Grammy's Attic: Pammie's Inky Pinkies

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Monday, August 8, 2022

Comforting Thoughts

I hate to say it but this is my last DT post for Pammie's Inky Pinkies. I have had to resign from most of my Design Teams due to the vision problems I've had over the last 3 months. There is slow improvement but it takes me a long time to get images colored and ready to make into cards or other projects. This particular card I had prepared and ready before I resigned from the team.

Our theme is always "Anything Goes" and this week our sponsor is Varada Sharma. The image I used is called "Comforting Thoughts." The image was used twice, with one resized, reversed, and merged with the first one, plus merging the sentiment which is also part of the set.

Colored with ProMarkers, then cut with a QuicKutz die and the edges were inked with an ink pad. The butterflies were cut with Memory Box dies. The purple rectangle was a scrap which I ran through my 'Linen' EF. I left it rather CAS so that the flowers were the focal point.

Challenges:

I do hope we're going to see you playing along with us this week. There's a wonderful prize available from Varada Sharma and you'll fall in love with her images! Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Monday, July 11, 2022

Best Wishes

It's time for another "Anything Goes" challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week our sponsor is Jan's Digi Stamps.

I used one of the images from her "Best Wishes" set. It's one of the secondary images and I used it once, then layered it in reverse, merged the sentiment (also from that set), and printed it. It's a pre-colored image but I added my own highlights and shadows using ProMarkers and water colors. I cut the printed image with a large rectangle die from QuicKutz, then used a Fiskars corner punch on it. The background papers are simple scraps from the basket (probably DCWV), layered on and trimmed at the edges to fit the A2 card shape.

Challenges:

Taylomadecards ...

That's it for today. Come play along and you could win a wonderful prize from Jan's Digi Stamps. Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Sunday, April 17, 2022

Butterflies

I'm sharing with you my DT card for the current challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies. Our theme is always "Anything Goes" except on a 5th Monday, and that happens only a few times each year. Our sponsor this week is the artist Varada Sharma and I've only recently been introduced to her work. She's really marvelous! I used her beautiful butterflies, merging them together into an interesting pattern and adding the sentiment before printing.

I colored with ProMarkers and watercolor pencils, then cut the image with my Fiskars paper cutter. I did the corners with Fiskars and Uchida punches. I added glitter to the butterfly wings and let it dry. I chose one color from the butterflies and matched (as closely as possible) colored CS to it for the background piece. I tied a Butterfly shaped, wrapped bow, using 1" grosgrain ribbon, and 1/4" ribbon for the center wrap.

Challenges:

We really would love to see you join in our challenge; "Anything Goes" and it runs until next Sunday. Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Sunday, April 3, 2022

Stained Glass Eagle

Today starts a new weekly challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies, and we're sponsored by Newton's Nook. The theme is Anything Goes (every week except on a 5th Monday) and, because I didn't have any Newton's Nook stamps, I chose to use one of my newer 'stained glass' dies to cut this scene.

I cut it from black, self-stick CS, mounted the outline onto white CS, then colored with my ProMarkers. You can't imagine how many pieces fall out of this cut! I put the tree negatives from the cutting back into the tree spaces. Because the die doesn't cut an outside border, I fussy cut the outer edges, creating an out-of-the-box cut around the wingtips, beak, and talons. This is the first time I've used this die and I think it's pretty spectacular, not to say unusual.

Unhappily, these were purchased at a garage sale many years ago and the original packaging had been removed so I have no idea what company made the dies. Sigh...

Challenges:

Taylormadecards ...

Come play with us this week, won't you? We'd love to see what you create. NanaConnie

Sunday, March 20, 2022

Tropical Toucan

Today a new "Anything Goes" challenge is starting at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and we're sponsored by the fun and fabulous SheepSki Designs. Andrea provided images for the DT to use for this challenge and I chose this one called "Tropical."

It's cold enough today that I can wish I was somewhere tropical, chattering with a toucan, with a hibiscus flower in my hair. :-D No worry, spring will be here in another 24 hours and the temperatures will quickly rise, to a point beyond anyone's comfort zone and we'll all be wishing for the cooler, crispier temps of early fall.

I colored the image with ProMarkers, then cut it with a die from Spellbinders. I dry embossed a piece of spring green CS with my Linen EF (which I've used quite a lot this month), and mounted both of those onto the card front. The sentiment is fussy cut and I hand-tied the large bow using 1" grosgrain ribbon. Final touch - 3 sequins.

I used the colors from Cupcake Inspirations.

Challenges:

613 Avenue Create

Cutie Pie (B for Bird)

Lil Patch of ...

Happy Crafting and we'd love to see you playing in our challenge this week. NanaConnie

Sunday, March 6, 2022

Spring Bunny

I have two posts in a row which feature images from Jan's Digi Stamps and this one is for the new weekly challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies. Our theme is our usual "Anything Goes." Jan's Digi Stamps is sponsoring us this week and I used one of the newer releases called "Spring Bunny."

I adore this bunny surrounded by all those Easter eggs, claiming to have somehow hidden all of them! The sentiment is part of the set. If you look at the set in the store, you'll notice that I flipped the image side to side and added extra eggs by merging secondary images before I printed anything.

I also printed the image after adding the sentiment. I used the pre-colored image but printed it grayscale so that I could use brighter colors on the eggs and flowers but still have the shadows and highlights of the original image. I cut the image with a rectangle die from QuicKutz, then used a Fiskars punch on the corners. The papers are from a Recollections stack and the bow was sewn together with a rhinestone finding (for making jewelry.)

I chose colors (all 4) from My Favorite Things,

plus a couple others for the eggs.

Challenges:

I hope we're going to see you playing along in our Anything Goes challenge this week. We love seeing what you create and being inspired by it. Come on over and see what the rest of the team has created. Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Sunday, February 20, 2022

Magical Birthday

A new challenge begins over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies where our theme is always Anything Goes, except on the occasional 5th Monday in a month when we have a theme you must follow. This being a third Monday, we don't have to worry about that.

Our sponsor for this challenge is CAS-ual Fridays and you should check out their wonderful products.

I've made another card with all die cuts. The butterfly die is from Cuts; the wheat die from Die-namites. I dearly love butterflies! They have to be my favorite insects. Their colors are so varied and marvelous that we crafty people can do almost anything with them. :-D

The sentiment die (Cut & Make) is really special to me because it was sent to my by my friend, Faith, and I love the look of it! Thank you, Faith. :-D The background dp is a scrap from an old (very old !) DCWV stack.

Challenges:

Lil Patch of ...

Come play with us this week. How can you beat an Anything Goes theme? Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Monday, February 7, 2022

Valentine Wishes

We've started another new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and since we're back to the first Monday of the month, our theme is "Anything Goes." Our wonderful sponsor this week is Lawn Fawn. On my card, although it's rather simple, I've used Lawn Fawn papers.

The background paper was trimmed to fit a 6" x 6" card, and then I began playing with the dies. I used scrap pieces of Lawn Fawn paper for both the butterfly cut and for the sentiment paper. The paper for the sentiment was cut with a Gina Marie framing die, filled with tiny hearts. The butterfly corner was done with a die from Memory Box and I carefully put back in place all the little bits which are intended to fall out. There were a few which went astray but I simply used a black marker to fill in those open spaces in the butterfly wings. The deep pink ribbon came from my stash and was an end-of-the-roll scrap.

This is a pretty CAS card made to look complex with the die cut. But look at all that open space! :-D

Challenges:

Art Impressions

Aud Sentiments

Creative Inspirations

It would be great if you'd come play with us this week! We really look forward to seeing what you have to share. Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Tea Time Valentine

A new week and a new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies, where our theme is always "Anything Goes" except on the occasional 5th Monday in a month (which will be NEXT Monday, as a matter of fact!) :-D Our sponsor this week is Gerda Steiner Designs, and they generously supplied images for the DT to use. I chose this darling little Mouse in a Cup and turned it into another Valentine card.

