Shout for joy-BYSHC linky party is happening!!

With an afternoon of either stamping or housecleaning, guess what I chose? And guess what motivated my creativity? The BYSHC linky party of course.  I used a stencil from A Colorful Life, a stamp from Unity, used distress oxide ink for the stenciling and for the water coloring of the skirt. The other parts of the image were colored with copic markers. I used a Memento die for the sentiment and added a few sparkles just for fun!!! I hope will spend some joyful time checking out things over at the BYSHC Linky Party going on this week. You won't want to miss it. 

 

https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/2024/04/spring-into-christmas-2024-byshc-linky.html

BYSHC spring to Christmas Linky Party

 I try to make Christmas cards all throughout the year so I can get them all done before December. I make over 60 individual designs (no 2 exactly alike) so I am always excited when the BYSCH spring to Christmas Linky party is going on. What a great motivation for me and what wonderful ideas are generated for the event! So here is a card I made this morning to link to their party. It was made using a Gina K designs cross die, and a Gina Marie design nativity die. I loved this fancy paper I found in my stash as I wanted it to be in mostly neutral colors. The "blessed" die is from Impression  Obsessions. As you can see I am a huge fan of many of our wonderful crafting companies out  there and I try to support as many as I can on my fixed retirement income. LOL. I hope you will go over and see what all is happening over on the BYSHC spring to Christmas Linky party.

https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/2024/04/spring-into-christmas-2024-byshc-linky.html

also #springtochristmas2024byshclp

Here is my card:

HMFMC #413

I tried out one of my newest stencils for this house mouse card. I blended distress oxide inks for the background colors. The House Mouse image was stamped with Versafine clair black ink and colored with Copic markers. The sentiment is a Tim Holtz Idea-o-logy sentiment strip. It was says. "What seems ordinary is often the extrardinary."  You can find the current challenge details for the HMFMC #413 here:

https://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/2024/04/hmfmc-413-anything-goes-option-use.html

 My stencil is from A Colorful Life.

Can You Handle the Pressure? birds

 

 

Love this little bird from Unity Stamps. I like to make panels for backgrounds with my left over scraps of design paper so I used one for this card. I mounted it on white card base and then ran it through my big shot using a 3-D Sizzix folder. The sentiment is from Tim Holtz's Idea-o-logy snarky pad. The little flower is an embellishment glued on.  I did my coloring of the image with Copic markers.  You can find the details of this challenge here:

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2024/03/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html

Color Throw Down 787

I love making card backgrounds with left over scraps. I am using this one for this week's color thrown  down challenge this week. The dies are from sizzix and the sentiment is from Stampdendous.  You can find the details for this week's color throw down challenge here:

https://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/2024/04/color-throwdown-challenge-787.html

 

Seize the Birthday - spring florals

I made this card for the Seize the birthday challenge this week which was to use spring flowers. 

I stenciled my background using A Colorful Life stencil with distress oxide inks. Then I dry embossed the stencil using a 3-D embosing folder. This stamp set I got from Unity and it is designed by Gina K. I used blending brushes with distress oxide ink for the flowers and I used alcohol markers for the hightlights on the flowers and also for coloring the leaves. I mounted this card front on a lavender card base. The sentiment is from Impression Obsessions. 

You can find the details of this challenge here:

https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2024/03/seize-birthday-280-spring-floral.html

 

Inspired by.....basket challenge #282

This stamp in my Easter stamp collection was my basket stamp that seemed perfect for this challenge today over on the Inspired by...basket challenge #282 that can be found at this link:

https://theseinspiredchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/03/inspired-by-basket.html

I used various design papers from my stash and stamped the image from Stampin' Up with versafine calir black ink. I used alcohol markers to color the image. I added some greenery from a die from Spellbinder.  The sentiment is a little craft smart image inked with aa bright pink ink and punched out with a SU oval punch. The added butterfly is a Martha Stewart paper punch.