Challenge Time!

Thanks to all who participated in last weeks challenge! The cards were just awesome! And the winner is....drum roll please...

VIV! You're the lucky winner!!!! Congratulations! Email us and let us know which stamps you would like! Yeah!!!!

And now for our new challenge for this week:

Tracy Jackson (a past challenge winner and a Doodle Palace Princess) is our designer for the week.

She would like this weeks challenge to be: Use the colours green and orange.

Tracy put together a GREAT card for an example, now lets see what you can come up with!

The challenge winner will receive 2 free Doodle Palace stamps of their choice and will have the opportunity to be put in the spotlight as a guest designer for an upcoming challenge! Woohoo!

New Images!! Get Ready for some SUPER CUTE images!!

YAY!! Today is new image release day here at Doodle Palace! Robin wanted to create something in honor of our nation's Firefighters with 9-11 just around the corner so get ready for her SUPER CUTE Firefighter set! I just LOVE Halloween so I have a set with Dracula and Frankenstein Peeker bears!!

Our Design Team has been hard at work and boy did they come up with some CUTIES to show you! Some amazing talent and creativity! Make sure you click on the picture to enlarge it and take in ALL the details!!

Denise Lynn of Stamping with Denise used the cutest papers and ribbons on this little firepup!


Dominique of Mephistos Blog created lots of texture and dimension in her card with the great ribbon and flowers! SO Cute!


Erin Bailey of Scrap Stamp and be Merry used her Cuttlebug embossing folder to create a mat again this week! I think that is her Signature Mat! It adds SO much texture! LOVE it!


Heather C ofMrs Momma has been really busy! She used the Fire Pup as well as Dracula Bear! Such CUTE examples!! =)



Jan Jackman of Jans Cards Crafts and Musings created an awesome Halloween card with Dracula Bear and some great spiderweb papers! SO CUTE!!


Lana Clarke of Sweet Peas Paper Creations used bright colors and a cute polka dot ribbon (that looks a lot like the puppy! LOL) for her card! She also said the image reminded her of a Disney pic with the mischeivious pupppy in the boot! Now that she's said that , it does!!! =)

Make sure you check out Lana's Blog for some awesome Blog Candy!

Lisa Buttafuoco of Our 2 Angels in Heaven created a fire hydrant shaped card to put her Fire Pup on! Love the stitching too! Great card!


Maria Matter ofJoyful Stamper used Fire Pup this week as well. Look at the glitter in the water! Like sunlight glistening off a puddle! Great Detail, Maria!!


Tracy Jackson of Stamping Seasons used the Fire Pup set to create 2 incredible cards! The distressed paper edges are so cool! Lots of texture and interest! I really LOVE the chenelle ribbon! It looks SO soft, like a puppy!



Tracey Feeger of Booya Girl used the Halloween set this week! She used Rusty Pickle papers! These are SO cute! Dracula Bear in purple is a HOOT!!


(if you look closely at the Halloween Poem you will notice 2 misspelled words. Those have been corrected in the finale image! MY fault, PSE needs a spell checker...) =(

Viv Pert of Doggone Crazy, our resident doggie person! =) used the Fire Pup set as well. There is SO much going on in the creation! Punches, brads, distressed edges, buttons, fibers, ribbons, embossing and Crystal Effects! The water LOOKS wet! How fun!


What incredible examples! So many different views, so many different techniques! Thanks Ladies! SUPER job!!!

We hope everyone has a GREAT week! =)

Lori's Challenge!! Come on in and PLAY!!!

Well, first I would like to apologize for not having a challenge last week. We had a miscommunication with our winner and the challenge just never took form. We do have a Great challenge for you all this week! Lori Padberg won our last challenge and she is this week's GUEST DESIGNER!! YAY!

For Lori's Challenge you need to use: A Digital Image, One Piece of Designer Paper and A Ribbon! Sounds like fun and there is LOTS of room for interpretation! Here is an example that Lori made using Frog in Grass! Too Cute! So, let's all run to our craft area and create something!! Thanks Lori, this is going to be a FUN, FUN, FUN challenge!!!

Below is a short questionnaire we sent to Lori to try to get to know her a little better! Please take an opportunity to do the same!

What is your favorite craft medium? I'd have to say Copics. I only have a few and I have a lot to learn as far as using them for shading, etc. but I love the variety of colors that are available and the richness of the colors.
What is your favorite scrap item/tool? For practicality I can't live without my straight edge cutter since I can't cut a straight line on my own! For fun I love my Cricut and Cuttlebug and I'm just starting to use Nestabilites which are really fun!
What is your favorite paper line/company? I don't have a favorite company, I pretty much just go with what catches my eye at the scrapbook store
What is your favorite color(s)? My favorite color is purple but I hardly ever make cards with it. For cardmaking I love browns with blues or browns with pink.
How do you have your scraproom decorated? Colors, themes, homey, contempo, etc. HA! I don't have a scraproom. I used to work at my dining room table until my husband cleared out a litle corner of the basement for me. So I craft at a small table in the corner...an area about 4x6...but it does fit a bookshelf with all my paper and other supplies. It's not much but I'm thrilled to have my own space! At least our basement is finished so it has carpet and painted walls!
Are you an animal person? Do they have a place in your scraproom? I don't have any pets but I love dogs
What is your favorite Disney movie? Do you watch TV/Movies while working? Do you get your inspiration from them? I haven't really watched a Disney movie since my kids were little but one of my favorites was Mulan. I loved the strong female hero who wasn't aspiring to be a princess! I don't watch anything while I'm crafting. I'm usually talking with my kids or listening to them talk about their days. I get inspiration from all the amazing crafters I've discovered in the blog world. There is an amazing amount of talent out there and I hope to keep being inspired and learning from everyone.
Sweet or Savory snacks? Gotta go with sweet.
Scary or Romantic movies? I'm too much of a scardy cat for scary movies so I'd have to say romantic though my overall preference would be action movies like the Terminator movies or the Bourne movies
Beach or Snow vacations? Beach.
Favorite type of music? Top 40 and rock from the 80s and 90s.

Remember crafters! We will choose a winner using Random.org and the winner not only receives 2 free images of their choosing but they also have the opportunity to choose the next challenge! Come on, you know you want to play! =)

Image Release Day!!

This is SO exciting!! We are releasing several new Fall images today and our brand new Design Team has been busy creating the examples! Yay! We can't wait for you to see what the ladies have made! =)

Denise Lynn of Denise’s Stamping Page has created this too cute fall card using the pumpkin from last week's Thanksgiving Set!

Diana Butler aka Ausomemom of Dianas Ausome Creations etc picked some festive orange print papers for Pumpkin Boy! The raffea works so well!

Dominique of Mephistos Blog chose to create two cards this week! One using the Pumpkin Boy stamp and the other with Trixie the Witchy Hound Dog image! Very cute!


Erin Bailey of Scrap Stamp and be Merry created a card using Pumpkin Boy! Look at the detail, embossed mat, flowers with button centers, ribbons and brads!

Heather C of Mrs Momma used Pumpkin Bear for her creation! Love the bright colors!

Jan Jackman of Jans Cards Crafts and Musings also chose Trixie the Witchy Hound Dog and used some really great papers!! She submitted a card using the FREEBIE Owl image for your viewing pleasure as well! Thanks Jan!


Joanne of Crafting Joanne used Pumpkin Boy and Trixie this week! Love the bright colors but Trixie's deep olive is great too!


Lana Clarke of Sweet Peas Paper Creations has used Trixie but her card is SO different from the others because she cut the image out and placed pieces of the image in different places! Great Idea!

Lisa Buttafuoco of Our 2 Angels in Heaven used the Turkey from last week's Thanksgiving set. She added a pie for a super cute card!

Maria Matter of Joyful Stamper used Pumpkin Boy and the Pumpkin from last week's Thanksgiving Set.


Tracy Jackson of Stamping Seasons used Trixie for her project and lots and lots of pretty ribbons! CUTE!

Tracey Feeger of Booya Girl made two creations this week! She used Pumpkin Bear in a Fall themed card as well as Pumpkin Boy in a Halloween themed card! Cute!


Viv Pert of Doggone Crazy used Trixie for her card. LOVE the bats, Viv! So Cute!

Introducing the Doodle Palace Design Team!

Well, we've known for a week and they've known for a week and now YOU finally get to know! We would like to Introduce the new members of our Design Team! From the work these guys submitted to us you all are going to be just amazed at the talent!

Let me send a great big THANK YOU to everyone who applied! You all are SO talented and creative!

Without further ado, here are the Princesses!


Denise Lynn of Denise's Stamping Page

Diana Butler aka Ausomemom of Dianas Ausome Creations etc

Dominique of Mephistos Blog

Erin Bailey of Scrap Stamp and be Merry

Heather C of Mrs Momma

Jan Jackman of Jans Cards Crafts and Musings

Joanne of Crafting Joanne

Lana Clarke of Sweet Peas Paper Creations

Lisa Buttafuoco of Our 2 Angels in Heaven

Maria Matter of Joyful Stamper

Tracy Jackson of Stamping Seasons

Tracey Feeger of Booya Girl

Viv Pert of Doggone Crazy

Everyone, go to these ladies' blogs/websites to get to know them a little better! You can also check out their work/creations for a taste of what's to come! We are SO excited! If you just can't get enough of the new team, go to our website, www.doodlepalace.com and there is a Design Team button. Go there and there is a photo of everyone with a bio! Remember, check back often!!

Challenge Winner!!! YAY!!!

This week's winner is LORI! Yay! Thanks so much for playing this week everyone! This was a really great challenge, pastel colors and daisies! The creations were SO cute!!!

Lori, just shoot us an email at doodlepalacedesigns@yahoo.com and let us know which 2 FREE images you would like and we will get those right to ya! We will also be sending you a short "Get To Know Lori" questionnaire because you are next week's Challenge Guest Designer! Which means you get to choose what we do!! How FUN is that? Hope to hear from you soon!

Make sure you check back next week for another FUN challenge to win FREE images! =)

Challenge Winner and New Challenge!!!!

Well, Random.org surprised us this week by choosing #4, Tracy NZ! YAY! So, please shoot us an email and tell us which 2 images you would like! We will email them to you as well as a short "Get To Know Ya" questionnaire because you are also the Guest Designer for next week's Challenge! You choose the color combo, sketch, focal point, etc! Thanks for playing this week Tracy!!

Thanks to everyone who submitted a creation this week for Maria's Primary Colors Challenge! Thanks Maria for such a great Challenge!



Now for this week's Challenge! Daisychain is our Guest Designer this week and she has chosen a Pastel Color Pallette and Daisies! Nice soft subtle colors! Beautiful Daisies! This should be FUN!! Now, everyone read all about Christine and then hurry to your scrap room to create a card/project for this week!

What is your favorite craft medium? Watercolour pencils. I find I can control them better than inks or paints, and I don't make such a mess.

What is your favorite scrap item/tool? Without a doubt my Cuttlebug and Wizard Nestabilities. I don't know how I managed before I got them.

What is your favorite paper line/company? I don't have a favourite as such, it depends what catches my eye. I do, however, use quite a few freebie downloads as I'm on a very tight budget. I like Montis Pixel Playground, Joni Gray and Summertime Designs. (I have used Montis Pixel Playground papers on my sample card).

What is your favorite color(s)? I love the soft look of pastels and use them a lot but I also like to use black & white, sometimes with a shock of bright colour thrown in. I'm a typical Gemini so I tend to like opposite looks depending on my mood.

How do you have your scrapboom decorated? Colors, themes, homey, contempo, etc. My craft room is the second largest bedroom in the house and is decorated in 'tropical' colours. The walls are lime green and curtains are lime, orange & yellow. The furniture is a mix of pine & beech. Sometimes, when the weather is good, it even feels tropical.

Are you an animal person? Do they have a place in your scraproom? I'm definately an animal person who has had animals all my life. Until recently I had 2 cats and a dog. Unfortunately this year I lost both of my gorgeous cats, they were 20yrs and 19yrs old. I am just getting used to them not being here. The dog is always in the craft room or at the top of the stairs when I am crafting.

What is your favorite Disney movie? Do you watch TV/Movies while working? Do you get your inspiration from them? I always liked the Disney films that had a young Hayley Mills in, good family films. The only time I watch TV while working is when I am colouring in images downstairs. I tend to listen to the radio in my craft room. I don't think I get inspiration from them for my cards.

Sweet or Savory snacks? Chocolate and more chocolate!

Scary or Romantic movies? Romantic. My favourite is 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' and anything else with Alan Rickman in. I also like to watch family type films like 'Nanny McPhee' and the old 'Ealing Comedys'.

Beach or Snow vacations? I live 10 minutes walk from the beach but tend to go there mainly in the winter. I prefer to spend summer in the countryside. I can't stand the cold snow, I prefer to be warm.

Favorite type of music? Rock music (big 'Queen' fan), Classical and Country

Nice to meet you Christine! Thanks so much for creating this Challenge!!