{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

Christmas in July 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Snowflake Net Stencil ~ A Colorful Life Designs

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with my last card for the Christmas in July 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party! It's also my last card for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 35. My card for today features a mix of products from a few of our wonderful Linky Party Sponsors again.

I wanted a simple plaid background using the Plaid Cover Dies Bundle from Sponsor Pink & Main. I love how combining these two A2 sized dies with different card stock colors makes for such an easy background. I die cut the Plaid Cover Die Panel A from Cool Caribbean card stock from Stampin' Up. I die cut the Plaid Cover Die Panel B from Orchid Opulence card stock, also from SU.

Next, I ink blended Seedless Preserves and Broken China Distress Oxides over the fabulous Snowflake Net Stencil from Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs onto a 6 x 6" piece of white card stock. I die cut a portion of it with the second largest die from the Pleated Lace Mini Slimline die from Sponsor Gina Marie Designs. Not sure yet what I'll do with the other portion. I also die cut a scrap of white card stock that I trimmed and adhered to the stenciled panel. 

 

Here's a look at this month's {BYSHC} Sketch 35. I turned the sketch for my card... mostly for the sentiment to sit at the bottom of the focal panel. There's still a bit of time to play along with the sketch!! Entries must be submitted prior to July 31st at 11:59pm PST in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group.

The sentiment from the Wishing You Mini Stamp Set from Sponsor Gina K. Designs was then stamped on the bottom white portion of the panel with Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide ink. I stamped two snowflakes from the Wishing You Mini Stamp Set... one with the Seedless Preserves and the other with Broken China Distress Oxide ink. I fussy cut them leaving a tiny bit of a white border and then adhered them together using the iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from our wonderful Sponsor Therm O Web. I adhered the snowflakes to the stenciled panel and then I popped up the panel and snowflakes on the card using 3D Foam Squares from Sponsor Therm O Web. I finished off the card by adding a few white rhinestones from the Frosty Rhinestones from our Sponsor Gina Marie Designs to the centers of the snowflakes. 

I have had SO much fun playing along with the Christmas in July 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party! I hope that you've been inspired to make a few Christmas cards to relieve some of the holiday stress. I know that I am feeling great about the 8 cards and 3 tags that I made. If you missed the tags I shared on my Instagram you can check them out here... 3 Holiday Tags. Thank you ALL so much for stopping by my blog and commenting on my cards. I've truly enjoyed each of the comments. And I hope that you'll stop by the Linky Party and check out the cards that have been linked up. So many amazing and wonderful cards!! And if you have a bit of time today you could still enter into the Linky Party... it ends at 11:59pm PST tonight.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Christmas in July 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Decorate My Life ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm so excited to share my first card for the Christmas in July 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party hosted by the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! This is our fourth annual Christmas in July Linky Party. I can't believe how fast time seems to fly by! Even though were in the middle of Summer the linky party is focused on Christmas and wintry holiday cards. It's a great way 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'm featuring the super sweet Decorate my Life Itty Bitty stamp from Sponsor Unity Stamp Co. I also used the sentiment from the Poinsettia Wishes Itty Bitty stamp, also from Unity. I paired these stamps up with papers from the Vintage Christmas paper pad from The Paper Studio. I adhered all my layers to a white A2 top fold card base using the iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from our wonderful Sponsor Therm O Web.

I stamped the sweet owl using Black Amalgam ink from returning Sponsor Gina K Designs. I love this ink! I can use it for Copic coloring or for watercoloring... so easy peasy. Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used to color up the sweet owl:

Owl ~ N0, N1, N3, N5, YR21, YR16, YR14

Coat / Hat ~ YG11, G24, G46, R20, R17, R27

Scarf ~ YG11, G24, G46, R20, R17, R27, C00, C1, C3

Bell ~ Y06, Y28

Boots ~ N0, N2, N4, N6

Heart ~ R20, R17, R27

I trimmed the colored panel and adhered the strip of green plaid pattern paper to the bottom grounding the owl. I rounded the corners using a corner rounder from my stash. I used my handy dandy Crop-a-dile to punch a couple holes in the plaid paper and popped in a couple of brads. I love brads! I should really use them more often. I have a ton in my stash! I adhered the owl panel to the striped pattern paper that was adhered to a white A2 top fold card base. I then stamped the sentiment from the Poinsettia Wishes stamp using Sugar Cube Pigment ink from Sponsor Taylored Expressions onto a scrap of red cardstock. I added some white embossing powder to the white ink and melted the powder with a heat tool - heat embossing it. I trimmed the sentiment and adhered it directly to the card.

My card was inspired by the current {BYSHC} sketch... Sketch 35! Have you visited the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group? We host a fun sketch challenge each month to inspire our holiday cardmaking all year long. I love using sketches for my cards... makes designing the cards so easy! I'll definitely be sharing a few past sketches during the Linky Party.

I'm also a Sponsor for the Christmas in July 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party!! I have a wonderful prize set aside for one lucky winner. I didn't get a chance to take a picture of the prize so I guess it'll be a fun surprise. 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. The winner will be announced on the {BYSHC} blog on Monday, July 31st.

Before you leave, be sure to stop by Sponsors Unity Stamp Co., Therm O Web, Gina K. Designs and Taylored Expressions websites to see the latest releases and sales happening right now. And if you haven't already, stop by the Christmas in July 2023 {BYSHC} 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 2023... I hope you'll join in the fun and play along!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 35 ~ Christmas Basics Papercrafting Kit ~ The Paper Studio

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm sharing another Christmas card for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 35 for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group. I made this sweet card while on vacation last month. I've really enjoyed making cards with this fun kit.

I can't get enough of the plaid paper in this kit. It makes a fun backdrop for the other papers. I really love the die cuts in the kit, too. They've been a great size for cardmaking. My only complaint is the shine on them. It's fine in person but taking photos has been difficult.

All my layers are cut per the sketch dimensions. I used a corner rounder for the corners on the green paper. The sentiment and puppy die cuts are both popped up on the card with foam tape.

I finished off the card with a couple red rhinestones that were included in the kit. Super easy peasy card and I think it turned out pretty cute.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #35 for the month of July. I hope you'll join us and play along with the sketch! If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog!

 Next week our Christmas in July 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party begins... I hope you'll join us for fun, inspiration and lots of prizes! Be sure to use the above graphic in your social media posts if you participate.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 35 ~ Christmas Basics Papercrafting Kit ~ The Paper Studio

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for a new sketch challenge over in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! Today I'm sharing a Christmas card using some new goodies that I bought during our vacation. There just happened to be a Hobby Lobby near by so I just HAD to check out it out!! Hee hee!! I found some fun goodies including this neat Christmas Basics Papercrafting Kit from The Paper Studio that was on sale 40% off. Can't beat that!

I took very minimal supplies on vacation and actually forgot a bunch of essentials. LOL! Ohhh... you'd think I was new to papercrafting but really it just wasn't my focus for vacation. Anywho, I only took my Tim Holtz/Tonic Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer which wasn't big enough for the 12 x 12" papers in the kit. Sooo... I folded the 12 x 12" papers in half with a really good crease and then I just tore it in half. I was then able to cut it using my trimmer. Easy peasy! 

I also forgot glue! LOL! Seriously! I really only planned to do a bit of coloring if I had a chance. So glue was not on the radar. I got all my papers cut and the design all set and adhered it all together when I got home. I had a lot of fun with the kit. I do wish the ephemera pieces didn't have so much of a shine on them. They were very difficult to get nice photos of... ugh.

Aside from the drama of creating without all my crafty things, I really had a blast putting this card together. And I'm really loving this new sketch!! The design team has done a wonderful job with this sketch too. I hope you'll stop by the {BYSHC} blog and check out their cards.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 35 for the month of July. I hope you'll join us and play along with the sketch! If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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