12 Days of Christmas in July Day 1

Welcome to The Twelve Days of Christmas (in July)! Over the next 12 days I'll be showcasing projects to help you get a head start on your holiday crafting so that you are ACTUALLY ready when the holidays arrive this year.

This first project uses the Stampin' Mist Ghosting technique.

If you aren't familiar with this technique be sure to check out my video tutorial by clicking the Tutorials tab above. For this particular look I began by sponging Pool Party, then Island Indigo, Dapper Denim, Night of Navy and Elegant Eggplant inks, finishing with the Pool Party all over the panel at the end to pull all of the colours together. I stamped my ghosted images using the snowflakes from the Flurry of Wishes stamp set.

The vellum element is die-cut using the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits. On Whisper White card stock, I stamped and heat embossed in silver the medium and two smaller snowflakes, punching them out with the Flower Medallion and Snow Flurry punches respectively. The sentiment is stamped in Night of Navy ink and die-cut using the Lots of Labels Framelits. The only embellishments here are some silver metallic thread and a few rhinestones in the centres of the snowflakes. The card is built on a Smoky Slate card stock base.

On the inside I added a Whisper White card stock panel on which I stamped the medium snowflake again in Smoky Slate ink and then stamped the sentiment in Night of Navy over top.

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for more festive inspiration!


Product List

Flurry Of Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set [139732] $26.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982] $8.50	Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad [126986] $8.50	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad [141394] $8.50
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $8.50	Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad [126969] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131202] $10.00
Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $10.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $6.75
Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies [141497] $35.00	Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies [138281] $35.00
Flower Medallion Punch [137417] $23.50	Snow Flurry Punch [139680] $23.50	Stampin' Mist [102394] $6.00	Silver Metallic Thread [138402] $4.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $6.75	Sponge Daubers [133773] $7.00

Technique Overload

I was about to type happy Wednesday, when I realized that it is actually Thursday! This short week has me seriously confused! I spent some time last night playing with my new favourite set...

Now, could I have used any more techniques on this one?  I have been away from my studio pretty much all month, so I guess I subconsciously felt like I needed to make up for lost time. I began by creating an ombre effect, sponging a piece of Whisper White card stock with Peekaboo Peach, Calypso Coral, Watermelon Wonder and Flirty Flamingo inks...I love the way these four shades are made for each other!

Then I used the Stampin' Mist ghosting technique (see my video tutorials for more on this one) to stamp the subtle, bleached out swirls. I then stamped using the same swirl image, with Peekaboo Peach to add the watermark look. Next I created a bit of a Bokeh look with some Whisper White Craft ink and various-sized circles. I love the way these different techniques combine to add depth and interest the to background. The final touch on the background panel was some embossed gold spatters.

I die-cut the scribbly swirl from gold foil sheets using the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits. I added the die-cut "you" in gold glimmer and a stamped sentiment from the new Thoughtful Banners set. The only embellishments are a few gold sequins.

On the inside I stamped a few more swirls that I inked with Peekaboo Peach ink and then daubered with a bit of Calypso Coral. The sentiment is again from the Thoughtful Banners set and is punched with the new Duet Banner punch.

Can you believe the new catty goes live in less than a week?? If you don't yet have your own copy and don't already have a Canadian demonstrator, be sure to drop me a line and I'll send one out to you free of charge. In the meantime, start saving...you are going to have a LONG wishlist!



Product List

Swirly Bird Photopolymer Stamp Set [141749] $31.00	Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set [141614] $26.00	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] $8.00	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983] $8.00
Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [138323] $8.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [141397] $8.00	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad [101731] $10.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.25
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $10.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.75	Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138334] $8.75	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.00
Gold Glimmer Paper [133719] $6.25	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $6.25	Heat Tool [129053] $37.00	Big Shot [113439] $136.00
Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies [141497] $35.00	Hello You Thinlits Dies [137363] $31.00	Duet Banner Punch [141483] $23.50	Metallics Sequin Assortment [138390] $6.25
Stampin' Mist [102394] $5.50	Sponge Daubers [133773] $6.50