Spring into Christmas 2026

Welcome to Build Your Stash Spring into Christmas Linky Party! Let the creativity of the next eight days inspire your creativity and get you in the mood for some holiday cards. This is the time of year where Christmas is the furthest from our mind. In our house we are swapping out our winter clothes for spring and summer items and talking of turning down the heat. These are the days when you need the heat on to chase the chill from the air, but don't need it by the time lunch comes around. Crocus and daffodils are blooming in every year.  Robins are nesting and many animals are coming out of hibernation. 

I'm excited to be back after a prolonged absence. To help spur my creativity, I have went back and selected some of my favorite sketches and used those to create my cards over the next eight days. Life hasn't slowed down, but my busy-ness has shifted into different directions. Sketch challenges were always the best way for me to get the juices flowing. I hope that you will play along with us!    

I have utilized a past sketch that gave me fits when I first attempted it. Once I figured it out it has been a fun favorite! I especially love the two for one that you get with this design. 

We hope that you are inspired by our creations and will play along with us, so make sure to check out our BYSHC blog. We have awesome sponsors that have generously offered up wonderful prizes, so don't miss out! Dates for this hop are April 10-17, 2026. 

 

Stamps:

Oh Deer- It's Here

Paper:

Echo Park  

Ink:
Tim Holtz Evergreen Bough

 

Falling for the Holidays Linky Party 2023

Welcome to Build Your Stash Falling for the Holidays Linky Party! Let the creativity of the next eight days inspire your creativity and get you in the mood for some holiday cards. Now is the time where we start to see holiday decor in the stores, and we turn our minds to shopping for the holiday. In our neck of the woods the leaves are on the ground and there is a nip in the air. Mornings are cool and days warm up... but light jackets are almost a necessity. I prefer fall to spring, but I enjoy living in an area where we can see the seasons change in every facet of nature.

I have always said Christmas is my favorite season (minus the weather that goes along with it) and this is the holiday that I own the most stamps for. I especially love Christmas music. I didn’t marry a Grinch, so once November is here, it’s Christmas music all the time. We usually have to stream it online because some of our favorites don’t get played as often, while others get played a tad too much. That can be said for music on any station during anytime of the year.   

We hope that you are inspired by our creations and will play along with us, so make sure to check out our BYSHC blog. We have awesome sponsors that have generously offered up wonderful prizes, so don't miss out! Dates for this hop are October 20-27, 2023. 

 

Stamps:

Warm Heart (Trinity Stamps)

Paper:

Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink)

Pool Party (Stampin Up)

Snowflake Splendor DSP (SU)

Ink:
Oreo (TE)

 

Accessories:

Sizzix Big Shot

Warm Heart Coordinating Die (Trinity)

Subtle Embossing Folder (SU)