Welcome to the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog!!
It's time for a brand new sketch challenge for the month of July!! 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...
A fun sketch that's just perfect for backgrounds or papers! The focal image is within an offset square or rectangle shape or any shape really. 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 July is our lovely friends from A Colorful Life Designs! One lucky winner will win a $25 gift code to A Colorful Life Designs!! Yippee!
And now a little inspiration from the {BYSH} Cardmakers team...
Join us over in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to play along with the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 71! We'd love to see what you create using the July sketch!
The sketch challenge will run from today, July 1st, and will end July 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 A Colorful Life Designs 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} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party...
Our {BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party starts in a couple of weeks on the 17th!
Grab your Christmas and wintry holiday goodies and start building your stash of holiday cards!!
- Please use the above graphic and hashtag #byshccij2026lp in your social media posts
- Direct link to BYSHC blog post {goes live on July 17, 2026 at 8am CDT}: https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/2026/07/byshc-christmas-in-july-2026-linky-party.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
