PIP Challenge 2628

   Polkadoodles

 

 

 

 

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

 

My card today uses the Friends Bear digital image colored using Ohuhu with Tim Holtz mowed lawn and stormy sky distress inks blended around the edges before layering and adding some faux brads.  The only embellishments added was some long forgotten prima flowers with ice stickle centers.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Digi Choosday #7 Wk2 - Anything Goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #281 - Anything Goes 

Critter Crazy #112 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (bear) 

 

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

 

 

Stamps: Polkadoodles

Ink: Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn, Stormy Sky Distress 

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ohuhu Markers, Prima Flowers, Stickles  

Conjurer of Dreams April 2026 Inspiration And Challenge

 

Today is my day to share my projects for this month's challenge theme at Conjurer of Dreams.  This month we are traveling (think vacation, local destinations, etc).

 

 Digital pages

 

Sets used:  Scotland Travel, Scottish Santa, Spring Summer Photo Corners, Shrubs Clipart

 

Sets used:  Paris Collage, Victorian Butterfly, Photo Corners, Fall Silk, Black Silk 

Sets used: Wander, Aged Paper, Photo Corners, Crow Raven Clipart, Brown Silk 

 

Cards

Sets used:  Victorian Madame, Victorian Funeral Coach, Burnt Paper Background, Fall Halloween Photo Corners, Black Silk

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #85 - Use Your NBUS (funeral coach, burned paper)

Allsorts April 2026 - Anything Goes Optional In The Garden (anything goes) 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Quirky 

 

 

 

 

Sets used: White Ruins, Retro Women Clipart, Spring Summer Photo Corners, Grumpy Senior Women Minis, Grumpy Senior Men Minis, Seagulls Clipart

 

Challenges entered: 

 

CD Sunday Plus #181 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams images)

Creative Fingers #320 - Anything Goes 

 

Sets used: Running Scared, City Street At Night, Retro Motorcycle Rider Girl Power, They're Here

 

Challenges entered: 

 

Digi Choosday #4 Wk 3 - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles #4 Wk 4 - Anything Goes 

  

 

 

 Altered Frame

 Sets used: Steam Train in the Seasons, Fall Window Frame

 

Challenges entered:

 

Triple B April 2026 - Anything Goes Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (die cut flowers)

Cut It Up #354 - Anything Goes Die Cut Optional Colors of Spring (flower pots, vines, mini flowers)

Creative Artiste #125 - Anything Goes Mixed Media (frame, digital image, bling, glossy accents, dies)

 

 

 

 

PIP Challenge 2611

Sponsored by

 

  Polkadoodles

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Polkadoodles.  My card this week uses their cute little Hello Spring digital set.  Once I had it printed onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using my Ohuhu markers before layering and adhering to my card base.  I then lightly blended some stormy sky distress ink before adding some faux sewing stitches.  I then added some punched black/yellow flowers with bling centers to finish it off.  

 

Challenges entered:

 

Digi Choosday #3 Wk2 - Anything Goes 

Critter Crazy #108 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (ducks)

CD Sunday Plus #179 - Anything Goes Digital (Polkadoodles)

Four Seasons March 2026 - See Insp Board Below - (Inspired by bunny/chicks, chick colors)

Art Nudge March 2026 - See Board Below (inspired by AN 326B ducks/yellow)

 

 

The Four Seasons

 

Art Nudge
 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to check out the challenge this week.

 

Stamps: Polkadoodles

Ink: Stormy Sky Distress Ink

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up 

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ohuhu Markers, MS Hydrangea Punch, Glue, Bling, Glossy Accents 

  

 

 

 

PIP Challenge 2602

 Sponsored by

 

  Gerda Steiner 

 

 

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 take a moment to thank Gerda for her sponsoring this week's challenge.  My card this week uses a freebie image Gerda had made available as part of her 2025 advent calendar.

 

After printing the image out on white card stock, I colored it using my Ohuhu markers before blending some left over ink from another project and layering.  Once I adhered the card to it's base, I added googlie eyes and some star dust stickles to highlight parts of the image to finish it off. 

 

Challenges entered:

 

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

Critter Crazy #106 - Anything Goes Featuring Critters (penguins)

Crafty Calendar Jan 2026 - Anything New (new digital image)

Polkadoodles #1 Wk 2 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

 

Stamps: Gerda Steiner Designs

Ink: Left Over Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ohuhu Markers, Stickles, Googlie Eyes  

 

 

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 

  

 

PIP Challenge 2536

 

Sponsored by 

Polkadoodles

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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 and for providing images for the DT to use.  My card this week uses their Dolly Sleepyhead (possibly retired) image.  

 

After printing the image/saying out, I colored it using Ohuhu markers before layering and adding faux brads.  I then added a ribbon with a clip to the side and some sequins to finish it off.  I'm really happy with it especially since I haven't been feeling the best.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #78 - Use Your NBUS (image/saying)

Digi Choosday #9 Wk 2 - Anything Goes 

Polkadoodles #10 Wk 2 - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 714 to 715 - Anything Goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #261 - Anything Goes 

 

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

 

 

Stamps: Polkadoodles

Ink: Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ohuhu Markers, Ribbon, Sequins, Clip, Glue, Faux Brads  

PIP Challenge 2528

 

Sponsored by 

Polkadoodles

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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  

PIP Challenge 2524

 

 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 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) 

Polkadoodles Cardmaking #7 Wk 3 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Calendar June 2025 - Add A Sentiment 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 702 to 703 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

 

 

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

PIP Challenge 2518

 

 Sponsored by 

Sunbird Spark

SS Challenge Blog

SS Blog

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Sunbird Spark.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship of this week's challenge.  My card this week uses their My Favorite Chapter digital stamp set.  

 

After combining the digital images, I typed the Dr Seuss saying myself before printing the image then colored it using my new Ohuhu Direct markers.  Once the coloring was complete, I lightly blended some tumbled glass distress ink around the colored image before layering and adding some faux brads and adhering the image panel to my card.  I then added some white/silver bakers twine, sequins and a googlie eye to finish the card off.  I'm really happy with how this turned out since I'm dealing with another migraine.  

Challenges entered:

 

Allsorts #822 - Anything Goes Optional Inspired By A Song (anything goes)

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

Polkadoodles #6 Wk 1 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Calendar May 2025 - For A Child 

CD Sunday Plus #157 - Anything Goes Digital (Sunbird Spark My Favorite Chapter digi)

Critter Crazy #98 - Anything Goes Featuring A Critter (dinosaur)

 

 

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

 

Stamps: Sunbird Spark

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Ohuhu Markers, Small Hole Punch, Glue, Sequins, Bakers Twine, Blending Brush 

 

PIP Challenge 2436

 

   Sponsored by 

Polkadoodles

Polkadoodles FB 1

Polkadoodles FB 2  

Hello and welcome.  Today starts 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 and for providing the design team with images to use.  My card today uses their Gnometastic Birthday Cake image.

After printing the image off on Neenah white card stock, I pulled out my Copic markers and colored my gnome chef up before layering and adding brads.  My card is dry embossed using a Cuttlebug birthday embossing folder and my Big Shot.  Once I was finished with the embossing, I pulled out my Tim Holtz fired brick distress ink and ran the ink pad over the raised images before adding my layered image panel to the card using glue dots.  The final touches was some balloon stickers I received from a friend, yellow ice stickles highlighting the candle flame and some Simon Says Stamp warm tones gems.  I'm really happy with how this card turned out.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #66 - Use Your NBUS (image, gems, balloon stickers)

Park Hopping My Happy Place Sept 2024 - Anything Goes Featuring Theme Parks (inspired by Epcot food and wine festival, plus Goofy's Kitchen in Disneyland)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking Wk 36 - Anything Goes 

A Place To Start Sept 2024 - Anything Goes 

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 663 to 664 - Anything Goes Uplifting (happy birthday background)

 

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: Polkadoodles

Ink: Tim Holtz Fired Brick

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

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

Butterflies and a Stained Glass Desert

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of cards I made this last week while dealing with my migraines again.  Let's just say I'm SO TIRED of having these constant migraines.

First up is a card made using the butterfly card toppers from Gecko Galz.  These pre-colored images are a life saver when you're eyes are not doing good because of migraines but are still trying to not focus on the pain.  Once I had the page printed off, I trimmed down the butterfly card front before layering and adding some small pink brads.  I then took a couple of primas I found in my stash and adhered those over where the saying used to be since I wanted to be able to use the card for any occasion.  Once those were added, I dug out some old, and I mean OLD, flat-backed white pearls from My Favorite Things and adhered those using my Bearly Art glue.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #63 - Use Your NBUS (main image)

Triple B Challenge - Anything Goes Butterflies, Blooms, Birds (butterflies)

Gecko Galz Facebook June 2024 - Flower and Flutterbies 

Double D Challenge June 19, 2024 - Reach For The Stars/Inspiration Pic Below (inspired by lower right colors, see stars as splatters). 

Digi Choosday Wk24 - Anything Goes

Triple B Challenge

Gecko Galz Facebook Group

Double D Challenge

Stamps: Gecko Galz

Ink: None

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Small Hole Punch, Glue, Pearls, Primas, Glue Dots

 

Next up is a card made using an OLD Rubbernecker (now Brass & Bliss) stained glass stamp that I bought in a grab bag at a stamp convention a good 15yrs, or so, ago. 

It's stamped in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring it using Copic markers.  Once all of the coloring was done, I layered it making sure to distress the edges of each layer using my paper distresser before adding brads and adhering it to a red card using pop dots.  The only embellishment is yellow ice stickles to highlight the suns rays. I'll be sending this to a friend, as a pick me up, who moved from Arizona to North Carolina.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers IC967 - Carla Bank (see inspiration pic below) 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (stamp not sure I've ever used it before)

Polkadoodles WK 24 - Anything Goes

Make My Monday #228 - Outdoor Summer Fun (family trip to AZ desert as a kid)

Stamps and Fun = Creativity #456 - Pic A Season (Summer)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 653 to 654 - Anything Goes

 

IC967 (I saw cactus)

 

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Rubbernecker

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Copic White; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Copic Markers, Brads, Pop Dots, Paper Distresser, Ice Stickles

 

Challenge 2404 Polkadoodles, Jan. 29 THEME: CAS

 

 Sponsored by 

Polkadoodles

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Polkadoodles FB 2  

THEME: CAS

 

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 and for providing images for the DT to use.  Since today is the 5th Monday, we're having a theme challenge this week which is CAS (clean and simple).  Now the definition of CAS is as follows:

CAS

1. One main image.

2. Lots of open space, uncluttered.

3. Limited layers and embellishments.

4. Quick & easy to recreate. (note: it may take awhile to create a design you

like, but once you have that design, making more should be a piece of cake. :-)

5. Basically...This means that you must create a project with very few 

embellishments (I know it's hard), clean lines and lots of  "white" space. 

White space just means an area of your card with nothing on it all. It doesn't 

have to be white. It could be brown, pink, or red. Any color as long as 

there is lots of SPACE.

My card this week uses the Polkadoodles Winnie Daisy Butterfly Tree Fairy image.  After printing the image onto Neenah white cardstock, I colored it using both Lyra and Castle Arts pencils before lightly stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink to help fill in the "sky" before layering and adding brads.  The card base is dry embossed using a Darice Butterfly Swirl embossing folder that I haven't used in a long while and my big shot.  

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #58 - Use Your NBUS (image) 

Polkadoodles Cardmaking Wk 4 - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart #9 - Anything Goes 

Stamps and Fun = Creativity #446 - Anything Goes 

Triple B Jan 2024 - Anything Goes Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (inspired by pink/white, have butterflies and blooms)

 

Triple B

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Polkadoodles

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Paper Pouncer, Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Brads, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Darice Butterfly Swirl Embossing Folder