Oh Happy Day

 Hi everyone.  I have a simple Birthday card using A Colorful Life Designs Balloon Set Stencil.  You can use VonFan10 to save 10% off your purchase.

On white cardstock, I used the Balloon Stencil Set with Lawn Fawn Grape Soda, Simon says Stamp Melon ink, and MFT Blue Raspberry ink.  I love this stencil because of the different balloon shapes. I used Ranger Archival ink in Burlap for the Balloon Strings.

I cut out my balloons background using a A2 stitched Rectangle die.  I glued it to a A2 card base with liquid glue.  I found a stamped and heat embossed sentiment strip in my box of pre-made sentiments that I adhered with a foam strip.  I added s few gel accents and that finishes my card.  I hope you like it.

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting.

Supplies:

A Colorful Life Designs Balloon Set Stencil

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Thank you so much for your support, I appreciate it.

Birthday Cards using Wood Block Stamps

 Hi everyone.  I have some Birthday cards for Woodblock Wednesday hosted by my friend Amy Tsututa. You can link up your projects until Monday July 31 5am Pacific. I always enjoy this challenge.  I love woodblockstamps, any stamps, and Mailing Stamps too.  

Here are 2 cards I created using 2 Woodblock stamps from my stash.  The background stamps is from Recollections and the Birthday cake is from Hampton Art.  I have had them in my stash for a long time so I was happy to use them for the first time.

This is the fist card I made.  I stamped the background stamp on white cardstock with Catherine Pooler Crushed Violet ink.  I cut my cardstock to the size of the background about 3 1/4 x 4 5/8. I ink blended some more Crushed Violet ink on the edge as there was some white  space showing.  I then layered it on black cardstock 4 x 5 1/4.  I then stamped the cake with Simon Says Stamp Bubblegum ink and fussy cut it out.  I found a die-cut in my stash and glued it to my card front before adding it to a A2 top folding card base.  I added my cake with foam tape and used a glitter pen for my word yasss with wite gel accents.  I also used my glitter pen to the flames on the candles.  Lastly, I added some iridescent sequins.

I decided to try again with these Woodblock stamps.  This time I inkblended my white cardstock with Simon says Stamp Bubblegum ink.  I stamped the background stamp with the Bubblegum ink and stamped over my ink blending.  I loved how it looked.  I then took some Peacock Feathers Distress ink and stamped the edges around my already stamped background.  I think it made a great background and probably would be good for gel press backgrounds.  I then flicked some Distress Oxide Spay in peacock Feathers and Distress Spray in Picket Fence. I love splatters on my backgrounds.  I then stamped my cake woodblock stamp with black ink and fussy cut it out.  I then cut my background out with a Scalloped rectangle die.  I ink blended the top with Peacock Feathers to blend in as more white space was showing.  I aded my cake with foam tape and placed some iridescent stars and liquid white drops for fun.  My panel was added to a A2 card base.  My cards aren't perfect but I had a blast making them.  And I always need Birthday Cards on hand.

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

Supplies:

Distress Oxide Spray Peacock Feathers

Distress Spray Stain Picket Fence

Simon Says Stamp Bubblegum ink

Catherine Pooler Crushed Violet

Distress ink Peacock Feathers

Ellen Hutson YASSS Die by Julie Ebersole

Merry Christmas Poinsettia Card

 Hi everyone. It's the last day to enter the BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party.  So bittersweet.  I had so much fun.  Did you? You still have time today to get your cards linked up. I have my last card to share with you today.  I will have more Christmas inspiration throughout the year.  New Sketch Challenge coming August 1, 2023.

I'm using Sponsors Graciellie Design and Gina Marie Designs for my card today.  I printed digital stamp called Winter Rose Poinsettia image and sentiment on white cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers and ink blended around it using Lucky Clover Distress ink.  I then used some gold paint to splatter over my image and background.

I cut out my background and image with a double stitched rectangle die from Gina Marie Designs.  I then glued it to some pattern paper before adding it to a A2 card base.  I chose not to add any embellishments for this card.  I liked as is.  

Until Next Time, happy Crafting!

Supplies:

Winter Rose Poinsettia Digital Stamp

Gina Marie Designs Double Stitched In and Out Rectangle Die 

A Christmas Card using Colorado Craft Company

 Hi everyone. There is still time to enter your card in the BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party.  I have another card today,  This is my 8th card and I'm having so much fun.  I love the cards getting entered it makes me excited.  Use graphic and hashtag #christmasinjuly2023byshclp

I chose to use Sponsor Colorado Craft Company Lovely Legs Mommy Kissing Santa Stamp set. I have had it in my stash and I was so excited to watercolor this big image. It was relaxing too. I stamped and heat embossed the image with Versafine onyx black ink and clear embossing powder on Fabriano Cold Pressed paper 140lb. I then taped my image to a wood clipboard and watercolored it with Danielle Smith paint tubes and a water brush that I would wet when needed.

