myasperations 2-26-25

      When putting this post together I realized that all three cards feature digital images/sets from Beccy’s Place! I was blessed to work with artist/owner Beccy Muir first as a Guest DT and then as a “Contributor “ (which meant that Beccy provided me with digis, or clear stamp sets several times to a year to create cards/other items with them!) I always enjoyed working with Beccy, so was saddened last November when Beccy told her team that she would be discontinuing the digital images section at 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, Beccy added a “Digital Stamp Sale” section to her shop, in which she has posted a large number of digis and sets from the past, priced from $3.00 to as low as 31¢ (US rate.) Since I often use sentiments from Beccy’s digi sets on my cards, I made sure to pay attention to not just look at the images but also the sentiments in the sets as I filled my cart with these treasures before they are gone forever! (Sad sigh!)

     The following cards were inspired by this month’s sketch for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers (BYSHC) challenge on Facebook. I really like this challenge because it encourages me to use up many of my treasured paper scraps.

     This first one features a yummy Beccy’s Place digi named Finn’s Hot Chocolate. Inspired by this months’ Time Out Challenge, I  decked the card out in red and black snowflake patterned papers to similar to the patterns in the photo. It was so much fun to create! I created a handcut snowflake to embellish the card, adhering it behind Finn to focus attention on him!  (One of my sisters taught me to cut snowflakes from copy paper back in the 70’s. I’ve refined the process since then due to practice plus lots of hints and tips on Pinterest..)

Supplies: 

·   Digi is from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Finns Hot Chocolate)

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

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

·   Inside Sentiment- “Wishing… Sweetest Christmas” from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Gingerbread Season)

·   Hand cut Snowflake Embellishment (behind Finn)

·   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:  

Time Out Challenge- Challenge #282 (Photo Inspiration)      

BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #54 Feb 2025          

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #777: Embellish It

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

Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge: Feb 2025 Optional-The Color Red

      This second card reminds me of one of my favorite holiday traditions… baking cookies! One of Santa’s elves looks festive as he preps a pan of gingerbread men to slide into the over. I wanted to add some depth to the card, so printed off a duplicate copy of the elf, and cropped off all but his gloved hands and cookie sheet. I printed, fussy-cut and colored the full elf image AND the small cropped section. When finished, I attached the small section to the digi with small pieces of foam tape.  A side photo shows the result.  A few final touches, cutting the strip of thin red rikrack with an old Pinking Shears I inherited from my sweet mom, and a handful of little gingerbread cookies fussy-cut from patterned paper finishes off a fun and festive card! 

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi and inside sentiment is from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Making Merry)

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

·   Patterned papers (Tis the Season and Gingerbread cookies) from Hobby Lobby

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

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

Entered into:  

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #54 Feb 2025          

The Paper Shelter- #627 Anything Goes

Double D’s Challenge- The Color Red  

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Christmas) 

Outlawz Challenge-Feb 2025 Linky  

Rudolph Days Challenge- February

      This final card features an adorable digi from Beccy’s Place named Snowman. I love how the little guy is being serenaded by a sweet little bird. Strips of snowflake paper provide a nice backdrop, while a scrap of glittery white paper grounds the card with a snowdrift. After putting the card together I added the final touch by sketching three small musical notes near the little tweet!

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi are from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Snowman))

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

·   Front Sentiment- “Ready or Not Here Comes Christmas” from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Here Comes Christmas)

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

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

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

·   Metallice Silver Cardstock- Hobby Lobby

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

Entered into:  

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #54 Feb 2025          

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #689-690  

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge-AG Feb 2025

Allsorts Challenge- Week 817 (Optional- Shades of Blue) 

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

Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge- Feb 2025    Circles and Celebrations (Christmas!)