{BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party ~ Snowman Globe ~ RAM Stamps

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

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ Christmas Ornaments ~ RAM Stamps

 Hello again crafty friend!

I'm back with a couple holiday tags for day 3 of the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party!! Today's theme on the blog is ornaments... haha! I just adore the cute Christmas Ornaments from our Sponsor RAM Stamps {AKA Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps}. 

Aren't they just too cute?! I printed them off with the kitty digi I used on day 1. I die cut them using a die from the Essential Tags Die Set from our Sponsor Newton's Nook Designs. And then I colored them up with Copic markers.

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

Snowman:C0, C2, R00, R20, YR15, YR68

Hat: N2, N4, N6, R20, R14

Scarf: R20, R14, C0, C2

Buttons: N2, N4, N6

Angel Hair: Y21, E43, E44

Angel Skin: E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Dress: B000, B00, C0, C2

Wings / Halo: Y11, Y15

Shoes: B000, B00

Candle: R20, R14, C0, C2, Y15

I cut a simple mask from a post it note and blended the residual ink on my blue blending brush over the HeartFlakes Stencil using a light touch as I blended around the snowman. I did the same with the angel tag using my yellow blending brush along with the Dotted Wreath Stencil. But it was too light so I blended a bit of Mustard Seed Distress Ink over the stencil. It was still too simple so I used the top part of the Snowfall Stencil {the stars} to blend some bold stars around the angel. I like the results.

Now if I was to replicate these. I would die cut them leaving more room on the bottom so I could put the sentiments underneath the snowman and angel. I tied a couple bows and added some twine from my stash to finish these off. 

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 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} Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party ~ Christmas Penguins ~ RAM Stamps

 Hello there crafty friend!

I can't believe it's day 7 of the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party!! We're nearing the end of our last linky party of the year. I sure hope you've been able to play along and build your stash of holiday cards. Today I'm sharing a sweet card featuring an adorable digi stamp set from our wonderful Sponsor Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps.

At the start of the Linky Party I had combined a bunch of digi stamps in a Word Document and these cutie penguins from the Christmas Penguins digital stamps were included on my sheet.  Aren't they the sweetest?! I colored them up with copic markers and fussy cut them out leaving a border around them.

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

Penguins: N0, N2, N4, YR20, YR15

Bow: R20, R14, R29

Stars: Y11, Y15

Scarf: R20, R14, R29, C0, C1, YG11, G24, G46

Ornaments: Y15, Y28, R20, R14, R29, C0

Hat: C0, C1, R20, R14, R29

Tree: YG11, G24, G46

I created a wintry scene using a fun background I die cut with the Swirls Pierce & Cut Plate from Sponsor Taylored Expressions. The snowy hills were die cut using a die from the Stitched Hillside Borders from Sponsor Lawn Fawn.

I adhered the background and hills to a white A2 card base using iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web. The cute critters and tree were also adhered with the same glue. I trimmed the sentiment but it didn't look quite right. I ended up just fussy cutting it and adhering it to the card.

This little cutie didn't really fit on the front of the card so I put him inside the card. Just too cute!

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! There's over 350 cards linked up!! So amazing!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Christmas in July 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Bunny & Guinea: Snowman ~ Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back for Day 2 of the Christmas in July 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party with another cute holiday card! It was so much fun checking out the inspiration shared yesterday for the start of the Linky Party. So many wonderful cards! Today I'm sharing a card using a sweet digital stamp from our sweet Sponsor Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps, AKA RAM Stamps.

I combined and resized the digital stamp and sentiment from the Bunny & Guinea: Snowman digital stamps. Isn't that just the cutest trio!? So adorable!! I printed off the digis on white card stock and colored them up with Copic markers.

Copic markers I used:

Bunny: W0, W1, W3, C0, C2, R00, R20

Snowman: C0, C2, YR20, YR15, YR16

Hat: C0, C2, YG11, G21

Scarf: YG11, G21, R20, R14

Guinea Pig: W0, W1, W3, C0, C2, E21, E25

I ink smooshed a wintry background using Uncharted Mariner and Villainous Potion Distress Inks. Once it was dry, I die cut it with the Swirls Pierce & Cut Plate from Sponsor Taylored Expressions.

The snowy hill was die cut using a die from the Stitched Hillside Borders from Sponsor Lawn Fawn. I trimmed the background to 5-1/4 x 4" and adhered it to a white A2 card base using iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web. I popped up the sentiment and the fun trio using iCraft 3D Foam Tape Jumbo Roll (white) from Therm O Web.

 Woohoo!! I'm so excited to have another card done for my stash! If you haven't already, stop by the Christmas in July 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! Have a fantastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Holly Jolly Elf ~ Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another fun holiday card for the Spring into Christmas 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party! My card today features a cute digi stamp from the Holly Jolly Elf digital stamp from our wonderful Sponsor Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps.

I combined and resized the cute deer and elf digi stamp and the sentiment in a Word Document and then printed it off. I colored up the cuties with Copic markers.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Hair: E21, E23

Elf Hat / Clothes: R20, R14, R27, BG10, BG01, BG34

Deer: E21, E23, E25, N2, N4, N6

Deer Collar: R20, R14, R27, Y11, Y15, Y28

I created a fun scene for the deer and elf using papers from the retired Snow Day Remix 6x6 paper pack from Lawn Fawn. I used the sentiment papers for my background layer that measures 4 x 5-1/4". I die cut the snowy papers using a die from the BIG Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} from Sponsor Unity Stamp Co. I also die cut the printed digi stamp and sentiment using the same die. I trimmed the panel just above the sentiment and after I colored the reindeer and elf, I fussy cut them leaving a white border. 

My card was inspired by {BYSHC} Sketch #34. This is a simple sketch that's great for scene cards. Another fun past sketch from the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers group.

I die cut a scrap of white card stock using the same rectangle die and then I die cut it again using the Stitched Hillside Borders from Sponsor Lawn Fawn. I adhered the hill and sentiment layers to the snowy paper and used a piece of red grosgrain ribbon to cover the edge between the papers. I wrapped it around the back of the card and then covered the back of the panel with a bunch of 3D Foam Squares from Sponsor Therm O Web.

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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