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.

Silhouette stamped poinsettia cards ~ set of 6

 Welcome.  Thank you for visiting.  Today for Unity Stamp Company, I am sharing silhouette stamped poinsettia cards.  A set of six coordinating holiday cards were made in one setting.

For these, I tried different ink for different color options.  Which combo do you like most?

Friendship Christmas Wine Bottle Gift Tag

  Hi everyone.  Today, I am featuring wine bottle gift tag making.  This one is friendship and Christmas themed.

The wine tag can be made using almost any theme or stamping.

Slimline ~ Friends Of Unity Blog Hop November 2023

 Welcome.  Thank you for visiting.  The November 2023 Friends Of Unity blog hop inspiration is "Slimline".  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 both cards together for this blog hop.  And also the graphic for this hop is below.

Holiday card foiling ~ Instagram Hop

Today for the Unity Stamp Company Instagram hop, I am sharing a bit of shimmer using foiling with holiday stamping.  This card has a monochromatic look and shimmers beautifully in person.

It is difficult to photograph foil shimmer, but this is a peek.

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.  

Merry Merry Merry Santa Holiday Card

 Today, I am sharing a festive holiday card featuring Santa.  I love the colorful light strand and the gnome-like Santa Claus.

This was easily stamped and colored to make this festive scene.

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.

Vintage holiday wishes stocking card

For today, I share this sweet vintage holiday wishes stocking card.  It features the Velveteen Rabbit theme using rubber stamps by Unity Stamp Co.

Just look at the sweetness.  The background was made from a stamp as well.  I felt that a vintage and distressed look was in order.

Simple Santa Holiday Snowflake Card

 It is never too early to make holiday greeting cards.  This simple Santa snowflake card was made with rubber stamping, coloring and a layered embellishment.  This is a fun project to chip away at those handmade Christmas cards.  This project is also up on the Unity Stamp Co. blog today.

For coloring, I used Copic markers, but any coloring medium works just fine.  I love the fun sentiment in this stamp set.

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.

Winter card foiling with ink blending.

 Hello and welcome.  Here is a way to do winter card foiling with ink blending.  The colors used are striking and shimmery.

Sentiment:  Warm wishes.

Two similar cards were made using the same foil and ink techniques.  One is a bit lighter in color than the other.

Season's greetings holiday card ~ clean and simple embossing

Hello.  Today, I am sharing a holiday card with clean and simple embossing.  This card was made with stamped trees, snow drifts and fussy cutting.

Sentiment:
May this season be filled with abundant joy.

Send pretty yet simple holiday greetings with a card like this one.  No coloring is involved.

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.

Holiday Favor or Treat Box ~ My Creative Time I Need A Favor

 Hello, and welcome. Today, the My Creative Time team is sharing favor project ideas. I am sharing a sweet favor box with a cute gingerbread accent.

 This is super quick and easy to make, especially during the busy holiday season.  The box is one die, making it perfect for thank you, table decor, place settings, party treats or favors.

Tag Card ~ Day 5 My Creative Time 5 Days of Christmas

 Hello, and welcome to the My Creative Time "5" Days of Christmas"! This week we will be sharing with you lots of last-minute Christmas ideas, such as cards, tags, treat holders, gift card holders and whatever else comes to mind that will help YOU get your creative juices flowing for the holidays! Just leave your comments on each of our blogs!

Today is Day 5 of our 5 Days of Christmas! We all will be showcasing our own project of choice!

Sometimes, I like to use a gift tag on a greeting card.  It always add interest and some dimension.  This one is extra nice as it has a flap that opens and closed on the card front.

Gift Card Holder ~ Day 4 MCT 5 Days of Christmas

Hello, and welcome to the My Creative Time "5" Days of Christmas"! This week we will be sharing with you lots of last-minute Christmas ideas, such as cards, tags, treat holders, gift card holders and whatever else comes to mind that will help YOU get your creative juices flowing for the holidays! Just leave your comments on each of our blogs!

Today is Day 4 of our 5 Days of Christmas! We all will be showcasing some quick and EASY gift card holder inspiration!

This gift card wrap was made quick and easily with mostly MCT dies and solid color cardstock.  I kept this one bold, graphic and simple.

Believe ~ Day 3 My Creative Time 5 Days of Christmas

 Hello, and welcome to the My Creative Time "5" Days of Christmas"! This week we will be sharing with you lots of last-minute Christmas ideas, such as cards, tags, treat holders, gift card holders and whatever else comes to mind that will help YOU get your creative juices flowing for the holidays! Just leave your comments on each of our blogs!

Today is Day 3 of our 5 Days of Christmas! We all will be showcasing some quick and EASY greeting card inspiration!

The snowman options and paper choices coordinate perfectly together.  Scene building is made easy with Emma's paper, stamps and dies.