HEY FRIENDS! Lots to show you today — FOUR projects to be exact. Why? Because it’s Christmas in July over at Colorado Craft Company and we’re celebrating with a blog hop, a BIG giveaway, free shipping days, and lots of inspiration projects from the designers.
First of all, check out the full release at Colorado Craft Company. As always, I’ve linked supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.
Giveaway for Christmas in July release!
Here’s the scoop!
- Colorado Craft Company is offering FREE SHIPPING DAYS on July 19th & 20th (FREE US and $6.95 off International orders).
- They are also giving away one stamp set of the winner’s choice per designer. Be sure to visit each designer below to increase your chance to win. You have until midnight mountain time on July 20th to post your comments! Winners will be announced on the Colorado Craft Company email and blog.
- AND they are doing a HUGE complete bundle giveaway to ONE lucky winner. To enter, just shop from my affiliate link to Colorado Craft Company for your purchases.
Today’s Inspiration!
And here are today’s Christmas in July card projects and of course I’m kicking it off with Anita Jeram! Need more inspiration? Be sure you read through to the bottom and check out the links for the blog hop.
Project #1
Featured products:
- * Anita Jeram Sweetest Snowman by Colorado Craft Company
- Distress Inks in Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire, and Uncharted Mariner
- Copic coloring (see marker list below)
- Additional supplies listed below.
For the card base, I cut a piece of Neenah Classic Crest to 4.25″ x 11″ and scored at 5.5″. I also cut a piece of cut a piece of Simons Says Stamp Cardstock in Fog Gray which I glued to the card base.
Next, I cut a piece of Canson XL Bristol Smooth paper to 4.25″ x 5.5″. I used 1-inch Mint Low Tack Tape to mask off a 1-inch border on all four sides. I stamped the image and sentiment from the Anita Jeram Sweetest Snowman using Nuvo Hybrid Ink in Black Shadow and colored the image with Copic markers as follows:
- Snowman: BG10, B000, B41
- Nose: C8
- Branches: E55
- Scarf: R14, R24, R46, R59
- Hat: Y35, Y38, YR04
Afterwards, I stamped the image on a piece of 4-inch Mint Low Tack Tape, fussy cut it, and then masked the snowman. I used ink blending tools with domed foam applicators and Distress Inks in Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire, and Uncharted Mariner to ink blend the background. After removing all the masking, I trimmed 1/4-inch off each side, added foam tape to the back, and adhered it to the front of the card as shown.
Project #2
Featured products:
- * Anita Jeram Christmas Hats by Colorado Craft Company
- Folk Edge Squares die set by Pinkfresh Studio [ SBC | SSS ]
- Copic coloring (see marker list below).
- Additional supplies listed below.
For the card base, I cut a piece of Neenah Classic Crest to 4.25″ x 11″ and scored at 5.5″. Next, I also cut a piece of cut a piece of Simons Says Stamp Cardstock in Fog Gray which I glued to the card base.
For the image layer, I cut a piece of Hammermill Smooth White Cardstock using the medium die in the Folk Edge Squares die set by Pinkfresh Studio. I stamped the image from the new Anita Jeram Christmas Hats by Colorado Craft Company using Nuvo Hybrid Ink in Black Shadow and colored the image with Copic markers as follows:
- Dog: E51, E53, E55, E57
- Nose: W3, W5, W7
- Hat & fur trim: RV25, RV29, R59, W1, W3
- Cat: C1, C3, C5
- Hat: C1, C3, YG06, G05, G28
- Shadow: BV20, BV23
I added foam tape to the back of the image layer and adhered it to the front of the card as shown.
Project #3
Featured products:
- * Anita Jeram Christmas Hats by Colorado Craft Company
- Big & Bold – Slimline Nordic Snowflakes by Colorado Craft Company
- Peekaboo Backdrop Die by Lawn Fawn [ SBC | SSS ]
- Copic coloring (see marker list below).
- Additional supplies listed below.
This one took a little engineering to put together. For the card base, I cut a piece of Neenah Classic Crest to 4.25″ x 11″ and scored at 5.5″.
