{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 71 ~ Christmas Postmark ~ A Colorful Life Designs

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for a new sketch challenge over in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! Today I'm sharing a sweet Christmas card featuring a few fun stencils from our wonderful Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs! One lucky winner will win a $25 gift code to A Colorful Life Designs!! Woohoo!

I started with my background and just couldn't resist the cuteness of the Layered Gingerbread Men Stencil. I blended over the gingerbread men with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. And then I blended Candied Apple Distress Ink for the buttons and faces. I wanted to add a postage vibe to the card so I pulled out the Marvelous Masks Postage Stamp Stencils and blended around the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  I blended a bit of Vintage Photo around the edges to give it a vintage look.

I blended over the Christmas Postmark Stencil with the Candied Apple Distress Ink again. I was a little heavy handed with this one so it's much darker than the gingies. I blended over the mask from the Marvelous Masks Postage Stamp Stencils again with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I distressed the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink to keep the vintage vibe going. And then I adhered the layers to a red A2 card base.

I did absolutely no stamping for this card. I found a cut apart sentiment in my stash that I thought would work nicely with the stencils I had used. There was a lot of empty space under the Christmas Postmark Stencil so I moved the sentiment to the other side. I popped it up with foam tape to finish off this card.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 71 for the month of July. If you're interested in seeing a bunch more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal