{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 13 ~ Dashing Deer ~ My Favorite Things

 Hello there crafty friend!

I had a little fun with this week's Christmas card(s)... first of all, I flipped {BYSHC} Sketch 13! That's fun to do sometimes and I think it works better with the cute deer from the Dashing Deer stamp set from My Favorite Things. 

AND then, I wanted to see how the card would look with a bit of kraft on one and an all white card for the other. I'm curious to hear which is your favorite... let me know in the comments.

I started by stamping the deer twice on scraps of white card stock. I colored them up with the following Copic markers and used a Sakura white gelly roll pen for the dots:

Hat ~ C00, C2, R000, R14, R46

Scarf ~ R000, R14, R46

Deer ~ E21, E35, E51, R00, R20, Colorless Blender

I used the coordinating dies to die cut the deer and set it aside. I cut a 6 x 6" card base for each card and scored it at 3". I die cut a circle from kraft card stock and another from white card stock and ran both through my big shot with the Softly Falling embossing folder from Stampin' Up. I die cut a scrap of white card stock with the Stitched Hillside Borders die from Lawn Fawn for my snow and then I die cut it again with the circle die... one for each card.

For the embossed background, I ran the Cable Knit embossing folder from Stampin' Up through my big shot with a piece of white card stock and then I cut it in half so I had a piece for each card. That piece measures 5-3/4 x 2-3/4". I didn't want to cover up the pretty knit background so I cut a couple pieces of vellum card stock measuring 4 x 2". 

I stamped the sentiments... one with Wow Clear Embossing ink and melted Alabaster White embossing powder and the other is Memento Tuxedo black ink. Trimmed the sentiments and adhered them to the card.

I adhered the circles to the cards as well. I actually didn't pop up any of my layers for this card. I think the dimension in the embossed background is good enough.

And then I adhered the deer to the circles. Which one is your favorite? I keep changing my mind... LOL! I really like how they both turned out! 

Here's a look at the fun {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 13 for the month of August!

There's just a few more days to play along with Sketch 13, I hope you'll join us and play along with the sketch! If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration, check out the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Scrapping for Less ~ Sketch Challenge #4 ~ MFT All Tucked In

Hello there crafty friends!

Today, I'm sharing the March challenge for the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook group!! This month's challenge is a sketch challenge... I sure do love a good sketch!! It can definitely get the mojo working!

Before we get to the sketch and the card I created... the key to playing along with the challenge is being a member of the Scrapping for Less: Show & Share Facebook group so if you aren't already a member ---> join here!! Also, please note that you don't need a blog to enter the challenge as you're adding a photo of your creation directly in the Challenge album in the group. You are welcome to include a link to your blog in the description of your creation if you'd like.

Let's check out Sketch Challenge #4...

A fun little sketch to get you inspired! Now, let's check out the card I created using this fun sketch along with the adorable All Tucked In stamp set by My Favorite Things... available in the SFL shop!

I paired this sweet stamp set with the Wood You Be Mine papers by SFL... these sweet Valentine's themed papers don't have to be just for Valentine's!! I think they are wonderful with this sweet stamp set and I was able to pull the colors from the plaid papers to color up the images in my main panel.

I used the following Copic markers:

Bunny ~ W00, W1, W3, R00, R20, BG0000, BG11

Bed ~ E08, E13, YG91, YG93, B21, B39, B41, B45, R00, R05

Bear ~ E21, E23, E25, R20

Pig ~ R11, R81

Pictures ~ E13, E15, W00, W1, W3, R000, R00, R05, R20, BG0000, BG11, YG03, YG61, Y06, Y11, Y15, B39, B45

Wall / Floor ~ BG0000, E55, E57

I die cut the panel with Stitched Rectangle STAX dies from My Favorite Things. I trimmed down the plaid patterned paper to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2" and adhered it to a white card base. I adhered the wood grain patterned paper that I trimmed down to 4 x 5-1/4". I then trimmed down the chevron patterned paper to 2-3/4 x 4-5/8" and adhered it to the top portion of the main panel. I punched out a couple flags from the patterned papers and then trimmed another flag from a scrap of paper. I adhered those to the back of the main panel. I then popped up the main panel with foam squares. The sentiments from the All Tucked In stamp set didn't work for the idea I had in mind for this card so I went searching through my stamps and I found this cute little Get Well Soon sentiment in the Cup of Tea stamp set also from My Favorite Things. I stamped the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo black ink and then trimmed it down and mat it with a little piece of patterned paper. And then I realized that it didn't quite work with the sketch since I turned the sketch for my card... so I just decided to go with it and I adhered it to the bottom left corner of the main panel and called this card done!

