Spring into Christmas 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party ~ Wrap Up & Winners Announced

It's time to announce the winners of our Spring into Christmas 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party!!

Before we get to that I have to say a HUGE THANK YOU to the {BYSH} Cardmakers Design Team... without the help of these amazing ladies I never would have been able to pull this off, so THANK YOU all SO very much!

Also a HUGE THANK YOU to our amazing Sponsors!! THANK YOU so much for sponsoring this fun event and for being so very generous!! We appreciate each of you so much!!

AND last but not least, a HUMONGOUS THANK YOU to all of you that participated in the linky party by sharing your creations, as well as hopping along and commenting on the creations that were shared!! You all really helped to make our linky party fantastic!

We had an amazing 222 link ups!! A new record for our Spring into Christmas Linky Party!! So much amazing inspiration shared and we've really added to our stash of holiday cards... I hope you all feel great about that!

Let's get to the prizes, shall we?

A Colorful Life Designs >>> ONE $25 Gift Code <<< #219 myasperations

Angie Blom Digital Designs  >>> TWO $15 Gift Certificates <<< #156 Marjeta + #121 Lisa :D

Colorado Craft Company >>> FOUR Christmas Prize Packages {$36-38 retail value each} <<< #100 Holly Brown + #15 Caren Bartholomew + #18 Joyce Verdon + #186 Cathe Valdez

Fresh and Renewed with Teresa >>> THREE - Mystery Christmas Collections {$15 retail value each} <<< #180 Cindy Messer + #65 Leslie Capone + #191 Marie Bingaman

Gina K Designs >>> TWO $25 Gift Cards <<< #37 Deanna + #69 Indy

Gina Marie Design >>> TWO $10 Gift Cards <<< #147 Vannessa Osbourn + #173 Denise Bryant

Jaded Blossom >>> ONE $25 Gift Certificate <<< #198 Teri Kellum

Lawn Fawn >>> ONE $25 Gift Card <<< #152 Jenni Shamblin

Newton's Nook Designs >>> ONE $20 Store Credit <<< #131 Von Marie

Not 2 Shabby >>> ONE $25 Gift Certificate <<< #88 Suzanne H

Pink and Main >>> ONE $25 Gift Certificate <<< #70 Becca Yahrling

Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps >>> ONE $20 Gift Card <<< #225 tina z. treebug

Tawny Owl Paperie >>> ONE Christmas Prize Package {$52 retail value} <<< #134 wilmadegraffenreid

Taylored Expressions >>> ONE $25 Gift Card <<< #38 Marcy Morgan

Therm O Web >>> ONE $50 Gift Card <<< #206 Meghan

Twiddler's Nook >>> ONE $20 Gift Code <<< #163 RStanton

Unity Stamp Co.  >>> THREE $25 Gift Cards <<< #23 Alison Heikkila + #111 Cathy P. + #63 VanessaB *Alternate Winner #50 inkedbyeileen

*** Bonus Prizes ***

Linky Party Commenter <<< Wilma DeGraffenreid

*** Prizes must be claimed by May 9th or another winner will be chosen in your place***

Please send an email to buildyourstashholidayhop@gmail.com with Spring into Christmas 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party Winner in the subject line and include your prize and your contact information ~ physical address AND email address ~ in the body of the email. Even if you've won in the past or you believe I have your contact information, please send it in the email.

If you haven't had a chance yet to check out all the fabulous creations shared, I hope you will!! There are so many wonderful cards... SO MUCH inspiration! And if you're looking for even more Christmas inspiration, come join us in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group. Lots of wonderful inspiration being shared there each month as we build our stash of holiday cards with fun sketch challenges!! Stop by and check out our brand new sketch challenge that started just yesterday... {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 33!!

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 32 ~ Still Time to Enter

  Welcome back to the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! 

Today we're sharing a whole bunch more inspiration from the {BYSH} Cardmakers team for Sketch Challenge 32 and featuring a beautiful card submitted by one of the members of our Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! There's still a few more days to play along with the sketch!!

Cathy Preissing

Von Marie

Deanna Mulder

Cindy Messer

Caren Bartholomew

Larelyn Sartini

Vannessa Osbourn

Marie Bingaman

Featured Card from Group Member...

Deb Owens

Sketch 32 for the month of April.

Come join us in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to play along with the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 32!! We'd love to see what you create using the April sketch!

There's still time to play along. 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!

Today is the last day to play along with the Spring into Christmas 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party!! Rules are available on the Linky Party blog post. Link up your entries by 11:59pm today!

All projects should be Christmas, Hanukkah, Yuletide, wintry, etc.

Go check out the Spring into Christmas 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party and join in the fun!

Spring into Christmas 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party

 

Welcome to our Spring into Christmas 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party! 

This linky party will run from today, April 21 to April 28, 2023. 

We're excited to have some sweet returning Sponsors and a couple new wonderful Sponsors ALL sharing some love for our first linky party of 2023:

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

A Colorful Life Designs >>> ONE $25 Gift Code

Angie Blom Digital Designs  >>> TWO $15 Gift Certificates

Colorado Craft Company >>> FOUR Christmas Prize Packages {$36-38 retail value each}

Fresh and Renewed with Teresa >>> THREE - Mystery Christmas Collections {$15 retail value each}

Gina K Designs >>> TWO $25 Gift Cards

Gina Marie Design >>> TWO $10 Gift Cards

Jaded Blossom >>> ONE $25 Gift Certificate

Lawn Fawn >>> ONE $25 Gift Card

Newton's Nook Designs >>> ONE $20 Store Credit

Not 2 Shabby >>> ONE $25 Gift Certificate

Pink and Main >>> ONE $25 Gift Certificate

Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps >>> ONE $20 Gift Card

Tawny Owl Paperie >>> ONE Christmas Prize Package {$52 retail value}

Taylored Expressions >>> ONE $25 Gift Card

Therm O Web >>> ONE $50 Gift Card

Twiddler's Nook >>> ONE $20 Gift Code

Unity Stamp Co.  >>> THREE $25 Gift Cards

We are SO thankful for all of our sweet Sponsors!! Give them a big shout out in the comments below!

A few of our Sponsors are having amazing sales or have provided coupon/promo codes for our linky party participants to use while shopping on their websites:

Angie Blom Digital Design <<< 50% OFF digital stamps SITE WIDE - no code required

Colorado Craft Company <<< 15% OFF with code - LINKYSPRING - code expires April 30th

Gina K. Designs <<< 15% OFF all stencils and blending brushes - good through April 23rd

Newton's Nook Designs <<< up to 60% OFF retiring products - select items

Pink and Main <<< up to 75% OFF sale - select items

Taylored Expressions <<< Reach For The Stars Sale - select items

Therm O Web <<< 10% OFF sale - select items

Twiddler's Nook <<< 15% OFF SITE WIDE - no code required

Unity Stamp Co. <<< 50% OFF Christmas/Winter Category with code - BYHSpromo

We invite you to give our blog a follow so you can keep up with our monthly sketch challenges and future linky parties!! And then join us over in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group where we share tons of holiday inspiration each week!! We'd love to see your creations there, too! You can also follow us on Instagram... {BYSH} Cardmakers!

Anyone is eligible for a Sponsor prize if they link up a new Holiday project {Christmas, Hanukkah, Yuletide, wintry, etc.} - please NO back-linking or reposting of projects previously shared. Please remember to use the linky party graphic in your post and link to this blog post. And use the following hashtag in all your social media posts: #springintochristmas2023byshclp

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*** Bonus Prize - I will be randomly choosing ONE more winner!! ***

*For those of you that take the time to comment on all the links for the Linky Party - I know that is no small task and it should be rewarded! One lucky commenter will be chosen to win a fun Christmas Prize Package!*

 

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Winners will be chosen randomly with Random.org and will be announced on Tuesday, May 2nd here on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog. Winners must claim their prize within 7 days or a new winner will be chosen.

Please note that the inlinkz is scheduled to close on Friday, April 28th at 11:59pm PDT.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 32 ~ 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 32 and featuring another cute card submitted by one of the members of our Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! 

Nancy Elrick

Larelyn Sartini

Jenni Shamblin

Joyce Verdon

Annie Collins

Crystal O. Minkler

Featured Card from Group Member...

Cat Valdez

Sketch 32 for the month of April.

Come join us in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to play along with the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 32!! We'd love to see what you create using the April sketch!

The sketch challenge is open for the entire month of April. 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!

Next week begins our Spring into Christmas 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party! 

Grab your Christmas and wintry holiday goodies and start building your stash of holiday cards!!

• Please use the above graphic and hashtag #springintochristmas2023byshclp in your social media posts
• Direct link to BYSHC blog post {goes live on April 21, 2023}: https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/2023/04/spring-into-christmas-2023-byshc-linky.html
• No backlinking, please only share new projects
• All projects must be Christmas, Hanukkah, Yuletide, wintry, etc.

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 32 ~ Inspiration

Welcome back to the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! 

We're so happy you've dropped by! Today we're sharing some inspiration from the {BYSH} Cardmakers design team for Sketch 32 from the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group!

Cindy Messer

Caren Bartholomew

Deanna Mulder

Cathy Preissing

Vannessa Osbourn

Eileen Mathys

Here's another look at the sketch for the month of April.

Come join us in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group to play along with the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 32!! We'd love to see what you create using the April sketch!

The sketch challenge is open for the entire month of April. Entries must be added to the challenge album in the {BYSHC} 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!

We also want to invite you to join us for the Spring into Christmas 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party...

The fun starts in two weeks!! We sure hope you'll join us!! 

We'll be sharing more information for the Linky Party next week!