myasperations 10-6-25

     This year, the Path of Positivity is challenging you to Embrace the Unexpected!  This month's theme is "Unexpected colours for a holiday [of your choice]" (More theme information can be found HERE.)  

     Note- This theme is optional, so as long as your creation is positive or encouraging in some way, enter it into the POP challenge for a chance to win $6 worth of images from our sponsor, Scribbles Designs, and/or be honored as one of our special "picks"!

     My card features a wonderful digi from Scribbles Designs named "Woodland Santa" and the "Unexpected Christmas Color Scheme" is blue and brown... with lots of plaid!  

 

Supplies:

·    Digi- Scribble Design (Woodland Santa)

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

·    Front Sentiment- from a Sande's Poema Nordic Winter set (Obtained via a weekly email newsletter which you can join HERE, or check out the FB page HERE for additional info.)

·    Inside Sentiment- “... Cozy Christmas,” a freebie from Birdscards.com (Blog now closed)

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

Entered into:  

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #09-2025 Sept/Oct

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

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: Oct (Christmas)         

Outlawz Challenge-Oct 2025 Linky  

    I made several Halloween cards earlier this month, and this is one of them! It features a Halloween digi from an amazing artist named Mo Manning. (Sadly, this digi was just retired, but Mo has other wonderful digis on her new website HERE) My siblings and I loved watching old B&W monster movies back in the 60’s, and Creature from the Black Lagoon was a favorite. So I had fun making this Halloween card, which I plan to send to one of my brothers. I think he’ll get a kick out of it!

   

Supplies: 

·    Background-Freebie from Di’s Digi FB page (Join Di’s FB page HERE, you can find this digi HERE.)

·    Halloween Digi- from Mo’s Digital Pencil (Troy's Monster Pack). This digi is retired, but you can find Mo’s new website HERE

·    Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll White & Sparkle gel pens

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

·    Inside Sentiment- a freebie from skogstokiga.blogspot.com (Sadly, blog is closed)

·    Pumpkin candy holder- upcycled from a newspaper Halloween candy ad

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

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

Entered into:  

Outlawz- Tuesday Color Challenge- Color Board-Oct (twist-Halloween/Jack-o-lanterns) 

Double D’s Challenge-Trick or Treat Smell my Feet   

Crafty Catz Challenge- # 701 Sept 26- Oct 8

Di’s Digi Stamps-Hand Colored Image  

Paper Funday- #81 Anything Goes  (Optional Twist: Cute or Creepy)

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this card is for the new challenge at Simon Says Wednesday, with the theme “Think Pink”! I used a beautiful digi image from Pink & Main (the sponsor of the Challenge.) It is a freebie named “Sakura Wallpaper,” and it’s intended to be used as wallpaper on a laptop. However, I thought it would work beautifully on a card… and I think it does! A lacy punched border embellished with ribbon added a nice touch. However, after cropping a few of the pretty flowers from the digi, printing, coloring, fussy-cutting and adding them to the border with a bit of ribbon finishes the card with a Voilà!   

 I’m entering this card into several challenges, including Pink & Main: Favorite Things (one of my favorite things is making cards to send to friends and family who might need some encouragement or comfort. This one will be sent to a dear high school friend who had three strokes a few months ago and is going through a tough time. I send her a card every week, and it provides a wonderful way to keep in touch with her!)  

Supplies: 

·    Pre-colored Digi with sentiment- Pink & Main freebie (Sakura Wallpaper)

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

·    Inside Sentiment- from a Jan’s Digi Stamps set (Company is no longer in business)

·    Martha Stewart Crafts Punch Around The Page-Swirling Lace Punch Set (occasionally available on EBay, etc.)

·    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-Think Pink

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #718-719 AG/Family Friendly

Pink & Main Challenge- #8: Favorite Things