Christmas in July- Day 5

One of my favorite challenges during the annual Bugaboo “Christmas in July” celebration is “Make Us laugh.” I used a funny Stella digi that has a built-in sentiment on the front of the my card. For the inside, I just had to use this wonderful freebie from a site I recently stumbled upon that is a perfect fit for snarky Stella! I fussy cut a few holly leaves from the background paper to use as embellies, and added tiny rhinestones on the glasses and earrings to add some bling. (I added a closeup pic so you can see these.) I already know who will receive this card this Christmas. It will make my younger sister Judi ROTFL!

 

  

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Bugaboo (Stella I Tried Christmas List)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white and silver gel pen

·   Inside sentiment- A freebie from Gingershouse (Mall Santa)

·   Assorted cardstock, background paper and rhinestones from my stash

Entered into:  

Bugaboo Stamps Christmas in July- Wedn: Make Us Laugh 

Cute Card Thursday- Challenge #644 Christmas in July

Crafty Catz Challenge- Anything Goes #516 (Optional twist- Make It Funny) 

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #499 Anything Goes

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                

Outlawz Challenge- Inlinks Challenge

Little Scraps of Heaven owner/artist offers a weekly freebie. This cute little beach bear was a past freebie. Stop HERE to nab the current one! And, while you are there, right now all the LSOH digis are on sale and you can pick this one up for just $1. So stop by soon and I’ll be you will be adding several of her cute digis or sets to your collection!)

My card features all of the colors required on the inspiration photo, plus several other bright additions. An upcycled calendar page and beach themed scrapbook stickers also provide additional colors.

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Little Scraps of Heaven (Summer Bear Beach Ball)

·   Clear stamp set and inside sentiment- Art Impressions (Crazy Cat Lady)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Front Sentiment- maxammadestudio.com (Happy Day)

·   Sentiment- “Don’t Hurry Beach Happy” from Imagine That! Digital Set (Floaty Sloth)

·   Assorted cardstock and upcycled calendar page from my stash

·   Small beach themed stickers from my scrapbook stash

Entered into:  

Little Scraps of Heaven- Color Challenge  (FB)          

Simon Says Monday Challenge- A Day At The Beach                   

Incy Wincy Designs- Summer Colors

Double D’s Challenge- Let’s Go To The Beach                

The Sisterhood of Crafters- Ocean or Beachy

My final card this post features an adorable freebie from Lemon Shortbread. The full digi is a pup sitting on a pillow. For this card, I cropped the image and just printed the pup so I could perch him peeking into the window. (This reminds me of our two pups who loved romping in the backyard and then staring into the window to see if we were doing anything like… um… eating while they were outside!)  I used a shadow box template but scored the front section and attached it to a flat back, lined with an upcycled calendar page. After adhering the back I trimmed the excess the added the sweet freebie sentiment.  It’s hard to see in the photo, but I created ”wallpaper” around the window with a Victorian-looking patterned paper. I planned to add a lacy valance to the top of the window, but if blocked out most of the scene so opted not to do that.

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Freebie from Lemon Shortbread (Puppy On Cushion)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Inside Sentiment- A Décosse's Dynamite Doodles freebie (“I WOOF You”)

·   Window Diecut- Diemond Dies Window set

·   Assorted cardstock and upcycled calendar page from my stash

·   Instructions for  3-D shadow box card (found HERE.)

Entered into:  

Lemon Shortbread Challenge- Anything Goes #124

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #448-449 Anything Goes                   

Polkadoodles Challenge-Week 30 Anything Goes                         

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- July                        

A Perfect Time to Craft 2020-Anything Goes- July Challenge #7-2020