Christmas in July

Today I am posting my card for the The Encore Challenge!  This is a monthly challenge to be posted on the 25th with a group of friends, also from the April Retreat.  Some may post on their blog and I will note those with blogs at the end of this post.  And, some might post on other social media. Darlene came up with this challenge and these are her words:  Go and grab a stamp set, stencil or dies--your choice, that you have used once before and have always wanted to revisit it and use it again.  However, despite your best intentions, you have yet to use it!  Now's your chance! Go dig it out and have fun with it once again.  Create anything you like, a card, gift card holder, decorate a gift bag, make a refrigerator magnet...whatever lights up your creative juices! So--Encore Challenge! 

My plan is to pick a different company each month to highlight and maybe even a different product than the month before.  For July,  I picked a stamp set and matching dies from a mini class at Stamp Joy in 2003 that was a collaboration with Taylored Expressions and Brutus Monroe.

I stamped the tree on white panel I die cut from Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2 and also die cut the backer from green glitter cardstock.  I then stamped Santa, the present and the sentiment on another panel and die cut each of them.  I colored Santa and the present with my Copic Sketch Markers. I added a strip of red glitter cardstock on the right side of the panel.  I added the other images with foam tape.  I placed some red glittered enamel dots in the tree and added clear Wink of Stella on Santa's fur.  

I am not sure who will post each month on their blog, but this is a list of the other ladies who do have blogs.  Jeanette, Carol, Terry, Darlene.  Be sure to come back on August 25th to see another fun card for The Encore Challenge!


Image/Sentiment: Taylored Expressions-Brutus Monroe Stamp Set and Dies

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut 100# Cougar Opaque White, Red and Green Glitter Cardstock

Ink: Taylored Expressions Cilantro; Hero Arts Intense Black

Accessories:  Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2 dies; Copic Sketch Markers; Red Glitter Enamel Dots, Wink of Stella