Easy New Year wine card

Welcome.  Thanks for visiting.  Today for Unity Stamp Company, I am sharing an easy New Year wine card for fun and festive wishes.

Actually, this was easier to make than it seems.  Just some paper and a bit of color.

Vintage Christmas Mug ~ Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Welcome.  Thank you for visiting.  The Coffee Lover's Blog Hop is underway.  I hope that you will join in on the fun from November 3 - November 10, 2023.

Sentiment:
Have a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.  Holly Jolly.

This card was made in a vintage style with layers of holiday and coffee elements.  

Cheers owls celebration card ~ masking, blending & Copics

    Today, I am sharing a clean and simple card featuring adorable owls.  This card is easy to make.  I used stamping, masking, ink blending and a bit of Copic coloring.

Sentiment:  Cheers!

Helpful tips:

To create this, begin by stamping the owls onto smooth white cardstock.  Then, die-cut or trim the stamped panel and a frame layer in green.  Next, using masking tape or Post-It tape, create a mask above and below the ows.  Then, add ink blending on the edge of the mask bottom in green and above the mask in yellow.  I used ink pads for ink blending but distress ink works also.  Next, add color to the owls.  Finally, layer everything with added pearl gems, to finish.

Cheers ~ Day 1 Sneak Peek MCT 111th Edition

Hello, it's Gaylynn.  The My Creative Time 111th Edition release is coming up on Friday.  But for today, the team is sharing Day 1 sneak peeks.

Sentiment:

Cheers.  You are simply the best.

This card was made for celebrations like graduation, good grades, promotion, birthday and so many other occasions. I added circles in the background with one of the new big word dies along with a coordinating sentiment strip and gold dots. This is a clean and simple design.

***Sneak Peek Giveaway!***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! ALL winners will be announced on Emma’s blog on Friday during the blog hop! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you with your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook OR even Instagram! #mycreativetime! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE. Let's start spreading the word!

Here is another look.

Supplies for today's project: My Creative Time More Big Word Dies, More Sentiment Strip Dies, Big Word Sentiments, Linked Circles Die; foam double-sided tape, cardstock, Nuvo crystal drops bright gold, multi medium matte glue, MFT cardstock and ink.

See more inspiration on the My Creative Time blog.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day.

Gaylynn

Gold watercolor background celebration gnome card ~ tutorial

 Hello.  For Technique Time at Unity, I share ways to make a gold watercolor background and a festive celebration look to this gnome card.

Sentiment:  Party like it's gnome body's business.

For this card, I made gold watercolor background accents and a touch of watercolor on the front panel.  This creates nice shimmer card accents.  It is perfect for Happy New Year, birthday cards and more.

Helpful tips:

Here are helpful tips for creating this gold watercolor background gnome card.  To begin, stamp and trim a card front panel.  Also, color in the gnome stamping.  Next, trim a black or dark background cardstock panel to fit the card base.  Then, mix gold shimmer watercolor with water and also mix a silver or white watercolor.  Next, using a wide paint brush, brush gold watercolor in stripes along the long edge of the background panel.  Then, add gold watercolor to the gnome's hat using a narrow paint brush.  Also, add a mask over the gnome & the glass and then splatter gold watercolor over the gnome panel.  Then, splatter the background panel with gold splatter and then splatter white or silver watercolor over the gnome's hat.  Finally, assemble the card, to finish.

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.

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YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Here is another look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Party On Gnome.

Also, foam and flat double-sided tape, cardstock, Gansai Tambi Starry Colors watercolor, paint brushes, gold cording, hole punch, heat tool, MFT Blueprints 23 die-namics; Fiskars paper trimmer, Copic markers R02, RV11, E11, E33, C1, C3, C5, 0, B0000, BG10.

Be sure to visit the Unity blog for the entire article and tutorial.

Also, you can find my other features at Unity's
Technique Time and
Watercolor Wednesday.

Thank you for visiting.

Gaylynn

 

Holiday Gift Card Holders ~ MCT 105th Edition Release, Blog Hop & Sale

 Hello, it's Gaylynn.  Great news, the My Creative Time 105th Edition release, sale and blog hop has begun.

For the blog hop, you may have arrived from Emily's blog.

Sentiments:

Merry Christmas and best wishes for a Happy New Year.

Peace on earth and best wishes throughout the New Year.

 *** BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY ***

Leave your comments on each blog for a chance to win a $25 Gift Card to the My Creative Time store. One lucky winner will be chosen and noted on November 25, 2020, on the MCT blog! GOOD LUCK my friends!

