CC&M Christmas in July Blog Hop

Welcome to the Christmas in July blog hop! If you have arrived here from Lisa's blog, then you are on the right track. If not, please start at the beginning on the Die Cut Diva blog so you don't miss out on any of the great projects today.

Today is all about Christmas at Creative Cuts and More, and there are so many great die cuts to choose from. I went outside the box for my project and used two ordinary shaped die cuts to create a fun snowglobe for you today.

I like to look at all the die cut shapes in the Creative Cuts and More store, and the trapezoid die cuts caught my eye one day. What could I create with that?? It just wouldn't stop tickling my brain, and finally the lightbulb came on. A snowglobe!! I checked the other die cuts, and sure enough, there are a ton of different sizes of circles in the store. Whoo hoo!!

I chose to use the Trapezoid #01 - Small and a Circle - Large 4" die cut to create this fun snowglobe. You could use any size circle from the store and pair it with the Small Trapezoid or the Petite Trapezoid to create your own snowglobes.

The snowmen are stamped with Stazon ink and colored with dye-based markers. I spread some liquid glue across the bottom of the circle and covered it with Faux Snow, and then added some little dabs of glue with more Faux Snow around the rest of the circle. The sentiment is punched out with a SU Word Window punch and matted with a Label punch (also from SU). The background looked so plain, so I ran the turquoise cardstock through my Big Shot with a Snowflakes embossing folder.

Are you ready to make your own snowglobe cards? Go shopping at Creative Cuts and More for your circles and trapezoid die cuts and you'll whip out a bunch of Christmas cards in no time. If all the eye candy wasn't enough to enable you, here is another shopping incentive - when you use this coupon code "christmasinjuly2010" you will get 20% off your order! But you have to hurry - it's only good until the 18th.




I promised you that there would be an amazing prize being given away today. One lucky hopper will win the fabulous Christmas Card Kit. How can you enter win? Head back over to the Die Cut Diva blog and follow the directions listed there. If you leave a comment on my post, you will have an extra chance to win. Good luck to you! I can't wait to see who will win this wonderful Christmas Card Kit!



Die Cuts from Creative Cuts and More:

Circle - Large 4" - White cardstock
Trapezoid #01 - Small - Carob Cream Bazzill Smoothies cardstock

Stamps:
The More the Merrier (retired SU)

Ink:
Jet Black Stazon
Turquoise
Real Red
Old Olive
Pumpkin Pie
Ruby Red
Artichoke

Papers:
Terrific Turquoise (Creative Cuts and More)
Whispering White (Creative Cuts and More)

Other:
Faux Snow - Art Institute
Word Window punch (SU)
Label punch (SU)
Snowflake embossing folder - Provocraft