I colored with my ProMarkers, then paper pieced the tea cup with a dp scrap. I cut the image with a stitched die from Memory Box. The dp for the background probably came from a Paper Shack stack. I added the sheer ribbons in Thistle and Tan for a bit of contrast and also because they were colors, along with Tickle Me Pink, in the Butterfly Challenge.

Challenges:

We'd love to see you playing in our challenge this week. It's "Anything Goes" so create something fun and enter it into our challenge. Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Puppy in a Boot

It's time for the latest weekly challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and we have a theme this time instead of our usual anything goes because this is a 5th Monday. So, this challenge we want to see "Animals." Our fabulous sponsor is Sweet N Sassy and I used one of their images called "Christmas Puppy" which I already had in my collection. Isn't he darling?

I colored with my ProMarkers and water color pencils, then cut the image with a die from Spellbinders. I colored the outside border of the image piece so that it looks like a separate frame. The background dp is from an old Graphic 45 stack, and the two different gold ribbons are both metallic, wired on the edges, and sparkly! I tied the bow using my bow maker. The sentiment was printed and cut with Tonic Studios die and I inked the edges.

Challenges:

I hope we're going to see you playing along in our "Animal" theme challenge this week. I know it seems odd since you are probably used to it always being anything goes, but remember, every 5th Monday challenge (they happen 3 or 4 times a year) has a theme instead.

Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Christmas 'Gifting'

Here it is the start of another week and another new "Anything Goes" challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies. Our fantastic sponsor is Polkadoodles and I've used a darling image called "Christmas Bella Bear." Isn't she sweet?

I colored with ProMarkers and gel pens, then cut her with a filigree, framing die from Spellbinders. I thought the open work would look great if I put metallic gold paper behind the image piece and once I tried it, it was perfect! I used a scrap of red and green plaid paper (Graphic 45) behind the image and also a tiny bit to at the sentiment which had been cut with an Avery Elle die.

I left it unadorned other than the die cut and papers because this one is going to be mailed so flatter was better.

Challenges:

Come play in our Anything Goes challenge this week. With that simple theme, what do you have to lose? Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Sunday, October 31, 2021

Christmas FISH ???

We're starting a new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and our theme is "Anything Goes." This challenge is sponsored by Star Stampz and they generously provided images for the DT to use. I used one called "Polar Bear" but I had to change the ears slightly to turn him into a kitty. Whether you're a polar bear or a kitty, fish would be a great way to celebrate Christmas! :-D

I colored with ProMarkers and cut both the image and the frame with Unbranded dies. The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die. The background paper is from a very old stack by DCWV called "Winter Magic." I've been using papers from that stack for at least 5 years but I think it's actually more like 7 or 8.

The ribbon is from my stash and I don't remember what company made it. It has glittery, silver, circles on it that look a bit like snowflakes. I used my bow maker to tie the double loop bow.

Challenges:

Come play with us this week. How can you go wrong with an Anything Goes theme? Hope to see you there. Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Sunday, October 3, 2021

Spider Treat Box

We're starting a new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies this morning and our theme is "Anything Goes." We are being sponsored by The Cutting Cafe and they have some of the cutest projects, including this adorable Spider Treat Box. Their .svg file is designed for electronic cutting machines but, since I don't have one, I used their .pdf file and cut everything by hand.

Mine is a little different than the sample you'll see on the Cutting Cafe's website but that's because I printed the spider onto white CS, colored it black with my ProMarkers, cut it with scissors and attached it to a little, orange box I made with my ScorPal board. Black and Orange is still my favorite color combo for Halloween, even though I'm perfectly fine with purple and some shade of muted olive green having been added as spooky colors in more recent years. Those of you who are over 50 will know what I mean.

I used tiny google eyes to make the spider eyes, opting to add them to two small ovals so that they looked more like 'people' eyes. I found that spreading them across the spider face (the actual placement of real spider eyes) was distracting and nearly unidentifiable so did them this way instead. At least, you still get the sense of multiple eyes. :-D

I used sparkly, metallic, wired ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon to make the triple loop bow and attached that to the top of the spider, as though it was a jaunty, autumn chapeau! Hope you like him. If you have an electronic cutter, you could make dozens of these with the .svg file from The Cutting Cafe in the amount of time I spent making just this one.

Challenges:

Don't forget that our challenges at Pammie's Inky Pinkies run every week, starting on Mondays and our theme is always Anything Goes except for the occasional 5th Monday in a month when we have a specific theme. Come play with us - this is an Anything Goes week. :-D

Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Sunday, September 19, 2021

In Sympathy

Time for the newest challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies where the theme is "Anything Goes" (unless it's a 5th Monday when we have a theme.) Our sponsor this week is Jan's Digi Stamps and while they provided images for the team to use, I chose one from my own collection. The lily image comes from a set called "Easter Blessings" but it's versatile enough to use on nearly any kind of card. I needed a sympathy card and it was perfect.

Because I needed this card right away, I used one of the pre-colored images in the set and fussy cut it with scissors. The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die. The faintly striped, background paper was a scrap left over from cutting a large scrapbook sheet of paper. The wide, green, grosgrain ribbon made a lovely bow for this otherwise CAS card.

Challenges:

Are you going to come and play along in our challenge this week? We'd love to see what you create. Maybe you'll inspire one of us! :-D Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Monday, August 23, 2021

Gnome's Wild Flower

First, quick apology for the late post. Unavoidable. :-(

Today we start another new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and our theme is "Anything Goes." Our challenge is sponsored this week by SheepSki Designs and they provided images to the DT for our inspiration projects. Thank you, SheepSki!

I used one of Andrea's adorable Gnomes and this one is called "Wild Flower." I colored him with my ProMarkers, and used a QuicKutz die to cut both the image and the blue frame around it. I added a scrap piece of pale blue CS behind the image but there's a secret I'll share with you. The background dp is actually 2 pieces which I carefully matched together and the image and blue CS are covering up a 'hole' in one piece where a piece had been cut for some other project.

I keep saying, "Don't toss the scraps! They can be used." :-D

I added one of my signature, hand-sewn bows which had been 'dyed' with ProMarker to match the flowers. The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.

Challenges:

Ally's Angels

Bastel-Traum

Carlin's Card Paradise

We really want to see you playing in our challenge this week. Remember, "Anything Goes" and all you have to do is submit them with the link up tool on the challenge blog. :-D Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Sunday, August 8, 2021

Friends and Flowers

We're starting a new challenge over a Pammie's Inky Pinkies and our theme is "Anything Goes." Our marvelous sponsor this week is Lee Holland and the DT received images to use. I love this "Woodland Floral Border" and the detail on the stamp is incredible!

I realized recently that when I color with whatever medium, I tend to use just one or two colors with a neutral or two thrown in. Often my coloring is unintentionally monochromatic. But I happened to be inspired by both this image and the photo at the Inspiration Station challenge (see below in challenges list) and dug out a wide array of ProMarkers. Although most of the colors are based on pinks and greens, you'll find blues, purples, even yellow and a tiny splash of light orange.

Once colored, I cut the image with an octagonal die from QuicKutz. I used a pink card base and added a diagonal scrap of green CS for the background, then rounded the corners of the card with a Fiskars punch. The satin ribbon came from the scrap basket, and the flowers (both the white lace and the purple mulberry paper flowers) have been hanging around in the embellishment drawer for a couple of years now. It was time to use them. :-D

Challenges:

Aud Sentiments

Butterfly (ribbon, Russian green, rose pink)

I hope you'll think about playing in our challenge this week. With a theme of Anything Goes, how can you lose? You might even win some Lee Holland images. As a side note, I'm just discovering Lee Holland and have fallen in love with the dragons in the shop - all of them! I've already put a serious dent in my budget this month just THINKING about buying 10 or 20 of them. lol

Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Monday, July 26, 2021

Does that Mean Prickly?

