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      This first shape card features a cute panda bear from a Beccy’s Place digi set named “Bear Hugs” perched on the front of a -T-shirt!  (I provided a photo of the template I created in case you want to make one.)

     I’m entering this card into several challenges including Park Hopping-My Happy Place where the challenge is anything inspired by a theme park. I used the wonderful “inspiration” listing that sponsor Makira provides which lists items/themes found in parks around the world. Since Valentine's Day means chocolate to me...I searched for chocolate and found Cadbury World. It offers an afternoon tea event that “gives the classic British experience a chocolate-themed twist which sounds like a “win-win” to me!) 

    An added note- Sadly, on Jan 1^st, Beccy Muir announced that she will be discontinuing the digital images section of Beccy’s Place at the end of June. Beccy explains the reasons she has made this difficult decision HERE. So, if you have plans to add any of her digi sets to your collection, or have any gift cards you need to use, you have several months to go digi shopping. In addition, she has added a “Digital Stamp Sale” section to her shop, where she is offering many sets from the past, priced from $3.00 to as low as 31¢ for a set!! (I’ve picked up a few sets and plan to keep watching to see what else will appear there in the coming months! I’ve enjoyed working with Beccy for the last six years as one of her Contributors, aka DTs, and will miss having regular contact with her! She is not only talented, she is also so very kind and generous.)

Supplies: 

·   Template for TShirt card- Created by me (to fit into an A2 sized envelope!)

·   Bear Digi- from  Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Bear Hugs)

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

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

·   Front Sentiment- “Sending you Hugs and Kisses” from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Keeping it Simple)

·   Inside Sentiment- “Happy Valentines Day” from We Are 3 Digital Sentiments Set (Sadly, this wonderful Etsy Shop is closed) 

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

·   Patterned paper and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Get in Shape (no squares or rectangles)   

  Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Jan)                Cadbury World: Afternoon Teas

Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge- Anything Goes 

Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge- Jan 2025

This circle-shaped card features an adorable piglet, the free digi provided for this month's  Progressive Challenge at Outlawz. I’ve always appreciated Sherry West’s whimsical artwork, and I had fun coloring this little cutie, providing a Valentine's Day theme with patterned paper and sentiments.

      I’m entering this card into several challenges including Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge (my card reflects this months two cues-Circles and Cute) 

Supplies: 

·   Digi provided by Sherry West Art for the January Progressive Challenge at Outlaws

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

·   Front Sentiment- “Happy Valentine's Day” from a Conie Fong Digi Set available HERE

·   Inside Sentiment- “You Make My Heart Smile” a freebie from LoveSvg Available HERE

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

·   Patterned papers, heart stickers, and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

(Posted via Pinterest) Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Get in Shape (no squares or rectangles)   

Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge- Jan 2025   

Outlawz Challenge- Progressive Challenge (Jan) by Sherry West Art  

We Love Stamping- January: Anything but Square (optional AG)  

      I received this cute Onesie-shaped card base at a card-making class back in the late 1990s! The stamp and sentiment I used are from my stash… and are almost that old. (I'm decluttering my craft room and finding lots of treasures in the process. So fun!)

                                         

                        

Supplies: 

·   Onsie card base provided at a card-making class I attended at a stamp store in South Dakota a few decades ago!

·   Baby Image from Stamping Up! Wood mount Rubber Stamp set (retired) 

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

·   Front Sentiment- “Welcome Baby” sentiment a Freebie from Papercraftsmagazine.com (no longer available) 

·   Inside Sentiment- Computer Generated

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

·   Other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

(Posted via Pinterest) Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Get in Shape (no squares or rectangles)   

Di’s Digi Stamps-Hand Colored Image

Paper Funday- #72 Anything Goes 

        This final shape card features a sweet little cardinal from a Beccy’s Place digi set named “Winter Cardinals”. The festive Coffee Cup-shaped card was created using a free template from a Papercrafts magazine years ago. After creating the coffee cup, I decorated the cup with patterned paper. After coloring the little cutie, I adhered him to the front of the cup.  The top of the cup slides up to show a Christmas-themed sentiment, and a bit of double-stick tape holds a coffee shop gift certificate in place.

     I’m entering this card into several challenges including Inspiration Station: Photo Prompt (My card was inspired by the season-winter, and the winter bird focal point adds a shout of color to the card!)

Supplies: 

·   Coffee Cup Template- The one I used is no longer available, but a quick web search for  

     “Coffee Cup Gift Card Holder Free Template” provided many options!

·   Cardinal Digi  from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Christmas Cardinals)

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

·   Front Sentiment- “Thinking of You at Christmas” sentiment- from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Christmas Cardinals)

·   Inside Sentiment- “Have yourself a merry little Christmas” a freebie from Birdscards.com (Blog now closed)

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

·   Patterned papers and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

(Posted via Pinterest) Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Get in Shape (no squares or rectangles)   

Inspiration Station- Challenge #69 Inspiration Prompt 

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Christmas) 

Outlawz Challenge-Jan 2025 Linky  

ABC Christmas Challenge- “A and B  are for…? ”  ‘A is for Anything Christmas'