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!

2025 Valentine Card Series - Lawn Fawn Feature

Hey friends, I'm so happy to be over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel today with a sweet card featuring the new I Heart Pandas stamp set and Little Letter dies. I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there, so I hope that you'll check it out! This is also Day 1 of my 2025 Valentine Card Series on my own YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty, so if you'd like to see that, just click the thumbnail below. Thanks so much for watching!

2024 Holiday Card Series #19 - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

 Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be featured over on the Lawn Fawnatics blog with another card for our final challenge of the year! This one combines images from Penguin Party, Snow Cool, Beachy Christmas, Christmas Fishes, Beary Happy Holidays, and Smooth Sailing. For all other details and supplies you can check out my post over there. This is also Day 19, the last video in my 2024 Holiday Card Series! I really hope that you all enjoyed it! I love making Christmas cards and I really put my heart into each and every one. If you'd like to see how this one came together, click the thumbnail below or find the video HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Thanks so much for watching! 

2024 Holiday Card Series #18

Hey friends, welcome to Day 18 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series! For this one I busted out one of my favorite Mama Elephant stamp sets Snow Friends and paired it with some of the scene building elements from BG Wonders of Winter. I colored the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with their matching dies.

Then I chose a couple prints of patterned paper, one to use as my sky, and the rest to layer up on the card base. I glued the trees and the snow to the sky piece and popped that up over the others and added my images with liquid glue. And of course, I finished things off with some Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to watch the whole process of this card coming together, you can click the thumbnail below, or find the video HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I want to wish you all a very merry Christmas! I'll be back on Friday with a New Year's card to close out this year's Holiday Card Series. I hope to see you then!

2024 Holiday Card Series #17

Hey friends, it's Day 17 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series and this one is just so cute! I love these adorable penguin images from Trinity Stamps Frost Bite Cafe. Such a fun and clever stamp set. I stamped them in Jet Black Ink on Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth White Cardstock, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

To really allow the colored images to shine, I decided to keep the background simple, trimming out a snowflake patterned paper with the Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stackables and a snow drift with the Stitched Hillside Borders. I stamped a sentiment in the top right corner and popped the focal panel up over another piece of patterned paper. I finished with a few snowflake sequins and some Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this one came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can also find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! I can't believe that we're nearly at the end of the series for this year! It's definitely bittersweet, since I really love making them, though I am looking forward to spending some time with my family over the Christmas break. Wishing you all a lovely holiday!

2024 Holiday Card Series #16 - Lawn Fawnatics #187

Hey friends, it's time for our FINAL Lawn Fawnatics Challenge of the year! Can you believe it? And of course, we had to end things with some Happy New Year Inspiration. You can use any of the images, colors, or theme to inspire your designs. I, personally, picked up on the blacks, whites, and reds in the photos, which made it perfect for the brand new I Heart Pandas stamp set! 

Because I still needed Christmas cards, I also brought in images from Beachy Christmas, Christmas Dreams, Christmas Fishes, and the Frosty Family Add-on, plus added in a little bow from Scent with Love. I stamped all the images in Jet Black Ink, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Next I die cut the new Bamboo Forest Backdrop: Portrait out of Cilantro Cardstock and added details with Copics. For the background, I blended Festive Berries, Candied Apple, and Aged Mahogany Distress Oxide Ink onto Bristol Cardstock, then layered that behind the bamboo. I also added in two Stitched Hillside Borders snowdrifts.

This card is also Day 16 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series, so if you'd like to see how it all came together, click the video thumbnail below. Or you can find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! I had so much fun playing what these new products and I hope it will inspire you with your own creations. Thanks so much for stopping by!

2024 Holiday Card Series #15

Hey friends, today I've got a fun, Northern lights card for Day 15 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series featuring some super cute penguins. I used Lawn Fawn's Penguin Party, Snow Cool, Yeti or Not, and Beary Happy Holidays to create this scene. I stamped all the images in Jet Black Ink, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the background, I blended Distress Oxide Inks onto Bristol Cardstock, using Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, and Peacock Feathers for the Aurora Borealis, and Black Soot for the night sky. I added a snow drift using the Stitched Hillside Borders and stamped a sentiment from Merry Messages in Peacock Ink. And of course, I added a bit of sparkle with Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope that you enjoy it! Thanks so much for watching. I really appreciate your support! Have a lovely Christmas season!

2024 Holiday Card Series #14

Hey friends, today I'm bringing you an extra sweet card for Day 14 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series. This one uses the amazing gingerbread house from Mama Elephant's Little Agenda Sweets along with the cuties from Little Gingerbread Agenda. And I am so happy with how this one turned out! I colored everything with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the focal panel, I trimmed down a piece of Bristol Cardstock with the Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables. Then I blended on a little Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink and stamped a few snowflakes from Snow Much Fun with Lawn Fawn Merman Ink. I also stamped my sentiment in the top right corner and layered this over some patterned paper to tie in the color palette. And of course, finished with some Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can also find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope that you enjoy it! This card reminds me that I really need to start my Christmas baking ASAP! Eek! Christmas is coming so dang fast. I can't believe it's nearly here. I'm wishing you all the most festive of holiday seasons!

2024 Holiday Card Series #13

 Hey friends, today I've got a cool cat of a card for Day 13 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series! This card features the Newton's Nook Newton's Snowman stamp set. Isn't it so much fun? I don't have the dies for this image, so I stamped it directly onto my focal panel and colored the entire thing with Copic markers, including the sky background. Then I trimmed the panel down with the second largest of the Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stackables.

I wanted to bring in some patterned paper for this card, so I pulled three different designs from the Simple Stories Santa's Village and layered them on a Cilantro card base. I stamped a sentiment in Jalepeño Ink at the top right corner of the focal panel, and popped that up over top with some foam tape, then finished up with a bit of Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, you can click the video thumbnail below, or find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope that you enjoy it! Thank you so much for watching! I'm so honored to have your support. Happy Holidays!

2024 Holiday Card Series #12 - Lawn Fawnatics #186

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this one is extra sweet! It's Coffee, Tea, and Treats! This is another one of my favorites because there's just so many directions you can take it in. But for this card, I wanted to have a scene where mama and baby bear get all their holiday baking done in one day. I pulled in images from Lawn Fawn's Den Sweet Den, A Creature Was Stirring, Holiday Helpers, Christmas Dreams, Treat Cart Add-on: Coffee, S'more the Merrier, Unicorn Picnic, Garden Before 'n Afters, and Purrfectly Wicked.

I colored the images with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies. Then I cut down some 6x6 patterned paper from Let It Shine: Starry Skies and a piece of Light Brown Woodgrain Cardstock with the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables and glued them to a Kraft card base. I added a white strip of cardstock for my baseboard and stamped a sentiment at the top right corner in Jet Black and Lobster Ink.

Then it was time to stage the scene! I adhered all my images with a mix of Scotch 3M Foam Tape and liquid glue. I added a bookshelf and a stool to give the scene a cozy, cottage feel and sprinkled my goodies and ingredients around the bears. I stamped a sentiment on the inside of the card with Walnut Ink and finished up with a little Stardust Stickles for some sparkle and shine.

This card is also Day 12 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series, so if you'd like to see how it 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! Also, don't forget to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics blog to see what the rest of the team has created for this challenge and link up your own projects to play along. I bet they're going to be sweet! Thanks so much for stopping by!

2024 Holiday Card Series #11

Hey friends, happy Black Friday! I hope all of my friends here in the U.S. had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday. Now that there are no more holidays left before Christmas, I am really feeling the pressure to get our Christmas cards done! So today I'm bringing you Day 11 of my Holiday Card Series using an oldie but a goodie stamp set, Winter Woodland by Pretty Pink Posh. I colored the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Next I created my sky, blending Tumbled Glass, Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough, Broken China, Uncharted Mariner, and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Inks onto a panel of Bristol Cardstock in a bit of a streaky pattern. Then I trimmed down the panel with the largest of the Lawn Fawn Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables and added two Stitched Hillside Border snowdrifts. I added a sentiment from Pretty Pink Posh Holiday Greetings, and finished with a bit of Stardust Stickles.

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! And I so appreciate you being here. Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a lovely holiday season!

2024 Holiday Card Series #10

Hey friends, today I'm so happy to bring you Day 10 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series! Similar to Day 6, this card also features Mama Elephant's The Nutcracker and Cozy Christmas. That's because these two cards were originally planned to be filmed in one video! But I quickly realized that the coloring of all the wonderful details was going to take too long, so I split them up. In that way, today's video is a little bit of a Part 2, though certainly they can be viewed individually and separate from the other.

So I colored the images with Copics and trimmed them out with their matching dies. Then I brought in layers of Mintay patterned papers and Vellum for my background, added a Scripty Xmas sentiment, and popped the focal panel up with foam tape. I adhered my images and finished with a sprinkle of clear sequins and some Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this one came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. And stay tuned to the end of the video to see a side-by-side comparison of both cards! I think they each turned out unique, while sharing a few similarities. I hope you like them both! Thanks so much for stopping by!

2024 Holiday Card Series #9 - Lawn Fawn Feature

 Hey friends, today I am so thrilled and honored to be featured over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel with a fun and festive all dies card using Book Collection. This one definitely brings together my two big passions: reading and card making! I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there, so be sure to check that out. This is also Day 9 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series, so if you'd like to see how it came together, click on the video thumbnail below, or find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Have a lovely weekend!

2024 Holiday Card Series #8 - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hey friends, today I'm excited to be featured over on the Lawn Fawnatics blog with another card for our Holiday Critters challenge. This one features the adorable snow dog and snow cat, along with their entire Frosty Family and Frosty Family Add-on crew! For all other supplies and details, check out my post over there. This is also Day 8 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series! To see how this one came together, click the thumbnail below, or you can find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Lawn Fawnatics #185 - 2024 Holiday Card Series #185

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, and this is one of my favorites of the entire year, Holiday Critters! There is just something so festive about animals celebrating the season. For this card, I started out with the Simply Celebrate Santa stamp set, and added in images from Ho-Ho-Holidays and Holiday Helpers. I colored the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with their matching dies.

For the background, I started by blending Distress Oxide Inks directly onto my Blue Jay card base. I used Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot to create a night sky, and splattered some white acrylic paint to create stars. Then I trimmed part of my sentiment out of Barn Red and Noble Fir Cardstock with Finley's ABCs. The rest, I white heat embossed onto Narwhal Cardstock.

For the house, I used Sage Leaf Cardstock, and for the roof, alternating rows of Narwhal and Storm Cloud. I added snowdrifts using the Stitched Simple Wavy Borders, and a chimney left over from a previous Lawn Fawn project using the brick wall stencil. I put it all together and finished the card with a bit of sparkle from Stardust Stickles.

This card is also Day 7 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series! So if you'd like to see how it came together, click the thumbnail below, or you can also find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Also, don't forget to visit the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to see what the rest of the designers have created to inspire you, and to link up your own projects to play along!

2024 Holiday Card Series #6

Hey friends, it's time for Day 6 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series and I had so much fun with this one. I love the story of The Nutcracker, so I was thrilled when Mama Elephant recently came out with this stamp set! I've been super excited to bring this one to life, and today was the day! I combined it with images from Busy Elves and Cozy Christmas, stamped them all in Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Next I pulled out some patterned papers from the Mintay Merry & Joy Add-on paper pad. I used one print for the focal panel, which I trimmed down with one of the Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables and stamped a sentiment on the middle right using Scripty Xmas. The other two prints I layered on my card base, and added a sheet of Vellum over top for a soft, filtered effect. Then I popped up the focal panel with foam tape, adhered my images, and finished with a sprinkling of Clear Sequins and some Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click the thumbnail below, or you can also find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. And if you've missed any of the previous days in this year's Holiday Card Series, you can access the entire playlist using the link above. Thanks so much for watching! I really hope you enjoy it. Have a great day!

Fawny Holiday Week - 2024 Holiday Card Series #5

It's Fawny Holiday Week over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel! It's going to be a super fun week FULL of holiday inspiration surrounding all things Lawn Fawn. Each day there will be a new video and a GIVEAWAY too! So make sure you check back often for your chance to win some goodies and to simply be inspired.

It's my honor and privilege to get to help kick off Day 1 with the first video! I just adore polar bears, so I wanted to make a fun Christmas card featuring the cubs from Snow Much Fun and Den Sweet Den combined with Treat Cart. I also added in accessory images to complete the scene from Treat Cart Add-on: Coffee, Holiday Helpers, and A Creature Was Stirring. I colored them with Copic markers and trimmed them out with their matching dies.

Then I created a focal panel by cutting down some Candy Cane Lane 6x6 patterned paper for my sky, and adding two Stitched Hillside Borders snowdrifts. I stamped my sentiment on the bottom one in Merman Ink. Then I popped that up with foam tape over two layered prints of patterned paper for a fun, peppermint polar party! I added a few Clear Sequins and some Stardust Stickles to finish it off.

This card is also Day 5 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series on my own YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty, so come check it out! And if you've missed any other videos in the series this far, you can click the link above to take you to the full playlist. Or you can find today's video HERE. I really hope you enjoy today's video and all of Fawny Holiday Week! Thanks so much for stopping by!

2024 Holiday Card Series #4

Hey friends, today I'm excited to bring you Day 4 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series! And this one is kind of a bonus because I'm actually creating TWO cards, instead of my usual one. I could not wait to ink up my new Mama Elephant Elephant Cheer stamp set. These little guys are the cutest! I colored up four of the six and two of the trees with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with their matching dies.

These cards both feature three different prints of patterned paper from the Simple Stories Santa's Village 6x8 pad, two on the card base and one in the background serving as my wallpaper. For the floor, I used a strip of Lawn Fawn Woodgrain Cardstock, and stamped a greeting onto an Everyday Sentiment Banner. Then I popped up a Flirty Scallop Frame to encapsulate my scene and finished with a bit of Stardust Stickles.

I also finished off the insides of these cards with the opposite sentiment and one of the two remaining elephant images. They were too adorable not to use them all! You can check out 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 watching!

2024 Holiday Card Series #3 - Lawn Fawnatics #184

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this time we've got a pretty Holiday Inspiration photo and color palette to inspire you. For my card, I really wanted to ink up the adorable, new Cheesy Christmas. These mice are just so cute! I combined a bunch of stamp sets to pair with them, including Holiday Helpers, A Creature Was Stirring, Christmas Dreams, and Fly High. I colored all of the images with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the background, I cut down some Candy Cane Lane 6x6 patterned paper and Light Brown Woodgrain Cardstock with the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables to be my wallpaper and floor, then added a thin strip of white cardstock for my baseboard. I glued that to a Kraft card base and adhered my images over top. Then I stamped a sentiment onto a Simple Wavy Banner and added that to the top right and trimmed off the excess. And of course, I finished things off with a bit of Stardust Stickles.

This card is Day 3 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series, so I hope you'll check out the video tutorial, either by clicking the thumbnail below or finding it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! I had so much fun creating this one. Also, be sure to visit the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to check out the rest of the design team's Holiday Inspiration and to link up your own projects to play along. We can't wait to see what you create!