Challenge 2, Wk4 - Craft Card making Scrapbooking challenge, Anything Goes

🌸 Welcome to our Craft & Card Making Challenge! 🌸

Ready to get creative? This month’s challenge theme is anything goes, and you’ve got a full four weeks to play along!

We love seeing what you make, so this challenge is all about having fun, getting crafty and sharing your handmade projects with our lovely community. Whether you’re brand new to crafting or a long-time card maker, everyone is welcome — and because one of our prizes is chosen at random, everyone has a fair chance to win 🎉

You can enter any handmade project, in any style, using any theme — as long as it’s made by you. Cards, scrapbook pages, mixed media, tags… we want to see it all!

💡 Even better? You can enter up to four times each month with four different projects, so don’t hold back!

🏆 Prize 1 – Random Winner
One lucky entry will be selected at random to win a $20 Polkadoodles store credit. Spend it on anything you like — yes, even physical products!

🏆 Prize 2 – Design Team Picks
Our team will also choose their top two favourite entries from across the four weeks. Each of these winners will receive a $10 Polkadoodles store credit.

That’s $40 in prizes every single month — just for doing what you love 💖

This blog challenge is sponsored by Polkadoodles Crafts - check out the store and take a peek at the latest releases!

Let's see what the Design Team have created to get you inspired this week!...

Julie I had so much fun creating this Birthday Card. I wanted to create something pretty, with florals and touch of lace. I started with 2 digital papers from Rosebud collection, and added the lace pattern over the pattern to create a border on my card front in my editing program. Next I chose the greeting from Birthday Sentiments, I wanted it to sit pretty much in the mid section of the card —this sentiment worked perfectly and I really liked the font. I chose to add my florals from the Perfect Peony bundle, I added them to my digital workspace and moved them around, and overlapped them until I was happy with the arrangement. I printed 2 copies of this. On one copy I colored only the flower blossoms using Copic Markers- R22, R21, R20, then cut them out with scissors. On the 2nd copy I colored the leaves and stems -YG67, YG65, YG63. I used a random stencil to add some little dots in a coordinating ink color in 3 random places on the card front. Using foam tape I placed the cut out blossoms into place on the card front, this dimension absolutely made the flowers pop! I ink blended a piece of vellum paper in shades of green, and from it cut some leaves with a leaf die and tucked those in under the flower blossoms. I added sparkle to the florals using a glitter brush and added a few gems before attaching the card front to a card base. You really must try give this card a try, it is so beautiful in person. FYI: the florals on this card are actually more of a pink color - I’ll chalk it up to one of life’s many mysteries as to why my camera refused to capture that color. My Blog, Instagram, Facebook

Maria - Winter is slowly coming to an end, and with it comes the joy of fresh, soft colours that make us look forward to spring. I immediately picked up on this feeling in today’s project. For my mum’s birthday, I used the beautiful Timeless Rose craft paper – she loves pink, so it was simply perfect. To keep the design elegant and clean, I used lots of white. A delicate vellum wrap surrounds the card and features the gorgeous Celebrate sentiment along with the heart from the Heart Flourish die. When you open the card, a little surprise is revealed: a pop-up effect filled with the lovely images from the Birthday Celebrations set. I deliberately coloured the images using only Polychromos pencil no. 193 to achieve a very soft look, and added Glossy Accents for subtle shiny details. To finish off the card, I added hearts and tags from the Ribbon Tag Heart Dies and the Nested Heart Dies as well as lots of sparkling gems to bring everything together. I hope this card inspires you to start creating with fresh colours as we welcome spring. Here´s my Facebook & YouTube - hope you will follow!

