Friday, October 4, 2024

BYSHC October Sketch#50 /Card 1

 Hello there!  I'm sharing my first card for Sketch #50.  This sketch runs the entire month of October. You can see full details and how to enter this challenge on the blog Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.  Sketch #50:

I thought outside the box on this one and used a Halloween die set for my candles and snow globe/crystal ball.





Supplies:
Distress Oxide - Tumbled Glass
Tim Holtz - Sparkles & Christmas background stamp
Distress Watercolor Pencils (tumbled glass)
Tim Holtz - Stamping Platform
Tim Holtz - Regions Beyond dies (candles, snowglobe)
Sizzix - sentiment die
Teresa Collins - Cricut cart - Dec 25th - nativity @1 1/2"
Tim Holtz - Holiday Greens, mini
Unity Stamp Co - Scallop & Stitched sentiment die
Distress Mica Flakes
Red glitter, foil, shimmer cardstocks


Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us and replenish your Christmas card stash!
Cindy 

Friday, September 20, 2024

BYSHC September Sketch#49 /Card 2

 Hello there!  I'm sharing my second card for Sketch #49.  This sketch runs the entire month of Sept. You can see full details and how to enter this challenge on the blog Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.  Sketch #49:





Supplies:
gold foil cardstock
Tim Holtz - Christmastime 2 -  sentiment stamp
Veramark ink
Ranger Gold Tinsel embossing pwd
Tim Holtz - Darling Deer dies
white craft foam
Pretty Pink Posh - Scallop border die


Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us and replenish your Christmas card stash!
Cindy 

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Fan-tastic Simon Says Stamp Fall IG Hop

Hello there!  I'm one of the stops on the Fan-tastic SSS IG Fall Hop featuring products from past Stamptember releases.  

I've used a Stamptember collaboration with Tim Holtz from 2022 for this one.  So fun to watercolor this image.



Supplies:

Tim Holtz - Moon mask
Simon Says Stamp/Tim Holtz - Stamptember 2022
Distress Watercolor Pencils
Waterbrush
Tim Holtz - Stamping Platform
Distress Oxide - Speckled Egg, Hickory Smoke
Ranger Black Soot Pigment Ink
Ranger Black Embossing Pwd
Diamond Stickles
Black Diamond Stickles

Thanks for stopping by today.  You can start the hop HERE.   Have a great day!!
Cindy--

Friday, September 6, 2024

BYSHC September Sketch#49 /Card 1

Hello there!  I'm sharing my first card for Sketch #49.  This sketch runs the entire month of Sept. You can see full details and how to enter this challenge on the blog Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.  Sketch #49:

I flipped the sketch for this one.  Our sponsor this month is ThermOWeb and I've used their amazing double-sided adhesive sheets for the Santa and his sleigh diecut.  So good!! 





Supplies:
Distress Oxide - Mermaid Lagoon
Tim Holtz/Simon Says Stamp - Dash Away All Diecember 2021
Therm O Web - Easy Cut Adhesive Sheets
Tim Holtz/Simon Says Stamp - Stamptember 2021 (trees/sentiment)
Tim Holtz - Jolly Holiday stamps - stars in background
Black Shimmer cardstock
Diamond Stickles


Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us and replenish your Christmas card stash!
Cindy 

Sunday, September 1, 2024

MLC - September - Anything Goes Christmas

Hello!  It's the start of a new challenge over on the Merry Little Christmas blog.  Our theme is always Anything Goes Christmas.  

I was able to turn this fun background from my stash into a shaker card!!  Yay!  




Supplies:
Distress Oxide - Pine Needles - Picket Fence
Tim Holtz - snowflake stencil + Ranger Stickles Glitter Gel - Moondust
Tim Holtz - Mr Frost Die
packaging
tear tape
chunky glitter, snowflakes
Tim Holtz - Stamptember 2022 - stamp -Let it Snow (background)
Archival ink - Picked Raspberry
StazOn pigment ink - in Snowflake
Tim Holtz - Tattered Christmas stamps - sentiment on packaging

Thank you for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at Merry Little Christmas!
Cindy

CBC September

 Hello!  It's a new month, and it's also the start of a new challenge over on the Christmas Bingo Challenge blog.  We're changing it up slightly this year.  You can now enter any card theme (not just Christmas) as long as you play along with the BINGO card.  One column going up/down.  You only have to use 3 of the elements.  

I used column I - Stitching, Die Cuts, Gold and Stamped Image 

I used up a background (ink and stenciled gold stars) that I had made previously and had in my stash so that felt good :-)  This is my first time inking up this beautiful tree stamp, too!  Love it!





Supplies:
Distress Oxide - Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness
Tim Holtz - Sparkle stencil
Ranger Stickles Glitter Gel - Solar Flare
Stamping Platform
Tim Holtz - Winter Woodlands - stamps
Archival ink -Rustic Wilderness + Embossing glaze - Rustic Wilderness
Carta Bella - Believe die
gold foil cardstock
frosted vellum
Distress tool
Singer Sewing machine - straight stitch/green thread

Thank for stopping by today.  Come play along with our Bingo challenge!
Cindy

Friday, August 30, 2024

BYSHC August Sketch #48 /Card 2

 Hello there!  I'm sharing my second card for Sketch #48.  This sketch runs the entire month of August. You can see full details and how to enter this challenge on the blog Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.  Sketch #48:

I'm using some dies that I haven't used in a long time.  I flipped the sketch for this one.


Supplies:
Red shimmer cardstock
Distress Oxide - Picket Fence
Cuttlebug embossing folder - Candy Cane Stripe
Tim Holtz/Simon Says Stamp - Stamptember 2023 
Distress Watercolor Pencils
Water brush
Diamond Stickles
Tim Holtz - Stacked Archway die
Tim Holtz - Festive Repeat die
Unity Stamp Co - Scalloped & Stitched sentiment die
American Crafts - patterned paper scrap


Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us and replenish your Christmas card stash!
Cindy