myasperations 6-20-23

This month’s Sheepski Designs FB Challenge theme is “For the Boys” and I used one of my favorite digis from Andrea’s beautiful artwork named “Taking Pics.” Every time I use this digi I enjoy picking out the reflection in the lens of what the photographer is capturing. This one was especially fun because the 4^th of July was a favorite family holiday, for both the boys and the girls (of all ages) in the family. This card reminds me of the many times we ooh’d and ahhh’d as the night sky exploded with sparkly blooms of color.

I     I'm entering this card into several challenges including Cupcake Inspirations: Fathers Day/Masculine (I noted in a recent posting that my Father is the person who really made our 4th of July such a celebration. Every year when we stopped by a fireworks stand to pick our out “supplies” he was as excited as a young child in a toy store. I think he enjoyed it more than Christmas…which meant that we got to enjoy TWO major holidays each year. So fun!), and Park Hopping-My Happy Place: Inspired by a theme park (although fireworks are part of theme parks excitement across the globe, a photo of fireworks about Cinderella’s Castle immediately transports my mind back to watching “The Wonderful World of Disney” every Sunday night. I enjoyed this even more than watching Saturday morning cartoonst!!) 

 Supplies:

·   Digi- Sheepski Designs (Taking Pics

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

·   Background image- Pngtree-free download-cartoon distant fireworks bursting (HERE)

·   Inside Sentiment- Eureka Digital Stamp (Celebrate with Fireworks) 

·   Stickles- Diamonds

·   Pioneer Black Photo corners- available from several sources

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into: 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- #208 Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations- #571 Inspiration Challenge  

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG #257

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (June)  

Paper Funday- #54 Anything Goes   

I had fun entering several cards into last month's MerMay celebration hosted by Friends of 

Sweet November Stamps FB page. I did find time to post several of the cards I entered during 

the month to my blog … but didn’t have time to post all of them. So, over the next few weeks, I

plan to post the new ones on my blog… and also share some of my favorite entries that I didn’t

get posted during May. (Since I know that I can’t enter cards that I’ve already posted to social

media, I will note this and not enter them into any new challenges.)

This first card features a mermaid that I purchased for the MerMay challenge, and I love

both the beautiful Shimmer RedKelp and her little friend Otto! She was so much fun to play

with! I colored and fussy-cut Shimmer and Otto and set them aside. After a bit of

experimenting, I decided to use scraps of cloudy sky and underwater patterned paper to create

a slimline card that would fit into a standard #6¾ envelope (which cost just 2 cents each!)

When finished with this card base, I attached the two stars of the card with small strips of

double-stick tape. Deciding that the card needed texture,  depth, and more color, I trimmed a

piece of a  blue plastic index divider sheet to serve as semi-transparent “water.”  (Note- if you

follow my blog, you’ll know that I use this form embellishment quite often. These wonderful

items-sometimes called document file folders- come in a pack of assorted colors and can be

found in the office supply section of most stores. They're cheaper than colored vellum and

more translucent. Punches and dies don’t work on these sheets, but they are easy to fussy-cut

with a sharp pair of scissors. I adhered them to the printed image with small, very thin pieces

of double-stick tape. (Note- the sentiment comes as a single digi, but  I printed it as a “two

parter” so the punch line could be on the inside of the card!)  

I’m entering this card into several challenges including Outlawz Monday Greeting Challenge-

Fairytale Wishes: (Shimmer reminds me of the fairytale “The Little Mermaid.”),  Outlawz

Festive Friday (my card features two of the options- Water and Animals), and Papercraft

Challenges: Girls, Girls, Girls (I don’t think I’ve ever met a little girl who wasn’t fascinated by

mermaids!)

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Shimmer RedKelp and Otto)

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

·   Sentiment from Sweet November Stamps (Empowering Sentiments Pack)

·   Patterned papers, blue plastic index divider sheet, and other items from my stash.

Entered into: 

 Friends of Sweet November (FB) May/June Challenge 

Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge- Fairytale Wishes  

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Christmas, Sports, Water, Animals)

Outlawz Challenge- June 2023 Linky

Papercraft Challenges- Challenge #95-Girls, Girls, Girls

This second card features the same pair of cute swimmers, this time investigating an

underwater cave, created with a Sweet November background digi. The humorous sentiment

just begged to be added to finish the fun card!

Supplies: 
·   Background Digi (printed on Kraft paper)- Sweet November Stamps (Vampire Cavern)
·   Sentiments- Computer Generated
·   All other items from my stash.