Christmas in July Card by Larissa Heskett

Holiday Cheer Card!

Hello Crafty Friends!! 

Larissa here today to share a festive Christmas in July card today using some of my FAVORITE products to create a FUN scene!! I LOVE the Holiday Haul image and wanted to show how it can pair perfectly with the size of the Christmas Time Cat and Christmas Time Dog images, so I hope this INSPIRES you to create some Christmas scenes!!

This card features:
Christmas Time Dogs Stamp Set
Christmas Time Dogs Die Set
Christmas Time Cats Stamp Set
Christmas Time Cats Die Set
Holiday Haul Stamp Set

Holiday Haul Die Set
Christmas Greetings Stamp Set

Basic Frames Die Set

Frames & Flags Die Set

Bright Basics Paper Pack
Newton's Christmas Tree Stamp Set
Newton's Christmas Tree Die Set

I started by stamping and embossing the images from the Holiday Haul, Christmas Time Cats, Christmas Time Dogs and Newton's Christmas Tree stamp sets!! I stamped with Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and embossed with WoW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder onto white cardstock!! Then I colored the images with Copic markers!!


Truck: G00, G02 & G45
Green: YG00, YG13 & YG25

Red: R00, R14 & R37
Turquoise: BG00, BG45 & BG49

Yellow: Y00, Y13 & YR23
White: N0, N3 & N5

Black: N0, N3, N5 & N8
Orange: YR00 & YR68

Brown: E30, E33 & E37
Cats: E40, E43 & E47 

Pink: R00

Then I die cut the images out using the coordinating dies for Holiday Haul, Christmas Time Cats, Christmas Time Dogs and Newton's Christmas Tree die sets!! I then added some white gel pen highlights and some back glaze pen to the noses and then added some Glitter Nuvo Drops and some Ranger Glossy Accents for some sparkle and shine!! I LOVE how all of these things bring the images to LIFE!!

Next, I created the background I die cut some white cardstock using the Basic Frames Die Set!! Then I inked the background with some Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink after masking off the bottom of the card panel with some masking tape. I then masked the sky and inked the ground with some Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide Ink. I wanted to add some snow falling to the background, so I stamped and embossed the sentiment from the Christmas Greeting Stamp Set and then I added some Salvaged Patina Distress Spritz and some Picket Fence Distress Paint Splatters for the falling snow. I also applied some liquid adhesive to the ground and added some Distress Rock Candy Glitter for the snow!! SQUEAL!! I LOVE how it looks just like real glittering snow!!

Next, I adhered the images to the background panel using some foam tape for some dimension!! I added the extra present, candy cane and ornament images to help to set the scene even more and I LOVE these little images for that reason! They can be used in so many different ways!! 




Lastly, I die cut the scalloped frame using the Frames & Flags Die Set and die cut it from some Bright Basics Paper!! I adhered the card panel and then added some foam tape for some dimension before adhering it to a white cardstock A2 card-base for some dimension!!

I hope this card gets you EXCITED for some Christmas in July creations and combining some of your FAVORITE images to create some festive scenes!!

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today!
I hope you have a FABULOUS Weekend!

To see more cards by me you can visit me over on my blog, Larissa Heskett Designs!

Simple Joys of Christmas Card by Zsofia Molnar

Joys of Christmas!

Today we are celebrating the joys of Christmas with Zsofia! She has created a card that is packed with all our favorite Christmas themes!

She started out by pairing the image of the girl holding the giant stack of Christmas gifts from our Christmas Haul Stamp Set with the image of the truck, also filled with Christmas gifts, from our Holiday Haul Stamp Set. These two images with the piles of gifts work so perfectly together! Do you think the girl is unloading the gifts from the back of the truck? She colored both of the images in fun bright holiday colors and cut them out using the coordinating Christmas Haul Die Set and Holiday Haul Die Set. 

Here is a close up so you can see all the beautiful details in her coloring:

For the card , she created a wonderful Christmas scene. She started by creating a snowy sky using our Starfield Stencil with white texture paste over a blue inked background! Next, she layered a series of trees that were stamped in green ink using the bold tree images from our Whispering Pines Stamp Set. These bold trees have a lovely watercolor texture that adds a fun detail. She cut them out using the coordinating Whispering Pines Die Set and layered them in front of her sky. She next layered a fence that was cut out using our Fence Die Set and a hill of snow using our Land Borders Die Set. 

What a gorgeous winter scene! She finished her card with the sentiment from our  Christmas Nap Stamp Set, embossed in white onto a black cardstock rectangle to tie it all together! 

We hope you enjoyed this gorgeous winter scene today and are inspired to make some scenes of your own! You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign.

Snowy Christmas Scene by Farhana Sarker

Snow for Christmas! 

Today we are sharing gorgeous snowy scene by Farhana that is sure to delight. This scene reminds me of traveling home for Christmas on a snowy day, car loaded with goodies! 

For this fun card she started out by coloring the image of the truck laden with Christmas cheer from our Holiday Haul Stamp Set. She chose to color the truck blue and made the gifts traditional red and green with some yellow and blue highlights too. The image was then die cut out using our Holiday Haul Die Set. Here are the copic colors she used if you'd like to try them:

Next, she created an amazing backdrop for the truck to drive into. She started by inking a blue sky and then added a line of trees across the card using our new Christmas Tree Line Stencil. She then used our Petite Snow Stencil to add white snowflakes over the top with white texture paste. Doesn't it look magical!? She finished off the scene by adding a hill along the bottom, leaving room for the "Merry Christmas" sentiment from our Heartfelt Holidays Stamp Set. 

What a magical and gorgeous wintery scene! We hope you enjoyed this lovely card today. You can find more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered. 

October Reveal Day 2 - Holiday Haul and Wreath Pups Stamp Sets

Welcome back for day two of reveals for our Holiday Release! Today we are getting the truck loaded up with holiday cheer on our new Holiday Haul Stamp Set! Next, our new Wreath Pups Stamp Set will be a fast favorite for all the dog lovers! Make sure to read all the way to the bottom of today's post for details on how to enter our giveaway for a chance to win today too. 

Holiday Haul

Celebrate the loads of Christmas cheer with this 3x4 stamp set. This design features a truck bed filled with a Christmas tree and gifts and is decorated with a festive wreath too! Perfect for sending smiles across the miles! ! (Die sets sold separately.)

Here's some info on the Holiday Haul Stamp Set

• 4x6 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 4 stamps: 3 images and 1 sentiment
• Coordinating Holiday Haul purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 3 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, October 14th

Wreath Pups Stamp Set

Send big holiday smiles to all the dog lovers in your life with the adorable 3x4 stamp set. This design includes a duo of dogs inside a giant wreath, ready to help you deck the halls with "Bow-wows" of holly!  (Die sets sold separately.)

Here's some info on the Wreath Pups Stamp Set

• 4x6 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 2 stamps: 1 image and 1 sentiment
• Coordinating Wreath Pups purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 1 die
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, October 14th

Get ready to drive along with our Design Team for Holiday Cheer!

Check out all the awesome projects below from our Design Team below! Then, make sure to click through to all their blogs for details on their cards - you will find a few extra cards on some of the DT blogs and you might even find a fun video or two along the way! Make sure to comment on all the blogs for a chance to win! Details on the giveaway are at the bottom of today's post.

Card by Tina using the new Wreath Pups Stamp Set and Canine Christmas Paper Pad. Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set, Banner Trio Die Set

Card by Tatiana using the new Holiday Haul Stamp Set and Christmas Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set, Land Borders Die Set, Petite Snow Stencil

Card by Maria using the new Wreath Pups Stamp Set and Canine Christmas Paper Pad. Additional products used: Snowfall Stencil, Frames & Flags Die Set, Land Border Die Set

Card by Zsofia using the new Holiday Haul Stamp Set and Christmas Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set, Petite Snow Stencil

Card by Samantha using the new Wreath Pups Stamp Set and Christmas Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Banner Trio Die Set, Frames & Flags Die Set

Card by Amanda using the new Holiday Haul Stamp Set and Christmas Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set

Card and tag set by Ellen  using the new Wreath Pups Stamp Set and Canine Christmas Paper Pad. Additional products used: Tag Times Two Die Set, Fancy Edges Tag Die Set, Banner Trio Die Set

Card by Donna using the new Holiday Haul Stamp Set. Additional products used:Petite Snow Stencil

Card by Larissa using the new Wreath Pups Stamp Set and Christmas Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set

Card by Farhana using the new Holiday Haul Stamp Set and Christmas Time Paper Pad. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set, Holiday Foliage Stencil

Would you like to win the “Holiday Haul" or the "Wreath Pups Stamp Set?
We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set! 

Here's how to win: Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday October 13th at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 14th.  

Newton's Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Ellen Haxelmans
Tina Herbeck
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox