So for today’s Christmas in July there are two videos because I decided to join in with Kendra’s Card Challenge 19 so I did a video on the process of making up the envelopes for each of the 15 sketches but then I did a second video on making two of the sketches into the cards for today’s theme of Hang the Stockings.
I chose card sketches 1 & 3 for these two cards.
I also added some foiled elements for the star and the square at the centre of the other card.
It was good to use patterned paper in such a fun way and it’s always good to use these sketches to break me out of my usual designs. I would never have come up with these designs and I love them!
I used the Tidings and Trimmings set for the stockings (and the star). I also used the waffle flower sentiments – I was keeping it easy for myself using ones that were already stamped and die cut and stacked ready!
Fun cards!
Really recommend using something like KCC to push your boundaries and make something a little different!
Hello! Today I’ve been at a crop so lots of scrapbooking has been done but I’ve not got around to taking pictures just yet so you will have wait for those another time instead for today’s Scrappin Saturday post I wanted to use the Flip Its from Kingston Crafts on a traditional scrapbook page so then I could include more photos on the page as each of the three flip its are double sided! And back in June this one became famous … yes it was on tv! 🤣
Let’s start with the actual page though. I used both the solid and patterned papers from the Summer Collection which I’ve had a for a while and used on lots of projects already – but with the blue in the photos it seemed perfect for this page.
I started with the three main photos and mat each of them on white and then decided they would cluster to the left.
Then on the vertical panel on the right I would add the three flip its. I added a square of the yellow paper in each and then each photo was added to that. Word of warning – you need to remember that the photo needs to be the right way up when it is flipped up so take note when adding! You can probably tell from this I didn’t and had to redo them several times because I put them the wrong way up by accident!
Under each I added some journalling panels and then the final one an extra photo!
The page was all about our day in Southport when we walked five miles in total to try and get to the sea and found the shipwreck!
I added embellishments from the Summer Collection kit to the page and some stickers from one of the Everyday Stories collections (I love those puffy stickers).
A fun way to use the flip its in traditional scrapbooking not just in the pocket page albums.
The theme I chose for today for Christmas in July was Get Cosy! Think woolly jumpers, scarf and mittens, fireside snuggles!
And I made three tags plus a card – and ended up with some leftovers for future projects too!
I used the cute Forest friends stamps from an old magazine kit. I stamped and coloured and fussy cut them all out and then just chose the ones I wanted for each tag and the card.
The background I created using the Altenew cosy knit stencil and then on the card I used some of the foiled cardstock and embossed the central circle with the knit embossing folder from Spellbinders.
I added fun flick to the rabbits cotton tails and on all the images I added wink of Stella to their knitwear!
I added sequins and some wired chiffon ribbon to the tags and all the sentiments were stamped from a MFT stamp set.
So so cute! and absolutely says cosy to me! Hope you all have a great Festive Friday!
Today’s card is quite a simple one for my Christmas in July project. The theme I chose was Frosty the Snowman and I decided to use the Pretty Pink Posh layered snowman stencil to create a panel.
From this I created the two panels for the card (was originally going to do two cards but decided to do the inside of the card instead) by cutting it at an angle.
I did get inky splodges on the inside panel so I covered them up with the foiled sentiment banners.
On the outside I kept it very simple with the stamping on the card blank and then some sequins…
A simple card – easy to replicate with either patterned papers or other stencils! Certainly far simpler in design than most I’ve made so far for Christmas in July!
Today’s Christmas in July is also my DT contribution to this fortnights ATSM where the theme is handily Christmas!
But also the theme for today is sketch so here is the sketch I created …
Originally I was going to use a deer as the focal image but instead I went floral. I also swapped out papers for the strips and went for ribbon instead.
I added the floral stamped images that I had fussy cut along with the die cut leafy bits from the Frosted frames and then the frame and panels too.
I added a die cut sentiment for the Christmas and then stamped and embossed the wishes sentiment.
Today I have a heavy on the die cuts card! I think it is a special card that really makes an impact! A bit of a labour of love for today’s Christmas in July !
The die cut background and the pinecones is an old Stampin up one – there are two layers to the background and then two layers for each of the pine cones – and when you put them together they make a superb and very detailed card.
I added some extra fun by giving the green panel a spritz with the Lettuce Shimmer spritz – it is subtle but it gives it a lovely shine and texture!
I die cut and inked the label panel and added the gold puffy stickers from spellbinders for the Christmas sentiment and then the Lawn Fawn die cut for the Merry which I coloured with green alcohol marker and then gave a coat of the lettuce shimmer spritz too!
I finished then card with some of the gold puffy star stickers as embellishments too!
Really love this card – it is really special and I think will shine out when on display!
A fresh and slightly different colour scheme for today’s Christmas in July project and I ended up with two cards made mainly using patterned papers but also bringing in the fabulous copper coloured foiling!
If you watch the video of my process in putting these together you’ll know they went through a bit of a journey to get here!
But as soon as I pulled out the press plates and the foil I knew I had come to the right answer for these cards – until then I really wasn’t sure what I was doing!
I added the little holly leaves from the Merriest Moments set and then for the one that is mostly green I added some berries using the rust embossing powder to add some more copper!
Absolutely in love with these cards – and once again I am back to being completely obsessed with foiling!
In other news I have opened a Facebook group for sharing my Christmas in July projects and hopefully others that make some festive projects in July will share theirs too so there is plenty of inspiration around. Please do come and join us.
Today’s card was simple but took some time as it needed drying time in the middle! The theme was pretty poinsettia for today’s Christmas in July so I went with the waffle flower stencil to create the card front.
I started with the white panel and masked off edges to give a border and then added the green ink on the second stencil, then the first stencil with red ink – but then I decided to add the glitter glue through the stencil too.
It did seep under the stencil and created a halo around the flowers but I quite liked that so carried on with the card – albeit i then set it aside for about an hour to dry at this point!
Once dry I trimmed down the panel and then mounted it on the dark green and made a card blank from the same cardstock.
I embossed the sentiment using an old Claritystamps stamp onto the green and die cut it with a second one to stack it up a little.
So all in all a simple card but pretty and sparkly with all the glitter glue.
I also added some gems to the sentiment oval just to finish off!
Love how this came out and also wondering if I need things like those lunar pastes or glitter pastes in my stash? I’ve become a big fan of sparkle!
Of course the making of this is over on my YouTube channel – along with all the other Christmas in July projects! 😀🎄😀
So even whilst super busy with Christmas in July I have tried to continue with my #indexcardaday challenge … I just didn’t get around to posting about it last week as I was on my holiday and didn’t remember to do a post! So a bumper one for you!
Started with shades of pink and red for the stars for day 29 and some simple outlines for the doodles! Thought this Tim Hoktz sticker was the right one for the sentiment!
Day 30 was done late in the day (colour has been impacted by the lighting – sorry!) but using a pattern stamp of the circles and then adding the wiggly lines to create some shapes to give it a funky coating of colour! Then added white posca doodles.
Day 31 is the halfway mark .,, and I decided to change it up quite a bit from the previous card with a cutesy image and some soft neutral colours . So sweet! Decided to keep the doodled background outside the frame for the bear. Also just noticed I missed a tiny bit on the left hand side! Doh!
Day 32 … I decided to do some colourful leaves and lots of lines! It was nice to change it up from green leaves!
33 – and this time back to flowers with this cute hibiscus flower stamped in a circle and then went to town on the doodled background – by this time I was off work which is probably why I had the time to do this!
Day 34 … I changed it up by using a script stamp all over the background and then concentrated on the doodles so the stamping isn’t the focal element but the sentiment and colours are what draw the eye instead. And went for all the greens for my colouring!
Day 35 and I went with lots of heart stamps designed by Darcy for Paperartsy – I know I’ve used one of these stamps already but I love it so I used it again! Simple doodles to create panels akin to the Darcy heart in the background and a fun blue, purple and pink colours scheme.
Day 36 and the most obvious change is the background (the turquoise is the mat on my work desk!) as we were in Devon in the lodge at this point!
The next thing to note is I did all the stamping ahead of time and just brought a limited number of alcohol markers and some pens for the doodles with me! So first morning waking up in Paignton and I made my coffee and then did some doodling and colouring in the quiet!
Went for some lines across the card with different pen marks in them and then three colours of alcohol markers. Cute!
Day 37 and again I was up first so made my coffee and made my card … the inspiration for these doodles flowers came from the curtain fabric in the bedroom of the lodge. So doodled flowers and splodgy circles of colour and the odd little doodled circles are what I went with! Love this one!
Day 38 – there is a theme to our holidays – I get up first and make a coffee and have my mindful doodle/colouring time! this time the stamped words were all different directions so went with blocks and then filled in the gap with some doodles. Added the colour and then decided the background behind the blocks and the doodles needed to be grey. Another one I think might make a good fabric design.
Day 39 – went for a full on patterned background with the stamped words being in one panel. Quite liked this bit of fun! Specifically like the one where I added extra black to make the green ovals/circles.
Day 40 I decided I hadn’t done many circle designs so made that the theme! Went with all the red and pink colours of the alcohol pens I had – plus a bit of shading with grey. I’m not great at circle shapes but liked the end result.
Day 41 we were straight out so didn’t have time to do the card until late in the day and inspired by the boat trip we had been on and the many fish we saw in the water … this is what I focussed on!
And my final card for the holiday and week six was done just before we packed up the car and left for home after our holiday – went for this fun pattern and coloured design.
Home safe and sound now and full craft room restored to me for the rest of the icad season but I am really pleased I managed to carry on with limited supplies and really did enjoy my few minutes of creativity whilst on our hols.
I went a little OTT with today’s card for Christmas in July! It was definitely a case of more is more!
Love using those holly stamps Darcy designed for Paperartsy. I stamped my wreath using the wreath builder and then went a little crazy with adding decoration to it!
I love the bow I added, the very shiny stars and then of course the pine needle foiled background .
With hindsight there were a lot of points where I could have stopped and gone for a simpler card but hey sometimes I just can’t stop myself!
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