Yeti Or Not - GCOC

***Update: Winner is Meghan!***


Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks so much for joining. You should be arriving here from Jenn; a full list of participants is linked over on Jenn's Blog! Jenn is hosting a YouTube LIVE on December 15th at 8p ET sharing how she made this months card; that would be the perfect time to grab some of those supplies and craft along with us! 

Yeti or not its the last Get Cracking of the year! I hope you've been playing along with us all year and have a whole pile of special cards and aren't cramming it in last minute. But if you have been let me incentivize you for next year by offering a $25.00 gift card to Butterfly Reflections Ink (sorry friends US only due to shipping from the store). Just leave a comment here on the blog to enter By Dec 31. One entry per person. I will update this post and on Insta with the winner by Jan 6th. That way you can get some new Christmas goodies for next year to play along with us!

For todays card I started by die cutting some Neenah cardstock with the Stitched Mountain borders and the Stitched Hillside borders. I then took the top panel and inked it with distress oxide in salvaged patina and then the mountains in shaded lilac. I heat embossed the sentiment directly and nestled it between the two biggest mountain tops. For the images I used Yeti or Not, Happy Howlidays and Joy to All. I inked up the tree from Joy to All while I masked off the carpet. I just like the size of this tree with my Yeti. I then copic colored all the images and finished them off with stickles and that’s it! 

Copics used: BG13, BG11, BG10, BG0000, BV13, BV01, BV31, RV11, Y35, Y13, Y11. 

Stickles: Diamond and Crystal

Thanks for stopping by! 

Magical Xmas - Lawn Fawn

 Hello Crafty Friends, Happy Friday! I’m here with my entry for the Lawn Fawnactics Challenge #137 Holiday Critters! I went a little non traditional with this one! 

A demo reel for each showing both the background and the image coloring is available on my Insta if you are interested! 

I used Prize Ribbon distress oxide with the Lawn Fawn Slimline Cloud stencil for the background. With a little peacock feathers distress oxide for the sentiment letters. I loved Jenn’s chunky glittered sentiments so I decided to try it and it’s sooooo sparkly, I love! I also added it to the stars as well. 

Copics: BG13, BG11, BG10, Y13, Y00, R00, R20, B66, B63, B60, E51, E50

Supplies:
How You Bean star add on 
Henry’s ABCs
Winter Unicorn
All the clouds 
A little sparkle 
Merry Mice
Slimline Cloud Stencil 

Winter Wishes - Ram

 Hello Crafty Friends! Can you believe its December already?? Where did this year go! Well at least we have a new release to stave off the holiday stresses with. I'm here today with 'Snowman Globe' digi from Ram Stamps and I am totally smitten! Isnt it just the cutest ever? I love me a good snowman & you NEED to add this one to your collection.

For the background on this card I started with some pink cardstock and did some spotlight blending with distress oxide in Saltwater Taffy. You can find a reel on my insta with a demo of this technique if you are interested.

I colored with copics and hand cut my Snowman Globe by hand. As a finishing touch I added some glitter to it as well as the snowbanks and a little glossy accents to the stars.

Copics: BG13, BG11, BG10, N8, N6, R20, R11 RV00, YR02, YR00

Thanks for stopping by!

You are a Treasure - RAM

  Hello Crafty Friends and Happy Sunday! I’m here with a new design team project featuring “Pirate Treasure” digital stamp from Rachelle Anne Miller Art. 

For the background I started with some Neenah Desert storm cardstock and then used distress oxide ink in Tea Dye and Ground Espresso around the edges to draw the eye in. I also used the ground espresso to splatter. 

Copics Used: BG78, BG75, BG72, BG70, BG49, BG45; E29, E27, E25; N8, N6, N4; E55, E53, E51, E00.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Spring Showers - Mama Elephant

 Hello Crafty Friends! I am here today with a fun little card featuring a Mama Elephant stamp set Flower Shower & Lil Cat agenda. Inspired by all the rain we have been getting here I just couldn't resist.

On some Bristol cardstock I first used some Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink coming down from the corner. Then I placed my cloud stencil and using Peacock Feathers Oxide I filled in the rest. Once dry I stamped on my sentiment using Versafine Onyx Black ink because I find it stamps the best over the oxide. I got out my white Gel Pen and added some tiny raindrops to set the mood.

I copic colored the tiny cats (there is a reel over on my Instagram, CardsbySharna, if you want to see the coloring!) I used YR 24, 21, & 30 for the cat bodies & added E99 for the stripes with a bit of R20 for the cheeks. For the flower I used B02, 00. For the stem of the flower and the puddle I used BG13, 11, 10.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #120 Entry

 Hello Crafty Friends! I am back this month with another entry for the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #120. This one is all things Birthday so I couldn't resist. 

