THANKS A BUNCH

Good morning, and welcome to my blog.  Thanks so much for visiting.  Today I have a card made with these wonderful flowers and a colour combo that frightens me.  I do use yellow, but hardly ever use brown.  I adore looking at other creations made with these colour combinations, such as blue and brown together, and pink & kraft.   

My card today is for Polkadoodles Digi Choosday, and the theme is THANK YOU.  We always need to express our gratitude to someone, and this card can be used for either a male or female recipient due to its neutral colours.

A quick look at the inside.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. 613 Avenue Create January 2026 January Birthday Anything Goes

2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge 01 2026

3. A Place To Start Challenge January 2026

4. Moving Along With Times Challenge #185 Use Stencil & or Dies

5. Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #36 Anything Goes

6. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #143 Anything Goes

7. Crafty Calendar Challenge, Happy New Year Challenge, something new

NEW DESIGN PAPER PAD THAT SANTA GAVE ME

8. Daisy Chain Challenge #103 Use Dies

9. Dragonfly Dreams Challenge January FLORAL

10. Girls Creative Fun Art of Scraps Challenge #17 Anything Goes

11. Just Us Girls Challenge # 804 Die Week

12. Stamping Sensations Challenge January 2026 

Something Starting with B Blooms and Butterflies

13. Tripe B Challenge January 2026 Blooms 

14. Sweet Stampin Challenge Something New (New Image & Design Paper)

15. We Love Stamping Challenge January 2026 Anything Goes

16. Paper, Rocks, Scissors Challenge #12 January 2026 Anything Goes

Scissors are used for fussy cutting all around the flowers and leaves.

Card Recipe:

1. Base: Chocolate Brown

2. Coloured Card: Kaisercraft Lemonade

3. Design Paper: Blooming Lovely from the Blooms 3 Flower Bundle

4. Image: Blooms 3 Flower Bundle

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Sentiment: Thanks a Bunch 

7. Embellishments:

8. Tools Used:

9. Dies used: All the oval dies used were Spellbinders Petite Ovals large, Petite Ovals small,  Scalloped Petite Ovals large, and Scalloped Petite Ovals small.

10. Inside the card.

11. The back of the card.

Wishing everyone happy crafting, and I'm looking forward to visiting your blogs.

LOVELY & FREE

Welcome to my blog.  Another day and another lovely card and sketch.  This sketch and card are different for me.  I've designed 24 new sketches for 2026, and they are all so different from other years.  This particular sketch doesn't use an image, only a statement, and the focal point of the card is the design paper.

Sketch # 319

This sketch is totally different from my normal sketches.  There are so many beautiful design papers on the market, and sometimes our images we use cover those design papers up.

A very easy sketch, and I'm so pleased with the finished result.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the design team has created using one of my sketches, and also, there is a blast from the past retro sketch.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. 613 Avenue Create January 2026 January Birthday Anything Goes

2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge 01 2026

3. A Place To Start Challenge January 2026

4. AAA Birthday Challenge #81 Birthday Winter or Summer

5. Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #36 Anything Goes

6. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #143 Anything Goes

7. Crafty Calendar Challenge, Happy New Year Challenge, something new

NEW DESIGN PAPER PAD THAT SANTA GAVE ME

8. Daisy Chain Challenge #103 Use Dies

9. Dragonfly Dreams Challenge January FLORAL

10. Girls Creative Fun Art of Scraps Challenge #17 Anything Goes

11. Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge January Anything Goes

12. Stamping Sensations Challenge January 2026 

Something Starting with B Blooms and Butterflies

13. Tripe B Challenge January 2026 Blooms and Butterflies

14. Unicorn Challenge #116 Birthdays

15. We Love Stamping Challenge January 2026 Anything Goes

16. Paper, Rocks, Scissors Challenge #12 January 2026 Anything Goes

Sentiment Cut out With Scissors

17. Creative Inspirations Challenge January 2026 Anything Goes

18. JustUs Girls Challenge #804 Die Week

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Lipstick by American Crafts

3. Design Papers: Recollections Spring Posies

4. Sentiment: Lovely & Free from the Spring Posies collection.

5. Butterfly Dies Used: Joy Craft Butterflies and unbranded die butterflies.

 

6. Dies Used:

Spellbinders Large & Small Classic Squares.

                    

7. Tools Used:

8. Embellishments:

   

9. Inside and the back of the card.

Happy crafting, everyone, and I look forward to seeing what you do with this sketch.

 

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 TOP ROCKER AWARD  FROM 14th - 20th DECEMBER 2025

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 WINNER

5. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #142 Anything Goes *

6. Paper Rocks, Scissors Challenge #11 Anything Goes *

7. Stamping Sensations Challenge December 2025 Anything Goes WINNER

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. AAA Colourful Challenge #23 Anything Goes using the colour theme

13. Krafty Chicks Challenge #798 Christmas GOLDEN EGG AWARD FOR TOP PICKS

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 TOP ROCKER WEEK 2 from 7th - 13th DECEMBER 2025

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

3. A Place To Start Challenge December 2025 Anything Goes RISING STAR AWARD FOR WEEK 2 8th - 14th DECEMBER 2025

4. Love Those Petty Papers Challenge December 2025 Anything Goes *

5. Love To Scrap Challenge # 176 Anything Goes *

6. Crafts 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 TOP 3

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.