Monday, December 15, 2025

myasperations 12-15-25

       This year, the Path of Positivity (POP) is challenging you to Embrace the Unexpected! (Click HERE if you'd like to read more in-depth about our overall theme for 2025).  To help inspire you on this journey, each month we will undertake activities such as creating fun, unexpected projects, working with items we might not typically work with, taking approaches that differ from our usual methods, and offering the unexpected to someone in our lives. This month's theme is "Unexpected Animal on a Holiday Card.” (More theme information can be found HERE.)  
     Note- This theme is optional, so as long as your creation is positive or encouraging in some way, enter it into the POP challenge for a chance to win $6 worth of images fro our sponsor, Scribbles Designs, and/or be honored as one of our special "picks"!
     I had fun featuring a frog digi from the POP Sponsor, Scribbles Designs on my card. The suave amphibian is named “Cool Carl,” and I paired him with the perfect sentiment to match his debonaire pose, "I'm the official mistletoe tester" (also from Scribbles Designs).  Since Carl's glasses are shaded in the digi image, coloring him took very little time, and since I used an oval template from my scrapbook stash to draw an oval around Carl, there was very little fussy-cutting required, and the card went together in a snap! 
Supplies: 
·    Digi Image- Scribbles Designs (Cool Carl)

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

·    Background Paper- JoAnnes Crafts (Sadly no longer in business)

·    Front Sentiment- Desert Diva Freebie (hello)

·    Inside Sentiment-Scribbles Digital Image (Official Mistletoe Tester) 

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

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

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    I created this card for the December Colorful Options Monthly Challenge which features Gingerbread and other treats! I’ve had this cute little Santa Gnome digi in my collection for several years and had fun perching him on a large 'NOEL' sentiment, where he could enjoy a holiday treat!  
Supplies: 

·   Large NOEL Sentiment- created with alphabet set from my scrapbook stash

·   Digi-KLM Digital Designs (Santa Gnome Digi set)

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

·   Sentiments-Computer Generated

·   Gingerbread and candy cane embellishments- fussy-cut from Hobby Lobby patterned paper

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

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

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Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: Dec  Color Board (Gingerbread and other treats) 

     I rarely used sketches when making cards until I discovered the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers (BYSHC) Challenge a few years ago. I used this month's sketch to create this card that features a silver wire coffee cup brad (that I bought at Oriental Trading Company during 60-80% off after-Christmas sales at least 20 years ago… because I remember the house we were living in at the time is where I had my first ever “craft room” for myself!) I’m also entering this card into the Coffee Loving Paper Crafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge because… well… it’s coffee dressed up especially for Christmas!

Supplies: 

·   Patterned paper from Hobby Lobby used to create cutout shapes for the Sketch

·   Coffee Cup Brad- Oriental Trading Company (no longer available)

·   Front Sentiment (peeking from within coffee cup brad)- from Hobby Lobby patterned paper

·   Inside Sentiment- “Wishing You a Cozy Christmas,” a freebie from Birdscards.com (Blog now closed)

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

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

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Sunday, December 14, 2025

myasperations 12-14-25a

    I rarely used sketches when making cards until I discovered the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers (BYSHC) Challenge a few years ago.
    This card is my first entry using this  month's sketch.  It features a yummy coffee image from a free digi set that I nabbed after I joined a FB group named Printables for your Junk Journaling with TLC. The group regularly offers wonderful freebies plus sets of affordable digis for members via a Ko-fi shop. (See details in Supplies list below.)
    Since the digi features a cookie and a latte, I used patterned paper with little sketches of Santa’s. If he’s lucky, the BIG Santa will have time to enjoy the latte and a few of the cookies after he makes his Christmas Eve delivery!
Supplies: 

·   Background created using Sketch from the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers December Challenge

·   Yummy coffee image- from TlcCreates Vintage Junk Journal FB page (Sign up for the group HERE, then do a search for “coffee” and you’ll find this free  

   digi and many more!)

·   Patterned papers from Hobby Lobby (mini gingerbread cookies on inside sentiment were cut from paper)

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

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

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

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

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Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: Dec  Color Board (Gingerbread and other treats)  
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #728-729 AG/Family Friendly
Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Dec)     Gingerbread is available at Disney Parks  
ABC Christmas Challenge- Y and Z are for?  'Y is for Yummy’ (Latte&Gingerbread=a yummy combo!)

     A dear friend raises chickens… and also likes snarky cards. So… I think she will love this one! The look on the chicken and rooster's faces fit perfectly with the free sentiment from one of my favorite blogs for free and funny sayings. I love adding unexpected details when I color digis, and if you look closely, you’ll see that the cute chicks’ toenails are painted red. So fun!
Supplies: 

·   Digi- Patties Creations (Silly Chickens on Coop) 

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

·   Sentiment (divided in half and placed inside of two talk balloons)- freebie from Gingershouse Blogspot (Apparently crawling onto Santas Lap…)

·   Holly Swag digi- from a Beccy’s Place Digi set that is no longer available.

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

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

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Pattie's Creations Challenge- #237 AG (Dec)
Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge- #611 The Final Challenge

    I love penguins, and this sweet little guy, named Finn, all decked out in his jingly holiday best, makes me giggle! Pretty patterned paper and strips of silver cardstock, textured with a Darice Embossing Folder, are used to replicate the Sketch.
                                                            
Supplies: 

·   Background created using Sketch from the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers December Challenge

·   Front Sentiment and Digi “Finn” from Beccy’s Place digi set (Finn’s Bells) (Beccy recently closed her digi shop. You can check HERE to see if a clear stamp set is available.)

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

·   Pretty blue patterned  is from a Sande's Poema digital set (Obtained via a recent weekly email newsletter, which you can join HERE, or check out the FB page HERE for additional info. Sande’s creations always impress me… and she provides them free to those on her newsletter!)

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

·   Inside Sentiment- We Are 3 Digital Sentiments “Christmas- Joyful Noise” (Company no longer in business)

·   Diamond Stickles- to add sparkle to the bells

·   Jingle Bell Digi- from Beccy’s Place digi set (Jingle Bells) (Beccy recently closed her digi shop. You can check HERE to see if a clear stamp set is available.)

·   Darice Embossing Folder-Double Quatrefoil

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

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

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We Craft Cards- Sparkle and Shine
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Sparkle and Shine
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myasperations 12-14-25

    I won this sweet digi, along with several others, at last month’s coffeelovingpapercrafters 2025 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, so it is fun to be able to make a card to enter in to this month’s Coffee Loving Papercrafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!
    I sketched hearts onto the cup to reflect the front sentiment, and the inside sentiment reflects how I feel whenever I spend time with family!
Supplies: 
·   Digi Stamp- Not2Shabby Shop (Cuppa Cozy)

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

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

·   Plaid Patterned Paper- Hobby Lobby

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

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

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           Since I’m a DT for All Dressed Up sponsor), please don’t include me in the prize draw!  
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #728-729 AG/Family Friendly

   This sweet gingerbread boy is one of my favorite digis from Beccy’s Place. (My nickname for this pudgy little cutie is “Pillsbury” because he is such a cute little doughball!)  I printed Pillsbury onto Kraft cardstock which is the color of gingerbread, and also it simplifies the coloring process (which mainly included shading with a few tan and brown makers, adding his nose and tummy button with red markers, added green to the irises of his eyes, then finishing with a white gel pen to fill in the whites of his eyes, and to add highlights to the image (check the photo for their placement!) When finished, I fussy-cut the little guy and set him aside.
     I wanted the coloring of the gifts and candy canes to be bright and clear, so I printed an extra copy of just that part of the image on white cardstock, colored, fussy-cut, then adhered them in place atop the original image. I also used an exacto knife to cut around Pillsbury's hand so I could slide the gifts and candycanes underneath them. A few small strips of foam tape on  the underside of his hands adds some depth to the image. So cute!
Supplies: 

·   Digi and sentiments- from Beccy’s Place Digi sets that are no longer available. (Business recently changed to clear stamps/wholesale only)

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

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

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

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Polkadoodles Challenge- Challenge 13, Week 3-AG  
ABC Christmas Challenge- Y and Z are for?  'Y is for Yummy’  (I love Gingerbread!)
Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: Dec  Color Board (Gingerbread and other treats)  

   This is my second card for this month's Coffee Loving Papercrafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge. It features a sweet digi from a digi set from The Paper Shelter named, appropriately, “There’s a Penguin in my Cocoa.”  (The digi set is available for just $1.50 until the end of December.) The beautiful background is a freebie from Dis Digi FB page (see my supplies list for details.)
Supplies: 
·   Digi Stamp- The Paper Shelter (There's A Penguin In My Cocoa) The 6 piece digi set is on sale during December for just $1.50)

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

·   Dis Digi FB Freebie- Snowy Sky, Dec 6 2024 (After joining Di’s FB page HERE, access the freebie HERE)

·   Front Sentiment- freebie from desert diva (hello!)

·   Inside Sentiment- The Paper Shelter digi set (Vintage X-mas Designs)

·   Pioneer Clear Photo corners- available from several sources

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

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

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The Paper Shelter- 15th Anniversary (opt-Celebrations)    
Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Dec)      Penguin Trek (Orlando Seaworld)   
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