Year in Review 2020 - My Favorite Handmade Cards

At the end of each year I like to take a look back at all the cards I made during the year and pick my favorites to share in my "year in review" post. I usually choose a favorite of the month to make it easier. I did have a tie in February but that's the only month where I couldn't decide.

I've linked to the original post above each creation, if you'd like to find out more about each card, simply click that link. This year I also noted why I picked each particular card 😀

January

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Using Hero Arts Antique Bee and Flowers and Penny Black Happy Wishes 

I love the earthy tones of this card and the way the background turned out.

February

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Using Penny Black Loads of Love

Can't help but smile when I see this image and I love the red and black color combo and the way the papers compliment each other.

and

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Using PSX Stamp K2883

I love the vintage feel of this card and think the lace is the perfect embellishment here.  

March

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Using Lavinia Stamps

I love how these colors compliment each other and the random way the ink turned out on the background.

April

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Using Penny Black Spontaneous Joy and Blooming Sentiments.

I remember struggling with this card and love how it turned out with the stenciled background and strip of patterned paper at the bottom.

May

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Using Lavinia Stamps

I often struggle creating pretty backgrounds and scenes for my Lavinia fairies (or I don't know where to begin) which is why I don't reach for them more, but absolutely love how this one turned out.

June

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Using : Penny Black Gathering Together and Penny Black Butterfly Garden

I love the way the harlequin patterned paper compliments the collage style image and ink splatters.

July

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Using Penny Black Asking the Flowers, Penny Black Blooming Sentiments and Penny Black Dancing Daisies

This card just makes me smile! Loved mixing "cute" and "brushstroke" on this card. And I think the yellow is so fun and cheerful!

August

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Using Penny Black  Painter's Vase and Blooming Sentiments

Love the inky background on this and the color blue is one of my favorites.

September

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Using Penny Black Garden Friends, Penny Black All Abloom, Penny Black Blooming Sentiments and Penny Black Sprigs

I love how this cute garden scene turned out mixing up "cute" and "floral" stamps. 

October

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Using Penny Black Snowy and Penny Black Season's Gifts

Snowy seems to make my "favorite" list often. I just love how the paper piecing coordinates with the border. And it's a favorite stamp because my husband picked him out for me many years ago :-)

November

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Using  Penny Black Season's Tweeting, Penny Black Christmas Story and Penny Black Season's Gifts

I love how the dotted paper frames the watercolor style image panel.

December

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Using  Scarved Sweeties, Dear Santa and Cone and Berries.

Once again I love the way I used a brushstroke stamp with a cute stamp to create the card. And of course this cutie and sentiment combo just makes me smile.

As you can see I still love my "cute" stamps but have been enjoying playing with inks just the same and I am sure that will continue in the new year. In last years year in review post I mentioned that I didn't do so well with my New Years Resolution of using up more of my patterned papers. I had the same resolution for 2020 and I did a little bit better, since I've cut most of my papers down to 6x6 and now keep them within reach next to my desk. 

For 2021 I'm setting a few crafty resolutions:

• Try some new (to me) techniques or re-discover old ones
• Organize a box of bare rubber stamps so I can actually see what they are
• Continue incorporating patterned papers
• Add some missing Distress Inks to my collection

If you have done a year in review post on your blog, please do let me know in the comments so I can come take a look at what you've been up to in 2020. 

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