Friday, July 9, 2010

Christmas in July



Fussy & Fancy challenge is using the theme
" CHRISTMAS IN JULY "
I am so happy that I was thinking ahead when I packed up my crafts for this move. Apparently I had pre-stamped these cute little mice "JUST in CASE"!!

I love the non-traditional colors that I used but I wanted to be able to participate in the "Color Throw-Down" challenge. There are some fabulous prizes being given away.

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How about WINNING these cute stamps? Just click on them to head over to Lorraine's GIVEAWAY.

CHALLENGES I USED
Fussy & Fancy: Christmas in July
Color Throwdown: Color listed above
Simon Says Stamp: Blue Lagoon photo inspiration
Flourishes: Christmas in July (Christmas stamps are 25% off)
The Pink Elephant: 3 layers, 2 die cuts & 1 ribbon

16 comments:

Sylvia said...

Justine, This is the cutest card! a Christmas card no less, Love it! Thanks for playing CTD!

Handmade Creations by Stephanie said...

This is adorable!!! How are you doing I miss you!!!!

Kisa Peters said...

Very cute!! Love that you got the pink in there on their ears!! Thanks for playing along!

email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com said...

Ooh! I really like that you used teal and red instead of green and red for a Christmas card! This is really attractive lookin'! :D

Thanks so much for entering the Simon Says Stamp Challenge!!!

-Sarah

~amy~ said...

lovely...such a striking card!!!

Mina said...

aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh Justine how gorgeous is that stamp, so so cute and I love the mix of colours you used...I will have this one for my christmas card please lol
Mina xxx

Cheryl Walker said...

Darling card Justine! I love the colors you used! I cant or dont even want to think about Christmas yet :( I love Christmas time too, but I think with all that has went on here in the last 9 months I can wait to make Christmas cards...LOL

Enjoy your day hun, and DARLING Card!!!
Hugs,
Cheryl

Pat (mspfd) said...

Your card is adorable! Awesome combination of colors!

Cor* said...

Those mice are so sweet! Great card!

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous card :-) I love this image ,, I have this stamp and haven't used it yet ,,, soo cute :-) Fab papers and colours too :-)

thanks for joining the Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-)
Luv
Lols x x x

you could enter this into the ABC Christmas challenge too :-)

Lynn Mercurio said...

Fantastic creation, Justine. I find it really hard to wrap my head around designing Christmas cards in July, but it doesn't look like it's stopped you in the least. Fabulous colors and perfectly colored meeces. =)

Hugs hon, and have a great weekend.

dj said...

such great detail in your coloring...love this color combo used with a Christmas theme...Thanks for playing along with this special 100th Color Throwdown challenge!! Make sure to leave some love along the way and increase you changes to win!!!

Unknown said...

This is such a beautiful card! Fabulous coloring job!!
I'm glad you had a chance to play along both FTTC and CTD 100th challenges.

Cecelia said...

Super cute card! I LOVE that stamp. I need to get some cute Christmas stamps...lol

Laura Pryor said...

Really great coloring skills! Thanks for playing at the Color Throwdown Challenge!

Jane said...

This is gorgeous! love the colour scheme and gorgeous image! thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp! hugs, Jane xxx