World Goat Day

Hello and welcome to the World Goat Day Instagram hop.

We HERD today is World Goat Day and we couldn’t GOAT without celebrating! Welcome to our IG hop and we’re excited to share our goat themed cards and project with you. We hope you’ll hop along with us, learn fun and fascinating goat facts and check out all the crafty creations! Did you know goats are natural weed control experts?  Let’s face it, goats are the best at weeding! Farmers often use goats to clear out unwanted plants and weeds from fields. They’re like the eco-friendly lawnmowers, munching on everything from grass to dandelions.  Goats have even been used as wildfire prevention and "mowing" overgrown historic cemeteries.

 

My card today is using a long forgotten There She Goes (now closed) stamp set called Tastes Like Chicken along with the Hot N Spicy stamp set from MFP Stamp Shop (now closed).  After stamping my images in memento tuxedo black ink, I colored everything using my Ohuhu markers before stenciling the cloud background.   As an afterthought, I added some twine and adhered a chili pepper charm to the card.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

 

 

Challenges entered: 

 

Neglected Stuff Challenge Aug 2026 - Use Your Forgotten Stash (chili pepper, stamp set)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamp set, chili pepper)

Critter Crazy #113 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (goat)

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #277 - A Is For Animal (goat)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: There She Goes; MFP Stamp Shop

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Fired Brick, Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Ohuhu Markers, Brads, Stencil, Blending Brush, Glossy Accents, Twine, Chili Pepper Charm 

I Forgot

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made a couple weeks ago.  It's taken me this long to get it photographed and uploaded.  Now I just absolutely love this Functioning Chi Chi stamp set from Unity Stamps. 

 

Using my MISTI©, I started out by stamping everything onto Copic© card stock in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring using my Ohuhu markers.  Once I was finished with coloring, I layered it and added some red brads before adhering the panel to a dry embossed card.  The final touches were, stippling fired brick distress ink around the edges, a long forgotten red prima with large bling center and then a couple more bling off to the left.  

 

Challenges entered:

  

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #89 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set)

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #277 - A Is For Animal  

Critter Crazy #113 - Anything Goes With A Critter ( dog/chi chi)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #284 - Anything Goes 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (prima) 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Unity

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress

Card Stock: Copic; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Ohuhu Markers, Brads, Prima, Bling, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, Blending Brush 

PIP Challenge 2632

    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.  For my card, I am using their retired set called Spooky.

 

I started out by stamping all of the images on to Copic© white card stock before coloring using Ohuhu markers.  Once all of my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled memento tuxedo black to darken things up a bit before layering and adding brads.  Digging through my stash of Halloween stuff, I found some black cat dimensional stickers I've had for years and hadn't used.  After adding one to my card, and some faux stitching to the top, my card was finished.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #89 - Use Your NBUS (cat sticker, stamp set)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (cat stickers)

Two Old Bats Halloween August 2026 - Anything Goes Halloween 

Sunbird Spark #63 - Make The Sentiment The Star (trick or treat) 

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

 

Stamps: Sunbird Spark

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock:  Copic; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Ohuhu Markers, Cat Sticker, Brads, Faux Stitching, Black Gel Pen 

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love #31

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 the optional theme of Travel/Vacation.  I went with anything goes/birthday theme and used a digital set from Colorado Craft Company called Big and Bold Avocado Love.

 

I started out by combining the images in MSWORD, using the tutorial by Nancy Sheads before printing on Hammermill white card stock and coloring using Ohuhu markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled stormy sky distress ink before layering and adding some square brads from my stash.  After the layered panel was adhered to my card, I adhered a small pre-made bow before finding some ladybug stickers from my stash to finish it off.  I'm happy with how it turned out since I've been dealing with migraines and a fibromyalgia flare again.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #89 - Use Your NBUS (image set, stickers)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (square brads, stickers)

CD Sunday Plus #189 - Anything Goes Digital (Colorado Craft Company) 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #283 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday #8 Wk1 - Anything Goes 

FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenge #31 - Anything Food or Drink Goes (avocado) 

 

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

 

Stamps: Colorado Craft Company

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress

Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ohuhu Markers, Stickers, Bow, Glossy Accents, Brads, Black Gel Pen)  

 

 

 

 

Love Stinks and Cupids Aim

 

 

Hello and welcome.  I'm guest designing for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers this month's theme is B For Black Black Heart (think valentine with black, anti valentine).  I have two different cards to share with you today.

 

First up, is a cute little card using some of my favorite stamps from The Cat's Pajamas (now closed).  After I stamped all of the images I wanted to use in memento tuxedo black ink, I colored the penguins/fish/heart using my Ohuhu markers before layering and adding brads.  I then lightly blended some tattered rose distress ink around the image panel before attaching it to my card base. The final touch was adding a small ivory bow that I dyed using the tattered rose ink.  I'm happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

Little Red Wagon #844 - Picturing Love (TCP stamp set)

Neglected Stuff Feb 2026 - Use Your Neglected Stash (TCP stamp set, ribbon/rose bow) 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (TCP stamp set, ribbon/rose bow)

Shopping Our Stash #566 - Love Me Do 

 

 

 

Next up is a gothic style Valentine card made using images from Conjurer of Dreams.  Normally, goth is just not my thing, but I am getting better at creating goth themed projects.  I am in LOVE with how this turned out.  

 

I started out by combining the following COD image sets using Photoshop©: Gothic Valentine Collage, Victorian Madam, Valentine Book Covers.  Once the images were combined, I printed it out onto Neenah white card stock before layering and popping the image panel up on a black card base using pop dots.  After adding some lace ribbon from my stash, I added a long forgotten pink rose to the upper left hand corner.  I then dyed three wooden hearts from Dollar Tree© using memento tuxedo black ink before adhering them to the popped up panel.  I then added some bling to the heart centers (kind of like chocolate) and throughout the main image.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Two Old Bats Halloween Feb 2026 - Anything Goes Halloween 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #83 - Use Your NBUS (background)

CD Sunday Plus #176 - Anything Goes Digital (images Conjurer of Dreams) 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join in this month's challenge at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

 

  

 

 

 

  

PIP Challenge 2601

 

 

  Polkadoodles

 

 

Hello, Happy New Year and welcome. Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Polkadoodles.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship of our challenge.

 

My card is using pre-colored images from the Too Cute For Christmas digital set.  After combining the images, I printed it out onto Neenah white card stock before layering and adding to a dry embossed card.  I then blended some left over Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink around the globe before adding some faux stitches in the corners.  Embellishments were kept simple, just some flat back pearls and a small blue bow.  Pulling out a retired The Cat's Pajamas (store now closed) set, I stamped my saying on scrap card stock before adding it to my card.  I'm really happy with how this turned out and will be adding it to my Christmas card stash for 2026.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Can You Handle The Pressure Dec 27 2025 - Anything Goes Dry Embossing Optional Winter Blues (Sizzix circle embossing folder, blues)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (digital set)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #269 - Anything Goes 

Crafts Galone Encore Jan 2026 - Anything Goes 

Merry Little Christmas #66 - Anything Goes Christmas 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Polkadoodles; The Cat's Pajamas

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, Pearls, Bow, Black Gel Pen, Blending Brush 

  

 

Woodblock Wednesday December 2025 Edition

 

 

Hello and welcome to another Woodblock Wednesday edition where we dust off those wood block stamps we all have just don't use much anymore. For my card, I dusted off an old, and I mean old, retired Stampin Up set called Bulbs that I received from a friend before she passed away last year.  It's kind of like she's still crafting with me. I do miss our talks.  

 

I started out by stamping the tulip bulbs in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring the image using Castle Arts watercolor pencils and a blender pencil.  Once the tulips were colored, I dug out a retired sentiment set called Wonderful Words and stamped the "thank you" along the side before adding some white/silver bakers twine.  

 

Challenges entered:

 

Woodblock Wednesday Dec 2025 - Use Your Old Wood Block Stamps (Bulbs set)

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #82 - Use Your NBUS (Bulbs set)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (Bulbs set)

Simply Clean and Simple Jan 2026 - Something New (Bulbs set) 

Triple B Jan 2026 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (blooms) 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Stampin Up

Card Stock: Hammermill White Scrap

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, Blender Pencil, Twine