Christmas in July 2020 Hop ~ Scrapping for Less ~ A Vintage Ornamental Christmas

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with more Holiday inspiration for the Christmas in July 2020 Hop using some fun products from Sponsor Scrapping for Less!! I'm using the gorgeous Vintage Christmas papers along with the beautiful Ornamental Christmas stamp set!! Both of these products were included in a gorgeous Christmas card kit that released last year in November... but now they are available separately in the shop AND they are on sale, along with a bunch of other products!!

Speaking of last year's Christmas themed card kit by Scrapping for Less... I challenged myself to pull out at least one of the collections and finish off ALL of the papers in that collection and I was able to make these four cards!! I am so excited to not only have a jump on more cards for my stash, but to finish off a collection!! Mind you, I still have a bunch of collections, but you have to start somewhere, right?!

This fabulous sketch from Mojo Monday was the one that I used. Isn't it a fun sketch?!

It was perfect to use with these papers!! I did change up my fourth card because I was running low on scraps and I wanted to color the gorgeous ornament in the Ornamental Christmas stamp set. It has been a long time since I've done any no-line coloring so I gave it a go with this ornament.

Here's all the cards I created...

Here's a list of the Copics I used for the first three cards ~ BG000, BG70, BG72, R17.

Very simple coloring on these!

And here's the ornament I mentioned above... isn't it stunning?! I had fun coloring it.

Here's a list of the Copic markers I used:

Blue/Greens ~ BG70, BG72

Yellows ~ Y000, Y11, Y15, Y17, Y28

Reds ~ R000, R14, R24

The Happy Christmas sentiment is in the same stamp set. The enamel dots all came from a random sheet in my stash... I'm really not sure which brand they are, but they coordinated very nicely with these colors.

One last look at all four cards... I really love how they turned out!

As I mentioned above, Scrapping for Less is one of the Sponsors for our Christmas in July 2020 Hop. The owner, Teresa Russell, is a very dear friend of mine and I have been privileged to work with her on the design team and as an illustrator for 3 years next month!! The time has seriously flown!! We share a love of all things Christmas so I was very excited to share my hop idea with her and she was just as quick to say yes to being a Sponsor!

Now before you leave, I have another giveaway to share.

I have a brand new Ornament Christmas stamp set AND a Vintage Christmas paper pad for one lucky winner from the comments on THIS blog post!! I'll choose and announce the winner here on my blog on August 3rd.

I hope that my cards today have inspired you to pull out your Holiday products and get inky!

Don't forget to link up your new Holiday creations on the Build Your Stash Holiday Hop blog!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Christmas in July 2020 Hop ~ Polka Dot Orchard ~ Merry Christmouse

Hello crafty friend!

I'm back with another Holiday card for the Christmas in July 2020 Hop... this time featuring an adorable digi set called Merry Christmouse from Polka Dot Orchard!!

Aren't they just the sweetest pair in their adorable ice skates?! I had some fun coloring up this little scene. I kept the background simple with just a light blue sky, a little snow, and of course, the ice.

Here's a list of the Copic markers I used:

Mr. Mouse ~ N0, N1, N2, N4, R000, R00, R01, R11, R14, R27, R37, BG70, BG72, BG75

Miss Mouse ~ W00, W1, W2, W4, R000, R00, R01, R11, R14, R27, C00, C1

Ice ~ BG0000, BG10, BG53

Snow ~ BV20, BV23. BV31, BV60

Sky ~ B0000, B000

I wanted to use colors that coordinated with this beautiful Snowfall paper pack by Authentique. I did end up throwing in some pink for little Miss Mouse... she just needed it! The gorgeous hand-dyed crinkle ribbon is also from Polka Dot Orchard!! I love this ribbon! All my layers are adhered to a white card base and the main panel and sentiment are both popped up with foam tape.

Polka Dot Orchard is a Sponsor of our fun Christmas in July 2020 Hop!!

I am privileged to not only be a creative designer for Jessica's fabulous company, I'm also one of the artists on her team!! If you're interested in seeing my line of digi stamps, you can check them out here! Be sure to check out the website for the fabulous sale going on right now!! You do not want to miss it!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Christmas in July 2020 Hop

Hello there crafty friend!!!

I am so excited for the first EVER Build Your Stash Holiday Hop... our Christmas in July 2020 Hop!! Woohoo!! I hope you all are excited too!

I hope to share Holiday inspiration either here or on my Instagram throughout the entire hop... fingers crossed that life doesn't get in the way of the crafty fun!!

Today, I have a really fun card using two fabulous new releases from Unity Stamp Co.!!!

HA!! Isn't that just the cutest?! When I saw both of these fabulous sets... the One Scoop at a Time and Love Into Giving stamps... I just knew I HAD to put them together!! 

I love how this turned out!

Here's a list of the Copic markers I used:

Snowman ~ C00, C1, C2, YR15, YR16, YR21, N0, N2, N4

Hat/Scarf ~ BG000, BG01, BG13, RV10, RV11, RV23

Cone ~ E23, E25, E27, E30

I ran the Tim Holtz Simple Snowflakes embossing folder with a piece of white card stock through my big shot. I trimmed it down to 4-1/8 x 5-3/8". I then die cut the pretty pink and turquoise Plaid Patterns Merry & Bright paper from My Favorite Things through my big shot with a stitched border die. I trimmed the ends down and adhered it to the white embossed layer and then adhered the entire panel to an A2 top-fold white card base.

I cut along the inside of the ice cream cone on both sides, just enough so that Mr. Snowman could sit inside the cone. I adhered both images together and then adhered it to the card. I trimmed the Sweet Friend sentiment from the One Scoop at a Time set and popped it up on the card. And then I had to search for a Merry Christmas sentiment and remembered this one from the Old Traditions set that I used recently... so I stamped it, trimmed it and also popped it up on the card with foam tape. It makes my heart so happy when a card comes together as I envisioned. 

Unity Stamp Co. is a Sponsor of this fun Christmas in July 2020 Hop!! 

I am so blessed to be a part of the design team for this fabulous company and I'm always so touched by the generosity of the owner, Angela Magnuson! I came to her with my crazy idea to start this new hop and she was quick to say yes to being a Sponsor! Thank you Angela and the team at Unity!!

Now, don't leave just yet!

I have my very own little giveaway to share. I have a little Christmas bundle of Unity products that I'll be giving away to one lucky winner from the comments on THIS blog post. I'll choose and announce the winner here on my blog on August 3rd.

I hope that my card has inspired you to pull out your Holiday products and get inky! Don't forget to link up your new Holiday creations on the Build Your Stash Holiday Hop blog!!

Thanks so very much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal