{BYSHC} Sketch challenge 28

Happy Black Friday!!  Hope Thanksgiving was blessed and spent with those you love! We're really coming down to the end of cardmaking season.....for this year at least! LOL Next year's cards start right away!!

For this card I used papers from Unity called snowy winter greetings. Cut based on the measurements on the sketch. Added a shimmery ribbon to cover the seam. The snowglobe is from the advent calendar. Stamped onto watercolor paper, colored with Tombow ABT markers and then die cut with a circle die. I added some Nuvo Aqua Shimmer in glitter gloss to the inside of the snowglobe for effect! I die cut a larger circle in blue and added that under. The sentiment is from Unity Sentiment kit....cherished holly.

oooooh shimmer!

Sketch 28 for reference!

Happy November!

 Hello there and welcome back! I'm posting today for Polka Dot Orchard! 

My card today is from the digital stamp set called Finding a Purpose.

I printed the image on Watercolor paper and then proceeded to color with Tombow ABT markers. I added gold gel pen to the golden pumpkin and white gel pen to all the others for dimension. The sentiment was printed and then torn out. I used some versamark ink on the edges and then sprinkled some gold embossing powder. I distressed the edges of the colored panel, then ink blended the edge with some vintage photo. Solid burgundy background, topped with a matching burgundy with gold leaves....all angled to show the underneath. Then I added some burlap twine from May Arts. 

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Sketch #28 {BYSHC}

 Well we are in the home stretch of getting cards ready to send to friends and loved ones for the holidays. Thanks to {BYSH}Cardmakers I have quite a few choices to send out! Be sure to follow along with us starting in January to build up your Christmas/Holiday card stash for next December!

My card today utilizes stamps from the Unity Stamp Co. 2021 Advent Calendar! At the time I typed this, there were still 2022 Calendars available. It's so much fun to open a new door each day! The Unity Show & Tell Facebook page will have an album set up for all the inspiration photos each day! The DT will create with each days stamps!

For this card I had run out of the kraft/snowflake paper that I loved.....so I created my own! Kraft cardstock from Unity, the trio snowflake from the advent calendar and a large snowflake from the KOM from October 2017. Stamped in gina k. designs white pigment ink, then embossed with gina k designs white embossing powder. I also added some dots with an embossing pen. Merry Christmas is from Unity gotta love sentiments, stamped the same as the snowflakes. The mug is from the advent calendar, stamped onto watercolor cardstock, colored with Tombow ABT markers and then cut out. Mounted it on a circle of vellum and added some sequins.

favorite cardstock ^

handmade background!

sketch 28 for reference

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{BYSHC} Sketch #28

 Hello there! It's been a hot minute since I posted, so here goes! I'm going to say this and don't be upset.......everything DOES NOT need to be a masterpiece! *WHEW* there it's out in the open! LOL Let's be honest, we all struggle with making our creations "perfect" and stressing if they aren't. Well friends, I'm here to tell ya, that this one is one of those! 

I started this a few days ago and I didn't like it......so it sat and sat and sat! I tried to wrap my brain around what it needed....and even asked for help (thanks BYSHC DT). Well, I took it almost completely apart and started over!

The background is an all over background stamp from Unity Stamp Co. (pop dots background). I stamped in versamark, embossed with white embossing powder and then ink blended over with vintage photo and broken china. The solid blue panel is where the trouble started. So it was originally plain blue and the menorah was on the other side.....fast forward to today and the blue panel was ink blended OVER a stencil with yellow and white, then some "sugar" glitter paste was smoothed over the top of that. The word PEACE is a stamp and coordinating die set (currently selling as a bundle) from Unity called .....heart of Christmas. Stamped with versamark and embossed with gold embossing powder. I added some sequins and a strip of gold cardstock to finish.

While I'm not 100% happy with it.....I'd say I'm about 85% good! It's sparkly and fun and ready for Hanukkah!

Don't forget to play along and BUILD YOUR STASH of Christmas/Holiday cards!