Christmas in July: Carols of Christmas Blog Hop

Good evening!  So I have some special fun today, it's always fun to celebrate Christmas in July as we're half way to the Christmas holidays (crazy, I know!) so we're having a fun blog hop using the new Carols of Christmas bundle that is coming out August 1 (ahead of the annual catalog).  This morning I had a fun card class where we got a head start on our holiday cards using the fabulous new Carols of Christmas stamp set and coordinating framelits that will be in the upcoming Holiday catalog, but we have the opportunity to purchase these products, or the bundle, this month to get a head start on some holiday fun!  This is one of the cards we made in today's class.

We started with Whisper White Thick cardstock for the cardbase and then added a layer of Basic Black cardstock as a mat and the took a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock and stamp using the Sheet Music Background Stamp using Whisper White Craft Ink.  Next I took a piece of Basic Black cardstock and created a frame outline using the Big Shot and Layering Squares Framelits.

For the stamped greeting I used the Carols of Christmas stamp set and colored in the greeting using Stampin' Write Markers and stamped on Whisper White cardstock and then matted it with Real Red cardstock.  Before attaching the greeting I added a piece of Silver 3/8" Silver Trimmed Ribbon (absolutely love this ribbon) to peak out from the edge.  The final detail was to stamp the poinsettia using Real Red ink and the holly using Emerald Envy ink and cut both pieces out with the coordinating framelits.  I used a Mini Dimensional to attach the poinsettia so it pops up and then added a small rhinestone to the center of the flower.

This card has some of my favorite elements and I absolutely love it.  I've had the opportunity to play with this new bundle for the past month and I can't stop playing with it, it's so great and you will love it as well!  Now it's time to continue on the hop and check out all the other great creations using these new products (and remember you can order yours starting August 1).

Carols of Christmas Blog Hop

1.	janet wakeland
2.	Debbie Henderson
3.	Laura Milligan
4.	Annette Sullivan
5.	Jen Tribue
6.	Rachel Yurkanin
7.	Ginger Rabesa
8.	Leonie Schroder
9.	BJ Peters
10.	Melody Tess Rollins
11.	Lori Mueller
12.	Candy Ford
13.	Fiona Stanton
14.	Maria Pane
15.	Stamp-Patty's - Patty Chenail
16.	Susan Timchack
17.	Christy Fulk
18.	Lynn Starzl
19.	Stacey Lane
20.	Jennifer Blomquist
21.	Christine Szekeres
22.	Diana Eichfeld
23.	Chris Slogar
24.	Sue Patrsyk
25.	Betty Bickford
26.	Cindy Mitchell-Clark
27.	Virginia Killmore
28.	Catherine Steele
29.	Tammy Fite
30.	Lisa Pretto
31.	Sharon Burkert
32.	Susan Schultz
33.	Katrina Wolfe
34.	Bonnie Alexander
35.	Cynthia Millan
36.	Susan Murphy
37.	Tamra Davis
38.	Rachel Tessman
39.	Katina Martinez
40.	Cheryl Algie

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Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today's card:

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045]	Sheet Music Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143970]
Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon [144213]	Big Shot [143263]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482]
Layering Squares Framelits Dies [141708]

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Diana