myasperations 7-17-22

The Double D’s Challenge has been a favorite of mine for several years… and I was excited that the inspiration photo for the new theme- Creatures Under/In the Sea, allowed me to use an adorable digi from Digi Doodles that I just added to my collection.  I printed the digis onto white cardstock, trimmed them into rectangles to fit onto a Z-Fold Card base, and adhered them to rectangles of watery patterned paper. Using the wavy pattern from the background paper as my guide, I lightly sketched the pattern onto the white cardstock, behind the digis, colored with watercolor pencils and a damp paintbrush. I added texture and a little sparkle to the little jellyfish by cutting thin slits in the cardstock-under her “chin” and also along the ends of her frills-slipping a small bundle of the fine Easter straw through the slits and taping the ends down on the underside. (The end result is a bit messier looking than I had planned, but then I have a feeling the jellyfish frills can get tied into knots occasionally with all that wave action!)

Entered into: 

Double D’s Challenge- Creatures Under/In the Sea  

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- #186 Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Make You Own Background
Polkadoodles Challenge- Week #29 Anything Goes                     
Digi Doodle Studios FB Challenge- July
Digi Doodle Studios- #51 Three or More Layers
Paper Funday– #43 ATG (w/Opt. Day At the Beach)

                 

I was so happy last month when Power Poppy started offering challenges again. The June one featured Spring flowers. The July one was a little more challenging, as our finished item is to feature something that is glass. I dug through my Power Poppy stamps and digis and decided to create a 4^th of July card with yummy cupcakes under a pretty glass dome. I wanted the glass dome to look transparent, so I lay a sheet of decorated acetate over the printed digi and traced around the dome shape with a fine-line black pen. I used a pencil to lightly sketch the lines for the plaid pattern atop the cupcake stack, colored in the images, the used a few blue markers to fill in the plaid background. A white gel pen plus assorted Stickles glue pens added some sparkle and pop to the card.

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Power Poppy (Cuppa Cupcakes)

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

·   Front Sentiment- We Are 3 Digi Set (Wishing you a Happy 4th)

·   Inside Sentiment Digi- Eureka Digital Stamp (Celebrate With A Bang) Also available in unmounted or cling-mounted

·    Blue & White Plaid paper- Hobby Lobby’s Plaid Box of Cards

·   Clear Acetate Sheet with Stars and Confetti- JoAnne’s

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Power Poppy- The Blossom Challenge- Glassy Eyed     

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #649-Christmas in July     

Cupcake Inspirations- #548 Color Challenge             

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge- July: Red, White and Blue      

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- July