Christmas In July blog hop - Day 3!

Welcome and thank you for joining us for the final day of our Christmas in July Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Chris' blog @ Get Inspired With Chatterscene . If you just happened to stumble upon this hop, please be sure to go back to Elaine's blog @ Expressions By Elaine so you don't miss any of the wonderful projects we have to share!

Be sure to visit & follow all the blogs to be entered for the Grand Prize, after you have stopped at all the blogs be sure to go back to the beginning blog Expressions By Elaine and leave your name in the inlinkz.

For my final project, I made a card using the traditional red and green!  :)  The paper was from the DCWV stack 'Holiday Collection: The Christmas Stack' once again, the card stock is from my stash.  The sentiment stamp is from Pink By Design 'Scripted Year' set.  The wreath is from the Christmas Solutions Cricut cartridge and the card base was embossed using the Sizzix 'Snow Flowers' embossing folder and my Cuttlebug.

I used my Gelly Roll 'Stardust' pen to outline the bow - I love these pens, they write so smooth and add subtle sparkle without being overwhelming!

Here's the lineup!
Elaine @ Expressions By Elaine
Jessica @ Jessica's Craft Shaque
Sylvia @ Bella Scrapbook Designs
Lisa @ A Mermaid's Crafts
Amber @ Pixichick Creations
Rochelle @ Two Tears In My Bucket
Jen @ Jen's Craft Corner
Cely @ Hawaii Paper Party
Chris @ Get Inspired With Chatterscene
Kimberli @ Kimberli's Creations <-----------YOU ARE HERE!
Pat @ Pat's Scraps <--------------Go here next!
Shirley @ Look At My Cute Stuff
Tiffany @ Sparkled Memories
Georgiana @ Carson's Creations
Candace @ Scrappin' 2 Little Princesses

Thanks for participating in our Christmas in July blog hop - it was fun getting a head start on my Christmas cards, I hope we inspired you to do the same!

Christmas In July blog hop - Day 2!

Welcome and thank you for joining us for Day 2 of our Christmas in July Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Chris' blog @ Get Inspired With Chatterscene. If you just happened to stumble upon this hop, please be sure to go back to Elaine's blog @ Expressions By Elaine so you don't miss any of the wonderful projects we have to share!

Be sure to visit & follow all the blogs to be entered for the Grand Prize, after you have stopped at all the blogs be sure to go back to the beginning blog Expressions By Elaine and leave your name in the inlinkz.

I used my Gypsy and Gypsy Wanderings Cricut cartridge again for this card and these colors are even more unconventional and I think its too much for me - I'm not digging the pink but I had that pink/blue snowflake paper in my DCWV stack 'Holiday Collection: The Christmas Stack' that I wanted to use, so I figured I'd try it.  I've never done the crinkled ribbon border before and its not working out very well because it keeps coming off, so I need to see if there's a better way to do it so I can redo that part but it works for now!  :)

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop!  Here's the lineup again...
Elaine @ Expressions By Elaine
Jessica @ Jessica's Craft Shaque
Sylvia @ Bella Scrapbook Designs
Lisa @ A Mermaid's Crafts
Amber @ Pixichick Creations
Rochelle @ Two Tears In My Bucket
Jen @ Jen's Craft Corner
Cely @ Hawaii Paper Party
Chris @ Get Inspired With Chatterscene
Kimberli @ Kimberli's Creations <--------------YOU ARE HERE!
Pat @ Pat's Scraps <------------------Go here next!
Shirley @ Look At My Cute Stuff
Tiffany @ Sparkled Memories
Georgiana @ Carson's Creations
Candace @ Scrappin' 2 Little Princesses

I hope to see you back here again tomorrow for the final day of the hop and some more Christmas inspiration!  :)

Christmas In July blog hop!!

Welcome and thank you for joining us for our Christmas in July Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Chris' blog @ Get Inspired With Chatterscene . If you just happened to stumble upon this hop, please be sure to go back to Elaine's blog @ Expressions By Elaine so you don't miss any of the wonderful projects we have to share!       

Be sure to visit & follow all the blogs to be entered for the Grand Prize, after you have stopped at all the blogs be sure to go back to the beginning blog Expressions By Elaine and leave your name in the inlinkz.

For my project today, I made a Christmas card using blues, browns and greens, so definitely not typical Christmas colors but I really like the way it turned out!  I've recently started using my Gypsy again and I'm in love all over again - I'm not sure why I stopped using it but now I can't make a project without it!!  And in rediscovering my Gypsy, I've also paid more attention to Gypsy Wanderings and I'M IN LOVE with this cart - so many great cuts!!

I used the DCWV stack 'Holiday Collection: The Christmas Stack' for this card, as well as a Kraft cardstock base.  The card base shape is a tag from Gypsy Wanderings that I welded together and both the word art and the reindeer also came from that cart.  I used my i-rock and gems as well as American Crafts Ribbon.

Here's the lineup in case you get lost along the way - have fun hopping!  :)
Elaine @ Expressions By Elaine
Jessica @ Jessica's Craft Shaque
Sylvia @ Bella Scrapbook Designs
Lisa @ A Mermaid's Crafts
Amber @ Pixichick Creations
Rochelle @ Two Tears In My Bucket
Jen @ Jen's Craft Corner
Cely @ Hawaii Paper Party
Chris @ Get Inspired With Chatterscene
Kimberli @ Kimberli's Creations <-----------YOU ARE HERE!
Pat @ Pat's Scraps  <--------------Go here next!
Shirley @ Look At My Cute Stuff
Tiffany @ Sparkled Memories
Georgiana @ Carson's Creations
Candace @ Scrappin' 2 Little Princesses

This hop lasts all weekend, so be sure to check back each day for a new project!!