Welcome back to our Craft, Card making & Scrapbooking mixed media challenge!
We have some wonderful inspiration with some of our favourite projects from the past month from the team....
As always, the theme this month isAnything Mixed Media/paper crafting GoesYou do not need to use Polkadoodles products to enter our challenges, use any products you wish...
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Let's see what the Design Team have created to get you inspired this month!...
Natalia - Hello! I created this bright card using the Big Birthday Surprise stamps and the Starburst stencils for lots of lovely texture...
Liz - This cute MDF plaque/ sign can be decorated in so many ways, but for this project I used some shimmers from my stash, to keep a light look to it and to show the design already on it, I used the stamps from the Sending Love stamp set, as well as the matching die set, I love this little cutie mouse, so couldn't resist him peeking out between some plants, leaving some stamped directly on the base and some die cut to give different depths, after cutting out the taller flowers and using 3D foam to again add depth I highlighted the flower heads with some Sunbeam Shimmer stencil butter, I then added some tiny bits on the base to look like blossom off the flowers spreading in the breeze, The butterfly was coloured with copics and again die cut out, I then scored along the body so the wings lifted up, I finished it off with a sentiment from the Just A little Note stamp set.
Crafti Potential If your cards are feeling a bit flat lately… this is your sign to TURN UP THE COLOUR. Because this card? It’s not shy. It’s bold, it’s bright and it’s bursting with personality – exactly the kind of card that makes someone stop, smile and say “wow, you made this?!”
Let’s start with the background because it is doing some serious heavy lifting. By layering stencils and blending colour, you get instant depth and texture without adding loads of bulky layers. It gives you that rich, mixed media look but keeps everything nice and flat for posting – win win.
The clever bit here is letting the background shine instead of covering it up. Once you’ve got that colour and texture down, you really don’t need much else. Add a focal point, keep it clean, and let the design do its thing.
Those florals are the perfect finishing touch. Bright, bold and full of life, they bring that handmade charm we all love. And because they’re stamped and coloured, you can make them totally your own – go softer, go brighter, add sparkle… whatever your style is.
If you’ve got stencils in your stash that you’re not using much, try this. Layer them up. Play with colour. Be a bit braver with your combinations. You might be surprised how quickly you go from “meh” to “WOW I love this”.
If you enjoyed this idea, you’ll love mixing and matching other Polkadoodles stencils and stamps from the Hello Spring collection – they’re designed to work together so you can keep creating without overthinking it.
And if you make something inspired by this, don’t keep it to yourself… come and share it in the Polkadoodles Facebook group. It’s full of crafty inspiration and we LOVE seeing what you create.
Now go grab those stencils and get inky… your next favourite card is waiting. 🎨✨
Liz - This cute MDF plaque/ sign can be decorated in so many ways, but for this project I used some shimmers from my stash, to keep a light look to it and to show the design already on it, I used the stamps from the Sending Love stamp set, as well as the matching die set, I love this little cutie mouse, so couldn't resist him peeking out between some plants, leaving some stamped directly on the base and some die cut to give different depths, after cutting out the taller flowers and using 3D foam to again add depth I highlighted the flower heads with some Sunbeam Shimmer stencil butter, I then added some tiny bits on the base to look like blossom off the flowers spreading in the breeze, The butterfly was coloured with copics and again die cut out, I then scored along the body so the wings lifted up, I finished it off with a sentiment from the Just A little Note stamp set.
Crafti Potential If your cards are feeling a bit flat lately… this is your sign to TURN UP THE COLOUR. Because this card? It’s not shy. It’s bold, it’s bright and it’s bursting with personality – exactly the kind of card that makes someone stop, smile and say “wow, you made this?!”
Let’s start with the background because it is doing some serious heavy lifting. By layering stencils and blending colour, you get instant depth and texture without adding loads of bulky layers. It gives you that rich, mixed media look but keeps everything nice and flat for posting – win win.
The clever bit here is letting the background shine instead of covering it up. Once you’ve got that colour and texture down, you really don’t need much else. Add a focal point, keep it clean, and let the design do its thing.
Those florals are the perfect finishing touch. Bright, bold and full of life, they bring that handmade charm we all love. And because they’re stamped and coloured, you can make them totally your own – go softer, go brighter, add sparkle… whatever your style is.
If you’ve got stencils in your stash that you’re not using much, try this. Layer them up. Play with colour. Be a bit braver with your combinations. You might be surprised how quickly you go from “meh” to “WOW I love this”.
If you enjoyed this idea, you’ll love mixing and matching other Polkadoodles stencils and stamps from the Hello Spring collection – they’re designed to work together so you can keep creating without overthinking it.
And if you make something inspired by this, don’t keep it to yourself… come and share it in the Polkadoodles Facebook group. It’s full of crafty inspiration and we LOVE seeing what you create.
Now go grab those stencils and get inky… your next favourite card is waiting. 🎨✨
Liz
Hi crafters! I started this project using some Lindy's Magicals onto the base of some smooth white card, then when dry I added some heat embossed stamping here and there using white embossing powder — this is great for adding texture. I then used another stamp to produce the random dots in black ink. I love the look of film strips, so I stamped this one and cut it out using my ScanNCut (you can of course fussy cut by hand), then I layered some hand fussy cut flowers which I had coloured with my alcohol markers, simply adding a stamped heart too. I used one of the sentiments from the sentiment strip stamp set to finish it off.
Products used:
Just a little note stamp set
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/just-a-little-note-clear-stamps-craft-card-making-cutter-dies-wh/
Vintage Ephemera stamp set
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/vintage-ephemera-clear-stamp-set/
Strip sentiment stamp set
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/strip-sentiment-a5-6-x-8-panel-stamp-photopolymer-stamp-set-for-craft-card-making-scrapbooking/
My socials:
https://lizscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/liz.marsden.545
https://www.instagram.com/lizmarsden123/
ENRICA - Hi crafty friends! I made this cute tag to celebrate the arrival of spring by coloring the pretty Primrose digital stamp with Copic markers. I created my own background with metallic watercolors and Distress Ink, I then printed some elements from the Udderly Cute printable ephemera set, fussy cut and layered them to create charming details.These are the products I used:Primrose flower girl Darling Buds https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/primrose-flower-girl-darling-buds-printable-digital-stamp-for-card-making-craft-scrapbooking-printable-stickers/Printable ephemera - Udderly Cute https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/printable-ephemera-udderly-cute-love-digital-papers-for-card-making-scrapbooking-junk-journal-svg-craft-stickers-planners/I really enjoy how it turned out, hope you like it too! Follow me:
Liz - I love the look of waxes used to create highlights on MDF and Chipboard pieces, so for this MDF Album cover I used some black gesso to add a base layer and covered with acrylic paints. After adhering the chipboard, I dabbed more of the acrylic colours here and there with a stencil brush, this creates added texture too, then I highlighted along the edges here and there with some Gold coloured wax. The leaf at the bottom of the album cover was created using two die cut leaves out of 300gsm cardstock, glued together, then placed on the base before colouring. The Chipboard Dragonfly is two seperate pieces of the same design I adhered together along the body so the wings could be slightly lifted. The flower in the centre chipboard frame has a die cut flower which I cut out of a thin tin can, glued in place and I added a Polkadot in the centre, then coloured over the top and highlighted with wax. Products used:PD8996 - 3 Bird Garden Journal covers - MDF wood craft set – wooden blanks shapes craft kit to decorate https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/3-bird-garden-journal-covers-mdf-wood-craft-set-wooden-blanks-shapes-craft-kit-to-decorate/PD8954 Leafy flourish Dies https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/leafy-flourish-dies-craft-card-making-cutter-dies-wh/PD8910 Pretty frames/sentiments chipboard https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/pretty-frames-quotes-chipboard-shapes-embellishments-for-card-making-craft-scrapbooking-mixed-media/PD9103 Anemone Chipboard https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/beautiful-anemone-flowers-a4-chipboard-embellishment-sheet-mixed-flowers/PD9089 Dahlia flower dies https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/dahlia-flower-dies-craft-card-making-cutter-dies-wh/Follow my Socials:
WINNERS FROM CHALLENGE 2Thank you everyone who entered this challenge - we really loved looking round your blogs, you all left us some awesome work to look at and there were so many great projects it was SO hard to choose our winners this week!
OUR RANDOM $10 WINNER IS...
Hi crafters! I started this project using some Lindy's Magicals onto the base of some smooth white card, then when dry I added some heat embossed stamping here and there using white embossing powder — this is great for adding texture. I then used another stamp to produce the random dots in black ink. I love the look of film strips, so I stamped this one and cut it out using my ScanNCut (you can of course fussy cut by hand), then I layered some hand fussy cut flowers which I had coloured with my alcohol markers, simply adding a stamped heart too. I used one of the sentiments from the sentiment strip stamp set to finish it off.
Products used:
Just a little note stamp set
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/just-a-little-note-clear-stamps-craft-card-making-cutter-dies-wh/
Vintage Ephemera stamp set
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/vintage-ephemera-clear-stamp-set/
Strip sentiment stamp set
https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/strip-sentiment-a5-6-x-8-panel-stamp-photopolymer-stamp-set-for-craft-card-making-scrapbooking/
My socials:
https://lizscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/liz.marsden.545
https://www.instagram.com/lizmarsden123/
