Celebrate The New Year

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card I made using the New Year Countdown digital set from Jan's Digital Stamps.  Now, if you're not a newsletter subscriber of theirs, then you may not know that Jan will be closing the shop at the end of April 2024.  She is, however, keeping the Etsy shop open for now. 

 

Since I've been dealing with an end of year migraine that's carried over to 2024, I decided to go with one of the pre-colored images in the digital set so it would be less "wear and tear" on my eyes.  

After I printed the colored image out on Neenah white card stock, I layered it and added pewter brads (I dug out of my stash)before running a fingernail along the edges of the black layer before setting aside.  I then stamped in memento tuxedo black the word CELEBRATE from a long retired Stampin Up set called Wonderful Words repeatedly to create my background.  After adding it to a black card, I added my layered image using glue dots before adding some dew drops along the bottom.  The final touch was adding crystal ice stickles to some of the confetti to add a little sparkle.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out,

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #58 - Use Your NBUS (digital image)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (celebrate stamp, pewter brads)

Splitcoaststampers F4A723 - It's The New Year 

Sheepski Designs Blog Challenge #82 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Jan's Digital Stamps; Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Brads, Dew Drops, Glue, Glue Dots, Ice Stickles

 

 

Run Up To Christmas 2023 Week 7

 

 

Hello and welcome to week 7 of the #runuptochristmashop2023 hosted by @love_smile_and_craft and @kellys.craft. We are going to make a card each week for 12 weeks until Christmas.  This week's theme is Ornaments or Tags. Since I've been dealing with migraines again, and just not plain feeling well from an infection, I went with ornaments on a card.  I've had this Enchanted Branches Nativity - Baby Jesus digital set from Power Poppy for awhile and hadn't used yet, I decided to finally use it.

I started out by combining the three ornament image, and a saying, in Photoshop before printing it out onto Neenah white card stock then colored it using Castle Arts pencils. Once the coloring was finished, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass and mowed lawn distress inks using blending brushes and the paper pouncers I had received as a gift.  I then highlighted part of Jesus' halo using yellow ice stickles to finish my card off.  I'm really please with how it turned out.  I think keeping my card fairly plain and simple worked well for this theme.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #56 - Use Your NBUS (image, paper pouncers)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 621 to 622 - Anything Goes Uplifting (Christmas)

Jan's Digital Stamps November 2023 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday Wk 44 - Anything Goes Digital (image)

CD Sunday Plus #123 - Anything Goes Digital (image from Power Poppy)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Power Poppy

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Mowed Lawn

Card Stock: Neenah White

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Computer, Printer, Paper Pouncers, Blending Brushes, Ice Stickles

Winner! Winner!

 

 I just saw I was one of the winners for last months challenge at Jan's Digital Stamps.

I'm also a Top 3 winner at Cardz 4 Guys with this card:

Falling For Wednesdays Week 2

 

 

 

Hi friends! Welcome to week 2 of Falling For Wednesdays hosted by @kellysantidesigns Hop along with #ffwcardgroup2023 where each week holds beautiful fall splendor. This week’s fall theme is: FALL FAVORITES!

 

For my card, I was inspired by fond memories of going to the pumpkin patch with my mom when I was little, and taking my own kids to the one here.  I always had fun picking out my own pumpkin and carving it's face.  So, I pulled out my favorite The Cat's Pajamas set called Happy Pumpkin Day (I still have the retired clear set).  Gotta love these TCP penguins!!  I started out by stamping the main image in memento tuxedo black onto copic white card stock before coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I layered the image and added brads.  As an afterthought, I stippled some Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink as well as some Stampin Up tangerine tango ink left over from another project.  I then adhered the layered image using glue dots to a dry embossed card with more tangerine tango ink stippled over the embossed images.  After adding some copper bling to finish it off.

Challenges entered:

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends #212 - Anything Goes

We Love To Create #8 August - Anything Mixed Media Goes (markers, bling, brads, ink, dry embossing)

Gem of a Craft Wk 17 - Anything Goes

Jan's Digital Stamps August 2023 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Tangerine Tango

Card Stock: Copic X-Press It; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Bling, Big Shot, PFS Blending Brushes, Cuttlebug Pumpkin Harvest Embossing Folder, Brads, Glue Dots

PIP 2332

 

  Sponsored by

Jan's Digi Stamps

Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today starts a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Jan's Digital Stamps.  I would first like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.  For my card today, I combined then printed the image and one of the sayings from Across The Miles.

After printing my image on Neenah white card stock, I colored it using both Prismacolor and Copic markers before stippling Tim Holtz faded jeans and tumbled glass distress inks around the colored image before layering and adding brads.  For my card base, I took a ballet blue card and stippled Heffy Doodle's basket weave stencil using my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios using more of the faded jeans distress ink.  After adding the layered image panel, I dug out some cherry chocolate dew drops and added those using glue dots.  The final touch was adding a bit of orange slice ice stickles in the center of the flowers.  I'm really happy with how this card turned out since I'm still dealing with this migraine and Mother Nature is not playing nice right now. Nothing is helping the migraines at the moment.

Challenges entered: 

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #53 - Use Your NBUS (image, stencil, dew drops)

Jan's Digital Stamps August 2023 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #116 - Anything Goes Digital (image)

Digi Choosday Wk 31 - Anything Goes 

My Time To Craft #514 - Stenciling (background basket weave) 

Stencil Fun August 2023 - Anything Goes Optional Butterflies (stencil used basket weave)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stencil)

 

 

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

Stamps: Jan's Digital Stamps

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans Distress Inks

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Heffy Doodle Stencil, Dew Drops, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Glue Dots, Brads, PFS Blending Brushes, Ice Stickles.

Dare To Get Dirty 2023 Day 5

 

 

Hello everyone and welcome!  Today starts the annual Dare To Get Dirty (DTGD) challenges over at Splitcoaststampers.  The DTGD challenges are a special thank you to Splitcoaststampers Fan Club members.  For info on joining the fan club, see the details here.  My cards for today's challenges are below.

 

 

Challenges entered:

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamp, fibers, ladybugs)

613 Ave Create July 2023 - Anything Goes Optional Nautical 

The Crafty Addicts #3 - Anything Goes
Jan's Digital Stamps July 2023 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenges #66 - Anything Goes Optional Aperture

 

Tulip Frame Supplies:

Stamps: Magenta

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

Card Stock: Copic X-press It

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Wood Ladybug Stickers, PFS Blending Brushes, Ranger Glossy Accents, Ice Stickles, Q-Tip, Castle Arts Pencils, MS Punches, SU 2-hole Punch, Frame, Sanding Block

 

 Challenges entered:

Shopping Our Stash #501 - No Stamping Allowed (chipboard letters, die cut flowers)

Let's Craft and Create #197 - Anything Goes Optional Add Flowers

Stamps: None

Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain; Tattered Angels Gold Glimmer Mist; Seth Apter Blue Moon Mist 

Card Stock: None

Accessories: Notebook, Alpha Letterz, Glue, Crop-A-Dile, SU Jumbo Eyelets, SU Close To Cocoa Ribbon, Cloud 9 Vellum Flower Kit, Glue Dots, Recycled Packing Paper From Chewy Box

 

 

 

 This card was made using the "negative" from a Sizzix flower I had die cut, so I made my own stencil.

 

 Challenges entered:

Triple B Challenge July 2023 - Anything Goes Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (I went blooms)

Stamps: SU Wonderful Words

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Fired Brick, Mowed Lawn

Card Stock: Hammermill White

Accessories: PFS Blending Brushes, Bling, Big Shot, Glue, Sizzix Daisy Bigz Die, PFS Sequins

PIP Challenge 2326

 

 Sponsored by Lawn Fawn

Lawn Fawn FB

Lawn Fawn FB share

Hello and welcome.  Today beings 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 this week.  My card uses Lawn Fawn's Flamingo Together set.

 

Since Mother Nature has turned on the furnace to high heat for California, I went with a beach theme.  I started out by stamping my flamingo images in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers.  I then stamped the palm trees using memento rich cocoa, cottage ivy and pear tart before stamping my saying in both memento black and lilac posies.  Then, using a direct-to-paper technique, I created my "sand" by applying memento desert sand directly underneath the flamingos before stippling Tim Holtz broken china distress ink in the background for the ocean and sky before layering and adding brads.  My card is stamped using a retired Stampin Up flamingo wheel with regal rose ink before I added the image panel popping it up using pop dots.  The final touches were applying some 3D glaze pens to highlight parts of the flamingo's and their legs before adding some old Queen and Company floral sequins with ice stickles.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #52 - Use Your NBUS (flamingo set)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (wheel, sequins)

The Four Seasons July 2023 - See Mood Board (inspired by the beach)

A Place To Start July 2023 - Anything Goes Optional Twist Life Is A Beach (went with the beach theme)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 601 to 602 - Anything Goes Uplifting

Jan's Digital Stamps July 2023 - Anything Goes

Critter Crazy #76 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (mine is flamingos)

 

The Four Seasons

 

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

Stamps: Lawn Fawn; Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Cottage Ivy, Pear Tart, Rich Cocoa, Desert Sand; Tim Holtz Broken China; SU Regal Rose

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Pop Dots, Queen and Company Sequins, Ice Stickles

Courage

 Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made for a card drive for veterans a friend is doing.  It's take me quite a few days to photograph and upload thanks to the migraine I've been dealing with.  My part of California was in the 90's last week and now we're in the high 60's to low 70's.  Quite a difference in temperatures and a known migraine trigger for me, however, I'll deal with the migraine to avoid the heat any day.

 

My card uses an old, long retired Stampin Up set called Courage that I received as a RAK from a friend (NBUS) and is great for mass producing cards.  I started out by stamping the image, and saying, in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring using Castle Arts pencils and a Prismacolor blender pencil.  Once my coloring was finished, I stippled/blended Tim Holtz chipped sapphire, walnut stain, fired brick and old paper distress inks using my Picket Fence blending brushes to "age" the image a bit before layering and adding some red star brads from my stash.  I then distressed the edges using an old Stampin Up distressing tool before adding it to my card using pop up glue dots.  The final touch was adding the flag stars using a white gel pen.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #50 May 2023 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set) 

Word Art Wednesday #597 to 597 - Anything Goes Uplifting (saying outside/inside) 

Jan's Digital Stamps May 2023 - Anything Goes 

Make My Monday 22 May 2023 - Masculine 

Use Your Stuff #485 - Anything Goes 

Retro Rubber #207 - Anything Goes Using Rubber Stamp (received stamp set 2yrs ago)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great rest of your week.

Stamps: Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire, Old Paper, Fired Brick, Walnut Stain

Card Stock: PTI Enchanted Evening, Scarlett Jewell; MFP Corn Husk

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Blender Pencil, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, PFS Blending Brushes, White Gel Pen, Distressing Tool

 

PIP Challenge 2320

 

 Sponsored by

Jan's Digi Stamps

Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins another challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Jan's Digital Stamps.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.  My card today features the Sing A Song Of Spring digital set.

I started out by combining the image, and saying, using a watermark program before printing on to Hammermill white card stock then colored using both prismacolor and copic markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz broken china and walnut stain distress inks using my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios then layered my image and added vintage copper brads.  I then adhered everything to a pacific pointe card base using glue dots.  The final embellishments were punched photo "holders", a white gel pen highlighting the bird's eyes and some copper bling from I had picked up last year and never used yet. I'm pretty happy with how this turned out especially since I've been dealing with migraines again thanks to the weather whiplash my part of California is having.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #50 May - Use Your NBUS (image/bling)

Jan's Digital Stamps May 2023 - Anything Goes 

Triple B Challenges May 2023 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (I went with birds)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (bling, punch) 

Digi Choosday Wk 19 - Anything Goes

CD Sunday Plus #110 - Anything Goes Digital

 

 

Triple B Challenges

 

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

 

Stamps: Jan's Digital Stamps

Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain, Broken China Distress Inks

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Bling, Brads, Glue Dots, PFS Blending Brushes, Glue, SU Photo Frame Punch, White Gel Pen 

Make A Wish With Balloons

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share another card I made as guest designer for Gerda Steiner Designs for their May 2023 release.  Today I'm sharing a cute birthday card that could be for all ages.

I started out by stamping my images from the Cupcake Mice set, along with my saying, on scrap Neenah white card stock then coloring using both Prismacolor and Copic markers before layering and adding three white brads.  I then dug through my brad stash to locate the balloon brads I knew I had somewhere but haven't used in a long time.  After adding an orange balloon brad, I then lightly stippled leftover pacific pointe ink around my image panel.  Taking a Marvy balloon punch I've had for years, I punched out red, blue, and yellow balloons to add to my card using both glue dots and pop dots.  For my card, I took a Rubbernecker birthday balloons stencil I had won (and not used yet), and blended Stampin Up summer sun, pure poppy and pacific pointe inks using my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios before adhering it to my card.  Taking a black gel pen, I highlighted the make a wish before adding faux stitching and then "strings" for my balloons.  The final touches were yellow ice stickles and a clear 3D glaze pen to highlight the birthday hat, eyes and mouse's nose. 

 

Here's the progression of my card:

 

 

Prismacolor and Copic markers used

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #50 - May Use Your NBUS (stencil)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (markers, punch, balloon brad)

Inspiration Station #49 May - See Inspiration Picture (inspired by colors) 

AAA Birthday #49 May - Balloons (brad, punched shapes) 

Colorful Options May 2023 - Blue

Jan's Digital Stamps May 2023 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Inspiration Station #49

 

 

Colorful Options Challenge

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to check out the release here.  It's LIVE in the shop now!!

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Pacific Pointe, Summer Sun, Pure Poppy

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, Balloon Punch, Glue Dots, Pop Dots, Black Gel Pen, PFS Blending Brushes, Birthday Balloon Stencils, Yellow Ice Stickles, 3D Glaze Pen

PIP Challenge 2318

 

  Sponsored by Polkadoodles

Polkadoodles FB 1

Polkadoodles FB 2

 

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

 

After printing my image onto Neenah white card stock, I then colored it using both Lyra and Castle Arts pencils before blending Tim Holtz walnut stain and old paper distress inks using a blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios then layered it.  After adding brads, I set it aside and dry embossed a panel using a paisley embossing folder I received as a destash gift.  Once I had stippled Stampin Up tangerine tango ink over the raised images, I adhered it to a brown card using glue dots.  As an afterthought, I then took a fingernail and ran it along the edges of the embossed panel before adding my layered image.  The only other embellishments used were some brown thread along the side/button centers and a black gel pen to draw the whiskers and highlight the eyes.

Challenges entered: 

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #50 May - Use Your NBUS (image/embossing folder)

Jan's Digital Stamp May 2023 - Anything Goes 

Polkadoodles Wk 18 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday Wk 17 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #109 - Anything Goes Digital (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: Polkadoodles

Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain, Old Paper

Card Stock: Neenah White, Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Big Shot, Paisley Embossing Folder, Buttons, Glue Dots, Fingernail, Black Gel Pen, Thread, Brads

 

 

Challenge 2310

 Sponsored by

We Are 3

https://www.etsy.com/shop/WeAre3

We Are 3 FB share 

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies  and this week we're being sponsored by We Are Three.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.  My card today is using one of the pre-colored images from the Margaret's Wreaths set.  

I started out by printing the iris wreath image onto Hammermill white card stock, then cut down to size before stippling some ballet blue ink around the edges using my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios.  After layering, and adding brads, I pulled out one of my retired Stampin Up sets called I did it and stamped one of the sayings in the upper corner of the wreath.  My card was then dry embossed using my Cuttlebug birds and swirls embossing folders and my big shot before stippling ballet blue ink over the embossed image and around the card edges.  After adding some washi tape I won awhile back, I added my layered image using pop up glue dots.  The final embellishments were clear/purple sequins from my stash.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #48 March - Use Your NBUS (image, saying, washi tape) 

CD Sunday Plus #105 - Anything Goes Digital (image) 

Shopping Our Stash #491 - Flowers, Flowers Everywhere (image, washi tape)

Jan's Digital Stamp Challenge March 2023 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday Wk9 - Anything Goes

 

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

 

Stamps:  We Are Three

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Ballet Blue

Card Stock:  Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Sequins, Washi Tape, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Glue

PIP Challenge 2308

  Sponsored by

Jan's Digi Stamps

Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Jan's Digital Stamps.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.  My card today is using their Spring Tiger Lilies digital set.

After printing my images onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using Castle Arts pencils before highlighting the saying using both a black gel pen and black 3D glaze pen.  I then used a retired Wishes stencil from Picket Fence Studios using Tim Holtz mowed lawn and my Picket Fence blending brushes.  Once that was done, I then took my Picket Fence slimline cloud stencil, blending brushes and Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink to create the sky background.  After adding some retired Picket Fence gin and tonic sequins, my card was finished,

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #48 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Jan's Digi Stamps February - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #104 - Anything Goes Digital 

Digi Choosday Wk 8 - Anything Goes 

Park Hopping My Happy Place March 2023 - Anything Goes Disney (inspired by Epcot Garden Festival) 

Park Hopping My Happy Place

 

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

Stamps: Jan's Digital Stamps

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Mowed Lawn

Card Stock: Neenah White

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, PFS Wishes Stencil, PFS Slimline Clouds, PFS Blending Brushes, Sequins, Glue