Christmas in July 2020 Hop

 

Welcome!!!

Thanks for hopping along with us for our first 

Build Your Stash  Holiday Hop!!! 

I am super excited to be a part of this new group for those of you that make holiday cards all year round! 

I, unfortunately do not start may Christmas cards until September.

Well, last year I got so behind, that I could only send a few, because I did not get a chance to "make" Christmas cards. No one I send to wants a bought box card anymore. 

Shame on me for setting their Christmas card expectations so high

All that being said, I am thrilled to break out all my Christmas stamps, and start getting reacquainted with them again, since I missed them last year...and what did I do?? I went and took advantage of the sale over at Jaded Blossom! 

Check out this super sweet coffee shop from their Christmas Village collection

Jaded Blossom Coffee Shop

 

For this card I started with a white card base

Then I die cut a white panel using 

Sweater Weather from Taylored Expressions 

(gorgeous cover plate, right?)

 I stamped the image onto white, Copic friendly card stock

and colored it up in less than an hour, and fussy cut it out...

then I was stumped...

Adding the now colored image to the card front, it seemed too small, so I added a stitched snowbank behind it...still needing something, I figured it has to be something to help it pop. 

I ended up adding 2 clouds I cut out from one of the cloud dies I have. 

It didn't have to pop effect I wanted, but I like how it looks.

I added some clear sequins, and tied it all up with a red bakers twine bow.

I sure hope you are having fun hopping along with us...

To start from the beginning, you can click this link to the blog where you can add your own card link

Build Your Stash Holiday Blog Hop

Thanks so much for hopping along with us!!

Inky Hugs, Robyn