{BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party ~ TOPII Sketch 46 ~ TEN Quick Holiday Cards ~ Not 2 Shabby

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's already day 5 of the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party!! We are more than halfway through now. I can't believe how fast the time flies when you are having fun! Today I'm sharing two sets of 5 holiday cards for a total of TEN Christmas cards featuring gorgeous papers and ephemera from our fab Sponsor Not 2 Shabby. Lots more inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 46. There's just a few days left to play along with the sketch challenge!

My first set of 5 cards featuring the beautiful Christmas Cardinal 6x6 Paper Pad & Christmas Cardinal Ephemera from this month's Paper Pad Club from Not 2 Shabby. Sadly, it looks like these are out of stock. But there is a waiting list available if you're interested... just click the link above.

I used the measurements from the sketch for this card.

With this card I realized that if I cut my background paper the strip leftover worked nicely as the right side layer so that's what I did for the rest of my cards.

It was so much fun to mix and match the papers from this paper pad!

And these cards were all so quick and easy since there was no coloring involved.

I stamped the lovely sentiment from the Stamp of the Month Club called Season's Tweetings five times and trimmed it into a strip for each card. The ephemera pieces are popped up with foam tape for a bit of dimension but otherwise all the layers are adhered directly to a white A2 top fold card base.

My card design was inspired by TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 46. This sketch worked wonderfully for these two quick sets of cards. So fun! The sketch challenge ends on Monday, October 26th! Get your entries in!

My second set of 5 cards featuring the beautiful Cocoa & Cozy Days 6x6 Paper Pad and coordinating Cocoa & Cozy Days Ephemera.

I just adore these papers!! So sweet and cozy!

Just like the first set I cut the background layer to 4 x 5-1/4" {which is a little smaller than the sketch calls for} and then I trimmed the leftover panel to 5", flipped it over and adhered it to the background panel. Easy peasy!

And I knew that they papers would coordinate since they are from the same paper pad AND the reverse of the background paper.

My rectangles for the ephemera pieces are all different depending on the size of the ephemera piece. I debated running them through my Big Shot with an embossing folder but decided to keep them simple {minus the first card with the bear - he didn't need one.}

I finished off this set of cards with a few White Glossy Card Bling confetti pieces from Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs. I adhered all of my layers using iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web. And I popped up the ephemera using iCraft 3D Foam Tape Jumbo Roll (white) also from Therm O Web. I love how these turned out!

I sure hope you'll stop by the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! All of the cards are so inspiring! I hope you have an INKtastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal