Friday, July 21, 2023

Christmas in July 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Decorate My Life ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!
I'm so excited to share my first card for the Christmas in July 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party hosted by the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! This is our fourth annual Christmas in July Linky Party. I can't believe how fast time seems to fly by! Even though were in the middle of Summer the linky party is focused on Christmas and wintry holiday cards. It's a great way to get ahead on those holiday cards to relieve some of the stress later on in the year during the holidays. I am super excited to add a few more holiday cards to my Christmas card stash and I sure hope that you'll join in the fun!


For my first card I'm featuring the super sweet Decorate my Life Itty Bitty stamp from Sponsor Unity Stamp Co. I also used the sentiment from the Poinsettia Wishes Itty Bitty stamp, also from Unity. I paired these stamps up with papers from the Vintage Christmas paper pad from The Paper Studio. I adhered all my layers to a white A2 top fold card base using the iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from our wonderful Sponsor Therm O Web.


I stamped the sweet owl using Black Amalgam ink from returning Sponsor Gina K Designs. I love this ink! I can use it for Copic coloring or for watercoloring... so easy peasy. Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used to color up the sweet owl:

Owl ~ N0, N1, N3, N5, YR21, YR16, YR14
Coat / Hat ~ YG11, G24, G46, R20, R17, R27
Scarf ~ YG11, G24, G46, R20, R17, R27, C00, C1, C3
Bell ~ Y06, Y28
Boots ~ N0, N2, N4, N6
Heart ~ R20, R17, R27


I trimmed the colored panel and adhered the strip of green plaid pattern paper to the bottom grounding the owl. I rounded the corners using a corner rounder from my stash. I used my handy dandy Crop-a-dile to punch a couple holes in the plaid paper and popped in a couple of brads. I love brads! I should really use them more often. I have a ton in my stash! I adhered the owl panel to the striped pattern paper that was adhered to a white A2 top fold card base. I then stamped the sentiment from the Poinsettia Wishes stamp using Sugar Cube Pigment ink from Sponsor Taylored Expressions onto a scrap of red cardstock. I added some white embossing powder to the white ink and melted the powder with a heat tool - heat embossing it. I trimmed the sentiment and adhered it directly to the card.


My card was inspired by the current {BYSHC} sketch... Sketch 35! Have you visited the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group? We host a fun sketch challenge each month to inspire our holiday cardmaking all year long. I love using sketches for my cards... makes designing the cards so easy! I'll definitely be sharing a few past sketches during the Linky Party.


I'm also a Sponsor for the Christmas in July 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party!! I have a wonderful prize set aside for one lucky winner. I didn't get a chance to take a picture of the prize so I guess it'll be a fun surprise. For a chance to win my fun prize make a Christmas card and link it up to the linky party blog post on the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers blog. The winner will be announced on the {BYSHC} blog on Monday, July 31st.

Before you leave, be sure to stop by Sponsors Unity Stamp Co., Therm O WebGina K. Designs and Taylored Expressions websites to see the latest releases and sales happening right now. And if you haven't already, stop by the Christmas in July 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration from our Sponsors and the {BYSHC} Design Team!! I'm so excited to continue building my stash of holiday cards for 2023... I hope you'll join in the fun and play along!


Thanks so much for stopping by!
See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,
Crystal


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17 comments:

  1. Such a beautiful card!!! Perfect for the sketch too. I can't wait to see your other cards. Thank you for being a Amazing Hostess and sponsor. Hugs!!

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    1. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, Von Marie!

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  2. This quirky, fun owl is one of my favorites from Unity! I am a bird nerd! lol Thanks for all you do to put this fun hop together AND for sponsoring, too. hugs, Becca

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    1. One of my favorites too, Becca! Thanks so much for the sweet comment!

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  3. This owl makes me smile! Such a fun card to start off the first day of the linky party! Can't wait to see all the creations and join in!
    Thanks for being a sponsor and for all your work in coordinating this fun event!

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    1. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, Denise! Appreciate your sweet words. :)

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  4. Such an adorable card! Thanks for sponsoring and all your planning for this party!

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    1. Thanks so much for all you do for the linky party! I appreciate you!

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  5. Your card is adorable. Love that owl. Thanks for offering a prize. I love surprizes LOL. Hugz

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    1. Heehee! Thanks so much for visiting my blog and leaving a comment! Appreciate you!

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  6. Love that you combined this fun image with Sketch #35!! Super cute!

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    1. Thanks so much, Cathy! Appreciate you taking the time to comment!

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  7. I love those fabulous diagonal stripes for this adorable owl!! Thanks for helping host these fun Christmas hops!

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  8. These are great cards!

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    1. Thanks so much, Wilma! Appreciate you taking the time to comment!

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