Stamping Inkspirations July Blog Hop Christmas In July Color Challenge

   Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations July Blog Hop and this month we have a Christmas in July Color Challenge to help spark our creativity. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to explore using one of the color challenge options to create your own beautiful projects. Let the fun begin. 

For this month's challenge, I chose to use the above image featuring the following color combination: Old Olive, Poppy Parade, Peach Pie, Basic Beige and Balmy Blue. I thought this color combination would be perfect to use with the new Filled With Cheer stamp set which has just been released as part of the new Online Exclusives products. Interesting fact about this fun Christmas themed stamp set is that it coordinates with the Filled With Fun Dies to give you even more options. 

Products Used:

Filled With Cheer stamp set (item #164362)

Filled With Fun Dies (item #163560)

Spotlight On Nature Dies (item #163580)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder (item #162026)

Balmy Blue Cardstock (item #146982)

Poppy Parade Cardstock (item #119793)

Basic Beige Cardstock (item #164511)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Basic Beige Classic Ink Pad (item #163806)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Wow Embossing Powders (item #165678)

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154830)

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154958)

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154892)

Peach Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #163827)

Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #161674)

Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154843)

Color Lifter (item #144608)

Adhesive Backed Snowflake Assortment (item #162129)

2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems (item #163781)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Balmy Blue Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4" embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder

Basic White Cardstock

Background Layer - 5 1/4" x 4"

Real Red Cardstock

Sentiment Label die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Basic Beige Cardstock

Snow Globe base die cut with the Filled With Fun Dies

For my card design today, I wanted to CASE the sample shown above that can be found in the Online Exclusives when you search for the Filled With Cheer stamp set. I love the idea of a snow globe, especially as it is 100+ degrees here in Colorado and the thought of cold, snowy weather sounds really good right now.  To create the opening for the snow globe, I used one of the Spotlight on Nature Dies to die cut a large circle from the Balmy Blue card front layer. I then embossed the cardstock with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder to add some texture and detail to the design. To create the scene for the snow globe, I lightly drew a pencil line around the inside of the circle onto the Basic White cardstock layer to help me position the stamp image. I stamped the snowman scene using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored the images using Stampin' Blends Markers. I did add Pecan Pie to my color palette from one of the other challenge images to customize my colors to fit the design. I used Pecan Pie to color the sled, Old Olive to color the tree, Poppy Parade for the ornaments, scarf and headband, Peach Pie for the carrot nose and star and Basic Black for the hat and buttons. To help the snowman stand out a bit more, I used Light Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Marker to color around the outline and the detail lines in the snow and then blended it with the Color Lifter to soften it. 

For the base of the snow globe, I stamped the cart image using Basic Beige Classic ink onto Basic Beige cardstock and die cut it out with the coordinating die from the Filled With Fun Dies. I turned it upside down and attached it across the bottom of the circle to create the base. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image using Gold embossing powder onto the Poppy Parade sentiment label and attached to across the top of the base so that it covers the bottom part of the circle opening. To assemble the card, I attached the Basic White stamped layer to the card base and the attached the Balmy Blue card front over the top using Stampin' Dimensionals, making sure to line it up over the base so that the edges are covered. To complete the design, I added several Gold snowflake Adhesive Backed Sequins and then added Peach Pie Shimmer Gems in the centers to give them some added sparkle. I love how fun this Christmas card design is and I can't wait to try other versions using different images.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help spark your creativity and encourage you to try these beautiful colors when creating your own wonderful projects. There are so many options to explore and it's a great excuse to get a jump start on your holiday projects. 

Now it's time to visit Angie's blog to see what she has created for this month's color challenge. Just click the Next button to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. 

Roll Call List

Angie McKenzie  ●  Aurélie Fabre

Jan Musselman   ●  Mo Rootes

   Leonie Stuart  ●  Karen Henderson  ●  Annette Ball

Judith Patterson  ●  Tricia Butts

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Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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