GDT – Colouring with Pencils Challenge – Last Minute Manda Stamps!

Good morning!

I am over the moon to once again be a guest designer on the KLEUREN MET POTLODEN (COLOURING WITH PENCILS) challenge blog and I had a super cute digital stamp to work with from one of their sponsors the fabulous LAST MINUTE MANDA. 

This adorable little boy is called SUNNY SCRIBBLES and he is from a set called PETE EVERYDAY MOMENTS that contains 6 different images at an absolute bargain price. 

Ingredients:

Digital Stamp: SUNNY SCRIBBLES

Paper: POLKADOODLES GNOME MEN/DAD BUNDLE

Colouring: Arrtx Pencils on Faber Castell Mixed Media Paper

Dies: Tonic Nesting Squares - Mayjoy Graffiti Shapes

Sentiment: POLKADOODLES LIL MISS SUGARPOPS 

  

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:

KRAFTY CHICKS #817: Masculine Week

PEARLY SPARKLES #118: Something Old, Something New (Old paper & new dies)

613 AVENUE CREATE April 2026: Anything Goes

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS #276: Anything Goes

UNICORN CHALLENGE #119: Use Dies

THE PAPER FUNDAY #86: Anything Goes or Die Cuts/Punches

LET’S CRAFT & CREATE #230: Anything Goes

CRAFT ROCKET #135: Layer it Up

CREATIVE INSPIRATION #37: Anything Goes

AS YOU LIKE IT: Brights or Pastels (I choose brights because I love the impact)

CRAFTY CATZ #712: Anything Goes

CRAFTY GALS CORNER #276: Anything Goes

CLASSIC DESIGN #04-2026: Anything Goes/Furry Friends

THE CREATIVE CRAFTERS #99: Anything Goes

Digi Choosday – A Cute Panda Mother’s Day Circle 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 I am sharing the card I made for my mum for Mothering Sunday, which was back on 15^th March here in the UK. 

I am using another of the adorable pandas from the NOODLE PANDA collection (my mum is as much a sucker for cute as I am) and this one is called FLOWER BOUQUET. I don’t often use embossing folders, and I love the look, so I dug one of my very old designs to use here.

Ingredients:

Polkadoodles Goodies:

Image: FLOWER BOUQUET

Paper: NOODLE PANDA SET 1

Sentiment: NOODLE PANDA THEMED MESSAGES

 

Other Stuff: Arrtx Pencils – Couture Creations Embossing Folder – Tonic ‘Mum’ Die – Tattered Lace Tiny Bow Die – Heart Punches – Craft Addiction UK ‘Wavy Double Stitch Circles’

 

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 #275: Anything Goes

SIMON SAY STAMP – Monday Challenge: Bright & Cheerful

CRAFTY CATZ # 711: Anything Goes

SWEET STAMPIN’: Favourite Colour (all colours but especially light teal/blue)

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE #847: Anything Goes

PEARLY SPARKLES #118: Something Old, Something New (Old embossing folder. New scalloped circle card base)

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES #188: Anything Spring

MORGAN’S ARTWORLD #99: Anything Goes

MIRTILLAMENTE CHALLENGE #54: Anything Goes

CREATIVE COLOURING GIRLZ #3: Girlz Card

CRAFTY ANIMALS #104: Anything Goes (with an animal)

613 AVENUE CREATE April 2026: Anything Goes

WE LOVE STAMPING April Challenge: Spring

UNICORN CHALLENGE #119: Use Dies

THE PAPER FUNDAY #86: Anything Goes or Die Cuts/Punches

CRAFT ROCKET #135: Layer it Up

CREATIVE INSPIRATION #37: Anything Goes

COLOURING WITH PENCILS April Challenge: Anything Coloured with Pencils Goes

CLASSIC DESIGN #04-2026: Anything Goes/Furry Friends

THE CREATIVE CRAFTERS #99: Anything Goes

Digi Choosday – A Card with Romantic Spring Bunnies!

 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!

 

Spring animals are the order of the day for the team this week and I have chosen to use these two love birds (well love rabbits) for my project. 

This romantic image is called FIRST DATE (aww) and they have chosen a beautiful park as the venue.

Ingredients:

Polkadoodles Goodies:

Image: FIRST DATE

Sentiment: LOVE ALWAYS BUNDLE

Other Stuff:  Copics – LDRS Creative Build-a-Card Die Set (card shape, tree, blossom, birds & bird bath)

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 Wednesday!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTY GALS CORNER #275: Anything Goes

PASSION FOR MARKERS Week 831: Dies and/or Punches

CRAFTY CATZ #710: Anything Goes

SWEET STAMPIN: Easter of Spring

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE #846: It’s Springtime/Anything Goes

FAB N FUNKY #634: Easter/Spring

I LOVE PROMARKERS & OTHER MEDIUMS #604: Cute & Whimsical/Anything Goes

TRY IT ON TUESDAY: Make It Cute

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES #188: Anything Spring

Creative Inspirations – LOTV Spring Art Journal Page!

 Hello, how are things? 

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

Easter/Spring!

Natalie is generously providing the winner’s prize this time which is a lovely stamp set so come and join us!

 

LILI OF THE VALLEY recently had a half-price sale, and I just could not resist snapping up some of their gorgeous images and this is just one of the many I bought.

I adore the Art Nouveau movement and have collected related items since I was about 12 (that's a very, very long time) so I could not resist this image inspired by that art period. I even added some stained-glass lines to the background for a bit of extra ‘nouveau-ness’ and outlined the girl in black. 

Ingredients:

Digi Stamp: LOTV Spring

Colouring: Copics & Arrtx Pencils

Dies: Sweet Dixie 'Loops & Swirls'

Paper: Polkadoodles 'Daisy Daisy' 8 x 8

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: 

PASSION FOR MARKERS Week 831: Dies and/or Punches

CRAFTY CATZ #710: Anything Goes

SWEET STAMPIN: Easter of Spring

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE #846: It’s Springtime/Anything Goes

FAB N FUNKY #634: Easter/Spring

I LOVE PROMARKERS & OTHER MEDIUMS #604: Cute & Whimsical/Anything Goes

PEARLY SPARKLES #118: Something Old, Something New (Old art journal and die. New digi)

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES #188: Anything Spring

An Easter Card with a Bunny Princess!

 Good morning, everybody!

Well I was supposed to post this yesterday but apparently and very sadly The Paper Shelter shop and challenge blog are now closed (there was a post on the blog on Sunday which is how I found out 😞) so I thought I might as well post it today.

This lovely lady is here to wish you a Happy Easter on a very simple layered card.

 

She already had the ears so I thought I would give her a pink nose and whiskers to finish ‘the look’.

Ingredients:

TPS Image & Backing Paper: Bunny Princess (no longer available)

Colouring: Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils – White Acrylic Marker

Dies: Spellbinders ‘Postage Stamp Edge Squares’

The Rest: Pearls – Acrylic Stamped Message (from a magazine a million years ago)

 

Thanks so much for visiting and taking the time to comment; I really do appreciate it.

Have a great day all!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

DOUBLE D CHALLENGES #3/26: Easter

TRY IT ON TUESDAY: Spring

MIRTILLAMENTE CHALLENGE #53: Anything Goes

I LOVE PROMARKERS & OTHER MEDIUMS #603: For the Girls

SIMON SAYS STAMP – Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS #274: Anything Goes

CRAFTY GALS CORNER #275: Anything Goes

COLOURING WITH PENCILS – March Challenge: Anything Coloured with Pencils Goes

AS YOU LIKE IT: Favourite Embellishment (I don’t really have a fave, but I do like small, coloured pearls as they seem to go with most things) 

CLASSIC DESIGN #03/2026: Anything Goes

THE CREATIVE CRAFTERS #98: Anything Goes

GDT – Colouring with Pencils Challenge – LOTV!

 Good morning!

I am chuffed to bits to once again be a guest designer on the KLEUREN MET POTLODEN (COLOURING WITH PENCILS) challenge blog and I had a gorgeous digital stamp to work with from one of their sponsors the amazing  LILI OF THE VALLEY.

 

This stunning lady is called BELLE and, as the name suggests, I coloured her Beauty & the Beast style. I even added little ‘Chip’ to keep her company.

 

I do have a problem with the frame die I used and I'm not too sure what possessed me to use it in the first place. However, it was too late to change it once it was stuck so I am living with it... albeit begrudgingly. 

Ingredients:

Digital Stamp: BELLE

Paper: Very Old Kanban

Colouring: Arrtx Pencils on Faber Castell Mixed Media Paper

Dies:  Tonic Nesting Frames – Books & Teacups

Sentiment: POLKADOODLES SERENITY FAIRY WISHES

Rose Stamp: Craftwork Cards

 

 

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 Wednesday!

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTY CATZ #709: Anything Goes

LET’S CRAFT & CREATE #229: Anything Goes/Purple & Green

I LOVE PROMARKERS & OTHER MEDIUMS #603: For the Girls

MAKE MY MONDAY #274: Hobbies

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS #274: Anything Goes

CRAFTY GALS CORNER #275: Anything Goes

613 AVENUE CREATE March 2026: Anything Goes

CLASSIC DESIGN #03/2026: Anything Goes

THE CREATIVE CRAFTERS #98: Anything Goes

SIMON SAYS STAMP – Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Digi Choosday – An Easter Gnome!

 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 had an Easter/spring theme today with a colour palette, so this is my make. 

I love this colour combo and did go a bit mad with the flowers, but blossom is popping up all over the place in my part of the UK so why not!

Ingredients:

Polkadoodles Goodies:

Image: HAPPY EASTER BANNER

Dies: CUP OF KINDNESS

 Paper: WINNIE DAISY 2 BIG KAHUNA 

Other Stuff:  Dies: Craft Addiction UK ‘Wavy Double Stich Rectangles’ & Spellbinders ‘Be Bold Blooms'

Arrtx Coloured Pencils - Bows

 

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 Wednesday!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

MAKE MY MONDAY #273: All Tied Up

SIMON SAYS STAMP Monday Challenge: Beautiful Blooms

CRAFTY CATZ #709: Anything Goes

DOUBLE D CHALLENGES #3/26: Easter

TRY IT ON TUESDAY: Spring

CREATIVE INSPIRATION #36: Anything Goes

DAISY CHAIN CHALLENGES #105: Flowers

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS #274: Anything Goes

LET’S CRAFT & CREATE #229: Anything Goes/Purple & Green

COLOURING WITH PENCILS – March Challenge: Anything Coloured with Pencils Goes

CLASSIC DESIGN #03/2026: Anything Goes

THE CREATIVE CRAFTERS #98: Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter Challenge #667 – Feminine Elegance Art Journal Page!

Good morning, everybody!

Today we have a new 2-week challenge at THE PAPER SHELTER and as always it is

ANYTHING GOES 

with an optional theme which this time is

So, pick a row of three in any direction or go crazy and use everything! 

Because I can be a bit ‘extra’ I decided to use all the elements on the board on my loaded art journal page. 

This gorgeous lady is actually a greyscale image from the FEMININE ELEGANCE set and it was my first time colouring an image like this. Won't be my last I don't think.

Ingredients:

TPS Image: FEMININE ELEGANCE

Colouring: Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils – White Acrylic Marker

Paper: NITWIT COLLECTIONS ‘ALWAYS & FOREVER

Stencils: POLKADOODLES POLKA DOT MESH & GRADUATED STRIPE

Dies: SIZZIX ‘GEO FLORAL FRAME’ – POLKADOODLES PRETTY FLOWER 1 & LEAFY FRONDS

The Rest: Bow - Pearls

 

So please join us as it is always ANYTHING GOES with an optional twist and just look at what you could win….

Thanks so much for visiting and taking the time to comment; I really do appreciate it.

Have a great day all!

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CRAFTY CATZ #708: Anything Goes

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE #844: Ribbon & Bows/Anything Goes

INKPIRATIONAL CHALLENGES #362: Use Stencils

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS #273: Anything Goes

SIMON SAYS STAMP – Monday Challenge: Bit O’Green

TRY IT ON TUESDAY: Make it Feminine

MAKE MY MONDAY #273: All Tied Up

A CUT ABOVE March 2026: Anything Goes with a Die Cut

MORGAN’S ARTWORLD #98: Anything Goes

THE PAPER FUNDAY #85: Anything Goes/Fur or Feathers

MIRTILLAMENTE CHALLENGE #53: Anything Goes

WE LOVE STAMPING March Challenge: Wildlife/Anything Goes

LET’S CRAFT & CREATE #229: Anything Goes

CREATIVE INSPIRATION #36: Anything Goes

613 AVENUE CREATE – March 2026: Anything Goes

DAISY CHAIN CHALLENGES #105: Flowers

COLOURING WITH PENCILS – March Challenge: Anything Coloured with Pencils Goes