For the background I inked the entire card with the new Saltwater Taffy distress oxide ink. Its such a gorgeous color! I then took the longer strawberry field stamp from the Berry Special set and stamped it in Abandoned Coral. For the mice I copic colored them with N5, N3 & N0. I used the N5 very sparingly in just a few places because I wanted them to be fairly light. The strawberries and overalls I did in R29, R35, R22 & R20. The sign is colored with E37, E35 & E31. I then inked another paper with those same copics and that's what I used to die cut my big sentiment. Once die cut I covered it with the new Sparkle Glaze.   I stamped the rest of the sentiment in more black ink before adding Sweet to a wavy Banner and popping it up in the middle with foam tape.                      

Thanks so much for stopping by!

GCC - March

 

Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks so much for joining me. You should be arriving here from Jenn; a full list of participants is linked over on Jenn's Blog! Jenn is hosting a YouTube live on March 24th at 8pm Est. sharing how she made this months card; that would be the perfect time to grab some of those supplies and craft along with us. Can you believe its March already?? I sure can't. Its finally starting to warm up here and I've started my spring planting.

Todays card features the Lawn Fawn stamp set Penguin Party and Mini Slimline Stackables. 

 

First I  took some Salvaged Patina distress oxide and lightly inked the sky for my background. I took some cool grey copics for my penguins in C5, C3, C1 & C0 with a little YR02, & YR00 for the beaks and feet. The igloo I used a bit of BG10 just around the edges of the lice blocks. For the sentiment I did some masking so I could use the Salvaged Patina for the large Smiles part of it. And lastly I added some Stickles in Crystal for some added sparkle snow in the sky!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lucky Tiger - Mama Elephant

 Hello Crafty Friends! Hope you are having a wonderful Monday today. How about a VIDEO for you today? I am planning to share at least one video a month along with reels on Instagram. 

If you are interested in the video please check it out here. 

Todays card features stamp sets Lucky Cat, Zodiac Tiger & Cloud 9 dies from Mama Elephant. 

Copic Markers:

YR04, YR02, YR00, 0, R11, R00

Supplies:
Zodiac Tiger
Luck Cat
Cloud 9 dies

Thank you for stopping by!

Time for Hot Cocoa - Mama Elephant

 Hello my crafty friends! I have this fun Mama Elephant card to share with you today. How many Christmas cards have you done so far this year? Im working on my last batch but its been so much easier now that I do at least one a month all year long! But its crunch time even for me so I am working in batches on easy cards with relaxing coloring (check out my Instagram to see my coloring reel for this card!)

For the background I took a piece of dark teal 110# cardstock and ink blended all around the edges with a blender brush using distress ink in Black Soot. This really is a simple technique and draws your eye into the focal image. Once that was done and dry I went ahead and splattered it with my Gansai Tambi Starry Colors in white gold for a snowy look and extra interest with a hit of shimmer. 

The images are copic colored as shown on Insta. 

Marker colors:
C7, C5, C3, C1, C0, R10 for cheeks, YR14, YR00 for beaks/feet (penguins)
R49, R29, R24 (Hat & Candy canes)
BG15, BG13, BG11, BG10 (Mug)
E49, E47, E44 (Chocolate)
E41 (marshmallows)

Supplies:
Hot Cocoa - ME
Little Penguin Agenda - ME
Holiday Messages - ME

 

LAWN FAWNATICS CHALLENGE 109 - Fox

 Hello Crafty Friends! I am back with a new entry for the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge. This one is about Autumn and my favorite thing to do in the fall is to go hiking and camping. This card was inspired by a wood cutting I saw of this mountain view. And I just had to add an old favorite of mine, the fox from Into The Woods! 

This card is mostly die cutting; I used Kraft, Bluejay, Moonstone, Merman, Choclate Bar, Cilantro & Noble Fir cardstocks from Lawn Fawn. The fox is colored with copics in YR68, YR18 & YR02.

Supplies:

Into The Woods

LF Cardstocks

Stitched Circle Stackables

Stitched Hillside Borders

Forest Backdrop

Scripty Thanks

August - Get Cracking on Christmas

 Hello Crafty Friends! It’s time for another installment of Get Cracking on Christmas hosted by Jenn Shurkus. Every month on the 3rd Thursday we are here with fresh inspiration for you! Please check out Jenn's blog for a full list of each months participants. Don't miss Jenn's LIVE on youtube August 27th at 8pm ET. www.youtube.com/jennshurkus where she will have a demo on how she put together her card for this month!   

This months card was a bit out of the box for me, I had this sentiment I wanted to use from Mixed Holiday Greeting by Mama Elephant so I dug through my Mama Elephant stamp stash to see what else I had that could work and came across this older set Pandamonium and thought it was just to cute! For the accessories I used Artic Penguin and the little hat just worked perfectly. I added the little branches from that set to to highlight my message and serve as my mistletoe for my kissing pandas!

For the background I went simple but dramatic with the Rainforest cardstock. I started by inking my edges with distress ink in Black Soot to act as a vignette to my scene and then splattered some soft gold watercolor from my Starry Colors palette by Gansi Tambi. I glued everything down flat to the card base because I send a lot of Christmas Cards and don't want anything getting ruined or bent in the mail. 

Oceans of Love - Sweet November Stamps

 Hello Crafty Friends! I am sorry for the rather longer hiatus but I am back again sharing a card using products from Sweet November Stamps. If you all don't follow them and their creator/designer/cardmaker @Amyyoungforever (instagram) then you are seriously missing out. Amy is an amazing colorists and does live demos on facebook as well. I have learned so much from her! 

I am always on a lookout for quirky mermaids, something a little different then the rest. So when I saw this digi I HAD to have it. This is Octavia Softsand & I also used the little heart shaped eel from one of my clear sets Merwees Set #1. In the background I used the little fish from one of the background builder sets as well; Horizon Lines: Under The Sea. I colored her like the little mermaid. Imagine if instead of fighting the sea witch she became the sea witch! The background I did with distress oxides & white pigment ink and a stencil for the sun rays. I will also tell you I thought this card was ruined because some coffee was spilled (by my ever mischievous kitty) and spots got all over this. I was pretty devastated! But instead of throwing it away I used some water to pick up what I could and use the clear bubbles shimmer bubbles with Nuvo Crystal Drops. How did I do?

Thanks for stopping by!

January Release Blog Hop - Pretty Pink Posh

 

Hello Crafty Friends! Its that time again, a new release from Pretty Pink Posh; This January release is just chock full of amazing stamps, dies & stencils. Its absolutely fantastic! You definitely need to check out the whole release HERE and probably save yourself some money and just order the whole bundle!

My card today features a bunch of the new products Slimline Peekaboo Window, Party Days Stamp  Set & dies as well as the Sugar and Spice clay pieces! The background is inked with distress oxide inks in Cracked Pistachio, Worn Lipstick & tumbled glass and the cupcakes were cut apart and colored with copic markers in G02, G00; B32, B21; RV13, RV11 & C1, C0.

Don't forget to hop along on todays hops for more amazing designs and inspiration! 

Blog Hop Day 3

Pretty Pink Posh blog  

Cathy Zielske

Vera Rhuhay

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Sharna Waksmulski  <-- you are here

Jeanne Jachna

Dana Kirby

Mona Toth

Also don't miss the giveaways! We are giving away 6 $25 gift certificates total during the three day blog hop celebration. Comments must be left by 11:50pm January 15, 2021 and the winners will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh blog. So be sure to leave a comment on each stop along the way to be entered.

Thanks for stopping by!

Get Cracking on Christmas DEC - Jenn Shurkus

   Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks for joining me on another edition of Get Cracking on Christmas!

My good friend Jenn Shurkus (Shurkus.com) has been doing the Get Cracking series for several years. Each month on the third Thursday we will be posting new inspiration and hopefully encourage you to get Cracking on Christmas!

If you want to participate (and there is a prize!) head over here to the link up! Or use the hashtag #getcrackingonchristmas on Instagram to participate.

We are getting down to the wire for those Christmas makes! I am now working on those more quick and simple but still impactful designs. Today's card features Lawn Fawn stamps and dies. The background is a simple tone on tone stamped with a light grey ink and colored with one grey copic marker that matched!

I feel like these kinds of cards give a big impact even though its relatively a simple design. The pop of color from the car and sentiment really stand out against the monochrome background. The car is from Car Critters & the Deer and accessories are from Car Critters Christmas add on. 

I hope I've inspired you for some last minute Christmas card makes. Its not to late to get a few cards out in the mail to friends and family even if it just sends a simple Wish you a Happy Holiday inside and your name it can mean a lot to the person on the other end. 

Thanks for stopping by!

A Family Celebration - Avery Elle

  Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks so much for stopping by! I am here with a darling card with fun images from Avery Elle, Oh Tiny Tree which is illustrated by Elena. I just adore her work. 

The background is simple ink blend with one color of distress oxide in; Tumbled Glass. The images are colored with Copic Markers. E47, E44, E43, E40, C1, C0, R89, R29, R27, R24; Y38, Y35, YG63, YG61, B02, B00.

