12 Days of Christmas in...July??

Well, clearly I mis-counted when I started my 12 Days of Christmas in July series. Here I thought it would take me to the end of the month and oops! It is August already!! Ah well...I hope you'll bear with me for one more Christmas-themed post. It is a sneak peek of the new exclusive, limited-time bundle that starts tomorrow!

Isn't that die-cut tree fabulous? It was done with the new Beautiful Branches Thinlit dies, which will be available to order starting tomorrow. This is a Z-fold card...here it is standing upright.

The die-cut tree stands out from the card base when the card is opened fully.

To create my snow drifts, I embossed the Whisper White band using the Seaside TIEF. I trimmed the top of the band along the embossed lines so that it looked more like drifts of snow. The card base is Night of Navy card stock, which I embossed using the Softly Falling TIEF. The sentiment on the front of the card is from the Flurry of Wishes stamp set, as are the snowflakes. All are stamped in Night of Navy ink. The snowflakes are punched using the Snow Flurry punch. The sentiment and the silver glimmer mat behind it are die-cut using the Layering Circles framelits.

The white panel on the inside of the card is stamped in Night of Navy ink using another sentiment and the snowflakes from the Flurry of Wishes set. The only embellishments on this project are some silver metallic thread and a single rhinestone. I think it is just enough, no?

I hope you've enjoyed my 12 Days of Christmas in July series as much as I enjoyed designing the projects. I can't wait till tomorrow when I get to place my pre-order from the upcoming Holiday Catalogue. TONS of fabulous new products to play with! Wahoo!!

Thanks for spending part of your Monday with me. Have a fabulous week!!


Product List

Flurry Of Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set [139732] $26.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] $6.75
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $8.50	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141481] $11.25	Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139672] $11.25
Beautiful Branches Thinlits Dies [143538] $41.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $46.00	Snow Flurry Punch [139680] $23.50	Silver Metallic Thread [138402] $4.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $6.75

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

Cozy Christmas

Time is running out!  Today is the final day to take advantage of the 15% off stamps sale.

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Today's project is another one I designed for my November Christmas Card buffets.

Christmas card featuring the Cozy Christmas and Flurry of Wishes stamp sets

I really love the vintage images in the Cozy Christmas stamp set.  Here I used two images to create the scene inside my ornament cut-out. I stamped them in Night of Navy ink. I used the Delicate Ornaments Thinlits to cut the window in my card front and the Softly Falling TIEF to add some texture. The little ornament hanger is also die-cut using the Delicate Ornaments Thinlits from silver foil sheets.

I used a silver metallic doily to accent the sentiment, along with a snowflake stamped in Night of Navy ink using the Flurry of Wishes stamp set. The snowflake is punched using the Snow Flurry punch.  The sentiment is from the Cozy Christmas set and is heat embossed in silver.  By way of embellishment I added a Winter Wonderland Embellishment and some silver Cording Trim. The card is built on a Smoky Slate card base.

Inside view with sentiment from the Six Sayings host set.

On the inside I stamped Santa's sleigh again in Night of Navy ink and then heat embossed the sentiment, from the Six Sayings host set, in silver.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend...don't forget to stamp!

Here are the products I used to create this card:

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Flurry of Christmas Cards

Happy Hump Day!  It's already Wednesday :) The best thing about a long weekend is the short work-week that follows it! I spent some time on the weekend working on projects for my November classes and events. This is one I designed for an upcoming Christmas Card buffet:

Christmas card featuring the Flurry of Wishes stamp set

I absolutely love the Flurry of Wishes stamp set.  The snowflake images are beautiful and the fact that they have coordinating punches makes them even better! Did you know that this set is available in a bundle with the coordinating Snow Flurry punch for a 15% discount? It also coordinates with the Flower Medallion punch in the Annual Catalouge.  Can you see why I love it so much??

To create this card I stamped the snowflake images several times on Pool Party card stock using ink of the same colour. I then heat embossed the medium and two small snowflakes in white on Vellum. I used the Flower Medallion and Snow Flurry punches to punch them out.

The sentiment is also from the Flurry of Wishes set and is stamped in Smoky Slate ink and then die-cut using the Lots of Labels Framelits. I added lots of sparkle with some silver metallic thread, rhinestones and metallic white sequins. The beautiful silver embellishment is long-retired, but the new Winter Wonderland Embellishments or Iced Rhinestones would also work well. The whole card is built on a Smoky Slate card base.

On the inside I stamped more snowflakes in Pool Party ink, as well as a sentiment from the Oh, What Fun stamp set in Smoky Slate ink.

I am thrilled with the way this project evolved...it looks nothing like what I had originally pictured in my mind when I started.  Gotta love the creative process!!

Here is your supply list of all of the products I used to create this card:

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Peace & Joy for Sunday Stamps

Happy Sunday!  It's time for a new sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  Check it out:

Here is my project for the Design Team:

Christmas card featuring the Flurry of Wishes stamp set with sentiment from the Good Greetings (retired) set.

I just can't get enough of the gorgeous Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum!  It sooooo pretty!  I used it here as the background for my design. I layered it on a piece of Whisper White card stock so that the beautiful silver foil snowflakes would show. In the lower right corner I used some silver foil sheets that I embossed using the Softly Falling TIEF. Because I hate seeing seams on my projects, I added a piece of  white 3/8" glitter ribbon...I love the bit of sparkle it adds.

The stamped snowflakes are from the Flurry of Wishes stamp set. I heat embossed the largest one in silver and punched it using the Flower Medallion punch. The medium one is stamped in silver on silver foil sheet and punched using the Snow Flurry punch. The smallest snowflake is stamped in Night of Navy ink and also punched with the Snow Flurry punch. I added a Winter Wonderland embellishment in the centre for some sparkle.  The sentiment is from the Good Greeting set which is, sadly, retired. The entire card is built on a Night of Navy card base.

On the inside I added a Whisper White panel that I stamped with the snowflake images in Night of Navy, as well as a sentiment that is also from the Flurry of Wishes set.

This sketch is super-versatile, as is evidenced by the amazing ideas showcased by my fellow Design Team members. I'll have another project to show you later in the week that also uses this sketch.  In the meantime, why not try your hand at it and share it with us over at Sunday Stamps? We'd love to see what you come up with!

Here are the products used to create this project:

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