MERRY CHRISTMAS GIFT

Good morning everyone, and Merry Christmas.  I can't believe that in eight days, Christmas will be here for another year.  They get faster and faster each year as I get older.  :) 

Today over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, I have another sketch, well, the last one for the year.

Sketch # 317

When I designed this sketch in 2024, I wondered how it would turn out.  But now I've made my card and sent it to my sister in Australia, I was so happy, and they are her favourite colours, especailly non traditional.

A quick peek at the inside of the card.

Don't forget to drop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and check out what the rest of the design team has created using these sketches and our guest design, Carol.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. 613 Avenue Create Challenge December 2025 Anything Goes

2. A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge 12-2025 Anything Goes

3. A Place To Start Challenge December 2025 Anything Goes

4. Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge December 2025 Anything Goes

5. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #142 Anything Goes

6. Paper Rocks, Scissors Challenge #11 Anything Goes

7. Stamping Sensations Challenge December 2025 Anything Goes

8. Triple B Challenge December 2025 Blooms

9. Lily Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #267 Anything Goes

10. Sparkles Christmas Challenge #179 Poinsettia 

11. The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge Anything Christmas

12. Krafty Chicks Challenge #798 Christmas

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Cascade by American Craft

3. Design Papers: Digital Papers by Sheryl K Designs called All Green, some of my very favourite colour combos.

4. Image: Very old rubber stamp, about 25 years old, which I haven't used in years.

5. Colour Medium: Copics.

6. Sentiments: Computer-generated using Peggy Font.

7. Embellishments: White Craft Candy from my stash.

8. Tools Used.

9. Glossy Accents for the Gift Box bow.

10. Dies Used: Spellbinders Classic large and small squares.

  
11. Inside and the back of the card.

 

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Happy Crafting, everyone.

DECEMBER BIRTHDAY'S

Happy Wednesday, everyone.   I don't believe it's fair to celebrate your birthday in December or, even worse, on Christmas Day or New Year's Day.

Today, over at Polkadoodles Digi Choosday, we're celebrating December birthdays.

As a child, I had to wait until November 30th to celebrate my birthday, and then Christmas.  My daughter-in-law is on the 9th of December, and my cousin and very good friend are on the 25th, yes, Christmas Day, and I have two other friends on the 1st January.  What's the chance that there are 365 days in a year?

Here's a quick look at the inside of my card.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. 613 Avenue Create Challenge December 2025 Anything Goes

2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge December 12-2025 Anything Goes

3. A Place To Start Challenge December 2025 Anything Goes

4. Love Those Petty Papers Challenge December 2025 Anything Goes

5. Love To Scrap Challenge # 176 Anything Goes

6. Grafts Galore Encore Challenge # 142 Anything Goes

7. Paper ,Rocks ,Scissors Challenge # 11 Anything Goes

8. Stamping Sensations Challenge December 2025 Anything Goes

9. Triple B Challenge December 2025 Blooms

10. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #267 Anything Goes

11. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #611 The Final Challenge Anything Goes

12. Ally's Angels Challenge #100 Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

1. Base: Bazzill Lupin

2. Next layer: White French Linen card stock.

3. Design Paper: Polkadoobles DLPD 9189 # 6 Water Colour Flower Stem Set.

4. Image: This is the same black & white image using a PNG file and coloured with copics.  It also comes as a pre coloured image.

5. Image coloured with copic markers.

6. Tools Used:

7. Dies Used:

Happy Birthday Sentiment, Spellbinders Classic Large & Small Circles, and Petite Scallop Circle.

8. Embellishments: Purple gems from my stash, and the mauve ribbon.

9. Inside and the back of the card.

  

 

Take care, everyone and happy crafting.

CHRISTMAS BAUBLES

Good morning and welcome, to my blog.  Well it's countdown to our festive season.  Because I live in New Zealand we are the first country in the world to celebrate Christmas day we have 22 sleeps to go.  I don't know where the year has gone as it doesn't feel like a year has passed by already.

Sketch #316

Today I'm showcasing  Sketch #316 a very basic card which shows off your design paper and your image.

