Soooooo generous Doodle Palace!

Hey - I won the candy over at Doodle Palace a coupla weeks ago - it was BASIC GREY!  Oh yes! - now, I know it sounds unbelievable but, I have never had any!  Oh my parcel arrived this morning - and eeeeee - its fabulous!  So many goodies!  Buttons, and stamps, and brads, and shiny special brads, and paper and chipboard, and big paper and chipboard and fibres......oh - sooooo excited!  Thanks so much DP!

Rx

Sneaky Peaky Doodle Palace!

I think this is such a fab image - could be soooo versatile!

I keep seeing circles on cards lately and decided I just had to include one - hey I get these whims!

I sat and fringed the card using a super-duper tool....yep scissors!  You cant see it very well but have used sakura tiara glitter pens on the grass and hat.

And, yes, I am responsible for that sentiment...and no, I will never do it again!

As ever, the image is available from Doodle Palace on Wednesday

thanks for looking

Rx

Doodle Palace New Releases

Here they are......

I really love this image - loved it when I saw it, but when I coloured it I loved it more!  You can't see it very clearly, but I cut away the side of the card....just thought I would let you know!

Close up of the image!  Just looks soooo happy!

Would like to enter this into Crazy 4 Challenges who are looking for cards that reflect the rhyme:

What are little boys made of?
Frogs and snails
And puppy-dogs' tails,
That's what little boys are made of.

This is another of those really sweet little notepad thingies.  I just love this little bear's pot belly tummy!  How come my pot belly isn't cute????

A little closeup on the stitching!  Very wobbly!

And very fake!

BUT Perfect for entering Totally Papercraft's Stitching Challenge!!!

Thanks for looking

If you would like to purchase any of the images they are out tomorrow (Wednesday) at Doodle Palace

Rx

Challenge Card

As promised - here is my card for the Doodle Palace Challenge - kind of!  Well its meant to follow a sketch - but I was fiddling with a card blank before I started and decided to make it into a pocket card - fiddle fiddle fiddle.....oh yes!  Now - to follow the sketch on the front and I'm there....except there wasnt the space!

Well, I followed it as best as I could so we will need to wait and see whether they kick me out of the challenge in disgrace!  Oh, such a rebel!

See the faux stitching? Well Totally Papercrafts have got a challenge up for stitching so I would like to enter this for that challenge too!

Ginny just left me a comment and said that this also fits with Fab n Funky Challenges who want to see "fancy edges" - thanks Ginny!

And then - while I was out and about I spotted Dare you to digi had an "anything goes" challenge so I would like to enter this for that too!

And the inside can be used to give a gift card....on the left hand side.  Probably didnt need to write that last bit!



Thanks for looking - do go along and join in with the challenges.

Oh - and the image used is Doodle Palace too!

Rx

Doodle Palace Special Delivery

Phew - it seems like ages since I had anything to post!  Have been busy crafting but just havent been able to put anything up because its DT stuff!

OK - here is the latest image from Doodle Palace - Dee and Robin said that the "G-Mail" image has been so popular that they just had to bring that cheeky giraffe out to play again!....So here he is.....

















Thanks for looking  
Rx

Doodle Palace sneaky peaky!

A much better attempt this week!  LOL!

The second I opened this image I loved it - gonna use this one again I know!  Think how many things I can use it for - Get Well, Mother's Day, Birthdays, Easter, Valentines, Kids Cards....eeeeeeeee!  Its one of those "shove it on anything" images!

These index cards were from Tesco (sorry if you dont have one!) and I got 3 sets of them for £1 - oh yes!

This was also my first attempt at attaching a gromlet!  And you may notice that its wonky!  Ha ha - the image was going to be put on straight, but once the gromlet went wonky....well I thought the wonky image may detract from the wonky gromlet!

Other bits and bobs - coloured with promarkers, used sakura glaze on the flowers, and paper and card from stash.

This one is going for my desk - if I can get it there before my mum sees it!

Josh has already asked me to make one of these for him - with a funny animal photo on it!

Go pop over to Doodle Palace - check out the other Princesses and what they have done with the images!

thanks for looking!

Rx

Bunny Box

 

I do like this bunny!  He has some eggs left, think he is saving them for ME!  This is the latest release from Doodle Palace and I shrank it down quite tiny - so it was quite a feat to colour the eggs and the flourishes on the door!

As you can see, I put the pic on a plastic box - my hubby brings these home from work, they have business cards in them when they are full!  As you can imagine, they are small - the lid is only 6x9cm.

Hmmmmm - and filled with eggs and chicks....fabulous!

If you would like to pop over and buy this image...then go to Doodle Palace. 

Thanks for looking!

Mo Manning, Doodle Palace, Dustin Pike and a quilt update!

This was scraping in under the wire!  This is my entry to Doodle Palace challenge - which was to show more than one score...ok, I did say it was a quick make! Did it in my lunch break!  I just really didnt want to let the girlies down!

And covered by the flap is this fabby Mo Manning image!  This is one of my fave images - just makes me laugh so much!

The flap is held shut with a funny paperclippy thing - got a box with them in from Tesco!

These were the cards that my son's class mates made for Delia.  There was an appeal over on Dustin Pike's site and he offered some lovely owl images for the cards.  These have been sent over to Delia...ooo name check for the school - Raphael Independent School in Hornchurch!

