{BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2025 Linky Party - Blessings

Hello again crafty friends! I hope you have had a chance to see some amazing creations and have maybe submitted one (or more) of your own! The {BYSHC} Falling for the Holiday 2025 Linky Party goes until this Friday, so there is still time!

My card is brought to you by one of our amazing sponsors....Angie Blom Digital Designs. The digital set is called Blessings Poinsettia. This floral is fussy cut from one of the mason jar images. The background is a piece of kraft cardstock, run through an embossing folder that has been inked with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide to give the wood effect. 

I did die cut it with one of the scallops and rectangle nesting dies from Unity Stamp Co. (another amazing sponsor!) to create the fancy edge. Foam adhesive, enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs and some ribbon from my stash finish it off!

In addition to these two amazing sponsors, I also used Sketch 50 from {BYSHC}....pictured below.

{BYSHC} Christmas in July 2025 Linky Party - Merry Christmas

Hello there! Friday the 25th is the deadline for entries to be eligible for some FANTASTIC prizes!!

If you have been around for a little while, you have seen me create these backgrounds with scraps. It is so satisfying to see it come to life! This particular combination made four backgrounds. This one that's diagonal, two that are horizontal and one that was a combo of some of the pieces! Stay tuned for those to make an appearance! 

Patterned paper, red cardstock, green cardstock and cream/yellow cardstock cut into 1/2" strips. Normally I use a piece of copy paper to reduce bulk, but this time I used cardstock, then glued the strips down in rows. I left a tiny bit of white between the strips, but have done them without a space. Once all are stuck down, cut 1/2" strips across the grain. Once the strips are cut I then stick them to another piece of cardstock/copy paper to create the background. This one in particular I arranged them diagonally, then die cut the entire piece with the largest scallops and rectangle nesting dies from Unity Stamp Co.

I then took a sentiment (previously stamped and not used) and cut slits into the ends for the ribbon to thread through. Ribbon from stash, sentiment from Painted Poinsettias. I followed {BYSHC} Sketch 50 for this one!

{BYSHC} Sketch 50 - Merry Little Christmas

 Hello again! While today is the last day of the Falling for the Holidays 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party, sketch 50 goes until the end of the month!

My card today was created with a new-to-me stencil from Newton's Nook Designs, called Argyle Stencil Set. I ink blended over the stencil with first the green (not sure which ink and/or color I used) ;), then onto the red. I see so many options with this fun stencil! I chose a cute little tree stamp from the Unity Stamp Co. Advent Calendar. 

Falling for the Holidays 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party - Merry Christmas

 Hello and welcome back! The Falling for the Holidays 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party is on! Be sure to check out the inspiration on the blog!

Today I am sharing a card created from scraps!

The background was created from scraps of paper arranged and then cut into more strips. The technique I found in a video, but cannot find the video any longer. I will tag the original blog post explaining this technique here.  The papers are mostly from My Minds Eye Christmas Wish along with a couple pieces of solid red and tan. Once I created the strips and they were all attached, I die cut the entire panel with the largest scalloped and rectangle nesting die from Unity Stamp Co. The kraft colored center strip was also cut with the same die. The sentiment is from a die set by Unity Stamp Co. called Greetings of the Season. I had cut this out on another day, but it ended up not going on the originally intended card. Of course I saved it! A couple matching buttons and some white bakers twine finish this one! I used one of the {BYSHC} Sketches for this one....Sketch #50.

Be sure to get your card creations entered onto the {BYSHC} Blog before the 25th to be eligible for one of MANY prizes! The list of sponsors is on the blog along with the prizes they are offering!

{BYSHC} Sketch 50 - Merry Christmas

 Hello and welcome back! We are still working with  {BYSHC} Sketch 50 until the end of the month. This month's sponsor is A Colorful Life Designs! They have generously offered a $25 gift card to their store! Stencils and bling are their specialty!

I do not yet have any of the ACLD stencils, but do have other stencils.....so I grabbed the plaid builder stencil set from Unity Stamp Co. and some distress inks and oxides. Once stenciled, I splattered some watered down white acrylic paint and some distress oxide spray in vintage photo as well. After everything was dry, I die cut it with the largest scalloped and stitched rectangle die from Unity. Backed it with a piece of dark green cardstock, and the sentiment is stamped onto red cardstock with versamark and embossed with white embossing powder. I did end up die cutting it with the same die as the plaid panel, but did it after the fact, so had to match up the scallops! I added a few white enamel dots to break it up a bit.

Great sketch for clean and simple or it can easily be adjusted to have something added!! Sketches are made to inspire.....not to require!

I also want to mention that the {BYSHC} Design Team is about to embark on the Falling for the Holidays Linky Party! Starting October 18th! Lots of inspiration and prizes! Get those holiday cards finished early this year! 

{BYSHC} Sketch #50 - Peace Love Joy

 Hello again! I'm sharing today a card I created for the Sketch 50 challenge at {BYSHC}! This sketch is so versatile! It can either be a simple background with a sentiment across the middle, or you can add any shape or image just about anywhere!

This started with a piece of white cardstock. I spritzed it with some water and embossed with a 3d embossing folder from Stampin Up called Cable Knit Dynamic. I fell in love with this folder a few years ago when a friend (thanks Vanessa) sent me an envelope filled with embossed backgrounds! I knew I needed to find it! Well after much searching, and a few $$$, I now have my very own embossing folder! :) Back to my card! LOL After embossing, I added a strip of scrap plaid paper, a die cut snowflake from Waffle Flower (winter crystal die), and some sentiments cut from a Unity Stamp Co. kit (winter wonderland walk). Except for the white embossed panel, everything else was stamped and cut at a previous time and was waiting for the right moment! Never throw anything away! :)

Added some silvery glitter enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs for that little something extra!

This month's sketch challenge is sponsored by A Colorful Life Designs! They carry an amazing bunch of stencils and bling! They are providing one lucky randomly chosen winner to receive a $25 gift card to their store! Entries should be posted prior to 11:59pm (PST) October 31st to be eligible! 

The announcement will be made November 1st!

Also be on the lookout for the Falling for the Holiday's Linky Party! It begins October 18th and runs through midnight on the 25th! Stay tuned for the entire list of sponsors! Prizes galore! Get those Christmas and Holiday cards done early! No need to stress in December!

{BYSHC} Sketch 50 - Joyful Wishes

Welcome to {BYSHC} Sketch 50! I started on the team during Sketch 11! How exciting to still be here at #50! This month's sponsor is A Colorful Life Designs. 

Today's card features a sweet reindeer from Unity Stamp Co., called Just for You Dear. I started with a blue panel that I sprayed with water and embossed with a 3d embossing folder by Stampin Up called Cable Knit Dynamic. A friend (Vanessa you know who you are) sent me a few backgrounds already embossed because I didn't have the embossing folder. After I received her gift, I just had to get one for myself!  I then stamped the reindeer onto a piece of white, colored with King Art Art Markers (alcohol). I then die cut the image using one of the circles from the scallops and circles nesting dies. The sentiment is also from the kit, stamped onto a scrap of white and everything was mounted with foam adhesive. A few enamel dots by Gina Marie Designs were added for a little extra interest.

I added a few dots of white gel pen for a little accent!

Be sure to get any and all entries into the sketch 50 album on Facebook to be eligible for a prize from A colorful life designs!