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Thursday, July 16, 2009

It's Christmas In July!

It's about that time for another Impression Obsession Challenge served up by the Design Team! It's a challenge you can play in! All you need to do is click HERE to find out about all the fun!

This beauty of a stamp is called Ice Skate Stockings (F2354 by Leigh Hannan) and will be released in about two weeks at CHA! Isn't it pretty? I love the crisp and clean look! I stamped it in permanent black ink and then stamped with a mix of Copic markers and accented it with some Copic Spica glitter pens. I did stamp the top of this twice so that I could cut out the bow and pop it up a bit! Use a Curved Rectangle die from Spellbinders for the main image and mat and... you're almost done! All you need now is some fun decorative paper in Christmas Colors! I also added a self stick silver pearl as my "nail" that was holding up my stocking. I know it is a bit shocking to see a Christmas card in July -- but I am going to "glass half full" it and say I am just one step closer to getting my Christmas cards done this year! :-)

Want to see how the other IO gals packaged up some fun for our Christmas in July challenge? Just click on and see....

Deborah March
Dina Kowal --- She has blog candy too!
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Kelli Richardson
Laura Fulcher
Shirley Ross
Tina Werner
Kathy Menzies

I'll be back with another twice as nice Friday -- the Flourishes Focus will be a 'highlight' and you just might want to pull out your little black dress for this week's Stamp Simply challenge! Do you like those hints?

See you back here tomorrow!

10 comments:

  1. Julie, this is adorable. I love the extra popped up bow. Great job in coloring too!!

    Joan

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  2. I just LOVE this stamp Julie...what a beautiful card you've created with it!

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  3. beautiful julie! i love that you cut it out, it actually looks like it's hanging off the card front!

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  4. Oh I love the skates, and yes the clean and crisp look is perfect!

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  5. What a great Christmas card this will make. Love it! Mom

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  6. This is such a fun Christmas card, Julie! Love the popped up bow, and layered nesties!

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  7. merry Christmas sweetie!!!!!! Such a cheerful card!

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  8. I LOVE Leigh Hannon images! This one is just adorable!!

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  9. Cutting it out really adds depth and makes it looks like it really is hanging from your silver pearl/nail! Great card Julie!

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