myasperations 5-26-26

    This is my final entry into the current Time Out challenge with a wonderful Music theme. I created the background with a digi of Christmas sheet music entitled “The Christmas Tree” from The Graphics Fairy (my favorite website for free vintage images) and a Pine Branch stencil from Bramble Fox. The beautiful wreath ornament digi is from a talented and generous artist named Sande Woodson. She manages a FB page and an email through which she provides free digital images on a regular basis. For this card, I used one of Sande’s embroidered wreath digis, which has sentiment as the center focus. Using scraps of silver metallic cardstock, I created a cap and ring to top the ornament. I adhered the ornament to the card front with foam tape, then added a bow and strip of ribbon to serve as the “hanger.”  

    I added a close-up pic of the card front to give a better view of cap and ring on the ornament, plus the song title, which I accidentally covered up with stenciled pine branches.  

Supplies: 
· Background- Vintage Christmas Sheet “ The Christmas Tree” a freebie from The Graphics Fairy (It seems this item is no longer available; however, this site offers hundreds of other vintage freebies so you might find other options that you like!) .
· Background- Bramble Fox Stencil (Pine Branches)

· Color added to card with two shades of ink pads, a sponge, and a grey Tombow marker to add shading. 
· Embroidered Noel wreath is from a Sande's Poema digital set Obtained via a weekly email newsletter which you can join HERE, or check out the FB page HERE for additional info.)
· Inside Sentiments are freebies from YouTube@Sassy’s LLC (learn more Here)
· Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
· All other misc. items and tools from my stash.
Entered into:  
Time Out Challenge- #313 (Theme Challenge- Music)       

Outlawz Christmas Only Challenge- May 2026

Outlawz Challenge Monthly Linky- May 2026

  I had fun creating this card to enter into the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers group (BYSHC) May Challenge on FB. It features a sweet gingerbread boy that is one of my favorite digis from Beccy’s Place. (My nickname for this pudgy little guy is “Pillsbury” because he is such a cute little doughball!)  I printed Pillsbury onto Kraft cardstock because it is the color of gingerbread and also simplifies the coloring process (which mainly included shading with tan marker, adding “frosting” with a white gel pen, and adding his nose and tummy button with red and brown markers!) I made a second Pillsbury to embellish the inside of the card and set both of them aside to work on the card front.

   When digging through my box of coffee-related items, I found a packet of coffee cup “chalkboard” stickers I’d found at a local dollar store, and also found a strip of little coffee cups that I upcycled from a coffee sleeve several years ago. I love how the coffee cups from two very different sources look great when used together! A few knitted patterned papers, plus sentiments, finish off the card.  (In truth, this hilarious sentiment always makes me laugh. I hope it provides you with a smile, chuckle, giggle, or maybe even a guffaw?)   

   I’m entering this card into several challenges including the Colorful Options Monthly Challenge (my card features a mostly B&W color scheme with touches of red, green, and tan) and the ABC Christmas Challenge (K is for Knitted.)  

                                                  

Supplies: 

·   Chalkboard Coffee Cup Stickers- from our local Dollar Store

·   Digi and sentiments- are from Beccy’s Place Digi sets that are no longer available. (Beccy closed her digi shop 

    last year but still sells clear stamp sets online. Check HERE  to see which sets are available!)

·   Nordic Knitted Sweater paper- Whimsy Stamps. (No longer available, but I found a similar assortment of

    patterns HERE )

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

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

·   Patterned papers, vellum, Tulip Slick fabric paint (to add texture to Pillsbury’s buttons), other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #69 May 2026        

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: May 2026 Color Board (B&W or Rainbow) 

ABC Christmas Challenge- J and K are for… ?  ‘'K is for Knitted’

Pammies Inky Pinky Challenge #2621

    Back in the 90’s, I took a class at a card shop where we used a template named “Lattice Folds” from Hot Off the Press. I recently stumbled upon the template in my stash and used it to make this fun birthday card for the new challenge at Passion for Markers! My card also features a digi of a vintage truck, which, back in 2011, was one of the first digis that I ever used! One of my brothers is skilled at rebuilding old cars… aka clunkers! So this card will be cruising down to Florida for his next birthday!

  PS- I did some online checking, and it appears the template is no longer available. However, if you enter Lattice Fold Card or Braided Edge Card via Pinterest or your favorite search engine, there are many videos and templates. I posted a few of my favorites in supplies list.

 
Supplies: 

·   Lattice Fold Card/Braided Edge Card- I found a few good  videos and templates Here, Here, Here, and Here.
·  Vintage truck Digi- A freebie from Handmade by Paula (GMC Truck)
·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white & silver gel pens
·   Sentiments- Computer Generated (using a font named Jokerman.)
·   Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
·   Patterned paper, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into: 

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #5-2026 May-June (Optional twist- BDay) 

Paper Funday- May 2026 #87 AG