Christmas in July Blog Hop

Hello, my stamping friend.
Thank you for stopping by. Today I am participating in blog hop  - Christmas in July. What is your thought about Christmas in July concept? To be honest I am not sure... Part of me is asking - Christmas in the middle of summer? ( in very skeptical voice). Another part saying - "you know when school starts, everything going too fast and you will not have much time for Christmas projects". With those 2 sides of me talking - I decided to give it a try. I put aside my daisy punch and startrd thinking. Hmm, where to start? I wanted to use brand new stamp - Carols of Christmas that I preordred (it will be available online starting August 1st). I quickly discovered that I do not have any holiday designer paper or any other accessories. So I pulled my stack of paper to see what will work. Eastern Palace was the only one I thought might work for me. I also decided to use new In-Colors, as I just can not get enough of them and did not want to use traditional color combo.
Here is what i came up with. Cards 1 - Berry Burst, Tranquil Tide and Gold:

I added new gold ribbon, gold stickers from Eastern Palace Suite. For centers of the flowers I used green glue and sprinkle it with gold glitter, let it dry - and you have nice flowers:)

 Card 2 - Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst and Gold:

Same template, but gold designer paper is the main gold there. I also used Lemon Lime Twist ribbon.
What do you think? Which one you like more? This card for sure can be created in traditional color combination. a lot of possibilities for sure.

Leave me a comment for a chance to win a prize (and to let me know if you like my attempt).

Continue the Hop for more Christmas Ideas:

BLOG HOPPERS

1.	Tami White
2.	Rachael Rife
3.	Lori Mueller
4.	Pam Nichols
5.	Linda Cullen
6.	Brenda Diaz
7.	Rachel Nichols
8.	Oksana Semenska
9.	Mary Bush
10.	Teresa Howe
11.	Gianna Melone-Sardella

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I am back to my daisy punch, haha:)
Happy Stamping!  

Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144246] $8.00	Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243] $8.00	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper [144147] $13.00
Eastern Gold Vinyl Stickers [144150] $7.00	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [144083] $6.50	Gold Stampin' Glitter [133457] $4.00	Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon [144146] $7.00	Lemon Lime Twist 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon [144135] $7.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00