Polkadoodles Digi Choosday | Christmas Shaker Card Featuring Cute Santa

Hello! It’s time for another Digi Choosday project, and this week’s Design Team prompt is Christmas! 

For today’s card, I combined some of my favorite things, seasonal dies, a cute Polkadoodles Christmas digi stamp, my trusty Ohuhu Alcohol Markers, Aleene’s Glitter Snow, and of course… lots of sparkly shaker bits!

I created a simple but super cute Christmas shaker card that’s surprisingly easy to make. Even though the design comes together quickly, I know that once the holiday season arrives, time always seems to disappear! That’s why I’m enjoying making extra Christmas cards now while there’s still plenty of time. Come December, I’ll definitely be thankful for having a little head start.

Materials Used

• Tim Holtz Guillotine Trimmer
• Ohuhu Alcohol Markers
• Aleene’s Glitter Snow
• Palette Knife
• Die Cutting Machine
• Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue
• Acetate
• Foam Tape
• Shaker Bits
• Rectangle Nesting Die
• White Cardstock
• Pattern Paper - Recollections Primary Dots
• Sentiment: Have A Jolly Happy Christmas (from Polkadoodles' Christmas Message Sheets)
• Digi Stamp: Santa - Christmas Cute Printable Digital Stamp

Instructions

1. Color the Santa - Christmas Cute Printable Digital Stamp using your favorite alcohol markers. I used my Ohuhu Alcohol Markers. Add texture to the white parts of Santa’s outfit by applying Aleene’s Glitter Snow with a palette knife. Allow it to dry completely.

2. Die cut your embellishments. I chose candy canes and a poinsettia to complete the sweet, festive look.

3. Trim your patterned paper to 4” × 5¼”. Using a rectangle nesting die, cut a window from the center of the patterned paper.

4. Cut a piece of acetate to 4” × 5¼”.

5. Cut a piece of white cardstock to 4” × 5¼”. Adhere your Christmas sentiment near the upper middle section of the white cardstock.

6. Adhere the acetate behind the window opening. Apply foam tape around the back of the patterned paper with the acetate attached, making sure none of the foam tape is visible from the front.

7. Pour your shaker bits into the center of the acetate window.

8. Peel off the release paper from the foam tape and carefully adhere the white cardstock (with sentiment) to the back, sealing all the shaker bits inside.

9. Attach the completed shaker panel to an A2 card base made from white cardstock measuring 5½” × 8½”, scored in half on the long side.

10. Finish by adhering Santa, the candy canes, and the poinsettia to the front of the card.

And that’s it! You’ve created a festive shaker card that’s full of sparkle (literally!) and holiday cheer!

I hope this project inspires you to get a head start on your Christmas cards this year. Handmade cards are always a little extra special, and making them ahead of time means you can enjoy the holiday season with a little less stress.

Be sure to visit the Digi Choosday Challenge Blog and join this week’s challenge for your chance to play along. We’d absolutely love to see what you create!

If you enjoyed today’s project, I’d love for you to follow along on my social media for more cardmaking inspiration, tutorials, and crafty fun. Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting!

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Polkadoodles Hello Autumn Collection | KCC#23 Card #4 - Cute Fox Witch Pumpkin Halloween

Today I’m sharing another card featuring the Cute Fox Witch Pumpkin Halloween Digi Stamp from the super cute new Hello Autumn Collection at Polkadoodles! I paired this adorable image with the coordinating Hello Autumn pattern papers and embellishments to create a fun Halloween-themed card that’s perfect for the season.

This card was inspired by Sketch #4 from Kendra’s Card Challenge, and you’ll find the sketch below so you can see how I followed it. I did make one little change though, the original sketch is designed as a landscape card, but when I chose the Cute Fox Witch Pumpkin digi, I felt the image suited a portrait layout much better. So I simply rotated the design to fit my card.

That’s one of the things I love about using sketches, they’re there to inspire us, not limit us! Feel free to adapt them to suit your images, papers, and creative style. They make cardmaking easier, faster, and even more fun while still leaving plenty of room for creativity.

If you’d like to learn more about Kendra’s Card Challenges, be sure to visit her website:

https://sites.google.com/view/cardsbykendra/home

I’m enjoying playing with the new Hello Autumn Collection from Polkadoodles. It’s packed with adorable seasonal digi stamps, beautifully coordinated pattern papers, embellishments, and sentiments that make creating autumn and Halloween projects a breeze. Everything works together perfectly, so you can mix and match to create endless combinations.

Don’t forget to check out the Hello Autumn Collection and come play along with the latest Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Challenge! We’d love to see what you create.

Polkadoodles Products Used:

• Cute Fox Witch Pumpkin Halloween Digi Stamp
• Hello Autumn Pretty printable paper patterns set 1
• Hello Autumn Collection Sentiments

Happy crafting!

Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Project | Friendship Shaker Gift Tags

This week’s Digi Choosday Design Team prompt is Friendship, and I couldn’t think of a more fitting project than making something for two of my favorite people.

Today’s project is a pair of shaker gift tags for gifts I’ll be sending to my two dear friends in Manila, Kaye and KM. The three of us have lovingly called ourselves KKK for years (Kaye, KM, and me (Ana) Katrina!), and even though we’re miles apart these days, little handmade surprises are my favorite way of reminding them that they’re always close to my heart.

Of course, ordinary gift tags simply wouldn’t do. These ladies deserve something just a little extra, so I created colorful, sparkly shaker tags filled with happy little bits that sparkle and move around with every shake. They’re crafters too, so I know they’ll appreciate all the tiny handmade details and the extra effort that went into making this.

One of my favorite parts of this project is that the We R Memory Keepers Fuse Tool I used was actually a gift from Kaye a few years ago. 

Materials Used

• Plastic scrapbook album sleeves (12x12, cut into small pouches)
• We R Memory Keepers Fuse Tool
• Silicone Crafting Mat
• Shaker Bits
• Ribbon
• Digi Stamps:
  • DLPD8346 Honeypie Best Friend Hugs
  • Winnie Celebrations 1 – From All of Us
• Sentiment:
  • Spring Tons of Love
• Ohuhu Alcohol Markers
• Bearly Art Glue
• Letter Beads
• String
• Distress Oxide Inks
  • Worn Lipstick
  • Twisted Citron
• Blending Brush
• Tag Die
• Sizzix Big Shot
• We R Memory Keepers Crop-a-dile

How to Make the Shaker Tags

1. Color your digi stamps using Ohuhu Alcohol Markers.

2. Die cut your tags.

3. Ink blend the tags using Distress Oxides. I blended the color darker at the bottom and gradually lighter toward the top using Worn Lipstick and Twisted Citron.

4. Cut your scrapbook page protectors into small pouches. Using the Fuse Tool, seal the bottom and both sides, leaving the top open.

5. Slide your tag and shaker bits into the pouch.

6. Seal the top edge with the Fuse Tool.

7. Punch a hole through the tag using the Crop-a-dile.

8. Adhere your colored digi stamp to the front of the tag.

9. Add your sentiment.

10. Thread ribbon through the hole.

(Optional) Make a little beaded charm! I spelled out KKK with letter beads and added a tiny heart before looping it onto the ribbon.

I hope these tags bring just as many smiles to Kaye and KM as they brought me while making them. Sometimes, the smallest handmade touches carry the biggest hugs, and I think that’s exactly what friendship is all about. Until next time, keep creating, keep sharing, and don’t forget to make something special for the people who make life a little brighter.

Polkadoodles Hello Autumn Collection | KCC#23 Card #1 - Autumn Rides

Today I’m excited to share my first card featuring the Autumn Rides Hello Autumn Colour Digi Stamp from the brand-new Hello Autumn Collection at Polkadoodles! If you love cozy autumn colours, adorable illustrations, and beautifully coordinated papers and sentiments, you’ll definitely want to check out this gorgeous new release.

This card is actually Card #1 from a complete set of 15 cards I created from Kendra’s Card Challenge #23 (KCC#23). If you’ve never tried Kendra’s Card Challenge before, it is honestly one of my favorite ways to make cards. Not only is it incredibly fun because you get to follow a different sketch for each card, but it’s also one of the fastest and most economical ways to create an entire coordinated card collection!

For this first card, I used the DLPD10188c Autumn Rides Hello Autumn Colour Digi Stamp, along with the gorgeous Hello Autumn Collection pattern papers and a sentiment from the same collection. Everything coordinates beautifully, making it so easy to create a polished autumn-themed card.

I’ll be sharing Sketch #1 below so you can see my take on it. One of the best parts of Kendra’s Card Challenge is seeing how different crafters interpret the very same sketch and make it their own.

If you’d like to give it a try yourself, I highly recommend joining the challenge! Visit https://www.patreon.com/cw/kendrascardchallenges for all the details. You’ll also find the cutting guide that shows you exactly how to transform just six 6” × 6” patterned papers into fifteen beautiful cards, really a fantastic way to stretch your paper stash while having lots of creative fun. And if you're going to use Polkadoodles Digis,  you don't event have to touch your paper stash! haha! Just print and go!

If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out the brand-new Hello Autumn Collection from Polkadoodles! From adorable digi stamps to perfectly coordinated papers and sentiments, it’s packed with everything you need for your autumn and Halloween crafting projects, with lots of cuteness!

And while you’re feeling inspired, don’t forget to join the latest Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Challenge! We’d love to see what you create. Enter your projects for a chance to be featured, and remember, you can enter any crafty project, so everyone is welcome to play along!

Polkadoodles Products Used:

• Autumn Rides Hello Autumn Colour Digi Stamp
• Hello Autumn Collection Pattern Papers
• Hello Autumn Collection Sentiment

I hope this card inspires you to join Kendra’s Card Challenge, explore the new Hello Autumn Collection, and play along with the Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Challenge. Happy crafting!

August with Miqueka Scrap | A Little Dolce Vita for My Birthday Month

Miqueka Scrap didn’t have any scheduled Design Team projects for August, but I still wanted to create with Elena’s beautiful collections. During the past few months, our vacation, getting under the weather after the trip (or maybe it was just back-to-reality sickness), and then moving to a new home meant I fell behind and owed Elena a couple of projects.

I promised her I’d make up for them this month, especially since I still hadn’t had the chance to play with the gorgeous Dolce Vita collection.

The moment I saw it, I instantly thought of our trip to Italy a few years ago. The beautiful blue tiles, lemons, florals, and Mediterranean charm brought back so many wonderful memories. I originally considered using it to scrapbook that trip, but I had already documented those memories in layouts before, so I decided to let the collection inspire a different set of projects instead.

Sharing pre-blog photos here that felt so Dolce Vita from our 2024 trip:

And more from our 2023 for our first Italy trip, then Greece and Vatican too. But I am only sharing some photos that I was reminded of because of this collection.

Starting August with a Little Dolce Vita

Since August is my birthday month, it only felt right to welcome it with a little Dolce Vita.

The first project I created was decorating my Happy Planner monthly calendar for August with the collection. It was such a beautiful way to kick off the month, and I loved seeing those cheerful blues and sunny yellows every time I opened my planner to August.

Let’s just say I was hoping to attract a little Dolce Vita juju for the year ahead, not just for me, but for all my fellow August celebrants too! I actually matched another collection by Mintay Papers, Lovely Day for my Kendra's Card projects just because it's as good vibes as this one, and just what I want for this month.

I also decorated the first weekly spread of August using the same collection.

Buuuut to be completely honest though… that spread is still mostly blank. Our first week of August was also our first week in our new home, so life was filled with unpacking boxes, cleaning, organizing, and adjusting to our new space. There wasn’t much time left for memory keeping, but I still love how the pages turned out and I’m glad they captured the excitement of a fresh new beginning.

Ending the Month with One More Mini Album

To wrap up my birthday month, I created one last mini album using the Dolce Vita collection.

This sweet little mini is filled with my usual interactive elements, pockets, tags, flip-outs, and plenty of room for treasured photos and memories. I actually played a little more than usual with different media on this one! I used stencils, Aleene's Glitter Snow, Distress Spritz, Enamels and other tiny embellishments I have. Plus of course, my usual flowers.

If you’d like to see all the interactive details, you can watch the full flip-through here:

This mini album is also extra special because it’s heading to the Philippines! I’ll be sending it to a dear friend whose journaling club is celebrating its anniversary soon. I hope it becomes a beautiful keepsake where they can document that wonderful milestone together.

Love the Dolce Vita Collection?

If this collection has caught your eye as much as it did mine, be sure to visit Miqueka Scrap’s Ko-Fi shop where you can purchase the Dolce Vita collection for your own projects. Don’t forget to follow Miqueka Scrap on Instagram, @miquekascrap as well to see more beautiful inspiration and future releases!

And if you’re into journaling and happen to live in or near Pasig City, I’d also love to recommend following my friend’s page, Hello Knoll. They regularly share updates about the Pasig Hobby Club, where fellow journalers and creatives get together for fun hangouts and crafting sessions.

📍 https://www.facebook.com/helloknoll

Who knows? Their next meet-up might be just the creative community you’ve been looking for!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope this little sprinkle of Dolce Vita inspires you to find sweetness in everyday life. Until next time, happy crafting!