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

Please follow my Social Media:
Blog https://wp.me/pduME0-e3h
FB - https://www.facebook.com/vickywrightdesignsaustralia
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YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@vickywrightdesigns


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/

Please follow my social media:
Blog https://cherishedcards.blogspot.com/2026/05/polkadoodles-craft-by-sea-winnie.html
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/
Follow more of my crafty projects here:
Instagram: @my.cat.and.crafts
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Facebook: My Cat and Crafts https://www.facebook.com/my.cat.and.crafts
Blog: mycatandcrafts.blogspot.com




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..

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Wednesday, 29 April 2026

Challenge 5, week 1 - 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 thrilled to welcome a new Design Team member with us today - please give a warm welcome to Paula! We look forward to showing you all her wonderful makes every week with the team!

Paula - I used this Cute Boy Graduation digi stamp to make a graduation card using graduation sentiments and words of encouragement as a background. The graduate is colored with Ohuhu alcohol markers. He flips to the right to allow the recipient to see all the heartfelt sentiments. The card then opens as a traditional side-fold card allowing the addition of a gift card or cash and a personal message.
Products used:

I used Ohuhu markers - colour used: CG2, E58,R2,R8,R18,R20, R22, WG3,Y2,Y42,YR312

Hope you like it! See you next time - I’d love to follow you on Socials, here’s mine if you’d like to give me a follow too!


Zel - This mini slimline card features an adorable layered design using Graduation Themed collection.
For my card base , I prepared 3.5 by 6 inches white cardstock. For the layers I adhered Lined paper from the Graduation school paper bundle measure 2x3 inches , the toga and diploma paper from the same set and blue cardstock measure 3 and 1/4 by 5.5 inches for the last layer. For my Focal point I used cute boy 2 wearing spectacle glasses and for the ephemera I used Graduation school student ephemera.
Products used:
My Social Media :


Wendy - Hello everyone - I hope that you have had a great crafty month. It's time for some more inspiration for the current blog challenge and this week were thinking about graduations - When I left school many years back (1985 to be precise!) graduation in the UK definitely wasn't a thing....just graduations from University, how times have changed. It's very popular now though - even little ones have graduations from nursery ! So I don't really make or send many of these cards but its always good to have some in my stash just in case...so I decided to create a card using the Graduation School Student collection...such a versatile set for loads of different celebrations. Its a super cute little boy with his graduation gown and cap and I created an arched doorway from dies and went with a gold, black and silver theme for my card today using papers from the collection and a congratulations banner from the clipart bundle, coloured with promarkers and fussy cutting out before assembling the card. To finish off the card I added confetti around the design and added some glossy accents to the boys glasses and white gel pen highlights. Have a fantastic week....love and crafty hugs Wendy x

Jane - https://janesav101.blogspot.com/ Hi everyone! The graduation season will soon be upon us and how nice it would be to send a card of congratulations for a job well done. This card was so simple to put together as I did it entirely in Word. Gathering all my chosen pre-coloured elements from the Graduation School Student Big Kahuna Bundle I arranged them onto a piece of the patterned paper and added a shadow behind each to give the illusion of depth. I also made sure that I had enough of the paper on either side of my composition so that, once printed, I had plenty of room to roll the edges to look like a degree scrolls, popping a bow on each for the finishing touch.
Products used:

Ana - This week’s Digi Choosday DT prompt is all about graduation, as usual, I had a hard time picking between two cute digis so I made not one but two cards! I used Cute Girl in Graduation Gown and Cute Boy Graduation, and honestly, they were just too cute not to feature together.Both images are adorable and perfectly capture that proud, celebratory graduation moment. I colored them up with alcohol markers, then paired them with bright, cheerful backgrounds using layered stencil rays colored with Distress Oxide and a touch of gold embossing for sparkle.We hope you’ll join us on this week’s Digi Choosday! We’d love to see what you create!
For more project ideas and random cat photos, follow me on Facebook and Instagram!
Instagram: @my.cat.and.crafts www.instagram.com/my.cat.and.crafts
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Eve - Hi there! For today's card I decided to make a stepper card which I cut out on my scan and cut machine. The cute boy image is also cut out with my scan and cut along with the bunting and hat/scroll elements. The boy is mounted onto a Spellbinders die and the background paper is from the Graduation school student bundle which was then mounted onto some gold foiled card. As always, I hope you like my card and have a great week. Eve x Items used: 

https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/graduation-school-student-paper-bundle-digital-stamp-and-printable-clipart-pack-for-card-making-scrapbooking-and-junk-journaling/

My blog:

Maz – Whether it’s a graduation or just leaving school, there’s nothing nicer than something handmade to celebrate! I created this project by using everything from the Graduation Big Kahuna Bundle. A collection full of characters in both B&W and pre-coloured, clipart, ephemera, sentiments and much more. I used pre-coloured Cute Boy Grey Gown on top of a scroll background from the Clipart Bundle. I dressed up my project by adding elements from the Ephemera bundle.
You can find everything in the Big Kahuna Bundle here:
More details can be found on my blog:


Judy - I used this Cute Boy with Spectacles Glasses digi from the Graduation School Student Collection for the focal on my inspiration card for this week. He was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and fussy cut before popping onto the card background made up of patterned papers, word art, ephemera and sentiments.
Products used:
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Stunning makes from the team, thank you everyone!
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WINNERS - CHALLENGE 4
PRIZES: 
1 x Random winner of a $20 voucher 

The winner is:

 Congratulations! You won a $25 credit to spend in the Polkadoodles store, on anything you wish including physical products.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Please contact us via the website CHAT on the homepage quoting DCW5001 to claim your prize before 16 May 2026...(If you do not already have an account registered at www.polkadoodles.com please register so we can issue a credit to your account - if you pre-register it will save time arranging your credit). 
Allow 28 days for a response to your claim, please do not keep emailing, your claim will be dealt with as soon as possible.

Top 2 DT Favourite winners
2 x Winners of a $10 voucher

The winners are:

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Please contact us via the website CHAT on the homepage quoting DCW5012 to claim your prize before 16 May 2026...(If you do not already have an account registered at www.polkadoodles.com please register so we can issue a credit to your account - if you pre-register it will save time arranging your credit). 
Allow 28 days for a response to your claim, please do not keep emailing, your claim will be dealt with as soon as possible.
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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, 22 April 2026

Challenge 4, 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 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... 

Natalie - This is a very different fun fold for me. Very Simple. Really all you do is cut a triangle from the top left down to the bottom right. I then cut a base cut almost in half and that formed the flap. I used a Silhouette Cameo to print out the image. I used Xpress It card stock as I do a lot of Copic colouring, however I decided to use Prismacolor pencils.
Prismacolor Pencils:
Skin - Dark Umber 947, Beige Sienna 1080, Peach 939, Eggshell 140 and Cream 914
Hair - Chocolate 1082, Light Umber 941 and Golden Rod 1034
Blue - Idanthrone Blue 208, True Blue 903 and Periwinkle 1025
Green - Dark Green 908, Olive Green 911 and Apple Green 912
Blue Green - Cobalt Turquoise 105, Aquamarine 905, Light Aquamarine 992 and Light Green 920
Orange - Chestnut 1081, Pumpkin Orange 1032 and Yellowed Orange 1002
Purple - Black Grape 996, Imperial Violet 1007, Parma Violet 1008 and Greyed Lavender 1026
Black - Black 935, Cool Grey 90% 1067 and Cool Grey 70% 1065
Yellow - Chocolate 1082, Golden Rod 1034 and Canary Yellow 916
Products used:


Kim - For my latest Polkadoodles Design team project, I created interactive card.   I chose a classic gatefold design, which I secured with a sturdy belly band to keep all that fairy magic tucked inside until it’s time for the big reveal! I love how the round circular focal point with Winnie acts almost lock for the card. I chose Winnie Flower Fairy Dancing Bouquet https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/flower-fairy-dancing-bouquet-winnie-daisy-fairy-cute-girl-printable-clipart-digital-stamp-digistamp-for-cards-cardmaking-crafting-and-stickers/.  I had so much fun colouring her hair in those bright pink hair tones Using Copic colours RV000 RV10 RV11 and RV13.  I coloured her dress with B60 B63 B66 to blend in with the card base and decorative papers. My paper selections are from Noodle Panda set 2 https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/set-2-noodle-panda-bear-cute-printable-digi-stamp-clipart-with-svg-outlines-for-card-making-crafting-printable-planner-sticker/ And Theo Penguin Icy Winter paper pak https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/11-icy-winter-papers-set-1-theo-penguin-for-card-making-craft-scrapbook-junk-journals/ I chose the soft pastel plaid paper especially that brings all the spring colours(even though the paper is in a winter set it works quite amazingly in other themes) together without taking the spotlight away from Winnie. The finishing touches of a few tiny lavender butterflies and some clear gems for that essential fairy-dust sparkle. 

Zel - For this challenge, I used a memory dex card puncher to create my memory dex card base then I ink blend it using distress oxide antique linen. I scan n cut Pancake waffles printable and Birthday girl rebel girl as my focal point and adhere them to my card base. For my sentiment I used winnie sugar and a sprinkle set.
Products used:
My Social media :

Nina - I created a Peek-a-Boo Slider Card with a balloon belly band: I designed the card base completely myself, then cut it with my cutting machine, neatly scored all the folds, and finally assembled everything by hand. A real eye-catcher is the sweet mouse with a balloon from the Birthday Mouse set, which I used both on the outside (on the balloon belly band) and in a larger version inside the card. On the front, I paired her with the sentiment “Have a mice day”, and inside she’s joined by Have a wonderful day.The delicate striped digi paper in soft pastels also comes from the “Birthday Mouse” set. I trimmed several mats to size and layered them up to create a harmonious look with a little dimension. I also made the balloon on the belly band as a layered element, cutting it from the digi paper as well.To finish, I placed the mouse right on top of the stacked balloon so she looks like she’s sitting on it – turning the belly band into a cute little decorative feature of its own.Thanks to the combination of the image, paper, layers, and the special fold, the card creates a lovely peek-a-boo effect when opened, almost like the mouse is standing on a tiny stage.So, what do you think of the card? Do you like it as much as I do?Love Nina

Ana - Hi crafty friends! For this week’s Polkadoodles Digi Choosday challenge, our DT prompt is “Birthday Card with a Different Fold,” and I created a fun Double Gatefold Card featuring the adorable Pickles the Hedgehog.This fold looks fancy, but it’s actually very simple! I created a main card base and a mini card base, scored and folded them to form the gatefold and pop-up mechanism, then layered everything with patterned papers and cardstock. Once assembled, I decorated the panels with cute Pickles images and a sweet birthday sentiment.If you’d like to recreate this card, I’ve shared full step-by-step instructions over on my blog.
Polkadoodles Products Used:
I hope this inspires you to try a different fold for your next birthday card!
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!

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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