Tutorial 2: A creative use for the scalloped circle punch

I love my punches and I am always trying to learn and find uses for my punches. At a crop I learned how to use a corner punch to make a medallion-like shape. It will have to wait, since I don't own any corner punch, but I thought of a way to use a scalloped circle punch as a corner punch.

You will need a scalloped circle punch and a rectangular piece of paper. My punch is a 5cm (2 inch) Woodware punch.

Turn the punch upside down, and slide one corner inside the punch.

Repeat for each corner and you'll get this:

Mami Doodles Farewell Blog Hop Winners

Hello everyone! Ren-Yi here again. Just thought I should post up the final list of winners in one big master list. Ready set? ::drum roll::

From Deirdre's blog

DawnMar 12, 2012 01:10 AM

what a sad day... Elisa has some amazingly cute images. I have a few myself. Love all your projects.

From Frances' blog
Ellis

Gorgeous Easter bunny card! =)
Hugs, Elenor

From Jackie's blog

AnonymousMar 12, 2012 12:10 PM

beautiful card jackie regards Siobhan

From Jenn's blog

TC

Lovely card. I've just been over to Mami doodles and purchased some lovely digi stamps :) Thanks for sharing.

From Lisa's blog

Grá O'NeillMar 12, 2012 02:07 PM

Delightful card, love the chevrons :)

From Manuela's blog

LinseyMar 14, 2012 12:18 AM

Adorable cards! I'm sorry to see Mami Doodles go just when I've discovered them, but thanks for all the amazing inspiration from this DT! You've made a follower out of me! :) hugs

From Pam's blog

coops said...

stunning card pam.i love your colours and design and the image is gorgeous ;D

xx coops xx

From Ren-Yi's blog
minerva said...

millie is just so cute. Love paper piecing and her dress is really funky.

From Sarah's blog
dee.byrne said...
Wow it's great to see something different being done with digis! 

From Steph's blog

JackiekgMar 12, 2012 03:09 PM

Lovely card - simple and elegant, using Elisa's lovely flower.

From Trinh's blog

Diane J on March 12, 2012 at 11:04 am said:

Cute baby card xx

Winners, please email send an email to mamidoodles@gmail.com. Congrats to all, and a big thank you to making a successful farewell party!

Blog hop winners

The DT has posted or will be posting soon the names of the blog hop winners in their blogs. If you are one of them please contact me via email and I'll send you your image.

Thanks for all the took part in it!

Last day...

The Mami Doodles website will shut its doors tomorrow.  It was an amazing ride and I learned a lot. I also got to know wonderful people - that's probably the best part of it.

I am grateful that the sale went very well - so I am hoping to see Mami Doodles cards in bloglad in the future :-)

Hugs and kisses to all.

Elisa

Small hiccup...

Ren-Yi's DT blog hop is been so sucessful that my shop temporarily run out of download credits.The problem's been rectified so the downloads are back again working.

Just in case, I'll be emailing the images to the customers which had problems. My sincere apologies for the inconvenience.

Thank you to Ren-Yi and the present and former DT members for organising and taking part in the blog hop. I knew something was up, but wasn't aware of the details - I am deeply moved by it.

Thank you to the DT, customers and all taking part in the blog hop.

Elisa

Mami Doodles Suprise Farewell Blog Hop

Hello everyone - this is Ren-Yi hijacking Elisa's blog. As many of you  know, the days are ticking before Mami Doodles goes into retirement. So the current and some past DT members have banded together to surprise Elisa with a little Farewell Blog Hop to celebrate MAMI DOODLES. As a special ode to Mami Doodles, we are spelling out "Mami Doodles" along our blog hop - 11 girls and 11 letters, makes sense right? ;)
So look out for those special letters along the way and see what each of us has to say about Elisa and her shop.

I hope you can join us, since we are drawing prizes along the way (at each blog stop). We will draw winners on Wednesday and announce them right here on the blog.

Also, please remember that the store is closing on March 16, 2012, and that there is currently a great discount going on. Use THANKYOU as your promo code when checking out to receive 50% off..

In the meantime, shall we get started? Your first stop is Deirdre with the letter 'M' - one of my favorite crafting people in the world! :) And in case you want a little sneak peek who you will visit along the way...

Deirdre
Frances
Jackie
Jenn
Lisa
Manuela
Pam
Ren-Yi
Sarah
Stephanie
Trinh

Thanks for joining us, and I hope you can help us make this little surprise party a success for Elisa :)

44th challenge winner!

The winner of the 44th challenge is Hazel!

Congrats Hazel, I am delighted as you always supported the Mami Doodles challenge.
Hazel, please email me to get your prize.

I also spotted some of cards done with Mami Doodles images for the challenge - thanks for that, it means a lot to me. Hazel, Anne-Marie and Dee, please email me with a choice of 2 Mami Doodles images so I can send them to you.