For the image layer, I cut a piece of Hammermill Smooth White Cardstock to 4.25″ x 5.5″. I placed the Peekaboo Backdrop Die by Lawn Fawn on top of the card stock and lightly traced the inside of the windows with a pencil. Then I positioned the images and sentiments from the Anita Jeram Christmas Hats set inside the windows and stamped them with Nuvo Hybrid Ink in Black Shadow. I added one of the small snowflakes from the Big & Bold – Slimline Nordic Snowflakes set, stamped with Versafine Clair in Tulip Red. As a result, all the images were stamped and positioned in place on a single sheet of cardstock. The images were colored with the following Copic markers:
- Cat: W1, W3, W5 (fur); R24, R46, R59, C1, C3 (hat); BV20 (shadow)
- Insects: E51, E53, E55, C3, C5 (bodies); R24, R46, (hats); R24 (presents); BV20 (shadow)
- Other animal that I can’t identify 🙂 : E51, E53, E55 (fur); R24, R46, R59, W1 (hat); BV20 (shadow)
I cut the Peekaboo Backdrop Die two times from white cardstock and once from Simons Says Stamp Cardstock in Fog Gray. I glued the frames together using Art Glitter glue. Once the frames were dry, I glued them into position on the image layer and then glued the card top to the card base as shown.
Project #4
Featured products:
- * Savvy Sentiments – Holiday Quick Cards Small by Colorado Craft Company
- * Anita Jeram Well Loved by Colorado Craft Company
- Big & Bold – Slimline Nordic Snowflakes by Colorado Craft Company
- Easy Layer Tags by Avery Elle [ SBC | SSS ]
- Copic coloring (see marker list below).
- Additional supplies listed below.
For the card base, I cut a piece of Neenah Classic Crest to 4.25″ x 11″ and scored at 5.5″. I also cut a piece of cut a piece of Simons Says Stamp Cardstock in Fog Gray to 4.25″ x 5.5″ which I glued to the card base. For the background, I cut a piece of white cardstock to 3-7/8″ x 5.25″ and a piece of design paper to 3″ x 5.25″, gluing the design paper to the white cardstock as shown and then to the card base.
For the tag base, I cut a piece of Simons Says Stamp Cardstock in Fog Gray using the Easy Layer Tags by Avery Elle. I paired the new Savvy Sentiments – Holiday Quick Cards Small by Colorado Craft Company with the bear from the recently released Anita Jeram Well Loved stamp set. I stamped both the sentiment and the image using Nuvo Hybrid Ink in Black Shadow, which is a hybrid ink safe for alcohol markers. The image was colored with Copic markers as follows:
- Bear: E51, E53, E55, E37
Once the bear was complete, I stamped one of the small snowflakes from the Big & Bold – Slimline Nordic Snowflakes by Colorado Craft Company using Versafine Clair in Warm Breeze. I applied foam tape to the back of the tag and adhered it to the front of the card as shown.
Time to Hop!
Check out what the other designers have for you. Don’t forget to leave a comment on their blogs to increase your changes of winning one of the giveaway prizes.
Adam Karle
Amy Tsuruta
Bibi Cameron
Kelly Griglione
Daniel West
Donna Hitz
Emily Midgett
Erin Thompson
Jennifer Gross
Jennifer Kotas
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Joe Sysavath
Kassi Hulet
Mansi Bhatia
Nancy Sheads
Amy Young
Sandy Allnock
Traci Jenkins
Nichol Spohr
That’s all for today! I’ll have more for you to see tomorrow. Until then ….
Supplies for Christmas in July
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They are all fantastic!!!!
WOW-your creations are complex – but the result is worth it.
Using the acetate is such a wonderful idea! Thank you for sharing your talent!
I love all your cards! I appreciate you listing the specific Copic markers used!
Loved the four panel card! Such a fun and different take. And the one with well loved bear 😍😍😍
Love the shading on the snowman!
I love all of your cards, they are awesome!
The snowman and bear stole my heart. They made such sweet Christmas cards to share with others. Loving the detailed instructions. Well done.
All of the cards are beautiful and inspiring!
Love your cards
Love all the cards The window card is my favorite. Thank you for sharing
I love these cards! Such nice work and the stamps are too cute!
I just adore the Christmas Hats! Great cards Nancy!
Love these! I really like those critters! With the hats!
Thank you for sharing 4 projects with us. I appreciate the inspiration and adored your cards!
Such cute projects! I can’t pick a favorite and I do love these critters.
Cute cards! that little bear is one of my favorite stamps by Anita Jeram.
These are adorable cards! I especially love the snowman, and the critters with hats are so cute! Thanks for sharing your talents and inspiration!
Oh my goodness! Your cards, each & every one, are such a delight!
The bugs are just too cute, I almost can’t stand it. Your coloring is just wonderful and gives them even more character…
The snowman is so cute. But the best of the three cards is the one with the cat and dog. I love it.
Gosh, I like all of your cards. Thanks for sharing your copic colors
Great cards!! All r wonderful!
What a detailed post. I love all of the cards and am very tempted to purchase but decisions, decisions!
Your cards are so sweet! The critters in this release look so cute 🙂
All four of your cards are adorable.
Cute cards, Nancy 🙂
So cute. Love all the cards. Thanks for sharing your copic pens and instructions.
Love your cards. Looking forward to getting my order in.
I am just smiling over all of the cards posted–even though it is in the 90’s!!!! Thank for Sharing!
Love all your cards. The snowman is adorable. Thanks for sharing.
Anita Jeram is my favorite, so I’m loving ❤️ your creations! Your blending is gorgeous and your coloring is beautiful. Thanks for giving us all the information.
❤️❤️❤️ all the critters! 100% pure sweetness and very well done 😊
Cute cards. I like your coloring of these cute critters.
Such cute cards and such a wonderful fresh release.
Wonderful cards!
These are fantastic
Such sweet cards!
Darling cards with these sweet images! The snowman is so charming and I love all the critters!
Such sweet cards!
I love the card with the 4 windows for the animals! They become a story in this iii
All are sweet! Love each critter! Pretty coloring and thanks for sharing.
Love them all! Thank you for sharing the copic numbers!
You made some great cards using some great stamps from this release!! Difficult to choose a favorite!
Your coloring and designs are SOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!
All of your cards are lovely and your coloring is amazing.
I just love all of your cards.
Love the cards and coloring, but that peekaboo background die is going on my wish list!
I love all the Christmas card designs. I also appreciate the specific colors used to create the card.
Snowman is sooooo cute.
Beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing.
4 beautiful cards and each special. Those images are irresistible ❤️
Such fantastic cards! Thanks so much for sharing.
My favorite card is the snowman card. So cute! All of the other cards are wonderful as well.
Thank you for sharing your techniques for these cards. Your little bear is absolutely adorable! I am looking forward to your next card. Have a great day.
Thank you for sharing your techniques for these cards. I just love that adorable little bear. I am looking forward to your next card. Have a great day.
love your cards – the layout designs are fabulous
Love the coloring, thanks for sharing!
I love all of your cards. Thanks for the great ideas!
Cute designs! I love all the windows on your cards and the colors on the bear card!
These animals are the cutest and I love the sentiments too
Very pretty cards and I love how you showed all the colors you used. Nice!
Your cards are soooo very cute!
Those are all adorable! Love this release!
Wonderful coloring. Nice to see the detail as in what colors used.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
I love these cute critter cards! You colored them so beautifully.
Love the little bear with the saying. So perfect!
Oh my how I love that little bear! Every image of this release is super cute!
I love them all but that kitty and dog with the hats slipping down their faces just get me. So sweet and adorable.
Love them all!😍
Thanks for including the colors you used. I’m just learning, so I appreciate having somewhere to start, especially for critters.
all too cute – but #3 is for me
Adorable cards!
Thanks for the inspiration!
So adorable and creative cards. Love them all!
What a joy to find 4 cards. Thank you. I bet with all these wonderful cards, it is all of your fault that the cat and dog stamp is sold out!! Hope I can get it soon. Love your work.
Tish Rowe
I can’t get over those adorable little critters with their too-big hats!!
I like the color and blended backgrounds. Nice layout for showing the markers used. So helpful.