Conjurer of Dreams August 2026 Inspiration And Challenge

 

 Hello and welcome.  Today is my day to share my inspiration projects for this month's Conjurer of Dreams Anything Goes/Quirky Characters challenge.

 

 

Cards

Sets used: Mice Fliers, Free Background 1-2yrs ago

 

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Sets used: Quaint Village, Cool Cats Clipart, Snazzy Raccoons Clipart, Hippo Tutu Clipart, Flamingo Fancy Hat Clipart 

 

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Sets used: Mad Scientist Background and Clipart 

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Sets used: Bessies Sunday Best, Mosaic Sky 

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Sets used: Quirky Steampunk Dude, Rustic Fall Steampunk Background, Steampunk Legacy, Grungy Steampunk Background, Steampunk Junk Journal Kit

 

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 Sets used: Quirky Monsters Background 

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PIP Challenge 2632

    Sunbird Spark

 

  

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're sponsored by Sunbird Spark.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship of our challenge.  For my card, I am using their retired set called Spooky.

 

I started out by stamping all of the images on to Copic© white card stock before coloring using Ohuhu markers.  Once all of my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled memento tuxedo black to darken things up a bit before layering and adding brads.  Digging through my stash of Halloween stuff, I found some black cat dimensional stickers I've had for years and hadn't used.  After adding one to my card, and some faux stitching to the top, my card was finished.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #89 - Use Your NBUS (cat sticker, stamp set)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (cat stickers)

Two Old Bats Halloween August 2026 - Anything Goes Halloween 

Sunbird Spark #63 - Make The Sentiment The Star (trick or treat) 

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

 

Stamps: Sunbird Spark

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock:  Copic; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Ohuhu Markers, Cat Sticker, Brads, Faux Stitching, Black Gel Pen 

A Farming Hello

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card I made using an image I've had printed out for some time but hadn't used yet.  For my card, I've used the following Conjurer of Dreams sets: Rugged, Anne of Green Gables, Rustic Wood Backgrounds, Aged Papers, Photo Corners, and Wheat Field.

 

Once I had the combined image printed out, I distressed the edges and layered before adding some brads and walnut stain ink sponged around the edges.  I then adhered the panel to a cocoa card before adding some bling and wood saying/stickers from Dollar Tree©.  As an afterthought, I decided to distress the card base edges and sponge more walnut stain distress ink around the edges.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Creative Inspirations #41 - Anything Goes 

The Male Room #213 - Job or Profession (farmer or cowboy)

Paper Funday #90 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday #8 Wk 2 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress

Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Wood Stickers, Blending Brush, Brads, Bling

 

  

Sending Strength

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of pick me up cards I made to mail out.  First up is a digital image from Impression Obsession (now closed).  After printing it off onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using Castle Arts pencils before lightly stippling Stormy Sky distress ink for the sky.  I then added some tiny die cut flowers, faux stitching and stickles to finish it off.

 

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Triple B August 2026 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (birds in pool and outhouse, die cut flowers)

Creative Inspiration #41 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 764 and 765 - Anything Goes Uplifting (sending strength)

CD Sunday Plus #189 - Anything Goes Digital (Impression Obsession image)

 

Next up is a card I made using the Hanging Plants (retired) set from Pajama Crafter Stamps. I started out by stamping all of my images onto Hammermill white card stock and then coloring using my Ohuhu markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I layered the image panel and added some white brads. The finishing touches where two tiny butterflies, some stickles to the flower center's and the saying popped up using pop dots.

 

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Creative Fingers #327 - Anything Goes 

Critter Crazy #113 - Anything Goes With A Critter (cat)

Pattie's Creations #245 - Anything Goes 

 

I'm really happy with how both of these turned out since I've been dealing with migraines again.  Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day. 

 

 

 

  

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge #54

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge where the theme is always Anything Goes Fantasy (gnomes, fairies, unicorns, dragons, etc).  My project today is a set of ATC's (artist trading cards) using digital stamps and dies.

 

I started out by combining images from a free ATC sheet from Conjurer of Dreams a few months back with the following clip art: Sea Creatures Clipart, Mermaid Scales, Merman Clipart, Coral Clipart.  I then used various dies (coral, seaweed) and punches (crab, shells, sea horses) to create my embellishments from scraps before adding pearls I had forgotten about, and stickles, to finish them off.  I'm very happy with how these turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #89 - Use Your NBUS (ATC sheet)

Neglected Stuff Aug 2026 - Use Your Forgotten Stash (flat back pearls)  

 

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

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up Scraps

Accessories: Big Shot, Computer, Printer, Dies, Punches, Pearls, Glue, Stickles 

 

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love #31

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenge.  As always the BEWAS (Birthday, Engangement, Wedding, Anniversary, Sympathies)  theme is Anything Goes with the optional theme of Travel/Vacation.  I went with anything goes/birthday theme and used a digital set from Colorado Craft Company called Big and Bold Avocado Love.

 

I started out by combining the images in MSWORD, using the tutorial by Nancy Sheads before printing on Hammermill white card stock and coloring using Ohuhu markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled stormy sky distress ink before layering and adding some square brads from my stash.  After the layered panel was adhered to my card, I adhered a small pre-made bow before finding some ladybug stickers from my stash to finish it off.  I'm happy with how it turned out since I've been dealing with migraines and a fibromyalgia flare again.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #89 - Use Your NBUS (image set, stickers)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (square brads, stickers)

CD Sunday Plus #189 - Anything Goes Digital (Colorado Craft Company) 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #283 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday #8 Wk1 - Anything Goes 

FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenge #31 - Anything Food or Drink Goes (avocado) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter this month's challenge at HeartsQuext Celebrations Of Love.

 

Stamps: Colorado Craft Company

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress

Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ohuhu Markers, Stickers, Bow, Glossy Accents, Brads, Black Gel Pen)  

 

 

 

 

Heart's Quest Shaped Cards and Tags #19

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge at Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags where our challenge theme is Anything Goes Shaped cards (no square, A2) or tags.  My card today a very dusty Sizzix Bigz bear die I've had for years and only used once.

 

I started out by die cutting the bear four times using different color card stock (espresso, caramel, blush, white) before gluing them together and stamping the welcome saying in memento tuxedo black across the middle. I then sponged some time holtz walnut stain distress ink using a blender brush before blending some blushing bride ink lightly over the pink parts.  After adding some eyes via a black Copic© marker, and white gel pen, the small added bow finished my card off.  I'm pretty happy with how this turned out especially since I've been dealing with so many health issues again.

 

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

 

Stamps: Stampin Up Warm Words (retired), Small Sayings (inside, retired)

Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain; Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Blushing Bride

Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up

Accessories: Big Shot, Sizzix Die, Bow, Copic Marker, White Gel Pen  

 

 

 

 

Shark Week 2026

 

 

 

Hello and welcome. Today I am participating in a shark week Instagram hop and for my card, I've used digital images from Sweet November Stamps. I started out by combining the following SNS digital sets: The Guppies: Sandcastle, Mermaid Lagoon Background Builder, Scuba Sarah, Shark Samba, Harbor Sunnyshore with Rocky, Jetty, Hopper and Manatee Mambo.  Before printing onto Hammermill white card stock, I added the Dance Hall sign to the sandcastle.

 

Once I had my scene printed out, I colored it using Ohuhu markers before blending Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink and caramel inks to help fill in the water and sand.  I then layered the image panel before adding sand dollar brads I've had for years and adhered it to a pacific pointe card.  Taking various dies and punches, I added the sea creatures before adding stardust stickles to highlight the water.  A white gel pen highlights all of the bubbles.

 

Did you know there are 400+ species of sharks with some weighing up to 11 tons.  Many shark, and ray, species are threatened with extinction due to over fishing and the demand for their fins. (Information from World Wildlife Fund).  

 

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CD Sunday Plus #188 - Anything Goes Digital (Sweet November Stamps)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to hop along on Instagram.

 

Stamps: Sweet November Stamps

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass; Adirondack Caramel

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Brads, Ohuhu Markers, Stickles, Pop Dots, Dies, Punches, Blending Brushes