Thanks for stopping by!

A little Batty - Pretty Pink Posh

 Hello my Crafty Friends! Im here today with a spooky Halloween inspired card today featuring some goodies from Pretty Pink Posh!

To start I inked the background in Twisted Citron distress oxide down 3/4 of the card leaving the bottom the white of the cardstock. I then brought in Mowed Lawn around the edges of the Citron. That still wasn't dark enough for me so very lightly I went over that with some black soot. I then took some of the white gold Starry Colors and splattered the background as stars for my spooky night scene. 

The two bat images are from the Boo stamp set which I copic colored N8, N6, N4, N2 & N0. I also used these same greys on the outfit of the little girl from the Trick or Treat Friends stamp set. Her Green shirt and tights are YG23, YG21 & YG00. The little pumpkins are also from this set and are colored with YR04, YR02 & YR00. The moon was a last minute addition insisted on by my Husband. ha! I think it was a great idea. For some fun dimension I used a mini action wobbler! Check out my instagram stories to see it in action.  Lastly I white heat embossed the sentiment (Also from Boo) on some black cardstock to ground my images. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Big Bear Hugs - Pretty Pink Posh

 Hello Crafty Friends! I am back with some Pretty Pink Posh inspo.  This one features the bears from Bear Friends stamp set. And one of the frames from Stitched Photo Frames dies.

First I used distress oxide inks to blend my background. I started with Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimon & Barn Door. After I let the ink dry I splattered it with light gold from the Starry Watercolors Gansai Tambi watercolor pallet. 

Then I white heat embossed the sentiment from the set that says "Bear Hugs" and the companion sentiment "From me to you" is white heat embossed on black cardstock and popped up. The images were stamped right on to the stitched squares and I copic colored them. E55, E53, E50, R20, YR02, YR00, E74, E70, Y38, Y35, Y31, BG000, BG10. And that's it!

Thank you for stopping by!

You are Brave - Pretty Pink Posh

 Hello Crafty Friends! Can you believe its already the last day of August? This is my last (obviously) card for August for Pretty Pink Posh. Another slimline, I'm totally on the bandwagon with this size. Its fun to break out of the normal size range. This is another card featuring the Hibiscus Flowers stamp set along with the Simple Sayings: Brave stamp set. Finished off with my favorite Sparkling Clear sequin mix.

Distress Oxide background was done by blending on some Worn Lipstick and then stamping over that blending using the same color. I did a tiny bit of copic coloring to the centers of the flowers with RV10 and that was it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Pretty Pink Posh Design Team

Hello my lovely crafty friends & Happy Monday! 

I am staying on with Pretty Pink Posh for another term. Be sure to stop by the PPP blog for a giveaway!  I am so happy to be creating so many fun things with my teamies. I hope to have many more months of showing you inspiration for all your PPP goodies. On that note, on to today's card!

I had to use my favorite little hippo from the Jungle Additions stamp set! Every time I make a shaker card I ask myself why I don't make more of them! I did this one with the Stitched Duo 3 die for a unique window opening. I took an ink blended background using Abandoned Coral & Ripe Persimmon for a bright pop of color. The leaves and Hippo are all done with copics. I had fun adding the pink tip of the leaves on one of the bunches of leaves. For the shaker I added Sparkling clear and Ballerina pink sequins. Lastly the sentiment is white heat embossed on black. I picked Congratulations from Simple Sentiments because its so versatile. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Get Cracking on Christmas - With Jenn Shurkus

Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks for joining me on another SPECIAL edition of Get Cracking on Christmas!

My good friend Jenn Shurkus (Shurkus.com) has been doing the Get Cracking series for several years. Each month on the third Thursday we will be posting new inspiration and hopefully encourage you to get Cracking on Christmas!

If you want to participate (and there is a prize!) head over here to the link up! Or use the hashtag #getcrackingonchristmas on Instagram to participate.

And SPECIAL for this month since its Christmas in July I will have my own giveaway here. Simply leave a comment telling me your favorite Christmas stamp set (any company) to enter. You will have 2 weeks (July 31st) to enter for these cute Lawn Fawn stamp and die combos.

 

And now for my card! 

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn Ocean Shell-fie

Lawn Fawn Christmas Fishes

Lawn Fawn Ocean Waves Stencil

Lawn Fawn Stitched rectangle frames

Dress My Craft Clear Hearts (found locally at Craft Fancy)

Distress Oxides in:

Tumbled Glass

Broken China

Peacock Feathers

Salty Ocean

Mermaid Lagoon