Spring Into Christmas 2024 Linky Party - Card 6

 My 6th card for the Spring Into Christmas 2024 Linky Partycard includes a variety of vendor products!

I first settled on using Simple Stories Tis the Season paper pad for the background and sentiments. I pulled out Paper Rose’s Tree Scene Circle die and first cut down the watercolor paper pieces using the die. I watercolored the pieces, matching the colors in the paper, to create a tree scene. I then pieced them together onto another circle. I added watercolor and white paint spatters. I then created an acetate shaker layer over the top, adding frosty Target shimmer sprinkles inside. I added sentiments using 2 different Simon Says stamp sets, Graceful Holiday Greetings and Winter Wonderland. To complete the card I added white enamel dots.

Challenging card to create as I’m not used to using and coloring this kind of die, but I think I pulled it off for a first try! Thanks for stopping by… remember, there’s a few more more days to link up your holiday cards for a chance to win a prize from one of the generous sponsors!

Spring Into Christmas 2024 Linky Party - Card 5

 Wow… I’m on a bit of a roll! I took the opportunity today to play with, a new to me, Paper Rose Card Kit.

I’ve never picked up any of these kits before, but I loved Paper Roses Silver Bells papers and this kit also had a beautiful floral poinsettia die, called Poinsettia Flowers. The kit also included cardbases. Here’s the sample suggestions:

Welp, I didn’t achieve any of these but I did have fun playing anyway! I die cut the flowers and layered several of the papers, adding white mesh over one of the pieces. I then fussy cut some poinsettias, cut down the sentiment from the paper pack, and added pearls and a shimmer layer over the flowers. This was so fun and a nice break from painting and coloring!

Here’s the final card:

Not my best, but a very good first try I think! These kits are pretty interesting and the papers and dies were beautiful!

Be sure to link up your own Christmas cards for a chance at winning a prize from one of our generous sponsors! Check out the blog for more info: https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/2024/04/spring-into-christmas-2024-byshc-linky.html

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BYSHC Spring Into Christmas 2024 - Fourth Card

 So happy I was given an excuse to break into this beautiful unique Stamperia collection for the BYSHC Spring into Christmas Linky Party!

I picked up several items from Stamperia’s Christmas Patchwork collection on sale a few years ago, as I wanted to try emulating this style sometime! Haven’t yet, but until then, pulled together a pretty easy card for the Linky Party instead! All I did, to create this 5x7 card, was cut down a paper, glued on some chipboards and added penned in strings for the ornaments. So easy, and yet, I love this card! And, luckily, I have several cat lovers, in my Christmas recipient list, that I think will enjoy this one!

Thanks for stopping by… be sure to link up some holiday cards for your chance at winning a prize! Check out BYSH cardmakers blog for more info!

BYSHC Spring Into Christmas 2024 - Third Card

 Continuing on with the the fun BYSHC Spring Into Christmas Linky Party, I linked up my third card!

I was inspired to make this one by Stamperia’s Sweet Winter paper collection and a pretty patterned vellum I picked up somewhere. I found a pretty winter scene pattern I could cut down to use with the vellum. It’s not a shaker, as I didn’t want to detract from the scene, but it’s the same raised shape. I added a die cut and stamped sentiment using sparkle embossing powder on both.  To complete the card, I added pearl and snowflake embellishments.

Simple but elegant card, I think. Thanks for stopping by - try linking up a Christmas card to be eligible to win a prize from one of our generous sponsors!

BYSHC Spring into Christmas and Sketch Challenge 44 Card

 Here’s another card for the Spring into Christmas Linky Party! It also happens to be a card using Sketch Challenge 44.

This fun card was made using a magazine paper scrap, Prima holiday background paper and 2 Unity stamp kits, Cozy Greetings and Festive Wreath! I used colored pencils on the little snowman. (I just love Jeannie Hays snowman design!) I just added enamel dots and 2 snowflake buttons to complete this one!

Join in the fun and add your cards to the Linky Party for a chance to win a prize from one of the many sponsors! Thanks for stopping by!

BYSHC Spring into Christmas Linky Party

 Hello… check out my first card for the 

I must admit, I had no idea where this card was going but I knew I had to try replicating the beautiful papers from Blue Fern Studio Yuletide collection (which can be found on Etsy, if interested)! I stamped Unity’s Start Anew floral image onto watercolor paper. I then tried with watercolors to match colors and style of the paper image. I then fussy cut the watercolored image out. I spattered white acrylic pain over the watercolored image and the paper I cut down. I added white lace and velvet ribbon. To complete the card, I added a sentiment from Unity’s Warm Wishes for Your Home.

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Please take time to join in the fun - make some holiday cards for Spring Into Christmas Linky party! Link up your cards for a chance to win some goodies from one of our wonderful sponsors! Check out our blog for more info about how to participate in the Linky party and the sponsor offerings!

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Friends of Unity April Blog Hop

 Whoa… April certainly has arrived with chaotic weather streams everywhere it seems! Nothing like April showers (and/or snow for some) to bring May flowers! So, I decided to focus this month’s theme on flowers, and particularly, the early blooming lovely fragrant peony! (Which I so miss having in my garden because of the hot dry California growing zone we live in.)

I focused all my Mother’s Day card efforts on the lovely Unity stamp kit Another Name for Love and used it in conjunction with Mintay’s beautiful Peony Garden paper pad! 

Before I start, I wanted to remind everyone that we do giveaways each month from our personal stash. We are not sponsored by Unity but have their full support! To qualify, all you need to do is add your comments to the blogs in the hop. This month, I will be doing a giveaway!! I’ll announce the winner of it in next month’s hop, so be sure to stop back in May! Please, please, please add your name to your comment below if participating! Otherwise, you show up as Anonymous and I have no clue who you are!

I decided to use the kit on the first card as embellishments to the beautiful paper I focused on. The conservatory scene sure seemed to embody my vision of Mother’s Day cards and my memories of our mothers. I LOVE visiting conservatories and have, in the past, with both of our mothers. 

I paper pieced the heart stamp using paper from the pad and stamped the butterfly and sentiment with complimentary colors on papers from the pad. I just added a couple ribbons to complete the card. The sentiments in this kit are just so lovely, that I used them on both the inside and outside of both of the cards I created this month! I also added a leftover paper scrap to the inside of this card.

For the second card, I stamped the image using a new to me ink, Hero Arts Contour ink, on watercolor paper. It leaves a faint impression that I can paint and I’m undecided if I like it or not. Here’s what it looks like!

I used my watercolors and tried to match the colors in the paper and fussy cut it out when done. To pull this card together, I again used more papers from the pad and backed them with brown paper. I stamped the sentiment with a couple of inks to coordinate with the papers and I used a pink card base on this one. For embellishments, I just added a brown twine bow. I fussy cut some flowers from the papers to add to the inside of the card.

Hope this provided some inspiration for you… I do think Unity’s Gina K kit is a beautiful Mother’s Day kit!

Remember to add your comment with your name below to be eligible to win a kit from me and check back next month to see if you won it!

Now on to the rest of the hop! You may go back to:

Rachel’s blog

Or, you can start from the beginning with:

Crystal’s blog