Happy New Year!! I am thrilled to be participating in the Seasons Givings blog hop again this year! The hop is in it’s 8th 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 grab a cup of coffee or tea, get comfy, and 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 at the bottom of this post! 🙂
But first, I wanted to share my favorite cards of 2019! I feel like again 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! 🙂I look forward to sharing more with you in 2020 and I’d love to know if there’s something you’d like to see from me next year!
Click on the photo or link below to be directed to the accompanying blog post!
Looking forward to 2020, I have a few continuing crafty resolutions and new adventures to be excited about!! First off, I hope to continue to improve my copic coloring and watercoloring. And in a few weeks I am excited to be launching a new artistic venture: selling my alcohol ink and resin art! Here’s a sneak peek at some of what will be available and you can follow my shop on Instagram for all the launch details! I’ll also be sharing more alcohol ink and resin video tutorials for those of you who’d like to give it a try!
Here’s to keeping our resolutions and lots of crafty success in 2020 to all of us!
To celebrate the Season’s Giving Blog Hop I am giving away a $50 gift card to the crafty shop of your choice!! My giveaway is open worldwide and is open for one week! To enter, please leave me a comment and let me know if any of these cards were favorites of yours this year! Or did you have a different card in mind? Leave your comments before 11:59 PM EST on January 7th, 2020 and the winner will be announced on January 9th!
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!!
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Love the cards!
Love the October hexagons! Thanks for the chance to win your generous prize!
You October and Novembers cards are stunning. I have them both saved in an instagram collection! I am really loving anything on a black background now – the colors just POP!
My favorite card has to be the ME critters reading card becuz I love to read too!
Happy New Year!!!
All your cards are amazing! It’s really impossible choosing only one!!! February, July, August, September, December are simply breathless!!! Stunning colouirng!!!
Arianna
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Your cards always blow me away and I love them all. That said though, the one with the whales really caught my eye, and the shadowbox restaurant card is just too darn cute!
All of your art work is spectacular!! I especially like the florals that you have created.. Happy New Year Ü
Happy New Year!! First-I love all your cards and could NEVER pick one. I do love to watch your alcohol ink videos, though. Fascinates me that you can get it to do what you can do with it. I try and it DOES NOT look like yours!!!
I love the Winter Wonderland card!!
I love that Hexagon die, so that’s gotta be my favorite card <3 And I love your resin work…simply amazing!
Your HELLO card from November is one of my faves. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I love the girl and boy walking in the snow. I have such a hard time coloring people that I avoid using them on my cards even though I’d like to. Thanks for all your creative ideas all year long.
Your work is always beautiful but I am really drawn to the floral designs as I love flowers. The peony on black card is so striking. Thank you for the giveaway and best wishes for a Happy New Year.
Love everything g you make but I’ve been especially enamored with you alcohol art lately!
You are such an inspiration — I adore your work! It’s too hard to pick one! I love your way with color and your cards always burst with beautiful color and popping images!
Since i’m near the beach, i love the January card since it is oceanic themed. : ) Happy New Year.
I love all your cards. But my favorite is the flower on the black cardstock.
That June card background is gorgeous! Love that marble effect! Also the November snowy background…I just wanted to touch it! I am inspired by your use of color on your cards and your crafty experiments on Instagram. 🙂
All your cards are so stunning! It would be way too hard to choose a favorite; each is amazing in its own way/style!
My favorite is June’s Book themed card.
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Thank you for the chance to win giveaways and for all your inspiration! My favorite card is October – can’t resist beautiful flower coloring! Happy New Year!!
I love seeing your Instagram posts watching your videos! Love your beautiful Sheltie! Can’t wat to see more of your inspiration. Congrats on a successful 2019 and best of luck in 2020!!
Am one of your many followers and love your beautiful work!!
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Beverly Jordan
Happy New Year Jess!! I have been following your projects on IG and they are always ending up in my favorites. I also enjoy your alcohol ink art too! Wishing you all the best in 2020 and cant wait to see more projects. Thanks for sharing with us!!
All of these cards are absolutely beautiful. I can see myself making each of these for different reasons & everytime I handmake a card for someone, most appreciate it just as much as I loved making it. Thank you so much for sharing. I can’t wait to see what else you make. Thanks for inspiring me … 2019 was the hardest year, but hoping to get my creativity on for 2020 & this surely helps. Happy crafting!! 🙂🎨☀️