Monday, September 1, 2025

myasperations 9-1-25

      It’s September first, which means I get to share my DT card for the All Dressed Up (ADU) Stamps monthly FB Challenge. The theme is “Anything Goes” and my card features a wedding-related digi named “First Dance”. I decided to make an elegant card with deep, rich colors, various textures (yay for tulle), and lots of sparkle! Definitely not a single-layer card, I did lots of fussy-cutting, punching, piling on layers of various papers, and finished the process with the “laying on of the bling” (gold ribbon and gold punched hearts). Now, I just need a wedding invitation and… I’m prepared!
Supplies:
·    Digi- All Dressed Up Digital Stamp (First Dance)

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

·    Sentiments- from a Beccy’s Place Digi set that is no longer available. (Business recently changed to clear stamps/wholesale only)

·    Tan parchment paper, calligraphy lettering paper and embossed silver cardstock- Hobby Lobby

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

·    Heart punches, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  
Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #08-2025 Aug/Sept  
Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #803: Special Occasions  
   Since I’m a DT for All Dressed Up FB Challenge, I’m entering for fun. Please don’t include me in the prize draw!  
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #714-715 AG/Family Friend

    Over a dozen years ago, while scrapbooking, I searched for “Free chocolate chip cookie photos” on the web and found a few wonderful ones. I recently unearthed several of these cookies in my stash, already fussy-cut and perfect to use on a card for the Willy Wonka-themed challenge at Park Hopping. (I have no idea of the source, but I did a web search again and found lots of options, one of which I noted on my supplies list.)
    I also found a few Fortune Cookie shaped templates that I’d purchased from Oriental Trading Company years ago, and trimmed one of them into a circle to use as the base for the large cookie. After sizing and printing a cookie that would fit on the template, I fussy-cut then attached it to the template. I printed the computer-generated sentiment onto tan parchment paper, trimmed it to size, and attached it to the inside of the cookie template. So fun!
     Since the cookie looks so real, I decided to add a piece of woodgrain paper to an A2 card base to create the look of a picnic table. Next, I adhered a real checked picnic napkin atop the “table”, trimmed it to size, the attached the cookie. (The two pieces of cookies peeking out from beneath the napkin are only there because I accidentally ripped the napkin when adhering the large cookie. Ooopsies gone!)  
     I’m entering this card into several challenges, including Time Out Challenge (Theme: Friendship, encouragement, support). The front sentiment on my card is about friends, and… well… I also love sharing cookies with friends! 
 
Supplies: 
·    Source for several free photos and clip art of chocolate chip cookies can be found HERE.

·    Napkin- Dollar Store

·    Woodgrain cardstock-Hobby Lobby

·    Front Sentiment-Computer Generated

·    Inside sentiment- “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.

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

Entered into:  
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-AG
Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge- #604 Anything Goes
Time Out Challenge- Challenge #296 (Theme Challenge)   
Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Sept)    The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium (Universal Studios FL-USA)

     I love fall, so I am happy to see Thanksgiving and fall-related challenges starting to show up. I made this card to enter into the Snippets Challenge, a favorite because it encourages me to use all the lovely paper scraps and upcycled treasures that I hoard… I mean… save… for later use! I used a video tutorial to make this “Mosaic Card Design.” I like making quilted cards with scraps, but this technique is nice because it doesn’t require the time-consuming process of fitting all the little snippets together with no gaps. Instead, the tutorial shows how to simplify the process using adhesive paper, embossing powder, and a heat tool. The results are so pretty!
    I’m entering this card into several challenges, including Outlawz Sunday Challenge: Songs and Rhymes-Marigold  (The poem mentions golden petals, and my card includes several shades or golden orange like you'd see in a Marigold!) 
Supplies: 
·   Quilted background- Mosaic Card Design video tutorial

·    Double-sided Adhesive Sheets- available from several on line sources

· Leaf-patterned paper and Fall Foliage Stickers from Hobby Lobby

·    Front Sentiment “Give thanks…” from a Beccy’s Place Digi set that is no longer available. (Business recently changed to clear stamps/wholesale only)

·    Inside Sentiment- Computer Generated

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

·   All other items from my stash.
Entered into:  
Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: Sept 
The Four Seasons Challenge- Summer Season Sept 2025  
Outlawz Sunday Challenge: Songs and Rhymes-Marigold  
Outlawz Challenge-Sept 2025 Linky 
Snippets- Week #514

2 comments:

  1. A lovely card. Thank you for sharing with us at Passion for Markers. Marlene

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  2. WOW what a fabulous Fall card with all your beautiful snippets! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Four Seasons challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

    Darlene
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
    Four Seasons Co-Owner

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