Happy New Year!! I am thrilled to be participating in the Seasons Givings blog hop again this year! The hop is in it’s 7th year and is the brainchild of the amazing Latisha Yoast! EVERY stop on this hop is hosting a separate giveaway and there are A LOT of amazing stops so I highly encourage you to take some time to check it all out! 😉 We want to thank you, fabulous readers, for a wonderful year of crafty support and friendship! I’ll have more details about my giveaway and destash at the bottom of this post! 🙂
But first, I wanted to share my favorite cards of 2018! I feel like there’s a healthy mix of colors, mediums, and subjects this year…maybe I’m branching out! 😉 I am incredibly thankful for the opportunities I’ve had this year to work and guest for some of my very favorite companies and you’ll find most of them represented below! 🙂
Click on the photo or link below to be directed to the accompanying blog post!
Interactive Cards with Jess for Simon Says Stamp
Studio Katia March Release Blog Hop
Altenew Build-A-Flower Blog Hop
Simon Says Stamp Good Vibes Release
More from the Hello Bluebird Stamps July Release
More from the Simon Says Stamp September 2018 Card Kit
Mama Elephant Anniversary Stampede
Watercolor Practice with Purple Onion Designs
Glittery String of Lights for Lawn Fawnatics
Lawn Fawnatics Winter Skies Pair-Up
North Star Alcohol Inked Background
Looking forward to 2019, I have a few continuing crafty resolutions. First off, I hope to continue to improve my copic and watercoloring. I also resolve to send more cards each month and continue to develop the crafty friendships I’ve made in this amazing community. Finally I hope to continue making at least 4 videos a month and kicking off a new blog series in a few days! Here’s to keeping our resolutions and lots of crafty success in 2019 to all of us!
DESTASH MYSTERY BOXES:
I was thrilled with the response for my last mystery box destashes for a cause and decided that I’d like to do something similar this time. 100% of the proceeds for this mystery box destash will go to Blue Ridge Wildlife Center which helps orphaned and injured wildlife throughout the Shenandoah Valley.
Based on feedback from my last destash I have a variety of boxes available this time. There are eleven $200 boxes, five $100 boxes, and seven $50 boxes. There’s well more than double the value in each box and they’re packed with product (and some fun surprises!). Shipping within the US is included for the $200 boxes but will be added to the cost of the $50 and $100 boxes. I am also accepting international buyers but you will be responsible for shipping costs to your country (so far shipping appears to be somewhere between $10-50 depending on where it’s going). All items are ‘as is’ and all sales are final.
Most of the time I immediately repackage stamps and dies into storage pockets but I didn’t quite get to all of them over the last few months so you’ll notice that some of the stamps are in storage pockets but have very obviously never been used before. These would be great starter gifts for a new stamper, RAK/giveaway stash boxes, or just boxes to supplement your current collection! You’ll find products from almost all of the major companies (My Favorite Things, Lawn Fawn, Altenew, Concord & 9th, Simon Says Stamp, Ellen Hutson, Hero Arts, Papertrey Ink, Lil’ Inker Designs, Avery Elle, Heffy Doodle, etc.) and I deliberately mixed up the contents of each box so that there’s a good mix of themes and styles in each box! The majority of stamps in each box have been released within the last 8-12 months though there are also a handful of Papertrey Ink vault sets and discontinued Simon stamps scattered amongst the boxes. There are absolutely NO unbranded stamps or dies in any box because I do not purchase them.
If you’re interested in a box or have any questions, please leave a comment here or send me an email at JessicaAFrost@gmail.com. Let me know what country you’re from and which boxes you would like (price and quantity). I will send an invoice via Paypal and it must be paid within 24 hours or I will move to the next person in line. I am also advertising them on Instagram and will check time stamps to make sure that everything is fair. Thanks for your interest!
*NOTE FOR DESIGN TEAM STAMPS: The stamps that I am selling are ones that I purchased/won, not stamps that were provided to me as a design team member for any company – any provided stamps are just added into the boxes as a bonus, since I’m not using them and would like them to have loving homes. 😉
**The above photo is one that I took during my first destash and is not representative of this current destash lot! 😉
To celebrate the Seasons Giving blog hop I am giving away a $35 gift card to Simon Says Stamp! My giveaway is open worldwide and is open for one week! Please leave a comment on my blog letting me know if you have a New Year’s resolution and what it is (if you’re willing to share!) before 11:59 PM EST on January 7th, 2019! The winner will be announced on January 8th on my giveaway winners page!
Below you’ll find the full hop list! Have fun hopping and if this is your first time stopping by my blog, I hope you’ll visit again! You can subscribe to my blog via the widget on the sidebar or find me on YouTube, Facebook, or Instagram! Have a great day and Happy New Year!!
