BYSHC SPRING INTO CHRISTMAS 2026 LINKY PARTY

 Hello, my friends! It's time to SPRING INTO CHRISTMAS with the team at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers!

As you can see on the pretty new graphic that Crystal created, the linky party starts today and runs through the 17th. That's a full week of Christmas and holiday card making fun! And let's not forget the list of fabulous sponsors who are offering prizes!

Tawny Owl Paperie

Unity Stamp Co.

Angie Blom Digital Designs

QT Cards with Mom

Jaded Blossom

RAM Stamps

A Colorful Life Designs

Not 2 Shabby

Digi Doodle Studios

Gina K. Designs

Club Scrap

Twiddler's Nook

Pajama Crafter Stamps

The Greeting Farm

Lawn Fawn

Creative Worship Stamps

Pink & Main

Taylored Expressions

Crafty Stamp Co.

Newton's Nook Designs

Isn't that a great bunch of sponsors? 😄

To start things off, I created this card using products from 3 of our linky party sponsors.

 The Snow stencil is from A Colorful Life Designs, and the white glitter snowflakes were die cut using the Mini Snowflakes set from Lawn Fawn. All of the inks I used are from Gina K. Designs. I started off by heavily inking "Let it snow!" with In The Navy and lightly inking the snowflakes with Sea Glass. After I cleaned the ink off the stencil, I replaced it on top of the panel and covered the snowflakes in Recollections brand white glitter paste. When the paste was dry, I die cut the stenciled panel with one of the Wonky Stitched Rectangles from Whimsy Stamps. Since it really bugs me when the insides of letters are missing (even though I know they can't be part of the stencil), I used a white gel pen to add the centers of the "e's" and "o's." It isn't perfect, but it made me happy to add the letter centers back in! 😊 The Mini Snowflakes were sprinkled in where I thought they looked good, and I glued the panel onto a slightly larger navy mat.

I think this card would be perfect for any type of winter holiday card, even for a winter birthday!

OK, now it's your turn to start building your 2026 Christmas card stash, if you haven't already...come join us at the {BYSHC} blog and add your makes to the linky party!  It's really a win/win situation...you get to increase your Christmas card stash, AND you have a chance to win one of the many amazing prizes being offered by the sponsors!  What are you waiting for?  LET'S GO!

💖 ~ Marie 💖

{BYSHC} FALLING FOR THE HOLIDAYS 2025 LINKY PARTY

 

Hello crafty friends! It's Fall, which means it's time for the Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party, WOOT, WOOT! If you are worried about the size of your Christmas/holiday card stash, then this linky party is for YOU! We have a HUGE line up of fabulous sponsors, so you don't want to miss a chance to win one of the prizes! (I have highlighted the sponsors whose products I used on this card.)

Tawny Owl Paperie

QT Cards With Mom

Unity Stamp Co.

Angie Blom Digital Designs

Crafty Stamp Co.

RAM Stamps

Creative Worship Stamps

Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps

Gina K. Designs

Lawn Fawn

Digi Doodle Studios

Not 2 Shabby

Taylored Expressions

Jaded Blossom

Twiddler’s Nook

A Colorful Life Designs

Club Scrap

Von Marie Design

Kat Scrappiness

Pink & Main

Newton's Nook Designs

Pajama Crafter Stamps

In Love With Paper - Cindy Messer

Markers, Ink & Paper - Cathy Preissing

Therm O Web

Another Card Maker? - Marie Bingaman

My first card features a gorgeous stencil from sponsor A Colorful Life Designs called Baroque Swirl Snowflake.

I decided to try my hand at ink blending a stenciled design on patterned paper, and thought that Gina K's Powder Blue and In the Navy inks went perfectly with this pretty blue plaid paper from Lawn Fawn.  

A snowflake this size really needs to be showcased on a square card, IMO, so I used the 5x5 Card Die Layers from My Creative Time to die cut the scalloped square layer and the zigzag stitched layer. The sentiment is from the Simon Says Stamp and Honey Bee Stamps Warm Wishes collab set from 2022, heat embossed in a combination of Ranger's Navy and Bridal Tinsel embossing powders. The snowflake got spritzed with some Perfect Pearls mixed with water before I removed the stencil for some subtle shimmer.  The layers are all adhered to a gorgeous navy glitter cardstock from Recollections called Night Sky.

I think it turned out stunning, if I do say so myself. 😍 

Alrighty, friends, it's time for you to join in the fun for a chance to win a great prize from one of our sponsors, AND you'll be building up your stash of Christmas/holiday cards! That's a win/win in my book! Head on over to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers blog to add your cards into the Linky... Oooo, and let's see how many cards we can get into the Linky this time!

Thanks so much for stopping by and take care!

💖 ~ Marie 💖

{BYSHC} CHRISTMAS IN JULY LINKY PARTY --JULY, 2025

Hello, crafty friends, and welcome back to my blog!  It's time for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party! WOOT, WOOT!  If you haven't heard of this linky party before, the {BYSHC} team invites you all to get your Christmas and holiday card-making supplies out and build up your card stash so you're not so rushed during the holiday season.  Doesn't that sound like fun?  Here is my first card for the party:

So, this card (and the other 2 I will share next week), are actually extras I had from when I created my cards for last month's Sketch 58. I knew that I wasn't going to have much time to create as many cards as I would like to for the linky party, so I saved these just for this. I hope Crystal doesn't mind too much! 😊

This sketch is definitely fantastic for making good use of patterned papers, whether you use both pieces on one card or split them up to make 2!  I really like this green snowflake paper from the Berry and Pine paper pad from Hobby Lobby, and it pairs really well with the My Creative Time sentiment.

Alrighty, my friends, it's time to get busy and build up your holiday card stash, so what are you waiting for?  I know the rest of the DT has been busy creating cards to inspire you, and you know what else is awesome?  We have a whole list of sponsors for this party that you can win prizes from:

Tawny Owl Paperie

Fresh and Renewed with Teresa

Angie Blom Digital Designs

Jaded Blossom

Not 2 Shabby

Therm O Web

Gina K. Designs

Unity Stamp Co.

Lawn Fawn

RAM Stamps

Taylored Expressions

The Greeting Farm {NEW!!}

Creative Worship Stamps

Gina Marie Designs

Newton's Nook Designs

Pink & Main

Markers, Ink & Paper ~ Cathy Preissing

Digi Doodle Studios {NEW!!}

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps {NEW!!}

Club Scrap

Twiddler's Nook

Crafty Stamp Co. {NEW!!}

A Colorful Life Designs

WOW, what a fabulous list!  These are all fantastic sponsors, and the more cards you link up, the better your chances of winning!  Be sure to add your links to the linky party post on the BYSH Cardmakers blog to be eligible.  OK, I'm ready to see what you're going to create, so.... LET'S GO!

~ Marie 💗

SPRING INTO CHRISTMAS {BYSHC} LINKY PARTY ~ MAY 2025

 It's that time of year on the Build Your Holiday Stash blog.... The Spring into Christmas Linky Party!

So, get those Christmas and holiday cardmaking supplies out and get busy building up your stash! Here is my first card for the party:

  

I pulled out a couple of matching papers from the DCWV Down the Chimney 12x12 paper pad and cut them on the diagonal with the intention of making more cards (which are on the way!). I cut a sliver of my favorite Walmart white glitter paper to cover the seam between the papers. The cute snowman image is from Whimsie Doodles, which has been closed down for a while now. 😢 The sentiment is from the Winter Scripty Sentiments by Lawn Fawn.  The circle is popped up on foam tape.

Alrighty, head on over to the BYSHC blog post to see the rest of the DT inspiration, and to add your Christmas and holiday cards to the Linky. There are prizes to be won again this year, from this list of fabulous sponsors:

Tawny Owl Paperie

NEW Club Scrap

Lawn Fawn

Therm O Web

Taylored Expressions

Twiddler’s Nook

Not 2 Shabby

Unity

Angie Blom Digital Designs

Jaded Blossom

A Colorful Life Designs

Gina K. Designs

Fresh and Renewed with Teresa

Pink & Main

RAM Stamps

Newton’s Nook Designs

Gina Marie Designs

The more cards you make and add to the Linky, the more chances you have to win! AND you have the added benefit of building up that Christmas card stash! It's a win/win!

Until next time, take care!

💗 ~ Marie 💗

ABC CHRISTMAS -- E IS FOR EMBOSSING, F IS FOR FOCAL SENTIMENT, G IS FOR GIRLS

 Hello crafty friends!  It's time for another set of letters at the ABC Christmas challenge blog! This month's letters are:

E is for EMBOSSING

F is for FOCAL SENTIMENT

&

G is for GIRLS

I have 2 cards this month, one for F, and one for G:

The top card features a pretty stencil from A Colorful Life Designs called Regal Doily, as well as one of the new dies from Tim Holtz from the Big Tidings set. I really love how that card came out!

My second card features a retired Bugaboo Stamps angel image, and a pretty starry night paper from the Star of Bethlehem paper pad from Hobby Lobby. I also used Sketch 55 from Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.

So, if you have a lot of Christmas cards to make this year, there is plenty of inspiration on the ABC Christmas challenge blog AND the Build Your Holiday Stash Cardmakers blog, so what are you waiting for? Head on over to see what's happening!

Until next time, take care!

~ Marie 💗

ABC CHRISTMAS -- C IS FOR CUTE & D IS FOR DIE CUT

 Hello crafty friends! It's time again to add to our Christmas card stash by creating cards for the ABC Christmas Challenge! This month's letters are:

C is for CUTE

& 

D is for DIE CUT

And luckily for me, my card covers both prompts:

I love how this card turned out, using papers from Sweet Miss Daisy, aka Anna Wight, and an adorable snowman in a cocoa mug image from Crafty Stamp Co.  In hindsight, I wish I would have embossed the green panel before adhering it, but it still looks good, I think. The die cut comes from the Wavy Frosting Dies set from Peachy Keen Stamps.  I colored the cute image with Copics, and edged the image panel die cut with Aged Mahogany oxide ink. This card also features the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Sketch 54:

The 4 panels at the top of the sketch (or at the bottom if you flip it!) are a great way to use up some scraps, even though I couldn't resist tearing into Anna's beautiful paper pads!

OK, now you need to head on over to the ABC Christmas Challenge blog to see what the rest of the DT has created, AND to add your card creations to the linky!

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Marie 💖

ABC CHRISTMAS -- Y IS FOR YOUR FAVORITE COLORS, AND Z IS FOR ZOO ANIMALS

 Hello, and welcome back to my blog!  I am a bit late with my ABC Christmas Challenge blog post this month, as I was behind on getting Christmas cards sent out, and on getting some ornaments made for my coworkers.  BUT, that is all done now, so here we go!  This month's letters are:

Y is for Your Favorite Colors

 and

Z is for Zoo Animals

 What my favorite colors are can depend on the day, or the mood I'm in, so I chose to create a card with a zoo animal as the focus:

EEEEEEEEE, isn't this little polar bear just so cute?!?!?!  I love that this image can be used all winter as well, since it doesn't really scream "CHRISTMAS."  I sized the image in my Silhouette software so I could die cut it with a Spellbinders Classic Square die.  I matted the image panel with a deckled edge square die that I inked with Weathered Wood oxide ink to match the blue gray in the image.  That was then matted onto another deckled square panel that I ran through a 3D snowflake embossing folder.  My only wish is that I had started out by making the image panel smaller, so I could have more of a border with the snowflake layer.  Maybe next time!  I adhered the image panel and the gray panel flat but popped up the snowflake panel on thin foam tape.  I will most likely add my sentiment to the inside of the card, since I hate to ruin the aesthetics of it. 😊

Be sure to head over to the ABC Christmas Challenge blog, if you haven't already, to see the rest of the DT gorgeous inspiration.  I saw earlier that there were already many cards in the linky, so make sure you add yours in as well!

Until next time, take care! 

💗💗 ~ Marie 💗💗