myasperations 7-15-25

    This sweet digi has been a summer favorite since I added it to my digital collection in 2019. The cutie looks adorable against the row of cabanas on an upcycled calendar page. And, the sentiment is a perfect fit since I remember when my hair was long, that lip gloss could be so frustrating on a windy day!)  I like adding details to my cards, including drawing strands of hair with a fine-point marker. This sentiment encouraged me to add a few strands blowing across her face and lips.

  

Supplies: 

·   Background Scene- Upcycled from an old calendar

·   Digi- Cute As A Button (Beach Babe) Sadly, the company closed in 2022 due to family health issues. I miss Francesca!

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

·   Front Sentiment “Wind+Lipgloss+Longhair=Stress”- friday freebie quotes by Kellie Winnell (Blog now closed)

·   Inside Sentiment- “Don’t Hurry… Be Happy” from an Imagine That digi set (Sadly, the company is no longer in business. I miss Kris!)

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

·   Tropical flower sticker, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into: 

Time Out Challenge- Challenge #292  (My favorite place to travel is to the nearest ocean!)     

Outlawz Sunday Challenge: Songs and Rhymes-Summer   

Inspiration Station- Challenge #76 Inspiration Prompt Inspired by Beach Scene and Cabanas

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (July)  Magic Kingdoms Enchanted Tiki Room

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #07-2025 Jul/Aug (optional- Sand/Sun/Water) 

    Although I haven’t heat embossed a card for a while, I wanted to make a card for the current Emboss It theme at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge. I had also found so many treasured items while decluttering, including decades-old burgundy mulberry paper, plus one of the first wood-mount rubber stamps I bought back at a Stampin’ Up party in the ‘90s. After stamping and embossing two of the trees onto the mulberry paper. I used a wet paintbrush to draw a rectangle around each tree, waited a few minutes for it to soften the paper's fibers, then carefully tore along the rectangle’s edges. When dry, I adhered the mulberry paper atop two different background papers. (One paper is a scrap of gift wrap with pretty gold accents. The other was created using a spray paint Marbling technique found on the web. I made both gold and silver versions and attached a pic.) I’m  sure what sentiment(s) I’ll use, so will decide later.

  

Supplies: 

·   Stampin Up wood mount rubber stamp- Retired long ago

·   Embossed with gold pigment ink and Glitter Gold Embossing Powder- both from my stash

·   Black and gold paper made with Spray Paint Marbling- two tutorials HERE and HERE

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

Entered into:  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Emboss It

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #706-707 AG/Family Friendly

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: July (Christmas)         

Outlawz Challenge-July 2025 Linky  

Paper Funday- #78 Anything Goes  

     Since retiring, I’ve been slowly decluttering my craft room. In the process, I found several brass stencils and a metal stylus. I remember when using these “tools” to create impressions via “dry embossing” was all the rage! But the process always seemed very tedious to me, so I was glad to find a small pile of dry embossed images that I could easily use on cards today! The trio of hearts impression didn’t have much depth, but I liked how the edges of the brass stencil, when dry embossed, provided a nice “frame” for the hearts. I added a sentiment below the hearts and used four pink eyelets to decorate the corners of the finished embossing! (The eyelets, plus an eyelet setter tool, were also found when decluttering. I didn’t remember how to “set” eyelets, so I did a bit of web research on how to use a hammer for this purpose. After practicing a bit on scraps of paper, I was able to set the eyelets and finish a delicate Valentine’s Day Card. I'll be adding it to a gift packet of cards for an upcoming wedding gift.

Supplies: 

·   Lasting Impressions Brass Stencil, Embossing Stylus, Eyelets, and eyelet setter tool from my stash

·   Front Sentiment “Happy Valentine’s Day”- from a Hero Arts  Digital set (retired)

·   Inside Sentiment- Computer Generated and embellished with Hershey’s Kisses and "fngerprints" made with a brown ink pad

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

·   Pink ribbon, patterned paper, silver cardstock, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

(Via Pinterest) Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Emboss It

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge- #257 AG 

Di’s Digi Stamps-Use Stash Items