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Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Christmas Release Hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

20 Nov

Good morning!  I’m so excited to be hopping along to celebrate the newest Anita Jeram release from Colorado Craft Company!  There are four adorable new sets with coordinating dies and I’m sharing a card using Getting Ready!

Anita Jeram Getting Ready by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Colorado Craft Company

I just loved the image of that cute bunny and his robin friends getting ready for Christmas!  To start I stamped the image with copic friendly black ink and then stamped him a second time on masking paper.  I fussy cut the mask and placed it over my stamped image.  I also extended the snowbank for a landscape card with a copic multi-liner and masked it off as well.  Then I blended a background using spun sugar, shaded lilac, and blueprint sketch distress oxide ink.  When I’m masking something this large I prefer to mask and blend before copic coloring just in case something goes wrong or I accidentally tear the image with the masking paper.  That way I only have to repeat the ink-blending not an hour’s (or more) worth of copic coloring!  After I finished blending I splattered the panel with water and blotted off the excess.

Anita Jeram Getting Ready by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Colorado Craft Company

Then I carefully removed the mask and colored the image with copic markers.  I just love coloring these images and spent a relaxing hour watching the newest episode of the Great British Bake Off and coloring!  I used the following colors:

  • Bunny: W00, W1, W3, W5, R0000, R00, R02
  • Robin: R30, R32, R35, E70, E71, E74
  • Stocking and Bow: R30, R32, R35, R37, R39, R89
  • Snow: B0000, B00, B02
  • Tree: E23, E25, E27, G20, G21, G24

Once I was done coloring I stamped the sentiment with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder to finish the card!

Make sure to check out the full release as well as all the other gorgeous Anita Jeram designs that Colorado Craft Company has to offer! Thanks so much for stopping by and have an amazing day!

To celebrate the release each designer on the hop is giving away the Hanging Stockings Mini stamp set! To enter leave a comment here and/or on my corresponding instagram post for a chance to win!  Comments must be left before 11:59 PM MT on November 23rd and the winners will be announced on November 25th!  

You should have arrived from Caly and the amazing Nichol Spohr is your next stop!  Good luck and happy hopping!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!

Getting Ready
[ CCC | SSS ]
Getting Ready dies
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Hiding Presents
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Hiding Presents dies
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Santa Bunny
[ CCC | SSS ]
Santa Bunny dies
[ CCC | SSS ]
Hanging Stockings Mini
[ CCC | SSS ]
Hanging Stockings Mini dies
[ CCC | SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress…
[ SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress…
[ SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress…
[ SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Search results for “copic markers” |…
[ ELH | SSS ]
Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink Pad
[ HA | ELH | SSS ]
Nuvo Light Mist Spray Bottles
[ SBC | ELH | SSS | AMZUS ]
Ranger Ink Spray Bottle
[ SBC | ELH | SSS | AMZUS ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tools…
[ SBC ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tools…
[ SBC ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tools…
[ SBC ]
VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad
[ SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Hero Arts Ultra Fine Clear Embossing…
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Strathmore Bristol Smooth Pad 9 X 12
[ ELH | SSS ]
Papertrey Ink Stamper’s Select White…
[ PPR ]
Scotch Adhesive Tape Glider
[ SBC | ELH | SSS | AMZUS ]
Gina K. Designs Masking Magic
[ GNK | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
New MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most…
[ SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Mini MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool…
[ ELH | SSS ]
Rotatrim 12-Inch Professional Cutter
[ AMZUS ]
Crafter’s Companion – Gemini Jr….
[ SBC | SSS | AMZUS ]

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Comments

  1. Anny Hale says

    November 22, 2021 at 10:55 am

    Your art work is breathtaking

    Reply
  2. Jen says

    November 22, 2021 at 11:48 am

    Beautiful application of color which makes for a very sweet card

    Reply
  3. Melvin Nieves says

    November 22, 2021 at 11:58 am

    Your card is so cute!

    Reply
  4. Bunny Hoyle says

    November 22, 2021 at 5:54 pm

    The Great British Bake Off and coloring on a lovely new Anita Jeram set. That is so much fun. It’s a great new release. I’m ready to eat now, too.

    Reply
  5. Linda R says

    November 22, 2021 at 6:24 pm

    So cute,thanks for sharing!!

    Reply
  6. Maxine says

    November 22, 2021 at 7:28 pm

    Your lovely blended background is perfect for these darling little animals!

    Reply
  7. Jeanne Beam says

    November 22, 2021 at 8:21 pm

    Such a sweet, adorable card! Love the release…

    Reply
  8. momentsofcrafting says

    November 22, 2021 at 8:43 pm

    You have created the sweetest little card! Love the background! Thanks for wonderful inspiration! Stay safe! 🙂

    Reply
  9. Karen S says

    November 22, 2021 at 10:04 pm

    Great blended background! The color images really stands out against the background you created!

    Reply
  10. dorothyayotte says

    November 23, 2021 at 12:10 am

    This is one of my favorite cards and stamp set. I love your coloring and sky!

    Reply
  11. tina Z says

    November 23, 2021 at 12:42 am

    amazing design!

    Reply
  12. Kristina Gentle says

    November 23, 2021 at 2:32 am

    As always your background blending is so great! I like the way you colored the snow too.

    Reply
  13. Patti G says

    November 23, 2021 at 6:54 am

    Your coloring on these cards is amazing

    Reply
  14. Angela Reed says

    November 23, 2021 at 8:15 am

    Your colors compliment the stamps so beautifully. And the coloring of the stamps is adorable.

    Reply
  15. Angie says

    November 23, 2021 at 9:01 am

    This card has such a peaceful feel to it. Love it.

    Reply
  16. Michelle Hackett says

    November 23, 2021 at 9:39 am

    You make the most beautiful backgrounds. Thank you for sharing these wonderful designs.

    Reply
  17. Shirley Turner says

    November 23, 2021 at 7:11 pm

    Beautiful background on the card. Thanks so much for listing the copics you used. It is so helpful to those of us who are not yet confident on our combos. Thanks

    Reply
  18. karenajo says

    November 23, 2021 at 8:01 pm

    Love your pretty background and your wonderful coloring! Great card and love this release!

    Reply
  19. babs2345 says

    November 23, 2021 at 11:49 pm

    Your coloring is just perfect, beautiful card!

    Reply
  20. tara prince says

    March 14, 2022 at 2:33 pm

    so sweet

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