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!

 

Christmas Botanicals - BYSHC Linky Party

Good morning!  There is a new Linky Party over on the BYSHC blog for their annual Spring Into Christmas challenge, and I'm entering this card today.  I fell in love with The Greetery's latest holiday release and immediately played around with these new stamps, dies, and stencils.  If you're in the mood to add to your Christmas card stash, share your creations over on the BYSHC blog.  We'd love to see what you've created!

 

Zig Zag Hugs

Good morning!  Have you seen the gorgeous new stencils in the April release at A Colorful Life Designs?  This month is a fun mix of geometric designs and large circles which are perfect for card backgrounds.  I used the new Throwing Zig Zags stencil for the background on this card.

I brushed some coral ink over the Throwing Zig Zags stencil onto a soft coral panel and trimmed it down.  This was adhered to a brown base and then I added the white die cut oval to the center.  The die cut flower (Concord and 9th) was die cut, ink blended, and glued onto the white oval and then I added the die cut sentiment (Altenew) over the bottom of the flower.

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!  That Moonshine Card Bling is stunning!!  I'll share a card using that on Monday so come on back.  Happy Friday!