myasperations 4-28-26

     I had fun making a card featuring a sweet little fairy from Sweet November Stamps (SNS) named “Flutter Fairy” for the April FB Challenge (feature floral). I printed off, colored and fussy-cut the little cutie, creating her wings with a few scraps of vellum, then perched her upon a card base lined with some pretty floral paper from Hobby Lobby.

    Note- Sweet November Stamps offers amazing images (in clear and digital stamps.) I was thrilled after I signed up for their free newsletter and started receiving a free digi each month! This little Flutter Fairy was the freebie earlier this year. (You can sign up for the newsletter at the bottom of the page HERE.)

Supplies: 

·   Background-floral paper from Hobby Lobby

·   Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Flutter Fairy)

·   Front Sentiment “Happy Spring”- Computer Generated

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

·   Cardstock, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Make it Feminine        

Friends of Sweet November (FB) April 

Polkadoodles Challenge- Challenge 5 Wk 1- AG

Crafty Catz Challenge-#712 AG

     This is another card for this month’s Sweet November Stamps "feature floral" theme on FB. I decided to make a sweet fairy card. It features a colorful scene with a cute little fairy named Junie communing with a pair of playful butterflies while perched within a frame of pansies! (I added little "dotted trails" behind the butterflies to depict their paths as they entertained little Junie, fluttering, and flipping all around her.)  Junie's delicate wings are made with a scrap of sage green vellum, accented with swirls from a sparkly gold gel pen.

     I’m entering this card into several challenges, including Time Out: Pick 2 (my card features pastel colors, and blooms), and Pick 3: My card fits into the themes, feminine, pastel, and also friends (I think the friendly sentiment and sweet butterflies fit into the friend theme!)

 

Supplies: 

·   Card base- upcycled Thank You notecard with pansies included! (I cut out the sentiment, leaving the floral 

    frame for Junie.)

·   Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Fairwee Junie)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white & sparkly gold gel pens

·   Front sentiment- “Just Flying By to Say Hi!” Freebie from Birdscards (Blog now closed)

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

·   Other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Time Out Challenge- Challenge #311 (Pick 2 Challenge- pastel, bloom)  

Pick 3 Challenge- #4 April/May 2026  (feminine, pastel, and friends) 

Via Pinterest Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Make it Feminine        

Friends of Sweet November (FB) April 

    I needed a wedding card for a friend, and dug through my stash to find the perfect items to use. The castle stamp is from Stampin’ Up! Set I picked up in the 1990s. I utilized a variety of scraps: brushed silver cardstock, a scrap of striped paper, white vellum, pink grosgrain ribbon, and a bit of pretty paper upcycled from an old wedding card. The sentiments are computer-generated… and the one on the inside is from personal experience! (On our 35th Anniversary, I teased my husband that we’d had “25 years of ‘wedded bliss’, 7 years of ‘pretty good’, and 3 years of ‘whatever were we thinking?’” Rich grinned and said, “Hon, I think you got those last two mixed up!”) Since then, I’ve incorporated some of that fun banter as a sentiment on wedding cards like this. 

Supplies: 

·   Castle Wedding Stamps Set- Stampin Up! (Retired set)

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

·   Sentiments- Computer Generated

·   Pretty paper on inside of card is upcycled from an old wedding card.

·   Deckle Edge scissor, circle punch, cardstock, other items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge- #276 AG 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #748-749 (AG/Family Friendly)

Paper Funday- April 2026 #86 AG  (Optional Twist: Dies/Punches)

    I made this card to enter into the Outlawz Christmas Only Challenge. It features a sweet snowman digi, which is a favorite of mine…. and it's a freebie! (There are both B&W and colored versions available. I used the colored version, adding shading and highlights with markers and a gel pen, and a Wink of Stellar brush tip marker adds a glittery sparkle.)

Supplies: 

·   Digi-Beccy’s Place Freebie-colored version (Snowman with Bauble)

·   Additional details added with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Marvey Silver Marker, Sakura Gelly Roll 

    white & silver gel pens

·   ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker- Available from several sources on the web

·   Patterned background- upcycled a scrap of gift wrap.

·   Front Sentiment-“Winter Wishes” from Sande's Poema Nordic Winter set (Obtained via a weekly email 

    newsletter which you can join HERE, or check out the FB page HERE for additional info.)

·   Inside Sentiment- “Merry Christmas” (Freebie from Polka Dot Orchard, 2018) No longer available

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

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

Entered into:  

ABC Christmas Challenge- H and I are for… ?  ‘’H  is for Hat'

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #4-2026 March/April

Outlawz Christmas Only Challenge- April 2026

Outlawz Challenge Monthly Linky- April 2026

Rudolph Days Challenge- April