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/
 

Entered into: 

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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Festive Friday at The Outlawz - 3 October, 2025

 This months themes are:

Christmas

Halloween

Autumn

Adorable Monsters

 

This month I chose adorable Monsters and Christmas as my themes.  The image is called Monster Sweet Tooth, apologies but I do not know the illustrator.

 

Coloured with copic pens and a load of glossy accents for those lollypops.  

check out this month's inspiration at:

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

 

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Pearly Sparkles - October, 2025

 The theme at Pearly Sparkles this month is "Pumpkins and/or Autumn Leaves".  I dug into my stash for this card, the images are from Robyn's Fetish, a digital that is sadly no longer having closed several years ago, my first design team.  Lover these cute images, hope you do also.

Coloured with copic pens and added with 3d squares.  I have added orange glitter in spots on the card.

Check out all the Autumn themes at: 
https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

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Crafters Cafe September 2025

 Our sponsor at Crafters Cafe this month is Fred She Said, we received some wonderful flowers for our challenge.  I chose Scribbled Flowers, coloured.

I created a journal page to celebrate the start of spring where I live, once printed I fussy cut and separated the leaves from the flowers , so my painted background would show through.  I then used a thin Micron pen and redrew in the stems. Found the quote on the net added some blue pearl swirls and a little bit of doodling ( I do love to doodle)

Check out all the flowers at: 

 https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

 

Pearly Sparkles - September, 2025

 The theme is Traci's recipe Pink, pearls and/or sparkle

Check out all the inspiration from the team at:

https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

 

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A Place to Start - 8th September, 2025

 Anything Goes, optional Leaves and Circles, I was lucky enought to have some circle and leave patterned paper in my stash.  The image is from Fred She Said " Emma in the Leaves" coloured with copic pens.

Check out all the teams inspiration at: 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

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A Place to Start - 4th August, 2025

Anything Goes, optional Summer Things.  Time to take a break from work and go sailing!  Coloured with copic pens, fussy cut and layered with 3d glue.

 

Check out all the summer things at:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

 

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Pearly Sparkles - August, 2025

 The theme is Under the sea. I have chosen an Imagine That image called, Baby Mermaid.  Perfect image for a Mermay Birthday.  I have used the precoloured image from the kit and created a patterned paper. Kindy Glitter Cristalina swirled around for water.

check out all the underwater projects at:

https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-110-under-sea.html

 

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Festive Friday at The Outlawz - 1 August, 2025

 This month's themes are:

Christmas

Summer

It's a Colourful World

 Critters 

 

I have gone with a Christmas/ critters theme, I love this horse image from  Hettie Clare.  Coloured with copic pens and mounted onto a patterned background, made from strips of Christmas themed papers.

 

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Festive Friday at The Outlawz - 4 July, 2025

 This month's themes are:

Christmas

Yum Yum (food)

Thank you

By the Sea

 

I've chosen to do a Christmas Card, can

t tell you how much I love using these digitals from Sweet November, I have made so many of the years and each one is unique.  This time I have used the little boy and his dog. The scene through the window is patterned paper as are the curtains and flooring.  Some glitter for snow.

 

Checkout all the themes at:

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

 

Entered into: 

The Paper Shelter - Christmas in July

Fab n Funky - Christmas in July 

Unicorn Challenge - Christmas in July 

Ellies Corner - AG 

 

Pearly Sparkles - July, 2025

 The theme is: A shaped Card

I have made a teepee card and decorated it with diecuts from 49 and Market.  Love making these cards, they lay flat for posting, just need a big envelope.  If you click on the photos you will get a clearer photo, not sure if it is my camera or my computer playing around with my photos.

 Check out all the shapes at:

 https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

 

Entered into:

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes 

Simon Says Wednesdays - AG 

Ally's Angels - AG 

 

Festive Friday at The Outlawz - 6 June, 2025

This month's themes are:

Christmas

Father's Day

One for the boys

Bugs/Butterflies

Cass

 

 

 

Pearly Sparkles - June, 2025

 The theme is Masculine and yes I am late!!!!!  I made this card for a young man for his 13th Birthday, he is a mad keen and very good cricketer.  The cricket ball is a paper candy.

Check out all the masculine cards at:

https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

 

A perfect time to craft - AG 

Crafts Galore - AG 

I love to craft - AG 

A Place to Start - 5th May, 2025

 Theme for this month is Anything Goes, optional for a child.  I have used an image from All Dressed Up called Farm.  Painted with copic pens, some liquid pearls and 3d paint for the sheep's wool.

Check out all the designs at:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

 

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Festive Friday at The Outlawz - 2 May, 2025

This month's themes are;

Christmas

Say it with Flowers

Ribbons & Bows

Let's be Friends 

 

These are my favourite pieces to play with for Christmas, along with some paper piecing, this time I have used the two pets, background is opatterned paper as are the curtains.

Check out all the designs at:

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

Pearly Sparkles - May, 2025

 The theme is Black and white plus one more colour, I have used Urban scene for this birthday card, using red for the sign and the paint.

Check out all the Black, White + 1 colour

 https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

Crafters Cafe 15th April 2025

This month's challenge is Feminine

Great sponsor  Polkadoodles 

I chose to use Ruby Frou Frou, it took me a little longer and I am running late with the card, but I am happy with the result.

The image has been coloured with Prismacolour pencils, kindy glitter and a white gel pen. 

Check out al the feminine projects at:

 https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

 

Entered into:

Polkadoodles - AG

613 venue Create - AG, optional splash of colour 

The Paper Funday - AG

Crafts Galore Encore  AG

A Place to Start - 7th April, 2025

 Theme this month, Anything Goes, optional Black, White and Red.

I do like using this colour combo, although I was a bit concerned I would run out of black ink when printing.  The girl is from Sheepski Designs, I always think of her as walking home after a party.  She is called "Party Shoes#.

Her dress and shoes have been coloured with Prismacolor pencils.

Check out all the Black White and Red creations at:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

 

Entered into: 

 A perfect time to Craft - AG

Crafts Galore Encore - AG 

 

Festive Friday at The Outlawz - 4 April ,2025

 This month's themes are;

Christmas

Easter

Use Green

Bunnies/Birds or Bears

Pretty simple this month, I was looking for a quick card and came up with some different green paper, which came from a Stampin up paper pad.  Punch shapes and arrange on yellow cardstock.  Rubber stamped sentiment.

Check out all the designs

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

 

Entered into: 

Simon Says - Happy Birthday

Cards 4 Galz - Stripes 

The Male Room - Geometric 

I love to Craft - AG

Pearly Sparkles - April, 2025

This month's theme is Monochromatic, as the grandchildren get older , especially for the males, the card making gets more difficult.  I saw this verse, changed it a bit and thought great for a 20 year old.

I also added some some images from my stash and some black ribbon.

Check out all the monochromatic designs at:

 https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

 

Entered into: 

Gem of a craft - AG

Monday Greetings Challenge - Happy Birthday 

Crafts Galore - AG 

Love to Craft - AG

A Place to Start - 3rd March, 2025

The theme this month is Anything Goes, optional Fairy Tales.

Who better than the White Rabbit for a belated birthday card.  Sebtiments have been typed onto the card, the image from  a colouring page.  

The rabbit has been coloured with copic pens and fussy cut, then layered onto the card with a spring, you can see the shadow in the photo, great interactive card .

Check out all the fairy tales at:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

 

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Pearly Sparkles - March, 2025

The theme is anything but a Card, I have made a tag to go into my 2025 journa.  Using pieces by 49 and market. (In the leaves Ephemera bits)

The 1st March being our official start of Autumn, I have used Autumn colours.  Noticing the change of season since we moved, we never got alot of Autumn colours, but living closer to the mountains, the leaves are already starting to change and giving us that wonderful Autumn glow.

 

Check out all the projects at:

http://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/
 

Crafters Cafe February 2025

 Theme is Spots and/or stripes, and our sponsor is Sheepski. Please check out Andrea's blog for image details as she has shut down her etsy store.

I usually think laterally, and what better animal for a stripes challenge.  "Skunk" is from Sheepski Designs.  Colouring a black and white image was a challenge, but I think I got there.

The background is a patterned paper I have on my computer, I just took away the colours.  The quote I found on the internet, I'm thinking Abraham Lincoln was very astute and I can think of a couple of people his would describe. lol.

Check out all the Spots and/or stripes at:

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

 

Entered into: 

A Perfect time to Craft - AG

Crafty Animals - AG with an animal 

 

Festive Friday at The Outlawz - 7 Feb, 25

This month's themes are:

Christmas

Valentine/Love

Back to School

Get Well 

I have used a cute image from QKR, called Hug Me,coloured with copic pens and mounted on some pink cardstock.

Check out all the design teams creations at:

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

 

Entered into: 

Give a Crafter a Cookie- Lots of hearts

Love to Craft - AG 

Colour Options Feb 2025 - Different pink colours. 

 

 

 

A Place to Start - 3rd February, 2025

This month's theme is "Anything Goes, optional Thing in the Sky"

 

I have used an image from "Imagine That" called  Airplane.  The photo isn't showing the background clearly, embossed clouds and copic pen for the image with a typed sentiment.

Check out all the designs at:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

Entered into:

Little Red Wagon - A is for Anything Goes

Gem of a Challenge - AG 

All Sorts of Challenges - AG

613 Avenue Create - AG 

Dragonfly Dreams - CAS 

Crafty Animals - AG with an animal

Pearly Sparkles - February, 2025

The theme this month is Love is in the Air, thought I would do a fun card.  The image is by From the Heart, Super Birdbrain.  Coloured with copic pens, verse of Fly me to the moon has been printed onto the card.

Check out all the Love is in the Air projects at:

http://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

 

Entered into: 

Little Red Wagon - AG 

Fab n Funky - Include a stamped image (real or digital) 

Digi Choosday - AG 

Simon Says Mondays - Have a Heart 

A Perfect Time to craft - AG 

If you give a Crafter a Cookie - Hearts Galore

Crafter's Cafe - 15th January, 2025

Our theme for January challenge is Birthdays.  

 Our sponsor is the wonderful Dr Digi.

I chose to use  Cake and Candles, now I have to tell you the image comes with 6 candles, but I needed 8, so I copied a couple of the candles and added them to the cake.  I used Crayola Blending Markers and 3d Micador paint for the icing.  Some Kindy glitter and liquid pearls completed the card.

Check out all the Design teams projects at:

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

 

Entered into: 

A perfect time to Craft - AG

Crasfts Galore Encore - AG 

If you give a Crafter a Cookie - AG 

Love to Craft - AG

Love to Scrap - AG 

 

A Place to Start - 6th January, 2025

 Happy New Year, Our theme for the month at A Place to Begin is 

"Anything Goes, optional Balloons"

I have been waiting for a chance to use one of Dr Digi's Number Balloons and here it is a card for a little girl I know who is turning 5 this year.  

The image has been coloured with Crayola Blending Markers, a new products for me, I received them in a gift I received for Christmas, easy to use.  Then use liquid pearls on the balloon.

 

Check out all the balloons at:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

 

Entered into:

AAA Cards - CAS AG

Crafts Galore - AG 

Give a Crafter a Cookie - AG 

I Love to Craft - AG 

I Love to Scrap - AG

Festive Friday 3rd January, 2025

 Our themes for January are:

CHRISTMAS

SOMETHING NEW

USE BLUE 

SYMPATHY

 

I decided to start the year with "Use Blue" for a holiday card.  Image is from  All Dressed Up, called Bon Voyage.  The image has been coloured with copic pens and added to some blue check paper.

Check out all the design teams projects for January here:

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

 

Entered into: 

Let's Craft and Create - AG plus sentiment

613 Avenue Create - AG 

 

Pearly Sparkles January 2025

 Hi everyone and as a new year starts it is out with the old and in with the new.  Theme for January at Pearly Sparkles is Something Old Something New.  I decided to combine the two and used a card I made some time ago, still hadn't used so I decided to add some elements I received in a gift package of craft supplies to make a new card.

 Old Version

 New Version

Check out all the Old and new projects at:

 http://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:

We love 2 Create - AG

Digi Choosday - AG 

A Perfect time to craft - AG 

Crafts Galore - AG 

Give a Crafter a cookie - AG 

Creative Inspirations - Something old, something new 

Ellibelles Crafty Wednesday - AG