Mary - I colored my Winnie with my Crayola Colored Pencils and fussy cut her out. For my card front, I used Helga Hippo paper. I also added some more pretty paper for fun and whimsy. I cut them both at 5 ½“x 4 ¼“ then sliced them both on the diagonal and used one piece from each piece of paper. I then grabbed some holographic washii tape from my stash and put that diagonally for some extra shine and interest. I cut two scalloped hearts out of a die I had in my stash, I cut one from this red stripe paper and the other from vellum with butterflies, also from my stash. I decided that my focal image needed to stand out more, so I cut a rectangle out of this lovely purple paper, placed her on foam and glued it down to the bottom right hand of the card. I then picked my sentiment and placed it on a speech bubble for a little more whimsy. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mom’s, grandma’s, and ladies who have had any hand in helping to raise people, animals, and anything!

Taty - Today I'm sharing my DT inspiration for my new Mom's Birthday/Party themed challenge, which requires the inclusion of vellum. I created a greeting card decorated with flowers from the Flower Meadow collection, which I colored with Prismacolor pencils. For the base of the card, I printed the pink checked pattern from the Coffee Tea and Cakecollection. On the front, I created an arched window using a die. I applied blue vellum with little hearts to the window, and on the inside of the card, I finished the window with blue striped digital paper from the Coffee Tea and Cake collection. This last paper in the collection is green, but the printer was running out of color ink, so the result was a light blue shaded with green. Naturally, to avoid wasting anything, I used it anyway. We creatives always find a solution, and I want to point this out because Polkadoodles digital papers are fantastic, with flawless printing results.

I embellished the card with butterfly die-cuts and a white Greek key at the base of the window to simulate a windowsill. The sentiment is glued to the inside, visible through the window, and is part of the same collection as the flowers.

Kim D - Hello! Kim here with a card to help celebrate Mom's special day. It can be for Mother's Day, her birthday or anything in between. I used this fun image of the Flower birthday cake.I think this image is perfect for any celebration. You can color it up to be either feminine or masculine.

🌟 Gorgeous Inspiration, big thanks to the team! 🌟

Don't forget to join in our other challenges too -You could win more stash and as always our Challenges are **Anything Goes**
Click here to enter: Digi Choosday Blog
Click here to enter: Gem of a Challenge
Click here to enter: We Love 2 Create challenge

We will be back next week with more inspiration with the Design Team!

Check out the latest Polkadoodles releases & SHOP HERE

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Challenge 2, Wk3 - Craft Card making Scrapbooking challenge, Anything Goes

 🌸 Welcome to our Craft & Card Making Challenge! 🌸

Ready to get creative? This month’s challenge theme is anything goes, and you’ve got a full four weeks to play along!

We love seeing what you make, so this challenge is all about having fun, getting crafty and sharing your handmade projects with our lovely community. Whether you’re brand new to crafting or a long-time card maker, everyone is welcome — and because one of our prizes is chosen at random, everyone has a fair chance to win 🎉

You can enter any handmade project, in any style, using any theme — as long as it’s made by you. Cards, scrapbook pages, mixed media, tags… we want to see it all!

💡 Even better? You can enter up to four times each month with four different projects, so don’t hold back!

🏆 Prize 1 – Random Winner
One lucky entry will be selected at random to win a $20 Polkadoodles store credit. Spend it on anything you like — yes, even physical products!

🏆 Prize 2 – Design Team Picks
Our team will also choose their top two favourite entries from across the four weeks. Each of these winners will receive a $10 Polkadoodles store credit.

That’s $40 in prizes every single month — just for doing what you love 💖

This blog challenge is sponsored by Polkadoodles Crafts - check out the store and take a peek at the latest releases!

Let's see what the Design Team have created to get you inspired this week!...

Liz - Do you love creating with MDF? I do and thought I'd use one of the fabulous MDF Altered art boards as the base of my project, I used some watercolour paper on the top with some smooshed distress inks, when dry I started building up some layers. The focal image is created with the Love and Kisses stamps, I coloured these with distress re-inkers edging with vintage photo distress ink, for a light vintage look. I fussy cut some of the leaves off the stamp set for added interest,

The gorgeous Celebrate die finishes it off along with some white paint splatters - I think this is great for Anniversaries or Valentines Day. Hope you like it!

Enrica - Hello creative friends! The theme given to the DT for this week's project was a birthday card for a man, and I immediately thought of my dad – he'll be 81 next month! Until a few years ago, one of his greatest passions was fishing, and even though he doesn't have a beard or moustache, this cute Fishing Gnome digital bundle seemed perfect for my card. I made a round easel card and coloured the main subject and some of the accessories with Copic markers. I'm sure this card will make him smile!

Jenn B - I made a 30th birthday card for a friend of mine. I printed out the Aquarius sign from the Zodiac / Horoscope Star Sign Constellation set and the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Birthday Sentiments & Greetings set onto white cardstock and cut it out using a stitched edge rectangle die. I created the background by blending Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Ink onto watercolor paper, spritzing it with water, and blotting with a paper towel. I stamped an Aquarius symbol in aqua and die cut the number 30 from a scrap of the distressed background. I finished by lightly spritzing the card with silver Mica Spray Stain and adding blue rhinestone stickers.

Revati - While I usually gravitate toward florals and pinks, I also enjoy creating masculine cards now and then. This card was inspired by my husband’s birthday and celebrates his love for cars and long drives. I added a playful touch using the Rocket Car Little Dude digi stamp, coloured with my Ohuhu alcohol markers. For the background, I used a rustic brick wall image from the same stamp set and grounded my little guy on a strip of white cardstock. The sentiment takes centre stage inside a fun speech bubble, printed and die cut for extra charm. More details are on my blog.

Sana - This week I chose a cool digi perfect for men – the Motorcycle Tattoo Bike digi. I wanted to make a card where the background papers really popped. I fussy cut the digi image and coloured it using Tim Holtz Distress Colour Pencils and Nuvo watercolour pencils, which are water based and give a beautifully soft effect. I die cut some lace shapes and squares from my stash and hand cut the background paper squares to the sizes I wanted, layering them with 3D foam. The background papers are from the Gnome Men Motorcycle paper patterns.

Judy - Hey there! I’m sharing a birthday card that’s perfect for an older man. The focal image is from the Dad Father Celebration Party Gnome for Men bundle. I printed the image, coloured it with Copic markers, and fussy cut it. The patterned papers used for the background are included in the bundle. I finished the card with a sentiment from the Gnome-tastic Sentiments collection.

🌟 Gorgeous Inspiration, big thanks to the team! 🌟

Don't forget to join in our other challenges too -You could win more stash and as always our Challenges are **Anything Goes**
Click here to enter: Digi Choosday Blog
Click here to enter: Gem of a Challenge
Click here to enter: We Love 2 Create challenge

We will be back next week with more inspiration with the Design Team!

Check out the latest Polkadoodles releases & SHOP HERE

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Challenge 2, Wk2 - Craft Card making Scrapbooking challenge, Anything Goes

  🌸 Welcome to our Craft & Card Making Challenge! 🌸

Ready to get creative? This month’s challenge theme is anything goes, and you’ve got a full four weeks to play along!

We love seeing what you make, so this challenge is all about having fun, getting crafty and sharing your handmade projects with our lovely community. Whether you’re brand new to crafting or a long-time card maker, everyone is welcome — and because one of our prizes is chosen at random, everyone has a fair chance to win 🎉

You can enter any handmade project, in any style, using any theme — as long as it’s made by you. Cards, scrapbook pages, mixed media, tags… we want to see it all!

💡 Even better? You can enter up to four times each month with four different projects, so don’t hold back!

🏆 Prize 1 – Random Winner
One lucky entry will be selected at random to win a $20 Polkadoodles store credit. Spend it on anything you like — yes, even physical products!

🏆 Prize 2 – Design Team Picks
Our team will also choose their top two favourite entries from across the four weeks. Each of these winners will receive a $10 Polkadoodles store credit.

That’s $40 in prizes every single month — just for doing what you love 💖

This blog challenge is sponsored by Polkadoodles Crafts - check out the store and take a peek at the latest releases!

Let's see what the Design Team have created to get you inspired this week!...

Rachael- Have you seen the udderly cute cow collection - I hope so, but if not heres some inspiration for you! I printed the digi image onto watercolour card stock in a light grey (you can adjust the transparency of the image to change the colour) I brought her to life using a combination of watercolour paints and adding detail with coloured pencils. I then fussy cut her out. I then mounted it on a white rectangle using foam pads, cutting a larger rectangle from the cow print paper. All finished with a daisy and a sentiment (also in the bundle) There are so many cute cows to choose from. Check out the full bundle here, or you can buy them individually. There will definitely be something you 'need'!

Julie - This week I had some geometric fun with a cute little Winston Bear image - Best Friends. I created a backdrop of 1/2 inch paper strips printed from Lily Ladybug Papers 2 and placed them diagonally across a card front. I printed the sentiment from Love Bird Greetings and cut it out in a trapezoid shape. Cutting an additional trapezoid and matting them both with a citrus green cardstock. After adding a touch of black splatter these sections were added with foam tape to the card front. I colored the adorable bear image and added it with a few citrus colored dots. Complete measurements, marker colors and other details can be found on my Blog. My Instagram & Facebook

Maria - Our new Geometric challenge is live, and this time we’d love to see three different patterned papers on your project.
With the new year in full swing, I’m all about using up my paper scraps, so this card was created entirely from leftover designer paper. I glued my scraps onto a long strip, die-cut four squares, and popped them up with foam pads on a clean white card base for a simple geometric layout. To turn it into a birthday card, I added one of the cute gnomes from the Christmas Fishes set. I used masking so the gnome could stand alone, and included the little presents from the same set. I coloured everything with Stampin’ Blends in the following shades: Light & Dark Seaside Spray, Cinnamon Cider, Dark Starry Sky, Light Misty Moonlight, Dark Bermuda Bay, and Light Pumpkin Pie. For the highlights, I used the Stampin’ Writer in Primrose Petal and a Signo gel pen. The background was stamped with the mini stamps from the Snowball Kisses set. To finish the card, I added some playful polka dots and a sentiment — and just like that, a lovely birthday greeting is ready to be sent. Here´s my social media: Insta; FB; YouTube

Taty - Today I'm sharing my DT inspiration, created by inserting geometric elements and three different types of paper to create a delicate slimline card. The patterns are created using the wonderful Polkadoodles digital paper collections; two patterns are from the Coffee Tea and Cake paper patterns bundle, and one pattern is from the Flower Meadow Papers collection. I printed the patterns and then cut three hexagons with the dies. On each hexagon, I stamped the flowers from the Every Wish PD7698 with the clear stamp and black embossing powder, for a raised, glossy finish.The sentiment, also from the Every Wish , is stamped using the same technique as the flowers, but with lilac embossing powder.The card base is created with the pink plaid pattern from the Flower Meadow Papersbundle. The background is made with white cardstock and the hexagon folder, on which I blended the pink and blue using Broken China and Worn Lipstick distress oxide.

Kim D- Hi Kim here! Jumping ahead to spring, getting ready for those graduations that will be here in no time. Today I used this adorable guy Cute boy with spectacles. I colored him up with my copics and placed him in front of this graduation ephemera and done!

Kerri - Today I have created this card using a Digital Image called Mabel Hot Chocolate Christmas and Love You a Latte Die. The image was stamped onto Kraft Card Stock and colored with Faber Castell Polychromo Pencils. I stamped out three of the Love You a Latte glue them together for strength and dimension. The Pattern Paper you see is Digital as well called Paper Heaven Horace & Boo. I matted my Pattern Paper mounted it on my card base. The die cut Love You a Latte (should be three of them) glued those together I used a few other die cuts adhered everything together and BOOM a card was born

🌟 Gorgeous Inspiration, big thanks to the team! 🌟

Don't forget to join in our other challenges too -You could win more stash and as always our Challenges are **Anything Goes**
Click here to enter: Digi Choosday Blog
Click here to enter: Gem of a Challenge
Click here to enter: We Love 2 Create challenge

We will be back next week with more inspiration with the Design Team!

Check out the latest Polkadoodles releases & SHOP HERE

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter