Wednesday, June 25, 2025

myasperations 6-25-25

    Although Mother's and Father's Day are here and gone for 2025, I haven’t shared many of the cards that I created for the two holidays. So… you might see them pop up occasionally in the coming months! This T-shirt-shaped card features a fun sentiment from blogger Kellie Winnell, plus lots of bling. (I provided a photo of the T-shirt template I created in case you want to make one.)
Supplies: 

·   Template for T-Shirt card- Created by me!

·   Front Sentiment- “Mom, a title just above Queen” from Friday freebie quotes by Kellie Winnell (Blog now closed)

·   Inside Sentiment "Happy Mother's Day" from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (My Mama)

·   Crown Sticker-Hobby Lobby

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

·   Patterned paper, gold paper, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- AG
Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge: June 2025
Paper Funday- #77 Anything Goes 

     I served as a DT for QKR Stampede/Eureka Stamps, which is when I obtained this wonderful Checkered Cow digi. I live in a state with lots of dairy farms, and my favorite cows are the black and white Holsteins. So, I made multiple copies of this card to include in the packs of cards that I deliver to several places for annual holidays: my dentist and optometrists offices, a nursing home, and the residential drug treatment facility where I worked prior to retirement. The people in the 28-day residential treatment program appreciate being able to send cards to loved ones!
   Since I now have more time to create cards, I love being able to share them with others! I’m also exploring selling cards in a few local businesses and hope to work out details such as pricing and display options in the coming months.    
Supplies: 

·   Digi- Eureka Digital Stamp (Checkered Cow) Currently Not Available

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

·   Sentiments- Computer Generated

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

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

Entered into:  
  Park Hopping-My Happy Place (June)      Cattle Country Farm Park
Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #794: Masculine  
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #704-705
Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: June (Father's Day)         
Outlawz Challenge-June 2025 Linky 

    This sweet little gingerbread boy is one of my favorite digis from Beccy’s Place. This month, he’s featured on several cards for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers group (BYSHC) Challenge on FB because he fits so beautifully into the June Sketch. (My nickname for this pudgy little cutie is “Pillsbury” because he is such a cute little doughball!)  I printed Pillsbury onto Kraft cardstock which is the color of gingerbread, and also it simplifies the coloring process (which mainly included shading with a few tan and brown makers, adding his nose and tummy button with red markers, added green to the irises of his eyes, then finishing with a white gel pen to fill in the whites of his eyes, and to add highlights to the image (check the photo for their placement!) When finished, I fussy-cut the little guy and set him aside.
    I wanted the coloring of the gifts and candy canes to be bright and clear, so I printed an extra copy of just that part of the image on white cardstock, colored, fussy-cut, then adhered them in place on top of the original image. I also printed an extra copy of the pudgy guys hands from Kraft cardstock, and attached them with a bit of foam tape to provide some depth to the image. (You can see this in one of the pics.) So cute!
    An added note- Sadly, Beccy Muir, artist/owner of Beccy’s Place, is discontinuing her digi line on June 30th (she explains the reasons for 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 will need to do that within the next FEW DAYS! Beccy added a “Digital Stamp Sale” section to her shop, in which she has posted a large number of individual digis and sets from the past, priced from $3.50 to as low as 31¢ (US rate.) The good news is that Beccy will continue to offer all the wonderful free digi images and tutorials on her blog. Plus, clear stamps, cutting dies, patterned paper, and cut sheets will be available from several vendors in Australia, and also via the web. Check HERE for details.

Supplies: 
·   Gingerbread Boy Digi set from Beccy’s Place is no longer available, but a Clear Stamp Set (Sugar and Spice) is available through one of her vendors HERE   (This set includes the sentiment on the front of my card.)

·   Inside Sentiment- Freebie from LoveSVG (May Your Christmas be Sweet) Note you need to open an account to access freebies

·   Patterned paper from Hobby Lobby and my stash.

·   Sentiments-Computer generated.

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

·   Kraft cardstock, patterned papers, all other items from my stash.

