May 2026, Crafter's Cafe Anything Goes make it Funny/Comical

Wow! just realised that I haven't published anything on my blog since January, let's just say life threw me a curve ball and I crashed and burned for a few months.  I'm well again and looking forward to my crafting and blogging

 The theme over at the Crafter's Cafe Challenge for this month is Anything Goes, lets have some fun.

and the sponsor is 

   

  https://www.doctor-digi.com/

 

I chose to use  Ambrose Dunderton to make a birthday card for my husband, who is turning 80 in a few months.  His choice of poison is Chivas Regal, so I found a picture of a bottle, did a bit of an adjustment, adding his age to the bottle and placing is near Ambrose's hand.  A fun card he'll appreciate, you never know I might even buy him a bottle for his birthday, although not one this old.

 

I have used the colour version of the image from Dr Digi. 

 

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January Crafters Cafe

 This month the theme is For the Boys and the sponsor is My Besties.  I chose an image called Plumber Boy.  It has been in the 40s here, so I gave up on glue and pens.

My little spotlight card has been digitally made. 

Check out the teams designs at:

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ 

Pearly Sparkles - December, 2025

Merry Christmas everyone

The theme this month is Silver.  I did look through my die catalogue, no luck no bells.  So I found an image on the net, printed the outline on the back of some silver cardstock to create my silver bells.

The Holly and berries are from a Polkadoodle die.

Check out all the silver projects at:

https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

 

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A Place to Start - 1st December, 2025

For the Anything Goes, optional winter things, I chose to use an image from Imagine That, called Gertie Goose Umbrella.

The background has been created using a Kaleidacolor stamp pad, with the colours together.  The rain drops are from Flour8ish with a Bling, sadly no longer available.

Gertie Goode has been coloured with copic pens and fussy cut, the sentiment came with the image.

Check out all the winter things at:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

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Crafters Cafe November 2025

 All Dressed Up Use the colour Yellow, I chose an image called Beach Time.  Perfect for an Australian Christmas card.

Coloured with copic pens, I cut the little ice cream sign out a second time and layered.  The little beach house and banner comes from Flourish with a bling, sadly now closed.

Check out all the designs at:

 https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

 

Festive Friday at The Outlawz - 7 November, 2025

 This month's themes are:

Christmas

I'm Thankful

Friendship

Just because

I have altered the cover of a purse size notebook, just because I think they are handy to have.

Check out al the projects at:

https://theoutlawzchallenges-friday.blogspot.com/

 

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Love to Craft - AG 

Love to Scrap - AG 

 

 

 

A Place to Start - 3rd November, 2025

 Anything Goes, optional something new.

I tried out some new pencils I bought that are supposed to be good on black paper.  That jury is still out, I think I need more practice before I decide. 

Bit tired of seeing all the autumn, halloween colurs, in the Southern Hemisphere we are in Spring.

The blossom tree is something I first saw way back in 1957, facial tissues were still a novelty and we could get coloured ones, my grade 3 teacher  made a frieze of the seasons and used the pink tissues to make the blossoms.

Check out all the projects from the team at:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

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Elliebelle's Garden Party - Something from the garden 

 

 

Pearly Sparkles - November, 2025

Theme is Snowman, I chose an image called Melting Snowman from QKR, have to admit it is probably my most used Christmas image over the years.  I do have two different snowmen that are melting, just seems right for someone living in Australia, something would be terribly wrong if I saw a snowman at Christmas time.

I have only coloured his clothes, nose and cheeks with Prisma coloured pencils.  Not sure if the photo does it justice, but I wanted a woolly type of effect on the scarf.  My trusty Snow marker has also been used.

 

 Check out all the snowmen at:

 https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

 

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A perfect time to Craft - AG 

12 months of Christmas - AG 

Merry Little Christmas - AG 

ABC Christmas - Uncluttered 

 

Crafters Cafe October 2025

 This month at The Crafter's Cafe our themes are Anything Goes. Optional Christmas.

The sponsor is Polkadoodles 

https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/ 

I chose "Holly Lantern"  I have coloured the images with Faber Castelle Black Edition pencils, originally bought for a special drawing on black paper, which is still coming, thought I would try them out on a Como Sketch Pad, really very soft and creamy leads.

 

Also on my card, apart from the patterned paper from my stash is a great Holly and Berry Die set, also from PolkaDoodles.  I'm usually a bit hesitant buying from overseas as postage can be quite expensive, but having bought from Polkadoodle before and I really wanted a good holly die.  There are three leaf dies in the set and the berries are a separate die with 21berries of differing sizes all on one die.

Check out all the teams designs at:

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/
 

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Pink Gem Challenge - AG 

Allsorts Challenge - Traditional Christmas Colours 

We Love to Craft - AG 

Digi Choosday - AG 

Simons Says Wednesdays - Get Ready for Christmas 

 

A Place to Start - 6th October, 2025

 The theme this month at A Place to Start is Anything Goes, optional Pump it up for Pumpkins.

I have made a bookmark for this challenge using a quote from Henry David Thoreau (I do like me space)

Coloured with copic pens and layered on different cardstock

Check out all the details at:

 https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

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