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

As always, the theme this month is 

Anything Mixed Media Goes

Closing date for entries: 23rd March, 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! ...

Some of their mixed media products are amazing!

Corry When I look outside, I only see rain and wind. It looks like Autumn. That's why I made this card with some fall colors. I played with cream and brown distress ink. I did like to do the flowers with shades of blue.

The products I used are

vintage-ephemera-clear-stamp-set

vintage-text-clear-stamp-set

textures-galore-stamp-set-11-clear-polymer-stamps

best-day-ever-clear-stamp-set

snowball-snowy-bubble-dots-stencil

Irre: Hello everyone. It's February, and with that, it soon will be Valentine's day. So for this month, I've made a Valentine's day card in brown tones.

I used papers from the Creative Doodles "Colour me" and from the Vintage & Ephemera collections. For the background paper, I also colored it in with a sparkly ink spray and wax paint. 

Have a lovely February!

Polkadoodles products used

Creative Doodles printed "colour me " card stock Collection

Vintage journal & Ephemera paper collection

Posydoodles basics - Circles dies

Terry: This time I was sick of the rain, the hard winds feeling like it is Autumn, so I decided to create a Feel like Spring card, I played with soft colors distress inks, gesso and lots of different stencils and stampsets. For more detaills click my name please

The products that I have worked with are:

Vintage Text stampset

Pretty Perfect stampset

Funky Alphabet stampset

Textures Galore Stampset

Doodle Borders Stampset

Flower Collage stampset

Flower Collage Stencil

Snowball/Snowy/Bubble/Dots Stencil

Jane – I love the new TIMELESS ROSE COLLECTION and I have stamped and embossed 3 of the hearts from the SPLENDOURED LOVE SET to place on my card today along with one of the gorgeous new Holly digis called HOLLY FLOWER BASKET.

All Polkadoodles products used:

Digi Stamp: HOLLY FLOWER BASKET

Clear Stamps: SPLENDOURED LOVE SET

Dies: DELICATE DAISY CORNER – HOLLY & SPRUCE – DELICATE DAISY

Paper: PEELING PAINT - ADALENE

Sentiment: SENTIMENTALS PAPER PAD

Gorgeous projects as always from the team! 

WINNERS FROM CHALLENGE 1

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

11 Vivian Foo

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 L2Cwk01001 in your email and claim by Mon 16th February. Allow 14 working days for a reply please.

62 Saras Closet

44 Lovely Linda

28 Elliebelle

A big thank you to everyone who entered last month's challenge.

Don't Forget to enter our other blogs too...

All our challenges are Anything Goes!........Find us here:

Digi Choosday Blog

Polkadoodles Blog

Gem of a Challenge

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Challenge #15 - Anything goes at Love 2 Create Challenges

Welcome back to another challenge! Wow, December already, where did that come from??

As always, the theme this month is  
Anything Creative Mixed Media Goes
You don't have to use Polkadoodles products to enter the challenge.
The challenge closes 31st December so there's loads of time to play along.

Our sponsor for 2018 is Polkadoodles and you can check out all the wonderful selection of Polkadoodles goodies in the shop below.

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...
make sure you check out their store below, they have lots of fab products including stamps, dies, papers, digis and much more...

Now let's check out the inspiration from our talented design team...

Corry  I made a christmas card for your inspiration....

I used the beautiful stamp winterflurries from Polkadoodles.  I stamped the swirl with embossing ink and powder.   Then I stamped and masked the christmasballs.After that, I stamped the trees and added some accents here and there...

The stamp I used is winterflurries...

Jan ~ For my project today I have altered this cheapy frame, It started life out being white, I used black Gesso on it (at this stage my hubby asked why I did'nt just buy a black frame!!!) I used  a little Bronze Guilding wax over. On some black card stock I stamped using Distress inks. I finished off making some stars I used texture paste through a stencil , the used black gesso and again finishing off with guilding wax....

Polkadoodles Goodies used

Believe in Angels Stencil Collection

Flower Power 2 Stamp Set

Believe in Angels Clear Stamp Set

Black Gesso

Jane - I have made a card this time using paste, paint, watercolours and two adorable gnomes!!

Polkadoodles Essential Shopping

Gnome Men Ho Ho Ho Clear Polymer Stamp Set

Winter/Christmas Landscapes 6 x 6 Stencil

Accents 6 x 6 Stencil

Terry For this month's challenge I have worked with bright colors, I played with different colors for the background and stamped with Distress Inks. I wanted to create a flowerarrangement with different clearstampsets. One of them is the Stamp Soup Regal Peacock, this set is really wonderfull to create your own flowers. On top of the flowers I have played with Accents to give the flowers a bit of 3D effect. Last but not least I placed the Sending Special Wished sentiment. 

The products that I worked with are:

Honey Daisy Clear Stamp Set

Stamp Soup Regal Peacock Large A5 Stampset

Belle Papillon A5 Large Clear Stamp Set

Lou Sims: I have used a selection of Polkadoodles 'Believe in Angels' stamps & stencils -which is a huge collection - recently launched on Hochanda to create a stampbord photo frame. Stamps sets used: Flower Power 1 & Forever Special Angel alongside the 'Unicorn & Rainbows' stencils . A step by step tutorial can be found on my blog along with matching photos.

WINNERS FROM CHALLENGE 14
Thankyou everyone who entered this challenge - we really loved looking round your blogs, you all left us some awesome work to look at!

Our Random winner chosen by Random.org is:

31 Maria

Well done!

PRIZE: $10 gift voucher to the Polkadoodles Store.
  To claim your prize please email Polkadoodles, quoting 'Love 2 Create winner' in the subject bar. Please include this claim code L2Cwk13001 in your email and allow 14 working days for a reply please.

TOP DT FAVOURITES

We really could NOT only pick 3 this week there were some outstanding entries! SO here are a few favourites you all need to take a look at if you didnt already!

20 Meeta

31 Maria

52 Angela Felix the cat

8 Veana R

10 Repolainen

25 Harriet

A big thank you to everyone who entered last month's challenge and winners, plus Top 3, will be announced on the next challenge.  Just in case you have missed any winners posts, previous winners, Top 3 and GDT's can be found on our 'Winners Page' at the top of the blog.

Just add your entry below in Mr Linky below!

We would love you to join us as GDT on Love 2 Create Challenges, just add email us HERE if you'd like to join in the fun!. 
The Love 2 Create team can't wait to see what you have created this month and we'd just like to thank you for entering our challenges during 2018.  

This is the last challenge of the year - wow! But we will be back as normal on 6th January so have an amazing Xmas and New Year!

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Challenge 16 Winners and a little clue!!

Good morning crafty friends! I hope you're having a lovely weekend. As you can see changes are afoot, there's a teeny clue to what's ahead in our lovely new blog header lol!!

We'll be back with a brand new challenge on 24th September but we haven't forgotten the winners from Challenge 16! Random.org has worked his magic and the lucky winner is:

16. Kym

Congratulations Kym!! Please contact us (link in sidebar) with your snail mail details and your winners code which is PPWK16001 and we'll get your prize out to you!!

Top 3 honours go to .....

14. NIki

24. Craftyfield

37 Heidi

Congratulations ladies!! Your projects are stunning

We didn't want to leave you too long without any inspiration so our lovely teamie Terry has created a beautiful project for you this week, check out her blog if you get chance as she is a super creative lady!!

Terry: I have worked on a photoframe for a little inspiration for you this week. The backgrounds first layer was made with Gesso....I used a couple of stencils to work on the background. For that I used Light Modelling Paste and Crackle to go on top. I love how the flowers turned out. I played a little bit with the Metallic PanPastels and painted the frame with a layer of Interference Fluid and Antiquing Creme. Than rubbed with a babywipe and there ya go the background stayed a bit darker with the Metallic colour and the Flowers and the top of the frame came out a bit whiter. Last but not least I stamped an image of a family and placed the sentiment Forever Us, since family is the most important thing in the world. Hope I am giving you some inspiration with my project.

Thanks Terry, we love your beautiful project!! 

Don't forget do pop back on 24th for our brand new challenge!!

Happy Crafting

Challenge 9 Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes

Good morning and welcome to a brand new challenge!! A big thank you to everyone who has entered our DT Call, we'll be announcing our new teamies very soon. We're keeping it nice and easy for you to play along with our challenge as the theme is 

Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes

We've got a lovely prize of some gorgeous crafty goodies for our lucky winner thanks to those lovely people at Premium Craft Brands

Before we have a peek at the beautiful artwork our DT have created to inspire you, it's time to announce the winner and Top 3 from Challenge 7. A big thank you to everyone who entered, there were lots of lovely entries but random.org has worked it's magic and our lucky winner is:

2. Pauline P

Congratulations Pauline! Please email us (details in sidebar) quoting your winners code which is PPWK0701 and your snail mail details and we'll get your prize winging it's way to you!

This time around Top 3 honours go to ......

6. Jana K
19. Maggie
23. Sara Emily- sarascloset

Terry: I had fun making this card, sounds a bit strange because it is a card that you sent to someone when a loved one has passed but still..I had fun making this card. And you can use this card for many other occasions offcourse...The background is made with a layer of gesso, a bunch of panpastels mixed with water. When you play with PanPastels and water the colours mix so pretty all over your card or piece of paper that you are working with. So I used purple, orange and red. When the background dried up I stamped an image on it and last but not least I stamped a sentiment on my card.

I worked with the following products:

Gesso

White COARSE Pearl Medium for PanPastels

Red Iron Oxide PanPastel

PanPastel Rich Gold Metallic

PanPastel Magenta Extra Dark

Claire C I've been inspired by all the lovely fresh greens and Spring flowers around and made a little canvas for my DT project this time around. You can find all the details on my blog

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We don't really do loads of rules here but we do have a couple so please take note:

1. No back links

2. Only 2 entries to make it fair for everyone

3. The main prize can only be posted to a UK address - if the prize is not claimed within 14 days it will be offered to someone on the Top 3 from the same week.

4. You MUST be a follower of this blog to enter

The challenge will run until  13th May and the winner and top 3 will be announced 

on Sunday 28th May 2017!!

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Challenge 8 Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes

Good morning crafty friends and Happy Easter everyone! I hope you're all having a lovely weekend with lots of treats and of course plenty of crafting. We're back with a brand new challenge and we're keeping it nice and easy for you so it's 

Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes

We've got a fabulous prize of crafty stash ready and waiting for our lucky winner (from the lovely people at Premium Craft Brands) but you've got to be in it to win it! You don't have to use our products to enter so you can play along with whatever goodies you have.

  Before we have a peek at this  weeks inspiration from our talented DT girlies it's time to announce the winner and Top 3 from Challenge 6!! How exciting :-) 

Our lucky winner has been chosen by Random.Org and this time the prize goes to........

1. KathyK

Congratulations!! Email us (details in sidebar) quoting your snail mail details and your winners code which is PPWK00601 and we'll get your prize out  to you ASAP!! 

This time around the Top 3 honours go to .....

15. Suzanne
27. Lyla
31. Aly Smedes

Well done ladies, your projects were stunning. Please grab a badge for your blog and come back and WOW us with your creativity again!! 

Now, back to this weeks challenge and as always our DT have got some beautiful artwork to inspire you to join us....

Terry: Hello crafters outthere. This week I bring you a card, it is not a card that we would like to make but it is part of life eh? So I started out with the first layer of Gesso and I worked with lots of PanPastels mixed with water, On top of that I rubbed some white Coarse on the background. When I finally was happy with the result I stamped a sentiment on the card and a few Poppy's. Hope I have given you some inspiration on making a few projects for the challenge. They are very simple to make and ready to go in a half an hour.

Some of the products that I worked with are:

Gesso

White COARSE Pearl Medium for PanPastels

Red Iron Oxide PanPastel

PanPastel Rich Gold Metallic

PanPastel Magenta Extra Dark

Claire C It's lovely to be back after being without internet for a couple of weeks. I've upcycled a little frame for my DT project this week. You can find all the details on my blog

Here are the products that I've used:

Hansa Yellow	Hansa Yellow Shade	Bright Yellow Green Pan Pastel	Raw Umber PanPastel	Burnt Sienna
PanPastel - Sofft Knives and Covers

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We don't really do loads of rules here but we do have a couple so please take note:

1. No back links

2. Only 2 entries to make it fair for everyone

3. The main prize can only be posted to a UK address - if the prize is not claimed within 14 days it will be offered to someone on the Top 3 from the same week.

4. You MUST be a follower of this blog to enter

The challenge will run until  29th  April and the winner and top 3 will be announced 

on Sunday 14th May 2017!!

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Challenge #7 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes plus WINNERS!

Oh my goodness ... it's April! Where has that time gone? However on a plus side, not long to "chocolate time" and the much appreciated visit from the Easter Bunny.

Firstly, we would like to say many thanks to everyone who applied to the recent DT call and we will be contacting people in the immediate future ... so watch your email ...!

After all that excitement it's back to business and  our new challenge where out theme is
 
Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes

As always we have a fabulous prize of crafty stash for our random winner thanks to the lovely people at Premium Craft Brands.

 

You don't have to use our products to enter but of course we love it when you do! Our DT have lots of inspiration for you but before we see what they have been busy with this week it's time to announce the lucky winner and Top 3 from Challenge 4.

Our lucky winner, chosen by Random.org is ......

Lilian B #42

Congratulations Ann!! please email us (details in sidebar) quoting your snail mail details and your winners code which is PPWK.05001

As always it was a difficult decision as we had so many beautiful entries but the votes are in and counted and this time around Top 3 honours go to .....

Annie #1

 Richa #41

Autumn #10

Congratulations! Please help yourselves to a badge for your blogs.




Right back to our new challenge,  let's see what beautiful makes our DT have created this week...


Terry: So this time I made a little something WITHOUT a butterfly lol....can you believe it? Anyways, I made a little notebook or I altered a notebook. I worked my way from a plain notebook to a colored one with the use of PanPastels, Gesso, Light Modelling Paste, Iridescent Paste, a stencil with flowers and some sentiments.

Iridescent Paste	White COARSE Pearl Medium for PanPastels	Gesso	Titanium White PanPastel	Magenta Tint Pastel
Soft Tools

Lou: I am so in love with the Belle Papillion and Bella Fleur stamps from Polkadoodles that I couldn't resist using them again. I have stamped the images either in grey or clear and then coloured everything with my pan pastels. All die cuts were also coloured with pan pastels too. I have even made my background the same way. More photos are on my blog.

Products and links:

Pan Pastel - Magenta	PanPastel Magenta Extra Dark	Orange Pan Pastel	Pan Pastel bright yellow green shade	Pan Pastels	PanPastel - Sofft Knives and Covers
Polka Doodles Belle Papillon A5 stamp set	Bella Fleur Large stamp set	Polkadoodles Birdcage & Bird doublet die set	Polkadoodles dies - Flower Branch die set	Birdhouse Doublet Die set	VersaMark Stamp Pad

Claire C: will  be joining in shortly as suffering from internet issues.



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