(Please don't forget to leave a way/email for MCT to contact you, if you were to be one of the lucky winners.) 

To make each of these card style gift card holders, begin by die-cutting the gift card holder pieces and elements.  Then, stamp the sentiments onto the front of the holder piece.  Next, assemble the gift card holder using score tape or extra tacky glue.  Also, use assorted solid and patterned paper for accents.  Next, make added tag accents for the gift card tags, like the stocking and the ornament.  Then, die-cut a background layer accented with paper or ribbon.  Finally, assemble all of the layers, to finish.

*** SALE ALERT ***

DON'T FORGET our sale starts RIGHT NOW HERE! Use the code: NOV2020 to receive a 15% discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at midnight PST.

***FREEBIE*** (Ended)

Starting Friday, November 20, 2020, at 8am PST, Emma will be giving away this new "Ho Ho Ho Die #2." This new die will be given to the FIRST 40 shoppers! If you are one of the first 40 shoppers, it will automatically be added to your package at the time of packing/shipping. Once 40 shoppers come through, this die set will be available for purchase! So, if it's available in the store, you are not one of the 40. No exceptions will be made. This freebie is not part of the "bundle" and will be sold separately.

More good news is that Emma has restocked some of her most popular and requested products.  Be sure to browse the restock items while you shop.

Here are my sneak peek blog projects from this release.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Supplies for today's project: My Creative Time Gift Card Tag Dies, Peace On Earth stamps, Rectangle Frame Die Layers; cardstock, assorted paper, Ranger archival ink in jet black, ribbon tape, twine, score tape.

Hop along with us.

Your next stop in the hop is Ginger's blog. The entire blog hop lineup is on Emma's My Creative Time blog.

Thanks for visiting. I look forward to your comments.

Gaylynn

Night sky background stars celebration card with accents ~ tutorial

 Hello.  For Technique Time at Unity, I am showing a way to make a festive and fun night sky background for a celebration card.  Extra accents were added to make the scene.

Sentiment:  Cheers.  It is the beginning of anything you want.

Making a night sky background scene is easy with stamps, ink and embossing.  Plus, fun celebration details and stamps make it extra festive.

Helpful tips:

Here are helpful tips for creating this night sky background card.  To begin, die-cut or paper trim all of the background and accent layers and panels.  Next, stamp the girl and the sentiment.  Then, add color to the girl with Copic markers or others.  Also, make a strand of lights and add glitter glue to make them sparkle.  Next, fussy cut (cut out) the girl.  Then, onto the oval white cardstock panel, stamp the stars with embossing ink and then heat emboss the stars in white.  Next, blend distress ink in two blue colors, dark enough for a night sky.  Then, with a dry paper towel, wipe the inked panel lightly to make the stars appear brighter.  Finally, assemble the scene building card layers, to finish.

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.

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YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Here is another look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. New Year Girl and Star Burst {background}. 

Also, foam and flat double-sided tape, cardstock, MCT Scalloped Stitched Oval Dies; MFT sentiment die, distress oxide ink in broken china and faded jeans; Ranger multi medium matte glue, glitter glue, Copi markers 100, C9, C5, C7, C3, C00, YR00, E00, W1, 0, E49, E29, E44, R02, E13, E33, E11; ink blending brush, white embossing powder, heat tool, Wow embossing pad.

Be sure to visit the Unity blog for the entire article and tutorial.
Also, you can find my other features at Unity's
Technique Time and
Watercolor Wednesday.

Thank you for stopping by.

Gaylynn

Nutcracker card with Prismacolor colored pencils ~ tutorial.

 Hello.  It is early holiday card making for me.  Here is my nutcracker card using Prismacolor pencils and hardware embellishment.

Sentiment:  Wishing you a magical Christmas & a crackin' New Year!

For this nutcracker, I was going for a rustic wood grain look using color pencils.  But for a smoother look and brighter color, brush on gamsol fluid after coloring.

Here are tips for making this card.  First, stamp the nutcracker and the sentiment onto kraft color cardstock.  Then trim or die-cut frames and background accent details.  Next, color in the nutcracker using colored pencils or other color mediums.  Adding gamsol fluid to the pencil coloring is another step that is optional when using color pencils.  Then, to accent further, add a sentiment frame.  I used hardware for the frame.  However, if using hardware in card making, I recommend hand delivering the card or packaging it safely for mailing.

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.

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YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Here is another look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Nutcracker Holiday and Rustic Wood {paper pack};  Pink Fresh Studio slim fancy diagonal stripes, cardstock, double-sided flat and foam tape, Stampin' Up hodgepodge hardware, a paper punch, MFT blueprints 23 die-namics, Crop-a-dile, Prismacolor colored pencils PC935, PC941, PC950, PC997, PC938, PC939, PC924, PC925.

Thank you for stopping by.

Gaylynn

Winter night sky color burst watercolor card with trees.

Here is a winter card scene with a nighttime sky and embossed trees.  This is a peaceful snow scene.

Sentiment:  May the blessings of the season fill your heart and home.

For this card, I began by stamping and heat embossing in white onto watercolor paper and then die-cutting.  Also, I stamped and die-cut the sentiment.  Next, I added watercolor with Color Burst powders, using the emboss resist technique.  Then, I heat set each color layer.  Finally, everything was assembled to finish.

Here is a closer look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Alpine Wonderland and More Sparkle, Less Stress; foam tape, My Creative Time More Stitched Rectangular Dies and Pretty Gift Card Holder dies; watercolor brush, Ken Oliver watercolor paper and Color Burst powders in field day, blueberry and grape jelly; white embossing powder, VersaMark ink, heat tool, Misti and Ranger jet black archival ink.

Thanks for visiting.

Gaylynn

Unity paper card trim and Copics with stamping.

Here is a look at ways to use patterned paper in card making.  I show bits of Copic coloring with stamping as well.

Sentiment:  Birthday girl, you don't look a day over fabulous.

This is a celebration card, perfect for a birthday, bridal shower or most any celebration occasion, just by switching out the sentiment.  I decided to pair one of the new Unity paper packs with this stamped girl image panel.  To accent, I added Copic markers, adhesive pearls and selective paper trimmings.

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.

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YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Here is another look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Goodness Of Life 8/2019 Uniquely Unity and Pink & Blue Watercolored {paper pack}; Copic markers E11, YR00, G21, V04, V06, E44, RV11, R20; cardstock, Neenah solar white 110 lb cover, adhesive pearls, Pop Dots, Fiskars paper trimmer.

Have a lovely day.

Gaylynn

Ink spray watercolor with microbeads celebration card.

It is Watercolor Wednesday and I am sharing a celebration card with the look of streamers.  This is great for birthday, New Years or most any celebration occasion.

Sentiment:  Cheers.

For this card, I stamped and onto watercolor paper and then watercolor was added.  For watercolor, I used ink spray and water.  I wanted the look of streamers for this celebration theme.

The full article and tutorial are up on the Unity blog.

I also made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.

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YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Here is another look:

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Star Burst Background, Looking Up and Whole Lot Of Lovely KOTM; Ranger watercolor paper and archival ink; MSC gold microbeads, Glossy Accents, gold glitter glue, Dylusions Ink Spray in vibrant turquoise, heat tool and My Creative Time dies.

Be sure to visit the Unity blog for the entire article and tutorial.
Also, you can find my other watercolor features at Unity's Watercolor Wednesday.

Enjoy your day.

Gaylynn

The most wonderful time of the year gold foil card.

It is almost that time of the year for sparkle and shine.

Today, I am sharing a holiday or New Year's card in gold foil with stamping.

Sentiment:  It's the most wonderful time of the year.

This was made using one of the brand new background stamps designed by Christopher Alan the owner of Brutus Monroe.  His awesome stamp designs were made into red rubber stamps manufactured by Unity Stamp Co.  And so, us design team members along with fabulous customers get to create lovely things using  those new deeply etched red rubber stamps.  How cool is that?

This card was made from stamped gold foil and then shaped with lots of die-cuts.  There are many ways to add sparkle and shine by foiling.  For my sample, I used adhesive-backed foil sheets by Silhouette.  I tried stamping directly onto the foil using StazOn ink, and it worked out perfectly.  I find that I like the thickness that the adhesive backing provides, so I kept that layer on the big panel and just added foam tape behind the backing layer.  The sentiment panel was adhered by peeling the backing off and then adding a frame paper layer.  There are so many possibilities.  

Here is a quick video tutorial for this gold foil trees card.

YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Here is another look.

I can see this background used in many different ways.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Freshly Cut by Brutus Monroe and Most Wonderful Time by Joslyn Nielson and Angie Blom;  Silhouette gold foil adhesive-backed sheets, My Creative Time dies, foam tape and StazOn ink.

Have a wonderful day.

Inspiration Wednesday with Unity

Today, I am up on the Unity blog with this project for Inspiration Wednesday.

Sentiments:

Be kind

Keep honest

Laugh lots

Work hard

Smile often

Serve

Have courage

Be thankful

Stay strong

Love always

I paired the girl with this amazing message and then used watercolor.  The background was made using gloss gel medium, a stencil and glitter. 

Here is a quick video tutorial showing the process.

YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Here is a look at this card a little closer.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Twinkle January 2018 Kit of the Month, MFT stencil, Liquitex gloss heavy gel medium, spatula, glitter, Ranger distress markers, watercolor paper and Archival ink in jet black.

Thank you for visiting.

Have a lovely day.

Delighted to be published in CardMaker Winter 2017 issue & Web Bonuses

I finally get to share that my projects are featured in the Winter issue of CardMaker Magazine and also in their Web Bonuses section.

Here is a peek:

For CardMaker exclusive web bonuses, go to CardMaker Magazine.com and log in using your subscriber email address or newsstand code CM6454 to download bonus projects and templates.

The three snowflake cards are included in the Web Bonuses section.

For more information, check out the Winter 2017 magazine issue in print or online.  

Or, subscribe to CardMaker. 

I used stamps from Unity Stamp Company:  Midnight Kisses, Holiday Hugs and also Love & Joy for the Holidays.  I also used products from Lil' Inker Designs, My Favorite Things, Copic, Neenah and Ranger Industries.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day.

Woodland Deer Christmas Card

Here is a unique winter scene with a majestic deer.

I paired this with a holiday greeting.

Sentiment:  May the peace and joy of the season be with you throughout the new year.

I love that it is a night time scene.  And look at the little owl and bird on the antlers.

Here is a quick tip video for this card process.

My YouTube is Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq.

Link Ups:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge ~ Oh Christmas Tree

Supplies:  Unity stamps from You Are Strong Enough and A Joyous Season, Lil' Inker Designs dies and Copic markers.

Have a lovely day.

Holiday Vintage Cardinal Card

Today, I am sharing a vintage post card style holiday card.

It features a cardinal bird.

Sentiment:  May the peace and joy of the season be with you throughout the new year.

Each layer was distressed to complement the vintage post card look.  The SMAK kit includes the beautiful vintage bird and the plaid background, which I made into accent strips.

Supplies:  Unity stamps from 10/16 SMAK Winter Beauty and 10.16 sentiment kit A Joyous Season, My Creative time dies, Ranger distress ink, Copic markers and pearls.

Enjoy your day.

Holiday Poinsettia and Mistletoe Cards

Today I am sharing two holiday greeting cards.

Sentiment:  Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

These beautiful poinsettias are colored with watercolor.  It is merry and bright.

Sentiment:  Holiday hugs & mistletoe kisses.

This is a festive and sweet holiday greeting card with mistletoe.

I don't know about you, but if I have to start early on my handmade holiday cards if I want to get any sent out.  The season is busy enough and it is nice to have some ready to send.

Link Ups:

Cute Card Thursday ~ 446 Anything Goes

HLS October Anythings Goes with Dies Challenge

Supplies:  Unity 10/2016 KOM Holiday Hugs stamps, Copics markers, Sakura Koi watercolors and watercolor paper.

Have a wonderful day.

Pop the bubbly...

Here's to celebrations!!!

Go ahead, pop the bubbly.

Here is another card originally for New Year's Eve but it could be for any reason to celebrate.

This is a winter snow scene with a cute snow peep celebrating with champagne.

It was done in watercolor with distress markers.

Link Ups:

Sweet Stamps Challenge Food & Drinks.

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes

Unity Stamp Company Color Challenge 23 and Friends With Flair.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Let's Get Slushed {Snowpeep Grant} by Tracey Malnofski, Naughty is the New Nice.  Also My Creative Time dies.

Let's ring in 2015 safely my friends.

Happy New Year Celebration Card

Happy New Year's Eve!!!

Ready to ring in 2015?

Here is a fun celebration card to ring in the new year.

This has shine with silver and gold accents.

Link Ups:

Unity Stamp Company Sketch Challenge 23

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. New Year midnight resolutions {wit & wisdom}, MCT & Spellbinders dies.

Happy New Year!!!

Celebrate safely.