Not Quite Christmas in July

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   The color combination for this week’s Fab Friday color challenge is perfect for a Christmas card. Believe me, I was headed down that path… and then things took a sharp turn!

A while back while I was perusing Pinterest for ideas on how to use the “Kinda Eclectic” stamp set, I found this awesome card made by Heidi Boos and pinned it to my “Ideas to CASE” board. I thought Heidi’s card would look great in the Fab Friday colors and that I could turn it into a Christmas card.

I started by stamping the sunburst stamp in Cherry Cobbler onto a Very Vanilla panel. I added a row of dots in Garden Green, stamped off once. I stamped the larger butterfly in Cherry Cobbler and the smaller butterfly in Garden Green onto a Very Vanilla scrap. I punched them out with the Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly punches and adhered them to the card with a Glue Dot. 

I adhered the stamped panel to a Garden Green mat and then onto a Cherry Cobbler card base. I went looking for a good Christmas greeting, tried several, didn’t like any of them, and gave up. So instead of a Christmas card, I used the sentiment from the “Kinda Eclectic” set and added it in Garden Green to the bottom of the design. 


I added three gold sequins for some much needed bling to finish the card. So that’s my story! I might try this design again with a Christmas tree from the “Peaceful Pines” set and hope for a great sentiment in the Holiday catalog that will come out on September first!!!

Product List

Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135350] $20.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad [126966] $6.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad [126973] $6.50	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [119685] $8.00
Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [102584] $8.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [101650] $9.00	Elegant Butterfly Punch [127526] $16.00	Bitty Butterfly Punch [129406] $16.00
Gold Sequin Trim [132983] $5.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00