PIP Challenge 2606

 

  Sheepski Designs 

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 take a moment to thank Andrea for sponsoring this week's challenge.  My card this week uses Sheepski's Retro Rocket digital set.

 

After printing the images out onto Neenah white card stock, I colored them using my Ohuhu markers before stippling Tim Holtz chipped sapphire, aged mahogany distress inks and Stampin Up basic gray dye ink to create my "space" background for the images.  I then added some tiny "star" confetti before adding Ohuhu's glitter metallic marker pens to highlight the planet and rocket flame.  The final touches were a black organdy ribbon and highlighting the "windows" of the spaceships using a clear 3D glaze pen.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #271 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday #2 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

Cardz 4 Guyz #382 - Epic Adventure (space)

Ally's Angels #102 - Anything Goes

  

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

 

Stamps: Sheepski Designs

Ink: Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire, Aged Mahogany Distress; Stampin Up Basic Gray

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ohuhu Markers and Glitter Metallic Markers, Star Sequins, Glue, Stipple Brushes, Brads, Ribbon, 3D Glaze Pen

 

A Wanted Halloween

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a couple of cards I made for Halloween using images from Conjurer of Dreams.  I've had these cards finished for a few days, just not photographed or blogged due to my health.  

 

First up, is a cute little friendly robot card.  I started out by combining the following COD images using Photoshop©:  Cute Halloween Robots, You're Driving Me Batty, Halloween Quotes, Photo Corners, Black Silk, Aged Papers and a COD Inspiration Group freebie background from last year.  Once everything was combined and printed onto Neenah card stock, I added some faux brads before layering it on some black scrap card stock I had on my desk from a previous project.  After adhering to my card base, I added a black ribbon, some spider sequins and some bling to finish it off. 

 

Challenges entered:

 

Cardz 4 Guyz #379 - Use Orange/Black/Purple + One More (used tan/brown, made for the little guys)

Everybody Art Challenge #587 - Orange/Black and/or Halloween (Halloween) 

Shopping Our Stash #559 - Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice (friendly pumpkin robot)

 

My second card uses one of the Halloween Mug Shots combined with the Halloween Photo Corners and the Wanted Poster.  After printing the witch image, I colored her using Ohuhu markers and a white gel pen before layering and adding brads.  The final touches were sequin spiders and some black bling.  I'm really happy with how both of these turned out.

 

 Challenges entered:

 

CD Sunday Plus #170 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Try It On Tuesday 10/28/25 - Halloween 

Digi Choosday #11 Wk1 - Anything Goes 

Paper Funday #81 - Anything Goes Optional Cute/Creepy (AG/Creepy)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and a safe Halloween. 

 

 

Tranquility At The Beach

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made over the last several weeks in between my migraine and fibromyalgia flare-ups.  I used an image from Conjurer of Dreams greyscale coloring pages called The Beach.  Anyone that really knows me, knows the beach is my happy place.  I could just sit on the sand watching the waves for hours.

 

After printing it on Neenah white card stock, I colored it using both Lyra and Castle Arts watercolor pencils.  Once my coloring was finished, I softened everything using a prismacolor blender pencil before layering and adding some sand dollar brads from my stash.  After adhering the layered image using glue dots, I added some "seagulls" using a black gel pen before adding some star dust stickles to the wave white caps.  After adding a scallop shell sticker from my stash, I added a few Meraki green shimmer bling to finish it off.  I'm happy with how it finally turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

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

Cardz 4 Guyz #374 - Seashells 

CD Sunday Plus #160 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends #256 - Anything Goes 

The Four Seasons June 2025 - See Insp Pic Below (inspired by location beaches, surf boards)

Paper Funday #77 - Anything Goes 

Double D Challenges June 2025 - See Insp Pic Below (inspired by the beach)

Conjurer of Dreams Facebook Inspiration Group Color Challenge June 2025 - See Insp Pic (added neutral brown/light orange)

Simon Says Instagram Challenge #SSIG June 2025 - Add Texture (sticker, bling, stickles) 

 

 

Double D Challenges

 

The Four Seasons
 

COD Facebook Inspiration Group Color Challenge
 

 

 

 

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Gel Pen, Lyra Pencils, Blender Pencil, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Stickles, K&Co Seashell Sticker, Bling, Glue 

Conjurer of Dreams June 2025 Inspiration And Challenge

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is my day to share my inspiration projects for this month's Anything Goes challenge over at the Conjurer of Dreams blog.  I hope you enjoy them.

 

 Kids birthday card

Sets used: Crystal Cave Entrance, Pirate Captain, Pirate Parrot, Pirate WenchPirate Treasure Map, Boat Clip Art, Aged Paper, Blue Silk 

Challenges entered:

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

Digi Choosday #6 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #159 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams images) 

 Cardz 4 Guyz #373 - Shades of Blue (kids birthday card)

Krafty Chicks #771 - Birthday (kids birthday) 

 

 

 

 Sets used: Fantasy Grayscale Coloring Book, Dragon Scales

 

Challenges entered:

Critter Crazy #99 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (dragon)

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday June/July 2025 - Anything Goes 

Paper Funday #77 - Anything Goes Optional Embossing Heat/Dry (anything goes)

Try It On Tuesday 5/27/25 - Things With Wings (dragon) 

 

 

 

My Husband's Birthday Card 

Sets used: Vintage Trucks Grayscale Coloring Book

 

Challenges entered:

Word Art Wednesday Wks 702 and 703 - Anything Goes Uplifting (birthday) 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #255 - Anything Goes 

 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Masculine (husband's birthday card)

The Paper Shelter #641 - Anything Goes Optional Masculine (masculine) 

Addicted To Stamps and More #494 - Any Occasion (birthday) 

 

 

ATC

 

Sets used: Atlantis, Mermaid Scales Background, Black Silk, Photo Corners, Ocean Creatures, Coral clip art 

Challenges entered: 

The Unicorn Challenge #110 - Not Square (ATC rectangle)

A Perfect Time To Craft #6-2025 - Anything Goes 

Gem of a Craft #6 Wk 2 - Anything Goes 

Conjurer of Dreams June 2025 ATC - Anything Goes ATC 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget about the new challenge over at Conjurer of Dreams.

 

PIP Challenge 2426

 

Sponsored by Lawn Fawn

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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 this week.  I decided to increase my children's birthday card stash so this week my card features Lawn Fawn's Winter Narwal set I received from a friend and hadn't used yet. 

 

I started out by stamping the main image on scrap white card stock before cutting up the Happy Birthday included with the set.  Once I had done that, I wanted to create my own saying, so I stamped the Have A Narly saying first before stamping the Birthday underneath it before coloring using my copic markers.  After I had the image panel colored, and layered, I adhered that to a retired Gecko Galz ATC Anchor's Away background sheet then layered that.  Since I was making this for a child's birthday, I didn't add any embellishments so the card could be used for any child's age.  Now as an afterthought, I lightly stippled leftover tumbled glass distress ink from a previous project.  I'm fairly happy with it especially since my migraines have been really active again.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #64 - Use Your NBUS (image, ATC sheet)

A Place To Start July 2024 - Anything Goes 

Cupcake Inspirations #597 - Anything Goes 

Gem of a Craft Challenge Wk13 - Anything Goes 

Cardz 4 Guyz #350 - Masculine (went with masculine child)

 

 

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; Gecko Galz

Card Stock: Recollections; Scraps

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Copic Markers, Blending Brush

Run Up To Christmas 2023 Week 8

 

 

Hello and welcome to week 8 of the #runuptochristmashop2023 and this week we're being inspired to Make A Scene.  Now I love scenic stamping so this challenge is "right up my alley" so to speak and I knew the stamp set I wanted to use.  I just received this Snow Village set by Impression Obsession from a friend that's been on my wish list for some time now.  I decided to use my church in Anchorage, Alaska as inspiration for my scene.

I started out by stamping the village in memento tuxedo black ink on a slimline scrap panel before coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I pulled out my Slimline Cloud stencil from Picket Fence Studios and created my cloud background using Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink and blending brushes.  At this point, I decided I needed some more trees and a couple of snowmen, so I stamped those on scrap white card stock, colored using gel pens, then cut out to adhered to my card.  After stamping my saying from Colorado Craft Company's Bethlehem's Light, I then adhered the image panel to a spruce green card before adding the clay snowflakes from  plum pudding sequin mix and diamond ice stickles because snow just had to sparkle.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #56 - Use Your NBUS (stamps)

Cardz 4 Guyz #335 - Winter Scene 

Crafty Catz #659 - Anything Goes Optional: 3 Of Your Favorite Colors  (blue, green, brown)

Most Magical Time of the Year #14 - Anything Halloween or Christmas (Christmas)

Peace On Earth Christmas #52 - See Inspiration Board (used colors, trees, snow as inspiration)

 

 

Peace On Earth

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  For my followers in the United States, have a Happy and safe Thanksgiving.

 

Stamps: Impression Obsession; Colorado Craft Company

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Pine Needles, Stormy Sky Distress Inks

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Sequins, Glue, Ice Stickles, Cloud Stencil, Blending Brush, Gel Pens

Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas)

 

Hello and welcome.  My late grandfather used to live in Honolulu and seeing the news about the Maui wildfires got me thinking of him again and all of the laughs, and fun, we used to have together.  Grandpa was a true gentleman....with a wicked sense of humor.  LOL  So, I pulled out a couple of beach/palm stamps I received from a friend when she had to downsize and hadn't used yet.  Grandpa, this card is in your memory.  I think I'll send this to my brother for Christmas.

I started out by stamping the palm trees from Stamp Yourself Silly (now closed) and the beach Santa from PSX in memento tuxedo black ink onto a Hammermill white panel before coloring them using my Lyra and Castle Arts pencils.  Once the coloring was finished, I pulled out my retired Close To My Heart Tropical Christmas stamp set and stamped the Mele Kalikimaka in memento black between the palm trees before stenciling the background clouds using my slimline cloud stencil from Picket Fence Studios and Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink.  After layering the image panel, I added some copper brads, waterfall ice stickles, and hand drawn "birds" using a black gel pen.  Santa's sunglasses are also highlighted with the neon blue gel pen.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #53 - Use Your NBUS (santa vacay, palm trees)

Cardz 4 Guys #329 - Going To The Beach (santa vacay)

The Holly and Ivy Christmas #146 - Anything Goes Christmas (Mele Kalikimaka)

Try It On Tuesday Aug 22, 2023 - Let's Go Outside (santa's at the beach) 

A Place To Start Aug 2023 - Anything Goes Optional Leaves and/or Trees (palm trees)

Day Of The Month Card Club #54 - National Beach or Lighthouse Day  (santa at the beach)

The Most Magical Time of the Year #11 - Anything Goes Halloween or Christmas (mele kalikimaka)

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: PSX; Stamp Yourself Silly

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Gel Pens, Brads, Glue Dots, PFS Blending Brushes, Ice Stickles, PFS Slimline Cloud Stencil