Take 3 tags.......

Well happy Friday everyone, today I am back to share my latest Polkadoodles DT make for the latest challenge over on the inspirational Polkadoodles blog.

Well this week challenged my creativity until I looked at some Christmas photos from last year & then it seemed so simple. I'm no Scrapbooker as regular visitors know, but I do Smash Books and I have nearly every book there is, so I set about creating this page using the scrumptious Angelberry collection to document 3 of my favourite photos (they are under the tags!). I took the gorgeous papers & images into Serif Craft Artist and created a custom sized page. Once printed, I stuck it into my book, and added the 3 flip tags, and the Angel image I had already coloured. A tiny bit of colour coordinating twine finished it all off!

Again a simple enough project to do but it looks fab I reckon!! 

Take care Zo xx

WOYWW 231

Well I'm here! Just. Had a fall last night you see. So I had to lie in, had to, against my will, I really wanted to get up and get on with things. Honest! 

But do not fear desk dashers (pop to the home of WOYWW to join in), I'm ok. Sore. But ok and in one piece. 

I did manage to take photos of my untidy desk, yes untidy, well to me anyway - 

Right side - pens of course, but I thought I'd show what's in front, lots of boxes and that black handle is my grabber so I can pick things up off floor!

Pile of pens, card, papers & stuff!

WIP

More WIP

My altered Embossing box. I covered Keagan's footy boots box with pretty papers and added the bow. It now holds all my embossing folders and the plates/boards for my Ebosser!!

So that's me. Coffee in hand. I've already had my neighbour pop round to check I'm okay having seen about my fall on FB! 

Take care Zo xx

Digi Choosday at Polkadoodles!

Well Hello everyone - I'm back today to share my latest DT make for Digi Choosday over at Polkadoodles

This week I have made a clean & simple card using the gorgeous Tilly Reading digi image & I also used leaves from a flower.  You can find lots of accent digi images, like flowers, in the digi download section on the website. I used a simple dotty embossing folder to create the background. I coloured all of the images with a mix of markers including the gorgeous Graph It markers. Sometimes keeping the background white & simple lets the images jump off the page!

I do like to make cards like this as you never know when you may feel like sending a 'Just Because' card!

Check out all of the DT inspiration and the download section on the Polkadoodles website, you will find something for every occasion!

Take care Zo xx

WOYWW 230

Running a little late today Desk Dashers!

I spent the morning having my toes made pretty, I find it difficult to do my own toes so my lovely neighbour who is a beautician keeps them tidy and paints them for me. Handy hey?!

So I'm busy working away on DT stuff when I remember it's Wednesday & that means I have somewhere to be. And that Desk Dashers is our starting point, our porthole to many a desk worldwide, Julia Dunnit's Desk.

Okay so I got the phone out, realised I had to move some stuff before taking these pics less than 20 mins ago - 

You'll all be happy to see some pens out!

A blank Smash Book page ready for some DT work.

The usual suspect can be spotted, though you realise if you look closely that the window sill has been tidied and stuff put away. 

I notice I'm not far off 200 followers, so I thought I'd ask you lovely Desk Dashers to see if you could help me reach that target. Once there I shall organise some sort of random prize I'm sure!!

Thanking you all.

Take care Zo xx

Fashion Divas!

Morning - today I've gone all glam. You can see why by popping over to the Polkadoodles blog to see the latest Digi Choosday challenge.

I decided to make a gift for my niece as I've bought her a fashion wheel toy for Christmas & wanted to create a notebook/clipboard for her to keep her designs together. I used the gorgeous digis from Emma Canning - Foxy Friend, Geek & Cute as a button. I coloured the images with a mix of markers. The background was created using the gorgeous Classic Hearts/Wedding collection it is a stunning collection with elements that can be used for almost anything. I mounted the main project onto some thick cardboard and added buttons, clips & sparkle!

I'm really happy with my colouring on this and I'm loving the hair colour!

Look forward to seeing your creations, check out all of the fab digi downloads on the Polkadoodles website. There really is a huge selection.

Take care Zo xx

Autumnal we say!

Good morning!

I'm back today to share my latest Crafty Boots challenges DT project, and the theme this time is - 

AUTUMNAL

As chosen by me! Yep I have chosen this theme as it is one of my favourite times of the year. I love the colours, smells and the fact that I can start to wear layers - boots with long socks, long tees under short sleeve tops etc. So for this challenge, I want to see Autumnal colours, items, characters, leaves or Pumpkins. As long as it has an Autumnal theme then it's okay by me!!

Here's my make - 

I chose to use one of the new Saturated Canary images called 'Tidy Up' The one thing Autumn does so well is the leaves - all crunchy and colourful. So I thought this image works well. I coloured her with a mix of markers using bold autumnal colours. I then stamped out the leaves using Stampin'Up stamp set 'Wonderfall' Thankfully the ink pads from SU  - Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade & Raspberry Ripple - matched my colours along with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. A simple green mat set against centura pearl card stock created the backdrop along with a faint script which is the SU En francais script stamp. I used Antique Linen ink. A few Card Candis and 3 pennant punched shapes accented the project.

Here's some close-ups - 

I really enjoyed using these colours and you'll see I've not added a sentiment as I want this card to be suitable for most occasions. 

Take care Zo xx

Santa & his Poinsettia!

Hello this Friday morning, I'm back to share my latest Polkadoodles DT make. Why not pop over to the blog to find out more and join in!

Right, I set myself a challenge this time and this is what I come up with -

I decided to use only 2 digi stamps from the fabulous Home For Christmas CD I took the 2 images into Serif Craft Artist and set about layering the images, flipping them to face each other as I created the wreath. Once happy I printed it off and started to colour them using contemporary colours (I chose them to match my home decor), I used a mix of markers including Graph It markers 

A real colouring challenge, but I wanted to show you how you can use minimal elements but still create a project with the Wow factor!! 

Here's some more pictures - 

I hope you like this different wreath and perhaps it'll inspire you to make your own! Make sure you share it with us if you do.

Take care Zo xx