myasperations 7-11-24

     I created another card for the current Allsorts challenge “Romantic Occasions” using a sweet little wedding couple stamp I’ve had in my collection since the 1990s. I utilized a variety of scraps: brushed gold cardst0ck, mulberry paper, white vellum, a paper doily, sheer ribbon, and a bit of pretty paper upcycled from an old wedding card. The sentiments are computer generated… and the one on the inside is from personal experience! (On our 3th Anniversary I teased my husband that we’d had “25 years of ‘wedded bliss’, 7 years of ‘pretty good’, and 3 years of ‘whatever were we thinking?’” Rich grinned and said, “Hon, I think you got those last two mixed up!”) Since then, I’ve incorporated some of that fun banter as a sentiment on wedding cards like this. 

     I’m entering my card into several challenges including Park Hopping-My Happy Place (This is a favorite challenge… as it has introduced me to many new amusement parks. I did some research and found a few theme parks that include wedding venues, including Disney (three locations) and Carowinds (in beautiful North Carolina)

Supplies: 

·   Bride & Groom Stamp image- (I pulled the rubber from the wood a while ago so am not sure of the company. But I think its from Denami, Posh Impressions, or Printworks.)

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

·   Sentiments- Computer Generated

·   Carriage and castle inside of the card are made with foam stamps from a bag of misc. craft supplies  I found at the local Goodwill.

·   Lavendar photo corners, circle punch, and all other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Allsorts Challenge- Week 788: Romantic Occasions

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (July)  

Snippets- Week #484

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #655-656

      Last month I posted a card (HERE) made with a Not2Shabby 6x6 paper pack that includes a wonderful assortment of papers plus eight adorable pre-colored sea turtles. I wanted to enter a card into this month's Not2Shabby challenge, and their mood board (plus a template I found on Pinterest) inspired me to use two of the papers to create yummy watermelon slices. When folded in half, the largest slice works perfectly as a rocker-style shape card! (The slices were so easy and fun to make that I made them in 7 sizes and have lots of ideas for how to use them. So… stay tuned for more in the future.) I added heart-shaped “seeds” to each, by making a line of “v”s with a Black Sharpie pen, then rounding them out to become simple hearts. The final touches were to add a bow, sentiments, and two sweet little bees. One “hovers” above a bite mark with the help of a small strip of acetate. Easy Peasy!  

                          
          

Supplies: 

·   Not2Shabby 6x6 paper pack (Watercolor Cuties)  

·   Template and instructions for making Watermelon slices found HERE

·   An easy Rocker Card=just cut a circle from cardstock and fold it in half. (Two other versions can be found HERE and  HERE.)

·   Bee images from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Bees and Blooms)

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

·   Front Sentiment “A Happy Hello” from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Limited Edition)

·   Inside Sentiment- “You’re Sweet…” from SnapClickSupply.com digi set (Sweet As Can Bee Word Art)

·   Circle Templates, ribbon, and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Not2Shabby Monthly Challenge- July Mood Board

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Get Into Shape!  

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Summer)

Outlawz Challenge- July 2024 Linky

The Four Seasons Challenge- Anything Summer  (July 2024)   

Beccy’s Place Challenge- July  

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

      The card base and watermelon slice on this card were made with the same Not2Shabby 6x6 paper pack I used for the card above. After coloring and fussy-cutting the cute little Bear from Gerda Steiner Designs (GSD), I carefully cut around his hands, added a few strips of foam tape to the backside of the yummy watermelon slice, slipped it into place and patted it down. I wanted to add some color to keep him from blending into the brown background, so used colorful plastic index divider sheets to create another watermelon slice.  (If you follow my blog you’ll know I use these wonderful items quite often. Sometimes called document file folders, they come in a pack of assorted colors and can be found in the office supply section of most stores. They're cheaper than colored vellum and more translucent. Punches and dies don’t work on these sheets, but they are easy to cut with a sharp pair of scissors. You can use templates to trace shapes onto them with a permanent fine-line marker.) Double stick tape helped put the card elements together, including a sentiment and butterfly embellishment.

     (An added note: the Bear digi I used for this card was a freebie in a GSD progressive challenge years ago. The image is still available, but as part of a wonderful 4x6 clear stamp set named “Melon Friends”. Also, GDS still offers some Freebies on the Digital Stamps section of their website HERE. And if you sign up for their newsletter HERE you’ll occasionally get them via emails. Fun!)

                 

Supplies: 

·   Not2Shabby 6x6 paper pack (Watercolor Cuties) used a sheet on card base and scraps to make watermelon slice  

·   Template and instructions for making Watermelon slices found HERE (and in posting on card above)

·   Bear with Watermelon Image from Gerda Steiner Designs 4x6 clear stamp set (Melon Friends)

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

·   Sentiment- Computer Generated

·   Wooden butterfly, scraps of red and green plastic index divider sheets, and other items from my stash.

Entered Into:  

Not2Shabby Monthly Challenge- July Mood Board

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- #232

The Paper Shelter- #604- Sweet Treats  

Paper Funday- #67 Anything Goes  (Optional Twist: Critter Crazy)