Christmas in July - Be Merry

Hello Everyone!

I'm back with another Christmas card today. YAY for Christmas in July! I wanted to do something a little different for this card with the layout. I usually just do a standard tent fold, but for this card, I cut one side a little short so the center square overhangs a bit. I think it adds a little interest.

For the background I used several different stamps and the emboss resist technique to create some layers of design. It is coloured with Tim Holtz distress inks Tumbled Glass and Brushed Corduroy.

I had a hard time capturing just how glittery the snowflakes are. They are covered with Martha Stewart coarse crystal glitter and they are super glittery!

I added foam dots to all the layers to really give the card some dimension.

Dies: Cheery Lynn-snowflake 5, Spellbinders-create a flake 4, La-La Land-filigree corner, Magnolia-vintage tag

Stamps: Stampendous-jumbo flakes, Rubbernecker-script background, Inkadinkado-small flake, Inkadinkado-sketchy flourishes, Imaginisce-be merry sentiment

From My Stash: dew drop (snowflake center), seam binding (coloured by hand), frilly yarn, gold bells, pearls and gold vintage button

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Divas By Design - Christmas in July
Sparkles Monthly Challenges - Challenge #58 Christmas in July
Christmas Cards All Year Round - July Challenge - Non traditional Colours
Crafty Boot Challenges - Christmas in July
Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog - Challenge #220 - Christmas in July
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Challenge #185 Glam it Up
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Challenge #268 Christmas
The Glory of Christmas Challenge - Challenge #37 Anything Goes

Last minute entry...Thank you to Hazel for directing me to Completely Christmas - Challenge # 20 Anything Goes

Although it would be too lengthy for me to talk about each of these challenge blogs individually, I would like to say that I have spent some time on each blog and was impressed with all of them. I now am following every one of these blogs and will visit them regularly. I recommend you visit them as well!


That's it for today, thanks for stopping in! If you have any questions, please let me know.