Who's A Ho?

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a snarky Christmas card I made for a friend using images from Conjurer of Dreams Grumpy Mrs Claus images and a saying from the Ugly Christmas Sweater Gumpy Seniors set.  

I've been slowly trying to get my craft area organized (thank you migraine) and discovered a package of felt "Ho" stickers I bought from Hobby Lobby years ago during one of their after Christmas clearance sales.  As soon as I saw them, I knew what I wanted to use them with.  After combining the Grumpy Mrs. Claus image with one of the sayings from the Ugly Sweater Set, I printed it out before also printing the same image at 5x7, only without the saying.  Taking the smaller image, I trimmed it down, layered and added some red baby brads from my stash before setting it aside.  Taking the larger image, I adhered it to an A4 red card, trimming edges as needed before adding some red organdy ribbon from my stash.  I then added the layered image using pop up glue dots before adding three of the felt "Ho" stickers.  The final touch was adding crystal ice stickles to highlight the snow outside the window and the buttons on Mrs. Claus's dress.  I'm really happy with how this turned out especially since I'm on the third week of this blasted migraine.  

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #69 - Use Your NBUS (images, felt Ho stickers)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (felt Ho stickers) 

CD Sunday Plus #148 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #257 - H Is For Ho Ho Ho Naughty 

Inspiration Station #68 - See Inspiration Pic Below (inspired by season, colors)

 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

 Inspiration Station

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget about the Conjurer of Dreams Christmas blog hop starting tomorrow on the Conjurer of Dreams blog.  They'll be freebies and chances to win prizes.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Brads, Felt Stickers, Ribbon, Pop Up Glue Dots, Stickles

Fall Inspired Window Train

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a fall inspired card using images from Conjurer of Dreams. I started out by printing the Steam Train in the Seasons and Fall Window Scene onto Neenah white card stock. I then took a Fiskars© finger "knife" and carefully fussy cut the window panes out before adhering it over my train image, then layered and added some maple leaf brads I've had in my stash for years and not used.  Setting that aside, I dug though my old Stampin Up stamps and found the Petite Patterns set and stamped the border using the leaf images and adhered that to a riding hood red card.  I then stamped some migrating ducks in memento tuxedo black ink in the top left window pane using my Stampscapes© Ducks In Formation stamp.  After adding my layered image using pop up glue dots, my card was finished.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #69 - Use Your NBUS (COD images) 

FarmQuest General Store #23 - Anything Goes Farm and/or Country  (countryside)

Digi Choosday Wk48 - Anything Goes 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (brads)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  Also, don't forget about the Conjurer of Dreams blog hop coming up December 15 to the 18.  There will be inspiration, freebies and a giveaway.  Be there!!

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams; Stampin Up; Stampscapes

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Tangerine Tango

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Fiskars Knife

 

COD December 2024 Inspiration And Challenge

 

Hello and welcome.  It's my turn to inspire everyone with my design team makes for this month's Conjurer of Dreams challenge.  This month, we're all about Santa going on a well deserved vacation, or at least getting to relax after making all of those deliveries on Christmas Eve.  Here are my makes below:

Sets used: Santa Chill, Snowflake Plaid Wallpaper 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #69 - Use Your NBUS (images)

 

 

Sets used: Scottish Santa, Holiday Greetings, Snowflake Plaid Wallpaper 

Challenges entered:

CD Sunday Plus #147 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

 

 

 

Sets used: Highland Cow Santa Sleigh, Snowflake Plaid Wallpaper 

Challenges entered:

 

 

Sets used: Scottish Santa

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (friends word)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 677 to 678 -Anything Goes Uplifting (friends)

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #261 - Anything Goes Optional 3 or more layers (I have 4 layers)

 

 

Sets used: Grumpy Santa On Vacay, Tropical Island Paradise 

Challenges entered:

 Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (shells)

Gem Of A Craft Challenge Wk 23 - 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.

PIP Challenge 2448

Sponsored by 

Gerda Steiner Designs

Gerda Steiner FB

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Gerda Steiner Designs.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship.  My card uses Gerda's Under The Weather digital stamp, which is discontinued, but the clear set is still available.  

 

After combining the image, and saying, I printed it off onto Neenah white card stock then colored using my Copic© markers before layering and adding black brads.  I then took my card and added raindrops using a raindrop stencil, Tim Holtz stormy sky and milled lavender distress inks and a blending brush.  After stippling ink around the edges of the card, I added my layered image, and small bow, using glue dots.  The final touch was adding waterfall stickles.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (bow) 

Digi Choosday Wk 47 - Anything Goes 

Critter Crazy #93 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (mouse)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #243 - Anything Goes 

Krafty Chicks #744 - All Occasions (get well)

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

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky, Milled Lavender

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up Scrap

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Stencil, Blending Brush, Stickles, Brads, Glue Dots, Bow, Copic Markers

PIP Challenge 2446

 

 Sponsored by StarStampz

 

StarStampz FB

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by StarStampz. For my card, I am using the Polar Bear digital image.

I started out by printing the image onto Neenah white card stock before pulling out my Castle Arts watercolor pencils, colored the image before blending with an alcohol marker.  After edging the image in memento tuxedo black ink, I layered it before adding white brads and distressing the edges then setting aside.  My card is dry embossed using a Sizzix© snowflake embossing folder with Stampin Up bliss blue ink rubbed lightly over the embossed images and sides.  Taking some snowflake felt fusion I've had for years, I added a border of individual snowflakes before adding my layered image using pop up glue dots.  The final embellishments were white/silver bakers twine, snowflake sequins, silver star stickers and ice stickles glitter glue.  As an afterthought, I added just a touch of white gel pen to the little girl's eyes.

Challenges entered:

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (felt fusion, snowflake sequins)

Simon Say Monday - Emboss It (dry embossing)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #242 - Anything Goes 

Krafty Chicks #742 - Christmas 

Peace On Earth #76 - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by the snow)

Peace On Earth

 

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

Stamps: Star Stampz

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Bliss Blue

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Big Shot, Sizzix Embossing Folder, White Gel Pen, Stickles, Pop Up Glue Dots, Glue, Brads, Paper Distresser, Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Blender Marker, Silver Star Stickers, Bakers Twine

Dancing Penguins

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Second post today.  I'd like to share a card made using a digital image from Whimsy Stamps that I've had printed for some time, I just haven't used it before now.  The image is called Penguin Dance Line and was a freebie from Whimsy back in 2022.  

 

After adding the saying using Photoshop©, I printed the image onto Neenah white card stock before coloring using Copic markers. Once my coloring was finished, I stenciled the cloud background using a slimline cloud stencil (now retired) from Picket Fence Studios before layering and adding some black brads.  Taking a Cuttlebug© snowflake embossing folder, and my Big Shot©, I dry embossed a black card before adding my layered image panel using glue dots.  I then added crystal stickles and some star dust stickles to the snowflake centers to finish my card off.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Can You Handle The Pressure Nov 9, 2024 - Anything Goes Using Embossing Folders Optional: Coffee, Cocoa, Warm Drinks (anything goes)

Critter Crazy #92 - Anything Goes Featuring Critters (penguins)

Digi Choosday Wk45 - Anything Goes 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (image)

   

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Whimsy

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Copic Markers, Stickles, Brads, Glue Dots

Winter Critters

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is my day to post inspiration for this month's challenge over at the Conjurer of Dreams blog.  This month's theme is Winter Critters.   I had a lot of fun making these cards and I hope you enjoy them as well and since I'm still battling COVID, plus my migraines, I pretty much kept the same layout for all of my cards.

Sets used: Forest SantaChristmas Mice

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #68 - Use Your NBUS (images)

Gem of a Craft Wk21 - Anything Goes 

 

Sets used: Skating Penguins, Christmas Hamsters 

Challenges entered:

 

CD Sunday Plus #145 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams) 

Digi Choosday Wk43 - Anything Goes

 

Sets used: Skating Penguins, Winter Christmas Hamster, Twinkletoes 

Polar Bears

 

Challenges entered:

 

Critter Crazy #92 Nov 2024 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (penguins, mice, hamsters, polar bears)

 

Sets used: Winter Cardinal, Watercolor Bluejays 

Challenges entered:

 

Triple B Nov 2024 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (birds)

 

Sets used: Festive Mushrooms, Frosty, 

Christmas Mice, Cocoa Share 

Challenges entered:

Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Hop Nov 2024 - Anything Coffee/Tea/Cocoa/Hot Cider Goes (sharing cocoa around the fire table)

 

 

Sets used: Festive Mushrooms, Christmas Gnomes, Watercolor Bluejays

Twinkletoes, Christmas Cats, Frosty 

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (SnowTex)

 

 

Sets used: Penguin Christmas Decoration, Rudolph Christmas Decoration 

Challenges entered:

 

We Love To Create Mixed Media #10 - Anything Mixed Media/Paper Crafting Goes (ornaments)

 Outlawz Anything Goes In A Card Free Zone Nov 2024 - Anything Goes No Cards (ornaments)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter this month's challenge at Conjurer of Dreams.  The theme is Anything Goes or optional Winter Critters.

