The Miracle of Christmas ~ The Heart of Saint Nicholas ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

I have another holiday card to share today using the new gorgeous stamp from Unity called The Heart of Saint Nicholas. I adore this stamp so much... so precious!

I colored the stamped image on white card stock using the following Copic markers: 

Skin: E000, E00, E02

Santa's Hair / Fur Trim: C0, C2

Baby Jesus' Hair: E11, E15, E57

Santa's Clothes: R20, R14, R29, C0, C2, C4, C7

Baby Jesus Swaddle: B000, B91, B93

Straw: E30, E33, E35

Manger: E11, E15, E57, E59

Cloth: E81

Ground: W0, W2

I combined two papers from two paper packs for my background. I used Holiday Script {paper pack} for the larger piece and Where Winter Lingers {paper pack} for the touch of red with the snowflake in the upper right corner.

I'm entering this card into the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party! There's over a hundred entries already... I'm really enjoying seeing all the fun inspiration being shared.

I die cut the focal image using a die from the Postage Stamp {nesting dies}. I distressed the edges of the panel and the trimmed sentiment. I wrapped the corners with burlap string, adhered the sentiment, and popped up the focal panel and sentiment with foam tape. I hope you like it.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party ~ Good Cheer ~ Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

 Hello again crafty friend!

I'm back with a sweet holiday card for day 4 of the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party!! I inked up the super cute and sweet Good Cheer stamp set from Sponsor Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. 

I inked up this sweet bird on a wreath and colored it up with Copic markers to coordinate with the lovely and sadly retired Sparkling Christmas Wishes 6x6 Paper Pad from Sponsor Not 2 Shabby.

Copic markers used:

Bird: W0, W1, W3, W5, YR15, YR68, C0, C2, BG10

Hat: C0, C2, R20, R14

Wreath: E21, E23, E25

Leaves: BG10, B00, B82, B02

Berries: R20, R14

Inspiration for my card came from one of our past sketches... BYSHC Sketch 73. I really enjoyed this month from last month and thought it would be real nice with this cute bird.

My pink plaid layer was die cut using the A2 Lacy Layers Die from Sponsor Waffle Flower. And the banner layers were die cut using the Scallops & Banners {nesting dies} from Sponsor Unity Stamp Co. The snowflake circle was in my stash of 'things to use later'... it was perfect to mat the wreath.

I adhered my layers using the iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web. The focal panel and sentiment are both popped up with iCraft 3D Foam Tape Jumbo Roll (white) also from Therm O Web to give the card some dimension.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 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

Happy Hanukkah ~ A Little More Light ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

I had some fun coloring up one of the latest releases from Unity called A Little More Light. I don't know that I've made a card for Hanukkah before. I really enjoyed coloring this image and now I have a Hanukkah card in my holiday card stash. Yay!

I colored this beautiful image with my Copic markers. I kept the colors pretty simple but wanted to focus on the colors for Hanukkah which are just blue and white with gold or silver accents. Very simple.

Copic Markers used:

Window Frame: E11, E15, E77

Curtains: B000, B91, B93

Hanukkah Menorah: C3

Candles: C0, C2, Y11, Y15, Y38

Candle Glow: Y11

Books: R14, R37, V17, BG72

Trees: G24, G46, E59

Snow: C0, C2

Houses: Y21, C2, E11

Sky: B91, B93, B95

I also kept the design of the card simple just with trimmed layers and no dies. I fussy cut the window image along the lines and colored the edges with the side of my Memento Tuxedo black marker.

I'm entering this card into the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party! There's over a hundred entries already... I'm really enjoying seeing all the fun inspiration being shared.

I adhered my layers to a dark blue card base and popped up the focal image with foam tape. Lots of fun to make. I hope you like it.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party ~ Snowman Smiles ~ Whimsy Stamps

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's day 3 of the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party!! I'm excited to share another holiday card that I've made to add to my Christmas stash! This time I made a fun mini slimline card featuring fun papers and stamps from our brand new Sponsor Whimsy Stamps!

I saw a fun sketch that had several squares over the background and thought it would be fun to try with a mini slimline card base. Of course, I didn't measure and just started cutting so I had to adjust and add a mat which turned out okay because it helps the snow in the paper pop a bit more. I cut a gorgeous pattern paper from the Dickens 6x6 Paper Pack. The squares are 1-1/4". The white mat measures 2-3/4 x 5-1/2".  And they are all adhered to a black mini slimline measuring 3 x 6".  I adhered all of my layers together with iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web.

The adorable snowman is from the Snowman Smiles stamp set. Isn't he the cutest?! I stamped him and the tree with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored him up with the following Copic markers:

Snowman: B000, B00

Nose: YR20, YR21, YR15

Arms / Tree Trunk: E21, E23

Tree: YG11, G24, G46

I wanted to bring the snowman scene forward on the card so I die cut a circle from vellum card stock using the retired X Stitched Circle dies from Sponsor Gina Marie Designs. I heat embossed the sweet sentiment directly on the paper - which was kinda tricky after gluing it all together so there's some extra 'snow' on that panel. Ooops! I finished off the card with some fun snowy details using a Marvy Uchida Snow Marker and my heat tool.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 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} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party ~ {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 74 ~ Folk Holiday Tags ~ Taylored Expressions

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with a little inspiration for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 74 hosted in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group AND it's day 2 of the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party! Today I'm sharing a pretty Christmas card featuring fab stencils and stamp from our amazing Sponsor Taylored Expressions! One lucky winner will win a $30 store voucher to Taylored Expressions!! Woohoo!

