PIP Challenge #2513

 We have a fun challenge this week over at Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges. Since this is the 3rd Monday of the month we will have challenge #2513 sponsored by PIP Challenges. The theme is Rain.

The prize will be a $10 Gift Certificate from

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I had fun making my card for this challenge.  

I started my card by layering a 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 navy cardstock on my folded card base.  I then took a raindrop cutting plate and cut a 4 x 5 1/4 piece of white cardstock.  I then sponged the whole sheet with Distress Oxide Broken China.  After layering this on the navy cardstock, I cut the MFT Slimline Grassy Hills out of green cardstock and distressed the edges and put at bottom of card.  I added the Lil Inker Sun die at the top along with the sentiment and image from Newtons Nook Rainy Day.

I hope you join us over at PIP Challenges for our challenge this week.

Challenge Your Stash

 Today is our day to post our cards for our Challenge Your Stash Group on Splitcoaststampers.  Barb challenged us to make a fun fold card and use the color green.

I loved this challenge because I am a fan of fun fold cards.  I'm not sure what this is called but I basically added a folded front.  The patterned paper I used is Stitched with Love from P13.  I found an embossed folder by Cuttlebug for the lighter green and decided to use it.  The stamp set for the leaves and sentiment from Stampin Up called Simply Sketched.  I used Mossy Meadow stampin up ink for the stamping part of the card.

This is the inside of the card once you open it up.  What a fun challenge this month.  Thank go out to Barb for coming up with this challenge.

PIP Challenge #2511

 We are so lucky to have Polkadoodles as our sponsor this week for Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge #2511.

I am always excited to make a card using Polkadoodles images.  They are so fun to work with.  For my first card I am using Easter Basket Chick.  

I printed off the image and colored it with my copic markers.  If you are not a fan of coloring, Polkadoodles offers an image pre-colored.  Makes it easy.  The designer paper I used is I's Easter Time by Echo Park.  I used a scallop square die for the background of the die.  

I had so much fun with Polkadoodles images that I made another Easter card using Happy Easter Chick.  

For this card I took a piece of white cardstock 4 x 5 1/4" and used the MFT Cloud Stencil using Distress Oxide China Blue.  I then added the grass using MFT Slimline Grassy Hills Die.  I sponged a little bit of SU Old Olive Ink around the edges of the grass.  I printed the image and then colored it with my copic markers.  The sun is a die from Lil Inker.

I sure had fun making these Easter cards.  Be sure and check out Polkadoodles store for some amazing Digital images.

Creative Crew March 2025

 I can't believe the 15th of March is here already.  I am enjoying the warmer weather and seeing some tulips pop up.  Barb and Jeanette came up with our challenge this month for our us.  They decided on a sketch and color challenge which I love.  The color challenge from Barb is:

The sketch challenge from Jeanette is:

So I had some fun with these 2 challenges.  For my card I used Sips & Stories from Newtons Nook.  The designer paper is from Whimsy called Rainbows.  Since I love to read, I thought this would make the perfect card for the challenge.

I hope you check out the rest of the design team to see what they came up with for this challenge.

Barb

Jeanette

Carol

Darlene

Terry

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Thanks girls for a great challenge.

PIP Challenge #2509

Time for Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2509.  We are lucky enough to have Star Stampz as our sponsor this week.  She has a wonderful shop in etsy.  Please check out her adorable images.

For my card I decided to use the stamp "Spring Rain".  

I printed off the image on my printer and then colored it with my copic markers.  The papers I used are Flora No 3 by Carta Bella.  The sentiment is from Stamp Up Petitie Pairs.  I used a scallop oval on the pink paper.  I added a few gems to give it some dimension. 

Now I hope this card brings us lots of spring weather.  Last week was in the 60s which is perfect for me this time of year. 

Challenge Your Stash

This month sure seems to roll around quickly.  Since today is the 28th, it means it is time for our Challenge Your Stash group.  Our hostess this month is Suzy and she chose Valentine's day as a theme.  She challenged us to make a card about love or friendship.  

For my card I decided to make a Valentines card.  I went to one of my favorite Stampin Up sets called "From The Heart".  I think this was one of the first stamp sets I bought in 1999 and I still love it.  I stamped the dog, cat, bird and girl and then colored them with my copic markers.  I then used my Brother Scan n cut to cut the images out.  The heart rectangle is a cutting die Rectangle Shape by Studio Light.  The paper is "Hello Valentine" by Echo Park.  The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom Heart Wreath.  So you can see I used alot of different elements on this card.

Thanks to Suzy for a great theme this month.

 

PIP Challenge #2507

 Time for another challenge over at Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges.  Our challenge this month is being sponsored by Varada Sharma.  

I love Varada Sharma stamps because she has so many florals and I love coloring florals.  I decided to make 2 cards for my post this week because I was having so much fun with the images.

The first image is called "Wild Flowers".  I colored the images with my copic markers and then used my Scan n cut to cut the image out with.  The designer paper I used for the card is Bee Happy by Echo Park.  I love the black background because I thought it made the image pop.

The second image I used was "Comforting Thoughts".  It seems like I never have enough Sympathy cards so this one was fun to color and then I chose a simple layout for the card.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  The Designer paper is from "Flora" by Carta Bella.

I hope you check out Varada Sharma Stamps because they are so versatile and fun to play with.

Creative Crew February 2025

Well it is posting day for our Creative Crew group on Splitcoaststampers.  Carol is our hostess this month and I love the image she chose for our challenge.  I am getting so tired of cold weather so a little humor is nice.  Our theme for February is "Spunky February Babes" (aka S.O.B.).  Their slogan is "ladies are like fine wine, we get better with age".  This month we celebrate women who are intelligent, confident, not afraid to speak their mind or reinvent themselves.  As we age, we don't get as much recognition as we did when we were younger but we are the same if not better.  So we are showing a little spunk in our cards this month.

The image is from Rubbernecker and the sentiment is from Dylusions.  The Designer paper is from The Paper Studio "Pretty as a Poppy".

I colored up the fun image and then put it on the designer paper.  I cut out the sentiment and just put it on the side.  I like it crooked, makes it even more spunky.  You can see what the rest of the team did by clicking on their name below.  Thanks Carol for a great challenge.

Barb

Carol

Darlene

Jeanette

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Terry

Tracie - That's Me

 

PIP Challenge #2505

 Today we have a new challenge over at Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges.  This week's sponsor is Lawn Fawn.

                                          

I am a true lover of Lawn Fawn Stamps.  What I love about these stamps is that you can create quite the story using all the little images.  For my card today I am using the stamp set "Berry Special".  

I just love strawberries and mice images and fell in love with this stamp set.  I started out by coloring the images with my copic markers.  I then created a story by placing the images on the card.  I used a MFT Scallop circle for the white and then placed the different images in the circle.  The sentiment was made using white embossing powder.

Be sure and check out all the fun stamp sets at Lawn Fawn.  Always fun to play with.

PIP Challenges #2503

 Well 2025 sure came in with a cold spell here in Kansas.  I sure hope that this is it for cold weather and snow.  Today I am posting a card I made for Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge #2503.  This week our sponsor is Whimsy Stamps.

For my card today I decided to use the stamp set Doggie Birthday Party and the background paper is Rainbow by Whimsy.  

I stamped the adorable dog images and then colored them with my copic markers.  I then fussy cut them out and placed them on the rainbow paper.  The die I used for the background paper is Dotted Scallop Rectangles by Elizabeth Craft Designs.

I know exactly where this card is going.  I have a sister who has a birthday in February and she is dog crazy so it will be perfect.

Thanks again to Whimsy Stamps for sponsoring PIP Challenges this week.

Creative Crew

 I am so excited for my post today for our Creative Crew group on Splitcoaststampers.  Our hostess this month is Darlene and she selected an adorable image for our challenge this month.

The image she selected is You Are So Loved by Gina K Designs.  I love the small little images because they are so fun to color. The red cardstock in the background is made by using "Cross My Heart" embossing older by Spellbinders. I used the waffle flower postage collage die with a piece of holographic cardstock by Pink & main as my background for these cute images.  I had some scraps of simply vintage my valentine to cut to put as background pieces for the images.  The red hearts were made with Simon Hurley's Bee Sting Lunar Paste applied with a heart stencil by Gina K Designs.

The images were all colored with my copic markers.  I then just placed them on to the squares using pop dots.  I was having so much fun that I used more images for the inside of my card.

Thanks for stopping by to check out my card.  Be sure and click on the names below to see what they did for the challenge.

Barb

Carol

Darlene

Jeanette

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Terry

Tracie - That's Me

PIP Challenge #2501

 Happy 2025.  I can't believe 2024 went by to quickly.  We are sitting in the aftermath of a huge snowstorm here in Kansas.  Ugh.  I believe we got 10-12 inches of snow in the last 24 hours.  The only good thing is that I was able to sit inside and work on different projects that I had started.

For this weeks challenge at Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges our sponsor is Polkadoodles.  

With all the snow outside and frigid weather I decided to think warmer and start counting down the days until spring.  I am not a fan of winter and normally we have pretty average temperatures in the winter.  I sure hope this isn't a sign that the rest of our winter will be like this.

I decided to make 2 cards for the challenge this week. 

For my first card I am using an image from the Spring Has Sprung bundle at Polkadoodles.  I love foxes to if I can find an image with a fox on it, I want to color it and make a card.  I printed the image and then colored it with my copic markers.  I used a scalloped oval die the cut the image out with.

For my second card I am using "Butterfly Flowerpots".  I printed off the image on my printer and colored the image with my copic markers.  The sentiment is from Newtons Nook called Floral Fringe.  The designer paper on both cards is Simple Stories Simple Vintage Meadow Flowers.

So I sure hope these spring cards get us all in the mood for a little warmer weather.  Thanks to Polkadoodles for starting 2025 out with a bang for PIP Challenges.