Favorites of 2020

Some of the cards and layouts I made this year. I made more cards than I can share in this post. Enjoy! I hope 2021 is a better year!

 

Hello Friend

 I made this card for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and to give to a friend. The paper is Ginger Snap from The Stamps of Life. The embossing folder, stamped image, sentiment, and background for sentiment is all from Sizzix Tim Holtz Coffee Time embossing folder, stamps, and die set. I stamped the image and sentiment with Versa Fine Black Onyx pigment ink and then colored the image with ColorIn twist Water Color Pencils. The purple paper behind the sentiment is also from The Stamps of Life. The 3 bling dots are from Basic Grey, most likely not sold anymore. I was gifted the set a few years back. I distressed the top and right side of the card with Tim Holtz Ranger Oxide Tea Dye, Speckled Egg, and Twisted Citron. This is a true Tim Holtz product based card! TFL!

You Warm My Heart

 

I made this card following the above sketch- CTS 391- from CAS(E) this Sketch! The card base is paper from The Stamps of Life, the heart die cut is from the same paper as card base is from  Stampin' Up Beautiful Layers dies, the stamped image and sentiment are from Unity Stamp Company Winter Girl stamp set stamped with Versafine Onyx Black pigment ink on paper from The Stamps of Life, and the patterned paper is from Recollections Home Basics 6x6 paper pad. I used Color In water colored pencils to color in the stamped image. The bling is from Lincraft Scrapbooking Silver Crystal Stickers. TFL!

Thankful To Call You Friend

 

I made the following card using the sketch above from Freshly Made Sketches. The red cardstock/card base is from The Stamps of Life as is the brad on the tag, and the bling. The stamps are from Unity Stamp Company Carlee's Christmas- the sentiment, image, and inside text- and stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink. The holly paper/patterned paper, the tag, and the paper under the sentiment are from Doodlebug Design Inc Christmas Magic 6"x6" paper pad. I colored in the image with various colors of Marvy Uchida Color In Watercolor Twist colored pencils. I adhered the tag down not only with a brad, but also with Aleene's Instant Tacky Line Runner and used it on everything else except the sentiment and the paper on the tag. I used my Xyron 150 CreateASticker maker to add the paper to the tag and the sentiment to the top of the tag.

Inside of card

TFL and have a great week!

Build Your Stash Holiday Hop

 

You should start with Build Your Stash Holiday Hop and link up before August 1 for a chance to win a prize.

 

I made a card using Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Collection and the card base is  DCWV Brights. The snowglobe, snowflakes, truck, sentiment, and glass sliver stamps are from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Winter Wonderland Clear stamp set. I distressed the snowglobe with Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Speckled Egg, stamped all stamps, but the snowflakes with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I used ColorBox Silver ink on the snowflakes and colored in the snowglobe with ColorIn Twist watercolor pencils. The red bling is from my stash and glued down with Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue. I used Glue Dots runner to adhere the paper that I cut in two to fit the card base and also on the snowglobe.

 Don't forget to link up by August 1! Have a great week! 

Stay Strong

I haven't used this stamp set in awhile and decided to make a card with it. It's Unity Stamp Company Graciellie Design Stay Strong. I stamped the sentiment stamp with Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Candied Apple and the coffee cup stamp with Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Tea Dye and Candied Apple- both stamped on typing paper. I colored in the coffee cup with Color In Watercolor Pencils. The patterned paper is from Echo Park Paper Company I'd Rather Be Crafting set and the green paper is from Tim Holtz Kraft Classic pad. The tag behind the coffee is from K & Company Mega Assorted Spring Travel Tag Pad. The sequins are from Ink Road Stamps, but are no longer being given away. I'm joining Coffee Loving Card Makers blog hop with this card so please hop along and enjoy! :)

Nobody Sees The World

 

This is the first layout I have made since last year and it took me all day to plan it out and finish! The main background paper is from Simple Stories DIY Boutique No Worries (how fitting for this layout). The title- Nobody Sees the World Quite Like You is from MAMBI Sheets I heart the live we live Specialty Cardstock. The egg PP on the corners is from Colorbok Holiday Extravaganza 12in Designer Paper. The tag is from Colorbok Sweet Florals Scrap Pack and I wrote BG didn't understand he was supposed to pick up the eggs. He just wanted to enjoy the weather! I also just realized I put the wrong year- Quarantine Brain- the egg hunt was on 3-28-20. He's 22 months old. His parents- my sister, Emily, and Brian are in the bottom left corner. I chose this title and left some of the Simple Stories paper uncovered to show that BG doesn't have to worry about the coronavirus. I love being his auntie and am happy when he calls me by name every once in awhile. It's hard to believe he'll be 2 in May! I have a few more pics of him to scrap. I have to scrap to keep busy and sane. Anyone else? Have a great day and TFL!

First Valentine's Day Card of 2020

I made the following card using the above sketch from CAS(E)this Sketch!

The card base and all the paper is from The Stamps of Life. The stamped image is from Stampendous Love You Candy rubber stamp that I stamped with Gina K Amalgam Ink and colored it in with Marvy Uchida ColorIn Watercolor Twist Colored Pencils. The bling is also from The Stamps of Life.

This inside sentiment is from The Stamps of Life icecreamtruck2stamp set and I used Gina K Designs Amalgam ink to stamp it using my Tim Holtz Stamp Platform as I did on the front. I'm not sure who I'm going to give this card to, but will be giving it out this Valentine's Day. I want to try to make some more cards this week. My scrap stuff is in a mess right now as I'm sorting it all to have my own scrap space. Have a great week!