{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 69 ~ Snowfall ~ Newton's Nook Designs

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm sharing one last card for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 69 hosted in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! A fun no stamping card!

I had lots of fun making this card! I used gorgeous snowflake dies from the Snowfall Die Set to create my background. I die cut several snowflakes from kraft and white card stock and then adhered them to my layers giving a faux embossed look to my background.

The fabulous sentiment die is from the Let it Snow Die Set. I die cut it twice from white card stock and then adhered them together for a bit more dimension. I die cut a scalloped and stitched circle using a die from the Circle Frames Die Set to mat my sentiment helping it to pop on the card.

And then I finished off the card with a single snowflake and I die cut the shadow using another die from the Snowfall Die Set. I really like how this one turned out!

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 69 for the month of May. There's still time to enter the challenge! If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! I'm always blown away by the creations from the DT... they are amazingly talented cardmakers!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 69 ~ Holiday Haul ~ Newton's Nook Designs

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with a little inspiration for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 69 hosted in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! Today I'm sharing a sweet Christmas card featuring one of my favorite stamp sets from our amazing Sponsor Newton's Nook Designs! This month's prize is a $20 gift card to Newton's Nook Designs! Woohoo!

I stamped the beautiful truck from the Holiday Haul Stamp Set. I just love this stamp!! I die cut it using the coordinating Holiday Haul Die Set. I popped it up on a vellum circle that I die cut using the Circle Frames Die Set.

Copic markers used:

Truck: E30, E31, E33, E35, N1, N3, N5, N7, R20, R14, R27, C1, C2

Wreath: YG11, G24, R20, R14

Tree: YG11, G24, G46

Presents: YG11, G24, R20, R14, R27, E30, E31

I paired up the beautiful truck with papers from the Christmas Time 6x6 Paper Pad. Love the festive prints in this pack! I stamped the sentiment, die cut it using a die from the Circle Frames Die Set. And then I popped that up with foam tape.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 69 for the month of May. If you're interested in seeing a bunch more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 69 ~ Santa Paws Newton ~ Newton's Nook Designs

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for a new sketch challenge over in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! Today I'm sharing a cute Christmas card featuring a sweet stamp from our wonderful Sponsor Newton's Nook Designs! One lucky winner will win a $20 gift code to Newton's Nook Designs!! Yippee!

 I inked up one of the adorable kitties from the Santa Paws Newton Stamp Set and die cut it using the coordinating Santa Paws Newton Die Set. I colored this cute stamp with Copic markers that are similar to the colors in the pretty papers I chose.

Copic Markers used:

Kitty: R00, R20, W0, W1, W3, W5

Santa Coat / Hat: C0, C2, R20, R14, R27

Belt: N1, N3, N6, Y15, Y28 

Bag: G000, G21, G82, G85

Presents: E30, E31, E33, R20, R14, R27, G000, G21, G82

I paired the cute kitty up with the Christmas Party 6x6 Paper Pad. There are SOOO many beautiful papers in the paper pad it was really hard to chose which ones I wanted to use. I narrowed it down to four that worked well together.

I die cut my card front panel using the scalloped die from the Circle Frames Die Set. I stamped the sentiment and then die cut it using the stitched circle die from the same set. To finish off the card, I popped up the Santa kitty and the sentiment using foam tape.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 69 for the month of May. If you're interested in seeing a bunch more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 68 ~ Christmas Sugar Cookies ~ Jaded Blossom

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm sharing a little more inspiration for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 68 hosted in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! I just had to ink up the yummy Christmas Sugar Cookies from our wonderful Sponsor Jaded Blossom.

 These adorable stamps are one of my favorites from Jaded Blossom. I just had to use them! I inked up a few of the stamps from the Christmas Sugar Cookies stamp set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them up with Copic markers and then I fussy cut them on the line. I used a Memento Tuxedo Black marker to color the edges of the fussy cutting to make it nice and neat.

