Holly Sprig Christmas - BYSHC Christmas in July

 

Good morning!  I've been working hard behind the scenes this week to get some Christmas cards done for the BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party.  I love this holly branch from Newton's Nook Designs (the Bells & Holly set), so I colored this with Copic markers and then went over the berries with a metallic red marker for a sparkly touch while the bow was colored with a metallic gold marker.  The background was stenciled with green ink using the Close Up Branches stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code HollyFan10 to save 10%).  I die cut some red text paper from the Basic Gray Jovial pad and adhered the holly branch.  After I glued the sentiment, I added some gold pearls to finish off this card.

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!

Oranges & Cinnamon Christmas - BYSHC Christmas in July

Good morning!  I've been working hard behind the scenes this week to get some Christmas cards done for the BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party.  I've had this particular kit from Stampin' Up for at least 5 years and I still hadn't put these cards together.  This Linky Party spurred me into action and I stamped all the sentiments, wrapped all the twine around the cinnamon sticks, and glued all the elements down onto the cards.  This kit comes with matching envelopes so now all I need to do is address them, stamp them, and get the in the mail in December.

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!

 

Snowy Plumberry Christmas - BYSHC Christmas in July

Good morning!  I've been working hard behind the scenes this week to get some Christmas cards done for the BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party.  For my first card, I wanted to play with some new stamps I got from Newton's Nook Designs. 

I pulled out the Snow Much Cheer set and colored this cute snowman with Copic markers before I cut it with the coordinating die.  I cut the oval from the Oval Frames Die (also Newton's Nook Designs) and then stamped the tiny snowflakes all over it.  I glued a strip of patterned paper from Basic Gray Eskimo Kisses (YES, I've hoarded all my Basic Gray papers!!!) to some Plumberry (Concord and 9th) cardstock, attached the blue oval and then added the sentiment flag and the colored snowman.

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!

 

Snowy Penguin Wishes - 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 is the last day to enter your cards into the challenge.  

I pulled out a penguin die from Taylored Expressions that I've had for at least two years and still never used.  These Linky Parties are a great excuse to shop your stash and actually USE the things you forgot about.  LOL  So I cut this penguin from the Snow Squad set, put it together, and decided that I wanted a snowy background.  I watercolored a panel with some blue paint, let it dry, splattered it with white paint, let that dry, and then trimmed it down.  I cut a small strip of white cardstock to resemble a snowbank and stamped the sentiment (Taylored Expressions) before adding that to the bottom of the snowy blue background.  The penguin was tucked in behind the snowbank.

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!

 

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!