Merry Christmas Forest Party

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card I made for the Gecko Galz Monthly Christmas challenge.  I haven't been able to play along for a while due to health issues.  Though, finally, I was able to join in. 

 

I started out by digitally combining the Gecko Galz image with the following Conjurer of Dreams images: Christmas Hamsters clip art, Christmas Ducks, Cocoa Share, Christmas Mice, Metallic Silk.  After adding the "Merry Christmas" saying, I layered my scene onto the Cracked Winter Blues Background before adding a Gecko Galz Snowman from a recent Gecko Galz newsletter.  I then printed everything out twice, one for the card layer, assembled my card and added some silver cord leftover from Christmas a few years back.  The final touch was adding some star dust, and yellow, stickles to highlight parts of the images.  I'm pretty happy with how this turned out, especially, since I was feeling pretty bad while making it.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Gecko Galz Monthly Christmas Nov 2025 - Anything Goes Using Provided Image 

CD Sunday Plus #171 - Anything Goes Digital (Gecko Galz, Conjurer of Dreams)

Craft Rocket #131 - Winter/Christmas 

Krafty Chicks #794 - Christmas 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 724 to 725 - Anything Goes Uplifting  (Christmas)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #80 - Use Your NBUS (GG Christmas image, GG Snowman; Conjurer of Dreams Cracked Snowflake Background) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Gecko Galz; Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Stickles, Silver Cord 

Polar Cocoa Hugs

 

 

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Second post today.  If you're looking for my Yummy Holiday post, please scroll down one.

 

I'd like to share a quick, cute, clean and simple card made using the new Polar Bear Hot Chocolate from Conjurer of Dreams.  Originally, I thought to make this an ATC, but decided otherwise while layering.   After adding some faux brads, thread and stickles to my card, it was finished.  

 

Challenges entered:

 

2025 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Hop - Use Coffee/Tea/Cocoa Themed Images (hot chocolate)

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

CD Sunday Plus #171 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Caffeinated Christmas Card #47 - Anything Goes Caffeine and Christmas 

Creative Fingers #312 - Anything Goes 

Critter Crazy #104 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (polar bear) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Neenah; Scrap Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Thread, Stickles  

Have A Yummy Holiday

 

 

Hello and welcome.  I haven't been around blog land much the last week due to health issues again.  I FINALLY got this little card finished for the 2025 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  Since it ends today, I am just sliding in at the last minute by the "seat of my pants" so to speak.  

 

I had printed out this Gingerbread Latte gnome from The Cat's Pajamas (no closed) on Neenah white card stock before coloring using my Ohuhu markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I layered it using scrap card stock before using a Sakura souffle pen to color in the Christmas tree lights.  After adding some faux brads, I glue down some bling and a epoxy candy cane sticker to finish it off.

 

Challenges entered:

 

2025 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Hop - Coffee Related Images Only  (TCP)

Caffeinated Christmas Card #47 - A/G Coffee/Tea/Cocoa Related Christmas (TCP)

CRAFT Challenge #768 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Digi Choosday #11 Wk 3 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up Scraps

Ink: Leftover Stormy Sky 

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ohuhu Markers, Bling, Blending Brush, Sticker, Glue, 3D Glaze Pens, White Gel Pen 

Conjurer of Dreams November 2025 Inspiration And Challenge

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is my day to share my inspiration projects for this month's Conjurer of Dreams challenge.  This month, besides the Anything Goes theme we have the option of Born To Be Wild.

 

ATC

Sets used: It's A Jungle Out There, Jungle Birds, Jungle Animals, Photo Corners, Green Silk 

 Challenges entered: 

 Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #80 - Use Your NBUS (jungle/animal images)

A Place To Start Nov 2025 - Anything Goes; Optional New Stuff (AG + New Stuff)

 

 

ATC

Sets used:  Bad Weather, Wondering Wolf, Blue Silk

 

Challenges entered:

Critter Crazy #104 - Anything Goes Featuring Critters (wolves)

Aud Sentiments #331 - Glitter and/or Christmas + Sentiment (lots of glitter glue/stickles, sentiment) 

  

 

Card

 Sets used:  Jungle Animals,Wild Background, Wild Quotes, Fall Silk, Black Silk, Photo Corners

 

Challenges entered:

CD Sunday Plus #170 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams images)

Digi Choosday #11 Wk2 - Anything Goes 

Simon Say Stamp Monday - Masculine 

 

 Framed Piece

 

Sets used: It's A Jungle Out There, Jungle Animals, Jungle Birds, Wild Quotes, Green Silk, Black Silk, Bohemian Background and Clip Art.

