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 

  

 

 

 

 

Welcome Spring

 

 

Hello and welcome. Today I'd like to share with you some ATC's I made for the Conjurer of Dreams April ATC challenge.  The challenge ends on the 29th so there's still time for you to enter.

 

I started out by separating, the free ATC sheet,  then combining the images with the Anne of Green Gables set.  Once I had everything combined, I printed out the ATC's before layering on scrap card stock.  For the embellishments, I die cut a lot of tulip stems and flower stems (now retired) before die cutting a bunch of flower buds.  I then finished assembling my ATC's by adhering the stems, and flowers, using glossy accents.  The final touch was highlighting the flower centers and parts of the background.  I'm really happy with how these turned out especially since I've been dealing with bad migraine and fibromyalgia issues again.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Conjurer of Dreams April ATC - Anything Goes Using Provided Sheet 

CD Sunday Plus #182 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Triple B April 2026 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (blooms, butterflies)

Snippets Playground #531 - Anything Goes Using Snippets (ATC layers, floral sprays) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: none

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Scraps 

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Glossy Accents, Dies, Big Shot, Stickles  

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) 

  

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 

Welcome To The Funny Farm

 

Hello and welcome.  Second post today.  I made these ATC's over the last couple of weeks due to my migraines and fibromyalgia flare ups.  The images are from the Funny Farm set from Conjurer of Dreams.  I printed this set out a while ago, and it just sat in the "to be made pile" until a couple of weeks ago.  I really love the sayings Kim made for these and hope she brings the set back.  With the exception of the images printed on Neenah white card stock, everything else is used from my scrap bin.  Here are close-ups of each ATC:

 

Also used a retired Stampin Up mini set for the dotted background, pearls, clip I had forgotten about

 

Also used scrap of Graphic 45 paper, bling, brads, clip I had forgotten about
 

 

Also used retired Stampin Up mini for dotted background, brown pearls, brown Prima flower I had forgotten about

 

Also used yellow mini brads, red Prima mini flowers I forgot I had

 

Challenges entered:

 

Conjurer of Dreams ATC #1 June 2025 - Anything Goes ATC (Funny Farm)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #75 - Use Your NBUS (images)

FarmQuest General Store #7 June 2025 - Anything Goes Farm or Country (farm animals)

Critter Crazy #99 - Anything Goes Using Critters (farm animals)

ATC Around The World June 2025 - DOTS and/or STRIPES (stripes graphic 45, dotted backgrounds)

Digi Choosday #6 Wk 2 - Anything Goes 

Snipperts Playground #508 - Use Your Snippets (everything but the images) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: SU Bliss Blue, Close To Cocoa 

Card Stock: Neenah White; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Paper Distresser, Punches, Crimper, Bling, Pearls,  Glossy Accents, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Clips, Prima Flowers

 

 

 

 

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 February 2025 Inspiration And Challenge

 

 Hello and welcome.  Today's my day to share inspiration for this month's Conjurer of Dreams challenge. I have a few digital pages, ATC's and cards to showcase.

 

DIGITAL PAGES

Sets used: Red and Black Damask Wallpaper, Victorian Madame, My Gothic Valentine, Gothic Background and Elements

 

Sets used: My Gothic Valentine, Queen of Hearts, Gothic Backgrounds and Elements 

 

Sets used: Victorian Madame, Gargoyle Protector, Dracula's Castle

 

 

ATC's

Sets used: Dracula's Castle, Gothic Backgrounds and Elements, Batwoman, Red Silk,Grumpy Seniors Valentine, Gothic Red Riding Hood, Queen of Hearts 

Challenges entered:

Shopping Our Stash #540 - Remnants (everything but main images) 

Snippets Playground #499 - Use Your Snippets/Scraps (everything but the main image)

 

Sets used: Paper Layered Valentine, Grumpy Seniors Valentine, Queen of Hearts, Gothic Backgrounds and Elements, 

Challenges entered:

 Double D Feb 5th - Hearts (see pic below) (inspired by hearts)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #71 - Use Your NBUS (all images except Victorian Madam)

Paper Funday #73 - Anything Goes 

 

Double D
 

 

 

 

Sets used: Gothic Backgrounds and Elements, Grumpy Seniors Valentine, Victorian Madame 

Challenges entered:

 

CD Sunday Plus #151 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (lace)

 

ATC

 

Sets used: Steampunk Junk Journal, Steampunk Fall, Old West Ghost Town 

 

Challenges entered:

The Creative Crafters #84 - Anything Goes 

A Place To Start 020325 - Anything Goes 

 

Card

Sets used: Steampunk Junk Journal, Steampunk Fall, Old West Ghost Town, Red and Black Damask Wallpaper, Photo Corners 

 

Challenges entered:

Gem of a Craft #2 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

Crafter's Cafe #315 Jan 2025 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter this month's challenge over at Conjurer of Dreams.