PIP Challenge 2442

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 being sponsored by Sheepski Designs.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.  My card this week uses the Retro Rocket digital stamps since I don't have many cards that are good for any age.

I started out by printing the combined image on Neenah white card stock before coloring using my copic markers and blending black ink to form space.  Once that was finished, I layered it and added some tiny black brads before adhering to my card base (deliberately at an angle) using glue dots.  Taking some Stampendous silver star stickers that I've had for years, I added those to the image panel before adding ice stickles and glossy accents to highlight parts of the image.  The final embellishment was adding some silver dew drops from my stash.  I'm very happy with how this turned out.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #67 - October 2024 (image)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash

Sheepski Designs #91 - Anything Goes 

A Place To Start Oct 2024 - Anything Goes Optional Use Pink (anything goes)

Ally's Angels #87 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #144 - Anything Goes Digital (Sheepski Designs image)

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

Stamps: Sheepski Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Copic Markers, Blending Brushes, Star Stickers, Dew Drops, Ice Stickles, Glue, Brads, Glue Dots

My Age?

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of cards made for my sisters-in-law as thank you cards for my birthday presents using the anniversary freebie from the Conjurer of Dreams blog combined with the Snarky Quotes 1 from the COD Etsy store.  I just LOVE the look on "granny's" face like she's saying "Really, you had to ask?" and I think this quote fits her perfectly.

After combining the sets in Photoshop©, I printed her out on Neenah white card stock before layering, adding brads and distressing the edges using a paper distresser.  After tying some bakers twine around the edge of the cards, I added my layered image panels using pop up glue dots.  The final touch was adding some forgotten bling I found in my stash.  I'm pretty happy with how these turned out especially since I had to push through a migraine and COVID (again) to make them. 

Here's the second card using the same layout.

Challenges entered: 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #67 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (bling)

CD Sunday Plus #144 - Anything Goes Digital (image/saying)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 669 to 670 - Anything Goes  

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #239 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Paper Distresser, Bling, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Bakers Twine

A Victorian Gothic Family

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card that I've had printed out for some time, just never assembled before now.   Between my mom's passing, husband's health, my migraines/health issues and now COVID (again), I have a lot of unfinished projects on my desk.  

I had started out by combining images from the Conjurer of Dreams Victorian Madame and Abandoned Gothic Castle Room before printing the combined image onto Neenah white cardstock.  I then layered it and added some black brads before adding the Family brad.  The final embellishment was adding some small black Crafty Meraki black bling using my Bearly Art glue.  I'm really happy with how this finally turned out.  Especially how awful I'm feeling right now.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #67 October 2024 - Use Your NBUS (images)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (Family brad)

CD Sunday Plus #143 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Digi Choosday Wk40 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Family Brad, Black Brad, Glue Dots, Bling, Glue

A Moment In Time

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made for the Ghost of a Time challenge over in the Conjurer of Dreams Facebook Inspiration group.   My card today is using the Edwardian Bride Groom Ghost Dancers, Victorian Dancing Ghost Couple and the Edwardian Graveyard digital stamps.

After I combined the graveyard, and all of the ghost couples I wanted, I printed the finished image out on Neenah white card stock before layering and adding some black brads.  As an afterthought, I distressed the last layer using my paper distresser.  I then dug through my stash and found a couple of old Making Memories© word plate eyelets and added those using my crop-a-dile before adhering to my card base using pop dots.  Taking a sponge, I lightly sponged bermuda bay ink along the edges of the card before adding some black lace I've had in my stash for years.  The final touches were adding some Meraki Sparkle Midnight Shimmer Illusion gems and diamond ice stickles to highlight the moonlight.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #66 - Use Your NBUS (image, word plate eyelets, lace)

Conjurer of Dreams Facebook Inspiration Group - Ghost of a Time 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (word plate eyelets, lace)

Crafty Catz #678 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday Wk 37 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to check out the anniversary challenges over in the inspiration group.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: SU Bermuda Bay

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Word Plate Eyelets, Lace, Bling, Glue, Pop Dots, Brads, Ice Stickles

 

Steampunk Fall

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card made using this month's freebie over on the Conjurer of Dreams blog and the new Rustic Fall digital set.  Now as one who is SO DONE with summer and it's hot temps, wildfires and hot down-sloping winds, I cannot wait for cooler temps and the changing of the seasons. 

I started out by combining the digital elements in Photoshop before printing my finished image on Neenah white card stock before layering and adding copper brads then setting aside.  I then printed another image out at 5x7 size before adhering it to a white Neenah card base.  Taking some burlap ribbon I found at Dollar Tree©, I added a strip to my card base using Ranger Glossy Accents.  When that was dry, I added my layered image panel using pop dots before a few dusty Marvy and Martha Stewart punches to create a floral spray using leaves to fit the fall theme.  I then took my punched elements/snippets and rubbed then lightly over a Tim Holtz walnut stain distress ink pad using tweezers.  The final touch was adding a little copper ice stickles to the flower centers.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #66 - Use Your NBUS (COD images, burlap ribbon)

The Four Seasons Sept 2024 - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by the leaves, colors)

Digi Choosday Wk 34 - Anything Goes

Inspiration Station Sept 2024 - See Inspiration Pic (inspired by fall trees in background, colors)

Creative Crafting Uncles #56 - Anything Goes

FarmQuest General Store #19 - Anything Farm or Country Goes

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash( Marvy punches)

 

 

The Four Seasons

 

 Inspiration Station

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to grab your freebie on the Conjurer of Dreams blog.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress

Card Stock: Neenah; Recollections

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Marvy and MS Punches, Glossy Accents, Ice Stickles, Brads, Pop Dots, Burlap Ribbon

The Green Mermaid

 

Hello and welcome.  I'd like to share a card I finished a few days ago using a digital stamp from Gecko Galz from their Splish Splash digital stamp set (she is image SS46).  At the time I printed her out, I was dealing with this migraine that doesn't want to go away, so I made sure to print her at 3.5x5 inches so it would be easier to color on my eyes. 

Pulling out my dusty Koh-I-Noor woodless pencils, I colored her in various shades of green, and yellow, before coloring her headpiece in different colors.  I then blended Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink (my go to color for muted water coloring) using my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios before layering, before distressing those layers, before adding olive brads.  Dusting off my Cuttlebug mesh embossing folder, I dry embossed the card base before popping up my layered image using pop dots.  Digging through my stash, I found K&Company shell sticker and added that in the lower left corner of the image panel.  Pulling out my green scraps, I selected a few before punching them using my Martha Stewart fern punch then ran them through the paper crimper to make them look like kelp sprouts.  Feeling like it needed something else, I dug out some old MFT flat backed pearls I had bought 10+ years ago, I added those using Bearly Art glue before highlighting parts of my mermaid using diamond ice stickles.  It was at this point I decided something was still missing so I dug out my solid fish stamps and added a few "schools of fish" and a lone salmon.  Now my card was finished.  I'm really happy with how she turned out.

Challenges entered:

 

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

Gecko Galz Monthly Customer July 2024 - Sea Of Dreams 

Gecko Galz Facebook Group July 2024 - Mermaid Dreams 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #234 - Anything Goes 

Park Hopping My Happy Place July 2024 - Anything Goes Theme Park Related (once again inspired by the mermaids that used to swim around for Disneyland's submarine ride)

613 Ave Create July 2024 - Anything Goes Optional Floral (anything goes)

Hearts Quest Fantasy Challenge #75 - Mermaids 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (salmon, fish school, pencils)

 

Gecko Galz

 

Gecko Galz Facebook Group

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gecko Galz (mermaid); Stampscapes (salmon); Stamp Oasis (school of fish)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, K&Co Shell Sticker, Pearls, Glue, Glossy Accents, Ice Stickles, Paper Crimper, MS Fern Punch, Paper Distresser, Brads, Pop Dots, Big Shot, Embossing Folder