myasperations 12-29-24

      This sweet card is my final entry in the current All Dressed Up monthly challenge and perfectly fits the theme, “Celebrations” theme. Although my wedding was nearly 47 years ago, I do remember it was quite the celebration, especially because I could be a Princess for that one day! (In truth, my sweet hubby still treats me like a Princess… at least most days!)

     The background paper I selected adds a wonderful shabby chic vibe to my card. I added two elegant vintage details to the wedding dress, coloring it a beautiful cream and added a delicate lace overlay with my trusty white gel pen. A few fun embellies add bling, texture, and color to the card (sheer cream-colored ribbon, a diamond ring sticker, and fussy-cut pink hearts. (These hearts are made with a few scraps of a pink plastic file folder. Sometimes sold as “document file folders”, these wonderful items 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 you can use templates to trace shapes onto them with a permanent fine-line marker. A sharp pair of scissors will then make cutting the shapes to an easy task.)

Supplies: 

·   Digi- All Dressed Up (The Gorgeous Bride)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white & silver gel pens

·   Sparkly Diamond Ring Sticker- Hobby Lobby

·   Front Sentiment “Dreams Really Do Come True”- freebie from Papercrafts Magazine (no longer available)  

·   Inside Sentiment-Computer Generated

·   Pioneer Silver Photo corners- available from several sources

·   Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.

·   Scraps of pink plastic file folders, sheer ribbon, and other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

All Dressed Up FB Challenge- December: Celebrations  

Allsorts Challenge- Week 812/13 AG

 Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Dec)   Theme parks that provide wedding 

         venues (Disney and Carowinds)     

All Dressed Up- Anything Goes (Dec #158) 

      I created this card for the current “Use a Die” challenge at Simon Says.  The front sentiment, “Happy Christmas” was made with a die from My Favorite Things.  The diecut lettering was first cut out of green dotted paper. I always save the “negative diecut” when I use word dies so that I can use them to provide contrasting frames in the future. That is what I did here… and I like the results! The Christmas tree was made from a scrap of pretty gift wrap, and 3-D gold star stickers add a bit of bling. But the real “star” is the sweet little Santa standing in for the letter “A” of the sentiment! He is one of the first stamps I collected, starting his 25 year adventure. Just a few markers and a white gel pen added bits of color and the texture of thick white curls to the little guys beard!

 

Supplies: 

·   Tiny Santa Claus Image-Hero Arts Wood Mount Stamp (Retired)

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

·   Front Sentiment- My Favorite Things Die (Happy Christmas) Retired, but I found it on a few sources via a search of the web

·    Inside Sentiment- We Are 3 Digital Sentiments  (Wishing You) Sadly company is no longer in business

·   Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.

·   Gold star 3D stickers- JoAnne’s

·   All other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Use Craft Dies   

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Christmas) 

Outlawz Challenge-Dec 2024 Linky  

     I had fun making this card for the current Snippets Challenge, which I try to regularly participate in because it helps me to use up some of my many scraps, aka Snippets! I also enjoy the generosity and creativity of the hosts (Di and Sarn), and the camaraderie they inspire in their many participants. And the sweet little pup who plays the star role on my card resembles Dudley, the beloved pup of Diane Wray, the founder of the challenge. (Di calls him “Dudley Dog- Snippets Playground mascot and general busybody” and regularly shares stories about this fun-loving little guy's escapades on her blog. He is a smart little sweetheart!

     I’m entering this card into several challenges including Outlawz Sunday Challenge: Songs and Rhymes-All Things Bright and Beautiful: (my card was inspired by the second line, “All Creatures great and small…”), Outlawz- Tuesday Color Challenge- Theme Tic-Tac-Toe: (Diagonal from upper right to lower left:- Christmas Tree on Dudley’s sweater;  reindeer is an animal… and so it a cute pup; Ornaments including a star like those sprinkled across my card!

Supplies: 

·   Puppy Digi, “Seasons GRRRReetings”,“May Your Days be Furry and Bright” from Joy Claire Designs Digi Set (Dog Gone Christmas)

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

·   Holly  embellishments on inside sentiment are from a Carol Wilson Fine Arts Scrapbooking Kit named “Jingles!” 

·   Sookwang double sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.

·   Red Rickrack, patterned paper scraps, and other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Snippets- Week #496

Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge- Dec 2024: Optional Christmas  

Outlawz Sunday Challenge: Songs and Rhymes- All Things Bright and Beautiful 

Outlawz- Tuesday Color Challenge- Theme Tic-Tac-Toe 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- 5th Annual Christmas Blog Hop & Anything Goes-Weeks 

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