myasperations 12-3-22

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 digis and sentiments are all from a just-released set named “Holiday Hounds.”

Beccy names each of her digi characters and when I first saw this hound named “Earl”, I laughed out loud. Doesn’t Earl just exude a haughty, almost regal, attitude?!  After I colored the hound, I printed off a separate copy of Earls's sweater on which to practice the knitted texture using an excellent tutorial from artist Annabel Haines. It takes a little time to detail all the cable stitches, but I think the results are worth it! (I added a photo showing how I lightly pencil sketched the cable stitching before adding the marker coloring. The close-up photo shows the final multicolored details, after I fussy-cut the sweater, and adhered it atop the pup's image.) Because I live with a pretty tight craft budget, I make slimline cards that fit into #10 business envelopes because are much cheaper than buying “slim line envelopes” or an expensive envelope die! Also, since I like to upcycle, I used a few scraps of paper on which I had practiced cable stitching to decorate the inside sentiment.  

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi and Sentiments- Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Holiday Hounds) Also available in unmounted or cling-mounted

·   Knitted texture tutorial can be found HERE

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

·   Sparkly Holly and Merry Christmas Sentiment- A set of Stickers from Hobby Lobby

·   Pioneer Clear Photo corners- available from several sources

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge- Christmas Sentiments     

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday  

Outlawz Challenge- December 2022 Linky

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Crafting Challenge- Week #48 Anything Goes  

Time Out Challenge- #228 Photo Prompt 

Allsorts Challenge- Week 705: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas 

I made this card for the current wecraftcards Forum challenge. When I went to post it, I discovered that I'd remembered correctly that the card was to be a Santa or Elf. But… I'd forgotten that it was a CAS challenge!  (In truth, CAS is not my thing. I am more of a LOL girl. LOL as in “Lots of Layers”!) My hubby really likes it… and so do I. He jokingly said, “You made a Pop-Top Santa.” In truth, I think of him as a “Hipster Santa” because of the lumberjack shirt (I always think of them as trendy. At least where they are where I live!) To add a quirky touch, I decorated his shirt with a faux pinback button that sports a funky holiday sentiment (Ho³  as in HoHoHo!)

I loved using this sweet Santa image from Beccy’s Place. I was going to change his look a bit by adding glasses but couldn’t find the digi I needed. So, instead I decided to just open his “smiling eyes” by adding pupils and irises in a warm brown color.   

Supplies: 

·   Santa Head Digi- from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Cozy Christmas)

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

·   Front Sentiment- “Ho^3” Button (hand lettered atop a small journalling tag from my stash)

·   Buffalo Checked patterned paper- Hobby Lobby

·   Inside Sentiment- “Merry Christmas” QKR Stampede Digital Stamp (Barbed Wire) Also available in unmounted or cling-mounted

·   Holly embellishments on inside sentiment- trimmed from a scrap of patterned paper

·   Small circle punch and permanent black fine-line Sharpie maker (to create buttons)

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Incy Wincy Designs-Christmas and/or Movement   

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

Outlawz Challenge- Twisted Thursday Anything Goes   

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #571-572 Anything Goes                   

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #622 AG  

Gem of a Challenge- Week #25 Anything Goes                             

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- December