myasperations 1-4-25

      This card’s sweet image of snow bunny friends enjoying hot chocolate is a freebie from illustrator and children's book author Elizabeth Dulemba. This talented and generous artist has created hundreds of digis and coloring pages that she offers for free download! Since the background paper includes darker shades of color, I used pastel shades on the digi to give it a soft and playful feeling. A few snowflakes fussy-cut from the paper were layered upon the front and inside panels as embellishments.  

   

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- A freebie from Dulemba.com (Snow Bunnies.) 

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

·   Background Paper- Dare2BArtzy bundles that include this patterned paper  named “Deck the Halls” (Merry and Bright)

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

·   Inside Sentiment- “Mugs & Kissex” from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Christmas Cheers

·   All other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Inspiration Station- Challenge #68 Inspiration Prompt   (was inspired by the Hot Beverage!)

Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge #587 Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge- Week 814 

Coffee Loving PaperCrafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge: #37 Coffee + Snowflake    

Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge- Jan 2025

Paper Funday- #72 Anything Goes     

The Four Seasons Challenge- Anything Goes Winter Jan 2025   

      The beautiful angel image on this card was the November freebie in the Sweet November Stamps monthly newsletter. (If you’d like to sign up for the newsletter to receive a link for the monthly freebies, plus learn of sales, etc. just visit their website HERE. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the newsletter invite.) The sentiments are from Beccy’s Place, and I love how the elegant font fits beautifully with the seasons theme of Peace and Joy!

     I’m entering this card into several challenges including Path Of Positivity Challenge- Anything Goes Positive (Because Christmas comes with the promise of new life, my card is inspired by the quote  “To live without hope is to cease to live.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky) 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Little Christmas Angel)

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

·   3-D Heart Stickers- Hobby Lobby

·   Front Sentiment “Light of the World”- from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Peace and Light)

·   Inside Sentiment “May the miracle of Christmas… Joy and Love”  from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Peace and Joy)

·   Little B Cutting Dies-Ovals

·   Silver 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.

Entered into:      

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #681-682   (Photo)

We Love Stamping- January: Anything But Square  

Path Of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #126 (Twist-Faith/Hope)  

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Christmas) 

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #769: Mega Christmas challenge-Anything Goes  

      Since I’m a DT for Sheepski (one of the sponsors), please don’t include me in the draw for their prize!  

    Several current challenges have birthday themes, so this card features a free Subway Art background and a sweet focal point… literally! The yummy donut “cake” is from a fun Beccy’s Place digi set. I wanted the donuts, candles and sucker balloons to stay out, so printed the subway art in greyscale to provide a nice background. A strip of sheer ribbon adds a little festive touch to the card.

     I’m entering this card into several challenges including Double D’s Challenge: Birthday or Anniversary (my card includes wishes that Double D’s Team will enjoy celebrating their 9th year on line… possibly with donuts?!) and 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 that can be found in parks around the world. Although I didn’t think I’d find “donuts” in the listing, Makira surprised me once again!! It appears that Universal Studios in USA/Florida features a donut shop, named Lard Lad Donuts that sells pink frosted donuts that regularly appeared in the Simpsons cartoons. Although I’ve not been a Bart fan… I do love donuts!)  

                                               

Supplies: 

·   Birthday Subway Art is a freebie from TlcCreations. This version appears to be retired, but a similar one can be found HERE

·   Donut Digi (Pre-colored) is from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Sweet Thing)

·   A bit of additional shading and highlights added with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and a Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Inside Sentiment- Computer Generated

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

·   Scraps of yellow vellum, sheer ribbon, plus misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Something New   

Double D’s Challenge- Birthday or Anniversary  

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge-AG Jan 2025 (optional twist- Birthday) 

Outlawz Challenge-Jan 2025 Linky  

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Jan)     Lard Lad Donuts at Universal Studios in FL