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:  

Inspiration Station- Challenge #77 Inspiration Prompt 

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