Wild Birthday Card

Hey friends, today I'm taking a little break from Valentine's cards to create a boyish birthday card, which I'm sadly lacking in my stash. For this card, I brought together several sets by Sunny Studio Stamps, including Savanna Safari, Fabulous Flamingos, Party Pups, and Tropical Scenes. I colored them all with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Then I created a simple watercolor background, by painting Distress Oxide Inks onto Bristol Cardstock. I did a blend of Cracked Pistachio and Forest Moss. Then I chose two patterned papers to layer and used the Sunny Studio Stitched Arch to cut a window in the center. I popped this up on foam tape and added my images, finishing with a few clear sequins.

If you want to see how this card came together, you can find the video tutorial by clicking the thumbnail below or find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

2025 Valentine Card Series #4 - Pretty Pink Posh IG Hop

Hey friends, today I'm so honored to be taking part in a hop over on Instagram for the Pretty Pink Posh Valentine Release. Over the next four days, we'll be showcasing all of the new products with loads of inspiration from design team members and guest designers like myself. Make sure you're leaving comments each day as well, as there will be a daily giveaway of a $30 gift card to a random commenter. Winners will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh account. You'll find the list of today's participants in my Instagram post.

For my card, I'm highlighting the Love Word Shaker and creating a fun, interactive card. I die cut it a whole bunch of times out of red cardstock to build up a well inside, which I filled with Love Shaker Beads. Before I added the top layer of red cardstock, I slipped in a sheet of acetate to create the shaker mechanism. It's easier to show than explain, so definitely check out the video tutorial below!

For the background, I took a sheet of Bristol and trimmed off the top and bottom with the Doily Borders, then stenciled only the heart layer from the Heart and Sprinkles Stencils with Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink. I added that to a pink card base and arranged my shaker mechanism over top, then decorated with flowers and leaves from the Valentine Holder Additions. As a final detail, I added a trio of clay heart embellishments from the Strawberry Valentine Mix.

This card is also Day 4 of my 2025 Valentine Card Series, so please check out the video tutorial by clicking the thumbnail below, or you can also find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Fawnie Lots of Heart Week - 2025 Valentine Card Series #3

Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be participating in the Lawn Fawn Lots of Heart Week! All week, we'll be sharing heart or love-themed inspiration over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel to get you in the mood for your own Valentine card making! And there will be a daily giveaway to a random commenter as well, so make sure you get yourself entered to win by leaving those comments and showing the designers some love! 

For my card, I wanted to focus on the dies and include only minimal stamping. I adore the new  Little Letter dies, and decided to make that the star of the show, by cutting out three of them in Ballet Slippers, Guava, and Barn Red Cardstock with the little heart seals to match. I closed up the bottom one, but for the other two, I added the letter insert, which I stamped using the Valentine Mice, which was the FREE with $60 set from the latest release. I colored them with Copic markers.

I die cut the Quilted Heart Backdrop: Portrait out of Speckled Eggshell Cardstock and layered that over a Ballet Slippers card base. I also cut Scripty Love out of more Lobster. The rest of the sentiment I stamped and trimmed out with the smallest Everyday Sentiment Banner, split it in two, and arranged beneath the envelopes on my card front. And of course, I finished up with some Stardust Stickles.

This card is also Day 3 of my 2025 Valentine Card Series, so if you'd like to see how it came together, click the video thumbnail below. Or you can also find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Six Ways to Color Pandas

 Hey friends, today I'm back with another video in my Copic Favorites Series. I'm sharing Six Ways to Color Pandas, using the new I Heart Pandas stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I hope this will give you some new ideas and combinations to try as you color these sweet critters. If you're looking for more critter coloring videos, check out the playlist I linked above. This is a series that I hope to continue all throughout this year, so if you have any suggestions for critters you'd like to see me color in an upcoming video, please let me know. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day!

Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop - 2025 Valentine Card Series #2

Hey friends, welcome to Day 4 of the Pretty Pink Posh Product Release Blog Hop! All week incredible designers have been sharing their inspiration using the brand new Valentine release. Scroll down to the bottom of this post for a list of today's participants. And make sure to leave a comment at each spot along the hop, as their are FOUR $30 Gift Certificates up for grabs to a random commenter each day. Comments must be left by 11:59pm PST on 1/15/25. Winners will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh blog.

For my card, I featured the new Valentine Ghost Friends along with the Valentine Icons. I colored the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies. Then I took a piece of Bristol and cut the top and bottom edge with the Doily Borders. I did a simple watercolor wash and stamped a sentiment from Valentine Greetings at the bottom. The rest of the sentiment I white heat embossed onto red cardstock and trimmed into a strip.

Then I took the XOXO Pierced Plate and ran that through my die cutting machine with some pink cardstock. I also stamped a small red heart from Valentine Greetings into each of the Os. I layered my focal panel up with foam tape and adhered the images and sentiment strip with liquid glue. Then I finished off with a sprinkle of hearts from the Strawberry Valentine Mix.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! If you do, please don't forget to like and subscribe! I'll have a few more videos this month using this release. This is also Day 2 of my 2025 Valentine Card Series, so if you love making Valentine cards and are looking for more inspiration, stay tuned!

And now it's time to continue hopping!

(January 9) Blog Hop Day 4

Pretty Pink Posh blog

Amy Tsuruta

Christy Reuling <-----You are here.

Jeanne Jachna

Rebecca Keppel

Meghan Kennihan

Gemma Campbell

And don't forget to check out the new release, which is available as of 1/6/25!

Panda-stic Birthday - Lawn Fawnatics #188

Hey friends, Happy New Year! It's time for our first Lawn Fawnatics challenge of 2025: Let's Celebrate! Since I am always in desperate need of birthday cards this time of year to rebuild my stash, that's what I decided to create, featuring the adorable I Heart Pandas and the I Heart Pandas Add-on. I combined them with accessory images from Yappy Birthday, Elphie Selfie, Party Animal and Car Critters Christmas Add-on. I colored them all with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Next I took the Bamboo Stencils and blended Distress Oxide Ink onto Bristol Cardstock. I used three shades of green: Cracked Pistachio, Lucky Clover, and Pine Needles. Then I took the Foresquare Backdrop: Portrait and cut it out of Speckled Eggshell Cardstock. I popped that up with foam tape over the stenciled background.

For the sentiment, I die cut Oliver's Stitched ABCs out of Barn Red, Guava, and Noble Fir Cardstock to match the Copic coloring. The rest I white heat embossed onto more Noble Fir and trimmed down with the smallest Everyday Sentiment Banner. Then I finished off the card with a little Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see this card came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics challenge blog to check out the rest of the design team's creations, and to link up your own projects and play along. We can't wait to see what you create!

2024 Year in Review - A Look Back at All the Cards I Made This Year

 Hey friends, I just wanted to pop in and share my 2024 Year in Review video, which is a quick look back at the 100+ handmade cards and projects I created this year. I want to thank you all for all the support you've shown me and my channel this year and wish you all a very happy, crafty 2025! I'll see you then!