{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 65 ~ Hot Cocoa Gnomes & It's Gingie Time ~ Not 2 Shabby

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm sharing a little more inspiration for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 65 hosted in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! I'm pretty sure I've mentioned that I love the papers and ephemera from Not 2 Shabby, right?! Like, they make card making so quick and fun! With that said... I have 2 cute cards to share today because they were so quick and easy to make! Why just make one?! LOL!

For my first card, I combined the sweet and adorable Christmas Critters 6x6 Paper Pad with the Hot Cocoa Gnomes Ephemera. The colors in these worked so well together. I was just tickled pink!

Both of those products are retired now, it looks like. But the variety on the website is amazing!! You have to go check it out... Not 2 Shabby papers!

I used pattern papers for my layers except for the white paper that's white card stock. And I finished this one off with a few white glossy confetti pieces from A Colorful Life Designs.

For my second card, I used the adorably sweet It's Gingie Time Ephemera. It was so hard to choose just one gingie!!

I paired up the adorable gingie with the coordinating It's Gingie Time 6x6 Paper Pad.

I adhered my layers to a black card base and die cut scraps of black card stock using the MFT Ric Rac die from my stash. The sweet sentiment is from the Gingerbread Coffee House stamp set. I heat embossed it using a white ink with white embossing powder on the black card stock. I love how the white pops on the black card stock.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 65 for the month of January. Tomorrow is the last day to enter the challenge! 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'm always blown away by the creations from the DT... they are amazingly talented cardmakers!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Release Day Blog Hop ~ Hot Cocoa Kisses ~ The Greeting Farm

The October 2025 New Release is now available for purchase in The Greeting Farm Store! This month we introduced 3 new stamp sets. Our first stamp set called COZY WINTER will have you embracing the magic of the holiday season with it's peaceful snowbank scene, snowman, and trio of furry friends. Next, we have KNITTING ANYA, featuring our sweet girl sitting in her favorite chair knitting away alongside her adorable dog with his slouchy sweater and whimsical mouse. Lastly, we introduced HOT COCOA KISSES with four cheerful snowmen dressed in cozy scarves and hats waiting for a steamy cup of hot cocoa from their favorite gingerbread man. *Please note that Hot Cocoa Kisses has been delayed. We'll let you know when it's available in the shop. So sorry for the inconvenience. 

I paired up one of the adorable snowmen with some fun snowman papers from my stash. They're all in line to get some yummy hot cocoa. 

I stamped all the images using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them up with Copic markers and then I fussy cut them all on the line and colored the edges with a black marker to make the fussy cutting nice and neat.

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

Snowman: BG000, BG10, R20, R14, R29

Snowman Hat: C0, C1, R20, R14, R29

Snowman Scarf: R20, R14, R29

Gingerbread Man: E21, E23, E25, RV02

Gingerbread Man Hat: C0, C1, BG000, BG10, BG23

Hot Cocoa Stand: RV10, RV02, BG000, BG10, E21, E23

Cup: RV10, RV02, E23, E25

I die cut a circle from white card stock and then tore two scraps of white card stock for my snow layers. I die cut those two scraps using the same circle die. Added a bit of glittery fun to the torn ends using glue and some fine glitter from my stash. It's been EONS since I've used glitter on anything and it was actually fun. LOL! Not too terribly messy either. The sentiment is also die cut with a slightly smaller circle die. I added a touch of cool gray marker to ground the images and then popped them up with foam tape. And then I finished off the card with some clay snowflakes embellies from my stash. 

My card was inspired by one of the older {BYSHC} Sketches. I omitted all of the mats and just kept my layers simple. Do you like to use sketches when you create? I do. It makes the designing so much easier. 

To celebrate this release we are having a short BLOG HOP! One lucky fan will win a $50.00 Gift Certificate to The Greeting Farm Store!! You have until October 18th 12pm CST/1pm EST to leave your comments on each Designer's Blog. Then head back to The Greeting Farm Blog to let us know you completed the hop. **Remember to qualify for the prize you MUST leave a comment on each Designer's Blog AND The Greeting Farm Blog letting us know you completed the hop.

NOTE: Comments on The Greeting Farm Blog are admin approved so it may take a day for your comment to be visible. Please only comment once, and use the same name on all the blogs when leaving a comment. Do not pick the Anonymous option (otherwise we won't be able to verify that it's you). We will announce the random winner later in the week on the Blog and in our Facebook Group: The Greeting Farm Fan Page.

TGF Design Team:

Crystal
Cynthia
Elisabete

This is a short hop, and definitely worth playing along! If you want to grab your favorites now, you can purchase the new stamps HERE. We will have more cards featuring the New Release from our Design Team Leaders starting on the 16th so be sure to stop by The Greeting Farm Blog to see more inspiration.

Happy Hopping!

Thanks for stopping by!

Inky hugs!
Crystal

Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Large Gingerbread Girl ~ Jaded Blossom

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another fun holiday card for the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party! My card today features a cute stamp from our wonderful Sponsor Jaded Blossom called Large Gingerbread Girl. I adore this large ginger!! So cute!

I inked up a cute background using the Layered Gingerbread Men Stencil from Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs. This fab stencil has two stencils in the set. I inked up the gingerbread cookies on Kraft card stock using Vintage Photo Distress Ink. And then I replaced the stencils and blended Candied Apple Distress Ink over the second stencil.

I also stamped the cute sentiment in my mini misti and used the fabulous Pressure Pal from Sponsor Twiddler's Nook. The sentiment is from the retired Gingerbread Hugs from Sponsor Not 2 Shabby. I heat embossed the sentiment by prepping the card stock with the TE Anti Static Powder tool from Sponsor Taylored Expressions. I stamped the sentiment using Sugar Cube Pigment ink from Taylored Expressions. I dusted the wet ink using Alabaster White embossing powder from Brutus Monroe and then melted the powder with a Wagner Precision Heat tool.

My card is inspired by the current Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 32. I turned the sketch on the side for a fun twist. Such a fun sketch! Join us in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group to play along with this month's sketch challenge!

I inked up the adorable gingerbread and the name of this stamp is true! It's a large gingerbread girl! LOL! I colored her up with my Copic markers and then die cut her using a die from the BIG Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} from Sponsor Unity. I die cut a scrap of red card stock using a die from the Stitched Hillside Borders from Sponsor Lawn Fawn. I trimmed and adhered the sentiment to the card and adhered the red hillside piece to the card. And then I popped up the gingerbread panel using 3D Foam Squares from Sponsor Therm O Web.

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

Gingerbread: E21, E23, E25

Bow / Cheeks / Hearts: R20, R14, R27

Icing: C00, C2

I hope you'll stop by the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared! I've been inspired by so many of the cards! I sure hope you'll stop by and check it out! Have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 55 ~ Empty Snow Globe ~ Pink & Main

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with one last card for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 55 hosted in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! Today I'm sharing another sweet holiday card featuring a couple of great stamps from our wonderful Sponsor, Pink & Main.

I paired up the fun Empty Snow Globe stamp set with one of the adorable gingerbreads from the Sugar and Spice Holidays stamp set to make a faux shaker card. My intention was to make a shaker card, but I got distracted and forgot to add the clear card stock {acetate} layer so a faux shaker it is! LOL!

I stamped the Empty Snow Globe and the ginger using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them up with some Copic markers. I brightened up the white icing using a Sakura White Gelly Roll pen.

Here's a quick list of what I used:

Gingerbread: E30, E34, E35

White Icing: C00, C2

Red: R20, R14

Snow Globe Base: E21, E23, E25

I used the lovely Sugar Plum 6x6 Paper Pad from My Mind's Eye for my pretty paper layers for this card. They are all adhered to a Kraft A2 top fold card base. The snow globe is popped up with some foam strips from Stampin' Up. Oh, and the snowflakes I added were from the Advent Calendar last year from Unity.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 55 for the month of March. There's just a few days left to enter the challenge! 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'm always blown away by the creations from the DT... they are amazingly talented cardmakers!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 55 ~ Sugar and Spice Holidays ~ Pink & Main

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 an adorable stamp from our wonderful Sponsor, Pink & Main! Pink & Main has generously offered up a $25 gift certificate as a prize for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 55 this month! So fabulous!!

I inked up one of the cute gingerbreads from the Sugar and Spice Holidays stamp set. Isn't that ginger just the cutest?! I love the little snowman cup he's holding! I stamped him with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him up with Copic markers. I brightened the white of the icing using a Sakura White Gelly Roll pen.

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

Gingerbread: E21, E23, E25

Cheeks / Nose: R20, R14

White Icing: C00, C2

Ear Muffs / Scarf: YG11, G24, G46

Cup: C00, C2, YR15, N0, N2, N4

I paired up the cute gingerbread with the Santa Claus Lane 6x6 Paper Pad from Echo Park Paper Co. I had colored the image prior to picking out papers and was tickled to find these papers. They work perfectly!

I used the measurements from the sketch for my card. I added a super easy hill of snow by just cutting a bump in a scrap of card stock. I die cut the cute gingerbread using the coordinating Sugar and Spice Holidays Dies. I adhered all my layers together and then popped up the focal image using foam tape.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 55 for the month of March. 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!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Advent Calendar Day 5 ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for Day 5 of the 2023 Advent Calendar from Unity!! I'm revealing the Advent Calendar stamp on my YouTube channel each day and also have a short blog post. Did you get your hands on this awesome set of stamps? I am having a blast playing with mine.

Today's Advent Calendar stamp is the cutest gingerbread man! I stamped the gingerbread man several times on kraft card stock using Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink to create my background. I stamped him again using Black Amalgam ink on a piece of white card stock that was die cut using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. I also die cut a slightly larger circle from kraft card stock for my mat.

Inspiration for today's card comes from the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 12. I still haven't found my corner rounder punch... it's so weird that it's just disappeared. Anywho, so I didn't round out the corners and I omitted the mat for my wide strip, but otherwise I used the measurements for this card straight from the sketch.

I paired today's Advent Calendar stamp with the beautiful Festive Christmas {Paper Pack}. I love the contrast in the pattern papers just from the stripes being in the opposite direction.

I stamped the sentiment from the Winter Cheer and Deer stamps using Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide ink. To finish off the card, I added a few red rhinestones from the Rainbow Bling Rhinestones from Gina Marie Designs.

You can check out my video revealing the Advent Calendar Day 5 stamp and my process in making this card here... Advent Calendar Day 5 | Unity Stamp Co.

I believe there are still some Advent Calendars available if you didn't order one yet. Always happy to enable, crafty friends! LOL! I'll be back tomorrow for Day 6 of the 2023 Advent Calendar from Unity! Have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

 

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 29 ~ Gingerbread Kisses ~ Not 2 Shabby

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with more inspiration for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 29!! I wanted to share a bit of news regarding the sketch and also my plans for next year, but I'll share that down below so please read through this to the end of this blog post! I am just tickled to see that so many are loving this sketch! The card I'm sharing today literally took me just 10 minutes. And that was just because I couldn't decide on the right pink card stock to coordinate with the pattern paper! LOL

The beautiful ephemera and pattern papers I used today are from Not 2 Shabby and they're called Gingerbread Kisses. I'm just smitten with the colors in these papers!! I just checked the website and it looks like the pattern paper pad is out of stock but the Gingerbread Kisses ephemera is in stock!! Woohoo!

The pattern paper is double sided so the candy canes are on the other side of this gorgeous glitter paper. I cut the pattern paper to 3-3/4 x 5" and then drew a line lightly with my pencil from the top right corner to the bottom left corner. I then cut the opposite corner to corner leaving a pencil marking for me to cut the leftover pieces. I hope that makes sense. I've showed how to cut these in my video here... Advent Calendar Day 9 | {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 29 | Unity Stamp Co. But rather than draw two lines corner to corner I've started just doing the one and then cutting the opposite corners.

I adhered the pattern paper to a piece of white card stock measuring 4 x 5-1/4". I then adhered the panel to a card front of Pretty Pink card stock from Stampin' Up measuring 4-1/4 x 5-1/2" and adhered it to a white A2 top fold card base. I popped up the ephemera with foam tape. There isn't a sentiment included in the ephemera... or at least I don't think there is. I actually didn't look through it. LOL... the cute gingerbread house was on the top so I grabbed it. I did remember I had a cute gingerbread sentiment in a Not 2 Shabby stamp set so I went looking for it and found it! It's the Peppermint Mocha Season stamp set. I love this sentiment!!

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch 29 for the month of December!

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! 

Now, about that news regarding the sketch... I've decided to extend the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 29 through the month of January. December has been so busy and I know some have mentioned that they didn't get to play with the sketch yet. I'm also really enjoying this sketch and I'd like to make a couple more cards with it. So with that said the December challenge will be extended through to January 31st. I hope that you'll get to play along with us!

And regarding my plans for next year... December was SO crazy busy for me that I've decided to take January off. I have a handful of DT obligations that I'll be sharing this month but as far as {BYSHC} I'll only be sharing 2 cards. My plan for 2023 is to share just 3 cards for each sketch. I made so many Christmas cards last year that I still have a bunch left over so I'm decreasing my goal for 2023 to just 75. I figure 3 cards a month plus the ones that I make for the linky parties, I should be set! Well, that's it for me today. I'll be sharing another card for this sketch on January 13th.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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