PIP Challenge 1835

Hello, and welcome to PIP Challenge 1835, an Anything Goes challenge sponsored this week by Bugaboo Stamps.  Thank you so much to Bugaboo Stamps for providing an image for the Design Team members to use.  I chose this adorable "Best Wishes Dandelion" image.  Please visit their website to see all the awesome product they have available.  You won't go away disappointed!!

At first I wanted to create a clean and simple card this week, but after I started pulling items from my stash, I decided on a black and white card and used this beautiful corner ornamental die - and I'm sorry to say I don't know whose it is.  I embossed the white piece with Fun Stampers Journey "Petals Wall" embossing folder.  I layered the Best Wishes image on black paper and popped it up with pop dots on top of the black and white ribbon from my stash.  It's hard to see in this picture, but the dandelion image is covered in Spectrum Noir sparkle marker.  I added a few pearls for embellishment.    Please visit our challenge this week and uplink your creation for a chance to win a prize from Bugaboo Stamps!  Thank you so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

PIP Challenge 1834

Happy Monday, and welcome to PIP Challenge 1834, an "Anything Goes" challenge sponsored this week by Newton's Nook.  I am a huge fan of Newton's Nook and was so excited to use this stamp called "Winton's Lake House".  Please visit their site to see some really adorable stamps!!

I colored the background pieces with daubers and ink.  All the other images were colored with Copic markers and fussy cut out. The canoe image is popped up with pop dots.  There is a touch of Fresh Sage Silk  and Sparkle Silk from Fun Stampers Journey on the water piece.

I do hope you'll check out our challenge this week and uplink your creation for a chance to win some awesome product from Newton's Nook.  Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 406

Welcome to Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 406, sponsored by the lovely CraftyGirl, with a theme of "Up in the Air".  Thank you so much to CrafyGirl for providing this wonderful "Air Balloons" image for the design team to use.  Please check out her website for the nice variety of hand-drawn images she has to offer! They are amazing!

I colored the balloons with Copic markers in a variety of colors and then used a Spectrum Noir sparkle marker over most of the image.  I added a few enamel dots in various colors from Fun Stampers Journey, and a birthday die cut (sorry, can't remember who it's from).  This image was then layered on two coordinating pieces of designer paper from my ever-growing stash.  :-)

I hope you visit Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 406 this week and get your project linked up for a chance to win!  We love seeing your creativity!  Thank you so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

PIP Challene 1833

Hooray! It's Monday and time for a new PIP Challenge!  This week is Challenge 1833 sponsored by Polkadoodles, and our theme is "Anything Goes".  I'd like to thank Polkadoodles for providing images for the design team to use.  I am using "Twinkle Tulips".  She is colored with Copic markers, layered on a oval die cut, then on a swiss dot embossed piece and finally on a coordinating color cardstock piece before being placed on the white base.  Whew!  I added a piece of coordinating ribbon and a sentiment from Fun Stampers Journey. A clear rhinestone on her necklace is the finishing touch.

Please visit Polkadoodles website to see all the great images they have, then swing over to our challenge this week at PIP Challenges.  I'd love to see what you create, and you do have a chance to win a really nice prize from our sponsor.  How fun is that??  Thanks so much for stopping by.....have a wonderful day!

PIP Challenge 1832

YAY!  It's time for another PIP Challenge!  This week's challenge is "Anything Goes" and is sponsored by Limited Runs Digi Stamps.  Thank you very much to Limited Runs for providing an image for the design team to use. I chose this adorable "Ollie the Giraffe" image that came with 4 sentiments.  Isn't it cute?  Please visit their website to see all the other awesome products they have to offer.  You won't be disappointed!!

I colored Ollie with Copic markers and mounted this on a piece of blue designer paper, matching it to the blue circles and other blue panel.  I punched out different size circles in 3 colors and placed them randomly on the base card. Then I popped up Ollie's image with pop dots and added a popped up sentiment from the same set.

Please visit our challenge this week and upload your project for a chance to win 3 digital images from Limited Runs Digi Stamps - a great prize!!  Thank you so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 404

Welcome to Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 404, an "Anything Goes" challenge this week sponsored by SugarPea Designs.  Thank you to SugarPea Designs for their continued sponsorship and wonderful products!!  Be sure to visit their website and see all the lovely products they offer!  I chose a set called "Kindness Matters" and it has many sayings regarding kindness.  There is also a die cut of the word "kindness", which I used on my card.  The background chevron stamp and sunflower image are from Fun Stampers Journey.  The black gems are from my stash.

I'd love for you to visit our challenge this week and upload your "Anything Goes" project.  It's always fun to see all the inspiration!  Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

PIP Challenge 1831

Can't believe it's August already!  And it's time for another PIP Challenge, too!  This week we are sponsored by Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  Thanks so much to them for being an awesome sponsor.  They kindly provided an image for us to work with, and I chose "Ellie the Elephant".  Isn't she adorable?  I love her facial expression!!  Be sure to visit their website to see all the other adorable images they have available.

This is really a CAS card - I colored the image with Copic markers and popped it up with pop dots on this adorable piece of patterned paper from my stash.  Then I stamped the sentiment (from Fiskars) on a piece of coordinating card stock and popped that up as well.  A few silver sequins later, and I was finished.

I couldn't resist making another card with this adorable image. This one I masked and used a background stamp from Fun Stampers Journey.  I colored Ellie with Copic markers and added a little pink bow and a few sequins. The sentiment (Stampin' Up) was stamped right on top of Ellie. The finishing touch was some Journey glaze on her eyes.

Please visit our challenge this week to see some great inspiration from the other design team members and get your project linked up for a chance to win product from Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  Thank you for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

PIP Challenge 1830

Welcome to PIP Challenge 1830, where our sponsor this week is Newton's Nook and our theme is "Sunny Days".  Please be sure to visit Newton's Nook Designs to see all the awesome product they have to offer!  

Do you know how sometimes you can see your finished card in your head prior to it being made?   And then sometimes it doesn't turn out anything like you thought it would?  THAT'S my card this week....turned out nothing like I thought it would!!  (lol)     I wanted to make a nice sunny, summery scene behind Newton taking a nap to fit in with our theme this week.  So I used images from Stampin' Up's High Tide set. I stamped Newton and fussy cut him out and colored him with Copic markers.  I popped him up with pop dots. I added a little sparkle marker from Spectrum Noir on the flowers and butterflies and just a touch on the water to make it sparkly.

Please check out the awesome inspiration from the other design team members at this week's challenge and be sure to uplink your project for a chance to win free product from Newton's Nook.  Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 402

Hello and welcome to Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 402.  Our theme this week is "Heatwave", which means use hot colors. Our awesome sponsor this week is Winnie and Walter.  If you haven't had a chance to see their website, do yourself a favor and visit them....you will not be disappointed!!  And you'll probably come away with some darling sets, too!  Thank you to them for providing a stamp set for the design team to use.  I chose "Shirley's Blooms" and "Hello Cutaway".

I had my card in mind the second I saw this set - a pretty rare thing for me!  But with the "Heatwave" theme I knew I wanted flowers in hot colors and a simple sentiment so as not to detract from the flowers.  I stamped the individual flowers on white cardstock, then die cut the "Hello" in the same color as the base cards. I added some pink stickles and some Spectrum Noir sparkle marker.  Just a few clear rhinestones and I was finished.