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
Ink Blot Shop
Indigo Jade Art
Sunny Studio Stamps
Paper House Productions
Kraftin Kimmie Stamps
The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
Newton’s Nook Designs
Beth Pingry
Giovana Smith
Dana Joy
Heather Hoffman
Margie Higuchi
Mindy Eggen
Julie Tilman
Cindy Lawrence
Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
Kelly Latevola
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Emily Leiphart
Kristi Goulet
Debi Adams
Tracey McNeeley
Wanda Guess
Ashley Harris
Tracey McLennon
Janine Tinklenberg
Amy Rysavy
Caly Person
Marcie Sharp
Mary-Ann Coulter
Amy Tsuruta
Tricia Barber
Shemaine Smith
Christine Meyer
Lisa Henke
Shellye McDaniel
Kathy Schweinfurth
Yvonne Van Der Grijp
Lynette Kaufmann
Laura Williams
Dana Tatar
Cheiron Brandon
Patti Gilliam
Gracie Chavez
Carisa Zglobicki
Debbie Seyer
Mariana Grigsby
Michelle Woerner
Deborah Saaranen
Lisa Stein
Your cards are fabulous! One of my resolutions is to be more creative.
I am looking forward to what 2019 brings us all! I hope you reach your goals. I enjoy looking at your projects so much. It is so awesome of you that you are doing your destash for a cause. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win the gift card. I can always find something to buy! LOL
It was fun to look back on some of your projects from the year, nice variety. I do not make resolutions, but I would like to craft more consistently this year.
I want to use what I already have. Can you say HOARDING? haha
I have followed you for many years. You are very inspirational and love your coloring. I am working on getting my craft products better organized so I can use more of them. Always learning too. Thanks for your inspiration and your thoughtful heart. Happy New Years!
love that you’re destashing for others! I want to create more this year!
Hello, your North Star card is soooo pretty. I don’t really make New Year’s resolutions since I usually break them anyways, LOL!
My New Year’s Resolution is to finish the crafty projects that I have started. 🙂
Your cards are gorgeous! My new year’s resolution is to get more exercise. It is easy to spend all my free time crafting or reading….
My Resolution is to complete my breast reconstruction surgery. Had trying operations, but want to finish the job and put it behind me.
Happy New Year! I find it surprising that one of your goals is to improve your coloring… your coloring and projects are amazing! But I suppose part of the fun of crafting and coloring is the love of learning new stuff 🌺 My 2019 resolution (focus) is going to be about “living it out” – doing the things that I know I should for my health but also to showing my loved ones how much I care.
Happy New Year Jess!
My year new resolution is to have better health.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! My resolution is to have 5 cards ready for mailing. Wonderful cards, thanks for sharing!!
I don’t really make resolutions, who wants that kind of pressure!?🤣 thanks for all the beautiful inspiration!
Happy New Year! I don’t usually make resolutions anymore because it’s just disappointing when I don’t follow thru!! However, I do have a goal to finish organizing my craft room so I can get more crafting done! I love your creations and I love watching your videos, I am a follower on YouTube.
HI! First time to your blog, your cards are so pretty. thanks for a chance to win!
Have a wonderful year ahead! I hope to learn to be more invested in the artistic process than the outcome.
Thank you for a wonderful year of inspiration. So much of what you have done has really got me inspired this past year. For 2019 I would like to do something creative every day … even if it’s just for 15 minutes
Happy New Year Jessica! Firstly I would like to get my crafty mojo back. This happens every year (insert eye roll emoji). If I keep my wishlist simple for this year, there are 3 things I’d like to accomplish: 1. paint one room in the house. 2. install custom storage in my craft room closet (it’s abnormally shaped so a lot of accrued frustration getting organized). 3. at the very least, get my bay window measured for a UV blind. Installed is a big bonus. If I did one thing, it’s all good. It would be amazing if all 3 happened! Anyways… 😉 Also, mermaid card all the way!!!
Happy New Year. I love your cards. My resolution is not to put things off.
Happy New Year! I hope that 2019 brings you, your husband and all your fur babies all that you wish for. As you know, I adore your cards and really look forward to them appearing in my feed. What would life be without sparkle from Jess??!!! I’ve got a few resolutions…exercise more, eat healthily and really learn more of the craft of card making. Watch videos, take classes and practice, practice, practice.
I love seeing your favorite cards of the year! My new years resolutions is to continue working on improving my health and try to do the best I can with the cards I have been delt.
Your cards are gorgeous and the extra touches you add are genius! I’m going to try to learn different watercolor and coloring techniques for the new year. I am new to card making and would love to add these artistic abilities to my cards. This is the first time for this hop and I’m really enjoying getting to see so much talent!! I hope you have a blessed new year!!
Happy New Year! My resolution is to craft more and take more photographs
Happy New Year! My resolution for this year is to get reorganized! Love all your card designs! Thanks for the chance to win!