**SUMMER SOIREE IG HOP** Week Six - Christmas In July!!

Welcome to our Summer Soiree Cardmaking Hop, hosted by @createwithkas.  For week 6, we are sharing creations inspired by me, @royalpumpkinart, I suggested Christmas in July as a theme.  If this inspires you, please use the hashtag #summersoireecardmakinghop2024 in your posts so we can see your creations!

I chose to make a slimline card with a jingle bell theme cause I was singing "Jingle Bell Rock" and that's just how I roll 😂

Just a few challenges:

• BYSHC Christmas In July Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #7 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes
• DL Art Linky Party
• Word Art Wednesday - #658 Anything Goes 1/5

Visit my IG page to hop through everyone's fabulous creations!  Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!

**ANYTHING GOES** New Challenge with The Creative Crafters!!

Happy middle-of-the-month!  It's the fifteenth and that means it's time for a new challenge at Creative Crafters!  As always our challenge is Anything Goes!!!  Since it's July, I made a Christmas card!  I've been a bit more Disney obsessed than usual as of late, so I made a Disney Christmas card.  What's better than Disney and Christmas??

Just a few challenges:

• A Perfect Time To Craft - #7 Anything Goes
• Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes
• Pearly Sparkles - #97 Christmas In July
• DL Art Linky Party
• Crafts Galore - Anything Goes 2/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #656 Anything Goes 2/5
• Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - #233 Anything Goes 3/3

Be sure to visit the blog, play along with us and check out the other DT's projects as well!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

SWAY - Happy Half Birthday

Welcome the Sharing Winter All Year Long IG hop, or SWAY for short!!

Just a few challenges:

• A Perfect Time To Craft - #7 Anything Goes
• Pearly Sparkles - #97 Christmas In July
• DL Art Linky Party
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Thanks so much for looking and happy hopping!!  Laters!!

**CHRISTMAS IN JULY** New Challenge with Simply Create Too!

Happy Friday!  It's time for a new challenge at Simply Create Too and our theme this month is Christmas in July!!! 

I have been dying to play around with these dies from The Greetery and I finally got to do it.  I love how they look so very vintage.  I don't have any of the coordinating greenery dies to use with it, so I used patterned paper instead.

Just a few challenges:

• A Perfect Time To Craft - #7 Anything Goes
• Pearly Sparkles - #97 Christmas In July
• Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes
• DL Art Linky Party
• Word Art Wednesday - #655 Anything Goes 2/5
• Crafty Catz - #675 Anything Goes 4/5

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT created!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**ANYTHING GOES** New Challenge with Morgan's Art World!!

Happy Monday everyone!  It's the first of the month, and that means it's time for a new challenge at Morgan's Art World!  This month I'm working with Xmas Frame, and as always our challenges are

ANYTHING GOES!!

Happy Christmas in July!  I hope to share TONS of seasonal inspiration this month!!

Just a few challenges:

A Perfect Time To Craft - #7 Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes

DL Art Linky Party

Pearly Sparkles - #97 Christmas In July

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes 1/3

Creatalicious - #278 Anything Goes 1/3

A Gem of a Challenge - #13 Anything Goes 1/4

Digi Tuesday - #25 Anything Goes 1/4

Crafty Catz - #675 Anything Goes 1/5

Mirtillamente - #33 Anything Goes 1/5

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - #168 Anything Goes 1/8

Love To Craft Challenge Blog - #81 Anything Goes 1/8

Mix It Up Challenge Blog - #72 Anything Goes 1/8

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 2/5

Be sure to visit the challenge blog and see what everyone else has created!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

Starry Christmas Coffee

Or tea, or hot cocoa.....

This card was a blast!  The tone-on-tone background took a bit of time, but I love how it turned out.

Just a few challenges:

• BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party
• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - #19 Stars
• DLArt Linky Party
• Word Art Wednesday - #605 Anything Goes 3/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy caffeinated Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

Taking Christmas in July Literally!!!

Okay, so about two weeks ago, a friend suggested everyone in our little group make a Christmas card with summer colors.

I'm the only one who did it.

I'm not even sure I LIKE the card, but here we are.

90% of my Christmas paper is, you know, Christmas colors.  The rest is pastel.  So I had to make my own background paper and I used a snowflake stamp that resembles a star.  That might be my favorite part.

In general, just a lot of things went into this card.  I just had ZERO inspiration and I didn't want, like, Santa in a swimsuit.  So I decided to make a coffee card, so it would count for that challenge too.  Now for that, it needed a star, but I love stars so that was no big deal.  But the card fell flat with just a star on the cup.  And I didn't like the look of an embossed mug, or of patterned paper (again, wrong colors anyway).  So I added the rainbow out of scraps from a different card.  Do I love it or hate it?  I don't even know.

Just a few challenges:

• BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party
• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - #19 Stars
• DLArt Linky Party
• Word Art Wednesday - #605 Anything Goes 2/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy caffeinated Christmas crafting!!  Laters!!

Happy Holly Tag

I don't get to make a ton of tags, but omg I had so much fun making this one!  I got to get my inner Tim Holtz on with those holly leaves, and it had been awhile.

Just a few challenges:

• BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party
• DLArt Linky Party
• Word Art Wednesday - #605 Anything Goes 1/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

**CHRISTMAS IN JULY** New Challenge with Get Creative Challenge!!

Hi everyone!  It's a new challenge at Get Creative Challenges and our theme is Christmas In July!!  Merry Christmas in a sauna!  I'm dying!  But I do love, love, love this card.  I'd forgotten how fun light up cards could be.

Yeah, yeah it's cute on its own but LOOK!

I cannot believe I took the picture with my nails looking that horrible!!!

So much better without my nail in the photo lol.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Word Art Wednesday - #602 Anything Goes 1/5

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting.  Laters!!!

CRAFTmas In July - Day Thirty-One - Merry and Bright Tree

I can't believe July is over!!  Honestly, I'm ready for a bit of a break and then some fall projects!  Pumpkin spice and Scream movies, bring it on!

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Card Challenge - #605 Anything Christmas Goes
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
• The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes 1/3
• Bastel-Traum - #115 Anything Goes 2/3 #btchallenge115
• Word Art Wednesday - #554 Anything Goes 3/5
• Creative Fingers - #236 Anything Goes 4/6
• Dream Valley - #274 Christmas In July 3/3
• Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes 4/4

Thanks so much for looking and spending this crazy crafty month with me!  Laters!!

CRAFTmas in July - Day Thirty - A Thrill of Hope

Happy Saturday!!  My second to last card for this Christmas filled month is another non traditional one. I JUST got this shaker card set from Queen and Company, and I couldn't wait to play with it.  I absolutely love this sentiment die, because "O Holy Night" is my favorite Christmas song.

Just a few challenges:

• Queen & Co FB Challenge - Endless Shaker card
• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Card Challenge - #605 Anything Christmas Goes
• Word Art Wednesday - #554 Anything Goes 2/5
• Jingle Belles Rock - Blue Christmas

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!  Laters!!!

CRAFTmas in July - Day Twenty-Nine - Merry FISHmas!!

So at first I was conflicted about these Christmasy beach stamps and dies.  I wasn't going to get them, but somehow, all of a sudden, I couldn't NOT get them.  Know what I mean???  And I do think they work swimmingly well for Christmas in July.  See what I did there?

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
• Digi Chooseday - #30 Anything Goes 1/2
• Colour Crazy - #30 Anything Goes 2/2
• Pammie's Inky Pinky Challenge - #2230 Anything Goes 1/3
• Word Art Wednesday - #554 Anything Goes 1/5
• Dream Valley - #274 Christmas In July 2/3
• Creative Fingers - #236 Anything Goes 5/6
• Paper Funday - #43 Anything Goes 4/6 (A Day At the Beach Option!)
• There's A Stamp For That - #42 Christmas In July 3/3

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!!

CRAFTmas In July - Day Twenty Eight - Santa Shaker

I can't believe this month is almost over!!  I've had sooooo much fun and I've loved using stuff from my stash that I'd never played with before!

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
• Bastel-Traum - #115 Anything Goes 1/3 #btchallenge115
• There's A Stamp For That - #42 Christmas In July 2/3
• Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes 3/4
• Creative Fingers - #236 Anything Goes 3/6
• Paper Funday - #43 Anything Goes 5/6
• Dare 2B Artsy - Christmas In July 3/3
• A Gem of a Challenge - #15 Anything Goes 3/3
• Jan's Digi Stamps - Anything Goes 5/5
 

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

CRAFTmas in July - Day Twenty-Seven - Mini Slimline Believe

Happy Hump Day!  Great day to go shopping, right?  This card is simple but I kind of love it.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
• Pammie's Inky Pinky Challenge - #2230 Anything Goes 3/3

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

CRAFTmas In July - Day Twenty-Six - Blue Christmas

I have to say that I've never really been a fan of the song "Blue Christmas" but I am often drawn to make blue Christmas cards. I just love the combination of blue and silver don't you??

Just a few challenges:

• BYSHC Christmas In July Linky Party
• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - #604 Anything Christmas Goes
• Pammie's Inky Pinky Challenge - #2230 Anything Goes 2/3
• A Gem of a Challenge - #15 Anything Goes 2/3
• Paper Funday - #43 Anything Goes 3/6

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

CRAFTmas In July - Day Twenty-Five - Sweet Christmas Coffee

I love love love love love how this card turned out.  I just love it.

I also used all brand new stuff to create it, but that has nothing to do with how much I love it!!

Just a few challenges:

• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - #7 Stars
• BYSHC Christmas In July Linky Party
• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafting Happiness - #125 Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #7-2022 Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - #604 Anything Christmas Goes
• A Gem of a Challenge - #15 Anything Goes 1/3
• Dream Valley - #274 Christmas In July 1/3
• Creative Fingers - #236 Anything Goes 1/6
• Paper Funday - #43 Anything Goes 2/6
• Word Art Wednesday - #553 Anything Goes 4/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy caffeinated Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

CRAFTmas in July - Day Twenty-Four - Christmas Rainbow

So it's been so hot for days.  We had like seven consecutive days in the 90s and it's just been miserable.  Today it rained, but somehow that made things hotter. I'm not even kidding.

Enough about the weather.  The summer isn't exactly conducive to Christmas cardmaking, but I do like making the Christmas cards and watching the Christmas movies.  I bought this stamp & die set from Simon Says Stamp and I really wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it.  I'm not entirely happy with the colors I chose, but I think it turned out okay.

Just a few challenges:

• BYSHC Christmas In July Linky Party
• DLArt Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #7-2022 Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - #604 Anything Christmas Goes

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

CRAFTmas in July - Day Twenty-Three - Slimline Seasons Greetings!

Happy Saturday!!!  I'm off to go get some last minute supplies for a project due Monday, but I wanted to share this slimline card first.  I'm so obsessed with this style of card!

Just a few challenges:

• BYSHC Christmas In July Linky Party
• DLArt Linky Party
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #7-2022 Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - #604 Anything Christmas Goes
• There's A Stamp For That - #42 Christmas In July 1/3
• Paper Funday - #43 Anything Goes 1/6
• Word Art Wednesday - #553 Anything Goes 3/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

CRAFTmas in July - Day Twenty-Two - Mr. & Mrs. Claus

I had sooooo much fun making these cards with this month's BYSHC sketch!

I don't think I can pick a favorite, they're both really cute and jolly!

I like how playful Santa's expression is....

But I also love Mrs. Claus!!  Her dress, the plaid oven mitts, and she's baking, so....

Which is your favorite?

Just a few challenges:

• BYSHC Christmas In July Linky Party
• BYSHC Sketch #24
• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafting Happiness - #125 Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #7-2022 Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
• Word Art Wednesday - #553 Anything Goes 2/5

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!  Laters!!

CRAFTmas In July - Day Twenty-One - Making Spirits Bright

Okay so I'm obsessed with Kendra's Card Challenge.  That's really all I have to say about that :D

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Crafting Happiness - #125 Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #7-2022 Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge

Thanks so much for looking and happy Christmas crafting!  Laters!!