A Special Celebration Digi

Morning All...

Blimey, theres more going on here since i've been closing than there has in the last year.... lol!

I got asked recently by the lovely Tiets, if I could design a new digi for her fabulous club...

Tiets is celebrating 8 years of running her cardmaking club.... WOW congratulations Tiets!!

heres to the next 8.....

If you are a member of the club, you can ask Tiets for the digi for FREE (conditions apply)

if not, you can buy it HERE...

So here she is .....

Celeste Amberglow - Celebrate

perfect for a celebration....dont ya think?

And here is the STUNNING card Tiets has made with her....

one word.....WOW!!!

Don't forget that you now only have one week left to grab your bargain digis before the shop closes...

and remember...if you've made anything with your pollycraft digis....

show it off...

join the linky party HERE

I'll be back soon ;)

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Its Party time!! come and link up your Pollycraft creations!

Hey All!!

Told you I'd be back didnt I...

Who's up for a party??

A LINKY PARTY!!!!

I've often wondered over the years, how many bloggers there are out there that I've not stumbled across... and how many of them have got creations on their blogs using my digis...
So I thought it might be fun to have a little farewell share...

in the form of a LINKY PARTY!!
the party will last until the shop closes on the 8th June...
and is really just a way for customers, fans, DT members and anyone else to share their Pollycraft creations... with everyone else!

There are no rules as such, and no set theme either...
unfortunately there arent any prizes... its just for fun.
consider it way to show off your blog, and to discover new blogs...
projects don't need to be new... you are welcome to share an older project thats your favourite!!
please share it in a new post though, and mention the linky party!
(no backlinks please)

all you have to do is add a direct link to the blog post that contains your creation!
simples...

Really hoping lots of you join in.... I know there are LOADS of Pollycraft creations out there... and I want to see 'em!!

 just link up your creations below...

Have fun!
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2 weeks left till close.... and a thankyou freebie...

Afternoon everybody!

I hope everyones well, and all those in the UK are enjoying the lovely weather?

I'm not enjoying it as much as I should :(

I'm full of flu!

The heats bothering me due to getting bigger, and constantly coughing is hurting my ribs, which are already hurting due to everything being squashed by bubs!!

right, thats my moan out of the way...

I wanted to say a huge THANKYOU for all the lovely messages of support you left on my last post...

reading them, in a funny way made me feel a bit better about everything!

and it was so nice to get so many emails too... I'm so grateful to you all for being so wonderful, and for helping me realise that I'm doing the right thing!

and as so many of you have said, maybe it doesn't have to be forever.....

I'll still be around on this blog from time to time...

and the itch is still there for drawing at the mo... (I think now the pressure has gone)

so you may still get freebies every now and then... ;)

so do keep popping over still...

anyway... I wanted to remind everyone that there's only 2 weeks now till Pollycraft closes its doors...

if you've not got the digis you want yet....you better hurry!!

you don't want to miss out on these fabulous deals...

and heres a little something extra for you all to say thank you...

Sapphire Bloom - Grateful

 I reckon I like this lil character... I'm sure you'd have seen alot more of her had I continued with the shop...

heres a sentiment to go with her...

hope you enjoy using her... remember freebies are still covered by standard terms of use

and its nice to know where she's going... so if you take her, please leave me a comment...

I'll be back in a couple of days, cos I have something fun planned...

watch this space...

Paula

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Difficult decisions, Extra freebies,New Releases and Choose your own closing down Bargain offer!

Hi Everyone!

Well, If you've read the title, I'm sure you've already got the general idea of what this post is about!

Its going to be a difficult post to write, and a LONG one to read, so be warned!!

on the upside, there are nice additions along the way, including NOT TO BE MISSED offers...  FREEBIEs, and some NEW RELEASES!

So... buckle up... the ride is about to start...

As you may, or may not know.... Pollycraft started its life on ebay... around 6 years ago!

(I know... THAT long!)

back then I was selling printable decoupage sheets (digis weren't even around then!)

I remember a customer emailing me asking me if they could have one of the designs in different colours...

Then I got to thinking...wouldn't it be better if people could choose colours themselves...

So I had the idea of creating uncoloured designs...

at the time, I was calling them 'Stamped effect images'... or something like that...lol!

they were really rubbish quality and were very much like sketches, rather than clean line drawings...

Still, at the time, I popped a few on ebay, and they sold like hot cakes!!

Soon I was earning enough to leave my part time job at sainsburys!! and decided to set up my own website...

A customer advised me to start a blog to get more interest in my work...and then the fun began!

A well known blogger ;) bought some 'stamped effect images' and said could I 'clean them up' a bit so they looked like other digital stamps...

I didnt even know digital stamps existed!!! lol...

 so I did a bit of research and found a couple of other online shops selling a similar thing...

so mine became digital stamps too...

as a regular blogger, I made some new crafty friends...

we set up a challenge blog, and Pollycraft gradually became what it is today!!

So here we are 6 years later, and its been a BLAST!! I'm made some fabulous friends, I've LOVED seeing my designs popping up all over blog land... and I've lived what for so many people is a dream come true!

I've succesfully run my own craft business!!

As the old saying goes though... all good things must come to an end... and sadly I feel its THAT time for Pollycraft :(

As you know, my home circumstances are due to change dramatically! with bubs due to arrive in only 12 weeks time!

The last year or so has also been a year of ups and downs, and real life sometimes just makes you take a BIG step back and look at everything in a new light...

Crafting and blogging has changed so much in the last couple of years, and I don't think I love it the way I used to... Crafting became a chore when it became part of work... and blogging soon felt the same!

I found that I was stressing myself out too much over it all, and this was having a negative effect on my health, and in turn my family...

Now I feel like I've been offered a second chance and a new start, and want to do whats best for my family, and somehow pollycraft doesn't fit in with my plan.....

Its been such a difficult decision as I'm sure you'll understand, but as a family we have decided that at least for the foreseeable future Pollycraft will be closing...

Its been an upsetting few weeks, since the decision was made... and I've been holding off making any announcements... a, because I was so  upset about it.., and b, because I was sure I'd end up changing my mind!

it feels right now though... and I know I'm doing the right thing.

The shop will close on the 8th June

So.... sad announcements out of the way, and as parting gifts of sorts....

 lets have some bargains, freebies and new stuff shall we?....

The current build a bundle deal is still running, BUT with BIG reductions!!

Thats £1.00 off the original prices!

so in other words... 10 digis for just under 25p each!!

and 20 digis for just under 20p each!!!

Build your bundle now...

if you don't have the time to add 20 individual images to your basket, and don't have too many digis already...

Try the new Latest and Greatest bundle!!

this is a new MEGA bundle deal containing over 100 digis!!

it contains all the Pollycraft best sellers... and the most recent additions....

including the 3 newest releases!!

But the best thing?.....

its just £9.50!!

 making them less than 10p each!!!

Here are the 3 new releases, which are included in the 100 Mega bundle, but are also available separately...

Biscuit - Fishy Friends

Card by Jane

Luna Bitterfrost - Steampunk rocks

Card by Mary J

Sapphire Bloom - Toadstool

Card by Arabella

Aren't my DT the best!?!?! I'm so going to miss seeing what they create with my little digis!

:(

So, I suppose this is a goodbye of sorts...

I'll still be updating my blog over the coming weeks, so its not really goodbye yet...

(and of course I'll be letting you all know when my little fella makes an appearance! ;))

For now though I'd like to thank all my loyal customers, all my blogging friends and followers, and all my WONDERFUL, AMAZING DT girls, past and present...

I'm still amazed every day that such talented designers are willing to create with my digis... I LOVE seeing what you all do with them, and from the bottom of my heart I thank you for EVERYTHING!!!

anyway, thats me for now... (blubbering has started!)

as an extra parting gift...

Heres a couple of FREEBIEs for you...

This is Hugo... just click on him to download....

And this is Monster Pants...

Hope you have fun with them!

well.... I suppose theres nothing more to say just yet...

I'll be back when I get a sec...

Paula

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Build your own BARGAIN BUNDLE!!

Good Morning all!!

Well I had a bit of a brainwave the other day... (I know!! even with my baby brain, I do sometimes get good ideas!)

Bundle deals have always been popular, but they always contained a full range of the same character...

BUT NOW!!...........



You can choose whatever characters you like, and create your own bundle of either 10 or 20 digis for a BARGAIN price!!!

simply add any digis you like to your basket, and add the code BUNDLE10 if you've chosen 10 digis OR BUNDLE20 if you've chosen 20!!

Simples!!

at the moment I have no plans to create new images, due to not being able to sit at my desk comfortably ;)

(Bump is getting rather large all of a sudden)

So this is my way of offering you something else instead!!

(well actually, I do have 3 new images ready, but they are being saved for a special occasion ;))

So pop over to the shop and get building!!

Did you see my post yesterday??

Loads of crafty stuff up for auction on ebay...

HERE

Thanks for stopping by... have a good weekend!!

Paula xxxx

A BIG crafty clearout....

Hi all!

Thanks for all your lovely comments on our exciting news!

I'm just popping in to let you know I'm having a craft clearout and am currently listing LOTS of unwanted crafty stuff on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/k8271/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

I'm really sad to be saying goodbye to lots of it, but to be honest, alot has been sitting unloved for a while, and as we need some extra pennies for our new arrival... and we need to clear my craft room to make way for a play/games room... its time to let someone else use it...

There are loads of stamps inc Sugar Nellie, Whiff of Joy, Magnolia, Lili of the valley, TGF,Gorjuss etc...

also charms, flowers, dies, CD's etc etc...

pop over and have a looksie... you might grab a bargain or 2!!

P.s More is being added all the time, so keep checking back (I'm currently in the middle of listing about 25 Sugar Nellie stamps)

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