myasperations 11-26-24

     Another fun Dog card for the 12th Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge at Beccy’s Place. (I love that Beccy names all the characters that she creates, and this mutt has the unusual name “Rawlins.”)  The digi is pre-colored, however, I did add highlights and shading with markers and my trusty white gel pen. I fussy-cut and perched Rawlins atop a large gift tag I picked up at WalMart's 90% off after-Christmas sale.

     I wanted to make a Rocker card, so I traced a circle the same size as the gift tag base. After scoring and folding one edge of the circle down about 1 inch, I added adhesive and attached it to the back of the gift tag, aligning the fold to be behind Rawlins. (If you look at the photos of the inside of the card, you can see the folded section at the top of the card.) When I set the card on my craft table I learned that it wouldn't rock! The weight of Rawlins threw the rocker off balance and quickly pulled him down to the tabletop. I couldn’t figure a way to easily counterbalance the card, so I opted to add a rectangular “base” on the front and back circles. Problem solved!  

   

Supplies: 

·   Pre-colored Dog Digi Inside sentiment -from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Holiday Hounds) 

·   Additional highlights, shading and knitted texture added with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Merry and Bright circle tag from WalMart.

·   All other items from my stash.

·   Holly wreath fussy cut from patterned paper and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Nov)  The Secret Lives of Pets (Universal Studios, CA-USA),

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Christmas) 

Outlawz Challenge- Nov 2024 Linky  

Beccy’s Place: A Month of Holiday Cards- Nov 2024   Day 14- Merry and Bright

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

      If you follow my blog you’ll know that I don’t usually use “messy” techniques. However, after friend told me how much she liked “smooshing” inks for backgrounds on her cards, I did some Pinterest surfing and found a tutorial I liked HERE. As usual, I improvised a bit: 1) Had no watercolor paper so used heavy white cardstock; 2) Used one rainbow ink pad that had five  separate color segments; 3) Took two rounds of smooshing to get the desired depth of color.  

    While the panel was drying, I pulled out scraps of a pretty fall-patterned paper from my stash and fussy-cut a handful of leaves and the word“thankful” from the paper.  After some experimenting, I created a layout for the card front using leaves and a sentiment. When done, the layout looked blah to me. So I grabbed my white gel pen, added contrast to the leaves and sentiment, and sketched a thin white line near the edge of the smooshed background to create a "frame." The sentiment on the inside of the card is computer-generated. I embellished it with a handful of the extra leaves (with no white gel pen pizzaz!)

 

Supplies: 

·   Patterned paper with Leaves and Thanksgiving Sentiments-Hobby Lobby

·   Tsukineko Kaleidacolor Inkpad- Royal Satin (available through several web sources)

·   Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #675-676 

Paper Funday- #71 Anything Goes     

     The current challenge at the WeCraftCards Forum is to make a card inspired by the Nutcracker Ballet. I dug through my stamps and digis to find a ballerina image to play the role of Clara. This sweet digi from All Dressed Up Stamps seemed like the perfect fit for Clara, especially after I perched the little nutcracker on her outstretched hand! (He is from a sticker package I found while shopping after Christmas sales at Hobby Lobby last year. At 75% off, I couldn’t pass up the deal. And, since each nutcracker has three layers, I can take them apart, getting an even better deal. (Note- The top layer of the drummer on the bottom row of the Nutcracker sticker package is on the inside of the card. And the boots and top layer from the Nutcracker on the front of the card are next to this drum-less Nutcracker.  I know they'll make an appearance on a card sometime in the future!)

     I’m entering this card into several challenges including Time Out: Inspired by Words "There is truly not an occasion that is not improved by wearing something festive." (Clara looks especially festive in her tutu and crown!) and Simon Says Wednesday: Sparkle and Shine (I enlarged one photo so you can see the sparkly shine of the holographic gold paper on her crown which also frames the card, an abundance of Stickles sparkle on her tutu and crown. The teal ribbon also adds a soft shine!) 

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- All Dressed Up Stamps- (Abi Ballerina)

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

·   Background Winter Scene- The Paper Shelter (Snowboarder Girl Digi Set)

·   Music Sheet “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”- a freebie found HERE

·   Nutcracker Stickers- Hobby Lobby

·   Inside Sentiment “Magical Christmas”-freebie from Birdscards.com (Blog now closed)

·   Holographic Metallic Gold Patterned cardstock- Hobby Lobby

·   Stickles- assorted colors

·   Strips of ribbon and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

We Craft Cards- Nutcracker

All Dressed Up- Anything Goes (Nov #157) 

All Dressed Up FB Challenge- November: Christmas is Coming  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Sparkle and Shine  

Time Out Challenge- #277 Inspired by Words