I cut out my panel with Sponsor Gina K Designs rectangle die from the Masters Layout 1 set. I then stamped and heat embossed my sentiment with Gina K Designs White Pigment ink and WOW Bright White embossing powder on red cardstock. I cut it out with my paper trimmer. I added my panel and to a A2 pattern paper and then glued both and my sentiment to a A2 card base. I added sequins and that finishes my card. I hope you like it.

Supplies:

Colorado Kraft Company Lovely Legs I saw Mommy Kissing Santa

Gina K Designs Master Layouts 1

Gina K Designs White Pigment ink

WOW Bright White Large Embossing Powder

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Thank you so much for your support, I appreciate it.

You Are Obviously on the Nice List

 Hi everyone. It's Day 6 for the BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party and I have another Christmas Card to share. I hope your enjoying the hop and getting your Christmas Cards finished and linked up. There is still time to get your cards linked up and there are some Amazing Sponsors.  Use Hashtag graphic and #christmasinjuly2023byshclp on social media posts.

Today I'm using 2 Sponsors.  A Colorful Life Designs and Newton's Nook Designs. I chose to use the Presents Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs. I also chose to use this fun older stamp from Newton's Nook Designs called Christmas Haul. I first used white cardstock with the presents Stencil and Simon Hurley Lunar Paste in Bee Sting and Later Gator. I applied the pastes with a Spatula. I then let it dry for the day and cut it to be 4 x4 using my paper trimmer.

I then stamped the image from Christmas Haul with Memento Tuxedo black ink on white cardstock and colored it in with my copic markers. I fussy cut it out with a white border and added some white gel accents. I stamped the sentiment on white cardstock with black ink and cut it out with my paper trimmer. I added foam tape to my image and sentiment and added them to my presents panel. I cut some red cardstock and layered my presents panel over it before adding them to a card base. I hope you like my square Christmas card.  It was so much fun to make.

Supplies:

Presents Stencil 

Use VonFan10 to save 10% off

Christmas Haul Stamp

Lunar Paste Latar Gator

Lunar Paste Bee Sting

Affiliate Links have been added, Thank you for your support.

  

Santa's Elf

 Hi everyone. Welcome to Day 5 of the BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party. I have a Christmas Card today to share. I hope your enjoying the hop as much as I am. I also hope your getting your Christmas Cards Linked up. There is still time and there are some wonderful Sponsors.  Use graphic and hashtag #christmasinjuly2023byshclp on your social media posts.

I chose to use this sweet stamp from CC Designs called Elf Swissie. Isn't Santa's Elf cute??   I stamped her on Hammermill cardstock with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored her with my copic markers, I then cut her out with my paper trimmer. I stamped a sentiment from the stamp set and also cut it out with my paper trimmer.

I then used a Stamps of Life Plaid Background die that I cut out with red cardstock. I layered it onto green cardstock and then glued it to a A2 card base. I added my image and then popped up my sentiment with foam strips. I used a liquid pen on my image for fun.  I will also be adding my card to the FB July Challenge in the CC Designs FB group-Anything Goes Optional starts with S

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

Supplies:

Elf Swissie Stamp

Plaid Background Die Set

Christmas in July using Honey Bee stamps

 Hi everyone.  Can you believe It's Day 4 of the BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party?  I have another Christmas Card to share.  Use graphic and Hashtag #christmasinjuly2023byshclp for social media posts.

Isn't this pickup truck so cute? I am finally using it after so much time in my stash. It's by Honey Bee Stamps called Little Pick Up. I cut it out all my pieces including the tree with colored and white cardstock. Some of the white pieces I used Copic Markers. After I put it together with liquid glue I added some white gel accents.

I cut out some Christmas pattern paper from a Michaels paper pack called Winter Dream with a Scalloped A2Card Frames. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from Country Christmas Wreath Stamp set. Lastly, I used a Copic Marker to draw some ground for my truck. I hope you like it.  I hope you'll link up your holiday cards.  There are a lot of Amazing Sponsors for this hop.

Supplies:

Little Pick Up Paper Piecing Die

Scalloped A2 Card Frames

Country Christmas Wreath Stamp

Flamingo Birthday Card.

 Hi everyone.  I have a special Flamingo Birthday card I made for a Special Crafter friend's Birthday.  I hope she likes it.  I also thought it was a nice Summer Card so I will link it to the July 2023 Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge Here Comes The Sun.

I chose to use My Monthly Hero kit from July 2022.  Can you believe I had never used it? Unfortunately it is sold out. I have more kits to use too. Can you relate?  Isn't this a cute stamp set with the layering Flamingos? I love Flamingos and in fact I just went to the Zoo with my family the last day of June.  And it was so HOT.  I wanted my flamingos to have black on their heads for some reason.  The ones I seen in person I believe were really light pink and I seen some even pinker ones in Las Vegas. I had fun using mostly Hero Hues Core cube inks in Cotton Candy and Azalea.  I used some off white heavy weight cardstock to layer them on as well as my Misti Stamping platform.  On the second layered image, I used Hero Arts Intense Black ink on their heads and I was going to use black on their feet too but I went with Cotton Candy.  I did ink up the wood 2 layer image in 2 different gray inks.  Lost Shadow Distress ink and Simon Says Stamp Fog Dye ink. I inked up some clouds and a dragonfly from the stamp set using Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink and Peacock Feathers Distress ink.

I cut out my flamingos and scene using my paper trimmer to about 4 x 5 1/4.  There is a coordinating die that I will try next time. I then glued my panel to a A2 card base.  I stamped and heat embossed my pun sentiment using white dye ink and Bright White embossing powder from WOW onto black cardstock.  I love Puny Sentiments they make me smile. I fussy cut out my sentiment to fit better on my card front and glued it with liquid glue.  I also added some sequins to match and a little bit of white gel accents.  I doid also ink a little around the edges with the brush I used for Peacock Feathers distress ink.

Do you ever stamp on the inside of your card? I usually don't but like I said this is a Special Birthday Card.  and she really is Flamazing!!

Here is 1 photo from our Zoo visit.

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

Christmas in July using Stampingbella

 Hi everyone it's Day 3 and I have another card for BYSHC Linky Party Christmas in July. This one is Snarky. I hope your having fun getting your Christmas Cards done early.  I have been enjoying all the inspiration.  Make sure and use graphic and hashtag #christmasinjuly2023byshclp for your social media posts.

Isn't this image cute? She's stampingbella Christmas Tree Oddball Rubber stamp. I have had her for so long and I was so happy to ink her up for the first time. I stamped her on some Neenah Solar white 80lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored her in with copic markers and gel pens. She was really fun. I ink blended the background carefully with Mustard Seed Distress Oxide ink and then cut my stamp and background with a A2 stitched Rectangle die.

I glued my panel to a A2 top folding card base. I stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set with Versafine Onyx ink and cut it out with a small rectangle die. I added it to my panel with foam tape and cut the excess paper with my scissors. I added some red embellishments and that finishes my snarky Christmas card. I hope you like it. I hope you'll link your cards, there are some fabulous sponsors and there is a lot of sales going on.

Warmest Wishes Christmas Card

 Hi everyone. It's Day 2 of the BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party. I have another Christmas card today. Linky party runs from July 21-July 28 so get your Holiday cards linked up in time.  Use Hashtag #christmasinjuly2023byshclp and graphic on your social media posts so we can see and comment on your cards.

I decided to make a Deer Christmas card today. I used the Christmas Deer Stencil from Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs for my background.  On white cardstock, I ink blended it with Catherine Pooler Sea Glass dye ink and Lawn Fawn Crunchy Leaf ink. I tried to mask the deer with masking tape when ink blending the trees. Using a small blending brush for the deer helped out. I cut out my panel using a Stitched A2 rectangle die.

Next, I used a Ho Ho Deer circle die form Simon Says Stamp and die-cut it on my panel. I cut out again on white cardstock and ink blended the deer and copic colored the nose and antlers to glue onto my panel. I used a black pen for the eyes. I then ink blended some cardstock to match and placed it in back of my circle of my panel. You could easily make a shaker card with this die. I found this sentiment in my stash so I just popped it up with foam tape. My panel was then added to a A2 card base. I embellished with a few sequins. I hope you'll join the challenge. Use VonFan10 to save at A Colorful Life Designs here.  I will also be linking my Deer card to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Four legged Friends

Here is a list of Amazing Sponsors for the Christmas in July Linky Party

A Colorful Life Designs

Lawn Fawn

Gina K Designs

Newton's Nook Designs

Gina Marie Designs

Therm O Web

Twiddlers Nook

Colorado Craft Company, Unity Stamp Co,

Angie Blom Digital Designs

Jaded Blossom

RAM Digital Stamps

Not 2 Shabby

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

Pink and Main

Taylored Expressions

Supplies:

Christmas Deer Stencil

Ho Ho Deer Circle Die

Affiliate Links have been added but of course no extra charge to you when you use my links.

Thank you so much for your support, I appreciate it.

Christmas Card using Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

 Hi everyone.  Today starts the BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party.  You have until July 28 to link up your holiday cards.  They can be wintery or yuletide etc. It's a great way to get your Holiday Cards done early for the year. I'm super excited to have another card to share today.  I will be sharing every day of the hop thankfully.  We have so many amazing Sponsors and I wish I could use them all in my projects.  Use the Graphic below and Hashtag #christmasinjuly2023byshclp on your social media posts so we can see and comment.

I used Sponsor Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for my card.  The stamp set is called Deck The Halls. Isn;t it lovely? I love it and I was so excited to use it for the Hop.

 I started out with Fabriano Cold Pressed Watercolor cardstock 140lb. I cut it to A2 size.  I then stamped and heat embossed the images with Versafine ink and clear embossing powder for a fun design.  I colored my images in with Altenew Watercolor Pans Paint set.  I love to watercolor and I should do it more often.

Next, I stamped and heat embossed my sentiment using my Misti Stamping Platform and Versafine ink and clear embossing powder.  I then used my paint colors that I used for my card and splattered paint with water onto my panel.  I also splattered gold paint from Gansai Tambi Starry Colors..  I glued my panel to a A2 card base and added some red enamel dots for embellishments. I did add some Holly Leaves that I fussy cut out and added with foam tape. I hope you like it.  It was  a lot of fun.

Here is a list of our Amazing Sponsors for the Hop

A Colorful Life Designs

Lawn Fawn

Gina K Designs

Newton's Nook Designs

Gina Marie Designs

Therm O Web

Twiddlers Nook

Colorado Craft Company, Unity Stamp Co,

Angie Blom Digital Designs

Jaded Blossom

RAM Digital Stamps

Not 2 Shabby

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

Pink and Main

Taylored Expressions

Supplies:

Deck The Halls Stamp

Gansai Tambi Starry Colors

Altenew Watercolor Pans

Fabriano Watercolor Cold Pressed

Affiliate Links have been added but of course no extra charge to you when you use my links.

Thank you so much for your support, I appreciate it.

BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party

 Hello everyone! I'm so excited about BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party. that starts today. This is a Amazing way to get your Holiday cards done early.  All projects must be Christmas, Hanukkah, Yuletide, wintry, etc. Please use the graphic down below for all your social Media posts and use the hashtag #christmasinjuly2023byshclp in your social media posts.

 

On my card today, I'm using Sponsor Lawn Fawn. I started out with stamping my images from Lawn Fawn's Mice On Ice Stamp  and die set.  I stamped my images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White 80 lb. I colored my mice with Altenew Alcohol Markers. I chose fun colors for their scarves and hats. I then used the Coordinating dies to cut them out.

For my background, I ink blended white cardstock with Peacock Feathers Distress ink, Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink, and Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide ink. After ink blended, I cut out my background with a A2 stitched rectangle die from Lawn Fawn. I used MFT Stamps Snowfall Stencil and applied Creative Expression Aurora Sparkle Glitter Paste with a Spatula over my background. I then used some stitched Snow Drift dies that I cut out with white cardstock. 

I stamped my sentiment from the same stamp set with black ink and cut it out with the coordinating die. I then used the die again to cut out with black cardstock so that I could layer my sentiment. I then stamped and heat embossed my secondary sentiment white white embossing powder on black cardstock. I cut my secondary with a paper trimmer. I glued everything to a A2 card base and I popped up 1 snow die-cut with foam tape. That finishes my card, I hope you like it.  I can't wait to see your cards. 

 I will also be linking my card to the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Christmas in July #153 and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Four Legged.Friends  

Here is a list of Amazing Sponsors for the Christmas in July Linky Party

A Colorful Life Designs

Lawn Fawn

Gina K Designs

Newton's Nook Designs

Gina Marie Designs

Therm O Web

Twiddlers Nook

Colorado Craft Company, Unity Stamp Co,

Angie Blom Digital Designs

Jaded Blossom

RAM Digital Stamps

Not 2 Shabby

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

Pink and Main

Taylored Expressions

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn Mice On Ice Stamp and Die

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Dies Large

MFT Snowball Stencil

Creative Expressions Aurora Sparkle Paste

Affiliate Links have been added but of course no extra charge to you when you use my links.

Thank you so much for your support, I appreciate it.