My image is, as always, watercoloured using my Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers.

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Hedgehog: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tattered Rose
• Scarf: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
• Background: Weathered Wood
• Reds: Festive Berries, Barn Door, Aged Mahogany

Card Recipe:

• 15mm Organza Ribbon
• Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies Extreme Labels and Tags No.12
• Taylored Expression Brick by Brick stencil
• Pretty Pink Posh Eyelet Borders
• Simon Says Stamp Snow die
• Sue Wilson Striped Nasturtium Flowers

I've been inspired by:

• Country View Crafts - Christmas Gifting

Happy crafting
Annette
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Bella Bear Gift Box

As well as papercrafts I enjoy making jewellery and have made some bracelets for Christmas gifts this year.  I've decorated this gift box with Bella Bear Gift, and inked a background using my Distressed Trellis stencil. The image, as usual, is watercoloured using Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers.

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Any Holiday Occasion
• Country View Crafts - Christmas Gifting
• Creatalicious - Anything Goes
• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Halloween Hexagon Pop Up

For my Polkadoodles Digi Choosday project today I've created a hexagon pop-up Halloween decoration using Winnie Witch and Cat and some orange papers from the Winnie Celebrations 3 paper bundle. 

As usual I've watercoloured my image using Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers.  

The hexagon shaped cardbase is a Silhouette design by Lori Whitlock.

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Halloween / Spooky

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Haunted House

For my Polkadoodles / Digi Choosday card this week I've used Winnie Wednesday Witch & Cat to create a spooky house shaped Hallowe'en card using my Silhouette machine.  I've lined the windows with orange card.  As usual my image is water-coloured using Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers.

Water-coloured on Langton Watercolour paper with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers:

• Hair: Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint
• Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
• Broom: Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain
• Purples: Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord
• Pumpkins: Mustard Seed, Fossilised Amber, Rusty Hinge
• Cat: Hickory Smoke, Black Soot

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy crafting
Annette
xx

Gnometastic Cupcake Birthday Surprise

My card for Polkadoodles Digi Choosday today features Gnometastic Birthday Surprise and some pretty papers from the Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Paper Heaven 2 set in orange.  I've made a cupcake shaped card using my Silhouette cutting machine and added faux stitching around the papers.  As usual, I've watercoloured my image using Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers.

I've been inspired by:

• Simon's Monday Challenge - Stitch it

Happy crafting
Annette
xx