{BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party ~ Reindeer Blend ~ Jaded Blossom

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with one more make for the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party hosted on the {BYSHC} blog! Today I'm sharing a sweet holiday card featuring an adorable stamp from our fabulous Sponsor Jaded Blossom along with a bunch of other goodies.

I inked up the adorable Santa mug from the Reindeer Blend stamp set. I die cut it using the coordinating die from the Reindeer Blend die set. And then I colored it with the following Copic markers:

Face: E000, E00, E21

Cheeks: R00, R20

Hair / White Fur : C0, C2

Belt / Mittens / Boots: N3, N5, N7

Belt Buckle: Y38

Coffee: E51, E23, E25

Mug: RV10, RV02, RV34

I paired up the cute Santa mug with the Pink Christmas 6x6 paper pad from Sponsor Not 2 Shabby. Unfortunately, I don't see these papers on the website. I die cut the star papers using a die from the Stylized Rectangle Dies from Jaded Blossom.

Inspiration for my card came from one of our past sketches... BYSHC Sketch 13. I adjusted the sketch for an A2 size card. 

I die cut a circle from white card stock using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies} from Sponsor Unity. I felt like it needed something so I die cut a couple snowflakes from the Gnome Dies: Winter Add Ons from Jaded Blossom. I adhered all of the my layers directly to a white A2 top fold card base that I turned for a landscape card using iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web.

Have you stopped by to check out all the wonderful holiday inspiration being shared at the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party?! I sure hope you will! The party ends tonight at midnight! Have a wonderful day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party ~ Hot Cocoa Gnomes ~ Not 2 Shabby

Hello again crafty friend!

I'm back with a couple more holiday cards for day 7 of the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 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 mixed things up with some fun ephemera from Sponsor Not 2 Shabby and I paired it up with a stencil from Sponsor Gina K. Designs!

The adorable gnomes are from the Hot Cocoa Gnomes ephemera pack from Not 2 Shabby. Aren't they just the cutest?! I love them! The sentiment is from the Gingerbread Coffee House stamp set, also from Not 2 Shabby but I'm not seeing either of them on the website. But they do have a bunch of other fab ephemera packs!!

I paired them up with the Sweater Weather Stencil from Gina K. Designs. I blended Salty Ocean and Seedless Preserves Distress Inks for my first card. 

I die cut the stenciled panels prior to ink blending. I used a die from the Large Cross-Stitched Rectangle Stackables dies from Sponsor Lawn Fawn. I masked the edges of the die panels with iCraft Pixie Tape from Sponsor Therm O Web and then I blended with my inks. For my second card, I blended Mowed Lawn and Candied Apple Distress Inks. I made sure not to actually blend these since I didn't want brown in the middle so they just get lighter near the middle.

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party ~ Membership Wednesday ~ July 2026 KOM Ahead of the Holiday Herd ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! It's day 6 of the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 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 fun stamp and beautiful papers from our wonderful Sponsor Unity Stamp Co.

I inked up the cute Santa and reindeer using Black Amalgam ink from Sponsor Gina K. Designs. I colored these cuties with the following Copic markers. I fussy cut the image leaving a white border and popped it up on the card with iCraft 3D Foam Tape Jumbo Roll (white) from Sponsor Therm O Web. And then I distressed the edges with some Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Santa: E000, E00, E11, C0, C2, R00, R14, R27, N3, N5, N7, Y38

Reindeer: E000, E00, E21, E23, E25, R00, R20

Wreath: YG11, G24, G46, R20, R14, R27

Ground: C0, C2

Inspiration for my card came from one of our past sketches... BYSHC Sketch 9. I was honestly stuck on what I wanted to do with this stamp until I saw this sketch. Instant inspiration... I love sketches!

I used the measurements for the sketch for my bottom two layers. I did add a mat to the ornament layer. I just adhered it to a scrap of kraft card stock and then I trimmed it down just eyeballing it. I used the gorgeous Quiet Christmas Morning {paper pack} for my three paper layers. I die cut the tag layers using dies from the Make a Tag {die set}.

I heat embossed a sentiment from a past KOM... October 2018 KOM All Winter Long. I used Sugar Cube Pigment ink from Sponsor Taylored Expressions along with Alabaster White Embossing Powder from Unity. I cut a scrap of kraft card stock and adhered it to the bottom portion of the sentiment so that it would sit on the card flat.

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 Merry Crisis.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 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 just want to play all day long! I hope you have an INKredible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party ~ Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 44 ~ Snow Much Cheer ~ Newton's Nook Designs

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's already day 5 of the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 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 a super cute holiday card featuring lots of fun goodies from our fab Sponsor Newton's Nook Designs. And it's inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 44.

