A new-to-me challenge blog!

Hello there! I have discovered another challenge blog and this month's theme is "snowman!" The blog is called "Inspired By..." 

This cutie started with a white card base. I used Sketch 41 from {BYSHC}....it's the current monthly sketch for January! I did turn it on it's side, but I think it still works! The sketch is pictured below for reference! 

I cut the papers using the measurements on the sketch. The grey snowflake background paper and the polka dot paper circle are from Park Lane - Nice List. The grey/whitewash wood looking paper is from Unity Stamp Co. The Snowman is from Unity as well...the kit is called snow, snow cute. I colored with my Tombow ABT dual brush markers onto watercolor paper and blended and blended. Funny story....the pink in the hat was NOT planned! I grabbed my water brush and it must have had some color left from the last time I used it! :/ but at the end of the day....I love it! :) The circles were die cut with a nesting die set from Unity Stamp Co. called scallops and circles and mounted with foam adhesive to give lift. The sentiment, too, is from Unity KOM from September 2023, stamped onto watercolor paper and ink blended around the edges and also mounted with foam adhesive. Twine is from Bellacreationz, sequins and snowflake charm were in my stash!

I have linked everything up top but I've included some pictures below! :)

Happy New Year!! {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #41

 Happy New Year! Welcome to 2024 and the beginning of your stash for Christmas 2024! {BYSHC} has changed a teensy bit this year! Each monthly challenge prize will now be sponsored by one of our Linky Party Sponsors! SOOOO FUUUNNN!!  The month of January is being sponsored by Angie Blom Digital Designs!

This cute santa is from Angie Blom Digital Designs and he's called HO HO HO Merry Christmas! I turned the sketch on it's side to accommodate a vertical card, rather than a horizontal one! Started with a white card base, added a background panel that's grey with white "snow." This sheet was from Park Lane/Nice List. The measured panels and circle are from Gnome for the Holidays/Christmas from PhotoPlay. I printed the image on watercolor paper and used my Tombow ABT dual brush markers to color him in. My printer ink is not water friendly which is why some spots look dark...my ink smudged the printed image! I used the Unity Stamp Co. scallops and circles nesting dies for the circles. I added some red/white/green twine and some clear "dew drops" along with some foam tape to give some dimension!

Please join in the fun! Sketch 41 runs through the month and one card will be randomly chosen to receive a prize!

Favorite scissors!

My favorites from 2023!

 I'm seeing all over social media people choosing their favorite top creations from the past year....so I wanted to join in as well! I picked one from each month (maybe 2 from a couple months :p) It was an amazing year for my self esteem! In 2023 I was published in all four of the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine issues! How crazy is that?!?! I'm shocked and humbled by this accomplishment! Here are some of my favorites! Hope you agree! <3

Some products I used:

Most stamps are from Unity Stamp Co.

blender brushes

best scissors for fussy cutting

favorite acrylic dots (Gina Marie Designs)

favorite foam tape

die sets from Unity Stamp Co. (scallops and rectangles)

(scallops and circles)

Everyone has their favorite coloring medium. This happens to be mine! Tombow dual brush pens. These are water based and easy to move color around with water or a blender brush!

Growing in Unity Day 5! Thank you for an amazing week!

 I have gotten to the end of my super fun week!! Day 1, day 2, day 3 and day 4 are here if you'd like to go back to the beginning of the week! 

Today's card(s) feature my other obsession.......scraps! I am a hoarder of scraps! All sizes, I have a hard time throwing away anything! Every once in a while I gather all my scraps together and make a bunch of backgrounds or put similar colors or patterns together and create something that wasn't there before!

These 6 cards are all created using scraps! Some Unity paper and some not...along with Unity stamps and dies! I am always amazed at the number of cards I get when I put all the scraps together! It's fun to find stuff that goes together! Not necessarily the same paper pack, but colors that work together!

Stamps used for this one are ....extended celebration and ...aging gorgeously.

Stamps used for this one are ...extended celebration and 5/23 KOM {bloom in color}

Stamps used for this one are all included in ...extended celebration.

This one was not a stamp that was used, but a die set.  Say it Big die set, coordinates with the stamp set of the same name! 

The stamps used for this one are from ...aging gorgeously and Insightful Meadows.

And last but not least, this was created with a die and stamp set combination.  Many more birthdays is the set, but it appears that the die is not available.

this is the pile of scraps I found that I started with...I then grabbed the Unity paper scraps (I keep those in a separate bag ;)

and this is what my desk looks like AFTER the SCRAP-ocalypse!!

You can see that there are PLENTY of scraps left to make a bunch more cards, and I very well may do that! But for now, I probably need to get working on addressing and mailing out some Christmas/Holiday cards!

I would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

God bless and I'll see y'all next year! :) <3

Favorite scissors for fussy cutting!