myasperations 8-27-25

    It has been an honor to serve as a Guest DT at Word Art Wednesday over the last few months. This challenge has been a favorite for many years, and I loved getting to know several of the team members who help make it happen. They are good people!! 

    One of the "behind the scenes" team members is our talented Word Art Designer, Karen M. The way Karen creatively weaves fonts and words together brings the verses to life! For this new verse, from Psalm 105, she combined two font styles to proclaim a powerful promise from our God, especially when framed and mounted atop a glorious stained glass panel that displays several of His majestic gifts. Amen and Amen! 

Supplies:

Pink and Main- Set of 8 Cardfronts (Stained Glass Views Card Panels) 

Easel Card- Instructions found HERE  

Front Sentiment- Scripture verse from Word Art Wednesday (8-27-25) 

Inside Sentiment- back of a church friend's business card 

Butterfly digi from a Fred She Said digi set (Distressed Butterfly & Blossoms) 

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

Entered into:  

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   In November, I’m teaching a stamping class for the County's “Learning In Retirement” group. Last Friday, I was excited to learn that the class had sold out, and a “waiting list” is filling up! I also learned that I can sell cards and related items there. So, I'm now making not only Christmas/holiday cards, but also assorted theme cards that can be options for people when they select cards to include in a pre-decorated gift bag. This is one of the cards I’ll offer for that purpose!  

Supplies: 

·  Grand Piano (Precolored) Digi and sentiments- from an Imagine That digi set (Company is no longer in business)

·    Pioneer Clear Photo corners- available from several sources

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

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

·    Music score patterned paper, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

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     This month has been flying past! I want to add a few more entries to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers (BYSHC) August challenge. This is the first of four cards that I finished yesterday, utilizing the sketch. It features an adorable snowman digi from Fred She Said (I used the precolored version and added details with markers and my trusty white gel pen… to make it my own!)

 

Supplies: 

·    Precolored Digi- Fred She Said digi set (Snow Lady-Light Up Your Holidays)

·    Additional shading, highlighting and snowflake added with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·    Front Sentiment “Let It Snow” from Bugaboo Stamps  (Sadly company is closed)

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

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

Entered into:  

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #60 Aug 2025        

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myasperations 8-26-25

   During August, the theme for challenges at the We Craft Cards Forum is “Vintage.” I am hosting the final challenge, which will highlight vintage clothing or attire. I provided two cards to show examples. This first one features fashion from the '60s-'70s! (Some of us remember those years quite well!) Disco was all the rage, so this digi set from Beccy’s Place is a perfect fit for the challenge.

Supplies: 

·   Digi & sentiment from a Beccy’s Place set that is sadly, no longer available. (Business recently changed to clear stamps/wholesale only)

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

·    Sparkly shooting star stickers- Dollar Store

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

·    Funky patterned paper, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #08-2025 Aug/Sept

  Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Aug) Universal Cabana Bay Beach Resort (50's-60's Retro Modern 

      Vacation Theme Park)

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: Aug (It's A Colourful World)         

Outlawz Challenge-Aug 2025 Linky 

    My second sample card for the We Craft Cards Forum Vintage theme features sports attire, specifically a football jersey and helmet. I liked the football digi as a sketch, but I used my Word program to turn it from grey into sepia tones. I’ve had the football washi tape in my stash for several years (possibly Oriental Trading Company?) so it was fun to finally use it. Also, since I live in "Packer Country" and there was little coloring on the card (just a bit of shading and highlighting), all of the embellishments are green and gold. Go Pack!

    An added note, I opted to make this a Father’s Day card to include in a gift bag filled with handmade cards that I give for weddings, graduation,s and sometimes Christmas gifts.    

Supplies: 

·   Digi-Freebie from TlcCreations (Vintage Football)

·   Shading and highlights added with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·    Sentiments-Computer Generated

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

·    Football washi tape, patterned papers, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Polkadoodles Challenge- Challenge 9, Week 4- AG                     

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #712-713 AG/Family Friendly

   This is my final back-to-school card, made for a friend's son, who is excited to start 3rd grade tomorrow! I wanted to add one more card to the current Time Out Challenge, so I used a blue/brown color scheme. (I even hand-colored the kraft photo corners with a dark blue marker to add one additional shade of blue to the card.)

