FREE Father's Day Bundle

Hi gang, Karen here :-) Last year for our Father's Day challenge we offered a free bundle of sentiments for you to use on your challenge projects, that bundle has not been available since so we have dusted it off and added a few things to it, to help you with this weeks challenge - FATHER'S DAY. If you look at my DT challenge card this week you will see that I created a frame, some tags and a sentiment inside for my project, we have given them to you for free in this bundle, plus the frame and tags are in transparent format too so you can layer with our digi images and/or print on patterned paper.

To get the free bundle just email me HERE, I will need your blog address also please. Please note that the free bundle is ONLY for people entering our challenge, you do not have to use any of the images/sentiments in your challenge project but you will need to enter using one of our digi downloads.

Happy creating :-)

Wednesday's Scenic Inspiration

Another scene from our new FREE Pixie Scene Bundle. If you have already purchased both our Pixie bundles, then simply email through your order number and we will send you the download link.

Look how substantial the card above looks, yet the main part of the card was simply printed and stuck on layers of plain cardstock. A little lace, a few pearls, a simple rub-on, and a punched border and Bob's your uncle.

Have a great day :-)

Pixie Scene 3

As promised here is another example card using one of the scenes contained in the FREE "Pixie Scenes" bundle. To get the bundle just email us your order numbers from when you purchased your Pixie bundle and the download link will be emailed to you.

After printing out the image I inked edges with Tim Holtz distress ink, coloured in the grassy area in front, added shadows and deepened a few colours. I then added a little fine glitter to areas of the grass and on the toadstool and flower. Having the scene already created and coloured for me saved hours of work. The sentiment is part of the scene.

Remember that you need to have purchased both our Pixie bundles to get the free downloads.

Pixie Scenes

Hi, Karen here. It's been a while since our last release, so to make up for it we have created a number of scenes from our popular Pixie bundles, which we are giving away for FREE. Each day I will show you a card depicting one of the scenes, as you will see these compilations of images make for very economical and super quick cards. I used one of them yesterday in the Sunday challenge, and here is another.

You can layer the images yourself, but I know some of you find this difficult and time consuming. The scenes use the ready-coloured images contained in the bundles so all you have to do is print and stick. You can deepen and emphasise colours and add shadows if you wish but largely the work has been done for you.

In my card here I printed the scene, inked with a little blue distress ink in the background and layered onto pink and black cardstock, I then added a little Glossy Accent on the sun, hearts and raindrops. The border is created by using Martha Stewart edge and corner punches: Monarch Butterfly. A very simple but effective card. I made this A5 size but you can make it exactly the size you want (see our re-sizing tutorial here) - that's the beauty of the digi-stamps.

The scenes are available free of charge if you have already purchased our Pixie bundles, simply email through your order number and we will send you the download link.

Pop back tomorrow for another example card :-)

Free Sentiments for the Sunday Challenge

Hi all, Karen here. What a great challenge this week and just in time for Father's Day. I have just made five sentiments to help you create your entries into this challenge. If you would like them then just drop me a line, email link on the Contact Us page (link at the top).

YOU ARE EMAILING ME, KAREN, NOT LOUISE! Please don't keep asking her for the bundle, thank you x Please note also that to enter the challenge you will need to include one of our normal downloads, not just a sentiment.

News Flashes!

How come I always have more than one thing to tell you at a time? Hmmmm, anyway let me start with our first news flash; We have a brand new Guest designer! Everybody put your hands together please for the wonderful........

Nicky AKA Stiggy

She's absolutely fabulous but you know what? She doesn't believe me! I think we all need to shout together...

Nicky your are fabulouuuuuss!!!!!

Do you think she believes me now?

Welcome aboard Nicky, it'll be lovely to have you for January.

Don't go yet!!! I have more news!!! As you know, every month I like to give you a freebie (if you join in with the challenge) I know I'm a little late for the December freebie but I think you'll agree that it's worth the wait. You may have noticed that our Scruff has got himself a bit of a fan club so I decided it was time he had a bath, what do you think?......

So, here's how you get your paws on him....

All you have to do is;

• Play along with tomorrow's challenge in the usual way and leave us a comment(on the challenge post) so we can go and see.
• Tell everybody about scruff in the tub on your blog.
• email me so that I can reply with your images attached.
• If you don't have a blog that's OK just email me your pictures and I'll show them on here.

EVERYBODY who enters, following the challenge guidelines gets the image but it's only available (for now) by playing along with the challenge before 11/01/09.

DON'T MISS OUT!!!

Sunday Challenge and FREE IMAGE

Hi all, Karen here with your Sunday Challenge.

My Monday Mojo card this week involved pictures of the recipient plus one of the Animal Magic downloads, Henry Hare, I decided to use the idea for today's challenge.

I would like to see a download, or downloads, interacting in some way with a picture of either the recipient or "something else". So it doesn't have to be a picture of a person but it must be a real photograph, and not just clipart etc. You could of course just do a layout and that would cover the requirements; it's up to you.

This may very well take you out of your comfort zone, but have a go and I bet you'll be pleasantly surprised at what you come up with.

This is our amazingly talented guest designer Maddy Hill's last week with us here on Dottie's World. We wish you could stay forever Maddy, we have all really enjoyed savouring your wonderful projects. Thank you xx

Check out what Maddy and the rest of the design team came up with this week.The projects are on the designers individual blogs, just click the names and you will be taken there.

Maddy

Louise

Juliet

Nicola

Adele

Karen

I hope you can find some inspiration there and look forward very much to seeing what you come up with, post a comment here so we can come looking. Email Louise (email sign swinging top right) when you have left your comment and she will send you her brand new Karaoke Dottie free of charge for taking part in the challenge.

We will also be choosing our new guest designer from the challenge entries. This time our guest designer will be with us for a month. Don't worry, we wont get upset if you say no, we understand it is a big commitment ;o)

Enjoy this little lady and thank you for visiting Dottie's World.


Karen xx

Monthly give away! & Guest Designer call.

Well folks, it's that time again! I can't believe how quickly the months are passing, it's quite scary!

As you know, tomorrow brings us a new challenge, it's quite important in two ways; firstly, everybody who plays gets a free, exclusive Dottie image and secondly we'll be choosing a new guest designer from one of the entrants! So, lots of reasons to play.

Back to the free image, brace yourself, she's a cracker! PMSL!

Meet Karaoke Queen Dottie! Doesn't she look a one!

No hand colouring this time I'm afraid as I can't get into my craft room (decorating rubbish everywhere!)

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY! If you would like this free Dottie just take part in tomorrow's challenge in the same way as usual but you MUST email me when your card is ready on your blog (click the contact us blinkie in the sidebar) so that I can reply with your image. I may not have time to chase you up for email addresses, sorry if I sound bossy but needs must, lol.

Guest Designer

We've decided we'd like to start keeping our guest designers for a month instead of two weeks because we found that people seem to be leaving us just as they've settled in. This way they get a much nicer stay.

All you need to do if you would like to be our December Guest Designer is join in with the challenge before Thursday Evening. Don't worry if you don't want to be our GD, we don't mind if you say no - still play along with the challenge!

Be sure to drop by tomorrow, I'll look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Oh before I forget; As usual, non Bloggers may enter, just email my the photograph of your creation and I'll display it on here.

Monday Mojo

Yikes! I almost forgot the Monday Mojo this week! It's been quite a hectic weekend and it totally slipped my mind.

I took the chance to make a card for DH who is to be 40 in a couple of weeks. OK so it's not kind but he will see the funny side (unless his sense of humour gets left behind with his thirties!). I wanted to show you how the downloads can interact with photos, and how great pictures are on greeting cards. It has been a favourite embellishment of mine for years, you can' get much more personal than that!

The card uses Henry Hare from the Animal Magic collection to help me point out the crows feet around this poor man's eyes.

I made another sentiment circle and it's a little cruel, the wording reads "Age is not just a number, it's you getting old!". To soften the blow I placed a crown on top of his head (even though my daughter Aimee proclaimed it to be "girlie"). I think guys like a little humour on their cards, and lets face, you need someone to put a smile on your face when you hit the big 4-0! He he

...and here is the sentiment just for you if you have a 40 year old-to-be to make a card for. Click for large version then right-click and "save as". Usual copyrights apply.

Don't forget to enter yesterday's challenge.

Bye for now

Karen xx

Monday's Mojo....

Yep, it's Monday again, hope you all had a wonderful weekend and have started the new week with a rested body and a happy soul :o)

As promised yesterday on my blog I am giving away the sentiment I made for my Sunday's Challenge DT card yesterday; all you have to do is let me know you want it by dropping me a line. Click this link to the Charmed site and write your details in the online form (opens in a new window). Usual restrictions apply, the sentiment is for your own personal use only and must not be shared or used for commercial purposes.

For your Monday Mojo boost I made the card below. This card uses the amazing Puddle Love image from the Love and Marriage collection, I used the transparent coloured image version which meant I could layer it against my sentiment then print it out as a whole. I wanted to show you that you can use the sentiment circles as a part of the actual design, and not solely as a print and cut out embellishment, and of course it once again illustrates just how versatile the downloads are. Get just the size and layout that you want.

Other products used here:

Basic Grey Ambrosia Paper

Black and White Bazzill

Imaginisce Paper

K&Co AB Lotus Tea Box Grand Adhesions

K&Co AB Lotus Tea Box Fabric Tag

Tim Holtz Metal Spinner

Treading Water border punch

Lots of Glossy Accents

Ink

Please let me know when you have made something using my sentiment, by leaving a comment, either here or on my own personal blog, I would love to see how you used it :o)

Have a wonderful day and thank you for visiting.

Karen xxx

Monday Mojo and FREE Word Sentiment

Tis Monday again and you may very well be feeling a little upset that the weekend is over - but fear not dear friends, Ellie Elephant from the new Animal Magic collection is here to cheer you up, in fact she is literally jumping through hoops to make you happy :o)

Products used:

• Ellie Elephant. I used quite a lot of Glossy Accent to highlight and give depth. Using glossy accent really brings a project to life. The picture below has the flash highlighting exactly where I put the Glossy Accent.




• Bazzill cardstock as the base card and also the two central strips - edges on the two strips have been lightly distressed and inked.


• Basic Grey Eva Paper for main background paper. Edges were inked in Pink Distress Ink.


• Basic Grey Eva Paper embossed with a Cuttlebug Embossing folder. Edges were then distressed with my Tim Holtz paper distresser and lightly inked in pink ink as before. Two sides were cross-stitched onto the main card (by hand). To do this I pricked the holes first then sewed.


• Large pink hoop cut from pearlescent pink cardstock. I used two Nestability shapes to cut.


• The hoop is decorated with pink beads


• Basic Grey buttons and brads, plus a Dovecraft Funky brad, was also used.


• My sentiment was created by me. I printed it out on white Bazzill cardstock then mounted on a piece of cardboard. The back of a cereal box will do just fine, all we want is the extra thickness and depth. After cutting out the shape I sanded down and lightly distressed the edges.
  

I am giving away my word sentiment as a freebie for you this week, if you want to get your crafting hands on it all you have to do is click this link to the Charmed site and write your name and email addy in the online form and I shall email it to you as soon as I can. Usual restrictions apply, personal use only blah blah blah.




I would love to see what you do with your word sentiment so when you have finished please leave a comment so I can come and have a look. If you want to make your own word sentiment then don't forget our class on the Charmed site.

I hope this got your mojo flowing a little. Pop back tomorrow when there will be more to inspire.
Karen xxx

Sunday Sunday.......

Oh, lots of news and excitement going on...I do hope I don't forget anything!!! Right Adele...no waffling , let's get straight on with it!

First things first! It's time to to thank Guest Designer Ruth who has shown us some lovely creations over the past few weeks and announce who will be joining us for the coming weeks.

Drum roll...........And for our next Guest Designer........please give a warm welcome to LEA!!!!! Watch out below for the first of Lea's creations. Well done Lea.

Right, next I will tell you about this week's challenge which is;

Black, white and a splash of .........COLOUR!!!

I want your creations this week to include one or more of the Charmed Download images and to be only 3 main colours. Black, white and one colour of your choice. You can use as many tones of grey and of your chosen colour and you can obviously use a skintone and haircolour ( I am feeling generous! LOL )but that's it.

After coming up with the idea I wondered if it could work, Dottie and George images are usually so bright and cheery.....but looking at the images again there are many out there that would work.....not forgetting the cats and of course the stunning NEW Animal Magic Collection.

The Design Team have come up with some stunners as usual so take a look at their individual blogs for further details.

Our new Guest Designer Lea

Louise

Karen

Juliet

Adele

And now to some more exciting news.......

It’s time for the monthly give away!!!!!!!!!

“Everybody who enters this week’s challenge (following all the rules) before Sunday 9th NOVEMBER will get this lovely freebie Fairy Dottie image. You can only get it through joining the challenge so once it’s over it goes back into the vaults! (terms still apply). All you have to do is play along as usual, mention the freebie on your blog and link to us, leave us a comment then email Louise (email link in sidebar) so she can reply with your image, Non blogging customers can email their photograph to Louise.”

What a stunner.......don't miss out! Looking forward to seeing all you creations!

FREE Sentiment Circle # 3

Good morning to you all. Here is sentiment circle number 3. As before click to open larger image then right-click to save. There are two variations to this sentiment in a variety of formats. They are all on my personal blog "Crafty Goings On" so pop over there to get them.

Example card by me using the sentiment mounted on chipboard. Page Corner Cat download. Imaginisce Paper.

All other sentiment formats can be found here.

Customer Thursday tomorrow then I will be back with another sentiment circle on Friday with a gorgeous example card created by Juliet.

FREE Sentiment Circle # 2

As promised here is circle sentiment number 2 in my little series of four. There are five formats for this one, which can be found on my personal blog, with just one example showing below. Normal copyrights apply (personal use only etc). To save click to enlarge then right-click and "Save As".

Adele has created a truly scrumptious example card using this sentiment, and look at Dottie all dressed up and beautiful! I knew she would make my circle look extra special, she is so talented, Thank you Adele xx

Adele has used the black & white version on her card.

Pop over to Crafty Goings On for all the sentiment circle formats.

Keep entering our Sunday Challenge :o)

FREE Sentiment Circles

Over the following days I will be posting some free sentiment circles I created for you (copyright: personal use only). Each circle has been created in several different formats to ensure you get the one that suits your particular need. So as to not create long posts here only one format will be placed on Dottie's World, with the remainder being available on my own personal blog here.

Here is the first sentiment. Click on the image for a larger version then save the pop-up image to your computer (right-click/save as). This one is JPG with a white background, also available on my blog is a transparent version, black & white, sepia, transparent sepia and negative.

......and an example card by me using the coloured transparent version.

All other formats for this circle can be found here.

Don't forget to enter our Sunday Challenge!!

Another Freebie!!!

Well I'm just too nice to you aren't I? I just can't help myself! You all deserve a little treat now and again though so I decided to spoil you again.
As many of you know we've just released the new collection - Love and Marriage- in which we have the new baby, 'Little Dot' on the scene. She is being Christened by George, but Dottie got jealous and said,"hang on a minute! Why can't I play dress up?"
So here she is, Christening Dottie, yours absolutely free!

Just click on the image for a bigger view then right click and choose save as.

Terms and conditions still apply so peronal use only and cards displaying the image can be sold on a small scale ie. Sales and Fairs.

To see what more we have on offer click the blinkie below.

Do you see the new chat box in the side bar? It's big and yellow, you can't miss it, please say hi, I love to see whose dropped by.

Another Free Image!

Good morning all, it's Louise again!

As promised I have brought Graduation George for you today. Well, I coudn't just give you Graduate Dottie could I?
I know it's probably a bit late for most of you now but I dare say it'll bee a handy image to have.
It's yours for free, just click on it for a bigger image then right click and choose 'Save Picture As' Please remember that the terms and conditions still apply so; Personal use only, No Altering, No swapping, Sell on a small scale only (markets and fairs are fine).

Enjoy!