myasperations 9-20-23

     I had lots of fun using a digi image named "Emmy's Hat" to make my DT card for the Sheepski Designs FB Challenge. This month’s theme is “Make it Feminine” but I decided to also make it a little bit spooky, by using a free DDDoodles background scene named “Eerie Forest” (see link in the supplies list.)  After coloring Emmy and her hat with Spectrum Noir markers and a white gel pen, I added some texture by cutting slits into the hat image so that I could pull black tulle through to create a poufy veil. A strip of spiderweb-patterned ribbon creates a hatband, and a few delicate pastel flowers tucked into the ribbon add a feminine touch.

     PS- Stop by Sheepsk’s FB page to learn more about the monthly challenges. Maybe you’ll be inspired to enter a card or two yourself and have a chance to win some wonderful digis created by artist Andrea Norris!

     I’m entering it into several challenges including Park Hopping-My Happy Place (This is another of my favorite challenges… as it has introduced me to many new amusement parks. This card was inspired by an amusement park, Nickelodeon Universe, that is actually inside the Mall of America in Minneapolis, MN. Although it's enclosed within the mall, the park is HUGE (7 acres wide and several stories high) and from Sept 15 to Halloween is transformed into Nickelodeon’s Boo-niverse!; Simon Says Wednesday-Use a Background Stamp (My card features a large digital stamp to set a spooky theme for the card); Di’s Digis-Pick Three of Anything (The background digi includes three bats, one just peeks out above Emmy’s hat); and Path Of Positivity’s-TicTacToe (my card fits within the three items in the first column- Feminine, Add Trim, and Vintage.) 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Sheepski Designs (Emmys Hat)

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

·   Eerie Forest Patterned Paper- a freebie from DDDoodles can be found HERE

·  Front and  Inside Sentiments- Computer Generated

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Path Of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #115 (TicTacToe)

Outlawz Challenges- Tuesday Color Challenge- Sept 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- #214 Patties Creations AG

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Use a Background Stamp  (StampTember)

Allsorts Challenge- Week 746 Masculine or AGs

Sheepski Designs- #78 September 2023 “Make It Feminine”    

     Since I’m a DT for Sheepski Designs (FB), I’m entering just for fun!

Di’s Digi Stamps- Pick Three of Anything

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Sept)    Nickelodeon Universe (Boo-niverse!)

      My first entry into the Sweet November Stamps monthly challenge, which requires a shaker card, was so fun to make. I don’t make many shaker cards because they always seem to leak little bits and pieces all over the place! However, I did a bit of research on Pinterest and found two versions that are easy to make and didn’t require any items or tools that I didn’t already own! (I used the second tutorial but added the first one since it uses another item that many of us have in our stash and that I plan to try in the future. So… you have two options from which to choose!) 

      I’m entering it into several challenges including Cupcake Inspirations-Plaid (a thin strip of plaid surrounds the shaker portion); and the Time Out Photo Inspiration (my card includes a blue sky and lots of fall leaves.)

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Summer Breeze)

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

·   YouTube Tutorials- Shaker Card (No Fuze required) two different versions can be found HERE  and HERE (at the 19-minute point)

·   Metallic and wooden leaves- Hobby Lobby

·   Front Sentiment “Have a Wonderful Day”- Eureka Stamps (Currently Not Available)

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Friends of Sweet November (FB) Sept    

Cupcake Inspirations- #578 Theme Challenge-Plaid     

Time Out Challenge- #247 Inspired by Photo   

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge- Sept-OutrageousOrange 

The Four Seasons Challenge- Fall (Sept) 

IncyWincyDesigns- Sept- Colors of Autumn  and/or not a Square or Rectangle

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #708 Colours of Autumn

     My final card for this post was made for a friend who recently switched jobs. Until this summer, she worked as a valued member of my prevention staff, providing education and support to students in our after-school program. Students, staff, and I, all loved working with her, and miss her. 

     I wanted to let her know that and hope this card serves that purpose. I'm pretty sure that it made her smile… and the scripture inside will encourage her during the first month of her first year of teaching!  (You might notice that near the upper right section of the card, there is scrap of an old map cut into a star shape. The town where my friend is now teaching is within that star, and the yellow pencil, fussy-cut from a sheet of patterned paper, points right to it! Lastly, the sweet little student, holding out a shiny apple while calling out to her teacher, "Miss D" is sure to make her feel loved! )

Supplies: 

·   Apple Annie Digi- A 2018 freebie from StampAnniething FB Page- Join HERE to nab future freebies

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

·   All other items from my scrapbook, journalling, and cardmaking stash.

Entered into:  Card for Abigails 1^st year

The Paper Shelter- #568 Food and/or Drink

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #613-614 Anything Goes   

Art Impressions Challenge- #360 Fall into Fall    

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Back to School)

Outlawz Challenge- September 2023 Linky

Let’s Craft and Create Challenge- #199 August AG 

Paper Funday- #57 Anything Goes  (Optional Twist: The School Yard)

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