SIP Challenge #56 Christmas in July!

Hello and Happy Tuesday1  I'm pretty excited about this week's Christmas in July theme at Stamp, Ink, Paper!  Last year I became sick in December and wasn't able to finish my Christmas Cards so I knew that this theme would get me thinking about them early this year!  So now, 1 down, and about 74 more to go!  lol

I had a couple of ideas floating around in my brain but here's where they ended up..

I knew I wanted to use the Window Framelit so I decided to use the Wonderous Wreath stamp set and Wonderful Wreath framelits as well.  I can tell you that I have still after a year NOT mastered stamping and die cutting that wreath out correctly.  I cut leaves off that shouldn't have been cut off, etc.  I'm trying to distract you with the Gina Marie bird dies!  LOL  All that being said.. I still love the card.  My hubby and I love birds and especially cardinals so I had to cute the birds out in Red.  I know cardinals have black on them too but I really felt like I could be a bit whimsical with this one!

Here's how I finished up the inside..

The sentiments on the inside are also from the Wonderous Wreath Stamp Set. As you can see I had to use two more of the adorable little bird die cuts on the inside! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings,  Tina

Here are the Stampin' Up! products I used today:

Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies

Wonderous Wreath Stamp Set

Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies

Soft Sky Cardstock

Real Red Cardstock

Early Espresso Cardstock

Pear Pizzazz Ink

Garden Green Ink

Real Red Ink

Tea Lace Doilies (retired)

Silver Cording (retired)

Non-Stampin' Up!

Gina Marie Bird Dies

Darice Woodgrain Embossing folder

Still Christmas in July?? I think so!

Well after a couple of Christmas in July posts, this month, I think I may be in the mood to play around with some Christmas stamps a bit.

I used the Brick Wall Embossing Folder on Smoky Slate Cardstock for the background and instead of a door I wanted to make a window.  I used my MFT Stitched Rectangle Dies to make the frame.  In looking for something for the inside of the window, I found this cool Bohemian DSP that looked a lot like a wicker shade to me so I thought it would be fun to use.  The wreath was stamped in Garden Green and Cucumber Crush and the berries were various sizes of pearls that I colored with Red alcohol markers.  I love the way those berries turned out.

For the inside I used a thin strip of the Bohemian DSP on the right side and then added my sentiments from the Wonderous Wreath set onto my card.

Here are the Stampin' Up Products Used:

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Thanks so much for stopping by!
Blessings,
Tina