Polkadoodles Ballerina – Handmade Card

I’ve made this sweet Ballerina Card using Polkadoodles Work and Play Collection. She’s hand coloured with ProMarkers and paired with Frist Edition Pick N Mix papers and XCut dies.

Keep on reading and I’ll show you how to make your own handmade cards. I’m including ProMarker blends and all the craft stash and crafting techniques I’ve used.

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Digital Stamping

The Digi image is from Polkadoodles, part of their Work and Play Collection Set 2. 

There are thousands of different digital stamps availible online. Click here to take a look at my favourites.

I print my digital stamps onto Ultimate Graphic 160gsm paper. It’s bright white so my colours really pop and it’s super smooth surface makes blending easier.

You don’t need a fancy or expensive printer to print digital stamps. I use a very old HP Officejet, any inkjet printer will do.

I’ve coloured this little cutie with my Winsor & Newton BrushMarkers.

Here’s the shade’s I’ve used:

Promarker Brush Colours – Skin

Promarker Brush Colours – Hair

Promarker Brush Colours – Dress

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Designer Papers

I’ve used some of the pick shades from this Pick N Mix paper pad by First Edition. They are very good quality papers, really thick!

I’ve mounted each paper onto some plain pink paper ( I think it’s Centura Pearl double sided paper from Craft Creations) with a 3mm border.

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Die Cutting

I use dies to make frames around my digital stamps. I always colour my image first in case I make a mess of it.

Then I choose a die shape and size that suits my image and run it through my die cutting machine.

On this card I have used XCut’s Circle die.

I like to use distress inks to add a bit of colour around my images. I use a Blending Tool to sweep the ink onto the edges of my die cut shape. For this card I’ve used Spun Sugar.

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Embellishments

I’ve embellished this card with some little plastic roses and matching adhesive dots. They’re both from my stash and I’ve not idea where I bought them or what brand they are.

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Take a Peak Inside

I think it’s such a shame to receive a beautifully decorated card only to open it and be faced with a blank page. So I use more of my designer papers to decorate the insides of my cards. I mostly use scraps leftover from the main design and a 10cm square of plain paper to write a nice message onto.

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Products I’ve Used

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Take a Look at my Etsy Shop

This handmade greeting card is availible to buy in my Etsy shop.

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• Etsy

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Pin it Now, Craft it Later

I do hope you have enjoyed having a peak at my latest card making project. Please feel free to use my handmade cards to inspire your own creations, pin it to your Pinterest for later.

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