PIP Challenge 2624

 Gerda Steiner 

 Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're sponsored by Gerda Steiner Designs.  I would like to thank Gerda for sponsoring this week's challenge.  My card this week uses Gerda's Pool Piggies stamps and matching dies.  Before I begin, how is it June already and triple digit heat?  I am not a fan of the heat and would like my money back please.  

 

I started out by stamping all the images in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring them using my Ohuhu markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I die cut the images, and a sun, before adhering them to a card with water designer paper I've had for years and not used up.  I then stippled some Tim Holtz wild honey distress ink using a blender brush.  The final touches were sequins, highlighting the saying using a black 3D glaze pen and adding stickles to the designer paper for the "waves".  I'm really happy with how this turned out since I've been having a lot of health issues lately.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Love Those Pretty Papers June 2026 - Anything Goes (wave paper)

Four Seasons June 2026 - Summer (inspired by beach, water, umbrella covers)

Time Out #315 - See Board Below (inspired by water/summer prompts)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #279 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 756 and 757 - Anything Goes Uplifting (enjoying summer) 

 

Four Seasons

 

Time Out 

 

 

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

 

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Wild Honey

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up; Designer Paper

Accessories: Big Shot, Dies, Ohuhu Markers, Blending Brush, Sequins, Glue, Stickles 

 

 

 

 

Catch A Wave

 

Hello and welcome.   Today I'd like to share a card I made using the Catch A Wave stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs paired with a digital background from Conjurer of Dreams.  

 

I started out by stamping all of my images, and saying, in memento tuxedo black ink on to scrap white card stock before coloring using my Ohuhu markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I fussy cut my colored images out before adhering it to a card with an Island Hut background.  For the saying, I deliberately made sure to fussy cut it at an angle to look like a banner.  I then die cut the sun and seagulls from scrap card stock before stippling Tim Holtz wild honey distress ink over the sun.  Once my scene was assembled, I added a few sequins and stickles glitter glue before highlighting parts of the colored images using 3D glaze pens.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #85 - Use Your NBUS (GSD stamp set)

Critter Crazy #109 - Anything Goes With A Critter (duck)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #275 - Anything Goes 

Splitcoaststampers F4A834 - Beach 

Splitcoaststampers WT1097 - Birds (duck) 

Conjurer of Dreams #19 - Anything Goes Optional Travel (A/G and travel to Hawaii) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Tim Holtz Wild Honey; Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Hammermill White; COD Island Hut DP; Scraps  

Accessories: Computer, Printer, MISTI, Big Shot, Dies, Pop Dots, Sequins, 3D Glaze Pens, Ohuhu Markers, Stickles 

 

 

 

Gopher A Coffee?

 

Hello and welcome. I hope everyone had a great Christmas.  Today I'd like to share a quick card made using images from Gerda Steiner Designs.  Now, if you're a last minute shopper for Holiday's, Birthday's or even Just Because, today's card makes a perfect gift card holder that you can personalize for any occasion.

 

I started out by stamping images from Gerda's Gopher It! (sold out at the moment) and Little Things in memento tuxedo black ink onto Copic© white card stock before coloring using my Ohuhu markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I lightly stippled some stormy sky distress ink, left over on my blending brush from another project, around the images then layered and added faux brads.  I then adhered the image panel to a dry embossed card base using glue dots.  The final touches were, faux stitches, bling, stickles, punched butterfly and a small gingham bow.  I then stamped the inside pocket, layered, and added a gift card.  I'm pretty happy with how this turned out.

 

Inside

 

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #81 - Use Your NBUS (images)

Can You Handle The Pressure Dec 27, 2025 - Anything Goes Dry Embossing Optional Winter Blues (dry embossed stylized flowers)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 730 to 733 - Anything Goes Uplifting (anything goes) 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Leftover Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Copic; Stampin Up

Accessories: Ohuhu Markers, MISTI, Butterfly Punch, Bling, Bow, Black Gel Pen, Big Shot, Embossing Folder 

Dear Santa Kitty's

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a Christmas card I made for my 2026 stash using images from Gerda Steiner Designs.   

 

I started out by stamping images from the Christmas Kitten stamp set onto Hammermill white card stock using memento tuxedo black ink before coloring using Ohuhu markers and a white chalk marker. Once the coloring was finished, I layered it and added some red brads before adhering it to a dry embossed card.  The final touches were some added bling, gold cord and using a clear 3D glaze pen to highlight parts of the images.  As an afterthought, I lightly stippled some tattered rose distress ink around the playful kittens.  I'm pretty happy with how this turned out especially since I've been battling the flu the last couple of weeks.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #81 - Use Your NBUS (images)

Critter Crazy #105 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (kittens)

Peace On Earth #102 - See Mood Board Below (inspired by colors, lights on background trees)

Shopping Our Stash #563 - My Sweet Embossable You (used snowflake embossing folder) 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 730 to 733 - Anything Goes 

Simon Says Monday Challenge Dec 22, 2025 - Sparkle and Shine (bling, gold cord)

 

Peace On Earth

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Distress 

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Ohuhu Markers, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, White Chalk Marker, Bling, Glue, Gold Cord, 3D Glaze Pen

  

Someone Say Cake?

 

 

Hello and welcome.  I've not been around blogland much the last couple weeks.  Between my husbands, and mine, health issues, neither one of us has been having fun.  I finally got this card finished using one of the new release sets from Gerda Steiner Designs called Peeking Over Puppies.  These little guys are just adorable.  They're stamped in memento tuxedo black ink on Hammermill white card stock then colored using my new Ohuhu markers before fussy cutting out then setting aside.  I then created my background using a slimline cloud stencil and some stormy sky distress ink.  After layering, and adding some photo corners from my stash, I glue a few copper gems on to finish it off.

 

Challenges entered: 

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #79 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set)

Addicted to Stamps and More #504 - Any Occasion (birthday)

Krafty Chicks #791 - Masculine (boy's birthday)

Cupcake Inspirations #629 - What Makes You Smile (dogs/cats, cake/cupcakes/pie/etc)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Ohuhu Markers, Bling, Bow, Photo Corners, Stencil, Blending Brush

 

Halloween Spider Web

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a quick and easy Halloween card made using the Spiderweb digital stamp from Gerda Steiner Designs.  The image set comes with both a Halloween web AND a blank web so you can personalize the card - and it's a freebie!

 

After printing the image onto Neenah white card stock, I die cut a black spider using scraps and my Big Shot© before adhering it to a black card.  To finish it off, I added four black spider sequins instead of brads and a few black bling gems.  My card was finished in under 10 minutes so this is perfect for those mass produced Halloween cards.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #79 - Use Your NBUS (web image, spider die)

Craft Rocket #130 - Autumn/Halloween 

Two Old Bats Oct 2025 - Anything Goes Halloween 

Digi Choosday #10 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

Shopping Our Stash #558 - Hey Ghoulfriend/Halloween 

Simon Says Stamp WCD2025 - World Cardmaking Day 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Big Shot, Spider Die, Spider Sequins, Bling, Glue 

Have Youself A Merry Little Reindeer

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share Christmas card I made using the  Little Reindeer clear set from Gerda Steiner Designs.  This is a second card I made as part of World Cardmaking Day this weekend.

 

I started out by stamping the reindeer, birds and saying in Memento tuxedo black ink using a MISTI before coloring everything using my Ohuhu markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I stippled some tumbled glass distress ink using a blending brush before adding some faux brads and adhering to a ballet blue card with scrap designer paper.  I then added some white/gold organdy ribbon, and gold bling, along with googlie eyes to the birds to finish it off.  Similar look to yesterday's card, yet different.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #79 - Use Your NBUS (images/saying)

Little Red Wagon #827 - H Is For Holidays (Christmas)

Paper Funday #81 - Anything Goes Optional Cute/Creepy (AG and Cute)

Addicted To Stamps and More #502 - Christmas 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Design

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up; Scrap Designer Paper

Accessories: MISTI, Ohuhu Markers, Ribbon, Bling, Glue, Faux Brads, Googlie Eyes 

 

  

Merry Christmas Snowman

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is part of World Cardmaking Day which reminds us that the best gifts come from the heart, not your bank account, so try making a handmade card and give it to someone you care about.  For me, World Cardmaking Day is the kickoff for making my Thanksgiving, and sometimes, the Christmas cards I send out every year.  My card today features this cute Happy Snowman and his bluebird friend from Gerda Steiner Designs.  

 

After stamping him in memento tuxedo black ink onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored him using my Ohuhu markers.  I then stamped the bird twice, colored and punched one out to pop up before stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink using a blending brush before layering.  I then added the layered panel to a ballet blue card with scrap designer paper that reminded me of snowflakes.  To my card, I added some holly bling stickers in the corners instead of brads.  I then added some more bling and a white/gold organdy ribbon along the side to finish it off.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Creative Fingers #309 - Anything Goes 

Pattie's Creations #235 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 718 to 719 - Anything Uplifting Goes 

Creative Inspiration #31 - Anything Goes 

Little Red Wagon #827 - H Is For Holidays (Christmas)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps:  Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass 

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up; Scrap Designer Paper

Accessories: MISTI, Ohuhu Markers, Bling, Glue, Ribbon, Pop Dots, Circle Punch  

Happy Anniversary Birds

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you an anniversary card I made using the Happy Birthday Birds digital greeting card from Gerda Steiner Designs.  These cute little birds come with the Happy Birthday To You greeting in the cards as well as a blank version to "make it your own".  I used the blank version and typed in my anniversary saying using Photoshop© before printing it out onto Hammermill white card stock.

 

Once I had the image printed, I colored it using my Ohuhu markers.  I then went and added the tree "canopy" above, using a long retired Stampin Up set, before lightly stippling tumbled glass distress ink for the sky and added brads.  The final touches were googlie eyes to one of the birds, prima flowers and some bling from my stash.  I'm happy with how this turned out and will probably give it to my husband for our anniversary in a couple months.

 

 Challenges entered:

 

Triple B Challenge: Sept 2025 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (birds)

CD Sunday Plus #167 - Anything Goes Digital (Gerda Steiner Designs)

Creative Inspiration #30 - Anything Goes 

Elliebelle's Garden Party #7 - Anything Goes In Or Out Of A Garden (trees, birds)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass; Stampin Up Old Olive, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Garden Green

Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up

Accessories: Ohuhu Markers, Computer, Printer, Bling, Brads, Primas, Glue Dots, Googlie Eyes, Blending Brush 

 

A Toast To Friends

 

Hello and welcome.  I'm thrilled to be guest designing for Gerda Steiner Designs again.  I love her stamp sets, and digital sets, and these pigeons are hilarious.  

 

I've stamped a pigeon from both the A Toast To You mini and the Pigeons 4x6 stamp sets in memento black onto Hammermill white card stock before coloring them using Prismacolor and Copic markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I stamped the saying twice, once on a Hammermill scrap to pop up later. After adding some leftover tumbled glass distress ink that was on a blending brush, I layered the colored panel before adding some faux brads.  After adding my popped up saying, I dug out some grey velvet ribbon from my stash, added googlie eyes, and primas with bling centers to finish it off.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #78 - Use Your NBUS (stamp sets)  

Neglected Stuff Sept 2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (ribbon, primas) 

Critter Crazy #102 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (pigeons)

Paper Funday #80 - Anything Goes: Optional Changing Seasons (anything goes)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 716 to 717 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Triple B Challenge Sept 2025 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (birds - pigeons) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress

Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Pop Dots, Googlie Eyes, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Blending Brush, Primas, Glue Dots, Bling, Ribbon, Faux Brads 

 

Enjoy The Summer

Hello and welcome.  I'm trusting everyone is trying to stay cool and safe during this nasty heat wave.  It's certainly not helping my migraines and breathing issues.  This last week has been rough with the weekend being down right unbearable at 114 and 113 degrees and it never really cooled off at night.  I was finally able to push myself to, somewhat, go through some boxes still unpacked from our move.  I do realize it's been several days since I posted last, my health just wouldn't let me.

 

I was digging through my stash of designer paper when I came across this blue, watercolor style paper and the first thing I thought of was swimming pool so I pulled out this Pool Piggies stamp set, with matching dies, from Gerda Steiner Designs I received as a RAK from a friend.  I started out by stamping all of my images using memento tuxedo black ink on neenah white scraps then colored using copic markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I die cut the images out using my Big Shot© before adhering them on my slimline card using glue dots.  I then added some blue/green fibers from my stash and adhered a few teal sequins from Picket Fence Studios.  Taking one of the sentiments from the set, I inked it in tuxedo black, stamped it directly on the card before going over it using a Sakura 3D glaze pen.  Taking a few more glaze pens, I highlight parts of the piggies, and added some polka dots to the yellow swimsuit) before declaring the card finished.  

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #64 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set, designer paper)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 655 to 656 - Anything Goes Uplifting (sentiment)

Park Hopping My Happy Place July 2024 - Anything Goes Theme Park Related Optional  (Inspired by Walt Disney World Typhoon Lagoon)

The Four Seasons July 2024 - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by the pool)

Paper Funday #67 - Anything Goes Optional Critter Crazy (pigs)

Critter Crazy #88 - Anything Goes With A Critter

Inspiration Station July 2024 - See Pic Below (inspired by relaxing, water)

 

The Four Seasons

Inspiration Station

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Card Stock: Neenah White; Scraps; Designer Paper

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copic Markers, MISTI, Sequins, Big Shot, 3D Glaze Pens, Glue, Fibers

Sympathetic Floral Watering Can

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a sympathy card I made using a retired digital image from Gerda Steiner Designs.  I've had this image since 2019 but just haven't colored it until now since I needed a few more sympathy cards.  

I started out by combining the image and my saying in a watermark program before printing several images on Neenah white card stock. I then colored them using both Prismacolor and Copic markers. Once my coloring was finished, I over-stamped a long retired Stampin Up sanded background using Tim Holtz old paper distress ink before running a Stampin Up night of navy marker along the image edge before layering.  Once I had added matching brads, I laid the layered image panel to the side.  My card base was made using a dusty Cuttlebug floral screen embossing folder and my Big Shot.  Once it was dry embossed, I sanded the edges using a sanding block.  After adding the image panel to the card using glue dots, I pulled out a wooden butterfly I found at Dollar Tree then using Ranger glossy accents to adhere it to my card.  The final touches were a scrap of navy grosgrain ribbon, bling to the butterfly's body before spritzing some navy marker over everything. As an after thought, I then went over parts of the image using black and white gel pens and added ice stickles to the flower centers.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #62 - Use Your NBUS (image, butterfly)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (butterfly, image, sanded background, embossing folder)

Can You Handle The Pressure May 2024 - Dry Embossing Optional Flowers (floral screen background)

Splitcoaststampers WT1001 - Drawing Day  (gel pen highlights drawn)

Colorful Options May 2024 - Royal Blue 

Inspiration Station #61 - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by the flowers)

Triple B May 2024 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (blooms, butterflies)

 

Colorful Options

 

 

 Inspiration Station

 

Triple B
 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps:   Gerda Steiner Designs; Stampin Up

Ink: Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, Navy Marker, Color Spritzer, Brads, Sanding Block, Wood Butterfly, Bling, Ribbon, Glossy Accents, Gel Pens

Thinking Of You At Easter

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a trio of cards made to send out for Easter using the free Easter Bunnies digital stamp from Gerda Steiner Designs.  For some reason, it seems I'm never ready for sending Easter cards out.  This year is no different.  These three cards are at least a head start for me, especially since I've had this image for awhile and not used it yet.

 

I started out by combining the digital stamp and my own typed saying in a watermarking program, then printed them out onto Neenah white card stock.  I then pulled out my Prismacolor and Copic markers and colored the images before layering and adding brads.  For the card base, I pulled out a Cuttlebug dots/spots embossing folder and ran each card through my Big Shot© before lightly sanding the embossed images.  Before I added the layered images, I lightly stippled matching ink (eggplant envy, bliss blue, poppy red) over the embossed images and along the sides of the card.  Once done, I adhered the layered image panels using glue dots then pulled out a few premade bows and attached them to the cards using mini glue dots.  I'm pretty happy with how these turned out since I was once again crafting with a migraine.  It was either craft to get my mind off the migraine (sort of) or cry because nothing was helping again.  Close ups of each card are below:

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #60 - Use Your NBUS (rabbit/egg image)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (image)

Critter Crazy #84 - Anything Goes With A Critter (rabbits)

CD Sunday Plus #129 - Anything Goes Using Digital (rabbits)

Creatalicious Challenges #275 - Anything Goes Optional Easter 

Crafty Animals #81 - Anything Goes Including An Animal 

Shopping Our Stash #517 - Round And Round (embossing folder, dotted eggs) 

The Four Seasons March 2024 - See Pic Below (went with Easter)

 

Four Seasons

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Stampin Up Eggplant Envy, Bliss Blue, Poppy Red

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Bow, Glue Dots, Brads, Computer, Printer, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Sanding Block, Stipple Brushes

A St. Patrick Cat In A Hat

 

Hello and welcome.  Second post from me today.  To see my Stained Glass Mushroom card, please scroll down one post.  For this post, I'd like to share a card made using the free newsletter digital image  from Gerda Steiner Designs called St. Patrick's Day Cat and Hat. 

 

I started off by printing the image onto Neenah white card stock then colored using both prismacolor and copic markers then layered and added brads.  For my card base, I pulled out a Recollections© All Seasons paper pad I've had in my stash for who knows how long.  After selecting my designer paper, I adhered it to a white card base before adding my layered image panel.  Digging through my stash of Prima© flowers, I dug out two polka dotted flowers, added them to the card using glue dots,  The final touches were some bling shamrocks I had forgotten about and some green/white bakers twine.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #60 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (background paper, shamrock bling, flowers) 

Shopping Our Stash #516 - It's Not Easy Being Green (background paper, twine, flowers, bling, brads)

Double Trouble #161 - See Board (went with Thing 1)

Cardz For Galz #220 - Use Some Green 

Just Us Girls #717 - Color Week (see below) (went with green, lime green, orange)

Sisterhood of Crafters #28 - Dots and/or Stripes (both: polka dot flowers, designer paper dotted, designer border is a stripe plaid weave)

 

Double Trouble

 

 

 

 

 

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and fabulous weekend.

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Mowed Lawn Distress Ink

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up Scraps; Recollections Designer Paper

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Bakers Twine, Brads, Glue Dots, Prima Flowers, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Bling Shamrocks

Celebrate 2024

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made using the free 2024 Penguin digital image from Gerda Steiner Designs.  I don't know about you, but it seems like the years are flying by.

I started by printing the image on Neenah white card stock before coloring it using Copic markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I lightly stippled some tumbled glass distress ink around the penguins before layering and adding some gold brads.  The card base has the "Celebrate" from Stampin Up's Wonderful Words (retired) set in spruce ink.  Once my background was finished, I added some gold cord and the layered image.  Then taking some crystal ice stickles, I "painted" the 2024 numbers using a Q-Tip before adding ice stickles to the Christmas lights.

Challenges entered:

 

Gerda Steiner Share Your Designs Dec 2023 - Anything Goes Gerda Steiner 

Never Before Used Schtuff #57 - Use Your NBUS (GSD 2024 image)

As You Like It Dec 2023 - Anything Goes 

Creative Inspiration #9 - Anything Goes 

Inkspirational #305 - Word Prompt Celebrate (inspired by New Year's celebrations)

I Spy With My Little Eye #10 - Something Old and/or New (Old - gold cord and Celebrate saying, Something New - GSD image)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs; Stampin Up

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass; Stampin Up Shaded Spruce

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Copic Markers, Gold Cord, Brads, Glue Dots, Crystal Ice Stickles, Q-Tip

 

Fa La La La La, Fa La Llama

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a cute one layer Christmas card I made using Gerda Steiner Designs digital Fa la la la Llamas.   I've had this digital set for some time and just never made anything yet with it.

I started out by combining the digital image and my hand typed Deck The Halls chorus (altered a tad) before printing the image out onto Neenah white card stock then coloring using Castle Arts watercolor pencils and a Copic alcohol blender marker.  Once my image was colored, I used my paper pouncer to apply a softer background of Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink.  The inside Merry Christmas saying is from Gerda's Happy Snowman clear stamp set I was gifted from a friend.  I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out especially since I'm still dealing with migraines and an infection that doesn't want to go away.

Challenges entered:

 

Gerda Steiner Designs Share Your Designs - November 2023 Anything Goes 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #56 - Use Your NBUS (stamps digital/clear) 

Digi Choosday Wk46 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #123 - Anything Goes Digital (llama set) 

Ally's Angel #76 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress

Card Stock: Neenah White

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Paper Pouncer, Alcohol Blender Marker

Are You Kidding Me?

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a birthday card I made using a stamp set I received as a RAK from a friend.  The set is a retired one called Moody Unicorns from Gerda Steiner Designs. 

I started out by stamping all of the images/saying in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring using Copic markers before stippling some stormy sky distress ink around the image then layering and adding brads.  I then adhered the layered panel to a dry embossed regal rose card with matching ink stippled over the raised images.  After adding some white organdy ribbon, midnight sparkle shimmer illusion bling and faux stitching around the edges, I decided to add some googlie eyes to the unicorn to finish it off.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #55 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set)

Gem Of A Craft Wk 20 - Anything Goes 

Gerda Steiner Designs Share Your Designs Oct 2023 - Anything Goes Gerda Steiner Designs (retired Moody Unicorn)

Can You Handle The Pressure - Anything Goes Dry Embossing Optional Bees/Beehive (anything goes) 

Gerda Steiner Designs Facebook Group - Anything Goes With Hand Drawn Element (faux sewing frame)

Double D Challenges Oct 2023 - Pink 

Krafty Chicks #684 - Stamp Act (Gerda Steiner Designs)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs Moody Unicorns

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Regal Rose; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Copic Markers, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Brads, Glue Dots, Blending Brushes, Googlie Eyes, Bling, Ribbon, Black Gel Pen

 

 

PIP Challenge 2324

 

 Sponsored by Gerda Steiner Designs

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Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by  Gerda Steiner Designs.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.

I started out by printing the Squirrel with Acorns digital stamp on Hammermill white card stock before coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I stippled some walnut stain and mowed lawn distress ink using my brushes from Picket Fence Studios then layered.  My saying from the Cupcake Mice set released last month was then stamped in memento tuxedo black ink before punching and stippling more walnut stain distress ink around the edges.  Once I was finished with everything, I adhered the image/saying to a espresso card with an embossed tree stump panel with walnut stain stippled over the raised edges.  The final embellishments was some faux sewing around the squirrel and highlighting the saying using a black 3D glaze pen.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #51 - Use Your NBUS (image, embossing folder)

Critter Crazy #75 - Anything Goes With A Critter

Gerda Steiner Designs June 2023 - Share Your Designs Anything Goes 

A Place To Start June 2023 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Wks 589 to 560 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

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

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain, Mowed Lawn; Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up; MFP Corn Husk

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Big Shot, Texture Fade Embossing Folder, PFS Stipple Brushes, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Oval Punch, Black Gel Pen, Black 3D Glaze Pen