Challenge 6 - Craft, Card making & Scrapbooking mixed media challenge - Anything Goes

 Welcome back to our Craft, Card making & Scrapbooking mixed media challenge!

We have some wonderful inspiration with some of our favourite projects from the past month from the team....

As always, the theme this month is

Anything Mixed Media/paper crafting Goes

You do not need to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges, use any products you wish... RANDOM WINNER PRIZE: $10 GIFT VOUCHER*

for the Polkadoodles store for our lucky winner, (chosen by random.org) - this voucher can be spent across the whole store, so you can use it on dies, stamps, papers, digis, whatever you wish...

Winners of our last challenge are at the bottom of this post...

Our sponsor for 2025 is Polkadoodles and you can check out all the wonderful selection of Polkadoodles goodies in the shop.

Make sure you check out the POLKADOODLES store here!

Have you seen all our latest new releases? 

If you love decorating and making mixed media projects with ephemera and chipboard etc you have to check out all our latest MDF kits - they're GORGE!

Check out our latest digital printables - full of gorgeous bees and gnomes perfect for any occasion...

Natalia - I decorated this lovely journal cover with the new MDF Journal kit - I can't believe you get 3 journals, they are gorgeous! This one has 3 layers to it so it has a lot of dimension and will be great to gift...

Rachael - I had lots of fun making this birthday card, I really like how it turned out. this was so easy to make, I just coloured the rainbow lines with Copics, then stamped and masked lots of balloons from the All Occasions stamps & dies together. I cut around the balloon edge with scissors and then just attached to the card. I think I'll use this technique again!

Betsy - Hello everyone! Today I'm sharing Wanda as she strolls through the park sipping her soda! I composed and printed out my card onto white card stock. I also die cut a scalloped rectangle panel of a coordinating color for the very background. I kept the coloring of the background light and the coloring of Wanda brighter. I drew a pencil line between the sentiment and the ground so I would know to end the coloring there. To finish I added a black peel-off to the pencil line. I added Stickles to Wanda's drink, flower and the smaller flower in the background. I also added dots of it to the water and a few around the sentiment. I added Glossy Accents to her shoes. I adhered all the panels onto a white card base and my card was done!

Copic colors used: BG10, BG11, W2, W3, G20, G12, C7, 100, ////e30, E21, E01, B0000, Y11, Y21, Y15, YR18, YR21, YR12, YR14, G21, E53, W1, C5, C7, E93, RV10, BG53, RV21, RV13

Til next time...Betsy.

Rachael - I LOVE all the new Polkadoodles MDF and chipboard! I have to admit it's always been a bit out of my comfort zone but I am embracing it fully and am now completely addicted! This is a set of journal covers (you get 3 different ones) and I've painted it then added papers, the amazing Green Fingers chipboard and some lace and dies, this is all for me, me me!

Nikky - I made this mixed media card using our new Honey Bee dreams digital collection and teamed it up with some MDF and chipboard from the new Honey Bee Farm MDF craft kit - I LOVE this kit so much! 

and this co-ords with this amazing Home is Where the Heart is MDF kit too - so cute!

Beautiful inspiration from the team - we hope you loved looking at our gallery of makes!

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WINNERS FROM CHALLENGE 5

Thank you everyone who entered this challenge - we really loved looking round your blogs, you all left us some awesome work to look at and there were so many great projects it was SO hard to choose our winners this week!

OUR RANDOM $10 WINNER IS...

18 Anita

Well done!

PRIZE: $10 gift voucher to the Polkadoodles Store to spend on anything you like including mixed media goodies, stamps, papers & anything else!....

To claim your prize please email us HERE, quoting 'L2C winner'.Please include this claim code L2CWK006 in your email and claim by 14 June 2025. 

Allow 28 working days for a reply please.

DESIGN TEAM TOP FAVOURITES: 

Sorry, there's no prize but we all loved your creations!

There were so many amazing entries this week to choose from, thankyou all!

64 Felt cakes by Lorraine (WOW these are incredible!)

33 Chris

21 Michelle

15 Pauline C

Don't Forget to enter our other blogs too...All our challenges are Anything Goes!........

Find us here:

Digi Choosday Blog - starts Wednesdays, weekly

Polkadoodles Blog - starts Saturday, weekly

Gem of a Challenge - starts Saturday, 2 weekly

Join Nikky for our regular LIVESTREAM on Facebook, Insta and YouTube every Sunday at noon (UK time) if you love any of these projects!

DESIGN TEAM CALL

Are you an MDF fan? If you LOVE to use MDF/chipboard and ephemera in your projects get in touch! We are looking for NEW Design Team members for our mixed media team! Send a short bio and examples of your last 6 pieces of work (whether it's cards or mixed media pieces) and tell us why you'd like to be on the team! Sorry but this is only open to UK crafters right now...contact us here...

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Challenge 5 - Craft, Card making & Scrapbooking mixed media challenge - Anything Goes

 Welcome back to our Craft, Card making & Scrapbooking mixed media challenge!

We have some wonderful inspiration with some of our favourite projects from the past month from the team....

As always, the theme this month is

Anything Mixed Media/paper crafting Goes

You do not need to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges, use any products you wish... RANDOM WINNER PRIZE: $10 GIFT VOUCHER*

for the Polkadoodles store for our lucky winner, (chosen by random.org) - this voucher can be spent across the whole store, so you can use it on dies, stamps, papers, digis, whatever you wish...

Winners of our last challenge are at the bottom of this post...

Our sponsor for 2025 is Polkadoodles and you can check out all the wonderful selection of Polkadoodles goodies in the shop.

Make sure you check out the POLKADOODLES store here!

OK, over to the challenge - let's see what the team have created for you today!

Have you seen all our latest new releases? If you love decorating and making 3D crafts you have to check out all our latest MDF kits - they're GORGE!

The inspiration for you this week is all about creating mixed media pieces using our newest range of 3D MDF craft kits - amazing quality wooden shapes that are perfect for crafting, sending as gifts to your family and friends or selling at craft fayres!

Nikky - I loved making this fab Dreamy Hares shelf sitter, it's so easy to put together!

Decorated by Maz....

Distress Ink pad and Brush Holders

Say goodbye to inky chaos and hello to craft room organisation! This MDF square ink pad and brush holder kit is perfect for storing your Distress Ink pads on your craft desk!

I created this because I was so tired of constantly having open inkpads on my desk piled high and with inky brushes everywhere that would get onto my cardstock and anywhere I didn't want it to be! SO annoying! (TOP TIP: If you have a magnetic craft mat add small magnets underneath to hold it in position on your mat too)

This Distress Ink Pad and Brush Holder MDF Kit is the perfect DIY storage solution for any crafty space. Designed to hold one Distress Ink pad, one blending brush, and a small detail brush, this compact and functional organiser ensures everything stays clean and in place while you work your creative magic.

Whether you're a card maker, scrapbooker, or mixed media artist, this stackable ink pad holder is a tidy game-changer. No more cross-contamination between brushes or ink lids – each element has its own designated space, keeping your workspace spotless and your creative flow uninterrupted.

Large Welcome Post/sign - MDF DIY kit, Card Making, Craft, Scrapbooking

Make your guests feel welcome all year round with this Large MDF Welcome Post/Sign DIY Kit – the perfect statement piece for home décor, craft stalls, or gifting! This eco-friendly MDF kit is easy to assemble and totally customisable. The finished piece stands an impressive 64cm (33") tall and makes a gorgeous centrepiece for any room. Whether you're sprucing up a porch, shelf, windowsill or tabletop, this seasonal signpost brings charm and personality to your home. Add your own custom sign or pair it with coordinating Polkadoodles MDF shapes like the Hummingbird, Welcome to the Coop Sign, or Butterfly Plaque – you can even make it interchangeable by adding magnets to the signs and post for year-round crafting fun!

Welcome to the Coop Welcome plaque/sign - co-ordinate with the Rustic Post - - MDF DIY kit, Card Making, Craft, Scrapbooking.

Add a dash of farmhouse charm to your décor with this super fun “Welcome to the Coop” MDF DIY Chicken Plaque Kit – a perfect craft project for kitchens, gifting, or selling at craft fayres!

This makes a lovely statement on any shelf, windowsill, or tabletop. Want to mix it up with the seasons? Pair it with our Large Welcome Post kit and switch out your signs using magnets for an interchangeable home décor display!

Butterfly Welcome Plaque/sign - co-ordinate with the Rustic Post - - MDF DIY kit, Card Making, Craft, Scrapbooking SHOP HERE

This elegant 3D MDF plaque measures 15cm H x 17cm W x 1cm D and looks stunning once assembled and decorated. Designed to be used as a standalone sign or paired with the Large Welcome Post from Polkadoodles, you can even make your sign interchangeable with magnets – ideal for switching up your décor with the seasons!

Hummingbird Welcome Wreath plaque/sign - MDF DIY kit, Card Making, Craft, Scrapbooking - co-ordinate with the Rustic Post

Add a touch of whimsy and nature to your home with this Hummingbird Welcome MDF DIY Sign Kit – a beautiful 3D craft project perfect for gifting, displaying, or even selling at craft fairs!

Hi There bucket of flowers Layered Welcome Door/Wall Wreath/Plaque/sign - MDF DIY kit, Card Making, Craft, Scrapbooking

This 3D sign kit features a stunning layered floral wreath, a rustic bucket filled with tulips and daisies, adorable ladybirds, and the bold "Hi There" sentiment – all precision-cut from eco-friendly MDF. The finished piece measures approx H310 x W310 x 10mm, making it a bold and beautiful addition to your front door, wall, window, shelf, or tabletop display.

Created by Maz - I loved decorating this plaque, it's a massive 12" wide and is perfect for any door or window...

Merja - This time I created this fun and joyful tag. I used Ula Be Strong image, coloured it with alcohol markers and then fussy cut it. I used a beautiful blue paper from Spring Into Easter papers 2 set, cut it and taped it on the kraft tag I had. I drew a white frame and some spots around the patterned paper with a paint pen and added some stars with Starry Nights stencil and yellow paste. I also stamped a few blue stars with Bottoms Up stamp set. Lastly I added some yellow ribbon and taped Ula and sentiment on the tag.

Jane – Today my card does not use any digital images (although it could be achieved by using any of the amazing floral digis in the store HERE) but clear stamps from the THANKS A BUNCH set.

Leah - Yes, it's still April! That means I have another project to share with you today the Just My Type metal die set from the Polkadoodles' Sweet Moments Collection. I created a larger piece this time, using a full sheet of the Pretty Colourful papers as the main background. I also used the chipboard embellishments and the Scallop Rectangles and Tags die set from the Sweet Moments collection!

Taty- Hello creative friends! My DT inspiration for the new Mother's Day themed challenge was created with the beautiful All You need is Love dies and the Heart Wreath stencil. I created a layout to give to my mom with photos of a weekend spent together in the mountains.I used the circular die with the little hearts to frame the photos and recovered the tiny white hearts to glue them scattered on the layout. I created the frame with a black marker and the heart and the squiggles that are part of the stamp set PD7698 Every Wish

Beautiful inspiration from the team - we hope you loved looking at our gallery of makes!

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WINNERS FROM CHALLENGE 4

Thank you everyone who entered this challenge - we really loved looking round your blogs, you all left us some awesome work to look at and there were so many great projects it was SO hard to choose our winners this week!

OUR RANDOM $10 WINNER IS...

82 Pauline C

Well done!

PRIZE: $10 gift voucher to the Polkadoodles Store to spend on anything you like including mixed media goodies, stamps, papers & anything else!....

To claim your prize please email us HERE, quoting 'L2C winner'.

Please include this claim code L2CWK005 in your email and claim by 14 May 2025. 

Allow 28 working days for a reply please.

DESIGN TEAM TOP FAVOURITES:

Sorry, there's no prize but we all loved your creations!

There were so many amazing entries this week to choose from, thankyou all!

53 Zowie

22 Anita

83 Senna

Don't Forget to enter our other blogs too...All our challenges are Anything Goes!........

Find us here:

Digi Choosday Blog - starts Wednesdays, weekly

Polkadoodles Blog - starts Saturday, weekly

Gem of a Challenge - starts Saturday, 2 weekly

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Challenge 4 - Craft, Card making & Scrapbooking mixed media challenge - Anything Goes

 Welcome back to our Craft, Card making & Scrapbooking mixed media challenge!

We have some wonderful inspiration with some of our favourite projects from the past month from the team....

As always, the theme this month is

Anything Mixed Media/paper crafting Goes

You do not need to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges, use any products you wish... RANDOM WINNER PRIZE: $10 GIFT VOUCHER*

for the Polkadoodles store for our lucky winner, (chosen by random.org) - this voucher can be spent across the whole store, so you can use it on dies, stamps, papers, digis, whatever you wish...

Winners of our last challenge are at the bottom of this post...

Our sponsor for 2025 is Polkadoodles and you can check out all the wonderful selection of Polkadoodles goodies in the shop.

Make sure you check out the POLKADOODLES store here!

OK, over to the challenge - let's see what the team have created for you today! 

Leah - Hello everyone, it's Digi Choosday again so grab those bargain downloads! Today I'm sharing this card I created using the Sweet Moments collection, I love this dog with his bone phone!

Megan -The ocean is a great love of mine, when I saw the Coast beach sea - Scene background for colouring I knew I wanted to use it for my project. From there I decided a rainy beach scene would be fun and Cute chick with umbrella and rubber boots would fit perfectly. The last image in the scene I colored was the lighthouse, and sadly there was an unfortunate incident with a red Copic marker. I was determined not to scrap the scene and start over and settled on covering it with glitter to give a nice shimmery rain effect. At this point in my life, I have decided glitter can fix everything. I love the font on the sentiment I used from the Winnie Daisy greetings quotes collection. I hope this card inspires you to roll with the oopsies.

Follow me on Insta: Megan Cooper (@lazydazestampin) 

Facebook: Lazy Daze Stampin'

Leah - Hello friends, I am back today to share another sweet, sweet stamp and die set from the new Sweet Moments Collection by Polkadoodles. This stamp set is called Hello it's Me and includes this cute bear and frame. I've paired this image with some paper and stamps from the Pretty Flowers Collection: Thanks a Bunch stamp, Hello Pretty stamp, and Pretty Colourful Paper...as well as some of the new chipboard embellishments from Sweet Moments Collection! Wow, that seems like a lot, lol, but it all came together perfectly!

Adam - Everyone's favorite drink "Dragon Fruit" (not coffee, silly) is the inspiration for this card made with these gorgeous Polkadoodles Crafts dies and papers. I made a multi-colored mug using the Love you a Latte dies and placed it onto a fun sheet of coordinating card stock from the Devine Hearts paper pack. I modified the sentiment by cutting off the bottom half and using only the "Love You".

Jane – I love these CUTE CHICKS from the SPRINGTIME SMILES COLLECTION and I drew round them with egg shaped dies to colour them with Copics using the ‘spotlight’ technique. The background is one of the fabulous SCENES that Nikky has in the shop and this one is called PARK.

Kerri - Sharing a card I made using the new stamp set called Do Small Things With Love along with matching outline dies which are called Do Small Things With Love. The embellishments were done with dies and the set is called All You Need Is Love Dies. I colored with Prisma Pencils.

Julie - This adorable wide eyed sheep brings fun to this interactive card as she actually jumps over the fence into this pretty little meadow. The images from Polkadoodles Sheepy Sheep collection were colored and perfectly paired with a sentiment from Spring Into Easter messages. Details to create this super fun card can be found on my blog. Instagram, Facebook

Merja - This time I wanted to do some stenciling. I started with white cardboard and added flowers with Wildflower Meadow stencil and paste I coloured with Distress Inks. I let it dry and then I added a few more layers of flowers with Distress Inks positioning the stencil differently each time. When I was happy with the flowers I coloured the background also with inks. Then I stamped the sentiment on tracing paper with Sentimentals stamp set and heat embossed it. I tore the tracing paper and taped it on the card. Lastly I added some Glossy Accents drops here and there.

Adam - Being a huge Taylor Swift fan, I immediately thought of using the Polkadoodles Crafts new Just My Type dies to create a card inspired by "The Tortured Poet's Department" as performed during the Eras tour. This typewriter die is very reminiscent of the one from the props during the concert. This card and the die should resonate with all the Swifties of the world.

Kerri - I've been busy coloring this cute puppy stamp this week. I added this lovely border from the Scallop frames dies, and a gorgeous paper from the Devine paper pack. You can get the stamps and dies here...see you next time!

Beautiful inspiration from the team - we hope you loved looking at our gallery of makes! 

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WINNERS FROM CHALLENGE 3

Thank you everyone who entered this challenge - we really loved looking round your blogs, you all left us some awesome work to look at and there were so many great projects it was SO hard to choose our winners this week!

OUR RANDOM $10 WINNER IS...

8 Michelle

Well done!
PRIZE: $10 gift voucher to the Polkadoodles Store to spend on anything you like including mixed media goodies, stamps, papers & anything else!....

To claim your prize please email us HERE, quoting 'L2C winner'.
Please include this claim code L2CWK004in your email and claim by 14 April 2025. 

Allow 28 working days for a reply please.


DESIGN TEAM TOP FAVOURITES:
Sorry, there's no prize but we all loved your creations!
There were so many amazing entries this week to choose from, thankyou all!

1 Margreet

22 Ellie

29 Betta Scrap

Don't Forget to enter our other blogs too...All our challenges are Anything Goes!........

Find us here:

Digi Choosday Blog - starts Wednesdays, weekly

Polkadoodles Blog - starts Saturday, weekly

Gem of a Challenge - starts Saturday, 2 weekly

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter