myasperations 2-25-25

      Finally had some time to create cards for the final three weeks of the FB Fairy Challenge at Sweet November Stamps. I'm not sure what the rest of the week holds, so I’m posting all three here to get them entered into the FB links now. Get ready for some cuteness!

      This card features a little fairy named Emaline, joyfully kicking snowflakes, sending them dancing happily!  I’m not sure of the source of the inside sentiment. I found it in a stamping magazine when I was new to stamping (25-30 years ago) and scribbled it into a “sentiments” notebook that I kept back then.  All other items are from my stash.  

 

Supplies: 

·   Z-fold Flad Card instructions- found HERE  (I used fold but added a flap large enough to hold sketch)

·   Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Fairwee Snow Flurry Emaline)

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

·   Stickles- Diamonds (added to snowflakes near Emaline.)

·   Sentiments- Computer Generated (Source unknown)

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

·   Patterned papers, and other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Friends of Sweet November (FB) Feb  

Friends of Sweet November Feb 2025: Week2 Fairy Week      

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #687-688   

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge-AG Feb 2025  

Outlawz Challenge-Feb 2025 Linky  

Di’s Digi Stamps-Circles Everywhere

      This card features a sweet pair of friends (Piper and her Snowman) enjoying some time in the snow. The background, created with scraps of snowflake papers and glittery cardstock, was inspired by this month's sketch at the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers (BYSHC) challenge on FB. It also features a fold that is new to me, was fairly easy to make, and the inside carries a surprise “double pop” Sentiment!  A small flurry of fussy-cut snowflakes embellishes the front and inside of the card. A bit of whimsy was added to the card, by tracing cutting Piper’s wings onto vellum, fussy-cutting and attaching them, then adding a thin layer of Stickles to make them pop! I added a snowdrift to the bottom of the card made from a strip of white glitter cardstock. You can’t tell it from the photo, but it adds a nice touch of wintry bling to the card.

 

Supplies: 

·   Gate-Fold Pop Up instructions HERE and a template HERE (scroll to bottom of post).

·   Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Fairwee Piper and her Snowman)

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

·   Sentiments- Computer Generated (Source unknown- See write up from last card for details)

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

·   Stickles- Diamonds (added to Pipers Wings.)

·   Snowflake patterned papers, white glitter cardstock, a scrap of vellum, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

Friends of Sweet November (FB) Feb 

Friends of Sweet November Feb 2025: Week 3 Fairy Week     

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #54 Feb 2025        

Allsorts Challenge- Week 817 (Shades of Blue) 

The Four Seasons Challenge- Anything Goes Winter Feb 2025  

     I knew I wanted to feature a warmer scene for my final card, and decided to use a really fun Sweet November digi named, appropriately, Slow Ride. The fairy rider looks like she is enjoying her snail friend’s leisurely pace. (I had no idea how to color the snail, so did some web research and found lots of options. A poster found here provided a nice color image of Garden Snail, which inspired the coloring of this little trailblazer. A bit of research told me that snails really do leave a “trail” wherever they go. Since this snails rider is an beautifully dressed fairy, I opted to add some bling to this snail trail with small rhinestones. I also bedecked the fairy with tiny rubies in her lovely elfish ears, and an amethyst on with a sparkly silver (gel pen) chain circling her elegant neck.

      I’m entering this card into several challenges including Passion for Markers Challenge: Embellish It (I added rhinestones, plus created corner straps with strips glittery scraps of pretty pastel papers), and Path Of Positivity Challenge (I made this card to give to a sweet little neighbor that always waves shyly to me when waiting for her school bus to arrive. With long hair and a lithe little body, she even looks a bit like the adorable little fairy!)

 

Supplies: 

·   Background scene- upcycled from an old calendar

·   Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Slow Ride)

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

·   Chart of Snails used to assist with coloring found HERE

·   Sentiments “You Make Life Sparkle” and  “Hope Your Day is Magical” from a We Are 3 Digi Sentiment set (Sadly, Etsy Shop is now closed) 

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

·   Rhinestones, scraps of glittery cardstock, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into: 

Friends of Sweet November (FB) Feb  

Friends of Sweet November Feb 2025: Week 4: Fairy Week     

Outlawz- Tuesday Color Challenge- Dusty Aqua and Dusty Pink  

Passion for Markers Challenge- Week #777: Embellish It  

Park Hopping-My Happy Place (Feb)   The Fairytale Forest at Efteling Park (Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands)

Paper Funday- #73 Anything Goes  (Optional Twist: Use Colors Burgundy, Pink and Sage Green) 

Path Of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #128 (Anything Goes Positive)