Very Merry Trees - Christmas in July Linky Party

Good morning!  Today is the last day of the Christmas in July Linky Party over on the BYSHC blog, and this is my last Christmas card for this week.  I had SO much fun creating all these cards for the Linky Party, and they are a great addition to my holiday card stash.

For this card, I placed the Dotty Trees stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over a white card and brushed some light and medium green inks over the whole thing.  I splattered some white paint over the entire card for that snowy effect, and then I affixed the die cut sentiment (Concord and 9th) with some foam tape.  Lastly, I added some Metallic Red Card Bling for some fun pops of red here and there.

Be sure to check out the Christmas in July Linky Party and share your holiday cards for a chance to win a fun prize!  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!

 

Holly Jolly Gingerbreadmen - Christmas in July Linky Party

Good morning!  I'm sharing another fun Christmas card with y'all today so I can enter this into the Christmas in July Linky Party over on the BYSHC blog.  

Who says gingerbread men have to be brown?  I pulled out this Layered Gingerbread Men stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and I used some sticky notes to mask off each row of cookies.  I brushed some pink ink over every other row and some green ink on the rows in between.  I went lighter on the inks for the cookie shapes, and then I went heavy on the inks for the second layer with the eyes, mouth, and buttons.  The sentiment (Concord and 9th) was die cut from the same colors and glued to a vellum shadow before being affixed to the card.  So fun!!!

Be sure to check out the Christmas in July Linky Party and share your holiday cards for a chance to win a fun prize!  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!

 

Glittery Trees at Christmas - Christmas in July Linky Party

Good morning!  This is Christmas in July week over on the BYSHC blog, and they are celebrating with a fun Linky Party.  Just make a Christmas, holiday, or wintry card and share it for a chance to win a prize.  I'm entering this card into their linky party today. 

I had so much fun creating this card.  I placed the Forest of Trees stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over some soft sage cardstock and spread some glittery green paste over the whole panel.  I love my glittery mediums!  After this was completely dry, I trimmed it down and adhered it to a white card base.  The stamped sentiment (Hero Arts) was added near the top of the card with some foam tape.

Be sure to check out the Christmas in July Linky Party and share your holiday cards for a chance to win a fun prize!  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!

 

Noel Candles - Christmas in July Linky Party

Good morning!  This is Christmas in July week over on the BYSHC blog, and they are celebrating with a fun Linky Party.  Just make a Christmas, holiday, or wintry card and share it for a chance to win a prize.  I'm entering this card into their linky party today. 

I placed the gorgeous Christmas Candles stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over some black cardstock, and then I spread some pale gold paste over the whole thing.  After it dried, I added the die cut "Noel" in bright red cardstock.  I adhered this black stenciled panel to some gold cardstock, and then I glued this to a bright red card base.  It's clean and simple and perfect for mailing.

Be sure to check out the Christmas in July Linky Party and share your holiday cards for a chance to win a fun prize!  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!

 

O Holy Night - Christmas in July Linky Party

Good morning!  I am having so much fun making Christmas cards this week for the Christmas in July Linky Party on the BYSHC blog.  I've been pulling out various stencils from A Colorful Life Designs and using that inspiration to make my cards.  Today I pulled out the 3 Wise Men stencil and placed it on a navy card base.  I carefully inked up the sky area with a darker blue ink first.  While the stencil was still in place, I sprayed over the inked sky with some Uncharted Mariner Distress Spritz spray.  It's SO shimmery!!  After this dried, I carefully stamped the sentiment (Concord and 9th) at the bottom and I used a white gel pen to add some stars to the sky.

Be sure to check out the Christmas in July Linky Party and share your holiday cards for a chance to win a fun prize!  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!

 

Warm Iridescent Wishes - Christmas in July Linky Party

Good morning!  I'm continuing with the Christmas in July theme today for the Linky Party going on over on the BYSHC blog this week.  Today I'm going with a big iridescent snowflake on this wintry card.  I placed the Prim Snowflake stencil from A Colorful Life Designs over some blue cardstock and I spread some iridescent paste over the panel.  We got these cute little sampler jars of paste in one of the retreats I attended, and I still have plenty of it left, so I might as well use it, right?  After the stenciled panel was completely dry, I adhered it to a white card base and then I glued down the die cut sentiments (Honey Bee Stamps).

Be sure to check out the Christmas in July Linky Party and share your holiday cards for a chance to win a fun prize!  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!

 

Holly Leaf Joy in Sepia - Christmas in July Linky Party

Good morning!  This is Christmas in July week over on the BYSHC blog, and they are celebrating with a week-long linky party.  Just make a Christmas,  Hannukah, Yuletide, or wintry card and share it for a chance to win a prize.  

I wanted to try to create a sepia toned holiday card, so I pulled out the Layered Holly stencils from A Colorful Life Designs.  There are two stencils in this set - one with the leaves and one with the berries.  I placed the leaves stencil down first over some beige cardstock and lightly brushed some brown ink all over.  I removed that stencil and placed the berries stencil down and did a heavier application of brown ink.  After I removed the second stencil, I brushed brown ink all around the edges to distress it even more.  Then I added the die cut "JOY" and the stamped sentiment to the center of this card.

Come join the fun over on the BYSHC blog!  Share your holiday or wintery card in the Linky Party and you might win a prize.  If you're shopping at A Colorful Life Designs, everything in the Christmas category is 10% off with this code, BYSHCChristmas. Stock up on your Christmas stencils and crank out some Christmas cards for your stash!