myasperations 2-19-25

     I used a Little Scraps of Heaven Penguin Shaker digi set/template to create this card for Simon Says Wednesday Challenge “Make it Shake”. I seldom make shaker cards because I always seem to have problems,. They either leak or the shaker items stick together in clumps due to static electricity. I recently read that adding sea salt would prevent static electricity and that making an “envelope” with cellophane would prevent leaking. I tried these options… but couldn’t find my roll of cellophane so opted for thin acetate. Although my card is cute, it doesn’t lay flat because the acetate is not very flexible! 

     I laugh as I type this because shortly after I became a bride (48+ years ago), my husband gently asked me if I’d start following recipes instead of making substitutions/adaptations. He still teases me about some of those first meals, aka "experiments!"  We quickly discovered that making meals is definitely not my forte! Within a short time, he started grilling a lot and basically took over making meals. (This was back when not many husbands helped in the kitchen, and he seemed to even enjoy it. So it was a win-win for both of us!!)  

    NOTE- Although the digi and snowflake papers I used on the card are no longer available, if you visit the Little Scraps of Heaven (LSOH) Shop you’ll find dozens of other penguin digis available (plus hundreds of other digis/etc. to use for cards and/or scrapbooking for $1.50 each (US dollar.) LSOH’s artist/owner, Tricia Moore, generously offers a monthly freebie HERE  (The current freebie is a cute Valentine Bunny!)

     I’m entering this card into several challenges including Time Out Challenge: Photo Inspireation (the snowflake patterned papers, their  colors, and layering on the card front look similar to Kim’s beautiful handmade bag.)

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Little Scraps of Heaven Digi (Penguin Shaker) Retired-was weekly Freebie in Jan 2020

·   Digi cut from cardstock-shading and highlights added with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Snowflake Patterned Papers from Little Scraps of Heaven Digi (Snowman with Sled)  Retired-was Weekly Freebie in Dec 2017

·   Front Sentiment “Let It Snow”- a freebie from Birdscards.com (Blog now closed)

·   Inside Sentiment from Bugaboo Snowman Block Set (Snow One Like You) Company is no longer in business

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

·   Shaker items (Holly leaves and berries) from my stash

·   Acetate sheet, and other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Shake It Up

Cupcake Inspirations- #611 Theme Challenge- B&W and Red    

ABC Christmas Challenge- “C and D  are for…? ”  ‘C is for Cute'

  Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Feb)   Penguin Trek (Orlando Seaworld)

Time Out Challenge- Challenge #282 (Photo Inspiration)      

     The sponsor for the February Outlawz Progressive Challenge is Anne Fenton (artist/owner of Anne’s Art), and I had fun making a Valentine's Day card with her adorable digi named "Sweet Teddy."  I colored Teddy as a Panda Bear to provide bold contrast against the white weathered wood background and pink accents. I used one of my favorite tutorials from artist Anabel Haines (HERE) to add knitted texture to the sweater with markers and a white gel pen. Note-I follow Anaabels tutorial closely, except I use a sharp #2 school pencil with a good eraser to sketch in the lines. Then I add the shading with markers and finish off with a few light white gel pen highlights.  

 Supplies: 

·   Digi- Sweet Teddy from Anne’s Art. (This digi isn’t listed on her site, but if interested, you can ask Anne if it’s available.)

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

·   Tutorial for creating knitted texture (by Anabel Haines) can be found HERE

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

·   Inside Sentiment- Handwritten by moi!

·   Weathered wood background- Hobby Lobby

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

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

Entered into:  

Outlawz Challenge- Progressive Challenge (Feb)

Outlawz Sunday Challenge: Songs and Rhymes- How do I love thee?  

Outlawz Challenge-Feb 2025 Linky  

Papercraft Challenges- Challenge #116 Love is in the Air 

      My final card for this post is from Whimsie Doodles, one of the wonderful shops that introduced me to digital images back in 2014. Although the shop closed in 2018, I still find their digis to be among my favorites! This gate-fold card features a Whimsie Doodle digi named "She Has Wings".

      Snippets, one of my favorite challenges, is celebrating its 500^th Challenge! Their theme for this great success is “Celebrations” and since I still had all of my Valentine’s Day card snippets piled on my craft table, I decided that is the Celebration that I’d depict on my card. I dug through my scraps and found a nice assortment of vintage-looking paper scraps (aka “Snippets”) and doilies, that I thought would fit nicely with the sweet little angel. 

               

  Supplies: 

·   Digi from Whimsie Doodles (Company no longer in business) 

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

·   Front Sentiment “Happy Valentine’s Day” Eureka- Hero Arts (retired)

·   Inside Sentiment “Hugs & Kisses” From 2Zscrapbooking (company appears to closed)

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

·   Sheer black dotted Swiss ribbon- JoAnne’s

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

Entered into:  

Snippets- Week #500

Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge- #590 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #687-688   

Paper Funday- #73 Anything Goes  (Optional Twist: includes 2 of the colors: Pink and Sage Green) 

Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge- Feb 2025    Circles and Celebrate