BYSHC CHRISTMAS IN JULY 2026 LINKY PARTY

  Hello, my friends! It's time for the CHRISTMAS IN JULY Linky Party at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers!

As you can see on the festive graphic, the linky party starts today and runs through the 24th. 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

QT Cards with Mom

Unity Stamp Co.

Crafty Stamp Co.

Lawn Fawn

A Colorful Life Designs

Jaded Blossom

RAM Stamps

Gina K. Designs

Newton's Nook Designs

Club Scrap

Taylored Expressions

Digi Doodle Studios

Stamping Bella {NEW SPONSOR!!}

Creative Worship Stamps

Not 2 Shabby

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Gina Marie Designs

Therm O Web

Fresh & Renewed with Teresa

So many great sponsors! 😊

My job has been crazy busy the past few months, and I did not have time to create a new card for the start of the linky party, so I am sharing my 1st card for Sketch 71:

Everything used to create this card is from My Creative Time, except for the card base, which is Accent Opaque 100lb cardstock, the action wobbler that the super cute Gingie baker is mounted on, and the candy cane he is holding, which comes from Hobby Lobby. I really adore Emma's products from My Creative Time; they are so dang cute, and her dies are always unique and fun! The specific products used are:

Pretty Scallop Rectangle Frame

Ginger Doily Dies 

Ginger Chefs 6x6 paper pad (retired)

It's Cookie Season (the dies that coordinate with the stamp set also coordinate with the above-mentioned paper pad)

4" Circle Card Dies

Cozy Holiday Wishes Stamps & Dies

If I had more time, I would make more versions of this card with the other pretty papers and cute gingies in the paper pad, as this sketch is too much fun to create with!

Alright, now it's your turn to make a Christmas or holiday card and link it up to the blog post at the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers blog. The Spring Linky party had a total of 421 entries by the end of its run, so let's see if we can beat that number, shall we?  I know we can do it, so let's goooo!

Until next time, take care of yourselves and each other.

💖 ~ Marie 💖

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 💗