Christmas in July at Colorado Craft Company

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

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Sweetest Snowman by Colorado Craft Company

Featured products:

Anita Jeram Sweetest Snowman by Colorado Craft Company
  • * 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
Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Sweetest Snowman by Colorado Craft Company | Color Map

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

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Christmas Hats by Colorado Craft Company

Featured products:

Anita Jeram Christmas Hats by Colorado Craft Company

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
Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Christmas Hats by Colorado Craft Company | Color Map

I added foam tape to the back of the image layer and adhered it to the front of the card as shown.


Project #3

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Christmas Hats by Colorado Craft Company

Featured products:

Anita Jeram Christmas Hats by Colorado Craft Company

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)
Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Christmas Hats by Colorado Craft Company | Color Map

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

Rowhouse Greetings | Savvy Sentiments - Holiday Quick Cards Small and Anita Jeram Well Loved by Colorado Craft Company

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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
Rowhouse Greetings |

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 ….

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

Supplies for Christmas in July

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77 thoughts on “Christmas in July at Colorado Craft Company

  1. Loved the four panel card! Such a fun and different take. And the one with well loved bear 😍😍😍

  2. Thank you for sharing 4 projects with us. I appreciate the inspiration and adored your cards!

  3. These are adorable cards! I especially love the snowman, and the critters with hats are so cute! Thanks for sharing your talents and inspiration!

  4. The bugs are just too cute, I almost can’t stand it. Your coloring is just wonderful and gives them even more character…

  5. The snowman is so cute. But the best of the three cards is the one with the cat and dog. I love it.

  6. What a detailed post. I love all of the cards and am very tempted to purchase but decisions, decisions!

  7. I am just smiling over all of the cards posted–even though it is in the 90’s!!!! Thank for Sharing!

  8. 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.

  9. You made some great cards using some great stamps from this release!! Difficult to choose a favorite!

  10. Love the cards and coloring, but that peekaboo background die is going on my wish list!

  11. I love all the Christmas card designs. I also appreciate the specific colors used to create the card.

  12. My favorite card is the snowman card. So cute! All of the other cards are wonderful as well.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. Cute designs! I love all the windows on your cards and the colors on the bear card!

  16. Wonderful coloring. Nice to see the detail as in what colors used.
    Melissa
    “Sunshine HoneyBee”

  17. I love them all but that kitty and dog with the hats slipping down their faces just get me. So sweet and adorable.

  18. Thanks for including the colors you used. I’m just learning, so I appreciate having somewhere to start, especially for critters.

  19. 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

  20. I like the color and blended backgrounds. Nice layout for showing the markers used. So helpful.

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