Christmas in July 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Nautilus Swirl Stencil ~ A Colorful Life Designs

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another card I made for the Christmas in July 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party! I've been so inspired by the cards shared over at the Linky Party... I just HAD to get inky! I saw a fab card by sweet Holly Brown not too long ago and I immediately thought it would be fun to use the same stencil but for a Christmas card.

Voila! I think it's peppermint perfection!! Haha! I used the awesome Nautilus Swirl Stencil from our amazing Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs for my fun background. I blended over the stencil using Candied Apple Distress Ink. I focused the blending in the center and lightened the blends with a softer touch around the edges.

I trimmed the panel to 4 x 5-1/4" and die cut it using the Large Cross-Stitched Rectangle Stackables from Sponsor Lawn Fawn. I adhered the die cut piece directly to the white A2 top fold card and then added iCraft 3D Foam Tape Jumbo Roll (white) from our lovely Sponsor Therm O Web to the outer portion making it into a fun frame. It gives some really fun dimension to the card.

I stamped the cute cup and peppermints from the retired Peppermint Mocha Season stamp set from Sponsor Not 2 Shabby using the fabulous Pressure Pal from our awesome Sponsor Twiddler's Nook to get an even pressure on my Misti while stamping. This tool really comes in handy when my hands are hurting. I colored the fun images with Copic markers. I fussy cut each of the images on the line, colored the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker, and then adhered them together. I added foam tape to the portions of the images that laid in the center of the card and then I used iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Therm O Web for the handle and bottom portion that sat on the frame. The sentiment is also from the same stamp set. I finished off the card with some White Glossy Card Bling from A Colorful Life Designs. 

I hope you'll stop by the Christmas in July 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!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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 2025 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Large Gingerbread Girl ~ Jaded Blossom

 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 stamp from our wonderful Sponsor Jaded Blossom called Large Gingerbread Girl. I adore this large ginger!! So cute!

I inked up a cute background using the Layered Gingerbread Men Stencil from Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs. This fab stencil has two stencils in the set. I inked up the gingerbread cookies on Kraft card stock using Vintage Photo Distress Ink. And then I replaced the stencils and blended Candied Apple Distress Ink over the second stencil.

I also stamped the cute sentiment in my mini misti and used the fabulous Pressure Pal from Sponsor Twiddler's Nook. The sentiment is from the retired Gingerbread Hugs from Sponsor Not 2 Shabby. I heat embossed the sentiment by prepping the card stock with the TE Anti Static Powder tool from Sponsor Taylored Expressions. I stamped the sentiment using Sugar Cube Pigment ink from Taylored Expressions. I dusted the wet ink using Alabaster White embossing powder from Brutus Monroe and then melted the powder with a Wagner Precision Heat tool.

My card is inspired by the current Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 32. I turned the sketch on the side for a fun twist. Such a fun sketch! Join us in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group to play along with this month's sketch challenge!

I inked up the adorable gingerbread and the name of this stamp is true! It's a large gingerbread girl! LOL! I colored her up with my Copic markers and then die cut her using a die from the BIG Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} from Sponsor Unity. I die cut a scrap of red card stock using a die from the Stitched Hillside Borders from Sponsor Lawn Fawn. I trimmed and adhered the sentiment to the card and adhered the red hillside piece to the card. And then I popped up the gingerbread panel using 3D Foam Squares from Sponsor Therm O Web.

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

Gingerbread: E21, E23, E25

Bow / Cheeks / Hearts: R20, R14, R27

Icing: C00, C2

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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Falling for the Holidays 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Snow Angel Newton ~ Newton's Nook Designs

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It's day 7 of the Falling for the Holidays 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party!! I'm super excited to share another sweet card that I've made to add to my holiday stash this week! I just added the adorable Snow Angel Newton Stamp Set from our fabulous Sponsor Newton's Nook Designs to my collection and I just HAD to ink him up! Isn't he just the cutest?!

I die cut white card stock using the large zig zag frame die from the Frames & Tags Die Set. I heat embossed the snowflakes using my favorite combination of products... I stamped the sentiment using the Sugar Cube White Pigment ink from Sponsor Taylored Expressions, and added Alabaster White Embossing powder from Brutus Monroe. I then melted the embossing powder using my Wagner Precision Heat Tool. And then I blended a bit of Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink over the area making sure to cover the snowflakes. This helped the snowflakes to pop on the background.

I stamped the adorable Snow Angel Newton Stamp Set in my mini misti using the fabulous Pressure Pal from our awesome Sponsor Twiddler's Nook. I colored up the kitty with some Copic markers and then I die cut him using a die from the Snow Angel Newton Die Set. I really wanted to add a wobble spring but I couldn't find my small ones and the big ones were just too big. If I ever find them, I'm definitely copying this card and adding the wobble spring!

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

Kitty: R00, R20, YR21, YR15, YR27

Hat / Scarf: C00, C2, V000, V12, Colorless Blender

Snow: B0000, B00, Colorless Blender

I die cut the sentiment twice from white card stock using the Merry Christmas Die Set. I used my blue TE Blender Brush to ink up one of the sentiments just a little bit leaving some white. I adhered the sentiments together using the Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue. And then I adhered all of my layers to a white A2 card base using the iCraft UltraBond Adhesive from Sponsor Therm O Web.

The Falling for the Holidays 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party is coming to an end!! Tomorrow is the last day to enter the linky party! I have thoroughly enjoyed the inspiration being shared! I hope you'll join in the fun! Have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Christmas in July 2022 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Cheery Deer ~ Lawn Fawn

 Hello there crafty friend!

