myasperations 2-28-25

      The three cards in this post were all  inspired by this month’s sketch for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers (BYSHC) challenge on Facebook. I really like this challenge because it encourages me to use up many of my treasured paper scraps… and also to get an early start on building up my supply of Christmas cards each year!

       For this card, I used a digi set from Beccy’s Place named “Gnomes In My Garden.” One of the many things I enjoy about Beccy Muir’s digis is that she gives her characters lots of personality, and even names them. So… please allow me to introduce you to Nigel. On this card he is sharing Christmas blessings by the light of a vellum embellished lantern!

        

     

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi and sentiments are from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Gnomes in My Garden)

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

   Front Sentiment “Wishing you Peace and Light this Christmas” from a Beccy’s Place Digi 

        Set (Peace and Light)

·   Inside Sentiment “May you be Blessed this Christmas….” from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set 

        (Peace and Joy)

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

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

·   Gold photo corners available from several web sources (WXJ13 Photo Mounting Corners)

·   Gold embossed card base-Wedding invitations on clearance rack at Hobby Lobby

·   Foliage and Tree patterned papers from Hobby Lobby

·   Scraps of vellum, strip of gold ribbon, other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #54 Feb 2025          

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge- #247 AG 

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge-AG Feb 2025

Crafty Catz Challenge- #688 AG

Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge- Feb 2025    Feb= Circles and Celebrate 

      The cute cookies on this card are from a Beccy’s Place retired digi set named, appropriately, “Gingerbread.” They look excited for the holidays, as do the little gingerbread people embellishing the inside of the card.

     An added note- Sadly, Beccy Muir, artist/owner of Beccy’s Place, is discontinuing her digi line on June 30^th (she explains the reasons for this difficult decision HERE.) So, if you have plans to add any of her digi sets to your collection, or have any gift cards you need to use, you have several months to go digi shopping. In addition, Beccy added a “Digital Stamp Sale” section to her shop, in which she has posted a large number of digis and sets from the past, priced from $3.00 to as low as 31¢ (US rate.) Since I often use sentiments from Beccy’s digi sets on my cards, I made sure to pay attention not just to the images but also the sentiments in the sets as I filled my cart with these treasures before they are gone forever! (Sad sigh!) 

Supplies: 

·   Digi and sentiments are from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Gingerbread) This set is now available for just $4 [US rate].

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

·   Sentiments- Computer Generated

·   Black photo corners available from several web sources (WXJ13 Photo Mounting Corners)

·   Small Gingerbread Cookies- cut from Hobby Lobby Patterned Paper

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

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

Entered into:  

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #54 Feb 2025         

The Paper Shelter- #627 Anything Goes

Double D’s Challenge- The Color Red      

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday (Christmas) 

  

      I had fun creating a nativity card using the sketch plus lots of treasures from my stash! The wonderful image was made with an old, might I even call it vintage, wood mounted rubber stamp from D.O.T.S. (Dozens Of Terrific Stamps.) I love the cute little people and critters in the scene! I used a shape stencil to trace a circle around the stamped image to reflect the sketch shapes. After adhering the night sky paper strips to create the “sky” and grounding the nativity image beneath it. I enlarged the “Joy” sentiment to fit across the sky, fussy-cut the letters and traced them onto vellum. I then traced the scraps of sparkly/holographic clear self-stick laminate from my stash. (See some info on sources in the supply list.)

Supplies: 

·   Rubber Stamp Image- “Christmas Nativity” from D.O.T.S. (Dozens Of Terrific Stamps, which I’m pretty sure is no longer in business)  

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white, gold, silver, and sparkle gel pens

·   Front Sentiment “Joy” from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Snowman)

·   Inside Sentiment- “May the Miracle of Christmas…” from a Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Peace and Joy)

·   Gold photo corners available from several web sources (WXJ13 Photo Mounting Corners)

·   Night sky patterned papers and sparkly star stickers from Hobby Lobby

·   Sparkly/holographic clear self-stick laminate from my stash. (I‘ve seen it on Etsy, and other sources on the web, including Temu. (I’d suggest you avoid buying from Temu as that company that is notorious for stealing stamp/die images, causing hardship to several of our favorite stamp companies. The company is also known to be tied to scams and ID theft cases. Details Here and Here)

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

·   Other misc. items and tools from my stash.

Entered into:  

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge FB- #54 Feb 2025         

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Weeks #689-690  

ABC Christmas Challenge- “C and D  are for…? ”  ‘C is for Cute'