{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas Linky Party - Merry Christmas!

 Today is the last day of the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas Linky Party! Be sure to get your entries in by midnight!

Today's card was mostly done from scraps, but had to find some other papers that went together! LOL 

The background paper and the "ho ho ho" papers are both from PhotoPlay Gnome for Christmas. I modified {BYSHC} Sketch 32 and turned it vertical rather than horizontal. The brick paper is a scrap from another project but I thought it fit nicely! Circles of red and vellum were die cut from scraps using the Unity Stamp Co. Scallops and circles nesting dies. The santa gnome is from Unity Stamp Co as well, he's from a set called Joy & Blessings. He was partially colored but I think he may not have gone with the paper I was using at the time....so he got set aside!  I finished coloring him (oops I see now that I missed one of the flags) and used some foam tape to lift him up a bit! Sentiment is from Unity Stamp Co. set gotta love sentiments, stamped with black versafine clair and embossed with WOW! Clear embossing powder. Gina Marie Designs enamel dots to finish it off!

Thanks for visiting with us all week! Good luck if you entered! 

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas Linky Party - Peace and Love

 The party ends tomorrow (Friday) so let's get some cards ready and into our stash! {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas Linky Party is here to help!

My card today was sort of a correction of a not perfect stamped image! Yesterday I stamped the snowflake background stamp (Unity Stamp Co. Snowflake Frenzy) on this panel, but didn't like how the edge came out so I scrapped it! Come today and I'm thinking.....INK SMOOSHING! So that's what I did! Started with speckled egg, then added seedless preserves and lastly I thought it needed more blue...I added the broken china. Die cut it with the scallops & rectangle nesting dies from Unity. I followed {BYSHC} Sketch #19 (it's below) and sort of played with the shape. I stamped "peace, love, joy, noel" from the Unity Stamp Co set winter wonderland walk with the broken china ink, embossed it with some WOW! embossing powder shimmer glitter then cut them apart. Foam adhesive helped give it dimension and Gina Marie Designs enamel dots are always a nice finishing touch!

Thanks for the visit!

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas Linky Party - Merry Merry

 Here we are already at day 6 of the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas Linky Party!

 Today's card features a few sponsors all in one card!

A few things about this card....first I was in way to much of a hurry and cut my center die cut crooked, and glued the panel onto the card base crooked! Moral of this story......try to not rush, even if you need to rush! LOL So I started with a piece of white cardstock, stamped the Snowflake Frenzy background stamp from Unity Stamp Company with Gina K Designs Premium Pigment Ink in white, then used Gina K white embossing powder. I ink blended some Gina K ink over that for an emboss resist effect. I used black amalgam ink, ocean mist and tranquil teal dye inks. I spritzed on some Yasutomo shimmer watercolor over the top. I stamped the sentiment from Colorado Craft Company called Merry Merry Mini using the same white ink and white embossing powder onto vellum.  Die cut both the vellum and the ink blended pattern so that I could pop up the center. When all was said and done I added some glitter enamel dots from GinaMarie Designs and it's done!

Thanks for visiting!

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas Linky Party - Peace & Joy

 Welcome back! I'm continuing along with my desk scrap cleanup! There are still 4 days to link up your creations to be eligible for the super awesome sponsored prizes to be awarded! More information on the {BYSHC} Blog! On with the show!

Today's card features a bunch of scraps and a beautiful Christmas/Holiday scene created by Colorado Craft Company called Wonderful Time! I have to say.....I even impressed myself with this one! LOL Don't you just love it when you go outside of your comfort box and create something you didn't even know you could do!?! 

Started with a white top fold horizontal card base. I chose an older {BYSHC} sketch for this one....it's below for reference. The kraft panel was distressed with vintage photo as well as a distressing tool. The red panel and green panel were literally laying on the desktop! LOL I stamped the image using versafine clair in nocturne onto watercolor paper. Colored with Tombow ABT markers. I then tried a new technique (to me anyway) to ink an acrylic block, use a waterbrush to get it nice and watery and then color in the background! Why have I never done this before, I'm not quite sure. I can tell you I will be doing it again!! 

this was before I added the sentiment and the starburst....kind of wish I hadn't done the starburst, but what's done is done! :)

Thanks for the visit! See you soon!

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas Linky Party - Llama Wishes

 Welcome back friends! I am still building my stash during the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas Linky Party! Hope you are joining along or at least enjoying all the creations! I know I am!

Be sure to get your cards linked up before Midnight on the 28th! The sponsors are awesome! Today's card was again created with mostly stuff sitting on my desk! Sometimes that's where the best stuff lives!

The papers used are from several sets, some I don't even know! The llama was stamped a few days ago and not used for another project so he's now a Christmas Llama! He comes from Newton's Nook Designs, called Llama Delivery. Colored with Tombow ABT markers and die cut with the matching die from NND. "Merry Christmas" is from a set by Colorado Craft Company called wonderful time. Finished off with some foam tape and enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs. I followed an older BYSHC Sketch...number 27 (I've attached it below for reference)!

Have some fun and I'll be back soon!

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas Linky Party - Jolly

 Another entry ready for the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas Linky Party!! Be sure to link up any and all entries by midnight on the 28th! The list of sponsors providing prizes are incredible!!

My card today features a bunch of papers all sitting on my desk!! LOL It happens! You make a card in a hurry, leave all the scraps EVERYWHERE and when you come back to it...it's like "hmmm these could all go together and create something else!" Well that's what happened here!

Background paper from Echo Park Santa Claus Lane, the tree line was a strip cut from Echo Park Gnome for Christmas. Stamps are from Unity Stamp Co. KOM November 2022. The vellum circle was cut using scallops and circles nesting dies also from Unity.  Red and gold enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs. Simple and easy and ready for Christmas!

 

I followed Sketch 32 from {BYSHC} which I've added below!

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas Linky Party - Llama

 Welcome back to my blog! {BYSHC} are in full swing with our Spring into Christmas Linky Party!

My card today, as I stated in my first post of the party, was created from leftovers! 

From a previous DT card, I had the triangles. The Llama and sentiment (from Newton's Nook Designs Llama delivery) was stamped a bunch of times and I used only a few....so these were leftover! The {BYSHC} Sketch 29 was used for this card. Started with a white cardbase, cut the papers according to the sketch. The checked and tree papers are from Unity Stamp Co. (watercolor winter). While I'm not particularly happy with how this coloring looks in the photo.....it looks better in person and will be ready to go in December! Sometimes I think we are too hard on ourselves and don't focus on the fact that this was made by hand....not a machine.  There are no two like this!! It's Unique! 

^sketch 29 for reference!

Be sure to check out the list of sponsors (both Newton's Nook Designs and Unity Stamp Co. are on the list)! Get your entries in before the deadline on the 28th!!