{BYSHC} Christmas in July Linky Party - All Is Bright

 Here it is!! The last day to link your cards! The {BYSHC} Christmas in July Linky Party ends at midnight!

Today's card was a lightbulb moment late last night! I am not at home this morning so had to load up all my supplies and finish it at my daughter's dance studio! LOL

Started with a white cardstock panel that I ink blended faded jeans, broken china and speckled egg onto. Next I watered down some white acrylic paint and splattered it everywhere (including my glasses, my hands, the desktop, etc.)!  Stamped the snowman (from Unity Stamp Co. called Snow Day Like Today) onto a plain white scrap of regular cardstock. Colored with Tombow ABT Waterbased markers and then fussy cut him out! The ink blended panel was die cut using Tim Holtz Deckle Edge nesting dies and then glued down onto kraft. Burlap twine is from May Arts Ribbons and was tied around the panel. The sentiment was a second-hand purchase so I am unsure of which set it was from. The snowman and the sentiment were both mounted with foam adhesive for added dimension and the clear sequins were also from Unity but part of a Whit Kit and do not appear to be available on their own.

Considering that I colored, cut, glued and tied everything together while NOT at home was definitely interesting but completely do-able!!!

Be sure to get your entries linked before midnight! The link will close and then we'll wait for the prize announcements!! 

More rainbows and Llamas!!

 Hey there friends! I was digging through some stuff in the “not perfect right now but will be later” pile and found this rainbow background I created some time ago and immediately thought “oooh rainbow for Newton’s Nook Inky Paws Challenge!”

Yes it’s the Llama again! But thinking this could be used for either birthday or baby!! I started with a white cardstock panel that I ink blended with rainbow colors. Then I ran it through my big shot to emboss the floral pattern. Die cut with Unity Stamp Co. scallops and rectangles nesting die set and then popped up the center. The llama was already stamped and die cut just needed coloring, which I did with my Tombow ABT markers. I then added some clear sequins that were a free gift from Unity and there ya go!!! Sometimes a background isn’t right until you find the right image or challenge!!

Advent calendar day 3

 Well things have definitely picked up around the house......and I don't mean picked up in the crafting department! Sadly! Too much to do, not enough time to craft! So on day 3, I created one card (so far), but lots of ideas for more!

Started with a piece of regular 60lb white cardstock. Stamped the day 3 stamp (poinsettia) all over with versa mark ink. Sprinkled the white embossing powder over and heated. Once cool, I ink blended all over with Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide. After I wiped the excess ink off of the embossed images I sprinkled some water on to create some distressing. When that wasn't enough contrast I grabbed some Yasutomo Pearlescent watercolors. After adding quite a bit of water, I sprinkled some white all over. Unfortunately (what you may or may not be able to see) I didn't wait long enough for it to dry and it smeared in a few spots! And it also got everywhere! LOL There is some on the black background panel too! I used the Unity Stamp Co. Scallops and Rectangles (which appears to be sold out currently) for the background panels and the scallops and circles for the focal image. The sentiment comes from Gracielle Cheery Christmas. I added some white sparkly enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs and some foam tape!

GIU Week! Day #3

Welcome back! Its Wednesday and my week is half over already! If you'd like to go back to day 1 or day 2, the links are there! I had so much fun making pink cards, that I've added another to the Jingle Belles Rock pink challenge!

This one was created by utilizing a technique I saw on IG....cleaning your blending brushes with water and watercolor paper! GENIUS! You can create a soft background to create just about anything!

Started with my ink blended pink blob, stamped the ornaments from Unity Stamp Co. KOM October 2017 (Conspiracy of Love) with VersaMark, then embossed with WOW! embossing powder in pearl gold sparkle. I went back in with some diluted distress ink in worn lipstick and festive berries and added some on the ornaments where it has the snowflakes. Added some black backer and mounted the whole thing on some pink plaid american crafts paper I picked up at Joann's.

Thanks for visiting my blog and be sure to leave me some love (be sure to leave your name too)! There are 2 $20 gift credits which will be awarded to two random commentators! Good luck!

See everyone tomorrow!

{BEE}cause I care!

My daughter's dance team pairs up a big girl with a little girl each dance season to be big/little sisters! It's one of my favorite things that they do and the girls get soooo excited about the reveal, which happens to be tomorrow! 

I created this sweet bee card for her new little sister, Charlotte.

I started with a sheet of watercolor paper. Taped the stencil on (Heidi Swapp dated 2013) and started blending.

first scattered straw, then some mustard seed, then finished with wild honey. I then cut it using the largest scalloped die in the scallops and rectangles die set from Unity Stamp Co.  I also ink blended around the edge with the wild honey.

The bee is from another Unity Stamp Co. itty bitty set called {bee}cause I care. I stamped in grey, colored in the body with a darker grey and yellow (tombow art markers). I then fussy cut this little guy out and popped up with some foam tape. The sentiment was just typed and printed from my computer.

I hope little Charlotte loves it!

p.s. the wings are glittery! Used Nuvo Aqua Shimmer in glitter gloss!

Thanks for visiting! Let me know you were here! <3