PIP Challenge #2635

 Today's challenge over at Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges is being sponsored by Patties Creations.  

                  

                                                         

Since this is the 5th Saturday of the month we also have a special challenge and the theme is "Apples". 

I found this old image that Patties Creations created and decided to use it for my card.  I printed it off and colored it with my copic markers.  The background paper is Welcome Autumn by Carta Bella.  The apples are from Lawn Fawn "Build A Barrel".  The sentiment is by Taylored Expressions "Tag Team Thanks".

I look forward to seeing all those creations using the theme "Apples".

Challenge Your Stash

 This month is a fun challenge for us on our "Challenge Your Stash" group on Splitcoaststampers.  Jeanette is our hostess this month and she decided that August is the only month of the year without a significant holiday so she challenged us to make up a crazy holiday and create a card for it.  

This is my card.  My crazy holiday is "Celebrate Snail Mail".  Who doesn't like to get a card in the mail?  I sure do so I decided to create a holiday around it.  The image I am using is "Cozy Wishes" from Simon Says Stamps.  I stamped off the image and colored it with my copic markers.  I then fussy cut the image out.  The background paper is from Good Cheer by October Afternoon.  I used a Gina Marie Floral Design for the background.  I used white embossing powder on the sentiment and then fussy cut it out.

I hope you like my holiday.  I can't wait to see what the rest of the team comes up with.

PIP Challenge #2633

 This weeks challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges is being sponsored by RAM Stamps.

They have so many adorable digital stamps.  I had a hard time deciding which digital image to use.

I finally decided to use the adorable Birthday Bird image.  I printed off the image and then colored it with my copic markers.  I used a scalloped circle die to cut the image out.  The papers I used are from different scraps that I had in my stash.  I used a heart punch to cut out the blue hearrt.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure and check out all the cute images at RAM Stamps.

Creative Crew

 Well the 15th of the month has rolled around again which means it is time for our Creative Crew Challenge.  Jeanette and Barb shared the job of hosting this month.  They came up with a color challenge and a sketch challenge for us which is always fun to do.

  

For my card I decided to have some fun with the Unity image "Just a Couple Spring Chickens" for my card.

The background paper is called Stained Rainbows by Brutus Monroe which I thought covered the colors in the challenge.  The wood background is from Adventure Awaits by Honey Bee.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure and check out what the other girls did with the challenge.

Barb - Barb's Inkin' In Retirement

Darlene - A Lovebird's View of Life

Jeanette - Cre8tive Play

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Terry - It's Totally Terry

PIP Challenge #2631

 Time again for another Challenge from Pammie's Inky Pinkies which will be Challenge #2631.  Our wonderful sponsor this month is Taylored Expressions.

                                                          

I love all the things you can buy at Taylored Expressions.  I always look forward to their wonderful calendars and their floral stamps which are favorites of mine.

For my card today I am using the stamp "Bursting Blooms" along with the matching die.  This is an old set I have had for a long time.  I no longer see it in their shop but they have alot of other wonderful floral stamps.  I used a Jaded Blossom Stitched Arch Die for the Blue Background.  I like that it always makes the floral pop on the card.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see your creations on Pammie's Inky Pinkies. 

Challenge Your Stash

 I had so much fun with the challenge this month on our Create From Your Stash group on Splitcoaststampers.  Barb was our hostess this month and she challenged us to do a red, white and blue card with any theme or holiday.  I decided to create a birthday card because that is what I use the most.

For my card I started with a piece of 3.75 x 5 inches paper from 49 & Market called Kaleidoscope.  It made for a great background.  I used one of the first Stampin Up stamp sets that I ever bought back in 2012 or 2013.  It is called Summer Silhouettes.  I used Night of Navy and Marina Mist Stampin up ink for the foliage and then Stampin Up Real red for the flowers.  I then used the Taylored Expressions Sundry Sentiments stamp for the sentiment.  I added a few BGM Cherry gems on the card.  I then used a 4 x 5.25 sheet of Real Red Cardstock as a border for the card.

Thanks to Barb for a great challenge this month.

PIP Challenge #2629

 This weeks challenge #2629 for Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges is sponsored by Gina K. Designs.

                                           

I always have a hard time deciding which adorable image to use for me card.  I decided to go with a favorite of mine called "Inspiring Poppies".   Unfortunately I don't see it on their website any more.  

The papers I used were from Paper Roses called Poppy Garden Basics which included the embellishments I added to the card.

Be sure and check out Gina K. Designs because they have so many wonderful stamps to pick from.  I see several new stamp sets that I will be adding to my stash.

Creative Crew

 The 15th of the month sure has rolled around quickly.  I can't believe we are almost half way through the month.  Terry was our hostess this month and she send us this adorable image from Taylored Expressions called "Silly Goose".

This was such a fun image to work with.  I colored the cute little goose with my copic markers and used a scalloped rectangle die to cut the image out.  For the sentiment I used a die from Fun Stampers Journey called "Banner Parade".  Miscellaneous papers were used on the card.  I used some China Blue Distress Oxide to go around the sentiment banner so it would stand out.

If you want to check and see what the rest of the team did with their card, you can click on their name below.

Barb - Barb's Inkin' In Retirement

Darlene - A Lovebird's View of Life

Jeanette - Cre8tive Play

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Terry - It's Totally Terry

PIP Challenge #2627

 I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.  Today is time for Challenge #2627 for Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges.  Our sponsor this week is Lawn Fawn which we all know is a favorite stamp company of mine.  

I always have a hard time deciding what image to use but with these hot days I thought I would go with something cooler.  I decided to use my stamp set and matching die set called "Mice on Ice".  

I first stamped off the images and colored them with my copic markers.  I used the matching dies to cut them out.  I took a piece of white cardstock and used the hillside die to cut the top out.  I then sponged the bottom part of the white card stock and formed an ice rink.  I pop dotted the images on to the ice rink.  I also added the lamp post and trees to the card.

Thanks for stopping by to check out my card.  I hope you visit "Lawn Fawn" and see what cute stamp sets they have.  I can't wait to get my hands on their new summer release.

Challenge Your Stash

 Today is reveal day for our Challenge Your Stash Group on Splitcoaststampers.  Darlene selected our challenge this month and she chose "Starry Night" and asked us to create a card with a night sky full of stars.

For my card I am using Lawn Fawn Upon a Star with matching dies.  I colored the images with my copic markers and used the matching dies to cut them out.  I used a little bit of gold Stickles on the stars.  I cut some hills using the MFT Slimline Grassy Hills die and sponged them with a little dark green ink.  I used white embossing ink on the sentiment. 

Such a great challenge.

PIP Challenge #2625

 June seems to be going fast.  The older I get, the faster time seems to go.  This weeks challenge for Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges is sponsored by Lawn Fawn.

I am a real fan of Lawn Fawn and love creating scenes with their adorable images.  I decided to go with a winter scene for my card today.

For my card I am using the stamp set "Here we go a-waddling".  I stamped all the images off and colored them with my copic markers and cut them out with matching dies.  I found a scrap piece of snowflake paper for the background and then used the "Stitched Hillside Borders" die on white cardstock to form the hills.  I sponged around the edges of the hills with Stampin Up Pool Party Ink.  I stamped the sentiment on the hills using my Misti so I could get the curve just right.  I added a couple snowflake embellishments I had in my stash.

I hope you check out Lawn Fawn and their adorable stamps.  I have my eye on their new release. 

Creative Crew

 Time for another challenge from our Creative Crew group at Splitcoaststampers.  Lorraine is our hostess this month and she came up with a great challenge for us this month.  Her theme she selected for us is "Trick or Treat".  I always love making halloween cards using bright colors.

The image is called Miss October from Close To My Heart.  She sent us 2 sizes and I decided to use the smaller one.  I colored the image with my copic markers and this cut the image out with a scallop oval die.  The papers I used are Moster Madness by Doodlebug and A Little Scary by Fancy Pants Designs.  I also used a bit of the Offray ribbon she sent.  

I hope you enjoyed my card.  Check out the rest of the team by clicking on their name below to see what they did with the challenge.

Barb - Barb's Inkin' In Retirement

Darlene - A Lovebird's View of Life

Jeanette - Cre8tive Play

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Terry - It's Totally Terry

PIP Challenge #2623

 Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge #2623 is up today.  Our sponsor this week is Sunbird Spark.

I hope you visit their website to see some of the beautiful images they have.  For my card today I decided to use "Crafty Friend".  I printed the image off and colored it with my copic markers.  I had some scraps of crafty paper and used it for my card. 

I have several friends that I could send this card to.  For sure we need to be creative everyday to brighten our days.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope to see your creations this week over at Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges.

Challenge Your Stash

 Time again for another fun challenge from our Challenge Your Stash Group on Splitcoaststampers.  I always love seeing what the hostess comes up with.  Vickie is our hostess this month and she found out that May is International Respect for Chickens Month so she challenged us to create a card or project with a chicken as the main focus.  Who would know there is such a thing? 

I couldn't decide which chicken stamp set to use because I love chickens.  Well the crafty ones anyway.  For my card I am using Newtons Nook "Chicken Scratches" stamp set.  Unfortunately this set has been retired but they have another cute set called "Cluck" that is on my want list.  There is just something about coloring chickens that is so fun.

I decided to use the sketch challenge on Inky Paws Challenge this month.

The papers are from Mintay Farm Life.  I colored the images with my copic markers and then fussy cut them out.  I had a fence die that I used with the tan paper.

Thanks to Vickie for a great challenge this month.

PIP Challenge #2621

 Happy Memorial Day.  I hope everyone is having a wonderful day and remembering all those heroes that gave so much for our freedom.

Today's card is for Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges #2621.  Our sponsor this week is Newton's Nook Designs which is one of my favorite stamp companies.  

                                                     

For my card today I am using the stamp set "Newton's Birthday Balloons" which I think is retired but I just love the image when making a birthday card.  I used the paper pad from Newtons Nook called Birthday Party. 

 

I colored the image with my copic markers and then fussy cut the image out.  I used the sketch over at Inky Paws Challenge to design my card.  

Thanks for stopping by and be sure and check out Newtons Nook Designs today because they are having a Memorial Day sale with 25% off your purchase.

Creative Crew

 The 15th of the month brings our challenge for our Creative Crew group on Splitcoaststampers.  It was my turn to be hostess this month so I decided to pull out a stamp set I have not used yet.  

The stamp set is "Arch New Day" from Taylored Expressions. For my card I used the birdie image and stamped it off and colored it with my copic markers.  I used my scan n cut to cut it out and then 1/4" larger for the teal cardstock to outline the image.  The sentiment is also from Taylored Expressions called Sundry Sentiments.  I just love the font used on this sentiment.  The papers are from Photoplay called "Birthday Sparkle".  I used a few yellow gems I had in my stash at the top left of the card.

Please check out what the rest of the team did with this image.

Barb - Barb's Inkin' In Retirement

Darlene - A Lovebird's View of Life

Jeanette - Cre8tive Play

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Terry - It's Totally Terry

PIP Challenge #2619

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

This is one of my favorite companies for digital images.  I absolutely love all their images.  For my card today I decided to use Buddies - Bee Buzzy Girl Gnome digital stamp for my card today.

I printed the image off and colored it with my copic markers.  I tried to use colors to match the papers which are from Bee Happy by Doodlebug Designs.  I just love bee images.  The honeycomb die is one I had from Your Next Die.  The sentiment is from Darkroom Door Rubbert Stamps "Buzzing Bees".

Thanks for checking out my card.  Be sure and check and see what the rest of the design team did for the challenge this week for Pammies Inky Pinkies.

Challenge Your Stash

 Today is reveal day for our Challenge Your Stash Group on Splitcoaststampers.  Suzy is our hostess this month and she chose the theme of "Spring Flowers".   She had a little extra challenge to choose a flower that grows in our yard/garden.  Since I live in a maintenance provided neighborhood, I have very little planting space.  We did plant a lilac bush last year because that is my favorite flower.  The scent is just amazing.  This is called Korean Spice which is not as fragrant as the old fashioned that I loved as a child but size wise works well in our space.

So of course I had to make a lilac card.  I used Newton Nook Lilac stamp.  I stamped it and colored it with my copic markers.  I used some purple cardstock and ran the top part of the card through a basket weave embossing folder.  I then added a piece of Simple Vintage Lavender Fields paper.  The sentiment is from Newton Nook Peony Blooms.  I then added a couple pinkfresh purple gems.

Thanks Suzy for a great challenge this month.

PIP Challenge #2617

 This weeks challenge #2617 at Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges is being sponsored by Creative Worship Stamps.  

This is a new company to me and I had a hard time deciding which digital image to use.  So I used two.  The first image is from a set called Crazy About Cocoa.  I started off by printing the whole sheet of images and started coloring different images with my copic markers.  I then used my scan n cut to cut them out.

I decided on using the mug with the mouse for my card today along with the sentiment You Warm my heart.  

My second card I used Spring Flower Blocks Line Art Print.  I loved the smaller squares and colored them with my copic markers.  I then decided on the 2 flowers I wanted to use for my card today.  I still have 2 more images to make another card.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

I hope you check out Creative Worship Stamps because they have wonderful products.

Creative Crew

  The 15th of the month sure seems to roll around quickly.  This means it is time for our creative crew group on Splitcoaststampers post their card for the challenge for the month.  Barb is our hostess this month and her challenge is using a floral Pinkfresh Studio image called "Never Give Up".  I always love floral stamps because they are so much fun to color.

I used the stamped image and colored it with my copic markers.  I then used a corner rounder on all edges of the white cardstock.  The pink background is paper from Carta Bella Flora No 3.  I used the Elizabeth Craft Designs Dotted Scallop Rectangle Die to cut out the scalloped edges.   I added a few gems from Honey Bee Simply Spring gems and placed them on the center of the yellow flowers.  The sentiment is from the same Pinkfresh stamp set.  Such a great image to work with.

PIP Challenge #2615

 Today's Challenge #2615 over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges is being sponsored by Lawn Fawn this week.  

                                                     

I am such a big fan of Lawn Fawn Stamps because you can create the most adorable scenes with their stamps.  I couldn't decide which stamp set to use so I pulled out one I haven't used in a while.

The stamp set I used is called Flamingo Together.  I stamped out the images and used the matching dies to cut them out.  I then cut them out with my copic markers.  I used a wave die that I had and circle die for the background of the flamingos.  The blue background paper is from Echo Park Wish Upon A Star.  Doesn't this card just remind you of the beach?

I noticed that this stamp set will be retiring soon on the Lawn Fawn website so if you want to purchase, you might want to grab it soon.

PIP Challenge #2613

 This weeks challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges is sponsored by our own PIP.  The theme this week is Spring/Rain.

                                                             

For my card I am using the stamp set from Newtons Nook Designs called "Rainy Day".  I thought this would be the perfect image for the challenge this week.

I found an old sheet of rain paper by Stampin Up that I used for the background and then stamped the image and colored it with my copic markers.  I then assembled it on to the card. 

I hope to see lots of Spring cards over on Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges.  

Challenge Your Stash

 Today is reveal day for our Challenge Your Stash Group on Splitcoaststampers.  This month our hostess is Sue and she challenged us to make something for St. Patrick's Day.  I don't have alot of St. Patrick's Day cards so I thought I would share my March calendar that I made.

I used the stamp set from Two Paper Divas called Lucky Me.  I colored the image with my copic Markers.  I put a magnet behind the green paper and change the top of my calendar every month.  I love these  mini tear off calendars from Taylored Expressions.  Thanks to Sue for a great challenge this month.

PIP Challenge #2611

 Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges  #2611 is sponsored by Polkadoodles.

I always have a hard time deciding which image to use for my Polkadoodles card because there are so many adorable images to pick from.  I finally decided on "Must Bee Tea time Buzzy Gnome".  

The papers I used were from The Bees Knees by Honey Bee Stamps.  I printed off the image on my printer and then colored it with copic markers.  I used black cardstock on each piece of paper to make the image pop.  The Hello There sentiment is from Taylored Expressions Sundry Sentiments.  

I hope you check out Polkadoodles website because digital images are to fun to work with.

Creative Crew

 Today is reveal day for our Creative Crew group on Splitcoaststampers.  Jeanette was our hostess this month and she picked a wonderful image for us this month.  

The image Jeanette used was Gina K Sending Flowers which was stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink on Hammermilll 100# white cardstock.  I loved this image so much that I made 3 cards.

The papers I used were some Jeanette send from her scrap stash and I used paper from Simple Stories Simple Vintage Meadow Flowers.  I colored the images with my copic markers.

I also used the following

Pink Fresh Ballet Slipper Gems

Jaded Blossom Stitched Arch Dies

Waffle Flower Sweet Birthday Sentiments

Pink Twine

Stampin White Ribbon

Pink Fresh Glacier Gems

You can check out the rest of the team to see what they did with the image by clicking on their blog below.

Barb - Barb's Inkin' In Retirement

Darlene - A Lovebird's View of Life

Jeanette - Cre8tive Play

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Terry - It's Totally Terry

Tracie - That's Me

PIP Challenge #2609

 This weeks challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges is being sponsored by Star Stampz.  

                                                  

She has some darling stamps in her etsy shop and I had a hard time deciding what image to go with.  Since we just moved in to March, I thought it would be nice to do a St. Patricks Day card.

The image I used for this card is called Four Leaf Clover.  I started my card my printing the image on my printer and coloring it with my copic markers.  The papers I used were from Happy St. Patricks Day collection by Echo Park.  I used a stitched circle die to cut the image out with.  I then layered the papers.  The sentiment is from "Lucky Me" by Two Paper Divas.  I used the Sentiment Strips Dies by Pretty Pink Posh to cut the sentiment out with.  I used a Pink Fresh Emerald City gem in the center of the larger Four Leaf Clover.

Be sure and check out Star Stampz etsy store for fun digital stamps.

PIP Challenge #2607

 I got behind this week and forgot to post my card for Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges #2607.  I was laughing with a friend on how busy we are being retired.  Not sure how I ever had time to work.  Our sponsor this week is RAM Stamps.  They have some of the cutest digital stamps.  Be sure and check them out.

For my card this week I decided to use "Friendship Mouse Digital Stamp".  

  

I started by printing the image off on my printer and then coloring it with copic markers.  I got a new Canon printer and love how it prints and it makes my coloring so much easier with no bleeding.  I then used a circle die to cut the image out.  The papers I used are 49 and Market Vintage Artistry Colors Lilac.  The butterfly was in the paper package so I fussy cut it and added it to my card.  The sentiment is from Sundry Sentiments by Taylored Expressions.  It is my favorite sentiment stamp to add to my cards.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you check out RAM Stamps.