2023 Valentine Card Series #7 - Hello Bluebird Feature

Hello friends! Today I'm honored to be featured over on the Hello Bluebird blog with a card featuring the darling deer from Forest Fawns along with one of my favorite dies of all time --the Gallery Frame #2! I'll have all other details and supplies in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out.

This is also Day 7 of my 2023 Valentine Card Series, so I really hope you enjoy the video! If you've missed any so far, you can click the link above to take you to the entire playlist. Thank you so much for watching! Have a great day!

2023 Valentine Card Series #6 - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hello friends! Today I'm over on the Lawn Fawnatics blog with another card for our Lots of Heart Challenge! For this one I had to dust off my bats again from Fangtastic Friends. I just love them and don't want them to just be relegated to Halloween! I combined them with images from Wood You Be Mine? and the Scent with Love Add-on to bring the Valentine flair.  All other info will be listed and linked in my other post, so please check it out!

This is also Day 6 of my 2023 Valentine Card Series! To view it, you can click the thumbnail below or find it here on YouTube. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for watching!

2023 Valentine Card Series #5 - Lawn Fawn Feature

Hey friends! Today I'm over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel with yet another card using Wood You Be Mine? combined with the Foursquare Backdrop: Portrait. I hope you love these little cuties as much as I do! I'll have all other supplies linked over there, so I hope you'll check it out!

This is also Day 5 of my 2023 Valentine Card Series! I'm having a lot of fun creating these love themed cards, so if you've missed any, you can find the entire playlist using the link above. Enjoy!

Art Journal with Me #13 - Shine Like the Universe is Yours

Hey friends, today I'm here with the first Art Journal with Me video of 2023! After starting in January of 2022, I've now completed an entire year of art journaling and I still love it! It's such a freeing art style. For this spread, I'm taking you out of this world, with a bit of a space theme using the Stamperia Cosmos 8x8 pad in my Square Watercolor Journal.

I also used a bunch of different ephemera, including washi tape, washi tape tickets, and various junk journal supplies to build up the layers and add texture. I used the Lawn Fawn Nighttime Stencil to add some stars with Gold Stencil Paste, and the Faber Castell Iridescent Gelatos to bring some color. And of course I used my Tim Holtz Ideology Small Talk stickers for the title.

If you'd like to create along side me or just hang out for an hour and chill, grab yourself a drink and a snack or some supplies and click below, or find the video here on YouTube. Don't forget to like and subscribe and leave me a comment so we can chat! I hope to see you there!

Christy Gets Crafty with My Favorite Things - January

Hey friends, I'm back with my second video of the day, this one over on the MFT Stamps YouTube Channel. That's right, it's time for the January edition of Christy Gets Crafty with My Favorite Things! I was so excited to be asked back for another year, and I was feeling the love with this card, starring the new YUZU Hunny Bunny stamp set. Isn't it darling? I wanted to go for a coral and lavender color palette on this one, so I colored the images with Copic marker and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the background, I tool a panel of Bristol Smooth Surface cardstock and blended on Distress Oxide Inks in Shaded Lilac and Dusty Concord. Then I trimmed it down with the Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX. I glued that down to a Grapesicle card base, then popped my images up with foam tape. To finish this one off, I added an Essential Stitched Sentiment Strip, some iridescent heart confetti, and a little Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, you can click below or watch on the MFT Stamps YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Make sure to leave me a comment below the video. I love hearing from you all! Thanks so much, and have a wonderful day!

2023 Valentine Card Series #4 - Hello Bluebird Feature

Hey friends, I'm so excited to be over on the Hello Bluebird blog today with a fun card using Carried Away and Flying High, along with the Partly Cloudy background die. I'll have all the info and more pics over there, so I hope you'll hop over and check out my post!

This is also Day 4 of my 2023 Valentine Card Series, so if you'd like to watch the card come together, you can click below or find it on YouTube. I really do hope you enjoy it. Have a great day!

2023 Valentine Card Series #3 - Lawn Fawnatics #141

Hello friends, welcome to another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge! This round is about having Lots of Heart. For this one I wanted to feature the adorable octopuses from Ocean Shell-fie. I love them so much! I colored them and a few of the scene-building images from You Are Sublime and Mermaid for You with Copic markers and trimmed the out with the matching dies. 

For the background, I blended Distress Oxide Inks onto Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock, using Tumbled Glass and Stormy Sky for the ocean. I also used the stormy sky to stamp bubbles all over. Then I trimmed down two more pieces of Bristol with the Stitched Hillside Borders and blended on Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs for the sand.

I also die cut the new Heart Garland Backdrop: Portrait out of white cardstock and colored the hearts with Copics to match the pink octopus. I added the background to a Ballet Slippers card base, glued the frame over top, and adhered my images. I finished this card with a stamped sentiment and a little Stardust Stickles for some sparkle and shine.

This card is also Day 3 of my 2023 Valentine Card Series! So if you'd like to see how it all came together, click below or watch on YouTube. And don't forget to like and subscribe! It truly means the world! Make sure to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog and check out what the rest of the design team has created to inspire you. We can't wait to see what you come up with for our challenge!

2023 Valentine Card Series #2

Hey friends, today I'm excited to bring you Day 2 of my 2023 Valentine Card Series! For this card, I'm using an oldie but a goodie, with Hello Bluebird Otter Friends and combining it with a few scene building elements from the newer Sea Friends to freshen it up. I just love these adorable otters and I thought it would be fun to create an underwater scene with them. I colored them with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the background, I blended Distress Oxide Inks onto Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock. I started at the bottom with Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs for the sand, and then blended bottom to top using Speckled Egg, Stormy Sky, and Chipped Sapphire for the sea. I stamped heart bubbles all over the background in white ink to bring home the Valentine theme. Then I added that panel to a Lawn Fawn Ballet Slippers card base, and popped up a Hello Bluebird Gallery Frame #4 in Guava Cardstock over top. I stamped a sentiment, added my images, and finished with some Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, you can click below or watch on YouTube. If you enjoy it, please consider hitting the like button and subscribing to my channel! I would really appreciate your support. Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you have an amazing day!

Happy Dam Day Card - Lawn Fawnatics #140

Hello friends! Happy New Year! We're kicking things off today with our first Lawn Fawnatics Challenge of 2023. And of course, we're celebrating! After focusing on Fall and Christmas cards the past few months, I am in desperate need for birthday cards, so that's what I decided to do for today. And I'm using Wood You Be Mine? for the 4th time, because I just can't seem to get enough of these adorable beavers!

For this card, I combined them with image from a bunch of other sets, including So Dam Much, A Bug Deal, Scootin' By, and Really High Five. I colored the images with Copics and trimmed them out with the matching dies. Then I created a background using Bristol Cardstock trimmed down with the Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables and the Cloudy Stencil to blend on Distress Oxide Inks in Salvaged Patina and Tumbled Glass for the sky. For the Grassy Border I blended on Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Rustic Wilderness.

Then I die cut some patterned paper from the Let It Shine Starry Skies 6x6 pad with the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables, glued it to my Speckled Eggshell card front, and popped the focal panel up with foam tape. I finished the card with a sentiment stamped in the top right corner, a little white gel pen detail, and some Stardust Stickles.

Of course I created a video tutorial for you all, so if you'd like to see how this card came together, you can click below or watch on YouTube. And don't forget to like and subscribe! I'm soooo close to 25K subscribers and I would really appreciate your support! When you're done, head on over to the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the design team has created to inspire you. We hope you'll play along!