Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas ~ June 2021 Edition

 Hello there crafty friend!

I am super excited to be back guesting with the fantastic Crafty Elves! Last month I was just a quick fill in for another guest who wasn't able to participate at the last minute. But this month, I am a full on guest and that means that I've been getting inky and I've made four cards to share with you all today!!

Woohoo! I'm SO excited! 

I promise though, I'll keep the chit chat down so you can get moving right on through to all the wonderful creations from the Crafty Elves!

Of course, I just HAD to use the {BYSHC} Sketch 11 for my first card! I made a similar card at the beginning of the month and since I already had the papers cut, I decided to make a second card which was perfect for today's hop! I used the adorable Heart Warming Itty Bitty stamp from Unity along with the cute Santa's Workshop papers from Carta Bella.

Here's a look at Sketch 11. I'd love to invite you to join us over at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group and start building your stash of holiday cards now rather than stressing out later in the year!

Isn't that just the cutest snowman stamp!? So much fun to color!

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Snow ~ C00, C2

Scarf / Hat / Mittens ~ BG10, BG01, R000, R14, R27, C00, C2

Bear ~ E21, E23, E27, G21, G24, G46

Background ~ B0000, B00

My second card using the sweet Miss Anya Hello Winter from The Greeting Farm along with the Really Rainbow Christmas papers from Lawn Fawn. Such a fun card! The sentiment is from the adorable Little Elves stamp set also from The Greeting Farm.

I usually do brown or blond hair when I'm coloring, but I've been trying to get out of my comfort zone. I did black hair a bit ago... but I got to thinking pink hair would be perfect for this girl and it's so cute with the rainbow colors in the papers. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, R01, R20

Hair ~ RV02, RV04, RV19

Hat / Boots ~ BV000, BV01, C00, C2, C3

Coat ~ BV000, BV01

Dress ~ B0000, B00, B02

Snowman ~ C00, C2, YR15, YR68

My third card is one that I have worked on and struggled with for quite some time. It's amazing how a card can be so stubborn! LOL! I had these snowmen from the fun Snow Way stamp set by Unity all colored up and I even had a background ready, but the layout never seemed right. I started working on this background (which was actually supposed to be for the fairies in my next card) and something about it made me think it'll work better with these snowmen. And it does! The background is ink smooshed with Wilted Violet and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide inks and the snowflake border is the Bold Borders: Flurries die from Papertrey Ink. The sentiment is from the cute Cuddlebug Frog stamp set from Unity that I stamped with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink.

I used the following Copic markers for these cute snowmen:

Snowmen ~ R00, R01, R14, R27, YR15, YR68

Snowman #1 ~ G0000, G00, Y000, Y02

Snowman #2 ~ Y000, Y02, C00, C2

Snowman #3 ~ V000, V12, C00, C2, Y000, Y02

Snowman #4 ~ B0000, B00, V000, V12, Y000, Y02

My fourth card is a sweet mini slimline scene card that I created using the adorable Frosty Fairy Friends stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I mentioned above how I struggled with the snowmen in my third card... well, this background is the one that I was struggling to use with those snowmen. I think the colors were just off a bit, but it works perfectly with these adorable fairies. I used Worn Lipstick, Tattered Rose, and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide inks to blend the background. I die cut the snowy hills using the Slimline Stitched Hillside Borders dies, also from Lawn Fawn.

I adhered all the elements of my little scene on the card, popping up the little fairies. I was going to leave it as a 3 x 6" panel but then my new mini slimline dies arrived from Gina Marie Design sooo... I ended up trimming my panel just a tad to 2-7/8 x 5-7/8" and adhered it to a Pleated Lace Mini Slimline die cut from white card stock. I used the following Copic markers for this sweet card:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11

Dresses ~ B0000, B00, B02

Fairy #1 ~ YR24, YR30, E33 {hair}, RV000, RV10, RV52 {wings}, C00, C2 {scarf}

Fairy #2 ~ E08, E09, E21 {hair}, BV0000, BV000, BV01 {wings}, C00, C2 {scarf}

Snow ~ C00, C2

Mushrooms ~ R000, R14, R46, C00, C2, W00, W1, W2

Fairy House ~E37, E51, E55, E59, N0, N3, R000, R14, R46, Y0000, Y02, Y06, Y15, B000, B00, B02

Trees ~ C00, C2, E37, E55

Well, that's it for me... which means my time as a guest of the Crafty Elves has come to an end. *Sigh* But I hope you've been inspired to get a head start on your holiday cards! Be sure to stop by The Crafty Elves' blogs to see their fantastic creations this month:

Lisa

Debra

Michael

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas ~ May 2021 Edition ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend... or should I say crafty elf? 

Haha... I'm so excited today to be guesting with The Crafty Elves! I adore making Christmas cards... which at this point can't be a surprise, and I've truly enjoyed hopping each month with the Crafty Elves. They always share the cutest cards! So I jumped at the chance to join in the fun!

One of the best parts about creating Christmas cards early is actually getting to use the stamps and goodies that you have in your stash. I have been able to use so many neglected Christmas stamps and I'm super excited about my card today because I've had this adorable stamp from The Greeting Farm for quite awhile... I believe it was released during the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember celebration in 2018 and can you believe this is the first time I've inked it up?! So sad... it's too cute not to see ink!

What do you think? Am I right?! Too cute! And a dream to color and paper piece... which is exactly what I did! I created my background layers with the Doodlebug Design Christmas Town papers. The kraft paper layer is 5-1/4 x 4" and adhered to a white A2 top fold card base. The red paper is 2-3/4 x 3-5/8" with a mat of white card stock measuring 2-7/8 x 3-3/4". The tree paper is 4-1/4 x 2-5/8" with a mat of white card stock measuring 4-3/8 x 2-3/4". The little snow drifts are die cut from the Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders dies. I adhered them to the tree paper before adhering it to the white mat. 

I thought that the red hearts paper was perfect to paper piece for the little girls coat and the boys scarf... it goes so nicely with the hearts on the front of her coat. Here's a list of the Copic markers I used to color up these cuties:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Girl's Hair ~ Y21, YR12, YR14, E15

Girl's Mittens / Coat / Tights / Hat ~ C00, C2, C4, R14, R27

Girl's Skirt / Shoes ~ N1, N3, N4, N8, R000, R14, R27

Girl's Purse ~ RV0000, RV14, RV52

Boy's Hair ~ B00, N1, N3, N8

Boy's Coat / Hat ~ YG11, G14, G17, C00, C2, C4

Boy's Jeans / Shoes ~ B93, B95, B97, N1, N3, N4, N8

I fussy cut these cuties and cleaned up the edges with a Memento Tuxedo black marker. I then adhered the red paper pieces. To make them level on the card, I added a couple of layers of scrap paper to the back upper portion of their bodies. I trimmed a couple of banner flags and adhered them to the sentiment that I had stamped and punched out with a 1" circle punch. I then adhered the sentiment and the cuties to the card.

I used the fun {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 10 flipped on the side for my card.

I've had so much fun with this sketch!

I hope you've been inspired to get a head start on your holiday cards! Be sure to stop by The Crafty Elves' blogs to see their fantastic creations this month:

Lisa

Debra

Michael

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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