myasperations 7-25-25

   I still have a few more cards to enter into coffee and Christmas-themed challenges that end today. This one is based on a layout from the July Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers (BYSHC) Challenge, plus I'm entering it into their annual Christmas in July Linky Party. The sweet Coffee Gnome digi makes the card eligible to be entered into the Coffee Loving Paper Crafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge, my favorite caffeine-themed challenge!

Supplies: 

·   Winter Scene background- upcycled from an old calendar

·   Digi from Alex Syberia Designs- (Christmas-Bouquet)

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

·   Front Sentiment “Merry Christmas”- freebie from skogstokiga.blogspot.com (Sadly, blog is closed)

·   Wood patterned paper- Hobby Lobby

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

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

Entered into:  

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

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

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #59 July 2025         

{BYSHC} Christmas in July 2025 Linky Party 

     This second Christmas card features a fun digi and several sentiments from Polka Dot Orchard stretched across a slim-line card. I wanted to use some non-traditional papers and colors so I can enter it into the ABC Christmas Challenge- ‘N is for Non-Christmas Stash!' The card also has Christmas elements, including the patterned paper and sentiments that make the card eligible to be entered into the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers (BYSHC) annual Christmas in July Linky Party. The sweet Coffee Gnome digi makes the card eligible for my card to be entered into the Coffee Loving Paper Crafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge. So… win, win, and win!

     

Supplies: 

·   Gnome with Coffee digi- from Polka Dot Orchard digi set (Gnome Talkie Before Coffee)

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

·   Front Sentiment “Have yourself a Merry Little Coffee” from Polka Dot Orchard digi set (Merry Little Coffee)

·   Inside Sentiment- “May the Caffeine kick in…” Polka Dot Orchard digi set (Gnome Talkie Before Coffee)

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

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

Entered into:  

ABC Christmas Challenge- “N and O are for…? ”  ‘N is for Non-Christmas Stash!' 

Via Pinterest {BYSHC} Christmas in July 2025 Linky Party 

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

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: July (Christmas)         

Outlawz Challenge-July 2025 Linky 

    Farmers' Markets and roadside stands selling yummy strawberries are regularly popping up in our community. Since I like strawberries and LOVE chocolate, the digi tag on the front of this card resonates with me! I used items from my stash to create a background that reflects an outside celebration, i.e. strung up some lights, put up a "table" (cut a strip of wood patterned paper and raised it with "foam tape" above the "table legs"- two additional strips of wood patterned paper), and put napkins on the "tabletop" to protect the sweet berries! The inside sentiment turns that celebration into a Birthday!

Supplies: 

·   Precolored Digi- Freebie from Beccy’s Place Blog (Chocolate Strawberries)

·   Shading and highlights added with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen and white colored pencil

·   Background patterned paper with strands of lights- Cropped from a card found in Wedding section of Hobby Lobby

·   Front Sentiment “Chocolate...”- freebie from skogstokiga.blogspot.com- (Sadly, blog is closed)

·   Light Grey wood patterned paper (a strip raised with foam tape to create a table top)- Hobby Lobby

·   Inside sentiment-“Sending Sweet Birthday Wishes” from an Imagine That digi set (Company is no longer in business)

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

·   Checkered napkin, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Focus on the Sentiment

Paper Funday- #78 Anything Goes  

  Park Hopping-My Happy Place (July) 12 Kinds of Chocolate Covered Strawberries at Disney World