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Sunday, 27 December 2020

Challenge 1 Anything Goes Mixed Media challenge at We Love 2 Create

Merry Christmas

and a very

Happy New Year!

Thankyou for supporting this challenge every month - we have some truly talented people who enter and we appreciate your support and LOVE to visit your blogs!


  

As always, the theme this month is 
Anything Mixed Media Goes
Closing date for entries: 26 January, Noon. 
You do not need to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges, use any products you wish... 
RANDOM WINNER PRIZE: $10 gift voucher
from Polkadoodles for our lucky winner, (chosen by random.org) - this voucher can be spent across the whole store, so you can use it on dies, stamps, papers, whatever you wish...

Winners of our last challenge are at the bottom of this post...

Our sponsor for 2020 is Polkadoodles and you can check out all the wonderful selection of Polkadoodles goodies in the shop.
Make sure you check out the POLKADOODLES store, they have lots of fab new products in store perfect for all you mixed media lovers out there, make sure you check them all out - there are some amazing mixed media stamps and stencils in stock right now!

 

 Irre:  Hello everyone. So fun with a new challenge. This month, I created a round canvas. It's so fun with another shape. For this one, I used the Super Sprigs die and mannequins from the Creative Doodles making faces card kit. I also created a step-by-step video for this, and you can find it in my blog.


Materials used: 
Vintage Journal & Ephemera paper collection
Super Sprigs Craft die
Creative Doodles making faces stamp & card kit

Hazel:

Jane – Hello everyone! Hope you managed to have a lovely Christmas! My project today features the utterly adorable digi stamp BELLA BEAR ICE SKATING.  I have it all going on here; stamping, embossing, texture paste and die cutting, all using fabulous Polkadoodles goodies! 

All Polkadoodles products used:


Gorgeous projects as always from the team!

WINNERS FROM CHALLENGE 12

Thank you everyone who entered this challenge - we really loved looking round your blogs, you all left us some awesome work to look at!


Well done!
PRIZE: $10 gift voucher to the Polkadoodles Store to spend on anything you like including mixed media goodies, stamps, papers & anything else!....

To claim your prize please email Polkadoodles, quoting 'Love 2 Create winner'.
Please include this claim code L2Cwk12001 in your email and claim by 8th January. 
Allow 14 working days for a reply please.


WOW! There were so many amazing projects this month we had a tough time choosing but after much deliberation here are 3 favourites in random order - thanks so much to all of you who entered such fabulousness!




Don't Forget to enter our other blogs too...
All our challenges are Anything Goes!........Find us here:

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter
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Sunday, 29 November 2020

Wk 12 Anything Goes Craft Mixed Media challenge at We Love 2 Create

 

As always, the theme this month is 
Anything Mixed Media Goes
Closing date for entries: 24 December, Noon. 
You do not need to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges, use any products you wish... 
RANDOM WINNER PRIZE: $10 gift voucher
from Polkadoodles for our lucky winner, (chosen by random.org) - this voucher can be spent across the whole store, so you can use it on dies, stamps, papers, whatever you wish...

Winners of our last challenge are at the bottom of this post...

Before we get to this challenge, we hope we might attract some of you amazing Mixed Media creators to join us!

DESIGN TEAM CALL!
We're looking for creative bloggers who love to create mixed media using stamps, stencils, papers & dies to join us.
You MUST blog and know how to use social media to promote what you make. You will need to create 2 projects per month and will be supplied with products to use from our sponsor, Polkadoodles. 
If you would like to join our happy little Mixed Media team we'd love to hear from you!
Email us HERE and include your blog link and a short bio and why you'd like to join the team - we know there are some talented people who join in this challenge every month so we'd love to hear from you!


Our sponsor for 2020 is Polkadoodles and you can check out all the wonderful selection of Polkadoodles goodies in the shop.
Make sure you check out the POLKADOODLES store, they have lots of fab new products in store perfect for all you mixed media lovers out there, make sure you check them all out - there are some amazing mixed media stamps and stencils in stock right now!

 

 Irre: Hello everyone. A new challenge today, so for today I made an art journal page with Oddella digistamps as the focal point. I colored all of the Oddella's with Copics alcohol markers. The background I played around with ink sprays, a stencil and stamps. More pics can you find at my blog. 


Polkadoodles products I used in this project:
Oddella Fairy - digi stamp
Oddella Heart - digi stamp
Oddella with bag - digi stamp
Oddella Bow - digi stamp
Oddella Twig - digi stamp
Funky Alphabet - stamp set
Vintage text - stamp set
Birds together - stamp set
Distressed Trellis - stencil

Lou...I really wanted to have a play with wording and create a design that could be recreated in lots different colour ways. I used the fab Monsters stamp sets HERE together with this great alphabet stamp and matching stencil here...
Polkadoodles Freaky Monsters, Funky Monsters & Funky Alphabet stamps



Hazel Estibeiro - I made this textured, 3Dcard using the following products: See the flower stamps, All about the Her Stamps , Timeless Rose- Sweethearts stencil, Heart Flourish die

Jane – Hello everyone! There are so many super cute images in the Polkadoodles store that you’ll be spoilt for choice!  Today I have used the sweet BELLABEAR DELIVERING GIFTS on my MDF tag.


Gorgeous projects as always from the team! 

WINNERS FROM CHALLENGE 11

Thank you everyone who entered this challenge - we really loved looking round your blogs, you all left us some awesome work to look at!


Well done!
PRIZE: $10 gift voucher to the Polkadoodles Store to spend on anything you like including mixed media goodies, stamps, papers & anything else!....

To claim your prize please email Polkadoodles, quoting 'Love 2 Create winner'.
Please include this claim code L2Cwk12001 in your email and claim by 4th December. 
Allow 14 working days for a reply please.


WOW! There were so many amazing projects this month we had a tough time choosing but after much deliberation here are 3 favourites in random order - thanks so much to all of you who entered such fabulousness!



Don't Forget to enter our other blogs too...
All our challenges are Anything Goes!........Find us here:

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter
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Sunday, 25 October 2020

Wk 11 - Anything Goes Mixed Media Craft & Card making Challenge & Design Team call

 

As always, the theme this month is 
Anything Mixed Media Goes
Closing date for entries: 24 November, Noon. 
You do not need to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges, use any products you wish... 
RANDOM WINNER PRIZE: $10 gift voucher from Polkadoodles for our lucky winner, (chosen by random.org) - this voucher can be spent across the whole store, so you can use it on dies, stamps, papers, whatever you wish...

Winners of our last challenge are at the bottom of this post...

Before we get to this challenge, we hope we might attract some of you amazing Mixed Media creators to join us!

DESIGN TEAM CALL!
We're looking for creative bloggers who love to create mixed media using stamps, stencils, papers & dies to join us.
You MUST blog and know how to use social media to promote what you make. You will need to create 2 projects per month and will be supplied with products to use from our sponsor, Polkadoodles. 
If you would like to join our happy little Mixed Media team we'd love to hear from you!
Email us HERE and include your blog link and a short bio and why you'd like to join the team - we know there are some talented people who join in this challenge every month so we'd love to hear from you!



Our sponsor for 2020 is Polkadoodles and you can check out all the wonderful selection of Polkadoodles goodies in the shop.
Make sure you check out the POLKADOODLES store, they have lots of fab new products in store perfect for all you mixed media lovers out there, make sure you check them all out - there are some amazing mixed media stamps and stencils in stock right now!
 

  Irre:  Hello everyone. For this month I folded a box. Just this one is called a fold-over box. I had a lot of fun with it. Decorated it with wonderful paper and I did some coloring to with flowers from three different stamp sets. 


Like always I also added art stones, micro beads and some stones that you use to flower pots. I love the effect the window in the box made. Or what do you think? 


Polkadoodles products used

Jane – Hello everyone! I have created a Christmas card using the fabulous Weirdre, making her into a Christmas Angel on top of the tree.

All Polkadoodles products used:


Hazel - To make this pop-up, I Used a Black Card Stock: 12'x6' inch , Folded the card into half, then the first fold in the half is again folded in half. 
I added a 12'x2' inch black card stock strip for the pop up & used the paper packs to design the card. For the Pop up images I used the die & Stamped the butterflies and sentiments using the honey rose stamp. 
Add embossing texture paste for the emboss effect below the pots and below the sprigs & Distress inks  for distressing the leaves and plants, with Rangers Archival Ink Black for the Stamping.

Products used:
Honey Rose Stamp for Sentiments, Scrumptious Sugar Craft Papers, Vintage Candy 6 x 6" paper pack, Super Sprigs - Craft die, Pretty Flowerpots & Planters craft cutting die

Gorgeous projects as always from the team! 

WINNERS FROM CHALLENGE 10

Thank you everyone who entered this challenge - we really loved looking round your blogs, you all left us some awesome work to look at!



Well done!
PRIZE: $10 gift voucher to the Polkadoodles Store to spend on anything you like including mixed media goodies, stamps, papers & anything else!....

To claim your prize please email Polkadoodles, quoting 'Love 2 Create winner'.
Please include this claim code L2Cwk11001 in your email and claim by Mon 2nd November. 
Allow 14 working days for a reply please.


WOW! There were so many amazing projects this month we had a tough time choosing but after much deliberation here are 3 favourites in random order - thanks so much to all of you who entered such fabulousness!

31 Monika - WOW!



Don't Forget to enter our other blogs too...
All our challenges are Anything Goes!........Find us here:

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter
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Sunday, 27 September 2020

Challenge 10 - Anything Goes - Mixed Media Creative Challenge at We Love 2 Create/Polkadoodles

 

As always, the theme this month is 
Anything Mixed Media Goes
Closing date for entries: 26 October, Noon. 
You do not need to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges, use any products you wish... 
RANDOM WINNER PRIZE: $10 gift voucher from Polkadoodles for our lucky winner, (chosen by random.org) - this voucher can be spent across the whole store, so you can use it on dies, stamps, papers, whatever you wish...

Winners of our last challenge are at the bottom of this post...
Our sponsor for 2020 is Polkadoodles and you can check out all the wonderful selection of Polkadoodles goodies in the shop.

Make sure you check out the POLKADOODLES store, they have lots of fab new products in store perfect for all you mixed media lovers out there, make sure you check them all out - there are some amazing mixed media stamps and stencils in stock right now!


 Jane – Hello everyone! I do love to mix my digital stamps with my clear stamps, and I have made this card doing just that.

The galaxy/sky background was created with watercolours and paint splashes and I coloured SPARKLESUNICORN with Copics. The clear stamps were coloured with brush markers.



Irre:  Hi! For this months challenge I've made three Christmas tags in three different colors. I used blue, green and red. I had a lot of fun with these. I used stencils and stamps, and I also did some coloring too with Copics. Check out my blog for more pics! :-)


Polkadoodles products used:
Holly Border stencil
Winter Wishes stencil
Deck the halls stamp set
Ho Ho Holly stamp set
Merry & Bright Christmas Greetings stamp set
Perfect Poinsettias stamp set
Curly Christmas stamp set
Floral Fireworkds stamp set
Posydoodles Basics Tags dies

Hazel: Friendship | A Mix Media Folio Card
Quote: You can never have a special friend as its not the friend but its the friendship that is special...
My Mix Media Folio Card is all about those friends that make friendship special.

I Used a brown greeting card  5" x  7" and White card stock for tags and inside layout of the card & paper pack cutouts from Blushing Bloom  Craft Paper Pack. I used "All about the Girls" Stamps for sentiments , "See the flower" stamps and "Flower Power 2" Clear Stamp for designing the card and stamping.  I also used Tim Holtz Distress Inks for coloring and Ranger's Archival Ink for Stamping.





Gorgeous projects as always from the team! 

WINNERS FROM CHALLENGE 9

Thank you everyone who entered this challenge - we really loved looking round your blogs, you all left us some awesome work to look at!



Well done!
PRIZE: $10 gift voucher to the Polkadoodles Store to spend on anything you like including mixed media goodies, stamps, papers & anything else!....

To claim your prize please email Polkadoodles, quoting 'Love 2 Create winner'.
Please include this claim code L2Cwk10001 in your email and claim by Mon 4th October. 
Allow 14 working days for a reply please.


WOW! There were so many amazing projects this month we had a tough time choosing but after much deliberation here are 3 favourites in random order - thanks so much to all of you who entered such fabulousness!


Don't Forget to enter our other blogs too...
All our challenges are Anything Goes!........Find us here:

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter
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