Welcome!
Jenn Shurkus has brought
some great designers (and friends)
together for a fabulous Christmas in July blog hop!
(Bonus: there might be a few giveaways!)
For those of you who may not know me or my company, my name is Tifany and I own
Ink Blot Shop. I design clear stamps (made in the USA) for card making, Bible art journaling, bullet journaling, and more.
The Projects:
For both cards, I used the
Peas on Earth stamp set (without the peas). I am not a fan of red, so my Christmas cards generally tend toward non-traditional colors.
I started by stamping a couple of the globe images in a light ink, and used some markers to do a bit of no-line watercoloring. (One card is done with
Zig markers and one is done with
Tombow markers.)
I used the same basic layout (the sentiment over the globe) for both cards, but decided to add a little extra pizzazz to one by turning it into a shaker card. I heat embossed the sentiment on both cards to help it pop.
If you want to see another card design using the same
Peas on Earth stamp set (this time with the peas), you can check it out
here. And
here are two more cards created by Jenn Shurkus for you to check out.
Although it was definitely a creative challenge for me to create Christmas cards in the middle of the summer, it was really fun to stretch myself and I hope you will give it a shot, too. If you do, please be sure to use #GetCrackingOnChristmas on your social media posts.
The Giveaway:
Would you like to win the
Peas on Earth stamp set that was used on my cards today? You can!
To enter:
Leave a comment on this blog post. That's it!
If you would like additional chances to win:
Comment on any of the posts associated with this particular giveaway on the
Ink Blot Shop Facebook page and/or the
@InkBlotShop Instagram account.
Rules of this giveaway:
Blog comments for the giveaway will close Monday, July 23rd @ 11:59pm (Eastern) and the winner will be announced Thursday, July 26th here on this blog.
- The winner will have 48 hours to contact me with their information.
- Due to shipping costs, giveaways are available to US mailing addresses only.
Please remember to check back to see if you've won.
Disclaimer: This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter.
After leaving a comment, be sure to hop on over to
Jana Millen's site to continue on the hop.
The Hop List:
Thanks for stopping by today!
Get cracking!
Supplies:
Stamps: Ink Blot Shop, LLC (Peas on Earth);
Watercolor Paper: Ranger (Distress Watercolor Cardstock);
Shaker Window: Grafix (Dura-Lar Clear Film);
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye (Lime Twist - Life of the Party 6x6); American Crafts (Dear Lizzy - 5th & Frolic 6x6); Crate Paper (Portrait Collection 6x6);
Ink: Tsukineko (VersaFine - Onyx Black); Simon Says Stamp (Barely Beige);
Markers: Tombow (452, 133, N75); Zig (31, 41, 94);
Embossing: American Crafts (Zing! Clear Embossing Powder);
Sequins: MultiCraft Imports (Go Green Sequins, Black & White Sequins); Martha Stewart (Iridescent Glitter); Pretty Pink Posh (Silver Heart Confetti);
Dies: Spellbinders (Standard Circles);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board); Wagner (Heat Gun);
