{BYSHC} Sketch 55 - Cozy Winter Vibes

 Here we are already in March! {BYSHC} Sketch 55 is here and going through the whole month! Our prize sponsor this month is Pink & Main. 

I had an idea to create a snowy landscape looking background using the Pink & Main Making Waves Cover Die. After several background color choices, I settled on this charcoal grey with iridescent snowflakes. This came from Park Lane pad called Holiday Pine. I also utilized a product from another of our regular sponsors (Therm-o-web)...easy-cut adhesive sheets. 

I attached the adhesive sheet to a piece of cardstock. I then ran the cardstock and die through my Big Kick multiple times! Popping out all the little pieces took the longest! Next I peeled off the backing and stuck it right down onto the background! Easy Peasy!! I did the same for the snowflake too. The snowflake die is from Waffle Flower, called winter crystal die (this one isn't available, but there are two other snowflakes that are also beautiful).

I used some Nuvo Aqua Shimmer in glitter gloss on the snowflake! It's so sparkly!!

Falling for the Holidays {BYSHC} Linky Party! - JOY!

 How is it mid-October already?!? This is usually when the panic Christmas card making used to begin! I've been making cards all year long and my card stash is OVERFLOWING! Here's your chance to get a jump on those cards and win some awesome prizes too!

This is one of my favorite weeks of the year! I love the Linky Parties because I usually just end up digging through my scraps and just make as many cards as I can muster! It's like a treasure hunt! :)

So as I mentioned, I dug through my scraps and found this pre-printed, pre-die cut image that just needed to be colored! The two pieces of printed cardstock are also from my scraps. I used some King Art Alcohol Markers to color along with some white gel pen. The fun thing about {BYSHC} all the sketches are on their Facebook page! You can reference and look back at them anytime you need some inspiration! This happens to be sketch 40 from December 2023!

Natural twine from Timeless Twine by BellaCreationz, enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs, image from Angie Blom Digital Designs, foam adhesive from Therm-O-Web!

Our amazing generous sponsors are:

Tawny Owl Paperie

Not 2 Shabby

Colorado Craft Company

RAM Stamps

Gina K Designs

Twiddler's Nook

Taylored Expressions

Lawn Fawn

Angie Blom Digital Designs

Therm-O-Web

Newton's Nook Designs

Pink & Main

Jaded Blossom

Unity Stamp Co.

Gina Marie Designs

A Colorful Life Designs

Be sure to upload your image to the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays Linky on the blog to be entered! Let's get those cards made early!!

{BYSHC} Sketch 49 - Merry Christmas

 We are to the last Friday of the month, so be sure to get your entries in for the {BYSHC} Sketch 49 before midnight on the 30th!

As I have mentioned before, the sponsor this month is Therm-O-Web! Be sure to give them a look! 

Today's card went together somewhat easier than the others this month! Maybe because it was the fourth one I had done! LOL The papers are from a My Minds Eye pad called Christmas! Lots of rich colors! Glued the two papers together, then die cut with the largest scallop and rectangle nesting die from Unity. To that I took a piece of ribbon from my stash and, because it was wider than I would have liked, folded it in half and glued the center together with Therm-O-Web tear tape! I tied the bow and stuck it to the ribbon with some Zots (also from Therm-O-Web). The Merry Christmas is by Hero Arts. I had the brilliant idea to use the Therm-O-Web adhesive sheets. I stuck it to the back of the red cardstock I wanted to die-cut the "merry" from and ran it through the big shot. When I pulled the word off....it was sticky! :) Christmas was stamped onto black cardstock with versaMark and then embossed with gina k. designs white embossing powder! I did add a rectangle of vellum under the sentiment because it was just getting lost on that background!

Don't forget to get your cards in before the 30th to be eligible for the Therm-O-Web prize!

{BYSHC} Sketch 49 - Merry & Bright

 We are half way through the month of September.  Plenty of time to get your entry in for sketch 49 at {BYSHC}. This sketch runs through the end of the month. The sponsor for this month's prize is Therm-O-Web! I had wanted to use Therm-O-Web products, but all I had on hand was the deco foil, tear tape and foam adhesive! So here ya go!

The stripes at the bottom are created using tear tape and deco foil from the Shades of Aqua pack! I tried to run the tape as close together as possible so that you couldn't see any white....it's there, but I guess I did the best I could! The snowflakes, sentiment and snowman are all from Unity Stamp Co. as is the banner die used on the sentiment. Two different sets were used.....the snowman and snowflakes are from Snow, Snow Cute and the sentiment is from Winter Cheer and Deer.  A couple staples, some foam tape and glitter enamel dots finish it off!

{BYSHC} Sketch 49 - Merry Christmas!

New Month = New Sketch! {BYSHC} Sketch 49 begins today! 

Ever have one of those days where it just seems like the universe it telling you to just give it up and move on for a while!!? That's how this card came about! LOL

The sponsor for the September Sketch 49 challenge is Therm-O-Web! I started off with a bunch of TOW stuff and moving it around and trying new things.....nada! The only Therm-O-Web on this is the foam adhesive! Therm-O-Web has so much good stuff! I have high hopes for more cards this month!

As I said above, this card was a lot more work than I expected! I tore it apart two times before this version that was acceptable! LOL Papers are from PhotoPlay Tulla & Norbert's Christmas Party! I love this pad!! I'm going to need to get another! I tore the vellum, then I tore the cardstock. The vellum mat and letters were cut from the same pieces as were torn. I felt like it needed more so I fussy cut some of the presents out of the paper and layered them along the tear line. I added some red enamel dots for a little bit of color on the other corner.

All in all, I'm happy with this version! It took some time, but I'm glad I'm not hating it anymore! :)

Christmas in July 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party - Merry & Bright

 Happy Wednesday! The Christmas in July 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party is still going! Friday at midnight is your deadline! Today's card combines two challenges!

The second challenge I'm talking about is at Hero Arts! Their challenge is called "color my world." I take that to mean lots of vibrant colors!!

I've taken their Flower Swirls Stencils, and the Merry Stamp & Cut to create this colorful card! The inks I used over the stencil are lumberjack plaid and twisted citron. After I removed the stencil I splattered some water on it to create a little distressing. The panel was then die cut with the largest scalloped and rectangle die from Unity Stamp Co. I then moved onto the sentiment. I die cut the "merry" from a scrap of white cardstock. Then stamped on the top and bottom part of the sentiment using WOW! Embossing ink and Gina K Designs white embossing powder. That black panel was then die cut with the scalloped and banner die set from Unity. Glued everything together then used some foam adhesive from therm-0-web to attach it to the background. Some green and red glitter enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs to finish it off!

Thanks for visiting!! Keep up the great work on these submissions! We are approaching a record number of entries!!

Christmas in July 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party - Happy Holidays

 I snuck one in today! The Christmas in July 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party has me trying all the new things!

This card came about with some fantastic Therm-o-web products! Easy Cut Adhesive sheets, easy-tear tape and deco foil transfer foils in Shades of Aqua!

I thought perhaps that the easy-tear tape would hold the deco foil, but I've never done it before so.....I looked up a video on YouTube! Of course! Stuck down the tape, pressed on the foil and pulled it off! I see a lot of room for improvement, but for a first time I'm happy with the result! I die cut the panel with the largest scalloped and rectangle nesting die from Unity Stamp Co. Next I stamped the forest of trees from the November 2023 KOM {Festive Flair} in broken china and embossed with clear embossing powder. I then die cut that piece and a piece of kraft using the tag builder die set. The sentiment was cut using the Greetings of the Season die set to create the sentiment. I used some of the easy cut adhesive sheets to make foil paper that I then die cut! I added some matching fibers, foam tape and glitter enamel dots to finish it off!

here's the video to show the shine!

{BYSHC} 2024 Christmas in July Linky Party! - Welcome!

Welcome to the 2024 {BYSHC} Christmas in July Linky Party! Looking forward to a fun and amazing week!! 

As you can see from the graphic....the party ends on the 26th! Be sure to have any and all entries in by midnight! The sponsor list is AMAZING! I've listed them below. Be sure to enter your cards on the {BYSHC} blog post to be entered! All of the sponsors and their prizes are listed there!

This card....I counted six of the sponsors represented here!! I think that may be a record or something! LOL I utilized a sketch from Tawny Owl Paperie. So many good sketches! It's my favorite go-to place to find great inspiration! I like to use the Linky Party as an excuse to clear out some scraps, it's a great chance to use up a ton of mixed matched pieces by making some amazing cards! There are a ton of sketches available that utilize all different size scraps! The scraps I used are mostly from Unity Stamp Co. as well as the sentiment (gotta love sentiments). I pulled a bunch of scraps that were mostly from the same pack (snowy winter greetings) and cut them as best as I could get to the sizes on the sketch. The thing with sketches....it's not an exact science! They are meant to be a starting place...a jumping off place....not written in stone! So I adjusted! The snowflakes are from one of our newest sponsors...Waffle Flower. It's called Winter Crystal Die. I had just been looking for the perfect snowflake die and I found this one! I utilized some Therm-O-Web products as well! First time using deco foil! To be honest....had to look up how to use it! :/ But the results speak for themselves! The color I used is iridescent. The die cut beautifully through the panel! So pretty and shiny! To finish this off, the sentiment was stamped onto cardstock with WOW! Embossing ink and sprinkled with Gina K Designs white embossing powder, mounted with 3D foam tape from Therm-O-Web and white enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs.

 The sketch I've chosen is pictured below!

As promised the sponsor list is below!

Tawny Owl Paperie

Unity Stamp Co.

Not 2 Shabby

Angie Blom Digital Designs

Lawn Fawn

Twiddler's Nook

Therm-O-Web

RAM Stamps

Gina K. Designs

Waffle Flower (NEW sponsor)

Colorado Craft Company

Newton's Nook Designs

A Colorful Life Designs

Jaded Blossom

Pink & Main

Gina Marie Designs

Like I said **WOW**

Thanks for visiting! Enjoy the week of fabulous inspiration and fun!!