Halloween Cake Greetings

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card made using an image I've had colored for some time, just didn't turn it into a card yet.  The image is from Simply Betty Stamps (now closed) and is colored using my prismacolor pencils. I have leftover tumbled glass distress ink stippled around her before layering and adding black brads.  I then popped the layered image up over a dry embossed spiderweb card.  The final touches were thunderstorm bling and some spider sequins.  I'm pretty happy with how she turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #78 - Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (image)

A Place To Start Sept 2025 - Anything Goes Optional Leaves or Circles

Neglected Stuff Sept 2025 - Anything Goes Using Unloved Stash (image)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Simply Betty

Ink: Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Stipple Brush, Sequins, Bling, Glue, Pop Up Glue Dots, Brads, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, White Gel Pen  

PIP Challenge 2534

 

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 for this week's challenge. My project this week is an ATC using Lawn Fawn's Flamingo Together mini set.  I love this mini because it reminds me so much of days at the Monterey Aquarium, and Chaffee Zoo, when my kids were little.  The whole ATC is made using scraps.

 

Using scraps, I stamped the main image panel, colored the flamingos before layering and adding some faux brads.  I then created the "beach sand" by dotting 3 different colors of Copic markers.  The final touch was a small floral spray, punched from scraps, with bling centers.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers F4A803 - At The Beach 

ATC Around The World Aug 2025 - Anything Goes ATC 

Inspiration Station #76 - See Inspiration Pic Below (inspired by colors) 

A Place To Start Aug 2025 - Anything Goes Optional Summer Things (summer travel to the beach)

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends #260 - Anything Goes

 

 

Inspiration Station

 

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: Lawn Fawn

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Scraps

Accessories: Copic Markers, MISTI, MS Punches, Crimper, Bling

Foolish Mortals

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made using the Haunted Halloween set, and Spooky Eyes stencil, from Scrappy Boy Stamps. I've had these for a while now and just hadn't used them yet - until now. 

 

I started out by stamping the hitch-hiking ghosts onto scrap Hammermill white card stock before coloring using my Ohuhu markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I stippled black dye ink around my "hitch-hikers" before setting aside.  Taking the stencil, I stenciled Opalite Sterling Frost ink that I've had for a decade, or more, and also hadn't used.  Once the stenciling was dry, I added my ghost layer, a black border using scraps before adding my layered sayings.  The final touch was adding some Thunderstorm bling.  I'm pretty happy with it even if it's a 6x6 card.  

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #77 - Use Your NBUS (stamps, stencil, silver ink)

Two Old Bats Aug 2025 - Anything Goes Halloween 

Park Hopping My Happy Place Aug 2025 - Anything Goes Theme Parks (inspired by Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland) 

The Neglected Stuff Aug 2025 - Use Your Forgotten Stash (stamps/stencil, opalite ink) 

 

Two Old Bats

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Scrappy Boy

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Opalite Sterling Frost

Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Ohuhu Markers, Bling, Stencil Brush, Glue, Pop Dots 

 

  

A Hanging Hello

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card I've had made for a week, or so, but just haven't had to energy, or felt well enough, to photograph and upload.  Between my migraines, and still healing from the fall, I've not felt good at all.  The images are all from a retired Slimline Hanging Plants at Pajama Crafter Stamps.  

 

I started by stamping all of the images in memento tuxedo black ink "following loosely" the provided sketch in the Pajama Crafter Stamps Facebook Group.  I made sure to stamp the double tiered hanger twice so I could fussy cut it to pop up later.  This way the element for the right hand side would stand out better.  I did the same with the saying.  The final embellishments were a small pre-made bow and some bling from my stash.

 

Here's the sketch:

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #77 - Use Your NBUS (PCS stamp set)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 712 to 713 - Anything Goes Uplifting/Family Friendly 

Addicted To Stamps and More #499 - Anything Goes 

Crafter's Cafe #322 - Anything Goes 

Pajama Crafter Stamps Aug 2025 - See Sketch 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Pajama Crafter Stamps

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Pop Dots, Ohuhu Markers, Bow,Bling, Glue, Pop Dots, Oval Punches 

 

 

Retro Beach

 

 

 

Hello and welcome.  It's been a week already and it's only half over.  So I finally finished these ATC's using Conjurer of Dreams Retro Beach ATC challenge.  

 

I started out by combining all of my digital elements in Photoshop© before printing them out and layering.  I then took several punches/dies and punched out/die cut crabs, starfish, coral and seagulls.  I then added them to the ATC's before highlighting the water using star dust stickles.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Conjurer of Dreams ATC - Aug Retro Beach  

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

ATC Around The World Aug 2025 - Anything Goes 

Ally's Angels #97 - Anything Goes 

Snippets Playground #513 - Use Those Snippets/Scraps (layers, punched/die cut elements) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Punches, Dies, Glue, Stickles, Glossy Accents, Pearls, Bling 

PIP Challenge 2532

 

 Sponsored by 

Sunbird Spark

 

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Sunbird Spark (formerly Penguin Palace).  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship of this week's challenge. It's freaking hot here right now so, for my card, I went with a cooler fall theme and used the Happy Fall digital images.  

 

After printing my scene on Neenah white card stock, I colored everything using Ohuhu markers before layering and adding faux brads.  Once I adhered the layered image to the card, I stippled bits of several inks leftover from previous projects for a fall feel.  I then punched several leaves from scrap card stock and adhered those to the card.  The final touches were copper sequin leaves, sequin flowers and an orange bling to the "i" in pumpkin.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Digi Choosday #8 Wk 2 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #164 - Anything Goes Digital (Sunbird Spark)

Aud Sentiments #328 - Anything But Rectangle and/or Washi Tape With Sentiment (square card with sentiment)

FarmQuest Grocery Game #20 - Anything Food Goes (pumpkins - I LOVE anything pumpkin or pumpkin spice)

Paper Rocks Scissors #7 - Must Use Paper and/or Sissors (papers for card, scissors to cut, punches to cut scraps to make leaves)

 

 

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

 

Stamps: Sunbird Spark

Ink: Tumbled Glass, Walnut Stain, Mowed Lawn  

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ohuhu Markers, Punches, Glue, Glue Dots, Sequins, Bling 

Lily Pond

 

 

 

Hello and welcome.  I'm guest designing this month over at the FarmQuest General Store Challenge where Anything Goes Farm and/or Country. For my card, I went with the country theme and created a card using the Lily Pond Grayscale Coloring Pages from Conjurer of Dreams. 

 

After coloring the image using Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils and a blender pencil, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz mowed lawn distress ink before layering and adding some faux brads and adhering it to a green card.  I then punched two different frogs using scraps before adhering them using Bearly Art glue.   The finishing touches were googlie eyes, stickles, bling and adding some eyes using a 3D glaze pen.  I then added my saying using a long retired Close To My Heart set - inside says "only small things with great love. - Mother Teresa.  I'm really happy with how it turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

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

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

CRAFT Challenge #761 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 710 to 711 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Paper Funday #79 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter this month's challenge over at the FarmQuest General Store.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams; Close To My Heart

Ink: Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn Distress; Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Bling, Glue, Punches, Googlie Eyes, Stickles, Faux Brads  

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)

  

 

Autum Garden Walk

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a mini slimline card made using several images from Conjurer of Dreams.  I started out by combining the following sets in ©Photoshop: Torn Paper Scene, Boho Backgrounds and Clip Art, Crow and Raven clip art, Cute Dogs, Floral Borders clip art, Easter Bunny Forest, Greenery Shrub Borders, Steampunk Gnome and Aged Papers before printing it off onto Neenah card stock then adhered it to a brown card.  I then added some faux brads and several Autumn Leaves gems to finish it off.

 

Challenges entered:

 

CD Sunday Plus #163 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #268 - Anything Goes 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #76 - Use Your NBUS (torn paper scene)

Digi Choosday #8 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 710 and 711 - Anything Goes Family Friendly 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

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

Ooh La La

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a fun ATC made using Conjurer of Dreams set called Ooh La La. I LOVE this set of 4 corsets - sexy enough to be risque but still "clean" enough to keep it PG13. LOL  After combining the corset digitally with the following COD sets: Pink Silk, Black Silk, Blue Silk and the black Photo Corners; I printed it out onto Neenah white card stock before adhering to a black scrap.  I then pulled out some autumn and thunderstorm gems, added those to the ATC and finished it off.  

 

I'm happy with how it turned out especially since my husband wasn't doing too good the other day.  It's been one step forward and three steps back for him lately.  Plus my ever present migraines adding to the mix with the summertime heat.  Ugh!

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #76 - Use Your NBUS (corset image)

Conjurer of Dreams ATC - July 2025 Anything Goes 

All Sorts #828 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #163 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: none

Card Stock: Neenah White; Scrap Black

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Bling, Glue  

Better At The Beach

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card made using the new Beach Huts stamp set from Pajama Crafter Stamps. After stamping the images in memento tuxedo black ink, I colored everything using my Ohuhu markers before stippling some Tim Holtz distress inks around them and to fill in the white spaces before layering and adding some faux brads.  I then dug out a seagull set of dies I had just received and die cut several seagulls from white scraps.  After adding some going grey/basic grey ink, I adhered them to the card using pop dots.  I then added my border and some bling to finish my card off.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #75 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set/dies)

Inspiration Station #75 - See Inspiration Pic Below (inspired by the beach)

Pajama Crafter Stamps Facebook Group July 2025 - See Sketch Below 

Gem of a Craft Challenge #8 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

Paper Funday #78 - Anything Goes

 

Inspiration Station

 

Pajama Crafter Stamps
 

 

 

 

  

PIP Challenge 2530

 

Sponsored by SheepSki Designs

SheepSki Designs FB

SheepSki Designs FB Sharing

 

 

Hello and welcome. Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're sponsored by Sheepski Designs.  I would like to thank Andrea for her sponsorship.  My card today uses the Mindy Christmas image and reminds me so much of my cats at Christmas time.  After printing the image on hammermill white card stock, I colored it using Copic markers before stamping a long retired Stampin Up saying.  A few clear gems finish the card off.  

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #76 - Use Your NBUS (image)

CD Sunday Plus #163 - Anything Goes Digital (Sheepski Designs)

Peace On Earth #92 - See Inspiration Pic Below (inspired by the colors)

Dream Valley #341 - Christmas In July 

 

 

Peace On Earth

 

 

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: Sheepski Designs; Stampin Up

Ink: None

Card Stock: Hammermill White

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Copic Markers, Bling 

Loon At The Lake

 

Hello and welcome.   Today I'd like to share a card made using an image I've had colored for some time, just hadn't finished it to a card.  The Loon Scene is from Whimsy Stamps and is just beautiful.  I see so many uses for this stamp.

 

The main image is stamped onto Neenah white card stock and colored using Castle Arts colored pencils and a blender pencil.  I then lightly stippled some tumbled glass distress ink before adding some silver photo corners I've had for years, and I mean years.  The card was made by stippling broken china distress ink over a slim line lily pad stencil from Picket Fence Studios.  Once I had the layered image added to my card, I added some bling, ribbon, diamond ice stickles and a small punched frog to place on one of the lily pads.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #76 - Use Your NBUS (loon scene, stencil)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (ribbon, photo corners)

Neglected Stuff July 2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (ribbon, photo corners)

Crafty Catz #699 - Anything Goes 

Park Hopping My Happy Place June 2025 - Anything Goes Theme Parks (Rivers of America at Disneyland) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Whimsy

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Broken China

Card Stock: White; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Colored Pencils, Blender Pencil, Stenciling, Stipple Brush, Photo Corners, Stickles, Bling, Glue, Frog Punch, Ribbon  

The Watermill

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card made from another one of the images I colored while my husband had been in the hospital using a digital Watermill image from Impression Obsession.  The image is one I've had for a while printed out and just hadn't gotten to yet.  It is colored using Castle Arts Watercolor pencils and once layered, I added some faux brads to it to help keep the postage price down.  The only embellishment used is stardust stickles to highlight the water.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #76 - Use Your NBUS 

FarmQuest General Store July 2025 - Anything Farm or Country Goes (country)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (image)

Moving Along With The Times #180 - Masculine

Park Hopping My Happy Place July 2025 - Anything Goes Theme Parks (inspired by Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland - just permanently closed too)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah;Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Faux Brads, Stickles  

All Things Are Possible

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made from one of the images I colored while my husband was still in the hospital. The stamp set is a retired one from Kraftin Kimmie Stamps and is called Whimsical Wishes.  I've had this set for a while and just hadn't used it yet.

 

I started out by coloring the images using Castle Arts Watercolor pencils, and a blender pencil, before stenciling the clouds and grass using Tim Holtz tumbled glass and mowed lawn distress inks before layering and adding some faux brads.  The final touch was adding some green bling to finish it off.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #76 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set, grass stencil)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamp set, grass stencil)

Paper Funday #78 - Anything Goes Optional Stencils

HeartsQuest Challenge #7 - Anything Goes Fantasy Optional Elf/Elves (gnomes)

Creative Inspiration #28 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass Distress

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Stencils, Blending Brush, Bling, Glue 

In My Heart

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made using one of the images I had colored while my husband was in the hospital.  He is slowly making progress.  Slowly.  My card uses a retired Creative Worship digital image called Melody of Love.  

 

I started out by printing it onto Neenah white card stock before coloring using my Castle Arts Watercolor pencils and a blender pencil before lightly blending some left over tumbled glass distress ink from a previous project using a blender brush before layering and adding silver brads.  I then added it to a dry embossed green card before creating my own floral spray underneath using Martha Stewart punches and a paper crimper. The final touch was color spritzing some green galore ink and adding some bling to the flower centers on the main image panel.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.  

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #76 - Use Your NBUS (main image)

Triple B July 2025 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (birds, blooms)

Can You Handle The Pressure July 2025 - Anything Goes Using Embossing Folder (musical score)

Cupcake Inspiration #622 - For The Birds ( see pic below)

Word Art Wednesday #708 to 709 - Anything Goes Family Friendly 

Elliebelle's Crafty Wednesday July 2025 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Creative Worship

Ink: Leftover Tumbled Glass Distress

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Bling, Glue, Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Color Spritzer, Green Galore Ink, Brads