We're nearing the end of the Christmas in July 2022 {BYSHC} Linky Party with just today and tomorrow left for linking up those holiday cards. I'm sharing my 7th card for the linky party and this one may just be my favorite!! I used the absolutely adorable Cheery Deer die set from NEW Sponsor Lawn Fawn for a cute CAS card! I just love a cute CAS card!

I started by die cutting all my pieces for the cute Cheery Deer. I die cut the full deer from Chocolate Chip card stock from Stampin' Up! And then I die cut the outline deer from Close to Cocoa (SU!) and Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink putting the colors in two separate Craft Embellishment Trays from return Sponsor Twiddler's Nook. This is a great way to keep your die cut colored pieces separate but contained... no losing them on your crafty desk!! Twiddler's Nook has several styles of embellishment trays too. The little Cloud Craft Embellishment Tray is one of my favorites. So cute!  

I adhered the Close to Cocoa deer outline to the Chocolate Chip full deer back piece and then put the Kraft antlers, eye areas and belly pieces on their little spaces. I die cut the little pink ears from Pretty in Pink card stock (SU!) and adhered them to the deer. And then I die cut the hooves from True Black card stock (PTI) and adhered them to the deer too. Isn't he the cutest?! I added that adorable red enamel dot from the Rainbow Mirror Foil Enamel Dots from Sponsor Gina Marie Designs and turned my deer into Rudolph. 

I set Rudolph aside and die cut the cute string of lights which also comes in the die set. The lights are also two dies... a base light string and the outline. I die cut them both from True Black card stock and adhered them together. Rather than die cut the whole string from several colors I just die cut one light bulb from each colors of scrap card stock. I used Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Green Galore, Orchid Opulence and Only Orange card stocks from Stampin' Up! I adhered the lights to Rudolph's antlers and then added foam tape to the back of him and set him aside.

For my very simple background, all I did was blend some Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink with a large post-it note on the bottom to make that straight edge. I used my Ranger Anti Static Pouch all over the oxide ink and then stamped the blended background with a couple snowflakes from the Winter Skies stamp set from Lawn Fawn using Sugar Cube White Pigment ink from Taylored Expressions. And then I applied some Alabaster White Embossing powder from Sponsor Brutus Monroe and melted it with my heat tool. I stamped a few more tiny snowflakes with the white ink and then I added some dots of snow with a Sakura White Gelly Roll pen.

And then I goofed up and stamped my sentiment just under that blended ink. I didn't give myself enough room for Rudolph to sit so to fix my goof I found a scrap of white card stock that would fit under the ink blended area. I lined it all up this time with Rudolph in place and then stamped the sentiment again. The 'Wishing You a Magical' sentiment is from the Winter Skies stamp set from Lawn Fawn. The 'Christmas' sentiment is a die cut from the Cursive Merry Christmas Word die from Gina Marie Designs. It's actually Merry Christmas together but I trimmed off the Merry so it would work with the sentiment I wanted on my card. I die cut it from True Black card stock three times and then adhered them all together and then adhered it on the card front. I trimmed the card front and then adhered it to the white A2 top fold card base. Card #7 done!

Be sure to stop by Lawn Fawn to check out all the adorable Christmas goodies!! So many adorable stamps and dies to play with! I hope you'll also stop by the Christmas in July 2022 {BYSHC} Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! So many wonderful cards and tags have been shared so far... I'm so inspired to keep on building my stash of holiday cards! 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 #9 ~ Spring into Christmas 2021 {BYSHC} Hop!!

Hello there crafty friend!

Welcome to the first day of the Spring into Christmas 2021 {BYSHC} Hop! It's a full week of inspiration, fun, and prizes!! I hope you'll join us and play along... let's work on building our stash of Holiday cards all year long!! Check out the {BYSH} Cardmakers Blog for details and to link up!

Today I'm sharing a fun shaker card using products from four different Sponsors of our fabulous hop!! Woohoo!! The sweet Merry Girl stamp illustrated by Sponsor Angie Blom Digital Design is from Sponsor Unity Stamp Co. I did a mix of copic coloring and paper piecing and then fussy cut her out. I used the following Copic markers to color:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11

Hair ~ E21, E23, E27

Hat / Coat / Scarf ~ C00, C2, RV10, RV11, R11

Shirt / Mittens ~ YG03, G94, Colorless Blender

Boots ~ W00, W3, W5

Pants ~ E21, E23 

Cup ~ C00, C2, R22, W00, W5

Candy Cane ~ C00, C2, RV10, RV11

Gifts ~ R14, R22, RV11

Gift Bags ~ R11, R14, R22, YG03, G94 

I still had the Sugar Cookie Christmas papers from Prima Marketing out and I thought they would work really nicely with the fun Frosty Flakes Embellishment Mix from Sponsor Twiddler's Nook. So, of course, I just HAD to make a shaker card with those cute flakes!

I made the shaker element with a 3-1/4 x 4-1/4" piece of the Sugar Cookie Christmas paper. I die cut a frame from white card stock with the Scalloped Stitched Rectangles Frame from Sponsor Gina Marie Designs and adhered a 3 x 4" piece of Clear card stock to the back of the frame. I then used some foam adhesive strips to raise the shaker frame... I added some of the Frosty Flakes embellishment mix to the pretty paper and then adhered the shaker frame over top.

Here's a look at the current April sketch... Sketch #9. I decided to flip the sketch for my shaker card so Merry Girl wouldn't cover up Santa and his sleigh in the pretty Christmas papers. Join us in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group and play along! You could even play along with the sketch and the hop!! How fun!?

Well, that's my first card for the hop! I sure hope that you like it!

Come back tomorrow to see another fun Christmas card featuring more fabulous products from Sponsor Gina Marie Designs! You won't want to miss this one... it just may turn you green!!

Be sure to check out the Spring into Christmas 2021 {BYSHC} Hop over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog... let's really build our stash of holiday cards this week!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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