{BYSHC} Sketch 51 - Cozy Winter Vibes

 Sketch 51 at {BYSHC} goes until the end of the month. It's the last big push to complete cards to be ready for the big holiday mailing!

This cute card kind of had a mind of it's own! I had printed a bunch of the images from the Angie Blom Digital Designs set called Christmas Joy Mugs. I colored with King Art Alcohol Markers and then fussy cut. The papers are scraps that were left on my desk (shocking) from a pad by Photoplay Gnome for the Holidays! I die cut the created panel with the scallops and rectangle nesting die set by Unity Stamp Co. and also the tag with the make a tag die set. I added some foam adhesive onto the back of the cup and add it to the tag. I added some red/white/green twine. The sentiment is from the Unity Sentiment Kit ...shake your flakes (December 2022).

It's really cute and colorful! 

Life is Tough, but so are YOU!

 Hello friends! I was planning out another project and this stamp set had just been delivered…so I grabbed it and made it happen!

I just made a card very similar to this and I loved the tag and ribbons and torn edges so I recreated it! The brown background and the plaid torn piece are front and back of a sheet of patterned paper from My Minds Eye Good Day Sunshine (circa 2011)!!! As I was looking for paper for another project I started going through the older paper in the stash that has been neglected! I plan on using more of it from now on!! 

The brown piece and the Manila tag were both in a thank you gift from Unity Stamp Co.  I die cut the tag down a bit with the make a tag die set. I stamped this cute Highland Cow from the set called Little High Road in versa fine Clair nocturne. Colored with King Art alcohol markers. I added a few dots of white gel pen to his eyes. The sentiment was stamped onto a scrap from the tag I die cut and then cut into a circle. I distressed the edges with some vintage photo. I added some coordinating ribbon and fibers from my *ridiculously* large stash! I attached the tag and sentiment with foam adhesive. Enamel dots were added from Gina Marie Designs. 

 So freaking cute!!

~ November 2024 Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ Gratitude!

Welcome to the Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! The theme for November is Gratitude! 

In this season of giving thanks, it's good to take some time to think about what you are truly grateful for. Health, family, friends. But also for other things....the ability to create, sleeping in on the weekends, hanging out with my almost grown kids, laughing so hard you are crying, big forgiving sweatpants and let's not forget Unity Stamp Co.! LOL But I digress......let's get on with the hop!

I absolutely love the sweet pumpkin from the September 2024 Kit of the Month {wander and wonder} I love how the stamp is so textured and detailed that it looks beautiful just on it's own! I stamped it using VersaFine Clair in Nocturne onto canson XL watercolor paper. Die cut it and the kraft mat with the scallops and squares nesting dies. I colored in the image with distress watercolor pencils and a water brush, then took some of the leftover color and splattered it onto the panel. I distressed both the mat and the watercolor panel. The edge piece is one of my favorite parts! I found an image on pinterest and just had to try it! I've been saving these giant safety pins with no idea what I would do with them!

The sentiment is the actual definition of gratitude that I printed, ink blended and added water to give it some dappling. Added some jute twine, foam tape and some Gina Marie Designs enamel dots!

I stamped this pumpkin on a couple different pieces to be sure I had the right version and paper so I happen to have one more pumpkin to share! 

This time I stamped it onto one of the manilla tags from a "thank you gift" that was in my last order! :) We all love those bags and actually look forward to them! At least I do! I wanted to color this in neutral colors, less "pumpkin-y" that usual. I added a little whispy white gel pen just to break it up a little. This bag had the manilla tags and a piece of patterned paper from the Whit Kit September 2023 paper pack called Golden Autumn Whispers, among other things. I tore the paper in half, added a piece of torn cardstock from Antique Annotations, another Whit Kit paper pack from May 2024. I distressed EVERYTHING! LOL The edges of the brown background with a pair of scissors, then distress inked all the other edges! 

I dug through my ridiculous stash of ribbon and found several that I thought worked well. I wanted something big and bold on there since it needed to take up a big of space. The sentiment was the next piece. I wasn't sure where to put it....here, there, up here, down there.....then it hit me......on the tag!! I used a piece of acetate and my misti to line it up just where it needed to go. After I stamped I embossed with clear embossing powder. Some clear with color enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs. I absolutely love this one!! 

The month of October has been absolutely CRAZY!! While I was preparing for November's theme, two hurricanes, no power for a week, no internet for longer and missed school and work days...I'm grateful crafting is here to keep me sane! I truly feel grateful and blessed to be able to create with my hands, I hope it never goes away. Between the card making and paper crafts, I also crochet. 

Thanks for following along on the blog hop. If you'd like to start at the very beginning, you'll want to start with Crystal. If you are ready to move on, Rachel is next! See you in December! 

{BYSHC} Sketch 51

 Hello again! Welcome to the {BYSHC} Sketch 51 Challenge! 

The sketch this month was inspired by one of my cards from a previous linky party! :) How exciting is that?!?! This card is created with a bunch of scraps, including the sentiment that was left over from another time! The tags were created by using the Unity Stamp Co. scalloped nesting dies which was a spotlight special in September (not currently available) and a stamp from the Advent Calendar. This years advent calendar should be released very soon!! Keep an eye out for it! 

Unlike the linky party, sketch challenge entries need to go on the facebook group album for this sketch! Have fun!!

Falling for the Holidays 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party - BE MERRY

 Got one more card in!! I had to take it inside, so it's really not a great photo, but none the less, one more card for the Falling for the Holidays 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party!

Created with some scraps that all coordinated and found that they coordinated with {BYSHC} Sketch 12! 

Stamp I used is from the December 2020 Whit Kit called Winter Shake Up. The white circle was a leftover from another project. Stamped with VersaFine Clair, colored with Kings Art Alcohol Markers and some Tombow ABT Markers! Stamped the sentiment with the same black onto white cardstock and then fussy cut. Better pictures when the sun is out! :)

Falling for the Holidays 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party - merry making

 It's the last day of the Falling for the Holidays 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party!! Get your creations linked up by midnight tonight to be eligible for any of the fabulous prizes!!

I am scrounging around my desk to see what's left! I have bits and pieces, stamped images, printed images, sentiments, scraps of paper.....so much goodness! I have a couple hours before I'm leaving for the evening (HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY) so trying to get in as many as I can manage! Unfortunately it's 6:15 pm and it's getting dark so these next few entries will not be the best pictures!

This one is a few pieces of scraps that were already cut into the squares so I just needed to find something to go with it! The remaining Angie Blom Digital Designs set Christmas Joy Mugs that I printed a few days ago were just sitting here....so let's go! Colored with King Arts Alcohol Markers and then added some stardust stickles for sparkle! Die cut with the smallest scallops and rectangle nesting die from Unity Stamp Co. and then distressed with some vintage photo. Some blue enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs to finish it off! Used the TOPII Sketch #26 for this one!

{BYSHC} Sketch 50 - Merry Little Christmas

 Hello again! While today is the last day of the Falling for the Holidays 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party, sketch 50 goes until the end of the month!

My card today was created with a new-to-me stencil from Newton's Nook Designs, called Argyle Stencil Set. I ink blended over the stencil with first the green (not sure which ink and/or color I used) ;), then onto the red. I see so many options with this fun stencil! I chose a cute little tree stamp from the Unity Stamp Co. Advent Calendar.