I used the gorgeous retired Folk Holiday Tags Stamp & Stencil Combo along with the retired Folk Holiday Tags Dies. This tree was so much fun to make using the stamp and stencil combo!! I see lots of fun color combos for this in my future!

For my background I used the gorgeous Create-in-Quads Layering Stencils - Mistletoe. I used the same mix of colors I used for the tree which was... Shabby Shutters, Rustic Wilderness, Kitsch Flamingo, and Candied Apple Distress Inks.

I just realized I forgot a sentiment for this card! LOL! Well, I'll have to add one before I mail it. I finished off the card with a few tiny enamel dots from the retired Christmas Enamel Dots. I believe I got these enamel dots in last years Advent Calendar from Taylored Expressions.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 74 for the month of October. 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! I turned the sketch on the side for a portrait card this time.

Join us for the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 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

{BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party ~ Christmas Mailer ~ Angie Blom Digital Designs

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm so excited to share my first card for the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party hosted by the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! This is our sixth annual Falling for the Holidays Linky Party! Woohoo!! This event is a great excuse to get ahead on your holiday cards to relieve some of the stress later on in the year during the holidays. I am super excited to add a few more holiday cards to my Christmas card stash and I sure hope that you'll join in the fun!

My first card features a fabulous digital stamp from our wonderful Sponsor Angie Blom Digital Designs called Christmas Mailer Digital Stamp. So many beautiful digital stamps in this set... it was really hard to pick just one but I do love this cute Santa. I combined and resized this fun digital stamp in a Word Document and printed it off on white card stock.

I also used the fabulous Christmas Joy Script Background Digital Stamp for my background. I printed this off with the Santa postage on one sheet of white card stock. I trimmed the sheet and die cut the script background using a die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} from Sponsor Unity Stamp Co.

Copic markers I used:

Skin: E000, E00, E02

Hair / Beard / Mustache / Postage: C0, C2

Fur Trim: W0, W1, W3

Hat / Coat: R20, R14, R27

Holly: YG11, G24, G46

Berries / 25 Cents: R20, R14, R27

I adhered the background to a red A2 card base using iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web. And then I popped up the sentiment and postage focal piece using the iCraft 3D Foam Tape Jumbo Roll (white) also from Therm O Web. I finished off the card with a few red glitter enamel dots from Sponsor Gina Marie Designs.

I'm also a Sponsor for the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party!! I have a wonderful prize set aside for one lucky winner. For a chance to win my fun prize make a Christmas card and link it up to the linky party blog post on the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers blog. All of the winners of all the amazing prizes will be announced on the {BYSHC} blog on Wednesday, October 28th.

Be sure to stop by the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful holiday inspiration from our Sponsors and the {BYSHC} Design Team!! I'm so excited to continue building my stash of holiday cards for 2026... I hope you'll join in the fun and play along!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 46 ~ Membership Wednesday ~ October 2026 KOM Frosted with Personality ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! Today I'm sharing inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 46 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. And I inked up the cutie snowman and birdie from the October 2026 KOM Frosted with Personality from Unity Stamp Co.

I just adore these two! A nice big stamp and oh sooo cute! I inked them up with Black Amalgam ink and colored them with Copic markers.

Copic markers used:

Snowman: C0, C2

Nose: YR20, YR21, YR15, YR27

Scarf: BG10, BG72, RV10, RV02, RV14, V000, V04, YG00, YG03, C2

Bird: Y11, Y15, Y38

Bird Eyes: BG10, BG72

Bird Beak / Feet: YR15, YR27

Bird Scarf: RV10, RV02, RV14

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 46. The sketch, as always, is meant to inspire not require. So let the sketch lead in your design, but don't feel limited by it. I love the fun layers in this sketch!

I paired up the sweet Snowbody's Normal stamps with papers from the Bright & Brrr {paper pack}. I really love the colors in this fun paper pack! I used the measurements for all of my layers except the purple layer, I went a little bigger with that one.

All of the layers are adhered directly to a white A2 top fold card base. I popped up the cutie snowman and birdie and the sentiment with a bunch of foam tape.

Here's a look at the Kit of the Month membership stamps. A full 8-1/2 x 11 sheet of fabulous red rubber stamps!!

Don't want the whole kit... these cute stamps are also available separately in Snowbody's Normal stamps.

That's it for me today! I hope you've been INKspired to play with your membership stamps! And if you're inspired to play along with the TOPII Sketch 46, I sure hope you'll enter your card into the challenge album. Have a fantastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal