myasperations 8-20-23

This month’s Sheepski Designs FB Challenge theme is “Favorite Thing(s)” and I used a yummy digi from Andrea’s artwork named “Birthday Cocktail” plus lots of items from my stash!

I’m entering this card into several challenges including Time Out-Colourful (the colors I used might not be the brightest, but they are all primary colors, and look deliciously real to me!), Scribbles Designs Challenge-Your Favourites (although I’m not much of a drinker, I do like sweet cocktails and pretty drinks!  Plus, I think I’ve used this digi more than any of Andrea’s others since it works for so many occasions.)

I created this card to add to a gift bag of cards for one of my staff members who recently accepted a teacher job close to her hometown. I will miss her, but am also very happy for her, and the many students whose lives she will bless. Since she also likes to send cards to friends and family, I know she will enjoy this “Happy Trailsf” gift!

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Sheepski Designs (Birthday Cocktail)

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

·   Auld Lang Syne sheet music (the version I used is no longer available. But here is a  different freebie that you might  like even better!)

·   Front Sentiment “Cheers”- label from my scrapbook stash.

·   Inside Sentiment-“Happy New Year” brad from Oriental Trading Company years ago.

·   Glossy Accents- layered on the image to add depth and shine.

·   Stickles- Diamonds (to add texture and sparkle to the glass rim.)

·   Scrap of acetate, and all other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #703 Celebrate

Outlawz Challenges- Tuesday Color Challenge- Aug  

Outlawz Challenge- August 2023 Linky

Scribbles Designs Challenge- #123 Your Favourites

Jan’s Digi Stamps- August 2023 Anything Goes    

Sheepski Designs- August 2023 - Your favourite thing(s) 

     Since I’m a DT for Sheepski, I’m entering just for fun!

I wanted to make another card for the challenge, My Happy Place, hosted by a new Blogland friend named Makira. I was honored when Makira asked me to be a DT this month with a Fairy Tales theme creation. I created a Cinderella card (which you can see HERE if desired) and decided to use the fairy tale theme a second time. I used the same background on my card, but Cinderella looks much younger! (The little beauty is a digi from Sweet November Stamps. Her name is actually Princess Gwendolyn, not Cinderella, but she does look pretty excited to be wearing crystal slippers! Although the digi wears a simple crown, I decided to give Gwendolyn a bit 'o bling by adding a pretty gold crown sticker with a topaz “gem” and added a shaker card on the inside with gold stars and teal sequins.)   

I’m entering this card into several challenges including Outlawz’ Twisted Thursday Challenge-School Subjects (I was an avid reader as a kid, and still love books, but love that our local library has “audible” books available… so that I can listen while I color and create!), Park Hopping-My Happy Place (my card features a princess, so I almost said my inspiration is any Disney Park. But after checking out the Inspiration listing that Makira so graciously provides, I decided I was really inspired by The Fairytale Forest at Efteling Park because it looks wonderful AND is located in the Netherlands. How fun would THAT be?!)

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Little Princesses-Gwendolyn)

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

·   Front Sentiment-upcycled from an old card (unknown source for die)

·   Inside Sentiment- Desert Diva (May All Your Dreams Come True)

·   Background Clock Digi- Decosse’s Dynamite Doodles (DDD) Free digi/paper pack (Clockwork)

·   Gold crown sticker- Hobby Lobby

·   Glossy Accents- Used to turn her little shoes into crystal!

·   Stickles- Diamonds (to add bling to the little stars on her crystal slippers, bodice and waistline.)

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into: 

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Aug) The Fairytale Forest at Efteling Park 

Friends of Sweet November (FB) August Challenge  

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #609-610 Anything Goes  

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge- School Subjects 

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG #260

Patties Challenge- Anything Goes (Aug #209)

Polkadoodles Challenge- Week #33 AG                                          

The current Progressive Challenge at Outlawz is a yummy one! Outlawz member/artist Sandra's hand-drawn Ice Cream Cone digi inspired me to use lots of miscellaneous scraps from my stash. I printed the digi onto regular typing paper and cute the ice cream scoops and cone apart to become templates to use on my many scraps:  1) cone was made with kraft cardstock scrap, scored with a small point stylus on my trusty ScorePal, 2) ice cream scoops gently traced onto scraps of mulberry paper, which I’ve had for a few decades and rarely use. But I have a feeling I’ll be making more of these cards in the future, and 3) the little cherry was crafted from a scrap of red cardstock, shaded and highlighted to resemble the life-like looking fruits on the Sweet November card you can see HERE.

I’m entering this card into several challenges, including Snippets (everything but the cardstock base is a snippet/scrap. The blue background isn’t patterned paper, it’s actually upcycled from a conference folder. So that is kinda like a scrap, right?!), Outlawz Monday Greeting -Happy Summer Holidays (one of my favorite childhood memories was going to the beach. In a family with six kids, that in itself was a treat. And it was an extra special outing when we were able to visit the concession stand and get double or triple scoops of different flavored ice cream in a yummy waffle cone. Mushy, blah, boxed cones like we sometimes had at home just couldn’t compete with the waffle ones!), The Sisterhood of Crafters-Keep It Simple and Simon Says Wednesday- Clean and Simple (although this might not look like a CAS card, if you compare it to my usual makes… it went together really quickly and with almost no fussy-cutting! The ends of the kraft paper triangle were folded under into the cone shape, and the mulberry paper was quick and easy to tear into shape after I “drew” around the scoop template shapes with a wet paintbrush and then let them sit a bit so the fibers could become soft and pliable!)

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Outlawz Progressive Challenge Freebie, Sandra’s Ice Cream Cone (August)  

·   Front Sentiment “for someone sweet” from Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Ice Cream Cones)

·   Inside Sentiment- “Better than Ice Cream” from Little Miss Muffet Stamps (No longer available?)

·   Cherry inspired by a card posted at Sweet November Stamps HERE

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Snippets- Week #461

Outlawz Challenge- Progressive Challenge (August) Ice Cream Cone 

Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge-Happy Summer Holidays  (twist: beach)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Clean and Simple

The Sisterhood of Crafters- Keep It Simple  

Allsorts Challenge- Week 741/42  (I choose the AG option this week!)

Gem of a Challenge- Gem of a Challenge- Week #17 AG              

Beccy’s Place Challenge- Aug

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