myaspertions 5-2-25

     This is my DT card for All Dressed Up Stamps FB Challenge. The theme this month is "For the Boys" and my card features a digi image named “Time to Cool Off.” I just love the details that artist Wendy Burns added to this little cutie, especially his floral swimming suit! I wanted the little guy to fit into the background scene, but fussy-cutting the detailed digi would have been difficult. So I traced a circle around the digi, cut it out, and laid it atop the background. After lightly sketching the waves and beach line with a pencil, I lightly filled in the scene with colored pencils and decorative chalks. Sentiments and a little balloon finish off the card. So fun!

    PS- You can check out  Wendy's new images, plus many best seller favorites on the All Dressed Up Etsy  Make sure to creat a wish list because if you enter any cards, using ADU digis into this month's FB challenge you might win 3 of the All Dressed Up digis.) 

 

Supplies: 

·   Background Scene- upcycled from an old calendar

·   Digi- All Dressed Up Stamps (Time to Cool Off)

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

·   Water and beach added into the circle surrounding the digi with Aquarelle Watercolor pencils and Decorative Chalks.

·   Front Sentiment “Happy Day”- a freebie from maxammadestudio.com

·   Inside Sentiment “Have a Magical Birthday” Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Fairy Folk)

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

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

Entered into:  

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #786: Birthdays 

The Paper Shelter- #636 Anything Goes (Opt Twist- Cuties)

Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge- April 2025   Shape-Rectangle and Cue-Bday

Outlawz Challenge-May 2025 Linky  

     I was honored when an entry into the March Coffee Loving PaperCrafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge won me a Guest DT spot for the May Challenge. When I learned that the theme would be “Flowers”, I began searching through my stamps and digis for a coffee/hot chocolate digi and Christmas floral digi to pair with it. The results were a precolored, and very yummy, mug of hot chocolate from Beccy’s Place (the digi that also earned me this GDT gig!) and a lovely Poinsettia background digi from Stamplorations.  

     Although Beccy Muir’s pre-colored digis are beautiful, I like to make them my own by adding patterns, plus additional shading, and highlights with grey markers and my trusty white gel pen! I used a soft touch and a light color scheme when coloring the poinsettia background, and muted the image a bit more by sandwiching a piece of vellum between the mug and flower digis.  

      (Two added notes- 1) STAMPlorations artist/owner Shery Russ was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer a few years ago. Her shop has remained open in a slightly limited capacity. I just checked and was excited to see that Stamps (clear and digital) and dies are available to buy individually. They are once again shipping internationally, and are offering 10% off all orders!)

      2) Late last year, Beccy Muir, artist/owner of Beccy’s Place, announced that she would be discontinuing her digi line on June 30th (she explains the reasons for this difficult decision HERE.) Since then, 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.) 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 still have a few months to go shopping.

 

Supplies: 

·   Floral Background digi from Stamplorations (Framed Christmas)

·   Mug digi and Sentiments are from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Christmas Cheers)

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

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

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

Entered into:  

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge- #252 AG 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #696-697

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: May (Christmas) 

Via Pinterest- {BYSHC} Spring Into Christmas  2025 Linky Party 

     I created this card to enter into the current ABC Christmas Challenge. The sweet little guy waiting at the window for Santa was inspired by the “H is for Ho Ho Ho” option! I love the look od anticipation on the little “peekers” face. Um...  He'd better get to bed! 

Supplies: 

·   Weathered Wood Window- Gecko Gals-Collage Sheets Winter Windows ATC Set Dec 2023 (no longer available)

·   Background Fireplace scene- upcycled from an old Christmas card

·   Digi- Bugaboo Stamps (Peeker Boy) Sadly, company is no longer in business

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

·   Front Sentiment “Here Comes Santa Claus”- Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Simply Santa)

·   Inside Sentiment “Have yourself a merry little Christmas”- Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Jingle Bells)

·   Santa Embellishment for inside sentiment from my scrapbook stash

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

Entered into:  

ABC Christmas Challenge- “H and I are for…?” ‘'H is for Ho Ho Ho!'

Crafty Catz Challenge- #692 AG

{BYSHC} Spring Into Christmas  2025 Linky Party