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 💖