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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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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