Scene Building - Winter holiday cheer peace card

 Hello, Gaylynn here.  Thanks for visiting.  Here on this last day of July, I am sharing card scene building using a mix of stamping, heat embossing and ink blending.  I am getting an early start on my holiday card making.

Sentiment:  Peace.  Holiday cheer.

Go through your crafty stash for stamps not intended for the holidays to help create a holiday card.  These trees worked great for building the winter scene.

Dancin' in the rain umbrella get well card

 For today, I am sharing an umbrella get well card.  I am featuring products by Spellbinders.  I used the set from the Out And About Collection.  The supplies are noted below.

Sentiment:  Feel better soon.

Canoe Lake Scene Watercolor Card

 Greetings.  Let's imagine we were in this peaceful setting.  Just looking at it calms the soul.  This is a stamp from the Unity Stamp Co. July Kit of the Month called It's All Makin' Sense.  This project is part of the inserts included in Unity's July KOTM.

Sentiment:

You deserve every happy moment that comes your way.

Sweet girl greeting card scene with Copic markers

  Hi everyone.  Today's project is a sweet girl greeting card scene.  I used Copic markers for coloring plus patterned paper for the background.

Sentiment:

Be still for a moment, the world will wait.

I think this is good advice.  This Unity stamp was created by artist Phyllis Harris.

Quick and easy inspirational card ~ cat scene

 Today, I share a quick and easy inspirational card with a cat scene.  This was made with no coloring, only simple stamping and paper layers.

This card has an uplifting message with a sweet cat scene.  It was made in light colors with just a few ink shades.

Build A Scene ~ Friends Of Unity Blog Hop October 2023

  Welcome.  Thank you for visiting.  The October 2023 Friends Of Unity blog hop inspiration is "Build A Scene".  I hope that you will join in on the fun.  Simply comment on each blog in the hop.  See the end of this post for your next stop. 

I decided to include two Christmas and winter cards with different scenes.

Watercolor holiday card scene ~ Santa's list

For today on the Unity Stamp Company blog, I share this darling little Pooh Bear watercolor holiday card scene.  This one features Santa's list with the fun check mark "I tried".

For watercolor, I decided to try watercolor brush pens by Altenew for the first time.  This project turned out much more rich in color than I intended.  More practice with the pens is in order for me.

Technique ~ September 2023 Friends Of Unity Blog Hop

 Welcome.  Thanks for visiting.  The September 2023 Friends Of Unity blog hop inspiration is "Technique".  My technique is background stenciling.  I hope that you will join in on the fun.  Simply comment on each blog in the hop.  See the end of this post for your next stop.

This is a look at my set of cards for September.

My projects show two ways to add a background frame along with ink blending.

Embossed Circle Accents + Copic Coloring ~ Girl Card

 Hi friends.  Today, I am here sharing a sweet card that is also up on the Unity blog today.  It features embossed circle accents, die-cutting and Copic marker coloring.

Sentiment:

We love you so much.

The circles were included to add to the whimsical look of this stamped scene.

Snarky frog grassy scene card

Hi there.  Today for the Unity blog, I am sharing a funny and snarky frog grassy scene card.  I paired two kits that work perfectly together for a great card for a guy or gal.

Sentiment:
I made this card with large font so old farts like you could read it.

For interest, I added a grassy scene and a bit of stenciling for this guy.  This project requires no coloring.

Card & Tag ~ MCT 128th Edition MINI Release & Retirement Sale

Hello and welcome to the My Creative Time "128th Edition MINI Release" & Retirement Sale! MCT is retiring some products to make room for LOTS of FUN new stuff coming in 2023! Use the code DEC2022 at checkout to get 15% off of your entire purchase HERE! Click on the "RETIRED PRODUCTS" category to shop the already marked down products that we are retiring! The 15% off discount will apply to EVERYTHING in the MCT store throughout the weekend!

Here is my first project, a winter holiday snowman card featuring sweet non-traditional holiday colors of purple and green.

Nativity ~ Variegated Snow Card Background + Embossing

Hello.  Today, I am sharing an embossed nativity scene with a variegated snow card background.  This background technique adds beautiful shimmering detail.

Sentiment:

All is calm.  All is bright.

With this technique, dark color cardstock works nicely, or even darker ink blending as well.

Card layers and Copic coloring ~ scene building

Hello.  Today, I am sharing card layers and Copic coloring for this sweet scene.

Sentiment:

Happiest of birthdays to you.
Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon. ~ Winnie the Pooh

This sweetly layered scene and card sentiments touched my heart.  I gave it a bit of a rustic look.

Penguin Christmas Tree Winter Scene Building

Hi there.  Today, I am sharing penguin Christmas winter scene building.  This one incorporates a mix of techniques.

Sentiment:  Oh what fun!

Creating winter scene building is easy with background stamps plus added focal stamping.

Stamped Combo ~ Winnie The Pooh Social Media Hop Party

 Hello.  This is a super fun Winnie The Pooh-themed social media hop with crafty friends.  This one is similar to a blog hop but we are using different social media platforms.  How fun is that?  Please comment on my project post and then follow the link to the next person's post, and so on.

I am so excited to share my take on this adorable theme.  Three cards were created with sweet Pooh and friends stamps by Unity Stamp Co.  Here is the first one with tag layers.

My Crafty News + 2 White on Kraft cards ~ Pooh and friends

Today, on the Unity blog, I am sharing two white on kraft cards with simple card making.  I couldn't resist these sweet Winnie the Pooh stamps.  I used simple stamping and coloring using white on kraft colors.

Water soluble oil pastels ~ watercolor beach card technique

 Hello.  Today, on the Unity blog, I am sharing a tropical beach scene card using water soluble oil pastels for watercolor

Sentiment:  Oh hello

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

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For this one-layer Summer card, I used watercolor, stenciling and ink blending.  It was fun building added accents to this already lovely background stamp.

Sea shells card ~ ink blending, Copic markers & ink sprays.

 Hello.  Today, I am sharing a tropical sea shells card using ink blending, Copic marker coloring and ink spray trimmings.

Sentiment:  Let's Shellebrate!

I love all things tropical.  Here is my take on an underwater seal shell scene card.

Out On A Limb ~ My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #585

 Hello.  Gaylynn here.  Today's card was inspired by the My Favorite Things sketch challenge 585.

Sentiment:

I'd go out on a limb for you.

I love the design and felt that these little birds would fit right into the circles with tiny little scenes.

Just a note... Thinking of you girl scene watercolor card.

 Today, I am sharing a peaceful card scene made using stamping and Zig Clean Color Real Brush marker pens for watercolor.

Sentiment:
Just a note... Thinking of you.

This can be a great family or friendship card for almost any occasion, especially thinking of you, miss you or just because.