myasperations 4-7-23

     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 from a just-released set named “Birthday Bears.”

     As soon as I saw this set, I envisioned a sparkly spotlit floor on which this talented skate can swoop and soar! I wasn’t quite sure how to create that scene until I googled “spotlights“ for inspiration. A few of the photos, plus scraps of vellum, helped bring the scene to life. Cue the music!

     I’m entering this card into several challenges including Di’s Digi Stamps- Things with Wings and/or Tails (You can’t see the bear's tail… but the lovable fur ball is sure to have one!)               

                              

Supplies: 

·   Digi and sentiments- Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Birthday Bears)

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

·   Sparkly Star Stickers- Dollar Store

·   Vellum- Hobby Lobby

·   Patterened paper and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Wecraftcards- Bear Card

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #684 Animals

Di’s Digi Stamps- Things with Wings and/or Tails

Jan’s Digi Stamps- April 2023 Anything Goes    

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- #203 Anything Goes

      I created this fun card in early February for that month's Outlaws Progressive Challenge. However, before I could get it posted my life exploded with other responsibilities (family health issues and 60-hour work weeks writing three grants and several grant reports. Ack!) Now back to my card… which I am finally getting posted.

     It features a cute feline named “Chuck” from Sandi's Samples. I wasn’t sure quite what to do with him… until I realized that his face held a look that made me think “Don’t let the cat out of the bag!” and my little grey cells jumped into action. This card is the result. It was pretty easy to put together, but I decided to provide a template for the paper bag (made with scraps from a real bag). The inside sentiment, that I’ve had in my collection of cat sayings for at least a few decades helps add a touch of humor.

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Sandi's Samples (#101 Chuck)

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

·   Sparkly Heart Stickers- Sticko

·   Front Sentiment from Angie Blom Designs Free Coloring Page (Purr Purr Purr Kitty) 

·   Inside Sentiment-Computer Generated

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

The Paper Shelter- #548 Something Funny

Outlawz Challenge- Twisted Thursday  (Color It) 

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Animal)

Outlawz Challenge- April 2023 Linky

Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge- Furry Thing Goes (#87 April)  

2craftycrittercrazies challenge- #73 April 2023                           

     My final card features a wonderful image from All Dressed Up that includes its own tiny “over the moon” sentiment. I created a card for the All Dressed Up challenge, “Die Cuts and/or Punches.”  I added celebratory bling with punched stars and touches of Stickles, and a large die-cut diamond ring (a portion of a banner found in the clearance rack at Hobby Lobby. And how fun that the banner provided me with 7 more “rings” that I can use on future cards!

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Supplies: 

·   Digi- All Dressed Up Digital Stamp (Over the Moon)

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

·   Inside Sentiment-Computer Generated

·   Stickles- Star Dust

·   Die-cut Diamond Ring Embellishment- Hobby Lobby

·   Cardstock, silver paper, star punchand other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

All Dressed Up FB Challenge- April (Die Cuts and/or Punches)        

All Dressed Up- #138 Anything Goes (March)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #589-590 Anything Goes   

Allsorts Challenge- Week 722-723: AG 

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG #252