Christmas in July - Day 18

Today's theme for the Christmas in July Insta hop is Christmas Botanicals. I love making floral cards I can't make flowers grow in real life so I love to make them come alive on cards.  

To make this card I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel. I used the Poinsettia Window Fancy die to cut the white panel and then the coordinating stencils to color it. Both by Hero Arts. 

Christmas in July - Day 17

We are officially over half way through the Christmas in July Hop and today's theme is Shining Sentiments. For my card I used products by Concord & 9th.

To make this card, I started with a whitw top folding A2 card base and a panel cut to the same size. I stamped the large sentiment from the set Peace on Earth (which is unfortunately retired) and  embossed it ith gold powder. I used a circle mat to cover it and then used the Holiday Sprigs stencil to cover the rest of the panel. 

Christmas in July - Day 16

It's day 16 in the Christmas in July Instagram hop. That means we are officially half way through and I have managed to post every day, wow.

Today's theme is Christmas Lights. 

I used the Strings of Lights Background and Borders set by Ink Blot Shop. 

To make this card, I started with a whit top folding A2 card base ad a white panel. I stamped the background on the lower 2/3 of the card and added a strip of red cardstock to seperate it. I colored the lights using OLO markers, added a highlight with a white gel pen and then added silver metallic pen for the sockets. To finish the card I added a sentiment from the Holiday Times sentiment set. 

Christmas in July - Day 15

Todays theme is the Christmas in July hop is Merry & Bright. For some reason every time I have a theme of merry & bright I think snowflakes and snowflakes are white but snow is bright. have you ever walked outside when everything is covered in snow and you have to put on sunglasses because its so bright? So that is why I think snowflakes because it makes me merry and its bright. 

To make this card, I started with a white top folding 2 card base and a white panel. I randomly stamped the snowflake in bright colors and then added some silver metallic snow in the background. 

Postage Party July Edition

Today's first card is for the Postage Party hop over on Instagram. This hop is where a group of makers get together and showcase different postage stamps and dies.

This moth the theme was Mixed Media. A lot of makers are terrified of that word, actually its pretty simple. All mixed media is, is using at least two different mediums. I used dye ink that reacts with water and a gold metallic pen.  

Christmas in July - Day 14

Our theme for today is Reindeer Games.  I immediately thought of the deer in the Up on the Rooftop by Dare 2B Artzy. This reindeer has been playing games in the christmas lights. 
To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base a white panel and some patterned paper. I stamped and colored the reindeer and then cut him out with the coordinating die. I used the Double Dot circles, also by Dare 2B Artzy to cut a circle out of the white and out of the patterned paper. I placed the patterned paper one inside of the white and added it to the front of the card. To finish the card, I added a greeting and the reindeer in the circle.

Christmas in July - Day 13

Today's theme brings cookies, Christmas Cookies or Gingerbread. I used both. The Gingerbread cookies are from the Christmas Cookies set by Creative Worship Stamps. The sentiment is by The Rabbit Hole Designs. 

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base, a white panel and a Wheat panel. I cut down the white panel with a curvy die from a SCT event.

I stamped the cookies on a seperate piece of cardstock, colored them and cut them out with the coordinating die then added them to the panel and stamped the sentiment underneath. 

The ProCRAFTinators Club - July Edition

Today's first card is for the monthly ProCRAFTinators Club thatt I participate in each month. This hop is where a group of us procrastinators get together and actually use a kit from an online or virtual event. I always have good intentions of making all the things when I sign up for an event but I have yet to do so. 

This card uses products from Concord & 9th's summer camp. This is my 6th year and I think that I may have finished the most classes in the very first year. This year I didn't to attend at all because we are moving and our house was going on the market that monday so I was decluttering all weekend. This is why I love and participate in this hop so it forces me to use the kits. 

Christmas in July - Day 12

Todays Christmas in July theme is Blue and Silver. I love this color combo for Christmas cards. To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a white panel on which I ink blended some Chipped Sapphire, Prize Ribbon, Mermaid Lagoon and Broken China in an ombre' blend. The sentiment die and snowflakes are from C9 Kristina Werner. I used some silver and navy Stardream metallic paper by CutCardStock

Christmas in July - Day 11

Todays theme for the Christmas in July hop is Wreaths. For my card I used a set by a company thats no longer around Crafty Meraki. The image is pretty big so I decided to make it a shaped card.  The greeting is from Pinkfresh Studio.