myasperations 7-7-23a

Here is one more card for the current challenge at Di’s Digis and humorous sentiments. This scruffy puppy is looking like he is showing restraint in not attacking that treat holder in one might lunge. However, the sentiment predicts that he is not going to be able to resist those yummies for much longer.  (Hmmm… just how does one “grow taller”? As a barely 5 foot tall, lover of ice cream, cheesecake, and all kinds of baked goods, I definitely could benefit from learning that trick!)

I’m entering this card into several other challenges, including Park Hopping-My Happy Place (my card is inspired by Universal Studios, CA-USA, The Secret Lives of Pets, plus, from what I remember, Universal Studios park offered waaaayy too many sweet treats!)

                                         

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Dis Digi Stamps (Scruffy Puppy Cupcake Tea)

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

·   Sentiments-Freebie from Gingerhouse.blogspot.com (Losing weight…)

·   Gold Filigree Swirls- Upcycled from a wedding invitation

·   Scallop bordered paper on cake tray- fussy-cut from a paper doily

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Di’s Digi Stamps- Make it Funny

Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge- Anything Goes   

Outlawz Challenge- July 2023 Linky

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #603-604 Anything Goes  

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (July)

Jan’s Digi Stamps- July 2023 Anything Goes    

I had fun making this card with a pile of Christmas paper strips cut from my many, many piles of scraps. It is for the current Snippets Challenge for two reasons. 1) I used up a bunch of snippets (scraps) and 2) the sweet little pup in the middle (yeah… the star of the show!) looks so much like Dudley, the beloved pup of the founder of the challenge, Diane Wray. I am sharing a copy of his photo, from the challenge blog where he is recognized as “Dudley Dog- Snippets Playground mascot and general busybody.” I love when Di shares stories about this fun-loving little guy's escapades.  He is a sweetheart!

Instuctions- This card is easy to make, albeit a little tedious. Here are instructions if you’d like to make one yourself! The center needs to feature a square or rectangular-shaped digi. Dudley worked beautifully so I adhered his colored and fussy-cut image to a black rectangle and set him aside. I cut an A2-sized piece from a sheet of clear self-stick laminate, flipped it sticky side up on my craft table and gently positioned little Dudley onto the sticky surface. Strips of black cardstock were used to frame the little pup, I carefully positioned, each then patted them into place. The tedious, but fun part, was selecting strips of Christmas colored/patterned paper and slowly creating festive patterns by adding them, clockwise, around the rectangle. (Because I had long enough strips of the ones I chose, I developed a repeating pattern in each sector, however, you can add them in any way desired! Don’t worry about strip ends hanging over the sticky laminate during this part of the process. Also, it’s best to gently lay them in place before pressing them down as the laminate likes to hang onto anything that is pressed into place!) When you have all of the spaces filled, trim any snippets that hang over the edge. To make sure that no little snippets along the edges fall off, I like to place strips of transparent tape along the front edges, folding them over onto the underside.) 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Joy Clair Designs (Doggone Christmas digi set)

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

·   Clear Self-Stick Laminating Sheet (I use the Avery brand, but there are other options on the web)

·   Front Sentiment- “Waiting for Santa Paws” from Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Holiday Hounds)

·   Inside Sentiment- “Just how good…?” from Beccy’s Place Digi set (Here Comes Christmas)

·   Inside Sentiment - We Are 3 Christmas Sentiment can be found HERE.

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Snippets- Week #457

{BYSHC} Challenge FB Christmas in July

The Paper Shelter- #561 Layer It Up

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Christmas)

Beccy’s Place Challenge- July

I found these wonderful cookies, all decked out in red, white and blue, at a nearby bakery. I enjoyed one with a mug of coffee and just had to buy extras to take home and decorate as a treat for my many co-workers. Small cellophane bags, ribbon, scraps of patriotic paper, and a simple sentiment helped me get them put together quickly, and delivered before I could eat more than one more! (Mmmm… better than anything I could bake AND I didn’t have to heat up our house. Win-win!)

                                 

Supplies: 

·   Sentiment- Eureka Digital Stamp (Currently Not Available)

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Cupcake Inspirations- #572 Inspiration Challenge

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge- July RW&B   

The Four Seasons Challenge- Summer (July)  

Paper Funday- #55 Anything Goes     

        Since I’m a DT for Sheepski (one of the sponsors), please don’t include me in the draw for their prize!