{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ Membership Wednesday ~ November 2025 KOM ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! It's day 6 of the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party!! I'm excited to share another fun holiday card that I've made to add to my Christmas stash! This time I played with a beautiful stamp from our wonderful Sponsor Unity Stamp Co.

Before we get to the beautiful reindeer and tree stamp that I used. Let's talk about this background... I started with a Kraft A2 card base. I placed the Marvelous Masks Postage Stamp Stencil from our Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs over the card base being sure that the opening was centered. And then I placed the Elegant Snowflake Stencil over top and secured both with iCraft Pixie Tape. I blended Uncharted Mariner Distress ink in the center and Villainous Potion Distress ink around the outer edges. I removed the snowflake stencil and placed it with the Dotted Wreath Stencil over top the postage mask and blended Picket Fence Distress Ink. 

I should have dried the background but sometimes I'm an impatient crafter. Anyone else get excited with an idea and not think through the process?! My impatience resulted in blue dots rather than the white I was going for but I still like it. I removed all of the stencils and placed the negative postage stencil over the blended background and blended some Picket Fence Distress Ink to give some definition to the postage design. I love how it softened the outer edge.

My impatience came back into play when I stamped the tree from the November 2025 Kit of the Month from Unity. I didn't dry the background before I stamped. I learned my lesson and dried the background before I stamped the reindeer. I heat embossed the sentiment, trimmed it and then just adhered it flat on the card. This is a no layer card {minus the sentiment, I guess}. I really like how it turned out.

Here's a look at the Kit of the Month membership I used.

This wonderful set is also available separately as a KOMpanion set called Where Treetops Listen.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! I have sooo many ideas from all the inspiration being shared. I hope you have an INKredible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 41 ~ Cozy Coco ~ Digi Doodle Studios

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another holiday card for the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party!! I'm sharing another cute digi stamp that I printed off for this linky party... Cozy Coco from our lovely Sponsor Digi Doodle Studios. Such a cutie!

I colored up Cozy Coco with Copic markers and then fussy cut the image leaving a border and set it aside to figure out my background. 

Copic markers used:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Hair: Y21, E43, E44

Hat: C0, C2, R20, R14, R27

Footie Pajamas: RV10, RV02, C0, C2

Presents: R20, R14, R27, BG000, BG10, BG01

Mug: BG000, BG10, BG01, C0, C2, E25, E11

Plate: R20, R14, R27

Cookies: C0, C2

I paired up this sweet digi with the retired Peppermint Latte 6x6 Paper Pad from Sponsor Not 2 Shabby.

My card design was inspired by TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 41. This one is great for scraps! I die cut the pink papers from scraps in my paper pack. 

I die cut some snowflakes using a die from the Gnome Dies: Winter Add Ons from Sponsor Jaded Blossom. I adhered those to a scrap of white card stock and then die cut them using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies} from Sponsor Unity Stamp Co. I adhered all my layers to a white A2 card base and then I popped up the sentiment and digi using foam tape. I finished off the card with a few peppermint confetti pieces from the Christmas Confetti Clay Embellishment Mix from Sponsor Twiddler's Nook.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 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

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ Gnome for Christmas ~ Club Scrap

Hello again crafty friend!

I'm back with a couple more holiday cards for day 4 of the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party!! I'm excited to share not one but two holiday cards that I'm adding to my Christmas stash! This time I played with beautiful papers from our fabulous Sponsor Club Scrap!

I made a quick card using the Gnome for Christmas Maze Book in a Box kit from Club Scrap and thought... why not make another?! These were so quick!

I love the texture in the papers that come in their kits. I kept this one simple just using scraps of papers I had in my kit.

I trimmed the cute ephemera piece and popped it up on the card. And then I finished it off with a few enamel dots from my stash.

Inspiration for my card came from a past sketch... TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 1 from my other FB group. Another sketch that I come back to often!

My first card was simple so I thought I'd jazz this one up a bit with some texture. So I ran my card front through my Big Shot with the Joyful Ornament embossing folder that I got in another kit from Club Scrap. 

I again used scraps for my layers and trimmed another ephemera piece that I popped up on the card. And I finished this one off with a few enamel dots, as well.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! I am loving ALL of the cards being shared! I hope you have an INKredible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ Holiday Grumplings ~ Taylored Expressions

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's day 4 of the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party!! I'm excited to share another fun holiday card that I'm adding to my Christmas stash! This time I played with THE cutest little kitty from our fabulous Sponsor Taylored Expressions!

I used the adorable {and retired, sadly} Holiday Grumplings. I adore this kitty!! I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him up with Copic markers.

Copic markers used:

Kitty: YR20, YR21, YR15, YR27, R00, R20, C0, C2

Hat / Scarf: BG70, BG01, BG72, C0, C2, Y11, YR20, YR21

I paired up the kitty with the beautiful Whispers of Winter 6x6 Paper Pad from Ink N' Splatter available at our wonderful Sponsor Digi Doodle Studios. I die cut the focal panel using the Make a Tag {die set} from Sponsor Unity Stamp Co.

Inspiration for my card came from one of our past sketches... BYSHC Sketch 7. This one is a favorite that I come back to often! I used the measurements from the sketch for my card.

The sentiment is from same Holiday Grumplings stamp set. I heat embossed it with Anti-Static Powder Tool and Sugar Cube White Pigment ink from Sponsor Taylored Expressions along with Alabaster White Embossing Powder from Unity. I trimmed it and adhered it to the focal tag and then popped it up on the card. Easy peasy.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! I am loving ALL of the cards so far! I hope you have an INKtastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ Christmas Ornaments ~ RAM Stamps

 Hello again crafty friend!

I'm back with a couple holiday tags for day 3 of the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party!! Today's theme on the blog is ornaments... haha! I just adore the cute Christmas Ornaments from our Sponsor RAM Stamps {AKA Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps}. 

Aren't they just too cute?! I printed them off with the kitty digi I used on day 1. I die cut them using a die from the Essential Tags Die Set from our Sponsor Newton's Nook Designs. And then I colored them up with Copic markers.

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

Snowman:C0, C2, R00, R20, YR15, YR68

Hat: N2, N4, N6, R20, R14

Scarf: R20, R14, C0, C2

Buttons: N2, N4, N6

Angel Hair: Y21, E43, E44

Angel Skin: E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Dress: B000, B00, C0, C2

Wings / Halo: Y11, Y15

Shoes: B000, B00

Candle: R20, R14, C0, C2, Y15

I cut a simple mask from a post it note and blended the residual ink on my blue blending brush over the HeartFlakes Stencil using a light touch as I blended around the snowman. I did the same with the angel tag using my yellow blending brush along with the Dotted Wreath Stencil. But it was too light so I blended a bit of Mustard Seed Distress Ink over the stencil. It was still too simple so I used the top part of the Snowfall Stencil {the stars} to blend some bold stars around the angel. I like the results.

Now if I was to replicate these. I would die cut them leaving more room on the bottom so I could put the sentiments underneath the snowman and angel. I tied a couple bows and added some twine from my stash to finish these off. 

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! My mojo is on overdrive with all the ideas I'm collecting! I hope you have an INKredible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ Dotty Ornaments Stencils ~ A Colorful Life Designs

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's day 3 of the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party!! I'm excited to share another holiday card that I've made to add to my Christmas stash! This time I played with a couple stencils from our fabulous Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs. It's a rainbow slimline card!

I used the Dotty Ornaments Set 1 and Dotty Ornaments Set 2 for my card today. I just love the fun ornament designs!!

Working from the left to right... I used the Dotty Ornaments Set 1 for the first three ornaments along with Distress Inks. I masked each of the ornaments  using iCraft Pixie Tape so I didn't blend into the other ornament shapes. I blended Kitsch Flamingo in the center of the circle swirl ornament and blended Candied Apple around the outer edge and bow. I blended Mustard Seed in the center of the star and Spiced Marmalade around the outer edge and bow. I blended Mustard Seed on the left side of the middle ornament and then blended Mowed Lawn. I used the Dotty Ornaments Set 2 for the remaining ornaments. I used Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean on the first one. I masked the stencil with iCraft Pixie Tape so I could alternate the colors. And finally I blended Seedless Preserves on the right side of the tree ornament and Wilted Violet on the left side and bow. For the dotted string I blended Lost Shadow.

I didn't have a slimline die that would cut the panel without cutting away too much of the ornaments, so I just trimmed it down to 3-1/4 x 8-1/8" and adhered it to a black mat measuring 8-1/2 x 3-1/2" and then adhered that to a white slimline card base measuring 8-1/2 x 7"; scored at 3-1/2". The cute sentiment is from the retired Fluffy Friends - Holiday stamp set from Sponsor Taylored Expressions.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! I have so many wonderful ideas for future cards! So inspiring! I hope you have an INKredible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 68 ~ Gnome Friends: Reindeer Die ~ Jaded Blossom

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with a little inspiration for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 68 hosted in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group AND it's day 2 of the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party! Today I'm sharing a sweet Christmas card featuring a darling die set from our amazing Sponsor Jaded Blossom! This month's prize is a $25 gift card to Jaded Blossom! Woohoo!

I die cut all of the fun pieces for the adorable Gnome Friends: Reindeer Die to create my reindeer. I also die cut a scarf using a die from the Gnome Dies: Winter Add Ons. I used Chocolate Chip and Early Espresso card stock from Stampin' Up and Kraft, True Black, Sweet Blush, and Pure Poppy card stock from Papertrey Ink. I added a touch of Copic marker to the reindeer's cheeks with R00 and R20. And then I added a few dots to his cheeks and scarf using a Sakura White Gelly Roll pen.

I applied a whole bunch of fun holiday themed washi tape to a black card stock panel for my background. I die cut the background using a die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} from Unity and then I also cut out the circle die that's behind the reindeer from the same panel using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}, also from Unity.

The sweet sentiment is from the Christmas Village: Post Office stamp set also from Jaded Blossom. This is one of my favorite sentiments!! I heat embossed it using the TE Anti-Static Powder Tool and Sugar Cube White Pigment ink from Taylored Expressions along with Alabaster White Embossing Powder from Unity. And I melted the powder with a Wagner Precision Heat Tool.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 68 for the month of April. If you're interested in seeing a bunch more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog!

Join us for the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party!! Start building your stash of holiday cards and who knows... maybe you'll win a prize!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal