{BYSHC} Sketch 50 - Merry Christmas

 Hello and welcome back! We are still working with  {BYSHC} Sketch 50 until the end of the month. This month's sponsor is A Colorful Life Designs! They have generously offered a $25 gift card to their store! Stencils and bling are their specialty!

I do not yet have any of the ACLD stencils, but do have other stencils.....so I grabbed the plaid builder stencil set from Unity Stamp Co. and some distress inks and oxides. Once stenciled, I splattered some watered down white acrylic paint and some distress oxide spray in vintage photo as well. After everything was dry, I die cut it with the largest scalloped and stitched rectangle die from Unity. Backed it with a piece of dark green cardstock, and the sentiment is stamped onto red cardstock with versamark and embossed with white embossing powder. I did end up die cutting it with the same die as the plaid panel, but did it after the fact, so had to match up the scallops! I added a few white enamel dots to break it up a bit.

Great sketch for clean and simple or it can easily be adjusted to have something added!! Sketches are made to inspire.....not to require!

I also want to mention that the {BYSHC} Design Team is about to embark on the Falling for the Holidays Linky Party! Starting October 18th! Lots of inspiration and prizes! Get those holiday cards finished early this year! 

{BYSHC} Sketch 50 - Joyful Wishes

Welcome to {BYSHC} Sketch 50! I started on the team during Sketch 11! How exciting to still be here at #50! This month's sponsor is A Colorful Life Designs. 

Today's card features a sweet reindeer from Unity Stamp Co., called Just for You Dear. I started with a blue panel that I sprayed with water and embossed with a 3d embossing folder by Stampin Up called Cable Knit Dynamic. A friend (Vanessa you know who you are) sent me a few backgrounds already embossed because I didn't have the embossing folder. After I received her gift, I just had to get one for myself!  I then stamped the reindeer onto a piece of white, colored with King Art Art Markers (alcohol). I then die cut the image using one of the circles from the scallops and circles nesting dies. The sentiment is also from the kit, stamped onto a scrap of white and everything was mounted with foam adhesive. A few enamel dots by Gina Marie Designs were added for a little extra interest.

I added a few dots of white gel pen for a little accent!

Be sure to get any and all entries into the sketch 50 album on Facebook to be eligible for a prize from A colorful life designs!