    The sweet image, from Sassy Cheryl’s Stamps, is no longer available. However, Cheryl now shares her digis at Whimsy Stamps. You can find 56 of her wonderful digis HERE.

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Sassy Cheryl's Stamps Back to School (no longer available)

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

·   Front Sentiment “You Are Awesome” (skogstokiga- Blog closed))

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

·    Inside Sentiments are from a Beccy’s Place set, no longer available. (Business recently changed to clear stamps/wholesale only))

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

·    Star punch, patterned papers, silver glitter papers, other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Time Out Challenge- Challenge #295 (Photo Inspirations)   

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: August  

Di’s Digi Stamps-Die Cuts and/or Punches

myasperations 8-22-25

     I had fun making this card for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers (BYSHC) monthly challenge and the Coffee Loving Paper Crafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge. It features a coffee-themed digi that I added to my file in 2019. I got creative with the sketch, inside of cutting 3-4 strips of paper for the middle section, I trimmed the thumbnail sketches from the side of a box of cards and envelopes from Hobby Lobby. After rearranging them, I added a strip of green polka-dotted paper across the middle and taped the design in place. Additional strips of the thumbnail sketches were used to embellish the inside sentiment.

     I’m entering this card into several other challenges, including Passion for Markers (my card features spots on the green paper strips, and the lines of sentiment on the 'Tis the Season paper resemble stripes).

 
 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Little Blue Button Stamps (Coffee love) Company no longer in business

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

·   Front Sentiment “Have Yourself a Merry Little Coffee” from Polka Dot Orchard digi set (Merry Little Coffee)

·   Inside Sentiment- from Laurel Beard Creative  (A freebie from the Spring 2025 Card Maker Success) You can learn more, and sign up for her newsletter HERE)

·   Center of Sketch was created with the side from a box of “Christmas Basics” card and envelopes (Hobby Lobby)

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

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

Entered into:  

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #60 Aug 2025         

Coffee Loving Paper Crafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge: #44 Aug New Format  

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #802: Spots and/or Stripes  

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: Aug (Christmas)         

Outlawz Challenge-Aug 2025 Linky 

     This week's challenge at WeCraftCards Forum was super fun! The challenge host, Trudi, has sent all the regular participants several photo images from a Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Dolls set. The challenge was to “take a sepia image and add a little bit of color to it...keeping with a vintage look.”  We were also invited to add embellishments to the card as long as they supported the vintage vibe. I had spent a lot of time during my childhood playing with paper dolls, so this challenge was a perfect fit for me! I ended up making four cards, using all the images that Trudi had sent to me. This is the first! A fun part of making these cards was finding or creating sentiments to go with them. I shared a few ideas with my hubby for this card, and this is the one that he chose. So fun!

      I’m entering this card into several challenges including Time Out (I was inspired by the many shades of blue and brown tin he Challenge Photo) and Park Hopping-My Happy Place (This is one of my favorite challenges and has helped me to develop a bucket list of parks I want to visit before I… well… kick the bucket! I did some web research and found a listing of 15 vintage amusement parks. Some are well-known, others I’ve not heard of. They scan the nation, and the write-up was developed earlier this year, so it should be current. A few are already on my bucket list!)

Supplies: 

·   Antique photo images- From Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Dolls (assorted sets available from many web sources)

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

·   Sentiments-Computer Generated

·   Star created with medium and small star punches, embellished with patterned papers

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

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

Entered into:  

We Craft Cards- Vintage: Recolor, embellish sepia images!

Time Out Challenge- Challenge #295 

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #08-2025 Aug/Sept (optional-Happy Birthday) 

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Aug)   Listing of 15 Vintage Amusement Parks

   I am still making Back to School cards for challenges. This one features a few digis, patterned paper, some sparkly star stickers, and two sentiments. (I especially like the inside sentiment, which was a freebie from Lovesvg.com. I registered to access their freebies and also get notices of new freebies regularly.)

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Stack of Books from a Beccy’s Place Digi set that is sadly, no longer available. (Business recently changed 

      to clear stamps/wholesale only)   I did find a free stack of precolored books digi (plus several other freebies)  

      at WinkWinkInk HERE

·   Digi- Bugaboo Stamps (Book-sitter Girl). Sadly company is closed.

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

·   Front Sentiment- Computer Generated

·   Inside Sentiment- “Adventure is out there” Freebie from Lovesvg.com (Note you need to open an account to    

      access freebies)

·   Sparkly Stickers from the local dollar tree

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

·   Patterned paper, all other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: August (inspired plus School theme items and Books) 

Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge- #603 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #712-713 AG/Family Friendly

myasperations 8-21-25

     I created this card mainly for two current challenges: the August Colorful Options Monthly Challenge (inspired by four colors noted on the board, plus the school theme items, especially books); and the Time Out Challenge (inspired by the beautiful, and varying, shades of browns in blues in the photo.) 

     My card features a sweet digi from Cute As A Button digi stamps, which was one of my favorite companies until artist/owner, Francesca, closed it a few years ago due to family health issues. I miss Francesca… and her amazing digis!)

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Cute as a Button Digital Stamp “School Books” (Sadly, company closed due to family health issues.)

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

·   Front Sentiment-Computer Generated

·   Inside Sentiment- from a Beccy’s Place Digi set that is sadly, no longer available. (Business recently changed to clear stamps/wholesale only)

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

·   Patterned papers and other misc. items and tools from my stash.

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

Entered into:  

Time Out Challenge- Challenge #295 (Inspired by the shades of brown in blue in the photo) 

Di’s Digi Stamps-Die Cuts and/or Punches

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #08-2025 Aug/Sept

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: August  Color Board (All four colors plus School items and Books)

Papercraft Challenges- Challenge #121 Back To School 

    This cute digi from A Day for Daisies (ADFD) was offered as a freebie on the ADFD FB page back in 2015. I was thrilled to learn that it is still available (See link in supplies). So…  I had fun creating this card, coloring it with alcohol markers, a white colored pencil (to add extra sheen to her hair), and a white gel pen (to add highlights and detailing especially to her rainbow wings.) I attempted to make her body look soft and tufted, like a real butterfly, but I'm not sure I achieved that goal! Oh well... it does add texture!

    My card also features a sentiment I created using font formatting in the WORD program. I really like being able to color it in to match an item on my cards. I've used bee stripes, rainbow hues, and here... ladybug dots! I attached the sentiment as a freebie if you are interested! (Also attached is a sheet that tells how to create this fairly simple formatting option. I can't find the original WORD document, so I am providing a photo I took of it. Sorry, it is a bit hard to read.)

      
 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- A Day for Daisies FB Freebie (You can find it HERE)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, a white colored pencil, and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Front Sentiment- “You add COLOR to my life”- Computer Generated using WORD font format options (Freebie attached!)

·   Red & White polka dotted paper- Hobby Lobby

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

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

Entered into:   

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #802: Spots and/or Stripes  

Outlawz- Tuesday Color Challenge- Color Board-Aug (twist- Add Wings)  

Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge- Anything Goes (Aug) (Polka Dots)   

Outlawz Challenge-Aug 2025 Linky 

Inspiration Station- Challenge #76 Inspiration Prompt  (wings on fairy inspired by rainbow colors)

   My final card for this post features an adorable digi from Whimsie Doodles. I had fun coloring the cute digi and creating a festive base for it with a piece of holiday foliage photo paper.

   Sadly, the source of the digi, sentiments and paper used on my card have all closed. However, the Whimsie Doodles blog is still available and offers excellent tutorials that I have found helpful, especially on coloring hair and eyes with alcohol inks. You can find them HERE in the Tuesday Tutorials section, listed in the right panel.)

 Supplies: 

·   Digi and inside sentiment from Whimsie Doodles (Latte Lizzie) No longer available/Shop closed

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

·   Patterned Paper- from a paper pack purchased at JoAnne’s Crafts (Recently closed)

·   Sentiments- from a Beccy’s Place Digi set that is sadly, no longer available. (Business recently changed to clear stamps/wholesale only)

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

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

Entered into:  c.

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: Aug (Christmas)         

  Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Aug)      COFFEE (available at most theme park venues)

Coffee Loving Paper Crafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge: #44 Aug New Format  

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #712-713 AG/Family Friendly