myasperations 5-30-22

Work has been hectic the last few months and it doesn’t look like that will change until fall (especially when I just learned that I have two staff positions to fill! EEK!) To reduce my stress level a bit, I temporarily stepped down from several of my DT responsibilities. But, since making cards is therapeutic and entering/occasionally winning challenges is fun I want to continue with both. Realizing that my blog write-ups usually take more time than needed I decided to try to keep my write-up details to a minimum (except for my few remaining DT cards.) If you ever have questions about a specific card or technique, feel free to ask them in a comment. And thanks for stopping by! 

This card was created for a challenge that requires a technique that is new to me named, “Angled Ink-Blending.” I was inspired by a fun surfboarder digi from Patties Creations to create a card with a beach theme. I followed the instructions for the technique, except I used strips of cardstock as my “stencils”, added some “movement” to the ocean and sky with sketching/smudging of a white gel pen, and created the sandy beach with torn parchment cardstock.  

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Patties Creations (Beach Gnome with Surfboard)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Angled Ink Technique Instructions and video can be found HERE

·   Front Sentiment- Desert Diva Freebie (hello!)

·   Inside Sentiment and sunshine die cut are both from my scrapbook stash

·   Palm tree silhouettes- hand sketched onto scraps of black stationery, fussy-cut and adhered with snail adhesive

·   Embossed brass colored paper frame upcycled from an old card

·   Scrap of metallic silver paper (for his cool reflective "shades"), foam tape, assorted ink pads, and sponges from my stash

Entered into:  

Lift Challenge- Elevator Challenge #170 (Angled ink-blending)

Patties Challenge- #94 Anything Goes (May)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes

Di’s Digi Stamps- Hand Colored Image  

Allsorts Challenge- Week 678- Anything but Birthdays

 

I created this card for the current challenge at The Paper Shelter named “Embellishments.” I wanted the card to have the feeling of looking through the front window of a coffee shop. A coloring sheet of a city street provided the scenic base for the sweet TPS coffee drinker. I know that my card doesn’t include the usual embellishments, but I hope that the things I used to add texture, depth, color, and interest (especially the acetate and foam tape to make the 3-D window/storefront) can be considered unusual embellies?!)

I’m entering this card into several challenges including Path Of Positivity: Celebrate Something Special about your Friends (during COVID one thing I missed most were the frequent coffee dates with friends. We often laughed so hard we joked about needing to wear Depends!)

Supplies: 

·   Background Image- Favoreads Coloring Sheet (Street) 

         (To see if the coloring fit is still available, go to the link, select download, and sign up for access to freebies.  

         One added note-I reduced the size when printing to 5x7 then trimmed it to fit my card front.)

·   Digi- The Paper Shelter Digi Set (So Casual So Beautiful)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Sentiments from an Echo Park paper pad named Coffee

·   Gold Filigree photo corners- Hobby Lobby

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

The Paper Shelter- #513 Embellishments

Path Of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #101               

Polkadoodles Challenge- Week #22 Anything Goes                     

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday  (Anything Goes)

Outlawz Challenge- Inlinks Challenge 

My last card was created for the current Christmas Craft Creations Challenge-Two Colors (plus neutrals.)  It features blue and silver (I googled to make sure that silver is considered a color. It is!)  I loved the delicate swirls on the blue patterned paper… a was excited to see how well it matched the pattern on the envelope flap (which I picked up in the wedding discount aisle of Hobby Lobby some time ago)!

Supplies: 

·   Front Sentiment-freebie from TLC Creations (Dream A Little Christmas Dream)

·   Star Template from my scrapbook stash

·   Inside Sentiment- “Thinking of You...” from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Christmas Cardinals)

·   Pioneer Silver Photo corners- available from several sources

·   Cardstock, metallic silver, glittery silver, and patterned paper, from my stash.

Entered into:  

Christmas Craft Creations challenge- Two Colors (plus neutrals)              

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #545-546 Anything Goes                   

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #596 AG (optional-Add Silver)

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

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- May                        

Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge- Anything Goes