myasperations 7-23-22

I am honored to have served as a Guest Designer for Beccy Muir at Beccy’s Place and am now one of her “Contributors” (which means that she provides me with digis or clear stamp sets several times a year and I get to create cards or other items with them!) It is always fun to see the images Beccy invites me to use.  This time, the digi and sentiments are all from a just-released set named “Hocus Pocus.”

Since I just had a small setback in my recovery from hip replacement, I didn’t have the energy-or a clear mind- to develop the write-ups for my posts. Instead, I am offering the wonderful descriptions that Beccy provided on her blog. (She is an artist and also is a fine writer!)

Here are Beccy’s comments, “Kathy has been hard at work creating some truly magical cards with the new Hocus Pocus set of digital stamps. Her first card features a tree stump that has become home to one comfy, old toad! Kathy coloured the eyes separately to give them more dimension and make them the focal point of the design... and check out that swirling pipe smoke!” (Note from Kathy- I used Kraft paper for printing the toad and a free hollow log template I found on the web. I used this template with another of Beccy’s Digi sets back in 2018. You can see it HERE.)

I’m entering this card into several challenges including Allsorts: Summer (This is a smart old toad, because he knows that a hollow log is cool resting place. However, the drug prevention educator in me wants to give him a bit of info on the dangers of tobacco use!)    

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Beccy’s Place Digi Set  (Hocus Pocus)

·   I used a Hollow Log template freebie found HERE

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

·   Gold Star Stickers- Hobby Lobby

·   Sentiments- “There is Magic in the Air” and “Have a Magical Birthday” from Beccy’s Place Digi Set  (Hocus Pocus)

·   Sequin Flowers- Simon Says Stamp (item used is discontinued, but new assortments are available)  

·   Center Of Flowers- Liquid Pearls (Buttercup)

·   Foliage- Sizzlits Leaves and Branches Die Set

·   Cardstock, scrap of mulberry paper, scraps of yellow plastic index divider sheets (to make translucent stars) and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Digi Chooseday Crafting Challenge- Week #29 Anything Goes  

Allsorts Challenge- Week 686: Summer   

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration & Challenge  (Anything Goes-July)

Paper Funday– #43 ATG

Patties Challenge- #196 Anything Goes (July)

Beccy’s comments-“Kathy's second creation is a circle easel card decorated with a very wise, slightly grumpy, owl! She used one of the sentiments from the set to make an anchor for the card front, which means it will also be seen when the card is open for display.” (Note from Kathy- I printed the owl on Kraft paper and as with the toad, did some extra detail work on his eyes to help add some depth and intensity!)

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Beccy’s Place Digi Set  (Hocus Pocus)

·   Circle easel card base- lots of templates are available on Pinterest

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen, white colored pencil

·   Sentiments- “Make a Wish” and “Have a Magical Birthday” from Beccy’s Place Digi Set  (Hocus Pocus)

·   Small White Flowers- Liquid Pearls (White Opal)  

·   Center Of Flowers- Liquid Pearls (Buttercup)

·   Cardstock, scraps of green vellum (leaves), patterned paper,  and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #650-Begins with a B (Bird)

The Paper Shelter- #521 Anything Goes (Summer Break)  

2craftycrittercrazies challenge- July 2022                                     

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- July                        

Jan’s Digi Stamps- July 2022 Anything Goes    

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 turn one of Marcella’s beautiful winter digis into a snow globe card. Since I have a hard time getting nice cuts with dies on acetate, I used a circle template and fine-line black marker to trace the desired size circle onto a scrap of acetate, which I then fussy-cut with my favorite precision scissors. I made the base for the globe with a scrap of Kraft paper, lightly sketching woodgrain with a pencil before adding shading with a marker and highlights with a white colored pencil. A white gel pen plus Stickles glitter glue added some sparkle to the card. (I attempted the capture the beautiful sparkle of the snowflakes and blankets of snow on the trees, roofs, and ground in a closeup photo, but it doesn’t do them justice.)
I’m entering this card into several challenges including wecraftcards where the challenge was to pick a Christmas song or songs with a color in the title and make a card to match (the snowy scene in my card reflects “White Christmas”, the sky reflects “Blue Christmas”), Incy Wincy Designs: Love, Sweet Love (Christmas is only possible because of the deep love of a gracious God who left Heaven just for us!), Simon Says Wednesday: For a Child (the Child born on Christmas so many years ago brought a promise of peace to God’s Children.)

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Power Popp Digi Set (Snowy Church)

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

·   Front Sentiment “Peace on Earth”- Power Popp Digi Set (Snowy Church)

·   Inside Sentiment- “Wishing You a Merry Christmas” Imagine That  (We Three Mice) (Currently not being sold online)

·   EK Tools Cutter Bee Precision Tip Scissors, 5 Inches

·   Stickles- Diamonds

·   Pioneer Black Photo corners- available from several sources

·   Cardstock, patterned paper, clear acetate, all other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Power Poppy- The Blossom Challenge- Glassy Eyed     

 Wecraftcards- Christmas in July: Christmas Song Title Color
Incy Wincy Designs- Woof/Meow +/Or Love, Sweet Love
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- For a Child
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #553-554 Anything Goes                   
Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #604 AG
Christmas Craft Creations challenge- Patterned Papers