myasperations: myasperations 3-21-26

The new challenge at Double D’s has an Easter theme, which includes three options: Easter, Church, and Cross. I looked through my collections and found this beautiful wood-mount stamp that I’ve had since the late ‘90s. I heat embossed the image on vellum, colored it from the underside with markers, added highlights to the topside, and adhered the finished work of art atop a card front decorated with paper scraps. Silver photocorners secure the vellum imaged. The inside sentiment is embellished with another shimmer of silver, this time provided by a lovely crown sticker.

Supplies:

· Wood mount rubber stamps- Biblical Impression (Floral Cross) (Company no longer in business)

· Vellum- Hobby Lobby

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

· Front Sentiment-“Happy Easter” from Eureka Digital Stamps (which are again offered online. Check HERE to see which ones are available!)

· Inside Sentiment- a freebie from TlcCreations (Rejoice He is Alive)

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

· Crown Sticker- Hobby Lobby

· 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- Easter/Church/Cross

STAMPlorations- March 2026

Simon Says Monday Challenge-Beautiful Blooms

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

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #744-745 (AG/Family Friendly)

The theme of the March challenge at Sweet November Stamps (SNS) is ‘Use Green.’ I dug through my collection of SNS images and found one that will fit the theme and provide me with another Easter card! The digi, which shows a tender scene between a little lady and her precious pet, is appropriately named “Bunny Boop!” I created a festive background with several scraps of pastel colored papers and sentiments from my stash.

Supplies:

· Background- created with paper scraps from my scrap drawer!

· Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Bunny Boop)

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

· Front Sentiment- Welcome Spring label from my scrapbook stash

· Inside Sentiment- “like a bunny” from a Beccy’s Place digi set (Easter Joy) (Beccy closed her digi shop, but sells clear stamp sets online. Check HERE to see which sets are available!)

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

· Stickles- Diamonds

· Other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:

Friends of Sweet November (FB) March

Inspiration Station- Challenge #83 Inspiration Photo (Inspired by the pups on the photo, who look like they are much loved… just like the bunny on my card!)

(via Pinterest) Double D’s Challenge- Easter/Church/Cross

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

I seldom make CAS cards, but I often enter cards into Simon Says Stamps challenges, so I decided to pull out a wood-mount rubber stamp from Personal Stamp Exchange (aka PSX Stamps) to make this Clean and Simple card! I also kept my coloring to a minimum, using markers and adding highlights with a white colored pencil (to give his feathers a soft sheen) and a touch of white gel pen (to add the sparkle in his eye!)

I was excited to see that the new Pick 3 Challenge includes CAS as one of it's options, so I am entering this card in that challenge, plus a few others, too!

Supplies:

· Wood-mount rubber stamp ”Wood Duck” from PSX (Company no longer in business)

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

· Inside Sentiment- “Floating by to say hi” from a Beccy’s Place digi set (Floating by) (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.

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

Entered into:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-CAS

Pick 3 Challenge- March-April 2026 (My card includes Text, Wings, and CAS)

The Paper Shelter- #666 AG

Crafty Catz Challenge -#709 AG

I was excited to see that the new challenge at Time Out is to “use a clear element or elements on your project” because I like using clear acrylic and vellum on my cards. For this fun card, I used both of those items! I copied two of the Summer Holiday digi images into my Word program, printed them, colored one, and fussy-cut it. I then used an Exacto blade to trim the interior from the van's digi, leaving two open spaces where a strip of acetate “glass” was trimmed to fill the windshield, and taped it in place.

Next, the second image was colored in just one small section, the interior seen through the windshield, then fussy-cut, and a few strips of foam tape were adhered along the outer edges of the window section. When the two images are correctly positioned and taped together, the view of the front seat will show through.

I then created the other clear element, the sunglasses, by tracing them onto a scrap of thin vellum, using a gray marker to add a layer of color on the underside, and attaching the dark lenses to the glasses with a few small dabs of glue. It took a bit of work to get the van and luggage positioned where I wanted them, but once I worked that out, I attached them to the card front with double-sided tape and foam tape, added the sentiments, and called the card “TaDone!”

The happy traveler on this card reminds me of one of my nephews, who turns 50 in a few weeks. He even has a mustache and wears wire-rimmed eyeglasses, so I think this card will bring a smile to his “half a century” old face! (Ummm, that reminds me that I am well “over the hill”… or should I say, over more than one hill?!!) Ha!