A Year In Review For 2022 Blog Hop

 

 

Hello and welcome.  I hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas and have enjoyed being with family and friends.  I have decided to co-host this year's Year In Review blog hop put on by Elliebelle's Corner.  I have several favorite projects but will only share my Top 10 for now.

1)  First up is a card made for the Cat Lovers Hop in October - Singing The Song Of Our Peoples using some old Rubbernecker stamps I've had for a decade or more and never used.

2)  Next up is another Cat Lovers Hop card from October using a digital from Impression Obsession - A Cat In The Hat Jack.

 

3) Next I have a card that was made for the 2022 Dare To Get Dirty Challenges in July over on Splitcoaststampers - Boho Bull.   Definitely a favorite since I learned a new technique that I really like.

 

 

4)  Next up is another card I made in July using a digital from Impression Obsession.  The coloring turned out better than I thought it would - Classic Truck 

5) Next is another Impression Obsession digital image I made in July - Old Fishing Hole  

6)  Next is a card I made back in August while dealing with some personal and health issues - Wildlife Babies.  I really love how it turned out especially with all of the "outside stuff" I was dealing with at the time.

 

 7.  Next is a card made in June using my retired clear stamps from The Cat's Pajamas - Oh What Fun 

 

8.  Next up is a card I made in May using another Impression Obsession digital stamp as part of the #cardsforukraine card drive - Another Sunflower For Ukraine

 

9.  April brought out my lighthouse images and another Impression Obsession digital stamp is a favorite - Spring Lighthouse  I absolutely LOVE how this card turned out.  My mother and I both loved lighthouses.  She passed away in 1991 from breast cancer and I was thinking of her a lot while coloring it.

 

10.   Now I love a good snarky card, and when I saw this stamp set from Whimsy in April, I knew I just had to have it, AND the family member that would be receiving this card at Christmas .

11.  In March, I played along with the Virtual Stamp Night challenges over at Splitcoaststampers.com.  For one of the challenges, I used this image from Gracielle Design - I Am The Resurrection And The Life 

12.  January saw me seriously try out stenciling to use on cards using some stencils from Picket Fence Studios, and found I really liked how they turned out - Rockin' Wishes

Blog Hop Participants: 

Bonnie from Stamping in the Light (that's me!)

Brenda from Floral Fantasies 

Debbie from Secrets to Stamping

Diane from Nellie's Nest  

Ellie from Ellibelle's Corner

Helene from Mummylade 

Hilary from Fidding About 

Joanne from My Slices of Life

Melissa from The Stamping Ninja 

Rachel from Slow Down, Enjoy and Create 

Sara from Sassy's Cards and Gifts

 

Sue from Just Peachy Stamping

 

I invite you to also participate by linking up your own year in review post using the linky tool as it will be open for only one week.  Please remember ONLY a year in review post.  No other blog posts as they will be deleted.

 Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and a safe Happy New Year.  May 2023 bring you joy, smiles, laughter and lots of creating.  ;)

Challenge 2251

 

 Sponsored by Polkadoodles

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Hello and welcome.  Today starts a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  This week we're being sponsored by Polkadoodles and I would like to thank them for sponsoring our challenge this week and for providing images for the design team to use.  My card uses the Bella Bear Ice Skating image.

After printing it out onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using both Lyra and Castle Arts pencils, before stippling some Adirondack espresso ink using my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios.  I then lightly stippled some Tim Holtz tumbled glass and tattered rose distress inks to make it look like Bella Bear was skating in an early morning fog before layering and adding brads.  I then took a Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder and my big shot dry embossed the card and two strips of scrap card stock before sanding everything to give a distressed look.  I then added my layered image using pop up glue dots.  As an afterthought, I ran a fingernail along the edge of the layered image and distressed it more.  I then added some bakers twine and a glittered prima flower before adding parts of a bridal confetti flower that were colored light green to look like leaves.  The final touches were 3D glaze pens highlighting parts of the image and ice stickles for the skirt.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #45 - Use Your NBUS (image)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join in our challenge this week over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  

Stamps: Polkadoodles

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Tattered Rose; Adirondack Espresso

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, PFS Blending Brushes, Primas, Sanding Block, Pearl Bling, Glue Dots, Pop Up Glue Dots, Bakers Twine, Brads, 3D Glaze Pens, Ice Stickles.

 

 

PIP Challenge 2250

 Sponsored by SheepSki Designs

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Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we are being sponsored by  Sheepski Designs.  I would first like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing images for the design team to use.

After printing out my image onto white Hammermill card stock, I colored it using both Lyra and Castle Arts pencils before stippling Tim Holtz walnut stain and old paper distress inks using myPicket Fence Studios blending brushes to give the image an antique, or vignette, feel before layering and setting aside.  The card was dry embossed using Sizzix Tim Holtz woodgrain embossing folder with my big shot before stippling walnut stain and picket fence distress inks until I was happy with how it looked before adding the layered image panel.  I then die cut multiple pieces of scrap card stock using my Impression Obsession pine branch and pine sprig cluster dies before stippling spruce and walnut stain inks over the die cut pieces.  I then punched several more scrap pieces using my Martha Stewart  fern/hydrangea/pine sprig punches then stippling ink over those as well.  I then started adding my cut pieces to the card using glue dots before highlighting the floral centers using crystal ice stickles.  As a final touch, I added some glossy accents to the ale glasses to highlight the alcohol a bit.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #45 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Snippets Playground #443 - Use Those Snippets/Scraps 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 49 - Anything Goes Coloring 

CD Sunday Plus #100 - Anything Goes Digital (image)

Digi Choosday Wk 49 - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join in the challenge this week.

Stamps: Sheepski Designs

Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain, Picket Fence, Old Paper; Stampin Up Spruce

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, MS Punches, IO Dies, Ice Stickles, PFS Blending Brushes, Brads, Glue Dots, TH Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Ranger Glossy Accents.

Boston Tea Party

 Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card made for the new Ways to Use It Time Travelers challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.com.  For my card, I decided to go with a Boston Tea Party inspiration and pulled out a set I had bought from The Cat's Pajamas during their stamp clearance called Ship Happens.  TCP currently has the set in digital form.  

After stamping my images on scrap Hammermill white card stock, I colored them using both Prismacolor and Copic  markers before stippling some tumbled glass distress ink over a slimline cloud stencil from Picket Fence Studios.  Taking some scrap light blue card stock, I used an old wave die-namic from My Favorite Things to create my waves before layering and adding brads.  The card was dry embossed using an old Cuttlebug divine swirl embossing folder with my big shot then lightly stippled more of the tumbled glass distress ink over it.  The only other embellishments are some silver/white bakers twine, crystal ice stickles and highlighted parts of the image using Castle Arts glitter gel pen all from my stash.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #45 - Use Your NBUS (image, bakers twine) 

Splitcoaststampers WT926 - Time Travelers (inspired by Boston Tea Party)

Outlawz Festive Fridays Nov 25 - Dec 8 - Shades of Blue 

The Male Room #169 - Transportation (sailing)

Paper Funday #48 - Anything Goes Optional Twist Holiday Time (anything goes) 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 573 to 574 - Anything Goes Uplifting (saying)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, PFS Slimline Cloud Stencil, PFS Blending Brushes, MFT Wave Die-Namic, Ice Stickles, Brads, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Glitter Gel Pens, Bakers Twine

Woodblock Wednesday

 

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is another Woodblock Wednesday challenge.  I'm loving these fun monthly challenges because it's forcing me to pull out those wood stamps and actually use them instead of collecting them.  

I've had this Garfield© stamp for, what seems like, ages.  I found it at my local Michael's but the saying I found in an online store years ago. The card uses the coffee bean trio from a retired Stampin Up Espress Yourself set.

 

I started out by stamping Garfield, and the saying, in memento tuxedo black on some scrap white card stock before coloring using Castle Arts pencils.  Once my image panel was layered, I added some faux brads since I didn't have any matching ones so I just made my own.  My card is stamped in Tim Holtz broken china distress ink before stippling the edges in the same ink.  Once my card was finished, I added my layered image panel before adding some prima flowers with ice stickles centers and some blue fiber around the edge.  I'm happy with how this turned out considering I've been dealing with migraines and some health challenges lately.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

Woodblock Wednesday - Use Those Wood Block Stamps 

Through The Craft Room Door Dec 6 2022 - Anything Goes 

Critter Crazy #69 - Anything Goes With A Critter (Garfield)

Show Us Your Pussycats #84 - Anything Goes With A Cat (Garfield)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Rubber Stampede (Garfield); Art Impressions (saying); Stampin Up (coffee bean)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Broken China

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, PFS Blending Brushes, Fibers, Prima Flowers, Glue Dots, Ice Stickles, 3D Glaze Pens

 

#woodblockwednesday

PIP Challenge 2248

Sponsored by

 PIP CHALLENGES

The prize will be a $10 Gift Certificate from

 

 

Hello and welcome.  I hope everyone in the United States had a fabulous Thanksgiving holiday.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week our prize is a $10 gift certificate to Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps.  Since my family likes to read I decided to make some bookmarks using two of Sweet N Sassy Stamps sets: Time Well Spent and Pawsome Pals.

I started out by stamping two bookmarks using Time Well Spent in PTI chocolate ink onto a pre-made bookmark from my stash before stippling Tim Holtz old paper and tea dye distress inks over/around them.  I then stamped two more bookmarks using the Pawsome Pals in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring using Lyra and Castle Arts pencils.  Once the coloring was finished, I stippled old paper and tea dye distress inks around those images.  After sliding them all into some protective plastic sleeves I've had for years, I added some vanilla tassles to finish them off.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #44 - Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great week and don't forget to join in our  challenge this week.

Stamps: Sweet N' Sassy

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Old Paper, Tea Dye; PTI Dark Chocolate

Card Stock: Pre-Made Vanilla Bookmarks

Accessories: PFS Blending Brushes, Tassles, Plastic Bookmark Sleeves, Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 Hello and welcome.  Just stopping by to wish everyone, in the United States, a Happy Thanksgiving. May you take time today to reflect on what you're most thankful for.  For me, I'm thankful for my family, my faith, my craft that helps keep me from going completely crazy, the rain California desperately needs, and for all of you who visit my blog and take time to leave comments.  Thank you.  May you have a wonderful day filled with love and thankfulness.

Awesome, Strong and Hot

 Hello and welcome.  First, I'd like to thank everyone for the well wishes for my husband.  He is doing a lot better.  My nerves are still messed up, and I still have a massive migraine, so.....I've been making a whole lot more cards to try and keep my mind occupied and calm the nerves; despite my migraine.  It's amazing how coloring calms you down even when coloring through somewhat closed eyes.  So I have a couple of cards to share with you today both for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

 

First up is a card made using a set from The Cat's Pajamas called Tea Time.  Now I have the retired clear set, but the digital version can be found here. I mean, you gotta love Sprinkle, right?  After stamping my images in memento tuxedo black ink onto Hammermill white card stock, I pulled out my prismacolor and copic markers to color the image before stamping the saying then layering.  I went with a black/white color theme, with just a pop of pink to keep it simple. After adding some faux brads I lightly stippled some Tim Holtz tattered rose distress ink before adding a felt pink bow and highlighted parts of the Sprinkle using 3D glaze pens.

 

Challenges entered:

 

Coffee Loving Cardmakers - Fall/Winter Blog Hop 

Double D Challenges Nov 16 - Hot Beverages 

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday November - Anything Goes 

Shopping Our Stash #483 - Buttons and Bows (Brads/Eyelets)

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #222 - J Is For Juvenile (snarky kids tea party )

Crazy For Cats #1 - Anything Goes (featuring Sprinkle Cat)

 

 

Double D Challenges

 

 

My second card uses a digital image, Gnome Sweet Gnome, from Angie Blom Digital Designs and is colored using Lyra and Castle Arts pencils.  Once the coloring was finished, I layered it and added some button brads from my stash.  My card is dry embossed using a Cuttlebug pumpkin harvest embossing folder and my big shot with Tim Holtz fired brick distress ink stippled over the embossed images.  Once my image panel was added to the card, I color spritzed a garden green marker over the image panel. 

Challenges entered:

 

Coffee Loving Papercrafters - Fall/Winter Blog Hop 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #44 November - Use Your NBUS (image)

A Place To Start November #202211 - Anything Goes Optional Words Of Thanks (anything goes)

The Four Seasons November - Anything Goes Fall (see pic) (inspired by colors plus leaves)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 569-570 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 45 - Anything Goes Coloring 

 

The Four Seasons

 

 A Place To Start

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great rest of your week.  

Strong and Hot Card

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Distress

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, PFS Blending Brush, Black Gel Pen, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens

Gnome Coffee Card

Stamps: Angie Blom Digital Designs

Ink: Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Brads, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Color Spritzer, SU Garden Green Marker, Glue Dots, PFS Blending Brush

 

 

Peace Be With You

 Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share another Christmas card made for a few challenges.  Since I've already finished my cards for this year, I'm starting on next years.  For my card, I've pulled out one of my favorite stamps.  I love ©Peanuts, and just have to have at least one each made year.

I started out by stamping the main image on a Hammermill white card stock scrap before coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers then layered it.  After adding some red button brads, I added it to a red card stamped using a retired Stampin Up holly jumbo wheel.  The saying was stamped on another scrap, layered, brads added before highlighting the saying using a black gel pen.  After adhering it using pop up glue dots, I added some ice stickles to the tree ornaments for some sparkle.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #44 - Use Your NBUS (holly wheel, peace saying)

Splitcoaststampers Fan Club November Christmas Challenge - At The Movies (must be a fan club member to participate)

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #620 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Christmas Kickstart #68 - Trees, Trees, Trees (Charlie Brown tree)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 569 to 570 - Anything Goes Uplifting (saying)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Stampabilities; Stampin Up; Katie & Co (saying)

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Tattered Rose

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, Ice Stickles, Pop Dots, Black Gel Pen

Sending Warm Thoughts

 

Hello and welcome. I've been on a roll right now (still trying to focus on something other than my health and my husbands) so I have another card to share for the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Blog Hop.  Only this time, I decided to make my card completely from scrap card stock.

 

I started out by stamping my image from Stampin Up's Like It A Latte (retired) stamp set on scrap vanilla card stock in PTI dark chocolate ink before stamping the "steam" in Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink.  Once the image was layered onto more scrap card stock, I added some faux brads before stamping the coffee beans also in PTI dark chocolate ink onto a scrap espresso card.  The saying was then stamped in memento tuxedo black, layered, then added to the card.  Faux brads were then added to my layered saying before adding some dark chocolate to the sides of the card using a direct-to-paper technique.

Challenges entered:

 

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Blog Hop 

Snippets Playground #441 - Use Those Snippets (whole card is snippets)

Retro Rubber # 195 - You Had Me At Ombre \

Outlawz Festive Friday Nov 11 to Nov 24 - Anything Goes Theme 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stuff (stamp set)

Word Art Wednesday Wk 569-570 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Path of Positivity #106 - Anything Goes Positive Optional Celebrate Simple Things In Life (coffee)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and rest of your week.

Stamps: Stampin Up

Ink: PTI Dark Chocolate; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Scrap/Snippets

Accessories: Small Hole Punch, Bearly Arts Glue, Glue Dots

 

Pumpkin Spice Everything....Absolutely!!

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Second post today.  To see my Let It Snow card, please scroll down one.

 

I'm back with my second card for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Hop using an image from sponsor Not2Shabby.  My card uses one of their digital products, Pumpkin Spice Everything, which I have to agree with.  It's no secret that I love me a Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks, pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies, anything with pumpkin/pumpkin spice in.  If I could get away with it, I'd have pumpkin pie for breakfast, lunch and dinner plus dessert every day of the week.  IF I could get away with it without the the "holiday plus 15" curse. 

I started out by printing my image onto hammermill white card stock, making the image small enough to fit on to an ATC or into a 3 5/8" x 6.5" envelope.  Today I'm going with the small envelope.  I decided to color the image using both prismacolor and copic markers with Castle Arts pencils to highlight parts of the image.  Once the coloring was finished, I layered it onto scrap card stock before stamping my background using a retired Stampin Up set Fall Whimsy in pumpkin pie ink.  After stippling the ink around the edges of my card, I added some faux brads to finish up my card.

Challenges entered:

 

Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #44 - Use Your NBUS (image)

The Four Seasons Fall - November Anything Goes (see image below)

Paper Funday #47 - November Anything Goes Optional Colors of Autumn 

Gem Of a Craft Wk 23 - Anything Goes 

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Thanks/Thanksgiving 

Jan's Digital Stamp November - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 569-570 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Not2Shabby; Stampin Up

Ink: Stampin Up Pumpkin Pie

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Scraps

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Castle Arts Pencils, Small Hole Punch, Bearly Arts Glue, PFS Blending Brush

PIP Challenge 2246

 

 Sponsored by

Jan's Digi Stamps

 

Jan's Digi Stamps Challenges

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we are being sponsored by Jan's Digital Stamps.  I would first like to thank them for their sponsorship and for providing the design team with images to use.  For my card, I am using the Snow Globe Snow Family set.

I started out by combining the snow globe and saying in a watermark program before printing onto Hammermill white card stock.  I then colored the family using Lyra and Castle Arts pencils before stippling some Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress inks around it then layering and adding some faux brads.  My card was made using a Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder with my Big Shot before stippling the tumbled glass distress ink over the embossed images and the edges of the card.  I then added my image panel using glue dots before adding some snowflake sequins I've had in my stash for years.  The final touches were ice stickles and some silver/white thread around the card.

Challenges entered:

 

 Jan's Digital Stamps November - Anything Goes

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #44 - Use Your NBUS 

Peace On Earth #27 - Anything Goes (See Inspiration Board) (inspired by snow/snowman)

Use Your Stuff #471 - Winter/Snow (snowmen, snow sequins/embossing folder)

CD Sunday Plus #98 - Anything Goes Digital

Digi Choosday Wk 45 - Anything Goes

 

 

Peace On Earth

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and why not join in the challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.

Stamps: Jan's Digital Stamps

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Sequins, Glue Dots, Ice Stickles, Small Hole Punch, Thread, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Big Shot, PFS Blending Brushes

Have A Furry Christmas

Hello and welcome.  Happy Caturday to you.  Well, I've had enough excitement to last a while already.  I had to call EMS out to help me get my husband out of diabetic shock.  Blood sugars were way too low.  It took a while, even with their help, to get his blood sugars up again.  My husband, of course, refused to go to theSo now, I'd like to share a quick, cute little card I made using scrap card stock and a couple of embellishments and this cute Furry Christmas set from Simon Says Stamp that I won.

I started out by stamping the dogs/cat in memento tuxedo black ink onto a Hammermill white scrap before coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers.  I then highlighted parts of the image using Castle Art glitter gel pens before layering and adding some faux brads before setting aside.  My card is made using a long red scrap from a previous project with a paw print background I made using a retired Stampin Up paw tracks wheel and Tim Holtz fired brick distress ink.  After I stippled the ink around the edges of the card, I added my image panel.  I then stamped the saying on another white scrap before going over the saying in a black gel pen then fussy cutting out before popping up using pop dots.  After adding a small silver bow, my card was finished.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #44 November - Use Your NBUS (stamp image)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stash (paw prints wheel)

Show Us Your Pussycats #83 - Anything Goes Cats (image in middle)

The Holly and Ivy Christmas #127 - Anything Goes Christmas

Crafty Calender Challenge November - Anything Goes

Splitcoaststampers IC884 - Chapters Indigo Christmas (see pic)

 

Chapters Indigo Christmas Snow Globe Woodland Animals 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp; Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress 

Card Stock: Scraps

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Castle Arts Gel Pens, Pop Dots, Silver Bow, Bearly Arts Glue, Small Hole Punch, PFS Blending Brush