PIP Challenge 2501

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 Let's start off 2025 PIP Challenges with a challenge sponsored by Polkadoodles.  We are so thankful to Polkadoodles for their sponsorship and support of PIP Challenges!! Please visit their website to see their entire product line. This image is called Butterfly Flowerpots.2 and is colored with Copic markers.  I added highlights with a stardust gelly roll pen and added a piece of gold glitter paper for accent. I hope you'll check out our Challenge 2501 and uplink your creation for a chance to win a nice prize from Polkadoodles!  Happy crafting!!

Happy New Year

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year  

and all the best in 2025!!

 

PIP Challenge 2449

PIP Challenge 2449 - sponsored by Newton's Nook.  I'm still a huge Newton's Nook fan, and loved making this cute card using images from "Holiday Smooches".  Please check out their entire product line at Newton's Nook website.  Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2025!!
 

PIP Challenge 2450

 It's PIP Challenge 2450....sponsored by Lawn Fawn...and the last challenge of 2024!  Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas with a card using the set "Christmas Fishes".  Check out all of Lawn Fawn's awesome product line at their website.  I tore some brown paper to make the sandy bottom, then used paper from my super awesome paper stash and blotted it with blue ink to make it look "watery".  I hope you'll join us for this last challenge of 2024 and uplink your creation to win a nice prize from Lawn Fawn.  Thank you so much for supporting PIP Challenges throughout this year and I look forward to seeing you in 2025!  

PIP Challenge 2444

Welcome to PIP Challenge 2444, an Anything Goes Challenge, sponsored this week by Varada Sharma.  I made this fall card and used a Varada Sharma sentiment on the inside.  It reads:

           "Thinking of you is easy.  It's missing you that is so hard. Hope we can meet soon."

It's the perfect wording I was looking for to finish off this card!  You can find all of Varada Sharma images and sentiments at VaradaSharma.com/shop  .  My fall paper squares are 1.25" x 1.25" mounted on a 4"x 5.25" piece of cardstock.  That is then layered on a 4.25" x 5.5" card.

I hope you'll join us for PIP Challenge 2444 and uplink your creation for a chance to win a nice prize from Varada Sharma!  Have a wonderful week!!
 

PIP Challenge 2442

 

It’s time for another PIP Challenge and our sponsor for this one is Sheepski Designs. I paired the martini glasses from Sheepski Designs with sentiments from my stash that I had pre-stamped.  I added ribbon and some bling for embellishment.  Sheepski Designs is where you can see the entire product line.  I hope you’ll join in our Challenge this week and uplink your creation for a chance to win a nice prize from Sheepski Designs. Have a great week!!

PIP Challenge 2439

 

Welcome to PIP Challenges Color Inspiration Challenge (#2439).  PIP is offering a gift code to My Favorite Things to the winner of this challenge.  You can check out their entire product line at mftstamps.com.  When I saw the colors in the challenge, I knew exactly which paper I was going to use for my card.....a beautiful floral print with all the right colors and a sketch I'd been playing around with for a couple of days. Love the simpleness of the design and how easy it went together! I hope you'll join us at Challenge 2439 this week for a chance to win that awesome gift code to My Favorite Things!!

PIP Challenge Cards

 While my computer was out of commission for a short while, none of my challenge cards were posting to my blog.  I wanted to do a catch-up post with the pictures of them.

I hope you enjoyed looking at them!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

PIP Challenge 2438

Well, Hello Again!! My computer is finally working correctly so I can post my cards for the PIP Challenges!!  I'm so excited, as this week our awesome sponsor is Newton's Nook! I used stamps from the "Wine A Little" set to create a fun friendship card. I used Copic markers to color the images and a few gem stones for accent. I hope you'll join us this week for Challenge 2438 and a chance to win a fabulous prize from Newton's Nook!!  Thanks so much for stopping by - have a great week!
 

PIP Challenge 2412

 

It's Monday morning, and you know what that means!!!  It's another PIP Challenge!! This one is Challenge 2412, and our sponsor this week is the wonderful Newton's Nook!! They have been a long-time supporter of PIP Challenges, and we appreciate them very much!! I hope you'll check out Newton's Nook website to see their entire product line (you'll have a blast!!) Newton is a favorite of mine, and I used "Newton's Day Dream" set for my card this week.  Colored with Copic markers, I layered the image on a piece of colored cardstock from my stash, and then again on white cardstock.  A few gems were added for embellishment.  And I hope you'll stop by Challenge 2412 and uplink your creation for a chance to win a prize from Newton's Nook.  Have a great week!!

PIP Challenge 2411

Welcome to PIP Challenge2411, an Anything Goes challenge, sponsored this week by Polkadoodles.  We are blessed to have Polkadoodles as a long-time sponsor of PIP Challenges, and enjoy their support!  You can check out their entire product line at Polkadoodles website.   This image is so sweet and I couldn't resist printing it in color and then enhancing it with Spectrum Noir Tri Blend markers.  I layered the image on black cardstock and then again on a coordinating green piece of cardstock.  I think I'll be printing more of these for my Easter cards this year!!  I hope you'll visit our Challenge 2411 and uplink what you made for a chance to win in our random drawing!  Thanks for stopping by - have a great week!! 

PIP Challenge 2408

It's PIP Challenge 2408, and our sponsor is Jan's Digi Stamps.  Jan's Digi Stamps has been a huge supporter of PIP Challenges for a long time, and we are very grateful to Jan Mahew for her sponsorship and friendship.  We wish you all the best, Jan!!  I chose my favorite image from Jan's Digi Stamps this week.....an image that reminds me of Door County, Wisconsin. I colored it with Copic Markers.  I hope you'll join in on the fun at Challenge 2408!! Just for participating, you have a chance to win a really nice prize from Jan's Digi Stamps! Happy creating!!

PIP Challenge 2406

 

PIP Challenge 2405

 

Welcome to PIP Challenge 2405, an Anything Goes Challenge, sponsored this week by Lawn Fawn.  So many cool images can be found at Lawn Fawn Website - click on over and see!! We definitely want to thank Lawn Fawn for being an amazing sponsor and supporter of PIP Challenges over the years!! I was so lucky last week to find some really cool CAS (Clean And Simple) ideas.....so I used another one for this week.  I'd seen it with "Happy Birthday" words on the page and a present popped up on top......the Get Well Soon set worked just as well!  Just a little coloring with Copic markers and a hand-drawn border around the outside.  That's it!!  I hope you'll check out PIP Challenge 2405 and uplink your creation for a chance to win a really nice prize from Lawn Fawn!!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

PIP Challenge 2404

 

Welcome to PIP Challenge 2404!  This is a CAS Challenge - Clean And Simple - which means limited layers, not a lot of embellishments and lots of "white space".  Full description can be found at the Challenge website.  Our sponsor for this CAS Challenge is Polkadoodles.  We are grateful to Polkadoodles for providing images for our challenges and for being a long-time sponsor of PIP!! I colored this monkey image with Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers.  I drew a border around the image and then drew more incomplete borders around that initial one.  The image and sentiment were printed on one layer, so the whole card is one layer on the base.  No embellishments on this one!  I hope you'll join our CAS Challenge 2404. Thanks so much for stopping by - have a GREAT WEEK!!!

PIP Challenge 2402

 

Welcome to PIP Challenge 2402, an Anything Goes Challenge, sponsored this week by Beccy's Place.  I experimented with some color this week, using pan pastels and accenting with Copic markers.  I tried some bolder color combinations than I usually use, so it was a definite "step out of my comfort zone moment"!  Thank you so much to Beccy's Place for being a long-time sponsor of PIP Challenges and for providing an image to work with. Check out her entire product line at Beccy's Place website.  All of these will be turned into cards of some kind....just not sure what yet.  I hope you'll join our Challenge 2402 and uplink your creation for a chance to earn a gift certificate to Beccy's Place!  Can't wait to see what you create!!

PIP Challenge 2401

 

Happy New Year!! And welcome to PIP Challenge 2401, the first of so many fun challenges this year.  We are so excited to start this year off with a challenge sponsored by Gerda Steiner.  You can find all her wonderful designs at Gerda Steiner Website.  You'll have so much fun browsing through all the awesome images!!  I colored this one with Copic markers and added some Spectrum Noir Sparkle marker on the heart.  You can see it if you look close!! :-)  I used some of my fun Valentine heart paper and a fun fold design. Check out all our design team cards at Challenge 2401.  Be sure to uplink your creation for a chance to win a prize from Gerda Steiner.  Can't wait to see what you come up with!!  Thank so much for stopping by - have an amazing week!!