PIP Challenge 2550

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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 Lawn Fawn.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship for this week's challenge. My card this week was made using one of my favorite Lawn Fawn sets Car Critters and Car Critters Christmas Add On.  My husband also loves these little guys so that's a plus.

 

I started out by stamping all of my images in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring them using my Ohuhu markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I fussy cut out the additional images I had stamped, layered my image panel before adding some faux brads and popped up images.  After I dry embossed my card base, I added a couple of Jolee's snowflake stickers I had in my stash before adding star dust stickles to finish it off.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use That Unloved Stash (snowflake stickers)

Neglected Stuff Dec 2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (snowflake stickers)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #267 - Anything Goes 

The Four Seasons Dec 2025 - Winter Season Mood Board Below 

Peace On Earth #101 - See Mood Board Below (inspired by deer, snow)

  

The Four Seasons

 

Peace on Earth  

 

 

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

 

Stamps: Lawn Fawn

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Copic; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Pop Dots, Ohuhu Markers, Faux Brads, Glue, Stickers, Big Shot, Snowflake Embossing Folder, Stickles 

Halloween Cake Greetings

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card made using an image I've had colored for some time, just didn't turn it into a card yet.  The image is from Simply Betty Stamps (now closed) and is colored using my prismacolor pencils. I have leftover tumbled glass distress ink stippled around her before layering and adding black brads.  I then popped the layered image up over a dry embossed spiderweb card.  The final touches were thunderstorm bling and some spider sequins.  I'm pretty happy with how she turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

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

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (image)

A Place To Start Sept 2025 - Anything Goes Optional Leaves or Circles

Neglected Stuff Sept 2025 - Anything Goes Using Unloved Stash (image)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Simply Betty

Ink: Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Stipple Brush, Sequins, Bling, Glue, Pop Up Glue Dots, Brads, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, White Gel Pen  

Loon At The Lake

 

Hello and welcome.   Today I'd like to share a card made using an image I've had colored for some time, just hadn't finished it to a card.  The Loon Scene is from Whimsy Stamps and is just beautiful.  I see so many uses for this stamp.

 

The main image is stamped onto Neenah white card stock and colored using Castle Arts colored pencils and a blender pencil.  I then lightly stippled some tumbled glass distress ink before adding some silver photo corners I've had for years, and I mean years.  The card was made by stippling broken china distress ink over a slim line lily pad stencil from Picket Fence Studios.  Once I had the layered image added to my card, I added some bling, ribbon, diamond ice stickles and a small punched frog to place on one of the lily pads.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #76 - Use Your NBUS (loon scene, stencil)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (ribbon, photo corners)

Neglected Stuff July 2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (ribbon, photo corners)

Crafty Catz #699 - Anything Goes 

Park Hopping My Happy Place June 2025 - Anything Goes Theme Parks (Rivers of America at Disneyland) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Whimsy

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Broken China

Card Stock: White; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Colored Pencils, Blender Pencil, Stenciling, Stipple Brush, Photo Corners, Stickles, Bling, Glue, Frog Punch, Ribbon  

All Things Are Possible

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made from one of the images I colored while my husband was still in the hospital. The stamp set is a retired one from Kraftin Kimmie Stamps and is called Whimsical Wishes.  I've had this set for a while and just hadn't used it yet.

 

I started out by coloring the images using Castle Arts Watercolor pencils, and a blender pencil, before stenciling the clouds and grass using Tim Holtz tumbled glass and mowed lawn distress inks before layering and adding some faux brads.  The final touch was adding some green bling to finish it off.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #76 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set, grass stencil)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamp set, grass stencil)

Paper Funday #78 - Anything Goes Optional Stencils

HeartsQuest Challenge #7 - Anything Goes Fantasy Optional Elf/Elves (gnomes)

Creative Inspiration #28 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass Distress

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Stencils, Blending Brush, Bling, Glue 

Meet Me At The Clubhouse

 

  

Welcome to the 3rd Annual Shark Week Card Hop, hosted by @createwithkas ! We’re thrilled to share our FIN-tastic shark-themed cards and take you on a journey filled with fun and fascinating shark facts at every stop on the hop. Our 2025 theme is “Stay JAWSitive” — a reminder to stay positive in all areas of life, while also promoting awareness around ocean conservation and marine life. Dive in and enjoy the creativity and inspiration! #3rdannualsharkweekcardhop

 

For my card, I decided to ink up a new stamp set from Brass and Bliss called Pirates Under the High Seas.  After I stamped my images onto white X-Press card stock, I colored everything using Copic markers before fussy cutting and setting aside.  I dug out a gnome house die I received as a gift, die cut scraps, before coloring and turning it into an underwater "clubhouse".  I then dug out some water colored designer paper and added it to my card.  After die cutting some sea weed out and adding pearls, plus sequins, my card was finished.  I then decided to add a touch of whimsy by adding googlie eyes to the shark, crab and octopus/rubber duck.

 

Did you know that sharks play an important role in the ecosystem by maintaining the species below them in the food chain and serving as an indicator for ocean health.   They help remove the weak and the sick as well as keeping the balance with competitors helping to ensure species diversity.

 

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #76 - Use Your NBUS (images, dies)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (dies, googlie eyes)

Ally's Angels #95 - Anything Goes 

The Crafter's Cafe #320 - Anything Goes

Crafty Animals #96 - Anything Goes Animals (octopus, lobsters, shark) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Brass and Bliss

Card Stock: Copic X-Press; Scraps

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Accessories: MISTI, Copic Markers, Pearls, Sequins, Pop Dots, Glue, Blending Brush, Googlie Eyes, 3D Glaze Pens, Black Gel Pen

 

  

PIP Challenge 2526

 

Our Sponsor is

Pattie's Creations

THEME = SUNSHINE

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Pattie's Creations.  I would like to thank Pattie for her sponsorship of this week's challenge.  Since this is also the 5th Monday of the month, we are having a sunshine theme.  Make sure your project(s) feature sunshine.  For my card, I'm using the Dog Days of Summer.  Which is really appropriate right now since we're "moving" into the triple digit "season" along with wildfire season.

 

My main image is colored using Ohuhu Honolulu markers before lightly stippling some Stampin Up bliss blue ink using my blending brushes.  Once all of the coloring was finished, I layered the image panel making sure to distress each of the layers before adding some faux brads.  I then took a summer sun scrap and die cut my sun using an old MFT die, then stippled summer sun and only orange ink over my sun.  After adhering it using glue dots to the image panel, I popped up the middle of the sun using pop dots.  A little bit of bling finished off my card.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #75 - Use Your NBUS (image) 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Forgotten Stash (sun die) 

Pattie's Creations #231 - Anything Goes 

 

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

Using Up Some Scraps

 

 

Hello and welcome.   If you're looking for my Pammie's Inky Pinkies post, please scroll down one.

 

I had some scraps from another project still laying on my desk so I thought I'd finally get them out of the way and create something with them.  The Steampunk Cowgirl, Old West Ghost Town, Old West Dancing Ghost Couples are all from Conjurer of Dreams.  After I layered everything, I made sure to use my paper distresser along the edges to "roughen up" the layers.  Added a small scrap of copper cord, brads and an old copper clip I've had for years.  The final touch was a bit of yellow stickles to highlight the few light lamps.  I'm pretty happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (clip, cord)

Neglected Stuff June 2025 - Use Your Neglected Stash (clip, cord)

CD Sunday Plus #159 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Gem of a Craft Challenge 6 Wk 2 - Anything Goes 

Conjurer of Dreams June 2025 ATC - Anything Goes ATC's 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  

PIP Challenge 2522

 

 Sponsored by 

Varada Sharma

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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 Varada Sharma.  I would like to thank Varada for her sponsorship of this week's challenge. Now it's getting hot where I live.  We're supposed to be in triple digits by next weekend so I'm craving ice cream like crazy.  So, I decided to use Varada's Sweet Summer digital stamp set.  

After combining the sundae, and saying in Photoshop©, I colored it using my Ohuhu Honolulu markers before trimming down to size and stippling Tim Holtz tattered rose distress ink around the edges.  Once the main image was layered, I added some bling brads before adhering to a pink card with some Making Memories© designer paper I've had for at least a decade (no joke).  A pink organdy ribbon, and clear 3D glaze pen on the chocolate fudge, finished the card off.  I'm happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #75 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Neglected Stuff June 2025 - Use That Stash (designer paper, ribbon)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (designer paper, ribbon)

Aud Sentiments #326 - Fun Fold/Summer + Sentiment (summer - ice cream) 

 

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

Stained Glass Mermaids

 

Hello and welcome.  I'm guest designing this month over at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge blog.  I would like to take a moment to thank Becca for the invitation to guest design.  For my card, I went with the optional focus of mermaids using images from Conjurer of Dreams. 

 

After combining the Stained Glass Sunken Ship with the Quirky Mermaids and a Sea Siren freebie from last year that was posted in the COD Inspiration group.  Once I had everything combined, I printed the finished image twice so one could be a mat layer.  After layering my card elements, I added some old photo corners I found in my stash (remember when we used to use those), some copper cord, copper bling and ice stickles to highlight the waves.  I'm happy with how this turned out especially since I've been dealing with another migraine.  

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (photo corners) 

CD Sunday Plus #157 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams images)

Crafty Catz #693 - Anything Goes Optional May Flowers (anything goes)

Little Red Wagon #805 - Use That Stash (twine, photo corners, bling) 

Creative Fingers #300 - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join us this month over at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Bling, Copper Cord, Glue, Photo Corners, Ice Stickles

 

 

PIP Challenge 2512

 

 Sponsored by Newton's Nook

Newton's Nook Challenge

Newton's Nook FB Design and Share  

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship of our challenge.  My card this week features Newton's Nook Winter Memories stamp set and dies.

 

After stamping all of my images onto Copic white card stock, I blended the following distress inks: dusty concord, broken china, chipped sapphire, stormy sky to make my snow/sky using my blending brushes.  I then added some Snow-Tex to add some texture before popping up the sledding children using pop dots.  The final touch was adding some diamond ice stickles to highlight the snow/falling snowflakes.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #72 - Use Your NBUS (Newton's Nook images)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (Snow-Tex)

Creative Artiste Mixed Media #113 - Anything Mixed Media Goes (ink, brads, snow-tex, glitter glue)

Gem of a Craft #4 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 691 to 692 - Anything Goes Uplifting (Christmas)

We Love To Create #3 - Anything Mixed Media Goes (ink, brads, snow-tex, glitter glue)

 

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

 

Stamps: Newton's Nook

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Dusty Concord, Stormy Sky, Chipped Sapphire, Broken China

Card Stock: Copic; Stampin Up; Gold Designer Paper

Accessories: MISTI, Blending Brushes, Snow-Tex, Spatula, Pop Dots, Big Shot, Stickles, Brads, Glue Dots 

Conjurer of Dreams March 2025 Inspiration And Challenge

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is my day to share my inspiration projects for this month's Conjurer of Dreams challenge.  Starting this month, all Conjurer of Dreams challenges are Anything Goes.  For my projects, I went with a Steampunk Western theme to start with.  Now Steampunk is normally not my style, but I'm really happy with how these turned out.

 

 Sets used: Steampunk Cowgirl Mini, Old West Ghost Town, Old West Dancing Ghost Couple 

Challenges entered:

Crafter's Cafe #316 - Anything Goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #249 - Anything Goes 

 

 

 Sets used: Florals and Teacups Greyscale Coloring Book (grateful is from a retired SU set)

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #72 - Use Your NBUS (images)

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

CD Sunday Plus #153 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams Grayscale Coloring Book) 

The Four Seasons March 2025 - Spring Mood Board (inspired by the flowers)

 

The Four Seasons

 

Digital Pages

 

Sets used: Abandoned Mine, Old West Ghost Town 

Challenges entered:

 

 

Sets used: Abandoned Mine, Misty Moor Banshee 

 

Challenges entered:

 

Two Old Bats March 2025 - Anything Goes Halloween (abandoned mine, banshee's)

Park Hopping My Happy Place March 2025 - Anything Goes Theme Parks (inspired by Thunder Mountain and Haunted Mansion in Disneyland, CA)

 

 

Sets used: Deep In Forest, Tree Stump Clipart, Model T, Grumpy Senior Men Elements, Grumpy Senior Women Elements

 

Challenges entered:

Digi Choosday Challenge 2 Wk 4 - Anything Goes 

 

 

 

ATC

Sets used: Old West Steampunk Train 

Challenges entered: 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (wood elements - glasses, mustache, arrows)

The Male Room #196 - Mixed Media (digital image, card stock, wood elements, walnut stain ink to dye elements, bling)

Neglected Stuff March 2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (glasses, mustache, arrows)

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter this month's blog challenge over at Conjurer of Dreams.  We're also having a progressive challenge over in the Conjurer of Dreams Inspiration Facebook group.

A Quiet River

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you my take using the Conjurer of Dreams free greyscale coloring progressive challenge image. This is image number 4 of this month's progressive challenge. I colored it using Castle Arts watercolor pencils on a dry embossed card using my Big Shot and dusty Cuttlebug Tree Branch embossing folder. Star dust ice stickles highlight the water. Details on the progressive challenge are in the COD inspiration group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/690288322484648 I'm happy with how this turned out since the coloring gave me something to focus on while dealing with this blasted migraine again. 

Challenges entered:

 

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

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (embossing folder

Can You Handle The Pressure Feb 2025 - Anything Goes Using Embossing Folder Optional Masculine Adult/Child) (cuttlebug tree branch embossing folder for card base)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #248 - Anything Goes 

Park Hopping My Happy Place Feb 2025 - Anything Goes Theme Park (inspired by canoe ride at Disneyland around Tom Sawyer Island) 

Neglected Stuff Challenge Feb 2025 - Use Your Neglected Stash (embossing folder)

FarmQuest General Store#25 - Anything Farm or Country Goes (river)

 

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

 

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.