myasperations 1-24-22

I’m so thankful to announce that both my sweet hubby and I made it through our bout with COVID. Yay! We are out of quarantine, but wearing masks for the next five days. I spent today working my way through emails and my “to do” list.  Getting ready to call it a night, but wanted to get these cards posted before I sign off. 

I created this lovely winter card for two challenges- Sketch N Scrap (snowflakes worked perfectly with this great sketch) and Double D’s Blue and White Winter (love the inspiration photo). But was thrilled to learn that another monthly  challenge named Colorful Options just started for which it is a perfect card (Thanks for the invite, Darlene!)  Snowflakes are magical to me, so I have lots of them in many forms that I could showcase in this card- patterned paper, dies, stickers, punches, tags (and stamps, which I just realized I didn’t use on this card!)

Supplies: 

·   Large blue and white snowflake tag, snowflake punch, cardstock, and patterned paper from my stash.

·   Snowflakes- Cheery Lynn Designs Die (C146 Snowflakes)

·   Snowflakes- Lawn Fawn LF995-Mini Snowflakes Die Set

·   Front Sentiment- “Let it snow” Computer Generated

·   Inside Circle Sentiment- “Enjoy the Butterflies of Winter” Freebie from Papercrafts Magazine (no longer available)  

Entered into: 
Sketch N Scrap-Card Sketch #210  

Double D’s Challenge-  Blue and White Winter  
Colorful Options Monthly Challenge- January: Winter Blue     
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #527-528 Anything Goes                   
Outlawz Challenge- Saturday Paper Ala Mode- January Blues

When I saw this adorable digi from Paper Nest Dolls I knew that I had to make a card for one of my cat-lovin’ friends. It’s her birthday soon so added a punny sentiment, plus some bling because my friend also loves all things sparkly!  The name of the digi is Arabian Princess, so I thought this background paper with an intricate pattern like an expensive Persian Rug would provide her with an appropriate backdrop. So fun! 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Paper Nest Dolls (Arabian Princess)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white & silver gel pens

·   Front Sentiment- “Happy Purr-thday!” Imagine That Set (Kitty Lapping Milk) Company no longer in business

·   Inside Sentiment- Freebie from Polkadoodles (Never Let Anyone Dull Your Sparkle)  

·   Patterned Paper- Hobby Lobby

·   Stickles- Diamonds

·   Cardstock (plain and glittery), and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  Paper Nest Dolls-Arabian Princess

Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge- Furry Thing Goes (#74 January)      

Digi Chooseday Crafting Challenge- Week #3 Anything Goes   

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Four-Legged Friends

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Furry Friends

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- January              

Outlawz Challenge- Inlinks Challenge

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Birthday) 

This sweet digi from All Dressed Up is the Outlawz Progressive Freebie for January. I had fun

coloring it with pretty pastels and adding lots of sparkly hearts plus one delicate butterfly. I’m

entering it into several other challenges including the Outlawz Tuesday Color challenge (my

card holds many of the colors in the inspiration photo), the Outlawz Sunday challenge

(digi has a splattering of sweet little hand-drawn hearts plus I added lots of sparkly heart

stickers to the front and inside), Incy Wincy Designs (so many wonderful pastel colors from

which to choose!) and lastly, and the Butterfly Challenge (my card all four colors:

Thistle/purple Tickle me pink, Tan and Tea Green/sage and one of the themes: Butterfly.)

Supplies: 

·   Digi- All Dressed Up (Rainbow Girl)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white & sparkle gel pens

·   Colored Rainbow- Freebie from cornishkat.blogspot.com (Unicorn Rainbow)

·   Butterfly digi-  from Bugaboo "Happiness Frame" (company no longer in business) 

·   Sparkly Heart Stickers- WalMart

·   Front Sentiment “Hello Sweet Friend” from Beccys Place Digital Set (Keeping It Simple)

·   Inside Sentiment- Freebie from Desert Diva (You Add Color To My Life)

·   Pioneer Black Photo corners- available from several sources

·   Cardstock, scrap of lavender vellum, and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Gem of a Challenge- Week #2 Anything Goes                               
Incy Wincy Designs-Pastel Colors and/or sketch
Outlawz Challenges- Progressive Freebie- January (All Dressed Up Rainbow Girl)
Outlawz Sunday Challenge- Hearts

Outlawz Challenges- Tuesday Color Challenge-Inspiration Photo 

Butterfly Challenge- #165 T For Triple Point Card