Good morning! I’m excited to be hopping along to share the newest Anita Jeram release from Colorado Craft Company: Christmas in July! For a chance to win the entire release, make sure you shop through an affiliate link!
My first card uses the sweet Just Add Snow set featuring those cute bunnies! I created my background by blending Spun Sugar, Shaded Lilac, and Blueprint Sketch distress oxide ink onto an A2 panel. Then I added splatters of iridescent shimmer spray, white gouache, and water to create a snowy sky.
I stamp the images from Just Add Snow and colored them with copic markers before die-cutting them with the coordinating dies. I arranged them on a panel of white cardstock that I tore to get a snowy edge and adhered them with foam mounting tape. Finally I added a little nuvo crystal glaze with chunky and prisma glitter for a little extra sparkle!
I decided to go with a nighttime theme for my second card. I blended Uncharted Mariner, Chipped Sapphire, and Black Soot distress oxide ink onto an A2 panel. I also added splatters of white gouache, water, and shimmer spray to create a snowy night scene.
Then I stamped the adorable Peaceful Fox and colored him with topic markers. I ended up going outside the lines of the tree to give the branches a fuller greenery look and then die-cut everything with the coordinating dies. I love how the die cuts all around the tree branches so that the background peeks through. To finish the card I adhered him to a snowy hill and then added crystal glaze with chunky and prisma glitter!
Colorado Craft Company is giving away the full release bundle to one lucky winner who shops through the affiliate links of one of the designers on the hop! In order to win you must make a purchase using affiliate links. As always, I’m an honored and grateful if you choose to shop with my link. If you’d like to use my link, please click HERE to shop the new release! Thank you!
To celebrate, each designer is also giving away a stamp set from the Christmas in July release! To enter, leave a comment here and/or on my corresponding instagram post before the end of July 31st, 2023 for a chance to win! Winners will be announced by Colorado Craft Company on August 2nd! And don’t forget to hop along and check out the projects from all the guest designers for even more chances to win!
- Adrienne Kennedy
- Amy Tsuruta
- Amy Young
- Bibi Cameron
- Daniel West
- Donna Hitz
- Erin Thompson
- Jenn Shurkus
- Jennifer Kotas
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- Kassi Hulet
- Kelly Griglione
- Koren Wiskman
- Nancy Sheads
- Sandy Allnock
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Such an amazing release!
Beautiful cards Jessica! Love this new CCC release!
Your coloring is amazing! The bunnies are darling! Beautiful scenes!
Oh these makes are stunning!! The backgrounds are AMAZING and really show off each of the critters. Super cute!! Thank you for sharing your talents and these cards! 🐾🐾❄️
Great cards, you picked my favorite stamps from the release to use. Great backgrounds also!
Cute cards! Another wonderful release!
I love your snow effect. I always think I’m doing too much, but you prove me wrong. Sweet cards
Your cards are gorgeous and your snowy backgrounds are the best!
Love the sweet bunnies and the adorable sleeping fox! Delightful new images for your beautiful scenes! Love the snowy skies you created for your cards, and the critters are so charming!
Your cards are adorable! I Love that tree!!
LOVE THE FOX CARD!
Your backgrounds are beautiful and really make the images stand out !
These are really sweet cards
I love your background/sky colors and textures!!!!
Amazing background with sparkle. The cards are beautiful!
Jessica, these are so cute. All the bunnies need to hop over to this Bunny’s house. What a nice release.
Both of your cards are gorgeous! I especially love the background of the bunny card. Both give off the perfect Christmas vibe! Beautiful job!
Your snowy backgrounds are so awesome! They highlight the designs just perfecly!
I especially love the bunnies making a HUGE snowball. This is precious.
I love how you colored your bunnies.
Dear Jessica – I love both of these and I am SO glad for the second example card b/c I looked at that item on the CCC site and tried to imagine if the kind of thin branches would or would not be sufficient to make the tree look full enough. I think your card and Amy Young’s and a few others have convinced me. I love the look of that tree now. The way you have colored the little critters is perfect and as always, your ink blending for the backgrounds is amazing! Most of all, I’m just so happy to see you back in the lineup of a hop!!
Lori S in PA
Wow, great cards! Your background is awesome!!!
Love the snowfall backgrounds! Cute cards.
Adorable!
So cute! I love the snow background. Looks like its just coming down.