{BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party ~ Merry Christmas ~ A Colorful Life Designs

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another card today for the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party!! I pulled out a bunch of my stencils from A Colorful Life Designs and just had to ink up another. They make such great backgrounds. AND they also make for a quick card!

I didn't use a mask or anything for this one. I was just pretty careful to keep my blending brush on the one row. I blended each row of the Merry Christmas Stencil at a time alternating between Candied Apple and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks. If you do this, keep your blending brush with the correct ink pad. I caught myself a couple of times picking up the red blending brush and heading over to pick up green ink. Yikes! That could have been a mess!! But I separated the ink pads and had their brushes next to them and it didn't happen again.

Once I was happy with my background, I set the card aside and inked up the beautiful Joy Girl from Sponsor Unity Stamp Co. I colored her up with Copic markers and fussy cut her leaving a white border.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: E21, E23, E25

Hat: C0, C1, Y15, Y28, YG11, G24, G46

Sweater: YG11, G24, G46, Y15, Y28

Ornament: R20, R14, R29

My card design was inspired by {BYSHC} Sketch 50. This one is great for stenciled backgrounds.

I stamped, trimmed, and adhered the sentiment using iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web. I used iCraft 3D Foam Tape Jumbo Roll (white), also from Therm O Web, to pop up Joy Girl on the card. And then I finished it off with a few green rhinestones from the Green Flat Back Rhinestone Mix from Sponsor Twiddler's Nook.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! All of the cards are so inspiring! I hope you have an ink-redible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal