Month: July 2024

BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party ~ Day 8

Today’s the last day of BYSHC’s Christmas in July Linky Party. You have until tonight 11:59 PST to link up your newly created Christmas/winter card on BYSHC’s Blog, and the winners are chosen randomly. So the more cards you link up, the higher the chance you can win a prize! We have so many generous sponsor with awesome prizes. Even if you can’t make any cards, just by making a comment on every entry, you have a chance of winning. Check out BYSHC’s Blog for all the details.

I was able to get our sponsor’s Waffle Flower’s new Postage Collage 2024 Holiday Bundle in time to play with it for the Linky Party. I HAD to play with all 3 layering stencils of course, so I have 4 cards to share for the last day! I used the Postage Collage Die to die cut some bases first with kraft, white, and Lawn Fawn’s Dolphin cardstock.

For my first card, I used Postage Collage Gingerbread Stencil. It has 4 layers in total. I stuck my kraft base on Waffle Flower’s 6.5″ x 8.5″ Grip Mat to hold the paper in place and stuck Postage Collage Coloring Stencil over that. I ink blended LDRS Creative Snowy White Hybrid Ink to lightened the kraft cardstock. I skipped layer 1 because I didn’t want to add another color to my background. I wanted to keep it white. I put layer 2 down and ink blended our sponsor Gina K Designs Warm Cocoa Ink. I moved to my layer 3 and used GKD Dark Chocolate Ink. For the last layer, I used GKD Cherry Red Ink. The sentiment is from LDRS Creative Christmas Sentiments. I added a red cardstock mat and glued everything onto an A2 card.

For my second card, I used Postage Collage Poinsettia Stencil. This layering stencil also has 4 layers, but I didn’t use the 1st layer either. I started with the 2nd layer using GKD Lovely Lavender ink. For the 3rd layer, I used GKD Wild Lilac ink and for the last layer I used GKD Green Grass Ink.

For the foiled center of my Poinsettia, I used our sponsor Thermoweb’s Deco foil Transfer Gel Duo and Gold Foil to give it some shine. I actually made a mistake on one of the squares when foiling, so instead of throwing everything away, I cut the postage into separate pieces. I took a purple cardstock and embossed with GKD Swiss Dot Embossing Folder. I used Waffle Flower’s Happy Holidays Print Die for my sentiment. After attaching everything, I added some gold embellishements.

For the last stencil, Postage Collage Snowman Stencil, I made 2 cards. I laid my first stencil over my white cardstock base. I used washi tape to cover the faces on the snowman and ink blended Altenew’s Misty Morning Ink for my background. I removed my washi tape and ink blended the face with GKD Stormy Sky Ink. I moved to my second layer stencil and used Stormy Sky Ink for the buttons, Warm Cocoa Ink for the hands, and Peach Bellini Ink for the nose. I glued my white cardstock over a black mat and glued it all over our sponsor Lawn Fawn Stripes ‘n Sprinkles Petite Paper. Lastly, I used Postage Collage North Pole and Postage Collage Die for the sentiment.

For my last card, I pretty much did the same thing except for my background, I used GKD Pink Bubblegum Ink and Sweet Corn Ink. Which one do you prefer?

Thank you for coming by. I hope you enjoyed this week long Christmas filled week. Make sure to check BYSHC’s Blog for more inspirations.

BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party ~ Day 7

Second to last day of BYSHC’s Christmas in July Linky Party. You have until July 26th 11:59 PST to link up your newly created Christmas/winter card on BYSHC’s Blog, and the winners are chosen randomly. So the more cards you link up, the higher the chance you can win a prize! We have so many generous sponsor with awesome prizes. Even if you can’t make any cards, just by making a comment on every entry, you have a chance of winning. Check out BYSHC’s Blog for all the details.

Today I’m sharing a cute card using our sponsors’ Newton’s Nook Designs, Gina Marie Designs, Waffle Flower, and Not 2 Shabby products. This card was inspired by Newton’s Nook Sketch Challenge (to the right). I started stamping, coloring, and fussy cutting the bear from NND’s Sweater Weather. I took a bright green paper from Waffle Flower Half/Half Lines/Christmas pattern paper and stamped it with small images from the same stamp set.

I took some pattern paper from Not 2 Shabby Christmas Critters paper pad and cut them to different sizes that were similar to the sketch. My horizontal pattern paper is from the Waffle Flower Lines/Christmas pattern paper so it paired well with my green background paper. For my focal point, I used Gina Marie Designs’ Geometric Oval Frame Die to give it some more interest. I glued everything down, and added some Gina Marie Designs’ Traditional Christmas Gloss Enamel Dots. I felt like there needed to be a little bit more red in the card. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by. There’s one more day left to join us, so finish up those cards. Come back tomorrow for my final cards for this linky party.

BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party ~ Day 6

Welcome back to day 6 of BYSHC’s Christmas in July Linky Party. There’s 2 more days to link up your newly created Christmas/winter card on BYSHC’s Blog for a chance to win some awesome prizes from some generous sponsors. You have until July 26th 11:59 PST to link up your card, and the winners are chosen randomly. So the more cards you link up, the higher the chance you can win a prize! Even if you can’t make any cards, just by making a comment on every entry, you have a chance of winning. Check out BYSHC’s Blog for all the details.

Today, I’m featuring our sponsors Gina K Designs and Thermoweb. I started with Gina K Designs Poly-Glaze Flurries Foiling Sheet and foiled it with Thermoweb Sparkling Silver Fancy Foils. Then I stamped the trees from Gina K Designs Christmas Greenery. I used Thermoweb Pixie Tape to mask the bottom part of my poly-glaze sheet and inkblended GKD In the Navy, Wild Lilac, and Sea Glass ink from the top. I removed the pixi tape and added some shadow with GKD Soft Stone ink.

I die cut my poly-glaze sheet and a black cardstock with GKD Master Layout 1. I glued my poly-glaze sheet onto the black cardstock. Lastly, for the sentiment, I die cut 3 of Gina K Designs Peace word die. Since the word is very delicate, I used it with Thermoweb’s easy cut adhesive sheets to just stick them over each other.

That’s all for today! Thank you for dropping by. Make sure to check out all the beautiful cards everyone is creating on BYSHC’s Blog! Come back tomorrow for a cute card!

BSYCH Christmas in July ~ Day 5

For the fifth day of BYSHC’s Christmas in July Linky Party, I’m featuring our sponsor, Pink & Main. I used their adorable Mugs and Kisses Stamp for the image and sentiment. I paired it with Spellbinders’ Holly Jolly Prints for a fun non-traditional color theme.

It’s an event where everyone can link up newly created Christmas/winter card on BYSHC’s Blog for a chance to win some awesome prizes from some generous sponsors. You have until July 26th 11:59 PST to link up your card, and the winners are chosen randomly. So the more cards you link up, the higher the chance you can win a prize! Check out BYSHC’s Blog for all the details.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you play along with us. Some of our sponsors are also having sales, so be sure to check out BYSHC’s Blog for details.

BYSHC Christmas in July ~ Day 4

We are at the halfway point of BYSHC’s Christmas in July Linky Party. It’s an event where everyone can link up newly created Christmas/winter card on BYSHC’s Blog for a chance to win some awesome prizes from some generous sponsors. You have until July 26th 11:59 PST to link up your card, and the winners are chosen randomly. So the more cards you link up, the higher the chance you can win a prize! Check out BYSHC’s Blog for all the details.

For today, I have this adorable card featuring our sponsors: Lawn Fawn, Thermoweb, and Waffle Flower. I started with stamping, coloring, and fussy cutting out Lawn Fawn’s Christmas fishes stamp images. Then I used Waffle Flower’s Outlined Circles Die to die cut some circle frames.

For the frames, I got Thermoweb’s iCraft Easy-Cut Adhesive Sheets, stuck white cardstock on one side, and die cut out the outline circles. The adhesive sheets are double sided adhesive sheets, so they could be like stickers. I could easily stick one circle frame over the other. I die cut 3 frames and stacked them up to give it some height.

For one of the frames, I got a 4″ x 5-1/4″ white cardstock and die cut the circle frame in the middle. I stamped my sentiment on my white cardstock, and glued it over a Recollections ink card. It has this beautiful blue and green watercolor look to it, so it was perfect for my fishes. Then I stuck my circle frames in the negative area in the center.

I used Thermoweb’s iCraft Removable Pixie Dots Adhesive with glue to glue the ocean creatures on my card. The pixie dots also gave the animals the perfect height over the frames. I actually just noticed the pixie dots are removable but luckily I had some glue in certain ares so hopefully they’ll stay. Lastly, I stamped some music notes and hearts in the holes. I also added some watercolor shimmer in the ocean and over the animals.

I couldn’t resist giving it some shine. Sometimes it’s hard for me to leave a simple card alone. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this card. Thank you for coming by. I hope you play along with us at BYSHC’s Blog.

BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party ~ Day 3

Welcome back to the third day of BYSHC’s Christmas in July Linky Party. It’s an event where everyone can link up newly created Christmas/winter card on BYSHC’s Blog for a chance to win some awesome prizes from some generous sponsors. You have until July 26th 11:59 PST to link up your card, and there’s no limit to how many cards you can link up. So the more cards you link up, the higher the chance you can win a prize! Check out BYSHC’s Blog for all the details.

For day 3, I’m featuring our sponsor Colorado Craft Company. I stamped, colored, and fussy cut the image from Present Bear stamp set. I die cut different colored hexagons with Pinkfresh Basic Label Frames dies. For the hexagons, I used our other sponsors Gina K Designs Red Velvet and Jelly Bean cardstock with Lawn Fawn dolphin cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiment from Gina K Designs Vintage Holiday stamp set. Lastly, I added some embellishments from Kat Scrappiness White AB Solid Confetti Mix.

I hope this simple Christmas card inspires you to play along. Thank you for dropping by. Remember to check out BYSHC’s Blog for all the details and the pretty cards that everyone made. Come back tomorrow for another fun card!

BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party ~ Day 2

Welcome to the second day of BYSHC 2024 Christmas in July Linky Party! You can join us by linking up a Christmas/winter card on BYSHC’s Blog for a chance to win some awesome prizes from some generous sponsors. You have until July 26th 11:59 PST to link up your card, and there’s no limit to how many cards you can link up. So the more cards you link up, the higher the chance you can win a prize! Check out BYSHC’s Blog for all the details.

For my second card, I made a vintage Christmas card featuring our sponsor the lovely Gina K Designs. I was originally going for a masculine card, but I think it ended up being a gender neutral card. What do you think?

I started embossing a white cardstock with GKD’s Petite Flourish embossing folder and ink blending the sides with Distress Ink Antique Linen. I die cut a bird cage and inked it with Distress Ink Walnut Stain. Next, I stamped and die cut my images and sentiment from GKD’s Vintage Holiday set.

My poinsettia flower was colored with Copic markers and my pine needles were stamped with GKD Fresh Asparagus ink. I whipped everything together and attached it on a brown cardstock mat. I glued it to an A2 card. Lastly, I added our our sponsor Twiddlers Nook White Flat Back Rhinestones on to the middle of the flower to give it that extra oomph.

That’s it for my simple card today. I will be sharing my Christmas cards for the week on my blog and instagram so be sure to come back all week long. Check out BYSHC’s Blog to see all the beautiful cards everyone is making. I hope you play along!

BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party ~ Day 1

Who’s ready for BYSHC’s Christmas in July Linky Party? Join us by linking up your Christmas card on BYSHC’s Blog for a chance to win some awesome prizes from some generous sponsors. You have until July 26th 11:59 PST to link up your card, and there’s no limit to how many cards you can link up. So the more cards you link up, the higher the chance you can win a prize! Check out BYSHC’s Blog for all the details.

For my first card, I’m featuring 4 of our sponsors, Angie Blom Digtal Designs, Gina K Designs, Therm O Web, and Waffle Flower! I started with my background first. I used our new sponsor Waffle Flower’s Folk Art Background Die and Stencil combo. I die cut the background and used the stencil to ink blend the petals with Gina K Designs’ White Pigment Ink and Light Carnation Ink.

I printed out Angie Blom’s Blessing’s Poinsettia digital image and colored with some Prismacolor colored pencils and gamsol. I fussy cut out the image and glued it on to my background.

Next, I used Gina K Designs’ Holiday Greetings sentiment sheets which are super easy to use and can be foiled. I got the one with black toner paper and white lettering and cut out a small piece. I foiled it with Therm O Web and Gina K Designs Passionate Pink Fancy Foils. After it was foiled, I used Gina’s Sentiment Strip Dies to die cut out the sentiment. I glued the sentiment down and everything on to a white A2 card. Hopefully you can see the shine from a different angle.

I really hope you join our Christmas in July Linky Party. Make sure to check BYSHC’s Blog for all the details. Even if you can’t play along, go see all the pretty cards. Come back tomorrow for a vintage holiday card! Thank you for dropping by.

BYSHC #47 ~ Big Grumpy

Happy Friday! I’m back with another BYSHC Sketch Challenge #47 card, and I’m featuring our awesome July sponsor, Taylored Expressions. The winner will be chosen randomly and receive a $25 gift card to Taylored Expressions! Just get inspired by the sketch and upload your card in BYSHC Facebook group album. Here’s the sketch.

For this fun, grumpy card, I used Taylored Expression’s Big Grumpy Stamp and Die Combo. I love this grumpy bear. I think it’s adorable! I paired it with Recollections’ Say Freeze pattern paper and Crystal Blues pattern paper. For the hat die cut, I used Taylored Expression’s I’m A Hugger – Dog Dies to get more winter vibes. I stamped the sentiment from Simon Says Ornamental Christmas stamp set on the sign and layered everything together.

I hope this inspires you to join us. Even if you can’t play along, check out BYSHC’s Blog for all the beautiful cards created by the Design Team. We are also having our quarterly linky party on July 19th – 26th, so get your Christmas cards ready! There will be awesome prizes for random winners! I can’t wait to see all the cards. Thank you for stopping by.

BYSHC #47 – I’m a pawsome hugger

Happy July 5th! I hope everyone had a relaxing day off yesterday with some fireworks. I’m sharing my first card for BYSHC’s new sketch challenge featuring our sponsor for this month, Taylored Expressions. The winner will receive an awesome $25 gift card to the Taylored Expressions shop for this month’s prize! Here’s the sketch.

The sketch and measurement is all for inspirations. It does not have to be exact as you can see with my card. I basically used Taylored Expressions I’m A Hugger – Dog as my middle rectangular layer. For the rest of my card, I followed the sketch measurements and stamped my sentiment from GSD Little Reindeer on to the white cardstock. I shimmied my square under the dog’s paws so it looks like the dog is holding the message. Isn’t he adorable?

Join us this month and add your card in BYSHC Facebook Group July Album for a chance to win the gift card. The winner is chosen randomly, and you have until July 31st to add your card in the album. I can’t wait to see what you make! Thanks for stopping by!

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