Starcyl's Daily Doings

Friday, 19 February 2016

Lucky Green at Polkadoodles

Hello all you Friday people, it's my turn to do an inspiration post for the current Lucky Green challenge over at Polkadoodles.

There is a new collection out at the minute called Sticks and Bones and it's great so there are lots of fab palm trees and dinosaurs etc but I decided to go with a slightly older collection which is one of my favourites Twiggy and Toots.

I used the background papers from the new collection but the main image is from Twiggy, I used some green lace which I bought from Brenda on Facebook, I buy quite a bit from her and almost have enough to stock a shop!

Pop over to the challenge blog and see what else the team have done, they will give you lots of inspiration.

TwiggyandTootsCollection

Sunday, 7 February 2016

Woolly Mammoth

Good morning, we've got sunshine at last and what a pleasant change it makes. I've managed to get a bit of time in my craft room and have been playing with the new collection from Polkadoodles - Sticks and Bones.

In the collection are several scenes to use as backgrounds so I took one into Craft Artist and had a play, I added people and several dinosaurs, rocks and hidden away at the bottom so you have to have hold of the card to see a turtle or two.

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Crafting with Dragonflies - anything goes
Hiding in my Craft Room - No Pinks or Reds
Scrappers Delights - anything goes

This is what I've used

Saturday, 6 February 2016

Sticks and Bones

I'm sharing a little something made with the Sticks and bones Collection from Polkadoodles, this collection is full of fun stuff and lots of dinosaurs and cave people but I've chosen one of the animals for my card today.

I found the backing paper and it fits so well with the cat that I just couldn't leave it, I used some plain black card as my backing as I do think it makes the colours pop off the page and I wanted something suitable for a guy. I think we always seem to gravitate to the pretty things and find them so easy but we do have to think about the men sometimes!

I cut all the bits and pieces out with the print and cut feature on my Cameo and the circular mat is cut with one of the pin dot circle dies from Tattered Lace.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Art by Miran - Anything goes

This is what I used:

Friday, 29 January 2016

Sticks and Bones

Oh My Goodness! I am a little late to the party but with something as good as this I don't mind. I am super busy in work and have been doing some training days away from from home and am finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel as next week is my last trip and hopefully I can start to spend more time in my craft room.

So even though I haven't had a lot of time I've been looking at all the samples from the design team and those lucky enough to have already got your copy of the download or disc and couldn't help but have a tiny play.

Of course because I couldn't wait I had to print off and make something, my lazy days with the pens and pencils will come but looking at this I''m happy with the pre-coloured images and all the extra added bits.

If you haven't seen this collection yet you have got to go over to Polkadoodles and have a look, I bet you won't be able to resist!

I'm entering this into the following challenges
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
Jo's scrap Shack - Anything Goes

Love and Romance at Polkadoodles

Good morning and Happy Friday to you, it's time for a new challenge from the gang at Polkadoodles and this time it's Love and Romance. I know we always seem to be looking at something in the future but it is only a short time away to Valentines day and as it's a leap year you girlies will be able to pop the question at the end of the month, I'd love to know if you do and he says yes!

I have chosen to use the great Work and Play series for my card and this one is number 9 Love and Kisses, I have been a bit strapped for time with a lot of work commitments so I decided to use one of the shaped cards in the collection, all you do is choose the one you want, print it out and make it up which ever way suits you.

I have decoupaged the lady in the bath but you can't see it in this picture, all I added was a bit of sparkle and some ribbon the rest of the card was there ready on the two sheets I printed out, there were some bits left too!
I'm entering this into the following;
Cute card Thursday - Ladies Only
In the Pink- Bling it On
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
Wonderful Wednesday - Anything Goes

Polka Doodles Work and Play 9, Love and Kisses

Friday, 22 January 2016

Winter Birthday with Polkadoodles

Hello folks it's been a while since we had a new challenge over at Polkadoodles but this is week two of Winter Birthday so I'm back from the holiday break with this little number.

This is the lovely digi Oddella Twig which I coloured with Graph'it markers, I don't know about you but I think of blue tones when I think of winter cards but that's probably the thought of being blue with the cold! Anyway I decided to use this fab aqua tone and found a perfect match with a backing paper from another of my favourites, Octavia Frosted Winter with the sentiment coming from Work and Play 6. Don't you just love how all the collections can stand alone but mix together so well too?

The die cuts were all cut from white paper and then coloured with the Graph'it pen then I used a Wink of Stella clear pen over the top, I used the glitter over the sentiment too but in the picture it looks a little dirty but it is quite sparkly.

I am entering this into the following challenges;
Aud Sentiments - Anything goes plus they are having a DT call
Crafting with an Attitude - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes
Hanna and Friends - Die cuts

This is what I used