Dia de los Muertos

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card inspired by my mom (step-mom) who recently passed away.  For some reason, this card was hard for me to make.  I'm not sure why.  It wouldn't happen to be the stress, COVID or migraines? *roll eyes* My card is made using the Day of the Dead and Spookytown 2 sets from Conjurer of Dreams.  

After combining the images in Photoshop©, I printed it out onto Neenah white card stock before layering, distressing, then inking, the edges and adding black brads. I then added it to my card using pop up glue dots before adding ribbon from my stash.  Taking some matching card stock scraps and my MS punches, I punched out several ferns & small flowers before running those through my paper crimper.  Once that was finished, I added them to the card using glossy accents before adding a couple of resin flowers I found in my stash.  The final touch was adding a touch of black stickles.  

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #67 - Use Your NBUS (images, background, resin flowers) 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (resin flowers)

CD Sunday Plus #144 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams images/background)

Digi Choosday Wk42 - Anything Goes 

Two Old Bats October 2024 - Anything Goes Halloween 

I Spy With My Little Eye #20 - Colors of the Season 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Neenah, Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ribbon, Paper Distresser, MS Punches, Glossy Accents, Stickles, Resin Flowers, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots

PIP Challenge 2442

Sponsored by SheepSki Designs

 

SheepSki Designs FB

SheepSki Designs FB Sharing

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Sheepski Designs.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.  My card this week uses the Retro Rocket digital stamps since I don't have many cards that are good for any age.

I started out by printing the combined image on Neenah white card stock before coloring using my copic markers and blending black ink to form space.  Once that was finished, I layered it and added some tiny black brads before adhering to my card base (deliberately at an angle) using glue dots.  Taking some Stampendous silver star stickers that I've had for years, I added those to the image panel before adding ice stickles and glossy accents to highlight parts of the image.  The final embellishment was adding some silver dew drops from my stash.  I'm very happy with how this turned out.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #67 - October 2024 (image)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash

Sheepski Designs #91 - Anything Goes 

A Place To Start Oct 2024 - Anything Goes Optional Use Pink (anything goes)

Ally's Angels #87 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #144 - Anything Goes Digital (Sheepski Designs image)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter the challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.

Stamps: Sheepski Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Copic Markers, Blending Brushes, Star Stickers, Dew Drops, Ice Stickles, Glue, Brads, Glue Dots

Well Hello Fall

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made using the Autumn Witch and Spooky Mansion images from Conjurer of Dreams.  As I type this, Fall appears to finally have arrived here in Central California otherwise we've been still dealing with the triple digit heat.  Ugh!

I started out by combining the images in Photoshop© before adding the saying then printing on to Neenah white card stock.  The finished image sat for a while until it was cool enough to assemble.  Plus, with the way I've been feeling between the migraines and COVID, I just plain didn't have the energy.  Once I had the image layered, I added some black brads before popping it up onto a grey card base using pop dots.  Digging through my stash of ribbon, I pulled out an orange/yellow organdy ribbon, tied it around the edge of the card before adding a key charm that I've had in my stash for decades.  The final touch was adding a few small orange/yellow gems from my stash to finish it off.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #67 - Use Your NBUS (spooky mansion image, key charm) 

The Four Seasons Oct 2024 - Fall (See Theme Board) (inspired by colors, leaves, theme)

Inspiration Station #66 Oct 2024 - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by colors, leaves)

The Card Concept #210 - Pumpkin Season (See Board Below) 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Oct 14 - See Inspiration Board Below (inspired by colors, leaves)

 

 

 The Four Seasons

Inspiration Station

 

 

The Card Concept

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Don't forget to enter into the new challenge over at Conjurer of Dreams.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Brads, Bling, Glue, Pop Dots, Ribbon, Key Charm

 

 

 

 

My Age?

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of cards made for my sisters-in-law as thank you cards for my birthday presents using the anniversary freebie from the Conjurer of Dreams blog combined with the Snarky Quotes 1 from the COD Etsy store.  I just LOVE the look on "granny's" face like she's saying "Really, you had to ask?" and I think this quote fits her perfectly.

After combining the sets in Photoshop©, I printed her out on Neenah white card stock before layering, adding brads and distressing the edges using a paper distresser.  After tying some bakers twine around the edge of the cards, I added my layered image panels using pop up glue dots.  The final touch was adding some forgotten bling I found in my stash.  I'm pretty happy with how these turned out especially since I had to push through a migraine and COVID (again) to make them. 

Here's the second card using the same layout.

Challenges entered: 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #67 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (bling)

CD Sunday Plus #144 - Anything Goes Digital (image/saying)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 669 to 670 - Anything Goes  

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #239 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Paper Distresser, Bling, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Bakers Twine

A Victorian Gothic Family

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card that I've had printed out for some time, just never assembled before now.   Between my mom's passing, husband's health, my migraines/health issues and now COVID (again), I have a lot of unfinished projects on my desk.  

I had started out by combining images from the Conjurer of Dreams Victorian Madame and Abandoned Gothic Castle Room before printing the combined image onto Neenah white cardstock.  I then layered it and added some black brads before adding the Family brad.  The final embellishment was adding some small black Crafty Meraki black bling using my Bearly Art glue.  I'm really happy with how this finally turned out.  Especially how awful I'm feeling right now.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #67 October 2024 - Use Your NBUS (images)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (Family brad)

CD Sunday Plus #143 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Digi Choosday Wk40 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Family Brad, Black Brad, Glue Dots, Bling, Glue

PIP Challenge 2440

 

Our Sponsor is

Pattie's Creations

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Patties Creations.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.  My card this week is using Pattie's Big Beautiful Bathing Beauties.  I kept the card pretty clean and simple because I wanted the emphasis to be on loving oneself.  Lately, it seems like society is trying to make everyone look the same.  All of our bodies are different.  Our health is different and some people have chronic conditions that make it hard to exercise at a gym, let alone have the extra money for it.  Ok, off my soap box.

I started out by combining the image with my own saying in a watermark program, then printing the combined image on Neenah white card stock.  After trimming down to the size I wanted, I colored it using both Lyra and Castle Arts colored pencils and a blender pencil.  Once the coloring was finished, I blended Tim Holtz tumbled glass, broken china, tea dye and brushed corduroy distress inks using my blending brushes.  The only embellishment added was waterfall ice stickles to highlight where the "ocean" would be.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #67 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Pattie's Creations #223 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 667 to 668 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and a fabulous week.  Don't forget to enter into the challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.

Stamps: Pattie's Creations

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Tea Dye, Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks

Card Stock: Neenah White

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts and Lyra Pencils, Blender Pencil, Blending Brushes, Ice Stickles

 

Witch Wisdom October 2024 Challenge

Hello and welcome.  First, Happy World Card-making Day!!!!  Second, today is my day to share inspiration for the Conjurer of Dreams October challenge.  Speaking of which, the first Conjurer of Dreams challenge has begun here on the blog.  This month's challenge is an Anything Goes or all about witches - good, bad, ugly, etc.  You know the drill.  Now, I'm normally not a witch person but I did manage to come up with some not-so-spooky projects using witches. So without further ado, I present my inspiration projects and any challenges entered.

 

 

 Uses freebies in the Conjurer of Dreams Facebook group.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #67 - Use Your NBUS (images - all cards)

Two Old Bats Halloween Oct 2024 - Anything Goes Halloween (all images/cards)

Aloha Friday #15 - Pumpkins (pumpkins in image)

 

 

Uses:

 Firefly Forest

Autumn Witch 

 

Challenges entered:

 

 

Uses freebies from Conjurer of Dreams Facebook Group 

Challenges entered:

Park Hopping My Happy Place Oct 2024 - Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween (inspired by Disneyland's Halloween Decor, Haunted Mansion)

 

 

 Uses:

Autumn Witch 

Firefly Forest 

Witch Wisdom 

 

Challenges entered:

 

 

Uses:

Autumn Witch

Dead of Night

Misty Moor Banshee

Snarky Quotes 2 

 

Challenges entered:

 

 

Uses:

Snarky Quotes 1

Autumn Witch

Rustic Fall

Challenges entered:

 

CD Sunday Plus #143 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams) 

Shopping Our Stash #531 - I'm Leafing It Up To You (digital and punched leaves) 

 

Uses:

Autumn Witch

Dead of Night

Misty Moor Banshee

Challenges entered:

Digi Choosday Wk39 - Anything Goes Digital 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter the new challenge over on the Conjurer of Dreams blog.

PIP Challenge 2438

 Sponsored by Newton's Nook

Newton's Nook Challenge

Newton's Nook FB Design and Share  

Hello and welcome.  Today starts a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Newton's Nook.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship this week.  My card today is featuring a couple of their retired sets: Newton's Seashell and Palm Paradise.

I started out by stamping the palm trees using memento desert sand, cottage ivy and rich cocoa onto Hammermill white card stock.  Next, I stamped the sun and birds/saying using memento tuxedo black ink before coloring the cat with shell using copics before adding the sand using desert sand ink directly on the card stock.  I then added the sun using memento cantaloupe and tangelo inks before stamping the saying and birds in memento tuxedo black.  Taking my blending brushes, I blended Tim Holtz broken china, tumbled glass and brushed corduroy distress inks before highlighting the sun and water using diamond/waterfall ice stickles.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #66 - Use Your NBUS (Palm Paradise set)

Critter Crazy #90 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (cat)

Paper Funday #69 - Anything Goes 

A Place To Start Sept 2024 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter the challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  

Stamps: Newton's Nook

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Cantaloupe, Tangelo, Cottage Ivy, Desert Sand, Rich Cocoa; Tim Holtz Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Brushed Corduroy

Card Stock: Hammermill White

Accessories: Copic Markers, Blending Brushes, Ice Stickles