GNOME WITH CARROTS

 

Welcome to my blog, everyone.  Today I have a card for you for my DT role over at DigiChoosday.  The theme is Autumn and orange and yellow tones.   Here in New Zealand, spring is just around the corner, thank goodness.  We've had a very cold winter, which is unusual for where we live.   Spring would have to be my favourite season.

Here's a sneak peek of the inside of the card.

Challenges I'm Entering:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge August 2026 Anything Goes
2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge August 2026 Anything Goes TOP ROCKER AWARD WEEK 1 AUGUST 2026
3. A Place To Start Challenge August 2026 Anything Goes
4. Paper Rocks Scissors Challenge #19 Anything Goes
5. Unicorn Challenge #123 Layer It Up
6. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #283 Anything Goes
7. Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2631 Anything Goes*
8. Creative Inspirations Challenge August 2026 Anything Goes
9. Passion for Markers Challenge # 849 Your Favourite Embellishments TOP 5

With this type of card, I love using more natural embellishments.  I have lots of favourites; it depends on the card and the image.

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.
2. Coloured Card: Hopia by Bazzill
3. Design Paper: Polkadoodles DLPD9353 Set 3 Wanda Papers, and the inside is Gnome Holding Carrots design paper that comes with the image.

4. Image: Polkadoodles DLPD9188 Gnome Holding Carrots

5. Colour Medium: Copic Ciao Markers.  The colours I used were as follows: 

C0, C1, C2, C3, C5, E000, E00, E02, E35, E37, YG03, YG06, YG63, YG91, YG95, Y08, Y17, YR04, YR07, YR16.

6. Tools: 

7. Dies: Spellbinders Petite Ovals, Petite Scolloped Ovals and assorted leaves.

 

8. Embellishments:  Burlap, Bronze Brads from my stash.

9.  Inside and the back of the card:

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend and happy crafting.

BACK TO SCHOOL

 Good morning and welcome to my blog, and thanks so much for visiting.  

Today I have a card for back to school.  Once your children have finished their schooling, graduated from university, and are now working, we forget about school holidays unless you have grandchildren.

A quick peek at the inside of my card.

An Apple for the teacher.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge 07-2026 Anything Goes

2. 613 Avenue Creative Challenge July 2026 Anything Goes

TOP ROCKER AWARD WEEK 4

3. A Place To Start Challenge July 2026 Anything Goes

RISING STAR AWARD WEEK 3

4. Classic Design Challenge 07 July Anything Goes 

5. Crafty Catz Challenge #718 Anything Goes *

6. Pattie's Creations Design Challenge # 244 Anything Goes *

7. Paper Rocks Scissors Challenge #18 Anything Goes *

8. Tic Tac Toe Challenge #297 Summertime, Free, Layers

9. Moving Along With The Time Challenge #191 Using A Colour Medium *

10. Mix It Up Challenge Anything Goes

11. Sweet Stampin Challenge for the Children

12. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #282 Polkadoodles TOP 5 AWARD

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: American Craft Emerald

3. Design Papers: Polkadoodles 

DLPD 10004 Graduation School Student

4. Image: Polkadoodles DLPD10022 Cute Girls with Stationery.

5. Colour Medium: Copic Ciao Markers: C1, E000, E00, E02, E31, E33, E37, E43, E50, RV10, YG03, G02, G05, G07, B05, BV02, Y06, Y35, YR04, R27

6. Tools Used:

7. Dies: Round Ovals unbranded dies.

8. Embellishments:

The embellishments were buttons I had in my stash, so I

photocopied them and fussy cut them and mounted them on foam tape.  The blackboards inside the card were handmade.  The green satin ribbon was from my stash.

9. Inside of the card:

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and happy crafting.

CHRISTMAS GNOME

Good morning and welcome to my blog.  Today I have my first Christmas card for the year for Polkadoodles.  Here it is; July already, and only 23 more Fridays until Christmas Day.  Isn't that scary?

 Isn't this a cute Gnome with her candy cane?

Here's a quick look inside the card.

Don't forget to pop over to DigiChoosday and check out what the design team have created using the Christmas theme.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge 07-2026 Anything Goes

2. 613 Avenue Creative Challenge July 2026 Anything Goes *

3. A Place To Start Challenge July 2026 Anything Goes

 A RISING STAR AWARD

4. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge July 2026 Anything Goes *

5. Crafty Catz Challenge #717 Anything Goes * 

6. Pattie's Creations Design Challenge # 244 Anything Goes WINNER

7. Paper Rocks Scissors Challenge #18 Anything Goes *

8. We Love Stamping July 2026 Summertime *

9. Moving Along With The Time Challenge #191 Using A Colour Medium *

10. Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge July Anything Goes *

11. Mix It Up Challenge Anything Goes

12.  Make My Monday Challenge #291 Blend 2 - 3 Colours *

13. Sweet Stampin Challenge Christmas in July. *

14. Dragonfly Dreams Christmas In July with Glitter or Sparkle *

15. Merry Little Christmas Challenge #69 Anything Christmas

16. Sparkles Christmas Challenge #186 Monochrome Winter Wishes *

17. Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #641 Christmas In July *

18. Krafty Chicks Challenge #828 Christmas *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: American Craft Cascade and Silver Mirror card.

