Christmas in July!

Happy 4th of July in the USA!!! Kind of a let-down celebration, given the pandemic - no fireworks here or any big celebrations. Usually my chorus would be singing in the parks this summer but we're still holding rehearsals on Zoom and singing by ourselves at home. I met a couple chorus friends this morning for coffee, though - with appropriate distancing!!

Oh well, on to today's card - it's Christmas in July at Die Cut Divas and I really wanted to make the effort to join in this time. CAS Christmas also announced its new challenge - Nativity so I decided to combine both challenges.

Supplies: Paper -  Tim Holtz Kraft Metallic; Paper Studio glitter;

Poptone Black Licorice;

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb

Stamps - Hero Arts CM374 Color Layering Nordic Tree (sentiment)

Dies - Penny Black Manger; Spellbinders Labels 36 (retired);

Hero Arts DI199 Nesting Circle Infinity Dies

Other - Foam tape; Krylon Silver Leafing Pen; Copic C00

Pretty self explanatory. I edged the label using the leafing pen then blended along the inside edge with C00 Copic to even it out. Still not perfect but, hey - it's homemade!! I secured the label with foam tape but the black circle was layered three times for a little dimension there. Was considering "peace" as the sentiment as I've done before but found a little "Silent Night" sentiment and liked the look. Decide to cut a star from the manger scene using the glitter paper too, cutting off the part connecting to the circle and layering atop the gold one. Done! Another Christmas card for the stash and I'm proud to say I'm up to 49 - amazing for me this time of the year!!

Will also enter at Di's Pixie Snippets Playground Challenge since everything except the card base was cut from the paper in the scrap box (well, one of the many boxes....sigh).

**Update - deleted Pixie Snippets since I already played once this fortnight - only one entry per challenge! Thanks to Di for letting me know - hey, I'm new!!**

And now for a bit of Day 4 of Kathy's 30 Day Coloring Challenge. I stamped the same Gina K Designs Friendship Blooms as for yesterday's card but I'm coloring with pencils. Not good at this but I'll give it at least 10 minutes a day and see when I can get 'er done.... I did what you see in 30 minutes.

Thanks for stopping and have a crafty weekend!! *** PS below challenge badges...

  

*** PS If you're still with me, here's a photo of my little houseguest, Misty the cat - isn't she adorable?! Please ignore all the crafty piles laying around and the dying plants in the background!! This is my dining room, not that you'd know it from all the crafts..... Can you relate?

Catch ya later....