Challenge 2, Week 1 - 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!...

Natalia - This cheerful card came together using the Hearts and Flowers - Udderly Cute cow digital stamp, which instantly made me smile with its sweet expression and playful pose. I wanted to keep the vibe light and uplifting, so I reached for my watercolours first to lay down soft, blended tones. Once dry, I added depth and contrast with coloured pencils, especially around the bouquet and heart to make them pop. To finish, I outlined the character with a fine black marker for extra clarity and added a few whimsical accents to tie it all together. I love how versatile this stamp is. It is perfect for sending a bit of joy to someone special, or just to keep in my stash for when I need a card that says You deserve all the good things. For this palette, I used warm yellows, soft browns, and touches of pink and green to keep it fresh and friendly. The combination of watercolour softness and pencil detail gave me just the texture I was after.

Judy - Hi there. My inspiration card for this week was created with Cute Elephant Printable Digital Stamp from the Tons of Love Collection. I coloured the black and white image with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut it. The background papers are from Hearts and Happiness Papers. I printed the sentiment from Spring Tons of Love Greetings. The sweet elephant was popped up with foam onto the sentiment panel. I added ribbon, a bow, and some confetti embellishments to complete my card design.

Enrica - Hi crafty friends. For my get well project this week, I coloured with Copic the super cute Helga Hippo Bedtime Pyjamas image and layered patterned papers from the Lilac Haze Flowers Bundle and Bella Bear Morning Coffee Digi Deal sets. The sentiment is from the Cute Gnome Feeding Bird and Mouse bundle. This adorable Helga Hippo printable is perfect for adding a touch of sympathy to every crafting project, especially a get well one. Have a wonderful weekend. xx

Jenn B - I made a Get Well card with this absolutely adorable digi, Feel Better Soon Elephant, coloured with Copics. I fussy cut and attached him with foam dimensional tape. I created my background using the reverse stencil technique with a light blue Distress Oxide Ink. I used a die cut to cut the heart shape out, exposing the grey cardstock base. I spritzed it with silver Mica Spray Stain and added some cute little stickers. I printed the sentiment and cut it into a strip, then added some light blue rhinestone stickers for sparkle.

Revati - This sweet get well card came together quickly with soft colours and thoughtful details. I started with the Mouse with Flowers digi stamp, printing the image and colouring it with my Ohuhu alcohol markers for a cheerful and uplifting look. I paired the image with the sentiment Hope you are feeling better soon from the Winnie Daisy Messages Digi Stamp set. Since the sentiment prints as a long strip, I trimmed it down to fit the smaller space and added light teal ink blending to each strip for extra interest. For the background, I used a beautiful teal paper from the Lilac Haze Flowers Bundle and finished the card with a thin black frame to add contrast and polish. Simple, sweet, and perfect for sending a little encouragement. More details are on my blog.

Sana - Hello again. The theme for this week’s blog challenge was Just Because. I made a really cute card using the cutest digi, Earlie Hedgehog, from the Fuzzy Puffs collection. The background paper is from the Helga Hippo collection. I tore two different background papers from the corners in different sizes and layered them together. I coloured the cute hedgehog with Tim Holtz Distress Colour Pencils. The card size is 6 x 6, but you can make any size you like. It is a fast and easy card to make for a friend. Have fun with this week’s challenge.

🌟 Gorgeous Inspiration, big thanks to the team! 🌟

Winners from Challenge 1

🏆 PRIZE 1: $20 Voucher

for one Random Winner to spend in the Polkadoodles store – on anything you wish, including physical products!

9 Chris - Heres one I made earlier

Congratulations!

To claim: Please contact us via the website CHAT on the homepage, quoting code: PDWK02001

1. Claim MUST be received by 17 Feb 2026.

2. Claims are processed in a batch approx every 30 days - at busy times it can take longer. Winners will receive an email reply - please DO NOT KEEP EMAILING if you don't have a reply during this time. If you do not hear from us within 40 days please let us know. 

🏆 PRIZE 2: $10 Voucher for 2 lucky winners

voted our Top 2 favourite entries from across the 4 weeks.

43 Camille

82 Sheryl

Congratulations!

To claim: Please contact us via the website CHAT on the homepage, quoting code: PDWK010122. 

1.Claim MUST be received by 17 Feb 2026. 

2. Claims are processed in a batch approx every 30 days - at busy times it can take longer. Winners will receive an email reply - please DO NOT KEEP EMAILING if you don't have a reply during this time. If you do not hear from us within 40 days please let us know. 

THANK YOU ALL for your entries - there were some amazing creations this month, it's always hard to just choose 3 winners!

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 1, week 4 - Craft, card making, scrapbook 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 I made this while staring out at the snow from Storm Goretti. Mmmmm hot coffee! I started off die-cutting all the bits. I used a set called Sweet Moments die bundle available here and scalloped rectangles and tags die from here using a combination of plain, coloured and patterned card stock.I made up the coffee cups, then using picked raspberry distress ink, and heart wreath stencil I added detail onto the scalloped panel.I used the sentiment from the coffee set, and stuck it to vellum, before fussing cutting around the whole thing.I layered it all together using foam pads for dimension, and added stickles for sparkle.Back to the coffee and keeping warm!

Maria Being a winter birthday child means bringing light and warmth into the coldest season of the year with your very own special day. That was exactly the feeling I wanted to capture when creating this card for someone born in winter – cheerful, full of love, and bursting with heartfelt warmth. To make the little penguin from the Snowball Kisses set really shine, I kept the rest of the card clean and simple. I used an embossing folder to create soft birthday garlands in the background and added just a few heart embellishments for a touch of sweetness. The penguin was coloured with Polychromos pencils (Numbers 181, 234, 232, 230, 117,109, 107, 225, 223, 146, 120, 154, 156) and I added highlights using a Signo gel pen to bring him to life. A small banner with a Happy Birthday sentiment finishes off the design perfectly. And just like that, this cozy little winter birthday card was complete – ready to spread joy, warmth, and smiles on a chilly winter day. Here´s my social media: Instagram; Facebook; YouTube

Taty Hi friends, today I'm sharing a pink and orange slider card. The flower is from the Perfect Peony color collection, which I printed and precisely cut out to glue to the slider. The sentiment hidden under the flower is from the Spring Flower Mothers Day Friends collection.The sentiment and leaves I stamped on the white card stock are from the Every Wish clear stamp set . The final card measures 12 x 10 cm. As you can see, it's beautiful to combine the various Polkadoodles products, they have wonderful images. I hope you have lots of creative fun!

Kim D Winter birthdays can be hard especially if they are right around all the holidays, but that does not mean we should celebrate any less!!! Here is my fun card perfect for any winter birthday. I used Mabel festive cheer because any birthday is worth cheering about!I used coordinating paper but you could certainly switch out the paper for a different look.She is so pretty in her dress and bow can't wait to see how you color her!

Rosanna Hello to all my creative friends, here we are in the new year with new projects. This time I have made a small box that can hold a small gift or some sweet treats for Valentine's Day. At least in our world of colours and creativity, there is love in the air, as the stamps and papers I have chosen remind us. For this project, I used a pressed cardboard box that I covered with papers from the Polkadoodles pad: Blushing Bloom. Beautiful, aren't they? I chose a very cute digital stamp, Horace & Boo happily hugging each other. How sweet! They were coloured with Copic markers. Using alphabet dies, I wrote the word Love in four different colours and tied it all together with a pink/cream cord, finishing it off with a bow. I hope you like it.

🌟 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 and a new Challenge and the Winners from this one! 

Check out the latest Polkadoodles releases & SHOP HERE

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Challenge 1, week 3 - Craft, card making, scrapbook 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!...

Enrica Hi everyone! For my cold project this week I go on using another image from the Octavia Frosted Winter collection... Did you understand that I like it a lot? This time I used the Hot Chocolate together with the Colouring scene Mountains and glaciers digtal stamps, colored with Copic. Her ethereal and icy forest feel is perfect for Winter cards, it's very versatile! Big hugs x

Jenn B I had a blast creating this scene, these images are just so much fun to play with!I started by printing Snow Slide Playing Theo Penguin and the sentiment from the Christmas Greetings Kit on a piece of watercolor paper (I use Microsoft Publisher so I can put the images anywhere close together without overlapping) and then I created my background around the image. I carefully blended Stormy Sky Distress Oxide Ink on the top 3/4 of the paper, leaving some white around the little penguins so they'd pop. I colored with Copics, a white gel pen, and some Fluffy Stuff. I used some die cut snowflakes as accents, coordinating my coloring with the little guy's scarf. Don't you just want to go join them on their sledding adventure?

Sana Today we had the theme for winter. I was being cheeky and used the cute retire snooze gnome digital stamp. For me it was perfect for this theme and i used the Winnie paper pack for the background. I wrote the brrr sentiment. I made a half fold card this time. I think these kind of cards look really elegant for any occasion. Have fun

Revati I created this card around a cute, cozy winter scene that truly captures that bundled-up feeling of a chilly day outside. I began with the Helping Out the Birds digi stamp, printing the image and coloring it with my Ohuhu alcohol markers to bring the scene to life. Once the coloring was complete, I die-cut the image along with the sentiment from the Spring Tons of Love Sentiment stamp set, which I printed at the same time. I used a scalloped frame die to keep the focal point soft and charming. For the background, I chose a beautiful, lightly textured pattern paper from the Lilac Haze Flowers Bundle. To finish the card, I layered the scalloped focal frame over the patterned paper and added a black postage frame. More details on my blog.

Kerri I am sharing a card I made using Digital Paper, Digital Ephemera, and an adorable Digital Image. These two cute Cows are called Love Moo. The Pattern Paper is called Printable Paper set #4 Udderly Cute. The Daisies are from the printable Ephemera. I added a piece of lace in antique white. I colored with Prisma Pencils and Image was printed onto white card stock.Pencils Used: Black, Cool Grey 90, 70, 50, 30, 10 percent, Dark Umber, Light Umber, Sandbar Brown, Ginger Root, Tuscan Red, Crimson Red, Scarlette Red, Blush Pink, Dark Green, Olive Green, Apple Green, Golden.

Judy My inspiration for this week is a winter themed card created with Theo Penguin Cable Car. These cute penguins were colored with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut. I used papers from Theo Penguin Paper Bundle 3 for the background. The sentiment is from Theo Penguin 109 Winter Christmas/Birthday Greetings Sentiments Bundle. It was printed and die cut with a stitched circle die from my stash, which is placed on top of a snowflake die cut. I cut it with Fancy Snowflake Cutting Die. I added twine and some snowflake gems to complete.

🌟 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