A quick peek at the inside of the card.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. 613 Avenue Create Challenge November 2025 Anything Goes TOP ROCKER AWARD WEEK ENDING 6th DECEMBER 2025

2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #12 December 2025 Anything Goes

3. A Place To Start Challenge December 2025 Anything Goes

4. Crafty Gals Corner Challenge # 272 Tis The Season

5. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #142 December 2025 Anything Goes

6. Paper Rock Scissors Challenge #11 for December Anything Goes

7. The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge #129 Anything Goes

8. Merry Little Christmas Challenge #65 Anything Goes

9. Creative Inspirations Challenge Tis The Season

10. Love To Scrap Challenge #176 Anything Goes

11. Inspiration Station Challenge #80 Anything Goes

The Christmas Tree at Night in front of the fire sipping Eggnog and looking at the Christmas lights shining on the tree and lighting up the Baubles 

12. Pinsppirational Challenge #332 Cosy Christmas

(Christmas Tree Decorated with beautiful Christmas Baubles)

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Green and Purple Bazzill

3. Design Paper: 

4. Image: Very old rubber stamp I've had for about 20 years

5. Colour Medium: Copics, and Silver gel pen.

6. Die Used: Spellbinders Classic Large & Small Squares

 

7. Embellishments: Silver ribbon and silver gems.

8. Tools Used:

9. Glossy Accents for the Baubles

10. Some of the Baubles has silver glitter on them.

11. Inside and the back of the card.

Take care everyone.  Happy crafting and Merry Christmas to you all.

NOEL CHRISTMAS MOUSE BAUBLE

 

Good morning and welcome to my blog.

Today I'm featuring a card for my Polkadoodles Digi Choosday design team.  

Our theme we had to work with was very open; it had to Sparkle & Shine.  Mine definitely sparkles and shines.

  I’ve created a Christmas Bauble card that stars this adorable Noel Christmas Mouse PD8216, one of the very first Polkadoodles images I ever purchased. The image is of a charming Christmas Mouse riding on top of a sparkling Christmas bauble, perfectly capturing the festive spirit.  The Christmas Mouse was coloured using Copic's.   

This is the cutest Mouse in the House.  I absolutely love this sweet mouse.  I had so much fun making this card with the mirror hologram card stock, glitter card and making it look like a Christmas Bauble.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Love To Scrap Challenge # 176 Anything Goes

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge November Anything Goes *

3. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge November Anything Goes

4. A Place To Start Challenge November Anything Goes *

5. Classic Design Challenge #11-2025 Nov-Dec Anything Goes *

6. Do-All Kreatives Challenge #107 Anything Goes *

7. Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Feminine Christmas Card

8. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scraps Challenge #16 Anything Goes 

9. Crafty Girls Corner Challenge #272 Tis The Season 

10. Merry Little Christmas Challenge #65 Anything Goes Christmas

11. The 12 Months of Christmas Challenge #128 Anything Goes

12. Unicorn Challenge #115 Christmas 

13. Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #626 All That Glitters

14. Paper Rocks Scissors Challenge #10 THIS CARD ROCKED IN NOVEMBER

15. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge # 196 Anything Christmas Goes

16. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #141 November 2025 Anything Goes

DT FAVOURITE DAGMARA SAID: I'M DELIGHTED WITH THIS DESIGN.  I HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR RATS, AND THIS ONE IS BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED.

17. Love To Craft Challenge #89 Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Card: Holygram card by 

3. Giltter card: Rosies Studios 

4. Image:  Noel Christmas Mouse Bauble by Polkadoodles PD8216

5. Colour Medium: Copics, C0, C01, C02, C03, C05, RV10, YG03, YG63, G82, and BV13. For additional details, I used gel pens in red, white, black, and silver, adding definition and highlights to the image. 

6. Tools Used:

7. Glossy Accents:  For the Mouse's Jacket and Hat

8. Dies Used: Large Circles, Spellbinders Scalloped Circles, Lace Circles and Celebrate dies.

                                                      

9. Embellishments: Silver Twine, Gems and Silver mirror card, all from my stash.

10. Glitter for the Bauble.  To enhance the festive feel, the bauble was coated in glue and sprinkled with glitter that matches the pink glitter card base and a little bit of white for his hat and pompom.

11. Inside and the back of my card.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week crafting, and now it's the countdown to Christmas.