Recycled Brush Box

 

 

Hello and welcome to the April Recycled Artistry IG Hop hosted by @newdawncards and @createwithkas We’re taking recycling to the craft room and giving new life to discarded items in a creative way. From paper towel rolls, junk mail envelopes, cereal boxes, bubble wrap and so much more, we encourage you to look around and see if you can “use it before you lose it” to the trash! We post once a month on the 2nd Tuesday at 2 PM EST. To join, message Dawn or Kelly and tag us using #recycledartistryighop 

 

For my project, I took a tin my daughter had received some chocolate in and turned it into a paintbrush holder. 

 

before

 

 

after

 

After adding 3/8th inch Scor-Tape all over the tin, I adhered some Thomas Kincade© designer paper I've had for who knows how long, all around the top and edges of the tin.  I then stamped out the "brushes" using a retired Stampin Up letter set Alphadots in memento tuxedo black ink onto scrap white card stock.  I then punched the letters out before adding them to scrap gold designer paper and adhered to the tin.  I then pulled out some silk butterfly bridal confetti I've also had for years, added them using glue dots and then added some bling to finish it off.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Love Those Pretty Papers April 2025 - Anything Goes Optional Springtime (anything goes)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #73 - Use Your NBUS (alphadots)

Neglected Stuff 4/25 - Anything Goes Using Neglected Items (designer paper, silk butterflies)

We Love To Create Mixed Media #4 - Anything Goes Mixed Media (tin, paper, silk butterflies, stamped letters, bling)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

 

PIP Challenge 2514

 

Our Sponsor is

Pattie's Creations

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we are sponsored by Pattie's Creations.  I would like to thank Pattie for her sponsorship of our challenge.  My card today uses her Jar of Fireflies which is possibly retired.  I love using this image for get well and thinking of you cards.  I colored the fireflies using Ohuhu Honolulu markers and Ohuhu Glitter markers which I'm falling in love with.  Once the coloring was finished, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz broken china distress ink around the edges before layering and adding faux brads.  I kept my card pretty clean and simple since I've been dealing with a bad migraine, plus a husband sick from bronchitis.  Unfortunately, I think I'm now getting it.  

Challenges entered:

 

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge #229 - Anything Goes 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #73 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Paper Funday #75 - Anything Goes Optional Begin With Letter B (anything goes)

 

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

Conjurer of Dreams April 2025 Inspiration And Challenge

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is my day to post inspiration projects for the Conjurer of Dreams monthly anything goes challenge.

 

 Sets used: Steampunk Easter Bunny, Twig Frames, Easter Backgrounds, Butterfly Clipart,

Fantasy Dragonfly Clipart 

 

Challenges entered:

Inspiration Station #71 March 2025 - See Pic Below (inspired by rabbits)

Never Before Used Schtuff #73 - Use Your NBUS (all Easter images)

 

Inspiration Station
 

 

 

Sets used:  Grumpy Grampa Easter Basket, Grumpy Gramma Easter Bunny, Easter Backgrounds, Cute Dogs Sheet, Butterflies

Challenges entered:

CD Sunday Plus #155 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams images) 

Double D Easter - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by rabbits, egg, season)

 

Double D Challenge
 

 

 

Be-lated Birthday Card

(Stamped Happy Belated Birthday inside)

 

Sets used: Tropical Paradise, Flamingo's, Quirky Cow, Hippo Tutu, Farmer Character 

Challenges entered:

 Critter Crazy April 2025 - Anything Goes Critters ( flamingos, cows, hippo)

 

 Thinking of You/Sympathy Card

 

Sets used: Blooms and Butterflies Greyscale Coloring Book

 

Challenges entered:
Triple B Challenge April 2025 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (blooms, butterflies)

The Four Seasons April 2025 - Spring See Pic (inspired by flowers, season)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 692 to 693 - Anything Goes Uplifting (Thinking of you/Sympathy)

 

The Four Seasons
 

 

 

Sets used: Anne of Green Gables, Barn Owl, Rembrandt The Mill Inspired,

Watercolor Bluejays

Challenges entered:

Art Nudge April 2025 - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by colors/countryside feel of #425B)

Art Nudge

Sets used: Stained Glass Fountain, Quirky Fairies, Anne of Green Gables,

Watercolor Bluejays

Challenges entered:

Splitcoaststampers IC1009 - Raspberry Creek Fabrics (see inspiration pic below)

 

IC1009 (inspired by colors)
 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day. 

