myasperations: myasperations 3-30-26

Back in 2018, I signed up for the Gerda Steiner Design newsletter, and since then, I’ve been receiving one or two email invitations every year to add a freebie to my GDS collection of wonderful digis! The sweet Happy Easter sentiment, adorned with bunnies and other signs of spring, was fun to color with soft pastel colors.

I’m entering this card into several challenges, including Passion for Markers Challenge: Think Pink (I colored ½ of the sentiment with a soft, pretty pink, plus added touches of pink to the Easter eggs and bunny ears, plus fussy-cut a pink egg from a paper scrap to embellish the inside sentiment. The close-up photo helps highlight these small touches!)

(Note- You can see what GSD freebies are currently available and also can sign up for the Newsletter on their website toolbar HERE!)

Supplies:

· Digi- A newsletter freebie, spring 2025 from Gerda Steiner Designs (no longer available)

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

· Inside Sentiment- Jan’s Digis (Bunny Kisses and Easter Wishes). Sadly, the company is no longer in business

· Easter Egg Embellishments, cut from patterned paper- Hobby Lobby

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

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

Entered into:

Pammies Inky Pinky Challenge #2613- Theme: Rain/Spring

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #830: Think Pink

I was so excited when I got an email advertising the STAMPlorations & Coffee Loving Paper Crafters: Spring Coffee Collab Hop that I printed off a few pages of STAMPlorations digis and started making cards to share in honor of the event. In this post, I’m sharing two of those cards that feature the same Stamplorations digi, named Coffee Sleigh, but with very different results! I used the sketch from the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers (BYSHC) March Challenge on FB when creating these two cards.

This first has a warm outdoorsy feeling. I colored the digi with several neutral colors, plus a touch of red and silver, and fussy-cut a few pine branches with pinecones (from the patterned paper) to embellish the front of the card, and the inside sentiment.

Supplies:

· Digi- a freebie from STAMPplorations in Dec 2016 (Coffee Sleigh!)

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

· Front Sentiment “Have Yourself a Merry Little Coffee” from Polka Dot Orchard digi set (Merry Little Coffee)

· Inside Sentiment-“Celebrate the Season” from a Stamplorations digi set (Framed Christmas)

· Christmas themed papers from Hobby Lobby.

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

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

Entered into:

STAMPlorations- March 2026

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

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

Rudolph Days Challenge- March

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-AG (March 2026)

This second card also features the Stamploration digi “Coffee Sleigh” and the same sentiments as the first. However, the colors used on the digi, the patterned papers used to frame the digi (and to create embellishments on the inside sentiment), and a pretty pink-and-red coffee cup sticker give the card an almost Dr. Seuss-ish vibe!