myasperations 8-14-22a

I was able to create another card for the current Double D’s Challenge with one of my upcycled lighthouse calendars. I also used a wood-mount stamp that I’ve had in my stash since the late ‘90s… and which is one of my fav’s! I was excited to discover a few years ago that the company still has a website and sells many of their fabulous stamps, including this Large Hermit Crab, which I stamped onto a scrap of kraft brown cardstock. After adding some color, white highlights and fussy-cutting, the crab takes center stage in this summery scene.  

Supplies: 

·   Crab Image- Biblical Impressions Rubber Stamp (Large Hermit Crab) Available in unmounted or cling-mounted

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

·   Sentiments- Computer Generated

·   Upcycled calendar page, cardstock, and metallic silver paper from my stash.

·   Camera die-cut and mini-star punch from my scrapbook stash.

Entered into:  

Double D’s Challenge- Lighthouse   
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #555-556 Anything Goes                   
Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday  (Theme Summer)
Allsorts Challenge- Week 688-89: Anything Goes   
Patties Challenge- #197 Anything Goes (Aug)

I won this sweet digi from Lee Holland Art last year and finally colored it up for the first time. The sucker on the photo for the current Colorful Options Monthly Challenge provided my inspiration for the card. After coloring and fussy-cutting the digi I wrapped a square of cellophane around the sucker, to add some realism before adhering it to the patterned paper card front. (I used four of my colorful photo corners to attach the patterned paper and really like how they bring out the bright tones in the Yummy sucker!)

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Lee Holland Art (Dragon With Heart Lollipop)

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

·   Front Sentiment- Freebie from Desert Diva (You Add Color To My Life)

·   Inside Sentiment- “Happy Birthday” Papercrafts Magazine Freebie (no longer available)

·   Colored photo corners available from several web sources (WXJ13 Photo Mounting Corners)

·   Patterned paper and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge- Turquoise      
Outlawz Challenge- Twisted Thursday Anything Goes 
2craftycrittercrazies challenge- #68 August 2022                        
Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- August                   

Jan’s Digi Stamps- August 2022 Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs- Food and drink

I’m glad the Outlawz Challenges are moved to their new “home” to blogland and think it will be much simpler to enter and follow the challenges. This is my first entry into their Wednesday Sketch Challenge. And it was a fun challenge to play with!

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Polka Doodles digital stamp- Emma Flower Jeans (no longer available)

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

·   Sparkly Flower Stickers- Hobby Lobby

·   Inside Sentiment- Gingershouse.blogspot.com 5-14-17 (I got called ‘pretty’ today…)

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

·   Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #653-Say it with Flowers  

·   Digi Chooseday Crafting Challenge- Week #32 Anything Goes  

·   Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- #99 Summertimes Blues 

·   Outlawz Challenge- Wednesday Sketch Challenge  

·   Outlawz Challenge- August 2022 Linky

·   Paper Funday– #44 ATG