The Incantation by The Paper Shelter for Little Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #275 on the 5th of April 2026

Hi All!

I can't believe that we are already in April, that it is Easter Weekend and Daylight Savings has finished! It means that we are now in Autumn and Winter is coming.....

Anyway, welcome to my post about my card for challenge #275, the 5th of April 2026 challenge for the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog.

Here is my card:

Our sponsor for this challenge is The Paper Shelter:

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Prize is 3 images

We were given The Incantation, which I have digitally printed on to X-Press It Blending card and coloured with the following Copics markers:

• skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20
• hair - B12, B14, B16, B18
• pink - R81, R83, R85
• dress - BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18
• wings - BG70, BG72, BG75

As usual, I have taken inspiration from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her fantastic monthly classes and bonus classes.

Here is a close up of the colouring:

I die cut the image with the largest of the Scalloped Squares Die from La-La Land Crafts, I outlined the scallops with BG75 and then popped the coloured image on to a square Kraft card from Envelope Solutions.

Here is another photo of the finished card:

There is inspiration from the rest of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends DT over on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog to be eligible for a prize!

Have fun! This challenge will end on Saturday the 18th of April, 2026. Please check the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog on Sunday 5th of April, 2026 to find out the winners of Challenge #274.

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

   Classic Design Challenge #03-2026 Mar/Apr '26 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Fun/Fancy Folds

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #4-2026 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #82 - Anything Goes + optional Die Cuts

Love to Scrap Challenge LTSCB#178 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #319 - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters Challenge #98 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

Beautiful Butterflies for Let's Craft and Create Challenge #230 on the 5th of April 2026

 

Hi All!

It has been an extremely busy start to the year! Thankfully it is Easter Holidays and we can relax a bit before I am heading to Singapore for some training next weekend!
Anyway, for this month's challenge at Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog, we have the optional theme of

Beautiful Butterflies

I thought of the beautiful Bloom Album that Martha Tucker designed using products from La-La Land Crafts, so I have used some of the ideas - I really need to actually make that album!!

So, here is my card:

I have used the following products that are already in the La-La Land Crafts Shop:

• Butterfly Die
• Notebook Pages Die
• Bloom Vase Die - this is on sale!
• Side Lily Die - so is this!

I have diecut the butterfly from both gold cardstock and a blue cardstock, then the vase and "bloom" from the same blue cardstock. I diecut the lily from gold cardstock, then the largest of the notebook pages from gold cardstock and white cardstock.

I started putting it all together on my new Make Art Stay-tion that I won at the last La-La Land Crafts Colour & Create Virtual Retreat 2026!

Then I also laid the pieces out on a white slimline card from Envelope Solutions:

I was originally also going to use the Left Butterfly that you can see, but decided that one butterfly was enough!

So, to make the card, I glued "bloom" to the bottom of the card, then the gold Notebook page and the white one on top. Then I glued the vase, tucked the lily flower in the opening of the vase, glued the stem, leaves and bud of the lily. I just adhered the centre of the butterfly wings in blue to the gold and glued the gold body to the blue body, then glued the butterfly to the card.

Here is another photo of the finished card:

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

 Classic Design Challenge #03-2026 Mar/Apr '26 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Fun/Fancy Folds

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #4-2026 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #82 - Anything Goes + optional Die Cuts

Love to Scrap Challenge LTSCB#178 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #319 - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters Challenge #98 - Anything Goes

   

Let's Craft and Create Challenges are monthly and go live on the 5th of every month and you have until the end of the month to add your creations which can be anything goes plus an optional theme.

There is inspiration from the rest of the Let's Craft and Create DT over on the Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card stash.

Thanks for looking!

 

Purple and Green for Let's Craft and Create Challenge #229 on the 5th of March, 2026

 

Hi All!

It has been an extremely busy start to the year! I have already made two trips interstate for work and I think I am going over again in March and then to Singapore in April!
Anyway, for this month's challenge at Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog, we have the optional theme of

Purple and Green

I thought of purple tulips, but then remembered that I just made a beautiful card during the latest La-La Land Crafts Colour & Create Virtual Retreat 2026 last weekend and we used stamps, dies and paper from La-La Land Crafts - it is pretty close to purple and green!! This virtual retreat is the original event for the February 2026 Release and the theme is Enchanted Woodlands.

So, here is my card:

Here is a photo of the inside of the card:

For this card, everything was prepared for us and we just had to colour the image, fussy cut her and then organise the card! :) This is Irina's design and all the products used on these cards are either just released or already in the La-La Land Crafts Shop, so the products are:

• Forest Sprite Marci Rubber Stamp - although we have received a clear stamp version!
• Enchanted Paper Pack
• House Base Die
• Ivy Arbour Die
• Fuchsia Flowers Die
• Twinkle Stars Die
• Picket Fence Die - we also received this as part of the Virtual Retreat
• Grass Borders Die - this was part of the July 2025 Release
• Sun and Clouds Die
• Colour-Me Enamel Dots

Marci was already stamped and we coloured with the following Copics and Prismacolour pencils: 

• Copics - C5, C7, E000, E00, E11, E13, E21, R20, R81, R83, R85, BG11, BG13, BG72, BG75, YG23, YG25
• Prismacolour pencils - PC935 Black, PC936 Slate Grey, PC941 Light Umber, PC1081 Chestnut, PC1088 Muted Turquoise, PC1090 Kelp Green

I followed Irina's instructions for the card.

Here is another photo of the card:

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

 Classic Design Challenge #02-2026 Feb/Mar '26 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Blooms or Butterflies

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #3-2026 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #82 - Anything Goes + optional Die Cuts

Love to Scrap Challenge LTSCB#178 - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters Challenge #97 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #317 - Anything Goes

   

Let's Craft and Create Challenges are monthly and go live on the 5th of every month and you have until the end of the month to add your creations which can be anything goes plus an optional theme.

There is inspiration from the rest of the Let's Craft and Create DT over on the Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card stash.

Thanks for looking!

 

Giraffe & Bird by Rachelle Anne Miller (RAM) Stamps for Little Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #273 on the 1st of March 2026

 

Hi All!

Wow, what crazy weather we have been having! It has been quite hot, then it is rainy and thunderstorms, but still hot. So it is yucky and muggy! With the thunderstorms it is a little hard to be on my computer, so I'll be quick!

Anyway, welcome to my post about my card for challenge #273, the 1st of March 2026 challenge for the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog.

Here is my card:

Our sponsor for this challenge is Rachelle Anne Miller (RAM) Stamps:

 

 

RAM Store

RAM Blog

Prize is $10 AUD Gift Certificate

I chose Giraffe & Bird, which I have digitally printed on to X-Press It Blending card and coloured with the following Copics markers:

• giraffe - E70, E71, E74, E77, E79, 0, R20, C3, C5, C7, C9
• bird - BG11, BG13, BG18, Y15, YR23
• grass and squiggles - YG03, YG17, YG23, YG25, YG61, YG63, YG67
• flowers & heart - R81, R83, R85, YR23
• sky - B0000, B000, B00, B01

As usual, I have taken inspiration from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her fantastic monthly classes and bonus classes.

Here is a close up of the colouring:

I die cut the image with the largest of the Scalloped Frames Die from La-La Land Crafts and then popped the coloured image on to a Kraft card from Envelope Solutions.

I finger-painted the frame with gold acrylic paint and then adhered it on to the card.

There is inspiration from the rest of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends DT over on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog to be eligible for a prize!

Have fun! This challenge will end on Saturday the 14th of March, 2026. Please check the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog on Sunday 1st of March, 2026 to find out the winners of Challenge #272.

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

   Classic Design Challenge #02-2026 Feb/Mar '26 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Blooms or Butterflies

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #3-2026 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #82 - Anything Goes + optional Die Cuts

Love to Scrap Challenge LTSCB#178 - Anything Goes

Critter Crazy Challenge #108 - Anything Goes with a Featured Critter Theme

Creative Fingers Challenge #317 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

Snowman Christmas Tags for Merry Little Christmas Challenge #67 on the 1st of March 2026

Hi All!

I still can't believe that it is the beginning of March 2026, how has January and February disappeared so quickly?!
Anyway, for challenge #67 for March/April 2026 of the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, I made a couple of tags using some die cuts and images that I had already coloured from La-La Land Crafts!

Here are my tags for this month:

Then each tag individually:

All of the products used on these tags are actually already released in the La-La Land Crafts Shop, so the products are:

• Let It Snow Clear Stamp Set - snowmen and sentiment
• Jolly Penguins Clear Stamp Set - other sentiment
• Winter Forest Paper Pack
• Tall Christmas Trees Die
• Scalloped Tags Die
• Stitched Ribbon Die
• Colour-Me Enamel Dots

The snowmen were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on to X-Press It Blending card and coloured with the Copics (I have forgotten which!) The images were fussy cut and attached to the tags with foam tape.

