PIP Challenge 2544

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Varada Sharma

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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 Varada Sharma.  I would like to thank Varada for her sponsorship of this week's challenge.  My card today is featuring Varada's Hot Air Balloons digital set.  

 

After printing the image onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using Ohuhu markers before stippling some tumbled glass distress ink then layering and adding some faux brads.  Once I adhered the colored image panel to my card, I pulled out a long retired Stampin Up set called Warm Wishes and added the "celebrate" to the bottom of the card.  The only embellishments added were then some tiny bling gems to finish it off.  I'm really happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #80 - Use Your NBUS (balloon image)

A Place To Start Nov 2025 - Anything Goes + Option Something New (new - balloon image)

Make My Monday #264 - Birthday Card At Least One Flower (flowers on balloon)

Triple B Nov 2025 - Birds, Blooms or Butterflies (blooms on balloon)

 

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Stamps: Varada Sharma; Stampin Up

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress; Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Ohuhu Markers, Computer, Printer, Bling, Glue, Faux Brads 

PIP Challenge 2522

 

 Sponsored by 

Varada Sharma

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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 Varada Sharma.  I would like to thank Varada for her sponsorship of this week's challenge. Now it's getting hot where I live.  We're supposed to be in triple digits by next weekend so I'm craving ice cream like crazy.  So, I decided to use Varada's Sweet Summer digital stamp set.  

After combining the sundae, and saying in Photoshop©, I colored it using my Ohuhu Honolulu markers before trimming down to size and stippling Tim Holtz tattered rose distress ink around the edges.  Once the main image was layered, I added some bling brads before adhering to a pink card with some Making Memories© designer paper I've had for at least a decade (no joke).  A pink organdy ribbon, and clear 3D glaze pen on the chocolate fudge, finished the card off.  I'm happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

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

Neglected Stuff June 2025 - Use That Stash (designer paper, ribbon)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2025 - Use Your Unloved Stash (designer paper, ribbon)

Aud Sentiments #326 - Fun Fold/Summer + Sentiment (summer - ice cream) 

 

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PIP Challenge 2444

 

  Sponsored by 

Varada Sharma

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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 Varada Sharma.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.  My card today showcases Varada's Abundance of Joy digital set.

After printing out the images onto Neenah white card stock, I pulled out my Copic markers and got to coloring before lightly stippling Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink leftover from another project to soften the white around my flowers.  Once I had the image panel layered, I added some white brads and set aside.  Taking a Cuttlebug© Stylized Flowers embossing folder, and my Big Shot© I dry embossed the card base before adhering the layered image panel using glue dots.  The final touches were some sunburst glitter stickles to the flower centers and then some SSS warm tone gems.  I'm pretty happy with how this turned out since I'm still battling COVID and my migraines.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) - #68 - Use Your NBUS (image, gems)

Triple B Challenges Nov 2024 - Anything Goes Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (blooms)

 

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

Stamps: Varada Sharma

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Blending Brush, Gems, Glue, Brads, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, Stickles

PIP Challenge 2422

 Sponsored by 

Varada Sharma

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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 Varada Sharma. I would like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.  My card today is featuring Varada's digital stamps Succulent Thrillers and Pretty Planters.

I started out by combining all of the images I wanted, plus saying, in PSE before printing the combined images on Neenah white card stock then colored using both Prismacolor and Copic markers.  Once that was finished, I layered the colored image making sure to distress the edges of each layer using a paper distresser tool before adding some olive brads I've had in my stash for years.  As an afterthought, I went back and lightly blended some mauve mist, stormy sky and olive green inks using blending brushes.  My card is dry embossed using a Cuttlebug© Moroccan screen embossing folder and my Big Shot©.  Once I had adhered the layered image panel using glue dots, I pulled out some Meraki Sparkle Green Illusion© gems and adhered those using Bearly Art Precision Glue©.  I then color spritzed mauve mist and old olive markers over the entire card before adding Ranger Glossy Accents to the "tiles" on the flower pot as the final touch.  

 

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2024 - Use Your Unloved Stash (mauve mist, old olive inks)

Ally's Angels #82 - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday Wk 21 - Anything Goes 

Creative Crafting Uncles #53 - Monochrome (shades of green with pop of terracotta)

Sheepski Designs Challenge #87 - Anything Goes

 

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Stamps: Varada Sharma

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress; Stampin Up Old Olive, Mauve Mist

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories:  Computer, Printer, PSE, Glossy Accents, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Brads, Glue Dots, Color Spritzer, Markers

Challenge 2344

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Varada Sharma

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Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we are being sponsored by Varada Sharma.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.  My card this week features the Free To Be digital set.

After printing off my image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using Castle Arts pencils before lightly stippling some Tim Holtz milled lavender and tumbled glass distress inks before layering and adding brads.  My card is dry embossed using my Big Shot and a Cuttlebug Floral embossing folder before stippling dusty concord over the raised images, and sides, using my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios.  The final touches were a small purple bow, purple bling from my stash and yellow ice stickles highlighting the flowers center.

Challenges entered:

 

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

Use Your Stuff #496 - Anything Goes 

Ally's Angel #75 - Anything Goes 

Triple B November 2023 - Anything Goes Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (I used birds, blooms)

Crafter's Cafe #302 - Flowers (flower in image and embossing folder) 

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Stamps: Varada Sharma

Ink: Tim Holtz Dusty Concord, Tumbled Glass, Milled Lavender

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Bling, Bow, Glue Dots, Brads, Ice Stickles, Embossing Folder, Big Shot

PIP Challenge 2322

 

    Sponsored by 

Varada Sharma

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Hello and welcome.  Today begins another challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're being sponsored by Varada Sharma.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.  My card today is featuring the set Pretty Little Tulips.

I started out by printing the vase three times and the tulip flowers five times before coloring them using both prismacolor and copic markers the fussy cutting everything out.  I then took a trimmed Hammermill white panel and stippled my background using a retired Picket Fence Studios brick wall 6x6 stencil and my blending brushes using some fired brick distress ink before adhering the vase and two of the colored tulip spray before cutting apart a third tulip spray to add additional pieces throughout my vase bouquet.  I then took a dusty Martha Stewart punch and created the thank you saying then adhering it to the vase.  The final touches were a small bow and then adding some Meraki Sparkle Midnight Illusion bling.  The final two floral sprays and vases were used to make two additional cards.

Here is another card made using the same image, and layout, a little differently.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #60 June 2023 - Use Your NBUS (images, stencil, bling)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2023 - Use Your Unloved Stash (MS punch)

A Place To Start June 2023 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #111 - Anything Goes Digital (main image)

The Flower Challenge #81 - Use Your Favorite (mine is tulips) 

Triple B Challenge June 2023 - Birds, Blooms or Butterflies (mine flowers)

 

 

 

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Stamps: Varada Sharma

Ink: Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress Ink

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, PFS Stencil, PFS Blending Brushes, Glue, Crafty Meraki Bling, Bow, MS Punch

 

PIP Challenge 2232

   Sponsored by

Varada Sharma

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Hello and welcome.  We have a new challenge this week over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and we're being sponsored by Varada Sharma digital stamps.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship this week and for providing images for the design  team.  For my first card, I am using the Comforting Thoughts digital stamp set.

I started out by combining the flowers with the get well soon sentiment using a watermark program before printing it out onto Hammermill white card stock and coloring using Castle Arts pencils.  Once my coloring was finished, I layered the image before adding brads and some faux sewing "stitches" around the edges.  I then stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink around the edges then added crystal ice stickles to finish it off.  As an afterthought, I punched a butterfly from scrap card stock before stippling spiced marmalade distress ink over the butterfly before adhering it using Ranger glossy accents.  After adding crystal ice stickles to the butterfly, my card was finished.

Challenges entered:

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #41 August - Use Your NBUS  (image/saying)

Use Your Stuff #454 - Nature (image + butterfly)

Digi Choosday Wk 31 - Anything Goes Digital (image) 

Crafty Friends #158 August - Summer Colors (I used orange, green, blue)

Outlawz Festive Friday Aug 5 to Aug 18 - Flowers Theme (daisies)

 

Stamps: Varada Sharma

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Spiced Marmalade

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Pencils, Picket Fence Studios Blending Brushes, MS Large Butterfly Punch, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Ranger Glossy Accents, Crystal Ice Stickles. 

 

 

My second card is using Pretty Planters and Succulent Thrillers digital stamp sets.  After combining the sets, I printed the combined image out onto Hammermill white card stock then colored using both Prismacolor markers and Castle Arts pencils.  Once my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled/blended Tim Holtz tumbled glass and tattered rose distress inks around my colored image using blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios.  After layering, and adding brads, I popped everything up on a dusty durango card base.  The final touches were adding some Picket Fence sequins using glossy accents to adhere them and a clear 3D glaze pen to highlight parts of my colored image.

Challenges entered:

 

Classic Design Challenge #8 - August Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 31 - Anything Goes Colouring

Gem Of A Craft Challenge Wk 16 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #91 - Anything Goes Digital (Varada Sharma)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #187 - Anything Goes 

Jan's Digital Stamps August 2022 - Anything Goes

 

 

Stamps: Varada Sharma

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Tattered Rose Distress

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Castle Arts Pencils, Computer, Printer, PFS Sequins, PFS Blending Brushes, Ranger Glossy Accents, Brads, Pop Dots

 

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PIP Challenge 2216

PIP Challenge #2216

Sponsored by

Varada Sharma

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Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we are being sponsored by Varada Sharma.  I would like to thank them for providing the images the design team is using this week.  For my card, I am using the Magnolia Wreath image. 

After combining the saying with my image using a watermark program, I printed it off onto Neenah white card stock before coloring using Castle Art pencils and a gold gel pen.  I then stippled some Tim Holtz broken china distress ink around the edges before layering then adding some white brads.  Once I had the layered image adhered to the card, I added some gold sequins I found in my stash that I didn't know I had; adhering them using Ranger Glossy Accents.  I'm happy with how it turned out considering I'm still dealing with residual COVID issues and a migraine.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #37 - April Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stash (sequins) 

The Corrosive Challenge #4 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Friends #154 - Spring 

World Wide Open Design Team #4 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave them some love.  While you're at it, why not join us for this week's challenge.

Stamps: Varada Sharma

Ink: Tim Holtz Broken China Distress

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, Castle Art Gel Pen, Sequins, Ranger Glossy Accents, Stipple Brush, Brads, Glue Dots.