PIP Challenge 2512

 

 Sponsored by Newton's Nook

Newton's Nook Challenge

Newton's Nook FB Design and Share  

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship of our challenge.  My card this week features Newton's Nook Winter Memories stamp set and dies.

 

After stamping all of my images onto Copic white card stock, I blended the following distress inks: dusty concord, broken china, chipped sapphire, stormy sky to make my snow/sky using my blending brushes.  I then added some Snow-Tex to add some texture before popping up the sledding children using pop dots.  The final touch was adding some diamond ice stickles to highlight the snow/falling snowflakes.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #72 - Use Your NBUS (Newton's Nook images)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (Snow-Tex)

Creative Artiste Mixed Media #113 - Anything Mixed Media Goes (ink, brads, snow-tex, glitter glue)

Gem of a Craft #4 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 691 to 692 - Anything Goes Uplifting (Christmas)

We Love To Create #3 - Anything Mixed Media Goes (ink, brads, snow-tex, glitter glue)

 

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

 

Stamps: Newton's Nook

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Dusty Concord, Stormy Sky, Chipped Sapphire, Broken China

Card Stock: Copic; Stampin Up; Gold Designer Paper

Accessories: MISTI, Blending Brushes, Snow-Tex, Spatula, Pop Dots, Big Shot, Stickles, Brads, Glue Dots 

Castle By The Sea

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made a few weeks ago, just never posted thanks to my health/migraines, using Conjurer of Dreams Fantasy Greyscale coloring book and Castle Arts Harmonious colored pencils.  Once my image was colored, I layered it and added some faux brads before adding it to a grey card base.  I kept my embellishments pretty simple: mauve organdy ribbon, silver star stickers from my stash and star dust stickles.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Heart's Quest Fantasy #3 - Anything Goes 

Never Before Used Schtuff #72 - Use Your NBUS (image)

A Place To Start March 2025 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock:  Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer,  Castle Arts Harmonious Pencils, Blender Pencil, Ribbon, Star Stickers, Star Dust Stickles

Four Little Furballs

 

Hello and welcome.   I'm still playing catch up with cards that I have made over the last few weeks.  My card uses the Baby Seals greyscale coloring page from Conjurer of Dreams.  The image is colored using Castle Arts watercolor pencils and a blender pencil.  

Once all of the coloring was finished, I lightly stippled stormy sky distress ink to help fill in the sky using one of my blending brushes before layering and adding brads.  I then added some diamond stickles to highlight the water before adhering two white silk flowers from my stash.  After adding a baby blue organdy ribbon and bling to the flower center, my card was finished.  As an afterthought, I highlighted the sea birds using a black gel pen.

 

Challenges entered:

 

 Critter Crazy #96 - Anything Goes (seals)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #72 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Digi Choosday Challenge 3 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

Paper Funday #74 - Anything Goes Optional Weather Related (anything goes)

CD Sunday Plus #153 - Anything Goes Digital 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: Stormy Sky Distress Ink

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Blending Brush, Silk Flowers, Glue Dot, Brads, Ribbon, Paper Distresser, Stickles, Ribbon, Bling

PIP Challenge 2510

 

 Sponsored by Lawn Fawn

Lawn Fawn FB

Lawn Fawn FB share

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins 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 of our challenge.  My card this week uses their Garden Before N' Afters set.

 

I started out by stamping everything in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring using both of my prismacolor and copic markers.  Once that was finished, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink before layering and adding faux brads.  I then added some bling to finish it off.  

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #72 - Use Your NBUS (images)

 

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

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Bling, Glue, Small Hole Punch

A Different Perspective

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I have a couple more cards made over the last couple of weeks that I finally got finished and pictured thanks to the migraines I've been dealing with.  Both cards use the Conjurer of Dreams Serene Forest Greyscale Coloring Book.  I printed both images at 3.5 x 5 because of the migraine.  Now, I absolutely LOVE Kim's greyscale coloring books.   The images can be used for a variety of projects; from cards, home decor, art journals, etc.  You get the hint.

 

After printing out both images on to Neenah white card stock, I colored them both using Castle Arts watercolor pencils while my husband was watching the news so I could focus on something and tune the TV out.   Once my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled a little bit of stormy sky and tumbled glass distress inks to finish filling in the sky before layering and adding brads.  I then took my paper distresser and ran it along the edge of the bottom layer before adhering the finished panel to a dry embossed card.  After adding some silver cord along the edge, I added diamond stickles to highlight the water before adding two vintage word plaques I've had in my stash for 10-15 years and never opened the package.  As an afterthought, I pulled out my Sakura 3D glaze pens and added some colored dots as flowers.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #72 - Use Your NBUS (images, word plaques) 

The Neglected Stuff March 2025 - Use That Old Stash  (word plaques)

Double D March 2025 - Green  

Crafty Catz #689 - Anything Goes Optional Add A Sentiment (admire beauty)

Can You Handle The Pressure March 2025 - Anything Goes Using Embossing Folder (used forest branches embossing folder on card base)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 689 to 690 - Anything Goes Uplifting (Admire Beauty saying)

 

 

For the second card, I again colored it using  Castle Arts watercolor pencils before blending some leftover stormy sky to fill in the white space before adding some faux brads.  For embellishments this time, I only added some jute twine along the edge, diamond stickles to the water and the 3D glaze pens for flowers.  I'm really happy with how both cards turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #72 - Use Your NBUS (image)

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie #202 - Lucky In Green (see insp pic below) (went with green theme)

Gem of a Craft Challenge 3 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

The Male Room #196 - Mixed Media (watercolor pencils, ink, stickles, twine, glaze pens)

 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to check out the March Anything Goes and blog freebie challenges over at Conjurer of Dreams.

 

 

Spring On The Farm

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a couple of projects made over the last couple of weeks but haven't uploaded them due to a migraine that won't quit.  The weather we've had recently has been a little crazy - winter temps suddenly turning into spring temps; then dropping 20 degrees overnight with thunderstorms; now back to spring. Sigh.  Mother Nature please make up your mind.  

First up, I have a fabulous country farm card made using images from Conjurer of Dreams plus a couple from my digital stash.  I started out by combining the following COD sets ( Anne of Green Gables, Old Purple Truck, Old Red Barn) in Photoshop before adding the horse, trees, birds from my stash.  Once I had printed out the finished image, I layered it and added some faux brads before adhering it to a rust colored card.  After adding some copper cord from my stash, my card was finished.

 

Challenges entered:

 

FarmQuest General Store #26 - Anything Goes Farm or Country (farm)

CD Sunday Plus #153 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Paper Funday #74 - Anything Goes Optional Weather Related (anything goes)

Creative Fingers #296 - Anything Goes 

 

Next up, is an adorable spring ATC  made using Conjurer of Dreams Ladybug Love, Fairy Sprite and Quirky Faries digital sets.  These were also combined in Photoshop before printing onto Neenah white card stock, then layering onto scraps and adding faux brads.  Digging through my smaller scraps, I punched some greenery and flowers using my Martha Stewart punches and adhered those using Glossy Accents before adding some red stickles to the flower centers, small red bow and finally a wooden ladybug sticker I've had for years.  

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #72 - Use Your NBUS (ladybug background)

ATC Around The World #123 - Spring 

Snippets Playground #501 - Use Those Snippets/Scraps (atc layers, floral spray)

C.R.A.F.T #750 - Spring/Weather/Anything Goes (spring)

Creative Artiste #113 - Anything Mixed Media Goes (paper images, stickles, glossy accents, wooden ladybug, bow)

Hearts Quest Fantasy #3 - Anything Goes Fantasy Option Gnomes (anything goes)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to check out this month's Conjurer of Dreams March challenge as well as the blog freebie challenge.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Copper Cord, Faux Brads, MS Punches, Glossy Accents, Stickles, Wooden Ladybug Sticker

Conjurer of Dreams March 2025 Inspiration And Challenge

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is my day to share my inspiration projects for this month's Conjurer of Dreams challenge.  Starting this month, all Conjurer of Dreams challenges are Anything Goes.  For my projects, I went with a Steampunk Western theme to start with.  Now Steampunk is normally not my style, but I'm really happy with how these turned out.

 

 Sets used: Steampunk Cowgirl Mini, Old West Ghost Town, Old West Dancing Ghost Couple 

Challenges entered:

Crafter's Cafe #316 - Anything Goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #249 - Anything Goes 

 

 

 Sets used: Florals and Teacups Greyscale Coloring Book (grateful is from a retired SU set)

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #72 - Use Your NBUS (images)

Triple B March 2025 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (blooms)

CD Sunday Plus #153 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams Grayscale Coloring Book) 

The Four Seasons March 2025 - Spring Mood Board (inspired by the flowers)

 

The Four Seasons

 

Digital Pages

 

Sets used: Abandoned Mine, Old West Ghost Town 

Challenges entered:

 

 

Sets used: Abandoned Mine, Misty Moor Banshee 

 

Challenges entered:

 

Two Old Bats March 2025 - Anything Goes Halloween (abandoned mine, banshee's)

Park Hopping My Happy Place March 2025 - Anything Goes Theme Parks (inspired by Thunder Mountain and Haunted Mansion in Disneyland, CA)

 

 

Sets used: Deep In Forest, Tree Stump Clipart, Model T, Grumpy Senior Men Elements, Grumpy Senior Women Elements

 

Challenges entered:

Digi Choosday Challenge 2 Wk 4 - Anything Goes 

 

 

 

ATC

Sets used: Old West Steampunk Train 

Challenges entered: 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (wood elements - glasses, mustache, arrows)

The Male Room #196 - Mixed Media (digital image, card stock, wood elements, walnut stain ink to dye elements, bling)

Neglected Stuff March 2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (glasses, mustache, arrows)

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter this month's blog challenge over at Conjurer of Dreams.  We're also having a progressive challenge over in the Conjurer of Dreams Inspiration Facebook group.

A Steampunk Leprechaun

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a collage I made using one of the new free image from the Conjurer of Dreams blog for the March 2025 freebie challenge.  On each of the design team posts on the Conjurer of Dreams blog, there will be a freebie attached throughout the month.  All you have to do is create something using one of March's freebies, or February's, and upload it to the freebie freebie challenge.  Simple right?

 

My project is a digital collage using the following Conjurer of Dreams products: Green Silk Background, Photo Corners, Steampunk Leprechaun (first freebie), Steampunk Junk Journal Kit (added extra sprocket on his lapel).  The bow and gold roses are from my digital stash. I'm really happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff #72 - Use Your NBUS (leprechaun image, green silk image)

Conjurer of Dreams Freebie Challenge - March 2025 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #249 - Anything Goes 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie #202 - See pic below (inspired by rainbow, shamrocks, green)

Digi Choosday Challenge 2 Wk 3 - Anything Goes 

 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Conjurer of Dreams DT of the Month

 

Hello and welcome.  I am honored to be selected as the Conjurer of Dreams DT of the Month for February 2025.   Thank you Kim so much!!

PIP Challenge 2508

 

Sponsored by

 PIP CHALLENGES

The prize will be a $10 Gift Certificate from

My Favorite Things.

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we are sponsoring the challenge.   My card this week uses a retired set Hanging With My Gnomies from My Favorite Things that I received in a friends destash box.  After stamping all of the images, and saying, in memento tuxedo black, I colored them using both prismacolor and copic markers before blending tumbled glass distress ink to fill in the sky.  Brads and ice stickles finish the card off.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out since I'm still dealing with a bad migraine.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #71 - Use Your NBUS (images)

A Place To Start Feb 2025 - Anything Goes Optional Things In The Sky 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 687 to 688 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #248 - Anything Goes 

 

 

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

 

Stamps: My Favorite Things

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up!

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Blending Brush, Brads, Glue Dots, Stickles