SHOPPING OUR STASH #363 - Christmas in July

 Happy Tuesday and welcome!

Today starts a new challenge at SHOPPING OUR STASH:

Christmas in July!

 Yep, it's a thing. We all need those cards, so why not get a head start

on making them!

Here's what I came up with:

here's the inside:

I've been trying to actually use my stamps instead of hoarding them.

This beauty is NBUS! I had this hairbrain idea to make the wreath look as

if it's wrapped in burlap. I first tried using a TH burlap stencil and some kraft

ink, but the pattern was too big and just left blobs. Then to salvage that I colored

the wreath in a sandy-gold SN marker. I cut a little square from a burlap sheet, tapped my

blending marker onto it, then dabbed it onto the wreath, holding it down for 

a few seconds. This will lift the ink and leave the pattern of the burlap.

It actually worked! 

Tip: If you try this, make sure you do this step first before coloring the entire image, otherwise

you'll likely lift color where you didn't intend to. Then once you're sure the 

blending solution has dried, you can continue to color the rest of your image.

After I colored the image, I added Crystal Stickles to the snowflakes and Glossy Accents

to the skate blades. The ribbon was also Winked.

Ready to play along? Of course you are! Let's see what you create for our

Christmas in July challenge. Simply link up your project at

Shopping Our Stash so we can admire it. For even more amazing

creations, do yourself a favor and check out what my teammies have

created, and leave some bloggy love while there. 

Thanks for visiting. Have a fantastic day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Jingle Belles - All Bundled Up

HLS - ATG Christmas challenge - no twist this time

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Winter skates wreath Lg, Christmas Bell Medley; Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Message

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Gina K - kraft

DP: Carta Bella - A very merry Christmas

CS: Crafter's Companion; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: GC; STAMPlorations - wonky double running stitch nesting rectangle die; Spectrum Noir markers; Wink of Stella pen; bit of burlap sheet; MISTI; Ranger crystal Stickles & Glossy Accents; TH - burlap stencil; q-tip 

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares