PIP Challenge #2247

 This week Pammie's Inky Pinkies is being sponsored by StarStampz for Challenge #2247. 

For my card today I was able to use the image "Me and My Snowman".  I just realized that I don't have all my Christmas cards made.  Yikes - I need to get busy.  I printed off the image on my printer and colored it with my copic markers.

After coloring the image I used a spellbinder die to cut out the image.  The designer papers are scraps I found in my Christmas paper stash.  I also cut out some snowflakes with glitter paper and the blue paper and layers them on each side.  The Happy Holidays is from Honey Bee Stamps.  I also added a few Pink Fresh gems on the card.  I added stickles on the hat of the girl.

Thanks to Star Stampz for sponsoring us this month.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge - Anything Goes with a twist of Christmas
 

PIP Challenge #2245

 Time for Challenge #2245 over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies today.  This week PIP Challenges is being sponsored by Varada Sharma.  She has a wonderful etsy store with some darling digital stamps.

For my card today I am using the Cardinal and Poinsettia digital stamp from her store.

For this card I was able to do some fun coloring with my copic markers.  I then cut the image out and added the Taylored Expressions scalloped rectangle die in red.  The designer paper I used was from Recollections called City Sidewalks.  I also added a few red gems to the card.

What a fun card to make.  Any time I get to color an image, it is a good day.  Be sure and check out the Varada Sharma store.

PIP Challenge #2243

 This week over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges we are being sponsored by The Cutting Cafe.  

For my project, I chose the 3D Small pumpkin file.  

I used a solid color orange and the striped paper for my pumpkin.  After seeing some of the other pumpkins that the design team did, I wish I would of added more layers. 

Check out the one The Cutting Cafe has on their website.  That is what your pumpkin could look like.  

Also be sure and check out what the rest of the design team did on PIP Challenges this week.

Dueling Darlings 2

 The 15th of the month is here which means it is time for our Dueling Darling challenge.  Kelly decided that our theme this month would be Gotcha Day!  Which means that this is the 1 year anniversary of Kelly rescuing a kitty cat named Oliver.  He sure is a lucky cat to be adopted by Kelly's family.  It seems like just yesterday that we adopted 2 kitties from a rescue center.  Can't believe they are 15 years old now and not slowing down one bit.  

Their names are Rocky and Reggie and are usually the best of friends.  A few spats here and there but hey that is what siblings do.

For my card I am using CC Designs Cat with chickies.  I used the half circle die to cut the image out.  The papers are from S.E.I Crafts called Madeleine collection.  

Thanks to Kelly for a great challenge this month.  What a great theme.

You can see the other cards by clicking their names below.

Barb

Carol

Darlene

Jeanette

Kelly

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Terry

PIP Challenge #2241

 Today's challenge over  at Pammie's Inky Pinkies is being sponsored by Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  The winner will win a $10 gift certificate to My Favorite Things.

                                   

I decided to go through my stamps and use one from My Favorite Things Store.  

I am making several of these treat bags.  Found these green and white striped bags in my stash and thought they would make a nice candy gift sack.  The bunny is from MFT BB Frightfully Sweet stamp set.  There are some adorable critter images on this stamp set so I stamped them all off and started coloring away.  This one used the bunny.  The sentiment is also from that stamp set.  

I hope to see lots of entries this week over at PIP Challenges.  I know everyone would like to win a gift certificate to My Favorite Things.

Create From Your Stash

 I should of had this post done for first thing this morning but the day has gotten away from me.  It has been a cleaning day for me.  The weather is gorgeous so it always inspires me to clean my screened in porch which lead to sweeping out the garage.  One thing always leads to another.

For today's challenge on Splitcoaststampers, Vickie is our hostess and she challenged us to go to our stash and make a card with Autumn Leaves.  I dug through my stash and pulled out one of my favorite Newton's Nook Stamp sets called "Autumn Mice".  The paper I used was from Newton's Nook called "Autumn".

I colored the image with my copic markers and then cut it out and made a tag with the image.  I found the sketch challenge over at Inky Paws Challenge and decided to make my card using it.  I just turned my card upside to give it a little different perspective.  

Thanks to Vickie for a great challenge this month for us and thanks to Inky Paws Challenge for providing such a great sketch challenge.

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2239

 Today I made a card for Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2239.  This week is being sponsored by Beccy's Place.  

For my card I was able to use an image from the Snow Time Digital Stamp Set.  On this amazing stamp set, there are 3 snowman images and 5 different sentiments to pick from.  

For my card I decided to use a simple layout because I wanted to focus on the adorable snowman.  I printed the image off and then colored it with my copic markers.

My copic color choices were:

Red - R27, R24, R22

Orange Nose - YR16, YR12

Green - YG17, YG13, YG11

Hat - C7, C5, C3

Yellow Stars - Y19, Y15

Brown - E33, E31, E50

I always love to go around all my images with BG000 to make it pop.  

I then cut the card down to 4 x 5 1/4 and added a 1/2" strip of red striped paper and a 1/4" strip of green paper to the left side of card.  I then backed it with a 4.25 x 5.5 piece of red cardstock.

What a simple card but this snowman is just so adorable and fun to color.  Special thanks to Beccy's Place for sponsoring PIP Challenges this week.