{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 20 ~ True Friends Stay Together ~ Dreamerland Crafts

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I'm back with my weekly Christmas card! For today's card I used an adorable stamp set from Dreamerland Crafts called True Friends Stay Together. I've had this stamp on the side of my desk just waiting to ink it up. My son had another orthodontist appointment so it was the perfect time to ink this stamp up real quick and take it along to color while I waited for him.

I didn't pick out my papers first this time but I knew I wanted to go with a more traditional Christmas color combo with lots of red. I knew that I'd be able to pair up my colored image with a pretty Christmas paper and I think the one I chose is very complimentary to the stamp. It's called the My Favorite Christmas paper pad from Echo Park Paper Co.

Here's the list of Copic markers I used to color up this cute image:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair / Hair Bow ~ E43, E44, E47, YG11, G24, G46

Girl's Clothes ~ C00, C2, R000, R20, R14, R27

Boots ~ C00, C2, E21, E23

Kitty ~ W0, W1, W3, R000, R20, C00, C2, YG11, G24, G46

Candy Cane ~ C00, C2, R000, R20, R14, R27

Bow / Holly / Berries ~ Y11, Y06, Y15, YG11, G24, G46, R20, R14, R27

The sentiment is actually cut from the sentiment paper in the paper pad. I just cut around it and adhered it to a white mat and then a black mat. I added a few black enamel dots to finish off the card.

Here's a look at the fun {BYSHC} Sketch 20 for the month of March!

There's less than a week left to play along with the Sketch 20 challenge!! If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the {BYSHC} design team over on the  {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! I'll be back next Friday with inspiration for the new {BYSHC} Sketch 21 Challenge!!

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See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 20 ~ Dream of Being {So Loved} ~ Unity Stamp Co.

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I'm back with my weekly Christmas card for the sketch challenge over at the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group. I was going through my stamps early last week and found my Dream of Being {So Loved} stamp kit... a beautiful Angie Girl stamp from Unity Stamp Co. 

If you're a member of the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group you may have seen me share that I was coloring it while waiting for my son at his Orthodontist appointment. I knew that I wanted to use the beautiful Winter Plaids & Patterns paper pad from Ink n' Splatter again so I was coloring her in similar colors.

Here's the list of Copic Markers that I used to color this stamped image:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair ~ E43, E44, E47, E49

Coat ~ B0000, B000, B00, B02

Hat ~ C00, C2, C3, V000, V12, V06

Scarf / Mittens ~ V0000, V12, V06

Cup ~ C00, C2, E21, E23

I fussy cut the girl leaving a bit of white around the pom pom, wisps of hair and the steam from the cup. I cut the rest of the girl along the black line and then cleaned up the edges by coloring them with a Memento Tuxedo black marker. I adhered the blue with polka dot paper to a Cool Caribbean card stock mat. I adhered the plaid paper to a Perfect Plum card stock mat. I adhered my layers together and then adhered the entire panel to a white A2 top fold card base.

I added a couple layers of scrap card stock on the left side of the purple polka dot paper so that it would lay flat on the card. I adhered it to the card and then adhered the girl. She laid pretty flat on her own so I didn't bother adding a layer behind the top portion of her. I stamped the sentiment from the Your Season itty bitty stamp and trimmed it cutting two fishtails on either end. I popped up the sentiment with foam tape. And I finished off the card by adding a few translucent enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs.

Here's a look at the fun {BYSHC} Sketch 20 for the month of March!

I can't believe that we're already more than halfway through this month!! If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the {BYSHC} design team over on the  {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! I'll be back on Friday with one more Christmas card using this month's sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 20 ~ Let it Snow ~ Doodlebug Design Inc.

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I'm back with my weekly Christmas card for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 20... and I've had another pretty busy week at home with homeschool, DT stuff and just everyday stuff so I only had a bit of time to make my Christmas card. Doodlebug Design ephemera and pretty papers to the rescue!! 

For this week's card I went with more of a wintry theme with just a touch of Christmas with the candy cane and present. I chose the cute bear and squirrel ephemera and the present ephemera first from the Doodlebug Design Let it Snow Odds & End die cut (ephemera) pack. And I picked a few different sentiments from the Chit Chat die cut pack just to give me a few options for when I put the card together.

And then I started looking through my leftover pieces from the Let it Snow paper pad. I've used a lot of this paper pad, but I was still able to find a couple almost full sheets of the 6x6" papers. I trimmed my layers to fit the sketch measurements and then mat them on Green Galore card stock (another retired SU card stock... or at least as far as I know it's still retired).

I adhered all the layers together and then adhered them to a white A2 top fold card base. I adhered the little present to the bear and squirrel ephemera and then adhered a layer of card stock under the squirrel and the top of the bear's head so that the ephemera piece would lay flat on my card. I adhered the bear and squirrel to the card with Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue. I chose the 'let it snow' sentiment and popped it up on the card with foam tape. Another cute Christmas card for my stash!

Have you checked out the fun {BYSHC} Sketch 20 over at the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! I hope you'll come join in the fun and maybe even play along with the sketch! If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! I'll be back next week with another Christmas card for the {BYSHC} Sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 20 ~ Let it Snow ~ Doodlebug Design Inc.

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I am back with another Christmas card for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 20!! Since I just shared a card a few days ago, I thought I'd share a quick one with my recent obsession... Doodlebug Design's Let it Snow collection. I absolutely love this collection! I can't help but grab it when I need a quick Christmas card!

I cut my Let it Snow pattern paper layers and adhered them to Cool Caribbean card stock mats. Cool Caribbean is a retired SU color that I seriously love and hoarded several packs of card stock!! LOL... and it perfectly coordinates with these papers!

I chose the tallest snowman from the Let it Snow Odds & Ends die cut pack. I added a layer of card stock to the back of his head and upper body so he'd lay flat on the card. I did this by tracing around the die cut and then cutting inside the traced line. This keeps all my layers reasonable for mailing.

And then I popped up the sentiment with foam tape... giving the card a bit of dimension. The sentiment is from the Let it Snow Chit Chat die cut pack. Such a super quick card and it turned out pretty cute, too!

Here's a look at the fun {BYSHC} Sketch 20 for the month of March!

I hope you'll join us and play along with the sketch! If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! I'll be back next week with my weekly Christmas card using the {BYSHC} sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 20 ~ Winter Girl ~ Unity Stamp Co.

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February is always such a quick month and somehow I'm always surprised when it's over... I can't believe it's already March! A new month means that it's time for a new sketch challenge over at the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! Today I'm sharing a pretty card using a beautiful Angie Girl stamp from Unity Stamp Co. called Winter Girl.

I think the Angie Girl stamps from Unity work perfectly for this month's sketch so I wouldn't be surprised if I make one or maybe two more for this month's sketch with Angie Girls.

The pretty pattern papers I used for my card are rightly called A Perfect Christmas paper pad from Echo Park Paper Co. and they are mat on Real Red card stock from Stampin' Up. I cut all of my paper layers just as the sketch calls for... my only deviation from the sketch is I moved the focal piece over a bit more to the right so I could fit the sentiment. The sentiment is actually from the Deck the Halls stamp kit.

I popped up Winter Girl on the card with lots of foam tape. I love the dimension it gives to the card by popping up the focal piece. Here's the list of Copic markers I used to color her up:

Skin ~ E00, E11, E04

Hair ~ E70, E74, E79

Hat / Mittens ~ C00, C2, G20, G24, G46, R20, R14, R27

Coat ~ R20, R14, R27

Boots ~ N1, N3, N5

Ground ~ C00, C2

Hearts ~ R20, R14, R27

Cup ~ R20, R14, R27, E21, E23

Here's a look at the fun {BYSHC} Sketch 20 for the month of March!

I hope you'll join us and play along with the sketch! If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the  {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! I'll be back on Friday with my regular weekly Christmas card using this month's sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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