Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

 Welcome OCS fans;

This month's theme over on the One Crazy Stamper and High Hopes Stamps blogs is "Christmas in July"! What a great time to start creating Christmas cards as it is less than 6 months to Christmas.

For today's card I have used Santa Bob who is making a trip down the chimney.  After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers.  Nuvo White Blizzard Crystal Drops were added to the trim on Santa's hat and jacket.  Nuvo Crystal Glaze was added to the snow on and around the chimney.

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Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Santa Bob (TT001), Holly Jolly (K048) -- High Hopes Stamps
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP - Merry & Bright (Echo Park)
• Copic Markers:
• Santa:
• Skin:  E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pink, R20 - Blush
• Hair & Beard:  C00 - Cool Gray No. 00, C0 - Cool Gray No. 0
• Outfit:  T8 - Toner Gray No. 8, T7 - Toner Gray No. 7, T6 - Toner Gray No. 6, R29 - Lipstick Red, R27 - Cadmium Red 
• Bag & Toys:
• E40 - Brick White, E41 - Pearl White, E42 - Sand White
• Y18 - Lightning Yellow, Y19 - Napoli Yellow
• G46 - Mistletoe, G43 - Pistachio, G000 - Pale Green, G00 - Jade Green
• E30 - Bisque, E31 - Brick Beige,  E33 - Sand
• Chimney:  R56 - Currant, R59 - Cardinal, R89 - Dark Red

As well as stopping by the One Crazy Stamper blog, you can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Instagram for some daily inspiration the Design Team Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day. 

 

Hugs,

Catching Flakes

Happy Wednesday High Hopes Fans! 

I can't believe it is almost the end of July already! Where has the month gone?! 

We are in the middle of a heat wave as I write this post. Temps are in the upper 30's with a humid feels like of close to 40 degrees. Making Christmas/winter cards in this kind of weather helps cool me down! lol

Today's card features "Catching Flakes" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. This stamp brought back fun memories of standing out in the snow with those big wet flakes gently falling down and seeing how many we could catch on our tongue. 

Close Up

After colouring the stamp with alcohol markers I used a stitched rectangle die to cut it out. I added some Stickles to the snow to give it some shine. I coloured the tree and added some Stickles to it after fussy cutting it out. The snow bank is cut with a die and it is the perfect spot for the sentiment. The paper is from Carta Bella and I added a few snow flakes to finish of my card.  

Card Recipe

Stamps: Catching Flakes (Q017) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Lg. Snowy Pine (R033) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Winter Wonderland (H230) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Misti, Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Copic Xpress It Cardstock, 

Patterned Paper: All Bundled Up - Carta Bella

Dies: Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Squares - Your Next Stamp

Star Dust Stickles, Mavy Snowflake punch 

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS2 TN2 FS8 DR1 DR7 BGR2 BGR4 BGR5 EB6 EB3 EB5 BT3 CG4 DG3 JG6

There is still time to play along in our Christmas in July Challenge. I can't wait to see what you create - here's the link to come play along. 

If you need High Hopes Stamps or crafting supplies you can find them at 

High Hopes Website or One Crazy Stamper

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fantastic day!