Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Challenge 5, week 4 - Anything Goes card making, craft, paper craft, scrapbook challenge

Welcome to our current Card making, Craft, Papercraft Scrapbooking challenge...

As it's Digi Choosday that means you also get this amazing HUGE discount offer on selected crafty printable downloads in the Polkadoodles store until midnight!

Today's discount code is DC50 & will give you
50% Off!!!
SELECTED* DIGI STAMPS INCLUDING COLLECTIONS/BUNDLES
(*not valid in conjunction with any other offer, applies to certain products only, if your discount does not show in the cart it is not valid for that product.)

Shop downloads now

This challenge is 4 weekly - giving you 4 weeks to enter with $45 in prizes per month. You can enter up to 4 times, with 4 different projects. 

We will still post weekly inspiration from the team but the competition will remain open for 4 weeks. 

PRIZES:
• 1 x Random Prize (we will randomly select 1 winner, so everyone has a chance to win) : 
$20 voucher to spend in the Polkadoodles store, on anything you wish including physical products.
• 2 x $10 prizes : we will select our Top 2 favourite entries from across the 4 weeks.
•  The winners will be announced the week after the challenge closes, at the start of the next challenge
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So let's see what the Design Team have been making... 



Nat - Hello Everyone, Fathers Day isn't far away and fathers are one of the dynamic duo that is parents. I have used the Superhero Little Dudes digital stamp to create a little card a little person can give to their Dad. I did have to google Superman's colour, I could not think what the colours of his S for the life of me! I took inspiration from the more recent deep blues and coloured him with Copics with deep contrasts. I hope all the Dads celebrating Fathers Day in the UK have a great day. Australia celebrates in September
Copics Used
Skin - E04, E11, E01 and E000
Hair - E47, E43 and E42
Blue - B99, B37 and B45
Red - R89, R46, R24 and R22
Yellow - Mostly YR23, however I added YR21 on the tag
White - C3, C1 and 0 marker
Ground - W5, W3 and W1
Products used:
Superhero Little Dudes digital stamp
My Social Links: Instagram ; Facebook ; My Blog


Nina - Hello! Today I created a cool Father’s Day card for my lovely dad. First, I die-cut the different layers and chose the beautiful digital paper from the Violine Theme set. It fits this clean and simple design perfectly. As a special highlight, I used the sweet elephants from the Family Love Elephant set. The elephants are pre-coloured, which makes it so easy to create a quick and beautiful card. To finish my card, I die-cut a brown heart, placed the two elephants on top, and added the Happy Father’s Day sentiment from the Gnomes Men Greetings Sentiments set. This way, you can create a lovely yet simple Father’s Day card in no time. I hope you like my little card and that I was able to inspire you a little. Do you also make cards for your dad?
Products I used:
I'd love you to stop by my Instagram and get inspired.

Kim S - For my latest Design Team project I wanted to create something sweet and a bit punny for all the amazing dad's out there. I just couldn't resist this adorable bee-themed gnome digi set called Bee Buzzy. Full of so many cute digis in coloured or black and white, ephemera, digital decorative paper paks and sentiments. There is so much to choose from. For my card i went with the Hey Gnomie image as well as the cute mushroom house. I chose to go pre-coloured this time which makes things so easy and quick to come together. Digital papers come from this set, and this one. I had such a blast playing with all the different patterns for this one, layering in the small yellow print and the bold polka dots and a touch of black and white gingham ribbon to give it a fun, textured look. And that sentiment- Hive Got a lot of Love for You. So sweet. Finishes the card off just right. For my final touch I printed out extra Hey Gnomie gnomej images and fussy cut out the little bees for added dimension and texture. There is such an array of different digital sets to choose from on the Polkadoodles website. And you can purchase the sentiments packs separately
Products used:
Images- Bee Buzzy Bee-themed Hey Gnomie digital image and Mush Bee Summer Mushroom House
Decorative digital papers: Bee Buzzy 3,5, and 7
Colours-A warm palette of honey yellows, deep browns and a pop of red
Embellishments-Coordinating gingham ribbon plus a few scattered bees for extra dimension
Added sparkle on the bees wings and flower centres using glitter glue.

Vicky- Hello again! I’ve really enjoy colouring this little - although not so little - gnome. I’m sharing easy & simple Father’s Day card to share with you today. I wanted the little gnome to be the star of the show. The colours for the gnome have been taken from the fun & bright digi pattern papers. Male cards don’t have to be busy. Best to keep them clean & simple! Whether you’re crafting for Father’s Day or just adding to your stash of cards, this little gnome packs a punch and is sure to come in handy for all occasions!
Products used:
Dad Father Celebration Party Gnome for Men Digi Stamp
Gnome Men Dad/Father Digi Papers
Copics used:
Beard/Beer Mug Handles – C1, C2, C3
Nose/Hands – E31, E33
Shoes – C5, C7
Beer Bottle – YG63, YG67, Y13, Y15
Mug – Y13, Y15
Hat/Coat – B02, B05
Leaf – YG06
Hat Band – YR04, YR07

Enjoy your day - I'd love you to pop over to My Social Media:
Blog ; Facebook ; Instagram ; YouTube

Ana - Hi everyone! For today’s project, I created a simple clear front Father’s Day card using acetate for the front’s middle panel. This gives a fun see-through effect where the father and kids digi scene appears on the front, and when opened, reveals the same father image inside with a Happy Father’s Day sentiment. The digis are perfectly aligned for a clean, interactive look. I used a striped patterned paper from the Gnome Men Football USA collection and digis and a sentiment from the Dad Father Family Bundle. If you’d like to recreate this card, you can find all the details and measurements over on my blog...
Polkadoodles Digis used:
Gnome for Men Football USA
Dad Father Family Bundle
Don’t forget to join the Anything Goes Digi Choosday challenge for your chance to win! I’d love for you to follow along with me on my socials for more crafty inspiration!
Instagram: @my.cat.and.crafts www.instagram.com/my.cat.and.crafts
Facebook: My Cat and Crafts https://www.facebook.com/my.cat.and.crafts



Stunning makes from the team, thank you everyone!
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We hope we've inspired you to enter the challenge - we'll be back next week with more inspiration for this one - good luck!
Check out the latest Polkadoodles releases & SHOP HERE..

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter
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Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Challenge 5, week 3 - Anything Goes card making, craft, paper craft, scrapbook challenge

 Welcome to our current Card making, Craft, Papercraft Scrapbooking challenge...

As it's Digi Choosday that means you also get this amazing HUGE discount offer on selected crafty printable downloads in the Polkadoodles store until midnight!

Today's discount code is DC40 & will give you
40% Off
SELECTED* DIGI STAMPS INCLUDING COLLECTIONS/BUNDLES
(*not valid in conjunction with any other offer, applies to certain products only, if your discount does not show in the cart it is not valid for that product.)

Shop downloads now

This challenge is 4 weekly - giving you 4 weeks to enter with $45 in prizes per month. You can enter up to 4 times, with 4 different projects. 

We will still post weekly inspiration from the team but the competition will remain open for 4 weeks. 

PRIZES:
• 1 x Random Prize (we will randomly select 1 winner, so everyone has a chance to win) : 
$20 voucher to spend in the Polkadoodles store, on anything you wish including physical products.
• 2 x $10 prizes : we will select our Top 2 favourite entries from across the 4 weeks.
•  The winners will be announced the week after the challenge closes, at the start of the next challenge
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So let's see what the Design Team have been making... 

We are delighted to welcome Paula to the team this week - we're looking forward to seeing her wonderful makes.
Follow Paula, and the rest of the team on social media for lots more inspo!

Paula - I made a brightly colored A2 greeting card (4.25 x 5.5 inches) with the Smile Cactus as the focal point. It is colored with alcohol makers and has a touch of glitter and sequins added for sparkle. I used patterned paper from the Happy Cactus papers and the sentiment from the Cactus Succulent Sentiments set. I chose the sentiment to make the card nice for words of encouragement for someone that just could use a boost. The bright colors make me so happy and I hope the recipient loves them too!
Products used:
• Cactus Smile https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/cactus-smile-printable-clipart-digital-stamp-for-cardmaking-craft-stickers/?searchid=0&search_query=
• Happy Cactus Succulent printable paper patters 1 https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/happy-cactus-succulent-printable-paper-patterns-1-digital-printables-for-cardmaking-craft-stickers/?searchid=0&search_query=
• Cactus Succulent Sentiments https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/38-cactus-succulent-sentiments-printable-clipart-digital-stamp-for-cardmaking-craft-stickers/?searchid=0&search_query=
Ohuhu markers used: G2,GY3.GY43,R23,R48,RV09,Y09
I'd love to follow you on social media, hope you will also follow me here too:
https://paulasstudio.blogspot.com/2026/05/smile-cactus-with-polkadoodles-crafts.html
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Wendy - Hello everyone wishing you a wonderful week. Today the team was asked to create a card using a fun colour palette - it sort of reminds me of ice cream flavours, probably as the sun is shining and the weather makes me want ice cream LOL. I decided to create 2 really simple cards at once (why make one when you can make two !) so started off with a strip of card roughly 1 1/2 " in width and then adhered 1/2 " strips of coloured card to this to create a striped patterned, then cut this strip in half adhering each of these, on an angle to a panel of white card that I had already printed the sentiment onto. Next I chose the sweet Gift Parcel Noodle, resizing the image to suit an A6 landscape card and flipping the image so Noodle is facing opposite directions, before colouring with promarkers and cutting out on my ScanNCut. To finish off my clean and simple cards I added some fun clay swirls around the design, white gelly roll pen highlights and clear sparkle to the presents bows. I hope you like my card and will join in the fun in the blog challenge this week. Have a fantastic week. Love and crafty hugs x.
Products I used:
• Noodle Panda Collection - Gift Parcel Noodle https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/gift-parcel-noodle-panda-bear-cute-printable-digital-stamp-with-svg-outlines-for-card-making-crafting-printable-planner-sticker/

• Noodle Panda Collection - Sentiment bundle https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/noodle-panda-themed-messages-printable-digital-greetings-and-quotes-for-card-making-crafts-digiscrap/

I would love it if you could follow me on social: https://olivefarmcrafts.blogspot.com/

Jane - Hello everyone. The team had a fab colour palette to play with this time, and I decided to make a birthday card for my sister-in-law. This lovely lady is called Birthday Cake Rebel. I wanted to add lots of coloured flowers but as they were not going to be too big, I didn’t want to print out individual paper sheets as that would be a waste. To remedy this, I added the different coloured designs from the Wanda Plain Janes paper pack into Word, resizing them just large enough to accommodate the dies I intended to use. I embossed a piece of pearl paper and fussy cut Rebel and adhered her with foam pads then arranged my flowers using 3D foam too.
Products used:

• Wanda Plain Janes Set 1 Papers https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/set-1-plain-janes-wanda-printable-digital-paper-patterns-for-card-making-crafts-digiscrap/

• Birthday Cake Rebel https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/birthday-cake-rebel-girl-cute-printable-craft-digital-stamp-craft-download/

• Rebel Messages https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/rebel-messages-with-attitude-cute-printable-craft-digital-stamp-craft-downloads/

My social media: https://janesav101.blogspot.com/


Kathie - Good morning crafty friends from far and wide. Welcome to another Digi Choosday. This fortnight our team were working on projects with this wonderful colour combination of Yellow, Teal, Orange, Pink and Green. To me these are my happy colours. Today I used another wonderful Polkadoodles image  Watering Can With Flowers Spring Garden. There is one black & white image for you to colour with whatever colour medium you use. I used my copics. It’s a great image and can be used for so many different genres. The design paper used was Paper Patterns 2- Winnie Daisy Fairy. The reason why I chose this set of my happy colours, was that it covered the colour combinations that we were using and it’s also very versatile for several crafting projects, cards, scrapbooking etc.
This image was coloured with the following Copic Chio markers: C1, YG03, YG63, Y8, YR04, YR07, RV02, RV04, BG10, BG13, BG15, BG49 and a white gel pen.
This design of card is a first for me and I’ll definitely make another. I look forward to commenting on your entries this month. Happy crafting everyone. You can find my complete instructions for this card on my blog https://kathiezkardz.blogspot.com/


Zel - Creating this mixed media artist trading card is so much fun! For this challenge, I follow the color palette requirement for the background of my ATC. Before I add my colors, I trim watercolor paper to 2.5 x 3.5. For my backgrounds, I grabbed Timholtz stencil paste opaque and spread it on top of a postage stamp stencil. Once it is all dried up. I went ahead and used Lindy's Gang Magicals powder on top of each paper and wet it with water to activate the colors. To add texture to the background, I added script stamps and shape stamps. and adhere film strips. For my focal point, I scan and cut Flower rebel girl, Rebel girl cute girl, and milkshake drink rebel girl and adhere them on top of each ATC. For my sentiment. I just used my Motex label maker to cut the words chic, posh and glam.
Products used:
• Flower Rebel girl - https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/flower-rebel-girl-precoloured-clipart-cute-printable-craft-digital-stamp-craft-download/

• Milkshake drink Rebel - https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/milkshake-drink-rebel-precoloured-clipart-cute-printable-craft-digital-stamp-craft-download/

• Rebel Rebel Cute Girl - https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/rebel-rebel-cute-girl-precoloured-clipart-cute-printable-craft-digital-stamp-craft-download/

My social media: https://www.instagram.com/sprinklewithcards/


Eve - Hi there and welcome to another Digi Choosday challenge. I decided to make another stepper card which I cut out on my scan and cut machine along with the beautiful Alcea Hollyhock flowers. I printed and cut out several images so that I could layer them up with foam pads. The background papers come with the image so they co-ordinate perfectly. The sentiment is from Spring flowers Mother’s Day friend’s greetings sentiments and I finished off my card with some dots, glitter, and a corner punch.
Products used:
• https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/alcea-hollyhock-flowers-printable-craft-digital-stamp-download-svg-papers-greeting/

• https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/spring-flower-mothers-day-friends-greetings-sentiments-printable-digital-stamp-for-card-making-craft-scrapbooking-printable-stickers/

My social media: https://thepurplepaperpuncher.blogspot.com/2026/05/polkadoodles-alcea-hollyhock-flowers.html As always, I hope that you like my card and have a great week!




Judy - My inspiration card was created with Winnie Daisy Fairy Vintage Car. I printed, colored with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut. The card base was die cut. I stenciled cloulds and added a strip of black card stock with hand drawn white lines to mimic a road.
Products used:
• Vintage Car Fairy Winnie Daisy - https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/vintage-car-fairy-winnie-daisy-printable-digital-stamp-colouring-card-making-crafts-scrapbooking-sticker-with-svg-print-and-cut-outline/

• Every Day Greetings and Quotes - Winnie Daisy Fairy - https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/everyday-greetings-and-quotes-winnie-daisy-fairy-printable-digital-stamps-clipart-card-making-crafts-scrapbooking-sticker-with-svg-print-and-cut-outline/
I would love for you to follow me on social:
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Maz – I created this card following a colour palette using Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry, Fertilised Amber, Mustard Seed, Cracked Pistachio, Broken China and Mowed Lawn. I cut the front off my card and made strips from it, to form an old shabby gate. I used Dahlia Flowers Dies for the main focus. The little pots, sign post and butterfly are from All the Dirt Stamp Set. I stencilled inside the card using Great Outdoors Stencil to create the clouds and grass. I attached and coloured Pretty Flowerpots and Planters Dies.
Products Used:
• Dahlia Flower Dies - https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/dahlia-flower-dies-craft-card-making-scrapbooking-cutter-dies/

• All the Dirt Stamps - https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/all-the-dirt-gardening-clear-stamps-for-card-making-craft-scrapbooking-mixed-media/

• Great Outdoors Stencil - https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/grass-clouds-sun-great-outdoors-6-x-6-stencil-for-crafts-card-making-scrapbooking/

• Pretty Flowerpots/Planters Dies - https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/pretty-flowerpots-planters-craft-cutting-die/


Ana - This week’s Digi Choosday project is a bit special because it’s my very first scrapbook layout using Polkadoodles! Plus, it’s for my mom! I’ve been working on a scrapbook for her, and this page is an addition featuring photos from our 2018 Singapore trip! For this layout, I mixed patterned papers from different Polkadoodles collections including Happy Cactus Succulent, Wanda Plane Janes, Noodle Panda Set 1, Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Heaven, Winnie Sunshine Delights, Winnie Let’s Hangout, Set 3 Wanda, and Gnome Men Football USA. I also used the beautiful roses from the Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Embellies Bundle to the page.
Products used:
• Happy Cactus Succulent https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/happy-cactus-succulent-printable-paper-patterns-1-digital-printables-for-cardmaking-craft-stickers/

• Wanda Plane Janes https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/set-1-plain-janes-wanda-printable-digital-paper-patterns-for-card-making-crafts-digiscrap/

• Noodle Panda Set 1 https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/noodle-panda-set-1-printable-digital-paper-patterns-for-card-making-crafts-digiscrap/

• Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Heaven https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-sugar-sprinkles-paper-heaven-4-bundle-printable-crafting-digital-stamp-craft-scrapbooking-download/

• Winnie Sunshine Delights https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-sunshine-delights-6x-6-paper-pack-2-digi-scrap-printable-download/

• Winnie Let’s Hangout https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/lets-hang-out-18-printable-papers-winnie-download-bundle/

• Set 3 Wanda https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/set-3-wanda-printable-digital-paper-patterns-for-card-making-crafts-digiscrap/

