Hello and welcome. A little behind in posting. Yesterday began a new challenge at Heart's Quest Shaped Cards and Tags challenges and this month's challenge will run until Nov 20, 2026. For my project, downloaded, then printed, a free ghost template from Monday Mandala before fussy cutting it out to create a cute Halloween card. Once I had the card cut out, I added some shading to the folds using my Ohuhu markers before adding some antique linen distress ink along the edges to "age" the ghost a bit. The only embellishments added was a Jolee's Halloween trick-or-treat bag sticker from my stash, googlie eyes and a die cut bat. I'm happy with how this turned out especially since I've been having a lot of migraines, and fibromyalgia flares, lately.
Showing posts with label neglected stuff challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label neglected stuff challenge. Show all posts
Friday, October 2, 2026
Heart's Quest Shaped Cards and Tags #20
Challenges entered:
Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #91 - Use Your NBUS (template, bat die)
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: None
Ink: Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress
Card Stock: Hammermill White
Accessories: Computer Template, Printer, Markers, Jolee's Sticker, Googlie Eyes, Big Shot, Bat Die
Labels:
Halloween,
HQSCAT,
HQSCATDT,
NBUS,
neglected stuff challenge,
two old bats
Thursday, August 6, 2026
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:
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
Monday, June 29, 2026
PIP Challenge 2626
THEME: WATER
Hello and welcome. Today begins a new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're sponsored by Pattie's Creations. I would like to thank Pattie for sponsoring this week's challenge. Since this is the 5th Monday, we have a theme this week of WATER. Now go for it!!
I started out by printing Pattie's Silly Fisherman on Hammermill white card stock before coloring using my Ohuhu markers. Once the coloring was finished, I lightly blended some stormy sky distress ink using a blender brush before layering and adding some faux brads. Setting the layered image aside, I dry embossed a green card using a tree ring embossing folder and my Big Shot©. After adhering my layered panel, I added a chipboard birthday saying, punched frog, googlie eyes and some ice stickles to highlight the water. I'm really happy with how this turned out especially since I've had a hard time health wise lately.
Challenges entered:
Splitcoaststampers USEIT2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (chipboard saying, embossing folder)
CD Sunday Plus #186 - Anything Goes Digital (Pattie's Creations)
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day and don't forget to enter this week's challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.
Stamps: Patties Creations
Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky
Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up
Accessories: Big Shot, Ohuhu Markers, Computer, Printer, Chipboard Saying, Frog Punch, Googlie Eyes, Stickles, Embossing Folder, Faux Brads
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Heart's Quest Celebration of Love Challenge #30
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 this months option being Masculine cards. For my project today, I am using some Gecko Galz digital stamp and paper and I'm going with the Anything Goes theme.
I started out by printing my image from the Spring Blush digital stamps then colored it using Castle Arts Harmonious pencils. Once the coloring was finished, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz lavender/tattered rose distress inks around the image before layering. I then printed out a damask page from Le Palais Rose digital papers and stippling the same inks around the edges. After assembling the card, I stamped the saying from a long retired Stampin Up set, Hope for Comfort, then punched it out. The final touches were some bling and a mauve organdy ribbon on the side.
Challenges entered:
Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #87 - Use Your Unloved Stash (image, background paper)
Neglected Stuff June 2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (SU Hope for Comfort set)
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day and don't forget to enter this month's challenge at Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenge.
Stamps: Gecko Galz Digital
Ink: Tim Holtz Milled Lavender, Tattered Rose
Card Stock: Hammermill White
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Pencils, Pop Dots, SU Oval Punches, Bling, Ribbon, Glue
Monday, June 1, 2026
PIP Challenge 2622
Hello and welcome. Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're sponsored by Rachelle Anne Miller Designs. I would like to thank Rachelle for sponsoring our challenge. My card this week features Rachelle's Birthday Mouse image.
I started out by printing the image onto Hammermill white card stock then colored it using my Ohuhu markers. Once the coloring was finished, I lightly blended some wisteria ink around my colored image to soften the white spaces then layering and adding brads. I then added the image panel to a dry embossed card using a dusty Cuttlebug© birthday embossing folder and my Big Shot© before sponging wisteria ink twice around the edges. The final touches were ribbon from my stash and some stardust stickles to highlight parts of the image.
Challenges entered:
The Neglected Stuff Challenge June 2026 - Dust Off Your Neglected Supplies (embossing folder)
CD Sunday Plus #184 - Anything Goes Digital (Rachelle Anne Miller)
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day and don't forget to enter this week's challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.
Stamps: Rachelle Anne Miller
Ink: Stampin Up Wisteria
Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up
Accessories: Ohuhu Markers, Ribbon, Computer, Printer, Stickles, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, Brads, Blending Brush
Labels:
CD Sunday Plus,
digital stamping,
NBUS,
neglected stuff challenge,
PIP,
PIPDT,
RAM,
word art wednesday
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Woodblock Wednesday November 2025 Edition
Hello and welcome. Today I'd like to share a card with your I made for this month's Woodblock Wednesday challenge. We all have wood block stamps, now let's dust them off and make something with them. I haven't been able to play along for a while because of health issues - both mine and my husbands.
My sister in law and her husband were visiting recently and treated us to Olive Garden so I wanted to make a special thank you card for them. I dusted off my retired Viola! and Viola To Go sets from Stampin Up (that I haven't used in years) and stamped the card before coloring it using Ohuhu markers. Once the coloring was finished, I layered the image panel before adding some black brads and adhering the layered panel to my card. The final touch was adding some sequins to finish it off.
Challenges entered:
Woodblock Wednesday Nov 2025 - Use Those Unloved Wood Block Stamps (Stampin Up set)
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.
Stamps: Stampin Up
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: Copic; Stampin Up
Accessories: Ohuhu Markers, Sequins, Glue, Brads, Glue Dots, 3D Glaze Pen
Monday, September 1, 2025
Halloween Cake Greetings
Hello and welcome. Today I'd like to share a card made using an image I've had colored for some time, just didn't turn it into a card yet. The image is from Simply Betty Stamps (now closed) and is colored using my prismacolor pencils. I have leftover tumbled glass distress ink stippled around her before layering and adding black brads. I then popped the layered image up over a dry embossed spiderweb card. The final touches were thunderstorm bling and some spider sequins. I'm pretty happy with how she turned out.
Challenges entered:
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.
Stamps: Simply Betty
Ink: Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Stipple Brush, Sequins, Bling, Glue, Pop Up Glue Dots, Brads, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, White Gel Pen
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Foolish Mortals
Hello and welcome. Today I'd like to share with you a card made using the Haunted Halloween set, and Spooky Eyes stencil, from Scrappy Boy Stamps. I've had these for a while now and just hadn't used them yet - until now.
I started out by stamping the hitch-hiking ghosts onto scrap Hammermill white card stock before coloring using my Ohuhu markers. Once the coloring was finished, I stippled black dye ink around my "hitch-hikers" before setting aside. Taking the stencil, I stenciled Opalite Sterling Frost ink that I've had for a decade, or more, and also hadn't used. Once the stenciling was dry, I added my ghost layer, a black border using scraps before adding my layered sayings. The final touch was adding some Thunderstorm bling. I'm pretty happy with it even if it's a 6x6 card.
Challenges entered:
Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #77 - Use Your NBUS (stamps, stencil, silver ink)
Park Hopping My Happy Place Aug 2025 - Anything Goes Theme Parks (inspired by Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland)
The Neglected Stuff Aug 2025 - Use Your Forgotten Stash (stamps/stencil, opalite ink)
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.
Stamps: Scrappy Boy
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Opalite Sterling Frost
Card Stock: Hammermill; Stampin Up
Accessories: MISTI, Ohuhu Markers, Bling, Stencil Brush, Glue, Pop Dots
Monday, June 16, 2025
PIP Challenge 2524
Sponsored by
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 Gerda for her sponsorship of this week's challenge. For my card, I paired Gerda's Mouse In Cup along with a retired stencil from Picket Fence Studios and Cas-ual Friday coffee sayings stamp set.
I started out by die cutting a cup shaped white card base using a die I received from a friend as a present. I then lightly stippled tattered rose, milled lavender and tumbled glass distress inks against a retired Tulip stencil from Picket Fence Studios. I then colored the mouse/cup image using my Ohuhu Honolulu markers before fussy cutting it out. Once I had the mouse cup adhered to the cup shaped card, I added some tiny white sequins before going over letters using a black 3D glaze pen.
Challenges entered:
Neglected Stuff June 2025 - Use Your Unused Stash (cup die, coffee saying, stencil)
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day and don't forget to enter this week's Pammie's Inky Pinkies challenge.
Monday, June 2, 2025
Using Up Some Scraps
I had some scraps from another project still laying on my desk so I thought I'd finally get them out of the way and create something with them. The Steampunk Cowgirl, Old West Ghost Town, Old West Dancing Ghost Couples are all from Conjurer of Dreams. After I layered everything, I made sure to use my paper distresser along the edges to "roughen up" the layers. Added a small scrap of copper cord, brads and an old copper clip I've had for years. The final touch was a bit of yellow stickles to highlight the few light lamps. I'm pretty happy with how this turned out.
Challenges entered:
Neglected Stuff June 2025 - Use Your Neglected Stash (clip, cord)
CD Sunday Plus #159 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.
Monday, April 21, 2025
PIP Challenge 2516
Sponsored by
PIP CHALLENGES
The prize will be a $10 Gift Certificate from
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:
Hearts Quest Fantasy #4 2025 - Anything Goes Fantasy, Optional Unicorns (anything goes fantasy/gnomes)
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
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Recycled Brush Box
Hello and welcome to the April Recycled Artistry IG Hop hosted by @newdawncards and @createwithkas
We’re taking recycling to the craft room and giving new life to
discarded items in a creative way. From paper towel rolls, junk mail
envelopes, cereal boxes, bubble wrap and so much more, we encourage you
to look around and see if you can “use it before you lose it” to the
trash!
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For my project, I took a tin my daughter had received some chocolate in and turned it into a paintbrush holder.
After adding 3/8th inch Scor-Tape all over the tin, I adhered some Thomas Kincade© designer paper I've had for who knows how long, all around the top and edges of the tin. I then stamped out the "brushes" using a retired Stampin Up letter set Alphadots in memento tuxedo black ink onto scrap white card stock. I then punched the letters out before adding them to scrap gold designer paper and adhered to the tin. I then pulled out some silk butterfly bridal confetti I've also had for years, added them using glue dots and then added some bling to finish it off.
Challenges entered:
Neglected Stuff 4/25 - Anything Goes Using Neglected Items (designer paper, silk butterflies)
We Love To Create Mixed Media #4 - Anything Goes Mixed Media (tin, paper, silk butterflies, stamped letters, bling)
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.
Saturday, March 8, 2025
A Different Perspective
Hello and welcome. Today I have a couple more cards made over the last couple of weeks that I finally got finished and pictured thanks to the migraines I've been dealing with. Both cards use the Conjurer of Dreams Serene Forest Greyscale Coloring Book. I printed both images at 3.5 x 5 because of the migraine. Now, I absolutely LOVE Kim's greyscale coloring books. The images can be used for a variety of projects; from cards, home decor, art journals, etc. You get the hint.
After printing out both images on to Neenah white card stock, I colored them both using Castle Arts watercolor pencils while my husband was watching the news so I could focus on something and tune the TV out. Once my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled a little bit of stormy sky and tumbled glass distress inks to finish filling in the sky before layering and adding brads. I then took my paper distresser and ran it along the edge of the bottom layer before adhering the finished panel to a dry embossed card. After adding some silver cord along the edge, I added diamond stickles to highlight the water before adding two vintage word plaques I've had in my stash for 10-15 years and never opened the package. As an afterthought, I pulled out my Sakura 3D glaze pens and added some colored dots as flowers.
Challenges entered:
Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #72 - Use Your NBUS (images, word plaques)
The Neglected Stuff March 2025 - Use That Old Stash (word plaques)
Crafty Catz #689 - Anything Goes Optional Add A Sentiment (admire beauty)
Can You Handle The Pressure March 2025 - Anything Goes Using Embossing Folder (used forest branches embossing folder on card base)
Word Art Wednesday Wks 689 to 690 - Anything Goes Uplifting (Admire Beauty saying)
For the second card, I again colored it using Castle Arts watercolor pencils before blending some leftover stormy sky to fill in the white space before adding some faux brads. For embellishments this time, I only added some jute twine along the edge, diamond stickles to the water and the 3D glaze pens for flowers. I'm really happy with how both cards turned out.
Challenges entered:
If You Give A Crafter A Cookie #202 - Lucky In Green (see insp pic below) (went with green theme)
The Male Room #196 - Mixed Media (watercolor pencils, ink, stickles, twine, glaze pens)
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day and don't forget to check out the March Anything Goes and blog freebie challenges over at Conjurer of Dreams.
Saturday, February 22, 2025
A Quiet River
Hello and welcome. Today I'd like to share with you my take using the Conjurer of Dreams free greyscale coloring progressive challenge image. This is image number 4 of this month's progressive challenge. I colored it using Castle Arts watercolor pencils on a dry embossed card using my Big Shot and dusty Cuttlebug Tree Branch embossing folder. Star dust ice stickles highlight the water. Details on the progressive challenge are in the COD inspiration group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/690288322484648 I'm happy with how this turned out since the coloring gave me something to focus on while dealing with this blasted migraine again.
Challenges entered:
Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (embossing folder
Can You Handle The Pressure Feb 2025 - Anything Goes Using Embossing Folder Optional Masculine Adult/Child) (cuttlebug tree branch embossing folder for card base)
Park Hopping My Happy Place Feb 2025 - Anything Goes Theme Park (inspired by canoe ride at Disneyland around Tom Sawyer Island)
Neglected Stuff Challenge Feb 2025 - Use Your Neglected Stash (embossing folder)
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Victorian Valentines
Hello and welcome. Today I'd like to share with you some Valentine cards I made using images from Conjurer of Dreams Victorian Valentines set. Now, I generally don't make Valentine cards since I'm usually late mailing them out which is what's happening with these. I've had the images, and background paper, printed out for some time but have not used them yet.
I printed the images on Neenah white card stock before layering them on scrap card stock. After adding some faux brads to all of them, I then adhered them to cards with Gecko Galz Time After Time digital paper pack. Digging through my stash I found a length of vanilla ribbon to add to the larger card and vanilla rosette bows for the smaller ones. No idea how long I've had these, but I do know it's been over 5yrs at least. After adding my own floral spray in the bottom corners of all of them, I added some gold and fruit punch stickles glitter glue. I'm happy with how these turned out especially since I'm dealing with a nasty migraine from the weather changes we're having. It's another focus hard, and push through, or cry again. Here are close ups of the cards:
Challenges entered:
Neglected Stuff Feb 2025 - Use Your Forgotten Stash (ribbon, rosette bows, background paper)
Love Those Pretty Papers Feb 2025 - Use That Paper Stash - (Gecko Galz background papers)
Splitcoaststampers WT1040 - Love Songs (Close To You by The Carpenters)
Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (ribbon, rosette bows)
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.
Stamps: Conjurer of Dreams
Ink: None
Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up
Accessories: Computer, Printer, MS Punches, Ranger Glossy Accents, Stickles, Ribbon, Bows, Paper Crimper
Thursday, February 6, 2025
A Birthday Deer and Valentine
Hello and welcome. Today I'd like to share with you a couple of cards I've made. First up is a birthday card made for one of my brothers-in-law whose birthday is next week. Since he lives in Idaho, I decided to use a Sizzix stamp/die set I received from a friend for Christmas and pair it with a digital snowflake plaid background from Conjurer of Dreams. After stamping the image twice, I colored only one deer before die cutting it using the attached die. I then blended old paper and tea dye distress inks before layering and adding brads. I then adhered the image panel to my card before stamping my birthday sentiment inside.
Challenges entered:
Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #71 - Use Your NBUS (deer stamp/die)
The Card Concept #213 - Winter Solace See Insp Pic (inspired by deer, white trees)
My second card is featuring a long retired Stampin Up set called Greeting Card Kids. I've had this old wood mounted set for years (10-15 yrs at least) and haven't used it until now for some reason.
I started out by stamping the image onto a white scrap before coloring using Copic markers. Once my coloring was finished, I blended some tattered rose distress ink using my blending brush before layering and adding some tiny red brads. I then adhered the layered image panel to a dry embossed card using glue dots. The final touches were red/gold organdy ribbon from my stash and some red Prima flowers I've had for a long time. I'm really happy with how both cards turned out.
Challenges entered:
Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #71 - Use Your NBUS (stamp image)
Double D Feb 2/2025 - Hearts (image, embossed background)
Neglected Stuff Feb 2025 - Use Your Neglected Stuff (image - have had stamp set 10-15yrs and not used yet)
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.
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