Entered into:  
The Paper Shelter- #644 AG  (Opt Twist-Cut it out) I fussy-cut little "Pillsbury"!
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

myasperations 6-24-25

     I purchased this sweet Unicorn digi years ago from Bugaboo Stamps and was saddened when the company closed during COVID. It is one of my favorite Unicorn digis. For this card, I created the background with and upcycled calendar page and scraps of blue papers. The sentiment is computer-generated, and sparkles were added to the main and tail with a Silver Stardust gel pen. (Note, on the calendar page that I used, there is a pastel rainbow across the sky. For some reason my lighting is turning it into a bright glare in my photo. The lighting also shows folds in the blue paper used in the background, which I barely noticed until I took this photo. Hmmm, cardmaking is my “gig”. Being a photographer is definitely NOT!)
 
Supplies: 
·   Digi- Bugaboo Stamps (Unicorn) (Company no longer in business).
·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakara Gelly Roll White and Gold Stardust gel pens
·   Cloudy background-Upcycled Calendar Page
·   Sentiments- Computer Generated
·   Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.

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

Entered into:  

Outlawz- Tuesday Color Challenge- Color Board-June (My card includes all the colors but the blue doesn’t show very well)  

 

    I purchased several gift bags on the Christmas Clearance rack a few years ago mainly because they were so sparkly!! When they resurfaced when decluttering, I decided to trim them into A2 sized pieces and file them away with my Christmas supplies. But first, I made a card for the current challenge at the ABC Christmas Challenge- L is for lights!'  My cards usually take hours to create… but I clocked this beauty “done” at 20 minutes!
Supplies: 
·   Christmas lights- upcycled from a gift bag from the local Dollar Tree (sparkly ones on front of bag, plain ones on sides)

·   Front Sentiment “Merry and Bright”- from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Christmas Cardinals)

·   Inside Sentiment- “Wishing You a Bright and Happy Christmas” from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Jingle Bells)

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

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

Entered into: 
ABC Christmas Challenge- “L and M are for…? ”  ‘L is for lights!'”
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #704-705

    This Father’s Day Card features a stamp that I purchased back when I was making cards for members of our military through Operation Write Home. Since I live in a state where Harley Davidson Motorcycles reign, I use it quite often. I gave the cycle an impression of speed by stamping it with black ink on glossy cardstock. Then, while the ink is still wet, I gently pull my index finger across the ink from the front of the motorcycle to trail behind it. I then added additional details to the image with a red marker, and white and silver gel pens. I added an additional sign of movement by cutting an arrow from a red scrap of paper and adhered the motorcycle onto it. Cutting a circle from the starry paper further helped to draw attention to the cycle, plus allowed me to enter the card into a few circle themed challenges. 
    A bit of history- I grew up in a Harley Davidson-loving family. My dad and two brothers were mechanics, so we had several Harleys! I loved the feeling of speed, but it also scared me. So, I preferred to be on the back of the bike, or in the side-car, flying down the road, feeling the wind- and often bugs-on our faces! Zoomzoom!)
Supplies: 
·   Motorcycle stamp is from Deep Red Stamps (Motorcycle)

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

·   Front Sentiment- Harley Davidson quote (Source Unknown) It’s been in my sentiment files for several decades. I attempted to find, and cite, the original source, but there are too many samples on the web. If anyone can share that info, please share it with me!

·   Inside Sentiment- “Happy Father’s Day” is Computer Generated

·   Gold star Stickers- Hobby Lobby

·   Silver and Gold stars on black background paper- JoAnns Crafts (Sadly no longer in business.)

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

·   Assorted papers, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Going Around in Circles
Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: June (Father's Day)         
Outlawz Challenge-June 2025 Linky  

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Monday, June 23, 2025

myasperations 6-23-25a

     I had fun creating this card using a 6x6 Not2Shabby paper pack filled with watercolor backgrounds and two pages of adorable pre-colored sea turtles. The colors of the turtles and background papers were a perfect fit for the June Colorful Options Challenge, so I got busy fussy-cutting two of the cute turts. When finished, I created the undersea background by adhering a piece of patterned paper with a watercolor look in shades of aqua/blue/teal to an A2-sized white card base. Torn scraps of tan parchment cardstock and a brown paper bag were layered at the bottom of the page to create a sandy ocean floor, into which I tucked and adhered several fussy-cut seashells, a starfish, and one gold coin!
     To add a sense of movement to the card, I used two small circle paper punches, plus scraps of vellum plus teal and aqua paper, to punch several dozen “bubbles.” After adhering the turtle's head and front fins to the background, I started layering the paper and vellum bubbles in a scattered pattern to create an explosion of bubbles following in his wake as he dove toward the ocean bottom. Possibly a flash of gold caught his eye and sent him into the quick dive? I made sure to tuck a few of the larger bubbles under his little bottom and back fins, adhere these bubbles in place, and then adhere his little bottom and back fins on top of them, holding everything in place. The final touch to the front of the card was to use Stickles to add sparkle to the bubbles. I also added smaller “bubbles” by scattering drops of Stickles around and within the turtle's wake.
 
   
Supplies: 
·   Pre-colored Turtle (and scraps of colored paper)-Not2Shabby paper pack (Watercolor Cuties). The small Turtle Digi on the inside of the card was upcycled from the front cover of the paper pack

·    Patterned paper background- Hobby Lobby

·    Seashells and starfish cut from patterned paper- Hobby Lobby

·    Seaweed digi  from a Fred She Said digi set (Emma the Mermaid)

·    Assorted circle punches and vellum (to create the flurry of bubbles)

·    Stickles- Diamonds (to add sparkle to the bubbles & “droplets” to the watery background.

·    Sentiments- Computer Generated

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

·    Assorted papers and a small gold coin from my stash.

Entered into:  

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: June  Mood Board-Summer (Shades of Aqua Blue)      
Time Out Challenge- Challenge #291  (Photo Inspiration)    
Double D’s Challenge- Beach 

Not2Shabby Mood Board Challenge- June (My card includes the first 3 colors and touches of the last 2) 
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Going Around in Circles

    I served as a DT for Sheepski Designs for five years, and loved working with artist/owner Andrea Norris, who is a talented, kind, and generous person.  Proof of that is that even though Andrea closed her Etsy shop on December 31, she continues to sponsor challenges for other companies, providing her wonderful digis to the challenge winners.
     Earlier this year, I was thrilled to be the Random winner at a Passion for Markers Challenge. This is one of the Sheepski digis that I chose, and this is the first time I’ve crafted with it! I already had several Unicorn stamps and digis, and I liked them, but most are cute or cartoonish. So I love that Andrea drew a Unicorn that is resembles a real horse, in all its regal splendor. It was so fun to color the Unicorn, and to embellish the regal creature with a bit of Gold Stardust gel pen sparkle! (I enlarged the second pic so you can see the sparkle!)
 
Supplies: 

·   Digi- Sheepski Stamps (Unicorn)  Sadly, this wonderful shop closed at the end of 2024.

·  Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique marker, Sakara Gelly Roll White and Gold Stardust gel pens

·  Cloudy background-Upcycled from a Fleet Farm Calendar Page

·  Rainbow Digi- Freebie from cornishkat.blogspot.com (HERE)

·  Front Sentiment “ You add COLOR to my life”  A freebie from Desert Diva HERE

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

Entered into:  
Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #793: Animals  
   Since I’m a DT for All Dressed Up, I’m entering just for fun. Please don’t include me in the prize draw!  
Outlawz- Tuesday Color Challenge- Color Board-June  (My card includes all the colors but dark green) 
Outlawz Challenge-June 2025 Linky  
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #704-705
Di’s Digi Stamps-Show Us Something New

    I discovered digital stamps over 10 years ago, and loved how easy they were to use! Plus, there were many free digi on the web. Dearie Dolls were some of my first favorites… and I still enjoy using them. This cute Santa digi was to fun to use on this card, especially when the sentiment adds such a playful tone. Just imagine this scene- Santa is relaxing after his busy annual ride. He sighs, leans back, and says to Mrs. C., “I just want to bake stuff and watch Christmas movies!” Ha! 
    (I also love the cute “Gingerbread Wishes” paper from Digi Doodles Studio. I fussy-cut two of the little cookies from a scrap of the paper to embellish the top of the inside sentiment. They look like they are doing a happy Christmas jig!)
Supplies: 

·   Digi- Dearie Dolls Santas cookie- no longer available (you can lots of other Santa freebies HERE)

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

·   Weathered wood patterned paper- Hobby Lobby

·   Gingerbread patterned paper- 6x6 Paper Pad from Digi Doodles Studios (Gingerbread Wishes)

·   Front Sentiment- Freebie from LoveSVG (I just want to bake stuff…) Note you need to open an account to access freebies

·    Inside Sentiment- Freebie from LoveSVG (May Your Christmas be Sweet) Note you need to open an account to access freebies

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

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

Entered into:  
The Paper Shelter- #643 AG  
Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: June (Christmas)         
  Park Hopping-My Happy Place (June)      Santa’s Village
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