Daring Card Makers Challenge - Cut It Up

It's time for a new Daring Card Makers challenge and the theme for this week is

Cut It Up

I've made some layered windmills to dress up three gift boxes I bought a while ago and not done anything with!  The papers are Dovecraft Back to Basics 3 and because they are single sided papers, I glued two sheets together before I cut the windmill shapes using a really old template set from Lakeland.

As they are quite 'bulky' I used foam pads in between the layers and topped off with a brad in the centre of each - I've had these brads for years and just kept thinking they were too pretty to use..... but I need to use my stuff as I have a lot!!

Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Crafting With An Attitude:  Anything Goes
Krafty Chicks:  Anything But A Card
Fab N Funky:  Sunny Summer
Crafty Cardmakers:  Anything But A Card

Polkadoodle Challenge - Summertime

We're on the second week of the current Polkadoodle challenge and the theme is:

Summertime

I've made a cute pillow box pouch with Lily Bug Love papers - you can either buy the paper pack or the whole collection!  The template was really easy to use providing the scored lines are followed.

I've added a double windmill with papers from the same collection and a half pearl to the centre.  To finish, I've added some pink ribbon, tied in a bow from my stash.

Good luck with the challenge!

Craft Rocket:  Spots and or Stripes
Crafting With An Attitude:  Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons:  Pink and Girly
Stampavie and More:  Dots
Tuesday Throwdown:  Favorite Embellishments

Polkadoodle Challenge - Spring Colours

There is a new Polkadoodle challenge and the theme is:

Spring Colours

I've gone for something a little different and made some windmills and used papers from Lily Bug Love.  I have a little template that I've had for years which I draw around and then cut out the shapes, fold them together and then secure with glue and a bead or half pearl in the centre.

I've added them to lolly sticks as I thought they would look nice in a plant pot before the flowers bloom!

Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

ABC Challenge:  C is for Cute
Card Mania:  Polkadots or Stripes
Creative Craft Digi Challenge:  Girly
Sisters of Craft:  Anything Goes

Spotty Windmills

Some more windmills! Once I start making them it is difficult to stop! This time these are for the Ladybug Crafts Challenge which is:

Going Dotty

I've used kebab sticks from Tesco and papers from Funky Hand - Rainbow Polkadots download. I've printed both the positive and negative dots - one on each side.

I've used a bit of glitter glue in the corners of each sail and a velvet brad through the centre. To keep the reverse of the windmill pretty, I've tied a bow with some pink ribbon, plus it helps to attach the windmill to the kebab stick!

• Papers: Rainbow Polkadots download from Funky Hand
• Windmill template: Lakeland
• Kebab sticks: Tesco
• Everything else: My stash
  

Get Funky Challenge - Spots & Stripes

It's my turn as part of the Get Funky challenge to show off my creation and hopefully to provide some inspiration for you to enter our challenge!

The theme is

Spots and Stripes

And all you need to do is follow the theme and to use at least one Funky Hand product in your creation! We make it very easy for you as a freebie each month is offered on the Funky Hand website which fits, perfectly, that month's challenge! But be quick - the download is only available until 14 May when the challenge closes!

For my creation, I've made three windmills using Craft The Year Away papers - a spotty pattern on one side and stripes on the other. These are really easy to make as I used a template from Lakeland before they stopped selling crafty stuff.

I've used kebab sticks and the grosgrain ribbon and brads are from my stash, and as luck would have it, they were a perfect colour match with the green on the papers!

I tied the bow at the back to make it look pretty!

Hope you can join in with the challenge this month - it is open until 14 May when a new theme will be set on 15 May and you just need to follow the theme and use a Funky Hand product - easy! Good luck! For more details click here to go to the Challenge Blog!

• Papers: Craft The Year Away
• Windmill template: Lakeland
• Everything else: My stash

Flutterby Windmill

I have a confession to make! I didn't actually make the red windmill in this post, Samuel made it at school! But when Anice released this Flutterby Flowers download, I just had to use it!!

The butterfly has been printed onto white card which I've cut out and coloured with Promarkers. I've added a vellum overlay by using the butterfly as the template and then added a black border around the edge with a Sharpie marker.

The butterfly antenna has been made from red beads (not got a clue where they came from - probably a magazine freebie from ages ago!) and gold beads and wire.

The download would actually make great sheets for kids to colour in as the designs are lovely and simple and bold!

• Butterfly: Flutterby Flowers digital download from Funky Hand
• Windmill: Made by Samuel
• Everything else: My stash
  

Polkadoodle Challenge Week 16 - Monochromatic

Another Friday already? Where did the week go! Because it is Friday it is another Polkadoodle challenge and this week the theme has been set by the lovely Nettie, who has asked for:

Monochromatic

Which simply is shades of one colour. Now I've made these windmills which if you look closely are all shades of one colour, I've just made them in four different colours!


The papers have been printed double sided and I've used a windmill template to cut the shapes out. And the papers are from the brand new cd from Polkadoodles - All Around and Everywhere - which is launched today at 10am on Create and Craft (so you'll get to see these windmills!)

The windmills were pretty easy to make especially as the large brads holds them together.

And to keep the balance (they had a tendency to twist round) so you see the front, I've glued a button to the reverse of the windmill which also hides the stick a little too. Notice that the glue wasn't dry when I took the photo!

Hope you are able to join in with our challenge - the deadline is Sunday 2 May at 12noon GMT and you can enter your Polkadoodle creation into 9 other challenges. If you are unable to meet these 'rules' then we cannot consider your entry for a top three blinkie or as a winner of the challenge.

Good luck!

• All paperbased items: All Around and Everywhere from Polkadoodles
• Everything else: My stash (Tesco for the kebab sticks!)