Creative Inspirations – Polkadoodles Winnie Autumn Wishes Pumpkin Shaped Card!

 Hello, how are things? 

We have a new challenge over at the Creative Inspirations Blog and this month our theme is;

Anything Goes

Natalie is generously providing the winner’s prize this time so come and join us!

 

Polkadoodles recently had a fabulous seasonal release called WINNIE AUTUMN WISHES and that is what I used for my card today.

 

This gorgeous girl is called HAPPY MAIL and using Word I popped her onto one of the backing papers in the collection. I positioned her on the paper so I could include the tag that was already there and then added one of the sentiments to that. Once I had printed out my page, I used a pumpkin ‘make-a-card’ shaped die to cut it out then used some of the other elements that remained on the paper as decoration around the pumpkin stalk. Nothing gets wasted!

 

Ingredients:

Digi Stamp: POLKADOODLES ‘HAPPY MAIL’

Colouring: Derwent Drawing Pencils

Dies: LDRS Creative ‘Create a Card Pumpkin’ (now retired)

Paper: POLKADOODLES ‘AUTUMN WISHES PAPERS’

Sentiment: POLKADOODLES ‘AUTUMN WISHES SENTIMENTS’

So, pop over to the blog and join in the fun this month, we would love to see you.

 

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to comment; it really means a lot! Have a great month!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

SWEET STAMPIN: Autumn

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE #859: Anything Autumn

INKSPIRATIONAL #377: Fall/Halloween

CRAFTY GALS CORNER #280: Anything Goes/Fall Foliage

TRY IT ON TUESDAY: Autumn’s Beauty

SIMON SAYS STAMP Monday Challenge: Tag it! 

CLASSIC DESIGN #09-2026: Anything Goes/Autumn Colours

ALLY’S ANGELS #110: Anything Goes

THE CREATIVE CRAFTERS #104: Anything Goes

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS #287: Anything Goes

THE DREAM FACTORY #154: Autumn Colours

MAKE MY MONDAY #288: Autumn/Fall

GIRLZ CREATIVE FUN ART OF SCRAP #26: Anything Goes with Designer Paper

MY BESTIES DUTCH GIRLS October Challenge: Anything Goes

I LOVE PROMARKERS & OTHER MEDIUMS #616: Christmas/Anything Goes

CREATIVE COLOUR GIRLZ #9: Use a Sentiment

PEARLY SPARKLES #124: Trick or Treat 

MIRTILLAMENTE CHALLENGE #60: Anything Goes

WE LOVE STAMPING October Challenge: Shades of Autumn/Anything Goes

THE FOUR SEASONS October Challenge: Anything Fall Goes

THE PAPER FUNDAY #92: Anything Goes/Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice

COLOURFUL OPTIONS October: Inspiration Prompt

 

INSPIRATION STATION #90: Inspiration Prompt 

CRAFT ROCKET #141: Autumn and/or Halloween

CREATIVE INSPIRATION #43: Anything Goes

LET’S CRAFT & CREATE #236: Anything Goes/Colours of Fall

DAISY CHAIN CHALLENGE #112: Autumn and/or Halloween

613 Avenue Create Challenge – A Pink Witch with Mo’s Digital Pencil!

 Hello, how are things?

It is time for a new challenge at 613 AVENUE CREATE.

Our challenge is monthly and always ‘Anything Goes’ with an optional twist which today is ‘Think Pink’.

 

I picked Halloween for my pink themed card today using this fab image from MO’S DIGITAL PENCIL

 

I find pink can be a hard shade to get right and I tried quite a few of my pencils before I could get 2 distinctive tones. This is a very tiny homage to Wicked with the green skin of Elphaba and the pink dress of Galinda. Sort of an Elphalinda if you will.

 

Ingredients:

Digi Stamp: MO’S DIGITAL PENCIL ‘LITTLE WITCH’

Colouring: Arteza & Castle Arts Pencils

Colouring Paper: Faber Castell Mixed Media

Backing Paper: POLKADOODLES ‘AUTUMN TOPPERS’

Sentiment: Created in Canva

Dies: Go Kreate ‘Square Frame Frilly #10’ – Spellbinders Bats – Tonic Studios Spider

The Rest: Doodling

 

We would love to have you play along with us so pop over to the blog and join in the fun. 

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to comment; it really means a lot! Take care!

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTY CATZ #720: Anything Goes

CREATIVE FINGERS #330: Anything Goes

COLOURING WITH PENCILS September Challenge: Anything Goes Coloured with Pencils

SWEET STAMPIN: Autumn

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE #859: Anything Autumn

INKSPIRATIONAL #377: Fall/Halloween

CRAFTY GALS CORNER #280: Anything Goes/Fall Foliage

TRY IT ON TUESDAY: Autumn’s Beauty

CLASSIC DESIGN #09-2026: Anything Goes/Autumn Colours

THE CREATIVE CRAFTERS #104: Anything Goes

CUT IT UP #366: More than One Die Cut

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS #287: Anything Goes

GIRLZ CREATIVE FUN ART OF SCRAP #26: Anything Goes with Designer Paper

CREATIVE COLOUR GIRLZ #9: Use a Sentiment

PEARLY SPARKLES #124: Trick or Treat

MIRTILLAMENTE CHALLENGE #60: Anything Goes

WE LOVE STAMPING October Challenge: Shades of Autumn/Anything Goes

THE FOUR SEASONS October Challenge: Anything Fall Goes

TWO OLD BATS HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE October: Anything Halloween Goes

CRAFT ROCKET #141: Autumn and/or Halloween

Polkadoodles Digi Choosday – A Christmas Card Featuring a Cute Snowman

Hello everybody!  Happy Choosday! 

It’s time for some inspiration for our monthly ‘Anything Goes’ challenge over at POLKADOODLES DIGI CHOOSDAY and as always we have some amazing prizes on offer so check out the BLOG for details.

 

Don’t forget it is also DISCOUNT DAY, so you need to grab the code on THE BLOG to get a MASSIVE reduction in the POLKADOODLES SHOP! It’s for a limited time only so be quick!

 

We have a Christmas radio station here in the UK called Heart Christmas that stays, obviously, dormant for most of the year. However yesterday on my way to work I got the shock of my life when I was flicking through the stations on my car radio to find that they are already back on air playing festive songs! For a moment there I thought I had SERIOUSLY overslept! 

Anyway, with Christmas now rattling around in my head I am sharing a card featuring this sweet little snowman with his bird pal called NEW FRIENDS. 

I created a wintery scene using clear stamps from the JINGLE BELLS set and coloured with Copics, adding some doodling and torn paper as a finishing touch.  Now I’m off to hang up my stocking.

Ingredients:

Polkadoodles Goodies:

B/W Image: NEW FRIENDS from the FROSTY WINTER SMILES COLLECTION

Sentiment & Trees Clear Stamps: JINGLE BELLS

Printing Paper: PERFECT STAMPING & PRINTING CARD

 

Other Stuff:

Colouring: Copics

Dies: Sizzix Rectangle Thinlits

 

So, visit THE BLOG where you can join in with our challenge and see all the gorgeous projects from the DT.   In addition, don’t forget to grab the DISCOUNT CODE and visit the STORE!

 

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to leave a comment; I really do appreciate it!  Have a great day!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS #286: Anything Goes

LET’S CRAFT & CREATE #235: Anything Goes

THE PAPER FUNDAY #91: Anything Goes

CRAFTY CATZ #720: Anything Goes

CREATIVE FINGERS #330: Anything Goes

THE SISTERHOOD OF CRAFTERS: Sept 2026: Frame It

CLASSIC DESIGN #09-2026: Anything Goes/Autumn Colours

ALLY’S ANGELS #110: Anything Goes

I LOVE PROMARKERS & OTHER MEDIUMS #616: Christmas/Anything Goes

CREATIVE COLOUR GIRLZ #9: Use a Sentiment

 

GDT – Colouring with Pencils Challenge – My Besties Digital Stamps!

Good morning!

Well, today again I find myself as a guest designer on the KLEUREN MET POTLODEN (COLOURING WITH PENCILS) challenge blog. I’m so grateful to the ladies for putting up with me once again.

 

The challenge always has great sponsors each month and I have used an image from one of them, MY BESTIES and this cutie is called DOLL 18 PHOENIX RAY PLUSHIE

 

This is not specifically a winter image but I made it so with a pom-pom and some strategically placed snowflakes.

Ingredients:

Digital Stamp: DOLL 18 PHOENIX RAY PLUSHIE

Dies:  Craft Addiction UK ‘Wavy Double Stitch Rectangles’

Paper: POLKADOODLES 'THEO PENGUIN PAPER BUNDLE 2'

Sentiment: POLKADOODLES 'THEO PENGUIN WINTER GREETINGS'

Colouring: Arrtx Pencils on Faber Castell Mixed Media Paper

Others:  Pom-pom – Iridescent Pearls – Snowflake Punches

 

 

So, grab your pencils and pop over to the KLEUREN MET POTLODEN blog and join in the fun.

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to comment; I really do appreciate it! Have a lovely day!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

MY BESTIES DUTCH GIRLS September Challenge: Anything Goes

MIRTILLAMENTE CHALLENGE #59: Anything Goes

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS #286: Anything Goes

THE PAPER FUNDAY #91: Anything Goes

CRAFTY CATZ #720: Anything Goes

ALLY’S ANGELS #110: Anything Goes

THE CREATIVE CRAFTERS #104: Anything Goes

GIRLZ CREATIVE FUN ART OF SCRAP #26: Anything Goes with Designer Paper

CREATIVE FINGERS #330: Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Digi Choosday – An Autumn Wedding Anniversary with Two Cute Rabbits.

Hello everybody!  Happy Choosday! 

It’s time for some inspiration for our monthly ‘Anything Goes’ challenge over at POLKADOODLES DIGI CHOOSDAY and as always we have some amazing prizes on offer so check out the BLOG for details.

Don’t forget it is also DISCOUNT DAY, so you need to grab the code on THE BLOG to get a MASSIVE reduction in the POLKADOODLES SHOP! It’s for a limited time only so be quick!

 

Today the team are celebrating the arrival of autumn, and I have to say to it “what took you so long?”! 

I have made an autumnal wedding anniversary card for my brother and SiL today featuring two of the images that come in the GIL RABBIT BUNNY BUNDLE, and they are GIL RABBIT SUNFLOWERS and GIL RABBIT GARDENING. I used Word to merge them together onto one of the backing papers from the CREEPY CREATURES COLLECTION. I chose this paper as (if you look VERY closely) it has a misty depiction of a temple/folly and it looks very much like their wedding venue at Stowe School. I was quite chuffed with that. Although I do have to point out that they themselves are not actually rabbits.

Ingredients:

Polkadoodles Goodies:

B/W Images: GIL RABBIT BUNNY BUNDLE

Sentiment: LOVE BIRDS GREETINGS

Backing Paper: CREEPY AUTUMN PAPER SET 3d

Printing Paper: PERFECT STAMPING & PRINTING CARD

 

Other Stuff:

Colouring: Faber Castell Polychromos

Dies: Craft Addiction UK – Tattered Lace

Embellies: Button

 

So, visit THE BLOG where you can join in with our challenge and see all the gorgeous projects from the DT.   In addition, don’t forget to grab the DISCOUNT CODE and visit the STORE!

 

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to leave a comment; I really do appreciate it!  Have a great day! 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 CRAFTY CATZ #719: Anything Goes

CREATIVE FINGERS #329: Anything Goes

INKSPIRATIONAL #376: Furry Friends

MY BESTIES DUTCH GIRLS September Challenge: Anything Goes

A CUT ABOVE September Challenge: Anything Goes With a Die Cut

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES #193: Four Legged Friends

COLOURFUL OPTIONS September Challenge: Option 2 Warm Earth Tones

CRAFTY ANIMALS #109: Anything Goes Must Include an Animal

CRITTER CRAZY #114: Anything Goes with a Featured Critter

FOUR SEASONS: Fall Season: September 2026

CRAFTY ROCKET #140: Use Dies

WE LOVE STAMPING September Challenge: Trees & Leaves

LET’S CRAFT & CREATE #235: Anything Goes/Frame It

THE PAPER FUNDAY #91: Anything Goes

INSPIRATION STATION #89: Inspired by the wonderful leaves\colours of autumn

I LOVE PROMARKERS & OTHER MEDIUMS #615: Animals

CRAFTY GALS CORNER #280: Anything Goes/Fall Foliage

THE SISTERHOOD OF CRAFTERS: Sept 2026: Frame It

CLASSIC DESIGN #09-2026: Anything Goes/Autumn Colours

ALLY’S ANGELS #110: Anything Goes

THE DREAM FACTORY #154: Autumn Colours

LITTLE RED WAGON #876: The Longest Time (memories of my brother’s wedding 26 years ago)

 

613 Avenue Create Challenge – A Sunny Card with a LOTV Vintage Boy!

 Hello, how are things?

It is time for a new challenge at 613 AVENUE CREATE.

Our challenge is monthly and always ‘Anything Goes’ with an optional twist which today is ‘Bright & Breezy’ …so a project featuring sun or wind.

 

I went for the sunny option for my card today as I needed a card for another of my brothers and decided to use an image from the amazing LILI OF THE VALLEY. 

This sweet little lad is one I have in clear stamp form from a set that is many, many years old.  It includes the ‘Happy Birthday’ and corners I used too.

Ingredients:

Clear Stamps: LOTV Vintage Boys Set (retired)

Colouring: Arrtx Pencils on Strathmore Toned Tan Paper

Dies: Globe Land ‘Tatty Frames’ and ‘Label’ – Tonic ‘Grass’ – LDRS Creative ‘Layered Sun’ 

The Rest: X Cut Teeny Tiny Butterfly Punch

 

We would love to have you play along with us so pop over to the blog and join in the fun.

 

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to comment; it really means a lot! Take care!

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

COLOURING WITH PENCILS August Challenge: Anything Coloured with pencils Goes

KRAFTY CHICKS #836: Birthday

SWEET STAMPIN: Use a Die Cut

CREATIVE FINGERS #328: Anything Goes

CLASSIC DESIGN #08-2026: Anything Goes/Use Die Cuts

ALLY’S ANGELS #109: Anything Goes

I LOVE PROMARKERS & OTHER MEDIUMS #613: For the Boys

CREATIVE COLOUR GIRLZ #8: Men

MIRTILLAMENTE CHALLENGE #59: Anything Goes

COLOURFUL OPTIONS September Challenge: Option 2 Warm Earth Tones

CRAFTY ROCKET #140: Use Dies

CRAFTY CALENDAR September Challenge: Summer

WE LOVE STAMPING September Challenge: Trees & Leaves

LET’S CRAFT & CREATE #235: Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations – A Fall Card with a Cute Bear from Polkadoodles!

 Hello, how are things?

We are back with our September challenge over at the Creative Inspirations Blog and this month our theme is

🍂🍁‘HELLO AUTUMN’🍁🍂

And we are sponsored by the fabulous

They are offering a fabulous prize to our winner so come and join in.

For my card today I used the brand-new release from Polkadoodles called rather appropriately HELLO AUTUMN. This collection is a lovely mix of super cute Fall and Halloween characters (both coloured and black & white), papers, background scenes, toppers and sentiments.

 

I have used CUTE BEAR FALLING LEAVES for my shaped card today, using one of the background scene papers, a coloured sentiment and several die-cut leaves.

Ingredients:

POLKADOODLES GOODIES:

Digi Stamp: CUTE BEAR FALLING LEAVES

Sentiment: HELLO AUTUMN GREETINGS

Paper: AUTUMN PRINTABLE SCENES

Printing Paper: PERFECT STAMPING & PRINTING CARD

 

THE REST:

Colouring: Copics

Dies: Tattered Lace Leaves – Two Red Robins ‘Octagons’

Others: White Gel Pen

 

So pop over to the blog and join in the fun this month, we would love to see you.

 

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to comment; it really means a lot! Have a great day!

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

SIMON SAYS STAMP Monday Challenge: Get in Shape

ALLSORTS #857: All Creatures Great & Small

SWEET STAMPIN: Use a Die Cut

GIRLZ CREATIVE FUN ART & SCRAP #25: Anything Goes with Design Paper

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES #193: Four Legged Friends

MIRTILLAMENTE CHALLENGE #59: Anything Goes

COLOURFUL OPTIONS September Challenge: Option 2 Warm Earth Tones

CRAFTY ANIMALS #109: Anything Goes Must Include an Animal

CRITTER CRAZY #114: Anything Goes with a Featured Critter

FOUR SEASONS: Fall Season: September 2026

UNICORN CHALLENGE #124: Not Square

WINS...THANK YOU!

Polkadoodles Digi Choosday – A Friendship Card!

Hello everybody!  Happy Choosday!

 

It’s time for some inspiration for our monthly ‘Anything Goes’ challenge over at POLKADOODLES DIGI CHOOSDAY and as always we have some amazing prizes on offer so check out the BLOG for details.

Don’t forget it is also DISCOUNT DAY, so you need to grab the code on THE BLOG to get a MASSIVE reduction in the POLKADOODLES SHOP! It’s for a limited time only so be quick!

Today the team are celebrating friendship, and my card uses elements from one of the newest Polkadoodles digital collection FLUFFY FRIENDS. There are so many gorgeous pre-coloured images in this set that I decided to use one of those which really does save on time if you’re in a hurry. 

 I printed the coloured image and sentiment straight onto one of the pretty backing papers and added a shadow to everything to give some depth then grounded the image with a little grey pencil.

                                                               Ingredients:

Polkadoodles Goodies:

Pre-coloured Image: MONTY BEAR & RUSTY FOX HUGS

Sentiment: FLUFFY FRIENDS GREETINGS

Backing Paper: FLUFFY FRIENDS PRETTY PAPERS SET 2

Printing Paper: PERFECT STAMPING & PRINTING CARD

Dies: BOTANICAL FOLIAGE

 

Other Stuff:

Dies: Global Land

Embellies: Heart Paper Punches

 

So, visit THE BLOG where you can join in with our challenge and see all the gorgeous projects from the DT.   In addition, don’t forget to grab the DISCOUNT CODE and visit the STORE!

 

Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to leave a comment; I really do appreciate it!  Have a great day!

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 ALLSORTS #857: All Creatures Great & Small

CREATIVE FINGERS #328: Anything Goes

GIRLZ CREATIVE FUN ART & SCRAP #25: Anything Goes with Design Paper

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES #193: Four Legged Friends

MIRTILLAMENTE CHALLENGE #59: Anything Goes

CRAFTY ANIMALS #109: Anything Goes Must Include an Animal

CRITTER CRAZY #114: Anything Goes with a Featured Critter

UNICORN CHALLENGE #124: Not Square