Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Sweet n Sassy Stamps Christrmas in July Hop Meets Freshly Made Sketches!

Hello Everyone!

Today not only means new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, but it is also time for the Sweet n Sassy Stamps Christmas in July Blog Hop!


There is lots of inspiration along the way; leave a message on each blog post as there will be a drawing from all the comments along the hop to win a $50 gift code to the Sweet n Sassy Stamps shop!


I used the new Freshly Made Sketch, #398  for my CAS card.   


Choosing a Christmas stamp set was simple.  This set, Born This Day, is probably my most favorite Christmas set of all time.  I stamped the manger scene in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored it with Copics.  The image was them fussy cut out.  The background was done on watercolor paper; I swooshed (technical term!) some yellow gold Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors onto the background and let it dry.
The Christmas star and the sentiment were stamped in Versamark ink and embossed in gold embossing powder.  I die cut the panel and adhered it to a kraft cardbase.

In addition to the hop and a chance to win a $50 gift code to the SNSS shop, from today through July 31, all Christmas and Winter stamp sets are 25% off!  


Check out the rest of the inspiration from the Blog Hop Team; don't forget to leave your comments along the way for a chance to win!  Deadline to comment is 11:59 ET July 31.



Check out the Freshly Made Sketches inspiration as well, and then join us with this great sketch from Cecile!   I just love her CAS and whimsical style!  

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the hop!  

Lee Ann 


33 comments:

  1. What a perfect sketch for this image, emphasize the coming of the Light of the World. Beautiful and creative card!!

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  2. This card is stunning! Thank you for sharing your techniques.

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  3. Love this simple ut gorgeous card!

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  4. This card is so precious, it makes me think of a lyric in a Christmas song I love... // And I, I celebrate the day // That You were born to die // So I could one day pray for You to save my life. And that little lamb, he couldn't wait to get a peak.

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  5. WOW, I love how you used the yellow----it looks just wonderful---Jesus is glowing, but unlike any glowing I've seen on a card. It is wonderful...

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  6. What a sweet card! I love the way you did the background.

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  7. Absolutely beautiful! I love this card. Such beautiful "swooshing" and your coloring is perfect, as always! So lovely.

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  8. I love that sweet image.....and your swooshing is fabulous! You do wonderful things with color!

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  9. Your coloring with the Copics is beautiful. I also love the Freshly Made Sketch template.

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  10. Love the sweet image on your lovely card. TFS

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  11. Oh my goodness Lee Ann!! This is stunning. I love the simplicity of your sweet design. Absolutely perfect.

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  12. Simple and so
    lovely, looks
    fabulous.
    Carla from Utah

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  13. Just looking at this sweet scene causes "Away in a Manger" to play in my head. Lovely card that says so much without any words!!

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  14. Beautiful card. I’m interested in the swooshing technique. It leaves a really pretty background. Love it!

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  15. This is perfect -exactly what Christmas is all about!

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  16. What a beautiful card. I love the swoosh behind the manger image.

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  17. That adorable scene is given such life with your swash of color!

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  18. Oh this card is just gorgeous! I love that background and the manger and the little sheep is so sweet! Amazing colouring! Perfect for Christmas!

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  19. This is wonderful! Love the bold background color - so pretty!

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  20. Lovely image and background! Beautiful card!

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  21. Such a precious card Lee Ann. Love the coloring and the cool background!

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  22. This is such a sweet image! And I love that fabulous swoosh behind it -- the color is gorgeous. Such a pretty card, Lee Ann!

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  23. Wow! Wow! Wow! Love everything about this card!

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  24. I have my eye on this stamp. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  25. Beautiful and wonderful use of the sketch!

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  26. Your depth of coloring is stunning! What a beautiful use of the sketch!

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  27. I like the background for this sweet image.

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