Apologies for the post being late but I've been fighting back pain for the last few days and sitting a the keyboard of my computer was my least favorite thing to do during that time.

Today is the start of a new weekly challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies, where our things are usually "Anything Goes" (unless there's a 5th Monday in a month and then we have a specific theme to follow.) Our sponsor this month is the fun and fabulous We Are 3. They supplied images, dp, and sentiments for the DT to use, all from this wonderful "Camille's Cactus" set.

I merged the image and the sentiment onto the dp, then colored with my ProMarkers. I used black gel pen to add more cactus spines and the noon-time shadow at the base of the cactus. I found a tiny snippet of jute cord in my stash and hand-tied the bow. Very CAS, very masculine, and I used it as a birthday card for one of my grandsons.

Challenges:

(I'll add these links when I can sit for a longer period)

Come play with us and Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Sunday, July 11, 2021

Hanging the Christmas Bunting

Another new weekly challenge is starting now at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and our theme is "Anything Goes." We're being sponsored by Polkadoodles and they were generous enough to supply images for the team to use on their sample projects. I used "Wanda Penguin Hanging Bunting," a sweet little penguin.

I colored the image with my ProMarkers and added highlights with gel pen. The image was cut with a die from Dare 2B Artzy and framed with a scalloped die cut (Sizzix.) The tiny snowmen and trees on the banner were done with mini punches and I added 3 tiny, sparkly red, Dew Drops. The dp is from Recollections, and the green polka dot ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. The black bow is one of my hand-sewn, signature bows with a pearl. The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.

Challenges:

12 Months...Christmas

Don't forget that the challenges at PIP are always Anything Goes except on a 5th Monday when we have a specific theme. I really want to see you playing along with us this week and every week. :-D Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Summer Campfire

As the state of California opens up again after 15 months of lockdown due to COVID-19, I'm looking forward to summer campouts, camp fires, and toasted marshmallows! Another new challenge has started at Pammie's Inky Pinkies today and the theme is our usual "Anything Goes."

Our sponsor this week is Jan's Digi Stamps and they provided images for the DT to use in their inspiration projects. I used "Alone Together" and I love the end result of merging images from that set. I used ProMarkers to color the image and cut it with a die from Spellbinders.

I love using a 'fancy' die to cut an image and then make a CAS card which looks very fancy simply because of the die cut. This card is quite literally nothing more than the cut image and the green card base. CAS cards are always easier to mail than those which are too fat with embellishments to fit into an envelope!

I added one of my signature bows, made from white ribbon which has been 'dyed' with a ProMarker, and with a single pearl sewn on. Once I learned to 'dye' ribbon, this became a technique I love because I can use nothing but white ribbon and I can make the color match one of the colors in the image or in dp if I've used any.

Challenges:

Lil Patch of ...

I hope we're going to see yo0u playing in our challenge this week. Remember, it's Anything Goes and you certainly can't lose with that theme. :-D Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Butterfly Face

Another Monday, another challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies. While our theme is almost always "Anything Goes," this happens to be a 5th Monday (in a month) and when that happens we have a specific theme. So this week our theme is "Butterflies."

Our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps and they provided images for the DT to use. I chose "Butterfly Face" and, much as I love Bugaboo Stamps it's hard to pick favorites, but this has to be my favorite Bugaboo Stamps image ever! What fun to color. :-D

Colored w ProMarkers

Cut w QuicKutz die

Circle frame cut w QuicKutz die

Background dp DCWV scraps

Sentiment cut w Avery Elle die

Pearls added to the frame

Challenges:

Aud Sentiments

Butterfly (Navy Blue)

Catch the Bug

Crafty Sentiments

Creative Inspirations

Remember our challenges run for 1 week and this time you can enter with anything that has one or more butterflies on it. Come on - we want to be inspired by you and what you create! Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

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