myasperations 3-17-26

    I wanted to make a card for this week's 12th Birthday celebration at the Time Out Challenge. The photo inspiration is a gorgeous red flower, with green accents on a dark grey & white background. My card features a wood-mount stamp that I’ve had in my collection for many years, and includes a bright red poppy, in a green soda bottle set off by a B&W background.  (Note, I stamped the bottle in black ink on green vellum, fussy-cut the image, and adhered it atop the original stamped image to provide the lovely shade of green. A white gel pen helps to add highlights to turn the vellum into the look of glass.) 

Supplies: 

·   Wood-Mount Stamp from Inkadinkado (Vintage Flower In a Bottle) stamped on thick watercolor paper

·   Colored with Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils and a Sakura Gelly Roll white & silver gel pens

·   Front Sentiments- from a Beccy’s Place Digi set (Beachside Bliss)  (Beccy recently closed her digi shop. She now sells clear stamp sets online. Check HERE  to see which sets are available!)

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

·   Scraps of patterned paper, green vellum, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Time Out Challenge- Challenge #308 (Photo Inspiration)     

Simon Says Monday Challenge-Beautiful Blooms        

Papercraft Challenges- Challenge #128 Theme- AG (Twist- Joy of Spring)

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #829: Make it Bloom

     I had so much fun making the last card that I created a second similar one. It features the same stamp and color scheme as the first card, but I used alcohol markers in lighter shades of red and green, and applied them in sheer washes of color. The computer-generated sentiment was printed on vellum to add a bit of translucency to the card!               

                                          

                                                   

Supplies: 

·   Wood-Mount Stamp from Inkadinkado (Vintage Flower In a Bottle) stamped on white cardstock
·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and a Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen.
·   Front Sentiment-Computer Generated
·   Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
·   Red and white cardstock, scraps of patterned paper, vellum, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

(Via Pinterest) Time Out Challenge- Challenge #308 (Photo Inspiration)        

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #742-743 (AG/Family Friendly)

Pattie's Creations Challenge- #240 AG (March 2026)

     I’ve had this sweet image in my digi collection since 2018, and the cute Kawaii coffee cups always make me smile.  I made this card to enter into this month's Coffee Loving Paper Crafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge. I wanted the card to have a yummy latte feeling, so I used lots of tans and browns, plus, because it is a Christmas card, added muted shades of red and green plus a touch of glittery bling!

                             

                     

Supplies: 

·   Digi- A freebie from Kate Hadfield Designs  (Kawaii Coffee)

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

·   Sparkly Christmas Foilage Stickers- Hobby Lobby

·   Sentiments-Computer Generated

·   Pioneer Black Photo corners- available from several sources

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

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

Entered into:  

Coffee Loving Paper Crafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge: #51 March (photo) 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge- #274 AG 

Polkadoodles Challenge- Challenge 3, Wk 3- AG   

ABC Christmas Challenge- E,F & G are for… ?  ‘F is for Foliage'

Outlawz Christmas Only Challenge- March 2026

Outlawz Challenge Monthly Linky- March 2026

    Since we just dug out from a 12-inch snowfall, it seems weird to be making Easter Cards… but it's less than two weeks away, so… I got some work to do! The sweet little ducky is from Eureka Stamps, which are just starting to be sold again online (yay!) He looks wonderful framed in a polka-dotted chipboard square. I’ve had the yellow feathers and both of the digi sentiments in my stash for many years. All other items are from my stash.

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- “Ducky” from Eureka Stamps (which are again offered online. Check HERE to see which ones are available!)

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

·   Weathered wood paper- Hobby Lobby

·   Polka dotted chipboard frame- from my scrapbook stash

·   Front Sentiment-a freebie from TlcCreaitons (Spring Is Just Ducky)

·   Inside Sentiment- “Happy Easter” from We Are 3 Digital Sentiments  (Company no longer in business)

·   Pioneer Black Photo corners- available from several sources

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

·   Cardstock, yellow feathers, patterned paper scraps (to make Easter Egg embellishments), misc. items and tools.

Entered into:  

Paper Funday- March 2026 #84 AG  (Optional Twist: Fur or Feathers)

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #3-2026 March/April

Pammies Inky Pinky Challenge #2611  

Neglected Stuff Challenge- March 2026