Heart's Quest Celebration of Love Challenge #30

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 this months option being Masculine cards.  For my project today, I am using some Gecko Galz digital stamp and paper and I'm going with the Anything Goes theme.

 

I started out by printing my image from the Spring Blush digital stamps then colored it using Castle Arts Harmonious pencils.  Once the coloring was finished, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz lavender/tattered rose distress inks around the image before layering.  I then printed out a damask page from Le Palais Rose digital papers and stippling the same inks around the edges.  After assembling the card, I stamped the saying from a long retired Stampin Up set, Hope for Comfort, then punched it out.  The final touches were some bling and a mauve organdy ribbon on the side. 

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #87 - Use Your Unloved Stash (image, background paper)

Neglected Stuff June 2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (SU Hope for Comfort set) 

Digi Choosday #6 Wk2 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 754 to 755 - Anything Goes Uplifting (sympathy)

 

 

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

 

Stamps: Gecko Galz Digital

Ink: Tim Holtz Milled Lavender, Tattered Rose

Card Stock: Hammermill White

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Pencils, Pop Dots, SU Oval Punches, Bling, Ribbon, Glue

Heart's Quest Shaped Cards and Tags #18

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).  For my card this month, I went with a tag shaped card using a pre-made card pack I've had for years and never used.

I started out by embossing my card using a Cuttlebug© dots embossing folder and my Big Shot© before blending tumbled glass distress ink over the raised images.  I then printed out a Birds On A Branch image from Conjurer of Dreams.  After printing my image, I layered it onto scrap card stock before blending tumbled glass distress ink around the layered image before adding some faux brads.  I then die cut several different leaves/stems/flowers from scrap card stock to create my own floral spray before stamping my saying in the bottom right corner.  The final touches was some fibers I've had for years, bling and stardust stickles highlighting the centers of the embossed images and flowers.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #87 - Use Your NBUS (shaped card)

Neglected Stuff Challenge June 2026 - Use Your Neglected Stash (fibers, tag shaped card)

Snippets Playground - Use Your Scraps (floral spray, image layers )

 

 

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

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams; Stampin Up (saying)

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress Ink

Card Stock: Pre-made Tag Shaped Card; Scraps

Accessories: Embossing Folder, Big Shot©, Dies, Stickles, Bling, Fibers, Blending Brush 

  

 

 

 

 

PIP Challenge 2622

 

 Ram Stamps

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're sponsored by Rachelle Anne Miller Designs.  I would like to thank Rachelle for sponsoring our challenge.  My card this week features Rachelle's Birthday Mouse image.

 

I started out by printing the image onto Hammermill white card stock then colored it using my Ohuhu markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I lightly blended some wisteria ink around my colored image to soften the white spaces then layering and adding brads.  I then added the image panel to a dry embossed card using a dusty Cuttlebug© birthday embossing folder and my Big Shot© before sponging wisteria ink twice around the edges.  The final touches were ribbon from my stash and some stardust stickles to highlight parts of the image.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #87 - Use Your NBUS (image)

The Neglected Stuff Challenge June 2026 - Dust Off Your Neglected Supplies (embossing folder)  

CD Sunday Plus #184 - Anything Goes Digital (Rachelle Anne Miller)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 754 and 755 - Anything Goes Uplifting (birthday)

 

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

 

 

Stamps: Rachelle Anne Miller

Ink: Stampin Up Wisteria

Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up

Accessories: Ohuhu Markers, Ribbon, Computer, Printer, Stickles, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, Brads, Blending Brush 

 

 

Woodblock Wednesday May 2026 Edition

 

 Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new Woodblock Wednesday where we dust off those old wooden block stamps and show them some love.  My card today features one of my favorite House Mouse stamps with the matching wood block saying.  I haven't used my House Mouse stamps in a long time.  I've collected some, just haven't used them.....yet. In fact, it's so old the stamp block still says ©Stampa Rosa on it.  Spellbinders now holds the copyright for the House Mouse line.

