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
Happy New Year! Your cards are lovely. You’re very good at using colors.
I don’t really make resolutions at the beginning of the new year. I prefer to set some goals and then set out to accomplish them. Resolutions seem so absolute. Lol
Hopefully, I’ll find time to travel with my wife though. We like to explore!
Best wishes for a wonderful 2019. Thanks for taking part in the blog hop and giveaway.
I love all your favorite 2018 cards. You have such a fun style. I hope to organize my crazy stamp and die stash so I can find the things I want quickly.
All are gorgeous cards, Jessica My new years resolution is to start a blog. Happy new year !
I would love to get more pictures off my computer (iPhone) and into scrapbooks!
Happy New Year! My resolution is to finish my new craft room and get creating! I love all of your cards and you are using all of my favorite stamp companies!! I am interested in one of the $200 boxes if there are any available or two $100 boxes if the $200’s are all sold! Thank you!
Beautiful cards Jessica. I resolve to stamp from my stash this year.
Love looking through your cards. You constantly inspire me with your beautiful creations. My New Year’s resolutions are similar to most peoples, take better care of my health, lose some weight, etc. But this year I have a motto. Do more! As in do more of what I love; crafting, take some courses, go out to festivals, etc.
Your card review is fabulous – I have loved so many of your cards and many are included above. I have several cardmaking goals this year – one is also to make more videos so need to get planning that. I also have several around “learning” – finishing and taking courses. I would like to make one project a month from learning/taking a class – something that’s totally for me with no deadlines (not DT or GD). Let’s see how that goes! Happy New Year Jess and look forward to your videos, Lisa xx
My resolution is to send at least two cards out each week!
My goal is to mail at least two cards a week!
Gosh, you are so talented! I just love your work! Nope, no new year’s resolutions, I make goals and changes when I want to, not on a defined day. Thanks for the generous chance to win! Happy new year!
Happy New Year. I dont really make resolutions anymore as when i am unable to keep them i get down on myself. I just strive to be a better person in everything that I do.
Happy New Year! My resolution is to
be more “thankful”. We’ve had some setbacks and losses in the last few weeks…which made the Christmas season kind of glum. I have so much to be thankful for in my life and want to always remember that and celebrate the blessings…even during times of setbacks. Thank you for sharing your talent with us!
Happy New Year and thank you for the chance to win! My New Year’s resolution is to stay on my weight loss journey. I’ve recently lost 23 lbs and want to lose about 20 more.
I really admire your work and enjoy following you! Happy New Year!
Love this beautiful background.
Happy New Year and my resolution is to get more exercise like walking more. You cards are very beautiful and your use of color is keen.
Love the cards. I am already fimiliar with many since I am a regular follower of your work. My resolution for 2019 is ACTION.
I haven’t hammered down a new years resolution yet. I think I want to just have monthly focuses this year so it’s easier to work on. This month I really want to get my kids into a solid routine and learn some work ethic (read: have them clean up more of their messes so I don’t have to! 🙂
Your cards are gorgeous! I hope to send more cards this year and to use more of what I have in my craft room to make those cards to mail.
Such beautiful cards and clever techniques! New year resolution: to try and live more in the moment and stress less about the future I can’t control anyway!
My new year’s goal is to slow down and to choose joy!
A lovely set of cards from 2018 Jess!
Love your cards – that lemon/lime one is especially fabulous! No resolution except to keep trying to be kind to all since we don’t know what they are going through. Have a wonderful New Year!
My crafty goal is to try my hands at various card making techniques and also start scrap booking and art journal.