Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge #55

 

 

Hello and welcome.   Today begins a new challenge at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge where the theme is always Anything Goes Fantasy (gnomes, fairies, unicorns, dragons, etc).  My card this challenge goes with an Alice In Wonderland theme.

 

I started out by combining the following Conjurer of Dreams image sets: Drink Me, Wonderland Background and Alice Clipart, Birds Clipart, Butterfly Clipart, Spring Summer Photo Corners,and the Pink Lace Background.   Once I had everything combined, I printed it out onto Hammermill white card stock, layered and added some rose brads.  The only other embellishments added was pink ribbon and some stardust stickles highlighting parts of the image.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #91 - Use Your NBUS (Drink Me Background)

CD Sunday Plus #193 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Digi Choosday #10 Wk 1 - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join us this month at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Ink: none

Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Stickles, Ribbon, Brads 

 

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge #54

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge where the theme is always Anything Goes Fantasy (gnomes, fairies, unicorns, dragons, etc).  My project today is a set of ATC's (artist trading cards) using digital stamps and dies.

 

I started out by combining images from a free ATC sheet from Conjurer of Dreams a few months back with the following clip art: Sea Creatures Clipart, Mermaid Scales, Merman Clipart, Coral Clipart.  I then used various dies (coral, seaweed) and punches (crab, shells, sea horses) to create my embellishments from scraps before adding pearls I had forgotten about, and stickles, to finish them off.  I'm very happy with how these turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #89 - Use Your NBUS (ATC sheet)

Neglected Stuff Aug 2026 - Use Your Forgotten Stash (flat back pearls)  

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter this month's challenge at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge.

 

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up Scraps

Accessories: Big Shot, Computer, Printer, Dies, Punches, Pearls, Glue, Stickles 

 

Crystal Gnomes

 

 

Hello and welcome.  I was recently invited to join the Hearts Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog design team which I accepted.  So today I'd like to share with you my first project, a card, I've made using some images from Conjurer of Dreams.  I've had some of these images for a while and just hadn't used them yet.

 

I started out by combining the following COD image sets: Black Silk, Crystal Tree, Prism Background, Quirky Faries, Steampunk Gnome, Summer Gnome, Owl Wizard Clipart, Lantern Glow Clipart,Fantasy Dragonfly,and Garden Gnomes.  I then pulled a purple bow from my digital stash and added that into the bottom left corner.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered: 

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #85 - Use Your NBUS (crystal tree, prism background, steampunk gnome, garden gnomes)

Digi Choosday #5 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Catz #712 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join in the challenge this month at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog.

 

 

 

Conjurer of Dreams March 2026 Inspiration And Challenge

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is my day to share my inspiration projects for this month's Conjurer of Dreams challenge.

ATC

Sets used: Majestic Griffin, Galactic Galaxy, Moon Clipart, Black Silk, They're Here

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #84 - Use Your NBUS (all images) 

 

 

 

Cards

 

Sets used: Ethereal Feline, Crystal Cave Entrance, Photo Corners 

 

Challenges entered:

 

Crafty Gals Corners #275 - Anything Goes With Optional Twist Using Green 

 

 

Sets used: Rising Phoenix, Black Silk, Galactic Galaxy, Photo Corners 

Challenges entered:

 

Paper Funday #85 - Anything Goes 

Hearts Quest Fantasy #3 March 2026 - Anything Goes Fantasy (griffin, phoenix, dragon) 

 

 

Sets used: Pegasus Maiden, Night Sky, Castle Backgrounds and Dragon Clipart

 

Challenges entered:

 

Critter Crazy #108 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (dragon, horse) 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 744 and 745 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Unicorn Challenge #118 - Transportation (wings, flying, riding) 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

 

 

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 

PIP Challenge 2528

 

Sponsored by 

Polkadoodles

Polkadoodles FB 1

Polkadoodles FB 2  

 

Hello 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.  Since I've been dealing with flare ups of my migraines and fibromyalgia lately, I decided to go a bit easy on myself with today's card and took the pre-colored fishbowl from the Too Cute Christmas Big Kahuna Bundle and paired it with three uncolored fishes so I would just have to color the fish.  This is a fast and easy way to get some Christmas cards done especially if you're not feeling well.  Once I had my image printed, and colored, I lightly stippled some stormy sky distress ink around my image, layered and added some silver brads from my stash.  Taking a red/silver ribbon, I added that to the top before tying into a knot.  After adding some faux sewing and bling for the bubbles, my card was finished.

 

Challenges entered:

 

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

Digi Choosday #7 Wk 2 - Anything Goes 

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

Little Red Wagon #815 - Christmas In July 

Aud Sentiments #327 - Tags and/or Christmas In July 

  

 

I have a second card to show you using their Busy Bee Gnome Road Trip image and a retired Creative Worship/SNSS saying.  My card is colored using Ohuhu Honolulu markers.  I then lightly stippled some stormy sky distress ink using a blender brush before adding some bling to the flower/wheel centers and a clear 3D glaze pen to highlight parts of the image.  I'm extremely happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

HeartsQuest Fantasy July 2025 - Anything Goes Optional Elf/Elves (gnomes)

Word Art Wednesday Wk 706 to 707 - Anything Goes Family Friendly 

CD Sunday Plus #162 - Anything Goes Digital 

 

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

 

Stamps: Polkadoodles

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Gel Pens, Bling, Glue, Brads, Ribbon, Markers  

Mermaid By The Sea ATC

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you an ATC (artist trading card) using Gecko Galz Summer Days ATC Set and their retired Merry Little Mermaids collage set.  

 

I started out by printing both the ATC background set and collage set before trimming off the images I wanted to use.  I then layered everything using Stampin Up's Bermuda Bay card stock scraps before adding some faux brads.  I then punched "kelp" from a bunch of tiny scraps using my Martha Stewart punches before running the punched "images" through my dusty crimper.  I then assembled my "kelp forest" in the lower right hand corner making sure to dig out a punched sea urchin and crab leftover from another project.  I then dug out a wooden shell I had bought at Dollar Tree some time ago and stained it in Bermuda Bay ink before adding it on top of my "forest".  Taking some pearl bling I've had for a while now, I added pearls in various places on the ATC including a couple for "modesty".  The final touches were a small white bow and star dust stickles to finish it off.  I'm really happy with how it turned out.  If my grandfather were still alive, I'd leave off the "modesty" pearls and just send it to him without them.  I do miss him.

 

Challenges entered:

 

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

Gecko Galz Facebook Group June 2025 - Sea Maidens (mermaid)

Gecko Galz Monthly Customer June 2025 - Sea Maiden (mermaid)

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

Simon Says Challenge Instagram #SSIG - Texture (stickles, pearls, shell, punched kelp) 

CD Sunday Plus #160 - Anything Goes Digital (Gecko Galz image/atc background) 

HeartsQuest Fantasy #6 June 2025 - Anything Goes Fantasy (mermaid) 

 

 

Gecko Galz

 

Gecko Galz Customer

 

The Four Seasons

 

  

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: Bermuda Bay 

Card Stock: Neenah White; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, MS Punches, Glue, Pearls, Stickles, Wood Shell, Bow, Crab Punch, Sea Urchin Punch

 

Be A Mermaid

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you an ATC I made using the mermaid freebie over on the Conjurer of Dreams blog for the May free image challenge.  I did all of my layering digitally, little by little, so when I printed it out, I was able to add to card stock for the layer.  The COD sets, besides the freebie, I used are: Coral Clip Art, Mermaid Scales, Ocean Creatures Clip Art, Blue Silk, and Black Silk.  I'm really pretty happy with this since I created it while still dealing with this migraine.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #74 - Use Your NBUS (images)

ATC Around The World May 2025 - Everything Is Possible 

COD Free Image Challenge May 2025 - Anything Goes Using April or May Free Images (mermaid)

Art Nudge Challenge May 2025 - See Insp Pics (inspired by 525D colors)

Pattie's Creations #230 - Anything Goes 

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge #5 - Mermaids (I'm guest designing, but please enter)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter either the free image or monthly anything goes challenges.

Stained Glass Mermaids

 

Hello and welcome.  I'm guest designing this month over at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge blog.  I would like to take a moment to thank Becca for the invitation to guest design.  For my card, I went with the optional focus of mermaids using images from Conjurer of Dreams. 

 

After combining the Stained Glass Sunken Ship with the Quirky Mermaids and a Sea Siren freebie from last year that was posted in the COD Inspiration group.  Once I had everything combined, I printed the finished image twice so one could be a mat layer.  After layering my card elements, I added some old photo corners I found in my stash (remember when we used to use those), some copper cord, copper bling and ice stickles to highlight the waves.  I'm happy with how this turned out especially since I've been dealing with another migraine.  

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (photo corners) 

CD Sunday Plus #157 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams images)

Crafty Catz #693 - Anything Goes Optional May Flowers (anything goes)

Little Red Wagon #805 - Use That Stash (twine, photo corners, bling) 

Creative Fingers #300 - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join us this month over at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge.

Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Bling, Copper Cord, Glue, Photo Corners, Ice Stickles

 

 

PIP Challenge 2516

 

Sponsored by

 PIP CHALLENGES

The prize will be a $10 Gift Certificate from

My Favorite Things.

 

 

Hello and welcome.   Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week WE are sponsoring the challenge.  My card this week uses MFT's Lighthouse Gnomes.  I've had this set for awhile now and just haven't used it until now.

 

I started out by stamping everything in memento tuxedo black ink onto Copic white card stock before coloring the images using Ohuhu's Honolulu markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I fussy cut the gnomes and seagulls before setting them aside to blend some tumbled glass distress ink around the edges and to fill in the sky before layering and adding brads.  I then adhered the layered image panel to my card base using glue dots, then adhered the gnomes I had cut out.  The only embellishment added was some ice stickles to highlight the water and light from the lighthouse.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 694 to 695 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Hearts Quest Fantasy #4 2025 - Anything Goes Fantasy, Optional Unicorns (anything goes fantasy/gnomes) 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #73 - Use Your NBUS (images)

Cupcake Inspirations #616 - Friendship 

Neglected Stuff April 2025 - Use You Neglected Stash (MFT stamp set)

 

 

 

 

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

 

Stamps: MFT

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Copic; Stampin Up

Accessories: Ohuhu Honolulu Markers, Ice Stickles, Brads, Glue Dots, Blending Brush