 

My card is stamped using memento tuxedo black ink and colored using my old prismacolor markers before layering and adding brads.  The card is embossed using an old Cuttlebug© snowflake embossing folder with my Big Shot©.  The only embellishments I added was a clear 3D glaze pen for the bows before adding stardust stickles to highlight.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Woodblock Wednesday May 2026 - Use Those Dusty Stamps (Stampa Rosa)

Neglected Stuff May 2026 - Dust Off Your Older Stash (stamps)

Peace On Earth #112 - See Pic Below (inspired by animal trio)

House Mouse and Friends Monday - Anything Goes Optional Fun Fold (anything goes) 

 

 

Peace On Earth

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Stampa Rosa

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stamping Up

Accessories: Markers, Brads, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, Glue Dots, Stickles, 3D Glaze Pen  

 

 

Conjurer of Dreams May 2026 Inspiration And Challenge

 Hello and welcome.  Today is my turn to share my Pool Party projects for this month's Conjurer of Dreams Anything Goes/Pool Party challenge.

 

Digital Page

Sets used: Artists Pool Party, Blue Silk, Easter Photo Corners 

 

Challenges entered:

Digi Choosday #5 Wk 3 - Anything Goes 

Card

 

 

Sets used: Rats Pool Party, Aged Papers, Blue Silk, Rusted Signs, Spring Summer Photo Corners

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #86 - Use Your NBUS (images)

 

 

 

ATC's

  

 Sets used:  Seniors Pool Party, Spring Summer Photo Corners, Blue Silk, 

 

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers F4A847 - Make A Splash 

613 Ave Create May 2026 - Anything Goes Optional May Flowers (A/G, die cut flowers)

 

 

 

 Sets used:  Spring Summer Photo Corners, Cowboy Pool Party, Aged Papers, Tea Dyed Papers 

 

Challenges entered:  

 

CD Sunday Plus #183 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Neglected Stuff Challenge May 2026 - Use Your Dusty Stash (cowboy hat/horshoe die) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

PIP2620

 

 Pattie's Creations 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're sponsored by Pattie's Creations.  I would like to thank Pattie for her sponsorship and providing images for the design team to use.

 

I started out by printing the image onto Hammermill white card stock before coloring using my Ohuhu markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I layered the image panel and added some faux brads.  The only embellishments added was some bakers twine along the edge and stickles highlighting parts of the snow and snowflakes.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Pattie's Creations #242 - Anything Goes 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #86 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Critter Crazy #110 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (deer)

CD Sunday Plus #183 - Anything Goes Digital (Pattie's Creations image)

Peace On Earth #112 - See Inspiration Pic Below (inspired by the animals) 

 

Peace On Earth Christmas

 

 

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

 

Stamps: Pattie's Creations

Ink: Leftover Stormy Sky Distress

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ohuhu Markers, Twine, Stickles. Faux Brads  

 

 

 

PIP2618

 

  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.  My card today uses their My Favorite Chapter digital stamp set.  I love this set so much.

 

I started out by combining the images, along with a Dr. Seuss saying, in Photoshop© before printing it out and coloring using my Ohuhu markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I layered the image panel and added some faux brads.  The final touches were some tiny die cut flower buds and stems adhered using glossy accents.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Digi Choosday #5 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #182 - Anything Goes Digital (Sunbird Spark)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 750 and 751 - Anything Goes Uplifting (Dr Seuss saying)

Inspiration Station May 2026 - See Pic Below (inspired by textbooks)

Ally's Angels #105 - Anything Goes 

 

Inspiration Station

 

 

 

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

 

Stamps: Sunbird Spark

Ink: Leftover Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Big Shot, Dies, Ohuhu Markers, Stickles  

 

Crystal Gnomes

 

 

Hello and welcome.  I was recently invited to join the Hearts Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog design team which I accepted.  So today I'd like to share with you my first project, a card, I've made using some images from Conjurer of Dreams.  I've had some of these images for a while and just hadn't used them yet.

 

I started out by combining the following COD image sets: Black Silk, Crystal Tree, Prism Background, Quirky Faries, Steampunk Gnome, Summer Gnome, Owl Wizard Clipart, Lantern Glow Clipart,Fantasy Dragonfly,and Garden Gnomes.  I then pulled a purple bow from my digital stash and added that into the bottom left corner.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered: 

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #85 - Use Your NBUS (crystal tree, prism background, steampunk gnome, garden gnomes)

Digi Choosday #5 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Catz #712 - Anything Goes 

 

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