Nina's Southern Accents: Stampin' For Christmas August Blog Hop

Saturday, August 7, 2021

Stampin' For Christmas August Blog Hop

Hey Y'all!

It is time for another Stampin' for Christmas blog hop...Christmas is only 4 months away! I hope you are getting lots of inspiration for projects from this group, I know I am! You may have arrived from Marieke Bart's site, or you may be getting started with me. Either way, we are so glad you are joining us today, and you are going to want to hop all the way through so you don't miss any of the fabulous projects from this amazing group!

I am sharing a project made with one of the brand new Suites available in the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog....let's just call it the Holiday Mini for short! Usually, I am a traditional red and green girl. So the fact that I fell in love with the Whimsy & Wonder Suite surprised me!

The name is perfect...I think it's the whimsical trees that I love so much. And those snowflakes that are part of the suite!

The new Silver Foil Specialty Pack is not part of the suite, but it coordinates perfectly. And the Blushing Bride ribbon is so pretty. Here, I tied a knot in one end, and then frayed it. I fussy-cut some gifts from some of the DSP as well.

For the inside of my card, I stamped the ornament image in Memento, then colored with Stampin' Blends. I used a Blending Brush to add some Mint Macaron to highlight the sentiment. The photos did not pick it up, but I added Wink of Stella to the bows on the packages and the ornaments on the inside. It gave just a little added sparkle!

So what about you? Do you usually go for the traditional Christmas colors? Or have these non-traditional, fun colors caught your eye like they did mine? Let me know in the comments!

Now we get to see what Vicki has created for us!

And here is the list of all of the talented contributors this month:

AUGUST Blog Hop Roll Call

Measurements & Instructions:

Card base-Basic Gray 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2
Snowflake DSP layer-4 x 5-1/4
Inside Basic White layer- 4 x 5-1/4
Die cut Silver Foil scalloped rectangle with the Scalloped Contours dies
Die cut tree image from Basic White
Fussy-cut packages from DSP
Stamp "Joy" sentiment in Versamark onto a strip of Basic Black. Heat emboss in White emboss powder, trim
Adhere Snowflake DSP to cardfront
Add Snowflake and Foil layer
Arrange tree and packages and adhere
Tie a knot in one end of a short length of ribbon. Pull other end until it starts unraveling. Adhere to top of tree with a glue dot
Stamp ornament image in Memento onto Basic White inside layer and color with Stampin' Blends
Add Mint Macaron ink with a Blending Brush, then stamp sentiment with Memento. Adhere to cardbase.

If you would like to order any of the products used, click on the Products Images to go to my online store. Be sure to use the Current Host Code to earn free product from me! And remember, it is SALEABRATION! So you earn free product in August and September, Level 1 items are free with a $50 purchase, Level 2 items are free with a $100 purchase.

Product List