Little Lamb - Elisabeth Bells World May

Morning campers, it's time for an Elisabeth Bell's world challenge today! The lovely Lissy Bee has released this GAWGUSS digi stamp *Little Lamb* - isn't it sooo cute!! Today we have a sketch challenge at EBW which I personally ADORE! If you've never used a sketch before with your cardmaking (or anything else come to think of it) you really should give it a go, sketches are a fabulous tool to use, especially if you're stuck for inspiration or need to make loads of cards really fast. Just draw out a rough plan using circles, squares and rectangles and it helps keep your designs on track. I use sketches a lot when I'm prepping for TV shows where I need to maybe make 12 demo's in a day ready for loads of shows - they help  me make sure my projects are all different and stops me from sitting looking at an empty card blank for hours on end!

 I've used papers from the Sugarplum Daisy CD rom on this card together with the scrummy image from Elisabeth. All flowers and feathers are from the Polkadoodles website.

I've distressed the papers with Old Paper Distress Ink and then run round the edges again with a pale pink and coral Acrylic Paint Dabber from Ranger. I've had these for yonks and not really used them but now I'm in my new st st studio I can get to all my materials a whole lot better so I'm using all the stuff I've not been able to reach before now LOL! I then added some feathers and flowers (that big fabric flower is a Petaloo one and is to DIE for!!!) and we are just adding some brand new flower packs into stock on the website which are absolutely FLYING out the door. The little feathers are also from Petaloo and cruelty-free I was pleased to see on the pack as I was a bit distressed at first when I saw they are proper real feathers! I think they're duck ones, but they're sooo nice, just perfick size too. Right, that's it from me today, make sure you join in our challenge at EBW to be in with a chance of winning the fab Digi!!

Happy Birthday to Us!

Woweeeee peeps! 
Today is Polkadoodles 3rd Birthday!! 

 (card is made from Sugarplum Daisy CD and coloured with Promarkers)

Yes, it's 3 years ago today since we launched the Polkadoodles blog and went live with our first product which was our Fab Sugar Birdies CD (nice to know that 3 years on and it's still a hot seller!!)! woooohoooo!! And here we are 3 years on, going strong, I'm on telly every now and then, who the heck woulda thought it ay - good things come to those who wait and work hard. I want to take time to thank the people who helped us along the way, it has been far from easy, particularly in the early days and we've had some awesome people who helped us in ways they probably don't even realise. First up are my 2 friends Maggie and Michele. Michele is one of those friends who's always there for you when you need her and I love her to bits although we don't see anywhere near enough of each other. Maggie I don't see any more but if you're reading this I want you to know that you have a special place in my heart and I think of you all the time, special lady. I also need to mention the awesome PD design team - those girls absolutely ROCK! There've been a few who have come and gone over the last 3 years but we still have some original teamies with us and a special big thankyou goes to En, Ruth and Lou who have been with me through thick and thin. They're honorary members now which just means they're barred from ever leaving the team really LOL. Of course, I have to thank my long suffering old man, Mr Doodles who does lots of the hard work while I just do all the nice stuff. He's the one who sends out all your orders every day and keeps me in line and on track, he's my rock and I couldnt do any of what we do without him.
Of course, more than all of this we thank all of you, our lovely followers and customers who buy the products and make it all worthwhile and keep the ninjas in the manner to which theyre accustomed. Without YOU lot we wouldnt be here so please know that we appreciate each and every order and thank our lucky stars that we have such a fab customer base - Polkadoodles customers are soooo nice!!

Anyway enough wafflage from me! To celebrate our birthday we're having a special celebration over on the Polkadoodles blog and you can win over £220 of blog candy so make sure you get on over there  NOW!!!
Go on, NOW, what are you waiting for??  chop, chop, off you go!! no more cake left here, it's crumbs only here....