Polkadoodles Wishes

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to pop by and let you know that I have stepped down from the Polkadoodles Design team, it was a very emotional decision to make and so I have been in hiding for a few weeks.

I wanted to say a huge Thank You to Nikky for having me on her team, she is an amazing kind hearted and creative lady & it has been such a privilege to be on her team. Thank you for believing in me and giving me confidence in my creative abilities, this has been and will continue to be one of the best chapters in my creative journey.

A huge thank you to all my teamies too, you were amazing, and I miss you all, sorry I slipped away quietly but I couldn't cope with the goodbyes at the time …I'm sure we will be in contact lots I will still be on the lookout for all your gorgeous and inspiring makes.

I have been a huge fan of Polkadoodles before becoming part of the DT ( seriously I have a mahoosive stash of CD's and Stamps that I bought !!! ) & I will continue to be a massive fan, (im already saving my pennies for future things Nikky will tempt me with ) so I am postitive you will still see lots of Polkadoodles makes from me. 

For this card I used the gorgeous Winnie May your wishes come True  and I used a number of different Polkadoodles stamp sets to create the flowers.

Crafty Hugs to Everyone

Painting The Roses Red

Hi Everyone 

I have another video Tutorial on my YouTube Channel today. 

I had a Alice in Wonderland Tea Party for my 6 year old daughter last week, we had immense fun, I had bought some  cheap little necklaces and braclets for all there was a few left over and when I had this collection of little charms, I just Had to do a Mixed Media project! 

I have altered a paintbrush using some Dylusion Black & Red Paint & the fabulous Winnie in Wonderland download from Polkadoodles. I also added some Pebeo Gilding Wax and Kuretake watercolour splashes just to finish it off.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges.

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
A Inky Mess - Anything Goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything Goes
Through The Craftroom door - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes
Wednesday Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
As You Like it - Favourite non - card project & why ( I love repurposing junk into beautiful items )

Thanks for Looking
Crafty Hugs Julia

Crafty Hugs Julia 

Giveaway - Polkadoodles

Hi There,

I am here to share my latest YouTube video with you, & this one comes with a giveaway, yaaaaay!!!! So if you would like to win some gorgeous digital Polkadoodles goodness, please pop over to my channel & give the video a watch to find out how :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evzumy8CEMs&t=18s

For this make I have played with my gorgeous new Jane Davenport paints .. I made a quick watercolour background, and then did some stamping using Stampin Unicorn - Tall & Elegant and I used the butterfly from Dragonfly Doodles & finally I added a sentiment from the Bits & Pieces paper pad

I would like to add this make to the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations - Something Beginning with B ( Butterfly )

Creatalicious - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers - All Creatures Great and Small

Artistic Inspiration - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Things With Wings

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking

Crafty Hugs Julia

We Love to Create Challenge 12

Hi There,

Its time for another challenge over at We Love To Create, which is all about mixed media. I really hope you will come and join us, there are so many talented mixed media artists out there, I love being inspired by your work.

For this page, I started by dragging distress inks Picked Raspberry & Spiced Marmalade down the page. I then added some scrap left over papers from the posydoodle paper kit I then blended that into the background by using the accents stencil 

I then also added some stamping using the little stamps from the Dragon Fly Doodles I added the feature images also from the Posy doodle paper kit , I added the title from papers in the 6x6 posy doodle paper pad I then just added a little doodling and highlighted some of the stamping using the transparent Nuvo drops.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Creataclicious - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

A Inky Mess - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking

Crafty Hugs

Julia

August 2018 Take 5 Art Challenge

Hi All,

Sharing another project, I filmed the process of me creating this page and you can find it on YouTube
I created a page in my Junk and Disorderly Journal. I did some painting with a Pallet knife in the background, added some details with stencils and stamps and used the Posy Doodle kit from Polkadoodles to create some collage elements.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AnythingGoes

Thanks for Looking
Crafty Hugs
Julia

Im on Youtube with a Polkadoodles Japanese Garden.

Hi Everyone,

So I have been brave and taken the plunge to start up a YouTube Channel .. You can find me at Julia McNeill Crafts & my very first video is Here I have done it as a real time tutorial, so if you fancy grabbing a cuppa and join me while I create, I would really love it if you could pop over and join me I would love to see you.

I have created this little Japanese Garden using the gorgeous Great Out Doors Stencil from Polkadoodles and the gorgeous Delicate Doodles stamp set. I have created a background using mt Ecoline Pens and some distress oxides. and the flower embellishments are all stamped and watercoloured.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Creatalicious Challenges: Anything Goes

Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge; Anything Goes

Through The Craftroom Door: Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread: Anything Goes

Colour Crazy: Anything Goes

Creative Fingers: Anything Goes

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking Crafty Hugs

Julia

Polkadoodles Gift Envelope

Hi There,

Just sharing a little gift envelope I made, this is quite a simple design, but I still love it. I stamped some little hearts and stars from the Winter Wishes stamp set with white embossing powder. I then rubbed over the stamping with spiced marmalade and picked raspberry distress inks .. I then used a little water to lift the ink out of the centre of the heats. I then added a few pink stars too. I stamped a pressie also with white embossing powder and coloured in co - ordinating colours.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Simon Says - Distress it ( using Tim Holtz products )
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Fussy & Fancy - Clean and Simple
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking
Crafty Hugs
Julia

Little Robin

Hi Everyone,

I loved making this Mixed Media piece. I picked up a little plaque thing from B&M bargains it was £1.60 .. and the little rectangle at the bottom swivels round to reveal a different message. I bought all of them when I saw them so I have another 3 in the loft ready to alter lol.

I started off by priming it by using Spray Gesso from Pinto ( love that stuff makes priming a piece soooo easy!! ) I then used the Poinsettia stencil and used some 3D embossing past through it .. when it had dried I coloured it us using some Dylusions Ink sprays. .. when that had dried I used the Winter/landscape Trees This time I put a Gel Medium through it, so it dried clear, & kept the colours of the background in it, I sprinkled a little glitter into it as it dried. Then to emphasise the design I went round the edges of the design using a inktense pencil. 

Then to decorate I used The Robin on a Branch Die & Stamp Set I die cut the branch & stamped out the little robin and coloured with my Ecoline Brush Pens. I then highlighted various areas using Nuvo Transparent liquid Pearls & finally added a sentiment from There is Snow Place Like Home

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Creative moments - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

As you Like it - Fur or Feathers ( Feathers I had pet birds growing up & always have a soft spot for them )

Colour Crazy - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking

Crafty Hugs

Julia

Polkadoodles ODS - Key Holder

Hi everyone,

Sharing a mixed media project I made for the Hochanda ODS with Polkadoodles.

I bought this little key holder really cheaply at B&M bargins and altered it. I started off spraying with Gesso & then using the stencils from the show I put some texture paste on it. I then covered the whole think with coloured inks and highlighted the texture with guilding wax … I have stamped the little houses multiple times and coloured with my copic markers and layered it up. I then added Nuvo drops and glitter to create the snow.

You can find all the gorgeous new products here and here

I would like to add this into the following challenges:

Colour Crazy - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Worldwide Open Design Team - Anything Goes
Classic Open Design Team Challenge - Anything Goes
Simon Says - Create your Own Background

Thanks For Looking
Crafty Hugs
Julia

Polkadoodles ODS Polar Bear

Hi All,

I am sharing another make from the Polkadoodles ODS .. for this one I have stamped the background using the most wonderful joy stamp set … I added 3 colours of distress oxides to the solid stamp to create the background, and then added the polar bear & created snow using nuvo drops and glitter.
You can buy these gorgeous goodies here or here

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes
Penny's Papercrafting - Anything Goes
Simon Says - Create your Own Background

Thanks for looking
Crafty Hugs
Julia

Thanks for looking
Crafty Hugs Julia

Polkadoodles ODS - Altered Brush

Hello Everyone,

Well the time is finally here, the first ever Polkadoodles ODS has gone Live … we are so so very excited & there are loads of goodies to check out.

For this make I have made an Altered brush … I got a set of 3 cheap brushes from the pound shop, I covered in Gesso using Pinto spray gesso … I also added some texture paste through the stencil to add some extra interest .. I then coloured it up using some Kuretake Gansi Tambi watercolours. I then used the Lacy Poinsettia die and the flower die from the centre of the Fancy circles and layered them up … I also popped some sparkly leaves behind them ( they are also available from the Polkadoodles shop ) and finally I stamped the gnome snowmen onto shrink plastic and popped them on top of the white die cut snowflakes.

You can find all the yummy products here & here 

I would like to add this to the following challenges:

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Creatalicious - Anything Goes

Classic design Team Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking
Crafty Hugs
Julia

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 29

Hi Everyone, 

Its time for another challenge over at Polkadoodles 

The challenge as always is anything Goes, This week I have gone for one of my favourite collections, Octavia Frosted Winter. I have coloured up Bare Hugs using my Copic Markers and following a class from Kit and Clowder. 

I really hope you will come and join in the fun over at Polkadoodles, as I really love being inspired by all your work.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
Creatalicious - Anything Goes
Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks For Looking
Crafty Hugs
Julia

Buttercup Cottage at night

Hi there, sharing another make using the gorgeous What's Up Buttercup stamp set. I created a wash using some sparkle pens & then added Distress Ink in black suit around the edges. I then coloured up the houses with the sparkle pens too ... I have done the houses in multiple layers in order to create some dimension, and then added a generous amount of white splashes.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations - In My Garden

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking

Crafty Hugs

Julia

Little Earlie

Hi There,

I am so excited to get my mits on this gorgeous Fuzzy Puff collection from Polkadoodles, it has the cutest range of characters ever!!

Today I have used the gorgeous Earlie, you can find the whole collection here I have used the pre coloured image and have teamed it with papers from the Belle Fleur papers

I would like to add this into the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar - Totally Girly

Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/All about Pets

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Always Fun - Anything Goes

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Thanks For Looking,

Crafty Hugs

Julia 

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Hi There,

Sharing another make from the Polkadoodles show that was on Hochanda on Wednesday you can still catch the show on Hochanda if you missed it.

For this card I created a little moon from the Papers using a circle die. In the background I just created a little watercolour wash using a sparkle pen. I then stamped some stars with a pearlescent brilliance ink pad. I then stamped some of the other stars using gold embossing powder. I also twisted some glittery thread around the moon, & finally added a few gold splatters to finish off.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Thanks For Looking
Crafty Hugs
Julia

Heartfelt Gift

Hi There, 

I am sharing another make from Wednesday's Hochanda show. Here I have made a little gift card holder, using the gorgeous papers and making some flowers using the winter flurries stamp set. You can find the whole collection here.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking

Crafty Hugs

Julia

Polkadoodles - Challenge 27

Hi There

So excited to be a DT for the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog. The Challenge as always is Anything Goes. The DT were asked to add a number so I knew I just had to use the gorgeous 24 Carrot Friend stamp set I coloured up the gorgeous cottontail using my Zig Markers ... I also used some elements from to co-ordinating stamp sets and the Just Smile paper pack .. you can find all those goodies here 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations - In My Garden

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Creative Momments - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thurs - Anything Goes

Thanks For Looking
Crafty Hugs
Julia

We Love to Create Challenge 10

Hi There Its time for another challenge over at we Love to Create .. where we would love you to share anything Mixed Media with us and we have some fabulous prizes from Polkadoodles for you to win.

For my make this month I have created a mixed media card, using some sticks and some old packaging to create some texture. I have then used the gorgeous new critter collection from Polkadoodles, which you can find here I created the mushrooms using the Foxy Fun Felt Kit and I have used the Nuts about you stamp set  for the little acorns and I have used the little dies from Beary Hugs.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

A Inky Mess - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspiration - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes  

Thanks For Looking

Crafty Hugs

Julia

Digi Choosday - Week 26

Hi There ... So its Digi Choosday, yaaaay discount day, so please do pop over to the blog to grab today's discount code.

This week I have combined the telephone image from Pick Nix  with some flowers and dragonflies from Magic Garden 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Thanks For Looking
Crafty Hugs
Julia

A Pink Giraffe

Hi There, sharing another make from the gorgeous new Just Smile collection from Polkadoodles. You can find the full collection here 

I have used George The Giraffe Die cutting set, but made it pink, and then I used the having a giraffe stamp set to create a little water colour background.

I would like to add this to the following challenges:

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes
Penny's Papercrafting - Anything Goes
Simon Says - Bright & Cheerful
The Paper Shelter - Summer Vibes

Thanks For Looking
Crafty Hugs Julia