myasperations 7-23-25a

      The sponsor for the July Outlawz Progressive Challenge is Anne’s Digital Art.  I really like her digital design named “Daisy and Bee”, but I opted to turn the daisy into a sunflower because a sunflower-loving friend is having a birthday next month, and this will be the card for her. I had fun coloring this bright beauty, then fussy-cutting and adhering it onto a photo upcycled from an old calendar page. After coloring the little bee, I added Stickles to his wings and eyes to add some sparkle and texture. After adding sentiments to the card, I added a little bee to the inside of the card, drawing little lines to show his dizzying path!  

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Daisy and Bee from Anne’s Art.

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers,a Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen, and a white colored pencil

·   Front Sentiment- Desert Diva Freebie (Sweet Birthday Wishes)

·   Inside Sentiment- “Happy Bee Day” from SnapClickSupply.com digi set (Sweet As Can Bee Word Art)

·   Stickles- Diamonds (on wing), Sea Glass (eyes)

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

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

Entered into:  

Outlawz Challenge- Progressive Challenge (July) Anne’s Digital Art

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #07-2025 Jul/Aug  

Outlawz Challenges- Monday Greeting Challenge- Happy Birthday (July) 

Outlawz Challenge-July 2025 Linky  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Focus on the Sentiment

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #708-709 AG/Family Friendly

    Now, time for more cards to enter into the Christmas in July. This one features a cute little Christmas elf from Bugaboo. I found a card front from a boxes set of cards I found at a thrift store several years ago that had a rectangle cut from it and decided to turn it into a window. I trimmed a winter night scene from an upcycled calendar and taped it in place. When the cute little elf was perched him on a “window ledge” looking like he was excitedly awaiting Santa’s arrival. The computer-generated sentiment on the card front reflect that activity! 

 

Supplies: 

·   Winter night scene

·   Digi- “Elf Peeker” from Bugaboo Stamps (No longer in business)

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

·   Sentiments- Computer Generated

·   Patterned paper from Dare2bArtzy (That’s A Wrap!) provided gifts that were fussy-cut into embellishments

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

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

Entered into:  

{BYSHC} Christmas in July 2025 Linky Party 

The Paper Shelter- Summer Break 2025   

Crafty Catz Challenge- #698 AG

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: July (Christmas)         

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (July)  Santa’s Village

    While decluttering my craft room I found a box of miscellaneous items, including stamped and cut images that just needed to be added to cards. The pretty ornament is from a retired Stampin'' Up! clear stamp set. The source of the smaller sentiment stamp is unknown, but I’m thinking that it might also be from Stampin’ Up! I used additional items from my stash, plus the Sketch from July’s Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Challenge, to create this card front. Not sure what I’ll do for the inside yet, but I have several months to decide that!

 

Supplies: 

·   Ornament- from the clear stamp set, "Ornament Keepsakes", from Stampin' Up.

    (Stamped with white pigment ink on jade colored paper and embossed with white EP)

·   Evergreen Patterned Paper- Hobby Lobby

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

·   Vellum, white satin ribbon, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #59 July 2025         

Via Pinterest {BYSHC} Christmas in July 2025 Linky Party

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge-AG July 2025