The Paper Funday Challenge #90 for August 2026

Hello Friends and Happy Wednesday!  Today begins a new challenge month at The Paper Funday Challenge Blog and our optional Twist is Fancy (Fun) Folds.  Our generous sponsors are Altenew and Whimsy Stamps.  

For my team project, I've colored up an image from the Happy Elephants Stamp Set by Whimsy Stamps and created a fun birthday card.  This set seems to be retired, but I did find on an independent site.

I've colored the image using Copic Alcohol Markers and cut out using nesting hexagon dies from Hero Arts.  The papers are from the "All Occasions" 6x6 paper pad by Recollections.  The sentiment is included in the set, and I think it's a hoot!

The focal and sentiment have been popped on foam pads and gold dazzles have been added for a bit of bling.  I may save this card for the hubby's birthday in September.  He'll appreciate the punny sentiment as he will turn 70 years young and we are both on a journey to eat healthier, exercise more and lose weight.  

The team and I hope you'll pop in and join us at the Challenge this month.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Creative Inspirations

Daisy Chain Challenge

Passion for Markers - love adding dazzles!

Unicorn Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Critter Crazy

Polkadoodles

Digi Choosday

Let's Craft and Create

Dream Valley

The Paper Funday Challenge - April 2025

Hello Crafty Friends and Welcome to a new challenge month at The Paper Funday Challenge Blog.  Wow, it's April already and I'm behind on flower planting, however I've created a floral card to tide me over until I can get my potted plants going.

Our sponsors for this month are Varada Sharma Designs and Whimsy Stamps.  Our Optional Twist is: Things that begin with the letter "B".  I've chosen to use the Bold Blooms digital image from Varada Sharma Designs for my project, and I've incorporated the Twist as well.

I've colored the image using alcohol markers and die cut with a nesting oval die from Hero Arts.  I've kept the design fairly simple, using a light pink panel of designer paper with a thin black mat. 

The sentiment is a pre-made sentiment strip from the Tim Holtz Small Talk pack, and has been popped on foam pads, along with a nesting of gold thread behind. To complete the design, I've splattered using a Gold Posca Paint Pen.

We hope you'll visit The Paper Funday Challenge this month and share your projects with us.  My teamies have created lovely projects too, and we hope to inspire you.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Penny's Challenges

Word Art Wednesday

Art Nudge - #425A

The Crafting Challenge

Moving Along with the Times

The Four Seasons Challenge

CD Sunday +

Dragonfly Dreams

All Sorts

Sweet Stampin'

It's a Spring Fling!

Happy Fri-YAY Friends!  I hope your week was smooth sailing and you're ready for a nice weekend.  I have a quick share today featuring a bunny from Whimsy Stamps.  This card could go for Easter or a Spring Hello.

This image is part of the Bunny Spring Squares digital stamp set, which includes 4 different images, and the bunnies are so adorable.  I've colored the image using alcohol markers, and was a quick color as I wanted a white bunny.

The papers are the last from a Spring/Easter pack by Kat Scrappiness and the sentiment is from an older Spring Set by Cardz TV.  The focal and sentiment have been popped on foam pads for dimension, no bells or whistles added as the paper was enough.

Have a fabulous weekend, and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Daring Cardmakers

Crafty Catz

Cardz 4 Galz

Word Art Wednesday

Passion for Markers

Try It On Tuesday

Art Nudge

2 Sisters on the Blog

Crafty Animals

Critter Crazy

613 Avenue Create

A Place to Start

Inspiration Station Challenge #62 June 2024

Hello Friends and Happy Monday!  That's another weekend in the books, I hope you had a great one.  Today begins a new challenge month at The Inspiration Station Challenge Blog, with our inspiration photo prompt being a fun and festive one:

I was inspired by the birthday party atmosphere of the photo, so I've created a birthday card using the "Panda Peekers" Stamp Set by Whimsy Stamps.

To start, I've stamped and colored this adorable Panda using Spectrum Noir Illustrator Alcohol Brush Markers.  I then fussy cut the image and set aside to create the background.

Using a square nesting die from My Favorite Things, I've created a Polaroid-type photo frame, leaving enough space at the bottom to stamp a greeting, which is included in the stamp set.

Using patterned papers from a Kat Scrappiness birthday essentials pack, I've backed the opening in the frame and die cut balloons.  I've embossed the red mat using an older birthday folder from Darice, adhered the Panda image flat and popped the balloons on foam pads.  Lastly, I've added Baker's Twine strings to the balloons and stamped a Happy Birthday greeting on the inside of the card.  

We hope you'll join us this month at The Inspiration Station Challenge and share how you're inspired by the photo prompt.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Make My Monday - Bear and Birthday

Cupcake Inspirations

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

613 Avenue Create

All Sorts

Gem of a Challenge

Polkadoodles

Crafty Calendar

Send A Smile 4 Kids

Critter Crazy Challenge

AAA Birthday

Crafty Animals

Christmas Cocoa

Hello Friends and Happy Monday!  If you celebrated the Thanksgiving Holiday, I hope your day and weekend was fabulous.  We had a lovely holiday and football weekend - our 2 teams won and we had an enjoyable time snacking, celebrating and watching the games.

Today I have a quick share featuring the Christmas Cocoa digital stamp from Whimsy Stamps.  It's a fun stamp and an easy color.

I've colored the image using my Prismacolor Pencils, the patterned papers are snippets from Echo Park and Carta Bella 6x6 paper pads.  The focal image has been matted with blue glitter card.

The focal panel and mat have been popped on craft foam, the sentiment is a pre-printed strip from a Simon Says Stamp pack, and lastly I've added blue gems to complete the holiday sparkle.

We are now in full Holiday mode here, I hope you've made a good dent in your holiday card making.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Dream Valley

A Place to Start

Creative Moments

Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards - "C" is for Cocoa

CD Sunday +

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Peace on Earth

Dragonfly Dreams - inspired by the color Blue

All Sorts

Polkadoodles

Gem of a Challenge

Send A Smile 4 Kids

Inspiration Station Challenge #36

Hello and Happy Monday!  It was a hot, rainy and humid weekend here so I had an opportunity to work on home projects and design team obligations.  I'm beyond ready for a break in the heat, rain and humidity.  

Today begins a new bi-weekly challenge at The Inspiration Station Challenge Blog.  Inspiration Photo #36 for this round is:

I was inspired to create a water themed card and remembered I had a stamp set from Whimsy Stamps that I've not opened yet.  It's the Life is Cool set and features some lounging Quokka's on their pool floats enjoying a hot and humid day (hmmm..what I should be doing but the rain is cramping my style).

The images have been colored with Prismacolor Pencils, fussy cut and popped on craft foam.  The "pool" background is an ink blended panel using 3 shades of Catherine Pooler Inks, spalttered with water, white acrylic gloss spray and shimmer spray.

I've cut a frame using a stitched rectangle die, out of designer card that has a whitewashed wood appearance.  The sentiments are part of the stamp set and have been adhered flat to the panel.  Lastly, clear droplets have been added for additional interest, adding to the water theme.  I should be starting Autumn projects and will start soon, in the meantime I will carry on with Summer!

Please drop by the challenge and enter to win a gift voucher from Whimsy Stamps.  We would enjoy seeing how the photo inspires your projects.  

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna  

**Challenges Entered:

Ally's Angels

Crafter's Cafe

QKR Stampede

WWO DT Challenge

Papercraft Challenge

Creative Crafting Uncles

Double Trouble

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

2 Crafty Critter Crazies

Crafty Friends

Mirtillamente

Crafty Animals

Pin-spirational

Beach Baby Jayme

Hello!  It's a beautiful Saturday here in Florida, I hope it's equally nice where you are.  Today I'm sharing another Freebie Digi Stamp from Whimsy Stamps - it's Beach Baby Jayme!

She's definitely struttin' her stuff with her Parisol and that Pose.  I colored her with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and the card measures the standard A2.  I die cut around the image and popped the focal on foam pads for dimension.  I added a die cut Star and some Nuvo Crystal Drops.  The papers are from a digi pack that I purchased from Creative Fabrica some time ago.

I hope Jayme made you smile and you have a great weekend!  Until next time,  Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:
All Sorts
Pink Gem Challenge
Crafters Castle
PolkaDoodle
QKR Stampede
Cardz TV
Colour Crazy Challenge
Creative Fingers
Paper Babe Stamps
Patties Creations

TP Dudley

Hello and Happy Thursday!  Today I have one of those "I couldn't resist" cards that I hope you'll find just as amusing as I did.  The image is a Freebie from Whimsy Stamps , who are so generous to provide us with these Freebies.  I will use Freebies to check out a designer, see if I like their style and if it's an easy color.  If I like the image, I always try to make a purchase to support these independent designers.  It makes me feel good to show them love and support with a small purchase.  With that being said, here's TP Dudley...isn't he adorable and of course, I took the opportunity to take a poke at the situation of the ridiculous TP Shortage....why is there a shortage anyway?

He's been colored with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and the card measures the standard A2 size.  This card will go to one of my swap partners on Greeting Card Swap Buddies - a Facebook group full of lovely people who like to swap cards.  I've made many friends through the group, both far and near.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:
Cute Card Thursday
Krafty Chicks
Penny's Challenges
Southern Girls