myasperations 11-30-25a

      I rarely used sketches when making cards until I discovered the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers (BYSHC) Challenge a few years ago.    

     All three of the cards on this post used BYSHC sketches. The first two cards feature this months sketch.

     This card features an adorable hound created by Beccy Muir, artist owner of Beccy’s Place.  Beccy names each of her digi characters, and she calls this one “Rawlins,” which sounds like a good fit for this laid back pooch! (I used the precolored version of Rawlins and added a bit more detailing with markers, a white colored pencil,  and my trusty white gel pen… to make it my own!!)

Supplies: 

·    Precolored Pup, Santa Hat and Sentiments are from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set that is no longer available (Business recently changed to clear stamps/wholesale only)

·    Additional shading and highlighting were added with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, a white pencil, and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

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

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

Entered into:  

Beccy’s Place 13^th Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge- Day 5- D is for Dog

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #63 Nov 2025        

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #11-2025 Nov/Dec

    This card features Beccy’s fun-loving character named Stanley, who was the main character in eight digi sets with various themes. This Stanley was part of a “Santa Stanley” set, which is no longer available. However, Beccy does offer a free “Birthday Stanley” set that you can find HERE and is pictured below.) 

    After picking patterned papers with a vintage vibe, I colored Stanley in dark, rich shades to match the papers. Scraps of the papers, plus a few additional strips of colored cardstock, helped me build my card around the sketch. Sentiments then completed the card!   

 

Supplies: 

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

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

·    Front Sentiment-Computer Generated

·    Patterned papers from a Hobby Lobby paper pack, and from my stash.

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

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

Entered into:  

Via Pinterest Beccy’s Place 13th Annual Month of Holiday Cards- Day 25- V is for Vintage Vibe!

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #63 Nov 2025 

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: Nov (Christmas)

Outlawz Challenge-Nov 2025 Linky  

     I used a BYSHC sketch from a few years ago to make this card. It went together fairly quickly with items from my stash!

Supplies: 

·    Leaf-patterned paper and glittery bronze leaf sticker- Hobby Lobby

·    Front Sentiment “Autumn Breeze”- from RG Ave Fall Greetings Digital Stamp Set (Newsletter Freebie, no longer available)

·    Inside Sentiment- upcycled from a party invitation I found when I was recently decluttering

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

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

Entered into:  

Double D’s Challenge-Fall Colors 

Outlawz- Tuesday Color Challenge- Color Board-Nov   

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #726-727 AG/Family Friendly

myasperations 11-30-25

     This card features a sweet mouse (Ack! Do those two words really go together?!!)  image from a FB group named "Printables for your Junk Journaling with TLC". The group offers wonderful freebies and affordable digis. (You can check it out HERE!). A few foliage and leaf die-cuts plus sentiments complete the card.

 

Supplies: 

·    Mouse in pumpkin image is a freebie from Free Printables for your Junk Journaling with TLC (FB) (Although this digi appears to be retired, the group sponsor, Paulette Slater, provides dozens of free sentiments and digis every month to site members. If you join, HERE you can access the free digis… and you can purchase sets of digis at her shop HERE.)

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

·    Divinity Designs Die Set-Foliage & Leaves

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

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

Entered into:  

Beccy’s Place 13th Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge- Day 8- G  is for Grateful

Double D’s Challenge-Fall Colors  

Outlawz- Tuesday Color Challenge- Color Board-Nov 

Outlawz Challenge-Nov 2025 Linky  

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #726-727 AG/Family Friendly

   I had fun making this card using a Sweet November Stamps Santa digi, a free background digi from Di Caruba (at Di’s Digis), some tone paper (for snow drifts), a red rhinestone (for Rudolph's nose!), snowflake stickers, and Stickles to add extra sparkle to this snowy wonderland.

Supplies: 

·    Background scene a freebie from Dis Digi FB page (Join Di’s FB page, then find the freebie HERE)

·    Santa Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Gnome Home: Holiday scene builder set)

·    Snowflake Stickers (white sparkly and shades of blue)- Hobby Lobby

·    Diamond Stickles (to add sparkles to the snowdrifts, and fluffy snow on tree branches)- Available from several 

      sources on the web

·    Front Sentiment “HoHoHo”- handwritten, then sketched the word balloon around it

·    Inside Sentiment- “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas” A freebie from YouTube@Sassy’s LLC (learn more Here)

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

·    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) Nov  

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #11-2025 Nov/Dec

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- AG

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: Nov (Christmas)

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

     My final card for this posting was made for the “Monochromatic” challenge at Di’s Digis, and the “Winter Colors” challenge at Passion for Markers. The write up at Passion for Markers included purple on their listing of possible winter colors, so I decided to make a card featuring a sweet digi from Di’s Digis in a purple/lavender color scheme. I do like the way it turned out!

Supplies: 

·    Digi- “Snuggle up Izzy” is from Di’s Digis Stamp (sadly now retired)

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

·    Front Sentiment “Warmest Wishes”- Wood Mount stamp from Embossing Arts (Company no longer in business)

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

·    Snowflakes- Rubber stamps from Printworks (no longer available)

·    Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue and Flower Soft Polar White (to add sparkly texture to Izzy’s coat lovely winter coat) 

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

·    Yellow vellum (light from lantern), purple ink pad, lavender/purple/grey cardstock, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Di’s Digi Stamps-Monochromatic  

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #816: Winter Colors  

The Paper Shelter- #660 AG (opt-Tags)  

myasperations 11-29-25

    I have participated in the annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge at Beccy’s Placee blog every November since 2017, first as an avid cardmaker, then as a member of Beccy Muir’s Contributor Team! Although Beccy’s online shop closed earlier this year, she continues to sell her amazing clear sets via wholesale outlets and Stamp Shows/events across Australia. I miss having regular contact with Beccy, who is an amazing person, but was glad that I was able to enter several cards into this month’s challenge.

    This posting includes four cards that feature some of my favorite digis that I’ve added to my BP Collection over the past 8+ years! Enjoy!

      This first entry features one of my favorite freebies from Beccy, an adorable snowman with a sweet face that warms my heart. I don’t use pre-colored digis very often, but Beccy’s coloring on this little cutie is so very soft and lovely that I just had to use it. The only changes I made to the digi were to add “texture” to the furry hat with a white gel pen, silver details to the bauble (plus I cut a circle of light blue glitter paper to add some holiday bling!), and some decorative stitching to the scarf. Two sentiments, fussy-cut snowflakes, and a few circles cut from glitter paper, and one from lovely patterned paper, finish the card. So fun!

    An added note- the sentiment on the card front is from a digi set that includes 28 sentiments… and is priced at just $ 1.84 until the end of November! Check it out HERE!

Supplies: 

·    Digi-Beccy’s Place Freebie-colored version (Snowman with Bauble)

·    Additional details added with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Marvy Silver Marker, Sakura Gelly Roll white & silver gel pens

·    Front Sentiment “Let it snow…”- from Lili of the Valley digi set (Christmas Wishes)

·    Inside Sentiment is from We Are 3 (Sadly Etsy Shop is closed.)

·    Nuvo Glitter drops are used to make the inside sentiment sparkle a bit!

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

·   Pretty blue patterned is from a Sande's Poema digital set (Obtained via a recent weekly email newsletter, which you can join HERE, or check out the FB page HERE for additional info. Sande’s creations always impress me… and she provides them free to those on her newsletter!)

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

Entered into:  

Beccy’s Place 13th Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge- Day 15- M is for monochrome

Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge- #610 Anything Goes

Di’s Digi Stamps-Monochromatic  

Sande's Poema Card Making Community November Color Challenge (Shades of Blue and Grey)

Via Pinterest Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- AG

     I have bears  in all shapes and sizes in my large digi collection. The ones drawn by Beccy always warm my heart as she gives them so much personality! I love the denim overalls on this little cutie, who holds a yummy peppermint stick as he patiently waits for the Big Guy to arrive!  Patterned papers (bearing candy and pinecones), and sentiments finish the card.

 

Supplies: 

·    Digi from Beccy’s Place (No longer available)

·    Patterned papers from a Hobby Lobby paper pack, and from my stash.

·    Front Sentiment-Computer Generated (No longer available)

·    Inside Sentiment from Beccy's Place 

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

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

Entered into:  

Via Pinterest-Beccy’s Place 13th Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge- Day 17 - O is for Overalls

Via Pinterest Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- AG

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #63 Nov 2025         

ABC Christmas Challenge- W and X are for?    ‘X is for X-Stitch’ (Stitching on Bib Overalls)

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #11-2025 Nov/Dec

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: Nov (Christmas)

Outlawz Challenge-Nov 2025 Linky  

     Beccy names each of her digi characters, and when I first saw this hound named “Earl”, I laughed out loud. Doesn’t Earl just exude a haughty, almost regal, attitude?  However, I do think that he looks a bit “underwhelmed” with his attire! I added knitted texture to Earl's sweater using an excellent tutorial from artist Annabel Haines. It takes a little time to detail all the cable stitches, but I think the results are worth it! (See link to the tutorial in Supplies list.)  

 

 

Supplies: 

·   Pup and Santa Hat Digis and Sentiments- are from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Holiday Hounds) No longer available

·   Knitted texture tutorial can be found HERE

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, a white colored pencil, and a Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

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

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

Entered into:  

Via Pinterest-Beccy’s Place 13th Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge- Day 22- S is for Sweater

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #63 Nov 2025         

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- AG

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Nov)    The Secret Life of Pets (Universal Studios) 

Paper Funday- Nov #82 Anything Goes  (Optional Twist: Merry and Bright) 

     This final card features a sunflower image and “Thinking of You” sentiment from Beccy’s Place digi sets. All other items are from my stash! 

Supplies: 

·    Digi and front sentiment from Beccy’s Place (No longer available)

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

·    Inside Sentiment- from a packet of Thanksgiving cards I bought at a thrift store years ago.

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

·    Plaid paper, burlap scrap, piece of twine, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Via Pinterest-Beccy’s Place 13^th Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge- Day 23- T is for Texture

Via Pinterest Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- AG

Outlawz- Tuesday Color Challenge- Color Board-Nov (Colors- Rust, grey, tan and peach)  

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #726-727 AG/Family Friendly