myasperations 6-30-25a

     Although both Mother’s Day 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!

      The front of this Father’s Day card features a Subway Art digi stocked full of Dad-isms (many I heard when growing up!) It also sports lots of bling, including a bellyband with a bold and sparkly sentiment. All in all, a card that is sure to wow any dad who receives it!

Supplies: 

·    Bellyband Digi -“Worlds Greatest Dad” a freebie from paulaposts HERE

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

·   Card Front- Subway Art Dad-isms a freebie found HERE

·   Inside Sentiment- “Happy Father’s Day” a freebie from Birdscards (Blog now closed)

·   Small stars- made with a  small star paper punch and silver glitter paper

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

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

Entered into:  

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #794: Masculine  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge- #256 AG 

     This month’s sketch at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers group (BYSHC) Challenge on Facebook is a simple one that has inspired me to make many cards. This one features an industrious elf on the front, and a sentiment that might just provide a bit of encouragement, and possibly a chuckle or two, during the stress of the holidays!

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi and sentiments are from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Gnome Style) Retired

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

·   Front Sentiment “Santa’s Coming!!”- source unknown (I think it was from a www.simplycardsmag.com freebie sentiment set)

·   Inside Sentiment “Don’t get your tinsel in a tangle” from the inside of a box of Christmas cards I found at a Goodwill Store

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

·   Sparkly red tinsel embellishment on inside sentiment was pulled from a red ribbon bow off of an old gift bag)

·   All other misc. items and tools from my stash

Entered into:  

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: June (Christmas)         

Outlawz Challenge-June 2025 Linky  

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #58 June 2025         

     I’ve had this beautiful lighthouse stamp in my collection since I co-owned a stamp store in South Dakota back in 1998-2001. (Sadly, I don’t know the name of the company because I pulled the rubber from the wood years ago.) Also, when I stamped the image, I couldn’t get a good impression. I was going to toss the stamped image until I realized that I could add coloring with markers and chalks, then go over the outline with a fine-line black marker. The result is a little bolder than typical, but I think it works! I also added white gel pen highlights to brighten it up a bit. Tada… or should I say Ta DONE!!

    I created the inside sentiment with a font I’ve had on my laptop for quite a while. Since I like the way it turned out, I’m sharing it with you to use if desired! (That said, I've created lots of sentiments, but this is the first time I’ve tried to share one, and the lettering looks a bit fuzzy to me. So I provided the name of the font I used in my supplies list. It's available for free on several websites so, if needed, you can generate it on your own!)

     

Supplies: 

·   Wood Stamp- Light House (Source unknown… possibly Embossing Arts or Stampendous?)

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

·   Front Sentiment- “Family an anchor…” from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Smooth Seas) Retired

·   Inside Sentiment-“May Your Day Be Blessed!” (Computer Generated using Edwardian Script ITC Font available to download from several free online sites, and Calibri)

·   Faux postage stamp embellishments- Freebies from The Graphic Fairy HERE

·   Anchor Digi- from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Smooth Seas) Retired

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

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

Entered into:  Light House on the beach- family sentiment-

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #704-705

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes June-July 2025 (optional- Vacation/Holiday) 

Time Out Challenge- Challenge #291  (Photo Inspiration- beachy, shells, heart)