Kissing Toads/Frogs and Roads Less Traveled

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a couple of cards made just because.  The last month has been really hard on me between losing my mom and a "sanfu" at my bank freezing our account.  Between both, my migraines, and nerves, have been overactive to the point of borderline nervous breakdown.  So, I decided to try assembling some fun cards I've had printed out for some time using Conjurer of Dreams images.

First up is a card using a background image that was part of a freebie set, with a purchase, a couple months ago along with the Frog Prince.  I started out by combining the background with the frog prince in Photoshop© before adding my own saying (even though he's a frog not a toad) to the combined image.  After printing it out on Neenah white card stock, I layered it, distressed the edges using my paper distresser and then added brads before adhering it to my card using pop dots.  Taking my drawer of scraps, I then punched several flowers and ferns before running the greenery through the paper crimper then adding a bit of mowed lawn to highlight them.  I then assembled my own floral sprays in the lower corners before adding a couple of additional flowers throughout the scene.  The final touches was gold ice stickles to the flower centers and crown tip before adding diamond ice stickles to the water and throughout the rest of the scene to give a "magical" appearance.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #66 - Use Your NBUS (background, frog)

Critter Crazy #90 - Anything Goes With A Critter (frog prince) 

Try It On Tuesday Sept 3 - Make It Colorful 

CD Sunday Plus #141 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, MS Punches, Paper Crimper, Ice Stickles, Brads, Paper Distresser, Pop Dots

 

Next up is another fun one using the same background set from May, along with one of the freebies last month in the Conjurer of Dreams Facebook Inspiration group.  I just love these little mice and their ladybug car.  Aren't they the cutest?  I started out by combining the background, and mice, in Photoshop© before adding my own saying which is a quote from one of Robert Frost's poem The Road Not Taken.  I first read the poem in high school and the last line of the poem has stuck with me ever since then.  

Once I had the image panel printed, I layered it before distressing the edge of the final layer using my paper distresser.  I then added brads and adhered it to my card base using pop up glue dots. Taking my scrap pile and punches again, I once more made my own floral sprays before adding ice stickles to the center.  The final touch was a wooden ladybug sticker I've had for a while and not used.  In fact, the glue on the ladybug was dry so I had to add some glossy accents to make it adhere and diamond ice stickles to give the background more of a "magical" appearance.  I'm really happy with how both of these cards turned out.

Challenges entered:

 

Crafts Galore Encore Sept 2024 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday Wk 36 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 665 to 666 - Anything Goes Uplifting (Robert Frost quote)

A Place To Start Sept 2024 - Anything Goes 

Snippets Playground #488 - Anything Goes Using Snippets (floral sprays)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn (edge of floral greenery)

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ladybug Sticker, MS Punches, Glossy Accents, Ice Stickles, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Paper Distresser

Relax And Dream

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of cards I finally finished.  First up is one using this Zen Time image from Penguin Palace.  I've been needing to take time myself since my mom passed away and my migraines are just getting worse.  I'm sure it's the stress and lack of sleep, but I needed some "playtime" myself.

I started out by printing the image on Neenah white card stock before coloring using my Castle Arts watercolor pencils along with a blender pencil.  Once the coloring was finished, I blended some barely banana ink to help fill in the white space, layered it and added brads before setting aside.  The card is made by dry embossing a Cuttlebug© leafy branch embossing folder with my Big Shot©.  I then popped up the layered image panel using pop dots before gluing some Making Memories© paper flowers from my stash beneath the image.  The final touches were color spritzing a bit of bashful blue marker over everything, adding diamond ice stickles to the water/glass and Ranger© glossy accents to the clock face.  I'm happy with how this turned out.  

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #65 - Use Your NBUS (image, flowers)

Penguin Palace #40 - Rainbow (used pastel rainbow colors)

Inspiration Station Aug 2024 - See Pic Below (inspired by colors)

Digi Choosday Wk33 - Anything Goes 

Crafter's Cafe #311 - Rainbow (used pastel rainbow colors)

 

Penguin Palace

 

 

Inspiration Station

 

Stamps: Penguin Palace

Ink: Stampin Up Barely Banana

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Brads, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Paper Flowers, Ice Stickles, Glossy Accents, Blending Brush

 

 

 

Next up is a card made using this gorgeous freebie from Conjurer of Dreams in their Facebook group.  I started out by combining the image, and saying, in Photoshop© then printed it on Neenah white card stock then layered and added metallic pink brads from my stash.  I then dug through all of my ribbon until I found the pink velvet spool I was looking for and added that to the edge.  I then pulled out several scrap pieces of card stock, and my Martha Stewart punches, and punched several ferns, flowers and pine sprigs before running them through my dusty paper crimper.  Using Ranger© glossy accents, I created my floral sprays before adding some punched butterflies to the top.  The final touch was adding fruit punch ice stickles to the flower centers and stardust ice stickles randomly for the water and background.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #65 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Conjurer of Dreams Facebook Group - Mystical Creatures (unicorn, fairy)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 661 to 662 - Anything Goes Uplifting

Critter Crazy #89 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (unicorn)

CD Sunday Plus #140 - Anything Goes Digital

Snippets Playground #487 - Use Those Snippets/Scraps 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories:  Computer, Printer, MS Punches, Glossy Accents, Ice Stickles, Ribbon, Paper Crimper, Brads, Glue Dots

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Mermaid Lagoon

Hello and welcome.  Today, I'd like to share another framed piece I've been working on for a few weeks thanks again to my migraines.  I've only been able to concentrate for short periods of time especially this last week.  Between wildfires, heat and humidity I've not been doing good physically and mentally.  The mermaid image was a  Gecko Galz freebie last month for their fantasy challenge.  Besides, swimming in a lagoon is a lot cooler than sweating in the heat. ;)

I started out by printing the image as a 5x7 photo on Neenah white card stock then set it aside.  Taking some of my dusty Sizzix© and Cuttlebug© dies, I die cut several leafy branches, seashells, starfish and sand dollars before stippling all of those with Tim Holtz mowed lawn, dusty concord, tattered rose, broken china, tea dye and chipped sapphire distress inks and my blending brushes.  Taking the 3.5x5 mat out of the frame, I then blended Altenew lagoon dye ink to get a soft "teal" palette before re-adding it back into the frame.  I then added my printed image taping it to the die cut mat to make sure it stayed in place before re-adding the glass "window" behind my mermaid so she'd be a bit more secure.  Taking all of my die cut little pieces, I adhered all of those to the frame and mat using Ranger's© glossy accents.  It was at this point I decided she needed some coral so taking my dusty EK Sucess "oak tree" whale of a punch and more scraps, I punched out several colors of "oak trees" making sure to snip off the lower tree trunks so it would like more like coral.  The final touches were adding some small pearls all around the frame and googlie eyes to the sea horses, ice stickles to the mermaid's hair/tail and a few red crabs made using an old Fiskars© crab punch.  It took a while to make this but I'm very happy how it turned out.

 

Here's a close up showing all of the dimension before adding the last two googlie eyes:

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #64 - Use Your NBUS (mermaid image) 

Gecko Galz Quarterly July 2024 - Altered Wall Plaque 

Snippets Playground #484 - Use Those Snippets/Scraps 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (sizzix/cuttlebug dies)

Shopping Our Stash #525 - NBUS (never before used schtuff) (frame, image)

Gem of a Craft #13 - Anything Goes 

Park Hopping My Happy Place July 2024 - Anything Goes Theme Park Related (inspired by the original submarine ride at Disneyland, had "real" mermaids at one point )

Gecko Galz Facebook Group July 2024 - Mermaid Dreams 

Gecko Galz Facebook Group July 2024 - Ocean Life (die cut seahorses, mermaid)

CD Sunday Plus #137 - Anything Goes Digital (Gecko Galz image)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Please stay hydrated and out of the heat/sun.

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: Altenew Lagoon; Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn, Dusty Concord, Tattered Rose, Broken China, Tea Dye, Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks

Card Stock: Neenah; Scraps/Snippets

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Dies, Punches, Pearls, Googlie Eyes, Glossy Accents, Frame, Blending Brushes, Ice Stickles