myasperations 11-1-25

    It’s November first, which means I get to share my DT card for All Dressed Up (ADU) Stamps monthly FB Challenge. The theme is “Christmas” and I just had to make a card that features this adorable ADU digi name “Christmas Kitty.”  I used bright traditional colors on the card background, wreath, anad his fuzzy green blankie, so decided to use more neutral colors for the felines ultra fluffy fur. Don't you just want to pet him?! 

 

                                       
Supplies: 

·    Digi- All Dressed Up (Christmas Kitty)

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

·    Front Sentiment from an Angie Blom Freebie (Purr Purr Purr)

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

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

Entered into:  

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: Nov  Color Board (Red, Red and Red)  

Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge- #608 Anything Goes

      Since I’m a DT for All Dressed Up (one of the sponsors), please don’t include me in the draw for their prize!  

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge-AG Oct 2 -Nov 5 2025 (optl twist-All Tied Up) 

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday: Oct (Christmas)         

Outlawz Challenge-Nov 2025Linky  

     This cute little Angel from Sweet November Stamps is announcing the true reason for Christmas! I wanted to use a non-traditional color scheme and opted for shades of blue and brown. I really like the result especially her reddish blond hair. I used a calligraphy pigment marker from Zig that has a very fine tip which allowed me to frame her face and head with all that lovely whispy hair!  

     When decluttering my craftoom I found a pile of lovely Christmas subway art backgrounds that I had printed on vellum at least 10 years ago. Sadly, this one appears to no longer be available. However, when searching the web for it, I did find a different one, also free and Christian-themed, that you can find HERE. (It’s multicolored, but you can change that if you’d like a more subdued look, just print it in greyscale!)

Supplies: 

·    Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Little Christmas Angel)

·    Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen and Zig Memory System Calligraphy II Pigment Marker (Pure Brown)

·    Christmas Subway Art (no longer available)

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

·    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) 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #723-724 AG/Family Friendly

Pattie's Creations Challenge- #235 AG (Oct)

Beccy’s Place 13th Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge- Day 1 - A is for  Angel

    My final card this posting features an upcycled calendar page, aflame with the vivid colors of Fall!  A beautiful fluttering of leaves are framed in several layers of fall colored cardstock. Depth was added to the card by inking and firmly stamping the leaf on the paper, then repeating stamping the image several times before re-inking. I also like to stamp and fussy-cut a leaf or two that can be used for embellishments. Overlapping a leaf onto a sentiment adds texture and dept. So fun! 

     I usually like to decorate the inside of the card to fit with the colors, patterns, themes, etc. on the front. In this case, before I adhered the calendar page to the front of the card, I cut a rectangle from it's middle to use as backing ofor the sentiment on the inside of the card. Since the area I cut from the calendar page would be covered by the framed rectangle of  stamped leaves, it was an easy, and effective, nab!  

Supplies: 

·    Background scene is upcycled from an old calendar

·    Leaf Wood Mount Rubber Stamp from Embossing Arts (Company no longer in business)

·    Colored with Tsukineko Kaleidacolor Inkpad, Autumn Leaves (Available from several web sources or use ink pads in fall colors)

·    Sentiments- Power Poppy’s Digital Stamp Set (Autumns Opulence)

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

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

Entered into:  

Pink & Main Challenge- #10- October: All Things Fall   

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #10-2025 Oct/Nov (Optional twist- Autumn Splendor) 

Outlawz- Tuesday Color Challenge- Color Board-Oct

Crafty Catz Challenge-#703 (Optional- Fall)