{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 74

 Welcome to the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog!! 

It's time for a brand new sketch challenge for the month of October!! I hope that you've been playing along with us and your holiday card stash is growing for 2026! The {BYSH} Cardmakers team is sharing some fabulous inspiration for this month's sketch! Before we check those out, let's have a look at the sketch...

Fun layers for this month's sketch! Lots of possibilities! The measurements are there as a guide... to inspire, not require. Hope the ideas start flowing and you can build your stash of holiday cards!

Our amazing Sponsor for the month of October is our lovely friends from Taylored Expressions! One lucky winner will win a $30 store voucher to Taylored Expressions!! Yippee!

And now a little inspiration from the {BYSH} Cardmakers team...

Cindy Messer

Nancy Elrick

Larelyn Sartini

Von Marie

Annie Collins

Jacinda Chen

Vannessa Osbourn

Jenni Shamblin

Crystal O. Minkler

Join us over in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to play along with the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 74! We'd love to see what you create using the October sketch!

The sketch challenge will run from today, October 1st, and will end October 31st at 11:59pm PST. Entries must be added to the challenge album in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to be eligible for a prize. The winner will be chosen randomly from the entries and announced in the Facebook group. Entries are not required to use Taylored Expressions products to be eligible for a prize. Can't wait to see what you all create!

We also want to invite you to join us for the {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party...

Our {BYSHC} Falling for the Holidays 2026 Linky Party starts in a couple of weeks on the 16th! 

Grab your Christmas and wintry holiday goodies and let's finish building our stash of holiday cards!!

• Please use the above graphic and hashtag #byshcffth2026lp in your social media posts
• Direct link to BYSHC blog post {goes live on October 16, 2026 at 8am CDT}: https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/2026/10/byshc-falling-for-holidays-2026-linky.html
• NO backlinking. Please only share NEW cards {or tags} that have not been previously shared
• Anything goes (you do not have to use the current sketch BUT you can enter the sketch challenge AND the linky party if you use the sketch)
• All cards {or tags} must be Christmas, Hanukkah, Yuletide, wintry, etc.
• Entries are not required to use products from our Sponsors to be eligible for a prize
• When linking up, please use your name only in the caption box as the title of your entry

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 73 ~ Still Time to Enter

  Welcome back to the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! 

Today the {BYSH} Cardmakers team is sharing some final inspiration for Sketch Challenge 73 and featuring an adorable card submitted by one of the members of our Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! There's still a few days to play along! 

Jenni Shamblin

Von Marie

Marie Bingaman

Annie Collins

Sandi Powers

Vannessa Osbourn

Nancy Elrick

Crystal O. Minkler

Featured Card from Group Member...

Susan Culotti

Our amazing Sponsor for the month of September is our lovely friends from Unity Stamp Co.! One lucky winner will win a $25 gift card to Unity!! Yippee!

Sketch 73 for the month of September.

Come join us in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to play along with the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 73! We'd love to see what you create using the September sketch!

This month's challenge ends on Wednesday, September 30th. Entries must be added to the challenge album in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to be eligible for a prize. The winner will be chosen randomly from the entries and announced in the Facebook group. Join in the fun and start building your stash of holiday cards for 2026 now. Can't wait to see what you all create!

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 73 ~ More Inspiration

 Welcome back to the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! 

So happy you've dropped by! Today we're sharing more inspiration from the {BYSH} Cardmakers team for Sketch Challenge 73 and we're featuring a sweet card submitted by one of the members of our Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! 

Annie Collins

Sandi Powers

Marie Bingaman

Cindy Messer

Jacinda Chen

Cathy Preissing

Larelyn Sartini

Crystal O. Minkler

Featured Card from Group Member...

Wilma DeGraffenreid

Our amazing Sponsor for the month of September is our lovely friends from Unity Stamp Co.! One lucky winner will win a $25 gift card to Unity!! Yippee!

Sketch 73 for the month of September.

Come join us in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to play along with the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 73! We'd love to see what you create using the September sketch!

The sketch challenge is open for the entire month of September. Entries must be added to the challenge album in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to be eligible for a prize. The winner will be chosen randomly from the entries and announced in the Facebook group. Join in the fun and start building your stash of holiday cards now. Can't wait to see what you all create!

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 73

 Welcome to the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog!! 

It's time for a new sketch challenge for the month of September!! Let's build our stash of holiday cards for 2026! The {BYSH} Cardmakers team is sharing some really sweet inspiration for this month's sketch! Before we check those out, let's have a look at the sketch...

We have some fun layers with fishtail ends or banners. And a circle (or any shape) for the focal image. I can't wait to see what you all do with this one! The measurements are there as a guide... to inspire, not require. Hope the ideas start flowing and you can build your stash of holiday cards!

Our amazing Sponsor for the month of September is our lovely friends from Unity Stamp Co.! One lucky winner will win a $25 gift card to Unity!! Yippee!

And now a little inspiration from the {BYSH} Cardmakers team...

Vannessa Osbourn

Von Marie

Cindy Messer

Jacinda Chen

Larelyn Sartini

Cathy Preissing

Jenni Shamblin

Nancy Elrick

Crystal O. Minkler

Join us over in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to play along with the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 73! We'd love to see what you create using the September sketch!

The sketch challenge will run from today, September 1st, and will end September 30th at 11:59pm PST. Entries must be added to the challenge album in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to be eligible for a prize. The winner will be chosen randomly from the entries and announced in the Facebook group. Entries are not required to use Unity Stamp Co. products to be eligible for a prize. Can't wait to see what you all create!

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 72 ~ Still Time to Enter

  Welcome back to the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! 

Today the {BYSH} Cardmakers team is sharing some final inspiration for Sketch Challenge 72 and featuring an adorable card submitted by one of the members of our Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! There's still a few days to play along! 

Von Marie

Jacinda Chen

Jenni Shamblin

Marie Bingaman

Cathy Preissing

Sandi Powers

Vannessa Osbourn

Crystal O. Minkler

Featured Card from Group Member...

Fabiola Jaques

Our amazing Sponsor for the month of August is our lovely friends from Lawn Fawn! One lucky winner will win a $25 gift card to Lawn Fawn!! Yippee!

Sketch 72 for the month of August.

Come join us in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to play along with the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 72! We'd love to see what you create using the August sketch!

This month's challenge ends in just a few days on August 31st. Entries must be added to the challenge album in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to be eligible for a prize. The winner will be chosen randomly from the entries and announced in the Facebook group. Join in the fun and start building your stash of holiday cards for 2026 now. Can't wait to see what you all create!