HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Good morning, crafty friends from far and wide and welcome to my blog.  Today I'm posting a card for Mother's Day on 10th May in the USA, Australia and  New Zealand.  I know Mother's Day has already been in England.  Why on earth couldn't they have been the same day worldwide? Or it could be a Happy Birthday card.  This is the first Fan Fold card I've made.  I feel that if I made this again, it would be a little different.

Today, this card is for Polkadoodles.  Can't you see this beautiful image and design papers? 

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge 4-2026 Anything Goes

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge April 2026 Anything Goes  

3. A Place To Start Challenge April 2026 Anything Goes 

4. Pearly Sparkles Challenge #118 Something Old Something New

SOMETHING OLD IS THE DESIGN PAPER AND SOMETHING NEW IS THE FAN SHAPED CARD, AND SOME DIES ARE USED

5. Beautiful Blooms Challenge # 40  Anything Goes Floral

6. Paper, Rocks, Scissors Challenge # 15 The Use of Scissors and Paper

7. Inspiration Station Challenge # 84

8. Crafty Catz Challenge #711 Anything Goes 

9. Crafty Girls Corner Challenge # 276 Anything Goes Spring

10. As You Like It Challenge: Simple or Fussy 

MY CARD IS VERY FUSSY AS IT'S MY FIRST EVER FAN CARD AND IT'S BLINGED WITH PEARLS.

11. Unicorn Challenge #119 Use Dies: A total of 4 dies were used in this card.

12. Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge Spring Flowers April 26

13. Triple B Challenge April Blooms

14 Pattie's Creations Design Challenge # 241 Anything Goes

15. Stamping Sensations Challenge April: Inspired by Nature Flowers

 

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: American Craft Orchard

3. Design Paper: Digital by Polkadoodles

4. Image: Lilic Haze by Polkadoodles

5. Colour Medium: Copic Markers

6. Sentiment: Thinking of You by Polkadoodles

7. Tools Used:

8. Dies Used:

Tim Holtz, Sentiment Dies

9. Embellishments: Pearls from my stash:

10. Inside and the back of the card:

  

CONGRATULATIONS IT'S A GIRL

 Good morning and welcome to my blog.  Today I have a new baby girl's birth card for my nephew and his wife for my new great niece, baby Grace.

Today I'm using one of April's sketches for 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

Sketch #324

This is an easy sketch, there are layers upon layers of squares and then a rectangular image and some half-square triangles on the corners.  You can use your dies, but if you don't have them, these can be either cut by hand or on a cutter. 

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

Don't forget to check out Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 for the design teams' work, as well as to enter our challenge.

 We would love to see you.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge 4-2026 Anything Goes

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge April 2026 Anything Goes  

3. A Place To Start Challenge April 2026 Anything Goes 

4. Pearly Sparkles Challenge #118 Something Old Something New

SOMETHING OLD IS THE IMAGE AND SOMETHING NEW IS THE RIBBON AND SOME DIES USED

5. Hobby Shop The Hedgehog Challenge # 223 Pearls and Ribbon

6. Paper, Rocks, Scissors Challenge # 15 The Use of Scissors and Paper

7. Inspiration Station Challenge # 84

8. Crafty Catz Challenge #711 Anything Goes 

9. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #275 Anything Goes 

10. As You Like It Challenge: Simple or Fussy 

MY CARD IS VERY FUSSY AS IT'S A SPECIAL CARD FOR A NEW GREAT NIECE.

11. Unicorn Challenge #119 Use Dies: A total of 10 dies were used in this card.

12. Do All Creative Challenge #112 Anything Goes

13. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scraps Challenge #20 Anything Goes

14. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #146 Anything Goes

15. Pattie's Creations Design Challenge # 241 Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock

2. Coloured Card: American Craft Lipgloss

3. Design Paper: Pink Gingham from Sketchy Stamper

4. Image: Meljeans Designs Sleep Time Bear Digital Image

5. This image was coloured with Copic Markers and a

 White & Black Gel Pens

6. Tools Used: 

7. Dies Used: A total of 10 dies were used on this card.

Spellbinders classic squares, large and small x2

Tim Holtz Rectangle corners x2

Congratulations wording x1

Joy Craft Babies Feet x1

Joy Craft Fancy Corners x1

It's a Girl x1

Babies Pacifier x1

Hand Made With Love x1

  

 

8. Embellishments: Pearls, Ribbon and Pom Pom from my stash.

9. Inside and the back of the card.

Take care, wishing you all a wonderful weekend and happy crafting.

SPRING ANIMALS

 Good morning and welcome to my blog.  Today I'm featuring a card I made for DigiChoosday.  This is an easel card with this very cute image from Polkadoodles Bunny Rabbit with a Bunch of Flowers.

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

The celebration of Spring and Spring animals.  Spring to me means warmer weather, beautiful Spring flowers out in the garden and summer is just around the corner.  For me, here in New Zealand, we have the reverse seasons.  It's Autumn (Fall), these would have to be my two favourite seasons, it's not too hot or not too cold.   

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge 4-2026 Anything Goes

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge April 2026 Anything Goes  

3. A Place To Start Challenge April 2026 Anything Goes 

4. Classic Design Challenge March - April 2026 Anything Goes

5. Four Seasons Challenge Spring Flowers and Animals

6. Critter Crazy Challenge #109 Anything Goes

7. Crafty Animals Challenge #194 Anything Goes

8. Crafty Catz Challenge #711 Anything Goes 

9. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #275 Anything Goes 

10. As You Like It Challenge: Simple or Fussy 

My card is Fussy.

11. Unicorn Challenge #119 Use Dies

12. Do All Creative Challenge #112 Anything Goes

13. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scraps Challenge #20 Anything Goes

14. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #146 Anything Goes

15. Pattie's Creations Design Challenge # 241 Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

1. Base; White French Linen

2. Coloured card: American Crafts Begonia

3. Design Papers: Polkadoodles DLPD 9194

4. Image: Polkadoodles DLPD 8676 Bunny Rabbit with a bunch of Flowers

This image comes pre-coloured or Black & White, which I used.

5.  This image was coloured with Copic Markers C1, C2, C3, RV02, RV10, RV13, YR20, YR61, YG00, YG03, YG63, and a black & white gel pen and a Green Prismcolor pencil.

6. Sentiment Used: THING OF YOU by Polkadoodles DLPD 9346

7. Tools Used:

8. Punch: Martha Stewart Lace Punch

9. Dies: Round Corner Square dies.

10. Inside and the back of the card.

 

DAISY DAISY

 Good morning, fellow crafters.  Firstly, I would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter.  I hope everyone has a lovely weekend.

Today I have a card for 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, and I followed my own sketch, which I do each month.  This card was different, it hasn't got an image to colour but instead a sentiment.   I was thrilled how it turned out, and I would make this sketch again.

You can find all our sketches over on Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, and there are years of sketches to use.  But we would love you to enter this month's challenge.

Sketch #325

It's really easy, and you don't even need square cutting dies.  It also used up scrap pieces of design paper that we all have.  I used a daisy die, but you can use purchased flowers or even make your own out of paper or fabric. 

A quick peek at the inside of the card.

Don't forget to check out 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and see who our guest designer is this month, and have a look at what the rest of the design team has made.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge 4-2026 Anything Goes

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge March 2026 Anything Goes TOP ROCKER AWARD 29th MARCH - 4th APRIL

3. A Place To Start Challenge March 2026 Anything Goes A RISING STAR AWARD WEEK 5

4. Classic Design Challenge March - April 2026 Anything Goes

5. Four Seasons Challenge Spring Daisy's 

6. Love To Scrap Challenge March Anything Goes

7. Sparkles Monthly Challenge Springtime

8. Crafty Catz Challenge #710 Anything Goes *

9. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #274 Anything Goes *

10. As You Like It Challenge Favourite Embellishments WINNER

One of mine is embossing, giving your card that extra texture for children to feel, and the elderly with poor vision, who can feel texture.

11. Creative Inspirations Challenge Easter / Spring

12. The Pick 3 Challenge #3 March /April

Text, Die Cuts, Slimish Line

13. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scraps Challenge #20 Anything Goes

14. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #146 Anything Goes

15. Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #634 Easter / Spring

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured card: Cascade by American Craft.

3. Design Paper: Shimelle Reasons to Smile by American Craft.

4. Sentiment: Thinking of You by Polkadoodles.

5. Daisy Embellishment: Cheery Lyn Daisy Die.

6. Dies Used: Cheery Lyn Daisy Die and

Spellbinders Classic Large & Small Squares.

  
7. Embellishments: Embossing folder, Recollections Moroccan, pink gems and pink brad from my stash.  The pink brads are to match the centre of the flowers in the design paper.

  

8. Tools Used:

9. Inside and the back of my card.

 

Take care, everyone happy crafting and Happy Easter.