myasperations 8-14-22

I have always appreciated the talent and generous heart of Power Poppy’s artist/ creator, Marcella Hawley. Earlier this year, Marcella shared the following with her newsletter followers- “Hello, friends. We are all watching the attack on Ukraine with immense pain, horror, and a crushing sense of helplessness. I have been wracking my brain to figure out how to help, even in a small way. Perhaps starting with my drawings, and extending out to YOU, we can make a bigger impact to help people feel supported, loved, and wrapped in prayer from all over the world.“
She added, “Sunflowers are the national flower of Ukraine, and we are starting to see them pop up all over the world to show our support and love. I have two bouquets and sunflowers both detailed and simple. Use them with my blessing for whatever purpose helps show support - whether in a card or in social media.” Marcella then makes a generous offer, “All four of my Sunflower-themed digital images are all now available for FREE to anyone who wants to download them and create cards, flyers, or posters.”
Marcella has also created a beautiful sunflower digi and coloring sheet set named, Peace Offering, which is available for $5. All proceeds will be donated to the Sunflower of Peace Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to helping Ukrainians affected by the Russian military invasion.
That beautiful Peace Offering sunflower and sentiment is center stage on this card. In order to fit into the current “Christmas in July” theme, I used a red and green color scheme. Plus, I took a photo of one of my beloved Christmas sweaters to use as the base for the card. I trimmed the vase shape from the image, then attached a scrap of vellum and acetate on top of it, to allow the pattern (muted with vellum) to show through to the top. So fun!   

Supplies: 

·   Digi and front sentiment- Power Poppy (Peace Offering)

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

·   Patterned Background- Photo of a Knit Sweater in a Collection (from Kristal Bristol)

·   Rhinestone Heart Stickers- JoAnne’s Crafts

·   Inside Sentiment- From my scrapbook stash   

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Power Poppy- The Blossom Challenge- Christmas in July             

Papercraft Challenges   Challenge #84 Christmas in July            

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #607 AG       

Gem of a Challenge- Week #17 Anything Goes             

Jan’s Digi Stamps- August 2022 Anything Goes 

Outlawz Sunday Challenge- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday 

Outlawz Challenge- August 2022 Linky

When Marcella offered the fundraiser set (above) she also offered a handful of other sunflowers digis for FREE!  Including this one that I printed on Kraft brown paper, coloring them with shades of markers and colored pencils, before adding a few busy bees, and popping up a separately printed raffia bow with foam tape.   

      

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Power Poppy Digi Set (Bring Home Some Sunflowers)

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

·   Bee Stamp- Hero Arts (retired)

·   Front Sentiment- Proverbs 16 24 Imagine That Digi Set (Honey Bear) (Currently not being sold online)

·   Stickles- Diamonds (on bees wings)

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- August                   

Polkadoodles Challenge- Week #33 Anything Goes                     

Allsorts Challenge- Week 688-89: Anything Goes   

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #653-Sayit with Flowers

Wecraftcards- Pollinators

Outlawz Challenge- Twisted Thursday Anything Goes 

The Sisterhood of Crafters- Sunflowers

The Double D’s Challenge has been a favorite of mine for several years. I have collected lighthouse calendars for several years, so was fun to use a few of them for the current DD challenge. For this one, I opted to highlight a wonderful digi from artist Francesca Lopez, artist/owner of Cute As A Button. I colored her summer dress in shades of turquoise, plus used a few scraps turquoise related paper  to layer the sentiment,  allowing me to also enter this card into the August Colorful Options Monthly Challenge. 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Cute As A Button (Hawaiian Luau)

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

·   Front Sentiment “Yes to New Adventures”- Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Smooth Seas)

·   Inside Sentiment- Freebie from Simply Cards & Papercrafts Magazine  (No longer available)   

·   Puffy Heart Sticker- Sticko’s from WalMart (113 assorted puffy hearts for just 99 cents!)

·   Upcycled calendar page, and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Double D’s Challenge- Lighthouse    

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge- Turquoise       

Cute As A Button- August: CH #83 Anything Goes

Digi Doodle Studios- #52 By/At/Under the Seas

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- #99 Summertimes Blues  

Incy Wincy Designs- Food and drink +/or Monochrome