SHARK week IG hop

 Hello there!  I'm participating in a Shark Week IG hop today.  We just had to use a shark on our cards.  To start at the beginning go HERE

Supplies:
Life's a Beach - Cricut cart - shark @ 3 1/2"
Grey and Black Shimmer Cardstock
Distress Oxide - Mermaid Lagoon, Tumbled Glass, Uncharted Mariner
Distress Archival - Mermaid Lagoon
Unity Stamp Co - SMAK stamp - in background
Distress Texture Paste
Tim Holtz - Bubbles stencil
Google eyes
Tim Holtz - Alphanumeric bold dies
Therm O Web - 3D foam tape

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come hop along with us.  Have a good one!

Cindy---

BYSHC - Christmas in July Linky Party /Day 8

Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party!!!  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This is the last day of the Linky Party!!  So, link up any new Christmas cards here on the BYSHC blog for a chance to win some great prizes!    

Supplies:
Not 2 Shabby - Baking Memories - 6x6 patterned papers
Not 2 Shabby - Baking Memories ephemera
Unity Stamp Co- Scalloped and Rectangle die
Therm OWeb -3D foam tape
Distress clear Rock Candy Stickles

Thank you for stopping by today.  Get a head start on your holiday cards and link them up for a chance to win some really great prizes from our sponsors.  Thanks for playing along with us!!

Cindy--

BYSHC - Christmas in July Linky Party /Day 7

 

 Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party!!!  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This Linky Party runs from now until July 24! So, link up any new Christmas cards here on the BYSHC blog for a chance to win some great prizes!    

Supplies:
Pretty Pink Posh -Christmas Bell Shaker dies
The Paper Studio - Happy Holly Days -12x12 patterned papers
silver foil, silver glitter cardstocks
red glitter cardstock
Unity Stamp Co - Scalloped & Stitched rectangle die
Charcoal shimmer cardstock
October Afternoon - sentiment stamp

Thank you for stopping by today.  Get a head start on your holiday cards and link them up for a chance to win some really great prizes from our sponsors.  Thanks for playing along with us!!

Cindy--

BYSHC - Christmas in July Linky Party /Day 6

 

Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party!!!  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This Linky Party runs from now until July 24! So, link up any new Christmas cards here on the BYSHC blog for a chance to win some great prizes!    

Supplies:
Pretty Pink Posh -Gingerbread Holder + Add on dies
pink glitter cardstock, rust glitter cardstock
Distress Oxide - Salvaged Patina
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - zig zag (ric rack trim) @ 1/2"
black bling
Therm O Web - 3D foam tape

Thank you for stopping by today.  Get a head start on your holiday cards and link them up for a chance to win some really great prizes from our sponsors.  Thanks for playing along with us!!

Cindy--

SSS FAn-tastic Monthly Card IG hop - July

 

Hello there!  It's time for our monthly IG Hop featuring Simon Says Stamp products.  To hop along from the beginning Start here

I decided to go with a Christmas in July theme for this one.

Supplies:

Pretty Pink Posh - Scalloped border die
Unity Stamp Co - Scalloped & Stitched rectangle die
Tim Holtz/SSS - Stamptember 2023 & 2024 stamp sets
Distress Oxide -Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Festive Berries, Worn Lipstick
Distress Watercolor Pencils
blue shimmer cardstock
Black Diamond Stickles
Glossy Accents + Distress Snowflakes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come hop along with us over on Instagram!!

Cindy-- 

BYSHC - Christmas in July Linky Party /Day 5

 

Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party!!!  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This Linky Party runs from now until July 24! So, link up any new Christmas cards here on the BYSHC blog for a chance to win some great prizes!    

Supplies:
Tutti Designs - Nativity Bell die
Ranger Texture Paste Opaque
Tim Holtz - Deco Arch stencil
black shimmer cardstock
Unity Stamp Co - All is Calm - sentiment stamp

Thank you for stopping by today.  Get a head start on your holiday cards and link them up for a chance to win some really great prizes from our sponsors.  Thanks for playing along with us!!

Cindy--

BYSHC - Christmas in July Linky Party / Day 4

 

  Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party!!!  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This Linky Party runs from now until July 24! So, link up any new Christmas cards here on the BYSHC blog for a chance to win some great prizes!    

Supplies:
Unity Stamp Co - Painted Poinsettias 
Unity Stamp Co - Define the Season ephemera pack
Ranger gold Tinsel embossing pwd
Tim Holtz /Stamptember 2025 - Festive Sentiments Stamps & dies
Tim Holtz/Stamptember 2025 - Festive Words dies
Gold Mercury glass foil cardstock
red shimmer cardstock
Glittered vellum
Distress Oxide - Festive Berries
Distress Tool

Thank you for stopping by today.  Get a head start on your holiday cards and link them up for a chance to win some really great prizes from our sponsors.  Thanks for playing along with us!!

Cindy--

BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party /Day 3

 

 Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party!!!  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This Linky Party runs from now until July 24! So, link up any new Christmas cards here on the BYSHC blog for a chance to win some great prizes!    

Supplies:
Not 2 Shabby - Tropical Christmas - 6x6 patterned papers
Not 2 Shabby - Tropical Christmas ephemera
Not 2 Shabby - glitter enamel dots
Unity Stamp Co - Scalloped and Rectangle die
Newton's Nook - Scalloped Circle die
Star Dust Stickles
Therm oWeb -3d foam tape

Thank you for stopping by today.  Get a head start on your holiday cards and link them up for a chance to win some really great prizes from our sponsors.  Thanks for playing along with us!!

Cindy--

BYSHC -July Sketch#71 /Card 2

 Hello there!  I'm sharing my second card for Sketch #71. This sketch runs the entire month of July. You can see full details and how to enter this challenge on the blog Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.  Sketch #71:               

I wanted to use some new patterned papers that I got last Christmas season and haven't had a chance to play with yet.  Very bold and bright.  I fussy cut the focal images from one of the sheets in this 6x6 patterned paper pad.  So easy!  ( I realized after I photographed and edited this card that it didn't have a sentiment, Oopsies! ) Oh well!  LOL

Supplies:
Recollections - Merry Maximus - patterned papers
red/pink shimmer cardstocks
Cocoa & Reno - bow die
Pretty Pink Posh - Scalloped Stitched Circle dies
Star Dust Stickles
Glossy Accents - on candy cane

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us!
Cindy

BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party /Day 2

 Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party!!!  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This Linky Party runs from now until July 24! So, link up any new Christmas cards here on the BYSHC blog for a chance to win some great prizes!    

Supplies:
Distress Oxide & Inks - Iced Spruce
Tim Holtz - Into the Woods stamp set
Distress Archival - Black Soot
Tim Holtz - Scenic Holiday - sentiment stamp
Distress Tool
Tim Holtz - Stitched Square die - used to make the stencil square shape
Distress Snowflakes + Glossy Accents

Thank you for stopping by today.  Get a head start on your holiday cards and link them up for a chance to win some really great prizes from our sponsors.  Thanks for playing along with us!!

Cindy--

BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party /Day 1

 

 Hello and welcome to the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party!!!  We have a great group of sponsors giving away wonderful prizes.  This Linky Party runs from now until July 24! So, link up any new Christmas cards here on the BYSHC blog for a chance to win some great prizes!    

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn - Cherry Deer dies
Tim Holtz - Brushstrokes stamp
Distress Oxide - Mowed Lawn, Lumberjack Plaid
Pretty Pink Posh - Scalloped stitched border die
Tim Holtz - Stamptember 2023 - star/snowflake stamps
red bling
Therm O Web 3d foam tape
Glossy Accents - on bulbs
Star Dust Stickles - snow
Tim Holtz - Home for Christmas - sentiment stamp

Thank you for stopping by today.  Get a head start on your holiday cards and link them up for a chance to win some really great prizes from our sponsors.  Thanks for playing along with us!!

Cindy--

Happy 250th America!!!

 Hello and Happy 4th of July!  One last card to mark this wonderful day!!!

Supplies:
Distress Oxide - Lumberjack Plaid, Uncharted Mariner
Echo Park - Magical Sky stencil
Distress Twinkle Texture paste
Tim Holtz - Paint by Numbers - stamps
Distress Embossing Glaze - Uncharted Mariner, Lumberjack Plaid
Ranger - Bridal Tinsel embossing pwd
VersaMark ink
Tim Holtz - Celebrations dies 
gems

Thanks for stopping by today.  Happy 250th birthday America!!
Cindy

CHEERS!!

 Hello and Happy 4th of July!!!  Cheers everyone!!

Supplies:
Carta Bella - The 4th of July - 6x6 patterned papers
silver foil cardstock
Pretty Pink Posh - Scallop circle die
Lawn Fawn - Scripty Cheers die
Tim Holtz - Alphanumeric Varsity dies -USA
Tim Holtz - Vault Edges die
Unity Stamp Co - KOM 5/21 - coconut drink image
Distress Watercolor Pencils
Ranger - star dust Stickles

Thanks for hanging out with me today.  Cheers to 250 years!
Cindy

Popsicles!!!

 Hello there!  Happy 4th of July!  I've got a mixed media card done in 4th of July style.

Supplies:
Cricut cart - Simply Charmed - popsicles @ 3 1/2"
red, white, and blue glitter cardstock
Distress Oxide - Tumbled glass
Distress Archival - Barn Door, Mermaid Lagoon, Prize Ribbon
Unity Stamp Co - SMAK -sheet music and stars stamping in background
Tim Holtz - Zig zag background stamp
Tim Holtz - Note Quote - sentiment stamp
Ranger - white embossing pwd
Therm O Web - 3d foam tape

Thanks for checking out my card today.  Happy 4th of July!!
Cindy

Merry Little Christmas - July

 Hello!  It's the start of a new challenge over on the Merry Little Christmas blog.  Our theme is always Anything Goes Christmas.  

Supplies:
The Paper Studio - Yuletide Cheer - patterned papers
Unity Stamp Co - Advent calendar stamps - various years
Impression Obsession - Noel die
Unity Stamp Co - Postage Stamp dies
Waffle Flower - postage collage dies (smaller postage stamps)
Distress Watercolor Pencils
Star Dust Stickles

Thank you for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at Merry Little Christmas!
Cindy

BYSHC -July Sketch#71 /Card 1

 Hello there!  I'm sharing my first card for Sketch #71. This sketch runs the entire month of July. You can see full details and how to enter this challenge on the blog Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers.  Sketch #71:

I'm playing with some papers that I got last Christmas season and haven't had the chance to bust open yet.  A very different vibe for this one-- for me at least, LOL.  But I like it.  I'm also playing with the snowflake rosette die that I got last year, too.  Love how it came out.  

Supplies:
Recollections - Silent Night - patterned papers
gun metal foil cardstock
charcoal shimmer cardstock
Tim Holtz/Simon Says Stamp - Snowflake Rosette Diecember 2025
Tim Holtz/Simon Says Stamp - Stamptember 2025- Sentiment stamps/dies
VersaMark + Ranger black embossing pwd
red line tape/glue gun
Pretty Pink Posh - Scalloped Stitched Square dies               

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us!

Cindy

CON Bingo Challenge - July

 Hello!  It's the start of a new challenge over on the Christmas or Not Bingo Challenge blog.  You can enter any card theme (not just Christmas) as long as you play along with the BINGO card.  One column going up/down.  You only have to use 3 of the elements.  

I've used column B - Christmas, red, plaid and digi image

 

Supplies:
A Day for Daisies - Christmas Pixie One
Distress Watercolor Pencils
Recollections - Holly Jolly patterned paper
Tim Holtz - Holiday Words script die
Tim Holtz - Lumberjack stamp set
Distress Oxide - Pine Needles
Cricut cart - Baby Steps - star shape @ 3 1/2"
The Paper Studio - Holly embossing folder
Glossy Accents - on candy cane for shine

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at CON Bingo.

Cindy----