Here's one more look at the card... I just love how this turned out! I hope that you do too!

This challenge will run from today, March 1st and will end March 31st at 11:59pm EST.  The winner will be announced on Wednesday, April 1st in the challenge album. Please use #sflsketchchallenge4 in any social media posts when playing along with the challenge.

Lots of time to play along and remember if you use SFL products in your challenge entry it qualifies for two entries for a chance to win a prize!! I can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ My Favorite Things ~ Frosty Friends

Hello there crafty friends!

Today I'm sharing a super cute and fun Tri-Fold Window card using the sweet Frosty Friends set by My Favorite Things!! I love when an idea for a fun card turns out!

I started by cutting a 8-1/2 x 11" piece of white card stock in half so that I had two A2 size cards measuring 5-1/2 x 4-1/4" (these are side folds not top fold card bases). I knew that I wanted to use a die to create the windows on the card and decided to use the Stitched Arch STAX die from My Favorite Things. I didn't have to use a stitched die, it's just what I had in my stash that would create the window I wanted. I set aside the die cuts for another project since I didn't need them for this card. 

Once my first window was cut, I placed the two card bases together and lined up the next die to create my second window. I ran the second card base through my big shot and then set it aside. I searched through my Christmas papers and decided to use the Santa's Workshop papers by Carta Bella again... I just love the snowy background papers in this paper pack!! Oh, and this paper is on sale in the shop, along with a bunch of other Christmas items... including the Frosty Friends stamp set that I'm using for my card today!! Be sure to check it out.... lots of great deals on sale until Dec. 2nd!!! I love a great sale!

Back to the card, once I had the papers picked out... I trimmed them down to 3-1/4 x 5-1/2". I lined the papers up for the window layers and used the same arch die to die cut the windows out. It was easy to line up because the bottom portion of the cut out in the card base was visible under the patterned paper. Once the papers were die cut, I adhered them to the card bases. The last Christmas tree paper I just adhered inside the card in tact since it was the inside of the card with no die cuts. Once I had these papers adhered and any excess trimmed off the edges, I adhered the two card base together creating my Tri-Fold card base.

Now I needed my snowy banks for the snowmen to chill out on! I used the Stitched Hillside Borders  dies by Lawn Fawn. I tried to keep the height of the hills similar for each layer so there was continuity throughout the card.

 I then die cut little strips of the glittered silver paper using the same Stitched Hillside Borders dies. I used the same border die to keep the strips nice and even rather than fussy cutting them and it worked out really well (I hope the picture gives you a better visual of what I'm meaning).

I adhered the snowy banks to each layer of the card and then stamped and colored the Frosty Friends snowmen. I used the following Copic markers to color the snowmen:

Snowmen ~ C00, C1, Y06, YR15, YR24

Scarf/Mittens ~ G000, G14

Ear Muffs/Lights ~ B00, B02, R14, R29, Y06, Y15, G000, G14

Stocking ~ R14, R29, G000, G14, Y000, Y06, Y15

I fussy cut the snowmen and traced their outlines on light weight card stock. I fussy cut those out going inside the line a bit... I did this to add an extra layer to the snowmen. That way they were able to lay flat over the extra layer of glitter paper rather than be bumpy in the middle. To finish off the card, I stamped the sentiments using my Stamp Platform. For the last sentiment inside the card, I used the Bitty Holiday Wishes stamp set by My Favorite Things. You'll notice in the video below that the sentiment was a little messy on the front of the card (I pressed a little too hard and the 'Us' was a bit messy). To fix it I just used my white gel pen to clean up the letters, but I forgot to do it before I made the video and then decided that it was okay to show that and share how I fixed it.

Here's the video showing the Tri-Fold Window card in action.

I sure hope that you've enjoyed my card and that I've inspired you to try something new!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ Simply Beautiful Christmas Card

Hello there crafty friends!

Today, I'm sharing a super quick Christmas card using just a few supplies and a fabulous sentiment stamp by Stampendous called Christmas Sky. 

This card could be easily duplicated and with a slight change of colors, be made uniquely for each recipient. I stamped the wonderful sentiment from the Christmas Sky set using VersaMark watermark ink and heat embossed a fine black embossing powder. 

I blended over the card stock with Stormy Sky and Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide inks. I die cut the panel with the Eyelet Elegance Rectangle die from Gina Marie Designs and set it aside. 

I wanted to keep my card base simple so I ran a white cardfront measuring 4-1/4 x 5-1/2" through my Big Shot with a snowflake embossing folder. I trimmed it down to 4 x 5-1/4" and wrapped it with a pretty white ribbon. I adhered the snowflake layer to a white card base using Gina K. Connect liquid glue.

 I then popped up the main panel using foam squares. To finish off the card I added a bunch of Simply White Nuvo drops. A simple card design just perfect for multiple cards! I think this would look lovely in purples and blues and even pinks. What do you think? The Christmas Sky set isn't available in the Scrapping for Less shop, but I found a couple of cute scene building sets with fun sentiments that would work with this design... Here Comes Santa Claus by My Favorite Things and Merry Christmas Greeting by My Favorite Things.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Unity Stamp Company ~ Uniquely Unity ~ Goodness of Life

Hi there crafty friends!!

I'm excited to share my card today... one of my favorite things about Unity Stamp Company is the gorgeous stamps that they have in their memberships. The card I'm sharing today is from the Uniquely Unity membership. It's called the Goodness of Life... and it's just perfect for birthday cards!

Isn't she just beautiful?! I love that sentiment too! It's perfect!

 I colored my stamped image using several Copic markers... here's a list:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E21

Hair ~ E55, E57, E59

Clothes/Jewelry ~ R00, R01, N0, BG11, Colorless Blender

Pink Champagne/Bottle ~ RV0000, RV10, N0, N3

Cake ~ R00, R01, R30, N0, Y11, BV000, BV02

Presents ~ RV0000, RV10, R00, R01, R12, R32, R43, Y000, Y11, BG11, BG23, N0, BV000, BV02

Ground/Outline ~ BV000, B0000

Once I was happy with my coloring, I die cut the panel with the stitched rectangle die from the Blueprints 20 dies by My Favorite Things. I then mat it with a piece of vellum cardstock and die cut some Melon Berry card stock with the scalloped rectangle die. I adhered the panel to the scalloped rectangle layer and then adhered the entire piece to a white card base. To finish off the card, I added a few enamel dots from the Practically Perfect Enamel Dots by Carta Bella... they were perfect for this card *wink wink*!! That's it for my card today!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Polka Dot Orchard ~ Petals for the Pittman's ~ Merry Christmas

Hey there crafty friends!

I'm back with another wonderful Christmas card... I think I'm a little obsessed this year!! Lol... but I'm pretty happy with the stack of Christmas cards I have in my stash! I can't believe that I'm actually ahead *knock on wood*... I don't want to jinx my progress!!

Today's card is using one of the fabulous digi images available in the Petals For The Pittman's Set One. If you're not familiar with the fundraiser going on right now, I invite you to check out the Polka Dot Orchard blog... there's lots of information there, as well as the link to play along with the Linky Party!  Just create something with a floral theme and link up for your chance to win one of the many prizes that have been donated for this wonderful cause! 

But hurry... time is running out!!

I have a serious love of poinsettias!! I particularly love the pink and white ones... they are so beautiful! I knew when I saw the poinsettia in the Petals For The Pittman's Set One, that I just had to make a card using this set!! It was such a fun flower to color too. I started by resizing and combining three of the poinsettias in a Word Document. I also inserted and resized the sentiment from the Magic of Christmas digi set. I printed off my images and got to coloring. I used the following Copic markers ~ R0000, R81, R85, YG03, YG11, YG63, Y13, Y15, and Y35.

I also added some Sakura clear gelly roll pen to the center of the flowers for a little bit of glittery goodness! I hope you can see some of the shine in this picture.

Once my flowers were all done, I decided not to just die cut them with a stitched rectangle die which was my original plan. I couldn't cut into all those pretty leaves that I just colored! So, instead I laid down my die and traced around it with a pencil and then I fussy cut it. Turns out it was a little too big! LOL So, I used a ruler and trimmed it down some more being sure to cut around the leaves. I was planning on leaving it to where my card base could be 4-3/4 x 6" but I don't actually have any 12 x 12 card stock left in my stash to make that size of a card. I probably could have pieced together a card but decided against it and just downsized my card to an A2 size with the leaves sticking out on the edges. I do have a few extra large envelopes so I can still make this work... just as a side note, this is one of those cards that I would hand deliver or send in a package with gifts. No plans to pay extra on postage for this one! I mat my focal piece with True Black card stock and then set it aside. I adhered a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2" piece of Plaid Patterns Merry & Bright patterned paper by My Favorite Things to a white card base. I then popped up my focal piece using foam tape. To finish off my card I added a few black enamel dots. Done and I am loving it!! I sure hope you like it too!

Thanks so much for checking out my blog post!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Polka Dot Orchard ~ Camper Snail ~ Love Is...

Hi there crafty friends!

Today, I am sharing an adorable card using the sweet Camper Snail digi set by Polka Dot Orchard! Eeep! How cute is this snail!!??!! I just love him! 

The Camper Snail digi set is another wonderful set created by Kimberly Wiener. 

To start my card, I resized and cropped the 'Love is...' sentiment and then combined it with the camper snail image on a Word Document so that it would fit on an A2 card. I included some other images on my sheet (I hope to share my other card using these digis next week!) and then printed them off and started coloring! I used the following Copic markers to color the Camper Snail:

Camper ~ E08, E97, E99, N0, N2, N4, G000, G24, Y000, Y06, Y11, B000, B02, B04

Snail ~ G000, G12, G24

Luggage ~ E08, E97, E99, R000, R14, R46, G12, G24, YG09

I kind of lucked out and the colors I used to color the image worked perfectly with the papers from the Simple Stories Travel Notes 6x8 paper pad. I die cut my main panel and adhered it to the fun sentiment paper. I wrapped some kraft twine around the panel a few times and tied a bow. I then adhered my striped paper directly to a white card base and popped up the main panel on the card.

I mentioned above that I cropped the sentiment and this is the other portion of the sentiment... I thought it would be fun to put it inside the card. I die cut it with the same wonky stitched rectangle die and adhered it inside. 

Such a cute card! I love how it turned out! I hope that you like it too.

Polka Dot Orchard has several fun digi sets available... you can check them out here!

Thanks so much for visiting my blog! I'd love to invite you to check out my Instagram and my Facebook crafty page. You can find links for both above just under the heading of my blog.

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ The Greeting Farm ~ Happy to Sea You... Again!

Hello crafty friends!

Today, I have another couple of cards using the Happy to Sea You stamp set by The Greeting Farm. I just adore this set and had to ink it up again!

For my cards today, I went with a non-traditional fold. The base of the card is an A2 size measuring at 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" but the fold is actually the circle where the focal image is placed. 

The base is simple with just white card stock with a layer of Watercolor Wishes paper by Lawn Fawn that I die cut with the Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics by My Favorite Things. I then die cut a piece of white card stock that I had scored and folded with the Wonky Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics, also by My Favorite Things. I ran it through my Big Shot a few times to get a really good cut through both layers of the folded card stock. I adhered the circle folded piece to the base and then stamped the sentiments.

