myasperations 2-1-25

     The last few months have brought so many changes in my life- retirement, two of my favorite people closing their digi shops (Sheepski Designs and Beccy's Place Digi),  family health issues, and a few more pairs of jeans that got shrunk in the dryer! (I deny that the last item has anything to do with holiday treats! Heh heh.)  That said, life is good. I now get to spend so much time with my sweet hubby and in my craft room. Plus, was thrilled to invited to become one of the Dressy Girls, aka DTs, for the All Dressed Up Stamps FB Challenge Team! (Thanks, Wendy and Andrea!) 

      This month's FB challenge theme is “For the Girl” and I decided to make a Valentine's Card that features “Cookie Girl.” It was easy to do because Wendy Burns (artist/owner of ADU) had already added cute little hearts to the digi, on the baking pan, and in the gingerbread dough (plus one perched n the little chef's nose!) Saweet!!

      I’m entering this card into several challenges including Allsorts Challenge: optional theme of Romance and/or Music (my husband loves gingerbread. I usually only make gingerbread cookies at Christmas but I think I’ll bake up a batch for Valentine’s Day this year. FYI- at our house romance usually involves food!) and Park Hopping-My Happy Place (If health and our budget allowed, it would be so fun to celebrate Valentine's Day at Be Our Guest Restaurant at Disney World.)         

Supplies: 

·   Digi- All Dressed Up Stamps (Cookie Girl)

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

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

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

·   Valentine patterned 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:  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter- #623 Pretty In Pink  

Allsorts Challenge- Week 816 (Optional- Romance and/or Music)  

Crafty Catz Challenge- #686 AG

Since I’m a FB DT for All Dressed Up, I’m entering just for fun. Please don’t include me in the prize draw!  

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: February Mood Board    

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Feb)   

         

      Since retiring, I’ve been slowly decluttering my craft room. In the process, I found some partial cards that I’d made back in the late 90’s when embossing impressions with a light box, brass stencils, and a metal stylus were all the rage!  This card contains two of those impressions, a simple yet elegant Christmas tree and the word “Merry”. I used them, plus scraps of ribbon and lace from my stash and a fancy fold tutorial to create this White-on-white card for the current Double D challenge. 

Supplies: 

·   Flap Fold Card Tutorial- Freebie from Beccy’s Place HERE

·   “Christmas Tree” (image) and “Merry” (sentiment) made with Brass stencils and Sylus years ago.

·   ZIG Wink of Stella clear glitter brush marker

·   Inside Sentiment  “May the Joy of Christmas Keep you Warm” from Lili of the Valley digi set (Christmas Wishes)

·   Holly Embossed White Vellum-from my stash

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

·   White ribbon, antique lace, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into: 

Double D’s Challenge- White on White  

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #685-686   

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

Paper Funday- #72 Anything Goes (Optional Twist: Monochrome) 

      A few days ago, I posted a Lumberjack card on my blog using a few digis from RG Studios 360 set. This card features another image, "punny” sentiments from that set, and a few other digis and papers from my stash.  

     I’m entering this card into several challenges including Time Out’s Pick Two: Stitch, Layer, Heart, Food, Love, Warm (the front and inside of my card both include several layers and hearts, plus I sketched stitches on the lumberjacks bib overalls with a sharp pencil), and Path Of Positivity Challenge: Unexpected Event In Your Past  (The unexpected event was that I met a young man my first night at college at a “Freshman Welcome” dance.  Named Rich, I learned that he was a sophomore student who joked he was there with a few friends to “check out the freshmen girls!” We shared several dances and I enjoyed his sense of humor. He was also drop-dead gorgeous with blue eyes and thick blond hair falling to his shoulders!  

    I'd suffered a bad breakup that summer and the last thing I was seeking was a relationship. So I was surprised how much I enjoyed occasionally running into him on our small campus. By the end of that year, we were dating regularly and were married a year later. In the 47 years since we’ve survived a dozen major moves, first due to college and medical school (Rich was an internist), and later due to jobs. Life has dealt us a few blows with job losses and health issues, but I am so thankful that our paths crossed on that warm August night nearly 50 years ago! I hadn’t planned on finding the love of my life that night but now I can’t imagine life without my Rich! I thank God for that unexpected event/meeting.) 

Supplies: 

·   Cabin Digi- Tlc Creates, Vintage Junk Journal Kit, Printable· (Cozy Cabin Winter) 

·   Lumberjack Digi- RG Studio 360 digi set (Love Jack) Unable to find company on line, but artist/owner had a FB page HERE

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

·   Front Sentiment- “Happy Valentine’s Day” from Conie Fong Digi Set (Lulu and Lonny with Balloon Bundle)

·   Inside Sentiment - RG Studio 360 digi set (Love Jack)

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

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

Entered into:  

Time Out Challenge- Challenge #281 - Pick Two: Stitch, Layer, Heart, Food, Love, Warm  

Polkadoodles Challenge- Challenge 2, Week 3- AG                     

 Path Of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #127