myasperations 4-13-22

It's time for another challenge at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog where challenges are always Anything Goes and prizes are awarded from one or more sponsors.  Stop by the blog to check it out!
For this challenge, my DT card features a fun digi from Dr. Digis House of Stamps “Spells for Beginners.” The sentiment is a variation of one sold by a company named Victorine Originals. At the time it made me smile, but I didn’t have an idea how to use it.  I’ve since found a few great wizard stamps so was sad that the company had gone out of business a while ago. I tried to remember the sentiment as best I could for this card.  A bit of bling and a flurry of play money accents the finished card. So fun!

Supplies: 
·   Digi- Dr Digis House of Stamps (Spells for Beginners)
·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white & silver gel pens
·   Sentiments- Computer Generated
·   Galaxy Patterned Paper- Hobby Lobby
·   Stickles- Star Dust (on crystal tip of wand and dotted in the air)
·   Play Money- local Dollar Store
·   All other items from my stash.
Entered into:  
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- #179 Anything Goes
Digi Chooseday Crafting Challenge- Week #15 Anything Goes   
Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- April                       
 
Last month artist Jan Mahew had several wonderful Easter digi sets for sale… and our budget allowed me to nab two of them. I had fun using digis and sentiments from both sets plus several items from my stash to make this card. (I know that I’ve had the Sparkly Easter basket grass for over two decades, because it was available for sale at the Stamp/Scrap store that a friend and I owned from 1997-2001. I am still using some of the many treasures I’ve held on to since then!)  

Supplies: 
·   Chocolate Bunny Digi  (Precolored)-from  Jan’s Digi Stamps digi set (Easter Jonquils)
·   Light Shading and Highlights added with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and white colored pencil
·   Easter Egg Digi- Jan’s Digi Stamps digi set (Hippity Hop)
·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
·   Front Sentiment- “Bunny Kisses…” from  Jan’s Digi Stamps digi set (Easter Jonquils)
·   Inside Sentiment- “Hippity Hop” from Jan’s Digi Stamps digi set (Hippity Hop)
·   Small easter eggs- cut from patterned  paper from my stash
·   Martha Stewart Crafts Punch Around The Page- Swirling Lace Punch Set
·   Sparkly Easter basket grass, patterned paper, cardstock and other items from my stash.
Entered into:  

Cupcake Inspirations- Challenge #541  Theme  Challenge (Bunnies)      

Double D’s Challenge- Easter                                                                        
The Paper Shelter #507 Easter Time
Jan’s Digi Stamps- April 2022 Anything Goes    
Paper Funday – #40 ATG
Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Easter)
Outlawz Challenge- Inlinks Challenge

Last fall I dug into my paper scraps to create Christmas tags with little paper scrap trees! I decided to finish another one of them for my entry into the current Pixie’s Snippets Challenge, which is one of my favorite challenges. It encourages me to use my scraps, and I have a large (I mean LARGE!) collection of paper scraps! For this card, I even made the little photo corners with a scrap of dotted swiss paper. I also like to upcycle items from old cards, in this case, the cute little Santa and inside sentiment. The small, cross-stitched gift is from my very short venture into this form of needlecraft. Short, as in… I stitched this item, a few small Christmas ornaments, and one wall hanging which ended that venture! (It was a beautiful 11x14 “picture” of Mount Rushmore. Since the other items I made were from patterns, I decided to do the same with this one. Sadly, I learned that I’m not too good at counting cross-stitches on bigger pieces… which is apparent in both the final dimensions of the carved mountain, plus the fact that George Washington’s nose looks like he was in a bar fight! Oh… and the backside of the finished work of “art” looks like a colorful bramble patch!)

 
Supplies: 
·   Santa embellishment- Upcycled from an old Christmas card
·   Front Sentiment- Label from my scrapbook stash
·   Inside Sentiment- Upcycled from an old Christmas card
·   Scalloped A2 card- Michaels Crafts
·   Music score patterned vellum- Hobby Lobby
·   Paper scraps, small cross-stitched image, and other items from my stash.
Entered into:  

Pixie's Snippets- Week #425
Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #589 AG (optional-Add a Star)
Di’s Digi Stamps- Use 2 or More Patterned Papers  

Earlier this month I found this cute little feline stamp hiding in a box in my garage.  At that time I’d stamped off a few images and posted a card using one of them. Decided to use another because snow is in our weather forecast for the next few days and I am longing for Spring. Flowers, birds, and a playful cat in a birdbath brighten my mood!
I’m entering this card into several challenges including three at Outlaws- Sunday: Just Above the Meadow poem (card includes birds and flowers), Monday: Cute or Cuddly (the cute cat fits both categories. Or at least he will after he gets out of the birdbath!), Tuesday: TicTacToe (Diagonal start at upper left- grass, pastel colors, flowers), and Path Of Positivity Challenge: Celebrate Something Special about your Pets (during my childhood we had lots of pets, including cats. What I most remember about our many cats were how mischievous they could be… and that my oldest brother, Pat, liked to give them weird nicknames. The one I remember most was a tiny little kitten that I claimed as my own. When I didn’t quickly decide on what I’d name her, Pat teasingly dubbed her “No Name” and it stuck!)
 

Supplies: 

·   Cat in Birdbath Stamp- Penny Black (No longer available)
·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
·   Paw Print Sticker- Hobby Lobby
·   Front sentiment- Freebie scrapbookandcards.com-bonus summer files 2017 (Hello)
·   Front Sentiment- “Happy Purr-thday!” Imagine That Set (Company no longer in business)
·   All other items from my stash.
Entered into:  
Incy Wincy Designs- Easter +/or Animals
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #539-540 Anything Goes                   
Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge- Furry Thing Goes (#77 April)                              
Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge- Cute or Cuddly
Outlawz Challenges- Tuesday Color Challenge-TicTacToe (Photo)  
Path Of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #100 (Optional Twist- Celebrate Pets)
Outlawz Sunday Challenge- Just Above the Meadow