myasperations 12-15-21

The 15th of the month finds me making a DT card for the challenge at QKR Stampede. Stop by the challenge, which is always “Anything Goes” and several prizes are awarded. Maybe you’ll be inspired to enter a card or two yourself?

For this simple yet elegant Christmas card, I printed a digi sentiment from Eureka Stamps to fit an A2-sized card front.  I layered it atop a rectangle of beautiful gold embossed paper, the added some sparkle to the butterfly wings to help them stand out a bit.  I wanted to use the gold foil-lined envelope from a thrift store find that I’ve had in my stash for some time, so I created a card base that would fit the envelope and added a layer of black cardstock before adhering to the card front.  A few scraps of the gold embossed paper, plus a butterfly punched from black paper and a QKR sentiment finish off the inside of the card… which is currently fluttering its way through the US postal system to my sweet MIL’s door a few states away. (I do love that lady so much. She is amazing… and raised a pretty amazing son, too! I’m thankful for all the joy and laughter he has brought to my life for over 4 decades!)

I’m entering this card into several challenges including Outlawz Sunday Challenge (featuring a beautiful poem by Poet Laureate John Betjeman named, appropriately, “Christmas.” I found a wonderful YouTube reading of the poem by the author himself. You can find it HERE.

Supplies: 

·   Front Sentiment- Eureka Digital Stamp (Legend of the Butterfly) Also available in unmounted or cling-mounted

·   Butterflies colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen and Stardust Clear gel pen

·   Inside Sentiment- QKR Stampede Digital Stamp (Merry Christmas) Also available in unmounted or cling-mounted

·   Stampin’ UP! Elegant Butterfly Punch (retired)

·   Gold patterned paper, cardstock, and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Double D’s Challenge- Lots Of White                     

Outlawz Challenge- Twisted Thursday Anything Goes (Twist- make SENTIMENT the focus)

Outlawz Sunday Challenge- Christmas by John Betjeman

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #521-522 Anything Goes                   

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- December             

Cute As A Button- December: CH #75 Anything Goes + (Option) Vintage

A few months ago I was introduced to a company named Free Pretty Things For You (FPTFY), which offers a treasure trove of patterned papers, digis, and clipart images…and many of them are free! After I registered as a member, I was excited to nab this set of papers that features a set of freebies (six different designs) named “Winter Wonderland.” The beautiful deer silhouette is another of the FPTFY Freebies. Paired with a flurry of die-cut snowflakes, a scrap of red plaid paper, and two sentiments from a Beccy’s Place digi set, and this card is added to my done pile! (Actually, it was added to a bag of holiday cards that I am delivering to my dentist’s office tomorrow. During the height of COVID I provided them with a bunch of cards since I knew that, like me, many were not able to get home for the holidays. It was so much fun to share from my bounty of cards, that I just had to do it again. And… it was even more fun to watch as they immediately started looking at them. The oohs and ahhs- and a few giggles- blessed this old stampers heart!)

Supplies: 

·   Deer Digi- Free Pretty Things for You (Winter Snowflake Deer Silhouette)

·   Free Winter Wonderland Digital Paper HERE

·   Sentiments are from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Poinsettia)

·   Assorted die-cut Snowflakes- Cheery Lynn Designs Die (C146 Snowflakes) AND Lawn Fawn LF995-Mini Snowflakes Die Set

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Path Of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #97 (Optional Twist- Give To-Help Others)

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Cold as Ice

Outlawz Challenge- Saturday Paper Ala Mode- Winter

My final card this post is a sweet one-literally! One of the sweet little elves from a Beccy’s Place digi set is cooking up a batch of gingerbread cookies. I added lots of patterns, textures, and depth to the card with stickers, patterned paper piecing (apron), and foam mounting tape. I especially loved printing off, coloring, and fussy-cutting an extra tray of cookies to use as embellishments. They have such cute little dough-bellies!

Supplies: 

·   Digi and front sentiment- from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Making Merry)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen and Marvy silver marker

·   Cup of Hot Cocoa sticker- Hobby Lobby (embellished with an extra ginger cookie)

·   Dark Plaid paper- Hobby Lobby’s Plaid Box of Cards

·   Puffy Heart Stickers- Sticko’s from WalMart (113 assorted puffy hearts for just 99 cents!)

·   Inside Sentiment- a Scrapbook sticker embellished with a few extra ginger cookies

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #572 AG

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday  

Outlawz Challenge- Inlinks Challenge

Beccy’s Place Challenge- December   Since I’m a Contributor for Beccy’s Place, I’m entering just for fun!