3. Design Papers: By Polkadoodles Digital Paper

DPLD 9438 Beary Christmas papers.

4. Image: Gnome Candy Cane by Polkadoodles

5. Colour Medium: Copic Ciao, silver and white gel pens.

6. Sentiment: By Polkadoodles Christmas sentiments.

Festive Wishes from this house to yours.

7. Dies Used: All dies are from an unbranded source.

      

8. Tools Used:

9. Inside and the back of the card:

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend and happy crafting.

SHOPPING

Good morning and welcome to my blog.  Today I'm featuring a card for my DT post for Digichoosday.  Our theme this fortnight was shopping.  Either you love shopping, or if you're anything like me, you shop because you have to.  As there is a difference between a need and a want.  That's what worries me today in a throwaway society, where items don't last like they used to. 

A quick peak of the inside of the card.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge 06- 2026 Anything Goes *

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge June 2026 Anything Goes 

TOP ROCKER AWARD

3. A Place To Start Challenge June 2026 Anything Goes

I'M A RISING STAR AWARD

4. We Love Stamping Challenge June Anything Goes *

5. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #148 Anything Goes *

6. Crafty Catz Challenge #716 Anything Goes *

7. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #280 Anything Goes *

8. Pattie's Craftions Designs Challenge #243 Anything Goes *

9. As You Like It Challenge Favourite Colours: Pink, Teal, Blue & Purple *

These are my happy colours, they make me smile. 

10. Paper, Rocks, Scissors Challenge #17 Anything Goes *

Paper and card are used, and scissors for the smaller jobs.

11. Moving Along With The Times Challenge #190 *

 Favourite Tools are cutting dies.

12.  Love Those Pretty Papers June 2026 *

13. The Neglected Stuff Challenge June 2026 *

Unused cutting dies, which I love.

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: American Craft colour Pool

3. Design Paper: Spring Into Easter Set 3 by Polkadoodles.
4. Image: Sunshine Delight Shopping Bliss by Polkadoodles.

5. Sentiment: Happy Birthday by Polkadoodles

6. Colour Medium: Copic Ciao

 

7. Embellishments: Assorted coloured gems from my stash.

8 Tools Used:

9: Dies Used: My favourite Things Rectangle Stitches dies.

10. Inside & the back of the card.

 

Wishing everyone a wonderful week of crafting.

WATERING CAN WITH SPRING FLOWERS

 

Good morning and welcome to my blog.  Today I have a card that was made for Polkadoodles Digi Choosday.  This fortnight, we were given a colour palette to use, and that was perfect in my eyes, bright, happy colours.  Yellow, Teal, Orange, Pink and Dark Teal.

This card was made with these colours in mind.

Here's a look at the card standing up and the inside of the card.

Today I'm entering this card in the following challenges.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge 5-2026 Anything Goes *

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge May 2026 Flowers *

3. A Place To Start Challenge May 2026 Fancy Folds A RISING STAR AWARD WEEK 2 11th - 17th MAY 2026

4. Creative Imspirations May Challenge Anything Goes *

5. Beautiful Blooms Challenge # 41 Anything Goes Floral *

6. Paper, Rocks, Scissors Challenge # 16 The Use of Scissors and Paper *

7. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #147 Anything Goes *

8. Daisy Chain Challenge #107 Layer It Up *

9. Dragonfly Dreams Challenge May Use Die Cuts *

10. As You Like It Challenge: Favourite Sketch or Layout, I think it's a little bit different, and it's a cute card. *

11. Little Red Wagon Challenge #858 May Flowers *

12. Crafty Catz Challenge # 713 Anything Goes *

13. Triple B Challenge May 2026 Blooms  *

14 Pattie's Creations Design Challenge # 242 Anything Goes *

15. Stamping Sensations Challenge May  Anything Goes *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: American Craft Card Pool.

3. Design Paper: By Polkadoodles Paper Patterns 2 - Winnie Daisy Fairy.

4. Image: By Polkadoodles Watering Can With Flowers Spring Garden.

5. Colour Medium: CopicChio markers C1, YG03, YG63, Y8, YR04, YR07, RV02, RV04, BG10, BG13, BG15, BG49 and a white gel pen.

6. Sentiment: Thinking of you by Polkadoodles

7. Embellishments: Aqua satin ribbon and colourful gems, all from my stash

8. Tools Used:

9. Dies Used:

     

10. Inside and the back of the card.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and happy crafting.