• Gnome Men Football USA https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/gnome-men-football-usa-printable-paper-patterns-for-cards-cardmaking-paper-crafting-and-stickers/

• Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Embellies Bundle https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-sugar-sprinkles-embellies-bundle-printable-crafting-digital-stamp-craft-scrapbooking-download/

This design is actually quite easy to recreate! I used my Cricut Maker to cut all the floral elements, but you can definitely achieve the same look using dies or even fussy cutting by hand. I love how this turned out - all the layered florals, colors and heartfelt memories. Check out my tutorial here:
https://mycatandcrafts.blogspot.com/2026/05/polkadoodles-digi-choosday-challenge.html
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Stunning makes from the team, thank you everyone!
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We hope we've inspired you to enter the challenge - we'll be back next week with more inspiration for this one - good luck!
Check out the latest Polkadoodles releases & SHOP HERE..

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Wednesday, 6 May 2026

Challenge 5, week 2 - Anything Goes card making, craft, paper craft, scrapbook challenge

 Welcome to our current Card making, Craft, Papercraft Scrapbooking challenge...

As it's Digi Choosday that means you also get this amazing HUGE discount offer on selected crafty printable downloads in the Polkadoodles store until midnight!

Today's discount code is DC45 & will give you
45% Off
SELECTED* DIGI STAMPS INCLUDING COLLECTIONS/BUNDLES
(*not valid in conjunction with any other offer, applies to certain products only, if your discount does not show in the cart it is not valid for that product.)

Shop downloads now

This challenge is 4 weekly - giving you 4 weeks to enter with $45 in prizes per month. You can enter up to 4 times, with 4 different projects. 

We will still post weekly inspiration from the team but the competition will remain open for 4 weeks. 

PRIZES:
• 1 x Random Prize (we will randomly select 1 winner, so everyone has a chance to win) : 
$20 voucher to spend in the Polkadoodles store, on anything you wish including physical products.
• 2 x $10 prizes : we will select our Top 2 favourite entries from across the 4 weeks.
•  The winners will be announced the week after the challenge closes, at the start of the next challenge
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So let's see what the Design Team have been making... 

We're very happy to welcome Vicky & Natalie to the team this week - make sure you follow the whole team on social media, they'd love to follow you all back!

Vicky - Hello! I'm so happy to join the team! I’ve created a square easel card that measures 5 ¼” x 5 ¼” 13.3cm x 13.3cm. Easy Peasy! Cut a base card that measures 10 ½” x 5 ¼” / 26.6cm x 13.3cm, score in half & then score the front in half diagonally, from top right corner to bottom left corner. Cut another piece of the same Cardstock measuring 5 ¼” x 5 ¼” / 13.3cm x 13.3cm & adhere to bottom of scored line on front ensuring all sides are even. The digi image was printed direct onto Express It Cardstock as I’ve used Copics for colouring. The colours for the mermaid were taken from the paper used on the card front.
Products used:

Coral Mermaid Digi Paper Patterns - https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/coral-mermaid-printable-card-making-craft-digital-paper-patterns/
Coral Mermaid Printable Quotes & Messages – https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/coral-mermaid-printable-quotes-and-messages-for-card-making-crafts-planners/
Lil Miss Mermaid Digi Stamp - https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/miss-mermaid-digi-download/
Copics –Skin – E00, E000, R30
Hair – BV00, BV02
Flowers/Bra – RV21, RV23
Tail – BG000, BG01

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Natalie - Hi Everyone! For my card I used the Beach Scene digi image and teamed it with the Winnie Starfish/ Sandcastles - Building Sandcastles. The sentiment is from the Helga Hippos Quotes and Sentiments bundle. A simple Easel card made special with a scene...dreaming of the sun and warmth.
Prismacolor Pencils:
Sand - Sienna Brown 945, Golden Rod 1034, Sand 940 and Cream 914
Ocean - Cobalt Turquoise 105, Aquamarine 905, Light Aquamarine 992, Light Green 920 and Grey Green Light 289
Leaves - Sepia 948, Dark Green 908, Kelly Green 1096 and Pale Sage 1089
Skin - Dark Brown 946, Sienna Brown 945, Peach 939, Light Peach 927, Eggshell 140 and White 938
Hair - Burnt Ochre 943, Pumpkin Orange 1032, Mineral Orange 1033, Golden Rod 1034 and Yellow Ochre 942
Blue - Indanthrone Blue 208, Denim Blue 1101, True Blue 903 and Non Photo Blue 919
Len of glass and Shovel( minus the brown and blue) - Cool Grey 70% 1065, Cool Grey 50% 1063, Cool Grey 30% 1061, Cool Grey 20% 1060, Sienna Brown 945 and Non Photo Blue 919
White -Cool Grey 50% 1063, Cool Grey 30% 1061 and Cool Grey 20% 1060
Red - Black Raspberry 1095, Crimson Lake 925 and Permanent Red 122
Yellow - Orange 918, Yellowed Orange 1002 and Canary Yellow 916
Products used:
Beach Scene https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/beach-scene-scene-background-for-colouring-printable-craft-digital-stamp-download/
Winnie Starfish - Building Sandcastles https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-starfish-sandcastles-building-sandcastles-download/
Quotes and Sentiments https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/quotes-and-sentiments-digital-stamps-for-card-making-crafts-digital-scrapbooking-planner-stickers/

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/natalieperrywalsh/
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@CherishedCards

Nina - Today it’s Digi Choosday at Polkadoodles again, and this time everything is about an easel card with a By the Sea theme. For my card, I first die-cut all the different elements for the easel card. I then chose the beautiful digital paper from the set Winnie Starfish/Sandcastles Paper 2, because it fits this lovely seaside theme perfectly. To match the paper, I picked the fish from the set Winnie Starfish/Sandcastles Fish 2 as well as the whale from the set Winnie Starfish/Sandcastles.
I coloured the sea creatures to coordinate beautifully with the digital paper:

Fish 1: R81, RV34
Fish 2: BG10, BG13, G00
Whale: C4, C3, C2, C1
As a special highlight, I added the adorable mermaid from the set Lis Miss Mermaid. She is already pre-coloured and fits the card’s colour palette absolutely perfectly. To finish the card, I added the sentiment We Mermaid to be friends, which completes the easel card beautifully and gives this little underwater scene the perfect final touch. And just like that, you can create a magical underwater world in no time.
Products used:
Winnie Starfish/Sandcastles Paper 2: https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-starfish-sandcastles-papers-2-download/
Winnie Starfish/Sandcastles Fish 2: https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-starfish-sandcastles-fish2-download/
Winnie Starfish/Sandcastles: https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-starfish-sandcastles-whale-download/
Lis Miss Mermaid: https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/miss-mermaid-precoloured-digi-download/
Coral Mermaid printable quotes and messages: https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/coral-mermaid-printable-quotes-and-messages-for-card-making-crafts-planners/I hope you like my easel card and that it inspires you to create one of your own. Would you like to make a seaside-themed easel card too?
Make sure to stop by my Instagram and get inspired: https://www.instagram.com/kreativzauber_by_nilu


Kim - For my latest design team project I wanted to create a show-stopper. I chose the gorgeous Coral the Mermaid Sitting on a Rock https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/coral-mermaid-princess-sitting-on-a-rock-printable-card-making-craft-digital-stamp-with-svg-outline/ and put her front and center on a dimensional easel card with an added pop up mechanism under Coral. My paper selections come from the Coral paper pack https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/coral-mermaid-printable-card-making-craft-digital-paper-patterns/
I used Coral the Mermaid Sitting on a Rock digital stamp. Her tail details are my favorite part to color!
The easel structure makes her look like she's rising right out of the sea foam. I used a mix of textured blues and a scalloped sentiment as the stop to hold the card in place. I added some die cut shells, starfish and seaweed for added texture.
Copic colour palette:
Skin E0000 E000 E00 E21 E11 E04. Hair RV00 RV52 RV63 RV55 RV66 Tail BG70 BG72 BG75 V01 V12 V15 V17


Ana - For this week’s Digi Choosday challenge, I created 2 cute double easel card following our DT prompt, seaside theme and easel card using the Polkadoodles Winnie Starfish/Sandcastles collection. I love how the papers already have a mixed media look, so vibrant and full of texture without the mess and cleaning up after! Hehe! This card may look detailed, but it’s actually very easy to put together, and the mini easel inside works as a stopper for the main card which made it a fun interactive element.
Check out my step by step tutorial here:
https://mycatandcrafts.blogspot.com/2026/05/polkadoodles-digi-choosday-project.html

Polkadoodles products:

Winnie Starfish/Sandcastles Design Sheet 2 https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-starfish-sandcastles-design-sheet-2-download/
Winnie Starfish/Sandcastles - Papers https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-starfish-sandcastles-papers-6-download/
Winnie Celebrations 3 sentiments https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/winnie-celebrations-3-sentiments-digi-kit-download/
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Stunning makes from the team, thank you everyone!
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