Challenges entered:

Park Hopping My Happy Place Nov 2025 - Anything Goes Theme Parks Optional: World Traveler At Epcot (inspired Disney's Animal Kingdom Orlando) 

Snippets Playground #518 - Anything Goes Using Snippets/Scraps (all foliage is scraps) 

  

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 

A Wanted Halloween

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a couple of cards I made for Halloween using images from Conjurer of Dreams.  I've had these cards finished for a few days, just not photographed or blogged due to my health.  

 

First up, is a cute little friendly robot card.  I started out by combining the following COD images using Photoshop©:  Cute Halloween Robots, You're Driving Me Batty, Halloween Quotes, Photo Corners, Black Silk, Aged Papers and a COD Inspiration Group freebie background from last year.  Once everything was combined and printed onto Neenah card stock, I added some faux brads before layering it on some black scrap card stock I had on my desk from a previous project.  After adhering to my card base, I added a black ribbon, some spider sequins and some bling to finish it off. 

 

Challenges entered:

 

Cardz 4 Guyz #379 - Use Orange/Black/Purple + One More (used tan/brown, made for the little guys)

Everybody Art Challenge #587 - Orange/Black and/or Halloween (Halloween) 

Shopping Our Stash #559 - Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice (friendly pumpkin robot)

 

My second card uses one of the Halloween Mug Shots combined with the Halloween Photo Corners and the Wanted Poster.  After printing the witch image, I colored her using Ohuhu markers and a white gel pen before layering and adding brads.  The final touches were sequin spiders and some black bling.  I'm really happy with how both of these turned out.

 

 Challenges entered:

 

CD Sunday Plus #170 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Try It On Tuesday 10/28/25 - Halloween 

Digi Choosday #11 Wk1 - Anything Goes 

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

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and a safe Halloween. 

 

 

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 

 

 

A Frightfully Good Halloween

 

Hello and welcome.  Second post today so if you're looking for my puppies birthday card, please scroll down one.  Thank you.

 

I'd like to share with you a Halloween card, plus ATC, made using images from Conjurer of Dreams images. I liked how the card turned out so I made an ATC to go with it.  I originally started out by combining the following COD sets using Photoshop©: Victorian Graveyard, Victorian Dancing Ghosts, Edwardian Bride & Groom Ghosts, Funny Gravestones, You're Driving Me Batty clip art, Aged Papers and Halloween Photo Corners, plus my saying before printing onto Neenah white card stock.  Once I had everything printed out, I layered onto some navy/black card stock before distressing the edges, adding brads and setting aside.  I then stenciled a spiderweb background on my card base using Tim Holtz picket fence distress ink before adding my graveyard panel using some pop up glue dots.  The only embellishments added was some spider sequins for the corners, crinkle ribbon I found in my stash and tiny gemstones for stars.

 

Challenges entered:  

 

Everybody Art Challenge #587 - Orange/Black or Halloween (Halloween)

Park Hopping My Happy Place Oct 2025 - Anything Goes Theme Park Related (inspired by Haunted Mansion's - Disneyland - dancing ghosts) 

Try It On Tuesday Oct 2025 - Halloween 

Unicorn Challenge #114 - Autumn and/or Halloween (Halloween)

 

 

 ATC

 

For the accompanying ATC, I printed the same image (only smaller) then layered using the scraps from my card. Made a small bow using the scraps from my card, added the spider sequins and gems like before to finish it off.  I'm pretty happy with how these turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

ATC Around The World Oct 2025 - Monsters/Ghosts/Witches (ghosts)

Little Red Wagon #830 - Not A Card (ATC)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #264 - Anything Goes (ATC)

CD Sunday Plus #170 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: Tim Holtz Picket Fence

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Stencil, Blending Brush, Ribbon, Glue Dots, Brads, Spider Sequins, Bling, Glue, Pop Up Glue Dots, Paper Distresser