myasperations 10-7-25

   This is my DT card for the “New Release Inspiration” Day for artist Wendy Burns' latest creations at All Dressed Up Stamps.  It features the digi" Christmas Sprinkles" with all its yummy details! I loved pairing it with patterned paper I’ve had in my stash for several years. A dear friend had sent me a card in a handmade envelope. The envelope was made with this paper! I was thrilled that the envelope provided me with enough paper to create the background for this card, and also allowed me to fussy-cut embellishments for the sentiment inside. So fun!

     I’m entering this card into several challenges, including Pink & Main: Favorite Things (I love all things Christmas, especially the wonderful treats! The fragrance of gingerbread and sugar cookies reminds me of my dear mom and grandma, and yummy Norwegian Sandbakkels remind me of my MIL. All were top-notch bakers.)

 

Supplies: 

·    Digi- All Dressed Up Stamps (Christmas Sprinkles)

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

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

·    Inside Sentiment- from an Imagine That! Place Digi set that is no longer available. (Company is no longer in business)

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

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

Entered into:  

Polkadoodles Challenge- Challenge 11, Week 2-AG                     

Pink & Main Challenge- #8: Favorite Things  

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: Oct (Christmas)         

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge-AG 10-2 to 11-5

Outlawz Challenge-Oct 2025 Linky  

     I had fun making this fun Halloween card using a wonderful background scene (a Freebie from Di’s Digi) and an adorable digi from Sweet November Stamps named “Halloween Scrappy”.  I’m a dog person… and the look on Scrappy’s face shows so much excited anticipation of going Trick or Treating with his little humans makes me smile. (When I first saw this digi, I envisioned making his ghost costume a bit transparent by using a layer of vellum. I did it… but it was a bit more work than I'd planned!)

    Note- if you aren't interested in details of how to replicate this card, you can skip the rest of this post as it's a bit long!) I first sketched in a few “pieces” of little Scrappy’s body that were hidden by the sheet, but would show through the vellum (mainly, the left side of his head, left shoulder, and the right side of his body from neck to ground.) I also had to trace the sheet onto a piece of vellum, trim around it, and cut out the needed sections where his body would be visible. It took a little time to figure out this step, but I finally got it worked out so it fits around and could also be adhered to the backside of the image. Whew! When I placed the finished ghost onto the background, I quickly realized that the vellum was too transparent. (See the last photo) I dug through my paper options and found a small writing table of lightweight white paper that we used to refer to as “onion skin”. I quickly traced and trimmed the item, then wrapped it around Scrappy... sighed. Here was the look I wanted. Yay! After that, the card went together quickly. Yay! I now plan to make a few more of these cards now that I have figured out how to make them with little fuss! So Fun!

 

Supplies: 

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

·    Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Halloween Scrappy)

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

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

·    Front Sentiment- Desert Diva Freebie (hello!)

·    Inside Sentiment- Freebie from TLC Creations (FabBOOlous Halloween)

·    Mead 6 x 9 Writing Tablet- Plain/unlined, 100 Sheets, 15# weight paper

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

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

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

Entered into:  

Friends of Sweet November (FB) Oct 

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

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

Di’s Digi Stamps-Hand Colored Image  

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

Papercraft Challenges- Challenge #122 Theme- Amazing Autumn 

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this card is for the new challenge at Simon Says Wednesday, “Think Pink”! I used a cute digi image from Eureka Stamps, which is sure to bring a smile to the face of one of my sweet great-nieces. She loved dinosaurs…. which are kinda like dragons, right? And the card has lots of sparkles. Win-win for Great-Aunt Kathy!!

Supplies: 

·    Digi- Eureka (Birthday Dragon) (Currently not available)

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

·    Stickles- Diamonds

·    Front Sentiment “Cheers”- Sticker set from JoAnnes Crafts (Sadly no longer in business)

·    Inside Sentiment “Warm Birthday Wishes”- a freebie from Birdscards.com (Blog now closed)

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

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

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

Entered into:  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Think Pink

Crafty Catz Challenge- # 701 Sept 26- Oct 8 (Optional- Fall)

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Oct)   How to Train Your Dragon

Paper Funday- #81 Anything Goes  (Cute)