Hello there crafty friend!
I'm so excited to share my first card for the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party hosted by the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! This is our seventh annual Christmas in July Linky Party! Woohoo!! This event is a great excuse to get ahead on those 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!
For my first card I've made a sweet holiday card using the adorable Snowman Globe Digital Stamp from our Sponsor Rachelle Anne Miller Digital Stamps AKA RAM Stamps. I combined and resized a few digital stamps on a page and printed them off with my printer. I colored up the cute snowman globe image with Copic markers. I wrapped the globe with white baker's twine and popped it up on the card with foam tape.
Copic markers I used:
Snowman / Snow: C0, C2, Colorless Blender
Nose: YR20, YR15
Arms: E57
Hat: N1, N3, N5, R20, R14, R27
Scarf: C0, C2, YR11, YG03
Stars: YG11, YG03, R20, R14, R27
Globe: YG11, YG03
I like to revisit some of our past sketches when I'm looking for inspiration. I went WAY back and chose BYSHC Sketch 19 for my card today. Such a fun and quick sketch... I just might use this one again.
I paired up the cute globe with the Knit Picky Winter 6x6 Paper Pack from Sponsor Lawn Fawn. I also used the retired Winter Otter stamp set for the sentiment from Lawn Fawn to finish off my card.
I'm also a Sponsor for the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 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 Tuesday, July 28th.
Be sure to stop by the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 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






What a sweet and adorable snowman, Crystal!! Great first card!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Nancy!
DeleteSooo Beautiful I love that globe image and perfect for the card sketch!!! Thank you for all you do and being a Amazing sponsor and Hostess!!! Big Hugs!!!
ReplyDeleteAwww... thanks so much, Von Marie! And right back at ya!!
DeleteSuper ADORABLE! Love the design
ReplyDeleteThanks a bunch, Vanessa!
DeleteLove the background papers and the sweet snowman image! Adorable card and a wonderful start to the Linky Party! I hope to get a few cards made!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Denise! Hope you find the time to play along! :)
DeleteSuch an adorable and festive card! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks so very much, Jacinda!
DeleteOh my gosh! This is such a cute card!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteMy favorite cards to make are Christmas cards.Your snowman is so cute in his snow globe. I remember seeing a snow globe for the first time when I was a kid. I don't think you ever forget about how cute and fun they are. I have SO many digital images. I love them. I used one on my first card this morning. Thanks for the hop. We all love it. [Bunny]
ReplyDeleteAwww... thank you so much, Bunny! I'm so glad you enjoy the linky parties!
DeleteI really like this sketch, Crystal. Your sweet snowman really works well with the design. Your patterned papers are subtle and don't distract from the lovely image. What a great start to this FUN event. I'm busy commenting on every entry because I can't really play along this time (travelling to parents). Have fun and thanks for all your hard work for this special event. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the kind comment, Karen!
DeleteThat snowman is too cute for words!! I love this sensational holiday card!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lynn!
DeleteAdorable! Thanks for the reminder to go back to old sketches for inspiration
ReplyDeleteThank you, Amy!
DeleteI love snowmen and this guy is so sweet! Love your card.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Becca!
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