"One More Before The End Of July"

Happy Thursday, friends, followers, visitors and viewers.
How is your day going so far?  Are you busy putting the final touch on a project before Friday's deadline?  Are you just passing time away waiting for the weekend?  Are you just checking in before taking that swim in the pool, walking around the trail or shopping in the mall?  Maybe you are looking for Pokemon...
I used some time this morning to make one more Christmas card before the close of Christmas in July.  I told you earlier this week that I had not made as many Christmas cards during this month like I did last year.  So, since this is the final days of July, I made one more card for this category.
I have used Neenah white cardstock cut at 6 1/2 by 4 1/2.  I cut a topper using Spellbinders Cascading Grace die which was also cut in Neenah white cardstock.  I put a piece of Bazzill red cardstock between the base and the topper.  I used the Tim Holtz's Alterations caged bird die to cut out a birdhouse. The paper was a piece out of my stash.  The "branch" punch from Martha Stewart was used to cut out branches in the mint green color.  The darker leaf came from my stash as well as the poinsettia.  The sentiment and the bird came from eksuccess holiday glitter words and silhouettes stickers:

Entry for WordArtWednesday.blogspot.com

I may or may not sneak in a Christmas card every month before December gets here.  I've enjoyed making this one today.  The thought of Christmas takes my mind off of the heat outside to cooler and colder days in the winter.

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Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois

"Another Christmas Card"

Hello friends, followers, visitors and viewers.  Welcome to Tuesday.  The weather forecast is the same as well as your caution for being in it... hot, humid and you need to be careful if you plan on staying out in this heat for a long period of time.  If you are a walker....go to the mall...you don't have to shop...  enjoy the nice cool temps while you are walking a mile before relaxing and going home.
Hope you have a sympathetic boss if you have to work outside in this weather...I hope he or she knows that you will need to break and drink plenty of liquid (water) to keep you from getting dehydrated.
Christmas In July has been around for a long time.  I managed to do a card or two just about the whole month  of July in 2015...not so this year.  Counting the ones I've done so far this month will not get me far for the Season.  I worked on adding another Christmas card to my box this morning.
I used Neenah white cardstock, A2; black Recollection cardstock; a piece of DP from Recollection Christmas Noel.
The dies used to help make this card were: Our Daily Bread Rectangle stitched die and Spellbinders Victorian Sign Post.
Jolee Christmas light 3D sticker was added to the Sign Post die cut.  Use my  computer and printer to type out and print the sentiment onto the cardstock.
The embossing folder is one from Sizzix (swirls and dots).
Hope you enjoy your view:

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois

"Christmas In July"

Hello friends, followers, visitors and viewers.  Welcome to Tuesday!
It's July and as a crafter you know that most stores, websites and other crafters are getting into the mood for Christmas.  A great opportunity to get started early so that you want be stressed and behind in your cards when December rolls around.  The cards that I've seen so far are very impressive and if you do your searching, I'm sure you will begin to get ideas and share those you have yourself for Christmas 2016.
I'm sharing two cards today.  One that is on the fun side and one that is a little formal:

This is the fun, cute one that was strictly made with a young child in mind.  The penguin actually slides from side to side and will flip around.  This makes a fun card for a little child.  The material used:  cardstock> Neenah white; Recollection red and red foil.

die > Hero Arts frame cut; Marianne creatables; and Precious Marieke Christmas baubles

Embellishment > eksuccess sticko penguins and Martha Stewart faux pearls

Entry > SOC (first and third challenge)

I'm considering this card on the formal side...due to the gold foil that I used and the swirly die.

Materials

cardstock: Neenah white;  Craft Smith metallic foil

die: Spellbinders Cascading Grace and Spellbinders  poinsettia; Sizzix Holiday Greens (Tim Holtz Alterations)

Embellishment:  gold alphabets on clear circle (I've had them so long that I'm not sure what company)

Entry: WordArtWednesday

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Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois