PIP Challenge 2544

 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.  My card today is featuring Varada's Hot Air Balloons digital set.  

 

After printing the image onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using Ohuhu markers before stippling some tumbled glass distress ink then layering and adding some faux brads.  Once I adhered the colored image panel to my card, I pulled out a long retired Stampin Up set called Warm Wishes and added the "celebrate" to the bottom of the card.  The only embellishments added were then some tiny bling gems to finish it off.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #80 - Use Your NBUS (balloon image)

A Place To Start Nov 2025 - Anything Goes + Option Something New (new - balloon image)

Make My Monday #264 - Birthday Card At Least One Flower (flowers on balloon)

Triple B Nov 2025 - Birds, Blooms or Butterflies (blooms on balloon)

 

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

 

Stamps: Varada Sharma; Stampin Up

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress; Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Ohuhu Markers, Computer, Printer, Bling, Glue, Faux Brads 

Autumn's Beauty

 

Hello and welcome.  Third post today, so I'd like to share with you a card made using images from Conjurer of Dreams.   All of the images were combined using Photoshop© so I could just print and add to an orange card.  With the way I've been hurting the last few days, the simpler is better right now.  I used the following COD sets:  Steampunk Gnome, Fall Silk, Wood Bark Background, Photo Corners, Fall Gnomes (from a special set I won), Fall Background, and Creepy Scarecrow were freebies in the Conjurer of Dreams Inspiration Group.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered: 

 

Inspiration Station Oct 2025 - See Pic Below (inspired by colors)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 722 to 723 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Dream Valley #347 - Autumn Colors 

Make My Monday #263 - Halloween Colors (my choice-red, orange, brown, yellow)

 

Inspiration Station

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: none

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Gold Cord, Bling, Glue, Pop Up Glue Dots, Brads 

  

 

 

 

 

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

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer 

 

 

Conjurer of Dreams Aug 2025 Inspiration And Challenge

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is my day to share my projects for this month's challenge over at Conjurer of Dreams.

 

Card

 

Sets used: Ocean Coral ATC, Atlantis, Blue Silk, Coral clip art, Ocean Treasures, Photo Corners

 

Challenges entered:

Digi Choosday #8 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

Gem of a Craft #9 - Anything Goes 

 

 

ATC

 

Sets used:Ocean Coral ATC, Quirky Mermaid, Blue Silk, Black Silk, Ocean Creatures,

Challenges entered: 

Gem of a Craft #9 - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time To Craft Aug 2025 - Anything Goes 

Inspiration Station Aug 2025 - See Pic Below (inspired by colors)

 

Inspiration Station
 

 

ATC 

 

Sets used: Boho Digital Background and Ladies clip art, Gothic Lighthouse, Photo Corners, Beach Sea Grass, Black Silk 

 

Challenges entered:

ATC Around The World #128 - Anything Goes 

Ally's Angels #96 - Anything Goes 

  

 

Sets used: Underwater Greyscale Coloring 

 

Challenges entered:

CD Sunday Plus #164 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #77 - Use Your NBUS (COD image)

Neglected Stuff #825 - Use Your Unloved Stash (embossing folder, brads) 

 

 

 

 

Sets used: Ship Sail Scene, Ship Captain

 

Challenges entered:   

Little Red Wagon #818 - Masculine 

Make My Monday #257 - Masculine 

 

 

ATC

Sets used: Island Huts, Retro Women, Photo Corners, Jungle Birds, Boat Clip Art, Green Silk, Metallic Silk, Sea Quotes 

Challenges entered:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #259 - Anything Goes 

A Place To Start Aug 2025 - Summer Things (vacay, beach time, swimsuits)

  

 

PIP Challenge 2430

 Our Sponsor is

Pattie's Creations

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge 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.  Since this is the 5th Monday of the month, we are having a theme challenge and we're wanting to see flowers.  For my design team card this week, I'm using Pattie's Dogwood Floral Moon image.

I started out by printing the image onto Neenah white card stock before pulling out my Castle Arts watercolor pencils to color the image.  Once my coloring was finished, I stamped the saying from a retired Close To My Heart set called Follow Your Dreams, before lightly blending Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink using my blending brushes before layering the image and adding some white brads.  My card base is dry embossed using a Cuttlebug© stylized flowers embossing folder and my Big Shot©.  A small pink bow and ice stickles finish it off.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #64 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Pattie's Creations Challenge #220 - Anything Goes (floral moon image)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 657 to 658 - Anything Goes Uplifting (Mother Teresa quote)

Digi Choosday Wk 29 - Anything Goes 

Triple B July 2024 - Anything Goes Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (blooms)

Make My Monday #231 - Colouring Mediums (used watercolor pencils, ink blending)

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

Stamps: Pattie's Creations; CTMH

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art's Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Blending Brushes, Ice Stickles, Brads, Glue Dots, Bow

Butterflies and a Stained Glass Desert

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of cards I made this last week while dealing with my migraines again.  Let's just say I'm SO TIRED of having these constant migraines.

First up is a card made using the butterfly card toppers from Gecko Galz.  These pre-colored images are a life saver when you're eyes are not doing good because of migraines but are still trying to not focus on the pain.  Once I had the page printed off, I trimmed down the butterfly card front before layering and adding some small pink brads.  I then took a couple of primas I found in my stash and adhered those over where the saying used to be since I wanted to be able to use the card for any occasion.  Once those were added, I dug out some old, and I mean OLD, flat-backed white pearls from My Favorite Things and adhered those using my Bearly Art glue.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #63 - Use Your NBUS (main image)

Triple B Challenge - Anything Goes Butterflies, Blooms, Birds (butterflies)

Gecko Galz Facebook June 2024 - Flower and Flutterbies 

Double D Challenge June 19, 2024 - Reach For The Stars/Inspiration Pic Below (inspired by lower right colors, see stars as splatters). 

Digi Choosday Wk24 - Anything Goes

Triple B Challenge

Gecko Galz Facebook Group

Double D Challenge

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Small Hole Punch, Glue, Pearls, Primas, Glue Dots

 

Next up is a card made using an OLD Rubbernecker (now Brass & Bliss) stained glass stamp that I bought in a grab bag at a stamp convention a good 15yrs, or so, ago. 

It's stamped in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring it using Copic markers.  Once all of the coloring was done, I layered it making sure to distress the edges of each layer using my paper distresser before adding brads and adhering it to a red card using pop dots.  The only embellishment is yellow ice stickles to highlight the suns rays. I'll be sending this to a friend, as a pick me up, who moved from Arizona to North Carolina.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers IC967 - Carla Bank (see inspiration pic below) 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamp not sure I've ever used it before)

Polkadoodles WK 24 - Anything Goes

Make My Monday #228 - Outdoor Summer Fun (family trip to AZ desert as a kid)

Stamps and Fun = Creativity #456 - Pic A Season (Summer)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 653 to 654 - Anything Goes

 

IC967 (I saw cactus)

 

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Rubbernecker

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Copic White; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Copic Markers, Brads, Pop Dots, Paper Distresser, Ice Stickles

 

Bohemian ATC's

 

Hello and welcome.   Today I'd like to share with you some ATC's I made using the Boheimian Gypsy ATC collage sheet from Gecko Galz which is a freebie this month that you can download from their monthly ATC challenge blog.

I started out by cutting all of the collage elements out then matched backgrounds to scrap card stock.  Once I had all three layered plus "faux brads", I pulled out my MS punches and punched ferns/flowers before running the ferns through my paper crimper.  Once I had the "bedding" for my floral sprays created, I added the yellow/burgundy flowers before pulling out some red prima's that hadn't been opened yet.  Some red bling, gold/black ice stickles and my ATC's were finished.  To the yellow'd flower ATC, I also added some faux sewing before lightly stippling tumbled glass distress ink leftover from another project.  I'm really happy with how they turned out especially since I'm still trying to focus on something besides the migraine that's not going away.  Close up's and challenges entered below:

 

 

 

 

Challenges entered:

 

Gecko Galz ATC Monthly June 2024 - Bohemian Gypsy (all 3 entered)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #63 - June 2024 Use Your NBUS (red primas)

A Place To Start June 2024 - Anything Goes Optional Anything But A Card (ATCa's)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (red primas)

Make My Monday #227 B Is For ----  (Bohemian) 

Snippets Playground #482 - Use Those Scraps 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass 

Card Stock: Neenah White; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, MS Punches, Ranger Glossy Accents, Black Gel Pen, Blending Brush, Ice Stickles, Small Hole Punch, Glue, Paper Crimper

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

 

Masculine Hop

 

Hello and welcome.  Second post from me today.  I am participating in an Instagram Masculine Hop hosted by @kellys.craft.  My card today is featuring a couple of long retired Stampin Up sets: the Old World Map Background and Ships Ahoy.  

 

I started out by stamping the Old World Map background in chipped sapphire distress ink on white card stock before stippling old paper and walnut stain distress inks over my background using my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios to "age" it a bit before adhering it to a navy card base.  I then took the tall ship image from Ships Ahoy also in chipped sapphire before stippling old paper and walnut stain over it as well before adhering that to a navy card stock scrap.  Since I didn't have matching brads, I made my own "faux brads" by using a small hand held punch before gluing them to the card.  For the inside of the card I used another retired Stampin Up set called Service and Sacrifice.  Here's what the inside looks like:

I'm really happy with how turned out since 1) I stamped it with another migraine and 2) I'm mass producing for a military card drive a friend is hosting.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Woodblock Wednesday May 2023 - Use Your Wood Block Stamps 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #50 May 2023 - Use Your NBUS (inside saying)

Make My Monday #201 - Masculine 

Stamps and Fun = Creativity #433 - Vintage 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Stampin Up

Ink: Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire, Old Paper, Walnut Stain Distress Inks

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: PFS Blending Brushes, Small Hole Punch, Glue

 

 

 

Hello Ups!ide Down and More Never Before Used Stuff

Hi there.  Did I make you smile??  Who wouldn't want to smile after seeing this cute flamingo.  It's from Gerda Steiner Designs and is called Upside Down Flamingo and is perfect for any type of card. The saying is from Hedgehog With Sign set.  Both are sets I haven't used.

I stamped the flamingo in memento black ink onto white card stock then colored using copic markers before stamping the saying in the upper right corner.  For the sand, I repeatedly stamped the fern from Stampin Up's retired Watercolor Minis in various brown dye inks. After adding a panel of Colorbok Light Bright designer paper, I added an embossed border then sponged the card edges with pink passion dye ink.  I then highlighted parts of the flamingo using a black Sakura glaze pen.  The only embellishments added were bright pink brads and pink circle clips.

Challenges entered:

Pammies Inky Pinkies #1914 - Anything Goes
Outlawz Festive Friday April 5 to April 18 - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart #240 - Just For Fun
Make My Monday #93 - Something Humorous
Gerda Steiner Designs April - Share Your Designs

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!!


Stamps: GSD Upside Down Flamingo, Hedgehog With Sign; Stampin Up Watercolor Minis (retired)
Ink:Memento Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass; Stampin Up Pink Passion, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Creamy Caramel
Card Stock: SU
Accessories: Copic Markers, Stipple Brush, Brads, Clips, Dimensionals, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Textile Embossing Folder, Glue Dots, Sponge, Sakura Black Glaze Pen