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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

September 2026 Crafter's Cafe Bright Colours

 This month we our theme at The Crafter's Cafe is Anything Goes, optional Bright Colours, Rainbows etc.  

Our Sponsor for our August/September challenge is  

 
Check out the challenge at: 
for all the details.
 
I have used  two papers from the Sugarplum kit (not sure if it is still available)and blended them to add more colours.  The image is called "Snowy Footprints"
 
Gone completely crazy over colours, but it worked in the end.
 

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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Outlawz Christmas - September 4, 2026

 One of my favourite images from "Hettie"  Bit late this month, sometimes I wonder where the days go.  Coloured with copic pens and layered onto patterned paper.  Some Christmas ribbon to complete the card.

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September 7th, 2026 - A Place to Start - Relates to a song

"All I want for Christmas is a Hippopotamus for Christmas"  a favourite when I was young.  I have used polkadoodles " Helga Hippo, Fairy Princess and a crocodile and a Rhino from my stash

  

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 https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/



 

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Pearly Sparkles - September, Traci's Recipe

 Traci's recipe is a challenge we hold each September in memory of the lady who started this challenge some years ago.  She loved Pink, Pearls and Glitter.  She also loved the miniature hedgehogs and dogs.  Diecuts were used for the flower and the circles on the background.Image has been coloured with copic pens, a pink pearly ribbon 3d ribbon sticker and liquid pearls to the little hear collar.

 

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


 

Friday, August 7, 2026

Outlawz Christmas August 7, 2026

 Sometime simple works for me, I have digitally created the front using different elements.  Wondering how many cards people will send this Christmas as the cost is getting ridiculous.

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Monday, August 3, 2026

August 4th, 2026 - Anything Goes, optional no Rectangles

 Hi everyone, back again with a new monthly challenge, the theme this month is  Anything Goes, optional no rectangles.

 




 

Monday, July 6, 2026

July 5th, 2026 - A Place To Start - Anythng Goes - Black and White

 Black and White at a Place to Start this month.  Thought I would go a little different, after being away from crafting and drawing for so long.  Here is a journal page.

I use one of those old Picture Albums, with the black pages.  The white is gel pen, white marker and black markers,  white pencil that is for black backgrounds and even some white liquid pearls.  The little sailing ship has been created with some scraps of black cardstock.


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Friday, July 3, 2026

Outlawz Christmas - July 3, 2026

 Large sentiment card this month.  I have a set of papers and elements for Christmas that are a mauve colour and thought I would use them on this card.  Together withe some Kindy Glitz lilac glitter. 

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Pearly Sparkles - July 2026, Christmas in July.

 Here is my card for Christmas in July, the image has been coloured with copic pens and fussy cut.  The background has been created with a lot of scraps, cut into strips and layered with a space between each piece to leave a white border.  3D glitter added to the hat to complete the card.

Check here to see all the Christmas projects
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Monday, June 15, 2026

Crafter's Cafe - June 15, 2026 Blooms

The theme for The Crafter's Cafe Challenge this fortnight is Blooms

and the sponsors are
 
 
 
 
and
 
 
 
I have used an image from Fred She Said called Cornflowers (It was a precoloured image, which is great when you find yourself short of a card) 
 
 
And from My Besties, a flower called Love flowers, coloured with copic and glitter, added to a small journal page with lots of blooms.
 



 
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Friday, June 5, 2026

Outlawz Christmas June 5, 2026

 This month I have used an image of Christmas gifts, coloured with copic pens and added some white gel stitching.   As we start slipping towards the middle of the year, it is time to start the Christmas Cards.

 

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Monday, June 1, 2026

Pearly Sparkles - June 2026 Makes me smile

 I love this image, the horse and cat seem to be having a good chuckle.  The image is from Hettie Clare and called, Friends forever.    Coloured with copic pens and fussy cut, layered onto coloured paper, with coloured circle stickers. 

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A place to Start June 2026 NO CARDS

 Hi everyone, back again with a new monthly challenge, the theme this month is "No Cards".

So many things that you can create, I have chosen to start a new small journal.  Scraps, stickers bits and pieces to make a page. 

 

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Friday, May 15, 2026

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 
   
 
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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Thursday, January 15, 2026

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. 

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Monday, December 1, 2025

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.

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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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Sunday, November 16, 2025

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.

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 https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/


 

Friday, November 7, 2025

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.
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Monday, November 3, 2025

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.

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Elliebelle's Garden Party - Something from the garden