Happy Blog Hop Day!
Each month, my demonstrator friends and I bring you projects we've created using Stampin' Up! products. We hope we can inspire and delight you with what we share. We love getting feedback, so please don't hesitate to leave comments as you hop along :)
I'm SHOCKED, but MY share this month is a Christmas card. Ya. I was pretty sure I was DONE with Christmas cards on the 19th of December! After all, as most of us card makers know, we tend to start creating for Christmas in July or August. By December we are ITCHING to create for "anything but"! THIS week, however, I REALLY wanted to add ink to a stamp set I bought late in the season and hadn't been used yet. I grabbed my "North Pole Mischief" stamp set and came up with this little cutie ...
LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Yes, I love colouring so this image is PERFECT for me. I *may* have made 12 of them while watching Christmas movies with My Girl. I also managed to use up another sheet of my Santa Express Designer Paper. Score! Use it before it retires, Tamara!
Here are the dimensions for you ...
Basic White card base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Shaded Spruce layer: 3 5/8" x 4 7/8"
Basic White top layer: 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"
Parakeet Party strip: 1/4" x 3"
Shaded Spruce Strip: 4 3/4" x 1/2"
Santa Express Strip: 1 1/2" x 4 1/2"
The Blends markers I used:
Light & Dark Poppy Parade
Light & Dark Shaded Spruce
Light and Dark Gray Granite
Light & Dark Crumb Cake
Light Soft Suede
Dark Tahitian Tide
The image was stamped in Basic Gray ink. I prefer that to Black.
To finish it off I used the 2022-2024 in colour matte decorative dots. To make the colour a bit more intense I used my dark Poppy Parade and dark Parakeet Party Blends on them.
The Shaded Spruce layer and the animals are popped up on dimensionals for a bit more interest.
No, it's not a quick card if you are making multiples but it IS a fun one ... and fun to make whilst watching movies. I hope I've inspired you to ink up a not-yet-used Christmas set this week. It's not too late! You can absolutely send holiday cards AFTER Dec 25th. The "season" lasts beyond one date.
Thanks for popping in. Hop along to see what my friends have created for you ... and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All!
Tamara
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Adorable card Tamara
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