Challenge Your Stash

 I know yesterday was the 28th of the month but I had design team obligations set for yesterday.  This month was my turn as a hostess to pick a challenge.  Since April 28 is National Pet Parents day I thought I would go with a pet theme and ask everyone to post a card with their favorite pet.

I have had many pets in my life growing up in the country.  Dogs, cats, horses you name it.  For the last 18 years I have had 2 ginger kitties that I adopted at the local pet shelter.  Unfortunately, I lost Reggie in October 2024.  I still have Rocky but he definitely is slowing down.

They were brothers and you would always find them together.  Rocky is my quilting helper, always looking for loose threads.

So of course I went with a Newton's Nook Designs stamp set for my card this month.  

The stamp set I used was Newton's Birdbath which I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Copic Friendly paper and colored the images with copic markers.  I found a scrap of cloud paper and used the grass die from MFT.

I hope everyone enjoyed National Pet Parent Day and gave their fur babies a little extra hug.

PIP Challenge #2517

 This week Pammies Imky Pinkies Challenges is sponsored by The Cutting Cafe.

Their images are so fun to play with because I get to use my scan and cut for these files.

The card I made is a shaped card from the Sweet Summer Treats Shaped cards set.  I thought this would be a fun card to make because with the warmer weather I always love ice cream.  I cut out the pieces with my scan n cut and then put them all together.  The sentiments are from the same stamp set.  For the inside of the card I cut the sentiment out in a square and a larger square to go around it.

 

You can still use these fun stamp if you don't have a Scan n cut machine.  You can easily print the shapes and fussy cut them out.  Give it a try.  Thanks to the Cutting Cafe for sponsoring us this week.

Creative Crew

 The 15th of the month sure rolled around quickly.  This means it is time for our Creative Crew Group to post their cards.

Our challenge this month was from Jeanette to use our favorite stamp set.  That is hard for me because I love them all.  Most of you know that I love Newton's Nook Designs so I just went to my stash and picked out one I haven't used in a while.

The stamp set I used for this card is Newton's Birthday Balloons.  This set is actually on sale right now.  For inspiration for my card I went to Inky Paws Challenge  and noticed they had a color challenge.

I stamped the image off and then colored it with my copic markers.  I then used the matching dies to cut it out.  The designer papers are from Echo Park called It's Easter Time.  I used a few gems on the card to give it some sparkle.  Be sure and check out the rest of the design team to see what they created.

Barb

Jeanette

Carol

Darlene

Terry

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

I am entering my card in the Inky Paws Challenge this week.  Such fun colors to play with.

Thanks to Jeanette for a great challenge this week.

PIP Challenge #2515

 This weeks challenge for Pammies Inky Pinkies is being sponsored by Lawn Fawn.

I absolutely love Lawn Fawn stamps because you can create such fun scenes with the images.  For my card today I am using the stamp set Sew Very Mice.  

I had so much fun creating this card.  I started out using the waffle flower embroidery hoop die and cross sticked a pink heart on dotted paper for the center.  I then colored several of the images from the Sew Very Mice stamp set and using the matching die cuts to cut them out.  I then placed then on to the card at different areas.

I will be sending this card to a very special friend that likes to sew.  I'm sure she will enjoy it.