I am participating in a Rediscover Your Supplies Hop over on IG. The challenge theme this time is "Easter" so I went to my stash and found Stamping Bella's Gnome On An Egg and Easter Sentiments (retired) stamps that rarely get any love. To keep with the theme, I also pulled out my Kuretake watercolors (remember when they were the rage?!?) It's another item from my stash that hardly gets used because I put my time and attention into my Copics! Silver embossing powder on the image helped make sure the watercolors didn't bleed into each other. I wanted the egg to have a design, so I went to my stencils and found these fun polka dots, which I inked with two colors of Distress Oxide inks.
Monday, March 27, 2023
Easter Gnome!
Friday, March 24, 2023
{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #31 - Winter Fun
Back with my second card for this month's {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge. This simple card came together quickly thanks to a fun package of 12x12 Echo Park paper. I picked it up during one of their "warehouse" sales for a song!
I decided to use the sketch in a mini-slimline shaped card. The only part of the card that wasn't included in the paper pack is the die cut snowflake. A little bit of glitter glue gave some sparkle to the band on the snowman's hat and nose. I popped on three enamel dots and the card was finished!
There is still time to play along with the March sketch challenge. Just add your card to the album for sketch #31 in the {BYSHC} FB Group. Thanks for stopping by my blog.Sunday, March 5, 2023
Let's Craft & Create Challenge #193 - Add Buttons!
As usual, the Let's Craft & Create Challenge #193 is AG, but the optional twist this month is to add buttons! I used to have a great collection of buttons, but got rid of them when I downsized from a house to a condo. My current pool of buttons is pretty scarce, so I elected to use them for a few of the flowers and use a visual triangle.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #31
A new month means a new sketch on the {BYSHC} Blog and sketch #31 has so many possibilities!!
I knew right away what I would use for my first card this month!! I was part of a destash Secret Santa exchange in December. It was great fun!! My Secret Santa sent me some stamps, dies, and patterned paper from her stash - so using my gift was the focus of my card.Sunday, February 12, 2023
{BYSCH} Sketch Challenge #30 - A Wobbling Santa!
My card features images from MFT's retired "Joyous Holiday" stamp set. It's been in my collection for a while. Santa is fussy cut and on a wobbler device! It is so cute! Who doesn't love a wobbler?!? It makes me so happy; I want to wobble everything!! I love how the sun's shadow looks in the photo - maybe like Santa might look as he sneaks in at night and adds a star to the top of a Christmas tree!!
Saturday, February 11, 2023
ADFD Birthday Card
I have been working on birthday cards that I donate to a local organization for their "birthday room". Most of the time, it seems I am in "mass production" mode to crank out lots of cards. I decided to slow it down with this card!
Sunday, February 5, 2023
Let's Craft & Create Challenge #192 - Say What?!? Use A Sentiment
February's Challenge #192 on the Let's Craft & Create Blog is AG with the optional twist to use a sentiment.
I leaned into this one and made a Galentine card with lots of sentiments on the candy heart background. This is a very old die from my stash from Sugar Pea Designs and every February, I am grateful I have kept in my collection! For this card, I die cut it twice - once from the striped patterned paper. The second time from white, inked each row in a different color, placed them randomly, and then stamped a word on each heart.
The die cut sentiment is called "Sweet Senti-Mini" from Trinity Stamps. I recently found it in the clearance area of my local stamp store. I love the font! The white background is a cover plate that has been in my stash a while too (probably from Pinkfresh or Papertrey Ink).
I am part of a Galentine exchange in a group I belong to, so I masked a Valentine sentiment for this card. It's been fun to make other cards and send them to female friends! Gives me a whole new reason to think about beefing up my stock of Valentine stamps!!
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
{BYSHC} Sketch #30 Challenge
Guest Designer Spot - AAA Birthday Challenge Group
For this project I wanted to make A2 cards instead of mini slimlines, so I went to my scrap drawers for some extra accent papers for each of these three cards. I kept the additions pretty simple for two of the three cards. The balloon and candle cards just have a heat embossed sentiment.
Friday, January 27, 2023
{BYSHC} Blog- Challenge #29 in a Mini-slimline
Friday, January 13, 2023
{BYSHC} Sketch #29 for January!
The {BYSHC} Blog Challenge is continuing with Sketch #29 for January. Once I got the hang of how easy this was to make in doubles, I created a few different sets of cards!
For this card, I turned the sketch on its side and decided to keep Pinkfresh's Poinsettia Washi Tape set the "star of the show". I die cut it using a an off-white cardstock and then went to my scrap drawer for the green striped paper. I paired it with Taylored Expressions' Holly embossing folder to add texture, but keep it simple with color. I layered the extra Poinsettia washi tape flowers over the wreath, To finish the card off, I popped on a Pinkfresh foiled Holiday sentiment with some gold thread behind it.
I hope you keep playing with us this month. All you have to do is add your card to Sketch #29's Album in the {BYSHC} FB group to be eligible for this month's prize!! Thanks for stopping by my blog.
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As usual, the Let's Craft & Create Challenge #193 is AG, but the optional twist this month is to add buttons! I used to have a gr...
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A new month means a new sketch on the {BYSHC} Blog and sketch #31 has so many possibilities!! I knew right away what I would use for my fi...