A Grumpy Valentine

 

Hello and welcome.  I'm a little late posting this (thank you migraine) but I'd like to share with you the card I made for my husband for Valentine's Day.   I used images from Conjurer of Dreams Grumpy Seniors Valentine Card Kit and the Red Silk background.

 

Once I combined all of the images, I printed the finished panel out on Neenah white card stock before layering and adding pewter heart brads from my stash.  After adhering it to the card, I added a small floral spray in the top left corner before highlighting parts of the images using a clear 3D glaze pen.

 

Challenges entered:

 

CD Sunday Plus #152 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #71 - Use Your NBUS (images)

2 Sisters on the Blog #94 - Men's Card (husband's valentine)

Crafts Galore Encore #132 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Neenah; Recollections

Accessories: Computer, Printer, MS Punches, Glossy Accents, Stickles, Brads, Glaze Pen 

Victorian Valentines

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you some Valentine cards I made using images from Conjurer of Dreams Victorian Valentines set.  Now, I generally don't make Valentine cards since I'm usually late mailing them out which is what's happening with these.  I've had the images, and background paper, printed out for some time but have not used them yet.

 

I printed the images on Neenah white card stock before layering them on scrap card stock.  After adding some faux brads to all of them, I then adhered them to cards with Gecko Galz Time After Time digital paper pack.  Digging through my stash I found a length of vanilla ribbon to add to the larger card and vanilla rosette bows for the smaller ones.  No idea how long I've had these, but I do know it's been over 5yrs at least.  After adding my own floral spray in the bottom corners of all of them, I added some gold and fruit punch stickles glitter glue.  I'm happy with how these turned out especially since I'm dealing with a nasty migraine from the weather changes we're having.  It's another focus hard, and push through, or cry again.  Here are close ups of the cards:

 

 

 Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #71 - Use Your NBUS (images)

Triple B Feb 2025 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (blooms)

Neglected Stuff Feb 2025 - Use Your Forgotten Stash (ribbon, rosette bows, background paper)

Love Those Pretty Papers Feb 2025 - Use That Paper Stash - (Gecko Galz background papers)

The Card Concept #214 - Valentine Fun 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 687 to 688 - Anything Goes 

The Sisterhood of Crafters Feb 2025 - Red or Pink 

Splitcoaststampers WT1040 - Love Songs (Close To You by The Carpenters)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (ribbon, rosette bows)

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, MS Punches, Ranger Glossy Accents, Stickles, Ribbon, Bows, Paper Crimper

 

The Three Polar Bears

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made using the Polar Bear Fun Greyscale coloring book.  I love how these little guys turned out.  With the migraines I've been having lately, coloring helps me relax and focus on something else besides the pain.  

I started by printing them at 3 x 5 1/2 so they'd be easier to color and pulled out my Castle Arts Harmonious pencils and got to work.  I'm loving the muted colors of these pencils plus the varying shades of them.  Once the coloring was finished, I layered the main image before adding brads then distressed the outsides of the image panel.  After adding that to a navy card, I dug out some white/silver baker's twine I've had for a few years and added that to my card before highlighting parts of it using both ice stickles and star dust stickles.  It was then I decided to lightly blend some stormy sky distress ink, leftover from another project, to help "soften" the sky a bit.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #71 - Use Your NBUS 

The Four Seasons Feb 2025 - Winter (inspired by snow)

Critter Crazy #95 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (polar bears)

CD Sunday Plus #151 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams) 

Ally's Angels #90 - Anything Goes

FarmQuest Challenge Blog #68 - Hibernating Animals  (polar bears)

 

The Four Seasons

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Pencils, Paper Distresser, Brads, Glue Dots, Bakers Twine, Stickles

 

Winter Church

 

 

 

 Hello and welcome to the February Recycled Artistry IG Hop hosted by @newdawncards and @createwithkas We’re taking recycling to the craft room and giving new life to discarded items in a creative way. From paper towel rolls, junk mail envelopes, cereal boxes, bubble wrap and so much more, we encourage you to look around and see if you can ‘use it before you lose it’ to the trash! We post once a month on the 2nd Tuesday at 2 PM EST. To join, message Dawn or Kelly and tag us using #recycledartistryighop.  My card today is re-using some corrugated packaging from inside a Chewy box as well as a digital stamp from Impression Obsession (now closed).   Although I've had this image printed for some time, I just hadn't colored it up to put on a card.

 

After coloring my church scene using both Lyra and Castle Arts pencils, I blended everything using a Prismacolor blender pencil before stippling chipped sapphire distress ink to fill in the sky.  Once the coloring was finished, I layered it and added some faux brads before adhering it to my card using glue dots.  The final touches were copper cord along the left edge and icicle/star dust stickles to add some sparkle.  I'm semi happy with how this turned out since I'm dealing with another migraine.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #71 - Use Your NBUS (image, corrugated layer)

Peace On Earth #81 - See Insp Pic Below (inspired by snow, deer color)

The Four Seasons Feb 2025 - Anything Goes Winter  (inspired by snow, tree color) 

FarmQuest Country Christmas #17 - Anything Goes Country

 

Peace On Earth

 

The Four Seasons

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Ink: Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire

Accessories: Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Blender Pencil, Stipple Brush, Gel Pens, Small Hole Punch, Glue, Stickles, Copper Cord

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

PIP Challenge 2506

 

Sponsored by SheepSki Designs

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SheepSki Designs FB Sharing

 

 

 

Hello and welcome. Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're sponsored by Sheepski Designs.  I would like to thank Andrea for her sponsorship.  My card this week uses Andrea's image called Spring Gnome.

I started out by printing the image on Neenah white card stock before coloring using both my Lyra flesh tone and Castle Arts colored pencils.  Once I was finished coloring, I lightly stippled left over stormy sky distress ink around the image to "soften" the white space before layering and adding brads.  Taking my Martha Stewart hydrangea punch, I punched out several pink/purple flowers then shaped and added them to my card using glossy accents,  To the flower centers, I added some yellow ice stickles.  As an afterthought, I pulled out a long retired Stampin Up word set, Small Script, and added the wish in the bottom left corner.  It took a few days to get it done thanks to my migraine but I'm really satisfied with the end result.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #71 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Triple B Feb 2025 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (blooms)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #247 - Anything Goes 

Krafty Chicks #754 - Birthday 

Gem of a Craft Challenge #2 Wk 2 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to check out this week's challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  

Stamps: Sheepski Designs; Stampin Up

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, MS Punch, Glossy Accents, Brads, Glue Dots, Blending Brush, Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Blender Pencil, Stickles

A Birthday Deer and Valentine

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a couple of cards I've made.  First up is a birthday card made for one of my brothers-in-law whose birthday is next week.  Since he lives in Idaho, I decided to use a Sizzix stamp/die set I received from a friend for Christmas and pair it with a digital snowflake plaid background from Conjurer of Dreams.  After stamping the image twice, I colored only one deer before die cutting it using the attached die.  I then blended old paper and tea dye distress inks before layering and adding brads.  I then adhered the image panel to my card before stamping my birthday sentiment inside.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #71 - Use Your NBUS (deer stamp/die)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #247 - Anything Goes 

Critter Crazy #95 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (deer)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 685 to 686 - Anything Goes Uplifting (birthday) 

The Card Concept #213 - Winter Solace See Insp Pic (inspired by deer, white trees)

 

 

 

My second card is featuring a long retired Stampin Up set called Greeting Card Kids. I've had this old wood mounted set for years (10-15 yrs at least) and haven't used it until now for some reason.

 

I started out by stamping the image onto a white scrap before coloring using Copic markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I blended some tattered rose distress ink using my blending brush before layering and adding some tiny red brads.  I then adhered the layered image panel to a dry embossed card using  glue dots.  The final touches were red/gold organdy ribbon from my stash and some red Prima flowers I've had for a long time. I'm really happy with how both cards turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #71 - Use Your NBUS (stamp image)

Double D Feb 2/2025 - Hearts (image, embossed background)

Colorful Options Feb 2025 - See Inspiration Pic Below  

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Feb 5 - Love

Paper Funday #73 - Anything Goes

Neglected Stuff Feb 2025 - Use Your Neglected Stuff (image - have had stamp set 10-15yrs and not used yet)

 

Double D

 

Colorful Options

 

Neglected Stuff 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

 

 

 

Conjurer of Dreams February 2025 Inspiration And Challenge

 

 Hello and welcome.  Today's my day to share inspiration for this month's Conjurer of Dreams challenge. I have a few digital pages, ATC's and cards to showcase.

 

DIGITAL PAGES

Sets used: Red and Black Damask Wallpaper, Victorian Madame, My Gothic Valentine, Gothic Background and Elements

 

Sets used: My Gothic Valentine, Queen of Hearts, Gothic Backgrounds and Elements 

 

Sets used: Victorian Madame, Gargoyle Protector, Dracula's Castle

 

 

ATC's

Sets used: Dracula's Castle, Gothic Backgrounds and Elements, Batwoman, Red Silk,Grumpy Seniors Valentine, Gothic Red Riding Hood, Queen of Hearts 

Challenges entered:

Shopping Our Stash #540 - Remnants (everything but main images) 

Snippets Playground #499 - Use Your Snippets/Scraps (everything but the main image)

 

Sets used: Paper Layered Valentine, Grumpy Seniors Valentine, Queen of Hearts, Gothic Backgrounds and Elements, 

Challenges entered:

 Double D Feb 5th - Hearts (see pic below) (inspired by hearts)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #71 - Use Your NBUS (all images except Victorian Madam)

Paper Funday #73 - Anything Goes 

 

Double D
 

 

 

 

Sets used: Gothic Backgrounds and Elements, Grumpy Seniors Valentine, Victorian Madame 

Challenges entered:

 

CD Sunday Plus #151 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (lace)

 

ATC

 

Sets used: Steampunk Junk Journal, Steampunk Fall, Old West Ghost Town 

 

Challenges entered:

The Creative Crafters #84 - Anything Goes 

A Place To Start 020325 - Anything Goes 

 

Card

Sets used: Steampunk Junk Journal, Steampunk Fall, Old West Ghost Town, Red and Black Damask Wallpaper, Photo Corners 

 

Challenges entered:

Gem of a Craft #2 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

Crafter's Cafe #315 Jan 2025 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter this month's challenge over at Conjurer of Dreams.

A Quiet Winter Mountain View

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made for one of my brothers-in-law using an image from Conjurer of Dreams Winter Wonder Mountain Scene and Window Frames Night digital sets.  

After printing out the entire set, I colored it using Castle Arts Harmonious pencils before layering and adding faux brads to the bottom corners of the frame only before adding to a green card base.  I then dug through my ribbon stash and found some brown crushed velvet ribbon I've had for years and added that to the top before digging out some brown Prima flowers from my stash.  The final touch was some bling and star dust ice stickles finished it off.  I'm really happy with how this one turned out.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #71 - Use Your NBUS (image, ribbon)

The Four Seasons February 2025 - See Inspiration Pic Below (inspired by tree, snow)

Digi Choosday Challenge 1 Wk 3 - Anything Goes

FarmQuest Country Christmas #16 - Anything Goes Outdoorsy 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (ribbon)

CD Sunday Plus #151 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams image)

 

The Four Seasons

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Harmonious Pencils, Primas, Glue Dots, Bling, Stickles, Ribbon