Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Winter Cardinals Set 2 ~ Pink & Main

 Hello there crafty friend!

I can't believe how fast the time is going by! It's the last day of the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party! It's always so sad to reach the end, but I'm super happy to be adding so many cards to my stash! Yay!

This time I used the adorable Winter Cardinals Set 2 from our wonderful Sponsor Pink & Main. I just adore this stamp!! The birds are so cute and they're kissing under the mistletoe... AWWWW... Super cute! I stamped the image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock and colored them up with Copic markers.

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

Left Bird: R20, R14, R27, C00, C2, YR21, YR04

Right Bird: R20, R14, R37, C00, C2, YR21, YR04

Scarves: YG11, G24, G46

Branches: E21, E23, E25

Mistletoe: G24, G46

Bow: R20, R14, R27

As always, I used the fabulous Pressure Pal from our awesome Sponsor Twiddler's Nook when I stamped the sweet birds. I also used it when I stamped the sentiment. I die cut the panel using the X Stitched Mini Slimline Die from Sponsor Gina Marie Designs. I wrapped the corners with some Natural May Arts Burlap String and tied a pretty bow. I popped up the panel using iCraft 3D Foam Tape Jumbo Roll (white) from Therm O Web. 

My card design was inspired by past {BYSHC} Sketch 44. This simple sketch has become a favorite and it was perfect with this cute stamp.

I wanted to use another fun stencil for a lovely background for these two lovebirds. I grabbed the Simple Christmas Trees Stencil from Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs. I blended lightly with Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the stencil on Kraft card stock. I trimmed the panel to 5-1/4 x 4" and adhered it to an A2 kraft card base.

I hope you'll stop by the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared! I've been inspired by so many of the cards! I sure hope you'll stop by and check it out! Have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Spring into Christmas 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Nutty or Nice? ~ Lawn Fawn

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back again today to share my holiday card for day 4 of the Spring into Christmas 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party. I just adore the little scene card I created to share! The adorable squirrels and snowman come from the Nutty or Nice? Stamp Set that was a collaboration set from our wonderful sponsor Lawn Fawn and Simon Says Stamp for the 2018 STAMPtember celebration.

I paired them up with the beautiful A Shabby Christmas 6x6 paper pad from our awesome sponsor Not 2 Shabby. I die cut the red glittery paper using the largest die from the Large Cross-Stitched Rectangle Stackables die from Lawn Fawn. I also die cut a little snowy hill for my inner layer using a die from the Stitched Hillside Borders dies from Lawn Fawn, as well.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up these cuties:

Snowman: C00, C1, C3

Hat: N0, N1, N3, N5, R00, R20

Scarf: R00, R20

Squirrels: E21, E23, E25

Squirrel Hat: R20, R14

Squirrel Scarf: YG11, G24

Carrot Nose: YR21, YR15

I stamped the sentiment and fussy cut two fishtails for both end, mat it with a scrap of the glitter paper, and adhered it to the card. All of my layers are adhered using iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from our wonderful Sponsor Therm O Web. I did add a couple scraps of card stock underneath the snowman's head so that it would lay flat on the card.

Inspiration for my card came from this month's {BYSHC} Sketch #44. I love the simplicity of this sketch but really the possibilities are endless!

I can't believe that we're halfway through the linky party already! Stop by the Spring into Christmas 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 44 ~ Holiday Birds ~ RAM Stamps

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another sweet holiday card for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 44 over in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! Today I'm sharing a card featuring the Holiday Birds Digital Stamp from this month's fabulous sponsor, RAM Stamps! 

Aren't these birdies just TOO cute! I adore them so! I resized them in a Word Document and printed them off. Paired these cuties up with the Miss Mary Christmas Paper Pad from Hobby Lobby. I had no idea that Hobby Lobby was making their own pattern papers. Is that a recent thing or have I just been hidden under a rock?! 

I trimmed the printed panel down and then die cut the birdies using a die from the Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs. I've been in a groove making simple cards and this month's sketch is as simple as can be! Since I wanted this card simple too, I chose papers that have a sentiment. No need to add another sentiment!

This is a mini slimline card measuring 6 x 3". So I cut a 6 x 6" piece of Stampers Select White card stock from Papertrey Ink and scored it at 3". To add a bit of dimension to the card, I added foam tape to the back of the birdie panel and popped it up on the card. 

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 44 for the month of April. Loving this simple sketch! I can't wait to see what everyone does with it. 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! Lots of sweet inspiration this month from the design team.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 44 ~ Christmas Sentiments ~ Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps

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 sweet Christmas card featuring the cutest little snowman from the Christmas Sentiments digital stamps from our awesome sponsor, Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps! Rachelle from RAM Stamps has generously offered up a $20 gift card as a prize for the {BYSHC} Sketch 44 this month! So amazing!! Thanks so much, Rachelle!

Our sketch this month is very simple!! It's great for a quick card. I combined a few digital stamp sets in a Word Document and resized the images. I then print off my digital stamps. I like to fill a page or at least fill the page halfway before I print it off. That way I can use the other half of the page to print off other digital stamps later on. If it's any smaller than half of a page, my printer refuses to use it! LOL

This adorable digi stamp is also sold separately as the Christmas Merry Digital Stamp. I couldn't pass up on the deal with all the sentiments so I got the set of four sentiments, but thought I'd share in case someone just wanted this one. I paired up this sweet digi stamp with the beautiful Miss Mary Christmas papers that I got from Hobby Lobby. I love the colors in these papers!! I tried to color up my images with similar colors from the papers. I die cut the pattern paper using the largest Wonky Stitched Rectangle die from Gina Marie Designs.

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

Snowman / Snowball: C00, C1, C3

Snowman Nose: Y15, YR15

Hat: C00, C1, C3, R00, R20, RV13

Squirrels: E21, E23, E25

Merry Sentiment: G0000, G000, G12, G24

I adhered the striped pattern paper to a white A2 top fold card base that I turned on the side for a landscape card. I fussy cut the Christmas Merry Digital Stamp leaving a white border around the image. I then adhered it to a scrap of Pinefeather card stock from Papertrey Ink. And then I fussy cut it again leaving a border. I adhered the panel directly to the card. I love how this turned out!

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 44 for the month of April. Loving the simplicity of this sketch! I can't wait to see what everyone does with it. 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! Lots of creative and sweet inspiration this month from the design team.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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