Thursday, July 24, 2008

Stamp Simply -- Christmas In July!!

Hi all! Time for a frosty Friday Stamp Simply Challenge!! The temperature may say summer, but this challenge is all about Christmas! It's never too early to start those Christmas cards -- is it!?! You can check out Sharon's blog for all the official details!

My card really couldn't get any "simpler!" The snowman, snowflake and saying are all brand new just released at CHA stamps from Impression Obsession. Aren't they cute? I stamped them on white, colored the snowman and then used a 1-1/4" circle punch to punch them out. I used my Spellbinders circle Nestabilities to make the larger circle out of silver paper. I matted them up, added some bling to the snowflakes and was done with that part! I corner rounded two edges of my distressed blue strip and matted it on a piece of silver that also had some rounded corners. I used my slot punch (SU!) to create the slit for my sheer blue ribbon and silver embroidery thread. Tie the ribbon in a knot, add a sentiment in black ink and done! This could easily be a ten minute card!

Here's a close up to show how cute that little snow guy is! I am a sucker for snow men!!!


Want to see the other new IO stamps fresh for the taking?!?! Click HERE! Meantime, if you want a little more inspiration for this week's challenge-- check out:

Janine, Jennifer, Dee, and Tammy!

Happy Friday You All!!

19 comments:

The Rubber Maid said...

So cute, love those little snowmen guys. Christmas in July is fun and a way to forget the heat. Mom

Jules said...

Very cute!!!!
Love snowmen!

Penny said...

That IS cute and very snowy looking!

Sharon (notimetostamp) said...

Julie, this is so, so darling and I LOVE your attention to detail on those snowflakes -- just darling as can be!!!

Janine said...

I LOVE it!! The added jewels are just perfect!!
Have a good one!

Anonymous said...

Very cute card! Love the cool colors!

wendyp said...

Super cute! Love the bling!

oh course I had to check out the new stamps. LOVE that new pelican stamp.

Jennifer Buck said...

This is adorable! I went by the booth while at CHA...it was too sad because you weren't there! :( Hope you are having a great day! :)

Deb Neerman said...

Sooooooooo cute, Jewels!!!

And best wishes for a very Merry Christmas to you and yours!!



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Anonymous said...

hehehe, your right up my alley chickie!! simple maybe but too cute hun.....just voted, again, your doing well!!! can't wait to see what you designed for the next round!

Dianette Seda said...

I really like this card. It's so sober and delicate!

Catherine said...

Julie, this is really cute

Ida said...

How sweet and fun! Love the simplicity of this and what a cute little snowman.

Laura Davis said...

Simply stunning! Love the sparkles on the snowflakes:)
Laura

Anonymous said...

Adorable card and stamps. Love that silver edging.

Lovely gd Cee said...

the silver edging looks like real metal. nicely done. very cute:)

Lesli said...

Very cute!!! Love the snowmen!

Paul said...

Such a stylish looking card and an interesting layout
TFS
Paul

Shelby said...

Julie, I love love love this card! The layout is just gorgeous, and the colors are so crisp and... snowy. ;) I can't wait to CASE it for my Christmas cards this year. Thanks for the inspiration!