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
Thank you for the chance to win. My resolution is to work on my very poor health.
My resolution this year is to focus on my physical and mental health. Thanks for the chance!
Beautiful cards! You are so creative! My goal is to spend less time on electronic and more time crafting. Thanks for the fun and happy 2019.
I remember a lot of those cards. My hope for this new year is to create more. To use up some of my stash. Thanks.
Do you have any $50 boxes available??? If so, please email me paypal info. Thx! Love your cards!!!
Oops!!! Cathy Oliver…..USA
Happy New Year Jess, my goal for this year is to spend more time on my crafting and start early with my Christmas cards, I was so late past year that I didn’t finish the amount I wanted.
Your work is very amazing! Thank you for sharing! This year my resolution is to be more organized!
For crafting my new years resolutions are to start making interactive cards and of course to make more time for crafting.
Your cards are incredible-especially the faux ink wash one. I had to visit the original post to read about it. I remember that dragon card. I loved it at the time and I still do. That dragon is so cute.
Thank you for the chance to win your prize. Your cards are stunning! My goal for this year is to really embrace the craft of card making – I’m new at this, so looking forward to this so much!
Happy New Year to everyone!!!
Love your awesome set of cards!!!
My Crafty goal for 2019 is to improve my colouring technique with Copics. Thanks for this chance to win! Arianna
Thanks for your inspiration! One of my New Years resolutions is to do 100 scrapbook pages before National Scrapbook Day!
Thank you for the inspiration all year long. I follow you on YT and IG and look forward to your projects. I am really striving for balance in 2019 ~ the last part of 2018 has posed some serious health challenges that could have been avoided or diminished by a regular routine taking care of myself and working out…so that is 2019!!!
Happy New Year! Love all the cards that you choose. My New Year’s resolution is to just be healthier – eat better, exercise more, and get enough sleep.
Great cards you picked:-)
Thanks for the chance to win and happy 2019, I don’t have any specific resolutions, I just set my goals on the go:-)
Happy New Year! No New years resolutions here, but I want to make more Christmas and masculine cards this Year.
Hi Jessica and Happy New Year! I love what you are doing for the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center. What a great heart you have. I admire you for creating your own stunning backgrounds for your cards. I could’t pick a favorite if I had to! Me…the 1st thing I grab is the patterned paper. So……my goal for this year is to learn different coloring techniques with Copics, watercolors, alcohol inks, etc. I am subscribed to your YT channel so there is no excuse for not trying LOL!! I hope 2019 is full of happiness and sparkles for you!
I need to be tidy so that I will have more time to craft, that’s my resolution! Thanks for the chance to win xxx.
My crafty goal for 2019 is to be more consistent. I want to be more consistent in posting to Instagram my creations; and when I do, I give the short recipe for what I use. I just need to turn those posts into blogs, because that I haven’t done those in a while. My goal is to join a Design Team in 2020.
I love your work! Your watercoloring is awesome!
First time to your blog. Love all the cards.
My New Years resolution is to stop hording pretty papers and use them up.
Simply delightful cards! You never fail to inspire! My goal is to take care of myself by eating better and visiting the gym!
Happy New Year! My resolution is to learn to take some time for me…slow down and enjoy the crafting 🙂