Shark Week 2026

 

 

 

Hello and welcome. Today I am participating in a shark week Instagram hop and for my card, I've used digital images from Sweet November Stamps. I started out by combining the following SNS digital sets: The Guppies: Sandcastle, Mermaid Lagoon Background Builder, Scuba Sarah, Shark Samba, Harbor Sunnyshore with Rocky, Jetty, Hopper and Manatee Mambo.  Before printing onto Hammermill white card stock, I added the Dance Hall sign to the sandcastle.

 

Once I had my scene printed out, I colored it using Ohuhu markers before blending Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink and caramel inks to help fill in the water and sand.  I then layered the image panel before adding sand dollar brads I've had for years and adhered it to a pacific pointe card.  Taking various dies and punches, I added the sea creatures before adding stardust stickles to highlight the water.  A white gel pen highlights all of the bubbles.

 

Did you know there are 400+ species of sharks with some weighing up to 11 tons.  Many shark, and ray, species are threatened with extinction due to over fishing and the demand for their fins. (Information from World Wildlife Fund).  

 

Challenges entered:

 

CD Sunday Plus #188 - Anything Goes Digital (Sweet November Stamps)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to hop along on Instagram.

 

Stamps: Sweet November Stamps

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass; Adirondack Caramel

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Brads, Ohuhu Markers, Stickles, Pop Dots, Dies, Punches, Blending Brushes 

 

  

PIP Challenge 2630

 

 Sheepski Designs 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we're sponsored by Sheepski Designs.  I would like to thank Andrea for her sponsorship and for providing image for the design team to use.

 

After printing my beach huts image, I dug out my Castle Arts colored pencils and colored the image before stippling some leftover stormy sky distress ink from another project around the edges.  I then layered the image panel, added brads, and adhered it to a dry embossed card.  Taking an old Stampin Up© seasons stamp set, I stamped Summer onto some scrap white card stock and adhered that using pop dots.  I'm pretty happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

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

 

Stamps: Sheepski Designs

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Colored Pencils, Brads, Pop Dots, Big Shot, Circle Embossing Folder  

Conjurer of Dreams July 2026 Inspiration And Challenge

 

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is my day to share my Conjurer of Dreams projects going along with this month's Farm Life optional theme.

Cards

 

 

 Sets used:  Vintage Trucks Greyscale

 

Challenges entered:

 

 

 

Sets used: Summer Porch Greyscale

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Sets used: Christmas Farm Greyscale 

 

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Cards 

Made Using The New Fall Release 

 

Sets used: Steampunk Fall, Fall Clipart, Rustic Fall Steampunk Background, Photo Corners 

 

Challenges entered:

 

 

Sets used: Fall Cabin on the Lake, Fire Clouds, Noble Elk, Mighty Moose, Fall Clipart

 

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Sets used: Rustic Steampunk Background, Steampunk Lass, Grungy Burnt Orange Silk, Grungy Steampunk Background, Steampunk Junk Journal, Autumn Mini Tags 
 

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Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter this month's challenges at Conjurer of Dreams. 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

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  

Winner Winner!!

 

 

 Hello and welcome.  I found out today that my altered frame was a winner at Creative Artiste Mixed Media challenge.

Christmas Lighthouse Shadow

 

Hello and welcome. Today I'd like to share with you a shadow box I made for this quarters Conjurer of Dreams Summer challenge.  The challenge theme is - seaside shadow boxes.  For mine, I decided to go with a Christmas seaside theme using a wooden box I found at Dollar Tree© a few months ago.

 

I started out by painting the box using a light blue acrylic paint before printing the Stained Glass Lighthouse three times as a 5x7 image.  Once the printing was finished, I laid the box down on one of the printed images and traced around it before cutting out.  I then adhered the trimmed pieces using Mod Podge before adding some Snow Tex along the inside.  After that I added the lightpost, sled, snowman and trees by setting them in the Snow Tex©.  I then added a battery operated votive, light down, on top using hot glue to hold it in place.  The final touches were adding more Snow Tex© on top of the moss and along the sides of my shadow box.  

 

Box with the votive light on:

 

I'm really happy with how this turned out.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Conjurer of Dreams Summer Challenge - Shadow Box (Christmas Seaside theme)

Peace On Earth #115 - See Mood Board Below (inspired by snowflakes, snowman)

Creative Artiste #124 - Anything Mixed Media Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #187 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams)

Time Out #317 - Water (ocean water in image) 

  

Peace On Earth

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter into the the challenges at Conjurer of Dreams.

 

 

 

 

PIP Challenge 2626

 

Pattie's Creations 

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:

 

Patties Creations #243 - Anything Goes 

Never Before Used Schtuff #87 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2026 - Use Your Unloved Stash (chipboard saying, embossing folder)

CD Sunday Plus #186 - Anything Goes Digital (Pattie's Creations) 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 758 and 759 - Anything Goes Uplifting (Birthday) 

 

 

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 

Conjurer of Dreams June 2026 Inspiration And Challenge

 

 Hello and welcome.  Today is my day to share with you my projects for this month's Anything Goes/Pretty Bird challenge at Conjurer of Dreams.

 

Digital Collage 

 

Sets used: Old Bird, Vases Clip Art, Doily Clip Art, Spring Shrubs, Vintage Lace Background, Grungy White Lace Background 

 

Challenges entered:

 

Digi Choosday #6 Wk 3 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Cards 

 

Sets used: Island Paradise, Flamingos In Fancy Hats Clipart 

Challenges entered:

 

The Four Seasons June 2026 - Anything Goes Summer (inspired by the beach)

Double D June 2026 - Tropical  (inspired by the beach/palm trees) 

Cardz 4 Galz #278 - Seaside/Coast 

I Spy With My LIttle Eye #38 - Something By The Sea 

 

 

The Four Seasons

Double D
 

 

 

Sets used: Barn Owl, Fall Leaves Background, Black Silk, Aged Paper 

 

Challenges entered:

 

CD Sunday Plus #185 - Anything Goes Digital (Conjurer of Dreams) 

 

 

Sets used: Eagle, Cowboy's On The Horizon, Black Silk, Fire Clouds, Photo Corners 

 

Challenges entered:

 

Triple B June 2026 - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (eagle) 

 

 

 

Altered Frame

 

Sets used: Raven, Raven Clipart, Spooky Trees, Grungy Black Lace 

Challenges entered:  

 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 756 and 757 - Anything Goes Uplifting (beauty quote) 

Crafty Catz #716 - Anything Goes 

Creative Artiste #127 - Anything Goes Mixed Media (frame, paint, die cuts, flowers, bling) 

 

 

Bookmarks 

Sets used: Bluejay On A Log

 

Challenges entered:

 

Creative Fingers #325 - Anything Goes (bookmarks)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to enter this month's challenge at Conjurer of Dreams.