And this final pic is an update for the girlies over at Order of the Opus Gluei - I took part in their soup and nuts challenge a while ago.  The idea was to talk about something you were starting (the soup!) and something you had finished (the nuts!).  I started this quilt...here are the triangles which are now all made (just have to do the smaller ones...and everything else!).  My finished was a homemade carrot and coriander soup.  Someone asked for the recipe....some carrots (quite alot if you want alot of soup!) and some coriander (not so much!) - some veggie stock.  mmmmmm - thats it really!  Oh and some onions!  If you feel like putting them in!  hee hee!

Gotta go and do some more work now!

thanks for looking

Rx

Sneak Peeks and CANDY to come!!!!

Just how cute is this?  Its one of the latest releases from Doodle Palace.  I blew it up quite large to really make an impact on the box - as you can see, they blow up big!  You cant see in this pic, but the girly bear has gems on her dress and shoes.  The heart in the middle is made of sequins - the original stamp has a heart with LOVE on it - so cute!  You know, I loved the rose best - just thought it was lovely! 

And this is the contents of the box - it was a family Valentines pressy!  To us!

And this little cutie is Chester Bunny!  How fab is he?  The more I look at him, the more I like him!  He actually comes sitting on a tree trunk but I did my usual thing of cutting up the stamp!  LOLX
The box was from a Kay & Co box set thingy.  These make up wonderfully.

And another view of the box - just thought it would make a more refined Easter munchies box - will fill it with mini eggs....mmmmmm wonder who would like this???

Hmmmmm - have been wanting to post up some candy.....think we are at that time....see the next post!

Just a reminder though....images available at Doodle Palace

Thanks for looking

Rx

Sneaky Peaky!

Now this was fun!  I took the latest digi stamp from Doodle Palace - they have a few new baby ones coming out tomorrow - and I printed it onto paper then used each of the clothes as a pattern for the patterned paper.  The original digi has all the detail (ie hearts and trim etc) on it so it was just a case of me transferring this onto the front of my patterned paper.  How cute?  My only problem was getting some white clouds onto the background card - look closely, they are there...honest!

And is this not the answer to a plea??? A fishing card for the dreaded men.  Decided to have a go at 3D-ing this one up and it came out really well...I printed out 3 copies of the image, then cut out the hat and box together and then just the hat, layered them all up and there we go.  Oh, obviously, I coloured them all in!  The sentiment was just something I did on word.  

And the side view to TRY and show the layers...not very well!  Lolx   Am entering this into the following challenges.... Rosie-Dee wanted Just for Men as the theme - no worries there then!  Am also entering it into Polka Doodles Paper Piecing challenge and in the same vein the Popping up challenge over on KLSNS

Thanks for taking the time to look - as always, the images are available from Doodle Palace! 

DT offering number 3 - last for this week! Second post today!

And here are the other sunflowers in the vase (as opposed to in the pot -see earlier post).  Now, kinda need to explain this one a little.  I have put the pic and notebook onto a little box that I get delivered every week filled with nuts, dried fruit etc - they are only a few pound and we look forward to them on a Saturday morning - lovely surprise to see what is in them!  So, I have about 6 of these boxes kicking around...well one of them is on its way to USA with some cards for a swap....and one is used for my paper scraps....and then there is this one.

And inside is......flowers!  Mine were scrunched up in various places and I just rarely got round to digging them out and using them.  I now have a few more in there - I dug deeper into the back of the cupboard!  I didnt want to put any on the top of the box as I didnt want them falling off and being a pain!  So, I put a notebook on there for my challenges - and my DT work!!!!!  Hee hee - cant believe I am saying that!  For the notebook, I printed a plain image and then just glued it to the first notebook page - the yellow is the plastic yellow top to the pad.  Gotta say, this image was a breeze to colour in - just so easy to make it look decent!

Can also enter this into the Pixie Dust Challenge over here - they are asking for 3D items!

Thanks for looking - as ever, images over at Doodle Palace.   Rx

i Ruff You

How sweet is this image?  Doodle Palace have produced him in various guises before and now here he is for Valentines.  Funny how I think of him as a he and not a she!  We used to have a Basset Hound when we were young and, let me tell you, the detail on this is spot on!  So much so, that I emailed Dee and Robin to ask if they were owned by a Basset!

And here is the closeup of the image....now I'm going to let you into a secret.....if you look very closely, left hand side as you look (thats the side that this writing is on relevant to the picture!)....right in the middle of his ear, is the tiniest white mark!  See it???  Ok, now, see the cute brad above his ear (should have just said the ear below the brad rather than all that left side business!) - well, I thought I would stab a little hole for the brad to go through, so I didnt scrunch the pic when I was doing it - and then stabbed his ear!!!  

Ooo and I copied a sketch from Create4Fun Challenges so would like to enter him there as well!

And also - Challenge up Your Life are looking for Valentines Cards with Hearts! Guess what - secret crafters want hearts too!  AND Lexi's creations want hearts and valentines too.  And promarkers challenge is to use an animal or beastie image - oh yes! - see how useful this image is???

Well, if you would like to buy either the sunflowers or doglet - pop over to Doodle Palace - they go on sale today!  Thanks so much for taking the time to look!

Rx

Sneak Peak! Doodle Palace New Release

Ok - gonna post these one by one - I received 4 images - and have made 3 of them up - may do the other one tonight!

This was my first one that I made up.  Havent done images of flowers before so was really excited about this.  Wanted to make the image the focal point (of course!) and also was very nervous about my first DT card - sure lots of you will remember that feeling!  Still not sure I have quite nailed it but at least you can see the image clearly!  The ladybirds were from Tesco, ribbon from The Works.  Coloured with Sharpies, promarkers and whisper pens.  All the card etc were from my stash.

Thanks for looking and if you would like to buy the image - pop over to Doodle Palace tomorrow!

Rx