Copic markers used:

Santa Cookie: E000, E00, E11, E31, E33, R20, R14, R27, C0, C2, 100 {black for the eyes}

Snowflake Cookie: E31, E33, C0, C2, R20, R14, R27

Candy Cane Cookie:E31, E33, R20, R14, R27, C0, C2

I used an old embossing folder from Cuttlebug called Sledding. It's got to be pretty old I don't think Cuttlebug is even around really anymore. I ran it through my Big Shot and trimmed the papers so there's a border around the edge. And then I adhered it to a white A2 top fold card base.

The sweet sentiment is from the Gingerbread Brewed stamp set. I think it pairs up nicely with these cookies. And I used the coordinating Gingerbread Brewed Outline Dies to die cut the sentiment and popped up it up on the card with foam tape. I die cut two circles from white card stock using the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies} from Unity... it almost looks like the cookies are on a plate. Ha! That wasn't my intention but I'll take it!

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 68 for the month of April. There's still time to enter the challenge! If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! I'm always blown away by the creations from the DT... they are amazingly talented cardmakers!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ Bear Hugs ~ Creative Worship Stamps

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm sneaking in one last make for the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party hosted on the {BYSHC} blog! Today I'm sharing a sweet holiday tag I made using a couple cute stamp sets from our lovely Sponsor Creative Worship Stamps.

I stamped the sweet bear from the retired Bear Hugs stamp set and colored him up with my Copic markers. I fussy cut him leaving a border. I then stamped the beautiful holly stamp from the Holly Jolly stamp set and die bundle using Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks. I added a bit of texture to the leaves with some Copics. I stamped the berries using Candied Apple Distress Ink. I also added a bit of shadow to the berries with a Copic marker.

Copic markers used:

Bear: E000, E30, E33, R00, R20

Candy Cane: R20, R14, R27, C0, C2

Mug: BG000, BG10, BG01

Snowflake: C0, C2

Holly: YG11, G46

Berries: R20, R27

I die cut the holly and berries using the dies from the bundle. I die cut an ornament for my tag from Kraft card stock using the Christmas Ornament & Bulb Tag Die Set from Creative Worship Stamps. The tag was a little too plain so I added a piece of pattern paper from the Winter Parade 6x6 Paper Pad from Sponsor Pajama Crafter Stamps. I die cut the paper using a die from the retired Stitched Circle Stacklets from Sponsor Taylored Expressions. And then I finished off the tag with pretty iridescent ribbon from my stash.

Be sure to stop by the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party to check out all the fab inspiration! The party ends tonight at midnight! Have a wonderful day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ Dairy Christmas ~ Newton's Nook Designs

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with one more make for the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party hosted on the {BYSHC} blog! Today I'm sharing a sweet holiday card featuring an adorable retired stamp from our fabulous Sponsor Newton's Nook Designs.

I used the sweet Dairy Christmas stamp set and the coordinating Dairy Christmas die set. I colored up the stamp with Copic markers that coordinated with my papers.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Rooster ~ YR21, YR24, YR15, YR27, R20, R14

Rooster's Hat: R20, R14, R27, C0, C2

Rooster's Scarf: YG11, G24, G46

Pig ~ R00, R11, R02, R20, R17, N2, N4, N6

Pig's Hat & Scarf: B000, B00, B02, C0, C2

Cow ~ N0, N2, N4, N6, C00, C1, C3, E000, E00, R11, R00, R20

Cow's Hats ~ YG11, G24, G46, C0, C2

Blanket: YG11, G24, G46, C0, C2, R20, R14, R27

Holly: YG11, G24, G46

Berries: R20, R14, R27

You may be having a bit of deja vu with this background... I made two backgrounds when I created my card for the start of {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 68. I wanted to change things up and I used the Stylized Rectangle Dies from Sponsor Jaded Blossom to die cut the background panel. I love the fun rounded corners. 

Here's a look at the current {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 68 for the month of April. It's been such a fun sketch to play with!

I also die cut a circle from white card stock using the Stitched Circle Stacklets from Sponsor Taylored Expressions {I'm guessing it's retired. I can't find it on the website}. I stamped the sentiment, trimmed it and popped it up on the card with foam tape. I also popped up the focal circle.

Have you stopped by to check out all the wonderful holiday inspiration being shared at the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party?! I sure hope you will! The party ends tonight at midnight! Have a wonderful day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ Holiday Reboot Kit ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another holiday card for day 7 of the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party!! Just today and tomorrow left to play along with the linky party. This week has gone by so fast!!

I inked up the super cute and sweet stamp from the Holiday Reboot Kit from our Sponsor The Greeting Farm using Memento Tuxedo Black ink in my mini misti and I applied pressure with the awesome Pressure Pal from our Sponsor Twiddler's Nook. I love using the Pressure Pal... it's especially helpful when my hands are hurting {darn arthritis!}. I colored up the sweet Anya from the kit with Copic markers and fussy cut her on the line. I used a black marker to color the edges of my cutting so it looks nice and neat.

Copic Markers used:

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Mouth: R20, R14, N4, N6

Hair: E33, E35, E37

Star: BG000, BG10

Scarf: BG000, BG10, BG15

Red Sweater: R20, R14, R27

Skirt / Boots: N2, N4, N6

Hand Muff: C0, C2

The Holiday Reboot Kit isn't available right now but if you'd like to add her {and all the other cuties in the kit} to your collection, you can check out the Farmers Market and submit a request via email... maybe the kit will be available for the next Farmers Market that's scheduled for April 23rd. Fingers crossed! Here's a couple cuties that are available if you're interested... Holiday Anya 11 and Holiday Anya 12.

I like to revisit some of our past sketches when I'm looking for inspiration. I went WAY back and chose BYSHC Sketch 9 for my card today. Another fave! I love the simple design with the tilt of the top panel.

I paired up cute Anya with the Knit Picky Winter Petite Paper Pack from Sponsor Lawn Fawn. The colors coordinate nicely with the colors I used for Anya. The Hawaiian Shores card stock from Papertrey Ink measures 3-5/8 x 3-3/4" and the knit pattern paper measures 2-3/4 x 3-5/8". I popped up Anya with some foam tape to add some dimension to the card. I finished off the card with a cute sentiment from the kit and card I added some confetti pieces from the White Glossy Card Bling from Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration!! I am blown away by all the inspiration being shared!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ Heaven's Choir ~ Crafty Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I can't believe it's day 7 of the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party!! We're nearing the end of our first linky party of the year. I sure hope you've been able to play along and build your stash of holiday cards. Today I'm sharing a sweet card featuring an adorable stamp from our Sponsor Crafty Stamp Co.

I stamped the beautiful angel from the Heaven's Choir 4x6 Stamp Set and colored her with Copic markers. I kept my colors light and tried to coordinate with my pattern paper choice. Once I was done coloring her, I fussy cut her leaving a border and set her aside.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: Y21, E43

Eyes: BV00, BV02, BV17

Lips: R00, R14

Halo: Y11, Y15, Y28

Robe: Y0000, Y11, Y15, Y28

Wings: BG000, BG10, BG72

Shoes: Y0000, Y11, Y15

I'm playing along with the April Sketch Challenge over in the Friends Who Like Crafty Stamp Co. Facebook group. This was a super fun sketch to play with!!

I paired up the angel with the beautiful Christmas Snow 6x6 Pattern Paper also from Crafty Stamp Co. Loving all of the glitter papers! I die cut the rectangle panel using the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} from Sponsor Unity. And the circle behind the angel was die cut using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}, also from Unity.

I adhered the panel to a white A2 top fold card base. I stamped, trimmed and popped up the sentiment. I also popped up the angel with foam tape and then finished off the card with a few enamel dots from my stash.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! There's over 240 cards linked up!! So amazing!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ Membership Wednesday ~ November 2025 KOM ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! It's day 6 of the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party!! I'm excited to share another fun holiday card that I've made to add to my Christmas stash! This time I played with a beautiful stamp from our wonderful Sponsor Unity Stamp Co.

Before we get to the beautiful reindeer and tree stamp that I used. Let's talk about this background... I started with a Kraft A2 card base. I placed the Marvelous Masks Postage Stamp Stencil from our Sponsor A Colorful Life Designs over the card base being sure that the opening was centered. And then I placed the Elegant Snowflake Stencil over top and secured both with iCraft Pixie Tape. I blended Uncharted Mariner Distress ink in the center and Villainous Potion Distress ink around the outer edges. I removed the snowflake stencil and placed it with the Dotted Wreath Stencil over top the postage mask and blended Picket Fence Distress Ink. 

I should have dried the background but sometimes I'm an impatient crafter. Anyone else get excited with an idea and not think through the process?! My impatience resulted in blue dots rather than the white I was going for but I still like it. I removed all of the stencils and placed the negative postage stencil over the blended background and blended some Picket Fence Distress Ink to give some definition to the postage design. I love how it softened the outer edge.

My impatience came back into play when I stamped the tree from the November 2025 Kit of the Month from Unity. I didn't dry the background before I stamped. I learned my lesson and dried the background before I stamped the reindeer. I heat embossed the sentiment, trimmed it and then just adhered it flat on the card. This is a no layer card {minus the sentiment, I guess}. I really like how it turned out.

Here's a look at the Kit of the Month membership I used.

This wonderful set is also available separately as a KOMpanion set called Where Treetops Listen.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! I have sooo many ideas from all the inspiration being shared. I hope you have an INKredible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 41 ~ Cozy Coco ~ Digi Doodle Studios

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another holiday card for the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party!! I'm sharing another cute digi stamp that I printed off for this linky party... Cozy Coco from our lovely Sponsor Digi Doodle Studios. Such a cutie!

I colored up Cozy Coco with Copic markers and then fussy cut the image leaving a border and set it aside to figure out my background. 

Copic markers used:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Hair: Y21, E43, E44

Hat: C0, C2, R20, R14, R27

Footie Pajamas: RV10, RV02, C0, C2

Presents: R20, R14, R27, BG000, BG10, BG01

Mug: BG000, BG10, BG01, C0, C2, E25, E11

Plate: R20, R14, R27

Cookies: C0, C2

I paired up this sweet digi with the retired Peppermint Latte 6x6 Paper Pad from Sponsor Not 2 Shabby.

My card design was inspired by TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 41. This one is great for scraps! I die cut the pink papers from scraps in my paper pack. 

I die cut some snowflakes using a die from the Gnome Dies: Winter Add Ons from Sponsor Jaded Blossom. I adhered those to a scrap of white card stock and then die cut them using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies} from Sponsor Unity Stamp Co. I adhered all my layers to a white A2 card base and then I popped up the sentiment and digi using foam tape. I finished off the card with a few peppermint confetti pieces from the Christmas Confetti Clay Embellishment Mix from Sponsor Twiddler's Nook.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! All of the cards are so inspiring! I hope you have an INKtastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party ~ Gnome for Christmas ~ Club Scrap

Hello again crafty friend!

I'm back with a couple more holiday cards for day 4 of the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party!! I'm excited to share not one but two holiday cards that I'm adding to my Christmas stash! This time I played with beautiful papers from our fabulous Sponsor Club Scrap!

I made a quick card using the Gnome for Christmas Maze Book in a Box kit from Club Scrap and thought... why not make another?! These were so quick!

I love the texture in the papers that come in their kits. I kept this one simple just using scraps of papers I had in my kit.

I trimmed the cute ephemera piece and popped it up on the card. And then I finished it off with a few enamel dots from my stash.

Inspiration for my card came from a past sketch... TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 1 from my other FB group. Another sketch that I come back to often!

My first card was simple so I thought I'd jazz this one up a bit with some texture. So I ran my card front through my Big Shot with the Joyful Ornament embossing folder that I got in another kit from Club Scrap. 

I again used scraps for my layers and trimmed another ephemera piece that I popped up on the card. And I finished this one off with a few enamel dots, as well.

If you haven't already, stop by the {BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky Party to check out all the wonderful Holiday inspiration being shared!! I am loving ALL of the cards being shared! I hope you have an INKredible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal