myasperations 4-18-24

     This month’s Progressive Challenge at Outlawz provided a beautiful tulip digi created by Sandra, one of the Challenge's generous artists. I wanted to create shouts of bright colors to herald the arrival of Spring, and a field of tulips from an upcycled calendar page provided the needed inspiration! A black die-cut, B&W dotted ribbon and a few scraps of vellum provide a bit of contrast, helping the colors pop even brighter.  
     I’m entering this card into several challenges including Outlawz Sunday Challenge: Calling the Role (the line in the poem that inspires my card is “Present early one and all…O the Joy of Spring.” Right now I have a crop of violets in my small flower garden, so I know that tulips will soon be popping up! Yes to Spring!), and Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge (my card features five of the colors on the wheel), Path Of Positivity Challenge: Power of Words: Love/Relationships (A Mothers Day card encompasses both of these words.)

Supplies: 

·   Upcycled Calendar page featuring a photo of a Tulip Festival in Kansas

·   Free Digi provided for Outlawz Progressive Challenge April 2024 (Sandra’s Amsterdam 

     Tulip)

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

·   Front Sentiment “Thinking of You”- Victorine Originals Digis (Company no longer in 

     business) 

·   Inside Sentiment-“Happy Mother’s Day” from Imagine That! (The company is no longer 

     in business, and I miss Kris, a lot!) 

·   Sheer black dotted Swiss ribbon- JoAnne’s

·   A2-sized die-cut and other items from my stash.

Entered into: 

Outlawz Challenge- Progressive Challenge (April) Amsterdam Tulip

Outlawz Sunday Challenge- Calling the Role   

Outlawz- Tuesday Color Challenge- Color Wheel 

Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge- Love and Friendship (April: Add a flower!)

Cupcake Inspirations- #592 Theme  Challenge  (Flowers)   

Path Of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #120 (Anything Goes Positive- Twist-Power of       

    Words: Love/Relationships)

Allsorts Challenge- Week 776 Spring  (Option AG)

The Paper Shelter- #592 April Showers Bring May Flowers

We Love Stamping-Spring

     A few current challenges have ocean/water themes… so I decided to pull out a digi that I received for participating in last year's MerMay challenge at Sweet November Stamps (SNS) FB challenge. Her name is Brook and she looks wonderful in shades of PINK (which is the theme for the April SNS challenge!)

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Brooke Wavedrifter) MerMay 2023 freebie

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

·   Front Sentiment “Aim to be Mermazing” from Sweet November Stamps digi set (Capri)

·   Inside Sentiment- a freebie from Birdscards (Have a Fin-tastic Day)

·   Gold photo corners available from several web sources (WXJ13 Photo Mounting Corners)

·   Stickles-Diamonds

·  All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Friends of Sweet November (FB) April  

We Craft Cards- Mermaids

Double D’s Challenge- Water Related  

Papercraft Challenges- Challenge #105 Fairies and other Mystical Beings

Art Wednesday Challenge- #643-644

Paper Funday- #64 Anything Goes 

     Back in the late 1990’s I co-owned a stamp store with a dear friend in South Dakota. I found an old notebook from back then with a sketch for making a Christmas elf card with paper scraps plus assorted circle templates and punches. I remembered making one back then, and decided to create one for the current ABC Christmas Challenge “H is for Hats”. Found a bit of fake fur in my stash and a few googly eyes… that provides some added texture. So fun!
     I’m entering my card 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 Santa’s Village which is on my bucket list!) 
 
Supplies: 

·   Christmas Elf created from assorted paper crafts.

·   Front Sentiment- “Christmas? Bring it on”- Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Finns Scarf) Retired

·   Background Sentiments on front and inside of card from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Gnome 

     Style) Retired

·   HoHoHo and Santa on inside of card are from my scrapbook stash.

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

ABC Christmas Challenge-H and I are for…?  ‘ H is for Hats’

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (April)     Santa’s Village     

Beccy’s Place Challenge- April  

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Christmas)

Outlawz Challenge- April 2024 Linky

Snippets- Week #478  

Di’s Digi Stamps- Scraps and Stash