I inked up the cute snow couple from the Snow Much Cheer Stamp Set and die cut them using the coordinating die from the Snow Much Cheer Die Set. I colored them up with the following Copic markers:

Snow People: C0, C2

Noses: YR20, YR15

Buttons: N3, N5

Top Hat: N1, N3, N5, V12, V17

Holly/Berries: B000, B00, V12, V05

Beanie: B000, B00, C0, C2, R00, R20, V000, V12

Purple/Blue Scarf: V12, V17, B000, B00

Purple/Pink/White Scarf: V000, V12, R00, R20, C0, C2

Blue Mitten: B000, B00

Pink Mitten: R00, R20

Wreath: V12, V05, V17, B000, B00 

I paired up the cute couple with the Snow Flurries 6x6 Paper Pad. The colors in these papers are amazing!! I love them! I used dies from the Frames Squared Die Set for the decorative square and the circle accent.

My card design was inspired by TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 44. I am having so much fun with this sketch!

I adhered all of my layers using iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web. And then I popped up the snow couple using iCraft 3D Foam Tape Jumbo Roll (white) also from Therm O Web. I finished off the card with a clear snowflake embellishment from my stash on the circle. It's kind of hard to see in the photo.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 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} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party ~ Mice in Boots ~ Stamping Bella

 Hello again crafty friend!

I'm back with an adorable holiday card for day 4 of the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party!! I'm so excited to share a sweet card featuring an adorable stamp from our brand new Sponsor Stamping Bella.

I inked up the adorable Mice in Boots stamp set using Black Amalgam ink from Sponsor Gina K. Designs. And I colored it up with the following Copic markers: 

Mice: W0, W1, W3, R00, R20

Holly: YG11, G24, G46

Berries: R20, R14, R37

Boots: R20, R14, R37, C0, C2, C3, C7

Ground: C0, C2

Inspiration for my card came from one of our past sketches... BYSHC Sketch 35. Such a fun sketch and I think it worked well for this cute stamp.

I paired up the cute mice with the Gentle Winter 6x6 Paper Pack from Sponsor Digi Doodle Studios. I love the mix of colors in these papers!

I finished off this card with a couple brads from my stash. I adhered my layers using the iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web. The focal panel is popped up with iCraft 3D Foam Tape Jumbo Roll (white) also from Sponsor Therm O Web to give the card some dimension.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 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} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party ~ Small Snowflake ~ Gina Marie Designs

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's day 3 of the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 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 dies from our fabulous Sponsor Gina Marie Designs. An all white card!

I get so intimidated by this style of card but this idea popped in my head and I just love it! I used the Small Snowflake Die from Gina Marie Designs. And the circles were die cut using a die from the X Stitched Circle Dies {not currently available}. I just adhered those together with iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web.

I wanted something in the background. Just plain white didn't seem right to me so I used the Swirls Pierce & Cut Plate from Sponsor Taylored Expressions. I adhered it to a white A2 top fold card base using iCraft UltraBond Adhesive.

I finished off the card with a cut apart sentiment from Sponsor Unity. I believe this was a freebie in an order sometime around Christmas last year. I adhered it to the circles and then I popped up the circles and sentiment using a bunch of iCraft 3D Foam Tape Jumbo Roll (white) from Sponsor Therm O Web. I'm so happy with how this one turned out!

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 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} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party ~ {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 71 ~ Snowflake Deer ~ A Colorful Life Designs

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with a little inspiration for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 71 hosted in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group AND it's day 2 of the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party! Today I'm sharing an endearing Christmas card featuring two fab stencils from our amazing Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs! This month's prize for the sketch challenge is a $25 gift code to A Colorful Life Designs! Woohoo!

I love working with Kraft and White for the holidays! I used the beautiful Snowflake Deer Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs for my focal image. I did cut it down a bit using a circle die - it's more of a snow globe shape. 

Adding a touch of love to my background with the HeartFlakes Stencil. I adore these heart snowflakes!! I think they compliment the deer so nicely. I used Sugar Cube White Pigment ink from Sponsor Taylored Expressions over the two stencils on Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink.

The sentiment is a cut apart sentiment from Sponsor Unity that I believe was a freebie with an order last Christmas. I finished off the card with a few White Glossy Card Bling confetti pieces from A Colorful Life Designs.  

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 71 for the month of July. 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 went a little rogue with my design using a circle in place of the square or rectangle and then I moved the sentiment. It just didn't look right on the other side of the card.

Join us for the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 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