I’m excited to be joining the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers {BYSHC} Spring Into Christmas 2026 Linky Party! This is such a fun event and a great way to get a head start on your Christmas cards while also getting lots of inspiration from other card makers. 

For this event, I created a Christmas card to help inspire you, and I hope it gives you some ideas for your own holiday card making. 

One of the best parts of this event is that there are lots of prizes to be won, and I’m happy to be sponsoring a $25 Not 2 Shabby gift certificate as one of the prizes. 

How to Play Along 

To participate, all you need to do is: 

• Make a Christmas or holiday card 
• Post it on your Social 
• Link your card to the Linky Party on the BYSHC blog You can find the Linky Party here: byshcardmakers.blogspot.com 

There are so many talented card makers participating, and it’s a great place to find inspiration and get a head start on your holiday cards. 

Special Sale To celebrate this event, everything in our Holiday Section at Not 2 Shabby is 50% off for the duration of the event (April 10–17, 2026). If you’ve been wanting to build your Christmas stash, this is a great time to grab holiday paper pads, stamps, ephemera, and more at a big discount. 

My Card I used BYSHC Sketch #68 for this card, and it was such a fun way to use up some of my scraps! I love how this sketch really lets you mix and match patterns while still keeping everything cohesive. 

For the background, I pulled papers from the Deck the Owls paper pad—these prints are just too cute, especially paired with that sweet little owl image! I’ve added the remaining stock of this paper pad to the Holiday section in the shop. This one is retiring, so if you’ve had your eye on it, now’s the time to grab it before it’s gone for good.  And a little extra treat—while supplies last, I’ll include a few free owl ephemera pieces from my stash with your Deck the Owls paper pad purchase!