Saturday, July 29, 2017

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

59 comments:

Susan said...

Beautiful cards! Love the non-traditional colors.

Anonymous said...

Always fun to see the new ideas!

GirlsHavingFun said...

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Very pretty

Diana Hernandez said...

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Lovely card, great dimension and lovely colors. tfs

Unknown said...

#stampitcontest. Love it

Unknown said...

#stampitcontest Love that you used the in colors for this Christmas card Beauty Hugs Betsy in Maryland

AdyB said...

#stampitcontest. Love the colors

Janet Y said...

#stampitcontest Beautiful cards. Love the color choices and the use of the Eastern Palace paper.

denice said...

very pretty #stampitcontest

Unknown said...

Love that you used the eastern palace for Christmas. I would of never thought of that. Thanks for sharing. #stampitcontest

Unknown said...

#stampitcontest beautiful!

Rose Thygesen said...

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Beautiful cards!

Heather said...

Beautiful cards #stampitcontest

Sheila said...

#stampitcontest Love the card and the colors you used.

Stacy said...

These cards are amazing. You would never know that you had second thoughts of Christmas in July.
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JoAnn Porter said...

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very nice card

Betty said...

#stampitcontest. Very pretty. The tranquil tide version is my favorite

Kathy Phillips said...

#stampitcontest Great Colors, Love how you made your Embellishments, Thank You.

carolsmith said...

I think I like the darker green the best, but both are very pretty. tyfs #stampitcontest

Terry Deason said...

Beautiful cards. I like the darker one best. #stampitcontest

Karen P said...

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Wondered what you used for those cut outs.

Angie Wylie said...

#stampitcontest Can't decide which one I like best!

Unknown said...

#stampitcontest Love your beautiful cards.

Unknown said...

Beautiful Christmas card !
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Pauline said...

Beautiful Card #stampitcontest

Unknown said...

Love the Tranquil Tide and Berry Burst colors together for Christmas! #stampitcontest

Kathy said...

#stampitcontest Beautiful card. I can't wait for Christmas!

Unknown said...

Lovely!
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Denise Bryant said...

Pretty card! Love the layering and poinsettias!
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DianaD said...

#stampitcontest. Love the card!!

jasper said...

#stampitcontest There's nothing like a Christmas in July blog hop to get one through a hot summer night! Thanks for sharing your inspiration! The font on this Peace on Earth stamp reminds me of the old cards from childhood.

Unknown said...

Nice. Thanks for sharing. #stampitcontest

Lois Cook Berrett said...

#stampitcontest What a fun blog hop. Loved all the cards.

Sheri said...

So beautiful Oksana!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card-love your color choices! #stampitcontest

Denise Cain said...

Beautiful card. #stampitcontest

mn36 said...

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Great colours on the cards. Love that set especially the flowers in the corners

Geri S said...

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Great card! I think I like the darker, more traditional colors best. Guess I'm just that way ☺

tammynickel said...

Love how you showed us both of the color combo's, not to mention a cute card idea. Thanks for sharing. #stampitcontest

Unknown said...

Both cards are beautiful, but I like the colors used for card #1.
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Phyllis said...

#stampitcontest beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.

Carmen said...

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Love the layers !

Unknown said...

#stampitcontest Really nice with gold and bows.

Crystal said...

Beautiful detailing on the poinsettias! #stampitcontest

donna.biagioni@yahoo.com said...

#stampitcontest Pretty cards.

acegrovr said...

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Luv both cards but the one with the gold just jumps out to me, beautiful
Kay Grover

claudia said...

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love the poinsettias

lamepaw said...

A poinsettia Christmas! Love both the cards! TFS! #stampitcontest

Rita said...

#stampitcontest Very pretty card.

Alyse D said...

#stampitcontest love this idea
alyse d

SuseADoodle said...

great card! #stampitcontest

Nitae1952 said...

Very cute!! Love it! #stampitcontest

Sandy Berghuis said...

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Beautiful card! Love this bundle!

Unknown said...

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Love both the cards. Thanks for sharing

Lynnette H said...

Gorgeous #stampitcontest

Unknown said...

#stampitcontest Very cute Christmas cards - I might need this stamp set :)

Karen K said...

#stampitcontest Love your cards.

Ruth said...

#stampitcontest Lovely cards.

Susan Tipton said...

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