Poinsettia Season - BYSHC Linky Party

Good morning!  I've been having fun creating some Christmas cards for the Spring into Christmas Linky Party on the BYSHC blog this week, and I wanted to play with some new poinsettia dies today.  I pulled out these Garden Variety Poinsettia dies from Taylored Expressions and cut out the petals, leaves, and stamen.  I covered the stamen with some distress Stickles and set it aside to dry.  Meanwhile, I brushed some kraft ink over the beautiful Christmas Greenery stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save) onto a kraft cardstock panel.

After I assembled the poinsettia onto the stenciled kraft panel, I stamped the sentiment (Taylored Expressions), temporarily covered it with scratch paper, and splattered the whole thing with white acrylic paint.  The final touch was to add some more of the distress Stickles to the panel and let it dry before I glued this to a white card base.

Come join the fun over on the BYSHC blog - just make a Christmas, Hannukah, or wintery card and share it in the Linky Party.  We'd love to see what you've created for your holiday card stash!

 

Heartflakes Season - BYSHC Linky Party

 

Good morning!  I've been having fun creating some Christmas cards for the Spring into Christmas Linky Party on the BYSHC blog this week, and this one was a fun experiment.

I brushed some pink oxide ink over some watercolor cardstock, placed the Heartflakes stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save 10%) over this panel, and then used a baby wipe to remove some of the ink through the stencil openings.  It's a very rustic, distressed background, and it almost looks like snowflakes.  I splattered this panel with some white acrylic ink and set it aside to dry.  

After I die cut a large white circle, I added it to the side of the pink Heartflakes panel and trimmed the excess.  Then I added this fun pink house sticker (Doodlepops) along with the blue hearts and the silvery white snowflakes to the card.  The sentiment (Hero Arts) was stamped, trimmed, and adhered below the house.  How cute is that??

Come join the fun over on the BYSHC blog - just make a Christmas, Hannukah, or wintery card and share it in the Linky Party.  We'd love to see what you've created for your holiday card stash!

Snowman Advent Cards - BYSHC Linky Party

Good morning!  I've been having fun creating some Christmas cards for the Spring into Christmas Linky Party on the BYSHC blog this week, and today's cards were a big project.  I got a crafty Advent calendar in December 2025, and each day's surprise was inside a snowman envelope.  I cut all these envelopes so I could use these snowmen on some holiday cards.  Some are mini slimline cards, and some are regular A2 cards.  I stamped and die cut different sentiments and added some punched holly leaves and red Stickles to all of the cards.

Come join the fun over on the BYSHC blog - just make a Christmas, Hannukah, or wintery card and share it in the Linky Party.  We'd love to see what you've created for your holiday card stash!

 

Slanted Chevrons with Moonshine

Good morning!  Today I'm sharing this card that I created with the new Slanted Chevrons stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  I placed the stencil over some white cardstock and then I brushed some blue and purple inks over that, blending the two colors together where they met in the middle.  After I added the die cut sentiment (Altenew), I glued some of the gorgeous new Moonshine Card Bling around the sentiment.  Just look at that glow from the Moonshine Card Bling.  I love it!

You can save 10% off your entire order (excluding Master Creator Bundles) by using this code, HollyFan10, when you shop at A Colorful Life Designs.  This code can be used on the Card Bling, so check out the new colors in the store this month!  Stock up on the Moonshine Card Bling - it's gonna be a big seller.  Have a great week!

 

Noel Botanicals - BYSHC Linky Party

I'm back with another Christmas card for the Spring into Christmas Linky Party.  Remember the card I shared on Friday?  I made another one but changed up the sentiment just to see which one I liked better.  All of these stamps, dies, and stencils are from The Greetery (one of my favorite places to shop!).  Come join the Linky Party by sharing your holiday or wintery cards with us!

 

Be Merry Candy Canes - BYSHC Linky Party

Good morning!  I've been having fun creating some Christmas cards for the Spring into Christmas Linky Party on the BYSHC blog this week, and these pink candy canes are putting a big ol' smile on my face.  

I started by placing the Candy Canes stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save 10%) over a pink card base and then I brushed some pink ink over all the candy canes.  Next, I stamped the holiday mug, colored it with Copic markers, and cut it out with the matching die (Pink & Main).  To help this holiday mug stand out from the candy cane background, I die cut a stitched oval (Pink & Main) from white cardstock, adhered about 2/3rds of it to the bottom edge of the card and trimmed the excess.  Some pink ribbon was tied around the card before I adhered the holiday mug with foam tape.  Lastly, I die cut the sentiment (Pink & Main) and adhered that to the card with foam tape.

Come join the fun over on the BYSHC blog - just make a Christmas, Hannukah, or wintery card and share it in the Linky Party.  We'd love to see what you've created for your holiday card stash!

 

Season's Greetings Postage Scene - BYSHC Linky Party

Good morning!  I'm back with a quick and easy card for the Spring into Christmas Linky Party on the BYSHC blog.  I got this wintery postage scene ephemera as a sweet freebie with one of my orders, and I was determined to use it before I lost it under a mound of other UFO's on my table.  I pulled out some red cardstock and brushed some white pigment ink over the Falling Snow stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save 10%).  Yes, it's white ink but it dried to this off-white, almost grayish color, and I'm actually not mad about it.  It ties in nicely with the colors in the scene as well as the sentiment strip that I added behind the postage scene.  

Come join the fun over on the BYSHC blog - just make a Christmas, Hannukah, or wintery card and share it in the Linky Party.  We'd love to see what you've created for your holiday card stash!