myasperations 12-24-25

     For this card, I used one of my favorite digi sets from Beccy’s Place named "Lamb of God". I upcycled the front of a card for the background, adhering it to a jade green A2 card base with a slightly larger piece of metallic gold cardstock in between. I pasted the Nativity digi into my Word program, cropping Jesus in the manger from the larger digi and printing it off. Color and shading were added with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, and highlights were added with my trusty Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen. After fussy-cutting Baby Jesus, I adhered a halo (small circle of metallic gold cardstock) behind his sweet head. Lastly, I  gently adhered him to the lower left corner of the card front, allowing room for the red heart embellishment I made to accent the “Treasure of the Heart” sentiment!

Supplies: 

·   Background (with many wonderful sentiments) is upcycled from an old card

·   Metallic Gold cardstock- Hobby Lobby

·   Nativity Image- Beccy’s Place Clear Stamp Set (Lamb of God) (Beccy recently closed her digi shop. You can check HERE to see if a clear stamp set is available. Or contact Beccy directly if you aren’t able to locate a retailer that carries it!)

·   Inside Sentiment-“May Love and Light….” Beccy’s Place Clear Stamp Set (Peace and Light)

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

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

Entered into:  

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #730-731 Annual Christmas Blog Hop (AG/Family Friendly)

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Dec)   Santa’s Village (includes Nativity)

Papercraft Challenges- Challenge #125 Theme- Festive Sparkle  

     This is my final entry into this month's Coffee Loving Paper Crafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge.  It features one of the first digital images that I ever used, from a website named Dearie Dolls. Although the site's artist/owner, Mary Ellen, isn’t regularly posting new work, she has maintained the site, which is packed with free digis related to seasons/holidays, celebrations, sports, friends, family members, and more! I used the Dearie Dolls digi, plus papers from my stash, including a small scrap with a sketch of Santa that I paper-pieced onto the Chef’s coffee cup.

Supplies:

·   Digi- Free Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps (Coffee Chef) no longer available

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

·   Inside Sentiment- from a Beccy’s Place Digi set that is no longer available. (Christmas Cheers) (Beccy recently closed her digi shop. You can check HERE to see if a clear stamp set is available.)

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

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

Entered into:  

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge- #268 AG 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Add A Sentiment  

Coffee Loving Paper Crafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge: #48 Dec 

     When decluttering, I found a gingerbread cookie gift tag/ornament I made at a craft class years ago using a paper bag, and I wanted to make another card to enter into the December Colorful Options Monthly Challenge, which has a theme of Gingerbread and other treats. I couldn’t find the template from my original gift tag/ornament, but I found a copy of a free Build a Gingerbread Man Coloring page, which should work well. It is larger than my original cookie, but that can be adjusted as desired. I did find some notes I made when making the original, and typed them up to help anyone who might want to make one!

 

Supplies: 

·   Build a Gingerbread Man freebie Coloring page (to use as template/pattern) can be found  HERE

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

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

·   Paper bag, piece of quilt batting, thread or cord, buttons, ribbon, and other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: Dec  Color Board (Gingerbread and other treats) 

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #12-2025 Dec/Jan (Optional twist- Make It Merry)