Please visit our challenge this week HERE to see some great inspiration from the other design team members, and be sure to upload your creative project for a chance to win a prize from Winnie & Walter.  Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

PIP Challenge 1829

Welcome to PIP Challenge 1829, an Anything Goes challenge, sponsored this week by Polkadoodles! Thanks so much to Polkadoodles for providing an image for the design team members to use - I chose this adorable image called Sugarpops - Gifts.  It was so much fun coloring her with Copic markers and adding a few highlights with Spectrum Noir sparkle markers.  I had this paper in my stash and thought it coordinated well. And how lucky was I to find this matching ribbon and safety pin?? It was meant to be!   The final touch was a few gems randomly placed on the white background.  Be sure to visit our wonderful sponsor, Polkadoodles, to see all their awesome product, and then get your project linked up to our challenge this week.  Who knows.....your entry could be chosen to win an awesome prize!!  How cool is that?  Thank you so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

PIP Challenge 1828

YAY!  It's time for another PIP Challenge!  This week our sponsor is StarzStampz, and I would like to thank them for providing some really nice images for the design team members to use.  I chose this one called "Goldfish" and thought it was adorable!!  Be sure to check out their website to see all the great products they have to offer.  I made a joyfold card this week and colored the image with Copic markers.  I used coordinating papers from a paper pack in my stash and added a few gems for embellishment.  I also used a Gelly Roll pen to outline the fishing line and make it sparkly.  (It's hard to see, I know.)  Be sure to visit our challenge this week to see some great cards made by the other design team members, and get your project uplinked for a chance to win some product from StarzStampz.  Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 400

Hello, and welcome to Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 400, sponsored this week by Power Poppy.  Thank you very much to Power Poppy for providing digital images for the design team members.  I chose this one called "Tea Cake with Strawberries".  Our theme this week is a color challenge, and you can find the color palette HERE at our challenge this week.

I used Copic markers to color the image and added Journey glaze to the cake plate and Spectrum Noir sparkle pen to the strawberries.  Then I used colored cardstock from my stash for the layers.  The flowers are from my embellishment stash, and the sentiment is from Stampin' Up.   Be sure to check out the great cards from our design team, and get your project uploaded for a chance to win a prize from Power Poppy.  Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

PIP Challenge 1827

Happy Monday Everyone!  Welcome to PIP Challenge 1827, an Anything Goes challenge, sponsored this week by Di's Digis.  Please be sure to visit their website to see what cute and adorable images they have to offer.  Thanks for being such a great sponsor!!

My card this week uses images and an embossing folder from Stampin' Up.  I colored the stamp itself with markers and stamped the image on white paper. The sentiment was cut out using an oval die cut (sorry, can't remember who it is from) and then popped up with pop dots.  I added a black layer of paper to offset the image panel and then the whole thing is spritzed with shimmer spray.

Please be sure to check out the other inspiration from our design team members at this week's challenge and get your project uploaded for a chance to win a $12 gift certificate from Di's Digis.  That's a great prize!!  Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

PIP Challenge 1826

Welcome to PIP Challenge 1826, an "Anything Goes" challenge sponsored this week by Sparkle N Sprinkle.  Thank you very much to Sparkle N Sprinkle for supplying the images for the design team to use.  I chose "Hummingbirds & Flowers".  Be sure to check out their website to see all the awesome images they have!!  I colored this image with Copic markers and used Nestibilities die cuts.  I colored some white sparkly ribbon with one of the Copic markers so it would match. Then I layered it all on white cardstock and matching colored paper.  Three rhinestones in the bottom corner finished off the card.  Be sure to stop by our challenge this week to see the wonderful cards made by the other design team members and to get your project uploaded for a chance to win product from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  Can't wait to see what you create!!   Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 398

Hello, and welcome to Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 398, where our theme is "Interactive Card" and our sponsor is the lovely Kim Sherrod at LilyPatch Boutique. Please be sure to check out her website to see the wonderful items she has!

I had so many ideas for my interactive card.....first it was a waterfall card, then a magic card where you pull up a panel with a black and white image and the same image is colored underneath, then a pinwheel card, and I finally settled on a spinner card.  These are so much fun, and perfect for kids of all ages! You'd be surprised how many spins it takes to make the arrow land on the sentiment!  My supplies and stamps are all from Fun Stampers Journey this week.

Our Interactive Challenge can be found HERE and I hope you visit it to see some great inspiration from the other design team members.  Be sure to uplink your Interactive project for a chance to win a great prize from our sponsor!  Thank you so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!!

PIP Challenge 1825

Welcome to PIP Challenge 1825, an Anything Goes challenge, sponsored this week by Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  I'd like to thank Digital Delights by Louby Loo for providing images for the Design Team to use.  Be sure to check out their website HERE to see all the delightful products they have!  I chose this image called "Fishing Donald".  He is colored with Copic markers.  I made a background scene with stamps from the "Waterfront" set at SU.  The sentiment is from my stash. I did use a Spectrum Noir sparkle pen on the water, although it is hard to see in the photo.  Please visit our challenge this week to see some awesome inspiration from the other Design Team members, and get your project uploaded for a chance to win product from Digital Delights by Louby Loo!  Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a great day!

PIP Challenge 1824

Welcome, welcome!  It's Pammies Inky Pinkies (PIP) Challenge 1824, sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps this week.  Our theme is "Anything Goes".  Thanks so much to Bugaboo Stamps for providing an image for the design team members to use.  I chose this adorable "Bird Trio Summer" image.  Couldn't resist the cuteness!  Be sure to check out their website for a whole lot more cuteness you can't resist!!  I colored the image with Copic markers and highlighted almost everything with Spectrum Noir sparkle markers.  Once I got started, I just couldn't stop!!  The background papers are from my stash, and the sentiment is from Fun Stampers Journey.  I added a black twine triple bow and a few enamel dots in the corner.  That's it!  So glad you stopped by - thank you!  Be sure to visit our challenge this week to see some awesome inspiration from the other design team members.  And don't forget to uplink your project for a chance to win a $12 gift certificate from Bugaboo Stamps.  That's an awesome prize!!  Have a wonderful day!

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 396

Welcome to Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 396, sponsored this week by The Paper Shelter.  Our theme is "Tag It", so anything to do with a tag!!  Thanks so much to The Paper Shelter for providing this yummy image appropriately named "YUMMY" for us to use!  It was so much fun coloring it with my Copic markers.  I added some Journey Glaze from Fun Stampers Journey on the glass and cherry.  The background is embossed with a Darice embossing folder, and the sentiment is from Door County Rubber Stamps.  A few sequins were added too. I hope you'll join us at our "Tag It" Challenge this week....I'm really excited to see what you create.  Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

PIP Challenge 1823

Happy Monday, and welcome to PIP Challenge 1823, an Anything Goes Challenge, sponsored this week by All Dressed Up.  Thank you to All Dressed Up for providing an image for us to use....I picked this one called "Smile It's Your Birthday".  Be sure to visit their website and see all the great products they have!  I colored the image with Copic markers and used coordinating papers from Neenah Papers to make the layers.  After making a few clouds in the background, I added a very special butterfly sticker from a sheet that was given to me by my mother - thanks Mom!! ❤😊
Be sure to visit our challenge this week and see all the wonderful inspiration from the other design team members....can't wait to see your project in our challenge!  Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a great day!

PIP Challenge 1822

Happy Monday and welcome to PIP Challenge 1822, an "Anything Goes" challenge sponsored this week by Polkadoodles.  Thank you Polkadoodles for providing images for the Design Team to use in this challenge.  This is an adorable image called "Earlie Bouquet".  Please be sure to check out all their images at their website!

I printed the image in color and enhanced it with Spectrum Noir sparkle pens on the flowers. I cut it out using some square die cuts, then layered it onto an embossed piece of Tim Holtz Alterations brick design.  I added a die cut sentiment, ribbon and a few sequins to finish it off.  Please be sure to visit our challenge this week and get your project linked up for a chance to win some digital images from our awesome sponsor!  Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!!