myasperations 11-17-22

     One of my favorite companies is Beccy’s Place. Artist/owner Beccy Muir introduced me to digital stamps/images (i.e. digis) nearly a decade ago. She offers a huge number of freebie digis available on her blog (HERE) and also sells both clear stamps and digi sets through her on-line store (HERE). I now use digi images on most of my cards, from many companies. But the majority are  definitely from Beccy’s Place (I just checked and currently have 176 of Beccy’s digi sets and 81 of her individual freebies tucked safely away on my laptop!)

     Many of the sets were won over the last few years when I participated in a challenge that Beccy hosts every November. Her 10th Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge is underway right now! Every day in November Beccy provides a theme (most based on the letters of the alphabet) and invites participants to create cards for ANY holiday and using images from ANY company. She offers several prizes on a daily and weekly basis, for a variety of reasons, and you can participate in as many of the days/themes as you desire. Come and join in the fun!

Since I’m on Beccy’s Contributor Team, I’m playing along just for fun and will feature Beccy’s images and/or sentiments. I’ve had an unexpectedly busy work schedule, so am getting a late start this year but I hope to post often the rest of the month.

     My first card features a digi and sentiments from the set named “Pumpkin and Spice.” I printed the apple cider image onto kraft brown cardstock and colored it with alcohol markers, a white colored pencil, and a white gel pen.

     I’m entering this card into several challenges, including the Path Of Positivity Challenge “Celebrate the Simple Things in Life”; (There is nothing as wonderful as the aroma, and taste, of hot apple cider on a cold winter night. Ahhh, yummy! )

Supplies: 

·   Digi and Sentiments- Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Pumpkin and Spice)

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

·   Ranger Glossy Accents

·   Plaid boxed cards- Hobby Lobby

·   Pioneer Black Photo corners- available from several sources

·   Scrap of burgundy twine, and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Beccy’s Place- 10th Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge: "A" is for Apple Cider

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

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #569-570 Anything Goes                   

Allsorts Challenge- Week 702: Anything Goes

coffeelovingcardmakers.com- 2022 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop    

Outlawz Challenges- Tuesday Color Challenge- inspiration photo

        Since I’m a DT for QKR/Stamp On It (sponsor), I’m entering just for fun!

Outlawz Challenge- November 2022 Linky

Paper Funday- #47 ATG (Colours of Autumn)

Double D’s Challenge- Hot Beverages  

Path Of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #106 (Celebrate the Simple Things in Life)  

 

I made a few cards for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers {BYSHC) October Sketch Challenge, but my hectic schedule didn’t allow me time to post either of them. I really like that this sketch encourages me to use scraps of my patterned papers, so will be saving it in my “sketches folder” for future use. This card features a cute little feline, a freebie from Angie Blom. (Look closely and you’ll see that I added a little bling-pink rhinestone heart for a perky nose!)  I also added a festive touch to the collar with a jingle bell and bow trimmed from a freebie sentiment. It's from FB page, provided by Paulette Slater, which is a wonderful resource for vintage digis, sentiments, junk journal pages, and freebies. (You will find the link to the freebie in the supplies list.) An added note, Paulette just posted a bunch of new sets priced from $0 to $11 HERE. If you like vintage items, you need to check it out!

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Angie Blom Designs Free Coloring Page (Purr Purr Purr Kitty)  

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

·   Front Sentiment “Jingle All the Way”-Lili of the Valley digi stamp set (Christmas Wishes) 

·   Inside Sentiment- Desert Diva Freebie (Merry Christmas)

·   Pink Rhinestone Heart sticker- Hobby Hobby

·   Jingle Bell trimmed from free sentiment found on FB (Printables for your Junk Journaling with TLC) Join FB group, then search for “jingle” and you’ll find it! (and tons of other wonderful freebies)

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

The Paper Shelter- #534 Red, Black and White

Digi Chooseday Crafting Challenge- Week #46 Anything Goes  

Outlawz Challenge- Twisted Thursday Anything Goes     

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday  

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #620 AG   

2craftycrittercrazies challenge- #68 November 2022                  

Polkadoodles Challenge- Week #46 Anything Goes                     

Patties Challenge- #200 Anything Goes (Nov)

Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge- Furry Thing Goes (#83 November)