myasperations 6-5-26

    I created this card for the latest Time Out challenge, its fun theme, Favorite Beverage! I have so many favorites, but this is one of the first I remember loving when I was in pre-school: Root Beer, and especially Root Beer Floats! My card features a digi that was so fun to color. (I love the little sunglasses!) and is currently a freebie (see the link below.)

   The digi is actually iced coffee, but I did a little research and learned that you can add ice to a root beer float, too.  I found a recipe that I plan to make as soon as I buy some ice cream! The ice cubes are actually made from root beer, which means they DON’T dilute the drink, but they DO keep it icy cold. And, they add a little slushiness to the drink as they melt! (Doesn’t that sound yummy?!)

  After coloring the digi, I found a great piece of patterned paper in my stash that works perfectly with the rich brown shades of the icy drink and started layering the pieces, including sentiments, in place. The final touch was to slide a copy of the recipe I found to the inside of the card. I’ll be sending it to my nephew, who has a birthday later this month… and who also loves root beer floats. (Then we can compare notes!) 

Supplies: 

·   Digi from JessicaLynn Original (Iced Summer Coffee)  (Currently is being offered as a freebie!)

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

·   Front Sentiment- a freebie from Desert Diva- (Sweet Birthday Wishes)

·   Inside Sentiment- from my scrapbook stash

·   Glossy Accents from Ranger- used to make the water drops on the glass.

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

·   Piece of acetate, patterned paper, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into: 

Time Out Challenge- #314 (“Inspired By”  Challenge- Favorite Beverage)      

Classic Design Challenge: Anything Goes #5-2026 May-June  

Pattie's Creations Challenge- #243 AG (June 2026)

    I made this card to enter into a current Simon Says challenge- Masculine. It features a sweet digi from All Dressed Up named “Little Pirate” (I love all the details that artist/owner Wendy Burns adds to her digis, like the little bottle with a message in this digi.) The bottom half of the card features an underwater scene from a Fred She Said digi set. I used alcohol markers and a white gel pen to color the digi, and blue chalk, a sponge, and a template created from a scrap of paper to add fluffy clouds to the sky. (I also used a sponge and Q-Tips to add decorative chalks to deepen the colors in the underwater scene.) I decided to create a slimline card that would fit into a size 10 business envelope, so I didn’t have to crop just a portion of the underwater scene.  Instead, after I finished adding chalked color to the scene, I just cut a wavy edge along the top of the scene, and adhered it atop the pirate digi. (Actually, when I cut the strip, it was way crooked… so I had to cut another strip to layer under the first so that the ship has a steady base upon which to float!)  

     I’m entering this card into several challenges, including Colorful Options (the intro line for the June Challenge is “This month we’re celebrating- fresh, airy, serene, refreshing” and I think that my card reflects three of these… and maybe all four if a pirate ship on the sea can be considered serene?!) It also fits into Option 2-Supporting Colors of Tiffany Blue! 

                          

                   

Supplies: 

§   Underwater scene (plus a strip of wavy water) from a Fred She Said digi set (Emma the Mermaid & Friends)

·   Digi- All Dressed Up (Little Pirate)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique marker, Decorative Chalks, and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Cloudy sky- made with decorative chalks, a sponge and handmade template

·   Front Sentiment-Lili of the Valley digi set (Quotables Lives Journey)

·   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-Masculine  

All Dressed Up- Anything Goes (June #173) 

All Dressed Up FB Challenge- June-Big/Little Guys

Colorful Options Monthly Challenge: June 2026 Color Board 

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge- June 2026-Color Challenge  

Outlawz Challenge Monthly Linky- June 2026

    Although the calendar doesn’t yet announce the arrival of summer, where I live it has officially arrived because we’ve started seeing fresh strawberries pop up for sale in little stands along the road. These little bits of heaven are so much sweeter than the ones you buy in grocery stores!  I picked some up a few days ago, then enjoyed them with a slice of an angel food cake and a scoop of ice cream. So yummy!

     My card, created for the Inspiration Station Challenge Photo (Strawberries), features a digi of luscious strawberries and sentiment from a Poppy Poppy digi set. The background is pieced together with papers and sheer ribbon from my stash.

     I’m entering this card into several challenges, including Double D's: Bows (the bow I used might be small, but it fits beautifully into the color and pattern themes on my card! 

Supplies: 

·   Digi and front sentiment are from a Power Poppy digi set (Cherries and Berries)

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

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

·   Sheer black dotted Swiss ribbon- JoAnne’s

·   Patterned Paper and cardstock- Hobby Lobby

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

Entered into:  

Inspiration Station- Challenge #86 Inspiration Photo (Strawberries)  

Double D’s Challenge- Bows     

Pammies Inky Pinky Challenge #2622

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #840: Summertime

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #754-755 (AG/Family Friendly)

     This card was created for a few Christmas Challenges, including the ABC Christmas Challenge, with the theme “K is for Knitted” (my card features a few strips of Sweater Paper from an Imagine That! Digi set), the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge (teacup with snowy holiday theme), and the Outlawz Christmas Challenge.

 

Supplies: 

· Winter Arabesque-Knit Sweater Papers from Imagine That! Digis (Sadly, the company is no longer in business.)  

·  Christmas tea cup digi (Precolored) is from a Sande's Poema digital set from a weekly email newsletter which you can join HERE, or check out the FB page HERE for additional info.)

·   Shading and highlights added with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and a Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Front Sentiment-Lili of the Valley digi set (Christmas Wishes)

·   Inside Sentiment from Polka Dot Orchard digi set (Merry Little Coffee)

·   Diecut “doily”- from a small pack I purchased at a small stamp store years ago in South Dakota.

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

·  Snowflake paper, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into: 

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

Coffee Loving Paper Crafters/Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge: #54 June 

Outlawz Christmas Only Challenge- June 2026

Paper Funday- June 2026 #88 AG