Happy New Year!!!
Hi everybody TGIF! I hope you are safe and warm from all the crazy weather lately. We had a warm December with 74* on Christmas day, tornado warnings a few days later, but we are fine, then some snow here a couple days in the Tennessee Valley too! It was very pretty and reminded me of back home in Colorado, but I don't miss driving in it and it's SO cold. And today it was 18* this morning with a high of 36.* It was warmer in CO than AL today! Really!
So I'm enjoying my day off inside crafting.
Stay safe and warm this winter!
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Now back to crafting...
The hustle and bustle of the holidays are over, but we can still focus on getting a jump on those 2022 holiday cards and be
less stressed out come November/December and the holidays.
Being prepared will give you lots of time for all the fun
holiday activities to enjoy with friends & family!
Join our monthly Sketch Challenges and enter to win our giveaway or just add to your holiday stash of cards for 2022
and be ahead of the holidays!
Join us here:
Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers FB group
or {BYSHC} for short and get inspired!
We are a group of card makers that will be sharing Christmas,
Winter Holidays, or Winter-y cards every month, ALL year long!
Check out Sketch Challenge #18 for January
Use it like it is, or as an inspirational guide, or get creative and flip it, turn it around, or upside down, and make something wonderful!
Our sketch for this month is so fun with your scraps, pattern papers, holiday stamps, dies, stickers, ribbon, or where ever your imagination takes you!
Hi everybody TGIF! I hope you are safe and warm from all the crazy weather lately. We had a warm December with 74* on Christmas day, tornado warnings a few days later, but we are fine, then some snow here a couple days in the Tennessee Valley too! It was very pretty and reminded me of back home in Colorado, but I don't miss driving in it and it's SO cold. And today it was 18* this morning with a high of 36.* It was warmer in CO than AL today! Really!
So I'm enjoying my day off inside crafting.
Stay safe and warm this winter!
***
Now back to crafting...
The hustle and bustle of the holidays are over, but we can still focus on getting a jump on those 2022 holiday cards and be
less stressed out come November/December and the holidays.
Being prepared will give you lots of time for all the fun
holiday activities to enjoy with friends & family!
Join our monthly Sketch Challenges and enter to win our giveaway or just add to your holiday stash of cards for 2022
and be ahead of the holidays!
Join us here:
Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers FB group
or {BYSHC} for short and get inspired!
We are a group of card makers that will be sharing Christmas,
Winter Holidays, or Winter-y cards every month, ALL year long!
Check out Sketch Challenge #18 for January
Use it like it is, or as an inspirational guide, or get creative and flip it, turn it around, or upside down, and make something wonderful!
Our sketch for this month is so fun with your scraps, pattern papers, holiday stamps, dies, stickers, ribbon, or where ever your imagination takes you!
With the holidays over I've been wanting to get crafty again, so I carved out some time recently and made some cards this month. I've got some fun paper collection kits from Echo Park Paper (one of my favorite companies) that have great images, patterns, stickers, and ephemera that all coordinate wonderfully. They make it easy for you to make several cards, with NO stamping, and still looks great!
Card #1: Season's Greetings (I love snowman)
My next card used another fun kit from Ep-Christmas Magic collection kit to use various red and green patterns for a traditional holiday card. This card is about 5x7 and I flipped the sketch, vertical snowman, turned the banner horizontal and hand cut it, and added just a few glittery adhesive gems to complete this cute card.
Card #2: Channel the Flannel (fun, right?)
I am mad for anything plaid and moose, so I had to have this EP-Little Lumberjack collection kit and make "wintery" cards with it. This card has, I kid you not, 3 maybe 4 different plaid papers on it (lol). I told you I really LOVE plaid!
I turned the sketch a smidge, so I could use the moose vertical, hand cut banner, and made a square card, with minimal embellishments. But you could easily make an A2 or 5x7 card from this sketch too!
I am mad for anything plaid and moose, so I had to have this EP-Little Lumberjack collection kit and make "wintery" cards with it. This card has, I kid you not, 3 maybe 4 different plaid papers on it (lol). I told you I really LOVE plaid!
I turned the sketch a smidge, so I could use the moose vertical, hand cut banner, and made a square card, with minimal embellishments. But you could easily make an A2 or 5x7 card from this sketch too!
Card #3: Merry Christmas
My next card used pieces from the kit EP-Little Lumberjack collection kit again and the sentiment is from the EP-Christmas Magic collection kit that has an amazing sticker sheet. This card is an A2 and I followed the sketch pretty closely to the original design and added the sticker sentiment, a few star stickers, and some adhesive rhinestones to complete it.
All my card bases are made with 110lb white cardstock from Papertrey Ink, because it's a thick, sturdy, qualilty cardstock.
These kits are amazing, as you can make 10-12 or more cards from one kit and they are flat for mailing too!
Shop the (affiliates) link below for supplies I used above.
I hope we've inspired you to try our monthly holiday card sketch challenges and share what you create.
The possibilities are endless!
🎄
Every month you can join the fun, be inspired, & stock your stash!
Don’t stress out during the holidays and save time by using our easy
to follow monthly sketches + build up your stash of cards +
enter to win prizes too!
Details here => {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #18 for more inspiration
and join us in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group
or Instagram @byshcardmakers
🎄
Thank You for stopping by!
Happy Crafty New Year!
xoxo ~ Kim & family
The possibilities are endless!
🎄
Every month you can join the fun, be inspired, & stock your stash!
Don’t stress out during the holidays and save time by using our easy
to follow monthly sketches + build up your stash of cards +
enter to win prizes too!
Details here => {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #18 for more inspiration
and join us in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group
or Instagram @byshcardmakers
🎄
Thank You for stopping by!
Happy Crafty New Year!
xoxo ~ Kim & family
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