*BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party*

It honestly feels like we just finished up the Spring Into Christmas Holiday Linky Party, but here we are again with the Christmas in July event!  We have more prizes than ever for this event!  How do you win?  Just link up a Christmas Card to the linky tool on the BYSHC Blog.  Every Christmas or Holiday card you post gets you an entry in to the draw for prizes!

Take a look at this wonderful list of sponsors!!!

Tawny Owl Paperie

A Colorful Life Designs

Angie Blom Digital Designs

Club Scrap

Crafty Stamp Co. {NEW}

Creative Worship Stamps

Digi Doodle Studios {NEW}

Fresh & Renewed with Teresa

Gina K. Designs

Gina Marie Designs

Jaded Blossom

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps {New}

Lawn Fawn

Markers, Ink & Paper - Cathy Preissing

Newton's Nook Designs

Not 2 Shabby

Pink & Main

RAM Stamps

Taylored Expressions

The Greeting Farm {NEW!}

Therm O Web

Twiddler's Nook

Unity Stamp Co.

I had a lot of fun playing with this cute penguin stamp from our NEW sponsor Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  What could be more fun than a rainbow of penguins to wish you a Merry Christmas!  I stamped these cuties with Memento Ink, coloured them with Copics and then cut them with my Brother Scan 'n Cut.

Card Info

*Paper:  Doodlebug Designs
*Stamps:  Kraftin' Kimmie It's Penguining to Look A Lot Like Christmasw
*Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics; Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Etc:  Therm O Web foam adhesive
*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*December 2023 Sheetload of Cards*

 My stash of cards to share is slowly dwindling... the last week or two I haven't really been in my craft room at all.  Christmas prep has taken my attention (and trying to finish a baby blanket for a baby that arrived almost two months early... I'm almost done!).  

My work week had a mix up this week and I am hopeful that now that my Christmas prep is done that I will find at least a little more time in my craft room over the next week or so.  I am off to work in a few hours and work tomorrow... and then I'm off until the 27th.  We have no real holiday plans so I'm guessing I'll have some time to myself if I want it.

Anyway... a card for you today, not for a challenge or anything... just wanting to use some stuff from my Christmas stash!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Real Red

*Paper:  Doodlebug Home For The Holidays

*Stamps:  Doodlebug Christmas Magic; Simon Says Stamp Clean Line Christmas

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne, Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics

*Dies:  Waffle Flower Nesting Circles, Additional Circles

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Design:  December 2023 Sheetload of Cards

*{BYSHC} Sketch #48*

How on earth is it August 1st??!!  Where is this summer going?  It's been hot hot hot here in Calgary and the wildfire smoke from Jasper National Park has been coming and going in the city for the last week or so.  Summer goes by so fast...

As it's a new month, there is a new sketch at Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers...

I went through my stash of patterned papers to find some options with diagonal stripes.  I settled on this one because I knew I wanted to play with a snowflake.  To create this card, I cut out the snowflake from the patterned paper, off to the side as you can see.  I then layered a piece of silver sparkle paper behind the patterned paper.   This was way easier than trying to get the die to cut through the sparkle paper (which is always a challenge, it seems).

Card Info

*Paper:  unknown sparkle; Doodlebug Frosty Friends

*Images:  The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Picket Fence Studio Lydia Snowflake; The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  BYSHC Sketch #48

*April Christmas Craft Creations*

The month of April is almost over (how did that happen??!) but there's still a little time to play along with the Christmas Craft Creations April theme of humour.

I have a few of these stamps by Impression Obsession that have a fun twist to them.  I just love a little giggle in my cards when I can do it!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Granny Apple Green

*Paper:  Doodlbug (super old)

*Images:  Impression Obsessions A Bump in the Road

*Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics

*Etc:  double sided adhesive and Crystal Glitter Ritz ultrafine glitter

*Challenges:  Christmas Craft Creations April; BYSHCMakers Spring in to Christmas Linky Party

*February Christmas Craft Creations*

The team at Christmas Craft Creations is playing with a non-traditional Christmas colour for the month of February... in honour of the month of Valentine's Day, we want to see your Christmas cards using pink as the main colour.

I turned to my patterned papers for my card for this challenge... and this very old Doodlebug 6x6 pad had lots of choices.  I had used the wavy Merry Christmas in a card a few years ago and had carefully cut that wave pattern along the bottom.  It turned out to be the perfect size for a mini slimline card!  I found another piece in the pack and here's what I came up with...

Card Info

*Paper:  Doodlebug Design Milk & Cookies
*Images:  MFT Festive Friends

*Ink:  Verafine Clair Nocturne; Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics

*Dies:  MFT Festive Friends

*Challenges:  Christmas Craft Creations February 2023

*Snowy Greetings*

I really did try to make more cards to use up some of my stash of Christmas patterned paper this year.  It doesn't get used up too fast when you're only using little bits at a time, though!  But I do like proving that you can use patterned paper in your clean and simple designs.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Starry Sky; Lawn Fawn Holographic Silver

*Patterned Paper:  Doodlebug Frosty Friends

*Images:  Simon Says Stamp Warmest Wishes

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Impression Obsession Snowflakes;  Waffle Flower Additional Circles

*Christmas Craft Creations Design Team*

I am super excited to share with you that I have joined the Christmas Craft Creations Design Team!  This is a once a month Christmas Craft challenge blog that has some great prompts to help you get your cards ready for the big Christmas rush!  If you've been here for a while, you know that Christmas cards are my absolute favourite reason to make a card, but I usually save it up and make them from October to December.  I am hoping that by participating in a few Christmas card challenges as well as being on the Christmas Craft Creations design team that I will have a little head start on my cards this year.... and I'll get to enjoy my treasured Christmas stash regularly!

I am a part of the "reminder" team for this challenge... that means that the challenge went live two weeks ago and will end at the end of the month.  I hope you'll find some time to play along with us!

I did a lot of patterns for my card today... I bought this Photo Play Tulla and Norbert paper that has a bunch of ugly Christmas sweaters on the page... and I put the entire sheet through my Brother Scan 'n Cut to get some fun images to use on cards...  I paired all these papers and images together with the August Sheetload of Cards.

Items Used

*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Granny Apple Green

*Patterned Paper:  Doodlebug Milk & Cookies; Photoplay Tulla and Norbert Christmas Party

*Images:  Simon Says Stamp Good Cheers

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Nesting Ovals

*Tools:  Brother Scan 'n Cut; Perfect Layers

Be sure to head to the Christmas Craft Creations blog to share your non-traditionals colours creation!