myasperations 4-20-24

     This month’s challenge at  Sheepski Designs  theme is “Anything Goes” and my DT card features a favorite of the work by artist Andrea Norris,  a Chameleon digi named, appropriately “Camouflage.” I used a free Paint.net program to layer the digi atop a color photo of skittles that I found on the web, then provided a bit of coloring, adding shading and highlights and on the candies, plus the appearance of reptile scales across the cuties back with a white gel pen. The sentiment, inspired by a meme I found on the web, was created with a fun font in my Word program.

    I’m entering this card into several challenges including Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge (my card features most of the colors on the wheel), Park Hopping-My Happy Place (This is another of my favorite challenges… as it has introduced me to many new amusement parks. This one happens to be one that I’ve visited in Wisconsin Dells. Just learned that the park named Noah's Ark,  features a new waterslide named the Chameleon (it even changes color!) and Colorful Options: April Pastels/or rainbow (If you’ve ever heard one of their ads, you’ll recognize the statement that Skittles are “the color of a rainbow”!)

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Sheepski Designs (Camouflage)

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

·   Free Paint.net program can be found HERE (add watermarks, layer digis, and more!)

·   Sentiments- Computer Generated

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Outlawz- Tuesday Color Challenge- Color Wheel (Photo)  

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #643-644

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (April)      Chameleon

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: April Pastels  (optional rainbow)     

    I acquired this fun digi and front sentiment from the QKR/Eureka Challenge where I served as a DT for several years before the online shop closed last year. I have been a fan of Eureka stamps ever since selling them in a small stamp store of co-owned with a friend in the late 1990s, and have quite a collection of them. So… you’ll continue to see them pop up on my blog! This sweet little duck is one of my favs and used him on lots of Spring and Easter cards this year. This is one of them! The checked paper is a freebie from a recently discovered FB page, Bonnie Kohane Craft Time. (You might recognize this talented artists name as she is a DT for several digi lines, and owner of a wonderful digi shop on Etsy named WeAre3. Sadly, Bonnie closed her shop last November. So I was happy to find her FB page, where she occasionally offers freebies… like this pretty paper!)

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Eureka Digital Stamp (Ducky-Front) (Currently Not Available)

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

·   Front Sentiment “Easter Blessings” Freebie-Papercraftsmagazine.com (no longer available)

(When trying to locate it, I discovered a site named “Gathered” that offers TONs of free downloads for all kinds of crafts, HERE)

·   Inside Sentiment-Freebie from TlcCreations (Happy Spring)

·   Easter eggs trimmed from patterned paper- Hobby Lobby

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Crafty Catz Challenge- Anything Goes #670

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Happy Easter)

   This final one features a cute- and yummy- cupcake digi from Bugaboo (the company closed down a few years ago and I really miss their wonderful digis and DT team!) I’m busily working on seasonal cards to add to the assortments of cards that I’ll be giving as gifts to graduates and newlyweds over the next few months. So, I dug into my box of Valentine's embellies to turn this into a Valentine's Day card. The heart doily adds a shout of color when positioned atop B&W checked paper. Scraps trimmed from the part of the doily and checked paper hidden behind the digi adds bits of embellishment to the inside sentiment. (f you follow my blog, you’ll know that I seldom pass up a chance to reflect the front theme, colors, or patterns  of a card to the inside!)

   An added note- The inside sentiment is from a sweet Conie Fong digi set. When looking for the link to post, I discovered that Conie now offers free drawing classes on YouTube that are AMAZING! They make drawing digis look… well… attainable! My nephews and niece love to draw, so I will share with them later today. Here is the link so that YOU can also check the lessons out!)   

   I’m entering this card into several challenges including Passion for Markers: Check It Out (the B&W checks on my card really makes it POP!)

Supplies: 

·   Digi/Front Sentiment- Bugaboo Digital Stamp (Company no longer in business)

·   Inside Sentiment- Conie Fong Digi Set (Lulu and Lonny with Balloon Bundle)

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #735: Check It Out

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge- Anything Goes

Outlawz Challenge- April 2024 Linky