I have used the glittery enamel dots.

The sentiments were stamped using Nautical Blue Memento ink, then distressed on the edges with my scissors. I have finished the tags with twine from my stash.

There is inspiration from the rest of the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog DT over on the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything Christmas goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog!

Have fun! This challenge will end on the 15th of April, 2026. Please check the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog to find out the winners of Challenge #66.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Classic Design Challenge #02-2026 Feb/Mar '26 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Blooms or Butterflies

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #3-2026 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #82 - Anything Goes + optional Die Cuts

Love to Scrap Challenge LTSCB#178 - Anything Goes

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge #132 - Anything Goes with the Optional Twist...Peppermint Twist

Creative Fingers Challenge #317 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

 

Mushroom Magic for Love to Craft Challenge #91 on the 1st of March 2026

Hi All,

What a crazy start to the year - can you believe that we are already two months in?! 

Anyway, for challenge #91 for March/April 2026 of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog, I made two cards from the La-La Land Crafts Colour & Create Virtual Retreat 2026 last weekend and we used stamps, dies and paper from La-La Land Crafts. This virtual retreat is the original event for the February 2026 Release, and the theme is Enchanted Woodlands.

Here are my cards for this month:

Here is the inside of my cards:

Here are photos of the individual cards:

For these cards, everything was prepared for us and we just had to colour the images, fussy cut them and then organise the card! :) This is Irina's design and all the products used on these cards are either just released or already in the La-La Land Crafts Shop, so the products are:

• Woodland Bunnies Clear Stamp Set
• Woodlands Paper Pack
• Woodland Bunnies Outlines - I have these, but I totally forgot, so my Wizard Bunny is fussy cut!
• Tall Mushrooms Die
• Little Grasses Die
• Twinkle Stars Die
• Double Stitched Ovals Die
• Mushrooms Die - this was part of the December 2021 KOTM
• Sun and Clouds Die
• Colour-Me Enamel Dots

The Wizard Bunny was already stamped and we coloured with the following Copics and Prismacolour pencils: 

• Copics - C01, C03, C05, C07, C09, YR23, YR24, R11, R20, BG72, B21, B41, B45, E71, E74, E77, E79
• Prismacolour pencils - PC916 Canary Yellow, PC935 Black, PC936 Slate Grey, PC943 Burnt Ochre

I followed Irina's instructions for the two cards.

There is inspiration from the rest of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog DT over on the Love to Craft Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog!

Have fun! This challenge will end on the 15th of April, 2026. Please check the Love to Craft Challenge Blog to find out the winners of Challenge #90.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Classic Design Challenge #02-2026 Feb/Mar '26 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Blooms or Butterflies

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #3-2026 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #82 - Anything Goes + optional Die Cuts

Love to Scrap Challenge LTSCB#178 - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters Challenge #97 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #317 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

                   

Sea Shells by All Dressed Up Stamps for Little Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #271 on the 1st of February, 2026

Hi All!

I am just back from Lorne, Victoria for work and ready to start my weekend.

Anyway, welcome to my post about my card for challenge #271, the 1st of February 2026 challenge for the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog.

Here is my card:

Our sponsor for this challenge is All Dressed Up Stamps:

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Prize is 2 images

I chose Sea Shells, which I have digitally printed on to X-Press It Blending card and coloured with the following Copics markers:

• skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20
• hair - E33, E35, E37, E97
• pink hat - R83, R85, R89, tip of R89 on to R85
• yellow clothing - Y15, Y17, Y19
• dress - B93, B95, B97, B99
• shells/starfish - blue: BG02, BG05, BG07; green: G12, G14; yellow: Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y19; orange: YR12, YR14, YR16
• sand - E50, E53, E55
• sky - B000, B00, B01, BG10
• outline - B26

As usual, I have taken inspiration from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her fantastic monthly classes and bonus classes.

Here is a close up of the colouring:

I die cut the image with the largest of the Double Stitched Squares Die from La-La Land Crafts and then adhered the coloured image to a square card from Envelope Solutions.

Here is another photo of the finished card:

There is inspiration from the rest of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends DT over on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog to be eligible for a prize!

Have fun! This challenge will end on Saturday the 14th of February, 2026. Please check the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog on Sunday 1st of February, 2026 to find out the winners of Challenge #270.

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

    Classic Design Challenge #01-2026 Jan/Feb '26 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Use Circles

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #2-2026 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #81 - Anything Goes + Optional "Use Ribbon"

The Creative Crafters Challenge #96 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #315 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!