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    Tomorrow is the last day to enter cards in the July Coffee Loving Paper Crafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge. I have two cards I need to enter by then… and here is the first one. It features one of my favorite digis from Beccy’s Place. I love coloring it… and it also always makes me crave a yummy coffee drink! I used a non-traditional color scheme for this card, which is based on a sheet of pretty snowflake vellum I recently picked up a Hobby Lobby. The other items are all from my stash! (The inside sentiment is embellished totally with scraps that remained after the card front was finished. I like how this builds a bit of symmetry on my cards, plus they make me think of my sweet mom. She called pretty little scraps “Snipples” and every time I use them, I feel her smiling down from above!)

    An added note- Let it snow is a favorite song since we moved to Wisconsin where the snow falls straight to the ground... and the flakes are huge! The state we moved from was always windy, so I'd never seen snow actually "fall". Instead, it blew across the ground and piled up against anything that blocked its path. There were times we couldn't use our snowblower until my sweet hubby first shoveled the 6-foot-high snow drift that buried our garage door.... where the snowblower lived!! We don't miss that  kind of snow at all!) 

  

Supplies: 

·   Digi- from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Christmas Cheers) (Sadly, Beccy recently closed her digi shop.)

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

·   Snowflake Vellum- Hobby Lobby

·   Front Sentiment “Let it snow…”- from Lili of the Valley digi set (Christmas Wishes)

·   Inside Sentiment- “Thinking of You at Christmas” from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Sadly, Beccy recently closed her digi shop)

·   Silver photo corners available from several web sources (WXJ13 Photo Mounting Corners)

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

·   Silver Stickers,  other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Time Out Challenge- Challenge #293 (Inspired By… Your Favorite Song) 

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #59 July 2025        

{BYSHC} Christmas in July 2025 Linky Party 

Coffee Loving Paper Crafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge:#43 July New Format  

Snippets- Week #511

     While downsizing, I’ve uncovered several boxes of items I’ve collected over the years. Several cards that I found in a thrift store feature an unusual nativity cut from what I thought was a thin layer of wood that was now cracked and falling apart. The back of the cards noted that they were from a missions project in the Caribbean. (I did some research and found that the project was no longer in business; however, in the process, I learned that the images on the card were not made with wood, but with a product named Banana Bark.) I gently tore the pieces from the three cards and used them to create one complete Nativity. The background and other items I used on my card are all from my stash!

Supplies: 

·   Pieces of Banana Bark, and inside sentiment are upcycled from thrift store cards.

·   Stickles- Diamonds

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

·   Cardstock, ‘Peace’ sticker, night sky calendar page, other misc. items and tools are from my stash.

Entered into:  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Focus on the Sentiment

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

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

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: July (Christmas)         

Via Pinterest {BYSHC} Christmas in July 2025 Linky Party 

     This card features a beautiful Moondrea Designs digi named Hydrangeas Maiden. I colored her face and hair, then used a Martha Stewart flower punch that I’ve had in my stash for several years. I punched white and pink petals from lightweight copy paper and adhered them with a Zig 2-Way Glue and a stylus pen. I adhered the finished beauty to a card front that has delicate floral images. The final touch was to add highlights to the flowers, leaves, and eyes with a white gel pen.

     Note- One reason I love creating with digis is that the images can be resized as needed. For this card, I knew I wanted to use the punch to add texture to the card. So, I cropped/enlarged just the maiden's head and face to fill the card front. Then the punched flowers fit beautifully! 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Moondrea July Progressive Challenge (Hydrangeas Maiden)

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

·   Martha Stewart 3-in-1 HYDRANGEA Craft Punch. 

·   Front Sentiment “Happy Birthday”- from sheet of free sentiments and butterflies (Available from www.papercraftsecrets.com.au.- HERE)

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

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

Entered into:  

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

Outlawz Challenge-July 2025 Linky  

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #798:Birthday  

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

Moondrea Designs Progressive Challenge FB-(July-Hydrangea Maiden)