Bella Bear Daisy Today's theme for the Design Team is  Image with Flowers - August Birthstone Colours Unusual Card Shape There's also an amazing   DISCOUNT CODE   for the  Polkadoodles store TODAY!  Check out the   blog   for all the details. For my unusual shaped card featuring an image with flowers, I used my favourite Bella Bear character -  Bella Bear Daisy . I coloured her and the flowers using the August Birthstone colours of reds, greens and purples, using Copics. Sentiment is from  Winnie Special Moments Quotes . I'd like to enter the following challenges: Crafty Animals #85 Critter Crazy #88 613 Avenue Create - July - Floral Delight 

Bella Bear - Christmas in July  This card features the adorable Bella Bear Lots of Gifts from Polkadoodles Winter Wonders Collection. I used Kraft Card and coloured using Prismacolor Pencils. The background is from Christmas Colouring Scene 4 , also coloured using pencils. I'd like to enter the following challenges: The Cutiepie Challenge #196 - Beginning with B Little Patch of Crafty Friends #233 Dragonfly Dreams - July - Christmas in July Christmas Crafts all Year Round - July Merry Little Christmas #57 613 Avenue Create - July Krafty Chicks #724 - Christmas

Flower Girl Helga Hippo  Polkadoodles Helga Hippo collection has the most adorable characters, available in both B&W and pre-coloured. For this stepper card, I used Flower Girl Helga Hippo and coloured using a combination of Copics and ProMarkers. Everything else is from the same collection. I'd like to enter the following challenges: Crafty Animals #84 Dragonfly Dreams - June - Shaped Card 613 Avenue Create - June Crafts Galore Encore #124 - June Critter Crazy #87 Allsorts 783 - Layers Creative Fingers #279 Krafty Chicks #718 Passion for Markers #741

  Bear-y Cute  Snow Globe There's a super cute NEW digital collection in store at Polkadoodles. Bear-y Christmas has 19 adorable characters, papers, sentiments, toppers, embellies and more.  Here I combined Christmas Box Bear, Bear with Poinsettia and Pile of Gifts Bear to create my snow globe project. The snow globe and berry trees are part of the collection. Everything coloured using ProMarkers.  I'd like to enter the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create - September 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - September Allsorts #745 Creative Fingers #261 Passion for Markers - Christmas in September The Holly and the Ivy #147 Merry Little Christmas #52

 Easter Greetings Today's theme for the Design Team is  EASTER There's also an amazing   DISCOUNT CODE   for the  Polkadoodles store TODAY!  Check out the   blog   for all the details. For my Easter themed project, I made a centre stepper card using Chick Balloon from the  Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep  bundle. I decorated the card using copies of the flower and adding a few Easter eggs from  Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Embellies Bundle . Base of the card was created using paper from  Spring into Easter Paper set 3 . Sentiment from  Spring into Easter Messages Bundle . I'd like to enter the following challenges: Try it on Tuesday - Spring 613 Avenue Create - April  Crafty Animals #71 Critter Crazy #73

  Wings of LOVE Today's theme for the Design Team is  Valentine's There's also an amazing   DISCOUNT CODE   for the  Polkadoodles store TODAY!  Check out the   blog   for all the details. Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and the adorable  Wings of Love Collection  is perfect! Here I used pre-coloured  Love Birds Word  for my stepper card.  I attached enlarged love hearts from  Topper Sheet 1 , inking the edges in pink. Sentiment from  Love Birds Greetings Valentine  from the same collection. I'd like to enter the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create - January Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2303 A Perfect Time to Craft - January Allsorts #712

 Theo Penguin Party Some  penguin cuteness from  the NEW Theo Penguin Collection from Polkadoodles. I've used 'Snowball Tree' along with ' Wrapped Up' and 'Little Gift' which are all coloured using ProMarkers.  I die cut a square, distressed the edges and inked using Iced Spruce Distress Oxide. The background was stenciled using 'Heavenly Circles' Stencil. Sentiment from the same collection. Love these little critters! 😍 I'd like to enter the following challenges: Passion for Markers #670 613 Avenue Create - December World Wide Open Design Team #11 Winter Wonderland - December I Love ProMarkers #524 Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #195 A Perfect Time to Craft #12 Allsorts #705 Four Seasons - Winter  Critter Crazy #69 Classic Design - December    

 Theo Penguin - Little Gift in a Pocket Today's theme for the Design Team is  Create a Front Pocket There's also an amazing   DISCOUNT CODE   for the  Polkadoodles store TODAY!  Check out the   blog   for all the details. I just adore the Theo Penguin Collection from Polkadoodles. For this project, I used Theo Penguin, Little Gift  and coloured using ProMarkers. The backing papers were from the same collection.  The little presents are from Pile of Gifts/Presents Stamp Set , also coloured using ProMarkers. I attached a white border using a fancy border punch and finished off with contrasting pink and green bows (which closes the pocket) and gems. I'd like to enter the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create - November  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #194 World Wide Open Design Team #11

  LEO - Zodiac Polkadoodles have released their NEW Zodiac Collection and it's jam packed full of amazing digital downloads with a Horoscope theme. For this stepper card, I used Leo and coloured using Copics. The background paper is from the Happy Cactus Collection as I thought it fit perfectly into my jungle theme. I die cut lots of various leaves as well as cutting leaves from the backing paper, and assembled behind the lion. The LEO text and sentiment are from the same Zodiac Collection. I finished off by attaching a few miniature flowers and a wooden ladybird. I'd like to enter the following challenges: Crafty Animals #63 Passion for Markers #650 -  B - Brown Through the Craft Room Door Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #186 613 Avenue Create Critter Crazy #64 Crafting Happiness - July World Wide Open Design Team #07 A Perfect Time to Craft #7 Creative Fingers #236

You're Worth Melting For  Christmas in July has arrived and Polkadoodles were showcasing the fabulous Gnome-azing Christmas Collection on Create & Craft TV.  For my sample card for the show, I used Gnome Worth Melting For and coloured using Prismacolor pencils on to Kraft Card. The background paper is from the same collection - Happy Christmas Paper Pack . The little snowman is  from the Itsy Bits Plywood Shapes.   I'd like to enter the following challenges: Merry Little Christmas #45 Love to Craft #69 Crafts Galore Encore - July Crafting Happiness #125 A Perfect Time to Craft #7 - July World Wide Open Design Team #6

 Bella Bear in Pastels Today's theme for the Design Team is  Use This Colour Palette There's also an amazing   DISCOUNT CODE   for the  Polkadoodles store TODAY!  Check out the   blog   for all the details. For this weeks theme of following a colour palette, I used  Bella Bear with Heart Gift  and coloured using Prismacolor pencils and Castle Arts Pasteltint pencils. The backing papers are from  Winnie Let's Hang Out  Collection. I added some mulberry flowers to match the colour palette theme. I'd like to enter the following challenges: Through the Craft Room Door World Wide Open Design Team #05 The Cutie Pie Challenge #171 The Creative Crafters #52 Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #182 Krafty Chicks #613 International Art and Soul #134 Dragonfly Dreams - May Allsorts Challenge #678