Then I started stamping and coloring all the images... I stamped the images with Memento tuxedo black ink and colored with the following Copic markers:

Whale ~ BG10, BG23

Coral ~ R12, R22

Seaweed ~ YG01, YG23

Jellyfish ~ RV63, RV66, Colorless Blender

Clam ~ BV000, BV00, BV13, RV63, RV66, RV91

Sand ~ E33, E55

I adhered the fussy cut images to build my scenes... popping up the whale and the jellyfish. To finish off my cards for today I added some drops of the beautiful Fairy Wings Nuvo Dream Drops in the sand at the bottom of the scene... I think it looks like pretty pearls in the sand. So fun!

I just adore this sweet set... if you'd like to see the other cards I made using this set, you can see them here ---> Happy to Sea You cards.

Thank you so much for checking out my blog post!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Polka Dot Orchard ~ National Iced Tea Day

Hi there crafty friends!

Today, I have a quick card to share with you using the sweet Endless 

Potential digi set by Polka Dot Orchard!!

It's perfect for celebrating National Iced Tea Day!

My card design took a left turn from my original idea but I love how it turned out!
I colored the image with the following Copic markers ~ Y06, Y13, Y17, RV10, RV63, RV66, V0000, V04, V12, G12, G14, B000, E11. I adhered the white frame from the Wonky Scalloped Frame dies by Avery Elle onto a kraft card base. To color the Love die cut sentiment, I used a few of the Copic markers I used to color the cup. I colored a section of white card stock in an ombre style and then die cut it using the Love die by My Favorite Things. I love using this technique for die cut letters... it's also a great way to customize your colors on the letters if you can't find just the right card stock to coordinate with your design. 

I colored up my cup of iced tea cup and then fussy cut it... popped it up on the card adhering the 'Iced Tea' sentiment to the cup. Oh... and I customized my mat for the sentiment by coloring a scrap of white card stock with the RV66 copic marker. I adhered the sentiment and trimmed around it... super easy peasy way to coordinate with copics! I adhered a few sequins... adding one to the center of the flower. Done! A pretty simple design... but I think it turned out cute!

Polka Dot Orchard has a sale going just for today!! Go check it out ---> here!!

Thanks so much for checking out my blog post!
See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,
Crystal

Unity Stamp Company ~ Crafty Supplies {Border Backgrounds} ~ Crafty Birthday!

Hello there! I have a quick birthday card to share today using Unity Stamp Company's Crafty Supplies {border backgrounds} along with the cute sentiment from the Martha Girl stamp kit.

I used my Tim Holtz Stamp Platform for this card since I knew I was going to use different distress oxide inks to ink up the background. I started by inking up the stamp with Mustard Seed. I cleaned off the stamp and inked it up with Peacock Feathers. I cleaned it off again and inked it up with Worn Lipstick. While inking up each of these different colors, I tried to just ink up a little portion of the stamp so the colors didn't overlap too much. Once the background was inked up, I die cut it using My Favorite Things Blueprint #20 dies... I love the combination of the scalloped rectangle and the stitched rectangle dies in the set.

I dried my background with my heat tool since I knew I was going to heat emboss the sentiment with black embossing powder and I didn't want the embossing powder to stick to the background image. I did use the Ranger anti-static pouch, as well. Since I wanted this to be a birthday card for a crafty friend I added the Happy Birthday from the 3 Tiered Birthday stamp by masking the bottom portion of the stamp and inking it up with VersaMark watermark ink onto black card stock and then heat embossing a fine white embossing powder. I trimmed the sentiment and popped it up on the background. I adhered the background to a slightly larger mat of black card stock and then adhered those layers to the turquoise scalloped layer. I then adhered the entire thing onto a white card base. I love how easy this card was to make and I hope my crafty friends... yes, I made extras!... love it, too!

Thank you friends for checking out my blog post!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs!

Crystal

Unity Stamp Company ~ Cat's Meow ~ Hello Friend

Hello there! I have a sweet CAS card to share for the CASology Cue Card: Furbaby challenge. Once seeing the cue card for the challenge this week, I thought it was a great excuse to ink up this cute Cat's Meow stamp set from Unity Stamp Company.

I stamped the kitty and the sentiment using Memento tuxedo black ink and then colored in the kitty using the following Copic markers ~ R00, R20, R21, N0, N2, Colorless Blender. I got to thinking that the kitty really wanted to send some love so I stamped the heart stamp using Ink on 3's Fadeout No Line Coloring ink. I didn't want the black outline around the heart so that's why I chose this ink and it was a great excuse to try out this ink on a very simple image to color. I used R000, R14, R27 to color the heart. I think it's really cool how the lines from the Fadeout ink just faded away. I'm anxious to try it again with a different image. Anywho, back to the card... I wanted to give the kitty a little ground to sit on so I used W00, W1, W2 for a subtle ground that would contrast the grays of the kitty.

I die cut the card front with the large stitched panel from the My Favorite Things Blueprint 31 die. I adhered it to the white card base using mono multi purpose liquid glue. So cute! I love this adorable kitty stamp! I will say that I wish the coloring on the red heart had a smoother edge to it, but I still love how the card turned out!

I got an early start on this week's challenge so there's lots of time still play! Go check it out 

here ---> CASology Cue Card: Furbaby challenge.

Thank you friends for checking out my blog post!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs!

Crystal

The Rabbit Hole Designs ~ Caffeinated Octopus ~ Gets me Kraken!

Hello there! Today, I'm sharing a card I made with the fabulous Caffeinated: Octopus set from The Rabbit Hole Designs for the CASology Cue Card: Wave challenge. I am loving all the fun Caffeinated stamps from this new stamp company!! And thought this octopus would be perfect for this challenge!!

I blended Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink over the My Favorite Things Make Waves stencil being sure to keep the blending light. I then stamped the Caffeinated: Octopus twice... once over the stenciled background and again on a scrap piece of white card stock. I knew that I didn't want to fussy cut around all those wayward hairs poking out of the octopus' curlers so I could fussy cut those right off but still have them on the card.

I colored in the octopus using the following Copic markers:

Octopus ~ BV04, BV31, BV34, R000, R11

Curlers ~ BG000, BG13, BG15

Coffee Pot ~ E44, E47, E49, N0, N1, N5, N8

Mugs ~ RV0000, RV17, RV19, RV21

I also used a touch of white gel pen on the mugs and coffee pot. The red in the eyes was made using a Paper Mate Ink Joy pen. I colored around the outer edges of the eyes with the R000 and R11 copic markers and then made tiny squiggly lines with the red pen. I fussy cut the octopus and then adhered it over the image I had stamped on the card front. I then ran the card front through the Big Shot with the My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Rectangle die. I stamped the sentiment in the top right corner and then adhered the whole piece to a white card base.

Here's one more look at the finished card... pretty simple, but oh so fun!

Love this Caffeinated: Octopus!! 

There's still a little bit of time to play along with the CASology challenge! 

You can check it out here ---> CASology Cue Card: Wave challenge.

Thank you friends for checking out my blog post!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs!

Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ Flavor of the Month ~ Perk Up & Start the New Year

 Let’s “Perk Up and Start the New Year” with our January Flavor of the Month kit. 

I have a little story to tell…I never drank coffee until I retired about 6 years ago from teaching school…cause who wants a cold cup of what is supposed to be hot coffee? So now…with my wonderful flavored creamer I enjoy a cup of coffee every morning and especially love drinking my coffee while watching crafty videos on YouTube…so sit back and take a look at our Coffee themed FOTM blog hop this month. If you have not already snagged your kit please head over to the Flavor of the Month page and scroll down to choose the level of kit you would like! Make sure you head to the website to check out the rafflecopter, as well, to enter to win a prize!

P.S. I am behind on choosing prizes so stay tuned for those winners on the Teresa Talks 

post on Feb. 1st.

Oh My Goodness!!! When I received my card kit this month... I was crazy excited to start playing! If you follow my blog, you may have noticed that I love coffee! It's nearly an obsession... definitely an addiction! LOL! I actually made 8 cards for this hop and release... I could have made more, but I ran out of time! So this kit seriously blew me away and I'll stop chit chatting about it now so we can get to the cards!

For my first card I used Sketch #1 with Collection One.

I wanted to showcase some of the gorgeous Coffee Time papers in this collection but also had to use some of the fabulous ephemera... all by Scrapping for Less!! The browns and blues in these papers are absolutely gorgeous!! So rich and beautiful... I could just gush about them all day! But I won't... because we have more cards!

For my second card I used Sketch #2 with Collection One.

So you're going to notice that I used variations of sketch #2 for each of the collections and I have to admit that I absolutely love this sketch! It has a great balance of papers and endless possibilities for the focal image! Love love love it!! Oh, and for a little tip for this sketch... I cut the papers into strips and didn't actually layer them over each other. So the top paper is 4-1/4 x 2-1/4", the middle paper is 4-1/4 x 1-3/4", and the bottom paper is 4-1/4 x 1/4". All of those papers are adhered to a Whip Cream card base. I used the following Copic markers to color the beautiful coffee cup from the Humming Along stamp set by Scrapping for Less in Collection One.

Steam ~ N0, N1, N4, Colorless Blender

Cup/Saucer ~ BG000, BG90, B0000, B000,T0, T1, T3, (W1 - heart)

Coffee ~ E27, E47, E49

For my third card I used Sketch #2 with Collection Two.

Here is my first variation on sketch #2... I used the wood icon cup and bubbles in place of the oval/banner focal images in the sketch. I just couldn't cover up the pretty cups in the Love, Coffee and Donuts paper by Scrapping for Less... and the plaid!! Oh my! Love it!

For my fourth card I used Sketch #4 with Collection Two.

Isn't Newton just the cutest hanging from that donut?! I adore this stamp... and I just had to pair it with the fun donut papers in the collection. I also added some of the paper with coffee cups on the top so that I could tie the sentiment in with the card. The top sentiment goes with the main image, but the bottom sentiment I borrowed (and masked to get it just right for my design) from the fabulous Melting Snowman stamp set made exclusively for Scrapping for Less by Your Next Stamp that is included in the Banana Split subscription. 

I used ZIG clean color real brush pens to color in sweet Newton on Canson XL watercolor paper from my stash.

For my fifth card I used Sketch #2 with Collection Three.

For this one, I die cut the focal image using a stitched rectangle die instead of an oval, as seen on the sketch. I also popped up the focal image and the sentiment. I just had to use some of the sequins in the collection by Scrapping for Less... such a perfect mix of colors and sizes!

I also colored this image using ZIG clean color real brush pens on Canson XL watercolor paper from my stash.

For my sixth card I used Sketch #3 with Collection Three.

I fell in love with this beautiful blue paper so there was no way I was going to cover it up. With that being said... I did not stick to the sketch on this one. I omitted two elements on the sketch and enlarged my focal image. Speaking of the focal image... is this melting snowman just the absolute cutest!! He just melted my heart! He's part of the Melting Snowman stamp set included in the Banana Split subscription. I stamped him and the sentiment using VersaMark watermark ink and heat embossed a fine black embossing powder. I then water colored him using ZIG clean color real brush pens. In fact, I stamped and heat embossed all of my watercolored images. I find that to be an easy way of keeping the watercolors where you want them to be. :)

For my seventh card I used Sketch #2 with Collection Four.

This is another variation of sketch #2 using the beautiful Anya for my focal image. I am loving this sweet Brew It Anya stamp... I used her for my sneak peek card. If you missed that card you can check it out here ---> Sneak Peek Card. 

I stamped Anya with VersaMark watermark ink on Canson XL watercolor paper and then heat embossed a fine black embossing powder. I then watercolored the image using ZIG clean color real brush pens. I fussy cut the image and adhered it to a Cotton Candy card base with the strips of Echo Park Coffee papers.

I love the snarky fun coffee sentiments in the Echo Park Coffee paper included in this collection. I wanted to focus on this sentiment so I cut out an additional one and popped it up over the other. Seriously, love this sentiment!

For my eighth and final card I used Sketch #4 with Collection Four.

For this card I flipped the sketch and omitted the half circles. Since I was using a larger focal image (one of the cut aparts included in the collection) the half circles would have just been lost in the design so out they went! To keep a tiny 'touch' of circles in the card design, I did decided to add some of the pretty enamel dots included in the collection. Such a simple card design... what's not to love!

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Inky Hugs!

Crystal