It is not the last of Mami Doodles, keep an eye, we might still have something up our sleeve. ;-)

See ya!

SALE!

As promised, I am having a retirement sale in the shop.

There's a 50% discount in all the Mami Doodles images if you enter the code THANKYOU before checking out.

Discount code is valid until the 16th of March.

A Challenge and a Good Bye

It is with sadness that I am announcing that Mami Doodles is closing its doors soon. I have the most amazing time in the last 2+ years. I will be forever grateful to all my customers, which were always so encouraging, I never lost the feeling the excitement every time I got to see a card using one of my images.THANK YOU!

I can't say with words how much I owe to the Design Team, present and past. The most talented and nicest girls I could wish for.  Every one of them amazed me every challenge with their wonderful cards and projects. THANK YOU!

I couldn't finish this post without saying a special thank you to Jackie, my first DT member. I owe her so much in support and suggestions. Also I want to thank Ren-Yi, who was always there to save me when I dropped the ball (which happened more often that I care to admit).


But the party hasn't ended yet. There is still a challenge to go - more amazing cards to inspire you all. Also wait for my next post because I am having a big Mami Doodles SALE soon!!!! Watch this blog!




The winner of the 20th Challenge is Nana Connie with this beauty:

The challenge for the next two weeks is:

"Use 3 patterned papers"

Please link your card/layout/project at the end of this blog. This challenge will run until the Thursday 8th of March, midday GMT. The prize will be the 4 images of your choice. Cards using Mami Doodles images - including freebies - will have two entries on the draw.

Jenn

Lisa

Manuela

Pam

Ren-Yi

Stephanie

Frances

Jackie

The winner of the 42nd Challenge, selected by random.org, is Karen C with this lovely Valentine's card:

Please email me to get your prize, Karen.

The challenge for the next two weeks is:

Pink/Red/White

Please link your card/layout/project at the end of this blog. This challenge will run until the Thursday 23rd of February, midday GMT. The prize will be the last 3 images released (Viv, Lily, Double Bed), plus one of your choice. Cards using Mami Doodles images - including freebies - will have two entries on the draw.

Here's the inspiration from our amazing DT:

Jenn

Pam

Stephanie

Frances

Jackie

A variation of an older image

Jackie requested a change to the Star Fairy. She wanted her without wings nor stars, suitable for occasions such as First Communion. This is Viv:

 She is February's promotional item, free with any purchase.

Available in at www.mamidoodles.com, direct link here.

Challenge #42: For a Loved One

 The 41st Challenge was a great one, I loved each one of the entries, thanks for taking part!

The winner of the challenge, courtesy of random.org, is Wicked Witch with this beauty:

Wicked Witch, please email me to get your prize.

The challenge for the next two weeks was set by Lisa:

"For a Loved One"

Please link your card/layout/project at the end of this blog. This challenge will run until the Thursday 9th of February, midday GMT. The prize will be the last 3 images released (Lily, She Loves me, Double Bed), plus one of your choice. Cards using Mami Doodles images - including freebies - will have two entries on the draw.

Frances

Jackie

Jenn

Lisa

Manuela

Pam

Ren-Yi

Stephanie

Did you see?

DT member Jackie Mooney was featured in Crafting Ireland Issue 7. Congratulations Jackie! Theres a fab selection of her cards and also links to her blog and monthly card making classes, so hurry up and check it out!

Crafting Ireland is a beautiful online magazine with the lots of great articles, cards and other crafts. Also there is a colouring tutorial from my former  teamie and "boss" at PaperPlay Challenges, Sandie Dunne.

Lily

Here's Lily, she loves window shopping!

Available at www.mamidoodles.com, direct link here.

Challenge #41

Happy New Year!

I hope you had a great time and that you started 2012 revitalized and full of inspiration.

I know I have lots of hope for this year, I wish you all a very creative year!

Last month we set a challenge for an Altered Art or Home Decor and the winner, selected by random.org, is MaRyKaY with the creative and slightly scary :-) Christmas decoration:

Congrats MaRyKaY, please email me to get your prize.

The challenge for the next two weeks was chosen by Wendy and is:

"White on white (maybe add one splash of colour)"

I am absolutely loving the cards that the DT created, I hope it will inspire you as much as it is inspiring me!

Please link your card/layout/project at the end of this blog. This challenge will run until the Thursday the 26th of January, midday GMT. The prize will be the last 3 images released (Double Bed,Peter and the Pudding and Baby's First Christmas), plus one of your choice. Cards using Mami Doodles images - including freebies - will have two entries on the draw.

Jackie

Jenn
 

Lisa
 

Manuela

Pam
 

Ren-Yi
 


Stephanie
 

Wendy

Frances

Double Bed

Sharing a bed may have some disavantages, your partner might snore, pull your quilt or have a very noisy alarm clock, but still there's nothing nicer than sleeping all cuddled up.

A cute image for Valentine's Day!